Extra 3: Mother’s Hometown (2)
After entering the elevator, Shang Yuwan stood obediently beside Lu Xu. As the elevator moved, her head felt dizzy for a moment, and her hands and feet went limp.
Lu Xu quickly supported her and asked, "Are you dizzy in elevators?"
Shang Yuwan didn't know what an elevator was, but she understood the word "dizzy" and shook her head.
"It's okay, it will be fine in a while."
Lu Xu hummed and held her tightly without letting go.
After getting off the elevator and walking to the door of his house, Lu Xu pressed his finger on the fingerprint password area, and with a click, the door opened.
"Mom, we're back. Come change your shoes. This pair should fit you... So you're not just powdered white, you're really white."
The cooking was going on in the kitchen. The woman inside heard the noise and popped her head out of the kitchen door with an apron and a greasy spatula. "Xu'er is back? Is this your friend?"
Lu Xu's mother was Lu Chengcheng, with neat, short hair and amber eyes that mirrored Lu Xu's. Shang Yuwan nervously greeted her. Although she didn't understand who the "mother" in this place referred to, it was definitely someone's mother's elder, and she couldn't make any mistakes in etiquette.
This mom looks so much like my mother.
Seeing that Shang Yuwan was very well-behaved, Lu Chengcheng didn't pay too much attention to the child's hair color after hearing her name. She said with a smile, "It's Wan'er. Welcome. The food will be ready soon. You can play with Xu'er first."
Shang Yuwan felt warm in her heart, pursed her lips and nodded, "Okay."
Lu Chengcheng was immediately touched by Shang Yuwan's well-behaved appearance.
Oh my god, whose girl is this? She's so cute! She looks so much like Xu'er when she was little—her facial features are nothing like Xu'er's, but I just feel like this child and Xu'er are very similar. Maybe they just played together for a long time? I've never heard Xu'er mention her before.
This child is a little too thin... It's okay! She'll cook two more dishes to nourish the child!
Lu Chengcheng was full of fighting spirit and was busy in the kitchen holding a spatula.
Lu Xu habitually slipped to the kitchen door and peeked in, "Mom, what's delicious?"
Lu Chengcheng's hands kept moving, "Mom will make Buddha Jumps Over the Wall for you!"
Great tonic! I guarantee the child will have a rosy complexion after eating it!
Lu Xu's eyes lit up, "Okay!"
She turned her head and saw Shang Yuwan standing at the door awkwardly in slippers. She immediately pulled him to her room to pick out clothes.
"Come on, let's find two pieces of clothes and go take a shower."
Shang Yuwan's clothes felt like they were made of very good material and were finely crafted, but the sleeves and hems were too long and too big, and would get greasy when she ate.
Lu Xu found a set of green long-sleeved shirt and trousers for Shang Yuwan and pushed her into the bathroom.
"You wash first, then I'll wash after you wash." The weather is still a little hot today, so I need to take a shower.
After the bathroom door was closed, Shang Yuwan looked at the furnishings in the room in confusion.
“......?”
Can I take a shower here?
Lu Xu waited outside for a moment, then heard the sound of water coming from inside and nodded.
She still knows how to use it, she is worthy of being her female friend!
Lu Xu touched his chin.
Was what she just thinking, "She's worthy of being her daughter"?
Does she have the habit of treating people she just met as her daughter?
Strange. From the moment she saw Shang Yuwan today, she couldn't help but want to get closer. She felt like they were familiar faces, as if they had met many, many years ago... Was her obsession with looks getting worse again?
Half an hour later, Shang Yuwan walked out of the bathroom with her clothes on, her lips looking a little pale.
The water here was hot and cold, so she could only rinse herself with cold water.
It's a bit cold.
She stared at the dress for a long time, and it looked like a middle-aged dress. Then she realized that this place was even more open-minded than Dayu. However, there were only her mother and her mother's elders here, all of whom were women, so it didn't matter.
