Applaud for Happiness

Shen A’ Qi grew up to be lovable and obedient.
Since he was told not to date early, despite really liking David in high school, he did not think to confess.
Remembering the teachings of his parents who passed away: Never, ever have puppy love! He was only allowed to silently love him.
He was waiting until they graduated to confess, but the senior left for abroad and found a boyfriend.

Things like pornography movies are also non-existent in Shen A Qi’s world.
The most he has ever seen was perhaps a shirtless male idol in a TV series.

He was stunned that such a “surprise” popped out.

Oh God! What did he see! A man! A living man! A living man who isn’t dressed!!

It wasn’t those male idols who were in a distant TV drama, but an online friend that is almost within reach!

Shen Qi unconsciously swallowed; his eyes were a little confused.

Due to alcohol, the normally shy and timid boy exposed his true bold nature.

“Sorry, I seem to be hard ……”

That pectoral muscle, abdominal muscle, and then thinking about the hand in the avatar, especially that middle finger that is said to represent a certain meaning.
Shen Qi could not hold back and gulped again.

“Don’t, don’t move away!”

He smiled smittenly: “Samuel, you have such a great body! You actually have pectoral muscles and abs.
You’re so cool……” He looked down at his own body, suddenly lifted his shirt, and placed the camera far away.
“Look, to make this fair, I, I will also let you see mine.
So don’t move the camera away……”

When learning how to cook and cut vegetables, Shen Qi used a lot of strength.
However, no matter how hard he worked out, he was not able to develop muscles.
And because he eats a lot every day, his stomach was still soft, making people want to poke and touch it.

“”

His eyes blinked at the bare chest on the opposite side, completely revealing the lecherous nature of the timid, lustful fan, almost drooling at the sight.

Fortunately, he is handsome.
When making this expression, it does not look too obscene.
But because his face was flushed and he had a shy and awkward look, it was really cute instead.

On the other hand, Samuel did not immediately move away from the camera.
But instead, he gently swayed twice, flashing the originally hidden abs and something else. 1

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Shen Qi’s eyes stared at his phone.
His mouth was dry.
The tipsy feeling went to his head, stumbling: “You, you do not move …… yes, yes, just, that’s the way …… I, en…”

He reached down, and unexpectedly helped himself in front of the camera.

The camera shifted and turned back into a black screen.

Shen Qi was disappointed.
But because he was already at the point of excitement, he simply closed his eyes and recalled the image just now.
He completely leaned back on the chair.
The hand that was used to hold his phone was now covering his eyes.
He seemed to be in a half-asleep, half-awake state, with a trace of sanity.
Knowing that this was embarrassing, he still remembered to block half his face.

Lu Zhuo cupped his phone.
His body gradually tensed up.
He placed his finger over the power button several times but did not press it.
After hearing a long cry on the other side, he finally pressed the power button.

Shen Qi finished venting.
The cool breeze blew, and his disoriented consciousness finally returned.
He immediately pulled his hand out of his pants and jumped up, almost dropping the phone to the ground.

F,F,fuck!

What has he done?

Without wiping his hands, Shen Qi turned on his phone and saw that Samuel had gone offline without leaving a single word.

It’s over.

This is the end.

Shen Qi facepalmed.
Samuel must think that there must be a problem with his character.
To do this kind of thing to Internet friends, what would he think?

Drinking is a mistake! Drinking is a mistake!

This is a bloody lesson!

Because of this incident, Shen Qi did not sleep well at night.
For the next three days, he did not dare log on to the app, afraid to see all of the accusations and disgusting words.
His ostrich trait 2 was now showing.

In these three days, Lu Zhuo did not come for an evening snack, nor did he ever come home, only calling to say that something happened in the company.

Up to this point, Shen Qi still did not connect the two people together.
Since Lu Zhuo said something happened, that means that there was a situation at the company.
He also has a record of not coming back home for a few days, so there was nothing to worry about.

However, the Lu family had a rule that they had to get together once a week.
This was unavoidable.

Shen Qi did not know that Lu Zhuo was Samuel.
However, he was no longer embarrassed since three days had passed.
However, he did not know how to start the topic since he had been avoiding Samuel before.
He could only vent through cooking.
After thinking about the relationship between Master Lu and Lu Zhuo, he proposed eating hot pot.

