After Lu Xiao finished complimenting Xia Ran in front of Lu Jinnan, Lu Jinnan began to ask questions every day.
"Did you have dinner with that girl today?"
"Grandpa, find a plane to take you to ski, rock climbing is too dangerous, try not to go."
"How's it going recently? There's no quarrel, right?"
In this regard, Lu Xiao always used "gentle, generous, knowledgeable and reasonable" to perfunctory the matter, and did not use his brain to make it up.
Fortunately, a few years ago, he needed to go to the head office in China for an internship, and he used excuses to hold meetings and work overtime every three days. Because Lu Jinnan specifically instructed, Secretary Zhang did not reveal his identity as the prince in the company, and the superiors tried their best to squeeze the newcomers. After coming and going, Lu Jinnan focused more on his performance, and stopped pressing him about Xia Ran.
Every other week, Lu Xiao would stay in the old house for a few nights—Lu Jinnan had to check his work report, and report what he did, who he met, and what situation he dealt with every day.
From his point of view, this was extremely painful and inescapable, but to his uncle, he was so jealous that he even changed his eyes when looking at him. So far, it can be seen that the old man intends to train him hand in hand.
The old house is located in a remote place, it is snowing heavily outside, and crackling firecrackers sound from time to time.
The babysitter took the children downstairs to have a snowball fight, and the atmosphere of the year is very strong.
The group chat is also very lively—
Jiang Jin: [Sisters, come out and drink all night on New Year's Eve?]
Tan Xiaoqi: [Yes, yes! I don't dare to drink at home, I'm suffocated!]
Zhou Minhao: [Where is my Brother Xiao, last time Brother Xiao said he would buy me a drink.]
Jiang Jin: [Brother Xiao must be invited, people are all soaring now, what about that trending search, the prince of the Lu family surfaced...]
Everyone was playing and chatting, but the Lu family's prince was agonizing over a pile of reports and contracts.
Aggrieved, he sent a message to Ye Cheng: [Daughter-in-law, I won't be able to visit you tomorrow, the old man explained that he wants me to prepare for the annual meeting together.]
After a long time, the other side replied perfunctorily: [Then you work hard.]
Lu Xiao immediately threw down the paper in her hand and typed: [What are you doing?]
After another five minutes, Ye Cheng replied: [Go shopping with your mom and Xia Ran, mom seems to like Xia Ran a lot, and even bought her a scarf.]
Lu Xiao: […]
He looked down at the contract, and then at the chat records, feeling unbalanced in an instant.
Lu Xiao: [Stay away from that woman! What scarf to buy for her, why doesn't my mother buy something for you?]
Ye Cheng was inexplicable: [She brought me a Lambo and asked me to drive it when I was in Nandu.]
Lu Xiao: [……]
What's wrong with this world? ! !
Ye Cheng noticed his irritability, and asked proactively: [Did you encounter something you don't understand again? Send it to me.]
Lu Xiao didn't want to bother him at first. During this period of time, he harassed Ye Cheng with the problems he encountered. He didn't know how many times, but when he thought that he was shopping with two women, he might as well help him solve the problem, so he took a photo and sent it to her. past.
Lu Xiao: [I don't quite understand the ones in the red circle, please help me take a look.]
Ye Cheng displayed "typing" on the other end, and after a few minutes of typing, he sent a long explanation.
Lu Xiao looked at it carefully, and couldn't help feeling: [My wife, you are so awesome, you can't even do it...]
In the middle of typing, he saw Lu Jinnan knock on the half-open study door and walk in.
He quickly deleted the typed words, put the phone upside down on the table, got up and said in a polite manner: "Grandpa."
Lu Jinnan glanced at his mobile phone and snorted, "Why, you still can't sit still?"
"No," Lu Xiao explained, "I encountered a question that I didn't quite understand, and I was asking Ye Cheng."
"Xiaoye?" A trace of surprise flashed in Lu Jinnan's eyes, "Didn't he study medicine? How could this happen?"
Lu Xiao said: "Maybe I have been following his father before, and those I circled only understood after asking him."
