SAG -Chapter 119 Liu Lu’s Change

That night, Zhang Ran stayed there. His in-laws had prepared a room for him early on and even specially took out two new quilts. Their attitude had completely changed.

After dinner, Zhang Ran took the two little ones around the courtyard to help with digestion.

He had noticed earlier that Liu Lu’s parents were now somewhat restrained around him. Even when they spoke, they were cautious. So he simply did not stay in front of them, lest both sides feel uncomfortable.

“Grandpa, when are we going home?” Susu lay on Zhang Ran’s lap and asked softly.

Zhang Ran smiled and pinched the little girl’s tender pink cheek. “What’s wrong? Does Susu miss home?”

“Mm. I want to go back.”

“All right. Then shall we go back tomorrow?” Zhang Ran said gently.

Originally, he had wanted to use this opportunity to chat more with his in-laws and build some feelings, but now it seemed there was no need for that at all.

As for Liu Lu and Zhang Sicheng, he would leave it up to them. They were not children anymore, so there was no need for everyone to return together.

…

Inside the house, Xiao Chunhua pulled Liu Lu aside and whispered, “Lulu, is your company still hiring?”

At first, Liu Lu had felt warm because of her mother’s affectionate behavior. But as soon as those words came out, Liu Lu could not help frowning.

“Mom, I already told you. I’m only one of the shareholders in that company, and a minor shareholder at that. I’m not in charge of the company,” Liu Lu said patiently after taking a deep breath.

Xiao Chunhua muttered, “Even so, part of the company still belongs to you.”

“Did you promise someone something?” Liu Lu knew her mother’s personality too well.

Xiao Chunhua said somewhat embarrassedly, “Well, Dalin from your third uncle’s family wants to work at your company. His salary doesn’t need to be too high. A little less than Xiao Hui’s is fine. Ten thousand will do.”

Hearing this, Liu Lu was instantly angered into laughter.

“Since when did ten thousand yuan become ‘not much’ in your eyes? As far as I know, Dalin only graduated recently, right? And he graduated from a junior college. Yet he wants a salary of ten thousand right away?”

After being spoken to like this by Liu Lu, Xiao Chunhua felt somewhat embarrassed. She was just about to put on a stern face and scold her, but when she thought of the current situation, her temper immediately died down.

Things were not like before anymore. Liu Lu was no longer the poor girl she had once been. Instead, she had become extremely wealthy—at least in their eyes.

Moreover, she had a father-in-law who protected his own. Although Zhang Ran was polite to them and spoke with proper measure, during the meal earlier, they had all understood one thing Zhang Ran had implied.

That was, Liu Lu was not only their daughter now, but also the Zhang family’s daughter-in-law. She was not someone anyone could bully as they pleased.

And because of this, Xiao Chunhua and the others had benefited greatly. Today was the most glorious day of Xiao Chunhua’s entire life. So when facing Liu Lu, she no longer had the same mindset as before.

Now, who in the village did not greet her with smiles?

Not only that, even her maiden family had found out about this matter.

They had called to ask about the situation. Once they learned it was true, their enthusiasm toward her was needless to say.

This was also the first time Xiao Chunhua had gained so much face in front of her maiden family. In addition, it was her own younger brother who had asked for help, so when he begged her to handle this matter, she agreed without even thinking.

In her view, since Liu Lu had already let Liu Hui enter the company, helping someone from her mother’s side should not be a big deal either.

“Mom, let me put it this way. Don’t think about stuffing people into my company. I don’t have the authority to decide. Even if you already agreed, I still can’t do anything about it,” Liu Lu said firmly.

She knew that once she opened this door, similar matters would come endlessly in the future.

She did not want her family to have only just started living good days, only for things to be ruined by these messy matters.

Just as Zhang Ran had said, she was now also the Zhang family’s daughter-in-law. Before doing things, she had to consider the Zhang family, just as Zhang Ran had considered so much for her, this daughter-in-law.

“But I already promised your third uncle. If you do this, won’t I lose face? How about letting Dalin go to Sicheng’s company instead? Doesn’t he also have a company? If you’re too embarrassed to say it, I’ll go talk to Sicheng,” Xiao Chunhua said, somewhat unhappy.

As soon as Liu Lu heard that her mother wanted to go find Zhang Sicheng, her voice immediately grew louder.

“Mom, can’t you think about me for once? What can Dalin do at Sicheng’s company? Do you even know what he studied? Is he supposed to go there and do odd jobs?”

Seeing that Liu Lu seemed truly angry, Xiao Chunhua somehow felt guilty. This was the first time in all these years that she had shown weakness in front of her daughter.

“I’m telling you, don’t go find Sicheng. Even if he agrees to this matter, I won’t agree.”

After saying this, Liu Lu went upstairs angrily.

Originally, she had planned to stay at home for a few more days this time. But now, it seemed better not to stay.

Xiao Chunhua looked at Liu Lu’s back in a daze. She suddenly realized that her daughter really had changed. She was no longer the same as before.

…

The next morning, when Zhang Ran said he would leave first, Liu Lu also said, “Dad, we’ll go back with you. Sicheng’s company is about to launch its new game too, and there are still a lot of things to handle.”

Zhang Ran looked at Liu Lu and said, “Sure. That’s indeed something you need to pay more attention to.”

After saying that, he looked at Liu Mao and Xiao Chunhua and said with an apologetic expression, “Old brother, big sister, I’m sorry. There are still some matters at home that need to be handled.”

“It’s fine, it’s fine. Important matters come first. Oh right, we prepared some mountain goods for you. They’re all natural and pollution-free. Take some back with you,” Liu Mao said. As he spoke, he hurriedly got up to fetch the things.

At this moment, Liu Kai said, “Dad, I’ll go to the city with Sis later. Sis wants to meet Panpan.”

Before Liu Mao could speak, Xiao Chunhua immediately said, “Then why are you dressed so casually? Hurry and tidy yourself up. Also, listen more to your sister’s advice…”

It seemed that starting from yesterday, the person in the Liu family who could bring them face had suddenly become Liu Lu. Liu Lu’s right to speak in the family had also abruptly increased a great deal.

Although this was sudden, it was very realistic.

…

“Old brother, big sister, no need to see us off. We’ll head out first,” Zhang Ran said from inside the car, waving at Liu Mao and Xiao Chunhua.

“Be careful on the road.”

As Zhang Ran and the others started the cars, many nearby villagers also looked over. In particular, when they saw He Yong helping Zhang Ran open the car door, and Zhang Ran naturally getting into the car, their impression of Zhang Ran’s status rose another level. At the same time, they became even more envious of Liu Lu.

Zhang Xiaotao had played very happily here over the past two days, but he was not sad to leave. Children were actually the ones most attached to home. Being away from home for two or three days was already a long time to them.

After arriving in the city, Zhang Ran and Zhang Siyan brought the two children to a nearby children’s playground. As for meeting Liu Kai’s girlfriend, neither of them was interested. They would leave that to Zhang Sicheng and Liu Lu as husband and wife.