Chapter 298: Get Pregnant and Get Married
Tang Jie’er’s heart turned to ashes, and she lay motionless on the sofa.
Tang Hong rubbed his daughter’s soft hair and said, “Jie’er, have you ever thought about why the descendants of the Lu family are wise and learned, yet have served as strategists for generations? They don’t hold official positions or engage in business. I believe their ancestors already understood a principle: once desire swells, one loses a clear mind, and thus loses a clear head!
“Jie’er, there are countless people stronger than us in this world. We shouldn’t become arrogant and complacent after achieving even a little. One day, we will pay a heavy price for it!
“If my Jie’er can understand this principle and rethink her life, I believe that even if the Tang Group has to start from scratch, or the Tang family loses everything, I am willing to pay that price for my daughter!”
“Dad…” Tang Jie’er cried, “I’m sorry, Dad, it’s all because of me…”
Three months later, the Tang Group moved out of Y City, its former glory gone, its future uncertain.
Cui Haohang, the Cui Family’s Crown Prince, got into trouble with the law. It’s unknown who anonymously reported him, and despite the Cui family pulling every string, they couldn’t save him.
With Cui Haohang imprisoned, Cui’s Construction also began to decline.
These are matters for later.
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Lu Ziyi fainted in the cold storage. After waking up in the hospital that evening, he refused to stay there any longer.
He had a high fever, and his mother, Leng Yanfei, kept him in the hospital for one night. The next morning, unable to hold him back any longer, she had to complete the discharge procedures and let the boy run off.
Ye Jiuli didn’t actually wait for Lu Ziyi to be discharged from the hospital to drag him back to the cold storage and continue his punishment.
However, Lu Xuanyu and Leng Yanfei, along with their son Lu Ziyi, took the initiative to go to the Ye family’s home, with the intention of proposing marriage, of course.
There would come a day when the thick-skinned would arrive, and Ye Jiuli did not refuse to see them, making the Lu family of three sit properly on the sofa in their hall.
As for why his father-in-law to be had such strong opinions about his father, Lu Xuanyu and Leng Yanfei told Lu Ziyi about the grievances between the previous generation.
They warned their son that if he truly wanted to marry Xiaoxiao, his father-in-law would dig pitfalls for him his entire life.
Lu Ziyi was not afraid. Pits were good; he could plant radishes for his Little White Rabbit.
Since it was such an important matter as the Lu family coming to propose marriage, Ye Baiyu and his wife Luo Xiangying also came, naturally with the intention of helping to persuade Ye Jiuli, so that someone could appease him and calm his temper.
Ye Chuxiao and her older sister Ye Chujun were also present, but Ye Jiuli had them sit at the very edge of the sofa, so that the Lu family’s son wouldn’t always covet his precious younger daughter.
However, Lu Ziyi finally saw Xiaoxiao. The ointment the family doctor applied to her was very effective. Judging by the marks visible outside her clothes, they had already faded considerably and were not as shocking as they had looked the previous morning.
Everyone understood the purpose of their gathering here, and Lu Ziyi got straight to the point: “Uncle Ye, Aunt Zhang, please marry Xiaoxiao to me! I promise to cherish Xiaoxiao and make her happy for a lifetime!”
Everyone watched Ye Jiuli’s reaction.
Ye Jiuli looked down at Lu Ziyi and said, “Kid, I’m not that heartless. Let’s make a bet. If Xiaoxiao got pregnant with your child the night before last, I’ll agree to your marriage. If Xiaoxiao didn’t get pregnant with your child, then it means you have no fate.”
Ye Chuxiao lowered her head slightly, her cheeks burning. She had been worried about Lu Ziyi’s situation in the cold storage. It wasn’t until her father mentioned the child that she remembered that Ziyi Senior Student probably hadn’t taken any precautions then, and she might be pregnant with Ziyi Senior Student’s child!
Among those present, only Lu Ziyi himself, Ye Jiuli, Zhang Chenchen, and Ye Baiyu knew that Lu Ziyi had not actually touched Xiaoxiao, and naturally, Xiaoxiao was not pregnant.
