237, I want to eat... you
237, I want to eat... you
Seeing the two junior brothers enter the room, Fu Boming sat on the bed in the room, coughed twice, and said, "I just heard the sound of you two talking outside when I was in the room."
The Fu family's house has two courtyards, but the front one is used as a private school, and the back one is used for living.
The adults in the family lived in the main hall, and Fu Boming lived in the room in the east wing. When someone came in from outside, he could hear the voices outside and naturally knew that his two junior brothers had arrived.
"Brother, how are you? I see you are not much better than Ling Xuan." As soon as they entered the room, they smelled a scent of medicine. Lu Mingfei looked at the eldest brother who was half leaning on the bed, and leaned in to stare at their eldest brother's face.
"Ling Xuan is sick too?" Fu Boming asked.
"Yes, the symptoms should be similar to yours. We both overworked and caught a cold. Zhuoran and I just came back to the private school after leaving his place." Lu Mingfei took the water handed to him by the servant and put it into the hands of the eldest brother. "Drink some water. I see your lips are dry."
"How do you feel now? Are you still running a fever?" Lu Mingfei asked this question while touching the eldest brother's forehead. He felt that his body temperature seemed a little high. "You seem to still have a fever?"
"It's nothing serious." Fu Boming shook his head and did not tell his junior brother about his physical discomfort.
Ye Zhuoran stood aside and watched. He took the water handed to him by the servant and waved his hand to let the servant go outside and not serve them here.
"You don't look like you're okay." Seeing the book lying beside him, Lu Mingfei knew that their senior brother hadn't forgotten to read even when he was sick. "You need to take care of yourself right now. You can read the book in a few days."
"Yeah." Fu Boming smiled and nodded. He looked very energetic. He smiled and said, "Among us brothers, you are in the best health."
"That's because I usually pay attention to physical exercise, and I have never missed a day regardless of the cold or heat. However, it may also be because I have a good mentality. I have eaten well and slept well during the two times I took the Imperial Examination. Isn't my health better than yours?" Speaking of this, Lu Mingfei was quite proud of himself.
All four of them had entered the Imperial Academy to take the exam, but he was the only one who did not get sick.
"Well, it seems we'll have to learn from you in the future." Fu Boming also admired his junior brother's mentality; he himself couldn't even begin to catch up. He was probably the only junior brother who could eat and sleep well in the Imperial Examination Hall.
Lu Mingfei chuckled twice, not feeling ashamed at all, but rather proud of it. How could being able to eat and sleep not be a blessing?
"Big Brother, have a good rest and take your medicine on time. Don't read for the next few days. Wait until you recover before reading." Lu Mingfei took his brother's hand from the bedside and asked Ye Zhuoran to put it on the bookshelf. "Zhuoran and I will leave first. We will come to visit you another day."
"If I get better in two days, I will go back to the Imperial College to study. If you want to look for me, go back to the Imperial College to find me." Fu Boming said to his two junior brothers.
"Okay." Lu Mingfei nodded.
The two men said goodbye to their senior brother and walked out of his room.
When they went out, the two men said goodbye to their master's wife before going out to the yard.
After waiting for a while, when their teacher finished teaching the students and came out of the classroom, the two of them came forward to greet their teacher.
Mr. Fu brought the two students to the small room next door and asked about Lu Mingfei's performance in the exam.
This has been a habit between master and apprentice for many years, so Lu Mingfei briefly told his teacher about his answers.
Hearing this, Mr. Fu nodded, looking at his student with eyes full of pride. He hummed and said, "I am quite relieved about you."
"As for you, Zhuoran, you fell ill during the last provincial examination and didn't finish your paper. In the next three years, you must not slack off, study hard, and strive to pass the next provincial examination."
Mr. Fu felt a little sorry for the student who had failed the provincial examination last time. If the student had not fallen ill in the examination room last time, he would have definitely passed the provincial examination.
"Yes, I will definitely follow your teachings." Ye Zhuoran stood up, bowed to the teacher, and wrote down what he said.
The two people behind were with their husbands and talked to them for a while.
During this time, Lu Mingfei also asked about his three younger brothers' studies in the private school. When he heard their teacher praising his younger brother Lu Mingrui and advising his other two brothers to encourage more and work harder, he more or less understood the meaning of their teacher's words.
"Yes, the students will tell their parents at home when they go back and ask them to supervise their studies." Lu Mingfei replied.
Mr. Fu said to the student who was about to take the palace examination, "The examination will be here soon. While you're away, take time to sort out those essays you wrote and pay attention to recent discussions in the capital."
Mr. Fu had no doubt that this student would not pass the imperial examination. If the top candidate in the provincial examination could not pass the imperial examination, he did not know who else could.
Mr. Fu still has quite a bit of trust in this student of his.
He also knew that with his current knowledge, he could no longer teach this student. However, he was many years older than the student, and in terms of life experience and knowledge, he believed that he could still provide some experience to the student.
