After Divorce, I Can Hear the Future-Chapter 630: This is a Bad Habit, It Must Be Corrected
At night, Lu Liang arrived at Green City Huangpu Bay, the home of Su Wanyu and her daughter.
The little one recently learned to crawl and was moving all around the house. The nanny followed close behind, fearing she might bump into something.
Lu Liang pushed the door open. The little one’s eyes lit up upon seeing him. With great flexibility, she propped herself up with her palms on the ground, wobbly but standing up, stumbling and reaching out her arms, calling out crisply: "Papa~ Papa."
Lu Liang was delighted. Without bothering to take off his shoes, he quickly stepped forward and lifted her up high, laughing: "Our Siqing can walk now, amazing."
"Yay~" The little one giggled endlessly. She still couldn’t speak or understand her father’s words, but she could feel his happiness, so she was also happy.
The world of a little baby is so pure. In a relaxed and joyful family atmosphere, she would laugh every day, but in a family that constantly argued, she would sense negative energy and cry and shout without reason.
This is also what the elders often say, that a person’s character is set by the age of three. She doesn’t understand now, but it doesn’t mean it won’t leave a trace in her subconscious.
Hearing the commotion at the entrance, Su Wanyu walked out from the kitchen, showing a gentle smile: "You’re back, go take a shower first, you can eat soon. I’ll ask Aunt Zhang to add a dish."
Even though she hadn’t seen Lu Liang for more than half a month, she didn’t ask him what he had been doing or how long he would stay this time. Just like her nature, she only quietly waited.
"I’ll shower later." Lu Liang advanced while holding the child, gently touching Su Wanyu’s cheek: "Are things busy at school? It seems like you’ve lost weight again."
"Work isn’t particularly busy, just rushing a master’s thesis recently."
Su Wanyu smiled foolishly. She is now working part-time as a teaching assistant while pursuing her master’s degree.
Although Lu Liang mentioned that she didn’t need to work so hard and could take things slow, she really enjoys this feeling of a fulfilling life.
The two chatted, mostly about the mundane details of life, with Su Wanyu sharing snippets of her recent experiences.
The little one occasionally babbled a few words, asserting her presence.
It wasn’t until the nanny, Aunt Zhang, called out that the family of three sat down at the dining table.
The round dining table was large enough to accommodate ten people, but the family of three sat closely together.
Lu Liang was on the little one’s left side, and Su Wanyu was on the right.
Although there were two nannies at home taking meticulous care of the little one’s needs, whenever she had time, Su Wanyu preferred to feed her personally.
"Baby, open your mouth, ah~~ Great job."
Su Wanyu had a natural talent for motherhood. The little one, reveling in the constant praise, ate half a bowl of baby food without much effort.
Su Wanyu was very patient and meticulous as she took baby wipes and delicately cleaned the little one’s mouth and palms.
But as she cleaned, the little one yawned. She was sleepy from eating, her eyelids drooping, and soon she was swaying into dreamland.
Su Wanyu showed her kindness by carefully picking her up, placing her in the nursery room, and giving a directive to the nanny.
After finishing everything, she returned to the dining table, suddenly realizing that Lu Liang’s bowl had barely been touched.
The glass lid of the soup pot had been unknowingly replaced, as if to keep it warm.
"Was the food not to your liking today?" Su Wanyu asked in confusion.
Lu Liang chuckled and shook his head: "I was waiting for you."
He lifted the glass lid and served Su Wanyu a bowl of ribs soup: "Have some soup first."
Su Wanyu suddenly slimmed down again, not without reason, only caring for the little one, neglecting herself.
Su Wanyu softly said: "Actually, I feel quite selfish. Siqing is still so young, and I’ve returned to school."
Because she wanted a bit of life for herself, she returned to campus in March when the little one was eight months old.
Although school work wasn’t particularly hectic, there was an apartment at Scholarly Splendor District near Tongji University, allowing her to return home at noon to check on and care for the little one.
But she constantly felt like she wasn’t being a competent mother, unable to care for her 24 hours a day.
Lu Liang laughed silently: "Then what about me as a father? Even in a month, I haven’t spent more than 24 hours with her."
"It’s different. You’re busy with work, no choice, but I have a choice." Su Wanyu explained, instinctively defending Lu Liang.
Lu Liang was momentarily stunned, joking: "Isn’t this quite good, cultivating her sense of independence from a young age."
"Nonsense, she’s so young, what independence?" Su Wanyu gave a cute glare, downing the soup in gulps.
"You worry too much. Who says a mother can’t have her own life?"
Lu Liang extended a finger, gently tapping Su Wanyu’s nose: "After dinner, take a shower, and let’s go out for some fun."
"Where to?"
"Don’t ask."
"Oh~"
Forty minutes later, a deep red Lamborghini drove out of the underground parking lot.
