My Multiple Identities Revealed After Marrying the Bigshot
Chapter 322: During the New Year, you two better not make me uncomfortable

Chapter 322: Chapter 322: During the New Year, you two better not make me uncomfortable

"I’m coming with you," Zhou Shuyan stood up.

Besides, there was too much stuff, Lu Youxi couldn’t carry it all.

Lu Zhenguo started to say something but stopped, and when Lu Youxi noticed, she asked, "Dad, you want to visit Grandma and Grandpa, right?"

Lu Zhenguo sheepishly nodded, feeling a bit guilty.

Luckily, Liu Yushu wasn’t here, otherwise, Lu Zhenguo wouldn’t have dared to admit it.

Ever since going to the Imperial Capital, Liu Yushu had become even more assertive.

Lu Zhenguo, on the other hand, didn’t dare to make Liu Yushu angry anymore.

Even though they had stopped taking money from Lu Youxi, Lu Zhenguo still couldn’t help but worry about the Lu Family’s elders.

Lu Youxi said, "It’s okay, go ahead."

But for some reason, Lu Zhenguo was feeling a bit hesitant to face the Lu Family’s elders alone.

"How about I wait for you to finish with Aunt Lin and Aunt Liu, then we go together?" Lu Zhenguo stuttered.

Looking at him, Lu Youxi wondered if her father had developed PTSD regarding the Lu Family’s elders?

He couldn’t help but think about them, yet he was afraid to face them?

But accompanying him, she would feel more at ease, lest Lu Zhenguo do something foolish.

She had agreed so readily just now, also because she was worried that Lu Zhenguo had some lingering concerns.

So, Lu Youxi nodded enthusiastically, "Sure, after I leave Aunt Liu’s house, I’ll call you, and we’ll meet at Grandma and Grandpa’s place."

"Okay," Lu Zhenguo now fully relaxed.

With Lu Youxi by his side, he felt much more at ease.

Lu Youxi and Zhou Shuyan carried the gifts and went to visit Aunt Lin and Aunt Liu.

Aunt Lin grabbed Lu Youxi, eager to gossip.

Lu Youxi had anticipated this, and to avoid Aunt Lin getting too excited and unable to let go, she decided to visit Aunt Lin’s first.

Since she still had to visit Aunt Liu, Aunt Lin couldn’t keep Lu Youxi talking forever.

Nevertheless, Lu Youxi promised to come back the next day to continue the conversation that couldn’t be finished today.

Knowing Lu Youxi would return the next day, Aunt Lin was in no rush to spill everything out at once.

There would be plenty of time to talk tomorrow.

Aunt Lin sent off Lu Youxi cheerfully.

Lu Youxi then immediately went to Aunt Liu’s house, and after leaving, she called Lu Zhenguo to arrange a meeting outside the Lu Family’s elders’ door.

On the way to Ge Guifen’s place, Lu Youxi and Zhou Shuyan passed the house they used to live in with the Lu Family’s elders.

But ever since the Lu Family’s elders moved to Lu Zhenjia’s place, and Lu Youxi brought her family to the Imperial Capital,

That house had been left vacant, rarely visited or cleaned by anyone.

The main gate was covered in dust, with a thick layer of dust settled on it.

For some reason, as if possessed, Lu Youxi stopped and walked over to push the door, which to her surprise, swung open.

The Lu Family’s elders probably thought nothing was left in there and didn’t bother to lock the door.

When Lu Youxi’s family moved out, they couldn’t take everything with them.

Liu Yushu had done her best to pack and had managed to take a lot with her.

What was left was the stuff that had been used for many years and was due for replacement anyway.

Even so, the Lu Family’s elders had cleared everything out.

Opening the courtyard door, because no one had cleaned, the yard was filled with fallen leaves.

The windows were so caked with dust that it was impossible to see into the house from the outside.

Lu Youxi pushed open door after door, looking into the small room where she had once lived.

She looked into Lu Youxue’s room and Lu Zhenguo and Liu Yushu’s bedroom.

Although after the Lu Family’s elders moved out, Lu Zhenguo and Liu Yushu had taken over the elders’ bedroom.

But Lu Youxi still only looked at the rooms everyone had occupied before the elders left.

She didn’t go to see the old room of the Lu Family’s elders.

Looking at the desolate and dusty courtyard covered in fallen leaves, she felt as if she was bidding a final farewell to her past life, cutting off all ties with it.

Lu Youxi took a deep breath, then exhaled slowly and long.

"Let’s go," said Lu Youxi, letting go, "This place no longer has anything to do with my life."

Zhou Shuyan nodded, took Lu Youxi’s hand, and led her out of the courtyard.

Lu Youxi closed the gate behind her again as if she was locking away her past life and memories inside, then looked forward.

When the two arrived at Ge Guifen’s door, Lu Zhenguo was already there, though it was unclear how long he had been standing at the door.

No one in the courtyard seemed to notice Lu Zhenguo’s presence.

"Dad, how long have you been here?" Lu Youxi thought it might be because she had been delayed at her old place on the way, which was why she had arrived late.

"Not very long," Lu Zhenguo replied. He still had a bit of income and worried about the Lu Family’s elders but wasn’t quite ready to face them alone.

"Then let’s go in," Lu Youxi said.

Lu Zhenguo nodded and unconsciously fell half a step behind Lu Youxi.

Lu Youxi noticed his reaction but said nothing.

Normally, if the homeowner was around and wanted to let people know it was safe to visit freely, the courtyard gate would be left ajar.

This time, Ge Guifen’s courtyard gate was tightly shut, prompting Lu Youxi to mutter, "Could they be not at home?"

"That can’t be right. Grandpa and Grandma must be at home." The Lu Family’s elders certainly couldn’t have gone anywhere.

Lu Youxi tried pushing the gate and, surprisingly, it swung open.

Lu Youxi found it a bit strange and suggested to Lu Zhenguo, "Let’s go in and check."

Lu Zhenguo nodded and followed behind her.

Zhou Shuyan’s brow creased slightly.

As a father, Lu Zhenguo should have been leading the way to protect his daughter instead of hiding behind her.

Originally, Zhou Shuyan had been walking side by side with Lu Youxi, but now he took her hand and led half a step ahead, shielding her behind him.

Unconsciously, Lu Youxi had become the backbone of the Lu family.

Both at home and outside, it was Lu Youxi who made the decisions.

She had effectively overtaken Lu Zhenguo and Liu Yushu to become the true head of the Lu family.

As a result, even outdoors, Lu Zhenguo subconsciously let Lu Youxi take the lead.

Just as Lu Youxi was about to head to the main house, Ge Guifen’s sharp voice came from the side storage room.

"Where on earth did you two put the bankbook!" Ge Guifen said, "If you don’t give me money, I have no money to cook, and if I can’t cook, then you’ll just have to go hungry!"

"Don’t you two make trouble for me during the New Year."

Lu Youxi and Zhou Shuyan exchanged a glance before heading toward the storage room.

"If you want money, first take us to the hospital!" Old Madam Lu was now lying in bed alongside Old Master Lu.

The small bed that used to belong to Old Master Lu had been replaced by a larger one.

They were lying side by side, both with incontinence pads underneath them.

At first, after Old Madam Lu’s fall, she could still lie in her own room.

But once Ge Guifen was sure Old Madam Lu could not recover, she and Lu Youzhen moved her to lie with Old Master Lu.