Chapter 38: Mr. Tang is actually a professor at Beijing University
"Why didn't you let me beat him up just now?"
Xu Zhengzheng looked depressed and spoke in an indignant tone.
"School has just started. Fighting or something like that will have a bad influence. Besides, if what he said about his brother-in-law being the young master of the Liu family is true, wouldn't that cause unnecessary trouble?"
Lu Shinian looked at Xu Zhengzheng with amusement, who was still feeling indignant at the moment.
"If he dares to provoke you again, please tell me."
"Do you think I look like someone who will be bullied by him now?"
Xu Zhengzheng looked Lu Shinian up and down.
Suddenly I remembered that he once asked me to practice fighting with him.
Before you know it.
The boy in front of him has grown into a boy who is not much different in stature from him.
He had broad shoulders and a narrow waist, and was wearing an ordinary pure white T-shirt. His half arms looked thin and strong.
To be precise, he can now be called a man.
In less than half a year, her temperament, demeanor and body shape have changed dramatically. Except for her face, there is no trace of her original appearance.
"That..." Xu Zhengzheng touched the tip of his nose embarrassedly, his eyes dodging, hesitating and not knowing how to start.
There was nothing Lu Shinian didn't understand about him.
"I like boys, but I don't plan to marry anyone in the future. No matter whether I like girls or boys, you will always be my family."
Lu Shinian is no longer able to invest normal emotions in a relationship.
To him, love is the most useless and illusory thing. Only what is firmly in his own hands truly belongs to him.
"Why haven't I heard that you don't like girls before? Is that Gu Yanxi your boyfriend? No wonder he always looks at me weirdly. He must have misunderstood our relationship. Don't put women before friendship. I always feel that this guy is too pretentious."
Xu Zhengzheng mumbled a lot.
"The way he looks at you? He and I are just friends."
Lu Shinian frowned, but he never doubted that Gu Yanxi would like him.
Then he remembered the first time he met Gu Yanshen at the night market. His brother's attitude was not that bad when he was in the private room.
After hearing what Xu Zhengzheng said, Lu Shinian finally realized that Gu Yanshen had mistakenly thought that he had bad intentions and was planning to approach Gu Yanxi.
--It seems that I still can't get too close to him.
"Just know that no matter what, you will always be my family."
"Humph, that's for sure."
A villa courtyard not far from Peking University.
Two elderly white-haired ladies were preparing ingredients for making glutinous rice balls by the coffee table in the courtyard.
The two elderly people in the courtyard were Lu Niannian, who was picked up from the nursing home by Lu Shinian, and Mrs. Dai who came from Jiang City.
"When Nianzai was little, he loved sweets the most. Raising him was like raising a little girl. I didn't have to worry about him. He has been in school for the past few years thanks to you and Teacher Dai for taking care of him."
Grandma Lu happily talked about the various embarrassing things that happened to Lu Shinian when he was a child.
Old Madam Dai also spoke up: "Yes, Shi Nian is such a sensible child that it makes people feel distressed, but fortunately, after all the hardships, there is happiness. Old Dai and I are sorry to bother you."
"Don't say that. In Nianzai's heart, he has long regarded you as his family. I also want to thank you for not looking down on an uneducated old woman like me and being willing to come here to keep me company."
The two looked at each other and saw sincere emotions in each other's eyes.
Lu Shinian and Xu Zhengzheng arrived.
Grandma Lu and Mrs. Dai have prepared a table full of sumptuous home-cooked meals.
It happened that at this moment, Old Dai, who had just returned from a walk outside, walked slowly back with his hands behind his back.
"The environment here is great. I never thought there are so many hidden talents in Beijing. For example, the old man next door named Tang is a retired professor from Beijing University."
Old Dai sighed.
It seems that he has gradually adapted to it in just a few days.
I remember that this villa was bought by Lu Shinian with great difficulty and effort.
The community is populated by retired elderly people, including some highly educated people.
In particular, the environment and facilities are very good, and the villa security guards are also conscientious and responsible.
He looked at Old Madam Dai, and the image of Dai Hanyu, who had remained silent in the dormitory, emerged in his mind.
--Let's wait until we figure out what's going on before telling them.
"Nianzi, send this to the next door. Professor Tang is really pitiful. There is no one around him who cares about him. I heard from other people in the community that he has never been married and has no children in his life."
Grandma Lu handed Lu Shinian a plate of glutinous rice balls wrapped in bean powder.
"Okay grandma."
When he came to the next door, he met a nanny who was cleaning the yard.
"What can I do for you, sir?"
The nanny wiped her hands on her apron, apparently accustomed to having strangers visit her employer's house frequently.
"I just moved in next door not long ago, and I came here to bring some food to Professor Tang."
As he said this, he handed the plate of glutinous rice balls in his hand to the nanny.
After she took it, Lu Shinian turned around and was about to leave.
"Little friend Lu?"
A calm and gentle voice came from inside the house.
He turned around and was shocked to find that Professor Tang was the old Mr. Tang whom he met when he first came to Beijing.
"Mr. Tang?"
"It's me. I didn't expect we were so destined to be together. Is that Mr. Dai yours?"
Mr. Tang walked out of the house and asked the nanny to prepare tea.
“He’s family to me.”
"Is that so? Shall we play two more games?"
He had a kind face, and his eyes looking at Lu Shinian were full of admiration and eagerness to meet his opponent again.
"No problem, but now..."
Looking at his hesitation and the glutinous rice balls served to him, I understood.
"Haha, I'm so abrupt. You can go back next time you have a chance."
"Then I'll leave now."
Lu Shinian took a sip of the tea that Mr. Tang prepared for him.
Before the tea even entered his throat, he could tell from the bean fragrance and the fresh orchid scent that it was Longjing tea from before the rain.
"Good tea." He originally wanted to take a sip just for the sake of appearance, but he unconsciously took two more sips.
The teacup is empty.
Mr. Tang smiled and poured him another cup of wine.
Lu Shinian touched the tip of his nose embarrassedly.
"You remind me of a younger generation. Alas, if you don't go back, your family will come to urge you. Remember to come next time you have a chance. I will let you taste other good teas in my collection."
"Then I'll come and bother you next time during the evening shift. I hope you don't mind being a bother."
Lu Shinian stood up to say goodbye, and Old Tang accompanied him to the door. He vaguely heard Xu Zhengzheng's loud laughter coming from next door.
"It's so lively, let's go back."
There was a sense of loneliness in his back as he turned and left, and even his back was not as straight as it was at the beginning.
"Mr. Tang, why don't you come to our house and have a meal together? It's just some home-cooked dishes, if you don't mind."
Lu Shinian called out to Mr. Tang, who had already stepped halfway into the house.
"To your house?"
"Yes, I am also a student of Kyoto University. Although you have retired, I can still call you teacher."
Lu Shinian's tone was truly sincere.
"No, it's not appropriate for me to go."
Mr. Tang waved his hand to refuse.
"Actually, I have something I want to ask you. My grandma and her family just moved here, and they are not very familiar with this area yet. I would like to introduce you to my family. I need to go to class on weekdays, so it is inevitable that I will miss some places. I would like to trouble you to take care of me occasionally."
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