Chapter 126 You've been arrested, so you don't need to ransom them~
Chapter 126 You've been arrested, so you don't need to ransom them~
The little troublemaker kept making a ruckus until the middle of the night, and I was only half asleep when I was finally carried to bed. Naturally, I couldn't get up in the morning.
Lu Junmin's studio was in a remote suburb, and Lu Junxing didn't arrive until 10 o'clock. As soon as An'an arrived, Ms. Song Yuan, who was already prepared, pulled her and tied her hair into one or two buns.
Lu Junxing also adorned An'an, who was dressed in a festive Tang suit, with a jeweled necklace. Only then did he realize that everyone in the group was wearing jewelry, including Qin Yanzhou and Zhao Yu'an, who both had jeweled gold locks around their necks.
Ms. Song Yuan invited many ladies over and introduced them to Junmin's previous works. The old man also invited a few friends to come and show their support.
Qin Shuo was busy helping out, greeting the people coming and going.
Lu Jing secretly bought the two-story commercial office building, which was about 100 square meters, and gave it to Jun Min. Zhao Jingtang had something come up, so she had a flower basket sent over, spending a few figures on the gift.
It's almost 11 o'clock, the auspicious time has arrived.
"Brother Yu'an~, do you want to go with us to set off 'bombomng'?"
An'an looked at the long string of firecrackers in Qin Shuo's hand, grabbed Qin Yanzhou with one hand and Zhao Yu'an with the other, intending to snatch the firecrackers from Qin Shuo's hand to play with.
She'd never set off such big firecrackers before. Before she could even get close, Lu Jing grabbed her and covered her ears. Ms. Song Yuan and Jun Min also pulled the two children along, covering their ears completely.
"Crackling~"
Before the smell of gunpowder from the firecrackers could reach them, Junmin, surrounded by everyone, cut the ribbon. Even An'an, pulling her grandmother and Qin Yanzhou along, went up to the stage to pick up the red ribbon and, imitating her aunt, each made a small cut.
"You guys want to cut the ribbon too? How about we open a shop for each of you to have your fun?"
Lu Jing doted on the children. Seeing this, he had someone find a red silk ribbon for the children to cut and play with. He also called a photographer to take pictures of the children. An'an was so happy that her face lit up with a smile, and she kept calling him "good grandpa."
When Lu Junxing came over to invite people to the banquet, he saw Lu Jing on the side making a phone call, arranging for the opening of three toy stores, and telling them to open them as soon as possible.
The troublemaker, holding Lu Jing's hand, jumped up and down happily. Even the usually reserved Qin Yanzhou showed off his front teeth, while Zhao Yu'an waved his hand directly at Lu Jing to indicate his refusal.
Taking advantage of Yu'an's inability to speak, Lu Jing quickly made arrangements: "Don't worry~, Grandpa and Grandpa have arranged everything for you. We'll go for the tailoring the day after tomorrow!"
"You guys get to experience being a small business owner, hahaha~, I've taken care of everything, from the storefront to everything else!"
"Thank you, grandpa~"
"Thank you, Grandpa!"
Seeing that the situation was beyond repair, Zhao Yu'an waved the "thank you" card at Lu Jing. He occasionally managed to let out a soft sound, but his therapist said he hadn't found the right moment to speak.
No one rushed him. Junmin even made him some flashcards with everyday phrases. Sometimes Yu'an could write on the tablet and talk to them.
Lu Junxing ignored him, grabbed the troublemaker, and called for the others to get in the car and head to the hotel.
"Four-eyes? Aren't we going to play Bombom anymore?"
"Firecrackers aren't allowed here in the city!"
Qin Shuo, leaning on his cane, looked at the little girl who was still staring at him and waved his hand helplessly, saying, "I really can't let her go. If I do, I'll be arrested by the police!"
Lu Junxing looked at the troublesome kid who was still refusing to leave the door and trying to act tough, and walked over and said, "What are you doing? If you get arrested, I'm not going to bail you out!"
"Dad? Why don't you put it away for them?"
An'an tugged at the man's pants and said with a grin, "Since you've been arrested, you don't have to ransom him~"
An'an didn't know what "redemption" meant; she only knew that being taken away was a bad thing. Her father wouldn't redeem her, but he hadn't said he wouldn't redeem himself.
