He should be able to talk to Lu Youxi about Lu Zhen's family.
"I was busy during the summer vacation and didn't have time to contact you." Lu Youbang made an excuse, "I just got back last night, and I was afraid of disturbing your rest, so I came to see you today."
"It's okay, even if you don't go home during the summer vacation. Youxue and I will do the farm work at home. Although Youxue is only 12 years old, he is very efficient at work. You are a college student in our family, and your grandparents would never let you do these things. I don't need you to pick me up when I come to the capital. It's actually very convenient for me to take the subway with my luggage." Lu Youxi said loudly.
Lu Youbang: “…”
People around were chattering.
"It was my sister's first time in the capital, and he didn't even go to pick her up. How busy is he?"
"There is farm work to do at home, but he doesn't go back and lets his 12-year-old brother do the work. He is really capable."
"I heard from a senior in our college that Lu Youbang said his family is from Fengnan City? Why does he still have to do farm work?"
"You must be lying. Lu Youxi said it herself. Her family is from the countryside and their conditions are very poor. She gave all the money she saved to Lu Youbang. How could Lu Youbang be from Fengnan City?"
These freshmen have heard Lu Youxi talk about Lu Youbang's excitement since the beginning of military training.
Moreover, Lu Youxi had fully absorbed Aunt Lin's experience in spreading gossip in Hexing Village, and knew that all the gossip could not be told in one breath.
Otherwise, people will get bored after a few days of excitement and no one will discuss the gossip anymore, and gradually the gossip will be forgotten.
So Lu Youxi released a little bit of it every day and used gossip as one of the topics of conversation with his classmates, and this continued until school started.
Another big news happened at today's entrance ceremony.
When Lu Youbang heard the chattering, his face turned grim.
He leaned in and whispered to Lu Youxi, “Youxi, if you have anything to say, let’s talk in private.”
"What? You want me to let my uncle go? I didn't do anything to him?" Lu Youxi suddenly said loudly.
Lu Youbang's face looked so ugly that his facial features were distorted.
At this point, it was simply an insult to my intelligence to not be able to tell that Lu Youxi did it on purpose.
"Cousin Youbang, it was my uncle who committed the crime. The country has its own laws. I didn't write the criminal law, and no one is above the law. How can I let you go just because I say so?" Lu Youxi laughed, "If I had this ability, would I not be able to take out the money for school and apply for a student loan? If I had this ability, would I not be able to take out a single cent when you asked my family for money?"
"Lu Youxi, that's enough, I didn't say that!" Lu Youbang said angrily, defending himself loudly, "Don't slander me!"
However, Lu Youxi said earnestly, "Brother Youbang, uncle has been arrested by the police. He committed a crime, which means he did something wrong. His mistakes will naturally be judged by the law, and the police cannot wrongly accuse a good person. You said you want to take the civil service exam, and you can't let your uncle go to jail to affect you. But there is really no other way. It's not that you can find me and I can solve it for you. In fact, as long as your uncle behaves well in prison, he can still start a new life after he comes out. You are also a top student at Peking University, and taking the civil service exam is not the only way for you."
"Lu Youxi!" Lu Youbang roared, unable to bear it any longer, "Don't accuse me!"
He looked at the students present in a panic and argued, "She's not telling the truth!"
However, seeing that the classmates present all showed contempt for Lu Youbang, it was obvious that they did not believe him.
"Youxi, if we have conflicts in our family, we can talk about them privately and solve them." Lu Youbang persuaded earnestly, "How can a family hold grudges overnight? Our family is complete and well-organized. Our family supports us to study. Now that we are the only two siblings in the capital, we must support each other. Only in this way can our family get better and better. How can a family hold grudges overnight?"
"How about this, there's a coffee shop in the school, let's go there and have a good talk." Lu Youbang let out a breath, adjusted his mood, and said to Lu Youxi with a smile like an older brother, "You haven't had coffee yet, come on, I'll buy you some coffee."
"No thanks." Lu Youxi took a step back, pursed his lips, and said to Lu Youbang, "Coffee is expensive. Brother, you took away my parents' life savings, causing them to be unable to pay my tuition. My dad almost had to sell blood, but I stopped him. So... I won't drink coffee. If you have money to drink coffee, can you pay back the money you borrowed from my family first? Even a little bit will do."
Lu Youbang's face flushed red. He really didn't expect Lu Youxi to do this to him! He thought they were all family, and even if there was any dissatisfaction, they could solve it privately.
Even if Lu Youxi was angry, he expected him to go crazy in private.
I never expected that Lu Youxi would go crazy in public!
And he didn't listen to anything he said.
He says his thing, and she can do her own thing.
Lu Youbang's mind was in a mess now, and he was surrounded by the students' chattering and contempt for him.
Lu Youbang's brain went blank and he had no idea how to react.
But if he turned around and ran away now, wouldn't it prove that he was guilty? Lu Youbang was suddenly caught in a dilemma.
It seems like no response would be right at this point.
No one will believe it even if you explain it.
Just when he seemed to be backed into a corner and didn't know how to respond, his cell phone rang.
Lu Youbang took out his cell phone and saw that it was a call from Huang Mengyao.
Lu Youbang's heart suddenly began to lift.
He was worried that Huang Mengyao might have heard something.
Lu Youbang picked up the phone, "Mengyao."
"Youbang, are you free now?" Huang Mengyao's voice didn't sound very interested on the phone.
"Yes, where are you? I'll come to find you." Lu Youbang said immediately.
"I'm off campus." Huang Mengyao said, "Shangpin Cafe."
"Okay, I'll come find you." Lu Youbang hung up the phone. At least now he had an excuse to leave instead of running away.
He hung up the phone and pretended to say to Lu Youxi: "Youxi, I have something to do and I have to leave first. I will talk to you later. Youxi, remember, we are all family."
Lu Youxi showed an awkward expression, but finally nodded and said, "Okay."
As soon as Lu Youbang left, the students present became filled with indignation.
"How dare he come to you?"
"He didn't go back during the summer vacation. He was in the capital, but he pretended not to know when you first came to the capital, and only came to see you after school started."
"He keeps saying we're a family, but he's just asking for money and for his dad to be alright."