novellhall Chapter 251 Compensation
Chapter 251 Compensation
Thinking about what Zhuang Qingxiang had gone through, and how he himself had become an accomplice even though he knew nothing about it, Lu Congyue was so angry that he wanted to crack open the old man's skull.
Old Village Chief Qian's knees ached, his legs ached, his back ached, and his head ached, but he dared not get up.
Although he has retired, he is still a well-known figure in Dongya Village and even in the surrounding brigades.
If this gets out, my reputation will be ruined for life, and my family will also be dragged down and gossiped about.
He's lived most of his life; he can't take it.
"Director Lu, you're absolutely right. I admit my mistake. Qingxiang is a good woman, and I'm so sorry. Whatever compensation you want, I'll do my best to meet it, okay?"
With tears streaming down his face, Elder Qian scrambled to his feet and rummaged through the inner room for a while before finally managing to pull out a small iron box. From the box, he took out an old cloth bag. Inside the bag were several tickets, some coins, and a gold ring.
"Director Lu, this... is all my possessions, I'm giving it all to you."
For country folk, making money is not easy, as they spend their whole lives farming. Moreover, in recent years, the work point system has been in place, and only at the end of the year can they see how much their work points are worth.
Old Village Chief Qian and his three sons had never separated their family property; the money and tickets represented the entire family's savings.
Looking at the scattered money and then at the old man who had completely lost his spirit, Lu Congyue felt a surge of anger welling up inside him.
After a long silence, so long that even Village Chief Qian began to tremble uncontrollably, Lu Congyue reached out and picked out two hundred yuan from the money.
Judging by appearances, the remaining small bills are only worth about ten yuan.
"Alright, I'll take this two hundred as compensation for Qingxiang and the child!" Lu Congyue said solemnly. "This matter ends here. I don't want to hear a single word about Qian Quan from anyone again. If I do, and it involves Qingxiang and the child, I don't care if it's you, Huang Cuilan, or Qian Quan's family... I'll only believe it's you, understand?"
His gloomy gaze and tone startled Old Village Chief Qian so much that he didn't dare to breathe and could only nod repeatedly.
Lu Congyue took the two hundred yuan and turned to leave, feeling extremely frustrated the whole way.
However, he couldn't think of a solution to this problem, because no matter what method he used, there was a possibility that the news would leak out, and rumors would spread, eventually reaching Zhuang Qingxiang's ears.
She had already suffered enough; he wanted her to have a peaceful and stable life from now on.
As for how Village Chief Qian explained his purpose for coming and the reason why he had lost all his possessions to his family, that was none of his business.
Having already made an appearance in Dongya Village, Lu Congyue didn't hide anything. He went back to the factory to have some fun with everyone, then went back to the county town to have a meal with Meng Shuisheng and the others. He only took the train back to the provincial capital a day later.
When we arrived in the provincial capital, it started snowing, and we could see white vapor rising from our breath.
When Lu Congyue arrived home, he stood alone at the gate for a long time.
He didn't push the door open until people were walking around.
"Haruka, I'm back!" he called out.
The curtain was lifted, and a small figure rushed out, calling "Dad" all the way as she ran into his arms.
Just as he picked up the little girl, Zhuang Qingxiang also lifted the curtain and came out, looking at him with a smile: "You're back? I'll go get you some hot food."
Looking at that smiling face, Lu Congyue felt a lingering unease, but finally smiled and replied, "It's snowing, it's quite cold. Let's make some dumpling soup."
As he spoke, he went inside.
The room was warm, so I put Xiao Qianyue down, took off my cold coat, patted myself off, and went into the inner room.
On the kang (a heated brick bed), two babies were crawling around, panting and drooling.
Lu Congyue stared intently at Cheng Lin.
Qian Chenglin...
hehe!!
"Dad, what's wrong with you?" Xiao Qianyue felt that Lu Congyue was acting strangely.
Lu Congyue instantly recovered and said with a smile, "Dad is fine, his face was just frozen."
As he spoke, he sat down on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), picked up Xiao Chenglin, looked him over from left to right, and then held him close.
This is his son, his son with Zhuang Qingxiang!
If that beast hadn't died in the mountains, he would never have known he had a son!
The crying suddenly rang out, and Xiao Qianyue nervously tugged at Lu Congyue's sleeve.
"Dad! Dad, what's wrong? You're hurting my little brother! Let go!"
Lu Congyue snapped out of his daze and quickly loosened his grip. Looking at Xiao Chenglin, whose face was flushed from crying, he panicked.
"Don't cry, Chenglin..."
Fortunately, Xiao Chenglin was easy to coax and calmed down in a few moments. When Lu Congyue looked down and saw the angry Xiao Qianyue, he quickly apologized to her.
"Yueyue, I'm sorry. Dad didn't control his strength just now. I will be more careful in the future and never do it again."
Little Qian Yue sighed like an adult, "Okay, I forgive you, so you have to hug your little brother more often in the future, otherwise what if you make him cry again next time?"
The little girl looked so cute that it made Lu Congyue laugh.
Such a good child...
Lu Congyue liked it more and more.
After dinner, Lu Congyue went to the bathhouse for a bath. When he came back, he sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) and tried to soothe the three children who were making a ruckus.
Zhuang Qingxiang embroidered on the side, glancing at them every now and then with a smile on her face.
After the three children fell asleep, Lu Congyue took off his clothes and asked Zhuang Qingxiang to check if his injuries had healed.
Zhuang Qingxiang's cheeks flushed slightly. She said, "Why take off your clothes when it's so cold?" But her gaze was fixed on him. She looked him over carefully and made sure his injuries were healed.
"Okay, put it on quickly." She picked up the clothes to put them on him.
Lu Congyue threw his clothes aside, crawled into bed, and stared intently at her.
Zhuang Qingxiang's face flushed even more.
Lu Congyue reminded her, "Someone said before that once I'm healed, I'll listen to everything you say."
Zhuang Qingxiang knew he was going to cause trouble, and looked at the sleeping child with some concern.
He's incredibly reckless when he gets going...
"Let's go to that room..." Zhuang Qingxiang's voice was barely audible, her face so hot it could fry an egg. "The kang (heated brick bed) there is warm too..."
Lu Congyue's eyes lit up, and the corners of his mouth instantly turned up in a smile.
Since she was being so proactive, how could he not cooperate?
He threw off the covers, got up, picked up the person, and left.
Zhuang Qingxiang patted him anxiously: "You, you should put on some clothes!"
"Why wear anything... I'll have to take it off later..."
Lu Congyue strode swiftly through the main room and into the opposite room, kicked the door shut, and then impatiently put the person on the kang (heated brick bed).
Zhuang Qingxiang's heart was pounding. Before he could even react, she herself went limp.
The child slept soundly in the first half of the night, so Lu Congyue let loose and made love to her. When it got to the crucial moment, he lured her to take the initiative, and when she was about to give in, he launched a fierce assault. Afterwards, he kissed her from head to toe, as if he were kissing the most precious treasure in the world.
When Zhuang Qingxiang could no longer bear the kisses, he gently took her, whispering in her ear, "Wife, let's change the child's surname..."