Mu Shinian looked around the hospital ward again, but not seeing Lu Jingchen, she asked, "Sis, where’s brother-in-law?"
Song Qiao’s pace faltered, but she quickly recovered and placed the insulated food container on the table inside the ward, speaking somewhat awkwardly, "Your brother-in-law went out. Do you need him for something?"
The fact that Mu Shinian accepted Lu Jingchen caught her off guard, and she didn’t know when it started; every time Mu Shinian saw Lu Jingchen, she would straightaway call him brother-in-law. Sometimes even when she came to the hospital and didn’t see Lu Jingchen with her, she would ask, ’Why didn’t brother-in-law come?’ ’Where did brother-in-law go?’
This made Song Qiao feel like the child she had raised for so many years was snatched away by Lu Jingchen just like that.
That feeling was indeed a blatant irritation.
"It’s nothing; just now brother-in-law called to tell me that you were at the hospital and asked me to prepare lunch for you to bring over." Mu Shinian smiled and pointed at the lunch box that Song Qiao had just put down, clearly meaning it was for her to eat.
Song Qiao hummed a response and didn’t say much, directly opening the insulated container, which immediately filled the ward with the aroma of food.
Mu Shinian wasn’t idle either; she went into the bathroom, brought out a basin of water, and prepared to help Elder Mu wash up.
Seeing Mu Shinian’s somewhat clumsy movements, Song Qiao, who usually did not perform these tasks and always had the nursing aide help, felt a pang in her heart and said, "Shinian, leave it, I will do it later." The rightful source is novęlfire.net
At Mu Shinian’s age, she should be studying hard without any worries, but ever since the Mu Family’s troubles and Elder Mu’s hospitalization, the child had taken on burdens unimaginable to most people.
"Sis, it’s fine. You eat, I can handle this." Her hands continued moving, and though the actions were clumsy, it seemed like it wasn’t her first time doing such things.
Song Qiao initially intended to put down what she was holding, but she didn’t move forward, as the determined look in Mu Shinian’s eyes gradually brought a thought to her mind.
The Mu Family is now bankrupt and down on their luck, but doesn’t that mean there is a possibility for the future?
Shinian... he is the child of the Mu Family, as well as its future.
At CK Group, right after Lu Jingchen stepped out of the elevator, his assistant promptly approached him.
The man’s face was somber, and without a glance at his assistant, he demanded in a deep voice, "What’s the matter?"
The assistant also had a grim expression but explained calmly, "Mr. President, the cargo that the Customs Bureau detained is needed by Jason the day after tomorrow. They didn’t explicitly say why our cargo is detained, only that it’s under investigation."
Upon hearing this, the man’s steps paused, and he directly turned towards the assistant with a very cold expression—it was evident he was not in a good mood—as he bit out, "I wasn’t aware that the Customs Bureau now has the audacity to detain goods without providing a reason. Call the Customs Bureau now, immediately, at once!"
"Mr. President, we’ve already called." The assistant looked equally troubled but still explained, "The Customs Bureau says our cargo is special and is currently being kept confidential."
No sooner had he finished speaking than the atmosphere suddenly dropped several degrees, and the assistant’s heart skipped a beat, warily lifting his gaze to Lu Jingchen’s face, only to almost instinctively want to take a step back the next second.
The man’s face was extraordinarily grim, darkened to the point of nearly dripping water, and even though the assistant had been by Lu Jingchen’s side for so long, every time his boss showed such an expression, he felt as if someone was ’plucking hairs on a tiger’s head,’ offending this man.
The assistant was clueless about what exactly was going on with the Customs Bureau; after all, they had clearly agreed before that their goods must not be tampered with. For many years, there had been peace and cooperation between them, and the higher-ups at the Customs Bureau were somewhat aware of Lu Jingchen’s background. Who would deliberately cause trouble for themselves and provoke Lu Jingchen – it was of no benefit to them.
The secretary really couldn’t figure out what the issue was this time—their cargo was crucial for Lu Jingchen to fully take over and defeat the old geezers. If there were any issues, the consequences would be beyond what ordinary people could imagine.