Chapter 64: Preparation for the Start of School
In the blink of an eye, the day before Chu Wanning was set to start school arrived.
"Baby, school starts tomorrow. Shouldn't we get things ready today?"
"Ready for what?" Chu Wanning asked Lu Siyan with a blank expression.
Ready for what? Lu Siyan actually had no idea!
But on second thought, Chu Wanning realized they did indeed need to prepare!
They needed to prepare things for Lu Siqing to go to school. He was an elementary school student after all, even though he was already tackling her university-level coursework.
As for her, being a university student, she didn't really need anything special. She just needed to study hard this semester and make sure she didn't fail any more courses, otherwise it would affect her graduation!
"Let's go! I know what we need to buy! We need to get Qingbao a new school bag and stationery. Do we need new book covers too?" The more Chu Wanning talked, the more excited she became, and the list of things to buy grew instantly.
Lu Siqing had no particular expectations about starting the sixth grade; he just wanted to fast-track his way into middle school, and then jump straight to the ninth and twelfth grades so he could take the college entrance examination as soon as possible!
As for university, he would definitely choose business.
In fact, he had always known that his older brother intended to hand the Lu Corporation over to him eventually. Therefore, no matter what tasks or assignments his brother arranged for him, he would strive to complete them. Even though he was just a five-year-old little bun, he carried quite a heavy load indeed!
Lu Siyan frowned as he followed behind Chu Wanning, heading up to the third floor to find Lu Siqing.
His voice reached the room before they even arrived.
"Qingbao, Qingbao, time to go shopping!"
Lu Siqing, who was in the middle of building his own website, quickly closed his laptop upon hearing Chu Wanning's voice and opened the door to greet them.
"Sister-in-law, are we going out?"
"That's right! Come on, you're starting school soon, so your sister-in-law is going to take you to buy your school supplies!"
Chu Wanning grabbed Lu Siqing's hand and started walking out.
Lu Siyan, who had just stepped out of the elevator and witnessed this scene, hurriedly walked over, took Lu Siqing's wrist, pulled him to his side, and wrapped his other arm around Chu Wanning.
Suddenly having his hand swapped, Lu Siqing cast a resentful glance at Lu Siyan, thinking to himself that this older brother of his was truly beyond hope! Acting as if no one else had a wife. Once he grew up, he would find eight or ten of them first, hmph!
It was fortunate that Lu Siqing didn't say those words out loud, otherwise Chu Wanning would have definitely branded him as a little playboy.
"Let's go! I'll take you two!" Lu Siyan looked down at Lu Siqing.
Lu Siqing felt quite offended! So what if you're tall?
His sister-in-law always bent down to look at him at eye level!
His sister-in-law was definitely the best!
Wuwuwu~
The three of them drove directly to S High-End Mall, which belonged to the Lu Corporation!
Chu Wanning's goal was very clear, and she headed straight for the children's section on the fifth floor.
No matter how brilliant Lu Siqing was, he was still just a five-year-old brat!
It seemed Lu Siqing had never mentioned to Chu Wanning that his clothes were custom-made every season by specialists sent to their home by his brother. He had never bought ready-made clothes in a mall, not even a pair of underwear.
However, seeing how enthusiastic his sister-in-law was, he didn't want to pour cold water on her excitement!
Besides, it was a novel experience for him anyway.
In his five years of life, he had never been to a shopping mall before!
If he told anyone, nobody would believe it!
Lu Siyan told Chu Wanning that she could take Lu Siqing shopping for whatever they needed, while he would take this opportunity to conduct a surprise inspection of the mall's headquarters.
As for buying things for Lu Siqing, he had zero interest in it. With that time, he might as well work!
Lu Siqing: "..."
If they didn't look so much alike in the face, he would really doubt whether this guy was his biological brother.
Chu Wanning, of course, agreed a million times over, because this meant she could finally have some freedom!
If Lu Siyan was around, he would definitely be bossing them around about everything!
It wasn't that she didn't want him to have a say, but he was always getting jealous of Qingbao!
Coaxing him afterward was truly a back-breaking job!
"Qingbao, let's go look at school bags first! We'll buy all the stationery you need, and then we can go get some clothes. Do you want any toys?"
As soon as the words left her mouth, Chu Wanning quickly vetoed the idea herself!
What toys would he want? He would definitely think they were utterly childish!
"Okay, I'll listen to sister-in-law in everything!" Lu Siqing's eyes were filled with absolute indulgence toward Chu Wanning.
Even if his sister-in-law dressed him up like a little girl, he would cooperate!
In just over an hour, the things the two of them bought could already pile up into a small mountain!
Fortunately, the mall offered excellent delivery services, allowing them to have everything shipped directly to their home. Therefore, after paying, they walked away empty-handed to hit the next store, ready to unbox their spoils once they got back!
"Sister-in-law, since we're already here, you should go buy some things for yourself too!"
"Here, take this!"
With that, he pulled a black card out of his little backpack!
Chu Wanning wore an expression of looking at a big boss.
"Impressive, Qingbao. You have a black card at five years old—is there anything you don't have?" Chu Wanning teased playfully.
"A nephew or a niece, I don't have those yet!" Lu Siqing blinked his innocent, wide eyes with a troubled expression.
Cough, cough, cough!
Chu Wanning almost choked on her own saliva!
Usually, it was parents or mothers-in-law who nagged about having babies, but in her case, it turned out to be her brother-in-law!
"Sister-in-law, don't get so excited. Look, I have plenty of money. You just give birth; if you don't have time to raise the baby, just leave it to me. Didn't I tell you that already? Did you forget? Don't worry, you can still enjoy your world for two with my brother, I totally understand!" Lu Siqing explained hurriedly.
He understood?
He didn't understand a single thing!
Forget it? She hadn't even listened to begin with, alright!
Babies were supposed to happen naturally, weren't they?!
"Let's go, come help your sister-in-law shop till you drop!" Chu Wanning let out a cold snort, not wanting to continue the topic.
She needed to let Lu Siqing know just how expensive raising a person could be!
The two of them went straight to the first floor, which was entirely dedicated to top international luxury brands, featuring everything from clothing to jewelry.
Stepping off the escalator, they walked straight into a boutique without even glancing at the store's name.
As soon as they stepped inside, however, Chu Wanning felt several unfriendly gazes locked onto her.
Looking up, she saw a group of young women.
Chu Wanning racked her brains but couldn't recall who any of these people were!
In those gazes, contempt, disdain, and mockery were all present in full force.
What was wrong with them? Had she dug up their ancestors' graves or stolen their men?
Just as she decided that avoiding trouble was better than courting it and prepared to switch to another store, she heard a sarcastic voice drift over—