Chapter 120: women should be more docile

Su Mianmian poured herself a cup of coffee and sat in front of the fountain to read a magazine. She let the mastiff wander around, but warned it not to enter the swimming pool or the garden. The mastiff was obedient and walked around the fountain. From time to time, it made a howling sound. It was probably trying to find out why the fountain looked so different from its owner's.

The mastiff was tired from playing, lying on the ground and sticking out its tongue.

It was quite hot outside. Su Mianmian threw her magazine aside and waved. "Mastiff, let's go inside."

The mastiff spun around on the spot and walked towards her dejectedly. Su Mianmian stroked its head and led it into the house.

Lu Wenzhong called Lu Xiangdong and asked him to bring Su Mianmian with him to his family home after work. They had guests over.

Lu Wenzhong had distant relatives over who wanted to stay for a while. He asked if Lu Xiangdong could arrange a job for him.

Lu Xiangdong hated seeing distant relatives the most. He hated them for no reason.

Before he got off work, he sent Su Mianmian a text message, asking her to wait for him downstairs at the office to go back to the Lu's villa together.

Su Mianmian expressed that she didn't want to go because no one would be there to look after the mastiff.

After discussing some more, Lu Xiangdong decided she could bring the mastiff with her.

"Mastiff, wait for me downstairs. I'll bring you to eat later." Su Mianmian ran upstairs to change her clothes. Although there wasn't much to dress up for, besides the Lu family's guests, she still tidied up.

Su Mianmian led the huge mastiff across the road. All the people she walked past looked at the mastiff as it shook its yellow fur.

Su Mianmian really wanted the dog to walk slower. There were many people walking in front of them, and the dog was running towards a beautiful woman ahead.

The beautiful woman, who had been busy chatting, felt something lick her back leg. She turned around to look and was so scared that she ran away.

"Mastiff, put away your paws for me. Be careful or I'll cut off your paws." Su Mianmian angrily put her hands on her hips.

The mastiff ran back obediently and Su Mianmian tightened the leash. "Let's go. Go to the front and wait for Captain Lu."

Lu Xiangdong went to the company's underground garage to drive his car out. He had asked Su Mianmian to wait outside of the company, but she was actually standing with the dog in a flower bed.

Su Mianmian thought that it would be easier to see her standing there.

He stopped the car next to the flower bed and waited for her to come over.

Su Mianmian saw the Land Rover at a glance. She swung the leash and shouted, "Let's go, Captain Lu is waiting in front!"

The mastiff walked to the front of the car, wagging its tail. It raised its head and barked affectionately towards Lu Xiangdong.

Lu Xiangdong pressed his hand on his temple and asked her to lead the dog to the back seat.

Su Mianmian opened the car door and let the mastiff jump in.

The mastiff jumped in nimbly. It leaned on the back of Lu Xiangdong's car seat, and stuck out its tongue.

Lu Xiangdong turned around and glared at it. "Sit back in your seat. Don't move around."

Su Mianmian closed the car door and hoped the mastiff would lie on the seat obediently. She didn't want Lu Xiangdong to get distracted while driving.

They drove into the Lu family's villa. The mastiff was excited to see the new house.

Su Mianmian quickly opened the car door and let it get out.

The housekeeper saw Lu Xiangdong's car and quickly came up to welcome him.

"Young Master, you're here. Young Madam, let me lead the dog." The housekeeper ran over enthusiastically to help Su Mianmian lead the dog. However, Su Mianmian was afraid that the mastiff would scare him, so she shook her head and said that she would lead the dog.

Lu Xiangdong threw the car keys to the housekeeper and asked the housekeeper to drive the car into the garage. "Is everyone here?"

The butler nodded. "Yes, Young Master is here. We're just waiting for Young Master and Young Madam."

Su Mianmian was confused. "Young Master? Who?"

"My distant relative. You can just eat your dinner later. You don't have to worry about anything else," Lu Xiangdong assured her.

She nodded. She would be happy to just enjoy eating tonight.

Lu Wenzhong was in the living room looking for his distant relative. When Luo Xi saw Lu Xiangdong and Su Mianmian enter the living room, he quickly stood up and called out, "Cousin, sister-in-law."

Lu Xiangdong glanced at the other party and nodded his head lightly. He did not look very enthusiastic.

Su Mianmian's lips curled up. It looked like this distant relative was not very popular. Or, at the very least, Lu Xiangdong's attitude towards Luo Xi was not very friendly.

"Everyone is here. Let's eat!" Lu Wenzhong said.

Luo Xi quickly got up and walked towards the dining table.

