Chapter 131
Although Wang Shuxiu couldn't bear to be angry with Lu Lingxi, it didn't mean that she would immediately agree to the two of them being together. Even though what Xiao Feng said made sense, she still had some concerns in her heart, afraid that Lu Lingxi would regret it in the future. She basically didn't sleep much this night, thinking about what to do with Yan Yue over and over again. Should she acquiesce to Yan Yue's contact with the little bastard, or temporarily isolate the two of them?
At breakfast, Wang Shuxiu was a little distracted by the events of last night. Xiao Feng had been driving Lu Lingxi to the shop for the past few days, and she hadn't decided whether to do so today when she heard a knock on the door.
"Who's coming so early?" Wang Shuxiu said casually.
Lu Lingxi was the closest to the door, so he ran to open it in a flash. "Big Brother Yan." He didn't expect to see Yan Yue at the door and called out in surprise, subconsciously turning his head to see Wang Shuxiu's reaction.
Outside the door, Yan Yue was standing with a gentle expression, wearing a well-cut black coat that made him look very upright. He seemed to have guessed that it would be Lu Lingxi who would come to open the door, so he smiled at Lu Lingxi, saying softly, "Has Xiao Xi eaten yet?"
Lu Lingxi nodded blankly, then quickly remembered something and asked nervously, "What are you doing here, Big Brother Yan?" The latter half of the sentence sounded lower and lower as he was afraid that Wang Shuxiu would hear him.
Yan Yue chuckled lightly. With a calm expression he nodded politely to Wang Shuxiu past Lu Lingxi and said, "I'm here to pick up Xiao Xi to go to the shop." He spoke in a natural tone, as if nothing had happened last night.
When he finished, not only did Lu Lingxi look astonished, but also Wang Shuxiu and Xiao Feng were speechless.
Yan Yue took Wang Shuxiu's silence as agreement, and in front of the two parents, he intimately reached out and rubbed Lu Lingxi's hair, saying gently, "Go and put on your coat, I'll wait for you at the door."
Lu Lingxi looked at Yan Yue and then turned his head to look at Wang Shuxiu, put on his coat in a daze and said to Wang Shuxiu and Xiao Feng, "Dad, Mom, I'm going to the shop."
Yan Yue thus took Lu Lingxi away in front of his parents. It wasn't until Lu Lingxi was out of the door that Wang Shuxiu came back to her senses. She couldn't believe what had happened just now. How on earth did Yan Yue manage to stand in front of them as if nothing had happened and pick up Lu Lingxi with a straight face!
"Yan Yue, he…"
Xiao Feng laughed in his heart but didn't dare to show it on his face. He coaxed Wang Shuxiu instead. "Yan Yue will take Xiao Xi to the shop just in time. Xiaohua, aren't you thinking of moving? We'll go over there later and take a look."
Speaking of moving, Wang Shuxiu only then remembered that there was such a thing. She was thinking of moving before mainly to separate Lu Lingxi and Yan Yue. As for the future space for the child in her belly, it was still early for him to be born, so there was not much of a hurry. But… Wang Shuxiu was a little hesitant. She still remembered what Xiao Feng said last night, Lu Lingxi and Yan Yue were happy together, what was the point in forcing them to separate? Did she still want to move then?
As she hesitated so much, Xiao Feng could see her meaning and shook his head helplessly. No matter how hard-mouthed Xiaohua was, in her heart she still put Lu Lingxi's wishes first. Yan Yue was the winner here. Xiao Feng had to admit that Yan Yue was not bad for their kind of family; he truly personified what was called "thick-skinned and black-hearted".
"Moving is not a matter of a day or two. Big Brother has bought a lot of things these days, it'll take a while to pack them all. Let's take a look first."
"Okay, let's take a look first."
Wang Shuxiu was led by Xiao Feng to change the subject, and then compromised on the matter of moving once again.
Of course, Lu Lingxi didn't know that his mother had started to hesitate about moving. He was sitting beside Yan Yue, smiling, telling him about what had happened in the shop in the past two days. There were some things he had already told Yan Yue on the phone, but there were some little things he hadn't had time to talk about yet, and the ten-minute drive was just enough for him to talk about them all over again.
At the last traffic light in front of Tiny Garden, Yan Yue stopped the car and waited for the green light. Lu Lingxi was talking to Yan Yue about the interesting story of Dahei over at Fang Lei's place when Yan Yue suddenly reached out and took hold of Lu Lingxi's hand, interlocking their fingers tightly.
"Big Brother Yan…"
Yan Yue looked sideways at Lu Lingxi and smiled slightly. He was already handsome. At this time, the winter sun had just risen, and the golden sunlight through the car window gilded Yan Yue's smile with a light layer of soft light. He looked at Lu Lingxi with a very focused gaze, his eyes were dark, as if they were rivers of stars in the sky, full of a desperate tenderness.
Lu Lingxi's heart thudded; Yan Yue ignored the traffic on both sides and quickly leaned over to give Lu Lingxi a kiss on the lips, smiling, "I wanted to kiss you when you opened the door this morning, and I've been holding back until now."
He said it so bluntly that the tips of Lu Lingxi's ears turned red at once.
Yan Yue was in a very good mood, not only because Lu Lingxi was by his side, but also because of Wang Shuxiu's attitude in the morning. He was certainly not so naive to think that Wang Shuxiu would agree to Lu Lingxi being with him in one night, but he could see that the other party's attitude had softened and it was now more of a stalemate. Yan Yue knew that aside from all kinds of tricks, the only way he could impress Wang Shuxiu was to be good to Xiao Xi. As a mother, this was what Wang Shuxiu wanted to see most.
When the green light came on, Yan Yue let go of Lu Lingxi and turned a corner to the street of Tiny Garden. Yan Yue still had something to do and had to leave after dropping Lu Lingxi off at the shop. Before he left, Yan Yue stopped Lu Lingxi and kissed him for a long time before leaving him reluctantly.
"I'll pick you up tonight and take you home." Yan Yue instructed in a soft voice.
Lu Lingxi nodded obediently.
After sending Yan Yue away, Lu Lingxi quickly got busy. Tiny Garden had been closed for a few days during the New Year, and many of its regular customers had come over after the New Year. Although Tiny Garden's main focus was on the sale of evolved plants such as chlorophytum and begonias, and the retail sales in the Tiny Garden shop didn't make much money at all, Lu Lingxi still enjoyed being in the shop and receiving all kinds of different customers every day.
Not long after Yan Yue left, Elder Zhang arrived at Tiny Garden with his precious orchid in his arms. Elder Zhang was going to come for a long time but either Lu Lingxi or he had something to do, so after much procrastination, both of them finally had time today.
As soon as Elder Zhang entered the shop, he called out to Lu Lingxi with a smile on his face, "Xiao Xi, come and see my flower."