Before Master Lu opened his mouth, Lu Jun jumped out first to express her approval.
Since he could not resist his granddaughter, he could only agree.

Shen Qi does not know what happened back then that resulted in the poor relationship between Master Lu and Lu Zhuo.
Yet, after two months of observation, he felt that the two did not really get to the point of hatred, much less than what the outside world had gossiped about.

There are some things that Lu Zhuo does not know.
For example, Master Lu would recruit a daily assistant to follow Lu Zhuo’s life, caring about his living and physical condition.
While Lu Zhuo would also ask Uncle Shen about Master Lu’s situation.
Uncle Shen told Shen Qi multiple times that the two are too stubborn, too uncomfortable, and no one wants to give in first.

There was even a time when he said that if there was no surname An and the young master, the master and the young master’s relationship would not be so stiff.

Shen Qi was considerate and did not ask for more information.
He did get a vague glimpse of some of the truth about what happened that year.
The person with the surname An is naturally the person who deceived Lu Zhuo.
Also known as Bai Yue Guang, his actual name is An Ze.
The young master was referring to Lu Zhuo’s bedridden father.
Shen Qi hadn’t seen young master Lu in more than two months of living with the Lu family.
If Uncle Shen hadn’t mentioned that there was such a person and the nutritionist was coming in and out, Shen Qi would have suspected that the young master was everyone’s imagination.

And even more strange to him, in the entire Lu mansion, there are photos of Master Lu, and there are photos or portraits of the grandfather of the grandfather of the father of Master Lu, but there is no photo of Lu Zhuo’s father, Lu Zhihong.
In the only family photo, Master Lu and the late Grandma Lu were sitting, both holding a child in their laps.
It is clear that the two were little Lu Zhuo and Lu Jun.
Behind them was a very beautiful and elegant woman who was Lu Zhuo and Lu Jun’s mother, but there was just no father for the two children.

It was weird, no matter how he looked at it.

In the outline, it was said that Bai Yueguang had approached Lu Zhuo for revenge.
Shen Qi imagined various types of story lines.
The most melodramatic plot twist is that Anze is really the half-brother of Lu Zhuo, with the same father and a different mother.
The reason for his revenge is perhaps the unfair treatment he received after Lu Zhihong abandoned his mother. 

Ahem, of course, this is only Shen Qi’s imagination.
If it was really like this, the plot would also be too exaggerated.

Anyway, in view of the care Shen had received from Master Lu and Lu Zhuo, especially Master Lu, who almost treated him as half a grandson.
Even though he couldn’t get close to his real grandson, he still kept his kindness in his heart.

Therefore, he wants to do his best to ease the relationship between Master Lu and Lu Zhuo.
He will leave in another two months.
Then Lu Jun would go out often, and Master Lu would be alone to guard the Lu residence.
That would be too pitiful.

Of course, he did not dare to be arrogant, thinking that he would be able to fix everything before he left.
However, as long as he can do something small, then his plan is considered successful.

Eating hot pot is the first step in his plan.
This was something he thought of for a long time.

After two months of observation, Lu Zhuo and Lu Jun are only at home in the morning and evening.
Not to mention, when they are not at home, and even when they are, they will have already eaten dinner before returning.
Since Master Lu is old and sleeps early and gets up early, he eats breakfast before Lu Zhuo and Lu Jun wake up. It can be said that, except for the weekend, they almost never eat at a table together.
Even on weekends, Lu Zhuo stays in his room and asks his maid to send the food to his room.

So Shen Qi proposed eating hot pot.
This way, even if they wanted to be alone, it would be awkward.
Since Lu Zhuo loves spicy food, he would not refuse this dinner.
There is no situation that a hot pot can not solve.
If not, they could eat two hot pots.

So at noon, Shen Qi was very busy preparing a steaming hot pot and taking care of Master Lu.
He specifically divided the Mandarin duck pot 3, as well as preparing all of the ingredients that the Lu family enjoys eating.
Just the smell makes everyone’s mouth water.

“It smells delicious!” Lu Jun followed him to help, “I want to eat it.”

Shen Qi proudly said, “That’s for sure, this is my father’s secret recipe!”

