Chapter 374: Dad
Lu Manqing took more than two hours to open the gift this time, from the year when the original owner disappeared to her birthday last year, the amount can be said to be quite shocking.
The only thing that can be said to be different is that before the disappearance of the original owner, the number of those birthday gifts was larger, not only from their own family, but also from relatives, friends, and business partners of the family, and after the disappearance of the original owner, the gifts were only left for his family to prepare every year.
And the gifts given by the Bai family can also be said to be quite attentive, the gifts from the grandparents are mostly with the will to pray for blessings, and the old man's thoughts can be seen from the gifts.
As for the second uncle Bai Yueyang, after all, he has his own family and children, and his feelings for the original owner are not so deep, but the gifts he gave are in line with the preferences of each girl of the corresponding age, obviously, it has also taken a lot of thought, from toys to various luxury goods, to some practical small objects for girls, although there is no special meaning, but Lu Manqing is sure that if she is in this family, she will definitely like the second uncle's gift.
After all, the gift given by the second uncle Bai Yueyang is called a practical one, and in terms of the corresponding age, it must be something that she can't put down, but unfortunately, she missed that age, but now looking at it, it is like looking at a girl's treasures in the process of growing up for so many years, and there is a special feeling.
Then there is the gift given by my aunt Bai Yaqing, the gift given by Bai Yaqing is quite distinctive, because in each gift, there will be a peace charm, and each one is different, and even the text on it is not the same.
Among these gifts, what touched Lu Manqing the most may be the gift from Bai Qiran, Bai Qiran's gift has no peace charms, no things to beg for peace, but each gift comes with a thick letter, to be precise, it is a letter and a diary.
Because this is from a father who has lost his daughter, he wants to write a letter to his daughter every day, Lu Manqing can't read it completely for a while, but simply flipping through some of it makes her nose sour, and tears can't help but fall.
Father's love is as thick as a mountain, even if Bai Qiran is not her real father to Lu Manqing, but this deep fatherly love still makes Lu Manqing extremely moved.
The grief, thoughts, worries, fears, too many emotions on those letters are intertwined, which shows how tormented Bai Qiran's days have been over the years, Lu Manqing doesn't know the situation of the Bai family, but he heard Helian Zhe mention in the morning that the Bai family's assets are not thin, and they may even be more abundant than the Gu family, but no amount of money seems to make the family feel happy.
Sadness seemed to have been hanging over this manor, and Lu Manqing didn't even dare to imagine what kind of torture it was every year when the Bai family put gifts in this room, and this torture, which kept repeating itself year after year, was so terrible.
In this room, there are obviously joyful gifts, which are the precious hearts of the family, but these hearts are full of sorrow and sadness, and Lu Manqing's heart is very uncomfortable.
And this kind of discomfort is even more intense after seeing the cloakroom, in her previous life, she had imagined that one day she could be like those big stars on TV, Bai Fumei, with a huge cloakroom, full of clothes, accessories and all kinds of luxury bags, when she thought of that picture, Lu Manqing's beautiful eyes lit up.
It's a pity that she didn't have time to realize this idea in her previous life, and she didn't have time to realize it in this life, but now that it has been realized, she didn't feel very happy when she saw it, this cloakroom is very spacious, more spacious than the ones Lu Manqing saw on TV in his previous life, and the rows of cabinets are quite stylishly designed.
The whole cloakroom is covered with a snow-white wool carpet, and there is a big dresser and a cute little pink sofa, in short, this seems to be any girl's dream paradise, but unfortunately, those clothes, bags, accessories, all with bags or labels, no owner to take care of.
"These are all prepared for you this year, every year before, I will prepare a lot of things for you, I am afraid that when you will come back, you want to change and wash it, and I am afraid that you will not like my taste, I also specially found a few very famous stylists to help me work together. ”
"These are the latest, and they are said to be the favorite of girls now, I don't know if you like it or not, if you don't like it, let's change to something else immediately. Bai Qiran's tone was a little imperceptible flattery, as if he was afraid that what he said was wrong and what he didn't do well would provoke the anger of his baby daughter.
Lu Manqing hung her head, she didn't dare to look at Bai Qiran, her eyes were hot, she was not surprised by these luxurious configurations, these are what money can do, and it is not worth marveling, but Lu Manqing was amazed by Bai Qiran's intentions.
