Spoiled By the Young Master After Reborn In the 80s
Chapter 218: Two hundred and seventeen, Chinese New Year

Chapter 218: Two hundred and seventeen, Chinese New Year

"What are you doing exactly?" Song Xiran raised an eyebrow.

"I’m exercising. I get up early every day to run, and look, I even have muscles now." Luo Zheng said with a smile, showing off the muscles on his arm.

Song Xiran chuckled, a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes, "Then hasn’t your sister taught you some kung fu?" He was certain that what Luo Zheng was doing wasn’t as simple as just exercising.

Luo Zheng nodded, "She taught me a bit of martial arts, but I’m too clumsy and haven’t managed to learn it yet." Thinking he could trick him? No way he was going to tell him.

"What about medical skills? Your sister is so skilled in medicine, hasn’t she taught you a bit?" This kid was indeed cunning, and it seemed it wouldn’t be easy to get anything out of him.

Luo Zheng scratched his head awkwardly, "I’m not cut out for that, otherwise I would’ve asked Grandpa to teach me long ago. Cousin, where does Brother Lu’s family live? I want to go see my older sister tomorrow." The living environment of the Song Family was good, but the place gave him a cold feeling, as if everyone lacked a sense of humanity.

Furthermore, he particularly disliked the way they looked at him and his siblings, as if they were somehow inferior.

"Tomorrow is New Year’s Day. How about you wait until after the New Year’s celebrations? Then I’ll take you to see your older sister," Song Xiran said with a smile as he looked at Luo Zheng. Although the kid wasn’t very cooperative, if used well, he could be more useful than Luo Shan. At least he wasn’t completely ignorant!

Luo Zheng thought for a moment and then nodded with a smile, "Alright then!" He so didn’t want to let him leave, could there be an ulterior motive? It seemed he needed to find a chance to leave this place.

The New Year approached as expected.

Early in the morning, Zhu Huizhen and Ye Shanshan began to bustle around in the kitchen.

Normally, the family’s meals were prepared by the servants, but today, Zhu Huizhen was feeling inspired and decided to cook herself. This year felt particularly different with Luo Shu joining them, and she also wanted Luo Shu to taste her future mother-in-law’s cooking skills.

"Auntie, let me help you," Luo Shu entered the kitchen.

"No need to help, we’ve got this. Go and chat with everyone else," Zhu Huizhen said with a smile as she pushed Luo Shu out of the kitchen.

Feeling helpless, Luo Shu smiled and returned to sit next to Lu Hanmo.

"I told you my mom wouldn’t let you help," Lu Hanmo reached for an apple slice from the fruit platter on the table and held it up to Luo Shu’s lips with a toothpick.

Luo Shu smiled faintly and took a bite of the apple.

"Could you please refrain from displaying affection in front of us?" Lu Hanyun made a face as if he were about to throw up.

Lu Hanmo turned his head towards Lu Hanyun, "Got a problem?"

Lu Hanyun immediately backed down, waving his hands, "No! No! Carry on!" How would he dare to object? If he offended this Yama Raja of a cousin, he wouldn’t even know how he died.

"This candy is so delicious, I’ve never had it before. Sister-in-law, where did you buy this candy?" Lu Zixun unwrapped a piece of candy and put it in her mouth, her face alight with enjoyment.

"I made it myself," Luo Shu replied with a smile. There was no chocolate available in this era yet, so she used her own ingredients from her space to make some.

"Can you teach me how to make it?" Lu Zixun blinked her big eyes, looking at Luo Shu with anticipation.

"The ingredients are a bit hard to find. If you like it, I’ll make some for you when I have the ingredients again," Luo Shu said. She was in the midst of developing her business, confident that chocolate would soon flow into the country from abroad.

"You’re so kind, sister-in-law!" Lu Zixun said with an ingratiating smile, reaching for another piece of candy to savor.

"Eat less, be careful not to gain weight," Lu Hanyu joked with a smile.

Lu Zixun glared at Lu Hanyu, "I won’t get fat. Besides, with my cousin-in-law here, what do I have to fear? Right, cousin-in-law?" She now admired Luo Shu the most. The Water Moisturizer she gave her that day was really good.

Luo Shu gave a wry smile and nodded. She didn’t know what else to say. Recently, Lu Hanmo’s little cousins and younger cousins had almost turned her into a beauty consultant. Issues like acne, dieting, and breast enhancement kept coming one after another.

"Come and eat dumplings!" Zhu Huizhen came out with a big plate of dumplings, "These aren’t ordinary dumplings, they contain a hidden mystery."

She handed out chopsticks to everyone, "You each get only one, let’s see who has good luck, there will be a reward afterwards."

Everyone took the chopsticks and started going for the dumplings on the plate. This was a Lu family tradition. Every year, they’d put different things inside the dumplings, and the person who found the item would receive a generous reward from the elders.

In the blink of an eye, there were only two dumplings left on the plate.

Luo Shu and Lu Hanmo exchanged smiles, each picked up a dumpling and put it in their mouth.

Zhu Huizhen looked at everyone with a smile, "Who found the surprise?"

Everyone shook their heads in disappointment. Zhu Huizhen turned her gaze towards Luo Shu and Lu Hanmo.

Lu Hanmo shook his head with a smile, then looked at Luo Shu.

Luo Shu smiled slightly and spat out the item from her mouth, a golden bead.

"Cousin-in-law, you have such good luck! I’ve never found it in all these years."

"That’s right, I only found it once when I was eight."

"Cousin-in-law, you have to treat us with the reward you get!" Everyone looked at Luo Shu with envy and teased her. If it were their cousin, they wouldn’t dare.

"No problem!" Luo Shu agreed with a smile, "I’ll cook for you all myself tomorrow and prepare a feast."

"Great! We’ll be waiting then!" Everyone said happily.

Zhu Huizhen looked at Luo Shu, who had completely blended in with everyone, her smile radiating even more. As for Luo Shu, the future daughter-in-law, she couldn’t be more satisfied.

As night fell slowly, and with more and more plates of dumplings coming to the table, everyone took their seats.

The older generation sat at one table, while the younger ones divided into two tables. The three tables of people sitting in the dining room made the atmosphere exceptionally lively.

"Hanmo, Luo Shu, come sit over here by grandpa," Old Master Lu waved at them with a beaming smile.

"Okay!" Luo Shu and Lu Hanmo could only stand up and walk over to sit beside Old Master Lu.

"Luo Shu, this is your reward for today," Old Master Lu handed over a big red envelope to Luo Shu.

"Thank you, Grandpa!" Luo Shu smiled and thanked him. She had already asked Lu Hanmo about it, and he said that in the Lu family, red envelopes given by the elders must not be refused. Otherwise, it would be considered disrespectful.

"Good!" Old Master Lu smiled with satisfaction. He was extremely pleased with this granddaughter-in-law.