Hold on, the system and I have never been angry
Chapter 51 First meeting
After eating his new melon, Lu Jinzhao thought of the person he had ignored during the day and closed the screen of his phone. "Qiansui, pull up Huozhou's message."
"Name: Huo Zhou. Age: 28. The first heir of the Huo Group. The family lived in Yi'an in their early years. More than a decade ago, the Huo family caught up with the trend and started a business to make a lot of money. They established their own company, which later slowly developed into the Huo Group. The population distribution in the family is relatively simple: parents, grandfather, and younger brother."
Lu Jinchao pulled up Huozhou's photo album and flipped through a few pages. Qiansui came over to take a look and said, "He looks so familiar. Who is he? Let me think... Oh, I remember! Isn't this the guy who stepped on your shoes for no reason on the day of your audition? Your new shoes still have scratches on them! Was he bothering you because of Fang Yin? Later, you kicked him and he called to curse!"
"That's not surprising."
"I don't understand this guy's train of thought." Chitose rummaged through the backstage and suddenly found something new: "Brother Chao, look at this. It's your fans asking you for help."
"what's up?"
"Let me sort it out... They are a wild team, usually earning a living by playing for others in Internet cafes. The oldest will not be an adult until next year, and the current rule that minors cannot play has caused them to run into obstacles everywhere. In addition, they all came from the same orphanage and grew up together. They don't want to be separated, so no club is willing to sign the whole team. I hope you can help introduce them. I looked at the results they sent me, and basically they have won all the awards in some civilian competitions, so they are still capable. The handwritten letter is also very sincere, as if they regard you as their last hope. If they fail, they are going to disband the team and go to work. Oh, by the way, you also sponsored that orphanage."
"Send them the address of Brother Yong's Internet cafe."
"What they want is a place on the team, why are you giving them a seat at the internet cafe?"
"Just send it."
"Oh……"
"If there is no team, why not just build one?" Lu Jinzhao made a phone call: "Hello, Brother Yong, this is it, I want to rent the entire third floor of your Internet cafe and transform it into a training room. All the expenses will be paid by me. Just a simple transformation will be enough. Move a computer out of the double room and add a bed to turn it into a single room."
"From what you said, you want to have people live here?" Zhang Yong was puzzled: "Xiao Lu, what are you going to do?"
"Support young people's e-sports dreams."
Zhang Yong was completely confused: "Huh?"
"They'll come to you."
"No, please explain clearly, who will come to see me?"
"I'll send you the specific plan later."
Lu Jinzhao hung up the phone and started the car. "Navigation, go to Ji Lian's house."
"Are you going to see our sister?"
"Yes."
The main residence of the Ji Lian family.
It was nine o'clock in the evening, not too early but not too late either.
After finishing her homework, Ji Lianxing started sketching the flowers in the garden outside the window in the studio that Sui Ruling built for her. Sui Ruling accompanied her in painting, while Ah Shen stood quietly by her side.
It was Lu Jinzhao’s first visit, and the security guard at the door didn’t recognize him, so he called Ji Lian’s family. The housekeeper picked up the phone and passed the message to Ji Lianhuai. After receiving the signal of permission to pass, the security guard let him in.
When he was led into the living room by the housekeeper, Ji Lianhuai was already sitting on the sofa waiting for him.
"Please sit down." Ji Lianhuai drank tea, "What's the matter with visiting so late at night?"
Lu Jinzhao followed suit and sat down opposite him: "It's rare that I have some free time, come and see Xiaoxing."
Ji Lianhuai nodded and signaled the housekeeper to call the young lady down. When Ji Lianxing heard his brother coming, he quickly put the paintbrush into the small bucket and ran downstairs.
Sui Ruling shouted from behind: "Run slower! Don't fall!"
Ah Shen helped to clean up the mess, and Sui Ruling also stood up and walked downstairs leisurely. She had always been curious about her daughter's adoptive brother. Passing by the study, she pushed the door open and went in, and by the way, she called down Ji Lianqin, who was playing chess with his old friends on the computer out of boredom.
Ji Lianxing sat down next to Lu Jinzhao and rubbed against his brother's arms: "Brother, did you miss me?"
Sui Ruling and Ji Lianqin sat on one side each. The three of them held their teacups in silence, looking like a three-court trial.
