Lu Heng, having let his mouth run away with him, ended up kneeling on a washboard to beg for forgiveness. After venting her frustrations, Qiao Qingqing felt much better; she set off for a meal, refreshed and clear-headed.
Seeing their mother’s complexion clear up, the children felt a sense of gratitude toward their father. Privately, they agreed that their father had a real knack for soothing her; whenever their mother was at the height of her anger, he always knew how to calm her down. Lu Heng, who had become so well-versed in the "wash-board ritual" that he could perform it in his sleep, merely offered a scornful laugh—that was nothing.
Since Qiao Qingqing had calmed down, whenever her family asked about her university life, she only shared the positive aspects, breathing not a word about how the coursework was driving her to the brink of a breakdown. With that, Elder Lu and Lu Zhenfeng’s couple were put at ease.
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