Novel Full 175 Miss Sunshine {Five}
“Child, I’m not saying that studies are not important, ” Lu Zhaolin said in a soft voice. “Why do we study? So that we can learn something that will help us earn our livelihood in future.” Taking a pause, he went on, ” I was strict with Lu Xuan because he wasn’t good with studies or in other things. He has a good calibre but he chose not to study. And it made me angry. I’m a man of old fashion. It took time to change my thinking. But An Xiulan is not good with studies but she puts a lot of effort into all the things. This is the difference between the both of them.”
Nobody understood what Lu Zhaolin was saying at this time. He looked at the apparent question marks on everyone’s faces.
“Let me give you an example, ” Lu Zhaolin said as he thought of an example. “There was once a person. He was an alcoholic who would beat his wife and his two children and make them beg for food. Those three people saw the alcoholic man destroying himself before his eyes.
He has two children. Both were different in temperament and personality. The eldest son had seen how the father destroyed everyone and so he never touched Alcohol because he understood that it was the cause of their misery.
But the younger son became like his father because he was of the mentality that if they were doing bad to me, I would return the favour a hundredfold.
Among the two children, the eldest son improved his quality of life and the younger son was still stuck there..
What I mean to tell you is that An Xiulan is that eldest son. She would learn from the mistake and try to do her best to avoid the bad consequences. She would never blame anyone for the misery she faced. But Lu Xuan would blame his misery. He will do what the youngest son did just to hurt his father who hurt him in return. This is the difference between both of my children. One blames the world and another never blames others for her sufferings.”
Nobody said a word because at some point they all felt that he was making sense. Lu Xuan was indeed like this. They didn’t know why the boy grew up like this.
“Aren’t you getting too close to her?” Old Madam Lu pointed out. She felt weird looking at the changes happening in her Lu family. And there was only one person responsible for those changes.
“Mom, she is my daughter, ” Lu Zhaolin said in a soft and emotional voice. “I always loved her but I showed it in the worst way possible. I know saying that I love her is not an excuse for the kind of father I have been to her. And I got a chance to redeem myself. I only want to do that.”
Old Madam Lu only looked at her son and didn’t say anything. She left the chain of beads that she was holding on the table and left for her room.
In An Family house,
Lu Xuan had an urge to beat this monkey called ThisYoungMaster who had been gathering people to form a fan club for An Xiulan. She was his sister. His twin. Only he was supposed to fight for her on the Internet with people but his mom had strictly prohibited him from making any comments. His mom said that those comments could be manipulated by the haters to be used against An Xiulan.
When that girl initiated the period topic, blood drained from his face. Although he was only sixteen years old, he had learnt about these things in school. He was not as clueless as a boy his age.
He had seen his sister almost dying on those days and she would always make him her servant who would serve her then.
When that girl asked his sister that question, he got worried. What if she fell sick there, who was going to take care of her?
Although they bickered all the time, they still cared about each other very much. He knew that he and Xiulan would never be those loving siblings. They would always be at each other’s neck and this was their way of showing love.
“What’s that girl’s name?” An Qinyan asked as she took next to Lu Xuan.
“Ji Mao’er, ” Lu Xuan replied and a dark look cast on her face.
“What’s wrong, ma?” Lu Xuan asked.
“She is the same girl for whom Miss Qiu left our Lanlan, ” An Qinyan replied and Lu Xuan clenched his hands in furry. “Keep an eye on her and if she intentionally causes trouble for Xiulan, tell me.”
Lu Xuan nodded his head as he looked at the live stream where the girls were now racing against each other.
When the Miss Sunshine organisers saw the comments on the internet, they suggested their team organise a race. Not many girls were participating in it. Naturally, An Xiulan was among the girls who were participating and so were Jiang Yao, Twinkle and Ji Mao’er.
It wasn’t a surprise for Lu Xuan and An Qinyan that An Xiulan won without any competition. When the girls were resting after the race, An Xiulan looked as if she could go for another race.
In no time, the race of An Xiulan was trending. The credit for it should be given to @ThisYoungMaster.
In another neighbourhood, a teenage boy was sitting in front of his laptop. He had been eating and sleeping with it.
“Wang Yuxi!!!” His mother appeared in his room with a spatula. “If you don’t leave your laptop now, I will not give you breakfast!”
“Mom, I won’t eat until my glitter queen wins,” Wang Yuxi said. “Don’t you want a daughter-in-law in the future?”
Although Wang Yuxi said the words very bravely to his mother, he was having this nagging feeling as if someone was planning his murder.
Who could it be?