Chapter 57 coincides
In the office on the construction site of processing doors and windows, Zhang Wanru and Zhang Yushan, Feng Hongwei, and Sun Yun, accountants, were checking the accounts.
Sun Yun said to Zhang Wanru: "Boss, the bricks, doors and windows we sent to Huayu Real Estate have not been recovered. Their work is almost complete. Last time I went to ask for an account, they said to wait. Also, the Dayu Real Estate Company, which first cooperated with us, had a payment of 120,000 yuan, and they said that Zhang Wangcai took it in advance when he was there, and handed over the documents he signed to me. But the money has never been returned. ”
Zhang Wanru knew that this guy's hands and feet were not clean, her eyes flashed with anger, and then she covered it up, and said lightly: "I know, you can settle the account." ”
Zhang Yushan continued: "I have inquired about the small high-rise built by Huayu, and the house price has risen to 7,300 yuan per square meter, which is higher than our house price. Only now a little half has been sold. ”
"Housing prices are rising because of land and building materials, as well as workers' wages," Zhang said. Now that the prices of all commodities are rising, you can't make money if the house prices don't rise, and there's no way to do it. I suggest you each buy one set in our community. If you can't live in the future, you will make money by selling it. You're not short of money right now. ”
Feng Hongwei said with a smile: "Yes, Lao Zhang, Bai Qingyun, Zhang Biao, and Feng Hongliang each bought a set. The quality of the building we built ourselves is absolutely just. ”
Zhang Yushan said to Zhang Wanru with a smile: "In the village, the new house you built for us is no worse than here, the only thing missing is heating and gas." Now the people in the village are very grateful to you. ”
Feng Hongwei looked at Zhang Yushan enviously and said: "I asked the rice engineer, and the boss spent more than 800,000 yuan on the material cost alone, and also built roads, built nursing homes, and installed street lights in the village. We people in Peach Blossom Village are very envious of you. Last time I went home for the Spring Festival, my second uncle called me to the village committee and asked me what good projects to make a fortune? He also hopes that I will go back to serve as the village party secretary. ”
Zhang Yushan said with a smile: "The branch secretary is not so easy to be, your village is so big, and you have a personal calculation, so you still stay here for 120,000 yuan a year, and there is a bonus at the end of the year." Haha, Zhang Wangcai is now in the resort. Last year, when we went back to August 15, Zhang Wangcai invited us to eat at the resort, or invited us to drink Wuliangye. ”
Feng Hongwei glanced at Zhang Wanru and thought, you are giving Zhang Wangcai eye medicine. But I can't get used to the way that kid looks. Thinking that his daughter was working as an accountant in the resort, and it was not good to offend him, he hurriedly changed the topic.
glanced at Zhang Yushan, smiled slightly and said, "That's right, I rejected the second uncle at that time." I am self-aware, my education level is shallow, I can do my job, but I really can't use my brain. ”
That evening, after Zhang Wanru and Lu Mingyu had dinner in the villa, they walked out of the villa and walked on the country road.
Lu Mingyu asked with a smile: "I'm just wondering." Other people's little wives are lying in the bed every morning and don't want to get up, but you are the opposite. Isn't it enough for you to get up and go for a morning run without moving? ”
Zhang Wanru rolled her eyes at him, habitually pursed the corners of her left mouth, and said, "Uncle, have you only seen these?" Don't you see that I'm more energetic than anyone else? This is the effect after a morning run. There is a saying that 'if the knife is not sharpened, it will rust, and if people do not learn, they will fall behind'. ”
The two walked and talked, enjoying the afterglow of the setting sun and feeling the cool breeze of the night. A pair of handsome men and beautiful women, occasionally passers-by will cast envious glances.
Just as the two of them were walking back to the road, suddenly a motorcycle behind them, as if crazy, passed between the two, knocking them into a stumble and almost falling.
Zhang Wanru was angry in her heart, quickly picked up the small stones on the ground, and threw them behind the person who was riding a motorcycle.
Coincidentally, it hit the back of the man's neck, he was in pain, the motorcycle was like a crazy wild horse, the front wheel was raised high, the man fell off the motorcycle, and the motorcycle slid out sideways.
