Shu Qingqing was stunned by his actions. "Lu Bochuan, you..."
"Qingqing, I want to give you a sufficient sense of security." When they first signed this agreement, there were no feelings between them.
But things were different now. The day he found out Shu Qingqing bought a house, Lu Bochuan hadn't received any spending notifications on his phone. He realized then that she hadn't used that card; she bought the house with the money she earned herself.
And later, she didn't even tell him about the house. Lu Bochuan finally realized that he hadn't fully earned her trust.
Shu Qingqing naturally knew what Lu Bochuan's actions meant. Pretending nothing was wrong, she teased, "Lu Bochuan, if you tear up this agreement, you'll have to give me half of your money if we ever get divorced."
However, her slightly hoarse voice betrayed her true emotions.
Lu Bochuan pulled her into his arms. "As long as you're happy, Qingqing, you can do whatever you want with me."
Shu Qingqing originally thought Lu Bochuan would act like other domineering CEOs and say something like "We will never get divorced," but to her surprise, he didn't.
Resting her forehead against his chest, she sniffled. "Lu Bochuan, are you really not afraid of me divorcing you?"
"I am." Lu Bochuan pulled back slightly to look at her seriously. "But I think, if it ever comes to that, it must be because I did something wrong to break your heart."
Curious, Shu Qingqing asked, "If it really came to that, would you agree to it?"
Lu Bochuan frowned at her, opened his mouth, but said nothing.
The next second, Shu Qingqing was pulled back into his embrace, and a muffled voice came from above her head. "Don't ever say that word again!"
Shu Qingqing suddenly smiled and reached out to rub his back. "Lu Bochuan, do you want a tour of our new home?"
Although the apartment at Shanshui Mingjing came fully furnished with hard fittings, it didn't include things like furniture and appliances.
Shu Qingqing spent three days running around the furniture market, finally decorating the entire place exactly to her liking.
On Sunday, the family of four went to Shanshui Mingjing together.
Before transmigrating into the book, Shu Qingqing had helped a colleague with a housewarming, so she knew that moving into a new home required many rituals. Therefore, she had prepared rice, noodles, grain, oil, and various fruits with beautiful symbolic meanings well in advance.
She assigned tasks to all four of them. Everyone carried their respective items through the door and said auspicious words, completing the entry ceremony.
Next, Shu Qingqing took the father and sons on a tour.
The apartment had a total of four bedrooms. Walking and introducing, Shu Qingqing said, "This is Lu Xun's room. Mommy bought your favorite Ultraman!"
Lu Xun instantly screamed with joy, grabbed the Ultraman, and rolled around on the bed.
"This is Lu Yu's room. I picked your favorite gray."
Lu Yu walked in and saw that although the bedroom wasn't as big as his room in the villa, he could tell a lot of thought went into decorating it. There was even a newly bought basketball on the desk.
Lu Yu just felt his heart fill with warmth.
Shu Qingqing pushed open the door opposite. "This is my walk-in closet. What do you think? Isn't it beautiful?"
The combination of black and pink tones was elegant yet somewhat playful.
"Ta-da! Next up is the grand finale, my master bedroom!" Shu Qingqing pushed open the last door.
A warm creamy white filled their vision. There was a Roman-column princess bed with dreamy canopies hanging above it, and the soft duvet was surrounded by intricate lace borders.
Several plush toys sat on the thick, matching carpet, and a few potted plants stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, adding a lot of vitality to the room.
"Wow, Mommy's room is so pretty!"
Lu Xun exaggeratedly opened his mouth wide. "Mommy is pretty."
"She gave birth to pretty sons."
"And her room is this pretty too."
"Mommy is just too amazing."
Shu Qingqing beamed at the continuous praises, unable to resist leaning down to kiss Lu Xun's cheek. "Mommy has something even more amazing. I'm going to cook for you guys myself today."
Lu Xun cooperatively cheered. "That's awesome, brother! Mommy is going to cook for us today!"
"Let's go, I'll show you my culinary skills." Shu Qingqing got up and went to the kitchen, and Lu Xun and Lu Yu immediately followed.
Lu Bochuan, however, stood still.
The new house had four rooms in total. One was a walk-in closet, and the other three were bedrooms.
Lu Bochuan pursed his lips.
So... there wasn't a room for him.
Although she claimed she was going to show off her cooking skills, Shu Qingqing actually didn't know how to make many dishes. In the end, she only made cola chicken wings and a plate of garlic baby cabbage. She ordered another six dishes and a soup from a hotel.
The food was served, and the family of four sat down.
"Today we gather here to celebrate me, Shu Qingqing, for buying my first house in life paid in full! From now on, I'm going to make even more money and buy lots and lots of houses and cars! Cheers!"
When she first arrived in this world, she really just wanted to lie flat and do nothing. Later, she was forced to start a business because of her debts. But now, she suddenly experienced the joy of making money! Using the money she earned to buy whatever she wanted was a truly happy and proud thing.
After her grand speech, the family of four began to eat.
Shu Qingqing had spent a fortune ordering a feast from Jinxing Hotel today. She originally thought the two dishes she made would be ignored, but to her surprise, her cola chicken wings turned out to be the most popular dish.
Out of nine chicken wings, she and Lu Bochuan had one each, while Lu Xun and Lu Yu actually ate three each.
Now there was only one chicken wing left on the plate, and the two brothers reached for it at the same time.
Seeing that Lu Xun also wanted to eat it, Lu Yu decisively pulled his hand back.
But Lu Xun was exceptionally well-behaved today. "The last one is for you, brother!"
Lu Yu shook his head. "I'm full, you have it."
Seeing such brotherly harmony, Shu Qingqing was beyond touched.
But them yielding back and forth wasn't a solution.
Shu Qingqing thought for two seconds and made a major decision. "Since you both want to eat it, let's play... rock-paper-scissors. Whoever wins gets to eat it."
Lu Yu was speechless at what a serious idea that was.
Seeing that neither of them moved, Shu Qingqing urged, "Hurry up."
Lu Yu had no choice but to put his hand out.
Best two out of three. In the end, Lu Xun won the right to eat the chicken wing.
But after he grabbed the chicken wing and took two bites, he pattered over to Lu Yu. "Brother! I'll eat half and you eat half."
Shu Qingqing was so touched, but Lu Xun's saliva...
Just as Shu Qingqing was about to persuade Lu Xun to finish it himself, she saw Lu Yu take the chicken wing from Lu Xun's hand without any disgust.
Shu Qingqing was shocked.
What an absolute best brother!
After dinner, the family of four curled up on the sofa to watch cartoons with Lu Xun.
But not long after, Lu Bochuan received a work call.
"It's fine, you go to your meeting. We'll stay a bit longer and then head back." Today was just a housewarming; Shu Qingqing didn't plan to sleep here.
Lu Bochuan nodded, grabbed his things, and headed out.
Shu Qingqing walked him out. Just as she was about to close the door, she noticed that Lu Bochuan seemed to have something else to say.
"What's wrong?" Shu Qingqing asked.
Lu Bochuan gripped the doorknob. After a few seconds of silence, he finally spoke in a low voice, "Qingqing, it seems like... there isn't a room for me in the new house."
