ebookland Chapter 19 Not everything is black and white!
Chapter 19 Not everything is black and white!
It's often said that you won't feel disgusted with a child unless you've personally experienced their power.
Lu Yuanqing was no exception.
He truly felt how annoying unruly children were, the kind of feeling where you want to beat them up but can't, and can only suppress your frustration—it was really uncomfortable.
"You know what? The family upstairs, that brat, keeps jumping around and making all sorts of noises like moving chairs. Every night it's until one or two in the morning. I contacted the property management, and they came up twice every night but couldn't get through. Then I called the police. This time it was quiet for a day, and then it started again."
"And then! How did you solve it, host?"
Lu Yuanqing sneered, "Solve it? Do you think that in cases where there's a brat, there aren't a pair of spoiled parents at home who indulge him?"
"I couldn't stand not being able to sleep well every night, so I went directly to them, and guess what they said to me?"
"What did you say?" System 666's curiosity was piqued.
"They told me to move into a villa if I thought it was too noisy!"
"Huh? Shameless! What should we do then?"
"What else can we do?" Lu Yuanqing's lips curled up, and he still felt a sense of satisfaction thinking about what he had done.
"I'll just move into another house."
"Is that all?" System 666 even felt indignant on his behalf.
"Of course we can't just let it go like this!" Lu Yuanqing sneered, his hands behind his back. "I'm renovating that house, but I'm not in a hurry to finish. I'll just hire a worker for 300 yuan a day. He'll be drilling here and there all day long, and the sound of the drill never stops!"
System 666 was shocked and expressed admiration!
“My renovation was reasonable and compliant with regulations. No one could change my mind. I heard that the family upstairs couldn’t take it anymore and moved out not long after!”
Lu Yuanqing knew that this situation would affect other homeowners, but there was nothing he could do. He was almost driven crazy by the family upstairs.
That brat runs up and down the stairs every day, jumping around. His parents aren't any better; they walk around upstairs at one or two in the morning every night, and the chairs move around constantly, driving him to the brink of a nervous breakdown.
“For every building that collapses downstairs, there’s an upstairs building that’s causing the collapse. Host, I understand you!” System 222 said.
Only those who are constantly bothered by noise know what it feels like—a feeling of wanting to die together with someone else.
Lu Yuanqing raised an eyebrow and stopped talking.
Anyway, after this incident, he really disliked unruly children.
Compared to him, Lu Yuanbo is much cuter!
Although impulsive and not very bright, he is obedient and, most importantly, will protect his family! His strengths outweigh his weaknesses.
While talking to the system, Lu Yuanqing arrived at Lu Guobin's house in no time.
"Auntie, is Uncle home?" Lu Yuanqing called out.
When Zhang Panlan saw him, she didn't give him a cold look, but she wasn't particularly enthusiastic either. "He's inside, having had lunch and resting."
"Okay, then I'll go in and find him!" Lu Yuanqing was completely unaffected, smiled at her, and went inside.
Actually, it's understandable that Zhang Panlan would treat him coldly.
Treating him with such a normal attitude is simply kind-hearted.
Lu Guobin had taken good care of the Lu family. If their situation was not bad, they would give them that little bit of food.
But as everyone knows, no family is well-off right now.
Therefore, the food that Lu Guobin provided to them was all from his own family's rations.
This kindness should be remembered.
Zhang Panlan picked up a broom and started sweeping the yard in front of the door, but thinking about what happened yesterday, she put down the broom and followed them inside.
As Lu Yuanqing stepped into the main room, he saw Lu Guobin.
"Yuan Qing is here!" Lu Guobin asked him to sit down.
Lu Yuanqing smiled at him, took out two large, wrapped meat buns, and said, "Uncle, here you go!"
When Lu Guobin saw what it was, his first instinct was to refuse, "Take it back!"
Lu Yuanqing didn't move, but simply smiled and said, "This is for you!"
Zhang Panlan walked in at this moment. When she saw what was on the table, she was stunned and said, "Meat buns? Yuanqing, why did you bring such valuable things?"
When family members come to visit, there's no need for such formalities.
No holidays or festivals!
Lu Yuanqing smiled and said, "I went to Yangliu Village yesterday, didn't I? I brought these back this year, and I was thinking of giving two to my uncle and aunt as a token of my respect. Please accept them! It's not much!"
Giving away two meat buns is a bit stingy.
Zhang Panlan disagreed, repeatedly refusing, saying, "Take it back for the children!"
"They have some, so you can take them!" Lu Yuanqing waved his hand, giving each of them one and a half, and he and Lu Yuanbo each ate four!
I won't even go into the details of such extravagance!
But Zhang Panlan was moved! She thought that what he said was just politeness, and that even if there was one, there would only be one, and the whole family would only get one, so they would only get a little bit.
But they brought them two instead. What else could it be but a deliberate act?
They bought twenty in total? How is that possible? Who does that? Don't they want to live a normal life anymore?