Lu Jun, who loves spicy food as much as Lu Zhuo, looked at the red spicy pot and was craving it: “I’ll go persuade big brother again and tell him to come back soon!”

Lu Zhuo did not come home the previous night, but Lu Jun called him to come back for lunch, and he did not refuse.

He brought the hot pot to the table and plugged it in.
A plate of dishes was also brought.
Just when Shen Qi was ready to pull away, Elder Lu 4 called him: “Ah Qi! You can sit.
Let’s eat together.
” And he turned his head to Uncle Shen and said, “You can also sit.
We don’t always have to be formal.
“

Shen Qi is a bit at a loss.
This was the first time he was called to the family table.
He subconsciously looked at Uncle Shen.

Elder Lu saw his expression and said: “What? No one listens to me anymore? Or do you all dislike eating in the same pot as this old man? “

Uncle Shen hurriedly said: “Of course not.
What are these words? I have to be ashamed of myself, I just did not expect, I, I, I ……” obviously very touched, moved to the point of being unable to speak.

Lu Jun personally pulled out the stool for Uncle Shen, smiled, and said: “Uncle, quickly sit.
You have been in the family for so many years, taking care of my big brother and me.
You are no different from being our real uncle.
“

Uncle Shen’s eyes turned red.
He looked at Elder Lu and then at Lu Jun, and then said yes.

Shen Qi watched, heartbroken and relieved.
Uncle Shen is good to him, so he naturally looks forward to everything going well for Uncle Shen as well.
He already sees Uncle Shen as his own grandfather, and has long vowed to look after him.
Since he cannot give Uncle Shen a stable life, if the Lu family can be good to him, of course, he is happy.

“You can also sit down.” Lu Jun patted Shen Qi’s shoulder and teased him, “Or do you want me to hand you a stool too?”

“No, no.” Shen Qi hurriedly sat down on his butt.

The group of people were now waiting for Lu Zhuo.
Lu Zhuo called and said he only needed ten minutes to get home, but after half an hour, there was still no one.

Lu Jun became anxious and sent messages to rush the other person.

Master Lu’s expression sank and he picked up his chopsticks: “Let’s start eating!”

Lu Jun helped explain: “Big brother was stuck in traffic, and will return soon.”

Master Lu snorted coldly, obviously not convinced: “All right, let’s eat our food.
He can do whatever he wants.”

Lu Jun had no choice, so she put down her phone.

Shen Qi frowned.
It seems that his efforts were going to be wasted.
His heart could not help but sigh.
Forget it; there will be more opportunities in the future.

The atmosphere was a little stiff at first.
But after eating and drinking a few cups of alcohol, everyone started to become lively and forgot all about the “no talking while eating” rule.
Shen Qi picked some childhood embarrassment to amuse everyone with.
Uncle Shen would also add some details from time to time.
Lu Jun also talked about some of the recent events, like where she went and what she saw.
Elder Lu had a lot of rich experience, so he talked a lot as well.

The atmosphere was getting more and more lively.
Lu Jun turned on the TV to watch the drama that she didn’t have time to catch up on last night.
The melodrama made everyone happy while eating, and the laughter could be heard in the garden.

The assistant pushed Lu Zhuo into the room.
From far away, he could see the four people in the dining room.
The grandfather, who always had a serious face, was now grinning from ear to ear.
Not knowing what Shen Qi said, his grandfather burst out laughing.
Uncle Shen was laughing, and Lu Jun was laughing.
Shen Qi foolishly flattened his mouth, and then helplessly laughed.

He unconsciously stopped his wheelchair, a strange feeling festering in his heart.

Shen Qi suddenly turned his head, stared blankly at him for a moment, and then changed his face into a bright smile, extending his hand: “Brother Lu! Come quickly! We’re just waiting on you! “

Lu Zhuo shook his head.

Footnotes

*Insert Lenny Face*  Ostrich trait means that the person is not willing to face the situation and wants to escape from reality.  Hotpot that is divided into two flavors.
Usually, one is spicy, while the other is not.
https://i3.meishichina.com/attachment/pai/2021/05/30/2021053016223330146831197345450.jpg?x-oss-process=style/p800  A more casual way of calling Master Lu.