Lu Huaiyu said that ever since those two little cats and dogs had been born, he hadn’t had a shred of dignity left for years.
Without the slightest psychological burden, he got straight to his feet, walked over to Lu Wenhua, and tugged on his coat, imitating the way Xie Tangning usually acted cute.
“Grandpa~ Why don’t you go out and make a comeback for me just this once~”
“What a wonderful, limited-time opportunity to relive your youth~ Grandma’s just getting interested and itching to show off her skills again!”
“Can you really bear to let Grandma go back to work by herself while you lie around at home?”
Lu Wenhua nearly sucked in a sharp breath.
This kid was seriously devious!
He had actually pulled out a trump card Lu Wenhua had no way to refuse!
Lu Huaiyu saw through the other man’s wavering heart in a mere 0.01 seconds and immediately shot Xie Tangning a look.
Xie Tangning loved stirring things up. She understood her big brother’s meaning in one second and set to work without hesitation.
The little girl began tugging on the other side of Lu Wenhua’s coat, her lips drooping as she unleashed the ultimate cute-and-cuddly attack.
“Grandpa~ Big Brother just finished participating in the show with us. Do you really have the heart to make him go straight to work without even a break?”
Xie Changyu’s eyes shifted.
He didn’t need to think about it at all before joining in. He began tugging on Qi Rou’s sleeve, his voice syrupy and sweet.
It was obvious he had learned it from the youngest child in the family.
“Grandma~ Madam Qi~ the powerhouse who once ruled the business world~”
“Don’t you want to show off your old-time magnificence again? I really, really want to see you in action in the business world, Grandma~”
Qi Rou: “…”
How had the flames of war ended up spreading to her?
Exactly where had things gone wrong?!
Sure, she did kind of want to have some fun, but she thought her retired life was pretty nice too!
There was really no need for her to go back out there and make waves, okay?!
Nearby, Old Master Xie sipped his tea as he watched the three adorable little troublemakers start tormenting people simply because they had nothing better to do. He was positively delighted.
These three little rascals must have been raised on Adorable Much!
How could they be so cute?!
They clearly had inherited the excellent genes of the Xie family!
The old man was all about staying out of it and enjoying the show, watching the excitement with absolutely no psychological burden.
As long as the targets weren’t him, the children of his own family were always the cutest!
Of course, the moment they started tormenting him, those three little devils became nothing but pure evil.
Qi Rou and Lu Wenhua’s clothes were nearly torn apart by the three of them. In the end, the two elders had no choice but to give in.
They were afraid that if they didn’t surrender soon, the three little rascals would join forces and nag their ears right off their heads.
Qi Rou patted Xie Changyu’s paw. “Let go, let go. If you tear my clothes, I’ll plant you in the garden!”
“Did I ever say I wasn’t going back to work? Why are you joining him in this nonsense? No wonder those two always say you’re the one with the fewest brains in the family!”
After being scolded, Xie Changyu looked quite satisfied with himself. “Hehe~ I knew it! Grandma, you’re the most capable one of all!”
“No wonder they say that when you stomped your foot in your youth, the whole of Haicheng would tremble three times!”
Qi Rou was speechless. “Are you sick? I’m not a tectonic plate! The ground isn’t going to suffer a massive earthquake just because I move around a little!”
“Could you stop watching those brain-dead mini-dramas with your great-grandfather? I swear they’re rotting your brain!”
At the mention of mini-dramas, Old Master Xie—who had been enjoying the grandfather-grandson showdown—had his DNA activated.
“Hey, hey, hey! Attack that silly boy all you want, but why am I catching strays too?! What’s wrong with the mini-dramas I watch? They’re great!”
“They’re a new form of entertainment for humans to relax with. I’m an antique from the Qing dynasty, and even I’ve kept up with the times. Why are you young people more old-fashioned than I am?!”
“Besides, don’t you watch them with me all the time and enjoy them just as much? Why are you pretending otherwise?”
Qi Rou: “...”
