Chapter 3: Must Protect the Child for Her & Da Bao & Lu Lu

Duan Jinhuai didn’t answer Duan Jiajia’s question, but said, “You should be leaving.”

Duan Jiajia looked at the time, it was true that he would be late if he didn’t leave.

He quickly finished the porridge in his bowl, then jumped off the dining table, picked up his schoolbag, and said without turning back, “Big brother, I’m going.”

Duan Jinhuai, who had been holding back his reprimand all morning, finally broke down. He said to Duan Jiajia, who was already running around the house, “Walk properly for me.”

The boy, who was like a gust of wind, immediately stopped running and strode out.

As Duan Jiajia’s car drove out of the gate, Li You said, “Young Master, is this Su Qingtan a new helper you hired?”

These past two days, whenever the old house was mentioned, the Young Master would mention this Su Qingtan.

She must be someone the Young Master hired to deal with the people at the old house.

But he had never seen her.

“…No.” Duan Jinhuai remained silent for a while before denying it, then he said, “Continue.”

Duan Jinhuai was always a man of few words, and Li You didn’t continue to probe into matters that his boss didn’t want to answer, so he continued to report the schedule.

After reporting, Duan Jinhuai also put down his bowl, wiped his mouth, got up, turned around, and prepared to go upstairs.

Li You called out to him, “Young Master, how should we handle the old house schedule?”

“You handle it.”

Duan Jinhuai said calmly, and before Li You could react, he heard him say again, “Find someone you trust and go to Jincheng.”

Jincheng?

Before Li You could ask, Duan Jinhuai motioned for him to follow him upstairs to the study.

When they got to the study, Duan Jinhuai continued, “In the Qixia District of Jincheng, on Shennong Road, there’s a businessperson named Su Chun, he’s in the small appliance processing business.”

“He has two daughters, the younger one is called Su Qingtan.”

Su Qingtan?

Li You was curious in his heart, but he still remained calm and listened attentively.

“Resurrection Su, Green Mountains and Green Waters Qing, Sandalwood Tan. Su Qingtan.” Duan Jinhuai spoke slowly, word by word, Li You even felt that his tone was lighter than usual when he said this.

Listening carefully, he only heard Duan Jinhuai’s usual tone: “Go and check what Su Qingtan’s current situation is.”

Li You nodded, just about to ask if there was anything else he needed to do, when he heard Duan Jinhuai continue, “If Su Qingtan encounters any trouble, find some reliable lawyers to help her handle it.”

Trouble?

Li You was even more curious in his heart, just as he was wondering, Duan Jinhuai spoke again, “Also, she’s pregnant. No matter what happens, you must help her protect the child.”

“Ah?!” Li You finally couldn’t hold back and exclaimed in surprise.

After exclaiming, he quickly said to Duan Jinhuai, “Sorry, Young Master, I lost my composure.”

Duan Jinhuai waved his hand to indicate that he didn’t mind, and Li You said, “I’ll find someone to do this right away.”

Duan Jinhuai nodded, Li You turned around and was about to leave, Duan Jinhuai thought for a moment, then called out to him again, “Report any matters concerning Su Qingtan to me immediately.”

“Yes.”

Jincheng, Qixia District, Xianghe Garden.

Su Qingtan stood at the door of her house for a while before pressing the doorbell.

The maid at home opened the door. When she saw Su Qingtan, she was stunned for a moment before saying, “It’s Lu Lu, how come you’ve lost so much weight?”

Faced with the concerned words, Su Qingtan smiled, “Oh, it’s hot, I don’t have much appetite.”

“You have to eat even if you don’t have an appetite, your health is important.”

The maid nagged for a couple of sentences, Su Qingtan nodded in agreement with a smile, and then asked, “Aunt Wang, where’s my mom?”

“Oh, she went shopping with your sister.” Aunt Wang said as she walked towards the kitchen, “Do you want some watermelon juice?”

“Apple juice.”

Su Qingtan replied, walked to the sofa in the living room, and sat down.

