Chapter 368: So, You Play With Your Brothers, But What About Brother Xiao Chuan?
The brothers were still fighting over the food, along with a jealous little Ergou and an ignorant and innocent robot, Little Anzi.
Qi Yan also joined in.
She tried her best to laugh and play around with everyone.
Although no one cared about her at all, Qi Yan was optimistic. When Lu An was going to clean up the dishes, she hurriedly went to help.
“An’an, how do you do it? Why does everyone like you so much?”
Qi Yan’s expression was very sincere as she humbly asked for guidance.
Lu An was really a little confused. She answered, “I didn’t do anything. Do they all like me?
“That’s probably because I like them!”
As Lu An spoke, she turned around and looked at her super cute brothers, and she couldn’t hide the doting smile on her lips.
On the side, Qi Yan laughed dryly. In her heart, she thought, Heh, hypocrite!
…
In the afternoon, Lu An and Ling Chuan went to the tangerine grove in the backyard.
Branches and leaves fluttered, and yellow flowers covered the ground. It was the harvest season.
Golden tangerines hung on the branches, full and ripe.
Lu An couldn’t wait to pluck one, peel it, and shove a slice into her mouth.
“Wow, this is so sweet!”
The little girl couldn’t help but look excited. Her already beautiful eyes were like stars!
“Really?”
Ling Chuan pretended to be puzzled, then bent down slightly and opened his mouth in front of her.
Lu An was dumbfounded. She looked at the super handsome face in front of her with big eyes. “You, what are you doing?”
Saying that, she subconsciously stepped back, covered the tangerine that was in her hand, and stuffed two more slices into her mouth.
She smacked her lips in a daze.
She had no intention of giving him anything, or even feeding him.
She was too much!
At the dining table earlier, her little Fifth Brother hadn’t known how to peel the crayfish. She had peeled the crayfish and placed them all in his bowl; she basically did everything but feed him.
Now, Ling Chuan wanted a slice of tangerine, but she was like this!
Ling Chuan was annoyed. He kabedonned her against a big tangerine tree with one hand, and asked with a dark and cold face, “Tell me, are your brothers more important, or am I more important?”
“Huh?” What was wrong with him so suddenly?
Lu An was really gloomy. She ate a few more tangerine slices and couldn’t be bothered with him. She bent down and was about to duck under his arm, but a certain person didn’t let her at all.
He even blocked her with both hands this time, not letting her escape at all. He said, “I remember that when you went to their house in the beginning, you just found it novel and exciting. Why are you treating them so well now, and even abandoning your Brother Xiao Chuan?”
“I, I’m not.”
Lu An was really innocent. She explained, “At first, it was really novel and exciting.
“After all, Big Brother is actually an actor who specializes in villainous roles. There was also Second Brother, Third Brother, Fourth Brother, and Fifth Brother; I thought they would be a lot of fun to play with. How was I to know that they’re so loyal and cute? I just thought they would be very fun.
“I still think so now. They’re really too fun!
“They’re so silly, and the more you bully them, the more fun it is, hehe~”
As the little girl spoke, she even chuckled.
Ling Chuan stepped closer. “So, you play with your brothers. Then, what do you do with Brother Xiao Chuan?”
“Er, this…”
Chapter 369: Lu An Is This Sort of Person
Lu An was at a loss for words. She couldn’t help but panic a little as she said, “Can I not answer that?”
“No!”
“Why?”
Ling Chuan’s face turned even darker.
Lu An was speechless. “I – I don’t know either!” Who the heck knows what to do with you?
As she spoke, the little girl slipped out from under his arm, and her nimble figure disappeared into the tangerine grove.
When she disappeared, she even turned around and made a taunting face at him.
She was too much!
“Stop! Don’t run!
“Little rascal!!!”
Ling Chuan gritted his teeth and ran into the grove.
Lu An inexplicably panicked, and she couldn’t help but scream as she sped up.
The two of them made a lot of noise in the grove.
On the other side, Qi Yan’s eyes were dark as she clenched the recording in her hand. Heh!
Her brothers were actually just fun to play with?
No wonder she was so indifferent and hadn’t had any doubts about them. It was just that she didn’t have a heart!
Her brothers were so pitiful!
