Chapter 60 Honesty and Integrity

"Don't say anymore, don't say anymore. No matter what happens in the future, I will always be by your side." Lu Zhiheng never expected that the truth would be like this.

"No, I won't have to hide it if I tell you. Even if we meet again someday, I won't be afraid of them anymore. Even if you want to protect me, you need to know the truth. You have the right to know these things."

Back then, I had heard a lot about the unknown side of the Qu family from my father, which is why I always avoided appearing at the Qu family's residence. Master Qu was a womanizer and a philanderer. Every time he went out to do business, he would not return for at least several months. Madam Zhang was not good-looking to begin with, and she was jealous of the concubines in the mansion who were younger and prettier than her. She would often find various reasons to harass the concubines. If it weren't for my Weiwei's good fortune, she might have died several times over in my womb.

Weiwei was a very clever child. Back then, the manor hired a tutor for her education, and Weiwei, being young, didn't hide her talents, always receiving praise from the tutor. The First Madam was particularly resentful. Once, on a snowy day, she punished Weiwei by making her kneel in the snow for over an hour just because of a single sentence. I happened to be out of the manor at the time, and when I returned, the little girl was kneeling in the snow, delirious with fever. It terrified me.

Actually, back when Weiwei was born, I had already told my father to leave Pingcheng, take some money, and settle down somewhere they couldn't find us. We would come to him for help when we escaped from the Qu family.

The patriarch of the Qu family was incompetent; he only knew how to sponge off his family's wealth. Many of the Qu family's assets were donated to the state before the old patriarch passed away. The old patriarch was clever; he paved a smooth road for his foolish son. But as soon as he heard that liberation was coming, that scoundrel abandoned his ancestors and prepared to pack his things and flee abroad.

His first wife was ruthless; she drugged all the servants, planning to set the house on fire after they moved their belongings, burning everyone inside to death. Unfortunately, the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind; no matter how cunning Zhang Sumei was, she still fell into the trap set by the steward and the fourth concubine.

The steward poisoned the First Madam and her children, then, along with the Fourth Concubine, transferred all of the Qu family's wealth and set it on fire. If Weiwei hadn't eaten less and woken up earlier that day, my daughter and I might have died there too.

"That time we left the Qu family, although we didn't bring much cash with us, we were a little lucky and found a stack of house deeds and land deeds. We sold all those things before coming here. The first time I met you was on our way south." He Yuping really didn't want to recall those days of fear and trepidation from a few years ago.

“It won’t happen again. Even if you meet them again in the future, just pretend you don’t know them. Anyway, you’re not the He Youyou you used to be. You’re He Yuping now, my wife, Lu Zhiheng’s wife. I will definitely protect you and protect our daughter from getting hurt again.” Lu Zhiheng was heartbroken. He really didn’t expect that this seemingly optimistic and cheerful woman had experienced so much unknown pain.

Lu Zhiheng secretly vowed in his heart that he would make this woman happy forever, and he would treat that little girl like his own daughter, pampering and spoiling her so that she could grow up carefree.

“I never really thought about finding someone else before. After all, who knows what kind of person another person would be like? But these past few years, my dad has been getting older and older, and he's been more and more worried about me and Weiwei. But look at that Aunt Xu, isn't she just here to disgust me? She brings all sorts of people here, and listen to what they're saying. They even want to register my yard under their parents' names, it's just wishful thinking.” For some reason, He Yuping suddenly remembered the mother and son who came a few days ago, and she really wanted to beat them up again.

"Alright, alright, don't be angry anymore. Tomorrow we'll call your older brother, then get our marriage certificate. When we get back, we can host a few banquets for your neighbors and acquaintances. Once we've hosted the banquet, no one will bother you anymore." Lu Zhiheng reached out and touched her face to calm her down.

He Yuping was afraid of touching his legs, so she didn't dare get too close to him. However, she didn't resist when his face was touched. She liked those hands, even though they weren't very flexible yet. She still loved those long, beautiful hands.

"Do you know why we can recognize you every time you change your face?" He Yuping found it somewhat amusing; the expression on this man's face when he realized they recognized him was truly hilarious.

"This is indeed a question I've never been able to understand. Honey, are you going to tell me now?" Lu Zhiheng had almost forgotten about this. He was genuinely curious about how the mother and daughter had recognized him.

Every time he goes on a mission, he wears a different face, but this mother and daughter recognized him at a glance.

He Yuping reached out and took his hand, then turned it over. There was a faint mole below his wrist bone. If you didn't look closely, you would think that there was just a little something rubbed on it.

"This? No way, doesn't this look like dirt rubbed on it? Why do you always see this spot, and always spot it at a glance?" Lu Zhiheng was somewhat incredulous. Just because of this very faint mole, it had betrayed him several times.

"Actually, I don't even need to look at that mole. I can tell it's you just by looking at your hands. The first thing that attracted me to you was your hands. Although they're not as pretty as they used to be, I still really like them." He Yuping honestly admitted that she was attracted to his hands.

"You only like my hands? I'm confident I'm good-looking, so why can't you like my face?" Lu Zhiheng reached out and touched his face, unable to understand why his wife didn't like his face.

"Did you even show me your face? We've met so many times, but which time have I actually seen your face? If you hadn't torn it off yourself, I wouldn't have even seen your face yet. But you are indeed handsome. My Weiwei likes good-looking people the most. There's an 80% chance that she agreed to our marriage because of your face, believe it or not?" He Yuping couldn't help but laugh when she thought of the surprised expression on her daughter's face when she first saw Lu Zhiheng's face.

"Really? Then we'll have to keep an eye on her when she chooses a partner. If she's really all looks and no character, then she definitely can't be with him." Lu Zhiheng is only about to get married, and he's already worried about his daughter's future choice of partner.

"Really? She's only eleven. Isn't it too early for you to start worrying now?" He Yuping genuinely felt that this person's worries were a bit unnecessary. Her daughter was such a shrewd person; she might be foolish enough to be deceived just because someone was good-looking.

“It’s getting late. After high school starts, it’ll be co-educational. Our daughter is so pretty, who knows if some rascal is secretly eyeing her right now?” Lu Zhiheng’s look of looking like he was about to start a fight made He Yuping laugh out loud.

Moreover, his statement that "our daughter really pleased He Yuping" was true.