Lu Lingxi put down the watering can in his hand and quickly greeted him. Elder Zhang cherished his orchid very much and used the best clay pot to raise it. At first, he wanted to use a purple clay pot, the most expensive pot available, but Lu Lingxi stopped him from doing so. Although purple clay pots were beautiful and elegant in appearance, they were not particularly good in terms of permeability and water penetration. Among all the common flower pots such as clay pots, porcelain pots and lacquer pots, the best pots for water penetration and air permeability were clay pots.
Not only the pot, but also the soil and fertiliser used for the orchid were the best in Tiny Garden. Elder Zhang devoted countless hours of his time and effort to taking care of the orchid, and in Elder Zhao's words, he probably cared about it much more than he cared about himself.
Elder Zhang's efforts were rewarded. The spring orchid in front of him looked proud and strong, with long and vigorous leaves, shiny and lustrous, very verdant. Lu Lingxi habitually scanned the plant, and the information on the spring orchid appeared in his mind.
Plant name: Wild spring orchid
Plant needs: none
Plant vitality: very high
Plant Status: primary peak
Plant evolution condition triggered, please select the direction of plant evolution.
Lu Lingxi was a little surprised. When he sold this spring orchid to Elder Zhang half a year ago, the spring orchid had just been saved by him, and its newborn root system was still very weak, so if it wasn't raised properly it could die. He didn't expect that after Elder Zhang's careful care, this spring orchid would reach the evolutionary requirements in just half a year's time.
Lu Lingxi scanned through the evolutionary directions given by the panel. Generally speaking, the evolutionary directions for ornamental flowers were mostly of two kinds: one was more beautiful flowers and the other was more fragrant flowers. Lu Lingxi didn't take the liberty of deciding, but pretended to ask Elder Zhang casually, "Grandpa Zhang, do you prefer orchids that look good or flowers that smell pleasant?"
Elder Zhang didn't understand what he meant and said smilingly, "I like both."
Lu Lingxi carefully pinched the soil inside the flower pot that was slightly dry, watered it a little and asked, "Which do you like better?"
Elder Zhang was a bit baffled with this question. He pondered over the beauty of the orchid, which was so pure and graceful, and the fragrance of the orchid, which was so distant and elegant. It was hard to choose. But since Xiao Xi had asked, Elder Zhang gave his answer after a long time of comparison. "It's better to have beautiful flowers. Your Grandpa Zhao's nose is not good, he can't feel the fragrance of flowers that much, but he can still see well when looking at flowers."
Lu Lingxi didn't expect Elder Zhang's reason to be this. He lowered his head in amusement and chose the evolutionary direction of more beautiful flowers while Elder Zhang wasn't paying attention. After finishing this, Lu Lingxi put away the panel and asked in passing why Grandpa Zhao hadn't come.
"Isn't it because of that donglingcao experiment you guys made, Xiao Xi, it totally hooked your Grandpa Zhao's soul. These days he doesn't even go to the flower market anymore, he goes to the lab to watch the experiments when he has time."
Elder Zhang was half happy for Elder Zhao and half complaining that he had left him alone and bored. Lu Lingxi heard what Elder Zhang meant and smiled vivaciously.
"Grandpa Zhang can come to Tiny Garden if he's bored, there are a few camellias blooming in the plant nursery, they are rare double-petal mutated species. I'll bring one for you next time."
Elder Zhang's eyes lit up when he heard about the mutated species, and he said repeatedly, "Good, good."
The old man and the young man got so excited about their conversation that Elder Zhang almost forgot the purpose of his visit. "Xiao Xi, do you have time in May?"
Lu Lingxi was taken aback, and Elder Zhang smiled and said, "There is an orchid exhibition at the beginning of May at the Kunnan Botanical Garden that brings together famous orchids from all over the world. Your Grandpa Zhao and I have already agreed to go together. If Xiao Xi can go, he can come too. Your Grandpa Zhao has relatives there, and food and accommodation are all included."
Elder Zhang said that and curved his eyes at Lu Lingxi in a childish manner, "This kind of opportunity to take advantage of your Grandpa Zhao is rare, Xiao Xi must come, don't save money for your Grandpa Zhao."
The old man's words were funny, and Lu Lingxi couldn't help but laugh. In his heart he was thinking that Wang Chaoliang was also at the Kunnan Botanical Garden, so perhaps he should really go and have a look sometime. Both the part of the botanical garden that wasn't open to the public and the orchid exhibition were very rare opportunities, and both happened to be in the same place, so it would be a pity if he couldn't use them.
Chapter 132
Jinting Hotel Apartment was An Jie's residence in Fengcheng where he had been living for a little over half a year. Considering the possibility of Yan Yue settling in Fengcheng, An Jie already had a plan to buy an apartment in Fengcheng.
Early this morning, An Jie received news from Ye Kang that Lu Wei'an and Yin Ya had been meeting frequently these days, and that their engagement would soon be finalised. However, what An Jie didn't expect was that the one who opposed the matter the most was Lu Wei'an's mother, Li Caiying. Some said that Li Caiying had a big fight with Yin Qinglan, accusing her of deliberately allowing Yin Ya to seduce Lu Wei'an.
"What's going on?" An Jie was a bit confused, "Aren't they on good terms?"
"Their relationship is good, but it depends on the situation." Ye Kang had been following the affairs of the Lu family recently and had analysed everyone in the family from a psychologist's perspective. He explained, "Li Caiying treats Lu Wei'an like a treasure, and her whole heart is set on Lu Wei'an. In the eyes of outsiders, Lu Wei'an is not healthy and has nothing to offer but the name of the Lu family. But in Li Caiying's heart Lu Wei'an is perfect, so how can she look at an illegitimate daughter-in-law?"
"What about Lu Wei'an? I heard that he and Li Caiying are very close, so he wouldn't disobey Li Caiying's wishes, right?" An Jie, following common sense, immediately thought about what Yan Yue should do behind the scenes to give Yin Ya a push if she couldn't pass Li Caiying's level.
Without waiting for An Jie to think more, Ye Kang was already gossiping. "That's the interesting part. Lu Wei'an is so insistent on marrying Yin Ya that he's even clashed with Li Caiying."
"Really?"
An Jie didn't quite believe Ye Kang's words. Yan Yue had previously found someone to investigate the Lu family, mainly focusing on Lu Wei'an's family of three. An Jie, as Yan Yue's assistant, had also read the investigation materials. The information showed that Lu Wei'an had a good relationship with his parents, and was especially filial to Li Caiying. He didn't think that Lu Wei'an and Yin Ya's relationship would be so good that Lu Wei'an would disobey Li Caiying's wishes.
