You need to raise your pet using a system [Era]

Chapter 169 Favoritism

Lu Yuanqing understood, after all, they were people who had truly experienced hardship, who were reluctant to spend money on food and clothing, and who would save any money they had.

They save for large expenses such as getting married, building a house, etc.

Therefore, there's no need to persuade them at all. Just continue leading everyone to make money together. When they've earned enough money, their reluctance to spend and their consumption habits will change.

But Zhao Zhongcai shut his mouth, nodded, and agreed.

It's not that he's so obedient; it's just that he was scolded by Lu Yuanqing yesterday.

As Lu Yuanqing led Lu Mingdong and the others away, he couldn't help but laugh as he recalled the scene from yesterday.

"Third Uncle, what are you laughing at!" Lu Mingnan asked, tilting his head back and blinking his big eyes.

His sudden laughter caught Lu Mingdong's attention, who looked at him curiously.

Lu Yuanqing smiled and said, "It's nothing, I just remembered how domineering your third uncle was yesterday, and how I gave the captain a good scolding!"

Upon hearing this, disbelief flashed in both of the children's eyes.

"Impossible!" Lu Mingnan immediately replied, "You wouldn't say it's the brigade leader!"

Lu Yuanqing's respect for Lu Guobin and Zhao Zhongcai was evident to them.

They still believed that Zhao Zhongcai had scolded Lu Yuanqing.

Lu Mingdong nodded. That's right, impossible.

Seeing that he didn't believe him, Lu Yuanqing raised an eyebrow, snorted, and said, "It's true, I'm not lying to you!"

"If I explain the reasons, you might even think I did the right thing."

Lu Mingdong: "...Third Uncle, stop bragging!"

“Yes!” Lu Mingnan nodded emphatically. “Third Uncle, you’re just bragging. You listen to the brigade leader so much, how could you possibly say anything to him? Besides, you often tell us to respect the elderly and care for the young. The brigade leader and my great-uncle have been so helpful to our family, we can’t be rude to them.”

Lu Yuanqing: "..."

Does this count as a successful education?

"But the captain wanted us to sleep in the park last night!" Lu Yuanqing chuckled.

"what?"

The two of them suddenly looked at Lu Yuanqing, "Sleeping in the park? Why?"

"Does the captain think staying in a hotel is too expensive?" Lu Mingdong tilted his head and thought for a moment before coming to this conclusion.

Lu Yuanqing gave him an approving look.

"So, shouldn't you thank your third uncle? Otherwise, you'd be sleeping in the park!"

Lu Mingdong and Lu Mingnan immediately said, "Thank you, Third Uncle!"

However, the indescribable expression on his face made Lu Yuanqing burst into laughter.

Yes, because yesterday Lu Yuanqing took them to rest on the benches in People's Park, and then the frugal Zhao Zhongcai actually suggested that they spend the night in the park.

Lu Yuanqing was just as shocked as when he found out he had traveled to a time of famine.

What the hell?

In an effort to save on accommodation costs, they actually thought of having them spend the night in the park.

To come up with such an idea is truly ingenious!

Is the weather in March trying to make them all catch colds and fevers, end up in the hospital, and miss important events?

Previously, Lu Yuanqing could only feel such a deep sense of thrift from Lu Yuanhuan.

This trip with Zhao Zhongcai revealed that he is also someone who will endure hardship without effort.

He simply couldn't understand why someone who came out to do something worthwhile would have such a difficult time getting rest, eating well, and finding accommodation.

If you catch a cold or fever and it delays everything, wouldn't that be a loss?

I understand their desire to save, but I can't understand their reckless way of saving.

……

After buying a lot of food, Lu Yuanqing took Lu Mingdong and the others to Lu Yuanhuan's school.

Lu Yuanhuan was alright; he already knew they would be off on business, so he gave them a few words of advice to take good care of themselves.

It's hard to say about Lu Mingxi's situation.

This girl, when she gets stubborn, is just another Lu Mingdong.

These two are remarkably similar in some ways.

"Third Uncle is biased. Before, when we went to Jiang'an City, you let Fourth Uncle take my place because I had to go to school. Now that they are both in school, you want to take them to another province. Humph!" Lu Mingxi pointed at his two younger brothers, ignoring them and complaining first.

Lu Yuanqing: "..."

He's heard these 'biased' comments several times in the past few days, and he really doesn't want to hear them anymore.