No one else will know anyway.
Shang Yuwan touched his forehead.
There was a mirror in there that could see her face clearly. Her face had not changed, except that a red mole on her forehead had disappeared.
When Lu Xu saw Shang Yuwan coming out and saw her face washed by water, he couldn't help but be a little surprised.
A poem automatically emerged in her mind: The lotus emerges from clear water, naturally without any decoration.
Obviously nothing has changed, but it looks better than before taking a shower.
Shang Yuwan saw Lu Xu was stunned and asked, "What's wrong?"
Lu Xu came back to his senses, said "oh", and pulled Shang Yuwan to blow dry her hair. Then he asked Shang Yuwan to sit at the dining table and wait for a while while she took a shower and came out to eat together.
Lu Xu went into the bathroom with his clothes in his arms, while Lu Chengcheng was still in the kitchen. Shang Yuwan looked around and stood up to help in the kitchen.
As soon as she reached the door, Lu Chengcheng brought out Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.
"Let me help you." Since she is her mother's elder, it is natural for her, the younger one, to do chores like serving dishes.
Lu Chengcheng refused with a smile: "No, no, no, be careful not to spill the soup on you. Go and sit down. We will start eating when Xu'er comes out."
Seeing that she couldn't help, Shang Yuwan followed Lu Chengcheng obediently like a little tail.
After the dishes were served, Shang Yuwan sat down somewhat awkwardly.
Lu Chengcheng sat across from her and said with a smile, "Your name is Shang Yuwan... The east is gone, but the west is still here. What a nice name."
For some reason, she looked at the child with love in her heart and eyes.
"Your parents must have loved you very much for naming you this."
Shang Yuwan's brows softened when he heard this.
"Um."
"My parents really love me."
Lu Chengcheng was stunned, "Dad and Mom?"
Isn't it common to call each other "Mom and Dad" these days? This kid's parents are both classically stylish young men? They're even more fashionable than her. Is she behind the times again?
Shang Yuwan thought she had said something wrong and opened her mouth to explain, but she heard a "wow" coming from the bathroom.
Her face suddenly changed, and she rushed to the bathroom door at lightning speed and kicked it open.
As the door handle flew out, Shang Yuwan's extremely nervous voice reached Lu Xu and Lu Chengcheng's ears: "Mom!!"
Did something happen to my mother?!
Lu Chengcheng, who had just stood up from his seat, said: "......"
What did Wan'er call Xu'er just now? "Mother"? Was that the "mother" she was thinking of?
The damaged door handle fell to the ground with a snap. Lu Xu, wrapped in a bath towel, looked at Shang Yuwan in disbelief.
One of her hands was still hanging under the shower head, with cold water droplets sliding down her arm. Her lips moved, and a gleam of light flashed in her eyes.
"You called me...what?"
Shang Yuwan's face turned blue, then white, and then white and then blue.
......
"So your mom—no, your mom fell in the bathroom before, so that's why you're subconsciously so nervous?"
The leg that Shang Yuwan had used to kick the door felt a little weak, and it trembled uncontrollably under the table. She was silent for a moment and said, "Yes."
So "mama" means mother? Then the person opposite must be her grandmother.
Shang Yuwan secretly glanced at Lu Chengcheng twice more.
However, her mother didn't recognize her now, so she didn't want to recognize her rashly.
Shang Yuwan wasn't sure how long she could stay here. She didn't know why the red mole on her forehead had disappeared, but it was most likely a warning from Wen Qijun.
Lu Xu: "...Sister, you are very filial and your legs are quite strong." If the force was greater, it would not just be the door handle that was broken.
Lu Chengcheng: “…” I always feel like something is wrong.
Shang Yuwan realized that she had broken someone else's things and her face turned red. "I, I will compensate you..."
She suddenly fell silent.
She was penniless, with nothing but her white dress, and she didn't even bring any gifts with her this time, which was really rude.