Just as Lu Mingyu looked stupid, Zhang Wanru stepped forward with two long legs, walked quickly to the person lying on the ground and moaning, and said in a cruel and cold voice: "Didn't your mother tell you?" You can't mess with women, especially beautiful women. ”
Just as Zhang Wanru slapped him and was about to slap him in the face, he suddenly remembered what Chen Lao said to him, 'You can spare people and spare people'. I had to withdraw my raised hand and look at the place where it was hit by the stone, it was just a little bleeding and scratching a little skin, nothing serious.
Glad that he didn't have a perfect eye on the moving target, it was aiming at his head at the time. If you really want to hit him on the head, the consequences are unimaginable, and besides, this guy is just doing a prank. It seems that he will have to restrain his anger in the future.
Lu Mingyu walked up and said angrily to the young man lying on the ground: "You are a wicked person with evil retribution. You deserve to be out of luck. ”
The man on the ground was in a cold sweat, knowing that it was their revenge on him, it seemed that they were not easy to provoke, and hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, it's me who is wrong." ”
Back at the villa, Lu Mingyu asked Zhang Wanru strangely: "I wonder, why did this person fall down so well?" Did you do something to him? ”
Zhang Wanru took advantage of the fact that when he looked at the motorcycle, she happened to be one step behind him before she moved, and she was afraid that he would make a fuss when she saw it, so she hurriedly said: "Didn't you say that the wicked have evil retribution?" It's just that the speed of reporting is a bit fast. ”
Next, the two are like the couples of the gods, playing with mandarin ducks and playing in the water, doing the endless and holy movement of human beings, singing lingering ballads, and complaining to each other like glue.
There was no word all night.
Early in the morning, Zhang Wanru ran back, and our Lu Ershao was still asleep on the bed.
Zhang Wanru was sweating in the bathroom, and just as she was about to come out, she was not annoyed that she called her uncle, and she hugged her to the bed, and he whispered to the lover in his arms, "My dear, today is the weekend, you can also give yourself a holiday, and accompany me for a day." ”
Next, the two of them played with mandarin ducks and water on the wide bed, lingering and tactful and never regretting it.
At noon, our Lu Ershao woke up from a happy dream, looking at the lover in his arms, his heart was both sweet and distressed.
Don't you know that during this time, the old man in the family has urged him many times to transfer him back to the capital, and the wife at home is also getting worse. It is an inescapable responsibility to be a son of man and a husband, but the lover in his arms has been integrated into his life, how to give it up? It must not be separated.
Alas! What will I do?
At this time, Lu Ershao seemed to be standing at a fork in the road, looking around blankly but having no choice, he always wanted to avoid it, but he couldn't avoid it.
Zhang Wanru opened her eyes and saw that he was staring at her with affection, and asked, "You seem to have something on your mind during this time, is it that after our construction site is completed, you are worried that I will not come back when I return to Fengcheng." Haha, don't worry, President Liu of the Agricultural Bank of China has already approached me, and they also want to build dormitories for employees. Ready let's cover. I haven't told Ji Yuqing about this yet. ”
Lu Mingyu didn't want to tell the truth, she also remembered what she said, and said with a smile: "It's such a coincidence, during a meal, Mr. Yuan of the insurance company and President Ma of the China Construction Bank also mentioned the matter of building dormitories for employees, and they also plan to let you build them." I'll contact the three of them to see if we can buy the land at the same time, and build it in the same community, so that it is convenient for you to build it. ”
"Okay, get up quickly, you call them one by one, and after discussing, I'll tell Ji Yuqing again, and he still asks in the past few days, where will he go after this place is completed?"
After Lu Mingyu's communication, the three families readily agreed. Three days later, Zhang Wanru told Ji Yuqing the news.