Ye Kang didn't answer his question, but only said in a mocking tone, "If Lu Wei'an wants to get rid of his status as an invisible member of the Lu family, marrying Yin Ya is the fastest way to do so."
An Jie frowned slightly; in his heart, he already believed Ye Kang's words for 70 or 80%.
Different people had different views on what kind of person Lu Wei'an was. Some felt that he was pitiful, some felt that he was innocent, some felt that he was cold-blooded. Ye Kang's assessment was that Lu Wei'an was selfish. No matter how gentle and helpless Lu Wei'an pretended to be on the outside, at heart he was an extremely selfish man.
While Ye Kang and An Jie were talking about Lu Wei'an, Lu Wei'an had just hung up the phone after a conversation with Yin Ya. Just like Ye Kang said, the relationship between Lu Wei'an and Yin Ya had been heating up rapidly during this period. Yin Ya wanted to be the daughter-in-law of the Lu family, and Lu Wei'an wanted to get involved in the Hopewell business through Yin Ya. The two had their own plans and hit it off immediately, like true mandarin ducks. On the phone, Yin Ya's tone was a little excited. After a few days of grinding from her mother, her grandfather had finally relented and agreed to see Lu Wei'an. Fearing that if they waited, something might go wrong, Yin Ya hastily arranged a time of meeting with Lu Wei'an. Lu Wei'an took note of what Yin Ya said about Yin Yongde's preferences and thought about what he should say to impress the old man when he met him.
While Lu Wei'an was calculating in his mind, Lu Guangjing knocked on his door. "Wei'an."
Lu Wei'an hid the calculations in his eyes and calmly looked at his father. More than twenty years ago, Lu Guangjing was the most famous playboy in Zhongjing, handsome, funny and very pleasing to women; otherwise Li Caiying wouldn't have fallen for him. But Lu Guangjing standing in front of Lu Wei'an was in a decrepit state; his body seemed to be shrouded in a shadow of death and he looked even older than Lu Wei'an's grandfather. Lu Wei'an remembered that his father had not looked like this a year ago. Because of Lu Lingxi's death, Lu Guangjing's whole body had collapsed.
Lu Wei'an's expression was full of concern, but his heart was filled with incomparable mockery. Lu Lingxi was already dead, but his father had to look like this. What was he trying to prove? His regret? Guilt? Self-blame? Or was he trying to demonstrate how cold-blooded Lu Wei'an was in contrast in front of outsiders?
Lu Wei'an heard his own voice, "Father doesn't look good, has he not rested well? If my little brother could see it from the other world, he would surely not want to watch Father ruin his body like this."
When he mentioned Lu Lingxi, Lu Guangjing sighed and waved his hand at him, "I know my own body. Wei'an, are you preparing to go out?"
Lu Wei'an nodded.
"With that little girl from the Yin family?"
Lu Wei'an smiled faintly and said sincerely, "Father, I like Xiao Ya very much, I hope you and Mother will agree to me and Xiao Ya being together."
Lu Guangjing looked at Lu Wei'an silently and said in a low voice after a long time, "Wei'an, tell me the truth, do you really like Yin Ya or did your grandfather say something to you?"
"Why would Father say that?" Lu Wei'an said in surprise.
Lu Guangjing didn't care about his reaction and said to himself, "Your grandfather has three sons and your father is the least competitive one. When I was young, I didn't want to fight for anything, as the Lu family would give me enough money to spend anyway. Later, when you were in poor health, I had little interest in the family business. Your grandfather took back the shares given to me and built a separate fund for our family. This fund will guarantee all your medical expenses, as well as ensure that you and Xiao Xi will be worry-free for the rest of your lives, but accordingly our family will give up any involvement in the family business."
He sighed again as he said this, "You have been smart since you were a child and your grandfather used to like you the most. If you hadn't been in poor health, I believe, Wei'an, you would have become the pride of the Lu family. You are my son, and I know exactly what you think in your heart. I know you don't want to stay at home and want to show your grandfather that you have done something. I hope that you want to marry Yin Ya because you like her, not because it will bring you any benefits."
Lu Guangjing spoke earnestly, thinking that these words would impress Lu Wei'an. When the news of the marriage between the Yin and Lu families spread earlier, he guessed what Elder Lu intended to do. Who would have thought that Yan Yue wouldn't go along with their arrangement; instead it was Yin Ya who jumped out. Lu Guangjing really didn't want Lu Wei'an to get involved in the Yan family's struggle for power and profit and tried to dissuade Lu Wei'an.
Lu Wei'an smiled covertly, "I know Father's worry. Grandpa didn't say anything to me, it's me who likes Xiao Ya and wants to marry her."
Lu Guangjing looked at Lu Wei'an with great disappointment. Bitterness flooded his heart as he tried to make the last effort, "Your mother doesn't like Yin Ya."
Lu Wei'an was silent for a few seconds and said in a cold tone, "Apart from Yin Ya, who else does Mother think will marry me?"
"Wei'an." Lu Guangjing raised his voice.
A hint of mockery flashed in Lu Wei'an's eyes, and father and son fell silent, no one speaking again.
In the living room, Li Caiying had been waiting for Lu Guangjing, and when she saw him come out, she immediately asked him. "How was it? Is Wei'an obedient?"
Lu Guangjing shook his head in silence and turned away to leave. Ever since Lu Lingxi's death, he and Li Caiying had spoken less and less to each other until they were almost completely silent. They used to be able to talk about Lu Wei'an, but Lu Wei'an had become more and more unfamiliar, no longer the elder son he remembered. Now he no longer knew what to say to Li Caiying.
His look was noticed by Li Caiying, and Li Caiying immediately turned Lu Wei'an's disobedient rebellion into Lu Guangjing's fault, saying pointedly, "What do you mean, Lu Guangjing?"
When Lu Guangjing didn't say anything, Li Caiying grabbed the vase and smashed it at him. She hated this look on Lu Guangjing's face, this sorrowful expression of grief. In the eyes of outsiders, it was as if everything was her fault. Wasn't it just that Lu Lingxi was dead? Was she the one who forced Lu Lingxi to die? When the operation was done, Lu Guangjing had also agreed to it. What's the result? As soon as the operation went wrong, it all became her responsibility.
The vase fell to pieces at Lu Guangjing's feet, and Lu Guangjing still looked indifferent.
Li Caiying's anger was completely ignited and she sneered at him, saying in a shrill voice: "Lu Guangjing, do you think you can atone for your sins by looking like this? I'm telling you, don't think so. Why Wei'an was born prematurely, why he got sick, why Xiao Xi died, it's all because of you, this is all your retribution."
Her voice was sharp, and Lu Guangjing looked at her sadly, as if he had aged another ten years in an instant.
