Lu Mingfei, why are you slaying dragons if you're not involved!

Chapter 188 Hello Uncle, I'm looking for Little Cabbage! (Two Chapters Combined)

The sky was a blinding white, with no sunlight in sight. The roads were quiet, save for the occasional gust of cold wind.

Lu Mingfei was walking towards the house across the street.

Having lived here for so many days, this was the first time he had taken the initiative to visit his neighbors.

To be honest, Lu Mingfei really wanted to project a more "solo" aura. However, compared to Guan Yu, he felt his current situation was more like Sima Zhao's... so he lacked confidence.

It was visibly that his steps, and even his whole body movements, began to become somewhat heavy and stiff.

At this moment, his level of tension was far greater than when he faced that guy who was very likely the Dragon King!
"What should I say next? 'We've been neighbors for so long and we still haven't gotten to know each other, so I'm inviting your daughter over for lunch?' What kind of ridiculous excuse is that..."

The more nervous he became, the more his innate tendency to ramble on became, and his mind began to wildly imagine all sorts of scenarios... This continued until he reached the front door and knocked, and even intensified.

"Tuk Tuk Tuk!"

He knocked on the door almost unconsciously, and then waited quietly.

The sound of footsteps approached quickly.

……

"Miaomiao, is today's food not to your liking?"

"No, I'm just a little..."

Liu Miaomiao stared blankly at the plate of spicy chicken in front of her, a dish made by her mother that looked and smelled delicious.

"I'm still a bit sleepy, so I don't have much of an appetite right now."

In terms of ingredients, cooking skills, appearance, and even aroma, this spicy chicken dish is undeniably superior to the large-pot spicy chicken served at the Shilan Middle School cafeteria. However, when I picked it up with my chopsticks and put it in my mouth, the contrast made it inexplicably bland.

It wasn't for no reason.

Liu Miaomiao knew the reason for this, but based on this reason, she thought of Lu Mingfei, and then she thought of the news she learned through the campus forum after she left last night.

Actually, Liu Miaomiao wasn't too emotionally affected by the fact that she was the first to make a move against Zero... or rather, it was because she vaguely anticipated that such a thing might happen, and that she was completely unable to stop it, that she decided to go home and wait for news rather than watch herself be shocked. That's why she didn't go to the ball and went straight home.

Perhaps that would make it acceptable?

There's nothing you can do if you don't accept it.

In short, this is nothing to Liu Miaomiao. What she cares about now is the biggest thing that's been making headlines on Shilan Middle School's campus forum—a helicopter came flying in and took Lu Mingfei away.

Based on what Lu Mingfei had told her before, Liu Miaomiao had gained some understanding of the hidden world related to the dragon race. It was impossible to say she knew everything, given the limited time available.

Most importantly, apart from Lu Mingfei, she had absolutely no other way to learn about news from that world. This led her to spend the entire night wondering what Lu Mingfei was doing, whether he had encountered any danger and gotten injured, or something even more serious... As a result, she didn't sleep well at all.

In the end, she fell asleep in a daze and woke up around noon.

The first thing she did upon waking was to instinctively get up and look out the window. Only when she saw Lu Mingfei studying at his desk in the room across the window did the huge weight in her heart finally lift, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

But what followed was another, completely unfamiliar emotion.

Because Lu Mingfei was engrossed in his studies, he didn't notice her intentions at all. Only when Zero left Lu Mingfei's room did she seem to glance in his direction from afar.

She checked her phone's text messages and QQ messages, but found no messages from Lu Mingfei.

While it's understandable that some things might be leaked when shared online, it's always okay to let someone know you're safe... The piano-playing girl thought to herself, feeling a little wronged.

Then she subconsciously tried to excuse Lu Mingfei, saying things like, "Since we're so close, there's no need to send a special message," or "He was probably too busy and forgot."

But then, it was as if a little black man jumped out of her heart, shouting, "What do you mean there's no need to send a special message or that you were too busy to remember? He just doesn't care about you that much! All men are such big jerks!"

The girl unconsciously stirred the white rice in her bowl with her chopsticks, overwhelmed by a sense of anxiety and uncertainty that came with caring so much.

It's like a boy feeling down because the girl he has a crush on talks to another boy a few more times, and then feeling secretly pleased because his partner in a group activity is just someone whose ranking is next to his... It seems that both men and women are pretty much the same in this regard.