Lu Wenzhong had Luo Xi sit next to Lu Xiangdong so that the two of them could discuss work matters. However, Lu Xiangdong did not want to talk about work. Instead, he ate his meal slowly while Lu Wenzhong and Luo Xi talked.

"Cousin, what kind of job do you think I'm suited for? I've just graduated and don't have much experience. Could you help me out?" One look at Luo Xi was enough to tell that he was very young.

Su Mianmian glanced at Lu Xiangdong's expression. He put down his chopsticks and asked him what major he studied and what he knew.

Luo Xi looked a little embarrassed. "I studied computer science and only know computer science. I'm not particularly good at anything else."

Lu Wenzhong saw his son look judgementally at Luo Xi, so he quickly smiled and tried to smooth things over. "Computer Science is good. Xiangdong, just arrange a job for him! The company needs this kind of talent."

"There are plenty of people with these talents in the company. Let's wait and see. When there's a suitable job, I'll make the arrangements."

Su Mianmian almost choked. She had not expected Lu Xiangdong to act so impartial. Luo Xi was still his relative, why did he need to be so insulting?

Luo Xi's face flushed red. He buried his head and did not dare to look at Lu Xiangdong. Before he came here, he had heard that Lu Xiangdong could be impartial. Now, he had truly experienced it.

Lu Wenzhong reprimanded Lu Xiangdong. "Luo Xi is your uncle's son after all. He's come all the way here to seek refuge with me. Just arrange a job for him."

Lu Xiangdong gave a soft grunt of acceptance.

This meal was not a pleasant one for Lu Xiangdong because he did not like dealing with matters such as these. He felt that others should always rely on themselves and not family to get what they want.

Su Mianmian ate her bowl of rice and then used the excuse to watch the mastiff to escape.

This was his family's matter. There was no need for her to stay and get involved.

The mastiff was being watched by the butler, who had led it to a tree to play. The mastiff was digging into the tree. When the butler saw her, he called out respectfully, "Young Madam."

Su Mianmian nodded. She was a little uncomfortable with his formal address. "You go and eat. I'll take care of things here."

The butler lowered his head and replied, "Yes, Young Madam."

Su Mianmian felt a little stuffed from eating. She stroked her stomach and sat down on a chair under the tree. The mastiff came down from the tree and ran towards her, pulling at her pants happily.

Su Mianmian patted its head. "Go play by yourself. I'm going to rest for a while."

It obediently ran off to dig some more.

Lu Wenzhong turned serious upon Su Mianmian's exit. "Xiangdong, think about Luo Xi's feelings and speak more tactfully."

Lu Xiangdong pursed his lips. He had always spoken like this.

"Alright, I'll arrange a position for him tomorrow. You can let him stay at your place tonight. It's getting late, so Su Mianmian and I are going home now." He turned around to look for Su Mianmian but did not see her. The butler ran over and said, "Young Madam is resting in the backyard."

He nodded and walked in the direction of the backyard.

Su Mianmian watched the mastiff dig in the distance and smiled to herself.

Lu Xiangdong stood behind her.

"Is digging a good thing?" he asked coldly.

She turned her head to look at him. "Have you settled the matter with Luo Xi?"

He nodded.

She clicked her tongue and said, "I'd never had thought you'd be so cold-blooded! After all, he's your cousin. How can you be so merciless in front of him and say such things?"

Lu Xiangdong frowned and sat down beside her. He lit a cigarette and looked ahead thoughtfully. "People should have respect for themselves and not blindly rely on others."

"You can't put it that way. If you can provide him with a platform, he might return the favor in the future, just like Li Mingzhe. When you first appointed him, you probably didn't think that he would bring you such great benefits, did you?"

He nodded, but he didn't want to assume so early that Luo Xi would develop talent. That would depend on himself.

"He's too young and it's inevitable that he'll be thoughtless. I hope that he can do things in a thorough manner and not get carried away just because I'm his cousin and the CEO." He threw his cigarette on the ground and stepped on it.

Su Mianmian said with a smile, "We'll find out very soon. Whether he's a donkey or a horse, you'll be able to observe for yourself."

He glanced at her and realized that she had been smiling more easily recently and had seldom lost her temper at him.

"Su Mianmian, did something good happen recently? You don't seem to be angry at me anymore."

She was stunned for a moment. Was it true that her temper had been eased recently? She thought it was probably related to the child she was carrying. She didn't want to affect the child with negative emotions.

"Maybe as I'm getting older, I'm not as angry as before." She found a lame excuse.

"Continue to maintain it. Women should be more docile." He smiled gently.