Volume 1: The Golden Years Chapter 038 Zhu Suosuo Moves
10:25 pm, Old Alley Street.
A dark-black BMW 7 Series drove into the old streets and alleys. Pedestrians on both sides of the street gave way, looking at the rare luxury car in this forgotten corner with curiosity and envy.
Inside the BMW, Zhu Suosuo looked out the window at the neighbors and reminded Yuan Xudong:
"Drive slower. The traffic in the alley is bad and the streets are narrow. Be careful not to bump into other people!"
"Got it. Don't worry, I'm an experienced driver with many years of experience!"
Yuan Xudong joked and slowed down the car. After a while, he drove into the innermost part of the old alley and stopped downstairs of the Luo family.
Zhu Suosuo's uncle and aunt had been waiting downstairs in their house. When they saw Yuan Xudong and Zhu Suosuo coming out of a dark-colored BMW, they hurried over and held Zhu Suosuo's hands and begged:
"Suosuo, you must save Jiaming. I called you because I really had no other choice. He hasn't eaten all day and has been staying in his bedroom by himself. He's going to starve to death if he continues like this!"
"Yeah, your aunt is almost dying of anxiety!"
Before Zhu Suosuo could speak, her uncle Luo Youfu hurriedly chimed in:
"Suosuo, go and persuade Jiaming to come out for dinner. You're his favorite person, so he will definitely listen to you!"
"Uncle, aunt!"
Zhu Suosuo looked embarrassed and said:
"I can only try to persuade him. If he really doesn't listen, there's nothing I can do!"
"No, no!"
Zhu Suosuo's aunt shook her head repeatedly, holding Zhu Suosuo's hands and begging:
"He's like this because he likes you. Just go up to him and lie to him, saying that he's the one you like and that you and Mr. Yuan are just ordinary friends. He will definitely believe you and then come out to eat obediently, just like before!"
"Aunt~~"
Zhu Suosuo stamped her feet, feeling helpless and annoyed:
"I can lie to him once or twice, but I can't lie to him forever. If he knows the truth in the future, he will definitely be even more sad!"
After that, without waiting for her uncle and aunt to refute, she continued:
"Besides, the person I like is Mr. Yuan, not Jiaming. If you ask me to tell Jiaming that I like him, I can't say it at all. Aunt, please don't embarrass me. The most I can do is to persuade Jiaming to think more positively. There are many girls in this world who are better and more beautiful than me. He will find his own happiness!"
Compared with Zhu Suosuo's explanation, her aunt was obviously more worried about her son, so she continued to plead bitterly:
"Suosuo, let's try to trick him as much as possible. Let him come out and eat first. We can talk about the future later. Auntie is counting on you, okay?"
"Aunt~~"
Zhu Suosuo said angrily:
"After I cheated Jiaming, what do you want me to do next?"
Seeing that Zhu Suosuo's aunt was still trying to embarrass Suosuo, Yuan Xudong spoke directly:
"Auntie, a man who relies on hunger strike to keep a girl has got the basic direction wrong. It will only make the girl go further and further away. In my opinion, it is better to suffer a short pain than a long pain. Just tell Jiaming directly. Don't make things difficult for Suosuo. I will go up and talk to Jiaming. He is a real man, and I believe he will understand!"
Before Zhu Suosuo's aunt could say anything, her uncle Luo Youfu said:
"Mr. Yuan is right. Jiaming has grown up and should understand things. This incident is a good opportunity to teach him a lesson: eight out of ten things in life are not what you want.
If he goes on a hunger strike when he can't get what he wants, he will only hurt himself and those of us who really care about him. People in society won't pamper him. Just let him go. He will eat on his own after two days of starvation!"
"Luo Youfu!"
I didn't expect my husband to say such a thing. Zhu Suosuo's aunt couldn't bear to let her son go hungry for two days. What if he got sick from hunger? Thinking of this, she looked at her husband Luo Youfu and became more angry.
"Luo Youfu, when I married you, you promised me that you would treat Jiaming like your own son. Have you forgotten it now?"
"What are you talking about?"