Anyway, Zhang Panlan felt much relieved, with a sense of relief that the food her husband had given her wasn't fed to an ungrateful wretch.
"Alright, alright, your aunt has enjoyed your good fortune just this once."
Zhang Panlan smiled, and Lu Guobin moved his lips but swallowed his objections.
Ever since Zhang Panlan took away a few kilograms of his family's grain, she hasn't given him a kind look in a long time.
The big meat bun was left behind. Lu Guobin said, "You came here today because of Huanhuan, right?"
They probably just got back and came to ask about the situation as soon as they heard the news.
"Don't mind him, he's just a good-for-nothing. If he dares to ruin Huanhuan's reputation again, I'll take your three brothers to the Niu family to settle the score!" Lu Guobin has three sons, so dealing with the Niu family is a piece of cake.
The Niu family is small, but all their daughters are married, so there are quite a few kinship ties.
But the Lu family isn't without relatives.
Besides, if Niu Datou of the Niu family doesn't act like a decent human being, how can others possibly interfere without reason?
"So we'll let it go this time?" Lu Yuanqing was unwilling.
"You still want to settle scores with them?" Zhang Panlan asked, puzzled.
"Is there a problem?" Lu Yuanqing asked, full of questions.
They suffered a loss, and they're just going to let it go like that? They should at least teach Niu Datou a lesson, otherwise he'll think he can ruin Lu Yuanhuan's reputation at will.
Zhang Panlan and Lu Guobin exchanged a glance, both seeing helplessness in each other's eyes.
Lu's parents passed away, and there was no one in the family who understood human relationships.
“Yuanqing!” Zhang Panlan pulled him to sit down. “Yesterday, your uncle reprimanded everyone and explained that Niu Datou was just talking nonsense.”
“But when Yuanbo and I came back today, a lot of people in the village were still talking about it!” Lu Yuanqing couldn’t help but feel indignant when he thought about how those people were gossiping about Lu Yuanhuan.
“You can go and beat up Niu Datou, or go to Niu’s house to cause trouble and vent your anger, but the rumors won’t just stop.” Zhang Panlan directly shattered his illusions.
Gossiping is human nature, and you can never stop it.
The more you tell them to shut up, the more enthusiastic they become, and they might even make up more lies for you. How can you stop them?
“If we keep making a fuss, it will only give them more to talk about. It’s better to just let it go. Keep an eye on Huanhuan for now and make sure she doesn’t get entangled with Niu Datou. As long as you don’t have any contact, after a while, when everyone sees that you’ve made no further moves, they’ll all know that Niu Datou was just making things up.”
Lu Yuanqing wanted to clean his ears to make sure he wasn't hallucinating.
"Wait, don't they think we're easy to bully?!"
This is absolutely outrageous!
How is this any different from those who advise girls to respect themselves and protect themselves, but don't advise men who do bad things to have humanity?
"Yuan Qing, do you even know why Niu Datou is bullying Huanhuan?" Lu Guobin asked.
Lu Yuanqing nodded, "I feel like there's no one else in my family, Huanhuan is too soft-hearted, and Niu Datou isn't a good person either."
A born bad seed.
Lu Guobin shook his head. "You're really naive! Niu Datou has his eye on Huanhuan. He did this to ruin her reputation so she would have no choice but to marry him."
Lu Yuanqing opened his mouth wide, as if he had heard something unbelievable.
If you like someone, instead of striving to become a better version of yourself to be worthy of her, you ruin her reputation, drag her down from her pedestal, and force her to marry him?
Niu Datou is sick!
Zhang Panlan: "He did it on purpose. You said you wanted to seek justice, but the best time to seek justice was yesterday. Yesterday, Niu Datou stood at your door and said some ridiculous things to Huanhuan. At that time, you could beat him to death and it would be fine. You could even go to his door and curse his ancestors for eighteen generations. No one would say anything!"
"But it's all in the past, so let it go. If you keep dwelling on it, you'll only make yourself a laughingstock. And if people still have doubts about what Niu Datou said, it will eventually become a different story because of the excessive entanglement with the Niu family."
Don't doubt the power of rumors to spread.
"We'll stay put for now. You guys keep an eye on Huanhuan and make sure no one sees her having any contact with Niu Datou again. When the Niu family can't sit still and comes knocking on our door, I'll take your brother and the others to deal with them!" Lu Guobin didn't believe that Niu Datou wouldn't have a backup plan.
Anyone who dares to bully the Lu family will be beaten to death if given the chance!
But if you go looking for trouble after the fact, you might feel good about yourself, but Lu Yuanhuan's reputation will be truly ruined.
Throughout history, rumors about men and women have always circulated, and it is always women who suffer losses. This is a fact, and also a tragedy.
Lu Yuanqing fell silent! He was born in the mid-95s, a typical black-and-white person. Wrong was wrong, and right was right. He couldn't accept the idea that if a scoundrel bullied his family in front of him, he would just let it go for the sake of his useless reputation.