Quick Transmigration: What to Do When the Male Supporting Character You Saved Becomes Obsessed with

Chapter 327 Obedient and Clingy Younger Brother (38)

Through the crack in the door, you could see the mother and daughter leaning against each other very affectionately, with Sister Li Ruan fawningly massaging Aunt Lu's shoulders.

"How is it, Mom? My cooking skills haven't gotten worse, have they?" Lu Liruan leaned over from behind and put her face close to Ms. Qin's.

"Baji" kiss.

"How old are you! What are you doing being so lovey-dovey!" Lu Liruan didn't care about her mother's disapproval at all; it was all an act.

She was close to her mother since she was little, and even when she was in elementary school, she would cry and insist on sleeping in the same bed with her mother.

Lu's parents went to great lengths to cultivate their daughter's independence, from telling her bedtime stories to reciting an ancient poem with her every night before bed...

I'll wear her down until she falls asleep, then I can be alone.

Even so, for a long time, Lu Liruan would wake up in the middle of the night and find herself alone, and would throw a tantrum and cry loudly until her parents would comfort her.

As Lu Liruan grew older, she developed her own secrets and felt a little embarrassed about being close to her parents.

Lu Liruan didn't realize it at the time, but it wasn't until she went to university that she gradually discovered that her mother was actually somewhat disappointed. Every time she came back, her mother would talk about her childhood with nostalgia and a smile.

"Back then, I even found you annoying..."

Later, Lu Liruan understood the emotions in her mother's words, and the two became much closer over the years.

Especially since they hadn't been home for so long, the two of them had so much to talk about.

But today's topic will definitely revolve around Jin Shuhe.

"Xiao He has grown so tall! Wow! When I first walked in today, the first thing I noticed was her neck. I had to crane my neck to see what she looked like!" Lu's mother mimicked her own actions, making Lu Liruan laugh heartily.

"Are you still subconsciously treating him like a little kid? Didn't I tell you? He's a little adult. He seems more mature than me!"

"When have you ever been mature? When you make decisions on your own, do you ever mention a word to me or your dad? You just do whatever you want, you're such a worry!"

Even now, Lu's mother is still a little angry about it.

"You're keeping this from us today, are you going to keep everything else from us too? Your dad and I are worried about you every day, wondering if something's wrong, but you won't let us know!"

Lu's mother complained that what parents fear most is not their children calling home to say what difficulties or setbacks they have encountered.

What they fear most is that their children won't say anything, because that makes them anxious every day, worrying about what their beloved children are enduring and bearing without their knowledge.

But ultimately, it's all about considering the other person's feelings; it's all about careful thought, fearing that they might hurt or upset the other person because of their own actions...

This is the softest yet most conflicted place in countless ordinary yet warm and intimate families.

"No, I'm not sick or anything... I'm just worried that you and Dad won't agree." In front of her mother, Lu Liruan hesitated for a moment, but still told the truth.

Jin Shuhe, standing in the shadows outside the door, was so nervous that his hands were clenched tightly against the edge of his pants. He didn't even realize that his palms were sweating.

Lu's mother fell silent.

After a few seconds, she sighed: "If you had told us before you did it, I might have really stopped you."

Lu's mother did not lie to her daughter.

“Tell me yourself, you haven’t even turned twenty-five yet, have you? Suddenly you call and say you want a child to live with you, and you’re going to temporarily cover the child’s tuition and living expenses.”

“I thought you were being unrealistic. Raising a child is no easy task. I know how much I care about raising you. Every aspect of it is a worry. What about your relationship with that child? How could you make such a decision so suddenly?”

Lu's mother counted on her fingers: "For that child, this is not a trivial matter. Each and every one of these things represents a responsibility. Can you bear it?"

Lu Liruan listened quietly.

"Mom..." After she finished speaking, Lu Liruan pouted: "Before today, did you think Xiaohe was this kind of child?"

As she spoke, Lu Liruan raised her head and gestured a height of over one meter.

Lu's mother: ...

“No wonder you asked me if this counts as child abduction, and if what I did was illegal.” Lu Liruan suddenly remembered her mother’s anxious question that day.

"Yes, when I heard you mention children... when you were in high school, you were no child at all! When I rode my bike to pick you up from school, you had a fight with your deskmate and you were crying so hard your face was practically frozen!"

