One hundred and eighty adorable smiling tigers

Recently, the city is going to hold a math competition. Because of her good grades, Li Wei was unfortunately selected by the school to become one of the ten members of the competition team.

What might be a good thing for others is hardly a good thing for Li Wei. Her high scores have always been due to her extensive practice, broad knowledge, and meticulous attention to detail. In reality, she doesn't have much of a knack for math.

Li Wei was very troubled by this, feeling guilty for taking up the spots meant for those with brilliant minds.

Luo Da, a student beyond the teacher's management skills, wouldn't even consider such a thing, nor did he care. So he comforted Li Wei, "It's okay, just treat it as a monthly exam. Come back after the exam and do whatever you need to do."

Li Wei: "But if it were another classmate, they might have gotten better grades and brought honor to the school. If they were selected, they could have gone to the provincial competition and would have gotten extra points for college entrance exams. I don't have that kind of hope."

Luo Qi said, "You think a lot. Who cares about them? It's their fault for not studying hard. If they had better grades than you, they might have had a chance. So don't think too much about it. The blisters on your feet came from walking. Come on, let me sleep. I'm so sleepy. You should worry more about me. I'm going through so much trouble every day."

Li Wei was sitting on the sofa in Luo Dazai's room at the martial arts school, holding an English book. Luo Dazai's dark hair was resting on Li Wei's lap, looking quite uncomfortable.

Li Wei had just learned that Luo Da actually had a private room at the martial arts gym. She wondered why, given the gym's size (two floors) and the fact that Little Black Hand and the others had rooms, Luo Da only had one. It turned out he was deliberately refusing to stay there and instead trying to freeload off her family.

Comfort is only occasional. Just like Luo Da said, things are really tough for him right now. Don't think that just because he's back he can relax and enjoy himself. That's just a dream.

He attends classes during the day, catches up on sleep during breaks, and practices martial arts at night. His third senior brother, whose car he stole, is chasing after him. He says he's taking a six-month break to keep an eye on his beloved junior brother's training, saving their master from worrying and preventing the junior brother from slacking off. The car is secondary, hehehehehehe…

That sounds nice, but Luo Da absolutely suspected that this smiling tiger was settling a personal score. Otherwise, why would he subject Luo Da to a barrage of attacks every evening after school, the moment he showed his face in the training room? He'd be subjected to a barrage of all sorts of martial arts techniques, the swords, spears, and halberds on the weapon rack would be used against him in turn, subjecting him to relentless training. His back, buttocks, thighs, and arms would be covered in cuts and bruises every day. He was even more ruthless than his sixth senior brother. And yet, his injuries were completely hidden on his face, giving him no chance to even gain Li Wei's sympathy.

Finally, one day, Luo Da was severely beaten. Taking advantage of his numerous injuries, Li Wei went to a martial arts school to learn kung fu. He pulled Li Wei into his room and took off his clothes. Seeing this, Li Wei burst into tears, sobbing, "How could you go and get drugs—"

Luo Da immediately collapsed onto the sofa, barely breathing: "I'm not that depraved, I was beaten by my third senior brother..."

Li Wei wiped away her tears: "Ah? Really? I was wondering, usually people who get those poison injections are skin and bones, you don't look like that. But... it's possible if it's Sixth Senior Brother, but Third Senior Brother is such a good person, how could he do such a thing? Did you accidentally bump into his hand?"

Luo Da wailed, "Let me die! Am I that kind of pig? Am I that stupid?! Ah—" If it were Li Xiaoming, there might be some possibility.

In fact, it wasn't just Li Wei who had a good impression of the third senior brother; everyone in the martial arts school, including Uncle Luo's family, had a good impression of him.

Unlike the stern-faced sixth senior brother, who had only stayed for half a year and had only met a handful of acquaintances, the third senior brother had only been there a few days but had already become very familiar with everyone. He greeted people with a smile, was quite handsome and likable, and was also good at talking, which fooled everyone except Luo Da. No one had a bad word to say about him.

So Luo Dayi complained to Li Wei about his third senior brother. Li Wei instinctively didn't believe him and began to defend him, which made Luo Dayi very depressed. Just as he was about to ruthlessly expose his third senior brother's hypocritical and insidious true colors, the other party came knocking on his door.

"Oh dear, hehe... Junior brother, you're resting? Hmm? Why are you taking your clothes off? That's not good in front of girls, it's so impolite. Hurry up and put them back on. You've been resting for so long, shouldn't we go do some exercise? Hehe..."

Li Wei sat on the edge of the sofa, while the wounded Luo Da was still lying there. Upon hearing this, he wished he could just die, even though he had just escaped from the clutches of this smiling tiger five minutes ago.

Li Wei quickly stood up to greet her third senior brother, and then went to the large desk to pour him a cup of tea. This was a herbal tea that she had prepared herself, which was good for whitening and nourishing the skin, as well as reducing internal heat. It would be perfect for Luo Da to drink.