Year after year, I have been preparing for what I know is useless, hoping again and again, disappointment, pain, despair, what kind of mental journey should it be.
Bai Qiran should not be fifty years old this year, under the conditions of the Bai family, it should be very well maintained, but on the contrary, the fine lines in the corners of Bai Qiran's eyes can't be hidden, although it does not damage his appearance, but he is already old.
It is conceivable what Bai Qiran has been experiencing over the years, the pain that he has not put on his lips, I am afraid that it will torment him day and night, what kind of bitterness it should be.
"Qingqing...... Hmm......" Bai Qiran seemed to be a little difficult to speak, tangled for a moment, gritted his teeth, and still couldn't help but speak, "Look, there are two days left, and you are going to return to China, these two days, do you want to live at home?"
After Bai Qiran finished speaking, he didn't wait for Lu Manqing to answer, and hurriedly added eagerly, "It's okay, it's okay, everything is based on your comfort, how comfortable you feel, let's come, don't feel burdened, really, don't worry, I'll explain my work here, and I'll go to Huaguo to see you soon, and I'm not in a hurry for this day and a half." ”
Immediately afterwards, Bai Qiran hurriedly said, "I go to Huaguo mainly because I have work to discuss, you must not feel pressure, come to see us when you have time, and be busy with yourself if you don't have time, I will occasionally send you something, just look at you." ”
Bai Qiran rounded his words as much as possible, for fear that what he said was not good, provoked Lu Manqing's disgust, or made Lu Manqing crushed by this sudden heavy family affection, he was cautious, just hoping to make Lu Manqing feel comfortable.
But when these words were heard in Lu Manqing's ears, it was like a needle prick that made her extremely uncomfortable, a father, when facing his daughter, was about to humble himself to the dust.
What did Bai Qiran do wrong, he was not wrong about anything, if he had to say something wrong, it was wrong, he loved his daughter too much, cherished this time too much, for fear that there would be a little bit wrong and make his daughter sad.
Lu Manqing hung his head, his fingers gently flicked the delicate accessories in the box, bracelets, rings, necklaces, brooches, it can really be said that there is everything, a big man wants to study what jewelry, what clothes, what kind of bags are needed for girls' families, it is really embarrassing.
Ordinary fathers don't necessarily spend so much effort to study the things of these daughters' families.
And Bai Qiran, as the helmsman of the Bai family, has to shoulder the lifeblood of the Bai family's business, and it takes time to study these, which is really moving.
In his previous life, Lu Manqing heard his parents say a sentence, called not raising children and not knowing the kindness of their parents, and the kindness of their parents is not finished, these words that the older generation often put on their lips, but then Lu Manqing really didn't think about it very carefully, how deep the kindness and love of her parents should be, after all, she was densely wrapped by those loves, and it has become a habit after being wrapped for a long time.
It wasn't until he came to this world and experienced Lu Meihong's wonderful biological mother that Lu Manqing knew that not all parents love their children so much, and when he came to Bai Qiran, Lu Manqing suddenly realized that the love of his parents was so deep.
In fact, Bai Qiran really doesn't want much, what he wants is very simple, nothing more than to see his daughter more, spend more time with his daughter, and want to recover this kind of time that was originally lost and can't get together, so as to make up for the deep thoughts over the years.
"It just so happens that we are also living at a friend's house in the United States, and it is the same to live here. Just when Lu Manqing was silent, Gu Yan spoke softly, he knew his little girl, and naturally knew that Lu Manqing's heart was at war with heaven and man at this time, since this was the case, it was better for him to take this difficult first step for his little girl.
Hearing Gu Yan's words, Bai Qiran slammed into a daze, and looked at Gu Yan with a grateful look in his eyes for the first time, he felt for the first time that this young man looked a lot more pleasing to the eye, at least, he was quite eye-catching, and he knew that he was helping his father-in-law at the critical moment, well, this is really a good child, and his daughter's vision is still good.
"Well, I think so, then for the past two days, let's live at home, Dad......" Lu Manqing raised his head and looked at Bai Qiran with a smile, watching Bai Qiran's expression freeze instantly, the whole person stiffened, and then trembled slightly.
"Clear ...... Qingqingqing, you ...... Do you call me Daddy?"