Back To The 80s-Chapter 321 - 331: Infidelity_1

"Qianmen.", Lu Zhanguo replied.

Lu Aiguo couldn’t figure out why his second brother suddenly wanted to go to Qianmen and didn’t ask any more questions.

The idea came to Lu Zhanguo before his nap when Gu Xiaobei casually said: "The child is old enough now, it’s time to take some photos to remember this time."

The idea stayed with Lu Zhanguo. But with the freezing weather, he was worried about bringing the two kids to the studio. So, he began to contemplate if it was possible to invite a photographer to their home instead.

China Photo Studio was located at the south entrance of Wangfujing Street, towards the north of Women’s Department Store. It occupied all eight floors of the building.

As few families owned cameras, most people took their photos at studios. Now that conditions were improving, more people were getting their photos taken.

Moreover, the beloved Prime Minister had also taken his picture there once. The advertising effect of that was much more substantial than any celebrity endorsement in the future would ever be. Hence, all eight floors of the studio were immensely busy.

When Lu Aiguo followed Lu Zhanguo to Qianmen, he finally understood what was happening. He grabbed Lu Zhanguo’s arm: "Second brother, are you planning to take photos?"

"I plan to invite a photographer home to take some pictures of the children", Lu Zhanguo stopped to answer.

Lu Aiguo pointed to the bustling crowd in front of the photo studio: "This place is super popular, I don’t think they will provide home services."

Lu Zhanguo was struck dumb for a moment, then he said: "How do we know unless we give it a try? If it doesn’t work out, we can try the Dahua Photo Studio."

He was so determined that Lu Aiguo decided to ask his classmate to try to solve this issue. "There is no need for us to take the rejections."

Lu Zhanguo turned around and gave Lu Aiguo an unsatisfied glance, "Why didn’t you say that earlier?"

Lu Aiguo felt wronged: "Brother, I am more wronged than Dou E (a famous Chinese opera character known for being wrongly treated). You didn’t say why you were bringing me here. I thought we were here for something else."

You didn’t ask either, so I didn’t mention." As Lu Zhanguo said this, his gaze unintentionally landed on the entrance and abruptly stopped.

He saw Chen Dajun walking out of the studio with a young girl, both laughing. He furrowed his brows.

Lu Aiguo also noticed Chen Dajun. Seeing him walking side by side with a young girl, laughing and chatting, and recalling the crying face of Lu Ruixue yesterday, he instantly felt a surge of anger and was ready to confront them.

Lu Zhanguo grabbed hold of Lu Aiguo, and said sternly: "What are you going to do?"

"This 😤 is cheating on Ruirui. Let me go, brother. I am going to break his legs." Lu Aiguo grinded his teeth in anger.

Lu Zhanguo coldly cast a glance in Chen Dajun’s direction and said: "Do you think Ruirui would believe you? Let’s figure out what’s happening first." He then let go of Lu Aiguo. If he is still so impulsive, so be it.

Lu Aiguo calmed down a bit and said resentfully: "Wait, if he’s truly messing around, I’m going to make him pay later."

"Calm down first and think about what to do next." After finishing his sentence, Lu Zhanguo didn’t pay any attention to Lu Aiguo and moved towards the photo studio.

Lu Aiguo glared at Chen Dajun’s figure, spat angrily, and then hurried to catch up with Lu Zhanguo.

The photo studio had started offering home services for families with elderly and young children, especially during the New Year season, though at a higher cost. As soon as Lu Zhanguo heard this, he immediately agreed and booked a home service for the second day of the Lunar New Year.

After making the appointment, Lu Zhanguo looked at the backdrop and props used for taking baby photos in the studio, as well as the toys used in children’s photography. All were very unique and he remembered that Xiaopang and Mo Wang didn’t have any toys.

He asked Lu Aiguo, "Where can we buy toys for the kids?" 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Lu Aiguo, who was watching the girls getting their photos taken with their faces painted red in excitement, answered, "There are many in Dashilan." His eyes, however, were still wandering around like he was watching a play.

Lu Zhanguo didn’t question further. He left to go to Dashilan, planning to buy some toys for his daughter and son.

Only then did Lu Aiguo regain focus and cheerfully followed Lu Zhanguo to Dashilan.

As the Spring Festival was around the corner, despite the freezing weather, lots of New Year goods stalls had been set up along the streets. They sold sugar-coated haws, dough figurines, and blown-sugar figurines. Every stall was surrounded by many people, but not all of them would buy something.

After looking around for a long while, they finally found a stall selling children’s toys. There were wind-up green frogs that jumped, little lions that moved when an air sac was squeezed, along with bamboo dragonflies and diabolos.

After some consideration, Lu Zhanguo bought a tin frog and a soldier that drummed when wound up.

Only then did Lu Aiguo react, "If you had said earlier that you wanted to buy toys, we could have gone to the Women’s Department Store. They have imported rag dolls. Let’s go have a look there."

"No need. These are just fine." Lu Zhanguo replied as he amusingly watched the toy frog and lion.

"Dajun, let’s go eat tripe." A soft voice reached them.

"Tripe is nothing. Even if we go to Wangfu Hotel, I can still afford it." Chen Dajun boasted.

As Lu Zhanguo and Lu Aiguo were standing facing the opposite direction of the street, Chen Dajun didn’t notice them when he walked past.

Upon hearing what Chen Dajun said, Lu Aiguo was ready to explode in anger again. Lu Zhanguo stopped him and said: "Let Ruirui handle it. If she can’t handle it properly still, she will have to suffer the consequences."

Lu Zhanguo didn’t mean to leave his sister uncared for, but he felt that if they acted rashly now, Chen Dajun would just play the victim in front of Lu Ruixue, and in the end, they would still be considered the wrong party. It’d be better for Lu Ruixue to experience a significant setback and learn a lesson from it.

Lu Aiguo turned his head to glare at the back of Chen Dajun, "For such a person, that stupid Lu Ruixue chooses to fall out with me. Now let her see for herself who truly cares for her."

"Alright, let’s go home." Lu Zhanguo packed up the frog and the drumming soldier and patted Lu Aiguo’s shoulder.

On their way home, Lu Aiguo was in low spirits. Only upon reaching their doorstep did he feel a bit better.

"Have you guys had a meal yet?" Gu Xiaobei asked, seeing the two men who had disappeared early in the morning. Xiaopang, cradled in his arms, grinned at the sight of his father, revealing a new milk tooth.

"Not yet. Where are Mother and Mo Wang?" Lu Zhanguo took off his coat and asked. Seeing only Gu Xiaobei and Xiaopang in the living room, he felt somewhat puzzled.

"Xiaolan’s mother came and invited her over for a meal. Mother brought Mo Wang with her because she was worried I couldn’t handle both children by myself." Gu Xiaobei said, while trying to keep Xiaopang from jumping out of his arms as the child was very excited to see his father.

Lu Aiguo found this strange: "Why the sudden invitation for a meal? Are they introducing another boy to Bai Xiaolan again?"

After warming up a little in the room, Lu Zhanguo took Xiaopang from Gu Xiaobei and took out the little toy frog he had bought for him. Once he wound it up, it began to jump around on the coffee table, making Xiaopang chuckle endlessly.

Gu Xiaobei smiled and said, "I will go prepare some noodles for you."