With the surname Lu, and somewhat resembling Lu Jingchen in appearance, this led Song Qiao to consider a possibility. Upon seeing the young boy in front of her, especially his somewhat naive smiling face, she was momentarily lost in thought before regaining her composure and spoke, "Hello, are you Shinian’s classmate?"
Lu Yulin nodded, his face bearing a slightly shy smile, appearing somewhat bashful.
On the other hand, Elder Mu, seeing Lu Yulin, wore a kind smile and said, "This child has been accompanying Shinian to visit this old man for quite some time now. He’s sweet-talking and good with words."
Song Qiao looked at her grandfather, smiled, and said, "Grandpa, I’m sweet-talking too, why haven’t I ever heard you praise me?"
Elder Mu rarely compliments anyone, but when he does, it’s always sincere. Even Song Qiao finds it rare to receive praise from her grandfather, giving the sense that his words are golden, scarce but precious.
Lu Yulin felt somewhat embarrassed by the praise, as his own grandfather, despite being similar in age to Elder Mu, had a very different temperament and had been quite strict with them since they were young, resulting in a less harmonious relationship with the elderly in his family.
Compared to his grandfather, Elder Mu, warm and approachable, was much easier for him to interact with, especially as he was Mu Shinian’s grandfather, easy to talk to and very kind.
Song Qiao smiled slightly and said, "Thank you for accompanying Shinian."
Although she was not very familiar with the academic aspects of Mu Shinian, she heard bits and pieces from the school headteacher’s calls, indicating that Shinian was somewhat aloof at school and didn’t mesh well with his classmates. Latest content published on noveⅼfire.net
Song Qiao understood why, and frankly, she felt a bit guilty towards Shinian because of it.
At his age, he should be attending classes with classmates, playing sports on the field, not just studying and coming to the hospital to care for his grandfather, or tutoring to earn money out of financial concern.
Upon hearing Song Qiao’s words, Lu Yulin’s face immediately turned a bit red, and he quickly waved his hand and said, "Cousin, you’re too polite. Shinian and I are good friends, Shinian’s grandfather is like my own..."
At this moment, Mu Shinian just came out with two bunches of freshly washed grapes and said to Lu Yulin, "Lu Yulin, what are you rambling about? This is my cousin, not yours." Then, he directly sat next to the bed and smiled at Elder Mu, asking, "Grandpa, do you want some grapes? They’re really sweet, I tried them when I washed them just now."
"Then what should I call her?"
Song Qiao glanced at Mu Shinian, then at Lu Yulin, but did not speak and went straight into the bathroom to wash her hands.
Mu Shinian peeled a grape for Elder Mu and, hearing Lu Yulin’s words, thought seriously and replied, "If you call me cousin, you should call her aunt..."
Lu Yulin was stunned and immediately retorted, "My second uncle isn’t even married yet."
"Isn’t your uncle named Lu Jingchen?" Mu Shinian glanced at Lu Yulin with a smile, but that look seemed as crafty as a scheming old fox, as if he was setting a trap for Lu Yulin to fall into.
Elder Mu watched the two children and remained silent, his face always adorned with a gentle smile.