Chapter 64: a bad feeling, go for a health check-up
(Part 1)
“Urg….” With one hand holding the wall, and the other grasping the toilet bowl, Lu Anhu felt as if his stomach was about to explode!
After around 15 minutes, Lu Anhu felt a little better and staggered out of the toliet with weak legs while holding onto the wall and collapsed onto the floor. He, Lu Anhu swear that if he ever go on a tasting survey again, he will end up dying a violent death! Today’s afternoon was simply too terrifying! He ate at many restaurants, one after another and he even had to sit in a car which reversed in the opposite direction and jolted forcefully over bumps on the road which made his face turn green from nausea.
Lu Anran also ate a lot of dishes, but it was not that bad for her, her tongue is very sensitive, so she only needed to eat one mouthful and also the dishes that she eats are all vegetables, which meant that he, Lu Anhu ended up eating all the oily meat and fish dishes! Also, he does not have such sensitive tongue like Lu Anran, he ate and ate and feel as if his tastebuds are going turn numb! Especially, at the 6th restaurant which is famous for its Dong Po Braised Pork and Red Braised Pork Belly, and is also on the list of Lu Anran’s little notebook. The oily, greasy and thick Dong Po Braised Pork, he will never eat it ever again in his whole life!
Recalling that type of oily feeling, Lu Anhu ran for the toilet once more and leaned over the toilet bowl to vomit again.
Lu Anran knocked on Lu Anhu’s door holding a glass of lemonade and opened it. As soon as she entered, she caught the sight of Lu Anhu’s terrible appearance and felt a little apologetic, “Anhu, how are you feeling?”
“Still….Still alive….” Lu Anhu finally finished another round of vomiting, stood up and pressed the flush button of the toilet. He then turned around to wash his hands and rinse his mouth. Right now, his hands and legs feels weak and his stomach still feels awful and greasy.
“Here’s some lemonade.” Lu Anran saw that Lu Anhu was done washing up and passed to him the glass of lemonade in her hands with an apologetic face.
“Thanks.” Lu Anhu drank a mouthful of the lemonade and the sour taste relived the greasy feeling in his stomach quite a bit.
“That…..” Lu Anran twisted her hands together, “tomorrow….”
“Tomorrow you can find whoever you want!” Lu Anhu fiercely rejected Lu Anran the moment she opened her mouth, “I won’t accompany with ever again!” If he continue to accompany her, he might even lose his little life over this!
“Wu…..” Lu Anran already expected that Lu Anhu would reject her request, but it still hurt hearing it out loud. She also did not want to do this ah! But Long Corporation’s Shopping Centre is about to be built and she needs to quickly approximate the management direction of these 100 restaurant branches ah! Although, she already told Ji Rou and Lu Jianhou to leave everything to her, but…. She is actually also worried, she is unable to taste any meat dishes and so can only trouble others to accompany her ah! There are 10 over famous restaurants in S City and she wanted to eat every single one and see if she can get some inspiration from them.
Seeing Lu Anran’s disappointed expressed. Lu Anhu hesitated and opened his mouth but he still turned his head away in the end. Even though, he did not want to see Lu Anran with a disheartened and sorrowful expression, but his little life is also important ah! Also, he cannot be the only one who is trapped ah!
“dongdongdong” After three knocks sounded, a maid from outside the door softly said, “Eldest Miss, Young Master Anhu, dinner is ready!”
“Not eating!” Lu Anran and Lu Anhu declared their rejection in unison, this whole afternoon both of them have eaten until their stomach is about to burst! Lu Anhu vomits at the drop of a hat, and Lu Anran is not anywhere better than Lu Anhu. Although, it is not as bad as Lu Anhu but her stomach has swelled to a very uncomfortable extend.
“Understood.” The maid responded and then said, “Eldest Miss, Young Master Anming and Young Master Anshuo has arrived, Old Master has requested for your presence, seems like there is something he wishes to tell you.”
”Brother Anming?” Lu Anran and Lu Anhu looked at each other, both of them can see the calculating gleam in each other’s eyes and the corner of Lu Anran’s mouth curved up in a beautiful smirk. “I got it! You can withdraw!”
“Understood!” The maid replied and then turned to leave from the door.
Chapter 64: a bad feeling, go for a health check-up
(Part 2)
“I think….” Lu Anhu said and dragging out the sounds of his words.
“I shouldn’t be the only one who is trapped in this pit right…..” Lu Anhu smiled as he continued his sentence, the both of them bumped their fist together, and let out a strange laughter at the same time, “hehehehehehehe…….”
At that very same moment, Lu Anming, who was in the dining room downstairs, felt a chill go down his spine. He shivered and his chopsticks slipped from his hands onto the table, clattering loudly as it rolled down onto the floor.
“What’s wrong?” Lu Jianhao looked towards Lu Anming. “Such a big boy already, but can’t even hold chopsticks properly?”
“Hehe….” Lu Anming laughed embarrassed, “ I was just slightly distracted for a second….” Although his mouth was saying that, in his heart, he was filled with an inexplicable strong sense of uneasiness. He drank a few mouthful of soup with his spoon, but felt that his throat had tighten up so much so that he could not even taste anything. This one meal was full of fear and anxiety, on one hand he was reassuring himself it was an illusion, and on the other, he glanced around his surroundings from time to time, as if a knife was about fly at him from some corner if he let his guard down.
This kind of strange behaviour was observed by Lu Jianhao and led him to think if that perhaps his grandson was so unsettled because he was too tired, and under too much pressure. So, he decided that he was going to give Lu Anming a holiday leave. He cleared his throat and said, “Anming ah! How are you going with the things you are handling at the company?”
