Chapter 62: The Resentment from the Neighboring Seat (Part 3)
Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations
The mall where they were going to watch the movies at was named Xin Douhui which was a 15mins walk away from their house.
In such a small town such as Luo Cheng, almost everywhere else seemed rather near. If one were to board the public bus from the west of the city to the east, it would take barely 50 minutes to complete the entire journey.
There were benefits which come from being a small town, where the place seemed to be booming with life. Although Lu Shu had already packed his store by this timing, Uncle Li and the other vendors were still busy at work and would probably only be done by 10 am.
As Uncle Li saw Lu Xiaoyu, he joyfully said, “Xiaoyu, Uncle Li will get you a bowl of spicy pepper soup. Together with a Chinese fluffy pancake!”
Lu Xiaoyu replied with grat.i.tude, “Then I’ll have it with more vinegar and sesame oil!”
Just as she finished her sentence, Lu Xiaoyu remembered that she had already eaten breakfast before leaving the house… Oh well, not that it matters!
She raised up her head and looked towards Lu Shu. If it was just as usual, she would have already sat down on the floor in order to get her way. Since it was just a $3 bowl of spicy pepper soup without any beef, Lu Shu definitely wouldn’t deny her from that.
However, as it was Uncle Li’s store, he wouldn’t accept any payment from this two siblings. So all she had to do was to see if Lu Shu would agree to the offer or not.
Lu Shu was indeed poor but ever since he was born, he was always stubborn about maintaining his own values. He felt that being poor didn’t mean that you would have to receive handouts from others and that taking advantage of others was not an honorable thing to do.
The invitation of Uncle Li did not harbor any meaning of being a handout but it did belong to the latter scenario.
Lu Shu would occasionally accept the offer but ever since Uncle Li had refused to accept payment from him, he had also stopped taking up those offers from him.
Friends.h.i.+p was a mutual thing and if the other party was treating you well, it must never be taken for granted.
No matter how poor he was, Lu Shu would still stubbornly live by his principles without backing down at all.
As such, he claimed that he was contented in front of Liu Li although his style of speech was rather…
Lu Shu laughed, “Go ahead, go ahead. But not the pancake since we will be eating our lunch over there.” He turned around and smiled towards Uncle Li, “Uncle Li, I’ll pa.s.s you one portion of stinky tofu tomorrow and you better not reject it. If you do, we really can’t accept your spicy pepper soup anymore.”
Uncle Li was joyful, “You’re such a courteous kid. Sure, I’ll try your stinky tofu tomorrow.”
To be honest, why would everyone be fond of a kid like Lu Shu? Of course, it was because he lived his life with such dignity and pride.
As for those able-bodied beggars asking for food, Uncle Li would never entertain their request and he even despised them.
Uncle Li looked worriedly at Lu Xiaoyu who was happily slurping down the soup, “I think Xiaoyu became even prettier and you better be watching out for her because I’m sure there will traffickers who are interested in her. You wouldn’t believe how many girls in our village fell victims to these traffickers and were sold off as brides… Hey, there’s always an ugly side to any village out there.”
Lu Shu would have been worried sick in the past but as of now, he was feeling completely at ease.
Just as he completed his first nebula last night, Lu Xiaoyu had also darkened out her 4th star just as she woke up…
This meant that if these traffickers were to try to kidnap Lu Xiaoyu now, they would need seven to eight adults in order to be a match for her. Or else, they would all be c.r.a.pped on with just a few punches from her…
This was just one of the many positive scenarios. If Lu Xiaoyu were to run away, those traffickers wouldn’t be able to catch up to her even if they were to run until their kidneys exploded…
What if there was a metahuman within the group of traffickers? Haha, still a trafficker even after awakening? What an awesome dude…
After reaching the Xin Douhui mall, Lu Shu saw that there was still 50 minutes before the show started showing. Thus, he brought Lu Xiaoyu to browse the branded shops around before finally purchasing a new set of clothes for her.
