Hi everyone!
Just a note, if Lu Jianfeng pops up, it should be Lu Jianhao, which is Lu Anran’s grandpa! I think the author got confused (so we got confused too…), because she keeps on mixing up the names.
Chapter 79: Poor upbringing, two million
(Part 1)
“I don’t feel that it was too much at all ah!” Lu Anming shrugged expressing his objection.
“I also don’t think there was anything wrong.” Lu Anshuo was of the same opinion as Lu Anming.
“Second Bro, look at your two sons!” Lu Anming became furious and spat contemptuously, “It’s already like this, but all of you all still being blindly partial to Lu Anran! I think none of you sincerely have Anran’s best interests at heart! Everyone is only spoiling Anran, see how unruly she has become ah!” Lu Junan smack the table and shouted angrily, “Looks like all of you want to ruin Anran ah!”
“Speaking of wanting to ruin Anran, how can we be comparable to Third Bro, you ah!” Xu Lianxin rolled her eyes disdainfully. “Didn’t Third Bro keep on sending all kinds of games, manga, and toys to Anran previously? If Anran didn’t become more mature and can now focus seriously, it will be hard to tell what kind of second-generation ancestor she would have turn into!”
“You……” These words made Lu Junan feel guilty instantly and he became angry out of embarrassment, but because he was good at keeping his composure, he managed to suppress this anger.
“Xu Lianxin! You need to watch your words when you talk! Junan did that for the sake of Anran ah!” Liu Yue’s expression was clearly more embarrassed than Lu Junan’s. She was hurling all kinds of abuse as soon as she got up and looked a bit like a guilty person who is protesting one’s innocence too much, “Everyone in our family are totally devoted to Anran ah!”
“Liu Yue! To borrow Lu Anran’s words!” Xu Lianxin rolled her eyes and sneered, “I am your second sister-in-law, be more respectful when speaking! Stop naming everyone here and there! I think your upbringing is not much better than Anran’s ah! Still dare to criticise Anran for having poor upbringing! Hmph! What a joke!”
“You!” Aggravated by Xu Lianxin, Liu Yue turned speechless.
“I what I!” Xu Lianxin mocked, “You still want to let Anhua get involved with the new store at Xin Dong? Anhua has not even made any great achievement in his present department ah! He can’t even do well in the PR department and still want to intervene in Anran’s store, your hands are really stretching quite far ah!”
“What nonsense are you blabbing about!” Liu Yue’s face expressed her frustration. She knows better than anyone how her own son is like but that’s her son ah! Her son is the best! It’s only because he was unlucky that he did not succeed! It’s all because Lu Jianhao didn’t give her son a chance otherwise, the outcome today will definitely be different! After all, how can her son be worse than the daughter that slut Ji Rou gave birth to? The child she gave birth to, was a son!! That’s a whole lot better than Lu Anran this money-losing commodity!
Liu Yue quibbled on, “Anhua is just not suited for those. He is too talented to be wasted in public relations!” After saying this, Liu Yue also felt a burst of grievance. Her son is someone who will become an accomplished person in future!
“What do you mean by my nonsense?” Xu Lianxin harrumphed, “Since Anhua is not suited for public relations then just let him go out and learn through other work experience! Just nice, it can show just how capable your son is!
“Second Aunt, what you said is incorrect!” Originally Lu Anhua did not intend to speak out but since Xu Lianxin has already said so, he had to refute against it ah! No matter what he does not want to leave Lu Corporation! All his daily life and pleasure expenses now are all reimbursed to him through the public relations’ business travel expenses. If he really left Lu Corporation, how can he still squander and display his wealth in front of his friends?! No way! Absolutely not!
“I think my Mum’s suggestion is quite good!” Lu Anming snickered, “Anyway, you don’t like to stay in the PR department. Nine out of ten times you are not even around when I look for you.”
“Who…… Who said so!” Lu Anhua’s expression turned ashen and evaded by saying, “That’s because coincidentally, I had meetings with clients!”
“Hurhur……” Lu Anming lifted his eyebrows and with a tone full of mockery, he said, “How coincidental ah!”
“……” Being talked about in this way by Lu Anming, Lu Anhua blushed till the tips of his ears were red, but he still stubbornly said, “What do you know? You people at R&D department just need to sit there and idle, but us at the PR department have to go around bowing and scraping to others and make our clients satisfied ah!”
“That’s right ah!” Lu Anxin also spoke up for her own brother, “The PR department is really not easy. Bro Anming is not in the service department so naturally you are not clear, but the time taken every day to go about our business outside is quite long.”
“Exactly!” Lu Anhua felt justified at once, “I have never spoken about all my pains and suffering ah!”
“Anran has never spoken either ah!” Lu Anhu could not bear to listen any longer! How could this family be so shameless ah! He, as an outsider, should not have interrupted but he cannot take it anymore.
“We just think that she looked exhausted and wanted brother to help her out ah!” Lu Anxin showed a sad look, “Unfortunately, our goodwill was taken for ill intent! Perhaps it was even believed that we are scheming against her!”
“……” Lu Anhu was still going to say something to refute against that, but was stopped by Lu Anwei’s meaningful glance. After all they were not part of the Lu Corporation, so some words should not be said by them.
