The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead-Chapter 76 - 74 Talking about relationships with dad
Chapter 76: Chapter 74: Talking about relationships with dad
Chapter 76 -74: Talking about relationships with dad
“Dad, you’re back.”
Lu Xianrun, in a full camouflage outfit and covered in dust, saw his daughter running over and quickly grabbed her arm, saying, “Dad’s dirty, why are you still up so late?”
“I’m used to it, it will take some time to adjust.”
“Well, how did you do on the exams?”
Lu Jingqiu nodded confidently, “I knew almost all the questions; I might not get the top provincial score, but getting into a university is absolutely no problem.”
“That’s great, that’s great. Dad has been worried about your exams all day over there, and now a huge weight has finally been lifted off my shoulders.”
“Dad, have you eaten? Go take a bath first, I’ll cook you some noodles.”
“No need, Dad has eaten already. I’m very tired, I’ll just take a wash and go to sleep. You should go to bed early too.”
“Okay.”
Lu Jingqiu boiled a kettle of hot water for her dad before she went up to rest.
The next morning, early on, Lu Jingqiu cooked porridge for two, mixed in some cucumber, fried some green onion eggs, and warmed up two buns made with coarse white flour.
Dad must have not eaten well over there; she needed to take good care of his stomach now that he was back.
Lu Xianrun took a sip of the hot porridge and said comfortably, “I’ve been eating dry food a lot these days, suddenly having a hot soup is indeed good. Qiuqiu, where did this millet come from?”
“That… I bought it at the farmers’ market?”
Lu Xianrun glanced at her and said, “You make that face when you’re lying. Did you go to the Black Market?”
“Dad, I…”
“Don’t go there again, our family doesn’t have to eat that, it’s better to be safe.”
“Yes, I know. I was thinking you’d be back soon, and I hadn’t been able to buy meat at the farmers’ market these days, so I went there after work to check it out. I bought two pounds of meat, and unexpectedly he had millet as well. It was a rare opportunity, so I bought a few pounds. Dad, your health is the most important; don’t worry about the money.”
“I’m afraid it’s dangerous for you to go there.”
“I’ll be careful.”
As Lu Jingqiu was speaking, she hurriedly served her dad a piece of the egg omelet. After a long thought, she cautiously asked, “Dad, has Comrade Nanzhou come back too?”
“Yes, do you need to see him for something?”
Lu Jingqiu scratched her head with some difficulty and shyly didn’t know how to bring up the subject with her dad.
Seeing his daughter so bashful, Lu Xianrun frowned and said, “What’s the matter? If it’s not convenient to tell Dad, go ask your aunt.”
“No, Dad, it’s just that I… I got into a relationship.”
“You’re in a relationship?” Lu Xianrun exclaimed, his voice suddenly rising, completely taken aback and without any inkling, “Who? Which boy?”
“Comrade Jiang Nanzhou.”
“Nanzhou? When did that happen between you two?”
“That… it was during the last military meet-up, or perhaps even earlier.”
“Earlier?”
Lu Xianrun felt that he had let his wife down, not noticing such a huge event like his daughter getting into a relationship. And it was with one of his own men, no less. He had utterly failed as a father; his daughter had someone interested in her and he hadn’t detected it at all, despite having brought the wolf into the house himself.
After Lu Jingqiu spoke to her dad about the matter, she had expected a barrage of questions from him or strong opposition if he disagreed. However, that didn’t happen.
Instead, he ate his meal in silence and then simply left.
This left Lu Jingqiu anxious and distracted at work all day.
…
Early in the morning at the military base, Lu Xianrun summoned Jiang Nanzhou to the training grounds and, without a word, threw two punches at him, “Quite the hero, aren’t you? Daring to abduct my daughter while I am not looking. It seems I’ve been way too nice to you, allowing you to become so bold. Let’s see how I discipline you today.”
Jiang Nanzhou had planned to meet Jingqiu these couple of days and then report their affair to the regimental commander, thinking at worst he’d get a scolding. But who could have thought he’d end up taking a beating.