Mentioning her past embarrassing moments, Lu Liruan cried out, "Okay, okay! Let's not talk about it anymore! Xiaohe and I are different!"

"Yes, he's different from you. That child seems like a little adult." Mentioning Jin Shuhe, Lu's mother sighed, "What a poor child."

“There are always parents who think, ‘If only my child were more sensible, more mature!’ But most of those children are like that because they’ve suffered…”

Lu Liruan felt a little sad.

"You're so carefree, you can't tell, can you? From the moment you walked in, that kid kept glancing at you furtively, as if he was afraid that our family might not like him at all, afraid that he wasn't liked, watching everyone's expressions. Oh, the poor little thing..." As Lu's mother spoke, she felt upset.

"They say a child with a mother is a treasure, while a child without a mother is like a blade of grass. You tell me, this song is so... If his mother were in heaven and saw all the suffering her child has endured over the years, I don't know how heartbroken she would be!"

"Who would want their child to be treated like dirt? If I died and heard someone say that about you, I'd tear their mouth apart as a ghost." Mother Lu put herself in their shoes, her eyes welling up with tears.

“I’m a mother too. I was just talking to your dad. Now that we’ve met, I want to do my best to take care of him, on behalf of his mother. We don’t have any other skills, but we can show him some concern and help him as much as we can…” Lu’s mother patted Lu Liruan.

"You said he calls you 'sister,' so it's fine if he treats this place like his uncle and aunt's house, or even... like his parents' house. That way, he'll have somewhere to go during holidays, right?"

Outside the door, Jin Shuhe hung his head and hastily wiped his face with his hand. His face was wet, and he himself didn't realize that he had so many tears.

Over the years, countless people have said he was pitiful, but Jin Shuhe has become numb to it.

But today, from Aunt Lu's mouth, he heard for the first time that someone was thinking: how painful his mother must be.

Standing on the side of being a mother herself, she struck at the deepest and most vulnerable spot in Jin Shuhe's heart.

Time heals all wounds. Jin Shuhe doesn't know when it started, but now he can recall his mother calmly.

The same was true for the people around him. From the day his mother died, her life was frozen in time. She became a name, a memory, and would never continue.

But the moment I heard those words, Mom seemed to come alive again in my heart.

Aunt Lu's sad expression seemed to overlap for a moment with the image of her mother that Jin Shuhe was having in his mind.

Even though Mom is dead, she may still be grieving for me all these years.

Jin Shuhe's vision was blurry and he couldn't see anything clearly. He squatted down and heard the sounds continuing to come from inside the house.

“Your father and I can tell that Xiaohe is a good child. Although we don’t know each other very well yet, your father and I have lived for so long, we can’t be wrong about a child.”

Lu Liruan nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes, he's really good! He studies very hard too..."

Lu's mother glanced at her daughter, saw her looking at her earnestly, and sighed: "But let me make this clear first, after all, he is not my own child. No matter what, you are the most important person in my heart. I can't let him make you unhappy or miserable, do you understand?"

"Also, we don't force the child to be close to us, and you shouldn't force him either, understand? As you said, he's already very mature and has his own ideas, so you don't need to force him to do things his way." Lu's mother held Lu Liruan's hand and lectured her.

“You helped him, and he should be grateful to you, that’s right. But you can’t force his child to act according to your ideas and preferences just because you helped him, do you understand?”

Lu's mother smiled and said, "You've become a parent now... I have to tell you, being a parent means learning to let go of your children."

Lu Liruan felt a lump in her throat. Looking at her mother's loving face and thinking about what had happened over the years, she realized that this was something her parents were still learning.

"Okay, I know, I'll listen to Mom~" Lu Liruan hugged her mother's arm and acted coquettishly.

"This is fate. We'll see what happens in the future. This child is taking the college entrance exam this year, which is a big deal..."

When the college entrance examination is mentioned, Lu's mother has even more to say.

"Huh? I didn't worry about anything." Listening to her mother talk about her past, Lu Liruan was stunned. How come she didn't remember so much of it?

"What do you know all day long! When you get back, if there are any problems, just call me, understand? This is for Xiaohe's own good, you know!"

"That's what Aunt Lu instructed."

"Mmm, Mom, you're the best! Go back to sleep now, it's so late, Dad's coming to see you soon!" Mom has migraines, and Dad urges her every day not to stay up late.

