Father Qiao came downstairs wearing a maroon shirt that his daughter had bought for him, paired with a pair of gray trousers.
He said enthusiastically: "How do I see Wen Zhou wearing this outfit? It's his first time at home today, so I can't dress too casually."
As he spoke, he stood in front of the mirror and looked around.
He really regarded Lu Wenzhou as his son-in-law, and the pomp and ceremony today was in accordance with the standard for entertaining a son-in-law.
All the fine wines that have been stored for many years were brought out.
Joey walked up to him calmly and said with a smile: "Dad, he is on a business trip today and won't come over. Let's eat first."
Father Qiao looked at her with some confusion: "But he promised me to come yesterday."
"You also said that it was yesterday, and he just decided to go out this morning. He asked me to tell you, but I forgot."
Lu Wenzhou was not on a business trip, but there was a problem with a big project, and he went over to solve it.
Will you be back soon?
Now that her father has been discharged from the hospital, Joy thinks about slowly downplaying her relationship with Lu Wenzhou.
It won't be too abrupt to confess to my father after three months.
Although Father Qiao was a little disappointed, he still smiled and invited everyone to sit down and eat.
A few people were having a lively meal when the housekeeper suddenly ran in to report.
"Master, miss, the old lady and the eldest lady are here. They said they came to visit the master."
The smile on Joey's face suddenly froze.
He put down his chopsticks and said, "Dad, I'll go out and take a look. You continue to eat."
But as soon as she stood up, she heard Mrs. Qiao's harsh voice coming from outside the door.
"Second brother, why didn't anyone tell me about such a big thing like your discharge from hospital? Do you still take me seriously?"
Joey stepped forward to stop her and said in a cold voice: "You should tell me whether you treat my dad as a son and treat him better. You won't cry and make a fuss in the ward while he is in the hospital."
"You damn girl, when did you have the right to speak in this family?"
She raised her arm and was about to hit Joey.
But his wrist was tightly grasped by a big hand.
Qiao Si Li looked at her with a cold voice: "Let's see who dares to touch my daughter!"
Old Mrs. Qiao's wrist was pinched so much that it hurt, and she immediately started to curse.
"Qiao Si Li, you have grown up, and you dare to attack me for that money-losing guy!"
"If you scold my daughter again, believe it or not, I will kick you out of here!"
His voice was cold and his tone was tough.
He is completely different from the gentle and filial Qiao Sili before.
The old lady looked at him in shock: "Second brother, I am your mother, and this is my home. How dare you say such rebellious words? Have you forgotten what you promised your father when he left?"
Qiao SiLi: "I promised him to take good care of this family and take good care of you. Didn't I do it? My body is exhausted because of this family.
But what about you, have you ever felt sorry for me? Do you treat me as your son?
In your eyes, I am just a money-making machine.
You don't care about my eldest brother's family eating, drinking, prostitution and gambling, so what qualifications do you have to take care of my daughter?
How can she feel sorry for the Qiao family?
Without her, the Qiao family would have been finished.
Since you are here today, I will not let you come in vain. I will tell you my decision.
I want to find a lawyer to separate the family. I will no longer be the boss of this family.
I won't let my daughter suffer any more injustice. "
For so many years, he has been supporting the company alone.
The eldest brother's family is not doing well. He doesn't care if he doesn't help. He still causes trouble all day long and owes a lot of debt. Let him help pay it off.
He used to be too foolish and filial, always wanting the family to live in harmony.
But ever since he found out that his mother had teamed up with Qiao Zimo to plot against his daughter, he was completely disappointed with this family.
Hearing these words, Mrs. Qiao sneered: "If you want to separate the family and start your own business, let Joey marry Jiu Ye and be the third concubine. If they like her, they will chop off Zimo's arm."
Qiao SiLi was so angry that his heart ached suddenly.
How could he have such a partial mother?
Qiao Zimo is a descendant of the Qiao family, isn't his daughter the same?
In order to save the bad debts owed by his grandson, he actually decided to target his daughter.
Qiao Si Li pulled Joey behind him, he had never been so ruthless.
"Qiao Zimo lost a bet, why should I let my daughter pay off the debt? He deserves to have his arm chopped off.
Besides, my daughter already has a master, so please come back without your having to worry about it! "
The eldest lady, who had been supporting the old lady to watch the theater, suddenly became anxious when she heard someone slandering her son.
"Second brother, what are you talking about? Do you think you are the second uncle? What's wrong with letting your daughter marry Master Jiu? She has been played with for a long time. Master Jiu doesn't despise her. He already thinks highly of her. .
You don’t think that Lu Wenzhou will really marry her. Just because she has such a mother, she will never be able to enter the Lu family in this life.
She is just like her mother, a bitch. If someone wants her, it's good enough, but she's still picky. "
She said with gritted teeth and a ferocious face.
The emotions that Joey had been holding back finally broke out.
She raised her arm and hit the eldest lady in the face.
There was a snap, and a crisp sound resounded throughout the hall.
"Auntie, this slap is for me to teach you a lesson for grandpa."
Before the eldest lady could react, there was a slap on the other face.
"This slap is for me. Your son Qiao Zimo plotted against me three years ago and almost cost me my virginity. I haven't had time to settle this debt with him yet."
The eldest lady was beaten and pounced on Joey like a tigress.
But he was stopped by Yan Xingcheng and Xu Yan.
She cursed loudly.
"Joy, do you really think of yourself as Mrs. Lu? Do you think I dare not hit you?
I bother! Do you think I don’t know what’s going on between you and Lu Wenzhou? In order to make Qiao Si Li get better quickly, you are just putting on a show for him.
Qiao Si Li, don’t even think about it. If Lu Wenzhou really cares about your daughter, why didn’t he come on such an important day when you were discharged from hospital?
How dare you pretend to be powerful, let’s see if I don’t tear your mouth apart! "
After saying that, she wanted to fight against the restraints and hit Joey.
At this moment, an extremely cold voice suddenly came from behind.
"Let's see who dares to touch her!"
Everyone looked towards the door.
Lu Wenzhou was seen standing at the door with a gift box in his hand, wearing a neat suit, and a handsome face.
He handed the gift box to the butler and walked toward Joey.
He held her in his arms, lowered his head and kissed her between the eyebrows, his voice low and hoarse.
"Sorry, I'm late for something."
He looked in the direction of Qiao SiLi again.
"Uncle Qiao, I brought you thousand-year-old ginseng. I heard it is very good for body recovery. You can eat it and see. If the effect is good, I will buy it for you."
Everyone here knows how valuable thousand-year-old ginseng is. It is basically worth more than ten million.
But Lu Wenzhou took it and gave it to Qiao Sili.
It shows how much he values him.
The eldest lady was too frightened to speak and secretly hid behind Mrs. Qiao.
At this moment, Lu Wenzhou's eerie voice came from the hall.
"Three years ago, Joey was cornered in an alley and set up a trap for me to rescue her. Who was the mastermind?"
