Chapter 64: Lu Yanshen, I Don't Want

The downstairs restaurant.

Lady Lao had the kitchen prepare milk and a sandwich for Xie Wantang, and also fried two heart-shaped eggs.

Old Man usually ate a Chinese-style breakfast: soy milk, youtiao, congee and steamed buns, or noodles.

Seeing the half-Western, half-Chinese breakfast, Old Man kept shaking his head.

He couldn't understand the preferences of today's young people.

Just like Lu Rourou, isn't noodle soup tasty?

She insists on eating pasta; that stuff looks unappetizing.

After Xie Wantang finished her breakfast, Lady Lao glanced at Old Man, who pulled a card from his pocket; Lady Lao took it and placed it before Xie Wantang.

"Grandma—" Xie Wantang exclaimed, then lifted her wrist so Lady Lao could see she was still wearing the jade bracelet Lady Lao had given her yesterday.

She had already accepted the bracelet, and this jade bracelet was clearly an antique; as time passes, if she ever meets someone who knows its collectible value, its worth could easily multiply several times.

So, she couldn't take any more money from her.

"Tangtang, Grandma said she previously supported you renovating the house, but now that you're pregnant, I and your grandfather consulted the master again, and the master said that since you're pregnant, this house is still not suitable for construction."

"I discussed it with your grandfather; that house is under Lu Yanze's name, and his is yours, so the money in this card is exactly enough for that house—I bought it from Lu Yanze at market price with your grandfather."

"We'll keep the house under Lu Yanze's name for now, and when the baby is born we'll give it to the baby as a meeting gift, which is also our affection for the baby."

"Once the baby's name is decided, we'll transfer the title directly to the baby."

"As for the money in this card, whether you use it to buy a house or keep staying at a hotel is fine; what matters is that you, Tangtang, are happy and live comfortably."

"Grandma, thank you, you're really too good to me." Xie Wantang hadn't expected that, in order to get her to accept the money, Lady Lao had already prepared this excuse, leaving her no way to refuse.

"Tangtang, you are a great benefactor of the Lu Family; if it weren't for you taking care of Lu Yanze, he might still be in a wheelchair, and now you're about to help the Lu Family flourish again."

"Don't say this is money for buying you a house; even if it were a gift, it's what we grandparents ought to take."

……

Xie Wantang certainly knew this money was just a free gift from Lady Lao.

She used the baby's name as a pretext, and also the pretense of buying them a house.

The purpose was to make her accept it more willingly.

Not wanting to keep pushing back and forth, Xie Wantang, being sensible, took it with both hands and said, "Thank you, Grandma, thank you, Grandfather."

"No need to thank, no need to thank."

After finishing breakfast, Xie Wantang and Lu Yanshen left the old residence just like that.

After they had gone far from the old residence, Xie Wantang slipped the card into Lu Yanshen's hand: "This is your grandparents' money; you hold it."

……

Lu Yanshen tilted his head and gave her a serious look: "If you didn't want it, why didn't you refuse back then?"

"Could you refuse in that situation?" Xie Wantang countered.

"Just take it since they gave it to you." Lu Yanshen made a motion to push the card back into Xie Wantang's hand.

Xie Wantang pulled her hand back: "Lu Yanshen, I don't want it, and besides, we are still going to divorce, so you have the duty and obligation to keep your family from bothering me."

"You're pregnant; your grandparents definitely won't let you get your wish."

"It's fine; I have my own way—you just need to agree and cooperate with me."

"How? Are you planning to use the excuse that you're not actually pregnant to fool them again? Xie Wantang, I have to remind you that Grandma has self-studied Chinese medicine; her natal family once ran a clinic."

……

"Can your grandmother take a pulse?" Xie Wantang frowned.

Nowadays, is Chinese medicine that easy to learn?

Can anyone self-study it?

"Maybe a little, but I'm not sure how proficient she is." Lu Yanshen said this rather conservatively.

……

Xie Wantang thought back carefully; in her recent interactions with Lady Lao, when Lady Lao came over to pull her, her fingers indeed unintentionally pressed on her wrist pulse spot.

Could it be……

Xie Wantang didn't have time to think it over.

Shen Ye called.

Xie Wantang turned her back, pressed close to the car door, and answered the call in a low voice.

Lu Yanshen: ……

……

Over here, Lu Yanze had just gotten up and was eating breakfast when Lu Rourou ran over to tattle.

"Big Brother, last night that slut Xie Wantang stayed overnight at the old residence, you know?" Lu Rourou pouted, very dissatisfied.

She also wanted to stay overnight at the old residence last night, but Grandma wouldn't allow it.

Moreover, she said that with her there, it would make Xie Wantang uncomfortable.

When she heard Grandma say that, she almost blacked out and fainted.

When did the Lu Family have to make way for that lowly woman Xie Wantang?

Even if she were really pregnant, it would be fine, but she's actually faking pregnancy; with such blatant deceit, what qualifies her to be pampered just because of a fake belly?

Also, her informant at the old residence told her that before Xie Wantang and the second brother left, Grandma had given Xie Wantang a card.

It was said to be money for buying the villa under Lu Yanze's name.

However, the house's name won't be changed yet; after Xie Wantang gives birth to the baby, it will be directly transferred as a meeting gift for the baby.

That's really a grand gesture.

Xie Wantang is really impressive; kicking up a fuss like this, she just walked away with two hundred million.

I used to think Xie Wantang was naive.

Now I realize this woman truly knows how to scheme.

Lu Yanze remained expressionless; the money for a whole house didn't even catch his eye.

What he wants is the entire Lu Family's authority and an irreplaceable position in Sijiucheng.

When that time comes, how much money does he want?

Lu Rourou is a woman with long hair but short insight; just for one or two hundred million, she's so dissatisfied?

What's there to be dissatisfied about.

If she has the ability, she could fake a pregnancy, fool her grandparents, and, like Xie Wantang, demand two hundred million in pocket money from the two elders.

"Be quieter. Do you want breakfast? If you want it, go tell your sister-in-law," Lu Yanze, too lazy to deal with Lu Rourou, pushed her toward Liu Shiyue.

"Your sister-in-law is personally cooking breakfast for you today?" Lu Rourou's eyebrows and eyes instantly lit up; the bond between the elder brother and sister-in-law is good, they are affectionate.

But why does Heaven refuse to let Liu Shiyue become pregnant?

Liu Shiyue has been married to her elder brother for almost two years.

Speaking of that, Lu Rourou feels resentment toward her second brother; back then she should have used the fact that the elder brother hadn't taken a wife yet as a reason to refuse to register marriage with Xie Wantang.

Lu Rourou went to the kitchen to find Liu Shiyue.

At this moment, one of Lu Yanze's subordinates brought in a leather sack for him.

After looking at what was inside, Lu Yanze's eyes suddenly went cold.

He waved his hand, and the dishes on the table clattered and fell to the floor.

It startled everyone in the room.