The whole family is insanely eavesdropping on my thoughts Chapter 569
Chapter 569: The Jade Boat in My Hand, the World at My Feet
At night, as usual, Lu Chao Chao carried Shan Shan to slaughter chickens.
An eight-month-old baby, only three days—just three days—and he already had dark circles under his eyes.
On the fourth day, Lu Chao Chao carried him into the slaughterhouse.
“Wah!” He wailed loudly.
Milk spewed all over the ground as he pointed outside the door in horror, babbling, “Zou… zou…”
“Wuwuwu…” He pointed at the door, mumbling about leaving.
Forced into it, he had learned to speak.
“You’re leaving just like that? I was thinking of making you a butcher in the future. Imagine, twenty years old with twenty years of experience. You’d be the best butcher!” Lu Chao Chao said seriously, while Shan Shan gagged from the stench of chicken droppings.
Biting necks? No, no, never again in this lifetime!
“Still want to bite necks? Still want to kill little creatures?” Lu Chao Chao asked.
Shan Shan shook his head like a rattle drum, expecting his sister to reason with him gently.
Who could have guessed? She never played by the rules!
“Bu bu bu…” He hurriedly cried out “No, no, no,” fearing he was too late and that Lu Chao Chao would throw him into the chicken coop.
For three days, even in his dreams, he had been gnawing on chicken necks.
Lu Chao Chao glanced at him, “You look sincere enough. Fine, I’ll let you off today.”
“I’m so bored. Let’s go spend your money together, shall we?”
“Since dawn is approaching, there’s a breakfast stall at the South Gate. Their lamb ribs and lamb soup are amazing, and the roasted lamb buns are to die for. Let’s go eat together…”
Lu Chao Chao took her brother along, while he carried the money, and Zhu Mo trailed behind them from a distance.
Sure enough, from far away, the scent of lamb soup filled the air.
At dawn, the small vendor skillfully stirred the lamb soup in the pot. The broth had been boiled into a creamy white, steam rising in clouds. Lu Chao Chao pried two silver coins from her brother’s hand.
“Boss, two bowls of lamb soup and two plates of lamb ribs with meat buns.” The young girl’s eyes gleamed as she stared at the pot.
The lamb ribs still had their skin on and had been stewed until the meat was falling off the bone.
Lu Chao Chao took a sip, leaving nothing but a clean bone.
Shan Shan swallowed his saliva and reached out for a lamb rib as soon as he sat down. Lu Chao Chao lightly smacked the back of his hand, leaving his fair skin red.
He pointed at the table.
Then at his own teeth.
[I earned these with my teeth!]
“Lamb is too heaty, and it’s hard for you to digest. Just suck on the bone to grind your teeth,” Lu Chao Chao said, shoving her cleaned bone into his hand.
Shan Shan’s eyes widened in disbelief.
Lu Chao Chao, her cheeks puffed out like a little hamster, chewed happily while sipping the steaming lamb soup. “Drink up. Third Brother has his exam today. We need to head back early.”
“Are you going to eat or not? If not, I’ll take it back for Windchaser.”
Shan Shan gripped the bone and sucked on it fiercely.
Wuwuwu, the marrow’s oil was so fragrant!
By the time Lu Chao Chao returned home, her belly was round. Just in time, she saw her Third Brother heading out for the exam.
“Your knowledge is already on par with mine. Go without worries,” Lu Yan Shu said, dressed in a scholar’s robe. Perhaps because of his role as Regent, his aura had grown more reserved and profound.
“Third Brother, do you want to make a wish?” Lu Chao Chao popped her head out and handed the bone-gnawing Shan Shan to Deng Zhi.
Third Brother patted her head and plucked a flower from the step’s edge.
“I wish for Chao Chao and Shan Shan to grow up healthy and safe, free from worries all their lives.” With that, he smiled warmly. He was not particularly gifted, but he excelled in diligence and perseverance. He did not need blessings—he only wished for his younger siblings to be well.
Lu Chao Chao’s eyes felt warm as she waved her handkerchief.
“Wishes or not, Third Brother is always the best!”
Ever since Xu Shi Yun and Rong Che got married, the Rong family’s elders had moved into the neighboring estate, even opening a backdoor between the courtyards.
At this moment, the Stabilizing Duke was playing with his little grandson, beaming. “You sure picked the right family to be born into. Such fortune!”
“Big Brother is a genius, Second Brother is a general, Third Brother is a scholar. And your sister is a princess…”
“You must learn well from your brothers and sister in the future.”
“Ah, my house is truly blessed.”
“Shi Yun, my son was lucky to marry into your family.”
“The ancestors of the Rong family must have blessed us. No wonder Che’er’s past engagements never worked out—the best was waiting for him all along.” The Old Madam grinned from ear to ear, unable to let go of her chubby grandson.
Rong Che really had luck on his side. Nowadays, everyone in the capital sang his praises.
“I liked Shi Yun from the very first glance. I nearly made her my goddaughter back then,” the Old Madam held Shi Yun’s hand tightly, unwilling to let go.
Rong Che murmured, “If you had done that, our family would have ended with me.”
“That’s because you were useless!” The Old Madam shot him a glare. Such a slow-witted boy.
Fortunately, fate had circled back, bringing his wife home to the Rong family.
After having lunch at the Stabilizing Duke’s residence, Lu Chao Chao headed to the Netherworld in the afternoon to stabilize the souls of her disciples.
Her divinity had been stripped away, and this was only a temporary measure.
“Next month is the Grand Buddhist Gathering. I want to take them to the Brahma Kingdom. A Buddha Realm Master will descend, and perhaps there will be another way,” Lu Chao Chao murmured softly.
“For now, I’ve sealed their souls to prevent them from dissipating.”
Windchaser, his hair wild and unruly, said, “The Celestial Realm is still hunting you. Who knows if the Buddha Realm will lend a hand?”
“No worries, I have the Jade Boat in my hands.” Lu Chao Chao waved her hand, completely fearless.
That night.
Xie Yu Zhou suddenly shivered.
“The weather is getting hotter. Why do I feel a chill all over?”
“Like a ghost is watching me.”
He wrapped himself tightly in his quilt and fell into a deep sleep.
In his dreams, he was still fantasizing about marrying eight wives.
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