Chapter 216 Life is full of unexpected encounters
He Zhuo felt a chill run down his spine. Avoiding Gu Wan's gaze, he braced himself and nudged Gu Qi: "Old Gu, lend a hand, let's go clean this ancestor up!"
As soon as the two approached, Shi Xu clung to the stair railing like an octopus, refusing to budge no matter how hard they pulled.
Gu Qi looked helplessly at Lu Nange: "Nannan..."
Lu Nange's voice was weary: "Get up, go take a bath with them."
Shi Xu hastily wiped away her tears with her sleeve and sobbed, "Okay, Mom!"
Lu Nange...
As they passed Lu Beiye, Shi Xu's eyes lit up, and he looked down, saying, "Brother, let's wash together!"
Lu Beiye took two steps back: "I'll wash it myself!"
Shi Xu tilted his head and thought for a moment, then suddenly nodded as if he had a flash of inspiration: "Then I'll wash it myself too?"
"Dream on!" He Zhuo and Gu Qi lifted him up from either side.
He Zhu grabbed his collar: "Ancestor, come on, just...!"
Shi Xu struggled, but Gu Qi immediately pressed down on his shoulders: "Your mother will like you more if you wash yourself clean."
Lu Nange, who was using her wind-based abilities to clean up the shards of glass scattered on the ground, stumbled upon hearing this...
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When Lu Nange came out after taking a shower, she saw Shi Xu squatting three meters outside her bathroom door like a large dog—Lu Beiye and Lu Xici were holding him down on either side.
"Mom!" Shi Xu's eyes suddenly lit up.
Having just finished showering and feeling refreshed, believing she could forgive everything, Lu Nange's nerves started pounding again. She'd acted rashly; she couldn't forgive even the slightest thing...
Lu Nange: "Don't call me Mom, I'm not your mom!"
"Mom." Shi Xu tilted his head, his wet bangs sticking to his forehead, looking so innocent it made people grit their teeth.
Lu Beiye casually handed over a golden baseball bat, which Lu Nange weighed in her hand...
"Nan Nan, beat him up!" He Zhuo poked his head out of the bathroom, his face covered in bruises, looking like a bear that had been stung by wasps: "Naughty kids need to be beaten three times a day, not a single time less!"
Lu Nange raised an eyebrow: "Brother Zhuo, your face..."
Gu Qi suppressed a laugh and explained, "He insisted on scrubbing Shi Xu's back, and ended up getting beaten up in the bathtub."
Upon hearing this, Shi Xu clenched his fist, his wet hair whipping around in an arc, splashing water droplets everywhere: "Touch me again, and I'll hit you again!"
He Zhuo rubbed his cheekbone and muttered, "The sickly girl who used to be out of breath after walking three steps is now quite well..."
Wen Qing came out of the bathroom, drying her wet hair. Seeing He Zhuo's multicolored face, she frowned: "Xiao He, what happened to you?"
He Zhuo, clutching his swollen cheekbone, gestured towards Shi Xu with his lip: "I was abused by that brat."
Shi Xu looked at the baseball bat in Lu Nange's hand, a slightly obedient smile on his face, and circled around Lu Nange, water droplets from his hair splashing with each movement.
Gu Qi watched Lu Nange's expression as she was about to explode.
She rushed upstairs, grabbed Shi Xu, and said, "Be good, or your mom will really beat you, the kind of beating you so badly you'll be stuck in the wall!"
Lu Nange gripped the golden baseball bat tighter and tighter: [So tired. I feel like an eighty-year-old left-behind elderly person who has carried sixty buckets of water under the scorching sun to water vegetable seedlings at the village entrance, only to find that they are watering someone else's vegetable garden...]
Gu Qi pulled Shi Xu downstairs, his face splashed with water from Shi Xu's long hair. He wiped the water off his face and said, "Sister Wen Qing, could you please give him a buzz cut?"
Wen Qing: "I'll treat Xiao He's face first, then I'll cut Xiao Shi's hair."
Once He Zhuo recovered, Shi Xu threw a tantrum.
Only when Lu Nange approached with a golden baseball bat did she obediently sit down on the chair, her eyes red with tears.