It is precisely because of liking something that one cares about it and becomes anxious about losing it.

"..."

Seeing that Liu Miaomiao's chopsticks were almost turning the rice into mush, Liu's mother held back from saying anything.

Without even thinking, she could guess that her daughter's behavior was obviously because of that boy in the villa across the street!

How could I not understand the flesh and blood that fell from my own body and watched it grow up?
Previously, Liu Miaomiao's first lie was seen by her mother as a direct message: "Mom, I'm going to lie, so please cooperate and don't expose me!"
Is the current situation due to a conflict with that guy, or is it just one-sided anxiety and insecurity?
If it's the former, that would be wonderful. Mother Liu couldn't wait for the conflict to escalate until it was completely severed.

In her opinion, Lu Mingfei was indeed outstanding, but just too outstanding. An overly outstanding boy is like the sun, naturally attracting the admiration of most girls, but most of them are just moths drawn to a flame.

With her daughter's excellence, she certainly wouldn't have fallen to such a state. In fact, Liu's mother could see that the two were already on the verge of marriage... It's just that there were too many girls who were already on the verge of marriage with Lu Mingfei!
My daughter might be able to accept it now because she's "in the throes of a passionate relationship," but what if she suffers some injustice later? By then, it will be too late to come back!
But if it's the latter...

Liu's mother sighed almost imperceptibly. To be fair, she felt that the "if" could be removed entirely. Based on her understanding of her daughter and her own experience, she deduced that it was almost certainly true.

The more this is the case, the less you should point it out directly. Otherwise, it's easy to provoke a rebellious attitude, which would not only make the situation unpleasant but could also lead to some completely uncontrollable things happening due to excessive emotions...

But we can't just do nothing and stand by and watch, can we?
So she secretly nudged Liu's father, who was burying his head in his rice.

"Ok?"

Liu's father raised his head.

Although he didn't say a word, the ability to read between the lines and listen to the situation is an essential skill for every married man, so he was very clear about the situation.

But in such situations, he cannot directly express his opinion; playing dumb is a necessary skill!
How to play dumb while still satisfying both parties... that's the advanced course.

And Liu's father himself is a master of the advanced course!
"Ahem! What? Didn't sleep well? It's obviously the food's fault, it really wasn't good enough."

He coughed twice and said in a deep voice, "Your mother's cooking skills are definitely not the problem. The only problem might be the meat. Chicken bought from the market is all farmed, so it doesn't taste good or have any aroma. Luckily, I have a friend who's a hunter, and I asked him to get some fresh pheasant and wild boar meat for me yesterday."

The aroma and taste are absolutely amazing. Whether it's pheasant or wild boar, just stir-frying it with bok choy makes it a true delicacy..."

In this way, Liu Miaomiao's absent-mindedness can be attributed to the vegetable itself, rather than involving emotions, while also subtly implying that the wild boar that is plotting against the cabbage should be dealt with severely.

This approach balances the interests of both sides, achieving two goals at once!
Before he could finish speaking, there was a knock on the door. The sound traveled from the main living room to the smaller dining room, where it remained clearly audible.

"Hey, that was fast?"

Mr. Liu was taken aback.

That did happen, but it wasn't him who asked him to do it. Instead, his friend contacted him and said he wanted to share some of what he got while hunting... It was just a coincidence, and he slightly altered his story.

Well done! You've come at the perfect time! Help me escape this unbearable sea of ​​suffering!

So he pretended not to see the look in his mother's eyes, who knew all about his "Tai Chi tricks" and rolled her eyes, and hurriedly put down his chopsticks and got up to open the door.

The door clicked open, and then the door was pushed open silently... Mr. Liu froze on the spot.

What came into view was a boy with a face that was practically perfect, without any flaws, and who looked extremely familiar.

"you……"

"Hello, Uncle!"

Lu Mingfei stammered, his still-unorganized mind unable to formulate a perfect statement, so rambling nonsense instinctively came into play.

"I've come to find Little Cabbage!"

After realizing what he had heard and that he hadn't misheard, Liu's father froze on the spot. The phrase "pupil-shaking earthquake" would be the most accurate description of his current state. His mind was blank, as if it had been bombarded by a nuclear bomb, and then a gust of wind swept through, disrupting everything.

"White...cabbage?" Father Liu murmured.

