bookbashuk Chapter 463 Old Man and Child
Chapter 463 Old Man and Child
The days without Tang Wan's company are neither good nor bad.
The advantage is that you don't have to worry about the succubus draining your energy, but the disadvantage is that once you get used to being drained by the succubus, you'll feel itchy if you don't see it for a day.
However, after all, it is a modern era with highly developed communication technology and numerous means of communication. Every hour or two, the succubus will show up on WeChat, and there will be a video call before going to bed at night.
With such a high frequency of contact, Lu You once had the illusion that Tang Wan was right beside him and they were not separated by a long distance.
Before I knew it, a few more days had passed.
As the New Year approaches, the festive atmosphere becomes stronger and the popularity of the mansion increases day by day.
My second uncle, aunt, aunt, uncle, cousin, and all those who could go home for the New Year returned to the mansion one after another.
My grandparents are visibly happy. As they get older, they fear loneliness and love crowds, especially the crowds of a house full of children and grandchildren.
Lingxuzi and Xiaobao were the opposite, visibly exhausted. Every day, strangers came to them and touched them all over their bodies, from head to toe, and the key was that they could not resist.
Xiaobao is fine. He is small in size and will just squat in a corner when he gets bored. The Lu family mansion is large and has a lot of furniture, so there is no need to worry about anyone finding him.
Lingxuzi is not like that. His body is like that of a little lion, which is extremely conspicuous. He can only take care of his head but not his butt. He has nowhere to hide and can only be toyed with by others.
Of course, a large body means relatively more energy. In addition, Lingxuzi is young and playful, and he is happy to play with everyone.
On the morning of the 29th, the sky suddenly brightened.
Lu You woke up from his dream and his hand subconsciously reached to the side.
It wasn't as soft and warm as expected, but just empty and cold.
Lu You felt a moment of loss in his heart, but then he returned to normal, got up from the bed, and walked into the bathroom in his slippers.
ten minutes later.
Lu You came out of the bathroom with a thin layer of wetness on his face.
I changed into sportswear, put on my watch, picked up my cell phone, opened the door, left the room, walked through the corridor, and all the way to the restaurant.
Inside the restaurant, the lighting is warm and soft.
The two old men sat at the dining table, with Lu Buyu accompanying them.
There were three bowls of white porridge, a plate of pickles, and a dish of fried salted fish on the table. It was plain, simple and plain.
It’s not that the Lu family can’t afford good food, but that the elderly don’t need to and can’t eat too good food.
"Good morning." Lu You was the first to greet.
The three of them turned their gazes at the same time.
Lu Buyu took a look at Lu You's outfit and asked, "Going running again?"
"Ah."
During these days when he was back in his hometown, Lu You would go running every morning and evening, partly out of habit and partly to kill time.
To be honest, Lu You was so bored in his hometown that he was almost going moldy.
I get scolded for studying in my room, and I get scolded for playing with my phone in the living room. There is a generation gap between me and the older generation, and I have no topics to talk about with people of the same generation.
It's like playing Vayne in the bottom lane and meeting Ashe and Braum, your own support is a cat hanging on a tree, and the opposing jungler Poppy buys a villa in the bottom lane at level 3, and is simply in prison.
"What do you want for breakfast? I'll ask Auntie to make it." Grandma said considerately.
"It's all fine. I'll eat whatever is available. I'm not picky." Lu You replied with a smile.
Grandma looked into the refrigerator in the kitchen, wondering if there was anything edible in there.
"There are still a lot of dumpling wrappers and fillings left from last night. Do you want steamed or fried dumplings?"
"Let's steam it! Fried dumplings are too oily. I don't want anything too greasy for breakfast."
"Where are the eggs? Do you want eggs?"
"I want one, boiled."
"Okay, go ahead and run."
After watching Lu You leave, the three of them picked up their chopsticks again and continued their unfinished breakfast.
Grandpa picked up a piece of pickled vegetable with chopsticks and put it into his mouth along with the sticky and soft white porridge. It made a crunching sound as he chewed it with his teeth.
The pickled flavor of the shriveled leaves was completely squeezed out, and it came into contact with the taste buds for only a moment. Before the saltiness reached its peak, it was dispersed by the light taste of the white porridge.