When he said "circled", he meant those plans that Lu Jinnan inspected him. After he gave his answers, all of them were approved by Lu Jinnan, that is to say, most of those plans were taught by Ye Cheng.
Hearing what he said, Lu Jinnan showed a bit of approval and said: "Xiaoye is a very smart child, I have discovered this a long time ago. How about this, you also call him to the head office and ask him to help you, I will give him Twice the wages of regular employees."
It is worthy of finding a companion for the prince to read, and it is extraordinary to speak.
Lu Xiao was pleasantly surprised: "Really?"
"But you have to ask him what he means. Since he chose medicine, he may not be interested in it." Lu Jinnan said.
You have to come if you're not interested, who made him my wife, Lu Xiao thought gloatingly. It happened that Ye Cheng was just a freshman and hadn't been able to enter the hospital for an internship, so he had to get someone here quickly.
Lu Jinnan checked his progress, then turned and left.
As soon as he left, Lu Xiao couldn't wait to inform Ye Cheng of the "good news".
His lovely wife replied to him: [No way, get out.]
Lu Xiao showed a fierce look: [It's up to you, if you choose to come to the company, you don't have to pay back the fourteen times you owe me. If you choose not to come, then we should do it several times.]
He hasn't seen Ye Cheng much in the past few days. According to the frequency of the two of them, they have indeed owed it more than a dozen times.
Ye Cheng wavered: [==The company is too boring.]
Lu Xiao threatened with temptation: [I'll accompany you, you don't have to do anything, just lie on the sofa in the office and beat the king.]
Ye Cheng: [Aren't you a small employee, where's the office?]
Lu Xiao: [... not for the time being, but there will be in the future!]
Under his trickery and abduction, Ye Cheng finally reluctantly agreed.
Unexpectedly, after a detour, she returned to her old business, but judging from this starting point, Lu Xiao should get started much faster than in the previous life.
Lu Xiao stepped forward instead of him and went to talk to Lu Jinnan about salary.
"Grandpa, I think twice is too little," he said convincingly, "He is from A University, A University, my country's double first-class A class, key 985 and 211 universities. Just twice the salary, a precious pillar of the elite Winter vacation, do you think it is suitable?"
The Lu family has always worshiped intellectuals, especially since Lu Jinnan's three sons are all bluffing with bought college diplomas, he respects those college students from prestigious schools even more.
He nodded in agreement and said, "It's really not suitable. Let him set a price. This kid's ability and character are top-notch. If he wants to change careers in the future, the Lu family will welcome him at any time."
Lu Xiao stretched out five fingers: "He's too embarrassed to ask for the price, why not give it five times."
"Okay." Lu Jinnan said happily.
In this way, Ye Cheng became the prince's companion during the winter vacation with five times the salary of ordinary employees.
And the purpose of Lu Xiao's doing so was also revealed. Every Saturday and Sunday, when he lived in the old house, Ye Cheng naturally lived in with him.
It was not the driver who came to pick them up this Saturday, but Secretary Zhang.
Today is the last inspection before the annual meeting. After the annual meeting, Lu Jinnan will give them a holiday.
Lu Xiao put on her seat belt and asked, "Uncle Zhang, why are you here to pick us up?"
Secretary Zhang coughed twice and looked at Ye Cheng in the rearview mirror.
Ye Cheng met his eyes, and reacted: "Do I need to get out of the car to avoid it?"
Secretary Zhang looked embarrassed.
"No, Uncle Zhang, I never hide it from him." Lu Xiao frowned and said.
Secretary Zhang said: "Okay, young master, I came here to remind you that the master is very unhappy today."
Ye Cheng suffocated for no reason, Lu Xiao patted the back of his hand and asked, "Because of what?"
Secretary Zhang's expression became even more embarrassing, and he hesitated: "Master asked me to investigate...Miss Xia, he knew that you were dealing with him during this time, so you lost your temper this morning."
The two people in the back seat looked at each other and immediately understood.
Damn it, this pig teammate will only cause trouble, Lu Xiao cursed in her heart.
Secretary Zhang said again: "Master, don't be stubborn with the master for a while. The doctor came to check him a few days ago and said that his heart is not very good."
"What?" Lu Xiao immediately sat up straight, "What's wrong with grandpa?"
