Lu Qingzhu Extra 5

It was easy to find my sister's father's old house, but it took a whole day to clean it up until it was habitable.

The house was really spacious, and he felt very empty living there by himself. He was also afraid, but he didn't tell his brother and sister.

Her older brother and younger sister couldn't be with her forever, so she had to learn to overcome difficulties. That evening, she had planned to go out for a stroll, but she had barely stepped out of her house when she encountered a brawl involving gangsters claiming territory.

Looking at the long watermelon knife, Lu Qingzhu felt completely numb. She made up her mind that this place was dangerous at night, and it was better not to wander around aimlessly, lest she lose her life without even knowing how she died.

I was thinking that if I could buy a few more books to read at home, I could pass the time and not feel bored.

Who knew that my sister wanted to move to another place? She felt that this place was too chaotic and was afraid that if he got hurt or was caught in the crossfire while he was alone here, the situation would be terrible, since they wouldn't be able to come and help him in time.

I finally found a place to change it, and I almost ran myself ragged by the time the formalities were completed.

The exploration unexpectedly uncovered something dozens of times taller than the house. This pleasant surprise made him feel that as long as he stayed with his sister, good things would surely happen.

Running into my childhood friend in this neighborhood was such a wonderful and unexpected surprise. I was worried that things would be tough at first, since I was in a completely unfamiliar place.

Who knew that his two childhood friends would live in the same neighborhood as him after arriving in this port city? Now the older brother and younger sister could leave with peace of mind.

He was genuinely overjoyed to receive the storage treasure from his sister; such things only existed in myths and legends. He knew his sister had one too, but he was a very easygoing person and never pried into things, so even knowing his sister possessed such an extraordinary treasure, he never inquired about it.

After his older brother and younger sister left, he lived alone in the port city. With the help of his two childhood friends, it wasn't too difficult for him to make his fortune, and his younger sister left him quite a few things.

There were many books on economics, as well as some cosmetic formulas and recipes. There was also a thick hand-drawn sketchbook filled with illustrations of pretty clothing designs, all signed by my younger sister, He Caiwei.

He has a treasure-like younger sister. With her, he avoids many detours in this unfamiliar metropolis.

His studio opened in two months, and his turnover slowly increased over six months. A year later, his cosmetics factory opened, but bad news came from his hometown: the old man of the He family had passed away.

Upon receiving the telegram, he immediately packed his things and went to the beach where they had landed before to wait for his brother and sister to come and pick him up.

Upon returning to Shenzhen, he saw his parents and relatives whom he had been longing for day and night. He stayed at home until the seventh day after his death before setting off back home.

Another year passed, and it was his third New Year here. He welcomed his parents back. He knew that his parents were afraid he would only tell them good news and not bad news, and that they hadn't seen his living conditions and were always worried about him.

After much effort, my parents finally managed to get time off work, and after discussing it as a family, we decided to bring them here for a visit.

Seeing the amazed look in his mother's eyes, he proudly introduced that the drawings were done by his sister, and the clothes made from them were all very beautiful and popular. These drawings were the source of his first pot of gold.

He originally wanted to make a few unique outfits for his mother to take back with her, but considering the situation back in China, he decided against it. However, he made all the new clothes and bags for his parents during their stay in Hong Kong, even if they only wore them once.

Ms. Wu Meifang thoroughly enjoyed the different style of dressing compared to that in China, and she was so happy that she could hardly stop smiling.

My parents came to Gangcheng, and they've been having dinner at the Tao family's house almost every day these past few days. The old man from the Tao family and my father seem to have endless things to talk about; every night after dinner they go into their study, making sure they don't know anything.

He was truly reluctant to see his parents leave. If they weren't still active in the workforce, he would have wanted to keep them here. Life here is less restrictive and doesn't require him to be so cautious.

Ms. Wu Meifang also wanted to stay, but she hasn't retired yet and still needs to work, so she simply couldn't find the time. Regrettably, she left with her husband and returned to Shenzhen with their youngest son.

For nearly 10 years afterward, the family traveled back and forth between Hong Kong and Shenzhen.

In his eighth year in Shenzhen, he met the person he wanted to spend his life with. Because the situation in China was slowly improving, after dating the right person for less than six months, he secretly went back to Shenzhen to tell his parents about it.

I hope my parents can manage to come to Hong Kong during their holidays to help him propose marriage. Although my fiancée is a businesswoman who doesn't care much about formalities, we still need to observe proper etiquette. It would be more perfect if our elders were there.

In the third year of their marriage, he had twins, a boy and a girl. Because his wife was very career-oriented, they decided to have only this one child.

Later, when China attracted foreign investment, they planned to move some of their businesses to China. However, just five years after returning to China, when their business was entering a period of stable growth, his wife unexpectedly became pregnant again.

Lu Qingzhu didn't want his wife to work so hard, and originally he didn't really want this, but his wife said that it was fate that he came to their family, and whether it was a boy or a girl, they were all family members, so they had to welcome him and couldn't say no.

After ten months of pregnancy, a boy was born. Upon seeing it was a boy, Lu Qingzhu's eyebrows furrowed. He preferred daughters and had hoped that with their first daughter, his wife would give him another one.

Seeing that it was a brat, he wasn't interested at all. But there was nothing he could do; the kid was just so clingy, practically a piece of chewing gum stuck to his dad from birth until he started kindergarten.

With the country's rapid development, people's lives have become much more convenient. Lu Qingzhu felt that his life changed after he met his sister. It was because of his sister that Lu Qingzhu had such a happy life for the next few decades, so when he got old and retired, he moved next door to his parents.

This way, he could not only take care of his elderly parents, but also have family meals and reunion dinners whenever he wanted. Perhaps it was a habit he developed during the years he wandered outside, but he always longed to be chased by his mother with a broom handle, just like when he was a child.

Later, his wife and sister said that he had masochistic tendencies, and that he didn't care about anything else but being transferred away and getting beaten up.

As a result, his mother listened to her daughter-in-law's words and actually fulfilled his wish. On the day he became a grandfather, he was once again chased through the alley by his 90-year-old mother who took away his lump of dough.

Whether his wish came true or not, others might not know, but because of this, he was laughed at by his grandchildren for several years.

Seeing everyone smiling so happily, Lu Qingzhu felt that the beating he received was worthwhile. After all, whose mother is 90 years old and still so energetic and fierce like his?

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