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1.05% Married to a mechanic, she shocked the world / Chapter 11: 009: Lu Family of Qing City_1

Chapter 11: 009: Lu Family of Qing City_1

Thinking about how she and her daughter would soon be moving to Qing City, Lin Guixiang couldn't quite describe her feelings.

There was anticipation.

There was also panic.

She was uneducated and the jobs she could do in Qing City were limited.

Lin Guixiang worried whether she could support her daughter.

Back in their hometown, at least they could farm the land.

Lin Wu continued, "Mom, let's go to the market, my uncle from the Lu Family will meet us there later."

Lin Guixiang was startled, "Xiao Wu, why are we going to the market?"

"To treat everyone to a meal," Lin Wu added, "The elders from our village have helped us so much, we should properly thank them!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Guixiang nodded, "You're right, Xiao Wu."

Those who were educated really did consider things more thoroughly than she did.

At the market, Lin Wu first bought over ten pounds of pork, along with some chicken, duck, and beef and lamb. Everybody had vegetables at home, so they weren't anything special.

Since they were hosting a dinner, it naturally had to be substantial to give everyone a hearty meal.

Watching almost a thousand yuan slip away that afternoon, Lin Guixiang couldn't help but feel a little heartache.

Lin Wu comforted her, "Mom, trust me, once we get to Qing City, we'll be able to earn all this money back very soon."

In her previous life, she never lacked money.

Naturally, she was not afraid of not being able to earn money.

Lin Guixiang furrowed her brows slightly, Lin Wu made earning money sound too simple!

Five o'clock in the afternoon.

Lin Bingqiang drove into view of the mother and daughter, astonished at the sight of his sister and niece carrying a bunch of stuff, "Big sister, when will you be able to finish eating all these groceries?"

Lin Guixiang smiled and said, "Xiao Wu wants to treat everyone to a meal."

Hearing that, Lin Bingqiang nodded, "Xiao Wu is very thoughtful, it's right to treat everyone to a meal! Otherwise, they might say our family doesn't know how to behave!"

By the time they returned home, it was already evening. Lin Wu took out the candied haws and toy gun she bought for her little cousin Lin Guodong.

"Thank you, big sister!"

Lin Wu patted Lin Guodong on the head, "You're welcome."

After giving the items to her little cousin, Lin Wu approached Lin Bingqiang, "Uncle, can we talk for a bit?"

"Sure," Lin Bingqiang nodded, curious about what the little girl wanted to talk about, "Let's go to the study."

He wasn't sure if it was an illusion, but Lin Bingqiang always felt that his niece had changed a lot this time.

Her face was still the same.

But there was this indescribable feeling.

They arrived at the study.

Lin Wu was the first to speak, "Uncle, I want to talk to you about the life my mom and I will have after we move to Qing City."

Lin Bingqiang smiled and said, "It's a coincidence, I wanted to talk to you about that too. I've asked someone to find a dishwashing job for your mom in the city. The salary isn't very high, but it should be enough for you two to live on."

At this, Lin Bingqiang added, "Uncle's new house is in the same yard as your aunt's, it will be lively when all our relatives are together."

"Uncle, thank you for being so thoughtful, but my mom can't wash dishes her whole life. We can't always depend on you for living."

Hearing this, Lin Bingqiang frowned slightly.

Although Lin Wu was making sense, what else could Lin Guixiang do if not wash dishes?

Decent jobs required education.

Lin Wu then said, "Uncle, once we're in Qing City, I want to encourage my mom to go into business and become an entrepreneur."

She not only wanted to turn Lin Guixiang into a qualified businesswoman but also to grow the business and stand at the top of the commercial world, to take over Zhang's.

To let them witness Lin Guixiang's growth!

"Go into business?" Lin Bingqiang hadn't expected Lin Wu to have such an idea, "Xiao Wu, your mom has never traveled far, and just the fact that she can't read means she's not suited for business!"

For Lin Guixiang to enrich herself through business was as difficult as reaching the heavens!

Lin Wu continued, "Uncle, I've thought it over. I've already wasted so many days of the first semester of senior year, I might as well take a break from school for now, and after summer vacation, I'll start senior year again in Qing City, and take the college entrance exam next year. During this time, I can just teach her."

Hearing this, Lin Bingqiang frowned deeply.

