Chapter 188 I Brought a Gift
Chapter 188 I brought... a gift
Just as the fourteen people were about to turn around and leave, Bai Qingxia tightened the paper bag in her hand in the crowd, and suddenly, like everyone else, she was "immobilized" by the deep voice.
The bearded man turned his head away and said unkindly, "Everyone come back and stand still."
The eldest brother sighed inwardly, knowing that his second uncle, who had strict family rules, was going to lecture him again, so he waved his hand and asked everyone to stand in the right position again.
Lu Xingzhou glanced at Lu Douqing, who was wearing panda pajamas, then looked away and said from his seat, "There aren't many occasions when everyone is together, and it's rare for me to have this kind of face-to-face opportunity with you kids."
He paused for a few seconds, and his tone left no room for doubt: "Let me ask you now, who didn't call the old lady on her birthday last time? Stand up."
Lu Cao turned her head and glanced at her brother unhappily, and said in a deep voice, "That's about it."
"No!" Lu Xingzhou turned his head and retorted in a muffled voice.
He was venting his anger that had been pent up for a year: "Sister-in-law, you are the foundation of this family! Without you, where would they come from?! One by one, what's wrong with me not giving you a holiday?! Have you given your conscience to the dogs?!"
Lu Xingzhou, chairman of Lu's Enterprise, unbuttoned his cuffs, as if ready to do something big. He slammed the table and shouted, "Those who didn't call, stand up!"
Bai Qingxia shuddered.
Lu Yuanqiu was trying hard to recall. After all, he had just traveled through time and had forgotten what happened when he was 16 years old. However, his father Lu Tian quickly raised his hand, as if to take credit: "Uncle! Me! Our whole family went to Mom's house to celebrate her birthday!"
Lu Xingzhou looked at him and nodded silently.
After Lu Tian finished speaking, he glanced at his three brothers proudly, only to find that they were all looking at him with gloomy faces.
Seeing this, he cleared his throat and timidly looked away.
...Conspicuous Daddy.
Lu Yuanqiu complained in his heart.
But it was also thanks to Dad that, even though he didn't have any real skills, he was very polite, otherwise their family would have been embarrassed today.
On grandma's 69th birthday, it was indeed true that only Lu Tian's family went to the old house. The other three brothers not only did not go, they also did not call. It was precisely because of this that Lu Xingzhou was so angry today.
The third brother, Lu Yuan, said, "Uncle, today is Mom's 70th birthday. Let's talk about this later."
Lu Xingzhou slammed the table hard, scaring the innocent girl in the corner so much that she trembled again.
"Third brother! You used Shangguan Wei on me, right?"
Lu Yuan frowned and wanted to confront this elder, but he still lowered his head.
Of course he didn't dare to do that. It can be said that he wouldn't be where he is today without his second uncle.
Seeing Lu Tian's smug look on the side, Lu Xingzhou scolded: "Old Four, don't be so proud either."
Lu Tian stopped laughing and swallowed his saliva.
Su Xiaoya lowered her head and nervously pinched her husband beside her.
Lu Xingzhou scanned everyone's hands and sneered, "Look, look, I won't talk about the past. My mother and grandmother are celebrating their 70th birthday today, and none of you have even prepared a gift. Is this a birthday party for my mother and grandmother or a social gathering for you? What are you all doing here?"
A group of people lowered their heads, with no reason to refute.
Lu Yuanqiu quietly looked up at his grandmother and found that she was wiping away tears with anger and sadness.
Mrs. Lu Cao turned her head and said, "Enough! You have to make things so unpleasant today, right?! This is my own family affair and has nothing to do with you!"
"Sister-in-law..." Lu Xingzhou was speechless.
He clenched his fist angrily, then waved his hands impatiently: "Okay, okay, get out of here, go out and meet your business partners. Yes, I'm not from your Lu family, I'm just an outsider, get out of here!"
A group of people turned around silently and walked towards the door.
Just as Lu Yuanqiu walked to the door, he found that something seemed to be missing beside him. He quickly turned his head and saw Bai Qingxia still standing there motionless. At this moment, the Second Master was looking at the slim girl below like an angry lion.
Oh my goodness! Why are you still staying there? This old man is so fierce that he almost eats people! Lu Yuanqiu thought she was frightened, so he ran over and took her into his arms, ready to take her away, but found that Bai Qingxia was resisting.
Uncle and a dozen other people stopped at the door and looked back at the scene in confusion.
Lu Tian and Su Xiaoya were also startled and quickly ran over to Bai Qingxia's side.
"What's wrong, Xia?"
Lu Tian asked.
Lu Xingzhou finally laughed out of anger and said, "What's wrong, little girl? You, an outsider, can't stand it anymore? You still want to lecture me on their behalf, right?"
Bai Qingxia glanced at her grandmother who was silently wiping away tears, then looked away and shook her head at Lu Xingzhou. She quickly lifted the paper bag with both hands and said hesitantly, "I brought... a gift."
Lu Cao was stunned and looked up.
The uncle and others were stunned at the door, and they all looked towards the little girl in the room and at the paper bag at the same time.
Lu Yuanqiu also glanced into the paper bag in surprise. He thought the bag contained Bai Qingxia's own clothes, and she planned to change out of the dress and return it to them after the banquet. But it turned out... wasn't it?
Is it a gift?
Lu Xingzhou felt like he had punched cotton. He wanted to embarrass the girl on the spot, but she said she brought a gift... Did she just bring something and call it a gift?
He was not in a hurry to expose it, and decided to wait and see.
Lu Yuanqiu smiled instantly, very surprised. He encouraged: "Since you have it, just take it out and give it to grandma in person."
Bai Qingxia, however, held the paper bag with a low self-esteem and said awkwardly, "Yes... the materials are very cheap... I made it myself... I didn't intend to take it out..."
"Child." Lu Cao suddenly spoke, her voice very gentle.
She looked at Bai Qingxia and said, "Do you think grandma would care whether the gift is cheap or not?"
After hearing these words, Bai Qingxia raised her head, feeling greatly encouraged.
She smiled and quickly took out a gift box with a bow on it from the paper bag.
When Lu Yuanqiu saw the gift box, the smile on his face suddenly disappeared.
This is not a gift box...
The reason why it is called a gift box is that the outside of the box is covered with cardboard of different colors to cover its appearance, and it can also be regarded as a homemade exterior decoration.
Even the bow on the gift box was made by carefully cutting out colored cardboard instead of colored rope.
This is actually a shoe box.
But the others obviously didn't see it.
They even let out a little exclamation when they saw the colorful cardboard and beautiful cardboard bows on the outside.
"So beautiful." The third sister murmured softly.
Lu Yuanqiu was the only one at the scene who could tell that it was a shoe box.
Because this was the shoe box he gave to Bai Qingxia when he bought her a pair of sneakers at the vegetable market. She remembered that the girl specifically asked the boss for a new one without any dents.
yes……
Where could she prepare such an exquisite gift box?
Lu Yuanqiu looked at the happy smile on the girl's face, but he couldn't laugh. He even felt very uncomfortable inside.
Bai Qingxia had no money, but this girl still used everything she had to carefully prepare a gift for her grandmother who had no blood relationship with her.
But what about their own Lu family?
Bai Qingxia walked towards Lu Cao holding her "gift box" and opened the lid. Inside was a neatly folded scarf.
(End of this chapter)