Qi Yan’s eyes flickered with disdain. She pulled up a chat group and sent the recording on her phone.
…
When the five brothers were still basking in the fields and helping Grandpa Qi with work as a way to repay him for helping to take care of their little sister when she was young, the phones in their pockets beeped at the same time.
They thought that it was a notification from their group with Little Sister. When they arrived, they had set up a chat group to make it easier to report various things.
One after another, they immediately took their phones out for a look. Very quickly, everyone heard —
“I remember that when you went to their house in the beginning, you just found it novel and exciting?
“At first, it was really novel and exciting.
“After all, Big Brother is actually an actor who specializes in villainous roles. There was also Second Brother, Third Brother, Fourth Brother, and Fifth Brother; I thought they would be a lot of fun to play with?
“I still think so now. They’re really too fun!
“They’re so silly, and the more you bully them, the more fun it is, hehe~
“So, you play with your brothers. Then, what do you do with Brother Xiao Chuan?”
The brothers were dumbfounded.
Standing tall in the wide open field, they looked at each other. They had no idea what was going on.
Very quickly, they saw Qi Yan’s messages —
[Big Brother, Second Brother, Third Brother, Fourth Brother, Fifth Brother, I know that anything I say now will just be excuses. Even if we’re no longer related by blood, I still want to say it.
[First of all, about Fourth Brother: I was indeed full of despair when I heard about it. I was deceived by that person called Zheng Xinrui. I didn’t know that he was so full of himself. After all, he was someone who had helped Fourth Brother so much.]
As Qi Yan spoke, she even posted the message which Zheng Xinrui sent her when he looked for her to try and slander Fourth Brother, Lu Sihao.
[Then Second Brother, Third Brother, and Fifth Brother, I really didn’t know anything.
[I never thought that I would actually misunderstand you. I still blame myself even now. I don’t know how to make it up to you!
[Lastly, about Big Brother: I admit, because I was too disappointed and angry, I, I plotted a little. With Big Brother as a standard, I thought that all of you…
[I’m very sorry. I was too full of myself, and thought that I was very smart. My mistakes got more and more ridiculous!
[But there’s a saying: Care creates upset! The more you care about someone, the easier it is for you to doubt them. After all, I can’t accuse someone else outright, especially when there’s no evidence.
[Of course, I’m not saying all this to get your understanding. I just want to say that I really know I was wrong, and that I’ve always treated you as my real brothers. It’s just that I didn’t understand that family should trust each other. I didn’t understand that no matter what happens, I should stand by my family’s side. I really failed in this aspect!!
[Lu An and I are two polar opposites.
[But I still want to say: just because Lu An empathizes with all of you and trusts you more, does that prove that she sincerely treats you as her real brothers?
[I’m very sorry. You might say that I’m unreasonable, and that I’m even framing her to clear my name, but I still have to say it!
[Only someone who doesn’t really care about your matters can use the word “trust” so easily!
[Only someone who only cares about their own fun and doesn’t care about you can do so much without asking for anything in return, and wouldn’t feel anything about not getting what is their due!
[And Lu An is that sort of person!!!
[Because she’s just doing it for fun. Your existence is dispensable to her. If you’re no longer fun to play with and can’t give her novelty and excitement, will she still treat all of you like this?
[The answer is clear: No!
[I’m very sorry that I’m still saying all this even though things are already like this. In any case, whether you believe me or not, or whether you’re willing to forgive me, I just hope that you won’t be as stupid as me and be deceived again.
[I hope that all of you will be truly happy, and I hope that there will be someone who will truly treat you well and trust you.
[Of course, if it turns out that I was wrong about Lu An, I’m willing to apologize to her. I’m just concerned about all of you.]
These were Qi Yan’s “sincere” words.
The five brothers looked at each other for a long time in the field.
No one reacted.
…
When Lu An came back with a basket full of tangerines, other fruits, and vegetables, she realized that her brothers were all…
They looked listless and quiet?
“Hey, what’s wrong?”
Lu An threw little Fifth Brother a tangerine and asked the question with bright eyes.
“Is Grandpa too scary? Did he make you work until you’re tired?”
As Lu An spoke, she put down the basket on her back and walked over to little Fifth Brother.
But little Fifth Brother only caught the tangerine, played with it briefly, and then casually placed it on the table next to him.
