Chapter 99 Why not get the best of both worlds
"Returning to my aunt, I went missing with my stepmother. I still need to slowly recall the exact details. Now I only know that I met my adoptive father and adoptive mother who rescued me and went to Tanzhou..."
The reason why the Jiang family sent Guo Lu to assassinate Lu Jia after learning about her whereabouts was partly because he did not want her to return to the Lu Mansion, and partly because he must be on guard against what she had done back then.
Lu Jia's purpose was not to drag the Cheng family to help her avenge her, so she briefly mentioned the details of the Jiang family, but instead recounted her experiences after meeting Xie Zhang and Qiuniang.
Of course, when it was not necessary, the part where Guo Lu assassinated her was also erased.
"...Anyway, that's it. My adoptive mother learned a while ago that someone from the Lu family was looking for me. She didn't dare to delay me, so she urged me to come to Beijing to find my relatives."
After finishing speaking smoothly, she took a sip of water.
The expressions of the four members of the Cheng family changed after hearing this, and even Qing He next to him frequently glanced at Lu Jia.
"Then you, why do you say you can't trust the Lu family?"
Okay, we already know the whole story, but Cheng Wenhui still doesn’t understand, “Can your father still deny you?”
"Uncle!" Lu Jia looked at him and sighed, "Do you know who the person who came to Tanzhou to look for me is?"
"Who?"
"My stepmother's nephew is Guo Lu!" Lu Jia looked over deeply, "This Guo Lu belongs to my stepmother, and he came to Tanzhou to look for me. At least it means that someone in the Lu family knows my approximate whereabouts. .
"Then the person who came to Tanzhou to look for me shouldn't be my biological father? Why should it be my stepmother's person?
"Uncle, don't you think it's strange?"
Cheng Wenhui was stunned.
After parting ways with Lu Thief on the road to relatives, he never paid attention to the affairs of the Lu family. But since he lives in the capital, news will still reach his ears more or less.
Mr. Jiang has a nephew from his natal family. He doesn't know his name, but this man often travels around because of the Lu family's name. This is nothing new.
Lu Jia is right. Whenever anyone in the Lu family knows her whereabouts, they must let Lu Jie know.
In other words, everyone has gone to Tanzhou to look for him. How can Lu Jie know about it?
But these few months have passed, and Lu Jie is still staying in the capital calmly. How can a father who cares about his daughter be so calm?
In any case, Lu Jia's concerns about not returning to the Lu family first were the enemy's fault!
He glanced at his wife, and then said: "What are your plans?"
"Uncle and aunt," Lu Jia cried, raising his sleeves and wiping his eyes, "I want to go home."
Cheng Wenhui said: "Then I will send someone to take you back."
"Then what will happen after my uncle sends me back? Will you two recognize me as my niece in the future? Will you come to the Lu family to hang out with me? If I have anything to ask for in the future, will my uncle still care about me?"
Lu Jia's series of words immediately confused Cheng Wenhui.
He said: "Your biological father is still alive, so he will take care of you. In the future, you can go and deal with him yourself when dealing with big or small matters. You are a young lady from the Lu family, not from my Cheng family, so how can I interfere?" ”
He had broken off relations with the traitor Lu Jie for many years. Before Lu Jia disappeared, he had never paid any attention to her affairs.
Now that she is back and has already turned against her, of course there is no reason to interfere.
It's just that she is her sister's only flesh and blood in the world. Even if her bones are broken and her tendons are connected, even if her father never becomes a human again, he still has half the blood of the Cheng family. And even regardless of this kinship, she is just a helpless and weak woman at the moment. She needs help from herself, so she arranged for someone to send her away.
"But uncle, when I went out with my family, I got lost without knowing it. Later, I was found in Tanzhou without knowing it. As a result, I had nothing to hide. I'm afraid that I will be in trouble when I go back.
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"My father and stepmother have been married for many years, and they have already given birth to a daughter. They have formed a deep bond for a long time. My father already holds an important position in the government and is busy all day long. How can he have time to take care of me?
"When the time comes, my stepmother will naturally have to take over. My motherless child is helpless and its future is always worrying!
"You and my mother are the same as each other, can you bear to let me fend for myself in the Lu family?"
The whole family of four was immediately speechless.
Regardless of whether the Cheng family recognizes it or not, this is their niece. This is an ironclad fact!
Now that she has made her words clear, if the Cheng family still insists on ignoring it, doesn't that mean it is heartless and unjust?
But what else can they do?
You can't pick up this family again and resume contact with the Lu family again, right?
You must know that not only have the two families become enemies, Lu Jie has also renewed their relationship, and they have lived together for more than ten years. If the Cheng family comes to visit them as relatives again, what does it mean? !
Cheng Wenhui said seriously: "Girl, if you have any other matters, you can naturally come to me. But it concerns the Lu family, and my Cheng family will never interfere."
Hearing what he said, the two brothers next to them couldn't hold themselves back. Cheng Yi said: "Father, my cousin's concerns are reasonable. The Lu family already has a second young lady, and I heard that she is quite favored by her parents. This cousin How much love can I get from my parents when I go back?
"As my aunt's family, we don't say how much we can help. As long as we can support her, the Lu family will not have any scruples."
Cheng Yan poked Mrs. Cheng's arm.
Mrs. Cheng opened her mouth, looked at her husband's face, and finally sighed.
Qing He stood for a moment wringing her hands, and wanted to step forward with a smile, but Lu Jia turned her head and stopped her with her eyes.
"Uncle," Lu Jia calmed down when Cheng Wenhui refused, "I heard that you have been serving as censor for many years, and you have had many twists and turns in your transfer in the past few years.
"My father now holds an important position and is fully capable of influencing my uncle's promotion. And you have broken off diplomatic relations with the Lu family for many years. Aren't you surprised that other people's promotions are so smooth, but it has become so difficult for you to come here?"
After saying these words, Mrs. Cheng's expression immediately changed...
Cheng Wenhui stared: "What do you mean?"
Lu Jiadao: "My uncle was born as a Jinshi and is very knowledgeable, so he can naturally understand what I mean."
"Nonsense!" Cheng Wenhui stood up, "Although your father is obsessed with evil and colludes with the traitors, how could he go so far?"
Lu Jia also slowly stood up: "If he is still the same person as before, why would I have to go around in such circuitous ways, leaving my house alone, to find my uncle?"
Cheng Wenhui was speechless.
Lu Jia said again: "Now my uncle has the best chance to be promoted to the official department. If he fails this time, who knows whether there will be such an opportunity in the future?
"And my father has a high position of power. In addition to being able to influence promotions, he can't afford to let his eldest daughter live outside and ignore him.
"So why doesn't uncle think deeply and come up with a strategy that has the best of both worlds?"
(End of chapter)