He couldn’t resist now; if he did, he would never hear the end of it. No matter what, he had to endure the thrashing, “Uncle Lu, my relationship with Comrade Jingqiu is aimed towards marriage, and I truly intend to treat her well. Even if Uncle Lu beats me into a cripple today, I won’t give up.”
“Good for you, lad,” said Lu Xianrun, landing another punch that sent Jiang Nanzhou staggering.
The soldiers from not too far away at the training grounds were all watching their battalion commander get hit in surprise, while the regimental commander and the deputy regimental commander, being privy to some of the inside story, did not step in to help.
After all, one was their leader and the other their subordinate. It’s a tricky relationship; helping either side would be wrong.
Moreover, for someone who had the nerve to go after the leader’s daughter, getting beaten was well-deserved.
Old Zheng, from upstairs, saw Lu Xianrun pulling Jiang Nanzhou onto the training grounds from afar.
Even took out his binoculars to get a better look.
The few leaders upstairs occasionally glanced towards the training grounds, thinking that Old Lu had not lost his touch; Jiang Nanzhou, the poor lad, would probably be bedridden for a few days.
“Old Zheng, it’s not great for a leader to be spectating such drama,” someone remarked.
Old Zheng glanced back and said, “As the political commissar, you should be doing your job properly. Why don’t you go and try to mediate? After all, their relationship is a result of our unit’s social mingling.”
“I won’t go. If I went, Old Lu would surely land a punch on me too,” said Political Commissar Yang.
Turning to Old Gao beside him, Political Commissar Yang suggested, “Old Gao, you’re closer to Old Lu, try to mediate a little.”
Old Gao quickly shook his head, “Old Lu is already unhappy with me because of Gao Shu. If I go now, it’s not just a punch I’d get; a shoulder throw would be light. Jiang Nanzhou is such an outstanding young man. He’s been at our base for half a year, and he took first in everything in the recent exercises. Such a capable person, and Old Lu still isn’t satisfied?”
Political Commissar Yang added, “No matter how outstanding, it won’t do. When it comes to fathers looking at their prospective sons-in-law, none of them are satisfactory. And this lad took his chance when Old Lu was busy and stealthily stole his daughter away. Old Lu has every right to be upset. Let him be beaten. He’s young, and if a few punches lead to an excellent wife, it’s worth it.”
That day, Jiang Nanzhou was not only beaten but also punished to march three thousand meters with a heavy load and do a thousand push-ups. In the afternoon, he was dragged by Lu Xianrun to run up the mountain.
Jiang Nanzhou did not get a moment’s rest that day and was harshly drilled.
As soon as Lu Jingqiu finished work, she went home feeling uneasy, only to wait until past six without seeing her father return.
She had no choice but to run to the office to look for him, but she didn’t find anyone.
When she ran into Uncle Zheng, Lu Jingqiu barely had a chance to speak before Uncle Zheng, engrossed in a discussion with Uncle Gao, walked past her as if she wasn’t there.
Lu Jingqiu felt something was amiss, so she decided to go back home first.
Until very late that night, Lu Jingqiu still had not seen her father come back.
Little did she know, at that moment, Lu Xianrun was overseeing Jiang Nanzhou’s grueling training.
That night, Jiang Nanzhou had no time for sleep, and Lu Jingqiu hardly got any rest either.
As soon as it was light, she rushed to her aunt’s house.
At that time, Zhou Lanping’s house already had the lights on.
“Auntie, Uncle, please help me,” Jingqiu pleaded.
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“Qiuqiu, what’s the matter? Why are you so flustered this early in the morning?” Yang Pinggui, who was in the kitchen cooking, saw Lu Jingqiu rushing in anxiously.
Zhou Lanping also came out of her room, rubbing her eyes, and asked, “Qiuqiu, what’s wrong?”
“Auntie, Uncle, after my dad came back yesterday, I told him that I’m seeing someone. He might be angry with me; he didn’t come back all night.”
Lu Jingqiu’s revelation caught not only Lu Xianrun off guard but also surprised Zhou Lanping and Yang Pinggui, “Seeing someone? Since when?”
