Chapter 40 Chapter 40 Chapter 40 (First update)...

Ying He: “…”

No matter how stable his emotions were, he couldn't remain stable when he heard the person he liked said she wanted to become his sworn brother.

"Brother..."

Yinghe repeated it, still thinking that he had misheard or misunderstood.

Lu Qiujin, who had been watching them all the time, now felt relieved.

"Shi Zhen, your idea is very good."

He smiled and encouraged her strongly: "You two get along so well, it's perfect for you to become brothers. Yinghe has always been the older brother, and now he can be the younger brother."

Luo Shizhen was a little nervous at first, but now that he got Lu Qiujin's approval, he immediately became happy.

He invited, "Lu Qiujin, why don't you come too?"

Lu Qiujin: “…”

Ying He was still reeling from the news that his sweetheart wanted to become his sworn brother, and he didn't have the energy to laugh at him.

Luo Shizhen was very excited. These past few days, the three of them were inseparable, doing everything together and discussing things with each other, which was exactly the kind of friendship he longed for.

He pointed to the peach tree next to him and thought it was such a coincidence.

"There's a peach tree right here. We can follow Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei's example and swear brotherhood in the Peach Garden!"

Lu Qiujin: “…”

Ying He: “…”

Even though Ying He had some hope in his heart before, when he heard Luo Shizhen actually mentioned Liu, Guan, and Zhang, no matter how much he hoped that the other party would have some good feelings for him, he now knew that this good feeling was purely brotherly love.

Luo Shizhen couldn't wait for their answer and felt a little embarrassed:

"Why aren't you guys talking? Shouldn't I have called you brothers?"

"No, it's none of your business. It's my problem." Seeing that he was a little nervous, Lu Qiujin immediately took the responsibility on herself.

"I don't have a very good relationship with my brothers. I have a younger brother at home, and our relationship is very ordinary, so it's not suitable for me to become a sworn brother. You should become a sworn brother with Ying He. He and his younger brother have a very good relationship. People like him are suitable to be brothers."

Luo Shizhen really believed it, nodded, and turned to look at Ying He.

Ying He remained calm: "I am superstitious. I had my fortune told before and was told that I am not suitable for becoming a godparent."

Lu Qiujin sneered in her heart, thinking that what a bullshit, and superstitious person. Ying He didn't look superstitious at all.

But Luo Shizhen really believed it.

"Oh, that's a shame."

The three of them get along so well, it would be great if they could become sworn brothers. They will definitely be very happy when the eldest brother comes out.

However, Luo Shizhen's advantage is that he doesn't think too much. Since he can't become sworn brothers, he gave up the idea.

But Lu Qiujin and Ying He seemed to be in great shock.

Lu Qiujin thought that he approached Luo Shizhen just to help him cleanse himself after Luo Shizhen had developed feelings for him.

If he really becomes a godparent, it would be a good thing for him no matter what.

But the moment he heard these words, he could be said to be resisting with all his heart and soul.

Not quite right.

Lu Qiujin felt something was wrong.

He had personally witnessed Xiao Shanchu Xiao being jealous of Luo Shizhen, and after realizing something was wrong, he could naturally guess the reason.

But how could he fall in love with someone?

He was a cold-hearted and apathetic monster who felt nothing but icy disgust and hatred towards his biological parents and brother.

He hated the world and everyone.

His parents also said that they loved him, saying that he was their precious son and they wanted to praise him to the sky.

As a result, when they found out that he would not live long, they immediately abandoned him and tried to transfer the wood element in him to his younger brother.

His younger brother also said that he liked him. He called him "brother" all the time, acted like a spoiled child to him, gave him all the toys he wanted, and said that his favorite person in the world was his brother.

As it turned out, the one who swung the knife at him was his younger brother who always said that he loved him.

Like is the most disgusting word in the world.

People can easily say they like someone, but they can also easily take it back.

As long as you say the word "like", it seems as if you are naturally bound by a layer of morality. While doing things that hurt others, you say that you do this because you like me.