Wen Qing held the electric clippers, which hummed, and quickly gave him a buzz cut.
Having just finished showering, Gu Wan leaned against the doorframe, gazing at the handsome face that even with a buzz cut couldn't hide, and chuckled, "I really can't blame myself for what I did back then. Tell me, with a face like that, who wouldn't be smitten?"
He Zhuo: "We're not confused at all..."
Gu Wan kicked him: "Did I ask you? Then you answered!"
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Everyone had just finished showering when Yuri came over, leading Juanjuan by the hand: "Are you all hungry? Come on over, a midnight snack is ready!"
When they arrived at Youli's house, Liu Hanhai had already rushed back, looking travel-worn.
The dining table was laden with all kinds of roasted meats, and the aroma of the fat filled the room.
He Zhuo: "Sister, brother-in-law, this is too lavish!"
Yuri smiled and waved her hand, "Of course, we should serve the best to our own younger siblings."
When they sat down, Shi Xu took the seat to Lu Nange's left, while Lu Beiye occupied the seat to her right.
Lu Xici had no choice but to reluctantly move one seat away.
To prevent Shi Xu from making any outrageous or shocking remarks, Lu Xici first stuffed a piece of beef into his mouth.
Ever since Shi Xu ate this "shut-up meat," aside from occasionally stealing glances at Lu Nange, he kept his head down and ate voraciously, adopting a focused and wolfish approach to devouring his food...
Gu Qi sighed softly, "I don't know how much hardship we've endured along the way..."
He Zhuo rubbed his aching ribs: "With the force that sickly guy used to beat me up, did you even consider that it was others who would suffer?"
Gu Qi: "I've noticed that your habit of talking nonsense when you're nervous is getting worse and worse!"
He Zhuo: "What can I do? In this world, I'm constantly on edge. The title of 'People's Bank of China ETC' didn't come for nothing."
Gu Qi glanced at Shi Xu, who was focused on gnawing on a bone: "Given his current condition, did he survive by eating grass all the way from Beijing?"
Gu Wan: "Brother, why don't you shut up too!"
Liu Hanhai put down his chopsticks and solemnly wiped his mouth: "The base has decided to hold a celebration for you. Heroes should always receive everyone's gratitude."
Receiving a look from Lu Nange, Chi Yanzhou said, "Brother-in-law, we plan to leave as soon as it gets dark."
Yuri's chopsticks paused in mid-air: "So urgent? Stay at least two more days, I'll prepare some supplies for the journey..."
Chi Yanzhou: "Sister Youli, thank you, but our family is still waiting for us..."
Yuri: "Your family has all moved out, what can I say? Eat first, and after you finish this meal, go back and get a good night's sleep... I'll let you stay one more day. You're all exhausted today, so stay one more day, rest well, and then leave?"
Liu Hanhai patted his wife on the shoulder and turned to the crowd: "You saved the entire base, and we all want to thank you in person again."
Lu Nange: "Brother-in-law, please don't! We just did what we were supposed to do. The idea that we saved the entire base is nonsense. We wanted to leave the city anyway; we all had the same goal, and it was a win-win situation!"
Lu Xici: "Sister, brother-in-law, Nan Nan is right. Without you, we would have needed to find a new way to leave the city! This is the best possible outcome."
Chi Yanzhou: "We're really not comfortable in this kind of setting. Besides, this is your base, we're just passing through, we don't need to make an appearance. You two are the heroes here."
Liu Hanhai was about to say something more when Youli patted his arm.
She turned to the crowd, tears welling in her eyes: "All good things must come to an end. So eat well this time, and in the future..."
Lu Nange: "Life is full of unexpected encounters. I'm sure I'll have the chance to eat Sister Youli's cooking again someday."
Yuli suddenly smiled, but tears welled up in her eyes: "Little Ge'er is right, we'll meet again anywhere in life. Your sister and brother-in-law are here waiting for you. You're welcome to come home anytime you want after you find your family. I've always kept that villa for you."
Lu Nange raised her drink: "For our reunion!"
"For the reunion!" The cups of the crowd clinked together in mid-air.
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