Han Lenian has always known that his brother's tutoring was very effective, otherwise he would not have been called over by the class teacher for private talks every now and then in the second half of his senior year. The expression on the other's face was a mixture of happiness and regret.
He was happy that the child finally knew how to work hard, but he was sad that if he had started a year earlier, or... half a year earlier, his results might have been better. Of course, he tried not to show the latter emotion in front of the child. At this point, he should encourage him, and it is never too late to work hard.
Of course, Han Lenian doesn’t really care about these things.
He has a very stable mentality and his goal has always been to stay in this city.
Even when Chu Lu was finally able to get into elementary school and send his younger brother to school, his tutoring time was limited to Saturdays and Sundays, and it also included content related to the use of spiritual power. The latter was related to his life safety, so he was of course more concerned about it. As a result, the time actually used for tutoring was actually very small.
Even so, he was still shocked when the college entrance examination results came out.
He stared at the number starting with six on the screen and was silent for a long time.
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A week later on the weekend, there was a knock on the Han family’s door.
Han Lenian, who was holding a spatula in the kitchen, couldn't get away, so he turned sideways and said to Chu Lu, "Lulu, go open the door. The delivery I bought yesterday should have arrived."
Chu Lu glanced at the kitchen with concern.
Because Han Lenian vowed this morning to prepare a big meal...
Han Lenian can cook. After all, he lived alone for a long time before Chu Lu moved in. Han Lenian can still cook some basic dishes, but a grand feast...
Thinking of the consequences of the other party saying "big meal" last time, Chu Lu glanced at him a few more times out of concern, then quickly ran to the door.
——Han Lenian wouldn’t blow up again while picking up the express delivery.
But the person Chu Lu saw after opening the door stunned him.
The guy is obviously not a courier and looks familiar.
Chu Lu recalled for a moment and asked tentatively: "Teacher Xu...?"
It was a year ago when he was just taken in by Han Lenian and his class teacher came to visit him when Han Lenian was accidentally hospitalized.
When the other party saw that there was no one in front of him after opening the door, he was also stunned.
When he heard the voice, he looked down and couldn't help laughing, "You are Han Lenian's younger brother, right? Do you still remember me?"
Chu Lu blinked. Han Lenian would occasionally talk about things at school. Although he had never seen Teacher Xu again after that, he could tell from Han Lenian's description that this was a good class teacher.
His eyes fell on the briefcase tucked under the other person's arm, and he vaguely guessed the other person's intention.
He originally thought that Han Lenian would discuss with him such an important family decision as filling out the application form.
In the end he actually handed it in secretly?
Chu Lu hurriedly invited the person into the house.
Han Lenian, who felt that it wouldn't take that long to get the package, was looking for someone strangely, so he bumped into the person who came in. "Teacher Xu?!"
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It turned out to be because of the volunteering matter.
The middle-aged teacher sighed and pushed the table over. "Although you can't go to the two top universities with your grades, you still have hope in several other L7 universities. If you want to be closer to home, S University is still a good choice..."
Han Lenian didn't answer. He turned away awkwardly and said, "I think K University in the city is pretty good."
"You are still young, you don't understand how important this choice is." Teacher Xu sighed. He tilted his head to look at Chu Lu who was sitting obediently on the side, with a complex expression on his face. "Is it because of your brother?"
"The teacher has an old classmate who happens to be the principal of a primary school in City S. Your brother won the provincial primary school English recitation competition last time, right? Because the champion is a first-grade kid, and he has been reported for a while... The teacher has asked about it. With this result, it will be easy for him to transfer to another school even though he is in the first grade."
Chu Lu, who was sitting nearby as a listener and was caught off guard by the fire, said: ???
Hearing this, even Han Lenian couldn't help but turn around and ask his younger brother, meaning to ask him why he hadn't heard about it.
Chu Lu looked back expressionlessly: Is there anything worth talking about?
Han·Being tutored by his younger brother for a whole year·His grades improved dramatically·Le Nian: “…”
Compared to this, being a recitation champion among elementary school students really doesn't seem to be anything worth talking about.
Teacher Xu did not understand the argument between the two brothers. He asked Han Lenian again to think carefully about the application issue and promised that he would help his brother transfer when he received the admission notice.
Han Lenian, who had dealt with ghosts more than people in the first half of his life, rarely accepted such straightforward kindness. Naturally, he didn't know how to refuse.
Even when Teacher Xu said goodbye and left, his hands and feet were still stiff, as if he didn't know where to put them.
However, when the other person turned around, Chu Lu gently tugged at the corner of Han Lenian's clothes, signaling him to look behind the teacher.
It's a little ghost with very little resentment, I don't know how he got entangled with me.
After nearly a year of practice, Han Lenian also learned to actively turn off his spiritual vision so that he no longer had to face those strange-looking ghosts that made normal people lose their appetite.
