The Billionaire's New Wife in Chief-Chapter 875 - 295: Lu Yulin’s Little Schemes

When it comes to Lu Jingchen, or even the people around Lu Jingchen, anyone related to Lu Jingchen, Chu Munan just feels extremely annoyed looking at them.

Of course, among these annoying people, except for Song Qiao, because he has never admitted that Song Qiao belongs to Lu Jingchen.

Lu Yulin felt Chu Munan’s gaze on him, turned his head to glance at him, and snorted silently.

Song Qiao looked at Lu Yulin in front of her, having no clue about the little schemes running through Lu Yulin’s mind, nor knowing that Lu Yulin was actually there to supervise the two of them. She just assumed Lu Yulin wanted to join in on the fun.

Moreover, when she was alone with Chu Munan, she always felt uncomfortable, especially after what Chu Munan had said to her before. She really didn’t want to be alone with him. But since her grandfather had ordered her to take this man out for a stroll, she found it hard to refuse with a lame excuse.

So regarding Lu Yulin’s request, Song Qiao naturally had no objections. She nodded to indicate she agreed to him joining them.

But just after she’d nodded, Mu Shinian also ran out from the living room, speaking urgently, "Sis, I want to go too."

Song Qiao looked at Mu Shinian, who already had her jacket on and paused, instinctively asking, "Don’t you have some papers to do?"

Mu Shinian didn’t like shopping. After school, she would either stay at home and do homework, spend time with Elder Mu, or go to bed early.

Song Qiao had watched Mu Shinian grow up, and Mu Shinian had yet to actually accompany Song Qiao to a night market, unless it was to buy clothes or something.

So hearing Mu Shinian proactively say she wanted to join them at the night market surprised Song Qiao quite a bit.

Mu Shinian responded without changing expression, "Sis, I’ve finished all my papers. Anyway, there’s nothing much going on at home now, Grandpa and Grandpa Chu are in the backyard counting stars, Lu Yulin is going with you all, and there’s no one to play with me."

Mu Shinian felt a bit embarrassed, scratched the back of her head, and spoke, "I’ve never really had a good look at what night markets are like, or what fun things there are, so I want to go check it out. Plus, Lu Yulin can’t really play with you, so I’ll go with him as company."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yulin couldn’t help but turn his head quickly to look at Mu Shinian beside him, instinctively saying, "I’m not going out to play."

These words drew the attention of Song Qiao, Chu Munan, and Mu Shinian to him. But Mu Shinian, being straightforward, asked, "If you’re not going out to play, then what are you going out for?"

Lu Yulin almost gave himself a slap after speaking. His mouth was too impulsively truthful; why did he blurt it out?

Embarrassing, truly embarrassing, incredibly embarrassing...

But upon hearing Mu Shinian’s question, his eyes shifted around, then he explained, "Can’t I just go out to see if there’s any good food? Even though I had quite a bit for dinner, it’s nearly digested now. I need to give my stomach a treat."

Chu Munan, "..." Such a lousy excuse, can’t you come up with something more convincing?

Kids, indeed.

Song Qiao, upon hearing Lu Yulin’s words, couldn’t help but let her gaze fall on his stomach, thinking inwardly just how impressive this kid’s digestive system must be. They just had dinner over an hour ago, and he’s hungry?

Moreover, if she remembered correctly, Lu Yulin had actually eaten three bowls of rice at dinner.

Unlike Song Qiao and Chu Munan, who doubted Lu Yulin’s clumsy excuse, Mu Shinian, on the other hand, believed him entirely. After an "oh" and in a brotherly manner, she put a hand on his shoulder and said, "No problem, when we go out, tell me what you want to eat, and I’ll treat you."

Hearing Mu Shinian offer to treat, Lu Yulin’s eyes instantly lit up but then belatedly realized Mu Shinian didn’t actually have much money. He was earning a living tutoring.

Immediately, he looked at her suspiciously, "You have money?"

Mu Shinian nodded without hesitation and directly pulled out a hundred yuan from her pocket, waving it in front of Lu Yulin, "Earned from tutoring the physical education rep of Class Seven last time."

Song Qiao watched Mu Shinian, feeling a sudden wave of heartache. Knowing she was still tutoring now, despite having stopped her numerous times, she had just decided to let her do as she pleased.

After all, Mu Shinian was now capable of taking responsibility for her own affairs, and she should indeed become independent sooner.

