Chapter 103: Team Game
“Lu Hua’s study?” Chang Qing thought for a while, smiled at Li Xinyue, and said, “You can just tell me.”
He noticed that she kept glancing into the crack of the door. There was a hint of unhappiness in her eyes, but she didn’t let it show. He walked out of the door, closed it, and said to Li Xinyue, “Let’s talk next door.”
Next door to Chang Qing’s bedroom was a drawing room, which was quite large and often cleaned by Sun Yi, so it was clean and spotless.
Chang Qing asked Li Xinyue to take a seat, “How is Lu Hua’s study?”
Li Xinyue was a little restless, but her upbringing made her calm down quickly. She smiled at Chang Qing, and said, “It’s like this, Lu Hua’s grades have actually been greatly improved. But she still seems to be somewhat lacking an interest in learning. I thought… if her guardians could help her to cultivate an interest in learning, I think her grades will be improved to a higher level. ”
Chang Qing thought what she said made sense, “So… does Teacher Li have any good ideas?”
Li Xinyue said: “When Lu Hua finishes this monthly exam… If she makes progress again, I hope her guardians can give her some rewards to help her study more passionately. What do you think?”
Chang Qing nodded, “You are right. She is getting better and better, of course, of course she needs to be rewarded. We didn’t think of this.”
Li Xinyue smiled, “Then let’s decide on that for now.”
Chang Qing said: “Ms. Li, it’s really troublesome for you.”
Li Xinyue straightened her back and said, “It’s no trouble at all. It’s my job.”
Chang Qing admired her even more. To be able to improve Lu Hua’s grades so much, she was very capable. It must be very hard for her. When the time came, he would ask Lu Zheng to give her a big red packet.
After talking with Li Xinyue, he returned to the bedroom. However, when he opened the door and closed it and there was no movement on the bed. Chang Qing walked over and saw that Lu Zheng had already closed his eyes and fallen asleep.
Well, it looks like he is indeed tired.
Chang Qing tucked him into the quilt. Then hesitated for a moment before he got into the bed from the other side. He hugged his warm body, and closed his eyes.
It’s good to sleep a little more.
When he woke up again, Lu Zheng was no longer in bed. Chang Qing got out of bed, washed his face, and went downstairs.
Li Xinyue wasn’t supposed to be there at this time, but Chang Qing realized that she could got along with Mother Zhang now so it was only natural that Mother Zhang asked her to stay for dinner.
Naturally, she and Lu Hua sat together.
When Chang Qing went down, Li Xinyue didn’t leave. Lu Hua was whispering to her. Chang Qing felt a little sense of incongruity, but he didn’t think about it.
Lu Hua saw him and waved to him calling sweetly: “Qing Qing.”
Chang Qing smiled at her, went up to her and asked, “What are you doing?”
Lu Hua said, “Playing finger games, it can make your fingers more beautiful and flexible.”
Chang Qing smiled, not interested in this kind of small game, and asked instead: “Where is your brother?”
Lu Hua said: “My second brother took third brother to play games.”
Chang Qing was a little surprised, “They’re playing games?”
Lu Hua snorted, “Third brother, that idiot, provoked second brother. He asked what was the use of second brother being good doing things if he still couldn’t beat him at games. He had no idea that the second elder brother was no longer Wu Xiameng1. He’s very good at playing games now, and third brother is going to be slapped in the face.”
Her expression was obviously gloating. Whenever she faced the war between her two older brothers, she would unconsciously side with Lu Zheng. There was no real reason for her to do so. It was just that, subconsciously, she still felt that Lu Shi was quite unreliable, a total loser.
Even she is better than him! At least she knows a few musical instruments and has learned to dance, but Lu Shi can only play games and talk.
At least she wouldn’t embarrass the Lu family too much, Lu Hua thought smugly.
Hearing what she said, Chang Qing also understood that the two of them might not come back too soon, so he pulled out a chair and sat down without saying anything else.
Li Xinyue said softly: “Let’s continue.”
Lu Hua had been interrupted by Chang Qing just now. So she was no longer interested in the finger game. Hearing what Li Xinyue said, she didn’t move, “I don’t want to play anymore. Let’s play something else.”
Li Xinyue asked, “What do you want to play?”
Lu Hua said, “Play video games! Do you know how to play?”
Li Xinyue hesitated for a moment, and asked, “What video game?”
Lu Hua said enthusiastically, “Do you know how to eat chicken2? My brother took me earn gems!”
Li Xinyue’s eyes lit up, “I can do that.”
After a pause, she asked, “Your brother can play?”
Lu Hua said, “Yes, he plays very well, but he has to work, so he only takes me to play occasionally.”
She added: “Even so, he took me to get diamonds.”
Li Xinyue laughed and said, “Then I’ll play.”
The corners of Lu Hua’s lips curled up. Chang Qing was aware of her little expressions. Seeing her like this made him feel a little bad.
Lu Hua immediately took out her mobile phone and opened the game. “Teacher, let me help you.”
Li Xinyue answered that she actually had this game on her mobile phone, but she hadn’t played it for a long time. Her rank was very low and she was just bronze.
Lu Hua looked at it and laughed, “You’re so lame, but I won’t dislike you hehehe.”
