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

Chapter 379 Cheng Wenxuan's Side Story 2

The next day.

Cheng Wenxuan picked up Lu Yuanqing at the airport, first took him back to his 400-square-meter apartment to put down his luggage, and then took him out to eat.

"Third Uncle, try this. This shop was recommended by a friend, and it tastes really good."

Lu Yuanqing keenly sensed the pause when he said "friend," raised an eyebrow, and wondered if this friend was someone he liked, or someone who liked him!

However, he didn't want to talk about these issues during mealtime, so he nodded and enjoyed the food in a good mood.

"Is there something you need to do in Haishi this time, Uncle?" Cheng Wenxuan asked curiously.

Lu Yuanqing: "It's nothing serious. Chengwen's wife is pregnant, isn't she? And now your brother Chengwen is spending all his time taking care of his wife and child. He's called your fourth uncle back to work like a dog at the company. He doesn't care about the company's affairs at all."

“There’s a small problem with the branch office in Haishi. Your fourth uncle is extremely busy in Kyoto, so he had to ask me to handle it.”

"Are you alright?" Cheng Wenxuan asked with concern.

"A minor issue."

Cheng Wenxuan was relieved; no one doubted Lu Yuanqing's abilities.

"How long are you going to stay in Haishi this time?"

"About half a month! No more than a few days," Lu Yuanqing said.

Cheng Wenxuan chuckled, "That's perfect! Uncle, you can stay at my house while you're in Haishi!"

A fantastic opportunity!

Lu Yuanqing chuckled lightly, "I left all my luggage at your house."

It's not like he doesn't own property in Shanghai.

But as soon as he got off the plane, Cheng Wenxuan took him to his residence in a car.

Even though his children have grown up, they still like to live with him and don't dislike him as rumored. Lu Yuanqing is happy about this!

"Hehe!" Cheng Wenxuan chuckled foolishly; he was doing it on purpose.

Lu Yuanqing picked up his chopsticks and continued eating, shaking his head somewhat helplessly.

From a young age, Cheng Wenxuan was somewhat different from the native rural people in the village.

He has fair skin and a chubby face. When others tease him or pinch his cheeks, he will smile shyly, making people feel embarrassed to tease him further.

If it were Lu Mingdong, the reaction would be completely the opposite.

Cheng Jun protected him very well; he was well-behaved from a young age.

Even as he grew up, he didn't become ugly; he's the only one in the family who is very polite and respectful of others.

Others may seem fine most of the time, but if you provoke them, their tempers will flare up.

But Cheng Wenxuan is a tolerant person who is always smiling when he meets someone.

Lu Yuanqing often lamented that his family might only be able to produce one gentleman.

……

After finishing his meal and returning to his residence, Lu Yuanqing sat on the sofa and casually picked up a magazine from the coffee table to read.

Cheng Wenxuan, on the other hand, was busy brewing coffee and peeling fruit.

Just as I was about to serve the coffee and fruit to Lu Yuanqing, I heard his voice.

You don't look well. Did you have trouble sleeping last night?

"Cough, cough!!!"

Lu Yuanqing looked at him amusedly: "Tell me! What's your answer?"

Cheng Wenxuan plopped down opposite him and shook his head, "I can't figure it out."

Lu Yuanqing chuckled lightly, "It seems that what you call liking someone, and what you say you like, isn't entirely pure!"

"If it were purely for the sake of it, why would I hesitate?"

Cheng Wenxuan showed no embarrassment at being exposed; his personality was just a bit awkward.

“Xiao Bao, what’s so hard about choosing?” Lu Yuanqing said, “Choose the one you like. Since it’s someone you like, that’s enough.”

"But I'm not sure how deep her feelings for me are, or if they might change."

"Then choose the one who likes you. If they like you, they'll probably be good to you forever."

"But if I choose this option, I will always feel a little resentful, and it's not fair to others."

"So, that's why you add certain prerequisites to what you like? Like career?" Lu Yuanqing was genuinely amused.

He knew it! How could any of their children be the type to compromise for their career? They probably aren't that career-driven either!

No, it's really not that bad!

"Third Uncle, please stop making fun of me. I'm so annoyed by this lately." Cheng Wenxuan slumped on the sofa, looking somewhat distressed.

Lu Yuanqing: "Then tell me! What's the situation with both girls?"

Let's start with what Cheng Wenxuan likes!

The other person was another student of his graduate advisor.

He is currently pursuing a master's degree and is not a native of Haishi.

Cheng Wenxuan met the teacher when he went back to visit him with his classmates.

They both have the same mentor, so she can be considered his junior classmate.