Chitose felt the tension of "meeting the parents": "No, we are here to see my sister. What are the three of them doing here???"
"Nice to meet you, hello, uncle and aunt." Lu Jinzhao touched Ji Lianxing's head, stood up and bowed to the couple: "I just noticed that Xiaoxing has gained weight. Thank you for taking such good care of her."
Ji Lianqin was a little surprised, as if he didn't expect him to be so polite. He nodded and said, "Please sit down. Xiaoxing is my daughter. It's my duty to raise her healthy."
Sui Ruling sipped her tea elegantly: "Xiao Lu, I heard that you are studying at Imperial Capital University now?"
Lu Jinzhao nodded: "Yes, I am currently a freshman in Class E."
"Class E?" Sui Ruling's eyes flickered. "Is it the Class E taught by Professor Zhong?"
"Yes, Professor Zhong Jin is my teacher."
Sui Ruling smiled and put down the teacup: "Professor Zhong is my best friend. I didn't expect you to be her student. It's a bit like a close relationship."
"That's actually the case."
Everyone was chatting idly, but soon ran out of things to talk about and fell into a brief silence.
Ji Lianxing felt that the atmosphere was strange, so he pulled Lu Jinzhao's sleeve and said, "Brother, I drew a portrait of you, do you want to see it?"
Lu Jinchao knew that she was interested in painting, and he had taught her some lessons before at the e-sports hotel, but he didn't expect that she would paint herself. "Really? Then take me to see it."
Ji Lianxing pulled Lu Jinzhao upstairs. There were many paintings in the studio, which were obviously created by two different people. One of them had immature painting skills and used bold colors, which could be seen at first glance as Ji Lianxing's.
She took out a dried painting from the easel covered with white cloth. On it was a profile of a person, and Lu Jinzhao's shadow could be vaguely seen.
"Xiao Xing is really amazing."
"Brother, do you like it?"
"I like it. Thank you, Xiaoxing."
The two stayed in the studio for a while, and Ji Lianxing asked Lu Jinchao to help her revise the painting. At half past nine, Ah Shen came and knocked on the door: "Miss, it's time to go to bed."
Ji Lianxing pouted: "But it's rare for my brother to come and see me, can't you come a little longer?"
Seeing that she had regained some of her childish and willful nature, Lu Jinchao felt very relieved. Children who can act coquettishly and willfully are often the ones who are loved.
"Baby, can mommy come in?" Sui Ruling knocked on the door gently.
"Of course, please come in, Mom."
"Baby, Mommy doesn't want to disturb you and your brother, but you should go to bed. We have an autumn outing tomorrow. Aren't you looking forward to it the most? If you oversleep and are late, you will miss the school bus." Sui Ruling squatted down, took out a silk handkerchief and wiped off the paint on Ji Lianxing's face, and smiled, "Little cat."
Lu Jinchao guessed that Ji Lianjia wanted to say something to him alone, so he tried to comfort him: "Xiaoxing is going on an autumn outing tomorrow, right? Then I'll prepare some delicious food for you. I guarantee your classmates will be jealous and cry."
Ji Lianxing smiled happily: "Really?"
"Really? Xiaoxing, go to sleep now. When you wake up tomorrow morning, you will receive a lunch box gift package made by your brother."
"Okay! Then I'll go wash up and go to bed! Good night, brother!"
"Good night stars."
Following Sui Ruling back to the first floor, Ji Lian's father and son, who were sitting on the sofa, looked at him seriously. There was an iPad on the table, and Ji Lianzhu's face appeared on the video call inside.
The scene was a bit solemn, and Lu Jinzhao asked softly: "What happened?"
"We all know about your matter," Ji Lianqin spoke first.
Lu Jinzhao was slightly stunned: "What?"
Chitose suddenly shrank his neck back, "Could they have discovered me?"
"About your background..."
Qiansui took out a bottle of amnesia spray from under the cat's belly: "Quick, Chao, give them some one by one!"
"Oh, you guys are so slow," Ji Lianzhu yawned, his face full of sleepiness, "Actually, my family likes you very much, and we want to ask if you are willing to come to our family as an adopted son."
The spray fell to the ground and disappeared. Chitose: "Huh???"