His expression was calm and indifferent as he ignored her.
Lu An was puzzled. She reached out and poked him twice. Seeing that he didn’t react, she went to tease Fourth Brother, Second Brother, and Third Brother.
However, her brothers ignored her. Their faces were cold and they looked like they didn’t want to talk to her.
Puzzled, Lu An hurriedly wanted to ask Big Brother what was wrong, but Qi Yan walked out of the house.
“An’an, you’re back! It’s getting late, you should go and cook. You make the best food, after all.
“I’ll help you out and help everyone wash the fruits.”
As Qi Yan spoke, she had already come over to pick up the basket. She even pushed Lu An into the kitchen.
“Oh.”
Lu An was dumbfounded, but didn’t say anything. She turned around and looked at her brothers, but obediently picked up the ingredients she had prepared beforehand and went to the kitchen to cook.
On the other side, Qi Yan placed the fruits under the tap outside. As she washed them carefully, she started humming.
She looked very happy.
She thought: Heh, Lu An, you, too, will have your day.
Little did she know that the brothers were all looking at her with indecipherable expressions.
Chapter 370: Is That Seat Cursed?
When it was time to eat, the brothers had already cleaned up the dining table and prepared everything.
Lu An brought the dishes to the table.
It was just some simple home-cooked dishes, such as stir-fried meat with bamboo shoots, sour and spicy lotus root dumplings, and a hot pot for the other carp. On the side were also some vegetables and tofu which were already washed and ready for the hot pot.
The carp was crispy and garnished with tender green garlic shoots and coriander. The jelly-like broth looked amazing and delicious!
Lu An carefully ladled out some for Grandpa before telling everyone to help themselves.
It was the same square table.
Of course, Grandpa sat in the middle on one side.
However, Lu An and Qi Yan sat on each of his sides.
Lu An sat on the left side, which was closer to the kitchen, while Qi Yan sat on the other side.
Going clockwise after Lu An was Ling Chuan, Big Brother, Second Brother, Third Brother, Fourth Brother, and Fifth Brother.
There were two spots next to Qi Yan. If Ergou was added, then it was just one spot.
However, little Fifth Brother was very unwilling to sit next to Qi Yan.
He got up a few times with little Ergou in his arms and wanted to squeeze with the others, but was stopped by Big Brother’s gaze.
Left with no choice, little No. 5 could only obediently go and sit down with an aggrieved expression.
Carrying little Ergou, he kept shifting to the side a little, a little, and a little more.
He was practically about to drop to the floor.
It was clearly two empty spots, but it looked like there was an entire galaxy between him and Qi Yan.
Qi Yan was so embarrassed that her toes twitched. She didn’t understand why they were still treating her like an outcast. Hadn’t they already seen her messages?
Qi Yan gritted her teeth and tried her best to act as if nothing had happened, though she wanted nothing more than to bury herself in a hole.
On the other side, Lu An was dumbfounded. “What’s going on? Is that seat cursed?”
Lu An pointed at the empty seat next to Qi Yan and glanced at a certain little fifth brother, who refused to sit there.
Everyone fell silent. The brothers changed the topic, and Qi Yan instantly became even more furious. She gritted her teeth.
Lu An had already gotten up. “Then, I’ll sit there. In any case, the dishes have already been served.”
Lu An was sitting in the seat which Ling Chuan had specially reserved for her.
As she spoke, Lu An got up and walked around to sit next to Qi Yan.
Seeing this, a certain little fifth brother immediately drew closer. His handsome face was tense as he glared fiercely at his stinky brothers.
It was as if he was saying: You abandoned me, so I’ll sit with Little Sister. Hmph!
The brothers couldn’t be bothered with him, and started pressuring Ling Chuan.
Little Sister is already sitting there. Shouldn’t you move forward too?
A certain big brother gestured with a cold gaze.
Unexpectedly, a certain person didn’t move at all, as if he was a statue that had grown roots. His serious face was completely solemn as he sat directly opposite Lu An.
Big Brother Lu Boran gritted his teeth and exerted force, wanting to squeeze a certain person to the side. In the end —
A certain person suddenly got up, then strode over to little Fifth Brother with lightning speed.
Then, a certain big brother, who had no choice but to sit opposite Qi Yan: “…”