Chapter 122: Li Zhu
Liu Chuxia cheekily fed her a green jujube.
“Auntie Qing didn’t want you to chop firewood. When she saw grandmother come back, she gave her a scolding. But I didn’t expect grandmother to actually cry. Now Auntie Qing is coaxing her.”
With that, her gaze shifted to Zhang Qingchu’s side.
Li Hanyan was at a loss for words. “I was just helping voluntarily. I didn’t expect it to get grandmother scolded. It feels like I was trying to help but ended up making things worse.”
“Auntie Qing is just too worried about us. We’ll have a good talk with her later. It’s just helping out, it’s not a big deal,” Liu Chuxia said.
“Mhm,” Li Hanyan nodded in agreement.
On the other side, Zhang Qingchu was holding the crying person in her arms, a little helpless.
“You’re such a big person, yet you can still cry with such grievance, just like a child. What am I going to do with you?”
“You were the one who wronged me.”
“Yes, yes, I wronged you. I’m sorry. Don’t cry, okay?” Zhang Qingchu said, helping her wipe the tear stains from her face and coaxing her softly.
Liu Junyue nuzzled her embrace, and after calming down for a while, she squinted her eyes and fell asleep.
Zhang Qingchu poked her cheek, shook her head with a light laugh, and carried her to the bed.
After leaving the room, she saw Liu Chuxia and Li Hanyan sitting at the table, chatting. She didn’t want to disturb them and turned to go to the kitchen.
“Let’s go and hand in the coins, and also submit the video,” Li Hanyan said, cracking sunflower seeds.
“Are we going now?” Liu Chuxia was not very willing to go. She was still a little resistant.
“Let’s go, while we still have time.”
“Alright then.”
Li Hanyan led Liu Chuxia to the right side of the Liu family’s main gate. There was a large display screen there, which looked to be 110 inches.
And to the left of the display screen was a smaller screen, which showed the previous ranking list. The first place, of course, was Li Hanyan. No one had been able to surpass her to this day.
Not far from the display screen, there was a small, independent house. There were some potted plants on the windowsill outside, and the area in front of the door was enclosed by a fence, forming a small courtyard.
Some unknown flowers were also climbing on the fence. From the fence to the room entrance, the path was paved with bluestone slabs, and both sides of the path were covered with patches of green grass.
At first glance, one would have thought someone had built a house in the Liu family without permission.
Li Hanyan led Liu Chuxia into the room. It was not large.
There was a bedroom and a living room, and no other rooms. The toilet was probably in the bedroom, but she didn’t see a kitchen.
The living room was filled with various equipment, but they were all neatly arranged and didn’t look too messy.
And on the sofa in the middle of the living room sat a girl with round, thick glasses. Her looks were not stunning, but she was the type that grew on you.
She looked away from the computer screen and, seeing Li Hanyan and Liu Chuxia, stood up in a bit of a panic.
“Young… Young Lord, Se… Senior Sister Li, why… why are you here?”
“Don’t panic. I’m here to deliver the coins. These are the coins A Xia got during her assessment just now. You can count them,” Li Hanyan said softly, looking at her.
The girl took the coins with both hands and finished counting them in half a minute. Then she looked up in disbelief. “One thousand one hundred and thirteen? Young Lord is so amazing!”
Then she quickly ran to the computer to register them. She didn’t even count them a second time and was sure of the number, not even doubting if it was real.
Then Li Hanyan took out a USB drive and handed it to her. “This is the video.”
The girl nodded, took the USB drive, and plugged it into the computer.
After about a minute, the girl looked up and said to them, “It’s done.”
“Okay. This is for your trouble,” Li Hanyan said, scanning a code with her phone and giving her a hundred.
The girl felt it was a bit too much. Generally, this kind of small matter was at most ten yuan. “Senior Sister Li, you gave a little too much.”
“It’s not much. Keep it to buy equipment.”
The girl wanted to say something else, but Li Hanyan had already taken Liu Chuxia’s hand and left.
“She’s Li Zhu, right?” Liu Chuxia asked.
“Mhm. The Liu family’s security system was made by her.”
“She’s very capable. It feels like a waste for her to stay in the Liu family. Why not recommend her to the Information Group or to follow Wanfeng?”
“She doesn’t want to go herself. Mom gave her a choice. She said she wanted to stay in the Liu family. If the Information Group and Wanfeng have any problems they can’t solve, they can come to her. Or they can come to her for computer repairs, fifty yuan a time,” Li Hanyan said with a smile.
“Alright then. Since it’s her own choice, I can’t say much,” Liu Chuxia said with some helplessness.
When they walked to the display screen, Liu Chuxia saw herself in the cave.
“It’s in color?”
“Mhm. Xiaozhu made it.”
“Does she really just want to stay in the Liu family? She doesn’t want to go out and make a name for herself?” Liu Chuxia was a little unwilling to give up. She felt it was a great pity not to let such a talent go out.
“Don’t you dare force her. She has her own ideas. If she says she’s not going, she won’t go. She’s a person of her word,” Li Hanyan said.
“Sigh. I just feel that such a talent should be allowed to go out and make a name for herself. When her career is successful, she can also assist the Liu family. It’s a bit of a pity,” Liu Chuxia said with a hint of regret.
“You,” Li Hanyan said, lightly poking her on the forehead with some helplessness.
Just then, everyone had actually finished their dinner and were out for a walk. They saw that the unchanging leaderboard had actually changed. The three large characters for Liu Chuxia were written on it, and beside it was the scene of her fighting.
Seeing the ghosts and monsters being chased and beaten in the latter part, many people couldn’t stop laughing. Another part of them learned a new way of thinking from this video. And a small part of them were mad with envy and jealousy.
Why? Why could she have such a good talent? She was clearly just an ordinary person who had started halfway. Why?!
As for Liu Chuxia and Li Hanyan, they had secretly slipped away.
Upon returning to the courtyard, Liu Chuxia patted her chest. “That scared me to death. Why did so many people suddenly gather around? It’s a good thing they didn’t notice us.”
Li Hanyan chuckled softly. “You could have signed some autographs for them over there.”
Liu Chuxia pinched her on the side and said angrily, “You’re just enjoying the show, aren’t you? Let’s see how I’ll deal with you today.”
“Alright, I’ll be waiting for you,” Li Hanyan said with a grin.
Just then, Zhang Qingchu brought a bowl of chicken soup to the stone table. Seeing the two of them playing around, she called out with a smile, “Stop messing around. Come and eat.”
Hearing Zhang Qingchu’s voice, Liu Chuxia finally let Li Hanyan go.
She rolled her eyes at her and then walked to the table without looking back.
“A Xia, don’t be angry, okay? I was wrong,” Li Hanyan said, sitting beside her and squeezing her small hand.
“Alright. I won’t be angry. But I want to be on top tonight,” Liu Chuxia whispered in her ear.
“How about you in the first half of the night, and me in the second half?” Li Hanyan was unwilling to give up and tried to bargain.
“Hmph, don’t even think about it!”
Li Hanyan pouted, looking wronged.
After Liu Junyue had brought the dishes to the table, she saw them whispering to each other. And in the end, it seemed that Li Hanyan had lost.
That wronged look, it was comparable to her own.
Zhang Qingchu brought the last dish of green vegetables and greeted them with a smile, “Eat. I’ve been simmering this soup for two hours. The chicken is so soft it’s falling off the bone.”
“Mhm, okay. Auntie Qing, you should sit down and eat too. Hanyan and I will clean the kitchen later.”
“How can that be? You two eat first. I’ll come after I’ve cleaned up.”
But how could Liu Chuxia let her just leave?