"Thank you for your advice, sir." Lu Mingfei stood up and saluted the teacher as a student.
Then he and Ye Zhuoran said goodbye to the teacher, and when they left, they greeted another teacher who came out of the house.
Lu Mingfei also saw his three younger brothers sitting and writing in the school, but he did not speak to them. He just gave them a look that urged them to study hard, and then he left the private school with Ye Zhuoran.
It was not yet time for the private school to finish classes, probably around four o'clock in the afternoon.
As soon as he left the private school, he asked Ye Zhuoran, who had come out with him, "How about we go eat hot pot?"
"Okay, I haven't had hot pot for a long time." Ye Zhuoran nodded.
Then the two of them got on the carriage and headed towards the hot pot restaurant.
Arriving at the hot pot restaurant, Lu Mingfei saw his adoptive father who was watching over the restaurant. "Adoptive father."
"Mingfei, Mr. Ye." When Lu Qingfeng saw his adopted son bringing his friends to the store, he hurried over to greet them in person.
"Uncle Lu, you call Mingfei by his name and call me Mr. Ye. Aren't you being too distant with me?" Ye Zhuoran and Lu Qingfeng were not strangers. He had followed Lu Mingfei to the Lu family's pancake shop for dinner many years ago and had met Lu Qingfeng, the owner of the shop.
"Hahaha, okay, okay, then I will call you by your name like before." Lu Qingfeng said with a smile.
Knowing that his adopted son had brought his friends over for dinner, Lu Qingfeng asked, "Are you two here for dinner? There's a private room available, why don't you go in and eat?"
"Sure." Lu Mingfei nodded and took Ye Zhuoran and his adoptive father into the box.
Lu Qingfeng helped his adopted son order the soup and dishes, and stayed to chat with him for a while. Not wanting to disturb his adopted son and his friends, he excused himself as having something else to do and left.
Seeing his adoptive father go out, Lu Mingfei knew that his adoptive father was leaving space for him to talk with his friends.
During the meal, he and Ye Zhuoran talked about some issues regarding study and scientific examinations. He told his friend some of his own experiences and also gave some suggestions on his friend's way of studying.
"Zhuoran, you are as smart as anyone else. You have to believe in yourself."
"Don't be anxious. Don't feel like you're falling behind us and rushing to catch up. You have to go at your own pace and take each step carefully. Things will naturally get better and better in the future."
"Yeah." Ye Zhuoran nodded. After hearing his friend's words, his anxious heart strangely calmed down.
The soup in the pot was bubbling, and the sounds of the two of them talking could be heard in the box. Ye Zhuoran also opened his heart and told his friend a lot of his anxieties and doubts.
As someone who has lived many lives, having taken both the modern and ancient college entrance examinations, Lu Mingfei's heart is stronger than that of the average person. He also experienced times of anxiety, and he shared some of his experiences with his friends.
The meal for the two of them took a long time.
When he came out of the box, Ye Zhuoran's mentality was completely different from before he came here to eat, and there was a confident smile on his face.
Earlier, when they left the Imperial College, Ye Zhuoran had taken the family's carriage. So when they got out, Lu Mingfei said to his friend, "I'll have someone take you home first. I'll talk to my adoptive father here for a few words and leave later."
"Oh, okay." Ye Zhuoran nodded.
After watching Ye Zhuoran get on the carriage and leave, Lu Mingfei stayed in the store to talk to his adoptive father.
…
After a long while, the carriage that was taking people back returned to the door of the store. He said goodbye to his adoptive father and got on the carriage that came back to pick him up.
When their carriage was halfway there, someone suddenly got into it. Lu Mingfei was startled and just as he was about to open his mouth to speak, a hand covered his mouth.
"It's me."
“…”
Hearing the familiar voice, Lu Mingfei took away the hand that was covering his mouth, and also blocked the mouth of the person who was leaning over to kiss him, and asked the man: "Why are you here?" It turned out to be this guy. No wonder the guard in front let someone get into his carriage!
"Why can't I be here?" Zhao Lang grabbed the hand blocking his way and kissed it before asking Lu Jieyuan, "Where did you go just now? You smell like shit!"
"Zhuoran and I just went to have dinner at our hotpot restaurant. What about you? Have you eaten?" Lu Mingfei's hand was a little itchy after being kissed by someone, so he quickly pulled his hand back, otherwise it would be someone's indecent hand.
"Not yet. I was waiting for you to have dinner with me, but you went to eat with someone else and didn't come to see me." Zhao Lang said with a look of grievance.
"..." Lu Mingfei couldn't help but laugh when he heard Prince Zhao's aggrieved tone. "Okay, okay, I'll go eat with you too. What do you want to eat?"
This is what Zhao Lang was waiting for. He leaned close to Lu Jieyuan's ear and said, "I want to eat... you!"
As soon as he uttered the word "you", a hand waved towards his face.
Fortunately, he was prepared in advance and caught Lu Jieyuan's hand in time, so that Lu Jieyuan's hand did not hit his handsome face.
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