Chapter 453: A Gentleman's Revenge Is Not Too Late Even After Ten Years

Chen Shu sat with his legs crossed, focused on watching the news.

The volume of the news was turned up too high, which meant he didn't hear the commotion upstairs; if he had, he certainly would have gone to stop Ning Qing's violent behavior and helped Xiaoxiao pin her down to give her a beating.

But he didn't hear it, so let it be.

Footsteps came from the stairwell.

Ning Qing walked down first, calm and composed, followed immediately by Xiaoxiao, who was limping and leaning against the wall.

Chen Shu couldn't help but show an expression of Surprise, asking with concern: "What's wrong, Xiaoxiao? Did Big Sister bully you again?"

"No!"

The little girl had a lot of backbone: "I fell down myself."

"Be more careful."

"Got it."

The little girl walked over honestly and sat down on the sofa; the moment her bottom touched the cushion, her expression stiffened for a second, and only then did she slowly relax.

Ning Qing, meanwhile, glanced coldly at Chen Shu and her, walking straight toward the outside, leaving behind only one sentence:

"Hypocritical..."

"Hm? What did Big Sister say?"

"Didn't hear clearly."

"That person is so strange..."

"Right."

"She probably has something wrong with her brain."

"Right, right."

The two of them discussed this, their voices kept very low.

"Buzz, buzz."

Chen Shu's Mobile Phone suddenly began to vibrate.

It was a message in the family group chat.

Wei Lvshi: I am coming to Yujing tomorrow.

Chen Jiaoshou: Received.

"Hm?"

Chen Shu revealed a smile.

It seems Wei Lvshi still misses Chen Jiaoshou.

Chen Banxia: Coming for a business trip?

Chen Shu: Idiot.

Chen Banxia: You are suspected of insulting others.

Chen Banxia: /pointing finger

Chen Banxia: Throw him into the police station @Wei Lvshi

Wei Lvshi: Coming for a vacation.

Wei Lvshi: And to see if your dad is dead yet.

Chen Shu: Probably not.

Chen Shu: He was just sending messages.

Chen Banxia: Why aren't you doing anything about him insulting others? Are you still a lawyer or not?

Chen Banxia: /pointing finger

Wei Lvshi: Chen Banxia, do you have a bump on your head? I am a lawyer, not a judge, not a policeman; I charge money to handle lawsuits.

Chen Banxia: 【Red Packet】

You claimed Chen Banxia's Red Packet.

What is called Eighth Stage hand speed?

"Haha..."

Chen Shu laughed out loud.

The little girl beside him was sitting upright, facing the television; hearing the sound, she couldn't help but roll her eyes, glancing at him from the corner of her vision.

Chen Banxia: Illegal gains!

Chen Banxia: /pointing finger

Wei Lvshi: Not talking anymore.

Wei Lvshi: A nest of brain-damaged people.

Chen Banxia: Breaking the law while knowing the law!

Chen Banxia: /pointing finger

Chen Shu: What time are you arriving tomorrow?

Wei Lvshi: Landing at four in the afternoon.

Chen Banxia: Didn't you say you weren't talking anymore?

Chen Banxia: Breach of contract and fraud!

Chen Banxia: /pointing finger

Chen Shu: Then I'll buy some groceries tomorrow, and I'll have Chen Banxia go to the airport to pick you up so you can come to my and Qingqing's place for a meal.

Chen Banxia: Okay, okay.

Wei Lvshi: I was just thinking of coming to take a look.

Chen Banxia: Once you see it, you will feel emotional, thinking that your son has grown up and has his own home, and then you will feel sad.

Wei Lvshi: Brain-dead.

Wei Lvshi: I'm logging off.

Chen Banxia: You...

Chen Shu also closed WeChat, then told the little girl beside him who had been showing great interest about this matter, and then went out to tell Qingqing in the garden.

Time grew late.

Zhang Shifu, who had been busy all day, finished her last day of work with the pedicab and returned home. She first roughly counted the income from the past month or so, calculating what big feast she could treat her little sisters and neighbors to, and then went next door to visit as usual.

"Eh?"

Zhang Shifu saw the fake dog in the yard at a glance. As she walked in, she asked, "Is this another toy made by Xiaoxiao?"

"It's a Qingqing Dog!"

The little girl corrected her.

"Awoo..."

Zhang Shifu didn't care what it was; she was happy and cheerful, and while waiting for dinner, she started playing with the dog.

The two of them actually got along quite well while playing.

However, the more Zhang Shifu played, the more surprised she became—

This dog was clearly a fake dog; no dog would be this color. At the same time, its surface material, joints, and connecting parts all showed obvious signs of Artificial Life, yet in the process of playing, it acted just like a real dog. Even ignoring its appearance, no one would realize this was an Artificial Life.

The previous Qingqing Snake and Qingqing Frog hadn't given her this feeling; perhaps it was because the snake and frog were too small, or perhaps she didn't know enough about snakes and frogs.

Especially when the Qingqing Dog opened its mouth and spat out a burst of flames, Zhang Shifu was even more shocked.

Has Artificial Life Technology developed to this point now?

"Gu!"

When Zhang Shifu glanced at the little girl again, she felt a huge gap in intelligence between the two, to a degree she couldn't imagine. The inferiority complex of an old farmer facing a high-level intellectual rose up again.

The little girl felt proud inside, but also had some doubts, doubts that had been accumulating in her heart for a long time—where did her sister get such powerful technology, or rather, these assignments?

So, after finishing dinner, she finally couldn't help but ask her sister: "Qingqing, where did the assignments you set for me come from?"