Everything is just right.
My grandfather was a man who had eaten all kinds of delicacies from land and sea. In the days when the law was not yet completely perfect, he had eaten many large carnivorous beasts.
However, after seeing the prosperous world, what I still yearn for is the three-acre land of my hometown. After tasting all the delicacies, what remains in my heart is still the common pickles with porridge.
Unfortunately, pickles are pickled vegetables, and I’m old, so the doctor doesn’t allow me to eat too much of them, so I can only eat them once a week at most.
Not long after.
Grandpa put down his bowl and chopsticks, finished breakfast, and then it was his turn to take care of the housework.
"Boss, go wake everyone up."
Lu Buyu looked at the clock on the wall and said hesitantly, "It's only six o'clock, isn't it too early?"
"Early?" Grandpa snorted coldly, his face solemnly said: "Ren Dabao not only gets up before 6:08, but also goes for a run. Why doesn't he complain about being too early? He plays until late at night and can't get up at noon the next day. His work and rest schedule is disordered, and his days and nights are reversed. How can he bear to ruin his body like this? Especially the second child, he is so fat, his beer belly is bigger than Yu Ning's when she was nine months pregnant. I don't even dare to feed the sows in my farm so fat!"
The second brother is still his younger brother after all, and as the eldest brother, Lu Buyu naturally has to defend him.
"My second brother often goes out for social events, so it's understandable that his figure is out of shape."
"Social engagements, social engagements, what the hell kind of social engagements!" Lu Buyu's explanation not only failed to calm Grandpa's anger, but it seemed to add more fuel to the fire, making it burn even more vigorously. "The second son has an idle position in the company, and the fifth son is the one in power. He also goes to more social engagements, so why doesn't he get fat? It's simply because he can't control his mouth and is too lazy to move his legs."
Lu Buyu was speechless. He was in charge of household affairs and followed the rules, but grandfather was the one who made the rules.
"Shall I go wake everyone up then?"
Grandpa waved his hand, indicating that Lu Buyu could leave.
At this time, the grandmother who had been silent said, "Just wake up the adults and don't bother the children. It's hard for them to get up early for school. Let them be free during the holidays and don't control them too much."
Grandpa frowned when he heard this and said, "Dabao is also in school, why is he able to get up early?"
In such an atmosphere, only grandma dared to refute grandpa.
"No tree has the same leaves, no person has the same face. Everyone can do different things, not to mention Dabao who is different from ordinary people. Most of the children in our family are ordinary people. It's okay to let them learn from Dabao, but asking them to reach Dabao's standards is like using a one-liter bottle to hold two liters of water. It's too much to ask."
"Yes, Dad!" Lu Buyu also took advantage of the situation and said, "Dabao's ability to manage himself is something most adults can't do, let alone those children who are still in school. You are really being difficult by using Dabao as a template to measure them."
My grandfather was just a little hard of hearing, not completely deaf, so he took the two people's advice to heart.
"That's all! Just do as you wish. Call the older ones down and let the younger ones sleep a little longer, but no later than nine o'clock."
……
Lu You was completely unaware of the argument going on in the restaurant.
He came to the courtyard in front of the mansion and took a deep breath of fresh air.
The fresh and natural atmosphere is far beyond what the city can compare to.
Suddenly, Lu You felt something rubbing against his thigh, and then he looked down.
Lingxuzi stood at his feet, sticking out his tongue, raising his tail, and staring at him with clear eyes.
After spending these days together, Lu You and Lingxuzi have become familiar with each other and have a rough idea of his personality.
Lively, active, obedient, friendly, and deeply loved by the family.
Lu You stretched out his right hand, and Lingxuzi offered his head and rubbed it against Lu You's palm.
"Would you like to run together today?"
Lingxuzi circled Lu You twice, wagging his tail happily.
"Come with me!"
The man and the dog walked out of the yard and started jogging along the side of the road.
Lu You maintained his own rhythm, with a steady stride and regular breathing, and ran in an orderly manner.
Lingxuzi let go of his nature and ran wildly. Sometimes he rushed forward fiercely, leaving Lu You dozens of meters behind, and sometimes he stood still and was left behind by Lu You.