Cheng Wenxuan did his undergraduate studies in Kyoto, but came to Shanghai for his graduate studies.

That's how this fate brought us together.

It wouldn't be accurate to say it was love at first sight. Although his junior sister had a face that could make people fall in love at first sight, he wasn't the kind of person who only looked at appearances.

It was only after several encounters that he realized he liked the girl.

"Are you sure the other person has feelings for you too?" Lu Yuanqing asked.

Cheng Wenxuan smiled, "The young lady doesn't hide her thoughts well enough."

In fact, it was only after he realized that the other person was somewhat interested in him that he began to think about it and discovered his own feelings.

Lu Yuanqing, however, thought of something else: "You have so many men, it's like an old cow eating young grass!"

Cheng Wenxuan choked!

Okay! That's a problem too.

He looks about seven years older!

"And then?" Lu Yuanqing continued to ask.

Cheng Wenxuan: "..."

What else can happen?

Although he had long since stopped thinking about Xia Yanhong, she was still his mother and the person who had hurt him the most in this world. How could he possibly forget her completely?

Cheng Wenxuan knew he was a little hesitant when it came to matters of the heart.

Moreover, this issue was deeply influenced by Xia Yanhong.

He comforted himself, telling himself not to care. Someone like Xia Yanhong was one in a hundred, and he couldn't let her feelings influence his judgment.

I'm good at convincing myself.

But when he actually put it into practice, he realized that no matter how much he tried to convince himself, he would still have an impact when the time came.

If another girl hadn't appeared at that moment, he probably wouldn't have faced this dilemma.

He might take the opportunity to confess his feelings to his junior sister, and then the two of them could get together.

He wouldn't consider whether his feelings for his junior sister would last, nor would he consider whether her feelings for him were as intense as he had hoped.

But that person just happened to show up.

She treated him very well, and her affection for him was public knowledge, so fervent and passionate that he could feel her love and deep affection for him in everything she did and in every way she did for him.

Cheng Wenxuan is not actually that proactive in matters of the heart.

He was even somewhat passive.

He was timid and hesitant. His upbringing taught him not to let people down if he liked them, but in his heart he only wanted to possess them.

"Third Uncle, am I being selfish?" Cheng Wenxuan asked somewhat dejectedly.

Feelings are mutual.

The examples his family gave him were all healthy.

Like Lu Yuanbo and Xie Qianyu, like Lu Mingdong and Cheng Xia, like everyone else.

Their relationship is healthy; you treat me well, I treat you well; you care about me, and I care about you too.

But in matters of the heart, he acts like a villain.

He likes his junior sister, but he hopes that she can give him the same passion and affection that another girl gives him.

The junior sister is rational. Love is very important to her, but she has her own ideas. She can retain a bit of rationality in relationships and won't get completely immersed in them.

Cheng Wenxuan was both proud of her idea and saddened to discover that he actually longed for his junior sister to love him wholeheartedly.

Because of this, he has the courage to give his all to love others.

"Third Uncle, I feel that this is how my life is going to be. Being single and not causing trouble for others is the only path I can take."

Lu Yuanqing sighed.

Of the three—Cheng Wenxuan, Lu Mingbei, and Lu Mingzhong—the only one he was worried about was Cheng Wenxuan, particularly in matters of the heart.

When he brought Cheng Wenxuan back to Shihua Village, he was already four years old, an age when he could remember things.

It's normal to forget small things.

But how could he possibly forget the scenes of Xia Yanhong abusing him?

Lu Yuanqing paid special attention to his mental state from the beginning, fearing that he might accidentally grow up to be ugly.

Fortunately, the baby still looks the same inside and out.

Just when I was about to feel relieved that he was a decent person, I discovered that he was indecisive when it came to relationships. He would only give his all if someone gave him their complete affection.

He's the kind of person who only makes sacrifices when he sees a benefit in it.

But that's unfair to others.

"No wonder I'm still single," Lu Yuanqing muttered to himself.

Xia Yanhong harmed the Cheng family father and son for the sake of the person she loved, and even now, Cheng Xiaobao is still affected.

They deserve to die!

Lu Yuanqing had never been in a relationship, and he didn't know how to help Cheng Xiaobao, who was currently troubled by love.

It seems that neither choice is the best answer.

"otherwise……"

Cheng Wenxuan looked at him expectantly.

Lu Yuanqing: "...Or, shall we leave for a bit?"

It's not that when faced with a difficult decision, you shouldn't make a decision, but simply put things aside and leave it to time.

Cheng Wenxuan stared at him with dead fish eyes: "..."