Without waiting for Lu Xu to come out and rescue Shang Yuwan, Lu Chengcheng waved her hand and said, "Hey, it's just a door. If it's broken, it's broken. I was just thinking of replacing it with one with a better pattern."
Lu Xu nodded and said, "That's right, it's a style from several years ago, it's time to change it. It just so happens that you kicked it... It gave Mom a chance to change the door, how great, it's not a waste."
The two of them did not give Shang Yuwan a chance to feel guilty, and used chopsticks to pick up dishes for Shang Yuwan one by one.
"Eat this! This is my mom's specialty. It's delicious!"
"This is a nourishing tonic. You're so thin, eat more and gain weight. Girls, don't believe those weight loss claims out there; they're all nonsense. As long as you're healthy and well, it doesn't matter if you're fat or thin, tall or short."
Lu Xu agreed, "That's right, we're not competing on weight, we're competing on who lives longer!"
The corners of Shang Yuwan's lips sank for a moment, then rose again before Lu Xu noticed, "Yeah."
The three of them finished the meal happily. Lu Chengcheng noticed that Shang Yuwan was a little reserved from beginning to end, so she pushed the two people who wanted to help her clean up the mess into the room.
"You guys play your own games, and I'll clean up those things."
There were no servants in this place, so Grandma had to do everything herself. Shang Yuwan was still a little reluctant to let Grandma do those chores herself.
Lu Xu got a hint from Lu Chengcheng's eyes and pretended to be helpless and said, "Okay then."
"It's fun, you're welcome."
After Lu Chengcheng said this to Shang Yuwan with a smile, she turned around to clean up the dishes on the table.
Shang Yuwan wanted to follow, but was pulled back by Lu Xu.
"What do you like to play? Let me see if I have anything you like."
Shang Yuwan was slightly stunned.
What does she like to play?
Lu Xu pulled Shang Yuwan to the end of the bed, squatted down and began to rummage through the drawers.
"Mobile game? Board game? A development-based game or a 5v5 game?" Lu Xu has a lot of electronic products, including several tablets.
Shang Yuwan: “…”
She didn't understand a word.
Lu Xu looked back at her and fell silent when he saw that she looked a little stupid.
Shang Yuwan doesn't have a mobile phone and doesn't seem to play games.
Really ancient people?
Lu Xu touched his chin and said, "Wan'er, do you know which model of Banana Phone has been released?"
Shang Yuwan shook her head, "I don't know."
Not sure, not not knowing.
Lu Xu's eyes changed slightly and he said "oh".
She looked at the time. It was nine o'clock in the evening.
"Would you like to go for a walk to help digest your food?"
Shang Yuwan nodded obediently.
Lu Xu gave Shang Yuwan a rubber band. Shang Yuwan looked at Lu Xu's hair-tying movements and understood how to use it, so she tied a high ponytail for herself.
While she was tying her hair, Lu Xu looked at her deeply and calmly, took her hand, said hello to Lu Chengcheng, and went downstairs.
An hour later, the two of them were strolling and came to the food street outside the community.
"Boss Cao! Same old rules!"
Lu Xu pulled Shang Yuwan to a barbecue stall and greeted the stall owner very familiarly.
"Okay! It's still the same!"
Boss Cao is hospitable and has excellent barbecue skills, so his business is very good.
Lu Xu shook his head. "Just a little spicy is fine. My friend can't eat spicy food."
Shang Yuwan had eaten a chili pepper at the dinner table before, and her whole face turned red from the spiciness.
"Great! Your friend is so beautiful!"
Boss Cao's praise was sincere, and Shang Yuwan felt nothing at all. He smiled and nodded in greeting at him.
Lu Xu's chin was raised high: "Of course! This is my friend!"
"Hahahaha, you guys go find a seat and sit down. Once this batch is finished, we'll bake yours. It'll be ready soon!"