What...what's going on?!
We were just talking about wild boar meat, and now it's delivered right to our doorstep. His hunting friend is really being polite, saying the wild boar meat is incredibly fresh, and the whole thing is still moving on its own!
They even went so far as to boast that they were coming to find Little White Cabbage... Were they planning to live in the vegetable garden and wait to destroy that one and only little white cabbage?
"A slip of the tongue, a complete slip of the tongue!"

Lu Mingfei snapped back to reality and broke out in a cold sweat. He couldn't care less about coming up with a tactful excuse after racking his brains for so long.

"I'm looking for Liu Miaomiao. I'd like to invite her to my house for dinner. You know, neighbors should get along well, and classmates should especially foster lasting friendships..."

He sniffed halfway through his sentence, catching the aroma of food wafting from inside the house.

"Oh, Uncle, are you eating?"

The long string of repetitive remarks and the illogical yet direct twists almost confused Mr. Liu again. He thought to himself that neighborly friendship and classmate friendship were not a problem, but the problem was that his wolfish ambitions were blatantly obvious!

No way! These wild boars are practically barging in! Do they think the Liu family has no one to rely on? As the head of the family, I must take responsibility... at least by refusing them outright!
“That’s right, we…”

He was about to say "We're eating and almost finished" as a way of refusing when he was interrupted by footsteps running towards him and an undisguised urgency in his voice.

“We were just about to eat…we haven’t eaten yet!” Liu Miaomiao ran over.

When she heard "Hello, Uncle" from afar, she instantly switched from a dazed state to one of focused attention and perked up her ears. The speed was so fast that Liu's mother, who was sitting opposite her, seriously suspected that the scene had been sped up or that she had blinked for too long.

The voice was somewhat faint because of the distance and the corner, but it was still very familiar, so familiar that it was unforgettable.

Upon hearing the term "little cabbage," Liu Miaomiao became restless. Only Lu Mingfei could have said such a thing! Later, when she heard the invitation to dinner, she practically lifted half of her butt off the chair... She only stiffened up awkwardly after noticing her mother's gaze.

But when Lu Mingfei asked, "Are you eating?" Liu Miaomiao panicked.

Yesterday, she missed a great opportunity because she wanted to eat at home and didn't accept Lu Mingfei's invitation... which allowed Su Xiaoqiang to somehow successfully check in.

Some opportunities only become exceptionally precious after being lost once, and this was the case for Liu Miaomiao. Given her personality, she would never have been bold enough to do such a thing in front of her parents, but when the missed opportunity presented itself again and was about to slip away once more, she couldn't help but panic.

Moreover, Lu Mingfei came directly to my door, and even asked for "Little Cabbage" right away... So open and aboveboard! If I back down at this time, wouldn't I be putting all the pressure on Lu Mingfei alone?
So, in a moment of impulsiveness, she ran over and even used her increasingly skilled "lying" techniques.

The rest of Liu's father's sentence was cut off by Liu Miaomiao's words. He looked at his daughter with a hint of resentment and helplessness, and the complex emotions in his eyes could be summed up as "We are ready to fight to the death, why does Your Majesty surrender first?"

Now that things had come to this, he didn't know what to say. Liu Miaomiao only realized how obvious her eagerness was when she reached the door, and lowered her head somewhat embarrassedly.

"He is... my classmate and also my good friend. He and I performed four piano pieces together at the party."

Liu Miaomiao still doesn't know that her parents went to the Spring Festival Gala of Shilan Middle School. In her opinion, she has concealed it very well. The only reason she was exposed was because of Lu Mingfei's undisguised remark, "Little Cabbage."

The entrance was suddenly filled with disastrous results.

"Lu Mingfei, right?"

Another series of footsteps sounded, and Liu's mother, unable to sit still, came over.

She didn't come empty-handed; she was carrying a plate of barely touched, still steaming hot spicy chicken.

“Yes, yes, hello Auntie…” Lu Mingfei nodded quickly.

"My uncle and I watched your and Miaomiao's performance at the gala, it was great!"

Liu's mother smiled and was about to hand the plate of spicy chicken to Liu Miaomiao, but seeing that Liu Miaomiao was stunned after hearing this, she had no choice but to hand it to Lu Mingfei.

"When visiting someone's home for the first time, according to our local custom, you have to bring your own dish."

She made up a sentence on the spot, then gently nudged Miaomiao's shoulder, sighed softly, feeling both sorry for her and amused.

"Go ahead and enjoy your meal."

(End of this chapter)