Chapter 799: Seven hundred ninety-seven, apology Chapter 799: Seven hundred ninety-seven, apology “Please, have a seat and let’s talk,” Lu Hanmo gestured with a hand for the other to sit.
Zhuo Zhiwei smiled, nodded, and sat down. “Captain Lu! Madam Lu! I’ve heard about the incident this morning, and although our Zhuo Family has severed ties with Zhuo Luoluo, I still feel deeply apologetic. If I hadn’t failed to discipline my daughter properly in the past, none of this would have happened. I’m truly sorry. We’ve prepared these gifts especially for you; please do accept them,” he said, gesturing towards the pile of gifts on the table.
Lu Hanmo nodded slightly. “I hope there won’t be a next ti.” Zhuo Luoluo was already dead, so of course, there would be no next ti, but it was still necessary to say these words.
“Absolutely!” Zhuo Zhiwei assured him. His wife had said that Luoluo’s chances were slim, and he didn’t know how she was now. Although he didn’t wish for her death, he also didn’t want her to cause trouble again, especially for the two people sitting in front of him.
“It’s a great relief that Madam Lu wasn’t hard this ti!” Old Madam Zhuo chid in.
“Yes! Otherwise, we really couldn’t have forgiven ourselves,” Zhuo Zhiwei said with an apologetic face.
“Captain Lu! Madam Lu! I know that Luoluo has angered you this ti. However, I still would like to say that our Zhuo Family has already disowned her. Whatever she has done has nothing to do with our family. She’s an adult and fully capable of being responsible for her own actions,” Old Madam Zhuo said earnestly.
Luo Shu took a sip of the yogurt in front of her. At that mont, she suddenly felt Zhuo Luoluo was quite pitiable. Even her own family treated her this way; it was truly sad.
The telephone on the table rang at this point.
Lu Hanmo stood up and answered the phone.
“Is this Captain Lu? May I ask if Chief Bai is with you?” A middle-aged man’s voice ca through the receiver. He had gone through several complications before he finally got hold of this number.
“Yes!” Lu Hanmo looked over at Bai Tinggu, “Chief, your call.”
Taken aback, Bai Tinggu stood up and took the phone from Lu Hanmo’s hand. “This is Bai Tinggu.”
“Hello Chief Bai! I am Li Tao, the dean of the third hospital. This call was entrusted to by Ms. Bai Yuyan. She wishes for you to co to the hospital. Your niece Zhuo Luoluo has just passed away, and Ms. Bai Yuyan is presently alone there.”
“I understand,” Bai Tinggu replied somberly.
After hanging up, Bai Tinggu turned to Zhuo Zhiwei and Old Madam Zhuo, “That was the hospital. Luoluo has passed away.” Luoluo was soone he had watched grow up and had always been fond of. If it hadn’t been for the harm she caused Xuxu, he wouldn’t have been disappointed in her.
Upon hearing this, Zhuo Zhiwei and Old Madam Zhuo’s expressions changed, and they hurriedly stood up and walked briskly towards the exit. Although they had cut her off, they still felt deeply for her in their hearts. Now that she was dead, how could they not feel pain? However, they could rest easy from now on, at least not having to worry about her causing more trouble for them.
“Hanmo, Luo Shu, we’ll be taking our leave,” Bai Tinggu told them and, along with his wife, quickly followed Zhuo Zhiwei and Old Madam Zhuo out.
Luo Shu and Lu Hanmo exchanged a glance. Luo Shu went out to close the front gate, and Lu Hanmo returned to the kitchen to continue the unfinished business. Zhuo Luoluo, to them, was an insignificant person, and her death had no impact on them at all.
Lin Helian humd a tune while cooking. Hearing the door, she turned around with a smile, “You’re back!”
“Yep!” Yhan Zhan replied with a smile as he entered the kitchen. After several days of rest, he had recovered quite a bit and was also persisting with his daily exercises, believing it wouldn’t be long before he fully recovered.
“Yhan Zhan, I’ve got so good news for you,” Lin Helian said as she took a plate to scoop up the food from the pan.
“What good news?” Yhan Zhan washed his hands, dried them with a towel, and took the dishes from Lin Helian’s hands to put them aside on the small wood table.
“I asked Luo Shu to help find a job, and after the New Year, I’m going to start working,” Lin Helian announced joyfully. With a job, their life would no longer be as tight as it currently was.
“What job?” Yhan Zhan asked. He felt a twinge of guilt towards his wife. Ever since she had joined him, she had lived in constant fear and anxiety, often hungry and cold. If it hadn’t been for these circumstances, she wouldn’t have thought about getting a job.
“It’s a position at a sales outlet, located in Beitian District near our ho, and the working hours are very regular, from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. I can fully take care of the household,” Lin Helian explained enthusiastically, feeling excited about her very first job.
Seeing Lin Helian’s smiling face, Yhan Zhan’s face also lit up with a smile. He took her hand in his, “You go and give it a try, but if it’s too exhausting, you don’t have to do it. I am about to be promoted, and once that happens, my allowance will increase, and our life will definitely be better than before.”
Lin Helian nodded with a smile, “The position at the sales outlet is hard to co by. I’m not going to miss out on it.” Since she had taken this step, she was determined to persevere.
Yhan Zhan nodded with a smile, “Then let’s work hard together.” He wasn’t the kind of man who insisted that his wife stay ho to cook and take care of the children. As long as she was happy, he would support her. Besides, her working was also for the sake of their ho.
“Yes!” Lin Helian bead with joy. His support was her greatest motivation.
“I’ll bring out the dishes,” Yhan Zhan carried the plates from the table into the dining room.
After setting the dishes on the living room table, Yhan Zhan headed towards the bedroom.
Upon opening the door, he saw Xiao Cheng practicing a solid horse stance. After several days of practice, Xiao Cheng had made significant progress. He was proactive, either reading or practicing his horse stance every day upon returning ho.
Xiao Cheng’s face lit up with a radiant smile when he saw Yhan Zhan enter, “Dad, Uncle Lu praised today. He said my horse stance is very stable, and in a couple of days, he’s going to start teaching the basics of kung fu.”
Yhan Zhan approvingly gave Xiao Cheng a thumbs up, “Dad is proud of you. How long have you been practicing today?” Xiao Cheng made a point of maintaining his horse stance for an hour each day before dinner.
Xiao Cheng glanced at the wooden clock on the five-drawer cabinet, “It’s been fifty minutes.” Uncle Lu said success requires perseverance, so he would keep at it. One day, he would surely beco a Guard mber just like his father and Uncle Lu.
“Once you’re done, co out to wash your hands and have dinner.” Yhan Zhan said affectionately, leaving the room. He was confident that with Lu Hanmo’s guidance, his son would go on to achieve greater things than he ever did.
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