Li Xinyue smiled a little embarrassedly, “I don’t play games much.”
Lu Hua pulled her and looked up at Chang Qing, asking him, “Qing Qing, are you playing?”
Chang Qing hesitated for a moment, then smiled, “Let’s play, I haven’t played for a long time.”
Lu Hua said happily: “Then hurry up, I’ll wait for you!”
Chang Qing took out his phone and quickly logged into the game. Lu Hua pulled him and then said, “There’s another person. I’ll get him to go online. Wait for me. We’ll play when we have four people.”
Li Xinyue naturally had no problem with it, and even hoped that she would call Lu Zheng.
But to her disappointment, it was not Lu Zheng that Lu Hua called, but Ah Jian.
Ah Jian is the driver who transports Lu Hua to and from school, accompanied by her bodyguards. He really has an aura and is worthy of being from a wealthy family.
Li Xinyue had dinner at the Lu family these days. Afterwards, it was Ah Jian who sent her home, but she didn’t speak much to him.
Li Xinyue covered up her disappointment and began to play the game.
Chang Qing’s skills were very good, so all three of them followed him. Chang Qing led the team to a remote area with few people. The main reason was that Lu Hua’s skill weren’t very good either. She was beaten by Lu Zheng and Lu Shi, while Li Xinyue was even worse, a novice. So to be on the safe side, it was better to go to a remote place with few people.
While playing games, Lu Hua talked to Ah Jian, “Ah Jian, the teacher doesn’t have a gun yet, please give her one quickly.”
Li Xinyue wanted to say no, but to her surprise, Ah Jian ran up to her without a word and dropped a gun. He turned on the mic and said in a low voice, “M4, do you want it?”
Ah Jian’s voice was actually quite pleasant, with a hint of youthful clarity and a man’s magnetism. It was the kind of voice that people who were voice cons would like.
Li Xinyue paused, and said, “Yes, thank you.”
It would have been fine if Lu Hua asked Ah Jian to help her only once or twice, but this happened throughout the game, and Lu Hua’s thoughts were clearly revealed.
Li Xinyue understands, Chang Qing understands, and Ah Jian understands even more. After all, they are all adults.
Li Xinyue felt a little inexplicably uncomfortable, and her usual generous posture immediately became awkward.
Chang Qing interrupted in time and said, “The teacher has a bag. I saw her pick it up. You should worry about yourself. It’s just a first-class bag and a shotgun. Do you want to die?”
Lu Hua said coquettishly: “It doesn’t matter, you will protect me anyway!”
After a pause, she said unreasonably: “You don’t want to protect me, do you?”
Chang Qing was helpless, “Then at least, pick up some useful equipment to protect yourself.”
Lu Hua snorted and said, “My brother has protected me so well. Do you know the pleasure of winning while lying down? Next time, let my brother take you. You can eat the chicken just by paddling.”
Chang Qing followed suit and said, “I’m not as fond of paddling as you are. This game is a team battle. You’re holding me back. If you don’t make progress, you don’t need others to kill you. I’ll use mines to blow you up and send you out myself.”
Lu Hua was shocked. “You! My God! Qing Qing, how did you become so bad!”
Chang Qing said, “So hurry up and make progress for me-come here. I have a light machine gun.”
Their conversation at least eased Li Xinyue’s embarrassment. She smiled and said, “You two have such a good relationship.”
Lu Hua said, “The boat of our friendship has capsized, you know? You’re no longer the man I love most.”
Chang Qing smiled.
After playing this game, Lu Zheng and Lu Shi finally came back.
No one even needed to ask about the outcome of their battle. Just by looking at Lu Shi’s stinky expression you could know how it ended.
Lu Hua shook his head and said, “You have really good skills, oh.”
Lu Shi said fiercely, “Is a vegetable chicken qualified to talk about other people’s skills?”
Lu Hua wasn’t angry. She laughed and flattered him tactfully. “With such a powerful brother, it’s normal for me to have a little skill.”
This made Lu Shi look a little better, and said reservedly: “Next time I will take you to sweep the battlefield, and have a good meal.”
The relationship between Lu Zheng and Lu Shi seemed to have really eased a lot. Playing games was probably just a way for them to connect with each other. Lu Shi could not help but complain: “Your technology is on your right and you can’t see it. It’s a waste of good equipment.”
Lu Zheng said: “No matter how spicy the chicken is, it’s better than you. I have 11 heads, how about you?”
Lu Shi snorted, “That’s because you’re well equipped, aw. If I had m in my hands, it’s unknown what would happen.”
Lu Zheng ignored him. His eyes fell on Li Xinyue, he smiled politely, and said, “Thanks for your hard work.”
Li Xinyue’s cheeks flushed slightly, “Unfortunately, unfortunately.”
Chang Qing, seeing this scene was a bit uncomfortable.
Before, when he knew what Li Xinyue was thinking, he didn’t care that much. But now he felt uncomfortable, and couldn’t help but care.
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1.General Lü Meng -of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
2. She’s using slang in reference to the game Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds
3.划水 normally means paddle. But here it may be the cyber slang version of the word. It’s used to describe a video game player doesn’t put effort to win the game but let other players to carry him/her. It could also mean that the players don’t play a game properly even though they know the game quite well.
