Paranoid Doctor Only Loves Me
Chapter 535 - 498 Lu Zhu: What are you doing? (2 more)

Chapter 535: 498 Lu Zhu: What are you doing? (2 more)

When Lu Zhu and Song Mingxiu returned, Song Mingxiu’s hands were full, carrying various luxury gifts from the Lu Family.

In Beijing, the threshold of the Song Family was also not low, though slightly inferior to the Lu Family.

Their union could also be considered a good match.

Everything that Bai Wei prepared for Cai Bijun was definitely of high quality, and over the years, there was nothing carefully chosen by Bai Wei that Cai Bijun wasn’t satisfied with.

So, Cai Bijun actually wanted to preserve her son’s marriage to Lu Zhu and also cherished the connection of becoming in-laws with the Lu Family; she also knew that many high-profile families in Beijing envied the Song Family.

When Lu Zhu had just married her son, she allowed her to bring prestige to the Song Family; those from the Song Family would compliment her in favor of Lu Zhu.

But, good times didn’t last long, and soon those superficial compliments turned into mockery from the Song Family members.

Originally, Beijing was already abuzz with rumors about Lu Zhu’s romance with her former boyfriend, and hearing them, she felt angry on behalf of her son.

Additionally, the couple had been married for several years now, and Lu Zhu was still unwilling to have children, so the gossipy women in Beijing began to stir again.

They said that Lu Zhu’s unwillingness to bear children for her son was surely because she was reserving something for her ex.

She had told Song Mingxiu these words a few times, and Song Mingxiu had told her not to take them to heart.

Once or twice it may be ignored, but as they kept saying it, she couldn’t be so magnanimous.

She believed in Lu Zhu’s character, and besides, wasn’t her former boyfriend already gone?

She didn’t want to concern herself with a dead person.

But Lu Zhu couldn’t let her precious son down like this, either.

"Mom, Dad, do we have visitors?" Lu Zhu, having changed her shoes, looked up at Chen Qiuling who was about as tall as her when she stood up.

Chen Qiuling, admiring the beautiful and graceful woman before her, harbored respect in her eyes and heart. She wanted to come to Beijing to become an elegant woman like Lu Zhu.

"Yes, this is my friend’s daughter, Chen Qiuling, nineteen years old. She didn’t do well on her exams last year, so she’s retaking them this year. Isn’t it known that our Mingxiu is a university art professor? So she wanted Mingxiu to give her some intensive training."

"She calls me godmother, so I’ve taken the liberty of waiving her tuition fee. Mingxiu, you have to take it seriously, okay?"

Song Mingxiu: "..."

"Heh, so that’s the case." Lu Zhu was not foolish; she understood Cai Bijun’s intention.

"Xiaozhu, don’t think too much, dear. Qiuling is still a child," Cai Bijun coaxed Lu Zhu.

"I hope she will be a child who brings you peace of mind, Mother-in-law." Lu Zhu, who had just excitedly called Cai Bijun "Mom" a moment ago, now reverted to calling her "Mother-in-law."

"Qiuling is very well-behaved. You can rest assured. Qiuling, come on, this is your Brother Mingxiu and Sister-in-law Lu Zhu," Cai Bijun gently nudged Chen Qiuling.

Chen Qiuling was quick to react, smiling sweetly at both of them as she greeted, "Brother Mingxiu, Sister-in-law."

Neither of them made a sound, just pursed their lips.

Chen Qiuling had a moment of embarrassment, feeling the frustration of her enthusiastic advances meeting a cold reception, and the light in her eyes dimmed significantly in an instant.

She knew she came from a humble place, and that her family was of lower status. These high-profile families were born at the pinnacle of the social pyramid, accustomed to an air of inherent superiority from a young age.

It was normal for them to look down on her.

On the way here, Chen Qiuling had braced herself mentally, knowing that it was normal for them to look down on her, but when she actually faced it, she couldn’t conceal the pain in her heart.