Ji Yuqing snapped his fingers happily and said with a smile: "I knew you had a way." Next, we can continue to work in the provincial capital. Housing prices in provincial capitals are getting higher and higher, and it's time for us to show our talents. ”
Zhang Wanru was happy to see that he had work to do, and said: "Then enjoy it slowly, build this real estate, if you don't go back to Fengcheng, we will go to Jiangcheng, where my second brother is serving as deputy mayor." We won't be short of engineering in the future. You also know that house prices will continue to rise, I think the two of us each set aside a few dozen sets not to sell first, and then sell them after a few years of price increases, how about it? ”
Ji Yuqing smiled and narrowed his eyes, and said, "The two of us coincide. I have already set aside a thousand floors in the sales office. The house price we set at that time was a bit low, and the internal facilities of Huayu construction site were not as complete as ours, and the house price was 300 yuan per square meter higher than ours. ”
Zhang Wanru pondered for a while and said: "From now on, the time period for us to sell off-plan houses has ended, and if we sell them again, we will sell the existing houses." The price is 7,800 yuan per square meter. Anyway, we are not in a hurry to use the money, so we will sell it slowly first. ”
Ji Yuqing smiled and said, "I'm still thinking about selling it for 7,500 yuan per square meter." Hehe, okay, just do as you say. Anyway, we don't need to pay for the next project. The land they bought is just south of us, very close to the hospital that will be built. ”
Zhang Wanru asked, "What is the result of your discussion?" How many buildings to build? ”
Ji Yuqing said with a smile: "These three units, one is stronger than the other. They are also units that are not bad for money, and they all say that three women are in one play, and the three of them are also very good at singing, and it is almost impossible to reach an agreement. All want to choose the best location and building. Or did the director of the land bureau give them an idea, the three families will buy the land together and pay the same amount of money, and then let us plan it and see how many buildings will be built? After the cover is built, draw lots according to the serial number of the building. That's all agreeing. ”
Zhang Wanru asked, "Have you done a good job of planning?" ”
"Yes, I've given them one for each of them, and I haven't replied yet. A total of fifteen buildings were built. I see that your face is not good during this time, are you too tired. You contact the solar manufacturer, let them ship over and install it as soon as possible, and I will watch the rest, you go back to Fengcheng to rest for a while, and also spend more time with the children. ”
Zhang Wanru sighed and said, "Yes, I really haven't cared enough about them in the past few years. In a flash, they were all the eldest children in the third year of junior high school. It's really hard to get old, and I've been feeling a little tired lately. ”
Ji Yuqing laughed when he heard her old-fashioned conversation, and then said, "Miss, you are only thirty-two this year, and it stands to reason that you are still a young man." It's just that during this time, your ideals have been realized, and your heart has relaxed, and you feel a little tired. Haha, in the past few years, you have been very busy, and you are always in good spirits. It is said that you are like a tireless robot. ”
After hearing this, Zhang Wanru giggled. said: "I, a flesh-and-blood robot, do I have to have time to recharge?" I'll go back in a few days, make bricks and doors and windows, and you can help take care of anything else. ”
Zhang Wanru arranged the things on the construction site, returned to the villa, and spent a week of quiet life with Lu Mingyu, she was like a virtuous wife, cleaning up the housework at home every day, and buying vegetables and cooking at the point. Take the time to turn on the computer to check the monitoring and reports of clothing, home appliances, sand fields and hotels, supermarkets, and resorts.
Looking at the reports, I thought that I had finally purchased so many industries step by step over the years, and in the future, I would only manage these industries well, and my children and family would never suffer from poverty again for the rest of their lives.
thought of Lu Mingyu again, he had been with him for several years, but the dewy couple would always be evaporated by the sun, and he couldn't go on like this. Find a way to leave him as soon as possible, because I feel that I am falling deeper and deeper, and I am really in love with him under his care.
Now I am like a hypocrite who is addicted to drugs, knowing that I have no future with them, but I still want to snuggle up to him and feel his warmth. However, it is absolutely impossible to continue like this, it will ruin his future, and his end will be worse.
Thinking of this, he cleaned up quickly, sent a WeChat message to Lu Mingyu, and drove back to Fengcheng.
Zhang Wanru first came to the resort and saw that since the supermarket opened, villagers from nearby villages would come to buy some clothes and some daily necessities, and the business was quite acceptable. Under Li Hua's recommendation, Zhang Caixia from the development zone office was arranged to be the manager. She has six years of work experience and manages the supermarket and the clerk very well.
Zhang Wangcai's desire for power is very strong, and he and Zhang Wanru asked many times to take over the supermarket, but they were not satisfied, and finally asked to arrange his daughter-in-law to work in the supermarket. The second uncle was also lukewarm to Zhang Wanru because she did not reuse Zhang Wangcai.
Zhang Wanru really understands that it is difficult to get along with relatives, you fulfill his hundred requests, if a person does not meet them, everything before will come to naught. All that's left is grudges.
