The wife he married through an arranged marriage is so sweet, Mr. Lu can't control himself.

"Especially my second brother, my second uncle and aunt are just like my parents, extremely irresponsible. They don't care about their children at all after they are born. He has been with my eldest brother since he was a child, and he learned almost everything from my eldest brother."

"Anyway, the four of us are like brothers."

Gu Zhi paused for a moment before asking, "Could I ask how Mom and Dad, and my second uncle and aunt, all died?"

Lu Yanbai got angry whenever this was mentioned:

"Of course you can ask! It's just that they are incredibly irresponsible!"

"Back then, my parents and my second uncle and aunt were irresponsible, not only going off to play all the time, but they also flew to the snow-capped mountains to ski, even though they knew the weather was bad!"

"Things got better later, didn't they?"

"An avalanche has occurred!"

"Bury them all inside!"

"I was only five months old then!"

Gu Zhi didn't know what to say for a moment.

That's very irresponsible.

She simply said, "Your eldest brother was not only forced to learn how to be the heir when he was young, but he also had to raise and support you. It must have been very tough for him, right?"

"Hmm." Lu Yanbai became a little sad when he said this, his voice muffled. "It wasn't just when I was little, it's always been tough."

Gu Zhi fell silent instantly.

They felt that Lu Yanshen hadn't raised Lu Yanbai in vain, and that Lu Yanbai hadn't been raised in vain.

Judging from the respect Lu Yanlin and Lu Yanchi showed her before, and the fact that he even made a special trip back, it's clear that raising her was not in vain.

In the hearts of Lu Yanbai and the other two, perhaps Lu Yanshen, their eldest brother, was like a mountain.

Majestic and reliable.

Lu Yanbai's parent-teacher meeting mainly focused on two things.

One thing is that in just over a week, it will be the final exams and summer vacation will begin.

Another thing is that when Lu Yanbai and his classmates came back after summer vacation, they would be in their senior year of high school.

The parent-teacher meeting ended at 11:30.

Since no parents had come to attend parent-teacher conferences for Lu Yanbai, the homeroom teacher inevitably talked to Gu Zhi about Lu Yanbai's problems.

After Gu Zhi came out of Lu Yanbai's classroom, she looked up at the sky and sighed:

"I've finally experienced what it means to be utterly humiliated. Don't even think about me attending your parent-teacher conferences again."

Lu Yanbai laughed and fell against the railing.

"Sister-in-law, you're hilarious! You were a terrible student yourself, and you've had your share of bad experiences! Anyway, I don't care, you'll have to come next time! After all, you're my sister-in-law!"

"Calling me 'Mom' won't help." Gu Zhi controlled her wheelchair and left the school.

"Mom! Mom!" Lu Yanbai chased after her.

Gu Zhi was instantly amused: "You little rascal, you really are... So, could you improve your studies in the future? Mom still wants to sit in the front row and be praised."

"Mom, don't worry about the details."

"You've gotten used to calling me that?"

"What's wrong with that? In my family, the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, so you are my mother too."

Gu Zhi was convinced.

After leaving the school gate, Lu Yanbai chuckled and said:

"Sister-in-law, can you lend me some money? Didn't you hear what happened? My brother took all my allowance for this month."

Gu Zhi said without any difficulty:

"You said your older brother took all your allowance, so how can I lend you money privately? But if you don't have money for food, I can put some money on your meal card."

Lu Yanbai's eyes widened: "Sister-in-law, how come you're just like my brother! Anyone who didn't know better would think you were born of the same mother!"

Gu Zhi chuckled: "Don't talk nonsense. How could your older brother and I have the same mother?"

"You guys are so alike! You don't give me pocket money, you just put money on my meal card! On my first day at this school, my older brother had someone put a million yuan on my meal card, and I still have over 500,000 yuan left!"

"You're quite the spender, aren't you? You've already spent over 400,000 within the school grounds."

"I never have enough pocket money to treat my classmates to meals, so I can only buy them things at the school cafeteria and supermarket. And I'm generous... Anyway, I've spent that much, and I still have over 500,000 yuan left, so I don't have to worry about not having food!"

"Then I won't top up your meal card."

"Sister-in-law, please, can you lend me some?" Lu Yanbai feigned pitifulness.

As Gu Zhi was helped into the car, she said, "I'm cold-blooded, I'm ruthless, I won't lend you any. By the way, how much pocket money do you get each month?"

Lu Yanbai: "Ten million. But my older brother only allows me to receive one million each month. The rest will be saved for me and given to me when I come of age."

"Kid, even if you had been more frugal before, you wouldn't be penniless now. Your older brother can't possibly take all your allowance every month, can he? Aren't you going to have lunch with us?"

"I won't eat even if you offer."

"Then you'll either have to go back to the old house to eat, or you'll have to eat at the school cafeteria again."

"Ahhh, sister-in-law, how come you look so much like my older brother! It feels like I have two older brothers now! You're so heartless!"

Lu Yanbai was about to explode with anger.

Gu Zhi sat calmly in the car: "Since you're not coming to eat with us, then I'll leave?"

"Let's go, let's go," Lu Yanbai said, giving up. "I'll hang out with my classmates at school for a bit longer, then I'll go back to the old house."

"Okay." Gu Zhi then told the driver to start the car.

Instead of returning to the villa on the hillside, I went directly to Lu's Hospital and had lunch with my grandfather in his ward.

……

Lu's Group.

Headquarters.

At 3 p.m., Lu Yanshen finished a remote video conference with Lu Yanlin and other senior executives who were abroad in the main conference room before leaving the conference room.

As Lu Yanshen passed by the tea room on this floor, he heard people talking inside.

It seemed like she was on the phone with someone, her voice hushed.

"Honey, listen to me, I know it's Saturday today, and I should spend more time with you."

"But it wasn't our CEO who made me work overtime. There were hardly any people in the company today. I just wanted to finish my project as soon as possible and get my bonus."

"Didn't you say you'd found another villa you liked? I'm thinking of buying it for you too."

"Once I get this bonus, I can buy it for you again."

"I was thinking of buying you a car."

"Yes, that's the one."

"Okay, don't worry, even if I'm busy, I'll still make sure to come home and have dinner with you tonight."

"Okay, see you tonight."

"I know, I'll take care of myself."

Lu Yanshen recognized the voice; the person making the call was the director of the group's R&D department.

Even after finishing his phone call with his wife, the director didn't rush to come out of the break room.

Instead, he brewed himself a cup of coffee before coming out.

They had no idea that their CEO had passed by the tea room on this floor and overheard his words.

Lu Yanshen took the elevator to the floor where his office was located.

Back in his office, Lu Yanshen sat down and, after processing a document, still thought about what the R&D director had said in the break room.

Especially the line, "Don't worry, even if I'm busy, I'll still be able to come home and have dinner with you tonight."

He had heard similar things before.

I didn't think anything of it.

But today he was a little concerned.

I also kind of want to go back and have dinner with Gu Zhi.