The evil things that you cannot do to a stranger can be easily done to someone you once said you like.

nausea.

So disgusting.

Lu Qiujin has always believed this.

And now, he actually thought that he liked Luo Shizhen.

He took a step back, brainwashing himself in his mind:

——It must be because I only want to use Luo Shizhen, so I don’t want to have any other involvement with him.

Yinghe calmed down quickly.

He asked calmly, "Shi Zhen, speaking of which, does the awakened people's instinct to repel opposite sexes have any effect on you?"

Although Luo Shizhen didn't know why he suddenly brought this up, he still answered honestly: "It's okay."

"Actually, at first I was a little uncomfortable with all the boys around, but after staying for a while it became okay."

When Yinghe heard this, his heart skipped a beat.

Sure enough, Luo Shizhen continued:

"Although I might not be able to meet the girl I like this, but I heard that being a Guardian is very dangerous. Now is not the right time to fall in love. Otherwise, if I die, wouldn't that hurt others?"

When it comes to the topic of marriage and having children, Luo Shi is very frank:

"The teacher said that after seven years of joining the Guardians, I can decide whether to stay or leave. Three years of schooling and seven years of Guardianship means ten years. In ten years, I'll be twenty-nine. If I meet the right person, I might apply for resignation and then decide whether to have a free love relationship or arrange marriage."

He encouraged himself: "Although I'm a bit old at 29, there's someone in our town who got married at 30!"

Ying He could no longer maintain his calmness. He wanted to smile, but in the end, he could only force a smile.

"I didn't expect your plan to be so complete."

"Yeah! I've been thinking about it for a long time!"

Luo Shizhen thought he was praising himself and immediately became happy. He was still concerned about Yinghe:

"Yinghe, do you have a girlfriend?"

Although Yinghe is one year younger than him, there are quite a few students in No. 3 Middle School who are secretly in love when they are 17 or 18 years old. Luo Shi really thinks that Yinghe is so outstanding, has good grades, and is a friendly person, maybe he is already in love.

Ying He: “…No.”

He now understood what the secret Ying Liu was talking about was.

Luo Shi is really a straight man.

He doesn't like men.

No wonder, no wonder Ying Liu behaved so strangely. He was very flattering to Shi Zhen, but also extremely restrained, as if he was afraid that he would be disliked if he said one more word.

Ying Liu, who always does his own thing, is so nervous and tentative. He must have confessed to Shi Zhen.

It is even possible that Shi Zhen showed disgust or distance, otherwise Ying Liu would not be so humble.

Relying on his understanding of his younger brother, Yinghe quickly guessed what happened that day.

He felt heavy in his heart.

But it didn't sink to the bottom.

Ten years, there are still ten years left.

He may not have had no opportunities in these ten years.

The most important thing now is to improve one's own strength and strive to join the team that Luo Shizhen will be in in the future.

If he couldn't get in and lost the only chance to be with the other person day and night, then he would have completely lost all chances.

Yinghe quickly adjusted his mentality and looked at Luo Shizhen with a smile again.

Although it was his first time pursuing someone, Yinghe, as a top student, also had his own set of standards.

In front of the person he likes, he will show his best side, so that when the other person thinks of him, he will always be flawless.

"The car has arrived. I'm leaving now. Remember to contact me anytime."

Luo Shizhen nodded. At this time, he felt some feelings of separation, but he knew in his heart that he could see Yinghe again and chat with him online, so his feelings of separation quickly disappeared.

Watching the car that was sending Ying He away, he turned around and said, "Let's go, Lu Qiujin."

Lu Qiujin followed beside him, her expression looking no different from before, only with a slightly gloomy look.

"Do you really plan to get married in the future?"

"Of course." Luo Shizhen looked at him doubtfully: "Aren't you planning to get married?"

"What's so good about getting married? They say they're getting married for love, but in reality, they argue every day after marriage. My parents are like that. They argue from morning to night."

