Be Careful, Scum Dad! Mommy Is Back!
Chapter 345: Nuonuo, I’m Your Grandpa

Chapter 345: Chapter 345: Nuonuo, I’m Your Grandpa

He Xianxiao did not respond, only continued to furrow his brows in thought.

When he was brought back to his senses by a pat on the shoulder, he looked at Lan Jingxu with a blank expression, having not heard what he had just been saying.

With no other choice, Lan Jingxu could only drink sulkily by himself.

Normally able to drink a lot, he was surprisingly knocked out after just a few glasses today.

When he woke up again, he found himself stripped naked and lying in an alley, feeling as though he had been beaten up, sore all over.

Fu Junhang treated this incident as a joke and told it to Lu Xining.

Ever since she delegated some of her powers, her vitality and spirit had noticeably soared, and the businesses she reacquired were gradually getting back on track.

At this moment, Lu Xining was looking through a list of employees to be laid off.

Some were ’2+1’ employees kept in the company through department leader’s connections, and others were related parties who took the highest paychecks but did the least work.

Since she intended to properly take over the Chu Family’s assets, she would definitely not allow these parasites to continue existing.

The high IQ elite managers she had hired were very efficient in their execution, swiftly clarifying the list of these people and all the things they did after entering the office.

Now all that was needed was Lu Xining’s signature, and the layoff list could be sent to the inboxes of various department leaders tomorrow.

Lu Xining was handling her work while discussing the recent turmoil with Fu Junhang.

She slightly furrowed her brow, her voice tinged with frustration as she sighed, "Recently, several projects of the research center have been stuck because the approval has been held up. No matter how we communicate, we can’t resolve it. It’s very likely that someone above has targeted the lab with commands."

"Who do you suspect?"

Fu Junhang’s mind immediately went to the Beicheng Family.

Only someone with such clout could extend their reach into Fuxian like this—probably only Shang Qing.

Lu Xining shook her head: "Hard to say."

"Let’s first arrange for someone to probe the sentiments from above. It could also be related to changes in those positions. After all, our research projects cover a wide range, and for some people, it’s no different than messing with their own cake."

Speaking of this, Fu Junhang recalled the words that Old Mrs. Mu had instructed him to bear in mind.

That matter was, after all, related to Ji Muye, but the current relationship between Lu Xining and Ji Muye was nothing but co-parenting.

He was actually weighing whether he should talk to her about it.

Rarely seeing Fu Junhang so hesitant to speak, Lu Xining lifted her gaze and said, "Is there anything we can’t talk about between us?"

"Ningning, Ji Muye, he..."

Fu Junhang glanced in the direction of the rest area, not hearing Little Dumpling humming rhymes and consciously lowering his voice out of concern that she might overhear, ensuring only Lu Xining in front of him could hear him.

His voice was deep as he said, "He is very likely entangled in a widely-spread conspiracy."

Lu Xining’s expression suddenly turned serious as she too looked back towards the rest area.

She spoke softly, "What happened?"

As they discussed matters related to Ji Muye, Lu Nuonuo, who was in the rest room changing clothes for the pink little fox, was also engaged in something very important.

Just now!

Hearing the familiar words "Beicheng Family" through the door that wasn’t properly closed, Lu Nuonuo looked back in the direction of the door with confusion.

Lately, she had heard this term many times.

Beicheng Family.

Shang Qing.

And Shang Lvxing.

Although she was young, she had a good memory, and quickly thought of the contacts previously saved in her phone watch.

Lu Nuonuo lay on the bed, glanced at her phone watch, and after a long thought, she decided to make a video call.

Mommy’s worries, Nuonuo can also help solve them!

Before the video call went through, she specially closed the door of her room, fearing that Mommy and Uncle Fu would hear.

Shang Lvxing, who had just finished a meeting and returned to the Shang Family, was somewhat surprised to see the incoming call on his phone, but he accepted the video call without hesitation.

The little girl on the screen was as adorable as the glutinous rice dumplings often eaten during the Winter Solstice.

She looked at the man in a suit and leather shoes on the other end with a pair of curious and innocent big eyes, "Handsome Uncle."

The child in front of him always had interesting nicknames for people around her; the first time she met him, she called him Handsome Uncle, and so she did every time thereafter.

If anyone else dared to give Shang Lvxing such nicknames, their mouths would probably have been shut long ago.

But hearing Lu Nuonuo’s soft voice was like coquettishly pleading with an elder.

Shang Lvxing responded while walking, "... Mhm."

While Little Dumpling was trying to figure out how to tell him not to bully her mom, there wasn’t a hint of impatience in the man’s eyes, he silently waited for the rest of her yet to be spoken sentence.

Lu Nuonuo took a deep breath, raised her voice slightly with seriousness and clarity, and said to Shang Lvxing, "Handsome Uncle, can you please talk to Shang Qing and tell him not to bully my mommy?"

Hearing the child’s innocent and well-intentioned voice, Shang Lvxing stopped in his tracks and stood by the sofa in the living room.

On the other side, Shang Qing was holding a newspaper and reading today’s news.

Seeing him suddenly stop, Shang Qing lifted his eyelids and inquired with his gaze if there was something he needed.

Apart from Aunt Chu Yan from the past, Shang Lvxing truly hadn’t seen anyone else who dared to call his father by his name like that.

And now there was one more, a baby barely three years old.

He suddenly became very curious, what would his father’s reaction be if he knew that his own granddaughter was calling him by his name so directly?

"Uncle saying it won’t make a difference, why don’t you talk to him yourself, can you?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Nuonuo’s cute little face scrunched up.

She hesitated for a moment, then seriously said, "Alright then, can you hand him the phone, Handsome Uncle? Nuonuo can chat with him."

Shang Lvxing’s voice contained a chuckle as he said softly, "Okay."

"Father, your granddaughter is looking for you." As soon as he finished speaking, Shang Qing raised his eyebrows.

The black phone was passed to the man.

Already knowing the child’s name, Shang Qing directly said, "Nuonuo?"

"I’m here!" Little Dumpling quickly responded upon hearing her own voice, her tone crisp and full of energy.

Shang Lvxing didn’t leave the living room because they all disliked having too many servants inside, so it was very quiet at the moment.

He could faintly hear Little Dumpling’s voice speaking from the other side.

"Granddad, could you please not bully my mommy? My mommy has to work hard to earn money to support Nuonuo and my brother."

In Lu Nuonuo’s heart, her mommy was the best mommy in the whole world.

Shang Qing paused for a moment before laughing and saying, "When have I ever bullied your mommy?"

"Nuonuo, your mommy is my daughter, how could I bully my own daughter? You are your mommy’s daughter, have you ever seen your mommy bully you?"

"And I’m not Granddad, I’m your maternal grandfather, your close maternal grandfather."

The man’s few sentences muddled Little Dumpling’s cpu.

Lu Nuonuo scratched Little Jiu Jiu, her eyes filled with bewilderment: "???"