Lu Youxi lowered her head to cook noodles, her eyelashes trembling slightly.

I had never heard Liu Yusu say this in my previous life.

After preparing breakfast, the whole family went to work in the fields together in the morning.

When it was almost time for lunch, Liu Yusu and Lu Youxi went home early to prepare lunch.

Mr. Lu and Lu Zhenguo continued to stay in the fields.

Thinking that lunch would be ready soon, Mr. Lu and Lu Zhenguo came back.

Not long after they came back, they heard their second aunt Ge Guifen calling out from the door: "Dad, Mom, Big Brother, Big Sister-in-law!"

Following closely was the voice of his second uncle Lu Zhenjia.

Liu Yusu and Lu Youxi were in the kitchen and the food had just come out of the pot.

When Lu Youxi heard Ge Guifen's voice, he curled his lips and sneered, "They really came here just because they smelled the scent."

Liu Yusu paused. Why did she feel that what Lu Youxi said was not right?

It seems... to describe a dog?

I came here because of the smell.

"Shh!" Liu Yushu was timid and quickly reminded Lu Youxi in a low voice, "Don't let anyone hear it."

"No one will hear it." Lu Youxi said with a smile. Liu Yusu's weak character was not developed in a day or two, and it is even more impossible to change it in a day or two.

Lu Youxi is not in a hurry, take your time.

She and Liu Yusu carried the dishes into the hall. Lu Zhenguo and Ge Guifen had already sat down at the dining table very consciously, waiting for dinner.

Lunch was simple, just steamed buns and three stir-fried dishes, with a bowl of pickles to go with the buns.

Ge Guifen nudged Lu Zhenjia with her elbow.

Lu Zhenguo was a very honest man. Seeing that Lu Zhenjia and Ge Guifen seemed to be hesitant to talk, he was about to ask.

When Lu Youxi saw these two people coming, he knew that it was no good. These two people would never come to visit without a reason.

Seeing that Lu Zhenguo was about to speak, Lu Youxi said, "Dad, Grandpa, you have been working in the fields for half a day, you must be tired. I'll go get some white wine. Uncle and Aunt are here too, let's drink together."

Lu Zhenjia liked this kind of wine, and when he heard Lu Youxi say that, he couldn't say anything to stop him.

When Mrs. Lu saw that the drink was for her two sons, she had no objection.

Mr. Lu nodded, feeling that his granddaughter seemed to have understood something more today.

"Dad, where is our wine?" Lu Youxi was afraid that Lu Zhenguo would ask again when she was not around, so she wanted to pull Lu Zhenguo along.

As expected, Lu Zhenguo didn't think much about it and stood up to take Lu Youxi to get it.

"Daya, remember the location and don't bother your dad every time in the future." Old Mrs. Lu couldn't bear to see her son doing housework.

Unfortunately, Lu Zhenguo's mouth was blocked, but Mr. Lu's was not blocked.

"Why are you two here today?" asked Mr. Lu.

Lu Zhenjia quickly said, "Dad, that... Youbang's tuition is due, and we really can't afford his living expenses for the past two months."

Mr. Lu pondered for a while and said, "Zhen Guo..."

"Uncle, it's inappropriate to ask our family for my cousin's tuition and living expenses, right?" Lu Youxi said in a cold voice.

Lu Zhenjia slammed his chopsticks on the table. "What are you, a little girl, got in the way of a man's conversation?"

Mr. Lu also frowned and scolded Lu Youxi, "The elders are still here. When will you have the right to speak in this family?"

"Even if you don't like to hear it, I have to say that our family has put all their efforts into sending my cousin to college. We have done enough." Lu Youxi said loudly, "Have my parents paid enough all this time? In order to support my cousin's schooling, Youxue has to go to town before dawn at a young age. How far is the town from our village! He can't even eat in the school cafeteria at noon. He has to come back a long way to eat, and then rush back, even sacrificing his lunch break. If it weren't for giving money to my cousin, Youxue could at least have lunch at school, and have a good rest at noon, so that he would have more energy to study in the afternoon. My cousin has to study, so doesn't Youxue have to study?"

Hearing this, Lu Zhenguo stopped talking.

He is honest and willing to help his nephew, but he can still distinguish between relatives and strangers.

Lu Youxue is his son, and he should side with Lu Youxue.

If Lu Youxi hadn't said it, he actually had never realized that Lu Youxue was working so hard.

"The money given to my cousin was all saved from educated people. My cousin is already a college student in his twenties. Can't he work part-time while studying? Do we have to take money from a twelve-year-old child to support him?" Lu Youxi said in a loud voice.

"Daya, what you said is too much. It's as if we have treated Youxue too badly." Ge Guifen was dissatisfied. "Is Youbang studying in an ordinary university? It's the number one university in China, Peking University! Youbang is not only the first college student in our village, but also the first college student in the number one university! In the future, Youxue will take the college entrance examination, and Youbang will have to tutor him! You don't know that a top student from Peking University like Youbang has to pay a lot of money to be a tutor. But he can tutor Youxue for free."

"Why, Second Aunt, do you mean that your cousin originally wanted to ask Youxue for money? If he needs tutoring, I can also tutor Youxue." Lu Youxi said in a cold voice.

"You're not a college student." Lu Zhenjia sneered.

"I just finished the college entrance examination and will be going to college soon. I am confident that I can pass it." Lu Youxi said, "Besides, my grades have always been the best in the school. Regardless of whether I can go to college or not, at least I have tutoring, so I can definitely do it."

Lu Zhenjia couldn't refute this.

Apart from anything else, Lu Youxi's academic performance is really amazing.

"Besides, since college students from the University of Tokyo make so much money as tutors, my cousin must have made a lot, right? Why is he still asking his family for tuition and living expenses? Can't he make enough money as a tutor? Even if he can't earn tuition, is it difficult to earn enough living expenses for himself?" Lu Youxi asked back.

Ge Guifen was suddenly confused by Lu Youxi's questions.

Lu Zhenjia reacted faster and said, "Your cousin has a lot of schoolwork to do, how can he have time to be a tutor? It's because Youxue is our own child that your cousin is willing to sacrifice his time to teach Youxue, and he doesn't charge any money!"

"That's right! Besides, we are just asking our parents for money, not asking for it, let alone asking your family for it!" Ge Guifen said loudly with her neck stretched.

"My grandparents live with us, and our family pays for their daily living expenses, without using their money. In addition to daily expenses, my family also gives them an additional pension. They said they save money for their retirement, but how did they save the money? They are usually taken care of by my family, and they don't spend any money, so we save the money. Moreover, the pension money is also given to them by our family every month. You ask my grandparents for money, but my family also gives them the money."

(End of this chapter)