No, it’s increasingly difficult for it to understand where things are headed.
What kind of good person would adopt someone as his own child right away? And you already have two sons and a daughter, so you can't be addicted to adopting children, right?
I've only heard that if you keep cats, dogs, and rabbits, you'll keep raising more and more...
Lu Jinzhao's clever brain rarely stopped working, and it took him a long time to react: "You...want to adopt me?"
Sui Ruling nodded: "Yes."
Lu Jinzhao looked towards Ji Lianzhu, his face full of expression: Are you really not going to do anything about them doing this?
Ji Lianzhu shrugged, his eyes full of helplessness: How dare I speak?
"...Would your kids mind?"
Ji Lianhuai looked at the document nonchalantly: "I don't mind."
Ji Lianzhu: "I don't mind either. I'm sure Xiaoxing will be very happy too."
Ji Lianqin and Sui Ruling looked at him and asked, "What's your opinion?"
"Thank you for your kindness. I am very tempted by your suggestion, but I still can't accept it." Lu Jinzhao smiled.
Sui Ruling was puzzled: "Why? Is there something wrong with our family?"
Qiansui sighed, "Your family is so good, with abundant material wealth, harmonious family, excellent parents' education, good genes, and a smart and capable brother. You can be a carefree parasite for the rest of your life. It's simply the first choice for reincarnation! Unfortunately, Chao and I will leave sooner or later, before the Administration finds us. So let's not get too attached, otherwise I will be reluctant to leave when we are separated."
"Your family is great. I envy you for your family conditions and atmosphere. But I'm twenty years old now and no longer need to act like a spoiled brat to my parents. My studies and career are going well and I can stand on my own. I'm very satisfied with the current situation and don't want to change it." Lu Jinchao slowed down his tone and was very sincere.
"Well... I was already prepared to snatch my son from Zhou Hongda..." Sui Ruling pouted and changed the subject: "Then I can take you in as my godson, right?"
"Okay, he agreed." Before Lu Jinchao could say anything, Ji Lianzhu spoke first.
"Okay, I'll ask them to clean up a room for you. You can stay at home tonight. You can go to school with Xingxing tomorrow." Sui Ruling walked away excitedly in her slippers, muttering to herself, "We have the basic furniture and bedding. What else is missing..."
Lu Jinzhao’s glare could almost kill Ji Lianzhu through the screen: What are you doing?
Ji Lianhuai took out his cell phone and typed: My mother is the type who will never give up until she achieves her goal. No one in our family can persuade her. You will have to agree sooner or later. It is better to skip those steps of coaxing and persuading.
Lu Jinzhao: “…”
"Xiao Lu, take a look at this." Ji Lianqin pushed the folder on the coffee table over to him. "Zhou Hongda is now with Wang Tianci. He is addicted to gambling and owes the casino a lot of money. He brought these fabricated black materials to cause trouble and was detained by us. What do you want to do with him?"
Picking up the stack of documents, Lu Jinzhao read a few pages carefully. They were some of the false information that he had asked He Xuan to reveal to Zhou Hongda, as well as some so-called evidence that Zhou Hongda had made up. They were all used by Zhou Hongda to get money from him.
He glanced at it briefly and put it back in the folder: "I suggest releasing Zhou Hongda directly."
Ji Lianqin disagreed, "Just release him? He will go to the media to discredit you, and it won't do you any good if it gets out of hand."
Lu Jinzhao chuckled: "I just want him to make a big fuss."
*
Early in the morning, Lu Jinzhao drove to the market and picked out the freshest fish, meat, vegetables and eggs to prepare lunch boxes. He only needed to cook and season, and the dishwasher could do the heavy lifting of washing dishes.
He talked about some things with Ji Lianhuai last night, and sorted out a plan to build a team and sent it to Zhang Yong. It was too late, so he slept in his guest room.
When I came back from shopping, I ran into Ji Lianhuai who was making tea to refresh himself, so I unceremoniously pulled the president of Huanyu into the kitchen to help.
Ji Lianhuai was at a loss as to what to do with the fish still bouncing in the bag: "I don't know how to kill fish."
"It's already been killed," Lu Jinzhao took the gutted fish out of the plastic bag and put it on the chopping board: "Washing the vegetables should be okay, right?"