A change of driver occurred along the way, then it began crawling on the city’s main roads.
"Did you buy your driver’s license?" Lu Liang asked helplessly, watching cars continuously overtake from both sides.
Luckily, the main roads in Modu were wide enough. Otherwise, driving at 50 km/h might suffer from the quick flashes of the cars behind.
"Passed, and in just one go."
Su Wanyu stared straight ahead, fully focused, but her mouth drooped, expressing her grievances.
Whenever she went out with Lu Liang, she never drove. When she went out alone, she preferred taking the subway or the bus.
Her driver’s license had been around for years, and she could count on one hand the number of times she’d touched a steering wheel. Suddenly being asked to drive, she didn’t dare drive fast.
Moreover, she vaguely felt that after getting laser eye surgery back then, there seemed to be aftereffects, and she was astigmatic again.
"Alright, just drive slowly." Lu Liang was between laughter and tears, not urging Su Wanyu, letting her take things at her own pace.
"You haven’t said where we’re going yet?"
"Cross the river, to the International Financial Center."
"Got it."
The fifteen-minute journey took half an hour, and when parking, she even scratched the car’s paint.
A long strip, the entire passenger door was scratched, making several fellow car owners wince.
A multimillion-dollar supercar, fixing that door would cost enough to buy several BMWs or Mercedes outright.
Su Wanyu nearly spiraled into depression: "Sorry, I just didn’t notice there was a wall."
"No big deal."
Lu Liang smiled, stroked Su Wanyu’s head and comforted her: "Next time I’ll bring the one parked at the company for you, it has automatic parking and emergency brake features, should suit you better."
"I won’t drive anymore." Su Wanyu murmured softly, feeling immense pressure.
"Alright, stop dwelling on it, let’s go take a look upstairs."
Lu Liang couldn’t even be bothered to glance at the car door, holding Su Wanyu’s hand as they headed to the mall above to shop.
Anything that drew Su Wanyu’s attention for more than a glance, he simply swiped his card to buy without even asking.
They had lived at the Green City Puhwan for over half a year, but the things in their home weren’t as good as those at Li Manli’s in Jiulong Warehouse Garden after just half a month.
The supplementary card Lu Liang gave to Su Wanyu, she hardly used it, buying things she would consider if she really needed it, just like before.
This is a bad habit that must be corrected.
On a small scale, it wastes all the money Lu Liang has made, and on a large scale, it hinders the country’s economic development.
"You’re seriously spouting nonsense again." Su Wanyu muttered, couldn’t help but say: "Enough already, there’s so much stuff it can’t even fit in the car."
"Who’s afraid of not having home delivery for all that stuff?" Lu Liang rolled his eyes: "If you like something, just buy it, that’s the point of having money."
"But... Siqing isn’t even a year old, and you just bought a bunch of children’s clothes I just glanced at, she won’t be able to wear them later."
"So what? Buying them now, you can imagine what she’ll look like wearing them, isn’t that satisfying?"
Lu Liang smiled, who knows how many times he took out his card, buying anything he liked without asking the price.
Ordinary people’s shopping mindset is buying based on need, but for them, it’s buying based on want.
"Isn’t this just being a nouveau riche?" Su Wanyu teased.
"Do you think they’d see me as a nouveau riche? Isn’t this just honesty?"
Lu Liang pursed his lips, motioning Su Wanyu to look at the curious tourists taking photos from a distance.
The label ’nouveau riche’ is just a stereotype people have in their minds, it’s all about the level and social status of the person.
Three years ago, when Lu Liang was just starting out, many called him a nouveau riche, but today, no one says that anymore, nor dares to say it.
After all, he is set to make the top ten on Forbes’ list this year and won’t be just the tenth.
If Lu Liang were a nouveau riche, what would the people before and behind him be?
Besides, in less than seventy years since the founding of the country, where would the aristocracy come from? If there were remnants of the old era, would they dare admit it?
Su Wanyu was speechless for a long time, unable to find a reason to refute, muttering glumly: "I can’t out-argue you."
"Just enjoy the joys of consumption."
Lu Liang laughed heartily, wrapping his arm around Su Wanyu’s waist, moving on to the next store.
That evening, the news of them going shopping and buying a large amount of furniture, appliances, and children’s clothing went viral.
"Whoa, they’ve bought so much clothing for four or five-year-olds? Is Liangzi’s kid that big already?"
"Is Liangzi married? Since when?"
"Probably not, right? A four or five-year-old kid? Was it a sudden dad joke?"
"As far as I remember, Goddess Su is only like 23? What a sin, getting pregnant and having kids at eighteen or nineteen?"
Just as Lu Liang expected, no one called him a nouveau riche, and netizens were all guessing how Su Wanyu managed to win over one of the three strongest post-85s on the planet.