Lu Xue gently lifted Lu Shu into her arms.
Unlike Lu Xie, who always carried herself with the aura of a powerful CEO, Lu Xue felt much softer and calmer.
Her movements were careful, as if she was afraid that using too much strength would accidentally hurt her fragile little brother.
Lu Xue’s thoughts: Too light.
Way too light.
A ten-year-old child shouldn’t feel this light.
How exactly did he survive those years?
Yesterday I only heard Father and Mother talking about his health, but feeling it personally is different.
His shoulders are narrow, his arms are thin, and even his bones feel fragile.
This little brother of mine really suffered a lot.
No wonder Mother cried so much yesterday.
She carried him to the couch and carefully sat him down.
Then she took out a bank card and placed it in Lu Shu’s hand.
“Little Shu,” Lu Xue said with a gentle smile, “this is your first gift from Second Sister.
Consider it your pocket money.”
Lu Shu looked down at the card.
Then at Lu Xue.
Then at the card again.
“How much?”
“Only one hundred million.”
Silence.
For several seconds, Lu Shu completely froze.
His mouth opened.
His eyes widened.
His brain stopped functioning.
At that moment, he truly didn’t know whether he should close his mouth first, close his eyes first, or grab the bank card first.
Seeing his reaction, Lu Xue smiled even more happily.
“Oh, that’s not all.”
She pointed toward a nearby room.
“I also bought toys, snacks, books and some electronic devices for you.
The room next door is your storage room.”
“Everything inside belongs to you.”
Lu Shu slowly turned his head toward the room.
Then he stared at the door.
And kept staring.
His eyes looked as though they were glued to it.
Lu Shu’s thoughts: Damn.
Rich people really are different.
Giving away one hundred million as pocket money and then casually filling an entire room with gifts.
Each room in this mansion is bigger than the dining hall of an average family.
Even if that room is only half full, the gifts inside should be worth millions.
If I had this kind of treatment in my second life, I wouldn’t have spent years risking my life fighting cursed spirits.
Li Qing couldn’t help laughing.
Lu Xue covered her mouth.
Even Lu Mingyu smiled.
Seeing Lu Shu’s shocked expression was strangely satisfying.
Lu Shu’s thoughts: In my second life, after entering the Jujutsu Society, I practically sold my blood and sweat for money.
Sometimes almost literally.
During my first few years, I risked my life fighting cursed spirits and didn’t even earn one hundred thousand yuan monthly.
Then there were missions that nearly got me killed several times over.
And now?
I received one hundred million just because I sat here looking cute.
The gap between people is truly larger than the gap between people and cursed spirits.
Li Qing’s thoughts: Looking cute?
Looking cute?
That’s all he thinks happened?This silly child thinks he received one hundred million because he looked cute.
No.
He received one hundred million because everyone in this family wants to make up for ten years of absence.
Lu Xue’s thoughts: Why does Little Shu look like someone whose worldview just collapsed?
Is that really that shocking?
Lu Mingyu’s thoughts: Look at him staring at that card.
He looks like a hamster that just discovered an entire warehouse full of sunflower seeds.
Why is he so adorable?
Lu Shu’s expression became nostalgic.
Lu Shu’s thoughts: As for earning hundreds of millions…
there was only one time.
A billionaire in America lost his wife to a cursed spirit.
He hired me to clear the entire Los Angeles area of cursed spirits.
The commission was five hundred million US dollars.
I spent over three weeks hunting.
During that time I killed more than five hundred thousand cursed spirits.
Three of them were pseudo-special grades.
By the end of it, I was so exhausted that I slept for two days straight.
After that mission, people started calling me Cleaner.
Then similar commissions appeared from time to time.
Every one of them started at over one hundred million.
The smiles on the faces of the three women gradually disappeared.
Five hundred thousand cursed spirits?
Three pseudo-special grades?
A commission worth five hundred million dollars?
Even though they didn’t fully understand cursed spirits, the sheer scale sounded absurd.
Li Qing’s thoughts: My son worked that hard in his previous life?
Oh my poor child.