At this time, Zhang Wangcai was full of resentment. As long as you're not there, the resort is like a plate of loose sand, with tree branches floating on the surface of the lake, and plastic bags of various colors floating on the water.
Zhang Wanru looked at the environment of the resort, frowned at Zhang Wangcai who came over, and said coldly: "You go and buy two small boats, so that the old man who is in charge of cleaning can often take care of the garbage in the lake." Give them a salary of 1,000 yuan a month, and you can't just take money and don't do anything. ”
"Okay, I'll do it recently, how much do you give?"
Zhang Wanru frowned and squinted at him, and asked suspiciously, "What to give and how much?" ”
Zhang Wangcai stared at her unpleasantly, looking like a ruffian, with a cheap smile on his face, and said, "Hehe, Qianbei." If you don't have money, who will grind for you? ”
Zhang Wanru immediately understood the meaning of his words, that is, 'Only money can make ghosts grind.' ’
Zhang Wanru looked at his somewhat obscene and greedy face in disgust, and thought, looking at your virtue, even if you use a metaphor, it is so low-level. Directly excluded himself from the human group, and divided into the ranks of demons and monsters.
Since Zhang Wangcai managed the resort, he has not only spoken in a loud tone, but also acted very strongly. Every time I ask myself for money, I always open my mouth and come. It was as if he was the master of all the estates, and he himself was his cashier.
He thinks that his father is the village party secretary and he is the manager of the resort. Every day, he wears a suit and leather shoes, his hair is combed smooth and smooth, and the cows are coaxing, and he has the pride of being the first in the world. The chef who came from the wine arrangement said that he was so close to home, and he still often ate in the villa, and he was a bastard if he didn't take advantage of it, and he did it very well.
Zhang Wanru said directly: "I'll let others buy it, and after sending it over, let them paddle to the lake to catch garbage." ”
Zhang Wangcai quickly lowered his face. There was a hint of grumbling and annoyance in his eyes.
His expression was captured by Wanru, who immediately frowned and looked at him with a sharp gaze.
When he felt Zhang Wanru's unkind gaze, he suddenly realized that he was a little out of shape, and quickly lowered his head.
Zhang Wanru thought to herself, I've been tolerating you, you'd better not mess with it. No one dared to do this to me, so he said sternly: "I will find another accountant and let Feng Xue make the cashier." ”
Zhang Wangcai glanced at her impatiently, thinking, I am the manager here, with you, I am just a decoration, there is no benefit at all, the salary is not as high as the construction site, you look at the accounts so closely. Stinky girl, she doesn't talk about any affection.
After the children's summer vacation, Zhang Wanru took her four children, Zhang Xuemei's mother and mother-in-law to Ji Yuqing's hometown to participate in the clothing exhibition hosted by their garment factory.
The exhibition was huge, the scene was very lively, Zhang Wanru and five children also wore trendy clothes and walked on stage, so that the six people also passed the addiction of models.
After three days, I said goodbye to them, and went to visit various places of interest, and the famous mountains and rivers, and the week's tourism activities officially ended. Back home, Zhang Xuemei continued to teach her four children to study.
After dinner that day, Zhang Xuemei said to her: "Auntie, after Yuchen and Yulu learned to study on their own, they have completed all the courses in junior high school. ”
"I've skipped two levels. It's better to be on the safe side. Let them do more questions and learn solidly, be greedy and chew more, and take them out to do some outdoor sports. Isn't it time for you to graduate? What's the plan? ”
Zhang Xuemei said with a smile: "I interned with a few classmates in a company for three months to prepare for the graduate school entrance examination. My grandfather didn't want me to take the test again. Auntie, I want to come back and follow you. May I? ”
Of course Zhang Wanru is willing, and she is worried about who will be in charge of the resort? If she can come back, she can stay for a while, and let her take care of all the property in the future, so that she can be more leisurely.
Thinking of this, he smiled and said, "Yes, after you come back, you will stay at the resort for a few months, and I will give you a heavier burden in the future." You have to be mindful. ”
"Okay, promise."
Time flies, and it has been half a month since the end of the summer vacation.
Since the children entered junior high school, they have been riding their own bicycles to school. Family life made Zhang Wanru's mood gradually calm down. Because all the business is going well, but there is nothing to do with her. After a long time, I have the problem of drowsiness.
