A charming widow in her 70s married a factory manager and raised his children.

Chapter 364 Conditions of Consent

Lu Congyue's eyes welled up slightly: "My mother has her own name. Her name is engraved on her tombstone. Her surname is Liang and her given name is Xiuzhi. She doesn't need to be buried in the Lu family ancestral cemetery. She has her own place. It's a beautiful place with clear waters and lush mountains. I found it with her, and she was very satisfied."

Lu Sheng was in a daze for a moment.

The long-forgotten past slowly resurfaced in my mind.

Xiuzhi was the name he gave her.

Because she looks very delicate, like a pear blossom hanging on a branch, unassuming and clean.

He liked her appearance, but she was uneducated and didn't understand what he was doing. Even if they spent the whole night together, they would have nothing to say to each other.

So he left resolutely. He didn't want to spend his life with a woman who didn't understand him, and he didn't want to stay in that impoverished mountain village and live a muddled life like the others in the village.

He wanted to stand out from the crowd; he wanted something better.

Later, he joined the army, fought bravely against the enemy, and made a name for himself. Many female college students and female propagandists from the cultural troupe looked at him with great admiration.

He chose the gentle and kind Guan Jing, and life went as well as he had imagined.

It wasn't until Lu Congyue appeared that he learned Xiuzhi had been waiting for him to return. She hadn't remarried, but had helped him take care of his parents, given birth to a son, and held up the family...

He also wanted to treat his son Lu Congyue well, but his son was too stubborn and had a stubborn temper, just like he had when he was young.

His feelings for Lu Congyue were complicated.

We've never spent time together, we have no feelings for each other, I find his arrival abrupt, yet I like how much he resembles me.

Guan Jing probably realized that he liked his eldest son, which is why she used some harmless little tricks to cause trouble. In fact, he knew all of this, but he was too lazy to care.

Firstly, he didn't want to argue with Guan Jing, and secondly, he felt that it was nothing for a boy to suffer a little grievance.

Who would have thought that Lu Congyue had such a bad temper that he would leave with Shang Jianjun and become like a stranger to him, and now they are like enemies.

Lu Sheng smiled bitterly, thinking that this was probably retribution.

The retribution for abandoning his wife and children!

"Alright, whatever you think is best, we'll do it. You said it's not necessary to be included in the family genealogy or ancestral grave, so we won't. She's suffered enough with me in this life, and I doubt she'd want to be with me even in death. It's all up to you, I agree to everything." Lu Sheng said with a wry smile, "I've shown all my sincerity, and I hope you can understand the heart of an old father."

Ultimately, it's all for Lu Guoqiang.

Lu Congyue sneered inwardly, but was also tempted by the conditions proposed by Lu Sheng.

He really wanted Lu Sheng to kneel at his mother's grave and say "I'm sorry" in person.

Her mother had waited so long, she was weak, she was unwilling, she needed an "I'm sorry", she needed Lu Sheng to say "Actually, you are very good".

Lu Congyue considered it for a moment and then said, "Alright, as long as you come back with me and kowtow in front of my mother's grave to admit your mistakes, I can let one of them go."

Lu Sheng frowned immediately: "One?"

"One hired someone to kidnap my son, and the other knew about it but didn't report it and still brutally assaulted my son. Chief Lu, you don't really think you can protect them by kowtowing, do you?"

Lu Sheng met Lu Congyue's icy gaze for a long while before gritting his teeth and saying, "Then how can we let them go? Tell me!"

"Compensate my wife and son with an apartment, either in Beijing or the provincial capital, with the property in my wife's name. It's not fair to let them suffer such a long period of fright for nothing."

Lu Sheng was silent for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, I will have someone take care of this as soon as possible."

Lu Congyue nodded in satisfaction: "Then take care, Chief Lu. Remember, I need to see the published statement first thing tomorrow morning. As for when to go back to my hometown, you can decide. Anyway, I'm not in a hurry, but others are."

When Lu Sheng came out of the guesthouse, he let out a long sigh of relief in the night.

Once things are settled, it would be best to leave the capital as soon as possible.

He had thought it through. He wanted to take Guan Jing and Guo Qiang to the south, to a place where it was spring all year round, to recuperate and hopefully live a few more years.

As soon as Lu Sheng left, Shang Hua opened the door and asked, "Cong Yue, was that your father who came just now? How did your conversation go?"

As they were speaking, a small head peeked out from beside their legs.

Lu Congyue smiled, squatted down in front of his son, and patted his little head: "Chenglin isn't asleep yet? How about sleeping with Daddy tonight?"

Xiao Chenglin nodded expectantly.

"Cong Yue!" Shang Hua said, displeased. "I'm talking to you."

Lu Congyue picked up his son and smiled at Shang Hua, "Yes, he came. But he's already left. We don't see eye to eye."

"So, were you convinced by him?" Shang Hua asked.

"Okay." Lu Congyue nodded. "I might take Cheng Lin and Chief Lu on a long trip in a couple of days. You should go home first."

Upon hearing that he was actually going on a long trip with Lu Sheng, Shang Hua was overjoyed: "That's wonderful! You two have finally made up, right?"

"No," Lu Congyue said in a deep voice. "Don't worry about this. I can handle it myself."

"I'll go with you. I'm worried about you taking care of a child alone!" Shang Hua said immediately.

Lu Congyue frowned again: "It's inconvenient! Sister Shang, it's really inconvenient. It's best if outsiders don't interfere in my affairs with Chief Lu."

Shang Hua felt embarrassed by his clear statement.

"Congyue, I'm doing this for your own good, but if you don't need it, I'll go back to the provincial capital and wait for you there... no, I'll go home and wait for you to come over! Didn't you say you wanted to visit my father a long time ago? My dad has been looking forward to seeing you, and you can bring Chenglin with you. My dad will definitely like Chenglin."

Shang Hua spoke with great enthusiasm, and Lu Congyue couldn't refuse. Besides, he had originally planned to take his wife and children to visit Shang Jianjun after resolving his issues with Lu Sheng.

"Okay, Sister Shang, go buy your ticket home. I'll take you to the station then," he said with a smile.

Shang Hua touched Xiao Chenglin's face and sighed, "Sigh, what exactly do you want to do? If it's inconvenient for Chenglin to come along, why don't you let her come with me? I'll take her back to keep my father company first. My father will definitely like Chenglin very much."

"I won't trouble you, Sister Shang," Lu Congyue still refused.

Shang Hua knew his temper; this wasn't the first time he'd refused, and there was no point in saying anything more, so she simply let it go.

Lu Congyue carried Xiao Chenglin back to his room. After Shang Hua had washed and dressed him, he took him to bed and cuddled him to sleep.

Little Chenglin seemed a bit excited, twisting and turning, his legs slapping against the bed, giggling, and unconsciously calling out "Daddy" and "Mommy"...

Lu Congyue suddenly missed Zhuang Qingxiang very much.

After finishing all these things, he took his son and rushed back to reunite with his wife and children, never wanting to be separated for so long again.

Thinking of his wife at home, the corners of his mouth slowly turned up. He hugged his son and gently coaxed him until they both fell asleep.

The next morning, Lu Sheng's bodyguards arrived.