Lu Mingdong raised his chin: "Third Uncle is biased towards me, but not towards you!"

Lu Mingnan looked at his older sister, then at his cousin, and said, "Yes, Uncle San is biased towards us!"

Lu Yuanqing: "..."

Very well, and there are even those who are stirring things up!

Sure enough, Lu Yuanqing was met with Lu Mingxi's aggrieved expression.

"...Do you believe them, or do you believe me?" Lu Yuanqing asked.

"Hmph, I still believe in Uncle Three."

Lu Yuanqing: "Alright, then I'll say I didn't show any favoritism."

"Hmph, I don't believe that!"

Lu Yuanqing: "..." There's also selective belief?

"Really, Xiaodong can't cook. If he stays at home, he and Xiaobao might starve to death."

Upon hearing this, Lu Mingxi immediately chuckled twice at Lu Mingdong, "Hey, Third Uncle, I understand you. It's only natural that you're worried because Lu Mingdong is incompetent!"

Lu Mingdong glared, "Who's incompetent?"

Lu Mingxi sneered, "I'm talking about you. You can't even cook. You're useless. Your third uncle is worried that you'll starve to death at home!"

Lu Mingdong retorted, "Bullshit, even if I can cook, my third uncle will still teach me. If he doesn't teach you, it's because he's biased towards me. You're just jealous, so you're talking nonsense."

Lu Mingxi: "Third Uncle said it himself, so there's nothing you can do if you don't admit it."

Lu Mingdong: "He's just giving you the runaround!"

"No, that's not true!"

"that is!"

Lu Yuanqing: "..."

How did things turn out this way?

Looking at the two who were already fighting at the school gate, Lu Yuanqing sighed, "Don't scratch their faces."

Upon hearing his voice, the two people who had been reaching for each other's faces each other changed their hands: one changed his hand to his hair, and the other changed his hand to his ear.

"Yay! Let's fight! Go, sister! Go, brother!"

Lu Yuanqing was speechless. That heartless guy was jumping around with joy, as if he wanted to stir up trouble!

He was truly speechless. Could it be that because there were many children in the family, he unconsciously became biased in his actions?

Lu Yuanqing ignored the two adults who were so old yet still shamefully fighting, and fell into deep thought.

Being a parent is so stressful. Although both hands are flesh, the palms are clearly fleshier than the backs of the hands.

Achieving true fairness is inherently very difficult.

At first, when Lu Mingdong said he was 'biased,' he could dismiss it as the innocent words of a child. But just this trip alone, he has heard such words three times so far.

This made Lu Yuanqing wonder if there were things he hadn't done well enough, which was why the children all felt he was being biased.

Raising children is such a big challenge!

Lu Yuanqing watched quietly until the two had finished fighting, then walked over.

Lu Mingxi and Lu Mingdong in the family like to fight over trivial matters, a habit they've maintained since they were children.

Similar to them are Lu Mingbei and Lu Mingzhong, who are complete replicas of these two, fighting every other day.

Lu Mingnan, who was in the middle of the two teams, was a master at stirring up trouble, while Cheng Xiaobao was mild-mannered and could never get into an argument with anyone.

Looking at Lu Mingxi's messy, disheveled hair, Lu Yuanqing asked, "Do you really want to come along?"

"If you really want to go, you can ask for leave, but you have to promise not to neglect your studies. Xiao Dong guarantees to get first place in the exam when he gets home."

"Huh?" Lu Mingxi was puzzled as to why he suddenly agreed to let her take leave.

Asking for leave! Such a distant phrase.

Lu Yuanqing always said that you must not neglect your studies and you cannot ask for leave just to play.

Lu Mingdong looked at him with confusion.

Lu Yuanqing twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "I just feel that this experience is really rare, and it would be a pity to miss it. If you really want to go, as long as you promise not to interfere with your studies, I can ask your teacher for leave and you can go with us."

Actually, no, what he really wanted to say was, 'I just feel like I'm making Lu Mingxi a little uncomfortable!'

After all, Lu Mingxi was right. Because of the school issue, she should have been the first one to go with him to Jiang'an City to buy piglets.

He had vowed then and there that he wouldn't let his studies be delayed and that he wouldn't take leave from school, but this time he did ask for leave for Lu Mingdong and Lu Mingnan.

So it seems he really is a bit biased?

Even Lu Yuanqing, who believed he hadn't shown any favoritism, was made to doubt himself by this vivid example.