Lin Wu teaching Lin Guixiang?

This was absurd!

Entrepreneurship wasn't just about knowing how to read!

In fact, Lin Bingqiang himself had tried to start his own business in the past.

But it had all ended in failure.

This showed that business required not only intelligence and luck but also being well-connected!

Lin Wu was not yet eighteen. What did she know?

If she herself didn't know how to do business, how could she teach Lin Guixiang?

Lin Wu slightly lifted her eyes to look at Lin Bingqiang, "Uncle, I know what you're worried about, but if we don't try, how will we know whether it will work or not?"

Lin Bingqiang frowned deeply, "Xiao Wu, do you know how many experienced businessmen go bankrupt each year? Good grades in school don't mean you have the mind for business, and starting a business is not as simple as mere talk!"


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Chapter 12: 009: Lu Family of Qing City_2

There's only one way for a rural child to rise above others.

And that is to put in the effort, study hard, and leap through the dragon's gate.

There's a right time for everything.

At Lin Wu's age, she shouldn't be thinking about all those messy, hastily made plans.

Lin Wu simply looked at Lin Bingqiang, "Uncle, whether I succeed or fail, I want to try."

It was just a light sentence.

Yet it carried an indefatigable spirit that could not be argued with.

While the person standing in front of him was his niece, Lin Bingqiang felt a pressure as if he were facing a leader.

"If my mom fails in her business venture, I'll focus on my studies and never mention this again."

Faced with such a niece, Lin Bingqiang could only compromise, "Since that's the case, then your uncle supports you."

After experiencing failure, this child will understand her own well-meant efforts.

Lin Wu went on, "You'll also have to help convince my mom; she's very traditional in her thinking, unlike you, and will definitely not agree to me taking a break from school."

"I'm not one of those traditional thinkers!" Lin Bingqiang said with a laugh, "But don't be too hard on your mom. Back in the day when our family had it tough, your mom helped your auntie and me go to school, she didn't even finish the first grade of elementary school!"

Now, Lin Guixiang was no different from an illiterate person.

Lin Wu smiled as she took Lin Bingqiang's arm, "Uncle, you're so nice! I really envy my little cousin for having a dad like you."

Lin Bingqiang was so flattered that he almost lost his bearings.

Taking advantage of the moment, Lin Wu pressed on, "So please take care of this matter, Uncle!"

"Don't worry," Lin Bingqiang pounded his chest, "Leave it to me!"

"Thank you, Uncle. I'll go help Aunt wash the vegetables now!"

With those words, Lin Wu turned and left.

Watching Lin Wu's receding figure, Lin Bingqiang belatedly realized that he seemed to have been outmaneuvered by this young girl.

He had been against Lin Wu taking time off from school to start a business, but now, he had become an accomplice!

This girl was too good at brainwashing.

--

The Lu Family in Qing City.

Lu Ye had returned home from Lin City Town, worn and dusty from his travels.

Grandma Lu immediately went to greet him, "Sansan is back!"

"Grandma." Ever since he was cast out of the Su family, Lu Ye had always called his maternal grandparents Grandma and Grandpa.

"How was your trip to Lin City? Did you meet anyone special?" Grandma Lu's eyes sparkled with excitement.

Upon hearing this, Lu Ye touched his forehead in resignation, "Grandma, please don't always listen to He Xianzi's nonsense."

But, no special person.

A special little friend, however, he had met one.

Grandma Lu frowned slightly.

How could he have not met anyone?

He Banshen was said to be very spiritual!

This grandson of hers had a pitiable background.

Since childhood, he had been without a father or a mother.

Grandma Lu just wanted to see, with her own eyes, Lu Ye get married and have children before she passed away.

Maybe it had to do with his experiences as a child, but Lu Ye had been a man of few words since he was little.

In the eyes of others, Lu Ye was just a useless lump of mud that couldn't stick to the wall.

At 15, he dropped out of junior high school to mix with society, and now at 26, he was without accomplishments, family background, or education.

Though he bore the Lu surname, he wasn't a true member of the Lu family!

Once Old Master Lu and Grandma Lu were gone, what would become of Lu Ye?

He wouldn't even amount to a dog turd on the roadside.

So, in Qing City, nobody gave Lu Ye a second glance.