She looked at the house she hadn’t been in for many years in her memory, and just like when she faced Li Su, her heart was no longer filled with resentment and unwillingness.

All that remained was calmness.

Aunt Wang brought over the apple juice and said to Su Qingtan, “Your mom and sister will be back soon, are you having lunch here? I’ll make you your favorite stir-fried fish slices.”

Lunch?

How could Su Wanying be willing to let her eat here?

Besides, if she vomited here, things would be difficult to handle.

Also, Aunt Wang, every time she showed concern for her, she would be made difficult by Su Wanying.

Su Qingtan didn’t want Aunt Wang to be blamed by Su Wanying because of her, so she said, “I have a lunch appointment, I won’t be eating here. You don’t need to make stir-fried fish slices.”

Aunt Wang nodded, then asked about Su Qingtan’s recent situation. Su Qingtan replied with good news and no bad news. Aunt Wang thought that she still had work to do, so she said, “You sit here, I’ll go do my work.”

Su Qingtan nodded and sat quietly on the sofa.

Aunt Wang saw that she was sitting straight, with her hands on her lap, and her heart felt a little uncomfortable.

Which daughter would return home and act like a restrained guest?

Aunt Wang took the remote control from under the coffee table and put it in Su Qingtan’s hand, then pointed to the cushion behind her and said, “Lu Lu, sit comfortably, turn on the TV and watch.”

Su Qingtan was stunned for a moment, relaxed her posture, accepted Aunt Wang’s kindness, turned on the TV and said, “Okay, I know.”

Aunt Wang then went to the kitchen.

In this family, only Aunt Wang cared about her.

Su Qingtan’s eyes were fixed on the TV screen, but her mind was recalling the things that had happened between her and this family.

Her parents were both from the countryside, but her father, Su Chun, was a lively and bold man. He left the countryside early and did some small businesses in Jincheng. Later, when his small business gradually stabilized, he brought her mother to settle down in Jincheng.

Su Qingtan’s sister, Su Wanying, was born when they were still in the countryside. Su Wanying was her mother Liu Lan’s first child, and she was born with some difficulty.

When Su Wanying was born, she was purple all over and had stopped breathing.

An experienced doctor held her upside down and patted her bottom hard, which made her breathe and cry.

Because of the difficult birth experience, and because they were new parents, Su Chun and Liu Lan cherished and protected Su Wanying very much. No matter how busy they were with their business or how difficult life was, they always kept her by their side.

Even her name was chosen after asking many people and consulting many materials. They decided on “Wanying” as her full name, and her nickname was filled with obvious love.

Su Wanying’s nickname was Da Bao.

Su Qingtan was originally the product of Su Chun and Liu Lan’s desire for a son. Liu Lan had a difficult time giving birth to Su Wanying, but when she gave birth to Su Qingtan, it was very smooth and easy.

She gave birth to Su Qingtan on the road before she even reached the hospital.

It was easy to give birth, and she was a girl, so Su Chun and Liu Lan weren’t as happy, and they didn’t cherish her as much.

They didn’t even think about giving her a name.

Because she was born on the road, they called her “Lu Lu Lu Lu”.

Su Chun originally planned to give Su Qingtan to someone else to raise, and then have another son with Liu Lan. He had already found a childless couple through someone, and when Su Chun and Liu Lan took Su Qingtan to them, Su Qingtan smiled.

Her smile somewhat awakened Su Chun’s fatherly heart, and Su Chun asked the couple, “If we give you this child, can we still be relatives and visit each other?”

The couple strongly refused, and Su Chun’s plan to give away his daughter was ultimately thwarted by their attitude.

He went out with the child in the morning and came home with the child at noon. When he got home, he regretted it a little. Plus, his eldest daughter, Su Wanying, was not in good health and was always sick, so the couple had to spend a lot of effort taking care of her.

Although they had no plans to have another child, the couple still decided to send Su Qingtan back to Liu Lan’s parents’ home.