"? Say that again."

"Sister." The little girl decisively changed her address, changing it very naturally, "Where did the assignments you set for me come from?"

"The future you researched them."

"?"

The little girl couldn't help but be stunned.

Then she opened her eyes wide, disbelieving, eventually turning into shock. Within a few short seconds, her expression changed again and again, and her two hands, which were hanging down naturally, clenched tightly into fists—

The assignments that had tortured her for four years were actually researched by her future self?

I! Killed my own self!?

"!!"

The little girl pursed her lips tightly, staring at her sister, her chest heaving violently, and the sound of her breathing was heavy enough to be heard clearly.

Finally, she couldn't hold it in anymore.

She saw her slowly raise her hand, pointing at her sister, her finger trembling uncontrollably...

"What?"

Her sister looked at her calmly.

"!"

The little girl's breathing gradually steadied, her hand slowly lowered, and her heart also calmed down.

A gentleman takes revenge, ten years is not too late.

Now the time is not right, so she won't bicker with her sister for the time being. When she advances to the Eighth Stage or Ninth Stage, or when her sister no longer has any utility value to her, she will definitely get a pile of assignments for her sister to write, make her write them every day, and if she can't finish them, she'll hang her up and beat her.

The little girl lowered her head and turned around silently, glancing out of the corner of her eye—

Right, just hang her on this persimmon tree.

The next day, afternoon.

As soon as Wei Lvshi left the airport, she saw Chen Banxia's mini car at a glance.

This car was already mini and cute, with a fresh color scheme and an open top, making it very eye-catching. She had also stuck quite a few cartoon stickers on the body, making it look gaudy. Wei Lvshi scanned the area, and it would have been hard not to see it.

"Hey!"

Chen Banxia waved at her.

Wei Lvshi didn't say anything, pulled her suitcase over, quickly opened the car door, closed it just as quickly, and said:

"Put the roof up."

"What for? There's no sun today."

"Embarrassing."

"What??"

Chen Banxia raised an eyebrow: "It's so cute! And you still think it's embarrassing?"

"Put it up quickly."

"I won't."

Chen Banxia shook her head and drove off slowly, enjoying the admiring gazes of passersby while driving, and at the same time asked: "Why aren't you surprised at all? Did your husband share it with you after he rode in my car before?"

"What husband of mine?"

"If not? My husband, oh?"

"Are you looking to get hit?"

"Isn't hitting the driver a crime of endangering traffic safety? Besides, it would also count as domestic violence."

"……"

Wei Lvshi took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled; she couldn't be bothered to argue with her, and just asked again:

"Where is your father?"

"What do you mean, my father?"

"My patience is limited."

"He's already gone to your son's place."

"Where is it?"

"In the suburbs, right next to University City, a small courtyard."

"Tell me about it."

"There's nothing much to say; it's just a small courtyard, not very big, but it has a lot of flowers planted, very pretty. It was rented by Qingqing back when she was a freshman. I think she mentioned wanting to buy it last year, I don't know if she has yet."

"Qingqing rented it?"

"Yeah."

"Has Chen Shu been living here the whole time?"

"Not really..."

Chen Banxia set the car to autopilot, let go of the steering wheel, and thought as she said to Wei Lvshi: "It seems like they didn't move in to live here before; they only came here on weekends or when they didn't have classes. It wasn't until after their senior year, when they had no more classes, that they started living here all the time... That's just what I heard, too."

Chen Banxia thought for a moment and knew what Wei Lvshi was thinking.

"Oh, don't you worry about this. You know how their relationship is, they wouldn't care about these things... Besides, your son isn't short on money. You saw his paper in the news, right?"

"Mm."

"See! That patent alone must be worth a fortune! They don't care about this stuff at all, it's the same whether you rent it or I rent it! You're just worrying for nothing!"

"Mm..."

"Oh, right! And he's thick-skinned too!"

"……"

Wei Lvshi closed her eyes and stopped talking.

The mini car drove into Zhilan Garden and parked in the ground-level parking space next to the small courtyard.

"Knock, knock."

Chen Banxia had just knocked on the door once when it opened.

The one who came to open the door was Taozi; it jumped up to slide the door bolt to the other side, immediately backed away after landing to avoid being hit by them opening the door, then sat on the ground looking up at the two people outside the door, its eyes sparkling like the starry sky, and greeted them:

"Woof~"

"Thank you, Taozi."

"Taozi can even open the door..."

Wei Lvshi followed Chen Banxia into the courtyard gate and swept her eyes across—

Chen Jiaoshou was sitting alone by the stone table, holding his Mobile Phone and reading a stock market blogger's daily review. There was the sound of stir-frying in the kitchen; through the window, one could see Chen Shu as the head chef and Ning Qing helping out, with two great guardians on the left and right of the doorway, and a toy-like dog sniffing around on the ground.

Taozi ran over quickly, bypassed that dog, ran to the kitchen door, and poked its head in to peek.

The whole courtyard was full of flowers.

This scene made Wei Lvshi's expression soften involuntarily, and she walked over as well, even ignoring Chen Jiaoshou.

"Hello, Auntie!" Guardian Xiao said immediately.

"Hello, Auntie." Guardian Zhang also called out.

"Hello, you two..."

Wei Lvshi smiled gently and nodded, also standing at the kitchen door, greeting Chen Shu and Ning Qing, watching their tacit cooperation, as if they had already lived like this for many years; only then did she truly understand what Chen Banxia had said, that they simply didn't care about those things at all.