This evening, Zhang Wanru was half lying on a recliner in the courtyard, and received a call from Lu Mingyu, asking when she would return to the provincial capital.
She knows very well that a relationship without results cannot continue. That would hurt others and hurt a lot of people.
The sunshine of the golden autumn sunset is warm and quiet, the autumn breeze is gentle and gentle, the blue sky and white clouds are elegant and melodious, and the leaves fall with the autumn wind.
In Zhang Wanru's gaze, the white clouds are lonely; Autumn leaves fall with sadness. She suddenly remembered a poem:
Autumn rain drifts
The heart is desolate
Love has broken my bowels
No one pities and no comfort
Silently count the scars and lick the wounds
My mood at this time is exactly like this, if I didn't intervene in anyone's feelings at first, I wouldn't have such a heart-wrenching feeling.
At dinner, the mother-in-law saw that Zhang Wanru had no appetite, and asked worriedly: "Wanru, you have eaten very little this time, are you sick?" ”
Zhang Wanru smiled lightly and said: "I have been drinking a little too much in the past few years, and I am not busy eating in time, so I may have a little stomach problem." No appetite for a while. ”
"We'll have to go to the hospital. Your face is not very good, either. ”
"Okay, I'll go tomorrow."
The next day, Zhang Wanru only drank a bowl of millet porridge for breakfast, and when she came to the yard, she saw two osmanthus trees, which were already full of tiny yellow flowers. The surrounding air is scented. Even passers-by stop to look into the courtyard and enjoy the fragrance of the flowers.
The red apples on the apple tree were ripe, and she picked a few, went to the faucet in the yard to water the vegetables, opened and washed them, and ate them in large gulps, although a little sour, but she felt very delicious, and in a short time she ate two.
In the city hospital, Zhang Wanru walked out of the internal medicine department and transferred to the gynecology department.
After a urine test, the doctor told her that she was pregnant.
Zhang Wanru walked out of the consultation room, took the list to do B-ultrasound, and sat on the bench in the corridor, her brain as if she had been hit by five thunders. After more than ten minutes in a daze, she felt mixed feelings in her heart, what is this? I was still wearing a contraceptive ring, and I thought to myself, I wanted to end this relationship, but since such an embarrassing thing happened.
I sat for more than ten minutes, and I also did ten minutes of ideological struggle, to have an abortion? I was reluctant to give it up. I really don't have a lot of money now, and I can afford to raise one more child. In his previous life, he was looking forward to having children, but he didn't become a mother after looking forward to it for more than ten years. Now that I have the opportunity to be a mother, I must not give up.
Thinking of this, she immediately stood up and went to the B-ultrasound room.
As he did it, the doctor smiled and said, "Congratulations, it's twins." Well, it's well developed, about fourteen weeks. The child is healthy. Hehe, you're still wearing a contraceptive ring? ”
After hearing this, Zhang Wanru's heart was beating wildly with excitement, accompanied by a burst of blush, and asked casually: "Is it a dragon and phoenix fetus again?" ”
After hearing this, the doctor asked in surprise: "Was your last child a dragon and phoenix fetus?" ”
"Yes."
The doctor said enviously, "You are really blessed." This time it's two boys. You need to remove the contraceptive ring as soon as possible. ”
After speaking, he turned his head to look at Zhang Wanru, and thought, family planning is so strict, although this was unintentionally conceived, it seems that it is not allowed to have a second child, not to mention that you already have two children. The child is more than three months old, and it is not only a pity to have an abortion, but also very dangerous.
Seeing that Zhang Wanru was not only beautiful but also noble, she didn't say anything. More is better than less, it is better to protect yourself. I had to watch Wanru pack up and leave.
Wanru walked out of the hospital and got into her car, sitting in the car full of two cute babies. No matter what, I have to keep them, or don't tell Lu Mingyu that I will quietly go to other places to give birth to the child and raise it. Let him never know the existence of the child.
Thinking of Yulu Yuchen again, the two of them lost their father when they were young, if these two sons also have no fatherly love like their brother and sister, wouldn't it be cruel? If these two children know that they have a father and cannot see each other, it is unfair to both of them. At that time, I will bother to raise my children, and I will end up being an out-and-out sinner.
Thinking of this, Wanru made up her mind and told Lu Mingyu about the child. See how he will behave? He keeps saying that he loves himself, and if he says he doesn't want children, he will raise them alone, and he won't be left behind to complain.
