Quick Transmigration: What to Do When the Male Supporting Character You Saved Becomes Obsessed with

Chapter 305 Obedient and Clingy Younger Brother (16)

"Yeah, I actually eat a lot, and even though I keep saying I'm going to lose weight and eat less, I still buy tons of snacks every time..."

Lu Liruan summarized: "Should I call this, putting in effort with words?"

Jin Shuhe pursed his lips, amused by her, but quickly composed himself: "Sister Li Ruan, you really didn't eat that much." He said sincerely.

Lu Liruan thought to herself, "You can't compare my appetite to that of teenage boys like you, can you?"

"I'm so happy you could come and have dinner with me. I feel like I'm eating even better than usual." Lu Liruan sat back in her chair, propped her elbows on the edge of the table, turned her head and swung her legs comfortably, watching Jin Shuhe, who was busy working in an apron.

Lu Liruan felt that he was the most capable and tidy child she had ever met. He was efficient, decisive, and clean.

But thinking about it carefully, Lu Liruan felt a little sad about why he would do these things.

"How could this be..." Jin Shuhe didn't understand. How could it be that he was the one who received it from Lu Liruan, but now the neighbor was saying that she received something from him, as if he was the one who gave it?

“To be honest, when I was working, sometimes I wouldn’t even get a hot meal all day. When I met up with friends, we would eat out.” Lu Liruan sighed.

“I really enjoy cooking, but when I think about spending an hour cooking and only ten minutes eating, I feel so lonely and unmotivated that I don’t like to cook anymore. I’m getting lazier and lazier. You’re my favorite meal buddy lately~” Lu Liruan said with a smile.

This isn't about coaxing a child. Watching people eat heartily and in large quantities is indeed a pleasure. Lu Liruan is stuffed today, just like she was when she ate hot pot last time.

Thinking about it carefully, it's true that seeing Jin Shuhe eating so well did play a part.

Jin Shuhe hesitated for a moment, then lowered his head and focused intently as if he could see a flower reflected in the pool.

"Come have dinner with me next time, Xiao He."

Lu Liruan leaned forward slightly, and Jin Shuhe subconsciously turned around. Looking into her eyes, it seemed as if there was a bright moon.

"I...no, this..." Jin Shuhe heard himself stammering and unable to say anything coherent, and for the first time, he hated his inability to speak properly.

Lu Liruan tilted her head, and from Jin Shuhe's rather fragmented speech, she understood what he meant:

He felt that he was taking advantage of Lu Liruan by coming to have dinner with her, and he was absolutely embarrassed to eat and drink for free here. These two invitations alone had already left him wondering how to repay her.

Of course, Jin Shuhe didn't explain it that clearly; the rest was entirely added by Lu Liruan based on his personality.

If Jin Shuhe knew what Lu Liruan was thinking, he would surely breathe a sigh of relief, feeling that it was incredibly accurate and exactly what he wanted to express.

"You can come and help me." Lu Liruan thought for a moment, "Are you free this weekend?"

Jin Shuhe's mouth moved faster than her brain, and she answered almost instantly: "I'm free on the weekend."

He was supposed to look for part-time work on the weekend, but because of his age, he couldn't find any every week. If he was lucky, someone would hire him; if he was unlucky, he might have to wait all day.

"That's great! Didn't I tell you last time that I'm renovating a shop near the university? I'm really struggling to manage it all by myself. If you have time this weekend, come and help me out, and then we can have dinner together tonight!" Lu Liruan planned in detail.

“Sigh! If you have to study or do something else on the weekend, please don’t force yourself. I was just asking.” Lu Liruan looked earnestly into his eyes.

"No, it's really nothing. I don't usually study much..." Jin Shuhe didn't know what she was saying.

Lu Liruan: ?

If you don't study, how will you get into university?

Jin Shuhe had no idea how he and Lu Liruan had ended up agreeing to meet on the weekend to help her renovate her shop and then have dinner together at their neighbor's house.

It sounds like they could spend the whole day together.

His hands, soaked in cold water, felt slightly warm as he gripped the dishwashing bowl tightly. Before he knew it, he had already washed the same bowl several times…

Lu Liruan was helping him dry the dishes and chopsticks he had already washed with kitchen paper and then put them back on the dish rack.