“Then we should really thank all of you ah!” The words that Lu Anhu could not say, Lu Anming did not need to bother and mocked them just like before, “I think when Anran start operating the store, the funds distributed by Lu Corporation would not be enough for her! Since all of you feel so sorry for Anran, let’s be more practical! How much funds can you give Anran?”
As soon as Lu Anming uttered these words, the entire family of Lu Junan immediately changed their tune and became silent. They were here to make a profit. Want them to contribute money? No frigging way!
“What?” Xu Lianxin smiled disdainfully, “Becoming silent once money is mentioned? Just now wasn’t every sentence uttered was for the benefit of Anran? Then you should put forward something more concrete ah!”
T/N: HAHAHAHA! Serve LJA & co. right 🙂 XLX’s family is so cunning 😉
Chapter 79: Poor upbringing, two million
(Part 2)
“Second Aunt.” Lu Anxin argued with an ugly expression, “Our family is not well- off either. Sometimes we also have to pay out of our own pockets when treating clients to a meal and whatnots! Where would we find the extra cash to support Anran’s new store ah! Also, this 100th branch store would be opened at Xin Dong, plus it would be located in the shopping mall of Long Corporation, so even if we were to contribute money, it would also be an utterly inadequate measure ah!”
“Pay out of your own pockets?” It was as though Xu Lianxin had heard a joke, “When our accounting department settle the accounts every month, your PR department spends the most money! Don’t even talk about anyone else, just Lu Anhua alone! Last month, we received his expense claim of $380 000! I really want to ask right here. Lu Corporation has not signed any large deals recently ah! How did this $380 000 come about?”
Hearing Xu Lianxin’s question, Lu Anhua suddenly lost his voice. He could spend $50 000 to $60 000 in just one night at the nightclub. This $380 000 was signed when he went out drinking and playing with his friends and buddies. He was the Young Master of Lu Corporation! If he goes out and spends on a budget, he would become a joke ah!
“All of you stop quarrelling!” Lu Jianfeng had a headache from all of the squabble. Looking at Lu Junfeng who had remained silent throughout, he asked, “Junfeng, what’s your opinion?”
“Me?” After being named, Lu Junfeng placed the bamboo slice that was between his chopsticks into his mouth and chewed carefully, as though he did not mind being the focus of attention. It was only until he swallowed the bamboo slice that Lu Junfeng slowly said, “I support Anran’s view!”
“Second Bro!” Lu Junan was evidently unsatisfied with Lu Junfeng’s stance, “What do you mean by this?”
“It means exactly what it means!” Lu Junfeng placed his chopsticks on the table and said, “Dad, Anran has expressed very clearly with her first sentence. Never suspect the man one uses, never use the man one suspects. At that time, you handed over the management rights of the store to Anran. If Anhua was to help out now, then undoubtedly the management rights that was supposedly Anran’s would be shared with Anhua. To Anran, she would definitely be sad, and feel that you don’t trust her! Standing from Anran’s viewpoint, I don’t think Anhua will be able to help out with anything!”
“Why wouldn’t I be able to help out!” Lu Anhua defended himself unconvincingly.
“You, shut up!” Lu Jianhao glared at Lu Anhua and said, “Junfeng, continue on!”
“Mm.” Lu Junfeng nodded and continued, “This store needs a completely new management model. Everything is done through trial- and- error. During this process, the worst fear is a difference in opinion. It is still okay if Anran is the only one managing! But if Anhua also joins in and both their opinions diverge, Anhua feels that he is the older brother and Anran should listen to him, while Anran has a stubborn personality and feels that she is right and that Anhua should listen to her…… With infighting at the leadership level, what would the employees at the lower level do? So, I support Anran’s stance.
Since Dad has already handed over the rights to Anran, then we should trust her and give her our full support! Anming has also said it previously, Anran has only started to manage the new store, and there are many areas that need financial support. The amount of money that Lu Corporation can allocate is also limited. Although I don’t have that much money as well, I would like to make a contribution. Before coming, I have already discussed with Lianxin and we can take out $1 million to help Anran. Even though it is not much, it can be considered a gesture. In addition, I am going to transfer Anming to the new store as a manager to assist Anran. Anming will abide by all of Anran’s decisions.” After saying these, Lu Junfeng shot a glance at Lu Junan’s family and said, “So, if Anhua really wants to help Anran, why don’t he transfer over to be a manager as well ah!”
“Be what manager? I won’t do it!” Lu Anhua directly refused. What he wanted was the management rights in Lu Anran’s hands, fame and wealth! Not some managerial position! Without even thinking, Lu Anhua rejected it cleanly.
Hearing the blunt rejection of Lu Anhua, Lu Jianhao stiffened. After all, he was a person who has seen much of the world and now thoroughly understood the schemes and trickeries of Lu Junan’s family.
“I think OK!” Lu Anming nodded, “Anyway there’s Dad and Elder Bro at the R&D department so I can be at ease! On the other hand, since Anran is by herself, I will do my very best once I am transferred and help out as much as I can!”
“Junfeng and all are contributing $1 million and are letting Anming to help out.” Lu Jianhao looked at Lu Junan, “I don’t think Anhua is willing to go over to Anran’s side so all of you will contribute $2 million!”
T/N: Heh heh.. The old ginger is still spicier! Good job grandpa! d=====(￣▽￣*)b