Mr. Lu's delicate bag

Chapter 18 Welcome Back

"I say, Jiaojiao can open her own company," the man said, taking her backpack. "Why do you have to work for others? You are very tired today, aren't you?

Actually, if you want to do something, you don’t need to be so tired.”

At least, his Jiaojiao doesn't have to be so tired, not in the past, not now, and not in the future.

This matter was beyond Shen Jiaojiao's comprehension. She thought that the man's arrest and taking her to dinner was just a delaying tactic, and that the big devil was definitely going to go home that night and criticize her again...

After all, he left his books behind and went out to "run wild"... He left three oral teachers at home to help out, while he, the protagonist, ran away.

This is no less bad than skipping classes.

Just for a moment, she was thinking about getting out of the car, pretending to be lame, to show her pity, so that her uncle would stop having the final say and try again... But then she thought, if she pretended to be lame, wouldn't her uncle have more reason to not let her go to work?

After thinking about it, I heard him say - "Start a company"!

In other words, instead of having to practice speaking every day, you can go out on your own? Not only can you go out, but you can also start any business you want?

"You can do whatever you want. Tomorrow, I will find two managers to give you rational advice, and... you will be responsible for the wild ideas."

Open a... company?

Why does my uncle talk about starting a company as if it were just some small gadget? So casual?

Hmm...but to him, it really seems to be just a little gadget, right?

Just start your own company like this?

No, what if I lose money?

After entering the door, Lu Yanran, who was sitting upright on the sofa, quickly stood up, greeted the two people who came in, and said sorry to disturb them so late. The man nodded lightly.

Shen Jiaojiao changed her shoes and ran over happily when she saw her old friend. When she saw the lilies she brought, she quickly went over to smell them a few times and said, "They smell so good. Yanran, why did you think of buying flowers? I love them so much."... The two chatted for a few more sentences.

The man told the two aunts who came to greet him about Shen Jiaojiao's situation.

Facing Shen Jiaojiao again, the man reminded her, "After washing up, have a full body massage. Make sure you don't feel any pain, then come to me in the study and we'll continue chatting."

"But"···

Shen Jiaojiao calculated the time and found that it was already very late when she finished the full body massage. Her uncle had just returned from a business trip and must be very tired.

The man naturally understood what she meant, "I'm not sleepy yet, go ahead."

"Oh... then uncle, remember to have a midnight snack if you are hungry."

"What do you want to eat?"

When asked what she wanted for supper, Shen Jiaojiao immediately looked at her friend Lu Yanran, "Yanran, how about you?"

"I...", either is fine.

The last three words almost came out of her mouth, but Lu Yanran quickly suppressed them. It was a rare opportunity for her to stand so close to Lu Shize. Later, they might even have a chance to have a midnight snack together. It didn't make sense for her to give him such a casual choice.

My mother once said that when dealing with people, you have to have your own personality so that they will remember you.

She wanted to be remembered by Lu Shize, but she couldn't choose something too unique for her midnight snack, otherwise it would seem deliberate. She bit her lip and whispered, "... stewed pears, not bad."

Hearing this, Aunt Li beside her nodded, indicating that she had taken note. She then looked back at her young lady, as if to ask her what she wanted to eat. However, Shen Jiaojiao burst out laughing, "Aunt Li, are you teasing me too?"

After a tiring day, what is Shen Jiaojiao’s favorite midnight snack? Aunt Xue, Aunt Li and uncle, who doesn’t know it?

One or two of them even deliberately asked me... Aunt Xue laughed and looked at Lu Shize again, "Well, sir, what about you, too?"

"Well, the same... You take Jiaojiao up first and remind the masseur about the strength. I'd rather press slower and more carefully, especially on the ankle, for fear of spraining it."

Lu Yanran just watched the man look at Shen Jiaojiao gently, but Shen Jiaojiao didn't know. She just held Aunt Xue's arm and whispered a few words in English in front of the man. The two of them seemed to trigger something and laughed.

Then, Shen Jiaojiao also came to hold Lu Yanran's arm, "Yanran, let me tell you something, when we go upstairs later, you will hear my fluent English, because..."

As she was speaking, three oral teachers came out from the study on the second floor. Shen Jiaojiao quickly raised her hand to greet them.

Then he turned to Lu Yanran and said, "I'm not lying to you. I practice listening at home every day."

Lu Yanran nodded and followed them upstairs. When a group of people turned a corner, she looked back silently and watched Lu Shize walk to the entrance and pick up Shen Jiaojiao's white sneakers. Then she saw him handing them to an aunt and seemed to have given some instructions, probably to ask someone to help wash them.

Every place was arranged properly by the man.

After washing up, Shen Jiaojiao took Lu Yanran to the massage room on the 4th floor. Without any special instructions, Aunt Xue had invited 4 masseuses to the house early. Shen Jiaojiao and Lu Yanran were each assigned two to take care of them and waited here the whole time.

This time it was a full body treatment... Two masseuses sat at the head and tail, Shen Jiaojiao lay on the bed with a large cloth covering her back. She sniffed and said, "Jasmine is good"...

A few fresh jasmine flowers were placed in the room. The faint smell made the whole body feel relaxed... The phone rang. Shen Jiaojiao took a look and saw that it was her uncle calling. She didn't move and just pressed the play button.

"Jiaojiao, I've looked over your documents and there's nothing wrong with them. If you're too tired and fall asleep, go to sleep first. I'll make a plan and put it on your desk.

Two managers will come tomorrow, and you can discuss the details."

"Uncle, am I really starting a company?"

"certainly"···

"Well, I'm done here, I'd better come find you... I still need to have a midnight snack."

When I thought about my uncle helping me make plans, I knew that men would be busy until late. It's not that making plans is difficult for men, but if I don't do it, he will quietly busy himself with everything he might be interested in, and the sheer volume of things adds up to a lot of time and energy.

"Uncle, you should take a rest first. I'll be there as soon as I'm done here."

The massage force on her body was just right. Shen Jiaojiao closed her eyes and felt very happy. Even after hanging up the phone, her hand was still stroking the phone.

Uncle... She imagined the man wearing gold-rimmed glasses, sitting in front of the computer desk. Later, when she went over, she would sit on the chair and hug his arm.

It’s so good to be back from a business trip. From now on, I will stick with you every night. It’s a rare summer vacation, and it’s also rare for us to be at home. I must stick with you to have a good time.

After washing up, the man entered the study and saw a new pink transparent box on the desk with origami of pink flowers inside.

After sitting down, he took out exactly 5 flowers from inside. These were the flowers that the little guy had sneaked in during the 5 days he was away, folded one a day, and stuffed into his mouth.

The man looked at the small flower in his hand and was lost in thought... This little guy thinks about him every day.

Very silly.

Over the years, every time I opened a flower, there would be a different message inside. Sometimes she would say how much she missed me, asking when I would be back from my business trip. Sometimes she would express her worry about me, wondering why the negotiations hadn't been successful after so long.

But later, there were also sentences that recorded her mood that day... Slowly, they became her notes.

He wrote down each difficult math problem, marked the date, and added, "Hahahaha I'm so awesome! I figured this one out!!!"

The man fiddled with the flower, wanting to open it and read the words inside, but he paused for a while before putting it back into the pink box.

More than an hour later, there was a gentle knock on the door. I looked up at the man who had been busy on the computer and said, "Come in."

The door was opened, and a pink flower was pushed in first. Then, Shen Jiaojiao pushed the door in.

She ran over with a smile and handed it to the man, "Uncle, this is the 6th flower... Welcome back."