Chapter 13: 13

Chapter 13: The King’s Title

Chang Qing returned to the Lu family.

Lu Xuan was gone, but life had to go on. Lu Zheng, the former idler, became busy.

The owner of the Lu family, had formerly been Lu Xuan, and now it had become Lu Zheng. Chang Qing could hardly see Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng wasn’t there, but Lu Shi and Lu Hua were there. They didn’t go to school anymore.

Chang Qing didn’t see Lu Shi, but met Lu Hua a few times. She was in a very bad state. As soon as she saw him, she ran away. She didn’t want to see him at all.

He should get used to Lu Shi and Lu Hua’s attitudes.

In fact, Chang Qing didn’t have to stay in the Lu family, but Lu Zheng denied his idea. He said, “You haven’t separated from my elder brother. You can’t leave.”

Chang Qing only mentioned it once, and didn’t mention it again.

In the evening, Chang Qing ate alone in the dining room as usual.

The dishes on this table were as abundant as ever, but Chang Qing couldn’t eat them all alone. He ate something like he was chewing wax just to fill his stomach then he put down his chopsticks.

Mother Zhang brought another soup, and Chang Qing asked her, “Have Lu Hua and Lu Shi eaten?”

Mother Zhang put down the soup, wiped her hands, and said helplessly, “They refused to eat. Ah-Zheng told me to leave them alone.”

Lu Zheng is more heartless than Lu Xuan. He doesn’t have any tolerance for his younger siblings. Since these two are on a hunger strike, let them be hungry.

They have been hungry for two days now. They’re protesting in this way because Chang Qing came back. But now it seems that it has no effect. Lu Zheng doesn’t eat this set.1

Chang Qing squeezed the chopsticks tightly and suddenly put them down. He said, “I’ll ask them to come down for dinner.”

Mother Zhang  wiped her hands and said, “I’ll go with you.”

With that, she took two trays, put some food and ready-to-eat snacks on them, and went upstairs with Chang Qing.

Lu Shi and his sister lived in a room on the second floor, very close to each other. At this time, both of their doors were closed.

Chang Qing knocked on Lu Hua’s bedroom door first.

Of course, Lu Hua didn’t respond to him. Chang Qing asked Mother Zhang to put down the tray. Then he stood outside and said to Lu Hua, “Lu Hua, do you want to starve to death?”

From inside Lu Hua didn’t say a word.

Chang Qing asked, “Do you think anyone will care about your hunger strike?”

Mother Zhang pulled on Chang Qing’s arm. Chang Qing patted her hand reassuringly, then turned to the door and said, “If you starve to death, I’ll set off firecrackers for a few days and nights and get banners to hang on the streets to celebrate. That’s not enough. I’ll invite someone to go to your school to publicize your heroic hunger strike… “

Perhaps these words were too lethal for Lu Hua. The door in front of him was suddenly opened, and Lu Hua said angrily, “You vicious vixen! I should have exposed your true face!”

Chang Qing pursed his lips and smiled, “So energetic. It seems that you’re not having any problems with hunger.”

Lu Hua clenched her small fist. She stared at him with red eyes, and said loudly, “You’re so bad! I knew you couldn’t see us happy! As soon as big brother left, you showed your true colors!”

Chang Qing looked at Mother Zhang with a surprised expression, and said, “Mother Zhang, why did you bring food? They won’t eat it. So why did you bring food? It’s a waste of food. Take it back.”

Mother Zhang got the message. She pretended to be difficult, “How can the body bear it without eating?”

Chang Qing said, “They’re young and in good health. They’ll be fine if they’re hungry for a few days. Take it back.”

As he said this, he smiled, with an expression of “I’m glad you’re starving to death”, which suddenly touched a nerve of Lu Hua. She bared her fangs and brandished her claws, “Mother Zhang!! Don’t go!”

Mother Zhang immediately stopped. Lu Hua’s small chest heaved heavily, “Don’t go. Those are mine.”

Chang Qing said, “You’ve been on a hunger strike for two days, and now you’re going to give up?”

Lu Hua said viciously, “You just can’t see me well! If I’m not well, you’ll be happy to death! I won’t do what you want! ”

She knew that for the past two days her second brother hadn’t even asked her about the hunger strike. The hunger strike was of no use with her second brother. She was at the end of her rope and couldn’t hold on any longer.

And Chang Qing’s words made her think from a different perspective. If something happened to her, wouldn’t the fox spirit be happy to death?!

Just like she doesn’t like the vixen, she can also feel that the vixen doesn’t like her, which is normal. She looks down on the vixen, and the vixen doesn’t like her either. They just hate each other.

Since the second brother was unmoved by her and the third brother’s hunger strike, it was already a foregone conclusion that Chang Qing would live at home. If she continued the hunger strike, she would really starve to death, and the vixen would really set off firecrackers to celebrate as he had said. Which was too infuriating!

Lu Hua immediately changed her mind when she thought of this. She said loudly to Mother Zhang, “That’s mine! I want it all, give it to me! “

Zhang Ma looked at Chang Qing in mock embarrassment, and Chang Qing also showed a look of regret. “… I’m not full yet, Mother Zhang. Is there any cordyceps dragon bone soup2?”

Mother Zhang handed the tray to Lu Hua and said, “Yes, I’ll serve it for you.”

Chang Qing didn’t look at Lu Hua again and followed Mother Zhang down.