She’d long said there was something wrong with everyone in the Xie family’s heads. Sure enough, she’d been right.
Hearing Old Master Xie’s indignant complaints, the two little troublemakers who were still shaking Lu Wenhua around paused and looked over.
Xie Tangning nodded in wholehearted agreement. “Great-Grandpa’s right. Those absurdly over-the-top mini-dramas are so fun!”
Lu Huaiyu nodded as well. “Exactly. Watching a couple during work breaks really wakes you up.”
Lu Wenhua took the opportunity to rescue her clothes from the hands of the two little brats. Then, while they were distracted, she slipped away with Qi Rou.
The three siblings watched the two elders make it all the way to the doorway, their smug delight impossible to hide.
Seeing the three kids successfully pull off their mischief, Lu Qiwu and Xie Yanxun both gave them a thumbs-up.
“You three are so filial. You’re practically killing us with filial piety!”
“You really know how to make trouble. Watch out—the two old demons might get back at you next time!”
Xie Tangning shrugged. “Whatever. We’ll deal with next time when it comes!”
Xie Changyu wore the same annoyingly smug expression as his sister. “It’s fine~ When the time comes, we’ll just have Little Sis act cute a little, and it’ll be over!”
Lu Huaiyu’s expression was exactly like those two younger ones’—so smug and punchable that it made people want to hit him.
“We three know exactly what works on those two old folks. Grandma and Grandpa are easy to handle~”
Old Master Xie quietly reminded them, “But have you forgotten something? Once those two leave, they’ll be going back to the Lu family home. Do you really think they’re coming back here tonight?”
“And let me remind you: it’s almost quitting time at the company.”
“So, our little Chairman Lu will probably have to work overtime from home tonight~”
The smug look on Lu Huaiyu’s face froze, immediately replaced by an expression of agony.
Aaaah! He hadn’t expected to end up smashing his own foot with the stone he’d thrown!
But teasing the elders at home was just so much fun! Who could understand that feeling?!
Xie Tangning and Xie Changyu burst out laughing. The siblings had always been especially enthusiastic about enjoying their eldest brother’s misfortune.
“Big Brother, so you do have this day after all! Hahahaha!”
“Sure enough, when people do bad things, their brains go offline—even Lu Huaiyu’s!”
Lu Huaiyu: “...”
After a moment of speechless frustration, he turned to his mother and father. “Can’t I really be the only child in this family?”
“Do I really have to keep these two troublemakers around as my little sister and brother when they spend all day humiliating me?”
With one arm around Lu Qiwu’s shoulders, Xie Yanxun smiled faintly. “You’re the head of the household now. It’s up to you!”
Lu Qiwu immediately chimed in, “If you can bear to do it, we don’t mind either! But before that, change your online ID, will you?”
Lu Huaiyu immediately went silent again, pretending to be dead. His cheeks puffed out slightly, as if he were cosplaying his lucky money-toad baby.
Seeing this, Xie Tangning and Xie Changyu high-fived each other. “Told you he couldn’t bear to do it!”
“If Lu Huaiyu could really bring home the idea of kicking a perfect little sister like me out, I’d livestream myself eating shit!”
“Exactly! If Big Brother could bear to let his most beloved little brother lose even once, I’d perform a chest-shattering stunt with a sledgehammer!”
The two kids continued spouting outrageous nonsense. Lu Huaiyu remained fully immersed in his role as a lucky money toad, grinding his teeth in fury. Yet he still didn’t say a word.
Lu Qiwu looked at her eldest son, whose face was full of resentment. “See? This is all the result of your own indulgence!”
Xie Yanxun nodded along. “That’s called karma! Serves you right~”
Lu Huaiyu looked at his little sister and brother, who were still spouting nonsense. Then he looked at his parents, whose faces were full of schadenfreude, and finally at his great-grandfather, who was standing aloof from it all.
He let out a deep sigh. “If I’ve committed a crime, then let the law punish me! Don’t make me suffer through these little demons tormenting me every day!”
“Life is hard, money is hard to earn, and shit is hard to eat!”
