The next morning, Wang Yafang came over with her grandson, carrying a large pile of gift boxes.
"Wen Xin, here are some bird's nest, ginseng, and cordyceps. And these facial masks—my daughter-in-law spent a fortune buying them from Country F. They cost a thousand yuan a piece. Now that you've found your daughter, you should focus a bit on yourself and take good care of your skin."
Wen Xin took them. "Yafang, you really shouldn't have spent so much."
Wang Yafang replied, "Why are we being so polite with each other? Women should treat themselves better. Your outfit today is really beautiful; it perfectly suits your temperament. Where did you buy it?"
Wen Xin mentioned a brand name.
Wang Yafang praised her a few more times.
Shu Qingqing raised an eyebrow. Wang Yafang was acting quite differently today; her words carried an obvious intent to flatter Wen Xin.
Did she perhaps realize that what she did yesterday was wrong?
Shu Qingqing was happy to see this development. Regardless, as long as Wen Xin was happy, it was fine.
Wen Xin invited them into the living room. "Yafang, these are my two grandsons, Lu Yu and Lu Xun."
Lu Xun said, "Hello, Grandma."
Lu Yu also greeted her very politely. He had been in his room doing practice test papers and came down specifically because he knew they had guests.
Wang Yafang looked at Lu Yu with a moment of surprise. "Oh my, Wen Xin, how old is your older grandson? He's grown so tall."
Wen Xin smiled happily. "Our little Yu is seventeen this year."
Wang Yafang was astonished. Seventeen? Isn't Shu Qingqing not even thirty years old yet?
Wen Xin didn't notice her look and simply said, "Little Yu, hurry back and study. Little Xun, take your brother Haoyuan to go play."
Lu Xun hugged Lu Yu's thigh. "Brother, play with me."
Lu Yu patted his head. "Brother will play with you as soon as he finishes his homework."
"Yay!" Only then did Lu Xun let go of him, pulling Du Haoyuan upstairs.
Shu Qingqing sat in the living room with Wen Xin for a while. "Mom, Aunt Yafang, you two chat. I'm going to help Aunt Li prepare lunch."
Seeing her leave, Wang Yafang finally asked, "Wen Xin, how does Qingqing have a seventeen-year-old son?"
Wen Xin didn't shy away from the topic and briefly explained.
Wang Yafang secretly curled her lips. She knew it; how could Shu Qingqing marry into the Lu family? So it turned out she was a second wife.
She wanted to make a few mocking remarks, but remembering her purpose for coming today, she held back.
After a few more words, Wang Yafang finally said, "Wen Xin, my daughter-in-law's family wants to cooperate with the Lu Group. Since we are such good friends, could you talk to your son-in-law and ask him to give the Jingshan project to the Qi family?"
Wen Xin frowned. "I don't understand business matters."
Wang Yafang held her hand. "Good Wen Xin, I don't understand them either, but whoever gets this project gets it, right? We have such a great relationship. If you just mention it to your son-in-law, I guarantee he'll agree. It's better to let our own people earn this money than outsiders, don't you think?"
Wen Xin still shook her head.
Wang Yafang immediately clutched her chest, her eyes turning red. "Wen Xin, you don't know. Every winter, my lungs make it so hard to breathe. Back then..."
Wen Xin remembered the time she jumped into the sea and suddenly felt bad. "Does your pneumonia still act up frequently? How about I go with you to see a doctor again?"
Wang Yafang: "No need. The doctor said this disease can't be cured. Wen Xin, I won't live to a very old age. I just want to help my son and daughter-in-law make a bit more money while I'm still around. Please, just put in a good word with your son-in-law, okay?"
Wen Xin hesitated for a few seconds. "...Alright... I'll mention it to Bochuan, but whether they can cooperate in the end will depend on Bochuan."
Wang Yafang immediately cheered up and pulled Wen Xin into reminiscing about the past again.
Meanwhile, upstairs.
Lu Xun was not having a very good time playing with Du Haoyuan.
Every time he brought out a toy to play with together, Du Haoyuan would snatch it away first, fiddle with it for a bit, and then throw it aside.
"Your toys aren't fun at all," Du Haoyuan said with a look of disgust.
Lu Xun puffed out his cheeks. "My toys are all very good. Let's play with this Ultraman together."
Lu Xun took an Ultraman from the display shelf. Just as he was about to put it on the floor, Du Haoyuan snatched it away again.
Du Haoyuan tugged the Ultraman back and forth. "What kind of broken Ultraman is this? It can't even do the splits."
Saying that, he pulled hard, and one of the Ultraman's legs snapped right off.
"What a piece of junk." Du Haoyuan casually tossed the Ultraman aside.
"Brother Haoyuan, you can't do that." Lu Xun ran over and picked up the Ultraman. "This is my favorite Ultraman. You broke it, you need to apologize."
"It's because your toys are garbage," Du Haoyuan said, then went to grab another Ultraman. "This one looks okay... hey, this one can't do the splits either."
Lu Xun was two years younger than Du Haoyuan and shorter than him. Seeing him pulling at the Ultraman's leg again, he wanted to stop him but couldn't reach.
The other Ultraman's leg also snapped off.
Du Haoyuan threw it aside as well. "Why are they all pieces of junk?"
Lu Xun couldn't hold it in anymore and said angrily, "Brother Haoyuan, you must apologize to my Ultraman."
"Idiot, Ultraman is fake. Why should I apologize?" Du Haoyuan turned to leave.
Lu Xun blocked his way. "You just have to apologize."
Du Haoyuan shoved Lu Xun directly. "What an idiot, get out of the way."
Lu Xun fell back onto the floor, stunned for a few seconds, then quickly scrambled up and shoved Du Haoyuan back. "You're the idiot!"
Du Haoyuan fell down and immediately started crying.
Lu Yu had just finished his homework. As soon as he stepped out of his room, he heard crying and quickly ran over. "What happened?"
"Brother, Brother Haoyuan broke my Ultraman and called me an idiot."
Du Haoyuan wailed, "I did not call you an idiot! Why did you push me?!"
Lu Xun huffed angrily, "You did, and you pushed me first!"
Lu Yu glanced at the broken Ultraman on the floor. "Haoyuan, did you break Lu Xun's Ultraman?"
Du Haoyuan pouted. "What do you mean break? I just bent it a little. Who told Lu Xun's Ultraman to be such garbage that it can't even do the splits?"
Lu Yu said, "Then you did break it. Haoyuan, kids shouldn't lie. Did you call Lu Xun an idiot and push him just now?"
Du Haoyuan looked up. Lu Yu was so much taller than him; he definitely couldn't beat him in a fight. So he scrambled up. "You're bullying me! I'm going to tell my grandma."
Lu Yu frowned. "I'm not bullying you. You broke Lu Xun's Ultraman, so you should apologize. Of course, Lu Xun shouldn't have pushed you either. After you apologize, I'll make Lu Xun apologize too."
Du Haoyuan repeated the same sentence, "I won't apologize! I'm going to tell my grandma."
Lu Yu said calmly, "You did the wrong thing first. Even if your grandma knows, she will make you apologize."
Hearing this, Du Haoyuan burst into loud wails again.
Wen Xin and Wang Yafang had already rushed upstairs.
Wang Yafang immediately pulled him into her arms. "Be a good boy, Haohao. Who bullied you?"
Du Haoyuan didn't speak, just kept crying incessantly.
Lu Yu had no choice but to explain what had just happened.
Wang Yafang immediately frowned. "What's wrong with you, kid? It's just two little children playing around, and you're actually forcing our Haohao to apologize?"
