As Li Qing was secretly planning what kind of punishment would be suitable for a son who repeatedly called his mother’s cooking “bioweapons,” as Lu Mu was seriously calculating the safest time to dispose of those same bioweapons before someone accidentally ate them, as Lu Xie was already preparing herself to become an accomplice in her father’s future crime, and as Lu Shu was staring at the door with the concentration of a hunter waiting for prey, the doorbell suddenly rang.
Ding Dong.
Lu Shu’s entire body instantly straightened.
His eyes lit up.
The reaction was so fast that it shocked the three adults.
One second ago, this child had looked like a lazy little cat sleeping under the sun.
The next second, he looked like a soldier who had heard the battle horn.
Li Qing’s thoughts : Shu’er’s enthusiasm toward food is honestly becoming worrying.
Lu Mu’s thoughts : If someone told me this child was starved for two days, I would believe them.
Li Qing walked toward the entrance and opened the door.
The moment she saw the visitor, her expression immediately changed sour.
Standing outside was a young man around five foot ten, wearing casual clothes and carrying several food packages in both hands.
His appearance could only be described as above average.
Not handsome enough to make girls scream.
Not ugly enough to be ignored.
However, the most eye-catching thing about him was his expression.
A bright, sunny, dazzling smile was hanging on his face.
The kind of smile that looked harmless.
The kind of smile that made people think he had never cursed in his entire life.
Unfortunately for him, Li Qing was immune.
The corner of her mouth twitched.
Her eyes instantly carried traces of disdain.
Li Qing : Well, look who decided to show up.
Her voice carried enough sarcasm to fill an ocean.
Li Qing : If it isn’t Lin Mo, the famous live-in son-in-law of the Lu Family.
Lin Mo’s smile remained unchanged.
It was honestly impressive.
Li Qing : Since you’re already carrying the food, stop standing there and come inside.
We’re hungry.
Any ordinary person would have felt embarrassed.
A proud person would have become angry.
A young man with backbone might have exploded on the spot and trun away.
Lin Mo simply smiled.
Lin Mo : Of course, Mother.
Then he entered naturally, as if he hadn’t just been verbally stabbed.
Inside the living room, Lu Mu and Lu Xie immediately understood who had arrived.
After all, only one person in the entire world received such treatment from Li Qing.
Meanwhile, Lu Shu quietly observed everything.
His eyes moved from Li Qing to Lin Mo to Lu Mu to Lu Xie.
Several clues quickly connected together.
Lu Shu’s thoughts : Interesting…
Mother sounds like she wants to beat him every time she talks.
Father doesn’t seem happy either.
Sister’s expression is strange.
Live-in son-in-law…
Hmm…
This guy should be my eldest sister’s husband.
The three adults froze.
It had only taken a few seconds.
Yet Lu Shu had already figured out most of the relationship.
Lu Mu’s thoughts : This observation ability is ridiculous.
Li Qing’s thoughts : He figured that out from three sentences?
Lu Xie’s thoughts : Brother is genuinely scary sometimes.
Then another thought appeared.
Lu Shu’s thoughts : Judging from everyone’s faces, Mother and Father clearly don’t like him.
Either he’s useless, unemployed, weak, poor, has bad background or he somehow managed to offend both parents simultaneously.
Honestly, offending Mother alone is already difficult enough.
Offending both parents deserves some talent.
Lu Mu almost choked.
Li Qing’s face darkened.
Lu Xie nearly laughed.
Meanwhile, none of them forgot the real reason Lin Mo had been invited today.
Today they wanted to confirm whether outsiders could hear them too.
If Lin Mo reacted…
Things would become complicated.
If he didn’t…
Their guess would likely be correct.
Several moments passed.
Lin Mo remained completely normal.
No confusion.
No shock.
No strange expression.
Nothing.
The three adults secretly relaxed.
Li Qing’s thoughts : Good.
Looks like outsiders can’t hear him.
Lu Mu’s thoughts : That makes things much simpler.
Lu Xie’s thoughts : Thank goodness.
Otherwise Brother’s thoughts would destroy society with his jumble thoughts.
Lin Mo walked to the table and placed the food packages down.
Then he turned toward Lu Shu.
The bright, sunny smile on his face became even warmer.
He took out two beautifully packaged boxes.
Premium chocolates.
Lin Mo : You must be Lu Shu.
He crouched slightly and handed over the gifts.
Lin Mo : I’m Lin Mo, your eldest brother-in-law.
