Chapter 31: Big Friend

Chapter 31: Big Friend

Speaking of Lu Chuan's biological father, how decisive Zhou Yongzhi had been back then!

When Lu Jing received her divorce papers, she was in so much abdominal pain that she could barely walk. Yet, Zhou Yongzhi simply said, "Jingjing, we're divorced now. It's inappropriate to keep dragging this out."

He turned around and drove away, never once considering whether his infidelity during the marriage was appropriate.

But, as fate would have it, three months later, Lu Jing gave birth to a son.

Meanwhile, Lan Lan, who had just registered her marriage, gave birth to a girl with small eyes and a snub nose. In short, there wasn't a single feature that resembled either Zhou Yongzhi or Lan Lan.

Zhou Yongzhi was going crazy!

He spent a lot of money hiring people to investigate, only to discover the truth—Lan Lan used to be a girl at a hair salon, and she couldn't even remember who the child's father was...

Zhou Yongzhi's vision practically turned green with rage.

Feeling that he was a young and promising man, he felt he had lost all face in front of the entire village. Everyone who saw the child's appearance was whispering and speculating.

Because of this, gritting his teeth, he went to get a paternity test. The result was something that could only be described as devastating—

That girl with the ugly nose and eyes happened to be exactly his daughter.

Lan Lan was also dying of regret. Only now did she finally spit out the rest of the truth—

She hadn't been very good-looking at first, and earning money as a salon girl was meager. So, she contacted a few clients, took a sum of money, and heartlessly underwent plastic surgery to enter a high-end club.

Once she was in, she met Zhou Yongzhi, and two months later, she was pregnant. She didn't even know when it had happened...

Zhou Yongzhi's blood pressure was about to burst through his head!

Seeing that things were going south, Lan Lan quickly proposed a divorce and left the daughter with him.

Living with such a joke, Zhou Yongzhi felt he had lost all dignity in his hometown for many years.

It was then that he learned his ex-wife, Lu Jing, had given birth to a son. He harassed her every single day, causing such a mess that Lu Jing lost her job. Only when she agreed to change the son's surname to Zhou was he finally satisfied.

Originally, he was determined to take the son back, after all, he earned a lot of money and could provide good conditions.

But at that time, Zhou Yongzhi encountered "true love" again.

This time, her name was apparently Fangfang...

Anyway, in the reality that Lu Chuan roughly understood, Zhou Yongzhi had been married three times in total.

But there were only these two children.

Now that he was in his fifties, the dream of having another son had long since vanished, so he turned his entire focus toward Lu Chuan.

In Zhou Yongzhi's eyes, this son was handsome, tall, and possessed a unique temperament. Although he currently had no skills or job, he was very popular based on his face alone.

Having built his fortune from scratch while struggling in Ning Province, he had a house and a car worth about seven or eight million yuan. All of this was meant to be left to his son to carry on the family line.

With such a large sum of money dangling in front of him, he didn't believe his unemployed son could refuse him! Even if the boy didn't answer calls, chat, or meet him now, it was only a matter of time!

With this mindset, Zhou Yongzhi became increasingly meddlesome toward Lu Chuan, even coming up with ways every day to make him change his surname back to what it was before he turned an adult.

Lu Chuan didn't even want to give him a glance. He had originally planned to move to the Imperial Capital with Lu Jing, but then the car accident happened...

In short, whenever Zhou Yongzhi was mentioned now, both mother and son felt so nauseated they lost their appetite.

After a moment of silence, Lu Jing turned back to the topic at hand

"Anyway, aren't we going to stay in the Imperial Capital in the future? He only has the skills of a small-timer; he won't even be able to get an Imperial Capital household registration. The security at our house is very strong, and you don't need to worry about my job, so don't take him seriously."

"Son, Mom is just worried about you right now."

She let out a long sigh

"You don't chat with people, and it seems you don't have any friends either—when you used to write stories, your mental world was quite full, so I didn't stop you."

"But you haven't written anything lately; you just stare blankly every day—listen to Mom, at least try to meet a few more people online. Just chatting is fine."

As she spoke, her eyes reddened: "My son is so handsome and such a good person; back in high school, you had stacks of love letters—if you don't want to do the skin graft right now, then don't, but first, you have to recover your spirits."

She said so much, and her underlying meaning was very obvious. Lu Chuan took out his phone: "I'll accept her friend request right now."

Seeing his silent expression, Lu Jing suddenly burst out laughing

"Son, are you one of those 'otaku' people they talk about online? If you have other friends, Mom isn't insisting you accept this one."

"It's just, I was thinking that since you really did save that girl, if you keep it a secret, she might feel a burden in her heart. It might be better to chat a bit to put her mind at ease."

—Never before had anyone seen a person injured from saving someone, only to feel the need to comfort the person who was saved. To help him make a few more friends, his mother was truly going to great lengths.

Lu Chuan was truly silent this time.

His phone suddenly vibrated. On the chat page of the person he had just added, the girl named "Song Tan" replied with extreme speed, brevity, and directness

"Thank you, Lu Chuan. I heard your injuries are very serious. Since I have no way to repay you, I'll send you some wild vegetables first. Please give me an address."

For a moment, Lu Chuan's mood became subtle.

It was just...

Although he wasn't expecting her to be weeping with gratitude or sending gifts and money...

Wasn't this reply a bit strange?

But as for what the problem was, he couldn't figure it out for the time being.

After thinking it over, his eyes lingered on the words "wild vegetables" for a while, and he finally silently provided Lu Jing's address.

In his current state, he couldn't cook, so he could only rely on his mother to work hard.

The phone suddenly went quiet.

The efficiency of this communication exceeded Lu Chuan's expectations, to the point that he was still somewhat distracted. He kept turning his phone screen on and off, feeling restless.

Lu Jing saw this and was happy in her heart—

Her son had always been brief and direct, and he lacked the patience for much social interaction, but now he had encountered someone even more direct and simple.

Look at that, she got the address in just one sentence!

...

Meanwhile, in Yuncheng, Ning Province, Qingxi Town, Yunqiao Village.

Qiaoqiao huffed and puffed as he carried the basket to the back of the truck, then climbed into the passenger seat with practiced ease.

He was full of energy, and at this moment, he was covered in sweat. Song Tan felt bad for him and immediately pulled five yuan out of her bag

"Good boy Qiaoqiao was very hardworking today. Here is a five-yuan reward. Later, you can go to town and buy whatever you want!"

Qiaoqiao beamed with joy!

The colorful windmill he had bought in the city before was still sitting by his bedside. The feeling of using money to buy things was truly wonderful!

Normally, Wulan and Song Sancheng would never have thought that, as a child, he had certain hobbies that required spending money.

Seeing this from the back seat, Wulan and Song Sancheng couldn't help but say sourly, "I was wondering why Qiaoqiao is so close to you! Our words aren't even as useful as yours..."

Clearly, they were a bit jealous.

Song Tan chuckled: "Mom, in Qiaoqiao's eyes, I am just his favorite 'big friend'—children always like to play with older kids!"

Song Tan was five years older than Qiaoqiao. In Qiaoqiao's memory, she had always been the "big friend" who played with him when he was little.

The male lead's background has been mostly established.

Before long, Qiaoqiao will be given a wonderful friend—the kind that can fly and is adorable.

Currently, a minimum of one update, a stable two updates, and three updates if I perform exceptionally well. No more than that.

(End of Chapter)