Jin Shuhe hurriedly put down the excessively clean bowl before Lu Liruan noticed.

Few people need him.

He rarely had the ability to do anything for others; more often than not, he was a burden, a liability, and someone who was always the one being looked after and helped by others.

Although the neighbor was probably just very talkative, Jin Shuhe's heart was still pounding.

After washing the dishes, Lu Liruan took an ice cream from the refrigerator and handed one to Jin Shuhe.

The boy, who looked quite large even sitting on the sofa, took the cool ice cream box with his slender fingers.

He glanced up, his brow furrowing slightly: "You just ate something hot not long ago. Be careful not to get diarrhea from eating something cold."

Lu Liruan: ...

Noticing Lu Liruan's shifty gaze, Jin Shuhe thought he had been meddling, then saw Lu Liruan pout: "So, are you going to eat or not?"

"...Yes, eat."

Jin Shuhe felt that saying "I don't want to eat" at this moment would definitely not be a good choice, so he silently followed Lu Liruan's force and tore open the packaging bag.

The two sat on the sofa, watching Crayon Shin-chan on the screen, and finished their ice cream.

Lu Liruan turned her head and asked him, "Are you happy to eat sweet food after salty food?"

Jin Shuhe consciously took the empty packaging bag and plastic spoon from her and got up to throw them in the trash can.

He nodded, "It's very happy."

Lu Liruan narrowed her eyes: See? Absolutely no one can resist the pleasure brought by unhealthy eating habits and bad lifestyle!

But if I do this... wouldn't that be considered setting a bad example for my child?

Lu Liruan felt a little guilty and added, "This is called a salty-sweet perpetual motion machine. I didn't invent it; everyone online does it this way!"

When Lu Liruan posted her next video, she included this question in the discussion:

"Look, I'm just simply sharing happiness with people~" Lu Liruan summarized the matter.

The comments below contained all sorts of opinions:

"Hilarious, the words themselves are so guilty."

"Everyone else wants to help their children develop good habits, but you're the one who's instilling bad habits in them."

"It's okay. The difference between developing bad habits early and developing them late is that developing them early brings happiness."

Lu Liruan did not mention Jin Shuhe's identity, and in her video, she only referred to him as "that child".

When Jin Shuhe saw it, he stared blankly at the phone screen...

Except when he was very young, almost no one treated him like a child.

Perhaps it's because they don't care, so whether someone is a child or not is unimportant to others.

The thing Lu Liruan brought up in jest was an extremely trivial matter, so trivial that it could be glossed over in a few words, but Lu Liruan had considered this little thing for him.

For the first time, Jin Shuhe realized that in his neighbors' eyes... he was still a child?

For a moment, he didn't even know how to face this positioning, but Jin Shuhe remained seated at the table after the video ended.

For some reason, his eyes suddenly started to sting... He didn't know how long it had been since he'd felt this way.

It felt like my heart had been pinched, both painful and swollen.

On Saturday, Jin Shuhe arrived at Lu Liruan's door on time, but before he could even knock, the door was already opened.

"Wait for me, I'm late!" Lu Liruan ran into the house in a hurry without even turning her head, her hair still in a comb.

"It's alright..." Before Jin Shuhe could finish speaking, Lu Liruan's voice came from inside: "We have an appointment with the plasterer today, if we're any slower, they'll have to wait!"

"Sure enough, only students and working people will obediently start work at 8 a.m.!" Lu Liruan remarked.

“We’re at 7 AM,” Jin Shuhe replied.

Lu Liruan: ...

I'm sorry, because I'm so far from school, I've forgotten and forgotten my tragic past for a while.

After casually bundling her hair up, Lu Liruan grabbed a large cat-patterned handbag and dashed out the door.

"Let's go!"

The two rushed to the subway station. Lu Liruan looked at the long line of people waiting for the train and sighed.

"Was it this crowded during rush hour when you were in school?"

Jin Shuhe hesitated for a moment, then shook his head: "I walk to school."

Lu Liruan opened her mouth, then closed it again.

Jin Shuhe felt like she had... touched on something she shouldn't have asked, and quickly asked, "Will we be able to catch this train?"

He asked the question from the bottom of his heart.