Li Caiying was right, this was all his retribution. If he hadn't done so many wrong things when he was young, Wei'an wouldn't have been born prematurely, nor would he have gotten leukaemia due to his poor health, and Xiao Xi wouldn't have had to suffer for so many years, dying on the operating table at the age of eighteen.
All these years, he sacrificed Xiao Xi to make it up for Wei'an. He traded one son for the other, and what was the result?
This was retribution.
Chapter 133
In the evening when Yan Yue came to pick up Lu Lingxi, he kept thinking about Ye Kang's words. "The Lu family is now like a balloon that is leaking everywhere. They don't need outsiders to do anything, they will fall down by themselves."
Yan Yue understood what he meant. When Lu Lingxi was alive, the relationship of the Lu family was deformed but maintained a delicate balance. When Lu Lingxi died, the balance was shattered and all the ugliness hidden under the bright surface was exposed. Li Caiying's bias, Lu Guangjing's indifference and Lu Wei'an's selfishness were all on display in front of people. No matter what they did now, no matter what they explained, the first thing people thought of when they saw them was the dead Lu Lingxi. This was the reason why Lu Wei'an struggled in social situations and was ostracised in the Lu family. In order to change this situation, Lu Wei'an even went as far as to take the first step by marrying Yin Ya.
Although the matter couldn't be separated from Yan Yue's calculations, the selfishness that Lu Wei'an showed through this matter still made Yan Yue feel distressed for Lu Lingxi. He didn't know what Lu Lingxi would think when he heard this, but he had tried to avoid mentioning the news of the Lu family in Zhongjing in front of Lu Lingxi. If he could, Yan Yue hoped to completely isolate the Lu family from Lu Lingxi's life, never to have any more involvement.
"Big Brother Yan." Yan Yue saw Lu Lingxi waving to him through the car window.
Yan Yue returned to his senses and curled his lips into a faint smile. In front of Tiny Garden, a husky the size of half a human height was rubbing against Lu Lingxi's leg and wagging its tail. The dog was from the pet shop across the street. Perhaps because Dahei was away for the past few days, the cats and dogs Dong Zhi had over there would run to Tiny Garden whenever they could. This husky ran the most diligently and even ate a lot of the bones that Grandma Wang had prepared for Dahei.
It was clear that Lu Lingxi also liked the husky very much. He was accustomed to Dahei's sensible behaviour and calmness; the dogs that appeared around him in the past were also regulated by Dahei. It was rare to meet a dog who would lie on the ground with its belly facing the sky and rush to Lu Lingxi to roll around and be coquettish just to chew on one more bone.
When Yan Yue parked the car and opened the door, Lu Lingxi greeted him. The husky habitually tried to follow but looked up at Yan Yue's expression and shrank back with its tail between its legs. Dong Zhi laughed when he saw it, calling the husky while teasing Yan Yue, "The husky's owner said the dog was crazy and didn't know how to read people's eyes. I should have filmed the scene just now and shown it to the owner."
Yan Yue chuckled and shook Xiaohei in his hand, "It's probably Xiaohei it's afraid of."
Dong Zhi also laughed when he saw Xiaohei who was biting Yan Yue's cuff. He glanced at the time and knew that Yan Yue had come to pick up Lu Lingxi and take him home, so he didn't stay much longer at Tiny Garden and after a few words dragged the reluctant husky back.
Once Dong Zhi left, Yan Yue stopped restraining himself, went over and intimately rubbed Lu Lingxi's hair, "Pack up and let's go home."
As he spoke, Xiaohei slithered from Yan Yue's hand and climbed to Lu Lingxi's shoulder, biting Lu Lingxi's sweater and sliding into his clothes. Lu Lingxi raised his hand and touched Xiaohei, feeling that Dahei wasn't there and even Xiaohei felt a lot less energetic. He remembered one thing, "Big Brother Yan, are you busy tomorrow? Brother Fang says we can go see Dahei and take Dahei back by the way. "
"Is he done over there?" Yan Yue asked.
Lu Lingxi thought of something funny and nodded, "The training of the stray dogs is almost done. Originally, Brother Fang said that he wanted Dahei to stay for a few more days, but Dahei and Xiaohui fought badly. Xiaohui suffered a loss, turned around and bullied Brother Fang. Brother Fang says he can't bear it anymore."
Yan Yue imagined the scene Lu Lingxi described and couldn't help but laugh too.
The two of them packed up and went home before six o'clock, and Yan Yue made a point of dropping Lu Lingxi off at the doorstep. He used to avoid suspicion and didn't come over much when Wang Shuxiu was at home, but now that his status was different, he went to the door openly.
Xiao Feng was the one who opened the door, and he couldn't help but smile when he saw Yan Yue. In the morning, when Yan Yue had picked up Lu Lingxi, Xiaohua had been dumbfounded for a long time. Now that Yan Yue had sent Lu Lingxi back, Xiaohua would probably be squirming again.
"Want to come in?" Xiao Feng asked casually.
Yan Yue smiled and shook his head. There were some things that couldn't be rushed and needed to be done step by step. He waved his hand at Lu Lingxi, who gave him a reluctant look and obediently entered the house.
In the living room, Wang Shuxiu was listening to the movement at the door with her ears pricked up, and when she saw Lu Lingxi enter, she immediately turned her head in the direction of the TV, expressionless and silent. Lu Lingxi curved his eyes, knowing that Wang Shuxiu always had a hard mouth and a soft heart, and ingratiatingly leaned over, "Mom, I'm home."
Wang Shuxiu wanted to remain expressionless, but she couldn't help but soften her attitude when she saw Lu Lingxi's smiling face. She reached out to poke Lu Lingxi's forehead with her finger and said, "Are you hungry? The meal is almost ready, just wait for your father to fry a dish."
Lu Lingxi nodded cooperatively even though he wasn't very hungry. As soon as he nodded, Wang Shuxiu's attention was immediately distracted as she thought that she hadn't been to the small restaurant these days after the New Year and she didn't know if Yan Yue had gone to the small restaurant at noon to bring Lu Lingxi his meal. The little bastard doesn't eat out every day, does he? She grabbed Lu Lingxi and felt that Lu Lingxi had lost weight again in the past few days. She was so distressed that she immediately put the blame on Yan Yue, thinking that Yan Yue had not taken good care of Lu Lingxi.
"There is a cake in the fridge that your uncle brought over, you should eat some first."
"Uncle and Aunt came over today?"
Wang Shuxiu let out a sigh and said, "After the 15th your uncle is going back to the northwest. He came over to see your dad for something."
