amaotonovel Chapter 427: Visiting Relatives (Part )
Chapter 427: Visiting Relatives (Part )
Chapter 427: Visiting Relatives (Part )
Two days later.
Nine in the morning.
Lu You stood on the side of the road in front of the community gate, looking at the passing vehicles with boredom.
Tang Wan, who was standing by, grabbed Lu You's left hand and observed it intently, turning it over and pinching it from time to time, like a palm reader and a charlatan.
"husband."
"Ok?"
"Your fingers are so long and thin! It's a pity not to play the piano."
Lu You scratched Tang Wan's chin with his backhand and said with a smile: "It's not that I can't play the piano, I just don't take it as my main job."
"Speaking of which." Tang Wan naturally took Lu You's arm and said, "What kind of job does our uncle have? Do we have to avoid suspicion when visiting him?"
"you guess?"
"Could it be that he is a member of the Dragon Group, a mysterious national organization? They are responsible for handling cases involving people with special abilities."
Lu You flicked his finger at Tang Wan's forehead and scolded with a smile: "Dragon Group, you have read too many urban novels!"
Tang Wan frowned and said dissatisfiedly: "You can all travel from another world, why can't there be a Dragon Group?"
"Anyway, there is no such thing in this world, 100% sure." Lu You said affirmatively.
"Stop keeping us in suspense and reveal the answer right away!" Tang Wan urged unhappily.
"He's a civil servant."
This answer was within Tang Wan's guess.
After all, in the capital, one has to lower the grade of the car to visit, so the only answer I can think of is being an official.
"My uncle is an official in the capital. Does that mean he holds a very high position?" Tang Wan asked curiously.
Lu You thought for a while and said, "If we use the classification of Dou Po Cangqiong, from top to bottom, the highest is Dou Di, followed by Dou Sheng and Dou Zun, then my uncle's realm is Half-Step Dou Sheng."
"You're so awesome!" Tang Wan widened her eyes in surprise.
Lu You reached out and lightly touched Tang Wan's nose, saying: "My uncle is the representative of the Shen family in the political world, how can he not be powerful?"
"Does my uncle still have a chance to advance to Dou Sheng?"
Lu You shook his head and said, "Unless most of the Shen family's assets are released, it's impossible."
"why?"
"Do you know how to divide the cake among the children so that they don't make a fuss?" Lu You asked back.
Tang Wan thought for a moment and said uncertainly: "Equally divided according to the number of people?"
"The same goes for the Shen family. The Shen family focuses on business and is at the top level, so it is inevitable that they cannot interfere too much in the other two areas. In the final analysis, it comes down to two words: balance."
Tang Wan suddenly realized and asked, "What are the rules of the game for adults?"
"Yes."
Suddenly, Tang Wan thought of someone.
"By the way, is Sister Miaomiao the daughter of my uncle?"
"what!"
Lu You couldn't help but laugh and said, "If Sister Miaomiao is my uncle's daughter, you can search for my uncle's notice on the Commission for Discipline Inspection website right now, believe it or not?"
"Uh……"
Tang Wan's mind flashed with the scene of Shen Miaomiao wearing luxury brand names and driving a cool supercar to take her shopping.
"Well, Sister Miaomiao does not look like the daughter of an official family."
After chatting for about five minutes, Lu Jianyan appeared in front of the two people driving a Hongqi and took them away.
……
After stopping and starting along the way, finally around ten o'clock, the car drove into a residential area with obvious signs of age.
Lu You looked out through the car window. The height of the surrounding residential buildings was not like the skyscrapers today, which were often more than ten or twenty stories high.
The building here is only seven stories high, and its decoration style is very much in line with the early 1990s, especially the windows, which are typical coated glass that is blue in color.
The air conditioner outdoor unit was hanging under the window sill, and had two long rusty tails growing out of it.
“The people who still live here must be elderly!”
Tang Wan had just finished speaking when an elementary school student on a skateboard whizzed past her, followed by three or four followers of the same size. The noise came from far away and then drifted away.
"Hahaha!" Lu You touched Tang Wan's red cheek and teased, "Does your face hurt?"
Tang Wan slapped Lu You's hand away and said angrily, "Get away, don't get close to me!"
Listening to the two people fighting, Lu Jianyan smiled knowingly.
It’s good to be young!
Looking back to high school, he and the girl sitting in front of him had a similar situation.
Unfortunately, after the college entrance examination, we went our separate ways and never saw each other again.
Shen Yuyin, who was sitting in the passenger seat, seemed to have telepathy and asked immediately, "Dad, what are you thinking about?"
Lu Jianyan restrained his smile and said calmly, "Nothing, I'm just thinking about where to eat tonight."
"Really?"
"More real than pearls."
Shen Yuyin always felt something was wrong, but couldn't put it into words, so she just gave up.
The car was parked next to the building.
Everyone got out of the car one after another.
Tang Wan held Lu Jingshu's hand and looked at the residential building in front of her.
As the distance gets closer, the sense of age emanating from the house becomes more distinct.
The mottled roads, rusty iron gates and security nets, as well as the tangled and crisscrossing wires, all tell stories of the old days.
"The housing prices here should be much cheaper than those in the new development, right?"
Lu Jianyan opened the trunk and took out a square thermal bag and a big red plastic bag.
Hearing Tang Wan's guess, he smiled and replied, "You're overthinking. Although this neighborhood is old, there is a famous elementary school and a famous junior high school nearby. It's a top school district house, and it has convenient transportation. The current market price starts at eight figures, and it's still not available."
