Lu Linqi is rather annoying, but he's still a real kid at heart.
Moreover, Lu Hang's teaching methods were indeed somewhat oppressive, to the point that even Lu Chuqing couldn't stand it anymore.
She ran to Lu Linqi's left, reached out her little hand to hold his hand, and looked up at Lu Hang, "Second Uncle, Qingqing wants Second Cousin to play with me. Can you let Second Cousin rest for a bit?"
The little dumpling deliberately softened her voice, tilted her head back, and stared straight at him with her big, dark eyes. Even Lu Hang couldn't bear to refuse her.
With a sigh, he said, "Alright, considering that Qingqing needs someone to play with, your uncle will let your brother Linqi rest for a bit."
He then looked at Lu Linqi and said, "Put your homework away for now, you can continue this afternoon."
The moment Lu Chuqing grabbed his hand, Lu Linqi froze, trying to pull away from the chubby little hand, but he didn't expect it to be holding on so tightly.
He hadn't managed to break free when he heard Lu Hang tell him to rest.
He has been studying ever since Lu Chuqing and the others left.
He didn't rest at all, except for the time he spent drinking water and going to the toilet.
Actually, he had felt tired a long time ago, but with Lu Hang watching him, he could only ignore his fatigue and continue to numb himself by doing problems.
Granted permission to rest, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and packed his things to go upstairs.
Lu Chengyang wanted to go upstairs to watch TV, so he carried Lu Chuqing upstairs with him.
Upstairs in the living room, there was an old long bench. Lu Chuqing sat in the middle, facing the TV, while Lu Chengyang leaned against the armrest, occasionally pinching a small potato chip.
Lu Linqi finished his homework and came out quickly. He left his potato chips on the TV cabinet and didn't bring them into the house.
After coming out, I went to the TV to get my potato chips, hesitated for a moment, and then sat down on the other side of the row of chairs.
He secretly glanced at the two people on the other side.
Lu Chengyang always eats Lu Chuqing's potato chips, which makes the little dumpling angry. She keeps slapping his hand, saying, "Don't you have your own? Why do you always eat mine?"
"Let me try your flavor and see if it's any good! Look how tough you are, you don't even call me 'brother' anymore!"
"What kind of older brother just eats his younger sister's potato chips?!"
"Hey, I saved you so much good food! And you ate it all and then don't even acknowledge it! You little ingrate!"
"I shared a lot of food with you, why didn't you say that?"
"..."
The two of them were arguing quite fiercely, but neither of them was actually angry.
Lu Linqi hugged the bag of potato chips, pinched a chip and put it in his mouth. He imagined himself in either of those situations, but he still couldn't understand.
Before he could even chew the potato chips in his mouth, the sound of a door closing, neither too loud nor too soft, came from the west room, followed by his mother Zhang Qiaoyu's shrill voice, "It's almost time to eat dinner and you're still snacking!"
The three people on the bench were all taken aback.
Without naming names, all three assumed it was referring to themselves.
While the three of them were stunned, the woman darted to Lu Linqi and snatched the potato chip she had just opened and eaten.
"How many times has Mom told you? This stuff is all fried junk food, it's no good for you at all! Are you ignoring me?"
Lu Linqi's expression immediately darkened.
The boy moved his lips, but before he could say anything, Zhang Qiaoyu said in a shrill voice, "You can't concentrate on eating, you're always picking and choosing, all you think about is eating this junk food!"
As she spoke, the woman spotted the dustpan in the corner, flicked her wrist, and threw the nearly empty potato chips into it.
Then she glared at Lu Linqi and went downstairs in her high heels.
The two people, one big and one small, were speechless.
They dared not utter a sound, absolutely dared not utter a sound.
Lu Chuqing secretly glanced at the boy on the other side. He had his head down and only his profile was visible, so she couldn't see his emotions.
Lu Chengyang knows how to coax Lu Chuqing, mainly because Lu Chuqing is naive and easy to please; a lollipop will stop her from crying.
But Lu Linqi was not familiar with him to begin with, and the way his parents spoke and interacted with him was different from how his parents did, so he didn't know what to say.
Although his mother always said he was a troublemaker, she never actually said anything like expecting him to get first place in exams.
His father often told him that a man should act like a man, be responsible and have a sense of duty.
His grandfather told him to eat more and grow strong so that he would be qualified to find a beautiful wife in the future, and then he could wait to hold his big, fat grandson.
His grandma used to chase after him and beat him, but when he was a child, his grandma would go to his classmate's house to argue with him and protect him very closely.
As for Lu Linqi, his mother forbids him from eating this and that, and when something happens, it's hard to tell whether it's out of concern or blame; whatever she says is rather unpleasant to hear.
His father was even more demanding, watching him from morning till noon, even complaining about how long it took him to finish a question, wishing that Lu Linqi could just glance at the answer and immediately write it down, quickly and accurately.
Lu Linqi is only starting first grade!
Lu Chengyang felt tired just looking at him, and even wondered if his second uncle had some mental problems.
But when Lu Linqi isn't watching over him while he's doing his homework, his second uncle seems quite normal.
He was at a loss for words and could only silently sympathize with his younger cousin.
Lu Chuqing could somewhat understand Lu Linqi's feelings.
I really want to do everything well to meet my parents' requirements and expectations, but the truth is that no matter what I do, I will still be criticized for my shortcomings and faults, and in the end they will say that I am not attentive or hardworking enough.
If you explain, you'll be accused of shirking your mistakes, making excuses, and not thinking about why you were wrong, but only thinking that it can't be considered your fault.
Finally, let me add one more thing: incorrigible.
Although she wasn't forced to study in her previous life, she was scolded and made to work by Old Man Liu. Sometimes she would trip over her own feet and be beaten and scolded.
When she confided her grievances to Liu Fengming, who still held onto hope, the man resorted to unreasonable lecturing, blaming her for all the mistakes.
After thinking for a moment, she was about to say something to comfort the boy when Cai Min's loud voice came from downstairs, "Grandchildren! Come down for dinner!"
Lu Chengyang also shouted in response, "Oh, I'm going down now!"
After saying that, he prepared to carry Lu Chuqing downstairs, but the little dumpling dodged him.
"Brother, I still want to watch TV. Let's bring the food up and eat."
"You little brat, you know how to enjoy yourself! I'm the one who brings you food!"
That's what he said, but Lu Chengyang really did go downstairs to get the food by himself.
As soon as he left, Lu Linqi, who had been almost invisible, finally moved.
Lu Chuqing got off the bench before him and ran up to him. He reflexively frowned and pushed her away.
"What are you doing?" the boy asked, his face grim.
Lu Chuqing bluntly said, "Let's see if you've cried or not."
Hearing this, Lu Linqi gave her a speechless and disdainful look, "Do you think I'm the kind of girl who cries all the time?"
After saying that, she added, "Crying is the most useless thing, I will never cry."
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