Ji Lianhuai said honestly: "Neither will I."
Lu Jinchao was speechless: "No wonder you are almost thirty and still don't have a wife."
Ji Lianhuai was not to be outdone: "You can cook, do you have a wife?"
"I do." Lu Jinzhao took out his phone and opened his Weibo account. He randomly clicked on a comment section and scrolled down. It was full of comments calling him "husband". He chuckled, "Look, there are so many."
Ji Lianhuai: "......"
Ah Shen passed by, and Lu Jinchao pulled him into the kitchen to help.
Ji Lianxing was awakened by the fragrance.
"My brother must have made something delicious!"
She threw off the quilt and ran downstairs, rushing into the kitchen, "Brother, it smells so good, what delicious food did you make?"
In the kitchen, Ji Lianhuai, A Shen, and Lu Jinzhao all turned around and looked at her. A Shen quickly wiped the water off his hands, walked forward and picked up Ji Lianxing with one hand, "Miss, running barefoot on the ground will easily catch a cold."
"Oh..." Ji Lianxing stuck out his tongue and was carried upstairs by A Shen to change clothes.
Ji Lianhuai, who was beating eggs, suddenly reached out and poked Lu Jinzhao with his elbow: "Aren't you worried?"
Lu Jinzhao didn't even raise his head and continued to rub the dough in his hand: "What are you worried about?"
"Xiaoxing is in puberty, and your butler looks about the same age as you."
Lu Jinzhao couldn't help laughing out loud, "You're not far from having a sister complex."
Ji Lianhuai frowned: "I am avoiding risks in advance."
Lu Jinchao couldn't help laughing, but didn't mention the fact that Ah Shen was a bionic man and had no emotions. "Well. If you are worried about Ah Shen, I will transfer him away. I just happen to be in need of an assistant."
"can."
Qiansui seemed to remember something: "Although bionic people don't have emotions, my sister does. I think Ji Lianhuai's worry is correct."
When Ji Lianxing came downstairs again, he had already washed and dressed up. He was cute and playful, showing the vitality that should be possessed by this age group. "Brother, do you think I can dress like this?"
Lu Jinzhao came out with a packed lunch box. After hearing the words, he looked around and said admiringly, "Very beautiful."
Ji Lianhuai's frown never relaxed: "After all you've done, are you sure she can lift it?"
"You underestimate her." Lu Jinzhao put the schoolbag in her hand: "Xingxing, show it to him."
Ji Lianxing lifted the schoolbag easily: "Don't worry, brother, I'm very strong!"
Chitose: "Wow, a super-strong loli."
Lu Jinzhao: "I learned all this from doing housework and farm work at the Zhou family since I was a kid."
Ji Lianhuai nodded: "Xiaoxing is great."
"Hey," Ji Lianxing said, "I'll go call my parents down for dinner!"
Sui Ruling packed up and went downstairs, and saw the dining table full of breakfast. She saw her daughter eating happily, and even her eldest son, who was always picky about food, seemed to be eating happily. She picked up a dumpling and took a bite. It was salty and juicy. She put her hand on her lips and said, "Xiao Lu, did you make this?"
"Yes, President Huai and Ah Shen also helped."
"You don't have to speak for that workaholic. How can he cook? Not to mention cooking for us. I saw you making barbecue on TV before, and I thought it was a show effect. I didn't expect your cooking skills are really that good. But we have a chef at home, so there is no reason to let you do the cooking."
"I'm making lunch boxes for Xingxing. I've taken over the kitchen, so the chef can't come in. It's just a matter of convenience."
"What are you eating? It looks good." Ji Lianqin also packed up and came downstairs.
After they had a happy breakfast, Lu Jinchao said goodbye to them and drove Ji Lianxing to school. He saw her walk into the campus before he stepped on the accelerator and drove away.
Parents were not allowed to accompany their children on the autumn outing, so he had arranged for Zuo Hui to drive his BMW 3 Series behind the school bus for remote protection. The students enrolled in this school were either rich or noble, and the security measures were always good, so he didn't need to worry too much.
Ji Lianhuai called: "Zhou Hongda is here to cause trouble, come back quickly."
"It seems you've pushed him too far. Now."
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