Although Xu Yiyi couldn't cook, she still gave Lu Chuanbai a thumbs - up to encourage him.
"Dad makes the best breakfast! The toasted bread is the best in the world!"
Hearing the praise from the two kids, Lu Chuanbai didn't know whether to laugh or cry. His eyes fell on Xu Qingqing, who was sitting on the sofa and looking at them tenderly. He knew this must be Xu Qingqing's idea.
"Thank you." Lu Chuanbai carried the breakfast and placed it on the table.
After breakfast, the flowers Xu Qingqing had ordered were delivered.
Seeing the flowers, the originally playful expressions of the two kids became solemn, and the air turned solemn as well.
Xu Qingqing divided the flowers and gave each of them a bunch. "It's been so long since we last visited her. She must be very happy to receive these flowers."
"You're very thoughtful."
Lu Chuanbai took the bouquet and drove the three of them to the cemetery.
The cemetery where Lu's mother was buried was on a mountain in the suburbs. The mountain was desolate, covered with lush green pine trees, exuding a serene calmness.
When they arrived at the entrance of the cemetery, Xu Qingqing got out of the car and saw neatly - decorated and uniform tombs.
It wasn't a festival like Tomb - Sweeping Festival for mourning family members. Except for the families of the newly - buried still crying, there were hardly any people in the cemetery.
Lu Chuanbai and Xu Qingqing smoothly arrived in front of Lu's mother's tomb. There was a photo of Lu's mother on the tombstone. In the black - and - white photo, Lu's mother had a gentle smile, bright and generous. She was a very elegant beauty.
Xu Qingqing and the others offered the flowers and then stood there silently.
Lu Chuanbai knelt in front of the tomb and talked to his mother for a long time. He introduced Xu Qingqing and the two kids to her. Finally, he said with a happy and proud look on his face.
"Mom, you once said that with my bad temper, I would never find a girl who liked me. But I've found her, and we have two kids like angels."
"You don't have to worry about me there."
Hearing Lu Chuanbai's heartfelt words, Xu Qingqing felt her eyes getting moist. And the two kids didn't need her reminder to comfort Lu Chuanbai. They directly knelt in front of the tomb just like Lu Chuanbai.
Although the two kids still had baby voices, their words made even adults feel ashamed.
Xu Yiyi promised Lu's mother, "Grandma, don't worry. I'll definitely take good care of Dad. I'll supervise him not to work late every day!"
Xu An'an also quickly stated, "An'an will try to be obedient and won't make Mom and Dad angry."
"Grandma, you can rest assured and let your son be my dad."
In such a sentimental moment, Xu Qingqing felt like she was about to cry. But hearing Xu An'an's innocent words, she couldn't help bursting out laughing.
"You silly girl."
Oh, how did Xu An'an come up with such words? How could her little head be so playful!
The sad atmosphere around Lu Chuanbai was also broken by this sentence. He couldn't help smiling softly. "An'an, Grandma is a very gentle person. Even if you're naughty, she will still let me be your dad."
"Really? Then I won't put away my toys from now on." Xu An'an grinned.
Xu Qingqing said faintly behind her, "Grandma is very gentle, but Mom may not be. If you don't put away your toys, Mom will spank you."
Hearing Xu Qingqing's words, Xu An'an scratched her little head in distress and frowned like an adult.
"Then I'd better be obedient."
Xu Qingqing and Lu Chuanbai were once again amused by Xu An'an's cute actions.
Xu An'an was a destroyer of sad atmospheres.
While the atmosphere around Lu Chuanbai was harmonious, there was a low - pressure aura around Lu Fenglin. Lu Fenglin was locked up and was full of resentment.
Lu Fenglin hadn't slept all night. His eyes were blood - shot. He stared at everyone walking past the door.
He hated Lu Chuanbai! He hated everyone in the Lu family!
Why did they frame him, making him go back to the police station again, and even having the bronze ware confiscated!
He didn't do anything wrong. Why were all the people in the Lu family partial to Lu Chuanbai!
At this moment, Lu Fenglin was convinced that Xiaohong's report was to protect Lu Chuanbai and deliberately target him. His resentment reached its peak.
He must make Lu Chuanbai pay a thousand - fold price. He would make the entire Lu family his possession and make those who looked down on him pay the price!
Wang Chengxiang, who was also locked up in the police station, shifted all the blame to his step - mother. After being bailed out of the police station by Chen Zhen, he immediately called his step - mother.
Although the step - mother didn't want to share the money with Wang Chengxiang, she was afraid that Wang Chengxiang would break the jar and tell Lu Chuanbai the truth, so she had to answer the phone.
"Hello, brother - in - law. What do you want from me?"
"All the money at home was used to bail me out. Have you sold that bronze ware? I'm in urgent need of money!" Wang Chengxiang asked anxiously.
"I've contacted someone. You just wait." The step - mother made up an excuse to perfunctory him. Then she called Lu Fenglin, but couldn't get through.
It wasn't until Lu Fenglin contacted his secretary to bail himself out that the step - mother managed to reach him.
"You ungrateful child! I've called you so many times. Why didn't you answer!"
The step - mother scolded angrily on the phone. "Have you sold my bronze ware?"
Lu Fenglin didn't want the step - mother to know that he had been arrested again, or he would surely be scolded. All kinds of words about how he was inferior to Lu Chuanbai would surely make him dizzy.
Lu Fenglin's face was extremely gloomy, and his tone was very perfunctory. "I accidentally dropped it and broke it. I threw it into the trash can."
Hearing Lu Fenglin's words, the step - mother was completely stunned. Then there was an angry howl. "Are you crazy? Do you know how much that thing is worth!"
"You damned bastard! You pay me back the bronze ware! You pay me back the money!"
Hearing the step - mother's heart - rending roar on the phone, the secretary beside Lu Fenglin looked at him sympathetically, tactfully blocked his ears, and offered to leave.
"Mr. Lu, you can continue your conversation. I'll leave first."
Lu Fenglin looked at the secretary's back gloomily. In his mind, he couldn't help imagining whether the secretary was laughing at him when he turned around.
"If you don't pay me back the money! I won't let you off!" The step - mother's attitude towards Lu Fenglin was no longer like that towards a son. She had completely become an enemy, an enemy who had cheated her out of her money!
Lu Fenglin's face was so gloomy that it seemed to drip water. He felt that his face had been completely disgraced by the step - mother. He roared into the phone, "I'll pay you back the money. Just name a price!"
"Do you know how much my bronze ware is worth? It's a treasure from the Warring States period!"
The step - mother roared into the phone. "You've been working for the Lu family for so many years. You must have earned a lot of money!"
"Son, Mom has never asked you for money, but Mom really needs money this time. I want 50 million."
Hearing the step - mother's words, Lu Fenglin felt as if a thunderbolt had exploded in his ear, and there were sparks dancing in his eyes.