Chapter 85: Apply for a Big Red Flower for You
Even Lu Zhenping, with his thick skin, felt a bit embarrassed at the moment. He waved his hands and shooed the children out of the room.
"Don’t talk nonsense. Go on and play!"
Lu Zhenping’s voice was a bit loud out of shame and anger, scaring little Ming Kai in Lu Mingyang’s arms so much that he suddenly buried his head on his brother’s shoulder, tightly hugging his neck.
Lu Zhenping felt a tinge of regret looking at his youngest son. This was his son, whom he had barely seen since birth. He had only hurried back once during Lu Jiasheng’s wedding, and it hadn’t been two days before he left again. Back then, Ming Kai was still swaddled up, soft and vulnerable, and he had been too clumsy and afraid to hold him, not realizing he would miss out on so many years.
After the children left, he stood silently by the kang bed for a long while. Shen Meng felt dizzy and didn’t want to move at all, still wondering if she might have a concussion. Luckily, Lu Changzhu had used a broom and not a stick; otherwise, she might be on her way to meet King Yama by now.
"Does your head still hurt? If it’s unbearable, I can take you to the hospital to have it checked. It’s no use lying there."
Shen Meng shook her head. She didn’t even want to move right now, let alone run to the hospital. That distance was enough to make her feel sick from the jolting.
"I know you’re upset and that it’s not about the money. The old man’s getting on in years, and I, as his son, certainly can’t beat him up. If you, as his daughter-in-law, dare to slap him, people will talk behind your back tomorrow. Here’s the money that mother and Lao Si’s wife compensated. Don’t worry, this won’t be over so easily. Neither of us can hand out punishment for the beating you got, but I’ll ask Mingyang to make a trip and talk to your dad, to let him handle it."
Shen Meng: "Huh???"
"My father-in-law dotes on you, and if he knows you were beaten, he’ll surely come to defend your honor. Rest assured, I will definitely support your dad then."