Seeing that his wife was becoming unreasonable again, Luo Youfu said helplessly:
"If Jiaming was my biological son, I would have beaten him a long time ago. Just like what Mr. Yuan said, how can a man like you to rely on hunger strike to keep the woman you like, who is your childhood sweetheart, your cousin?"
"OK!"
Seizing the loophole in Luo Youfu's words, Zhu Suosuo's aunt said angrily:
"Luo Youfu, after all these years, you still don't treat Jiaming as your own son. I really misjudged you!"
"That was not what I meant!"
Luo Youfu said angrily:
"Don't you know how I treat Jiaming? Compared to Suosuo, have I ever treated Jiaming badly? From childhood to adulthood, I have never hit him or scolded him once. All the money in the family is in your hands. What else do you want from me?"
When Zhu Suosuo's aunt heard her husband Luo Youfu scold her, she directly retorted:
"How can there be a father who never beats or scolds his son? If Jiaming makes a mistake, you should beat him or scold him. I will never stop you. It's because you don't treat Jiaming as your own son that you are so polite to him!"
Hearing his wife say this about him, Luo Youfu became angry and said:
"Okay, you said it, I'm going to go upstairs and teach him a lesson right now, and see if he dares to go on hunger strike again!"
"Luo Youfu, stop right there!"
Seeing that her husband Luo Youfu was really about to go upstairs to teach her son a lesson, Zhu Suosuo's aunt immediately stopped him and said:
"Jiaming is already a grown-up, you can't hit or scold him. If anything happens to him, I won't live anymore, so you decide for yourself!"
Seeing that his wife started to act like a rogue again, Luo Youfu stopped and remained silent. He knew this would happen. If he wanted to go up and beat and scold Luo Jiaming, he would just be pretending. If he really wanted to beat and scold her, he would have done it more than ten years ago, and would not have waited until now.
Seeing the family ethics drama come to an end, audience members Yuan Xudong and Zhu Suosuo began to appear. The former wanted to wait for Luo Youfu to beat and scold Luo Jiaming so that Luo Jiaming would come out to eat by himself, saving her the trouble of persuading him. Unfortunately, Luo Youfu was not helpful.
The latter has lived in the Luo family for more than ten or twenty years, and such scenes are simply commonplace. There is no doubt that the final outcome will be that his uncle will be defeated miserably, his aunt will win a great victory, and then the two will reconcile and live in love as before.
“Ahem…”
Seeing Zhu Suosuo's uncle and aunt calm down, Yuan Xudong coughed, then looked at the two of them and said:
"Uncle, aunt, I'm going to go upstairs to check on Jiaming. You two and Suosuo stay here for a while. I will definitely persuade Jiaming to come out for dinner. Do you know where his room is?"
Seeing that Yuan Xudong volunteered, Zhu Suosuo's uncle and aunt tried their best to save the situation:
"Jiaming's bedroom is right opposite the window on the second floor. Go and give it a try. Just let us know when you're done!"
"Got it, I will!"
Yuan Xudong nodded slightly, then walked to the second floor of the Luo family. As he climbed the stairs, he heard the conversation between Zhu Suosuo and her uncle and aunt behind him:
"Uncle, aunt, this is what Mr. Yuan and I bought for you two. I hope you like it!"
“These things aren’t cheap, are they?”
"Suosuo, you and Mr. Yuan have a crush on each other!"
"It's my duty, uncle and aunt. Thank you for taking care of me for so many years. I will go to work at Jingyan Group tomorrow. The commute is not very convenient, so I plan to move out. After Jiaming comes out for dinner, I can use Mr. Yuan's car to move!"
"Suosuo, you found a job. Jingyan Group is one of the largest companies in the country. Congratulations!"
"Thank you, uncle!"
"Are you moving out and living with Mr. Yuan?"
“Hmm~~”
"You're grown up now, you can make your own decisions. I'll let your father know, and he should be back soon!"
"Okay, I know!"
"Suosuo, if Mr. Yuan treats you badly, you are welcome to come back anytime!"
"Thank you, aunt!"