The third senior brother took the tea and drank a couple of sips: "Not bad, not bad, the taste is good. Xiao Wei, don't be too nice to this kid. Bully him as much as you can when you can, otherwise in a couple of years, not only will it be difficult for you, but even I will find it hard to bully him. Also, don't be fooled by this kid's behavior. You're too close to him to see his true colors. This kid is pretending to be a dog now, but he'll turn into a wolf in the future, and then it'll be hard to deal with him. Tsk tsk, the tea tastes good. Prepare a pot for your senior brother every now and then. Let me tell you, there are plenty of talented young men in our unit, both talented and good-looking. Xiao Wei, when you're a few years older, tell your senior brother what kind of guy you want, and your senior brother will bring you a truckload to choose from. Which one do you like, we'll..."

Luo Da couldn't take it anymore. He jumped up from the sand, and his whole body stopped hurting. He grabbed his third senior brother and started to walk out: "I've rested enough. Let's continue..." If he didn't get his third senior brother away, this smiling tiger would set his backyard on fire. He could see that Li Xiaoming's eyes were starting to sparkle.

Li Wei (**) Wow, a whole truckload...

So, today is the weekend, and my third senior brother has gone out to have some fun somewhere.

Luo Da quickly pulled Li Wei, who had just finished class and was memorizing vocabulary while waiting for Li Lianhui, into his room. He didn't dare to kiss her, and just tried to doze off for a while with his head on Li Wei's lap. Who knew when that smiling tiger would come back? He had to be ready at any time.

It wasn't that Luo Da didn't want to kiss her; a couple of days ago, Li Wei got so angry at his kisses that she bit him hard. And somehow, the way it turned out, it looked like he'd been pinched on the lips by a crab claw or something. Needless to say, it hurt a lot, and it took several days to heal. He's still in a state of fear.

Li Wei's slender legs couldn't withstand Luo Da's weight, and her legs went numb in no time. She pushed him away, saying, "Get up, get up, my legs are numb."

Luo Da pretended to be dead.

"Get up quickly. Third Senior Brother is here."

Luo Da's ears are sharper than a dog's; it won't be easy for Li Wei to fool him.

But thinking that I might actually be a bit heavy, I made one last request: "Clean my ears and I'll get up."

Li Wei —

Li Wei hadn't been home for several weeks. The next day, she planned to go home with Li Lin and Li Lianhui to visit. She heard that her third uncle, Luo, had already found a factory site for her father, and construction was underway. As for their home, they had decided to move to the city in June. The house was also arranged by Luo's third uncle. Apparently, it was in his neighborhood, not far from where a villa was for sale. They needed the money, and the price wasn't too high. Li Zhaoxing and his wife had already paid a deposit and were now handling the paperwork.

Grandma and Grandpa will definitely come along, so whether it's the old house or the new house, every time we see it, it's one less time we'll see it. Li Wei guesses that her parents will probably sell the house soon, since keeping it won't be of any use.

Luo Da specially asked his third senior brother for leave and volunteered to drive the three siblings home. In the car, Li Lin couldn't help but ask Luo Da, "Brother Hua, you're already so powerful, why do you still suffer with your third senior brother every day? I saw it all. That third senior brother is much fiercer than the sixth senior brother. My two classmates didn't dare to watch, saying they were afraid you might accidentally lose your head. He really wields those big knives and spears and chops like that!"

Luo Dachong gave Li Lin a thumbs up and praised her, "Little Lin, you have such sharp eyes! Your sister was completely fooled by Third Senior Brother, no, she was fooled by that truckload of... you know... from Third Senior Brother. She couldn't see through his vicious heart at all! Actually, I also think I'm pretty good, but I was still beaten to a pulp by Third Senior Brother. So I'm still not good enough. I got on the pirate ship. There's nothing I can do. Otherwise, I would have been knocked off the ship by that thieving senior brother. I can't afford to lose face like that."

Li Wei pondered, "Why does this sound a bit weathered?" But thinking about it, it's not easy to do anything well. Luo Da is already quite good, but what outsiders see is often only the tip of the iceberg of the hardships he has endured.

Thinking of this, Li Wei looked at Luo Da driving in front and suddenly felt a soft feeling, which was very different from his usual fearless demeanor. This made Li Wei feel very strange, so she remained silent.

Li Lin and Li Lianhui greatly admired their Brother Hua. In their eyes, Brother Hua was an all-powerful and invincible hero. However, when they saw a beautiful little car speeding past them, Li Wei suddenly remembered something and asked Luo Da, "Hey, by the way, who was that girl who came to our school to find Gao Jingdi the other day? I remember she was driving a red sports car, and it looked a lot like the one that just passed by."

Luo had forgotten about it, but Li Wei brought it up. After thinking for a while, he said, "I don't know either. It seems that Old Xu, who runs a photo studio, found the location, and Old Xu took a set of artistic photos for them as a reward. That's all I know."

Li Wei remembered that the girl was indeed quite pretty. She wondered where Old Xu, the curly-haired guy, had found her. But judging from the style, it was exactly her favorite. Looking at her own short hair that barely reached her shoulders, she decided to start growing it out. As soon as she graduated from high school, she would get that style. Just thinking about it made her feel beautiful (**) hehe…

Li Lin was unaware of this, and she was very dissatisfied that something was being kept from her. She shook Li Wei's arm and pressed her for details.

Li Wei shrugged and said, "Kids shouldn't pry into adults' business."

Li Lianhui —