Lu Chuqing didn't really want to buy the Barbie doll; she just wanted to find an excuse to keep Lu Ying away from Du Zheng.
The woman clearly noticed her daughter's unusual behavior, but her daughter had never really liked Barbie dolls and the like, preferring mostly cute animal toys.
But she didn't expose the little dumpling, because she really didn't want to have any contact with Du Zheng.
So when, after getting away from the deli, the little girl suddenly said that the martial arts drama she was watching was about to air and that she didn't want to buy Barbie dolls anymore and wanted to hurry home, Lu Ying obediently led her down another road to the street corner.
It was still early before noon, and Lu Jun hadn't finished get off work yet. When Lu Ying and Lu Chuqing arrived at the street corner, they ran into Song Tianhao's family, including Song Daqian. They hitched a ride on their tractor back home.
These past two days, since Lu Hang's family came back, she and Lu Chengyang have stayed home and haven't gone out, so it's been two days since she's seen the boys.
Song Daqian grabbed Lu Chuqing's little pigtail and tugged at it, "I haven't seen little Qingqing for two days, and she's already wearing little pigtails!"
After pulling her hair, she touched the little butterfly hair clip next to her, exclaiming, "The little hair clip is a little butterfly!"
Lu Chuqing dodged his hand with displeasure and said in a soft voice, "This is a hair clip, not a hair ornament."
"Also, Brother Daqian, you can't just pull a girl's hair, or she'll hate you."
The boy looked bewildered after hearing what was said and turned to Song Tianhao beside him, asking, "What's the difference between a hair clip and a hairpin?"
Song Tianhao hesitated before answering, "Maybe one is a clip style, and the other is a clip style..."
Then Song Daqian tugged his hair, and he said, "How does it feel when your hair is pulled? Do you want to hit me?"
The blow wasn't too hard or too soft, but Song Tianhao still felt the pain of a hair being pulled out.
At once...
I'm actually quite annoyed.
If there weren't adults in the car, he really would have wanted to hit him.
Then he said, "Let me tug on you and you'll feel it."
After saying that, he raised his hand, grabbed a small tuft of Song Daqian's short hair, and yanked it hard, causing the boy to scream in pain instantly.
"Oh! Haozi! You went too far!"
Watching the two bickering, Lu Chuqing genuinely felt that Song Daqian's emotional intelligence was somewhat worrying.
The car drove over a pothole, and the whole carriage slammed with a loud thud, jolting the people inside.
Song Tianhao's mother scolded the two of them, "Why are you making such a mess? You'll just fall down and scrape your skin again!"
The two then calmed down.
Lu Ying then started chatting with Song Tianhao's mother, "Tianhao was admitted to No. 5 Middle School, right?"
Speaking of this, Song Tianhao's mother was very happy.
The best high school in Yangcheng City is No. 5 High School. If you can get into No. 5 High School, you have an 80% chance of getting into university.
In the past, getting into a junior college was considered a great achievement; now, getting into a university is what's considered truly capable.
Therefore, in the eyes of most parents, getting into No. 5 Middle School is equivalent to getting into university, and the future is bright!
Tianhao's mother replied with a smile, "He was admitted to No. 5 Middle School! So it's the start of the semester. Today I took Tianhao to the city to buy some school supplies and daily necessities, and also brought his quilt and other things to the dormitory."
Lu Ying asked curiously, "Isn't school supposed to start on September 1st? There are still two days left."
Before Tianhao's mother could even speak, Song Daqian interrupted, "Fifth Middle School starts early; registration began on the 27th, and classes officially start on the 29th."
Song Tianhao also said, "When I went to the dormitory to put my quilt away today, almost all the beds were occupied."
Song Daqian was surprised, "Are there so many boys in your class? Are all the dorms full?"
Song Daqian also passed the entrance exam for No. 5 Middle School, but he barely made the cut-off score and was placed in a regular class.
Song Tianhao explained, "No, I heard that they kicked open a dormitory door that couldn't be opened, and half of the door panel fell off. As a result, the dormitory was full of garbage, and the window was broken, so no one lived there."
Song Daqian was even more surprised, "You guys are the top class, how could the academic geniuses break a door by kicking it down?"
Song Tianhao hadn't expected his focus to be so surprising, and after hearing what he said, he couldn't answer for a long time.
"Sigh, I already said I only heard it from them, who knows which class kicked it."
Upon hearing this, Tianhao's mother quickly chimed in, "You two better behave yourselves and don't hang out with those who don't study properly and are always fighting."
"Understood," they both replied.
At the fork in the road, before getting off the bus, Lu Ying took a few packs of snacks she had bought and stuffed them into Song Tianyu's arms.
If it weren't for pulling Lu Chuqing along and running fast, the two women would probably have had a push-pull and rejection battle.
When they arrived home, Lu Hang was teaching Lu Linqi how to do math problems under the flat building at the front gate, while Lu Chengyang was helping to pick vegetables under the eaves of the building across the street.
Seeing Lu Ying and her daughter return, Lu Hang stood up with a smile, "Little Qingqing is back. Were you tired from going out?"
Lu Chuqing was lifted up by the man's armpits, and he squeezed her little hand as he spoke.
Lu Linqi looked up for a moment, then quickly lowered his head again to work on his own problems.
"My second uncle isn't tired."
Lu Ying offered the two boys snacks, while Lu Chuqing struggled to get down from the man's arms.
"Second Uncle, put me down quickly, I want to eat something delicious!"
Lu Hang smiled and put her down.
Seeing Lu Linqi reach out to take the potato chips Lu Ying gave him, his smile vanished instantly.
"Lu Linqi, have you finished your homework before you eat?"
The boy, whose fingers had already touched the potato chips, immediately withdrew his hand. His already unhappy expression worsened. "Auntie, I'm not eating anymore. I need to do my homework."
Lu Ying turned to her second brother and said, "Second brother, it's already noon, shouldn't Linqi take a rest?"
She placed the potato chips next to the boy, saying, "Take these even if you don't want them. Your aunt bought three bags of potato chips, one for each of you."
Looking up at Lu Hang, she said, "Linqi is only in first grade and you're already pushing him so hard. As he progresses through the grades, the pressure on him will be immense."
The man disagreed, saying, "Little sister, I'm not saying this to be mean, but you really need to change your optimistic mindset."
"Times have changed, and society is developing rapidly. If you don't seize the time, you will be eliminated by time and surpassed by others."
"Enduring some hardship now will make your future path smoother and easier!"
These words left Lu Ying speechless.
Her second brother was a good student from a young age and was truly hardworking in his studies.
After getting married, she took over her father-in-law's shop, and the business has been getting better and better. Now she has the idea of starting her own business.
She couldn't match his intelligence.
Seeing that Lu Linqi rarely smiled, even though he was only two years older than Lu Chuqing, she felt uncomfortable seeing him acting like a little adult all the time.
So she said, "Second brother, the child's studies should not be neglected, but it's noon now. Even if he's in school, he should be allowed to go home and rest by now."
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