…
Entering the second floor of Luo's house, Yuan Xudong went straight to Luo Jiaming's bedroom, knocked on the door and said:
"Jiaming, I'm Yuan Xudong. I know you can hear me. Hurry up and open the door and come out to eat. Otherwise, your parents will blame Zhu Suosuo for not eating. Do you understand?"
After waiting for a while and hearing nothing, Yuan Xudong continued to threaten:
"Luo Jiaming, if you don't come out, Suosuo will have to leave your house and move out to live with me. The Magic City is so big, you won't be able to find her even if you try."
After waiting for a while, he still didn't hear any movement. This shouldn't be the case. How could Luo Jiaming be so patient? Thinking of this, Yuan Xudong decided to use a big move. If it still didn't work, he would take Zhu Suosuo away from the Luo family. Could Luo Jiaming really starve himself to death?
“Ahem…”
After coughing and clearing his throat, Yuan Xudong continued to shout towards Luo Jiaming's bedroom:
"Luo Jiaming, I'm telling you the truth. I'm a big liar. I pretended to be a rich man to deceive young girls. Zhu Suosuo is so young and beautiful, but I didn't expect that she could be deceived by me so easily. Are you angry?
If you don't come out for dinner, I will take Zhu Suosuo away from the Luo family and make sure you will never find her again. Then I will let her go out to work and earn money. I will lie comfortably at home and continue to cheat the next girl. Aren't you worried about Zhu Suosuo?"
"Brother Xudong, I didn't expect you to be so humorous!"
Luo Jiaming's voice suddenly rang out from behind him. Yuan Xudong was startled and turned around to see Luo Jiaming staring at him with a pale face.
"I felt sick, so I went to the bathroom. I know you wanted to persuade me to go out for dinner. I heard everything you said. Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for Suosuo. I know Suosuo likes rich men like you and doesn't like me. I've figured it all out. I wish her happiness. You can take her out. She hasn't liked living here since she was a child!"
After saying this, without waiting for Yuan Xudong's response, he walked to the window, leaned out and said:
"Mom, I'm hungry. I want to eat the crab meat dumplings that Suosuo brought back!"
"Son, you're out. The crab meat dumplings are in the refrigerator. Mom will go upstairs and heat them up for you. Wait a moment!"
After hearing his mother's response, Luo Jiaming sat down at the dining table in the living room, and Yuan Xudong sat opposite him.
After a while, Luo Jiaming's parents and Zhu Suosuo went upstairs together and pushed the door open, carrying large and small gift boxes in their hands.
Putting the gift box on the sofa in the living room, Luo Jiaming's mother looked at him expressionlessly. She said a few words of concern and then went to the kitchen to heat up crab meat dumplings for her son. Luo Youfu patted Luo Jiaming on the shoulder to comfort him, and Zhu Suosuo looked at Luo Jiaming with a complicated expression and said:
"Jiaming, I'm moving out. Take care of yourself and don't do anything stupid!"
Hearing this, Luo Jiaming looked at Zhu Suosuo and said with a smile:
"Suosuo, I get it. Don't worry. I won't do anything stupid. I wish you and Brother Xudong happiness. I will also find my own happiness. You don't have to worry about me. I'm already grown up!"
"Well, thank you!"
Zhu Suosuo nodded slightly, and then went to her bedroom to pack up. After a while, Luo Jiaming's mother brought a plate of crab meat dumplings in front of Luo Jiaming and said happily:
"Son, this is the crab meat dumplings that mom specially left for you. It tastes great. Come and try it!"
"thanks Mom!"
Luo Jiaming lowered his head and started eating the crab meat dumplings and stopped talking. The living room was quiet, with only the sound of Luo Jiaming eating the crab meat dumplings and the sound of Zhu Suosuo packing her luggage coming from the cubicle not far away.
Time passed, and before Luo Jiaming finished eating the crab meat dumplings, Zhu Suosuo had already packed her luggage, dragged two suitcases into the living room and said:
"Uncle, aunt, Jiaming, I'm leaving. Thank you for taking care of me over the years. I will come back to visit you!"