“Huh?” Lu Anming replied, startled. “The company ah! Oh…. Almost done! I won’t need to work overtime this weekend!” Seeing how school was about to restart, and that the busiest time was also over, all that remained were some loose ends that needed to be tied up. After finishing that, he would still have to arrange the Autumn food and beverage activities happening in October. In the whole of the second half of September, they would mainly market their products, which is the home grounds of Ji Rou’s advertising department, so their food product department is not as busy.
“En, tomorrow is Friday, you don’t need to go in. Just take a good rest! You can hand the rest of the company matters to Anshuo!” said Lu Jianhao.
“Got it.” Lu Anshuo nodded his head, he have already finished his work, it was nothing much helping Lu Anming to tie up the loose ends for him.
“Ai?” Lu Anming was shocked, why let him go on holiday when everything is going fine for him? Although he is also very happy to go on holiday lah! But this sudden happiness combined with his previous unease led Lu Anming to feel a little frightened.
“Just in time!” Lu Anran came down from second floor, ginning as she said, “Brother Anming can accompany me all day tomorrow! I need to do some inspections tomorrow!”
“Good idea!” Lu Jianhao nodded, “decorations for that branch restaurant in Xin Dong would need to start in the second half of September. It will also be good if Anming goes with Anran to take a look! Anming, you can directly charge the expenses of the inspections to the company’s account!” Actually, he was also thinking of asking Lu Anran about the progress on the preparations on the new shop, but since Lu Anran has her own ideas about it, then he will just leave it to her.
“Err….” Lu Anming’s eyelids started jumping violently, and as he met Lu Anran’s beaming eyes, the feeling of unease rose up once more in his heart. But looking at Lu Jianhao, Lu Anming could not disobey Grandpa’s words and could only brace himself, nodding in reply, “Ok….”
“Tomorrow Brother Anwei is also following me, Anhu is…..not feeling well.” Lu Anran said.
“En.” Lu Anwei put down his chopsticks, “are you going out tonight?”
“No, not going.” She has to look up on some information tonight, so she is not planning to go out.
“I’m going out for a bit tonight, not sure what time I’ll come home.” Lu Anwei said calmly.
“…..” Lu Anran instantly understood Lu Anwei’s intentions and nodded her head, “gogo!”
Lu Anming also have no more appetite, “I… I have already arranged to go shopping with Xue Ding An, and will come back at 12 o’clock.” After all, he was staying at Grandpa’s house tonight and Grandpa would not be very happy if he came home too late, and he also has to accompany Anran to go out tomorrow.
“Go then!” Initially, Lu Jianhao did not really like Lu Anming hanging out and playing around crazily with Xue Ding An, but since Xue Ding An saved Lu Anran, he can only turn a blind eye to them meeting up.
“Why don’t we let Big Brother Xue join us too!” said Lu Anran. “He saved me previously, I was also thinking of treating him to a meal!” If there were more people, she should be able to finish trying all of the foods at the rest of the restaurants on her written list tomorrow!
“Alright! I’ll ask him tonight!” Lu Anming smiled, if he pulled in Xue Ding An as well, his heart will be able to feel more at ease right?
“You guys can arrange by yourself!” Lu Jianhao put down his chopsticks, “I’m going upstairs!”
“Old Master, please slow down.” Uncle Lu who has always been standing at the side hurriedly gave him a hand.
Catching the sight of Uncle Lu, Lu Anran frown. “Uncle Lu, why haven’t you gone to the hospital for a checkup?”
Uncle Lu was surprised for a moment, “I was a little busy lately.” When would he have time to go ah!
“Go on Monday!” Lu Anran did not allow Uncle Lu’s to delay any further, “Brother Anwei, my classes start on Monday, so you can send Uncle Lu for a health check-up then! Do a full body health check-up, especially ophthalmology!”
“Got it!” Lu Anwei nodded. It was no trouble at all to send him to the hospital.
“This….this is not feasible?” Uncle Lu was a little overwhelmed at the unexpected favour. Young Master sending him, this servant, to go for a health check-up! That is not right ah!
“What’s wrong with that ah!” Lu Anran said disgruntledly, “I’ve urged you go for so many months already!” At Lu Jianhao birthday banquet, she has already urged Uncle Lu to go for a health check-up, how come this Uncle Lu does not have a sense of urgency? Does he know that in the previous lifetime Uncle Lu was tortured to death by the malignant tumours in his eyes! It was still not too late now, if she did not push him to go, she was really worried about Uncle Lu! Uncle Lu dedicated his whole life, serving Grandpa to the best of his abilities and was not able to have a happy ending. This was an ending that she definitely does not want!
“Just go!” Lu Jianhao also instructed, “I’ll pay for it!” After saying that, he left the dinner table and went back to his study room.
“This….This…..” Uncle Lu could only nod his head graciously. “Thank you, Eldest Young Miss.” After that, he went off to catch up with Lu Jianhao. Goodness this Old Master, doesn’t he realise how old he is? And he still walk so quickly! What’s going to happen if he bumped into something?
“I’m off.” Lu Anwei stood up and walked towards to the door.
“I’m going back to my room first!” Lu Anran turned and stopped her footsteps. “Oh right! Brother Anming, we are going out at 6am tomorrow!”
“So early?” Lu Anming was startled for a moment, the time he usually wakes up is 8am ah!
“Hurhur….” Lu Anran did not explain anything to Lu Anming and left with a elegant and dashing back figure. Starting at 6 o’clock was already her taking care of Lu Anming and Xue Ding An, after all they have 7 breakfast restaurants to taste test!