0p0 Miss Zhang 339 is wrongly accusing someone.
Miss Zhang 339 is wrongly accusing someone.
"Is that your line? Lu Mingdong, are you threatening me? You better watch out, or I'll go to Uncle San tomorrow and complain."
A hint of helplessness flashed across Lu Mingdong's face.
My third uncle is completely unreliable. He says he only likes domineering CEOs? What a lie!
"And what about you! You're framing someone, and you want me to leave? What do you mean by that? Tomorrow I'm going to have a talk with Dad about life."
Cheng Xia: "...Lu Mingdong, you're not behaving like your usual self at all right now."
Why would you go and complain?
Cheng Xia knew perfectly well that if she went to Lu Yuanqing to complain, Lu Yuanqing would definitely be on her side.
Similarly, if Lu Mingdong complains about her to Cheng He, then Cheng He will definitely side with Lu Mingdong.
Lu Mingdong chuckled, still a little angry. He wasn't one to suffer in silence, so he reached out and pinched Cheng Xia's face. But no matter how angry he was, he controlled the force of his hand so that Cheng Xia wouldn't feel any pain.
"Miss Cheng, you went first."
Cheng Xia puffed out her cheeks and reached out to slap Lu Mingdong's face without any hesitation.
Lu Mingdong's face no longer had the baby fat he had as a child; the passage of time gave Cheng Xia a profound sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi - mixed feelings/reflections).
Immediately, Cheng Xia couldn't help but laugh, her eyes filled with amusement. The hand that was pinching Lu Mingdong's face turned into cupping his face. "Am I being too dramatic?"
Both being mothers of three, she still argued with Lu Mingdong over the slightest unpleasantness or grievance.
This is such a novel thing!
This was the first time she had ever argued with Lu Mingdong.
Lu Mingdong shook his head, a smile playing on his lips, his eyes gentle. "It's not that I'm being dramatic; it's that I didn't do a good job."
He failed to understand Cheng Xia's awkwardness in time, and he neglected to take care of the children, placing all the responsibility on Cheng He and Cheng Xia.
Cheng Xia lowered her hand, stepped out of his embrace, turned her back, and said, "It's my fault for not telling you. You're so busy every day, it's normal that you don't have time for it."
“After I graduated, I wasn’t assigned a job. At that time, you were noticed by your supervisor and were taken to study in the research lab for graduate school. Although Xiaoling returned to the village, she had already gotten a job before graduation. She returned to the village because of Xiaonan. Many of my classmates had secured jobs before graduation, but I didn’t.”
Cheng Xia turned to look at Lu Mingdong with a wry smile and said, "Am I too unambitious? After graduating, Xiao Bei has become a leader in the railway bureau. After graduating, Wei Ye is now the county magistrate of Dian'an County. My aunt wrote to me a while ago, saying that my uncle is now the director of a bureau, and my aunt is also the manager of a department store."
"Not to mention my third uncle and the others, they have made a lot of money over the years, bought a lot of properties, and each of them lives a very fulfilling and exciting life."
“Only me, only me is still a failure, I don’t even have a job. My fourth aunt asked me to help her, but Lu Mingdong, you know, my fourth aunt is very capable. She could have handled things by herself, but she asked me to help her.”
"You should be able to tell that she said that to accommodate my feelings. She didn't need me in the first place. I'm just too useless. Everyone else is so capable, but I can't do anything right. We graduated at the same time, but others have jobs and can be assigned jobs, while I was told that I need to wait for arrangements."
"Ha, Lu Mingdong, it seems like the only way I don't seem so useless is when I stay home and take care of the kids. Aren't I ridiculous?"
Cheng Xia told Lu Mingdong about all her emotions during this period, word by word.
She got stuck in a rut, going from initial resentment to self-doubt, and finally, she had the idea of wanting Lu Mingdong to leave.
She didn't even know whether letting Lu Mingdong leave was for his own good or for her own.
As Cheng Xia recounted her troubles and pain, Lu Mingdong kept his eyes on her, feeling her pain and heartache for her grievances.
“You can’t doubt yourself because of work issues. This isn’t your problem,” Lu Mingdong said.
Job assignments are no longer guaranteed; those who are assigned jobs are not ordinary people, so there's no need to have doubts because of this.
"I don't know how to evaluate taking care of children, but to me, the hardest and most admirable thing is that you stay at home and take care of the children."
Lu Mingdong knew he spent too little time with his children, but even knowing that, there was nothing he could do to change it.
Maybe he's selfish!
He couldn't possibly give up his dreams for the sake of his child.
Therefore, Cheng Xia's sacrifice of many hopes for the children is itself a remarkable thing.
“What’s so admirable about looking after kids? It’s the most useless thing,” Cheng Xia muttered.
Lu Mingdong smiled silently, "Because I can't do it! Many men in this world can't give up everything for their children, so you deserve my respect!"
"Look, you can do things that I can't do. Aren't you amazing?"
Cheng Xia was speechless: "When did you start using such sophistry?"
Taking care of children? What kind of skill is that?
Lu Mingdong bent down slightly, meeting her clear black and white eyes, and said, "Your opinion doesn't count. I think you're amazing, and that's it."
Cheng Xia met his deep, affectionate eyes and froze.
With a soft chuckle, Cheng Xia snapped out of her reverie and saw Lu Mingdong smiling.
Cheng Xia felt ashamed. She was already so old, yet she still fell for Lu Mingdong's seduction. But then she thought, so what if she was infatuated? It was all legal.
Thinking this way, Cheng Xia's expression immediately turned righteous.
"Since you're unhappy taking care of the kids at home, why did you refuse when your third uncle asked you to come to Shenzhen with him?"
Without hesitation, Cheng Xia replied, "My third uncle is taking care of me, so I can't make things difficult for him all the time!"
Lu Yuanqing and Lu Yuanbo went to Shenzhen to build a factory. It was something that the two of them could handle, so she didn't need to get involved.
Even if she went, it would be because Lu Yuanqing was taking care of her and came up with a plan.
Lu Mingdong frowned. The situation was a bit serious; Cheng Xia was already very insecure.
Do you think Uncle San would be that kind of person?
Cheng Xia was taken aback, "No!"
They had no doubt about Lu Yuanqing's character.
"In that case, do you think your third uncle let you go to Shenzhen to take care of you?"
Cheng Xia remained silent.
Lu Mingdong continued, "You're a college student. Your third uncle only approached you because he needs your help. Don't doubt anything."
"You say you don't regret it, but do you just not like me staying at home? Do you think I'm useless and just want me to go out and work?" Cheng Xia said.
Lu Mingdong: "...You still say you wouldn't wrong me."
"...There wasn't one to begin with!"
“I want you to go out and work. There’s no other reason. I just feel that you’re unhappy at home, so I said that. Have you misunderstood me?” Lu Mingdong said.
Cheng Xia: "..."
She remained silent, but Lu Mingdong wouldn't let her off the hook. "So, you've been unhappy about this all this time? You think I'm looking down on you? Miss Cheng, you really know how to frame people!"