newbobooks 419: Why do I miss you?
419: Why do I miss you?
After staying at home for two days, Grandpa Fu felt refreshed and all his ailments were gone, so he stopped wanting to take his medicine.
Whenever this happens, Fu Yueci would go across the street and bring Qingqing over.
She didn't say anything, just sat there staring at him.
On the morning of the third day after returning from the hospital, the old man drank a bowl of dark, murky medicinal soup with a look of utter despair. He was so full afterward that he couldn't even eat breakfast.
He looked at the osmanthus tree outside the courtyard and questioned the meaning of life.
Could his attending physician be deliberately retaliating against him? Otherwise, why would it taste so awful?
Just then, Fu Yueci walked past the door.
He was very happy, humming a song, looking energetic and spirited.
"Grandpa, I took Qingqing out to play."
The old man watched him leave with a wistful look in his eyes.
After the person left, he looked at the calendar on the wall.
It's been so long since the Lunar New Year, why haven't schools reopened yet?
Just then, the butler walked in.
"Master, the bodyguard says that Mr. Zheng has arrived and is waiting outside. Shall we see him?"
The day they left the hospital, the Fu family terminated all cooperation with the Zheng family. They had made many phone calls in the past two days, and now that they realized the situation was beyond repair, they had asked Old Master Zheng, who had been retired for many years, to come forward and talk.
The two families had a good relationship when they were young, and the cooperation was arranged when Mr. Zheng was in charge.
However, his health was poor. About ten years ago, he handed over all the family businesses to his son and went abroad to seek medical treatment and retire.
Now that his children and grandchildren are unfilial, he has to return to China at his advanced age to ask people to speak well of him for business purposes.
Given their past friendship, Old Master Fu couldn't refuse him entry, so he had someone invite him in.
However, despite the meeting, his decision remained unwavering.
Grandpa Zheng sat in there for almost an hour, and finally left with a helpless expression.
He didn't care when the deal fell through, thinking that his children and grandchildren would have their own destiny, and flew abroad again the next day.
The sudden termination of the cooperation between the two companies has caused quite a stir in the industry.
The Fu family was afraid of damaging Fu Qiaoxi's reputation, so they kept the news under wraps, and those in the know wouldn't spread it.
Needless to say, the Zheng family also didn't want to mention such a shameful thing to anyone.
Even so, outsiders, out of curiosity, still heard some rumors and speculations.
Some say the incident stemmed from the younger generation of the two families. The second young lady of the Zheng family must have done something to offend Fu Qiaoxi, and the Fu family broke off the cooperation between the two families in order to avenge her.
The collaboration of more than a decade could be ended so easily, and people in the industry once again sighed that the eldest princess was indeed favored.
Moreover, given the current relationship between the Fu family and the Xiao family, if they want to find a new partner, they can simply approach the Xiao family. The two families can join forces, but the Zheng family will be in a rather unfortunate situation.
Supply chain disruptions led to the departure of Fu family's core technical personnel from Zheng family businesses, severely impacting their stock prices.
These past two days, the second young lady of the Zheng family has either been being scolded or on her way to apologize to Fu Qiaoxi.
Unfortunately, despite visiting so many times, I've never even met him.
A week has passed, and the dust has settled.
The Fu family still showed no intention of reconciliation, which finally made them give up.
In order to cope with the current corporate crisis, they have no choice but to find new partners.
However, no family in the same social class was willing to cooperate, so the Zheng family had no choice but to lower the requirements of their partners, which barely managed to close the current loophole.
Just a few days after the company recovered, the Zheng family announced the news of a marriage alliance; the other party was the son of the CEO of a jewelry company in the harbor.
For these heiresses who marry into wealthy families through business arrangements, life after marriage is not much different from their daily lives, except for living in a different place.
A month later, Miss Zheng hastily got married and left the capital.
It was already March.
School started, and Qingqing happily went to school every day with her little schoolbag on her back.
She really loved going to school. When she arrived at the school gate, the car door opened, and she skipped and jumped out.
Grandpa Fu watched her departing figure with lingering reluctance, almost as if he were waving a small handkerchief in his hand.
"Qingqing, come home early after school. Grandpa is waiting for you here."
The little girl, who had walked quite a distance away, turned around when she heard the sound, and her clear, sweet voice came from behind her.
"I understand, Grandpa!"
The old man felt a warmth in his heart. He waved his hand and said, "Go on, my dear granddaughter. Remember to think of Grandpa when you get to school."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Xiao Su, who had been holding back for a long time, finally lost his temper: "Uncle Fu, Qingqing needs to study, why do you want her to miss you?"
And it's only for a few hours, it's not like he's not coming back, is it really necessary to make such a fuss?
Is it because nobody plays with this old man anymore, and he's gone crazy from loneliness?
After the little girl's figure disappeared, the old man looked away, closed the car window, and wiped away imaginary tears.
"Can't we have a tutor come to our home? That would be safer."
Xiao Su said helplessly, "She needs to interact with people her own age, and Qingqing really enjoys playing with Xiao Wenyou."
The old man's eyes showed disappointment, but then lit up again: "Then invite Wen You over as well."
"How about we move all the schools here?"
Xiao Su asked a question in return, and then instructed the driver to go to the company.
He's going to talk to a business partner about renewing his contract today. Since the old man has nothing to do, we'll bring him along; he'll be good at making things easier.
To keep him from getting bored at home, this is also a way of caring for the elderly.
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Qingqing was delayed at the school gate for a while. When she entered the classroom, her two friends were already waiting for her at their seats.
She walked over and sat down next to Wen You. The two girls snuggled together for a while before looking at Shi Xi across the aisle.
Xiao Wenyou waved to him, and Shi Xi, being very sensible, pulled up a chair and sat down.
"Shi Xi, is your leg better?"
Xiao Shixi nodded and said softly, "I went to the hospital for surgery during the holiday."
The two little girls were very interested in whether the surgery would hurt and asked him a lot of questions.
Shi Xi, who hadn't spoken much to anyone during the entire winter break, was initially a bit shy and always kept his head down. But gradually, he raised his face and became much more cheerful.
Shi Xi was quite obedient, answering all questions and sitting quietly to listen to them talk when no one asked.
This personality is to Wen You's liking, but it also makes it difficult for naturally outgoing children to play with him.
So, when they were outdoors or chatting, Wenyou would call him over.
Now, Xiaoxi and the others can be considered good friends.
During the first week of primary school, the school did not arrange many courses, and focused mainly on letting them get used to the campus and make friends.
The teachers who taught them were the same as last semester, but there was a new course with a new teacher named Xiaoya.