Lu Yuanqing said embarrassedly, "Hehe, as you know, even Third Uncle hasn't experienced this!"

If it's a simple relationship issue, like dowry or betrothal gifts, he can handle it easily.

But in Cheng Wenxuan's case, all he could say was, "I don't know either!" It's so complicated.

"Oh, it's alright. Your third uncle will talk to you about it, and I won't be in such a difficult position anymore."

He knew all too well that such things should not be spoken aloud.

He could only keep it to himself and struggle with it on his own.

Without anyone to share with, he becomes even more internally conflicted.

With Lu Yuanqing listening in, he also had a good chance to vent about the problems that had been bothering him for a long time.

At least, saying it out loud made me feel a little better.

The worst outcome, as he himself said, is that if he maintains this view on relationships for the rest of his life, then remaining single for life would be the best outcome, so as to avoid ruining other people's good girls.

Lu Yuanqing sighed again, "Actually, I really want to ask, you only said you liked your junior sister, what about the other girl? Don't you like her at all?"

"Huh?" Cheng Wenxuan was stumped by the question.

He had never thought about this question.

Lu Yuanqing smiled and said, "Although I can't give you a specific solution, I've heard the saying, 'If you have to choose between two options, don't choose me.'"

Choose one of the two, but don't choose me.

Cheng Wenxuan was stunned.

He hesitated here, forgetting that if his junior sister and the other girl knew he was hesitating because of them, wouldn't they decisively kick him out?

They are all very good girls, how could anyone be so picky?

"Ha, Third Uncle, I was wrong, I was really wrong!" Cheng Wenxuan laughed, his eyes filled with tears.

"I was selfish, only thinking about myself and never considering the other person. Am I really the same kind of person as her?"

"No!" Lu Yuanqing said with heartache, answering quickly and decisively.

"You are our family's Cheng Xiaobao. You are very good, which is why two very, very good girls like you. They are so good that it's understandable that you can't choose between them."

"No! Third Uncle, no." Cheng Wenxuan knew that in Lu Yuanqing's heart, his own children were always the best.

But they have parents too!

They were all pampered and cherished by their parents as they grew up.

What gives him the right to be so picky about others?

With a personality like his, he doesn't deserve to be liked by others. He's too selfish; he always thinks only of himself.

Just like his mother, Xia Yanhong.

Xia Yanhong clearly had someone she liked, but even after her parents married her off to her father for the sake of the bride price, she still had someone else on her mind.

She blamed her parents for disregarding her wishes, blamed her father for marrying her, and even blamed the most innocent Cheng Xiaobao.

But she never blamed herself.

She doesn't blame herself for not having the courage to oppose her parents.

She never regretted ruining Cheng Jun and Cheng Xiaobao's lives because of her lover.

Cheng Wenxuan felt that he truly lived up to his reputation as Xia Yanhong's son, being just as selfish.

Snapped!

Cheng Wenxuan pulled himself out of his self-blame and met Lu Yuanqing's hand, which had just left his head.

Lu Yuanqing: "Fool, you are Chengjun's son, my nephew Lu Yuanqing, and a member of our Lu family. You should be like us, not her."

"You've probably played games before!"

"Hmm!" Cheng Wenxuan didn't understand why Lu Yuanqing suddenly brought up games, but he still nodded obediently.

When he wasn't busy, he used to play games with Lu Mingzhong for a long time, but he rarely plays them now.

Lu Yuanqing nodded and asked, "In the game's storyline, are you more impressed by the happy ending or the tragic ending?"

"Tragic!" Cheng Wenxuan thought for a moment and answered honestly, "The plot is so painful that I'll remember it for a long time!"

"You see, even games are like this, the plot is bound to be like this. Family ties are thicker than water, gratitude is greater than heaven, only love is sacrificed, and turning against each other is a necessary plot."

"Even game plot designs are unwilling to give love a happy ending, which shows how difficult it is for people to handle love, family, and friendship. Why belittle yourself? It's something most people will face if they can't handle love well, and you don't need to feel like a failure because of it!"

"You're great. I don't think you're the kind of person who deceives others' feelings. The reason you're troubled here is because you don't want to deceive any of them, right?"

"Xiao Bao," Lu Yuanqing called out seriously, "If you don't know what to choose, then don't choose. Tell them the truth, don't drag it out, deal with it as soon as possible. I don't believe you don't even have this much courage."

Yes!

Don't think about which girl to choose, just leave them alone for now!

Cheng Wenxuan remained silent for a long time before finally looking up at Lu Yuanqing and saying, "Okay!"