Lu Xue’s thoughts: Five hundred thousand cursed spirits…
I still can’t get used to hearing numbers like that…
If i’m not wrong, i didn’t even kill that many mobs in video games in my whole life.
Lu Mingyu’s thoughts: Is he cleaning Los Angeles or conducting a genocide?
Meanwhile, Lu Shu looked down at the bank card again.
Lu Shu’s thoughts: Yet here I am.
I hugged Second Sister for less than ten seconds and received one hundred million.
Truly, knowledge changes fate.
Hard work changes fate.
Reincarnating into a rich family changes fate even faster.
Lu Xue nearly laughed out loud.
Li Qing helplessly shook her head.
Lu Shu’s thoughts: Well, I hugged Father and Mother yesterday too.
Neither of them gave me a single yuan.
Capitalists truly are stingy creatures.
Li Qing’s smile instantly vanished.
Lu Xue quickly looked away.
Lu Mingyu lowered her head.
All three were trying not to laugh.
Li Qing’s thoughts: This little brat.
Li Qing’s thoughts: Does he think money grows on trees?
Wait…
we actually do have enough money for it to feel that way.
Before Li Qing could decide whether to laugh or get angry, Lu Shu suddenly looked carefully at Lu Xue.
His eyes moved from her hands to her wrists.
Then to her face.
Then back to her hands.
Lu Shu’s thoughts: Hmm.
Elegant temperament.
Steady movements.
Slight calluses on the fingers.
Wrist muscles stronger than average.
Judging from all that, Second Sister should be a surgeon.
And not an ordinary surgeon either.
She probably completed surgery yesterday.
The room immediately became quiet.
Lu Xue froze.
Lu Mingyu froze.
Li Qing froze.
The three women looked at Lu Shu as though he were some kind of monster.
Lu Xue’s thoughts: How did he figure that out?
Lu Mingyu’s thoughts: He looked at her for five seconds!
Li Qing’s thoughts: At this point I wouldn’t be surprised if he starts identifying people’s blood types by looking at them.
Seeing their reactions, Li Qing decided to formally introduce everyone.
“Shu’er, this is your Second Sister, Lu Xue.”
“She is twenty-three years old and works as a heart surgeon.”
Lu Shu nodded proudly.
His deduction had been correct.
Li Qing continued.
“And this is your Third Sister, Lu Mingyu.”
“She is twenty-two.”
“She is a jewelry designer, an actress, a three-star chef, a respected painter, and most importantly, my daughter.”
Lu Mingyu raised her chin proudly.
“Hmph.”
Then she pulled out another bank card.
“Little brother, close your mouth before a fly enters.”
She stuffed the card into Lu Shu’s hand.
“Here.”
“Two hundred million.”
“Same password as your Second Sister’s card.”
“Six six six six six six.”
Lu Shu stared at the second bank card.
Then at Lu Mingyu.
Then at the first bank card.
His worldview was once again challenged.
Lu Shu’s thoughts: Damn.
Third Sister is even more talented.
Jewelry designer.
Actress.
Painter.
Chef.
Four jobs.
She must be richer than Second Sister.
Lu Xue narrowed her eyes.
Lu Mingyu’s smile widened.
Lu Shu’s thoughts: Looks like if I ever need pocket money in the future, Third Sister is the correct target.
Lu Mingyu instantly felt as though sunlight was shining upon her.
Lu Xue, meanwhile, felt strangely dissatisfied.
Lu Mingyu gave her sister a smug look.
The expression clearly said:
Little brother chose me.
Lu Mingyu’s thoughts:Little Brother clearly understands who the superior sister is.
Lu Xue’s thoughts: Shameless.
Li Qing’s thoughts: My daughters are competing again.
Lu Shu’s thoughts: Excellent.
One hundred million from Second Sister.
Two hundred million from Third Sister.
At this rate, maybe I won’t need to work for the next three hundred years.
Reincarnation truly gets better with each version update.
And thus, before even spending twenty-four minutes with them, Lu Shu successfully started another silent war between sisters.
Chapter End