kvmb Chapter 98 It won't be just one person anymore.
Chapter 98 It won't be just one person anymore.
Ning Anyuan offered to accompany Lu Yuzhu back to visit Lu Yuzhu's father.
After they arrived in Chao'an City, Lu Yuzhu's stepmother, Qin Fenglan, called using her father's cell phone.
Qin Fenglan: "Yuzhu, have you arrived in Chao'an City yet? Do you want me to pick you up?"
Lu Yuzhu said calmly, "No need, Aunt Qin. My boyfriend and I came back together; we can get home by ourselves."
Qin Fenglan was somewhat surprised: "Yuzhu has a boyfriend? Great! I'll hurry up and cook a couple more dishes. Be careful on the road. Don't worry, your dad's condition isn't as serious now."
They said a few words and then hung up.
After a while, Ning Anyuan drove to Lu Yuzhu's house.
Lu Yuzhu stood downstairs and looked up. Ning Anyuan put his arm around her shoulder and said, "I'm here. Let's go."
Lu Yuzhu nodded, then took Ning Anyuan's arm and went upstairs together.
Lu Yuzhu had only knocked twice when Qin Fenglan quickly came to open the door.
When Qin Fenglan opened the door and saw Lu Yuzhu, she happily said, "Yuzhu, come in quickly, come in quickly, the dishes are just cooked!"
"Hello Aunt Qin, this is a gift I brought, just a small token of my appreciation," Ning Anyuan greeted Qin Fenglan.
Qin Fenglan looked Ning Anyuan up and down and then said with a smile, "Good, good, this must be Yuzhu's boyfriend. He's really handsome. You've already come all this way, there's no need to bring any gifts. Come in, come in."
Then they went inside, and Ning Anyuan put the gifts aside.
"Where's my dad?" Lu Yuzhu asked.
Qin Fenglan quickly said, "Yes, yes, I'll go call Lao Lu, he should be awake by now."
Then Qin Fenglan ran to the room and woke up Lu Baiping.
Then we saw Qin Fenglan helping Lu Baiping out.
"Look, Yuzhu is back!" Qin Fenglan said to Lu Baiping with a smile.
It was clear that Lu Baiping's health was not as good as before, and his face was somewhat pale.
Lu Baiping looked up at Lu Yuzhu, his eyes filled with a complex expression.
Lu Baiping hadn't really taken care of Lu Yuzhu much growing up; it was mostly Lu Yuzhu's mother who did the talking. Besides, he was quite busy with work, so he usually just did whatever Lu Yuzhu's mother said.
Lu Baiping and Lu Yuzhu's mother, Zhang Qin, met through a blind date. There was no deep affection between them; they simply felt that their families were well-matched and that they liked each other's professions.
In fact, he knew that Zhang Qin had always been quite strict with Lu Yuzhu, but he believed that since Zhang Qin was a teacher, her teaching methods were beyond question, so he felt at ease letting Lu Yuzhu accept this kind of education.
There seemed to be a barrier between him and Lu Yuzhu, which he neither dared nor wanted to overcome. He knew he owed her something.
“Yuzhu, you’re back,” Lu Baiping said, staring at Lu Yuzhu.
Lu Yuzhu nodded: "Dad, how are you feeling?"
Qin Fenglan helped Lu Baiping sit down, and Lu Baiping replied, "It's alright, you don't need to worry."
"Hello Uncle Lu, I'm Yuzhu's boyfriend, my name is Ning Anyuan," Ning Anyuan introduced to Lu Baiping with a slight smile.
Lu Baiping's gaze lingered on him, a scrutinizing look in his eyes. After a moment, he said, "I'll call you Xiao Ning. Please sit down."
After the group sat down, the air suddenly became quieter.
Ning Anyuan broke the silence and asked Lu Baiping, "What did the doctor say about Uncle's current health condition?"
Lu Baiping waved his hand: "It's an old problem. I'm getting old, and all sorts of minor ailments accumulate, so this is how it is. It's nothing, the doctor gave me some medicine to take."
Lu Baiping looked at him and then asked, "How long have you known Yuzhu? What do your families do?"
Ning Anyuan replied, "Yuzhu and I were classmates in college; our families are in business."
Lu Baiping nodded.
"Come and eat! Xiao Ning and Yu Zhu must be hungry too, come on over," Qin Fenglan called out from the side.
Qin Fenglan prepared a large table of dishes.
"I didn't know what you liked to eat, so I made extra. Please try it," Qin Fenglan said with a smile.
After saying that, Qin Fenglan even picked up some food for Lu Yuzhu, saying, "Yuzhu, eat more, you've gotten so thin."
Lu Yuzhu felt a little awkward in the face of Qin Fenglan's enthusiasm. She stiffened for a moment and then said awkwardly, "Um, I'll pick it up myself."
Ning Anyuan placed his hand on Lu Yuzhu's back and patted her gently twice, signaling her not to be so nervous.
"I heard that Aunt Qin and Uncle Lu are colleagues. They must be quite busy, right?" Ning Anyuan asked.
Qin Fenglan smiled and said, "I was quite busy before, but now that I've been transferred to another department, the workload is much lighter."
"But your Uncle Lu has been so busy with work that he's had to go home and rest because his health can't take it anymore."
During the meal, Ning Anyuan did most of the talking, and Lu Yuzhu didn't really want to get involved.
After the meal, Ning Anyuan wanted to help clear the dishes, but Qin Fenglan stopped him. She noticed that Lu Yuzhu wasn't feeling well there, so she asked Ning Anyuan to take her out for a walk.
After that, Ning Anyuan took Lu Yuzhu out the door.
"Old Lu, Yuzhu finally came back, can't you talk to her more?" Qin Fenglan's tone was somewhat reproachful.
Lu Baiping frowned slightly: "I don't know what to say either."
Qin Fenglan sighed and gave him a disgruntled look.
Ning Anyuan held Lu Yuzhu's hand as they walked down the road.
"Why are you looking so down?" Ning Anyuan asked Lu Yuzhu.
Lu Yuzhu shook her head: "It's okay, I'm usually like this when I'm home. I just feel uncomfortable staying here."
Ning Anyuan put his arm around Lu Yuzhu's shoulder and said gently, "Alright, don't think so much. I'm here with you."
"I know you've grown a little distant from Uncle Lu and the others, but he's still your father. Your father's health isn't very good, so since you've come home, we'll try to spend as much time with him as possible. After all, you and your father don't see each other more than a few times a year."
Lu Yuzhu pursed her lips and then nodded.
Ning Anyuan squeezed Lu Yuzhu's hand tighter: "Now you have me, you won't be alone anymore."
Lu Yuzhu looked up at him, a warm feeling washing over her.
She was no longer alone.
“How about taking me to see the places where you went to elementary and middle school?” Ning Anyuan said.
Lu Yuzhu smiled at him: "Okay, I remember there was a really good fried potato place near my junior high school, I wonder if it's still open."
“Then I’d love to try it and see what this food that Lu Yuzhu praised tastes like,” Ning Anyuan said with a smile.
Lu Yuzhu's eyebrows curved into crescents, and her smile deepened.
They walked hand in hand along the roadside, and Lu Yuzhu told Ning Anyuan about things that happened when she was in elementary school.