Chapter 43
“Le… are you Lu Heng?”
Xiao Xiao was stunned on the other end of the phone, “Where’s Le Le?”
Lu Heng: “Getting dressed.”
Xiao Xiao: …
What was with this cold, disdainful voice?
Had he offended Lu Heng?
Could it be because he hadn’t addressed him as “Mr. Lu,” making Lu Heng feel disrespected?
Xiao Xiao was still wondering where he had offended Lu Heng when he heard Lu Heng ask again, “What do you want with him?”
“Nothing much.”
Even if there was something, he wouldn’t tell Lu Heng.
Xiao Xiao was unhappy. After all, he and Le Le were friends. He wasn’t asking Lu Heng to treat him like family, but at least not like this, right?
Regardless, shouldn’t they maintain a decent surface relationship?
Just as Xiao Xiao was about to hang up, he suddenly remembered something and quickly said, “Wait.”
Just as Xiao Xiao thought, Lu Heng also intended to hang up, but hearing him say “wait,” he paused and asked, “What?”
His attitude was arrogant, but so be it, as long as he was good to An Le.
Xiao Xiao gritted his teeth, suppressing his displeasure, “Although Le Le doesn’t have other relatives, don’t think nobody will support him. I will attend your wedding as his brother.”
“No matter how insignificant my abilities are, I will always be his family, and I will always be his support.”
“Lu Heng, I warn you, since you choose to marry him, please treat him well, even if you have no feelings for each other in the future, I hope you won’t hurt him.”
“I finally pulled him out of the darkness, if you let him return to the darkness, I will drag you down to hell even if I die!”
Xiao Xiao hung up the phone.
Lu Heng’s “Don’t bother” hadn’t even left his lips.
An Le just happened to come out.
He was wearing a black and white striped casual shirt, perfectly matching Lu Heng’s outfit.
His face was red, but he didn’t have time to be shy because he saw that Lu Heng was holding his phone to his ear.
“Sir, did… someone call?”
Apart from advertisements and scam calls, only Xiao Xiao usually called his phone.
Now there was also Lu Heng, but he was with Lu Heng every day recently, so the caller must be Xiao Xiao.
Lu Heng nodded, handing him the phone, “Mm, Xiao Xiao.”
An Le quickly took the phone and looked at it; the call had ended. He curiously asked, “Sir, did Xiao Xiao… say anything?”
An Le asked while trying to call Xiao Xiao back.
But Lu Heng snatched An Le’s phone, put it in his pocket, and pulled him out, saying, “He said nothing, let’s go.”
“Oh…”
An Le was a little puzzled, but since Lu Heng had taken his phone, he dared not ask for it back, only to call Xiao Xiao later.
Li Jie was already waiting, and when he saw them come downstairs, he honked his horn anxiously, “Hurry, hurry!”
Li Jie was very happy, it didn’t feel like he was sending An Le and Lu Heng to get their marriage license, but like he was going to get his own.
An Le was a little nervous, but Lu Heng held his hand the whole time, even giving him his pheromones after getting in the car.
But Li Jie didn’t get angry, smiling as he raised the partition.
An Le was extremely curious. He tugged on Lu Heng’s clothes and whispered, “Why is Master Li so… happy today?”
Upstairs, Lu Heng had driven him away without a word, yet he wasn’t angry, instead he was so happy, even smiling when Lu Heng released his pheromones.
Looking at An Le’s curious eyes, Lu Heng thought for a moment, took out his phone, opened his chat with Li Jie, showing a recent transfer of 888.
And the chat log:
Li Jie: Boss, I worked hard to bring you something, you didn’t say a word and kicked me out, that’s too unkind, right?
Lu Heng didn’t reply, directly transferring 888.
Li Jie: Now that you have the household registration, are you going to get the marriage certificate immediately?
Lu Heng: Yes.
Li Jie: Then hurry down and change your clothes, I’ll wait for you downstairs.
Lu Heng: Mm.
Li Jie: Boss, happy wedding!
Happy Wedding! (emoji)
Li Jie: Boss, you have to give me a wedding red envelope for a successful wedding, I’m the first to congratulate you.
Li Jie: And for the wedding, it’s not just a congratulatory red envelope, I, as the wedding car driver, also need a red envelope. 888 is not enough, it makes you, a boss, seem too stingy. Let’s do this, two red envelopes, plus this month’s bonus, a total of 9999 for good luck, what do you think?
Lu Heng: …
An Le: ！！！！
Li Jie was amazing!
An Le didn’t quite understand, subconsciously looking up at Lu Heng.
Lu Heng: “His monthly bonus is only 3000, but his salary is 30,000. He’s asking for it privately now, and he’ll ask for it again on the wedding day.”
They had been cooperating for five years, Lu Heng knew Li Jie’s personality well, and he would one day die for money.
Li Jie’s salary shocked An Le. He had never imagined that someone could have such a high salary.
He blankly asked, “Then… so much? Then… the 9999 red envelope, Sir, will you… give it?”
