Father Lu was truly worried. For so many years, there had never been a decent female companion around Chuanbai. He couldn't stand Gu Anrou at all.
He was so afraid that in the end, Chuanbai would have no other choice but to live with Gu Anrou, which was absolutely unacceptable to him.
Now, there was Miss Xu right in front of him. So what if she had children? He had specially sent someone to find out that the two kids were both extremely intelligent. Moreover, behind Miss Xu was the Xu family, known for its upright family values. Maybe Miss Xu had her own hardships when she gave birth to these two children.
Deep down, Father Lu had a good impression of the Xu family, while he strongly disliked the Gu family.
Mother Lu was scolded by Father Lu. She said aggrievedly, "I just thought I should bring this up earlier, so that we wouldn't be embarrassed when everything was already settled."
Father Lu snorted, "You sure think far ahead now. But when it came to cultivating your own son, why didn't you plan for the long - term? Look at how many deals Lu Fenglin messed up. Has he made up for them yet?"
Mother Lu said aggrievedly, "It's not Fenglin's fault. Those deals were originally signed because of Chuanbai. After the replacement, those people just wanted to vent their anger for Chuanbai, so they refused to sign with Fenglin."
Seeing that the topic was getting further and further off - track and was about to turn to the affairs of the Lu family company, Xu Qingqing quickly said, "Uncle and Aunt, you don't have to argue because of me. It seems that I'm not really suitable to be the daughter - in - law of the Lu family. I haven't even entered the family yet, and I've already made you two elders quarrel."
"The Lu family is a great family, and the two young masters are extremely outstanding. I'm sure they'll find good wives in the future. I'd like to wish you two to find a good daughter - in - law soon. I'll take my leave now."
After saying that, Xu Qingqing turned around and left. Lu Chuanbai wanted to stop her, but didn't know what to say. He gave Mother Lu a cold look and then turned back into the house.
Father Lu was also dissatisfied with Mother Lu. Without waiting for her, he walked straight towards the living room.
In the living room, Mother Lu took the fruit plate and walked up to Father Lu to make peace.
"I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have mentioned these things in front of Miss Xu. Please don't be angry. You should give me some face in front of the kids."
Hearing this, Father Lu sneered, "You still want me to give you face in front of the kids? But what did you do in front of them?"
"Are you afraid that the whole world doesn't know you're Chuanbai's step - mother? You only care about Fenglin and wish to help him squeeze out Chuanbai, right?"
"I didn't! How could I think like that? Now that I'm the mistress of the Lu family, the reputation of the Lu family is my reputation."
"I just wanted Miss Xu to know about the Lu family's situation before she marries in."
"Moreover, Miss Xu is not our only choice. My cousin's daughter is about the same age as the two kids. I'm thinking of inviting her over to stay for a few days. Let Chuanbai and Fenglin see if they get along well."
Seeing Mother Lu start to promote her own family's child, Father Lu snorted, "Don't you know what kind of family the Wang family, where your sister married into, is? The Wang family is just an upstart. They have no family heritage. How much knowledge can their children have?"
Mother Lu was unhappy to hear this, "My brother - in - law became an upstart because he has good fortune. Maybe he did something good in his previous life. The children he gave birth to must be blessed. It'll be a marriage between relatives if she can marry into our Lu family."
"Besides, how do we know if the two kids are interested in her if we don't even take a look? If they don't get along, there's nothing we can do. But if they do, of course we'll be happy about it."
Father Lu didn't say anything more. He didn't want to argue with her. Mother Lu understood from Father Lu's attitude that he had half - accepted her words.
After saying a few words to Father Lu, Mother Lu went back to her room and started calling her cousin.
After leaving the Lu family, Xu Qingqing wandered aimlessly on the street.
At this moment, her phone rang. Seeing that it was Lu Fenglin calling, Xu Qingqing hesitated for a while but still answered.
"Qingqing, I heard you won the first place. Congratulations."
"I've booked a private room for tonight. Let's go for a meal to celebrate."
"Don't worry. The private room is big enough. You can bring your family along."
Lu Fenglin said very enthusiastically, but Xu Qingqing was very calm.
"There's no need to celebrate. This painting was just a copy of mine. It's normal for me to win the first place."
Even through the phone, Lu Fenglin could hear the sadness in Xu Qingqing's tone.
He asked, "Who made our Miss Xu unhappy? Tell me and let me guess. In this competition you participated in, my brother was one of the judges, so you must have had contact with him. It seems that it must be my brother who made Miss Xu unhappy, right?"
Through the phone, Xu Qingqing couldn't help thinking that if she didn't know about the conflict between Lu Fenglin and Lu Chuanbai five years ago, it would be hard for her to imagine that their relationship was so hostile.
"Lu Fenglin, do you know my identity?"
Xu Qingqing's sudden question made Lu Fenglin on the other end of the phone stunned.
"Miss Xu, what do you mean? I don't quite understand. Aren't you the daughter of the Xu family and the mother of An'an and Yiyi? What other identity do you have?"
Xu Qingqing thought Lu Fenglin was pretending to be stupid. She didn't want to play along with him anymore and continued, "You approached me for two reasons. One is that you think your brother Lu Chuanbai cares about me. The other is that you suspect I'm the woman you used to disgust Lu Chuanbai five years ago."
"Am I right, Lu Fenglin?"
Hearing the silence on the other end of the phone, Xu Qingqing felt secretly pleased.
In front of Lu Chuanbai, all her secrets were exposed. Now, in front of Lu Fenglin, it was she who exposed all of Lu Fenglin's schemes.
After a few seconds of silence, Lu Fenglin laughed on the phone, "Sure enough, nothing can be hidden from the intelligent Miss Xu. May I ask how Miss Xu found out? I thought I had hidden it well."
Xu Qingqing said calmly, "There's no trace to follow. It's just my intuition."
"By the way, I just met your mother. Now it seems that the mother who can raise a scheming son like you must not be an ordinary woman."
"Your Lu family is so chaotic. Whoever wants to marry in can do so. I, Xu Qingqing, can't afford to climb so high."
"No matter what your purpose is for approaching me, An'an and Yiyi, I must warn you not to do anything to harm us. Otherwise, I will retaliate crazily."