Luo Shizhen scratched his head: "Then your parents are quite strong."

Arguing is a strenuous activity. His grandmother was particularly good at quarreling when she was in good health. When Luo Shizhen was a child, he was called a fool. When Grandma Luo heard it, she would quarrel from one end of the town to the other.

There is no "fool" in his nickname, it's all thanks to Grandma Luo.

Lu Qiujin: "...physical strength isn't the point. The point is, do you also want to argue with people every day after getting married?"

"If I'm married and my partner and I quarrel, it must be because I did something wrong. If I just apologize sincerely, the quarrel shouldn't end, right?"

Lu Qiujin never thought that Luo Shi could come up with such an answer.

"What if it's not your fault, but hers?"

Luo Shizhen was naive: "Everyone makes mistakes. Our teacher said that it is a great virtue to correct mistakes as soon as you know them. She made a mistake, so we can just talk it over. Why are we arguing?"

Luo Shizhen has never been married, but Grandma Luo has told him many times about her married life with Grandpa. He feels that Grandpa is too much. He always does wrong things and refuses to admit his mistakes, which makes Grandma angry.

So if he gets married, he should actively admit his mistakes, correct them, work hard to make money, and take care of the housework, then there will be no quarrels.

He also advised Lu Qiujin: "Don't always dwell on who made the mistake. My grandmother said that marriage is about tolerance. Holding grudges is not good."

Of course, Luo Shizhen didn't realize that when his grandmother told him about the things his grandfather had done, she was holding a grudge.

Lu Qiujin didn't believe that Luo Shi was really so without temper.

They have been together for such a long time, so of course he can see that although Luo Shizhen seems to have a soft personality, he will not back down if his bottom line is really crossed.

Otherwise, Chu Xiao, having grown up with him, would have turned him gay long ago.

How come when it comes to a non-existent marriage partner, Luo Shizhen becomes so tolerant and even backs off?

Lu Qiujin was inexplicably broken.

"So, you get married, you do the housework, you support the family business, and you still have to apologize when conflicts arise. What do you want?"

"Marriage is about starting a family, why do you have to seek something else? And how can you say that about my future partner? My grandmother said that childbirth is very painful for women, it's extremely painful. I'm a man, I can't give birth, I can't share her pain, so what's wrong with me doing more? Isn't that natural?"

The way Luo Shizhen looked at Lu Qiujin was as if he was looking at a scumbag.

All his imaginations about marriage came from Grandma Luo. Grandma was such a good person, but it was because Grandpa had no sense of responsibility, threw all the work to Grandma, and quarreled with her, which caused her to suffer from various illnesses in her old age.

As a result, my grandfather lived a carefree life for half his life, but died of a serious illness in his old age. Before he died, his family even sold their house to pay for his medical treatment.

Luo Shizhen was still young at the time. After hearing what his grandmother said, he promised himself that he would never learn from his grandfather in the future.

When you are young, you should work hard, admit your mistakes honestly and don't quarrel with your partner. When you are old, if you get sick before your wife, you should die quickly to avoid wasting money and not being able to save your life, leaving the rest of your family to live a hard life.

Now, he felt that Lu Qiujin was very likely to become his grandfather.

Luo Shizhen kindly patted Lu Qiujin's shoulder:

"It's not good for you to think like that. Try to change it, or no girl will want you in the future."

Just as Lu Qiujin was about to retort, Luo Shizhen said:

"If I were a girl, I wouldn't want to be with you anyway."

Lu Qiujin: “…”

Seeing Lu Qiujin stunned, Luo Shizhen was afraid that this would hurt Lu Qiujin's feelings, so he quickly added:

"But I can't speak for other girls. You're pretty and talented. Maybe there are girls who don't mind your weird temper and are willing to be with you."

"I'm just saying, if it were me, I wouldn't want to."

He scratched his head, thinking that he was really clever, expressing his point of view without hurting Lu Qiujin:

"Haha, don't worry about me. I'm a boy anyway, so I definitely won't be with you."