User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 256: 7 Empty Years, Review./@comment-4302394-20111023011157/@comment-4078901-20111023024250

Lucy and her dad already made up and Lucy wanted to see her father because she was touched when she helped Cana reveal to Gildarts about her being his daughter. Also, they were apart for seven years (for Jude anyway), plus, Lucy didn't have any money xD