bookbashuk Chapter 252 Hmph...No taste
Chapter 252 Hmph...No taste
Once she started talking, Lu's mother couldn't stop. She dug up all of Lu Zhou's past mischievousness and aversion to school, and couldn't stop talking.
Lu Zhou blushed deeply, so embarrassed he wished he could dig a four-bedroom apartment out of the ground: Had he really been such a scoundrel before?
Grandma Shen smiled and smoothed things over: "It's one thing that Lili is a good teacher, but the key is that the children themselves are willing to work hard. Otherwise, even the best teacher can't produce good results."
Lu Zhou quickly nodded in agreement, "Grandma Shen is right! I think so too!"
Shen Li looked at him with a half-smile and said slowly, "Not bad, that's really unexpected. It seems you've really put in the effort these past few days."
Lu Zhou immediately raised his chin, a smug look on his face: "Of course! Sister Li, aren't I even more capable than my eldest and second brothers?"
Shen Li scoffed, "Tch, in my heart, my eldest and second eldest brothers are still more capable."
"You have no taste!"
The two started bickering again, as usual, and the laughter in the main hall grew even louder, filling the courtyard with a festive atmosphere.
Look at the time is almost up.
Everyone got up and went back to wash up and go to bed.
Shen Li walked to Grandma Shen's side: "Grandma, remember to apply the plaster I gave you a couple of days ago to bed every night."
Grandma Shen smiled and replied, "Yes, I know, don't worry! I understand your filial piety, but you're so nagging like an old lady. Be careful, or Lu Cheng might not like you in the future."
Grandpa Yu couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Grandma Shen glared at him, and Grandpa Yu immediately stopped laughing and dared not say another word, only muttering under his breath, "Isn't this just like you back then? So young and already so worried."
Grandma Shen: "..."
Shen Li turned to Grandpa Yu and instructed, "I'm not just talking about Grandma, but also you. You have to take it on time too, don't forget."
"Yes, I remember!" Grandpa Yu nodded. "Life is so comfortable now, of course I have to take good care of my health."
Shen Liyang smiled broadly: "That's right! Having an elder in the family is like having a treasure. I now have two treasures, so you two must take good care of yourselves."
The two elderly people looked at each other, like children being lectured, but they didn't feel annoyed at all. Instead, they felt warm and happy.
"Okay, I understand." Grandma Shen nodded with a smile.
Watching the two elderly people return to their courtyard, Shen Li turned around and saw Lu Zhou and Nuan Nuan waiting for her beside her—Nuan Nuan was being held in Lu Zhou's arms. It was dark at night, and he was afraid that the little girl might accidentally step into a pit.
"Let's go back too," Shen Li said.
"Mm," Lu Zhou replied.
Shen Li reached out to take Nuan Nuan's arm: "Let me carry her!"
Lu Zhou slightly turned aside to avoid it: "It's okay, the baby is heavy, I can carry him."
Nuannuan stared blankly at Lu Zhou, her cheeks puffed out, and said defiantly, "Third Uncle, where am I heavy?"
Shen Li laughed and teased Lu Zhou, "No matter what age a girl is, how can you say she's heavy?"
Seeing the little girl's furrowed brows, Lu Zhou quickly corrected himself, "Third Uncle misspoke. I was just worried about tiring your aunt."
The little girl snorted, her eyes sparkling: "Hmph! Third Uncle, do you like Auntie? Even if you do, you can't use that against me!"
Lu Zhou gently flicked her little nose: "What do you know, you little brat? Don't talk nonsense."
The little girl tilted her head back, a smug look on her face: "Hmph, my aunt is so pretty, who wouldn't like her!"
Lu Zhou, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, immediately retorted: "Your aunt is like a tigress, who would like her!"
The little girl: "Hmph...no taste."
Shen Li and Lu Nan stood to the side, watching the two bickering, and couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Hahaha..."
Lu Zhou stared blankly at Shen Li—she was wearing the same white dress he had bought her last time.
The moonlight shone on the hem of the skirt, like a soft halo, so beautiful that it was hard to look away.
"What are you thinking about? You seem so lost in thought." Shen Li raised her hand and waved it in front of his eyes.
Lu Zhou snapped out of his daze and covered it up, saying, "It's nothing, I just think that everyone says nieces resemble their aunts, and your little niece's way of speaking is exactly like yours."
The little girl immediately puffed out her chest: "It's so honorable to look like my aunt!"
On the way, Shen Li looked at the two jubilant people beside her and said with a smile, "You two did very well on the college entrance exam this time. What kind of reward do you want? Just say the word, and I'll grant your wish."
Lu Nan shook her head without even thinking: "I don't want it. Sister Li, you've already given me enough. Even if I sold myself to you, it wouldn't be enough to repay this kindness."
If it weren't for Sister Li, how could he have gotten into Peking University and lived in such a big courtyard? These were things he never dared to dream of before; he would probably have been stuck in the small town of Kaiyuan City for the rest of his life.
Lu Zhou curled his lips: "If he doesn't want it, I might! But I haven't decided yet, I'll tell you when I do."
Shen Li raised an eyebrow and joked, "I won't do anything illegal or disorderly."
Lu Zhou quickly waved his hand: "How could I dare to make such a request? You'd beat me to a pulp."
Shen Li smiled faintly: "It's good that you know what's going on."
When they arrived at Shen Li's courtyard, Lu Zhou put Nuan Nuan down. After watching Shen Li enter the room, he and Lu Nan turned and left.
Shen Li helped the little girl wash up and go to bed. With Lu Cheng not around, her daily routine had become much more regular; she went to bed early and got up early, and her days were quite peaceful.
Her older brother hadn't called in a long time. He called once before, saying he was going on a mission and that she probably wouldn't hear from him for the next few months. She didn't know which department he had gone to; he was keeping it so secret.
When she's alone, she still misses them terribly—not just in her heart, but also physically, she feels a subtle emptiness of longing.
She suddenly remembered Lu Cheng teasing her before, asking if she would crave meat when they weren't around.
What did she say back then?
It sounds like they're saying "no"?
Okay, she lied.
Actually, she does, especially in the days leading up to her period, when her craving for meat is particularly strong.
Why didn't I feel this way before?
Sigh... Just bear with it and it will pass.
The next morning, just as everyone finished breakfast at the restaurant, the security guard at the door came in to report: "Young Madam, there are two young ladies at the door who say they are your cousins and have come to visit Madam Shen."
Everyone looked at Shen Li with confusion, and she looked equally bewildered: "I don't know who it is either."
"Please ask them to wait in the main hall!" Shen Li instructed.
"it is good."
After breakfast, Second Uncle took Lu's mother to the shop.
There are only a few younger family members left in the family, plus Grandpa Yu and Grandma Shen.
Since they were there to visit Grandma, she naturally had to be the one to make the appearance. The group walked through the corridor and headed towards the main hall.
As soon as she entered the main hall, Shen Li recognized the two women—the two cousins she had met at her grandmother's house a few days ago.
What are they doing here?