TGDS Chapter 56.1

Good Dad System (Arc 7) Chapter 56.1: After Being Abducted (13)

Lindai Village is located in a mountainous area of a county seat in H Province. It is rich in local specialties, and its mushrooms, pheasants, etc. are well-known throughout the country. Just by running these businesses, the village is considered wealthy in the surrounding area. In the past, wealthy families who left the village would usually give back some money. At least in the village, the roads are relatively flat, and there are no overly dilapidated buildings around.

“Dongshun, what are you doing?” It was summer vacation, and the children in the village were unsupervised. They usually played in groups of three or four. Those who had computers at home would stay at home. Hu Zi had just eaten some snacks and took his pocket money out to hang out, intending to buy some popsicles. Before he reached the grocery store, he saw his friend Lu Dongshun lying on the ground by the river. He pulled him and said, “It’s so hot today, why do you have to lie on the ground?”

Hu Zi admired his friend in his heart. If he was left lying on the slope in this kind of weather, he would probably get heatstroke. His little friend was really tough.

“…Nothing.” Lu Dongshun was pulled up by his friend. He was still sitting there, sweating all over. His skin was dark, and when he smiled, only his teeth were white. “I like being outside.”

He didn’t tell the truth. In his little heart, he already had the idea that family disgrace should not be made public. Well, saying this was just a way of bluffing. What family disgrace was there? He hid outside because as soon as he got home, Xishun would talk back at him and lie on the ground to make trouble. He knew that he was an outsider and didn’t want to embarrass his parents.

Huzi was a loyal child. He sat down, looked at his friend, and couldn’t help asking, “Is your Xishun in a bad mood again?”

“……” Lu Dongshun didn’t say anything for a while. He was silent for a long time, “No.”

“What you are doing is…” Hu Zi sighed. The two boys from the Lu family were famous in the village. Hu Zi had been playing with Dong Shun since he was a child. He used to be very confused. Dong Shun was so well-behaved, why did Uncle Lu and Aunt Lu suddenly stop loving him? Later, he vaguely heard his parents sighing and saying something while chatting, and he guessed the whole story in his heart, but Xi Shun was really domineering.

Lu Dongshun didn’t say anything. He had long been used to it. If it was in the first one or two years when Xishun was born, he would probably lie on the ground and cry his heart out, and make a scene with his parents, asking them why they only loved his younger brother. But now, he has understood that there is always a difference between insiders and outsiders.

Hu Zi wiped his sweat and pulled Dong Shun: “Come on, I’ll treat you to a drink!” He didn’t have much pocket money, but he could still afford it. “Don’t be unhappy.” He was still young and actually didn’t quite understand whether it was so important whether they were biological children or not.

“No need.” Dongshun refused. Before his younger brother was born, he had pocket money. Later, his mother gave him some money a few times, but his younger brother obviously didn’t know what money was for, but he would kick his legs and cry, and would not let her give him the money. After a long time, he stopped asking for pocket money from his parents.

“It’s okay, I’ll treat you to a popsicle.” Hu Zi knew Dong Shun’s worries and patted his chest. The popsicles in the village grocery store were only 50 cents each and were fruit-flavored and very sweet.

“I’ll pay you back later.” Lu Dongshun agreed. He would occasionally pick up some bottles and cardboard around the school and sell them for some money, so he would pay him back.

The children in the village are all long-distance runners. They have good physical strength and are fast. They just raise their legs and rush forward. Soon they arrived at the grocery store. Huzi bought the more expensive Snowman ice cream, and Dongshun bought a mango-flavored popsicle. They licked the ice cream as they walked, feeling rare happiness. Huzi pulled Dongshun to go home. He knew Dongshun’s family situation. If he didn’t pull him, Dongshun would fall asleep outside. Last year, Dongshun did the same thing. He ran outside to daydream. It was raining heavily, and the Lu family forgot that he had not returned home. When he ran back, he had a high fever and almost got sick.

“Dongshun, your mother is looking for you!” Uncle Lu from the village passed by from a distance. He had just come out of home and happened to hear Mother Lu calling Dongshun’s name, so he also brought a message.

“Okay, I’ll go back now.” Lu Dongshun responded quickly, “Hu Zi, I’m going home first.” He waved his hand and ran quickly towards home. He did not forget to finish the popsicle quickly. If Xishun saw it when he got home, it would be another mess.

“Okay, go ahead.” Hu Zi watched from a distance and sighed. Sometimes he thought, it would be great if Dongshun’s biological parents could come and take him away. Lu’s parents didn’t want to raise Dongshun at all. He heard Dongshun say that he wanted to go out to work early, but Dongshun’s grades were obviously not bad. The family of Erni near Ke Village is a lesson. Erni heard that she was not her biological child, so she ran back to the next village and found her biological mother. She was almost sold for the second time. What if Dongshun’s biological parents are also such people? At least now, life is still acceptable.

Lu Dongshun ran very fast. He had thrown the popsicle into the garbage dump outside. He panted and said, “Mom, I’m back.”

“Where have you been? Why have you come back so late?” Mother Lu was sitting in the living room, holding iced honey water and feeding Lu Xishun one spoonful at a time. “I have to go to your third aunt to talk about something, and I want you to take care of Xishun.” She was in a hurry to go out, and got angry when she couldn’t find anyone.

It was strange to say that before Xishun was born, she could only see the good in Dongshun. Even if he cried, she felt that he was her darling. But after Xishun was born, she felt more and more unhappy every time she looked at Dongshun. She always had this thought in her mind: if she already had Xishun, what was the point of raising this child? Raising a child was not that simple. Money was one thing, and she also had to worry about it. Dongshun had not even graduated from elementary school yet, and there was still a long way to go. Thinking about the future, she might have to worry about things like betrothal gifts and marriage. She felt very upset.