Chapter 539: What

Lu Cheng looked over, and the two kids stared at him with wide eyes.

Following his sister's words, Lu Cheng deliberately said, "Yeah, sis, it's because these two kids snuck onto the train that the leader gave me a good scolding, even saying I couldn't even watch over two kids; what if a murderer shows up next time?"

Lu Ying paused her egg‑cake‑splitting and said, "Is it really that serious? This little incident hardly warrants criticism; the kids are so young, sneaking onto the train, it's normal they're unnoticed."

Lu Cheng pretended to sigh, "Who says it isn't? But the leader insists I take full responsibility. We've managed to contact the kids' family, yet it'll still take several days for them to arrive…"

Lu Cheng said that, then deliberately paused, waiting for his sister to ask.

"Make you responsible to the end? How would you be responsible— you can't just take them home and watch them, can you?"

Lu Cheng was waiting for that line: "There's really no other way now; the two kids seem obedient with you, so why don't you look after them for a few days?"

Lu Cheng was still puzzled; the kids who had been so rowdy before were unusually well‑behaved in front of his sister Lu Ying, sitting quietly on a small stool waiting to be fed.

Indeed, with his sister's short temper, if she ever loses it, he'd be quite scared— let alone the two kids.

Hearing Lu Cheng's words, Lu Ying stood up, glaring at her brother.

"You've been talking for ages, waiting for me here! Your Railway Bureau business— on what grounds am I supposed to help?"

Lu Cheng smiled placatingly, "It's not that, sis; it's just about getting the two kids to listen to you."

Lu Ying rolled her eyes, "Give them tasty food and they'll obey you!"

I won't let you see, you haven't seen how busy my shop is; I'm just pointing out that during the year‑end rush we can earn more and hand out plenty of benefits at the end of the year."

Lu Ying had already decided that since wages can't be raised, she'd push for more benefits—essential items like oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, plus cloth, pork, flour, and even a bicycle for each worker.

But the tickets are hard to arrange; the shop now has over twenty people, so they can only distribute them in waves, taking turns.

These days the department store's benefits can't even be matched by State‑owned Factories.

Lu Cheng had no choice but to mention Captain Lei's illness to his sister; the whole bureau is in a panic, with no mind to tend to the two kids.

Lu Ying fell silent for a moment after hearing that; she knew her brother's current Fu Chu Da Yu came from Captain Lei's favor.

With his reckless nature, finding someone willing to appreciate him isn't easy.

"Alright then, you can leave them in the shop during the day; with so many people around, someone will keep an eye on them. But at night, don't bring them to me—I'm exhausted and need a good night's sleep."

His sister yielded, and Lu Cheng, fearing a change of heart, immediately agreed.

Lu Ying remembered something, continued splitting egg cakes to feed the two kids, and said, "By the way, Lu Cheng, Captain Lei has been kind to you; when you go to the hospital, don't go empty‑handed—any gifts you need, just take them from us."

"Then I'm really sorry."

Lu Ying gave a sideways glance, "Oh dear, you're the one being shy. Don't worry, take it; it'll be deducted from my salary."

Lu Ying said, then looked at the two kids, "Hey, I've been feeding you for half a day and still don't know your names."

"Sister, I'm Jing Hang, my sister is…"

"Stop!" Lu Cheng hurriedly reached out to stop her, "She's my sister; why are you shouting like that!"

That guy's antics belong in the kids' generation.

Lu Ying covered her mouth and laughed, "Your mouth is still sweet, but you should be calling me 'Auntie' now."

"Auntie…"

Lu Ying smiled, pinching the little boy's cheek, "You two are really cute; what's your sister's name?"

The little girl's mouth was full of egg cake, her cheeks puffed, babbling to take the floor.

"I'm Yao Yao."

The boy immediately corrected, "No, you're called Jing Yao."

"I'm just Yao Yao."

"You're Jing Yao."

Seeing the two kids start to argue, Lu Ying hurriedly said, "One by one, it's just a nickname and a formal name. Auntie will quiz you again: what's your surname? Add the surname, and that's your full name."

The little girl, in a baby‑like voice, asked, "What's a surname?"

Lu Ying paused, "Hmm? For example, Auntie is called Lu Ying, family calls me Ying Ying; Lu is my surname. So whatever your father's surname is, that's yours too."

Lu Cheng, standing nearby, thought 'We're doomed'; the kids' father seemed never to have met them, so when asked about their father on the train, they knew nothing.

Sure enough, the little girl seemed to understand and said crisply, "Surname Fei."

Lu Ying blinked, looking at Lu Cheng, "Surname Fei? Does that even exist?"

Lu Cheng didn't know either; there are so many rare surnames, but he understood why the girl said Fei.

"Her dad is a pilot; she only remembers what her dad does, not his name, so she says her surname is Fei."

Lu Ying then suddenly realized, and for a moment found the two kids even cuter.

At that moment the little girl swallowed the egg cake hard and suddenly said.

"Auntie, I think I've seen you before."

Lu Ying looked puzzled, "Oh? You've seen me? Where did you see me?"

The little girl hummed for a while, then couldn't recall, "Um, I forgot…"

Lu Ying smiled, not making a big deal of it; kids say whatever comes to mind, nothing's strange.

"Lu Cheng, these two kids are only about two years old, yet they speak so clearly and logically. I recall Da Hu in our institute, who's three and still babbles; these aren't ordinary household kids."

Hearing his sister's praise, Lu Cheng hummed, "They're definitely not ordinary; ordinary kids wouldn't dare sneak onto a train!"

"You two wait; when your family arrives, we'll see whether to spank your butts."

Seeing the two kids lower their heads silently, Lu Ying gave her brother a tap, "Don't scare them; I just soothed them."

Lu Cheng stood up, went to the shelf, and picked out gifts, "Sis, I can take anything on this shelf, right?"

Lu Ying lifted the two kids off the stool, "It's already evening; if you're going to the hospital it'll have to be tomorrow. I'll get everything ready later; you take the kids home first. Looks like it might snow."

Seeing the kids stare with wide eyes, Lu Cheng shrugged; he'd been roped into this.

He could only pray the kids' family would arrive quickly; otherwise, being tied up with them, he couldn't do anything— he still wanted to visit the Iron Science Institute Research Institute.

Just as Director Tang said, you can't… let Captain Lei leave with regret.

Lu Cheng rode a bicycle, with a child on each side; because they were Dragon-Phoenix Twins and looked cute, they attracted many glances along the way.

When he returned to Hu Tong, the neighbors all curiously greeted him, and Lu Cheng joked that they were picked up from a trash heap.

Until Mother Chen Xianglan saw the two children, she froze in place.