Looking at the hundred yuan in Mu Shinian’s hand, Lu Yulin’s eyes shifted, then he patted her shoulder, "I’ll treat you instead, and when you earn money in the future, just treat me to a big meal."

Now he’s treating Mu Shinian to street food. When Mu Shinian earns money later, she’ll treat him to a big meal. Essentially, he’s benefiting from it.

Thinking of this, Lu Yulin laughed like an idiot.

Mu Shinian looked at Lu Yulin in front of her with a strange expression, wondering what brought such a foolish grin to his face.

It’s really... too silly.

"Are you two coming or not? If not, we’re not waiting for you."

At that moment, Chu Munan’s voice came through directly.

Mu Shinian and Lu Yulin looked up to find that at some point, Chu Munan and Song Qiao had already walked over to the nearby black Range Rover, and Song Qiao was getting into the passenger seat.

Afraid that Chu Munan would really leave without him, Lu Yulin immediately sprinted toward the Rover, saying, "We’re coming, we’re coming, wait for me, don’t drive off..."

Mu Shinian looked at Lu Yulin’s retreating figure, twitched the corner of her mouth, and quickly followed.

...

The night market was bustling as usual, after all, An City is one of the top cities in the country. Whether locals or outsiders, An City is always the first choice.

The vehicle drove directly to the busiest night market street in the city center. The street stretched as far as the eye could see, with stalls on one side displaying a variety of items and a food street on the other, selling snacks and delicacies, with people coming and going everywhere.

The items here are quite cheap, so the majority of night market-goers are ordinary office workers or families. Wealthy people, especially those from the upper class, would never come here.

Song Qiao expertly directed Chu Munan to park the car, and as soon as she got out, she was greeted by the aroma of street food.

Chu Munan, getting out of the car, walked up to Song Qiao and subconsciously asked, "Do you come here often?"

Song Qiao was taken aback, but didn’t hide anything, "Yeah, Ning Wan and I used to come here often to shop and have midnight snacks. Things are cheaper here."

Ever since the Mu Family went bankrupt, Song Qiao visited here more often than restaurants and hotels, especially during her college days and early working life. She often took time to come here with Ning Wan, and they had tried almost every stall on this food street, knowing which had the best taste, which was the most authentic, and which had the most generous portions.

The cost of a meal at a restaurant could last for almost half a year here.

Before the Mu Family’s bankruptcy, and when she was still the Song Family’s beloved daughter, she didn’t know money could be spent like this. After everything happened, and tasting these street foods, she realized their flavors weren’t inferior to those of five-star hotels and restaurants.

Chu Munan looked at Song Qiao, suddenly at a loss for words, so he said nothing at all.

Seeing Chu Munan not responding, she thought he didn’t like such places.

Song Qiao tilted her head to look at him, suddenly feeling a bit embarrassed, and said, "If you don’t like it here, we can go somewhere else, anywhere you prefer is fine."

Chu Munan froze for a moment, then, acting like he was very familiar with Song Qiao, smiled and said, "I don’t dislike it. Actually, I’ve been to night markets in Beijing and eaten at street stalls there too."

Chu Munan’s demeanor made Song Qiao feel relieved. She thought he didn’t like it, but hearing that he had eaten there before surprised her.

Lu Yulin and Mu Shinian also got out of the car, clearly experiencing the night market for the first time, finding everything novel. Seeing them still standing around uncertainly, Lu Yulin walked over and took Song Qiao’s hand, exclaiming, "Aunt, are you waiting for someone here? Let’s go, I saw lots of fun and interesting things just now."

Chu Munan watched as Lu Yulin directly pulled Song Qiao away, his brows involuntarily furrowed, and a hint of displeasure flashed in his eyes. However, he said nothing, as to comment on Lu Yulin would make him seem petty, picking a fight with a child.

Inside the CEO’s office at the CK Group, after finishing a proposal, Lu Jingchen rubbed his temples. At that moment, his phone dinged, indicating a new message had arrived. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

The man’s body stiffened momentarily; then he put down his pen and picked up the phone. Even before unlocking it, upon seeing part of the message on the screen, his expression darkened immediately.

Almost without any hesitation, he stood up, grabbed the coat draped on the chair, and walked out of the CEO’s office.

Assistant Xue happened to return with a freshly heated meal, and saw the hurried Lu Jingchen. He was initially stunned and then asked, "Boss, the meal’s been heated, don’t you want to eat?"