Ch. 142 - Keep on Fooling
"How many children are in your family?"
Lu Xing asked irritably.
Wei Qingyu was still thinking about why Lu Xing had come back and answered subconsciously.
"Two. My brother and me. My brother is called Wei Wei. We have the same father but different mothers. He just turned..."
'Two.'
That's easy to handle.
Lu Xing asked again.
"Has Wei Wei taken over your family's business?"
Wei Qingyu shook her head.
"He's taken over some. My father gave him the businesses that are easy to go to jail for."
Lu Xing: ???
A roar of laughter nearly escaped him!
This was truly filial piety of the highest order!
Lu Xing couldn't hold it in anymore and asked the key question, "Your dad didn't say he was going to make me disappear, did he?"
This was the question he cared about the most.
Wei Qingyu shook her head. "No."
'Actually, he encouraged me to become a water ghost, chase you down, and drag you into the depths with me.'
"Then that's fine!"
Lu Xing was relieved.
He didn’t like Wei Qingyu anyway; Old Man Wei’s worries were completely misplaced. To Lu Xing, there were only two objectives:
-Understand Old Man Wei’s stance toward him.
-Ensure Wei Qingyu doesn't get into a conflict with her father because of him.
Now that Lu Xing knew that Old Man Wei had no intention of doing anything to him, the first problem was solved, leaving only the second.
'Oh, heavens.'
If Wei Qingyu were to fight with Old Man Wei at home because of him, Lu Xing, then Old Man Wei would definitely settle accounts with him!
So!
This possibility must be avoided.
Then Lu Xing must stabilize Wei Qingyu, and if necessary, he has to draw a big pie of a long-term goal for her.
'What was all this romantic "lovey-dovey" nonsense?'
It was like people who only start acting up because the air conditioning is too comfortable.
The problem was simply that she wasn't fucking busy enough!
So I will make you busy then!
"Do you have any listening devices or cameras on you?"
"No."
'Good!'
The opportunity for brainwashing has come!
Lu Xing organized his words and asked seriously.
"Wei Qingyu, do you know what in this world will not betray you?"
This was the first time Wei Qingyu had heard Lu Xing call her name so formally. She subconsciously straightened her back and shook her head gently.
Lu Xing stared at her.
"Power!"
Wei Qingyu thought for a moment.
"I have a teacher for strength training every week. My strength is not bad."
Lu Xing rolled his eyes.
It's not that kind of power!
Lu Xing tried to gain the little mustache's speaking ability and passionately gave Wei Qingyu a round of fooling.
(TL: I think this is a reference to Hitler's oratory skills.)
"As the saying goes, who says women are not as good as men?"
"As the saying also goes, women can hold up half the sky!"
Wei Qingyu's eyes were full of confusion.
Lu Xing rushed in front of her, trying to awaken this genius's competitive spirit.
"On what grounds?"
"On what grounds does only Wei Wei get to inherit the business? On what grounds can’t you?"
"On what grounds can only Wei Wei take the family's money to spend on wine and women and foot massages, while you have to stay in Haicheng as a little fish in a cage?"
"On what grounds..."
Lu Xing chattered on for a long time, passionate and full of fervor!
Wei Qingyu still had that cold and indifferent look, but in her mind, she was pondering Lu Xing's words.
'That's right.'
She had been too passive all this time, to the point where she always followed her father's instructions.
'The root of it all...'
Is because she is too weak.
Wei Qingyu seemed to have a sudden epiphany.
Seeing this, Lu Xing struck while the iron was hot and said.
"Wei Qingyu, you are really, really smart. I don't think you are worse than anyone, especially that Wei Wei."
"What he can do, you can also do. You can even do it better!"
"The right to speak, you have to fight for it yourself!"
Lu Xing's words were in her ear. Wei Qingyu's eyes went from dazed to incomparably clear.
'Right!'
The right to speak is something you have to fight for yourself!
If she can become the person in charge of the Wei family, then she no longer has to listen to her father's instructions, and she can protect Lu Xing!
She doesn't want to be a trouble to Lu Xing.
She wants to become a favorable wind, to send Lu Xing up to the blue clouds.
Wei Qingyu nodded firmly and said to Lu Xing.
