145 Wulongjue
Li Wei realized that being suspended like this by Luo Da wasn't going to work, but her loose corduroy coat was like a hammock, cradleing her inside. Luo Da was holding the coat above her stomach, and she kicked a couple of times trying to get down, but she just couldn't reach it.
"Um... could you put me down? You see... your arms will get sore if you carry me for too long..." This feeling of being treated like a chicken or duck but a human cook is not pleasant.
Luo Da's previously gloomy expression suddenly improved considerably. He even leisurely shook Li Wei in his hand a couple of times, saying, "It's okay, I'm not tired." It felt like he was catching a little mouse by its tail when they were kids, and her dark eyes even reminded him of that. Interesting.
Li Wei hurriedly grabbed her clothes to steady herself, somewhat displeased. Even chickens and ducks have dignity: "I said, you'd better put me down right now, or I'll call my third aunt for help! Hurry up!"
Don't think that just because you have big arms and great strength you can bully men and women.
Luo Da continued to tease Li Laoshu, even leaning halfway out of bed, seemingly very relaxed with one hand supporting his chin. He was completely at ease. As for Li Wei's threat: "Go ahead and scream, scream and I'll kiss you. Scream now, hehe..."
What's that saying again? Oh right, he who laughs last laughs best. Karma.
Li Wei continued, "Then I'll call Grandma Luo. I'll beat you to death with my cane. You're so young and already doing bad things, harassing respectable women." Uncle Luo is out of the question; Grandma Luo is the only reliable person she can count on.
Luo Da remained unmoved: "You forgot. My grandma is hard of hearing, and she usually takes off her hearing aid when no one's around, hehe... And who else? Just tell me all of them, so you don't have to rack your brains. Your brain isn't very sharp to begin with." This is too funny, haha.
Li Wei really didn't know who to call, so she simply put her hands on her stomach to avoid being pulled like a frog with her white belly exposed. She gently swung it around; not bad, this kid was pretty strong. She figured it wouldn't suddenly lose power and fall her off. This hammock-like position was quite nice: "Okay, I won't call anymore. You can hold me for now. It's quite comfortable, like a cradle. I'll take a nap. Wake me up when it's time to eat..." She then closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep.
Li Wei swore that she was indeed pretending to be asleep, but as for why she was asleep...
There was no need to wait for her to figure it out. Song Xuejiao, mouth agape and eyes wide, screamed, waking Li Wei and Luo Da—
Li Wei groggily glanced at Luo Da, who had just been woken up. Then she looked down. Wasn't this Luo Da's bed? What was going on?
Luo Da had just fallen asleep. He was annoyed at being woken up: "What are you yelling about? What's there to yell about... Who let you into my room? Get out, get out!"
After saying that, she lay down and went back to sleep. Li Wei kicked her awake: "What are you sleeping for? Are you an idiot? What happened? How did I fall asleep?" She clearly felt like Luo Da had hung her up and abused her, didn't she?
Luo Da rubbed his eyes: "How should I know? You're like a pig, I just shake you around a couple of times and you're snoring. I ended up catching it too. Looks like laziness is easy to spread. When have I ever slept during the day?"
Li Wei kicked me again: "I was just tired from working last night and didn't get enough rest. What kind of laziness is this? Don't make excuses. Why didn't you wake me up? Honestly, what kind of talk is this!"
Luo Da lay back down and muttered, "I called you. You wouldn't wake up, you insisted on sleeping. I couldn't help it, I was just trying to be kind."
Li Wei kicked him again: "You'd never yell..."
The two started chatting back and forth, and Song Xuejiao, looking at one and the other, had to speak up to remind them, "Um... it's time to eat." Didn't Auntie say that the two of them didn't get along very well? This... this is... well, what's going on here!
Li Wei was furious and wanted nothing more than to kick Luo Da to death. She had no appetite whatsoever. She was, after all, a virtuous girl in both her past and present lives. How could she have ended up sleeping with such a jerk for no reason, even though she was certain that nothing had happened?
Song Xuejiao was feeling quite uncomfortable and embarrassed. These two people were completely ignoring her. Luo Er, Luo San, Li Lin, and Li Lianhui, who were also going downstairs for dinner, happened to be passing by Luo Da's house. Hearing the commotion inside, they all rushed in at the same time like a geyser.
Luo Xiaosan, who was the last one to squeeze through the crowd, desperately tried to squeeze in from behind, shouting, "What's going on? Let me see!" as if he wanted to stir up trouble.
Li Wei was stunned by the sudden appearance of the group of people. She suddenly realized what was happening, frowned, and was about to speak when Luo Da, one of the suspects, spoke up: "What are you looking at? Get out of here, all of you, now!" His voice was full of murderous intent.
Knowing the danger, the Luo brothers were the first to sneak out with grins, followed by Li Lianhui and the reluctant Li Lin, and finally Song Xuejiao, who seemed to want to say something but couldn't.
Seeing that everyone had left, Li Wei shook her head and asked Luo Da, "We didn't do anything, did we? Why are we being treated like monkeys?"
Luo Da—
"So what do you want to do? There's still time," Luo Da suddenly said casually.