“Why wouldn’t I?”
Lu Heng touched An Le’s face, “It’s such a happy occasion, we should definitely have good luck.”
“Oh~”
An Le admired Li Jie, thinking he was amazing, earning so much and asking the boss for a red envelope, and the boss would give it.
But he also felt a little lost, whispering, “I… I also want… a red envelope.”
He also wanted a red envelope.
Since his mother’s death, only Xiao Xiao had given him red envelopes.
“Okay.”
Lu Heng smiled, “But I won’t transfer the red envelope for you, that doesn’t count. Later I’ll ask Li Jie to buy a stack of red envelopes, and I’ll give you one every day.”
“Okay~”
An Le hadn’t expected Lu Heng to be so good to him, granting any request. He pursed his lips and smiled softly, “Thank you, sir~”
Lu Heng nodded without speaking.
Their wedding was somewhat rushed, but it was still passable. Due to family reasons, their parents didn’t meet or discuss the wedding.
None of the customary procedures were followed.
But everything An Le deserved, he wouldn’t lack.
An Le was hiding in Lu Heng’s arms, giggling, when he suddenly felt Lu Heng’s chest vibrate slightly, “There’s also a bride price for marriage. The An family doesn’t deserve it; I’ll give it directly to you, alright?”
“Bride price?”
There’s a bride price?
An Le was a little confused. He hadn’t been married before, the An family hadn’t told him about these things, and he hadn’t discussed it with anyone in the past two years, nor did Xiao Xiao know.
He asked blankly, “Bri… bride price? Is it… a lot of money?”
“The bride price is a traditional custom. In business marriages, it’s usually replaced with capital chains or concessions in the market, but you’re not in the business world, so I can only give you money.”
An Le was dazed: “So… so marriage can have… a lot of money~”
“Wrong.”
Lu Heng corrected him, “It’s only with me that you get a lot of money. If you marry someone else, they won’t give you money since you have no parents.”
An Le suddenly understood, “Oh, then… then sir is so good~”
Lu Heng didn’t speak, just smiled.
They arrived at the Civil Affairs Bureau. There were many people inside, but Li Jie had already made arrangements. They essentially used a backdoor and didn’t have to queue, going straight in to take photos, stamp, and get the certificate.
When An Le and Lu Heng came out with their marriage certificate, Li Jie just happened to come with a large bag of red envelopes, “Boss, everything is ready.”
Seeing the bag of red envelopes, he immediately thought of Lu Heng’s words about giving him one every day, his face turning red, afraid Li Jie would know what the red envelopes were for.
But Li Jie didn’t say anything, just sent them home, then went back to his house to get their household registration book and brought it back.
An Le looked at the household registration book; the head of his household was no longer An Qiang, but Lu Heng.
He had nothing to do with the An family anymore.
He and Lu Heng were now a family.
The entire household registration book only had him and Lu Heng.
An Le smiled happily, while Lu Heng sat beside him, expressionless, transferring 9999 to Li Jie.
Then he took out a red envelope from his pocket and placed it in An Le’s hand.
An Le opened it to see one thousand yuan in cash and a bank card.
“Red envelope and bride price.”
Lu Heng: “The bride price is 30 million, opened under your name. Keep it safe, don’t let the An family take it.”
An Le got married, and his partner was a big shot like Lu Heng; it was impossible for people not to come and exploit him.
During this time, Lu Heng had been rejecting the An family, even suppressing them, so they hadn’t come over.
But the outside world didn’t know An Le was An Qiang’s son, which was a major reason why An Qiang remained silent.
If An Qiang used An Le to cause trouble for Lu Heng, the fact that he had an omega son for so many years that nobody knew would be revealed.
Actually, it wasn’t that everyone didn’t know about An Qiang’s omega son, but after his ex-wife died, this omega son gradually disappeared, and over time, everyone forgot.
Therefore, An Qiang didn’t dare to act rashly.
But he would certainly cause trouble for An Le secretly.
Furthermore, An Qiang’s sending of the household registration page indicated that the person behind An Qiang didn’t want to confront him, and their strength shouldn’t be much stronger than the Lu family.
Lu Heng was confident in protecting An Le.
An Le was completely stunned, 30 million? That was too much! He had never seen so much money in his life~
He was so excited that tears welled up, “But sir, isn’t this… too much?”
Why would he suddenly give him so much money?
Lu Heng held him on his lap, supporting his chin, gently lifting his head, and smiling, “This money isn’t much. In my eyes, you’re priceless, but I can’t give you too much money now, be careful of the An family.”
He could give all his money to An Le, but An Le didn’t know much yet, and was easily bullied and deceived. Giving him less was better.
At An Le’s worried weeping, Lu Heng had a subtle reaction.
He somewhat liked seeing An Le’s tearful eyes, but usually couldn’t bear to make him cry.
Now, he leaned down and kissed away the tears at the corner of An Le’s eyes, his voice husky, “Don’t cry, you deserve it…”