Therefore, she was even more determined to strive for excellence and never give up, she wanted to be someone superior, so that these people would subconsciously maintain the respect she deserved when they saw her.

"Dad, my dad asked me to bring you two bottles of good liquor, he got it before New Year’s because there wasn’t much, so he gave you two bottles and kept one for himself."

Lu Zhu sat next to Song Chengwang, placing the two bottles of liquor, which had been bought at an auction, in front of Song Chengwang.

Upon hearing this, Song Chengwang’s eyes lit up, he adjusted his reading glasses, then carefully picked up the liquor bottles, checked the year, and then, treasuring them like precious gems, hurried off with the two bottles.

Halfway through, as if he remembered something, "Xiaozhu, you sit first, daddy will put away the liquor and then come back."

"Aren’t we drinking it?" Lu Zhu asked curiously, not knowing that the liquor was from an auction, she believed Lu Maoyan when he said it was for her father-in-law to drink, and she really wanted Song Chengwang to open it for a taste, so she could have a small glass as well.

However, what she hadn’t expected was that Song Chengwang couldn’t bear to drink it, the moment he got the liquor, he wanted to stash it away.

"You want to drink today? No worries, dad has also prepared liquor, we will open the Maotai later."

"But isn’t that what you have in your hand?" Lu Zhu didn’t understand, the liquor in his hand was also Maotai, why go to all that trouble?

"Yes, but the years are different," Song Chengwang said with a chuckle as he hurried away, moving so quickly that no one could tell he was an eighty-year-old man.

Lu Zhu felt dizzy. Well, as long as the old man is happy, that’s fine.

Song Mingxi leaned against Lu Zhu, "Sister-in-law, what about the gift for me?"

"How could I forget about you? Here is the VIP skincare gold card from the store you like, I’ve topped it up with a year’s worth of credit for you," Lu Zhu handed the card to Song Mingxi.

Song Mingxiu was stunned, when had his wife prepared such a generous gift for his sister?

On the thirtieth, it was basically the Song Family’s old house gathering, besides red packets, Lu Zhu naturally wouldn’t bother to prepare any other gifts, so the big gift she prepared for Song Mingxi every year was given on the first or third day of the New Year.

This year on the first day, Lu Zhu and Song Mingxiu had spent a while at Song Family’s home on the thirtieth, then went to Lu Family’s for dinner, and afterwards they went up the mountain to pray and make vows.

On the first day, the two of them slept soundly at home in each other’s arms.

"Wow, thanks, sister-in-law," Song Mingxi exclaimed as she clung to Lu Zhu’s legs, effusively flattering her.

All sorts of praises about how she was the best sister-in-law and how she was the most fortunate sister-in-law in the world, as if she couldn’t use enough words to dress Lu Zhu in all the goodness in the world.

"Alright, alright, you’re already a grown-up, stop acting like a child. Go wash your hands, it’s time to eat," Cai Bijun didn’t want to make Chen Qiuling feel too uncomfortable and ushered them along.

"Sorry, I didn’t know we had guests, I didn’t prepare a gift for you, let your brother Mingxiu give you a couple of New Year’s red packets later," Lu Zhu said to Chen Qiuling.

"Thank you, sister-in-law, thank you, brother Mingxiu," Chen Qiuling quickly replied.

"You’re welcome."

After saying that, Lu Zhu went to the washroom to wash her hands, and Song Mingxiu got up to follow her.

"Mingxiu—" Cai Bijun called him, but Song Mingxiu simply ignored her.

"This kid." Cai Bijun was very angry but she was helpless.

Lu Zhu washed her hands at the washbasin, it was just handwashing so she didn’t lock the door, therefore when Song Mingxiu came in, Lu Zhu was very annoyed, "What are you doing? It’s not like this is the only place to wash hands."

Song Mingxiu closed the door and then wrapped Lu Zhu in his arms.