Chapter 113

Seeing Xie Wantang had already freed herself from the wheelchair, Lu Yanze's eyes flickered; what did the doctor say back then?

He probably won't have a chance to get out of the wheelchair in this lifetime, right? That's what the doctor said, isn't it?

No wonder, when she heard the doctor pronounce that, Xie Ningmeng's face showed a dismissive expression.

"Sit, Mr. Lu, Mrs. Lu." As the hostess, Xie Ningmeng greeted them both.

"Tang Bao, come." Afterwards, Xie Ningmeng also greeted Xie Wantang.

Thus, Xie Wantang walked toward them steadily, step by step.

"Mr. Lu, Mrs. Lu, since you came, you must have expectations for our clinic. You asked earlier if I had any successful cases—Tang Bao is one."

"Back then, in Sijiucheng, you also heard it yourself—the doctor's diagnosis for our family at that time. I'm not very good at acupuncture; I'm stronger at pulse diagnosis, but our Xie Family has superb acupuncture."

"Tang Bao only had acupuncture for one course, and the meridians were opened."

"Wow, impressive, Doctor Xie." Liu Shiyue really believed it, and her admiration for Xie Ningmeng grew even more.

"So, have confidence—you too can have a baby smoothly, unless there's a problem in your marital life."

……

That really hit the nail on the head.

Liu Shiyue fell silent, her cheeks burning.

Lu Yanze really is inadequate in that aspect of marital life.

As a doctor, Xie Ningmeng naturally speaks her mind without reservation.

With her, having children is natural; there's nothing to be shy about.

Lu Yanze also felt a little embarrassed.

He ended up saying nothing.

Xie Wantang sat down, greeted them, and then symbolically asked Lu Yanshen, "How is Lu Yanshen doing?"

"He's unconscious; the doctor said he might become a vegetative state. Last time I heard there's an expert abroad who's very good at this, I even brought Xia Meng over, but they weren't willing to come to China."

"We'd need to send him abroad, but Old Two is in such a state he can't even move; his body is severely damaged in every way, and he needs slow recuperation."

Lu Yanze spoke slowly, observing Xie Wantang's reaction as he spoke.

Xie Wantang's reaction was very calm, almost indifferent.

It was as if she had never loved Lu Yanshen; to her, this ex-husband was almost like a stranger.

She showed not a hint of emotion.

"Then just take good care of him—whether domestically or abroad, cases of vegetative patients waking are rare, so if one ever happens, we'd call it a miracle." Xie Ningmeng said.

"Mm, Doctor Xie is right." Lu Yanze agreed with Xie Ningmeng's view.

"I heard he was disfigured—is that true?" Xie Wantang asked again.

"Yeah, that face might not recover." Lu Yanze nodded.

……

So from now on, only Lu Chen will use that face.

In the future, if she dreams of that face, the person can only be Lu Chen.

Xie Wantang didn't know whether she should feel relieved.

"Sir, madam, you can eat now." The butler came over and told Lu Yuanzhou and Xie Ningmeng.

"Mm, have the young master and Miss Xu come down too."

"Already went to call them."

"Alright, you two, please." Xie Ningmeng greeted Lu Yanze and Liu Shiyue and led them to the restaurant.

The various seafood on the table are home-cooked dishes for the ordinary people of Haishi; they are also the Qin family's home-cooked dinner, slightly upgraded.

Besides seafood, the Qin family also prepared other dishes tonight; Qin Siyuan bought a roast duck on the way, sliced it, dipped it in sauce, and ate it wrapped in the pancake.

Besides the roast duck, there was also a big pot of stewed beef brisket.

It's what Xie Ningmeng loves to eat.

The eldest Qin bought various seasoned dishes, had the vendor slice them, and filled two large plates.

On the Qin family's big dining table, using their own plates, the cook fried some peanuts as garnish, making it look quite nice.

Then the eldest Qin bought desserts that girls love, to serve as after-meal sweets.

Mainly because Xie Wantang loves to eat them.

The second Qin bought a serving of hand-torn chicken.

The third Qin bought a cold mixed vegetable dish, the place Xie Wantang had specifically asked for.

Especially that place's sea cabbage, soft and tender, which Xie Wantang loves most, plus bamboo shoots.

The third Qin bought especially large amounts of those two.

Seeing this, Xie Ningmeng was dumbfounded: "Third Qin, did you buy up all their sea cabbage and bamboo shoots?"

Everyone at the table burst out laughing.

The atmosphere was great; Xu Yanqiu had already gotten used to it.

Lu Yanze and Liu Shiyue were still not quite used to it.

Because the education they received from childhood was similar—no speaking while eating, no talking while sleeping.

At the dining table, as children they reported their grades to elders; as adults they reported their work.

Strict and rigid, with not a hint of laughter or cheer.

Such laughter and cheer were not allowed to appear in their household.

As it turns out, in this world there still exists such a wonderful family where elders can mingle with the younger generation.

Rather than forever being high and mighty, demanding that juniors respect and look up to them.

Once the juniors fail to do it, or do it poorly, or make them dissatisfied, they put on the airs of elders and show off their authority.

Liu Shiyue finally understood why Xie Wantang was not unreasonable.

Because the family she grew up in was full of love and care.

Having grown up in such an environment, when they grow up and face outside people and matters, they also deal with them with love, solving problems lovingly rather than copying others and relying on showing off to solve problems and gain others' respect.

Liu Shiyue felt envious.

Seeing Lu Yanze and Liu Shiyue eat without speaking, Xie Ningmeng also respected their dining habit; with a glance, the four siblings stopped their chatter.

They ate in proper order, quietly finishing their meal.

The four siblings were always like that: when they got noisy, they were very noisy, but as soon as the adults told them to stop, they immediately quieted down.

When Lu Yanze and Liu Shiyue put down their chopsticks, the butler moved the after-meal fruit and dessert to the living room.

Xie Ningmeng also had eaten her fill; she stood up and went to the living room to talk with Lu Yanze and Liu Shiyue.

Lu Yanze and Liu Shiyue left the table, and the dining table again filled with laughter and chatter; Qin Siyuan was fed many things, Xie Wantang not liking meat and having little interest in seafood, so she focused on eating the vegetarian seaweed and bamboo shoots.

The sweet, sour, and spicy taste was really delicious.

Sixth Maid saw this, smiled and said to her: "Miss, just eating vegetables won't do; tomorrow I'll go to the market to buy fresh chicken feet and duck feet to make you this kind of innocent phoenix claws with that taste."

"Okay, thank you, Aunt Liu."

"No need to thank me."

After Xie Wantang had eaten her fill, she let Xu Yanqiu eat slowly, then got up and went to the living room.

After Xie Wantang had just sat down, Lu Yanze still told her the Lu Family's affairs: "Xie Wantang, actually there have been many things recently at home; we came over, anxiously wanting to have a child, because Grandpa and Grandma may not last much longer, wanting to fulfill their wish."

"Huh? What happened to them?" Xie Wantang's face showed shock.

"They went to the theater to listen to a play on a rainy day, and on the way back they also encountered a car accident."

"..."