She said it simply, but in fact Xiao Hong came over to find Xiao Feng to discuss the selling of the coal mine in his hometown in the northwest. It was expected that Xiao Feng would have to go back with him. Xiao Feng had originally hoped that Xiao Hong would come to Fengcheng to join him. Anyway, Xiao Hong wasn't short of money. If he was willing to work together in the vegetable greenhouse, it would be the best. If not, if he wanted to take a break or do something else, it was fine, too. Xiao Feng had said this several times, but Xiao Hong had never been able to make up his mind. This time, once the news of Wang Shuxiu's pregnancy came out, Xiao Hong didn't think much but Zhou Xiaoman was the first to express her desire to stay in Fengcheng. She was also the child's aunt, and Wang Shuxiu would definitely not be able to bring up the child alone, so she could stay and help out.
Zhou Xiaoman's wishes had always been the direction of Xiao Hong's actions, and since his wife wanted to stay here, Xiao Hong officially put settling in Fengcheng on his agenda.
Wang Shuxiu remembered something else and asked Lu Lingxi, "The old Chinese medicine doctor who looked at me last time, Xiao Xi, you are familiar with him, right?"
Lu Lingxi nodded.
Wang Shuxiu hesitated for a moment, then pulled Lu Lingxi and said, "Xiao Xi, can you look for that old Chinese medicine doctor and ask him to take a look at your aunt as well?"
Speaking of which, Zhou Xiaoman and Xiao Hong had seen a lot of traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine doctors all over the world over the years. No matter how the doctors checked, they always said that their bodies were fine, but their fate hadn't arrived. Both of them almost lost hope after listening to it all these years. This time Wang Shuxiu was pregnant, and Zhou Xiaoman was even happier than Wang Shuxiu herself. Every time she came over, she carried a bunch of things in a big bag. Now Xiao Feng and Wang Shuxiu's room was full of clothes and toys prepared by Zhou Xiaoman for the unborn child. Wang Shuxiu calculated that there was no need to buy clothes until the child was two years old.
Even though Zhou Xiaoman didn't say anything, Wang Shuxiu could see the envy and sorrow in her eyes. She couldn't help much with this kind of thing, so she thought she'd find the old Chinese medicine doctor who had helped her last time. The old Chinese medicine doctor who checked her pulse last time was a retired director of the Fengcheng Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital. His seniority was so high that ordinary people couldn't find connections even if they looked for them.
When she finished speaking, Lu Lingxi felt that there should be no problem. In the morning, Elder Zhang also asked how Wang Shuxiu's health was and whether he should check her pulse sometime. He felt that Elder Zhang was so enthusiastic that he would definitely not refuse to take a look at his aunt. Besides, he had a secret weapon, the pot of mutated camellia he kept in his plant nursery, so he could use it to "tempt" Elder Zhang, who would definitely like it.
As Lu Lingxi said, he called Elder Zhang, who thought that Lu Lingxi was going to Kunnan, so he picked up the phone excitedly and asked Lu Lingxi if he had decided to go to the Kunnan Flower Show with him.
Lu Lingxi was a bit embarrassed; he hadn't decided about the Kunnan Flower Show yet.
When he heard that Lu Lingxi wanted to ask him to check the pulse of his family member, Elder Zhang agreed. The two of them arranged to meet at Tiny Garden. Elder Zhang liked the environment of Tiny Garden and had free time, so he would come there.
Wang Shuxiu was quite happy when he hung up the phone. She first spoke to Zhou Xiaoman and then asked Lu Lingxi what the Kunnan Flower Show was all about.
As soon as Lu Lingxi said something, Wang Shuxiu immediately clapped her hands, "Go, you must go. This is a good opportunity. You can go out and see some places. By the way, stay there for a few more days and stroll around Kunnan. I heard that the scenery there is good, and it's time for the little bastard to relax after a hard year."
"But Mom is pregnant…" Lu Lingxi hesitated, "I want to be by Mom's side."
Wang Shuxiu glared at him, "There's your dad, what's the use for you to stay with me?"
Xiao Feng finished cooking and was bringing the dishes out when he heard the words and asked, "What's the matter?"
Wang Shuxiu smiled as she told him about the Kunnan Flower Show, and Xiao Feng laughed as he listened.
"Xiao Xi, go ahead, go out and have a good time. You don't need to worry with me at home."
Both of them supported Lu Lingxi to go to the Kunnan Flower Show, so Lu Lingxi thought about it and didn't argue. Xiao Feng heard that the flower show was in early May. Then he and Xiao Hong needed to finish the business in the northwest in April, so that Lu Lingxi and he both wouldn't be away, leaving Xiaohua alone at home. Especially in the northwest, there was also a certain Lu Yishui, and the selling of the coal mine also needed to be accompanied with solving Lu Yishui's problem. If Xiao Feng was not worried about it in normal times, now that Xiaohua was pregnant, he should be cautious and not let Lu Yishui have the opportunity to make trouble with Xiaohua.
Looking at Wang Shuxiu and Lu Lingxi, Xiao Feng felt that he still had to talk to Yan Yue about this matter.
Chapter 134
The next morning, Yan Yue appeared at the door of 301 once again at the right time.
After yesterday's experience, Wang Shuxiu was a lot calmer about his appearance. Although she was still seething in her heart, she could only give a silent sigh when she saw the joy in the little bastard's eyes and acquiesced to Yan Yue's coming to pick Lu Lingxi up from the shop.
Since he had promised to accompany Lu Lingxi to pick up Dahei, Yan Yue didn't go to An Jie's place but stayed at Tiny Garden. After a busy morning, he was about to take Lu Lingxi to lunch when Yi Hang came over in his little Jinbei.
"Huh, why is Yi Hang here?"
Lu Lingxi looked at the time. It was now lunch time; the small restaurant was crowded and Wang Shuxiu wasn't here, relying on Yi Hang. How could Yi Hang suddenly drive to Tiny Garden? Lu Lingxi was a bit worried if something had happened in the restaurant when he saw Yi Hang jump out of the car with two large insulation boxes and rush over.
"Lao San, hurry up and eat while it's hot." Yi Hang said as he gestured to the insulation boxes in his hands.
Lu Lingxi was bewildered, "You're here specifically to deliver food?"
Yi Hang nodded and found the table by the door to open the insulation box he had brought. "It's all my craftsmanship, how about you try it? Is there a big difference between it and Sister Xiaohua's?" He said this, but his face had a "just dare say it's not good enough" look on it. Lu Lingxi looked at him and smiled; but he still didn't understand how Yi Hang could think of bringing him lunch.
"It was ordered by Sister Xiaohua. She said that you haven't eaten well these days and you've lost a lot of weight." Yi Hang said and hugged Lu Lingxi's neck deliberately, "Come, let me see where you've lost weight?"
The two of them were habitually joking with each other. Yan Yue looked at Yi Hang's affection for Lu Lingxi and felt a bit pained, but he couldn't say anything and could only interrupt Yi Hang quietly, turning to Lu Lingxi and saying, "Xiao Xi, hurry up and eat, it will get cold in a while."
