Chapter 247 Straight Man 2
Chapter 247 Straight Man Second Master
"I don't like them. Every time I come back, they ask this and that." Lu Yido muttered.
Lu Yuanqiu told his sister: "Don't say anything. If you ask me, I don't know anything."
"I know. Dad told me."
Bai Qingxia thought about it and didn't take off her father's hat for the time being. She didn't like this group of old people either. They looked like human traffickers.
Under the gaze of several families, the four finally arrived in front of grandma's house. Lu Yuanqiu also felt that if they didn't come back in a high-profile manner to cover for the uncles, it would make others more suspicious.
After all, it's the New Year, and there must be a lot of people paying attention to grandma. It would be very suspicious if no one came back.
Grandma's house is a little off the beaten track, and there are not many residents around it. Bai Qingxia looked at the old house in front of her. The house has only one floor and looks a bit like the courtyard houses seen on TV because there is a yard.
Standing by the iron gate outside the yard, Lu Yidong knocked on the door excitedly: "Grandma, grandma!"
"coming!"
A voice came from the yard, but it was an old and deep male voice. The iron gate opened, and Bai Qingxia was startled. It was the second master with a strange temper!
Lu Xingzhou had a full beard and was dressed like an ordinary rural old man. Lu Yidong was afraid of him, so he looked up and deliberately avoided him. A kind laugh came from behind, and Lu Yidong quickly ran over: "Grandma!"
"Come here, come here. Grandma is going to get you some candy."
Mrs. Lu Cao was wearing a thick black and red cotton jacket, and her silver hair was combed meticulously. She held Lu Yidong's hand and walked towards the door. When she saw Bai Qingxia, her eyes suddenly lit up. She walked forward affectionately, held the girl's hand, and stuffed handfuls of candy into her hand.
"Thank you, grandma." Bai Qingxia smiled at her.
"Why are you being so polite to grandma? Is this your father? Mr. Bai?" Mrs. Lu Cao looked at the man in the hat behind her.
Bai Qingxia was stunned for a moment, then nodded quickly.
Grandma called her father Mr. Bai, which made her feel flattered.
Lu Xingzhou glanced at the father and daughter, silent and serious. Suddenly, a low voice came from the side: "Second Master, you promised me not to tell them anything. If you mention those things, I will take them away right away. I'm serious."
The bearded old man turned his head and looked at his nephew, and said calmly: "You know, when have I ever broken my promise?"
Only then did Lu Yuanqiu feel relieved.
Although the Second Master has a strange temper, he is very honest and abides by the rules. Since he said so, he would not mention the secret recipe.
If this was brought up again during the Chinese New Year, Lu Yuanqiu would definitely turn around and leave with his men.
Mrs. Lu Cao looked at Lu Yuanqiu and asked, "Were you asked this or that when you came here?"
Lu Yuanqiu nodded: "Yes, they are like hungry wolves."
"Don't pay attention to them. A group of people at such an old age still do nothing all day long. They sit at the entrance of the village and talk about this and that. I don't like to talk to them. They are all sick and deserve to be empty-nest elderly." Bai Qingxia was a little surprised to hear such words coming from the mouth of an elderly grandmother.
Grandma is very different from other old people.
While listening to Lu Cao's words, Lu Xingzhou was smiling beside her.
Lu Yuanqiu went forward and hugged his grandmother: "My grandma is the most handsome, 嘤嘤嘤~"
Lu Yidong was puzzled: "But, since there are so many annoying people in the village, why don't you live in the city?"
"Because your grandfather is here, silly girl, grandma has to stay here to accompany your grandfather." Mrs. Lu Cao responded to her granddaughter.
Hearing this, Lu Xingzhou, who had just been laughing, suddenly stopped laughing. He frowned and looked at Bai Qingxia, who had been quiet all the time, and asked, "Xiaoxia, right?"
In Bai Qingxia's mind, the second master was even more terrifying than the third uncle. At least the third uncle would speak to people in a friendly manner.
She responded quickly and timidly, "Yes."
Lu Xingzhou said in a commanding tone: "In a few years, you will marry Lu Yuanqiu directly. I have the final say on this matter. It's settled." Bai Qingxia's face was dull.
