Chapter 1202: Chapter 1202: That’s More Like It
“Dad, how did you find out?”
“Our unit was sending a batch of goods to Miyun, and the driver, knowing our relation to Xiangrui, told me on his return. I was worried Yichen might not know about this. Do you think we should ask Yichen to go check on it?”
“This Yiting, such a big thing happened, how could she not tell the family?”
The pair talked a bit more about family matters: “Dad, if there’s nothing else, I’m going to hang up. I’ll call Yichen and have him find time to go and see what’s the situation with my sister-in-law.”
After hanging up, she called Lu Yichen directly: “Hey, Brother Chen, are you busy?”
Lu Yichen stepped into the corridor with his phone: “Just got to my office not long ago, discussing some matters. Calling at this time, is something wrong?”
“Just now my dad called, saying that a driver from the factory went to deliver goods to Miyun and heard that Yiting has a broken leg. Do you know about this?”
“When did it happen? How come I have no idea?”
“It was during those days when I came back to the country; they didn’t want to worry the family, so they didn’t tell us. They even told me that they were too busy to find time. This silly girl.”
“This Yiting is really causing trouble, such a big thing happened and she didn’t inform the family.”
“Alright, don’t be angry now. Aren’t you the brother who isn’t being attentive? It’s been over two months since she’s been there, and you haven’t even bothered to ask about her work situation.”
Lu Yichen fell silent: “Yeah, once I get busy with things, there’s no time to care about anything else. And my wife, should she bring the kids there, how much time would I then have to spend with them?”
Luo Qiao comforted him softly: “It shouldn’t be too serious, when you go there, don’t get mad at Xiangrui. It’s probably Yiting’s idea, firstly not wanting to worry the family, secondly not wanting Xiangrui to get scolded. Take some nutritional supplements when you go, seeing that everything is fine will also put your mind at rest.”
Lu Yichen, after listening to Luo Qiao: “Got it, you’re right. I won’t get angry at Xiangrui, but I still need to tell Yiting off, so she learns her lesson.”
“How so, you have to lay down your authority as her brother?”
“No, I’m just upset that she didn’t tell us when something happened, it’s because I’m concerned about her.”
“Okay, let’s not tell Dad, or Grandpa, or my youngest aunt about this. If you want, just mention it to Big Brother and his wife.”
“Got it.”
“Then, go take care of your stuff, I’m hanging up.”
“Wait.”
“What’s wrong, is there something else?”
“Is this how you hang up, without a token of affection?”
Luo Qiao understood in a flash and burst into laughter, then a ‘smooching’ sound came from the phone: “Happy now?”
Lu Yichen smiled contentedly: “That’s more like it, my love, miss you.”
With that, he hung up the phone, adjusted his expression outside, and then entered the office.
Someone in the office joked: “Was that a call from sister-in-law, whispering sweet nothings that you had to go outside to take the call?”
Another person laughed: “Must be he didn’t want us to hear, so oblivious, still asking.”
Then everyone laughed together.
Lu Yichen let them jest, thinking to himself that after arranging things on hand, he would call Big Brother to see if he wanted to go together.
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At the Capital City Ning Family, Old Lady Ning ran into the yard sweating profusely as if someone was chasing her.
Once inside the yard, she rushed towards her son’s room, only to see her daughter-in-law playfully sitting on her son’s lap. Her anger surged up uncontrollably: “How shameless to be doing this in broad daylight, sitting on your man, why don’t you sit on his head?”
Ning Ziping, seeing the look on his mother’s face, knew she must’ve encountered something or was upset outside, and quickly pushed his wife away to stand up: “Mom, don’t be angry, we’re just playing around. Is there something you need me for? Let’s go to your room and talk.”
Old Lady Ning glared fiercely at her daughter-in-law: “Can’t even lay an egg and still learning those fox-like seductive tricks, such nonsense.”
She wanted to say more but was dragged away by her son.