Lu You ignored it. Lingxuzi was smart, but he was essentially an Alaskan. It was impossible to expect him to completely obey human wishes.
Besides, this area is all Lu family’s land, so there’s no need to worry about scaring passers-by.
Half an hour later, morning exercise ended.
The man and the dog returned to the house.
Lingxuzi walked to the water dispenser to replenish water. Lu You went upstairs to his room, took a quick five-minute shower, changed into dry clothes, and then went downstairs to the restaurant for breakfast.
On the way, I met Lu Jingshu who had just come out of the room.
"Good morning, brother, have you had breakfast?"
Lu You pinched her cheek and said with a smile: "Not yet, go eat now."
Lu Jingshu smiled, grabbed the little finger and ring finger of Lu You's left hand, and said, "Then let's do it together!"
Looking at Lu Jingshu's hand, which was several sizes smaller than his own, Lu You felt inexplicably moved.
In the past, Lu Jingshu's hands were short and small, and it was difficult for her to wrap around Lu You's index finger. Now, it is more than enough for her to wrap around two fingers. She has grown up after all.
Seeing Lu You motionless with a complicated expression on his face, Lu Jingshu blinked her big eyes and asked curiously: "Brother, what's wrong with you?"
Lu You came back to his senses, shook his head and smiled: "Nothing, I just miss your sister Tang Wan."
Lu Jingshu pouted and kicked Lu You, saying unhappily, "Brother, do you know that it is very rude to mention another girl's name in front of a girl?"
Lu You was speechless.
If you learn to be jealous at such a young age, what will happen when you grow up?
"Xiaoshu, where did you learn this?"
"It's a TV show! A beautiful older sister said this to a handsome older brother."
Lu You squatted down, looked Lu Jingshu in the eye, and said earnestly: "Xiaoshu, don't watch those meaningless TV series with your mother in the future. It has a bad influence."
"What else can I do if I don't watch TV series? My brother isn't here to accompany me."
This simple sentence was like an arrow piercing Lu You's heart. He wanted to defend himself, but his vocabulary was empty and he could only come up with a few words.
"I can't help it, brother...I have to go to school."
"Do I have to go to a very far place to go to school? Can't I go to school in Yangcheng?"
"I can't explain it to you, but you will understand when you grow up."
"Grow up, grow up, and you use growing up to fool me. Brother is so annoying. I don't want to talk to him anymore!" Lu Jingshu left Lu You and ran downstairs quickly.
Lu You sighed, rubbed his aching temple, and murmured, "You can't have your cake and eat it too. The ancients were right."
This reminded Lu You of Tang Wan. If she hadn't worked hard to get admitted to Capital University, he would have probably had a headache.
Children's temper comes and goes quickly.
During breakfast, Lu Jingshu ran to Lu You as if nothing had happened, pulling his sleeve and asking him to play with her.
Lu You readily agreed.
Playing with children is actually a very simple thing, at least simpler than playing with your girlfriend. You just need to respond when she expresses her emotions, and she will find happiness on her own.
Therefore, Lu You was more focused on watching Lu Jingshu entertain herself rather than participating in it.
But there is also a problem. Three-year-old children are really too noisy, even noisier than dogs, especially since the Lu family’s house is big and there is enough space.
Lu Jingshu went back to her ancestral form and turned into a wild monkey, running around, from downstairs to upstairs, from the courtyard to the backyard, without stopping for a moment. Lu You followed behind her all the way, and he was almost numb.
When Lu Jingshu was about to run upstairs again, Lu You couldn't help it and grabbed her.
"Xiao Shu, can't you just sit there and play quietly for a while, read a book, do a puzzle or something? Or go outside and play in the mud!"
Lu Jingshu stood on two steps of the stairs, with her head just reaching Lu You's chest.
She wrinkled her nose and said disdainfully: "I don't want to play in the mud. Mud is so dirty."
Lu You held his waist with one hand, took the time to catch his breath, and said, "Then brother will tell you a story, okay? Little Red Riding Hood and Big Bad Wolf, Snow White and seven strong men, the interracial forbidden love between a prince and a mermaid, whatever you want to hear."
"Really?"
"When did my brother lie to you?"
Lu Jingshu rolled her eyes and said with a smile: "Come to my room!" (End of this chapter)