Chapter 26 p2
The guest arrived soon. Father Lu and Mother Lu turned to look and saw that the visitor was in a neat suit, in his twenties, wearing a pair of silver-rimmed glasses. His features were decent. When he entered the door and saw the whole family, he was stunned for a moment and then called out, “CEO Lu, Mrs. Lu, Old Master, Old Madam, I’m sorry to disturb you so late.”
Father Lu had not been involved in the company’s affairs for a long time. When he saw him, he just looked him up and down and nodded politely. Lu Zhun on the side looked at the visitor, and a flash of surprise crossed his expression.
Lu Ze greeted, “You’re here?”
The young man walked up to Lu Ze, handed him a document, and greeted him respectfully, “Chairman Lu.”
As soon as this title was spoken, there was a dead silence in the room. Lu Zhun’s pupils constricted slightly, and Father Lu’s brows also slowly furrowed.
“Hmm.” Lu Ze reached out to take it and glanced at it. “You’ve worked hard today. I’ll give you a bonus at the end of the year. You can leave now if there’s nothing else.”
The assistant nodded in agreement, said goodbye to the Lu family, and then turned to leave.
Father Lu looked at him, his gaze dark.
Lu Ze handed him the document in his hand. “Take a look.”
Father Lu took it suspiciously. When he saw the words “Chairman of Rongze Technology Company” on the first page, even though he had always been calm, his brow couldn’t help but twitch. He looked up and said in a deep voice, “Rongze is yours?”
Although he was no longer involved in the company’s affairs, he had still heard of the new and rising company that had been gaining momentum recently.
And now, he was saying that this company belonged to his usually idle youngest son?
Lu Ze said, “The information is all here. If you’re not at ease, you can go and ask yourself.”
Father Lu looked at him again, the surprise in his eyes hard to hide. He quickly flipped through the next few documents, which also included the shares of other companies he owned, as well as the houses and cars under his name.
This was almost all of Lu Ze’s assets.
Father Lu didn’t have time to be surprised for too long. He threw the documents on the table and looked up at him. “What do you mean by this?”
“Are you telling me that your wings have grown hard, that you can fly on your own, and that you’re no longer under my control?”
“Dad.” Lu Ze drew out his voice and called out helplessly, “You know I didn’t think that.”
“I’m showing you these to tell you that I’ve grown up and have the ability to take care of myself.”
Lu Ze was silent for a moment, then said, “You’re right. Lin Zhiyan has a good future. How could I easily drag him down?”
“Since I like him, I should consider our future more, and I should give us a foundation, instead of having nothing but the identity of the second young master of the Lu family.”
“He’s so good. I also want to become better, instead of always being an idle young master who knows nothing. How can I be worthy of him?”
Lu Ze looked up, finally no longer as flippant as before, and said seriously, “Dad, I’m showing you these not to force you into anything, but to tell you that with him, I’ve become better, and I believe that in the future, it will only get better and better.”
“As for the opinions of outsiders, what does it matter? As long as you don’t care, who cares what they say? They are destined to be a group of people who can only look up to us.”
“Dad, Mom, I just want to tell you that your son has really grown up, and he has slowly come to understand what love is and what responsibility is.”
“And all of this is because of him.”
Hearing this, Father Lu was silent for a moment.
Lu Ze continued, “Dad, it wasn’t easy for you and Mom to be together back then. After so many years, you should also know how difficult it is to have a partner who can grow with you. Now that I’ve met that person, what does it matter if he’s a man or a woman?”
He moved closer to Mother Lu and rested his head on her shoulder. “I also want to be like you and Dad, to have someone by my side for the rest of my life.”
Mother Lu’s expression slowly softened. She had also read the document. Apart from her surprise, she was more emotional about when her son, who had only known how to eat, drink, and be merry, had become like this. For one person, he had grown to a height that they didn’t even recognize.
She couldn’t help but reach out and stroke her son’s head. Her heart was soft after all, and she couldn’t bear to see him in such a difficult situation. She could only sigh, “You’ve already said so much. What else can I say?”
But Father Lu said, “You have your own abilities anyway, and you’re determined. What’s the use of us objecting?”
“You just do what you want to do. Why do you have to inform us?”
“I’m greedy. Besides the person I like, I also want my family.” Lu Ze said, “I’m also thinking about when I can bring him back for you to meet.”
Father Lu glared at him. “Don’t even think about it!”
Mother Lu patted him and signaled him not to be so harsh. Father Lu turned his head away, unwilling to give in.
Lu Ze smiled first. “It’s okay. If you’re not willing, I’ll come and bother you every day. One day, you’ll know how good he is and accept him.”
Father Lu sneered, “Then you can just wait.”