Lu Xu said hello with a smile, and pulled Shang Yuwan to find a seat to sit down.
"The boss of this restaurant is really good at cooking. You will definitely like it after you take a bite."
Shang Yuwan pursed her lips and smiled, "Okay."
This place is very prosperous, but there is only Lu Xu in her eyes.
Although Lu Xu could see that something was wrong with Shang Yuwan, the more she looked at the person's eyebrows and expression, the more she liked him.
For some reason, Lu Xu just wanted to quickly feed Shang Yuwan to make her stronger.
Not long after, Boss Cao's daughter brought over the barbecue.
"Xu Xu, is this your friend? She's so beautiful!"
Boss Cao's daughter looks to be the same age as Lu Xu, and her facial features look quite soft.
Shang Yuwan noticed her friendliness and even spoke intimately to her mother, smiling at her.
Two blushes appeared on Boss Cao's daughter's cheeks. This girl is really beautiful.
Lu Xu asked her with a smile: "Yeah, it's beautiful. Do you want to sit down and eat with us?"
Boss Cao's daughter shook her head and said, "Forget it. You guys eat. We have a lot of customers today and we are busy."
"Okay, okay, go ahead and get busy."
Boss Cao's daughter glanced at Shang Yuwan again, said goodbye in a sweet voice, and turned around to go back to work.
After the cool breeze blew for a while, Lu Xu handed a skewer of roast beef to Shang Yuwan: "Try it. Be careful, the skewer is a little hot."
As she spoke, she stuffed another skewer of barbecue into her mouth.
Shang Yuwan couldn't help laughing out loud.
Lu Xu: “?”
What are you laughing at?
Shang Yuwan noticed a tissue on the table, glanced at the actions of the people at the next table, then reached out and pulled the tissue out, thinking to herself that the paper was so thin, and then stretched out her arm to wipe the oil stains from the corner of Lu Xu's mouth.
"Eat slowly." His mouth was covered in oil.
Lu Xu stared straight at Shang Yuwan.
Why does she have a feeling of being the opposite of Tiangang?
"What's wrong?"
Lu Xu shook his head, "Nothing."
Halfway through the meal, Shang Yuwan suddenly noticed four pairs of malicious gazes falling on her and Lu Xu.
Lu Xu was completely unaware of this, and Shang Yuwan remained silent. The two of them happily finished the barbecue.
Lu Xu burped, paid the bill, and then took Shang Yuwan home.
The only way home was through a dark alley. Shang Yuwan knew that the four people behind them were still secretly following them.
As they took a step forward, she suddenly said, "We seem to have forgotten to buy some barbecue for your mother."
The four people behind retracted their feet.
Lu Xu nodded when he heard this, "It seems so."
Heshang Yuwan enjoyed the meal so much that he forgot to bring some back for his mother.
"Then should we turn around and go back and buy one?"
Shang Yuwan said: "I'll wait for you here, go quickly."
Lu Xu's eyes flashed, and he said, "Okay. Just wait for me obediently."
Shang Yuwan nodded, and Lu Xu immediately turned and ran towards the barbecue stall.
Shang Yuwan was standing in a perfect position to watch Lu Xu run to the barbecue stall. Lu Xu turned his back to Shang Yuwan and bought barbecue from Boss Cao. Then the four people who had been following him came out, their faces flushed and reeking of alcohol.
"Where are you from, young lady? I don't think I've seen you here before."
"How much is it tonight, young lady?"
"What a beautiful face! This must be sold for tens of thousands in the club, right?"
The man with a hairy black mole on his chin stared at Shang Yuwan's face with lustful eyes, "It's a pity that the guy who was walking with her just now went to the barbecue stall, otherwise - hehehe..."
"......" Shang Yuwan looked sideways at the four men who either had shifty eyes or were fat and big-eared, and suddenly raised his lips and smiled.
The four men were all stunned. They had never seen such a beautiful person in this area before.