The insulated boxes Yi Hang brought had three layers; the top two layers contained the dishes he had stir-fried, and the bottom was rice. He smiled and said to Yan Yue, "Brother Yan, you also eat. Sister Xiaohua said that Brother Yan might also be there, so I brought it for two people on purpose."
Hearing Yi Hang say that Wang Shuxiu had ordered it, Lu Lingxi smiled with his eyes curved. He knew that his mother was hard-mouthed and soft-hearted, and that her anger was only temporary. Yan Yue was a little surprised, but more than that, he was happy. In any case, Wang Shuxiu's attitude was softening more and more, which was a good sign.
Xiao Feng listened to Wang Shuxiu's phone call, telling Yi Hang to cook some dishes for Lu Lingxi and send it over at noon, and before she hung up, she added with a stern face that Yan Yue might also be there, so Yi Hang should prepare two more dishes.
Xiao Feng smiled and shook his head. Wang Shuxiu turned her head, saw his expression and immediately became irritated, her willow eyebrows raised, "What are you smiling at!"
Xiao Feng immediately looked sheepish, "Where am I smiling, I'm happy to hear that you care about Xiao Xi."
Wang Shuxiu glared at him, "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. I'm not worried about Yan Yue not having food to eat, I'm worried that if Yi Hang brings less, the little bastard can't bear to eat alone and push some to Yan Yue."
"Fine, it's all for Xiao Xi's own good." Xiao Feng said, coaxing Wang Shuxiu.
Wang Shuxiu said righteously, "It was initially for the good of the little bastard."
Xiao Feng's heart moved, but he didn't dare to show it. The more time he spent with Xiaohua, the more he realised how good Xiaohua was. Never mind Xiaohua's usual yelling, but in fact, she had a tongue as sharp as a knife and a heart as soft as tofu. With all kinds of thoughts going through his head, Xiao Feng's hands were busy, cracking seven or eight walnuts in one go for Wang Shuxiu to eat. "Here, have a walnut, it's nutritious."
Wang Shuxiu took the peeled walnuts, pouting, and smiled to herself quietly.
After having lunch, Wang Shuxiu received a call from Lu Lingxi. Hearing the little bastard say "Thank you, Mom" over the phone, Wang Shuxiu snorted and pretended not to understand what Lu Lingxi meant. Only when Lu Lingxi mentioned that he was going to pick up Dahei in the evening, stop by the plant nursery to take a look and come back tomorrow did she say with dissatisfaction, "Don't get ahead of yourself, little bastard."
"Mom." Lu Lingxi called out softly.
Wang Shuxiu held her breath and wanted to ignore Lu Lingxi, but she couldn't help being soft-hearted, so she only said reluctantly, "Come back early tomorrow."
"En, thank you, Mom."
After hanging up the phone, Lu Lingxi happily reported the good news to Yan Yue. He wasn't going to the plant nursery just to be with Yan Yue, but he was thinking of going there to bring back the mutated camellia. He had an appointment with Elder Zhang to have his aunt's pulse checked tomorrow, and Elder Zhang would definitely not ask for money. Lu Lingxi was too embarrassed to ask Elder Zhang to make a special trip to the shop, so he thought he would give the camellia to him. He looked so excited that Yan Yue couldn't help but smile slightly.
Around five o'clock in the evening, Fang Lei drove over. As soon as he entered Tiny Garden, Lu Lingxi and Yan Yue's expressions turned odd. Fang Lei didn't need to wonder what they were thinking; he touched the scratches on his face and said helplessly, "Laugh if you want, it's all Master Cat's work."
Yan Yue held back his laughter, "What exactly did you do to offend Xiaohui?"
Fang Lei really thought hard about it, "Does it count that I didn't take his side in his fight with Dahei?"
Lu Lingxi: "…"
Yan Yue laughed aloud at his words.
Speaking of which, despite Xiaohui being unreasonable and bullying Fang Lei, Fang Lei really cared about Xiaohui. Not to mention that Xiaohui was smart and interesting, Fang Lei said that Xiaohui helped solve a case after only a few days by his side. This case was also somewhat related to Lu Lingxi. It was the punks who planned to frame Lu Lingxi with drugs last time. Fang Lei's colleagues took them back for questioning, followed the trail and discovered a small gang of drug traffickers in Fengcheng.
It happened that Xiaohui was also there when Fang Lei went to arrest people that day. No one expected that the other party had actually dug a basement under the first floor. If it weren't for Xiaohui to find the basement and the other party hiding inside, Fang Lei and the others would have to work hard. The case was still under trial and Fang Lei was not at liberty to tell Lu Lingxi and Yan Yue the details. But in his heart, he really considered Xiaohui as his partner. Even if Xiaohui turned around and scratched him every time he couldn't beat Dahei, Fang Lei wasn't angry at all.
The three of them spent time in the shop until six o'clock and then Fang Lei took them to the police dog base in Fengcheng. The stray dogs that Fang Lei had adopted last time were kept here. When they entered the base, before Lu Lingxi got out of the car, he saw Dahei leaping out of the kennel, his black body like a lightning bolt running from afar. Dahei had rarely run at full speed like this in the past, and the distance of several hundred metres was covered almost instantaneously as he rushed to Lu Lingxi.
"Dahei."
Dahei barked affectionately at Lu Lingxi, standing up and resting his two front paws on Lu Lingxi's shoulders, excitedly licking his face. Lu Lingxi reached out and hugged Dahei. It was somewhat okay when he didn't see Dahei, but when he saw Dahei he realised how much he really missed him. Hearing the joy in Dahei's barking, Lu Lingxi stroked Dahei's head and promised, "I will never be separated from Dahei again."
Dahei squinted his eyes and barked in a low voice.
The dog and the man were so happy to be reunited after a long time that even Xiaohei climbed over to join the fun and refused to get off the top of Dahei's head, making Fang Lei laugh. When they came over, the police dogs at the base had just finished training. The stray dogs that Fang Lei had brought along with him were also being trained. Although these stray dogs were a bit lacking in discipline, they surprised everyone in terms of understanding commands. In other words, these dogs were very intelligent and could understand almost all the commands without any training.
Originally, the person in charge of the base was still a little unhappy. He felt that Fang Lei brought these stray dogs over to slap him in the face. If it weren't for his good relationship with Fang Lei, Fang Lei would have been kicked out a long time ago. As a result, after a few days of training, the person in charge of the base began to become more excited about these dogs than Fang Lei. He was especially fond of Dahei. Several times he discussed with Fang Lei whether he could find Dahei's owner to ask for Dahei to stay at the base. If it didn't work, it was okay to find a wife for Dahei, and it would definitely be not bad to have a litter of little black puppies.
Fang Lei looked grumpy as he talked to Lu Lingxi about the matchmaking for Dahei and joked, "Dahei is now the male god in the eyes of the base breeders, of the unattainable kind."