Lu Liruan also inherited this problem from her mother, but because she is young now, she doesn't experience any symptoms every time she stays up late.

Every time Lu Liruan had a relapse after staying up all night, she would tell herself that she would never stay up all night again.

But it's useless; they never learn their lesson.

After Xiao He started living with her, things seemed much better... Lu Liruan thought about it carefully.

"Okay, it's colder here than at your house. I brought another blanket and put it next to you. If you get cold in the middle of the night, just cover yourself with an extra blanket. Don't think it's too much trouble!"

Lu's mother stood up, giving Lu Liruan some instructions as she walked out.

Jin Shuhe had already returned to his own side before her.

A moment later, there was a knock on the door.

Jin Shuhe hurriedly wiped her eyes again, turned off the main light, leaving only the dim bedside lamp on, not wanting Lu Ma to find out that she had been crying.

“Xiao He…”

Lu's mother also brought him a quilt: "Xiao He, do you have any favorite dishes? Your uncle and I are going to the morning market tomorrow, so you and your sister can just stay home and sleep."

"I eat everything." Jin Shuhe heard Lu's mother laugh: "Okay, then your uncle and I will cook some of our signature dishes. Next time you come, you'll know what you like to eat. Go to bed early..."

Lu Liruan didn't feel cold at night and slept soundly until dawn the next day.

As I staggered out of the house, I found it eerily quiet.

"dad--"

"mom--"

"Xiao He—"

No response.

Lu Liruan: ...What's going on?

At nine o'clock in the morning, were my family members abducted by aliens?

Lu Liruan washed her face, feeling more refreshed, and sat on the sofa to eat the sausage left over from last night.

After playing two rounds of mobile games, I finally heard the door open.

"Hahahaha!" Before she could be seen, her voice came through the crack in the door. Her mother's loud and cheerful laughter entered first.

"come on in!"

Lu Liruan peeked out and saw that her father and Jin Shuhe's hands were full of things, while her mother, like a general returning from a battle, directed them to put the things on the ground.

"Where have you all been?! You left me all alone at home!"

"Hey! You're up early! I thought you were still asleep even after we got back!"

As she took off her coat, Lu's mother said, "Look at Xiaohe, her schedule is so healthy, she gets up earlier than the two of us! Look how diligent she is, if it weren't for Xiaohe, we wouldn't have finished shopping today!"

"How can I compare my sleep schedule to that of a high school student! They get up earlier than the chickens and go to bed later than the dogs!" Lu Liruan complained loudly. "You two are getting old and don't need much sleep, but I'm only in my twenties, the age when I love to sleep!"

"Ha! I bet you've been staying up all night! I heard from Xiaohe that her head was throbbing like crazy. Get better and keep staying up!"

"Irregular meals, eating hot food and then eating ice cream!"

"You're in your early twenties, but your health might not even be as good as your dad's or mine! In the future, will you be taking care of your dad and me, or will we be taking care of you? You'll never get to enjoy a peaceful retirement!"

Lu Liruan turned her head sharply to Jin Shuhe, her eyes asking him: You actually told on me to my mother! You big traitor!

Jin Shuhe slowly turned his gaze away.

His uncle and aunt were indeed... very good at chatting. He didn't even know how he got to this point.

When he got up, he heard noises outside and saw that his uncle and aunt were about to go out, so he thought of going to help them.

Along the way, Uncle Lu pointed to something and asked Jin Shuhe if he liked it.

Jin Shuhe said she eats everything, and then she saw Uncle Lu... had a little bit of everything.

Northerners generally buy a lot of things, but this is far too much.

"Sister Li Ruan."

"Hmm?" Lu Liruan pretended to be angry and raised her eyebrows at him.

Then he took a strawberry candied hawthorn from a bag.

"for you."

Lu Liruan pouted. "Are you trying to coax a child?"

“Your uncle said that when you were little, he wouldn’t buy you anything, and you would stand on the street and cry, so he would buy it for you every time he saw it after that.”

"Dad—" Lu Liruan cried out in surprise!

Today is Laba Festival, and the kitchen started cooking fragrant Laba porridge this morning, filling the whole house with a warm aroma of rice.

As it got dark in the afternoon, Lu's father was cooking in the kitchen when Jin Shuhe's phone rang.

It was Aunt Chun calling.