Chapter 156: Peculiar

After settling Li Erfu, Lu Kun stopped paying much attention to the matter.

Lu Kun estimated that in another ten days or half a month at most, Li Erfu would be completely safe. Those who had been watching him would fail to find any trace and would eventually give up.

Of course, to prevent any unexpected situations, Lu Kun still made a call to Stone, instructing him to send men to protect Li Erfu and prevent anyone from snatching him away right under their noses.

......

At home, laughter filled the air.

Time flew, and little Yiming had been born over a hundred days ago.

"Little brother, look here, which one do you want?" Erya asked, holding a string of small bells in her left hand and a rattle-drum in her right, smiling cheerfully at little Yiming as he lay in his stroller.

"Wah." Little Yiming broke into a wide smile, babbling as he stretched out his chubby little hands to grab the bells from Erya.

Clatter!

Although little Yiming had some strength, it was unsteady. The moment he pulled it toward himself, the bell dropped to the floor.

......

"Dad, little brother is chewing on his fingers again. It's so gross."

Erya placed the bell and rattle-drum into little Yiming's lap, but he pushed them aside directly and began to suck on his own fingers.

"Your brother is still little, so of course he sucks his fingers. Just use a tissue to wipe his hands clean, and remember not to stop him," Lu Kun said, raising the newspaper in his hand and looking up to instruct Erya.

In the countryside, many parents would painstakingly pull a baby's hands out of their mouth upon seeing them suck their fingers. This practice was actually more harmful than helpful.

"Why is that?" Erya asked, her two braided buns bobbing up and down as she dashed over to lean against Lu Kun's legs.

"Your brother is sucking his fingers because his brain is developing, and he's exploring the world by sucking on them!" Lu Kun explained.

"No wonder he loves eating his fingers so much. When I play with him, he doesn't even pay attention to me anymore," Erya pouted, sounding three parts enlightened and seven parts aggrieved.

"Oh! If little brother's brain is developing, does that mean his head is going to keep getting bigger?" Erya's eyes lit up as if she had thought of something, and she asked with great excitement.

"......" Lu Kun.

Do you feel like your brother's head isn't big enough already? People are already calling him "Big-headed Baby" behind his back!

"Probably not," Lu Kun thought for a moment and said, "The doctor said that as the child's body gradually grows, the issue of the big head won't be so prominent anymore, and in the end, it will basically look just like children of the same age."

"Oh." Erya felt slightly disappointed for a moment, but her mood quickly brightened up again, and she skipped off to play with her little brother.

......

Ring, ring, ring.

"Hello, who is this?" Lu Kun sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, asking into the other end of the phone.

He had been busy the past few days, so it was a rare opportunity to have time to rest at home.

"General Manager, you didn't recognize my voice? It's your assistant, Xiao Shen!" Shen Jiajia, Lu Kun's assistant on the other end of the line, said in a tone verging on a breakdown.

"Is something wrong at the company? I'm resting today. If there's any issue, find Vice President Sun. If he can't solve it, put it on hold until I return to the company tomorrow morning," Lu Kun said leisurely.

Shen Jiajia: "......"

"Boss, it's Vice President Sun who told me to call you! He's about to go crazy with anxiety right now!" On the other end, Shen Jiajia was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, speaking like a machine gun with a non-stop barrage.

"What on earth happened to make you this anxious?" Lu Kun frowned, kicking off the slippers he was wearing, and said with displeasure.

"Boss, did you forget about today's work?" Shen Jiajia yelled anxiously from the other end.

"If you have something to say, just say it! What kind of propriety is this, screaming and shouting?" Lu Kun got up, pulling his undershirt down from his neck, and retorted irritably.

"Boss, as early as last week, you scheduled the general meeting of shareholders for Huakun Holdings at two o'clock this afternoon. Surely you haven't even left yet, have you?" Shen Jiajia asked in disbelief.

"......" Lu Kun.

"Oh no, I completely forgot about this!" Lu Kun smacked his forehead and said regretfully.

Shen Jiajia: "......"

Hanging up the phone, Lu Kun raised his wrist to check his watch. It was currently one-fiftieth in the afternoon, leaving only five minutes until the meeting started.

He was bound to be late. Lu Kun hurriedly shoved his feet into his shoes.

"Liping, help me get the suit jacket and tie out from the room," Lu Kun hurriedly shouted toward the inner rooms.

"What are you doing? Didn't you say you were resting at home today? Why are you going out again?" Liu Liping asked hurriedly as she brought out Lu Kun's suit jacket and tie.

"No, I have a very important meeting to attend today. I didn't remember it earlier and slipped my mind," Lu Kun answered hurriedly while fastening his buttons.

"You're really something! Doesn't that mean a whole bunch of people are waiting for you right now?" Liu Liping twitched the corner of her mouth, feeling somewhat speechless.

"You can say that again. We agreed to start the meeting promptly at two, and now it looks like there's an eight-tenths chance I won't make it in time," Lu Kun said, patting the dust off his sleeves.

"I'll help you tie your tie." Seeing Lu Kun's clumsy fumbling, Liu Liping couldn't bear to watch any longer and stepped in to help directly.

"It's impossible to reach the company before two. I advise you to make a call to Lao Sun and ask him to delay the meeting by fifteen minutes," Liu Liping suggested.

"It's too tight, loosen it a bit," Lu Kun tilted his neck, signaling Liu Liping not to tie the tie so tightly. "Well, that works too, since I won't make it anyway."
"You, oh you. Xiao Pan asked for leave the day before yesterday to go back to the country, and you actually agreed," Liu Liping rolled her eyes.

"Didn't I forget that I had matters today? If I had remembered, of course I wouldn't have approved his leave," Lu Kun twitched the corner of his mouth and retorted irritably. "Besides, can't we eat pork without the butcher Zhang? I can drive too."

"With your driving skills, you'd better forget it. It's truly unspeakable!" Liu Liping curled her lips and said.

"......" Lu Kun.

"Believe it or not, I won't go to the meeting, and I'll take you back to the room right now to drive. Then we'll set off firecrackers together, crackle-pop, the kind with ten thousand firecrackers?" Lu Kun raised an eyebrow, a half-smile playing on his lips.

"The children are right here!" Liu Liping rolled her eyes and scolded playfully.

"An veteran driver's dignity brooks no insult," Lu Kun loosened his belt slightly, the corners of his mouth curling upward.

......

"Be careful on the road. Don't drive too fast; safety is most important," Liu Liping handed the bag to Lu Kun and instructed hastily.

"I know, I know. I'll be careful. I'll be right back after the meeting," Lu Kun took the bag and gave Liu Liping an unexpected embrace.

"Aiya, if you keep dawdling like this, you really won't make it in time," Liu Liping pushed Lu Kun, but failed to budge him.

"Wait for me to come back home, and we can dawdle together tonight," Lu Kun blew a puff of warm air into Liu Liping's ear and chuckled softly.

"Jerk, you never act serious for a single moment," Liu Liping muttered softly, feigning disgust.

Lu Kun let go of her, waved at the children, and said, "Daya, Erya, be good at home and listen to Mom. Dad is going to work."

"Mm-hmm, we'll both be good. Erya will play nicely with little Yiming brother, so Dad must remember to come back early. Don't forget the ice cream you promised me!" Erya shook her head and rattled her drum.

"I won't forget. Dad's just going to a meeting and will definitely be back before dinner," Lu Kun replied with a smile.