After that, she bowed deeply to the three members of the Luo family to express her gratitude. Luo Youfu quickly helped her up and said:
"I'm your uncle. Your mother left you alone since you were a child, and she left without saying goodbye. It's only natural for me to take care of you. What's more, your father sends me living expenses every month, which is enough for our family's living expenses. It's us, the Luo family, who benefit from you. You don't need to thank us like this!"
"It's my duty, uncle. I can only see my father two or three times a year. He never stays overnight at home. He comes back in the morning and goes back in the afternoon. You and aunt are like my parents, and cousin Jiaming is like my brother. Thank you!"
Looking at Zhu Suosuo who was crying, Yuan Xudong walked over and held her shoulders and said:
"Suosuo, don't cry. You can come back often to visit your uncle, aunt, and Jiaming!"
After saying that, he looked at Luo Jiaming and Zhu Suosuo's uncle and aunt opposite him and said:
"Uncle, aunt, and Jiaming, it's getting late. Suosuo and I will go back first. She has to report to Jingyan Group tomorrow. See you next time!"
"Uncle, aunt, I'm leaving now. I'll come back to see you later!"
"Mr. Yuan, Suosuo, see you next time!"
"Mr. Yuan, you must take good care of Suosuo!"
"Uncle, I will. Please stay. Suosuo and I will go down by ourselves!"
After saying goodbye to the three people from the Luo family, Yuan Xudong took Zhu Suosuo's arm, and the two of them each carried a suitcase and left the second floor of the Luo family. After a while, the sound of a car starting and leaving was heard downstairs.
Luo Jiaming ate the crab meat dumplings that Zhu Suosuo brought back while shedding tears. He looked at the beautifully packaged luxury items on the sofa and choked up:
"Mom, why does our family have no money?"
"Son, this is fate. Sometimes you have to accept your fate. You can't force it if it's not yours!"
…
Back to Park Hyatt Hotel’s 520 river view room.
After putting Zhu Suosuo's suitcase into the luggage cabinet, Yuan Xudong invited Zhu Suosuo to go to the bathroom to take a bath together. Unfortunately, the latter was unwilling to do so. Yuan Xudong could only let her take a bath first, and then he would enjoy the bath alone.
Listening to the sound of running water in the bathroom, Zhu Suosuo, who had just finished taking a shower, lay on the white sheets in a loose bathrobe and rested quietly.
After a while, the doorbell rang in the living room. Zhu Suosuo stood up and walked to the living room to open the door. It was the hotel front desk staff, a ruddy-faced intern girl. She handed the express box in her hand to Zhu Suosuo and said:
"Ms. Zhu, this is the computer part that Mr. Yuan urgently ordered. It will be delivered to the center of Shanghai within two hours. Please pass it to him!"
"Okay, thank you for your help!"
"You're welcome. See you next time!"
"see you later!"
After closing the door, Zhu Suosuo was confused. She didn't see Yuan Xudong's personal computer, so why did he buy computer accessories? She looked down at the express label and saw black and white words on the sender's paper - Romantic Sex Toys Store.
Zhu Suosuo felt like two crows were flying over her head. She took two deep breaths and opened the outer packaging. There was a sky blue Japanese policewoman's dress and two shiny handcuffs.
"What are you looking at?"
Zhu Suosuo was startled when she heard Yuan Xudong's voice behind her. When she turned around, Yuan Xudong, who was only wearing a bath towel, picked her up by the waist and threw her along with the computer accessories in his hand to the big bed not far away. He pounced on her with a low growl.
"Ah, Yuan Xudong, be gentle~~"
"Got it. Don't call me Yuan Xudong. I like you to call me Mr. Yuan!"
"Got it, Mr. Yuan~~"
After a while, Zhu Suosuo, in a sky blue uniform, was lying on the white sheets. Her two white wrists were handcuffed, and her snow-white legs were exposed to the air under her short skirt, twisted together. Her eyes were full of autumn water, and she was indescribably charming. Yuan Xudong roared and pounced on her. They had a night of passion without any further ado.