Shang Yuwan pointed towards the dark alley, "If you handsome gentlemen have anything to say to me, why don't you move over?"
"It's romantic, I like it~"
"Go, go, go. Go, go!"
The four men were deceived by the appearance presented by Shang Yuwan, but they had no idea what kind of purgatory was waiting for them next.
Lu Xu packed up the barbecue and turned around to see Shang Yuwan leading four men who were staggering into the alley.
Her heart tightened, and she grabbed the barbecue and ran towards Shang Yuwan.
Ten minutes later, Lu Xu rushed to the entrance of the alley, but what he saw was not the scene of Shang Yuwan being bullied.
Three drunken men were kneeling on the ground. Their faces and noses were bruised, and there was a pool of smelly liquid under their crotches. A man with a hairy black mole on his chin was kneeling on the ground and slapping himself in the mouth.
Shang Yuwan was furious at the moment and didn't notice Lu Xu coming.
"It's lighter."
As soon as she finished speaking, the man who slapped himself in the face looked even more terrified, and the strength of his blow immediately doubled, directly knocking out a tooth.
Shang Yuwan had her back to Lu Xu. Lu Xu could not see the extremely terrifying expression on her face, but he could feel the ruthless murderous aura that was as tangible as a substance.
Lu Xu frowned slightly, "...Wan'er?"
The murderous look in Shang Yuwan's eyes suddenly froze.
She turned around suddenly and saw Lu Xu standing in a daze in the light of the street lamp, looking at her with eyes...Shang Yuwan didn't dare to look closely at Lu Xu's eyes.
She walked quickly to Lu Xu, blocking the dirty scene behind him, and asked softly, "Why are you here?"
Lu Xu stared at her straightly, "What are you doing?"
Shang Yuwan was startled and looked back at the four men.
She cast her gaze over, and the four men quickly began to explain, "We were just joking! It was just a joke! It was all a joke!"
Lu Xu: "......"
Shang Yuwan looked at the four men and said softly, "Go home when you've had enough fun."
“Yes, yes!”
Seeing those people fleeing in panic, Shang Yuwan turned around and was about to explain, but Lu Xu gently grabbed her hand.
"Let's go."
"It's time for us to go home too."
Shang Yuwan looked into her eyes and nodded.
"good."
Lu Xu did not ask Shang Yuwan the reason, but just pretended that nothing happened and walked towards home while chatting.
Late at night, Lu Xu invited Shang Yuwan to sleep with her.
How could Shang Yuwan not be happy? She happily agreed on the spot.
Lu Xu fell asleep as soon as he touched the bed, but Shang Yuwan was not sleepy at all. When it was three o'clock in the morning, she called out softly, "——Mom?"
Lu Xu, who was sleeping with his back to her, did not move.
Shang Yuwan called her softly a few more times, but still got no response. Even the depth and frequency of Lu Xu's breathing did not fluctuate at all.
Shang Yuwan thought she was sleeping soundly, so he carefully moved his body over little by little, getting closer and closer to Lu Xu.
When he moved to the end, Shang Yuwan was only a fist away from Lu Xu.
She didn't dare to move any closer, so she reached out and grabbed a strand of Lu Xu's hair. After feeling the real touch in her hand, she fell asleep contentedly.
She was already weak, and she had beaten up those shameless men. She was able to come back without any abnormalities because of her strength.
Maybe because she was in a good mood, she was breathing much more easily now than when she was in Yanmen.
The moon was bright outside the window, and the breeze made the light white curtains flutter gently, allowing an inch of moonlight to sneak into the house.
After Shang Yuwan's breathing became shallow and even, Lu Xu's eyelashes moved and opened a crack silently.
She stared at the inch of moonlight on the floor, her heart filled with doubts.
When he saw Shang Yuwan's murderous look, for some reason, Lu Xu's first reaction was heartache.
She always felt that she must know Shang Yuwan. And they knew each other a long time ago.
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