Zhang Wanru made up her mind, started the car and drove out of the hospital, and a call came in halfway through the drive.
She parked her car on the side of the road and answered the phone: "Honey, it's been almost three months since you've been gone. Don't you want me? If you don't come back, I'll look for you. ”
"Is there something wrong?"
"It's almost August 15, and someone proposed to send a soymilk machine this year, so you can purchase a batch from our unit."
"Okay, when it's done, I'll go over today. Good bye. ”
Zhang Wanru called and told Nanbanzi to let him deliver the goods as soon as possible, pay off the goods immediately after delivery, and then go home and talk to her mother-in-law and drive towards the provincial capital.
In early autumn, the sky is drizzling, the air is foggy, the leaves on the trees on the roadside are gradually turning yellow, and the yellowed leaves are falling in the autumn wind, and then they are wet by the rain.
Zhang Wanru drove the car, watching the rain fall on the glass in front of her, and soon gathered and slid down quickly, like tears shed from the sky, a little sad and poignant, it was her mood at this time, and she felt like a numb heart.
She wondered if he would think she wanted to rely on him if she talked about the child. These two children came too suddenly, no matter how much they deny it, others may not believe it. Now it's hard to ride a tiger myself.
The more Zhang Wanru thought about it, the more bored she became, and she was also happy that she would have two lovely sons. At this time, he became a contradiction again. It is said that there will always be seven disasters and eight disasters in a person's life, but is there too many disasters for yourself? After several years of hard work, I have lived a stable life, and God has given myself such a big problem.
When the car came to the door of the villa, pressed the remote control and the automatic door slowly opened, drove the car into the underground garage, and went up the stairs to the living room, Lu Mingyu had already prepared dinner and was waiting for her arrival.
Zhang Wanru put down her handbag and sat on the sofa with a sad face.
"Baby, what's going on?" It was the first time he had seen Wanru so entangled, and he asked with concern.
Zhang Wanru hesitated for a while, and it was difficult to speak. Because she is worried about the fate of her child. Either way, the future of my life will not be easy.
I would never be the executioner who killed my two children, no matter how old or little gossip I was on, I would give birth to them. However, the rest of his life will be forever entangled with the person in front of him. Even his family, especially his teacher, as well as the old man who scared him and the terminally ill Shangguan eldest sister, how will they face it?
The more Wanru thought about it, the more complicated she felt. If you had completely avoided him in the first place, although life was very lonely, it would have been better than being in trouble now.
Lu Mingyu sat beside her, took her into his arms, and said warmly: "Baby, even if there is a big thing, I will bear it for you, I will never leave you in this life, and I will also shelter you and the child, the child's grandmother." I want you to confide in me and not hide anything from me. ”
Zhang Wanru was moved by his words, thought to herself, let it go, took out the B-ultrasound video from her handbag and handed it to him.
He looked at it for a long time and asked, "Pregnant?" Didn't you wear a contraceptive ring? ”
"Yes. I haven't been here for a few months. In the past, there were times when I was not sure, and sometimes I only came once a month or two. I have always felt uncomfortable in my stomach these days, so I went to the hospital today to have a look, but I didn't expect it to be more than three months, and it was still a pair of boys.
Lu Mingyu watched the B-ultrasound video, grinning and laughing, and muttered: "Haha, these two children are so brave." They came just too late. Haha, in my last life, did I save the earth? God really treated me well, not only let me get two sons, but also saved my love. Well! That's right. ”
He hugged Zhang Wanru tightly in his arms, just like hugging his mother, a happy smile appeared on his face, and he was about to go up and kiss him.
Zhang Wanru immediately pushed him away, looked at him impatiently, and said, "Next, what are your plans?" ”
Lu Mingyu had a shy face, and said with a big grin: "Haha, this is a great thing." It's time to make up your mind. You give me a week, hehe, my old man must have a way to do this. ”
At this time, our Lu Ershao was like finally identifying the direction at a three-way intersection, and his heart and face were full of flowers. Now that the old man has these two eldest grandsons, it is a good opportunity for him to talk about the conditions. I want to go home as soon as possible and have a showdown with him. If he doesn't agree, he will show his true face. ”
Zhang Wanru pursed her lips at him, thinking, hum! What will your dad do?