Lu Ye changed his clothes and went downstairs, "Grandma, I need to go out this afternoon, so I might not come back for dinner tonight."

Hearing this, Grandma Lu knitted her brows, "Why are you going out again just after coming back?"

"The repair shop has been closed for several days, so I want to go check on it this afternoon."

Grandma Lu gave him a look, "All you ever do is fool around!"

Everyone thought Lu Ye was useless, like mud that couldn't stick to the wall.

But nobody knew that the then 16-year-old Lu Ye, who had vanished suddenly, was secretly recruited and trained by a prestigious overseas institution. By the age of 19, he already had his own company abroad, and now, at 26, Lu Ye was the founder of a renowned international group!

To say he was a big shot standing at the pinnacle of the pyramid was no exaggeration.

Yet, this child was eccentric, disliking ostentation. After returning to his country, he kept a low profile. It was bad enough that he rode a bicycle everywhere, but he also opened a bicycle repair shop by the roadside.

Lu Ye picked up the newspaper from the coffee table, "Grandma, actually repairing bicycles is quite interesting."

"But you can't spend your whole life with bicycles, can you?" Grandma Lu sighed, "All I dream of now is for you to find a girlfriend soon."

Before Lu Ye could speak, Grandma Lu continued, "The Ou Family girl is quite pretty. I asked around last week, and she's still single! Moreover, you were once betrothed to her, which means you two are fated."

Back when Lu Ye was Su Wenbei, he had a childhood engagement with Second Miss Ou from Qing City, Ou Tinglan.

But when Lu Ye was kicked out of the Su Family, obviously, the engagement was naturally voided.

Grandma Lu didn't know about her character, but she had seen Ou Tinglan from a distance and found that she was very beautiful, just like a movie star.

People are naturally attracted to beautiful things.

Knowing that Ou Tinglan was still single, Grandma Lu asked a good friend to speak on their behalf to the Ou Family, and they already agreed to meet Lu Ye.

Since they agreed to meet, there was hope.

"I'm just a bicycle repairman," Lu Ye turned the page of the newspaper, "What would she see in me?"

Grandma Lu sat down beside him, "Then you can just reveal your true identity to her when you meet."

With Lu Ye's current status.

Not just one Ou Family, but even ten or a hundred of them couldn't compare to him.

"No fun," Lu Ye spoke in a lackluster tone.

Hearing this, Grandma Lu thought it over and felt that Lu Ye had a point.

If Ou Tinglan was with Lu Ye because of his status.

Then it would just mean Ou Tinglan was interested in his power and influence.

Now, Lu Ye's identity was like a mirror that revealed demons, making it easier to see people's true natures.

After a moment, Grandma Lu added, "Maybe Second Miss Ou is the kind of good girl who values character over family background? How would you know if you don't try? I've already arranged the match for you, remember to be friendly when you meet her."

The Ou Family had a long tradition of scholarship; certainly, their daughters wouldn't be too shabby!

Just then, a figure ran inside and then sat next to Lu Ye, laying her head on his shoulder and sobbing uncontrollably.

This was Lu Lingli, the daughter of Lu Ye's uncle.

Lu Ye and Grandma Lu looked at each other and came to a conclusion from each other's gaze:

Miss Lu was heartbroken again!

Although Lu Lingli was only twenty-seven this year, her romantic history was quite rich: she fell in love with one after another, loving one, breaking up with the next, and crying for a day with each split...

"Miss, it's just a man, do you need to cry like this?" Lu Ye massaged his temples helplessly.

He really couldn't understand those deeply in love, who would easily cry their eyes out.

Lu Lingli shot him a glance, "You've never been in a relationship, what do you know about love? You have no idea how much I've invested in this relationship! You don't know how much I loved him!"

Lu Ye scoffed lightly, "Even if I were in a relationship, I wouldn't be as pathetic as you. Love? Can love be eaten?"

One can't live without oxygen, but he can't live without a girlfriend?

Ridiculous!

Lu Lingli looked at Lu Ye, "Wait until you meet someone you love but can't have, you'll cry even worse than me!"

Hearing this, Lu Ye slightly furrowed his brows.

Love unreciprocated?

Impossible.

Lu Ye didn't believe in love, so naturally, he wouldn't fall in love with anyone.

His tone was indifferent, "You think I'm like you? Whoever makes me cry in the future, I'll make her die!"


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