Qin Shuo listened, amused, and seeing the man's furious expression, quickly pointed to Jun Min who was busy inside and hurried in to help greet the guests.
Qin Yanzhou and Zhao Yu'an, being quite perceptive, realized Lu Junxing was about to get angry. They grabbed An'an and ran towards Lu Jing's side. Seeing that someone was taking care of the child, the man went off to attend to his social engagements.
Although it wasn't a formal banquet, quite a few people came because they heard the Lu family was holding an opening banquet, and the old man and his family were happy to introduce Junmin to some connections.
This back and forth gradually led to the establishment of a business banquet.
Hearing Qin Yanzhou's words, Lu Jing generously had the hotel staff bring over a bunch of wedding balloons, letting the group decorate the entrance and play with them, ostensibly to "celebrate this auspicious day!"
They even got a small table for them by the door and some rice so they could eat a few bites when they got tired; after all, it was their own property.
Other hotels wouldn't tolerate this kind of recklessness.
"Brother? It's pinching my butt!"
"Waaah~, is my butt broken?"
An'an, being small and weak, would just sit down and pop the balloons, while Qin Yanzhou and Zhao Yu'an, being playful little boys, were happily poking at the balloons with pebbles.
Upon hearing this, he quickly pulled on An'an's bottom to check.
"It's okay, little sister, your butt's still there!"
Zhao Yu'an nodded, handed her the few pebbles he had picked up, then took one and smashed it hard, demonstrating how to pop a balloon.
An'an happily imitated them by throwing stones, but unfortunately, many stones went out while the balloon remained unharmed. An'an held the last stone in her hand, spun around in place, and then threw it.
"Ouch~"
"Sister! You've managed to get to Yu'an!"
Qin Yanzhou quickly looked at Yu'an, who was standing to the side teaching An'an how to throw stones. The two had been practicing martial arts together every day recently, and their relationship was no different from that of brothers: "Brother Yu'an~, take your hand away! Let me see where you hit?"
An'an looked around in a panic at the swelling on Yu'an's head. A quick-thinking staff member had already gone in to call for help.
Qin Shuo happened to run into the messenger and rushed out to see what was happening. He found An'an wiping away tears, hugging Yu'an and crying while saying sorry.
"Waaaaah, help! Four-Eyes! What do we do?"
"Brother Yu'an~, waah~"
They were also shocked. Yu'an was Zhao Jingtang's lifeline; he couldn't afford to have anything happen to him. They quickly called to the staff next to them, "Have you called an ambulance yet? Why aren't you getting a doctor here right away?"
"We've already called the hotel doctor. Should we also call an ambulance?"
"Isn't that obvious? The man is about to die! What kind of work are you doing? Were you even trained?"
Seeing the noisy scene, Qin Yanzhou shouted at the man, "Stop making noise! He's fine!"
She pulled An'an, who was holding Zhao Yu'an's head, away and rolled her eyes at Qin Shuo: "He got hit on the head by a rock, what do you mean he's about to die?"
"Yeah~, boohoo~, four-eyed guy, can't you see anything even with so many eyes?"
"It's all your fault!"
Embarrassed, Qin Shuo shook his cane. Hearing this, he poked the little girl's head impatiently: "Nothing wrong? Then why are you crying like you're going to die, yelling for help?"
"What should they shout?"
An'an watched as the doctor came over with a medical kit. She grabbed Qin Shuo's pants, wiped her tears and snot, and stopped crying. She stared at Qin Shuo curiously and asked, "Weren't you going to scream for help?"
"Yes, that's why they're calling for help if they're not dead!"
Qin Yanzhou, arms crossed, watched the scene unfold and asked the man, "Then when you're about to die, I definitely won't scream!"
Qin Shuo knew this kid was very dissatisfied with him, but this was the first time he'd heard that his son even harbored thoughts of his early death. Not wanting to vent his anger on him, he clenched his fist.
"I really owe you!"
Seeing that Zhao Yu'an was alright, he gave him a few more instructions, then turned and went inside. He shouldn't have come out in the first place.
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