Lu Hua was holding the tray, her eyes still red. She whispered: “Brother, look at your wife. He’s so bad. You’re gone, and he’s not sad at all. He wants me to go on a hunger strike. He’s really too bad, big brother …”

The door of Lu Shi’s room which was across from hers opened, “Lu Hua!”

Lu Hua glanced at Lu Shi and was about to go back to the room. She wasn’t in the mood to talk to Lu Shi now.

Lu Shi said, “You just gave up? Don’t eat! If you eat it, he’ll be happy!”

Lu Hua said, “I’m hungry. If I continue to be hungry, I’ll starve to death.”

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Lu Shi said resentfully, “Lu Zheng will definitely drive him away. Can’t you hold on for a few more days?”

“…” Lu Hua burst into tears, “I’ll really starve to death if I hold on for a few more days.”

She sobbed and said, “If I starve to death, the vixen will definitely set off firecrackers to celebrate. He’s such a villain. He’ll be happy to death. I heard from my classmates that when the husband dies,  the wife can get a share of the inheritance. He loves money so much that he probably can’t wait for big brother to be gone. If anything happens to us, this family will all be his.”

Lu Shi: “…”

After a long time, Lu Shi said angrily, “I want to eat too!”

There wasn’t much food on the tray, and it was quickly eaten by two people. Lu Shi had been hungry for too long, and he could barely endure without eating. Once he tasted the food, that choked back hunger gushed out like a flood.

After eating the small tray of food, Lu Shi said, “I’ve eaten everything. What else is there to eat? We can’t let the vixen watch us make fools of ourselves. Go! Let’s go down to eat.”

Lu Hua nodded, wiped her tears and said, “I’m going to wash my face and change my clothes.”

Lu Shi paused and said, “I’ll go too!”

After a while, the two siblings tidied up and went downstairs together. When they saw Mother Zhang, they said, “We want to eat.”

Mother Zhang was very surprised. After being surprised, she laughed and said, “OK, I’ll make you some hot dishes.”

The two siblings’ hunger strike plan officially went bankrupt. Lu Zheng didn’t know about it until a week after the two siblings had returned to normal.

Lu Zheng had some free time that day, so he came back for lunch. Mother Zhang knew in advance that he was coming back, and specially cooked a very hearty meal.

After Lu Zheng came back, he saw Lu Shi and Lu Hua sitting in front of the dining table. He remained calm looking but was a bit surprised. He reached out for a glass of water, took a sip to moisten his throat, and said to Lu Hua and Lu Shi with a little sarcasm: “You guys are so capable. How can you be willing to go out and meet people?”

Lu Hua gave him a plaintive look and said nothing.

Lu Shi also refused to look at him. Both of them were somewhat resentful of Lu Zheng’s disregard.

Lu Zheng had never been a father or a mother to these two little ones, and had no intention of considering their mood. He smiled sarcastically, and his eyes fell on Chang Qing. He saw that his appearance was much better than at the beginning, and the emotions in his eyes also softened.

They began to eat, but the atmosphere was very silent. The only sound that could be heard was the sound of chopsticks and bowls colliding from time to time.

After a while, Lu Hua suddenly said, “That’s what I want.”

Chang Qing took a chicken wing. When he heard Lu Hua’s voice, he raised his eyes and looked at her.

Lu Hua said word by word: “That’s what I want, you give it back to me.”

Chang Qing raised his eyebrows, and without saying anything, put the chicken wing into her bowl.

Lu Hua smiled smugly and looked at him while nibbling on the chicken wing.

This is a scene that happens every day at the dinner table. Lu Shi is not surprised by this, but Lu Zheng was seeing it for the first time. He frowned and said, “Do you have no hands or something? You can’t get it yourself?”

Lu Hua confidently said, “He robbed me!”

Lu Zheng laughed angrily, “Robbed you? Why don’t you just tell him not to eat? Is that how you treat your sister-in-law when I’m not at home? “

Before Lu Hua could speak, Chang Qing opened his mouth and said, “It’s okay. She can eat whatever she wants, but she can’t always finish it all.”

Lu Hua snorted.

Lu Zheng reached out and patted her on the head. “Don’t snort, talk well.”

Lu Hua covered her head aggrievedly and complained, “Don’t beat people all the time! Can you afford it if you beat me stupid? “

Lu Zheng sneered: “It’s a pig’s head.”

Lu Hua said: “Big brother wouldn’t be like you. The tiger isn’t at home, so the tortoise calls himself king.3 I won’t eat it.”

She threw her chopsticks down and left.

Lu Zheng’s expression froze. It had only been a short time since the incident and not everyone had come out4. It was ok to ignore a certain word, but if he said it, it would become the source of pain and bitterness in his heart.

Lu Shi took a few mouthfuls of rice, chewed it hastily, then put down his chopsticks, and said loudly, “I won’t eat it either.”

After that, he left with Lu Hua.

Only Lu Zheng and Chang Qing were left at the table.

The hot dishes and soup on the table were still steaming, and the air was full of the aroma of the food. Chang Qing ate quietly without saying a word.

Lu Zheng glanced at him and lowered his head to eat.

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1.not to allow oneself to be pushed around; not to take something lying down

2.cordyceps flower and dragon bone soup:

Cordyceps flower is a type of mushroom. This is supposed to be a nourishing soup. It certainly looks yummy to me!

3.So this seems to be referencing the saying: The tiger isn’t at home, so the monkey calls himself king. Here it has 王八 which can mean tortoise but can ALSO mean bastard, cuckold, etc. Feel like that might’ve been on purpose…

4. Not sure about this sentence. Here it is in Chinese: 所有人都没有走出来-

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