Seeing this, Lu Ze knew that this hurdle had been passed, but not completely.
Fortunately, he didn’t expect to be able to completely convince them to accept Lin Zhiyan in one day. He would just have to do more ideological work in the future.
His Senior was so good. How could anyone not like him?
Lu Ze got up and said, “Then I’ll leave now. I won’t stay and bother you.”
Mother Lu quickly said, “Aren’t you staying for the night?”
Father Lu’s face was not good. “What’s there to stay for? Let him scram! His heart is all on that person!”
Mother Lu gave him a look, then turned to look at Lu Ze. She opened her mouth to say something, but in the end, she held it back. “Then… be careful on the road. It’s so dark.”
Lu Ze smiled at her, then turned to the kitchen and said, “Aunt Zhang, is the food I wanted ready?”
Aunt Zhang had been hiding in the kitchen, on tenterhooks. Hearing this, she finally breathed a sigh of relief and quickly brought out the packed large lunch box. “It’s ready, it’s ready!”
“There are the two dishes you wanted, and also a soup. Eat it while it’s hot when you get back!”
Father Lu was fuming. “Don’t give it to him! He’ll just take it back and give it to someone else!”
Mother Lu was also angry. She stuffed the lunch box into Lu Ze’s arms. “Take it. If you want to eat anything in the future, just come back. Mom will prepare it for you!”
She glared at Father Lu. “You’re not even willing to give him a meal. Don’t let others say you’re stingy!”
Father Lu had been majestic all his life, but he didn’t dare to speak loudly to his wife. Hearing this, he was so angry that he just turned his back on them.
Mother Lu saw Lu Ze out, tidied his clothes, and said with a complicated mood, “Be careful on the road.”
“As for your dad, that’s just his temper. In fact, his heart has already softened…” She paused and sighed. “You’ve grown up too. Mom didn’t expect you to do all this…”
She patted his shoulder. “Be good from now on.”
Lu Ze hugged her and said a few soft words before slowly driving away.
His big brother and sister-in-law on the side looked at each other, also in a state of relief.
…
Lin Zhiyan was reading a book at home, but his mind couldn’t calm down. He would glance at the time from time to time, and then couldn’t help but find himself amusing.
As he laughed, he slowly fell silent, and his heart couldn’t help but think about how to deal with the family.
He was all alone, so he naturally didn’t have to worry, but Lu Ze…
As he thought about it, his thoughts slowly became complicated. Lin Zhiyan looked at the book, but he didn’t turn a page for a long time.
Lu Ze was different from him. He had grown up being doted on by his family. If they really didn’t agree…
Lin Zhiyan couldn’t imagine what to do.
The hands of the clock were ticking away, and his mood couldn’t help but be a little gloomy. When Lin Zhiyan came back to his senses and looked up, it was already past eleven.
He sat on the sofa in silence for a moment. Just as he was about to get up and take a shower, he suddenly heard the sound of the door opening.
Lin Zhiyan’s heart trembled. He followed the sound and saw Lu Ze standing at the door with a large insulated box, a smile on his face.
A smile unconsciously appeared on his face. He quickly went up to him, his voice both surprised and happy, “Why are you back?!”
Lu Ze changed his shoes at the door, handed him the insulated box in his hand, and didn’t answer. Instead, he said, “Hurry up and eat. It’s freshly made, and it’s still hot.”
Lin Zhiyan held the box and looked at him in a daze.
Lu Ze raised his hand and rubbed his hair. “You haven’t eaten dinner, have you?”
Lin Zhiyan pursed his lips, too embarrassed to answer.
He put his arm around him and walked into the house, saying, “Inside is the food my family’s aunt made. Her cooking is very good.”
He pressed him onto the sofa, opened the box, and the rice, dishes, and soup were neatly arranged, still steaming, and looked, smelled, and tasted delicious.
He looked up at Lin Zhiyan and smiled. “Gege, have a taste?”
Lin Zhiyan didn’t react for a long time. He didn’t even think to ask him why he had brought him food. He just did as he said and picked up his chopsticks, taking a bite of fish.
“Is it good?” Lu Ze sat opposite him, holding his head with both hands and looking at him.
Lin Zhiyan nodded.
He looked at Lu Ze and saw that his eyes were gentle. Just as he was about to ask him what was going on, Lu Ze seemed to know what he was going to say and spoke first, “Gege, from now on, I’ll be with you for every festival, okay?”
Lin Zhiyan was stunned. He had already felt that something was wrong, and as soon as these words were spoken, a certain thought in his heart was in turmoil. “You…”
Lu Ze smiled at him reassuringly. “I’ve confessed to my parents.”
With a “thud,” the dish fell onto the table. Lin Zhiyan was in a daze, and he heard him say, “They agreed.”