Secretary Zhang said: "...heart, arrhythmia."
Ye Cheng looked away, looked out the window, and gradually figured it out.
If his guess is correct, Lu Jinnan probably asked Secretary Zhang to say these words to scare Lu Xiao.
Nonsense arrhythmia, Lu Jinnan was a soldier when he was young, and he has always maintained the habit of running in the morning, and his health is much better than his peers. Moreover, Secretary Zhang has always been quiet and dull, and he doesn't seem to be someone who would take the initiative to talk to Lu Xiao about these things.
It seems that the old man's little thoughts have not changed for so many years.
Ye Cheng narrowed his eyes, remembering the same routine he used to do - arranging a blind date, saying that he had a heart attack... Back a few years ago, even the procedure hadn't changed.
It's outrageous to say it, how did Lu Xiao find out that he didn't have a heart attack, because Lu Jinnan couldn't stop signing up for a marathon, and halfway through the run, someone took a photo and posted it on the Internet. The title is "60-year-olds and 70-year-olds fight marathons!"
…
Lu Xiao was a little worried and urged Secretary Zhang to drive faster.
Ye Cheng didn't say anything, but secretly searched on her mobile phone, wondering if there was a marathon in Nandu recently, thinking about how to let the old man see the registration notice.
After they arrived at the old house, they met Lu Yuelin at the door, smiling and looking them up and down.
Sure enough, it's time to watch the excitement after hearing the news.
Lu Xiao didn't even call "uncle" and went straight to the tea room upstairs. Ye Cheng nodded to him and followed.
Lu Xiao knocked on the door and walked in, leaving Ye Cheng and Secretary Zhang standing outside the door facing each other.
Ye Cheng: "..."
Secretary Zhang: "..."
There was a noise from inside, and Ye Cheng hurriedly looked through the crack of the door. Secretary Zhang asked nervously in a low voice: "Master, you won't do anything, will you?"
Ye Cheng looked at him suspiciously: "You don't even know, how would I know?"
Lu Jinnan threw a stack of photos on Lu Xiao, and said furiously, "Is this the way you talked about dating?!"
Lu Xiao looked over on her toes. In the photo, Xia Ran was at the door of the bar, hugging a long-haired beauty... Kissing, her skirt was half open, and her hand was still touching the beauty's buttocks. All in all, it's nothing like "gentle, generous, knowledgeable and reasonable".
Looking at the time, it happened to be the day he and Lu Jinnan said they were going out on a date a few days ago.
Why is this happening? !
Didn't she get dumped and her wrists cut? Fuck it.
Lu Xiao was speechless and opened her mouth.
"Don't say you don't know! With your cleverness, how can you keep her from you for so long? Unless you have already colluded!" Lu Jinnan said angrily.
Lu Xiao was dumb.
Lu Jinnan looked at him sadly: "You don't want to go on a blind date, you can tell grandpa, did I force you? What did I tell you, don't play these little tricks to deceive people! I..."
He clutched his chest and took a breath.
Lu Xiao panicked, and quickly supported him: "Grandpa, are you okay? I'll call the doctor."
Lu Jinnan waved his hands and slowly calmed down.
"You actually joined forces with outsiders..."
There were bursts of voices in the tea room.
Ye Cheng glanced at Secretary Zhang and said, "Aren't you worried? Mr. Lu almost passed out just now."
Secretary Zhang was having a good time eating melons, forgot to perform for a while, and said in a panic: "I... I was going to rush in, but I saw that the master was fine, so I didn't push the door."
Ye Cheng sneered.
They chattered for a while, and after a while, Lu Xiao came out with a disheveled face.
He looked at Ye Cheng and said, "You go to eat first, I have received the punishment and have to kneel in the ancestral hall all night."
Ancestral hall! Another ancestral hall!
Mentioning this place makes Ye Cheng shudder.
He couldn't say anything, so he nodded sympathetically and watched Lu Xiao leave.
Lu Jinnan said, "Is Xiaoye outside? Come in."
Ye Cheng wanted to follow Lu Xiao to kneel in the ancestral hall for a moment, but the old man called him, so he bit the bullet and walked in.