I wasn’t sure what children your age liked, so I bought some chocolates.
Hopefully you’ll enjoy them.
After that, he politely greeted everyone else.
Lin Mo : Greetings, Father and Mother.
I wish you both good health and happiness.
Xie’er, is your health good?
His attitude was respectful from beginning to end.
Even Li Qing and Lu Mu couldn’t deny that.
Meanwhile, Lu Shu stared at Lin Mo.
Then he stared at the chocolates.
His expression gradually became strange.
Lu Shu’s thoughts : This guy is my brother-in-law?
Lu Shu’s thoughts : Even though I already guessed it, hearing it directly still gives me a “how in the world did this happen” feeling.
Lu Shu’s thoughts : Is my eldest sister a love-brain or what?
Lu Xie’s face instantly darkened.
Lu Xie’s thoughts : Brother, I take back what I said.
You’re not scary.
You’re annoying.
Lu Shu continued observing Lin Mo.
Like an examiner evaluating a candidate.
Lu Shu’s thoughts : Let’s see.
Looks?
Average.
Height?
Acceptable.
Temperament?
Not bad.
Personality?
Unknown.
Physique?
Weak.
Very weak.
I can tell at a glance he doesn’t exercise much.
There aren’t even noticeable muscles.
Honestly, if a lazy dog chased him, he’d probably lose the race.
Lu Mu and Li Qing almost laughed.
Lin Mo innocently smiled.
Completely unaware that he was being judged.
Lu Shu’s thoughts : Four points out of ten.
Lu Shu’s thoughts : Plus one point because he brought gifts. Enjoying the story? Read on at g.com.
Lu Shu’s thoughts : Final score: five out of ten.
Passing grade.
Lu Mu and Lu Xie both fought desperately not to laugh.
Then Lu Shu looked down at the chocolates again.
The humor slowly disappeared from his thoughts.
A complicated look appeared in his eyes.
Lu Shu’s thoughts : This brother-in-law gave me gifts.
His gaze lowered.
Lu Shu’s thoughts : Thinking about it carefully…
since arriving here, this is the first gift i received.
The atmosphere immediately became awkward.
Lu Shu’s thoughts : First, I was left hungry for two whole days.
Li Qing felt an arrow pierce her chest.
Lu Shu’s thoughts : Then I was given food powerful enough to qualify as biological weapons.
A second arrow landed.
Lu Shu’s thoughts : Then Mother threatened me with eighteen hours of studying every day.
A third arrow landed.
Critical hit.
Li Qing nearly died from guilt.
Lu Shu’s thoughts : Honestly…
if someone asked me what welcome ceremony the Lu Family prepared, I would have to answer starvation, poison damage, and psychological warfare.
Absolute silence.
Li Qing suddenly felt ashamed.
The kind caused by guilt.
Yesterday she had only thought about finding her son.
Then she worried about his soul injuries.
Then she worried about supernatural things.
Then she worried about his future.
Yet she had forgotten something very simple.
To Lu Shu, this place wasn’t home yet.
It was merely a strange house filled with strangers claiming to be family.
And those strangers had accidentally starved him, poisoned him with cooking, and frightened him with school schedules.
Li Qing’s thoughts : What kind of mother am I…
Every punishment plan instantly disappeared.
Completely.
Not a single one survived see Lu Shu.
Even if Lu Shu called her cooking biological weapons another hundred times, she suddenly felt she deserved it.
Lu Mu also sighed internally.
Lu Mu’s thoughts : Shu’er never complained directly.
Yet he endured all this quietly.
We kept saying we wanted to make up for ten years of separation, but what have we actually done for him since he came home?
Lu Xie’s heart softened as well.
Lu Xie’s thoughts : Brother is trying so hard to adapt.
Yet we’re the ones making things difficult for him.
Maybe we really have been neglecting his feelings.
Meanwhile, the person causing all this guilt remained completely unaware.
Lu Shu simply nodded to himself.
Lu Shu’s thoughts : Well…
let’s eat first.
Problems can wait.
Family matters can wait.
Food cannot wait.
Then his gaze suddenly moved toward Lin Mo.
Toward the food packages.
Then back toward Lin Mo.
A realization slowly appeared.
Lu Shu’s thoughts : Wait…
Brother-in-law brought all the food packages himself.
He arrived carrying them.
He even came exactly when the delivery should have arrived.
A brief silence appeared inside his mind.
Lu Shu’s thoughts : Could he actually be the delivery guy???