Chapter 370: Lu Qing falls down

The institute has a large cafeteria.

Students usually eat in this cafeteria.

Teachers and staff of the institute will also eat in the cafeteria if they don't want to cook.

This morning, it was drizzling outside. When school was over, Lu Changjie saw that the He family hadn't cooked, and Qu Dan was about to go get food.

Lu Changjie took the lunch box and said he would go.

Qu Dan said, "I made an appointment with your grandmother Lu to buy groceries this morning, but she fell as soon as she went out and sprained her waist.

I'm old, and I was worried that I would fall if I went out, and I would have to trouble others to take care of me, so I didn't go out to buy groceries."

Lu Changjie said, "The roads are slippery on rainy days, so you have to be more careful. You stay home today, and I'll go get some food."

...

In the cafeteria, Lu Peng was getting food at the window with three lunch boxes.

"Auntie, my uncle likes to eat fish, so please give me a fish. My aunt has bad teeth, so please give me a portion of tofu. I want a portion of shredded potatoes."

Seeing how thoughtful Lu Peng was, the auntie who served the food praised him, "I didn't expect a boy like you to be so thoughtful."

Lu Peng said, "My aunt and uncle take good care of me. It's my duty to do something to help them."

The staff of the research institute nearby also praised him.

Someone asked: "There are cement pavings in front of the institute's doors, how did Aunt Lu fall?"

Lu Peng said: "Maybe I was in a hurry and didn't pay attention to my feet. It just rained this morning, so the road was a bit slippery."

The lunch auntie prepared lunch for Lu Peng and said: "Fortunately, I have a nephew who is by my side. He can run around and help me get lunch."

Seeing Lu Changjie behind him also holding three lunch boxes, he asked: "Mr. Qu, what's wrong with you? " The teacher usually doesn't eat in the cafeteria, so why do you have to help get food?"

Lu Changjie said, "The roads are slippery on rainy days, and the teacher's wife didn't go out to buy food this morning."

When it was Lu Changjie's turn, the aunt prepared three meals for him: "Aunt Lu's fall was quite scary, but fortunately the injury was not serious. Old people really can't stand falls."

Huo Gaofei was getting food at the window next to him. When he saw Lu Changjie, he waved and greeted him.

He asked Lu Changjie to wait for him, and he also wanted to go to Professor He's house for dinner.

Huo Gaofei had a big appetite, so he got two lunch boxes of food by himself. When he passed the dormitory on his way back, Huo Gaofei went in and took out a cloth bag.

"My mother sent me delicious food. I often go to Grandma Qu's house for free meals. I feel embarrassed, so I'm giving her a gift in return."

To get to He Kang's house, you need to pass by Mo Taining's house.

Huo Gaofei sniffed his nose: "Whose oil kettle has fallen over?"

Lu Changjie asked him: "Can you see other people's oil kettles falling over?"

Huo Gaofei said: "My nose is very sharp and I am very sensitive to smells. If you don't believe me, go ask around after dinner."

...

Qu Dan was putting down his chopsticks when he saw Huo Gaofei coming. He smiled and said: "You little glutton, Grandma Qu didn't cook today. Why did you come here to join in the fun on a rainy day?"

Huo Gaofei handed the cloth bag to Qu Dan: "This is the millet steamed buns my mother sent me. They are so crispy. I took some for you to eat."

He Kang came in from outside with an umbrella and said with a smile: "You kid, are you dissatisfied with the food in our mouths? You have too many teeth, you won't be happy until a few of them break, just keep the hot pot for yourself."

Qu Dan blamed: "The child has something good and thinks of us, and you still complain about it." He said to Huo Gaofei: "He doesn't eat it, Grandma Qu eats it."

Huo Gaofei scratched his head awkwardly: "I forgot about it, I'll write back and tell my mother to make some soft snacks and send them over."

Everyone washed their hands and sat down to eat together.

Lu Changjie mentioned that Huo Gaofei had a good sense of smell and could smell whose oil pot had fallen over.

"After dinner, I will ask every household to see if your sense of smell is really that sensitive."

Huo Gaofei said while eating a chicken leg: "If I'm right, give me some more of your pork jerky."

Lu Changjie said no problem.

...

He Kang was interested in Huo Gaofei's sense of smell. After dinner, he went with Lu Changjie to ask.

As a result, after asking around, no one around had an oil bottle that was not empty.

Lu Changjie came back and said that Huo Gaofei had smelled it wrong.

Huo Gaofei was determined not to admit defeat for Lu Changjie's pork shop: "Just now we were on the road, and there was such a strong smell of soybean oil. My nose has never been wrong."

Qu Dan was washing dishes in the kitchen. Hearing the argument in the house, he picked up the vinegar bottle, poured it into the bowl, and asked: "I just poured a bowl of something. What do you smell?"

Huo Gaofei said: "Vinegar."

Qu Dan wiped his hands and walked into the house: "Your nose is really sensitive. You can smell the vinegar I poured in the kitchen."

In order to prove that he was not wrong, Huo Gaofei led Lu Changjie, without an umbrella, and went out in the light rain, looking for the family whose oil pot had fallen.

When they arrived at the door of Mo Taining's house, Huo Gaofei stopped and said that it was his family whose oil pot had fallen.

The two walked into Mo Taining's house. Lu Peng was washing lunch boxes. Seeing the two coming, he asked them what was going on.

Huo Gaofei said, "Did your aunt's oil pot fall over?"

Lu Peng said no.

For the first time, Huo Gaofei doubted his nose. He walked into the kitchen and saw that the oil pot on the stove was full.

He rubbed his nose, tilted his head to think, and muttered: "Did I really smell it wrong? It's obviously it?"

Lu Changjie smiled and said: "You must have been caught in the rain and your nose is not working well."

The two went out and walked to the front door. Huo Gaofei suddenly stopped, pointed at the ground, and pulled Lu Changjie to look: "I said, I can't smell it wrong. Look, there are still greasy spots on the ground. It must have been sprinkled by someone passing by."

Lu Changjie smiled and said: "Okay, you win, I'll give you a bag of pork jerky."

...

After the two left, Lu Peng came out, took a look at the ground, went back to the house, grabbed a handful of laundry detergent and sprinkled it at the door, and then swept it with a broom.

Mo Taining saw Lu Peng cleaning the ground seriously and said: "Come in quickly, it's still raining outside."

Lu Peng came in, brought a basin of water, rinsed off the foam, and said into the house: "Their conversation just now reminded me that my aunt might have stepped on the oil on the ground and fell. I will rinse it with detergent so that you won't slip when you go out."

Lu Qing asked: "Is there really oil on the door?"

Lu Peng nodded.

Lu Qing said angrily, "Who spilled oil at my doorstep without telling me? If I knew, I would have gone to find him."

Lu Peng said, "It's heartbreaking already that the oil was spilled, but no one dared to admit that you fell when they heard that. Fortunately, you just sprained your waist. Your uncle is busy, so I will take care of you these few days."

Lu Qing felt warm in his heart at his nephew's thoughtfulness, but he glared at Mo Taining because his wife didn't let such a sensible nephew live in their house.

Mo Taining was innocently shot and said to Lu Peng: "I can just come back from the cafeteria to get food."

Lu Peng said: "My aunt still needs to wash and go to the toilet. These things need someone to take care of her. It's not just a small matter like eating."

Lu Qing pointed at Mo Taining and said: "You only know how to work all day long. You are not as careful as children. I can't count on you at all!"

Lu Peng persuaded him, and the old couple didn't quarrel because of this matter.