Mrs. Lu Cao's expression froze. She immediately raised her hand and patted Lu Xingzhou on the back: "You old man, are you sick?! Why are you talking to a little girl like that? Are you trying to scare her away?"
Lu Yuanqiu was speechless. If you don't mention the secret recipe, then you're going to mention these things in disguise, right?
He led Bai Qingxia and Bai Songzhe towards the inner hall, and said to the girl, "Ignore him."
Lu Xingzhou was somewhat afraid of Lu Cao, but he still said confidently: "...Sister-in-law, she came back with me during the New Year, so what if she marries Lu Yuanqiu in the future? Doesn't she like Lu Yuanqiu? Doesn't Lu Yuanqiu like her too? Is it unfair for her to marry Lu Yuanqiu?"
At this time, Mrs. Lu Cao turned her head and looked for something anxiously. Seeing this, Lu Xingzhou asked, "Sister-in-law, what are you looking for?"
"Where's my walking stick?"
"Isn't it here?" Lu Xingzhou picked up the crutch by the wall and handed it over.
"Give it to me, I'll beat you to death!"
Hearing what his sister-in-law said, Lu Xingzhou did not hand the crutch to her. Instead, he decisively threw it aside with skillful movements.
Lu Cao continued, "You...you are what young people call a straight man, you know that?"
"What do you mean by straight man? And you even added the word dead." Lu Xingzhou frowned, his voice still sonorous and powerful: "I just like to speak my mind directly, what's wrong with that? Why do we as a family have to beat around the bush?"
"You and your brother are really two different kinds of people. The second brother's straightforward temper now is influenced by you." Lu Cao was very angry and didn't bother to pay attention to the old man.
Lu Xingzhou stubbornly retorted from the back: "Yes, my brother and I are different! I am me! I am a firework of a different color! If you can speak like young people, I can speak too!"
"I don't want to argue with you during the New Year." Mrs. Lu Cao walked towards the inner hall angrily.
In the inner hall, Lu Yuanqiu pressed Bai Qingxia onto the sofa, and sat down beside her, comforting her: "Don't bother with that old man. No one in the family likes him."
Hearing Lu Yuanqiu say this about her Second Master, Bai Qingxia suddenly felt that it was not necessary. Although Second Master was a bit blunt, but...
The girl pulled the corner of her mouth awkwardly and whispered, "It's okay."
"I hate the Second Master the most. I don't want to go back to my hometown as long as he's around." Lu Yido hugged his legs beside him.
Bai Songzhe stared at the banana on the table without saying anything. He pointed weakly and looked at Bai Qingxia, as if asking his daughter for instructions.
Bai Qingxia quickly shook her head: "You are not allowed to eat."
Lu Yuanqiu walked forward, took the banana, broke off one and handed it to Bai Songzhe. Bai Songzhe quickly took it and sat on the other side of Lu Yuanqiu, away from his daughter, and ate happily next to Lu Yuanqiu.
"Why eat bananas in such a cold weather?!" The second master's voice rang out at the door of the inner hall.
Bai Qingxia was frightened and quickly stepped forward to snatch the banana from her father's hand. Seeing this, Erye was stunned for a moment and quickly added: "What I mean is... scald it with hot water before eating."
After hearing these words, Bai Qingxia finally breathed a sigh of relief, but a cold sweat broke out on her back.
Lu Yuanqiu frowned: "Second Master, can you speak in a normal tone? After all, they are guests."
Lu Xingzhou swallowed his saliva and suddenly his tone became weaker: "What's wrong with my words? Isn't it normal? You little brat, why are you talking to me so disrespectfully?"
Lu Yidong hugged his brother's arm and expressed his opinion: "Second Master is so scary."
The bearded old man was stunned when he heard this. He was silent for a few seconds and muttered softly: "How can it be scary... I didn't mean any harm to you guys."
After he finished speaking, he stood at the door for a moment, at a loss, then turned and walked into the yard and shouted loudly to the sky: "Where are the others?! Aren't they coming yet?!"
"Look, is this normal way of speaking?" Lu Yuanqiu pointed at the second master's back and turned to complain to the two girls beside him.
Bai Qingxia and Lu Yido both chuckled.
(End of this chapter)