Contentment with modest wealth

Chapter 164

comprehensive?

Lu Jia was stunned.

Capturing Granny Du is the first condition for proceeding to the next step, but Lu Jia did not intend to take action immediately after capturing her.

But for Lu Jie to say such a thing is still quite illogical, isn't it?

He said what she did was right, but she needed to think about it again—what did that mean?
Did he know what he was going to do?
He knew that he was using Granny Du to deal with Madam Jiang.
Does that mean he also knows why he is hostile to the Chiang family?
Thinking of this, she stood up.

"Do you know...?"

She didn't finish her question; she swallowed the rest of her sentence.

The dim light of the sky blurred Lu Jie's vision. He said slowly, "All I know is that you didn't do anything wrong. You never did anything wrong."

"You were able to come back alive, and I was able to see you again in my lifetime. I saw you being born with my own eyes, raising you from a state of complete ignorance to your first words, and now my daughter who clings to me and brings me both joy and sorrow. This is my good fortune."

Lu Jia pursed her lips. Something seemed to be stuck in her throat, a bitter, indescribable feeling.

"Then what I want in terms of fairness—you promised me, do you still stand by it now? Will you still stand by it in the future? Do you want it to stand by me?"

"Of course." Lu Jie turned his face away and looked out the window. After several cold winds, the osmanthus tree in the yard had lost its leaves. "It all counts. I would have given you what you wanted even if you hadn't asked."

"Regarding Granny Du, your idea is correct, but I think your preparations were not adequate. You overestimated her. And... underestimated your opponent."

Lu Jia bit her lip and stared at him, something piercing her eyes.

She glared at his retreating figure for a while, then gave a loud snort, turned around, and strode out.

Yang Bonong watched her leave like a gust of wind from the side room and then went to the study.

Lu Jie was drinking tea that had long since gone cold.

Yang Bonong took the cup, poured him another, and asked, "Miss, you're quite shrewd and resourceful, but this time you've really lost your temper. After all, who can stand having their own father steal their thunder?"

Lu Jie smiled wryly and accepted the tea: "That's why I get a headache just looking at her. But I'd rather have this headache."

Yang Bonong looked at him and smiled, "Isn't that right? There aren't many people in this world who can give an adult a headache. Besides an adult, no one else could give birth to such a clever and mischievous daughter."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Lu Jie added, "Although I did not agree to release her, I had already given her a heads-up. Given her cunning, it shouldn't be difficult for her to see through it."

"I originally thought she was just a girl, how could I let her get involved in all this fighting and violence?"
"But now I've discovered that she's really competitive and doesn't lose to men in her actions, so there are some things we might as well let her try."

"Who knows, she might actually be able to achieve something great."

Yang Bonong nodded: "Indeed, they are no less capable than young men." After saying that, he added: "If you have a son, you should also raise him in the same way."

Lu Jie remained silent. He then instructed him, "Keep a close eye on her, and report to me if anything seems amiss..."

There are still many important matters to discuss, including how to handle the situation with the Du family and how to send the Du brothers back. The two will continue their conversation here.

After leaving the study, Lu Jia returned to Yixia Courtyard with a somber face. Qinghe and the others immediately knew she had run into a wall, so they stopped asking questions and simply sent someone to bring her water to wash up. They had been busy for a day and a night without rest, so they told her to get some sleep first. How could Lu Jia sleep? After hastily washing herself, she sat on the bed for a while, then stood up again.

"Get the car ready, I'm going to Yanzi Hutong to find Qin Zhou."

Shen Qingzhou was not in Yanzi Hutong.

He was lost in thought in the Ministry of Revenue at that moment.

After tracking the two masked men who intercepted people last night to Lu Jie's study, he immediately gave Chang Fu a few instructions and left.

There are several reasons why we didn't chase after them to take them back.

Firstly, there are many highly skilled guards in the Lu family study. Since it was intercepted by Lu Jie's men, he no longer needs to take it by force.

Secondly, he saw Yang Bonong in the courtyard. Since he wasn't wearing a mask, showing his face would inevitably reveal his whereabouts.

Of course, the most crucial reason is that it was Lu Jie who intercepted Granny Du, which was truly unexpected.

First of all, it's very suspicious that Lu Jie knew Lu Jia was hiding someone behind the scenes.

Lu Jia said that Lu Jie never asked her why she disappeared, nor did he ever ask her what she had been through.
Based on these actions, Lu Jie should have been unaware of and unconcerned about the feud between the Jiang family and Lu Jia. So why was he so perceptive? How could he have intercepted the person at just the right moment?

Secondly, what was his purpose in taking away Granny Du?
Was it to prevent Chiang Kai-shek from falling into a passive position?

If that's the case, then he didn't need to use this method; he could have simply stopped the person openly.

As the most crucial person caught between Lu Jia and the Jiang family, what exactly is Lu Jie's attitude?

He couldn't figure it out last night, and after dealing with half a day's affairs, he couldn't help but think of this matter again.

When He Qu entered, he saw that the man's brows were furrowed, so he went straight over and said, "Young master, Miss Lu is waiting for you in Yanzi Alley."

Upon hearing Lu Jia's name, Shen Qingzhou instinctively stood up and walked out without saying a word.

Lu Jia only stayed in Yanzi Hutong for a short while, telling Qiu Niang, Xie Yi, and the Li Daoshi family about the general situation of the past few days. Then the servants outside announced that Young Master Qin had arrived.

Since accepting the marriage agreement, Qiu Niang has stopped calling Qin Zhou "steward" and only allows everyone to address him as "Young Master Qin".

Shen Qingzhou explained that he was often away from the Xie family these days, only appearing occasionally, because he was currently seeking his own future outside, and he needed to make a name for himself before he could propose marriage to the Lu family.

Naturally, no one had any reason to disagree.

Lu Jia stood up when she saw Shen Qingzhou, and when Shen Qingzhou saw her, her eyes were fixed on no one else. Three days apart felt like three years.

Qiu Niang and the others all made excuses to leave, leaving the main room for the young couple with smiles on their faces.

Lu Jia had been sitting there for a while, suppressing her thoughts, and now a bellyful of grievances welled up inside her: "Qin Zhou..."

The voice was weak and feeble; it sounded like someone else's, the one that had turned the Lu family upside down last night.

Even Shen Qingzhou's iron heart couldn't help but soften: "I'm here. You've taken care of everything?"

Mentioning this made Lu Jia even more upset, and she sighed with tears in her eyes: "It was done, but it wasn't done well! My father, even he bullies me!"