Lu Xiaoyu intended to wrap it up and wear it later on in the future. However, Lu Shu smiled at her and said, “Just wear it, you don’t have to save it. We may not be exceptionally rich but I’m sure our days will definitely get better in the future.”
Lu Xiaoyu paused for two seconds before nodding as they headed towards the theater together.
There weren’t as many people at the cinema since it was an afternoon timing while the entire place was filled the sweet aroma of popcorns.
Lu Xiaoyu stared at the counter selling popcorns with her eyes wide open although her mouth was kept shut. Above the counter stated, “$15 for a small portion, $28 for a large portion”, as she thought that it was rather costly.
After witnessing all this, Lu Shu grabbed hold of her and made a beeline towards the counter, purchasing a small portion of popcorn before shoving it into her arms, “Go ahead.”
“Mm,” as Lu Xiaoyu looked down, unsure of what to think about this.
It was finally time and they retrieved their 3D gla.s.ses before entering the theater. Lu Xiaoyu dragged Lu Shu along and headed towards the back of the hall. Lu Shu felt that something was odd and asked, “Which row and number are our seats at? Why is it so far at the back?”
According to logic, they shouldn’t be choosing seats with such a bad position. There probably wouldn’t be as many people watching this movie since The Avatar had premiered on the 4th of January and it was already almost the start of March.
Furthermore, it was in the noon and they had purchased the tickets long beforehand. It should have been fairly easy for them to get seats with a good position.
Upon looking at his phone, Lu Shu suddenly felt uncomfortable. The entire hall was only half-filled and Lu Xiaoyu had to choose the last row of seats. Thus, only 4 seats had been purchased from this entire corner of the theater.
Lu Xiaoyu turned around and replied, “While I was choosing the seats, the entire hall was available. However, someone had purchased two seats in the corner and I was curious to find out what exactly could they be doing there.”
Lu Shu was stunned, “???”
A couple had specially bought the corner seats of the theater and to think that they were about to join in the fun? Lu Shu looked up and coincidentally saw the couple who was seated at the corner of the last row.
Both of them nested themselves right beside the couple and in that dimly lit condition, Lu Shu saw that the dude’s expression was as if he had just eaten a pile of sh*t. With the entire hall empty, the atmosphere between the four of them in the corner was getting as awkward as it could ever be… …
“From Liu Fei’s distress, +201!”
“From Li Longfei’s distress, +381!”
Lu Shu thought to himself, “Haha, my brother, you wouldn’t believe me even if I were to say so. It really wasn’t my intention to earn distress points from you…”
However, with a mature person like Lu Shu bringing a kid like Lu Xiaoyu around, anyone would naturally a.s.sume that these seats were chosen by Lu Shu…
Lu Xiaoyu sat quietly at the side, picked up a piece of popcorn and placed it in her mouth. This was something she had never tasted before.
Although popcorn was something which others consider to be ordinary, it was something Lu Xiaoyu had never tried before.
Lu Xiaoyu sniffed a little as she knew that earning money wasn’t easy for Lu Shu but he had treated her exceptionally well. She even knew that the last time Lu Shu had bought clothes for himself was over a year ago at the night market store, spending only $20 for two pieces of extra-large T-s.h.i.+rts.
As she was eating the sweet-tasting popcorns and enjoying the warm air in the theater, Lu Xiaoyu suddenly looked up at Lu Shu with redness and tears in her eyes, “Lu Shu, Lu Shu, will our days really get better in the future?”
Lu Shu felt an ache in his heart as he placed a hand on her head, “Yes, of course, you don’t have to worry about anything. It’s already much better than before and it will only get better in the future.”
Lu Xiaoyu suddenly burst into tears. Previously, she did not dare to say anything as she feared that her presence would mean that Lu Shu would be even more tired out as he had to earn more money for her sake.
However, it seems like she can now be freed from all these thoughts.
The couple beside them almost p.i.s.sed themselves. They did not complain when the two siblings chose the seats beside them but now… they were crying out loud! How can they continue to watch the movie in peace!
“From Liu Fei’s distress, +311!”
“From Li Longfei’s distress, +423!’