Tang Wan looked up at the sky silently.
An old and dilapidated house from ancient times worth eight figures, I can only say that it is worthy of being called real estate.
"Won't my uncle get caught for living in such an expensive house?" Lu You asked doubtfully.
"The house was allocated to your uncle by the company. You can live in it, but private sale and purchase is not allowed." Lu Jianyan explained.
“Are civil servants’ benefits so good?”
"It was true before, but it's just so-so now, but it's stable."
I don’t know if it’s because the country’s public security is too good, or if it’s because the door lock is damaged, but the entrance to the residential building is like the heroine in the Bluebird Daily Contest, with the door wide open and completely unguarded.
They walked into the dim corridor, climbed up the cement stairs step by step, and stopped in front of a door.
This is a very special door.
It's not that the door itself is special, but that it appears here.
The entrance doors of other residents all have a rusty green-painted iron fence on the outside and a wooden security door on the inside. The door locks are the kind that look like cameras.
But the entrance door of this household is completely different. Not only is the door a new style of stainless steel anti-theft door, but the door lock is also a smart door lock with fingerprint and face recognition.
It's like a phoenix falling into a chicken coop, looking out of place.
"We're here." Lu Jianyan raised his hand and pressed the doorbell twice.
Tang Wan grabbed the corner of Lu You's clothes and tugged at them, whispering, "Husband, when we meet your uncle later, what should I call him?"
"What do you think is a more appropriate shout?" Lu You asked back.
Tang Wan rolled her eyes at Lu You and said speechlessly, "Do I need to ask you if I want to know?"
"You can call me uncle or uncle, whatever you like."
Tang Wan's mind turned and she quickly came up with an idea.
"Just call him uncle. We're a family, but it feels weird for me to be the only one calling him uncle."
At this time, the door opened.
A middle-aged woman about 1.6 meters tall, with black hair but a slightly old face appeared in front of everyone.
Lu Jianyan and Shen Yuyin were the first to greet: "Good morning, sister-in-law!"
The woman raised her lips, revealing a kind smile, and said enthusiastically: "You are here! Why did you bring something?"
"It's just some fruit I bought on the street and two local chickens I brought from Yue Province. It's no problem." Shen Yuyin replied.
"You're so thoughtful. Come in and sit down!"
Lu Jianyan and his wife took Lu Jingshu in first to change their shoes, and Lu You and Tang Wan followed behind.
"Hello, Auntie!" x2
The woman’s surname is Min, which consists of one character, Jie, which means elegant, beautiful and well-educated.
Min Jie's gaze lingered on Tang Wan for a long time, until Tang Wan felt hairy all over, then she slowly retracted her gaze and said with a smile, "Hello."
Tang Wan breathed a sigh of relief, as if she had been pardoned.
For some reason, Min Jie gave her the feeling of facing a teacher in kindergarten, gentle yet dignified.
"There are slippers on the floor, change them yourself, and come to the living room when you are done."
"Okay, aunt." Lu You nodded politely.
After Min Jie left, Tang Wan immediately grabbed Lu You's arm and asked nervously, "Is my aunt dissatisfied with me?"
“How come you see?”
Tang Wan pointed at her eyes and said worriedly, "The way she looks at me is so scary!"
Lu You held Tang Wan's right hand and said with a smile: "My aunt has been a senior class teacher for more than ten years. It's normal for her eyes to be scary!"
"Like this?"
"Hurry up and change your shoes and go in. Don't keep the elders waiting for too long."
They put on slippers and walked into the living room.
I saw Lu Jingshu being held and teased by a slightly plump, gray-haired, and elegant middle-aged man.
"Xiao Shu, do you remember who I am?"
Lu Jingshu's little head shook like a rattle, and she replied bluntly: "I don't remember."
The middle-aged man laughed, grabbed two Swiss candies and stuffed them into Lu Jingshu's palm, and asked again: "What now?"
Lu Jingshu smiled like a flower and said, "Remember, you are my uncle!"
The middle-aged man rubbed Lu Jingshu's head and said with a smile: "So good!"
Seeing this, Tang Wan secretly complained.
At such a young age, he knows how to use his advantages to seek benefits. What will he be like when he grows up?
"Okay, go play by yourself!"
The middle-aged man, Lu You's uncle and Shen Yuyin's elder brother, Shen Pingkuo bent down and put Lu Jingshu back on the ground, then looked at Lu You.
"Hey, Dabao! It's been more than half a year since the Spring Festival, and it seems that you have become a lot more handsome!"
"Hello, uncle." Lu You nodded slightly and said with a smile: "It would be better if uncle could call me by my full name."
"Haha, I'll definitely do it next time." After laughing, Shen Pingkuo turned his gaze to Tang Wan. "Who is this?"
Tang Wan was struggling over how to introduce herself, but Lu You made the decision for her first.
"My girlfriend's name is Logan."
"Hello, uncle." Tang Wan greeted politely.
Shen Pingkuo looked at Tang Wan for a few times, his gaze focused on her long red-purple hair for a moment.
Shen Pingkuo is a conservative person at heart. He doesn't like people who dye their hair in fancy colors, making them look like street thugs.
But since he was brought home by Lu You and successfully entered the circle of Lu's relatives, he must have been recognized by both Lu Jianyan and Shen Yuyin, so Shen Pingkuo couldn't say much.
"Logan? This name suits Dabao quite well."
"Maybe this is fate!" Lu You said with a smile.
(End of this chapter)