Lu Lingxi imagined the breeders with a group of dogs picking out a wife for Dahei, and laughed for a long time, clutching his stomach.
At night when they arrived at the plant nursery, Dahei refused to leave Lu Lingxi at bedtime. Yan Yue had no choice but to tolerate Dahei sleeping on the bed like he had done at the beginning. Lu Lingxi deliberately heated water and gave Dahei a bath, and then half-hugged him on the bed. Dahei lay by his side, looking at him gently and licking his fingers every now and then. Yan Yue looked at the man and the dog sourly, with a feeling that he was a third party interfering.
The next morning, the two of them ate at Uncle Li's house and prepared to go back to the city. Before returning to the city, Lu Lingxi deliberately went to see the big willow tree. After a few days, the whole willow tree had come to life from its winter dormancy, with tender green leaves covering its branches, swaying gently in the wind. Not only the big willow tree, but also for the whole Lingshui Village, spring had come early, with clusters of green grass sprouting in the fields and corners of the yards, decorating the still monotonous ground and bringing the scent of spring.
Uncle Li and Lu Lingxi talked about it, discussing that Lingshui Village looked like this, and Songjia Village, just a dozen miles away, still looked grey and barren. Not to mention the willow trees sprouting, there were not even a few weeds growing on the ground. When the villagers said it, they all felt that it was the blessing of the tree god. They noticed that the vegetables and fruits grown in the yards last year grew very well. This year Uncle Li heard that several households were preparing to tidy up the deserted land and plant whatever they wanted, if not selling the things for money, then for eating at home.
He lovingly instructed Lu Lingxi, "Tell Uncle what you want to eat, we can also grow it in our yard."
Lu Lingxi nodded shyly and remembered something. After the system opened the evolution function last year, the vegetables and fruits grown in Uncle Li's yard were basically ripe, and he didn't have the chance to see if they could evolve. Then Xiao Feng got a vegetable greenhouse, and although Lu LIngxi had the idea, he never had the time to go. Besides, just like the evolution of plants in the plant nursery, it needed to be watched regularly, and if he went there just once or twice, he might not be so lucky to catch the plants in the period of evolution. He also thought about planting something at home, but there were so many Tiny Garden things going on that the matter was put off.
This time it was an opportunity. Lu Lingxi had always thought that as long as it was a plant, no matter what it was, it should be able to evolve. Thinking about the seeds the system had rewarded him with, he intuited that they should be the seeds that evolved. Whether it was tomatoes or grapes, what he planted might be eventually the result of evolution.
Chapter 135
At nine o'clock in the morning, Tiny Garden opened its doors as usual.
Lu Lingxi habitually cleaned up the shop and put away the bits and pieces on the table by the entrance before finally placing the camellia he had brought back from the plant nursery on the table.
Camellia, also known as Mandala, is a traditional ornamental flower in China, and is also one of the "Top Ten Famous Flowers" (plum blossom, peony, chrysanthemum, orchid, rose, azalea, camellia, lotus, osmanthus, daffodil). With the popularity of camellias in the international flower market, florists around the world developed numerous varieties of camellias in addition to the original species, counting to more than 5,000 species at a glance.
The camellias raised by Lu Lingxi were given to him by Xue Yongtong, initially to exchange for an evolved calla lily. Lu LIngxi originally thought it would be good to simply send the calla lily to Xue Yongtong, but Xue Yongtong insisted on trading it for the camellia, and specifically told Lu Lingxi that these camellias were not ordinary camellias, but a rare camellia double-petal mutated variety.
Lu Lingxi couldn't resist the other party's intention and was interested in the mutated camellia, so he didn't refuse anymore. He had seen double-petal camellias before in the plant catalogue. Generally speaking, most of the stamens of this type of camellia are petalised and the number of petals naturally increases, with the common number of petals being around 50. After the flowers bloom, the colour is either red, pink or purple, as beautiful as a brocade, a flower of brilliant colours, bright as the dawn. But the camellia in front of him was a light green colour, with more than 60 petals, and the large petals were clustered together in the shape of a graceful peony, with a long, lingering, elegant fragrance.
As soon as he put out the camellia there, an old customer who lived nearby passed by and saw the camellia from outside. His eyes lit up and he immediately came in.
"Little boss, are you starting to raise camellias again?" The visitor asked, taking a closer look at the table.
The residents living in the neighbourhood all knew that the little boss of Tiny Garden was good at raising flowers. In addition to some of the flower varieties that were often sold in the shop, occasionally the little boss would also raise a few less common flowers. This camellia, for example, was not an ordinary camellia, but was probably a flower that the owner had raised on a whim. Look at the colour of the flowers, look at the shape of the plant, it is a rare "beauty in the bud".
The more the visitor looked at it, the more he liked it, and the more he felt lucky. The little boss had just opened the door and the mist on the leaves had not yet dried. Now there must be no one to steal it from him, thanks to his early morning walk around the area.
"Little boss, do you sell this flower? You have a few more in the shop, I'll take them all." The visitor was very proud of himself.
Lu Lingxi looked a little embarrassed, "This one is already owned, and the remaining two have been given away."
He had a total of three camellia plants, one for Elder Zhang, one for Grandpa Su, and the remaining one Lu Lingxi wanted to put at home so that Wang Shuxiu would be happy with it.
When Lu Lingxi finished speaking, the visitor looked regretful. He remembered that he hadn't seen these camellias in the Tiny Garden shop yesterday, and since the little boss said that he had given them away, it must have been to someone close to him. The man couldn't ask the owner to give him one, so he had to leave the shop reluctantly. Even before he left, another customer saw the camellia through the glass window and came over. Throughout the morning, no less than seven or eight customers came in for this camellia.
Lu Lingxi didn't expect this camellia to be so attractive, and while he apologised to these customers, he also thought about introducing this variant of camellia from Xue Yongtong to enrich the variety of flowers in the shop.
He was thinking about it when Wang Shuxiu arrived with Xiao Hong's family, carrying the lunch they had prepared for him. "Why is Mom here so early?" Lu Lingxi's appointment with Elder Zhang was at two o'clock in the afternoon, and it wasn't yet twelve noon.
Wang Shuxiu handed the insulation box in her hand to Lu Lingxi and said, "Isn't it because you haven't eaten yet? Anyway, I have to come, so I've come early and brought you food by the way."
Lu Lingxi remembered that yesterday Yi Hang said that Wang Shuxiu was worried that he had lost weight and curved his eyes, "Have you eaten, Mom, Uncle?"
"I've eaten, little bastard, don't mind us, hurry up and eat while no one is around."