Li Wei jumped out of bed and straightened her clothes. Thankfully, they weren't deformed. "Let's calm down for a bit. If I don't, this little nap might ruin my innocent reputation in a small circle. We need to hurry downstairs and eat as if nothing happened. Otherwise, if Uncle Luo comes up, we might as well give up our studies and just register our marriage." Then your mother's dream of finding a fertile old sow will be shattered.
The atmosphere at the dinner table was a bit strange. Uncle Luo and his wife, along with Grandma Luo, were very enthusiastic in urging the children to eat, serving them food and soup. However, the children seemed to be a little too well-behaved, eating silently without saying a word.
Grandma Luo sensed something was wrong and asked Luo Xiaosan, who was looking around with his eyes darting between people, "Xiaosan, what's wrong? Did your older brother and sister fight?"
Li Wei was secretly furious. Actually, wasn't this whole mess caused by Luo Da? She kicked Luo Da hard under the table again.
The third brother nodded, then quickly shook his head, looking at his older brother with some fear, wondering if he would get beaten up.
Uncle Luo looked at everyone. The older children seemed to be doing fine; after all, it's normal for kids to have some minor squabbles. So he stepped in to smooth things over: "Mom, don't worry about them. They're all grown up now. Let them handle their own affairs. Don't worry about it."
Uncle Luo is so enlightened!
Aunt Luo interrupted, "As long as you don't fight, I'll buy you whatever you need, you hear me!" As soon as she saw Li Xiaoming, Aunt Luo felt that her son was going to suffer.
Li Wei felt uncomfortable listening to these words, as if they were spoken to her. She thought to herself, "I'm powerless now, and your son is bullying me all the time." Thinking this, she kicked Luo Da again, this time with a bit more force.
He kicked the person so hard they jumped up. It wasn't Luo Da, it was Luo Xiaosan: "Ouch, bro, please don't kick me! I won't say anything. I swear!"
Li Wei —
It's true what they say, when you're down on your luck, you'll kick the wrong person! Luo San, you little brat, why are you sitting so far away with your legs stretched out like that?! It's infuriating!
Li Wei pretended nothing was wrong and continued eating, becoming the only normal person at the table.
Aunt Luo, feeling sorry for her youngest son, scolded her eldest son: "Eldest son, you really are something else! Why did you kick your brother? We weren't going to do anything to you. Don't you even know how much younger your brother is? Really! Youngest son, sit down and eat. Let's see who dares to kick you this time!" This didn't seem like something her eldest son would do. It sounded more like something that Xiao Ming from Old Li's family liked to do.
Auntie Li looked at Li Wei suspiciously for a moment, then glanced at her eldest son who was eating calmly. She then gestured for her younger son to sit down next to her.
Uncle Luo was a man with eyes all over his body. He didn't even need to look under the table; he could tell what was going on just by looking at the expressions of the children at the table.
He chuckled and said, "It's alright, a couple of kicks to get a good feel for him. Boys shouldn't be so delicate. Let's eat. Here, Xiaoming, have a chicken leg. Your third aunt's cooking is pretty good." Li Wei wasn't being paranoid, but why was her third uncle insisting on giving her a chicken leg? Looking at the table, there were no pig's trotters. If there were, would her third uncle have given her a pig's trotter too?
Li Wei glanced at Uncle Luo, said thank you, and then very gracefully began to gnaw on a chicken leg—a free-range chicken leg, quite delicious. Next, they aimed and gave Luo Dayi a pig's trotter.
Caught off guard, a piece of fish fell onto the table with a thud from Luo Da's chopsticks, but he calmly picked up another piece and continued eating.
Li Wei gritted her teeth and gnawed on a chicken leg, cursing under her breath, "You little brat, you really like fish, huh? You think you're some kind of cat?"
The adults prepared a lively meal, and the children ate with their eyes darting around, not saying a word. After finishing, they immediately dispersed in their groups. Li Wei couldn't stay any longer either. She said goodbye to Grandma Luo and then to Uncle Luo and his wife. Uncle Luo waved his hand and said, "Let Luo Da take you home."
Song Xuejiao was also going home anyway, so she followed along.
First, they sent Li Wei and her two siblings, who lived relatively close by, back home. Finally, they sent Song Xuejiao, whose home was in another direction.
After walking a short distance from Li Wei's house, they came to a red light and the car stopped. Song Xuejiao finally couldn't hold back any longer: "Um... Luo Jianhua, you and Li Wei..."
Luo Da stared intently ahead, not turning his head, and said, "This has nothing to do with you. Oh, by the way, what did my mom tell you? Don't take it to heart. Some things are uncertain in the future, so it's too early to research them now. Watch the road carefully, and let me know which intersection you're turning at."
Li Wei wasn't feeling well when she got home. She had just put down her bag when Li Lin grabbed her and pressed against her with an expression of utter astonishment: "Sis, hey sis, what happened between you and Brother Hua?"
Li Wei almost choked. What a brat! What was she talking about? She just took a short nap, maybe even less than ten minutes. She glared at him and said, "Nothing happened. Don't overthink it. I just didn't get enough sleep last night from playing cards with you guys, and I accidentally dozed off for a little while at his house. Go do what you need to do and stop worrying about these things!"
After saying that, she pushed Li Lin aside, picked up her bag, and went into the room.
Li Lin shrank her neck and muttered, "Why are you angry? Can't you just ask? By the way, my sister won't have a baby, will she?"
He rushed over to find Li Lianhui.
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