Upon hearing the question, Lu Liruan raised her chin and patted Jin Shuhe's shoulder: "No problem!"

"When I used to go to work, the subway was even more crowded during the morning rush hour. Let me tell you, there's a technique to it. Stay close to me and don't fall behind. I'm going to show kids your age what the fighting spirit of a working person is like!"

Jin Shuhe nodded, slightly bewildered, wondering where his neighbor's sudden burst of energy came from...

The girl in front of her, who was looking down at her phone, turned around and glanced back when she heard Lu Liruan's boast.

They saw the dignity of corporate slaves on each other's faces.

When the subway pulled into the station with a gust of wind, Lu Liruan straightened up and stretched her arms and legs.

She doesn't usually leave home this early, but today, the renovation contractor she met had other work to do in the afternoon, so she left very early.

Lu Liruan was actually a little unsure of herself, but she had already started rambling incoherently.

Lu Liruan felt she couldn't lose face in front of the children...

This station is a transfer station. As soon as the subway doors opened, a huge crowd of people began to walk out of the subway.

By the time people started coming in, the lines on both sides were already crooked and twisted.

Many people came down, but even more wanted to go in.

By the time Lu Liruan was pushed to the car door, the people inside were already crowding around it.

There were no seats in front, and someone behind was pushing her forward with all their might. Lu Liruan wanted to see where Jin Shuhe was, but as soon as she turned her head, she was shoved hard in the back.

He lost his balance.

But being squeezed like a sandwich cookie doesn't make her fall over; Lu Liruan just staggers forward, reaching out to grab something.

The next moment, Lu Liruan felt her wrist being grabbed and a force lifting her up. Then, the pushing force behind her disappeared, and she was finally able to catch her breath and stand up straight.

As soon as she stood still, Lu Liruan heard the car door closing warning sound.

Suddenly it occurred to me: Could it be that the child failed to squeeze on?

Just as I was about to look around, someone suddenly lifted the strap of my backpack and straightened it.

This action certainly wasn't done by a stranger in the car.

Lu Liruan was startled and turned her head sharply. She saw Jin Shuhe standing behind her, supporting her steadily, with a normal expression that did not seem to be affected by the crowded carriage at all.

The boy was tall, and in this carriage, he stood out even more from the people around him.

Unable to reach the bottom, he raised his arm and grabbed the highest handle...

He was wearing a black short-sleeved T-shirt with a thin denim jacket over it. His forearms were showing through the sleeves of the jacket. Although he was thin, his muscles were bulging, making him look youthful yet powerful.

He used his shoulders and chest to make room for Lu Liruan to stand comfortably.

"Sister Li Ruan, are you alright?"

Because we were so close, the sound was almost coming from right above my head.

Lu Liruan tucked her chin in, revealing a mask of pain, and mumbled, "I'm fine, I'm alright!"

"Hahaha—" A slightly broken, dry laugh.

Jin Shuhe didn't notice anything amiss. Instead, he tried to stand up straighter so that Lu Liruan could move the bag she was holding in front of her back a bit.

What reliable minors, what useless adults!

Lu Liruan screamed in her heart.

At this moment, Lu Liruan's impression of Jin Shuhe was: apart from being a little soft-spoken and reserved, he was an exceptionally reliable minor.

Then, by the second week, Lu Liruan had overturned even that impression.

When Lu Liruan invited Jin Shuhe to help that day, she did have some thoughts in mind to put his mind at ease.

But when Jin Shuhe actually arrived, Lu Liruan discovered that he was incredibly useful!

This child is not only capable of working, but also knows how to work.

He has excellent eyesight and is very dexterous. He is very organized and can understand what Lu Liruan says immediately. He can communicate effectively with the construction workers, sometimes even more clearly than Lu Liruan herself.

Lu Liruan's original need for persuasion was reduced by half.

It turns out that when she was alone, she never looked away and talked until her mouth was dry.

These past two weeks, having time to sit there, drink some cold soda, and relax for a while has been so much more comfortable...

Lu Liruan has always been sweet-talking. She is naturally good at acting coquettishly, and as a blogger, she has an even more unique way of praising people.

Lu Liruan smiled and used encouragement to praise Jin Shuhe so much that he didn't know what to do with his hands and feet!