"Thank you, I understand."
She had never liked fighting before.
But now... for him.
She must fight!
Wei Qingyu's mood was incomparably refreshed. She was finally no longer a robot following her father's arrangements.
She now had her own goal.
'Father, I will arrange a good retirement for you.'
"It's nothing. I just can't stand your family's sexism, only giving the business to the son."
Lu Xing said with a green tea-like tone.
'Hehe.'
The fight for the heir's status in a big family, it'll drag you on for three or five years.
No.
I need another layer of insurance, just to be sure.
Lu Xing looked at Wei Qingyu with a heavy gaze and instructed her earnestly.
"If you don't have a hundred percent certainty, don't just flip the table and show your hand."
"A ninety-nine percent certainty, what's the difference between that and sending yourself to your death?"
This will definitely make Wei Qingyu maintain the superficial scene of a loving father and a filial daughter with Old Man Wei for a little longer!
Over time.
The two of them will definitely forget about him.
Awesome!
Wei Qingyu's gaze swept over Lu Xing's face bit by bit. She said calmly, as usual.
"I'll remember."
'Just wait for me.'
...
After solving the problem of Wei Qingyu, Lu Xing was in a great mood and walked into the classroom with a cheerful pace.
"If things continue to develop like this, Wei Qingyu will be able to break free from Old Man Wei's shackles, and Old Man Wei will be able to retire early and enjoy his life."
"Sigh, I'm really such a good person who respects the old and loves the young!"
Lu Xing happily walked past Hu Zhongzhong.
When he saw Hu Zhongzhong secretly playing with his phone under his desk, he quietly walked around behind him and said in a deep voice.
"Hand it over!"
"Holy f*ck!"
Hu Zhongzhong was so shocked that a cold sweat broke out. He shot up.
Thump!
Lu Xing rubbed his chin, hissing.
"That was a close call. You almost broke my chin."
Hu Zhongzhong clutched his forehead, a pained mask on his face.
"Then who told you to scare me?"
Lu Xing still had Hu Zhongzhong's phone in his hand and glanced at it.
Hu Zhongzhong immediately forgot his pain and leaned in excitedly.
"How about it? This is a treasure blogger I just discovered! He can actually make 2D characters with wood carvings!"
"See? He's carving the Great Sage, ahhhhh!"
"He just finished the prototype, and it already has over five hundred thousand likes. F*ck, and he's so handsome!!!"
Lu Xing was confused.
"You haven't even seen his face. How do you know he's handsome?"
Hu Zhongzhong made a cross sign.
"People who love the 2D world are all good people. This is the path of the Otaku!"
Lu Xing: ...
Hu Zhongzhong snatched his phone back, held it to his heart, and fantasized.
"I’ve wanted a purely handmade wooden figure like this forever, but everyone I asked turned me down. Now, I’ve finally met the blogger of my dreams."
"I will love him for ten thousand years! He is my one and only brother!"
Lu Xing was sweating profusely.
He had originally wanted to reveal it was him.
But looking at Hu Zhongzhong's crazed look, if he said it, wouldn't Hu Zhongzhong excitedly kiss him?
Lu Xing shivered.
'No, no, no.'
Hu Zhongzhong fantasized, "I've already sent him a private message, asking him to make a figure of my wife after he's done with the Great Sage's."
Lu Xing paused for a moment and asked.
"What if he doesn't make your wife's figure?"
Hu Zhongzhong's face instantly became fierce.
"I hope he knows what’s good for him. If he doesn't, I will be forced to... kneel and beg him!"
Lu Xing: ...
"Who is your wife?"
Hu Zhongzhong became gentle again and held up his fingers.
"Zero Two, Rem, Kaguya-sama, Yukino, Raiden Shogun, Violet... hey, hey, hey, I don't have enough fingers. Let me use yours. And also Hinata, Misaka..."
(TL: Man, I know all of them... Am I cooked? xD)
Lu Xing, who had originally wanted to help Hu Zhongzhong realize his dream: "..."
'Get lost!'
"Do you really like this blogger?"
"Yes, I'm willing to spend a hundred thousand yuan to buy one of his works!"
"What if he really sells it to you?"
"Then... just pretend I never said that."
...
...
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