But the little ghost's resentment was indeed weak. Even if Han Lenian took the initiative to look at it, he could only see a translucent shadow. Even if he left it alone, it would dissipate in a few days. As the object of entanglement, Teacher Xu might be particularly tired these days.
Having said that, Han Lenian hesitated for less than a moment before he concentrated his spiritual power on his palm and wanted to reach out to pull it.
But it happened that Teacher Xu turned around, and he didn't have time to withdraw his hand, so he just froze in place with his hand stretched out.
Han Lenian: “…”
Awkward.
Teacher Xu turned around and was stunned for a moment. Then, he thought of something and gently held Han Lenian's hand. After thinking for a while, he pulled the child over and hugged him, and patted his shoulders twice in encouragement.
Han Lenian: ...No, that’s not what he meant.
His ears turned red all the way to his neck, but he never forgot his original purpose, and he quickly seized the opportunity to catch the little devil. Then, when Chu Lu asked, "Brother, are you going to take the teacher down?", he sent the teacher downstairs with smoke on his head.
On the contrary, Teacher Xu, who felt a sudden sense of relief, did not think much about it and just thought it was an illusion caused by temporarily solving the problem that was weighing on his mind.
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After sending the people away, Han Lenian returned home feeling dizzy.
He picked up his younger brother and sat on the sofa in a daze.
Chu Lu, who was picked up as a pillow: "..."
He sighed: Forget it, just this time.
Twenty minutes later.
Chu Lu's nose twitched, and he hesitated to speak, "What... is burnt?"
"ah!!!"
When Han Lenian heard this, he jumped up from his seat.
He pushed Chu Lu onto the sofa and went straight to the kitchen.
"——My feast is ruined!!"
Chu Lu followed behind: "..."
He looked at the pot of black ingredients whose original color could not be seen: ...a big meal?
Chu Lu was the one who prepared lunch that day. Han Lenian was so absent-minded that he even threw the egg shells into the pot. It was estimated that he would not be able to do anything for the time being.
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Finally, after repeatedly confirming with Chu Lu that changing schools would not affect his brother's social situation, Han Lenian finally accepted Teacher Xu's help.
Han Lenian had no doubt about Chu Lu's statement.
They had some vague memories of their childhood and knew that they were the odd ones out and didn't fit in with the crowd. It was good enough not to be ostracized, let alone make friends.
The above is what Han Lenian originally thought.
However……
"Uncle, are you going to take Han Lu away?"
Han Lenian was hugged by an unfamiliar little kid as soon as he walked out the door: "?"
And...uncle?
Although he didn't care about age as much as girls, Han Lenian couldn't help but touch his face: Is he... that old?
Before he could answer, his other leg was hugged by another little kid, "Uncle, you can move away, but can you leave Han Lu here?"
Han Lenian: “…”
He roughly understood that these should be his brother's classmates, and with this number - he looked at the group of little kids who surrounded the door and almost blocked the normal flow of people in the corridor - maybe the whole class was here?
As he was thinking this, he heard a chorus of children's voices: "Uncle, please keep Han Lu here!!"
Han Lenian, who is not good at dealing with humans, especially children: "..."
He tried to put on a fierce face to scare the children away, but perhaps even the children knew the truth that "there is strength in numbers". Although several children were scared to the point of tears in their eyes, they still insisted on confronting this fierce "uncle" in the corridor.
Han Lenian: “…”
While he was silent, the group of children had already started talking and giving him advice, which was obviously a premeditated plan.
"Uncle, after you move out, Han Lu can live in my house. My bed is big, and I can let him sleep on half of it."
Another child raised his hand high, "My home, my home is fine too! There is a room next to me, which mom said is for future brothers and sisters, but the brothers and sisters are not born yet, so Lulu can live there."
“…”
"My home! My home!! Batwing Man and Master Hongxin can both play with him."
“…”
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Han Lenian: “…”
Even though he hadn't said anything yet, this group of little brats had already started fighting over his brother's future right in front of him.
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Although the process was full of twists and turns, Han Lenian still managed to achieve the final victory in the battle for his younger brother with great difficulty.
Although the main reason was that Chu Lu found something wrong, he called the class teacher of these little kids and calmed them down with a few words before the class teacher arrived.
Looking at the little kids with tears in their eyes, repeatedly asking their younger brother to promise to "come back", Han Lenian lowered his gaze to Chu Lu.
stare--
Han Lenian: Is this what you mean it doesn’t matter?
Chu Lu: Of course it doesn’t matter.
No matter which school you go to, you will have to take care of a bunch of little kids. Does it make any difference?
Besides, children have short memories. Even though they are tearful now, after a month since he left, they probably won’t even remember whether there was such a person.
Han Lenian: “…”
Do you think I will believe it?
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