Sensing that Lu Jiayan was unwilling to tell him the truth, Lu Jingxing helped him pull down his trouser legs and slowly stood up.
She placed her hand on his shoulder and smiled slightly.
“If you don’t want to talk about it, I won’t force you. Getting better will be good for you, for me, and for our whole family.”
However, secrets will eventually come out.
There is no secret in the world that can be kept hidden for long.
...
At noon, Yunping stewed three pigeons with some red dates, goji berries, and other medicinal herbs.
After simmering for an hour, a pot of nourishing soup was ready.
The aroma was so enticing that An Wan and Lu Zhili's mouths watered.
Yunping had prepared a large bowl of pigeon soup for Lu Sen to drink when he returned home from work in the evening.
The remaining large pot of pigeon soup was all eaten up by An Wan and Lu Zhili.
Everyone was given a large bowl of pigeon soup, and then they tore off a piece of pigeon meat to eat, along with tofu stewed with cabbage and glass noodles. The simple lunch was enjoyed by everyone.
In the afternoon, Lu Jingxing took He Sichen for a stroll in the village.
Lu Zhili wanted to go with them, and he also wanted to drag An Wan along.
But she sternly refused.
She would never go with me, even if you killed her.
Just kidding, she wouldn't dare stay with He Sichen. What if something like the pigeon incident from this morning happened again? Wouldn't he discover her secret?
I always felt like his eyes could see right through me.
So after taking a nap with Yunping for an hour, she got up to knead the dough and make dumplings.
Lu Chunhe and Lu Yanshu went up the mountain to chop firewood.
Only Lu Jingming was left to help knead the dough.
Yunping chops the dumpling filling.
Anwan washed the cabbage, chopped it, and set it aside.
Lu Jiayan helped roll out the dumpling wrappers.
Everyone worked together seamlessly, with a clear division of labor.
When Lu Jingxing and He Sichen returned and entered the living room, they saw this harmonious and happy scene.
My sense of happiness will increase by another ten points.
"He Sichen, do you know how to make dumplings?"
"Who says I can't? Let's see who can make the prettiest dumplings."
“Okay.” Lu Jingxing deliberately challenged He Sichen to a dumpling-making contest.
Because he was dissatisfied with He Sichen's ability to quickly surpass his own.
Always striving for excellence, he always aims to be number one, whether in academics or other fields.
"I want to make dumplings too!" Lu Zhili raised his hands, clamoring to participate in the dumpling-making competition.
But Yunping refused. "No! Don't ruin the dumplings."
He ruined so many dumplings the last few times, so please don't come again.
"Mommy, I want to get one too! Big Brother and Sichen can both get them, why can't I?"
"No means no!" Yunping's attitude was firm.
An Wan couldn't help but chuckle. "Fifth Brother, if you really want to make dumplings, that's fine. Let Big Brother test you. If you answer all the questions correctly, you can make dumplings."
"Really? What will you test me on, brother?" Lu Zhili tilted his head, looking curious.
"Have you been studying with your brother Jiayan these past few days? We've been testing your handwriting and reciting ancient poems. If you get them all right, you can ask your mom to let you make dumplings."
An Wan thought she had come up with a good idea.
Hehehe...
This would allow He Sichen to shift his focus to Lu Zhili.
"That's a good idea, Zhili. If you answer correctly, Mom will let you make dumplings."
Yunping gave Anwan a thumbs up in praise.
"Huh? Okay!" He lacked confidence; what if he answered incorrectly? Would they laugh at him?
"Zhili, answer well and believe in yourself." As his fifth brother's teacher, Lu Jiayan naturally wanted to encourage him.
Fifth brother must not disgrace his teacher.
"Alright, Fourth Brother." I can't run away. I'm not stupid. I can go to school with my eldest and second brothers and get first place in the exams.
My sister said I'm a great student and that I'll definitely be able to go to school someday.
Lu Zhili silently cheered himself on.
"Ali is studying at home with Ayan?" Lu Jingxing was a little surprised, not expecting such a big change in his home recently.
Since Anwan came to our home, my mother has not only smiled, but she is also full of energy every day. She no longer cries, and her depression has not recurred.
The fourth brother has hardly had any flare-ups recently, and the condition of his legs is gradually improving.
Now even my fifth brother is starting to love learning.
Lu Zhili nodded, looking very serious. "Big brother, I've learned a lot of characters and a few ancient poems from fourth brother, but when you test me, please make it a little easier, otherwise I won't be able to make dumplings."
“Okay.” Lu Jingxing smiled faintly, pondering what kind of test he should set so that his fifth brother could pass the test easily.
Everyone fell silent and watched him pose the question.
"I'll start by giving you ten characters and a classical poem. If you can answer them correctly, you'll pass."
"Mmm-hmm." Lu Zhili nodded, mimicking An Wan's little gesture.
He turned around and went to the small room to get a piece of paper and a pen, sat on the stool, and listened attentively to Lu Jingxing's questions.
"Write down the ten characters for metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, snow, rain, thunder, and lightning, and also memorize the poem 'Ode to the Goose'."
"Hahaha! I know this, I know this." Hearing that the test question was so easy, Lu Zhili laughed so hard that he almost fell off the stool.
He buried himself in his work, writing furiously on the paper.
An Wan had no worries about his abilities. She mixed the minced meat that Yunping had chopped into the cabbage leaves and stirred it slowly.
In less than half a minute, Lu Zhili put down his pen, picked up the paper, and came to Lu Jingxing.
"Big brother, can you check if I wrote it correctly?" With her bright, sparkling eyes and long, fluttering eyelashes, she looked like a delicate doll.
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