Lu Chuanbai had no choice but to agree. He lovingly ruffled Xu Qingqing's hair and said, "You really seem to be eager to stir up trouble."
Xu Qingqing gave a sly smile and pretended to bite Lu Chuanbai's hand.
"I'm just doing what she wants," she said.
When the two of them returned to the Lu family mansion with their two children, the servants and maids who usually came out to open the door on time were nowhere to be seen. The main gate was wide open, and there was a black SUV parked in the courtyard.
After parking the car, Xu Qingqing got out and carried the gifts she had prepared into the house.
The two children were very familiar with their grandfather. They rushed in excitedly and shouted, "Grandpa, An An misses you so much!"
"Grandpa, what delicious food is being cooked at home? It smells so good!"
Xu Yiyi sniffed the aroma of sweet and sour spare ribs and asked with a smile, "Is it the sweet and sour spare ribs from Guangtianji?"
Xu Qingqing and the two children all loved sweet and sour spare ribs, especially those from Guangtianji. Lu Chuanbai often bought them for them.
The stepmother, who was just coming out of the kitchen with a plate, immediately darkened at these words.
Because the sweet and sour spare ribs were exactly bought from Guangtianji.
Grandpa Lu picked up the two children one by one and spun them around. He said happily, "It's not bought from outside. It's cooked by your grandma herself."
Xu Yiyi pouted. The taste of these sweet and sour spare ribs was exactly the same as those from Guangtianji. Why did grandpa help the old witch lie?
"This sauce can only be found in Guangtianji," Xu Yiyi said, fully demonstrating the innocence of a child. As a child, he could tell the truth without being polite, and no one would scold him.
"Really?" Grandpa Lu asked in surprise. His eyes fell on the stepmother with a questioning look.
The stepmother had given all the servants a holiday today, claiming that her cooking skills had improved so much that she could cook a whole table of dishes by herself.
Unexpectedly, she was actually lying.
Lu Fenglin, who was sitting on the sofa, noticed the stepmother's embarrassment. He got up and changed the topic, "It's time to eat. Uncle will take you to wash your hands."
"Okay," the two children obediently followed Lu Fenglin to wash their hands.
Grandpa Lu said to the stepmother in disgust, "If you bought it, you should have said so earlier. You made me lie in front of the children."
Xu Qingqing took the initiative to help the stepmother carry the dishes. She secretly admired Xu Yiyi for exposing the stepmother's lie.
"I'm sorry. Yiyi is a straightforward child. He says whatever is on his mind. Please don't mind," Xu Qingqing said.
"Of course I don't mind. Children are just like that. They speak their minds," the stepmother said with a smile on her face, but she was cursing in her heart.
This damned Xu Qingqing had raised her son so impolitely.
Lu Fenglin brought the two children out of the bathroom. His originally gloomy eyes softened a little when he saw Xu Qingqing, but his face turned unpleasant when he looked at Lu Chuanbai.
"Brother, after you bought the land on Weishan Island, you claimed that you were going to build the most luxurious holiday resort in the country. Why hasn't the construction started yet?" Lu Fenglin said with a hint of sarcasm on his face. His long and narrow eyes were raised, showing a look of disdain for Lu Chuanbai.
"You spent a lot of effort to get it from me back then, but you haven't made use of it after buying it."
Hearing Lu Fenglin's words, Xu Qingqing immediately turned to look at Lu Chuanbai, with a pleading look in her eyes.
There were still many unexcavated cultural relics underground on Weishan Island, and the site of the bird - bodied and human - faced statue had not been fully explored. If the construction started now, it would definitely affect the archaeological work.
Lu Chuanbai winked at Xu Qingqing with his sharp phoenix eyes, telling her not to worry.
"The archaeological work on Weishan Island is not yet completed. Of course, we should give priority to the overall situation," Lu Chuanbai said.
"Second brother, you seem to be too eager for fame and fortune. Please don't make the same mistake again."
Lu Chuanbai's words were alluding to the time when Lu Fenglin and Miss Gu tried to take advantage of the underground ruins on Weishan Island but were caught instead.
Lu Fenglin's face became even more unpleasant. His tone was sarcastic, "My ideas are all for the good of the Lu family. Only a continuously rising turnover can solve all problems."
Lu Chuanbai was such a hypocritical person!
He himself used many dishonorable means. Where did he get the courage to allude to him?
"Moreover, the construction and archaeological work don't interfere with each other. If brother can't maintain the balance, you might as well hand over the work to me," Lu Fenglin said.
The implication was that the delay in the construction on Weishan Island was all because of Lu Chuanbai, the person in charge.
Xu Qingqing frowned. Her beautiful face was covered with a layer of frost. She was just about to speak up for Lu Chuanbai when Lu Chuanbai's big hand covered hers.
"After all, second brother still wants to be smart. Those who haven't paid the price for their mistakes will never wake up," Lu Chuanbai said.
"Miss Gu is a person who dares to take responsibility. She is suffering in prison for her mistakes."
Lu Chuanbai's words completely slapped Lu Fenglin in the face, clearly alluding that Lu Fenglin dared to do something but didn't dare to take responsibility.
"You..." Lu Fenglin clenched his fists so tightly that they creaked. His face was so gloomy that it seemed to drip water.
The atmosphere between the two brothers was extremely tense. Xu Qingqing was secretly shocked just by looking at them.
Just when she was thinking about whether to break up the fight, Lu Chuanbai showed a smile on his handsome face, hiding his disgust for Lu Fenglin in his eyes.
"Second brother, what are you doing? It's not easy for our family to get together. Don't be so petty," Lu Chuanbai said.
After saying that, Lu Chuanbai affectionately reached out his hand to signal Lu Fenglin to sit down.
Lu Fenglin was so angry that he had to swallow his anger. If he didn't accept, it would only make him look unreasonable.
Grandpa Lu was already headache - stricken by the quarrels between the two brothers. He was quite relieved to see Lu Chuanbai take the initiative to be modest.
"Everyone, sit down quickly. Your mother has prepared a whole table of dishes!"
After everyone sat down, no one said a word. Except for Xu Yiyi constantly picking up food for the two children, the atmosphere among the others was terribly strange.
Fortunately, Xu Qingqing had expected this. She had cooked herself a bowl of noodles before coming, so she wouldn't be hungry even if she didn't eat dinner.
To liven up the atmosphere, Grandpa Lu reached out and touched the stepmother beside him. Pretending to be non -chalant, he whispered to remind her, "Didn't you say you were going to apologize to Qingqing? Why haven't you said anything yet?"
It was too embarrassing for her to apologize to Xu Qingqing in front of so many people.
"Please give me some face. I'll apologize to her alone after dinner," the stepmother whispered and then raised her glass to toast everyone.
"Come on, it's not easy for us to get together. Let's toast."
Hearing the stepmother go back on her word, Grandpa Lu didn't dare to lose his temper. He had to get up with a forced smile and toast.
After the tasteless dinner was over, the stepmother smiled and invited Xu Qingqing to help her clean up.
Lu Chuanbai frowned. He was the one who did the dishes at home, and he was even more reluctant to let Xu Qingqing do the dishes outside.
Lu Chuanbai wanted to call the two children who had run to watch TV and take Xu Qingqing away.
But Xu Qingqing waved her hand, telling him to be patient.