Wang Shuxiu circled around and didn't see Yan Yue; her heart filled with satisfaction. She had deliberately brought an insulation box with her today. If Yan Yue was here, she didn't believe that he would dare to grab food from Xiao Xi in front of her. Of course, it would be best if Yan Yue wasn't here. It was one thing for Wang Shuxiu to acquiesce to Yan Yue's presence by Lu Lingxi's side, but it was only the case of out of sight, out of mind, and when she really saw the two of them together, it was still very irritating.
In addition to the lunch she had prepared for Lu Lingxi, Wang Shuxiu had also brought a box of bones for Dahei. She hadn't seen Dahei for a while and looked at him with affection. Because of Dahei's presence, Xiao Hong purposely left Xiao Baiwan at home, just in case the two dogs made trouble and interfered with the old Chinese medicine doctor checking the pulse.
Xiao Hong was very grateful for Wang Shuxiu's kindness. He had also looked up Elder Zhang on the internet and found that his qualifications were deeper than those of the specialists they had seen in Zhongjing; he was a real master of Chinese medicine. Xiao Hong was okay no matter whether he had children or not, but he couldn't bear the thought of Xiaoman being upset about the child. So as long as he had a chance, he was willing to accompany Xiaoman to give it a try.
They waited in the Tiny Garden shop for a while, and when it was almost two o'clock, Elder Zhang arrived. After a few greetings, Elder Zhang sat down at the table with a smile on his face and asked Zhou Xiaoman to sit across from him to check her pulse.
Zhou Xiaoman sat down in apprehension, and Elder Zhang stretched out two fingers and put them on her wrist, concentrated slightly and asked her to switch to the other hand. When he was done, Elder Zhang didn't say anything, he just asked Xiao Hong to come over to check his pulse. After the same procedure was done, Elder Zhang asked the two of them about their eating habits for a long time and looked at their complexions before finally saying that there was nothing wrong with Zhou Xiaoman. It was Xiao Hong who had a little problem.
"Really?"
Xiao Hong and Zhou Xiaoman looked at each other with some disbelief. The two of them had just gone to Zhongjing for a check-up not long ago, and the doctor said that both husband and wife were physically fine, only that the child's destiny had not arrived yet. So how could Elder Zhang say that it was Xiao Hong who had a health problem? However, on another thought, the previous doctor had never checked out specifically if this problem was the reason why the couple had not had a child for many years. Since Elder Zhang had seen it right away, did it mean that he could cure Xiao Hong?
Before Xiao Hong could say anything, Zhou Xiaoman already said eagerly, "Is it serious? Can it be cured?"
Elder Zhang smiled gently, "It's nothing serious. I'll give you a prescription, you should follow it and drink a course of medicine. Let's see the effect first."
When he said this, Zhou Xiaoman immediately relaxed and nodded repeatedly, promising to urge Xiao Hong to drink the medicine on time.
After Elder Zhang finished writing the prescription, Zhou Xiaoman couldn't sit still any longer and was thinking of going to get the medicine. There was a pharmacy not far from this street, so Wang Shuxiu simply accompanied Zhou Xiaoman to get the medicine.
Once they left, Elder Zhang, Xiao Hong and Lu Lingxi were the only ones left in the shop. Elder Zhang gently said to Xiao Hong, "I lied to you just now, your health is actually good, it's perfectly fine."
Xiao Hong & Lu Lingxi: "…"
Elder Zhang smiled and explained, "I heard Xiao Xi say that you had seen quite a few doctors before coming to me, and that there had always been nothing wrong with the physical examination, but you have been unable to conceive a child for a long time?"
Xiao Hong nodded hesitantly.
Elder Zhang said, "Some couples are like that. It is related to your eating habits and surroundings, but also your wife is under too much stress. I'm afraid she is depressed and it is not a matter of a day or two. This will definitely affect her health and her ability to conceive. The main problem for you now is to let go, especially for your wife, so that it will be easy to get pregnant."
When Elder Zhang finished speaking, Xiao Hong immediately understood. Xiaoman had been having a hard time in her heart because of the childbirth. No matter how she appeared to look on the surface, subconsciously she still felt that the absence of children was her fault. Xiao Hong had also explained to Zhou Xiaoman that it was not so, but it was hard to say how much Zhou Xiaoman had listened. Now that Elder Zhang had put the blame on him, it was easier for Xiaoman to know that it was not her fault than when the doctors said that both of them were well. When Xiaoman was in a better mood, they might actually have a child. Even if they didn't have a child, it would still be because of him, Xiao Hong, and Xiaoman would at least not have to blame herself.
Xiao Hong smiled gratefully, "Thank you, Elder Zhang."
Elder Zhang waved his hand carelessly, "It's good that you don't blame me for lying to you."
Although Elder Zhang was doing this to untie the knot in Zhou Xiaoman's heart, he also said that Xiao Hong might have eaten a lot of greasy food recently and had a bit too much fire in his body. The recipe he prescribed was to remove the fire; it would be good for Xiao Hong to drink it for a while and regulate his body with it.
The three of them just said a few words before Wang Shuxiu and Zhou Xiaoman came back with the medicine. Xiao Hong was afraid of affecting the business of Tiny Garden, so he didn't stay in the shop much longer. Before he left, he kept thinking about how to thank Elder Zhang. He knew that Elder Zhang was willing to help him because of the compassion of a healer on the one hand, and Xiao Xi's face on the other. To be honest, if he were to give Elder Zhang money now, he would be looking down on him, but if he gave him nothing, he would feel a bit guilty.
While Xiao Hong was worried, Lu Lingxi carried out the light green camellia to Elder Zhang, blushing and saying that he wanted to give this camellia to Elder Zhang. Xiao Hong's eyes lit up and he exclaimed in his heart that Xiao Xi had thought of everything.
Elder Zhang accepted the camellia with a smile. He knew Xiao Xi's nature; if he didn't accept it, the child would definitely dwell on this. He and Xiao Xi, the child, were friends despite difference in age, and it could be said in an elegant way that they became friends through the flowers.
After Xiao Hong and the others left, Elder Zhang asked about Lu Lingxi's trip to Kunnan. He really wanted Lu Lingxi to go to the orchid exhibition to see it and gain knowledge, not to mention that he had a few old friends who would also be coming there from all over China. These old friends of his were not simple, and each one of them was considered to be well-known in some field. He wanted to introduce Lu Lingxi to his old friends, so that they could establish good relationships with this child.
When Elder Zhang asked, Lu Lingxi quickly nodded. However… he was a little hesitant, "Grandpa Zhang, I have a friend who is also planning to come along and I might have to stay with him."
Elder Zhang laughed, "The more the better, I just like it to be lively. You don't need to live separately either, your Grandpa Zhao has it all covered."
Lu Lingxi smiled shyly and didn't immediately agree. Regarding food and accommodation he planned to discuss it with Yan Yue first.