You need to raise your pet using a system [Era]

Chapter 252 Different

I've watched them grow up since they were little, and I've never paid much attention to it.

This time, he just watched, his mind not on it.

“But just now, I suddenly realized that this kind of thing isn’t as insignificant as I originally thought.” After Lu Mingdong finished speaking, he turned to look at Lu Yuanqing.

He had tried his best to express his true thoughts to Lu Yuanqing.

Although he usually appears cool and doesn't talk much, it doesn't mean he's not good with words.

When you want to express your thoughts, the shortest words are often the best.

But today, he inexplicably felt that his ability to express himself had declined, and he might not be able to clearly explain his true feelings to Lu Yuanqing.

Meeting his gaze, Lu Yuanqing felt for the first time that his eyes were truly easy to understand.

He could clearly see the ideas that were being expressed in the text at a glance.

Lu Yuanqing smiled, feeling much more at ease.

"You've developed feelings for Cheng Xia!"

It's not a question, it's an affirmative statement.

"What?" Lu Mingdong replied quickly, his tone so soft that Lu Yuanqing almost didn't hear him clearly.

"You said you just had a slightly different perspective on Cheng Xia—oh, no, you said on your relationship with Cheng Xia. What did she say or do when you went to see her that suddenly gave you a different idea?"

Lu Yuanqing made the same guesses as Fupan, and by the end, he even had a hint of gossip in his mind.

For once, Lu Mingdong's mind went blank for a moment, clearly not expecting Lu Yuanqing to guess.

It was indeed Cheng Xia who did something.

He should have spoken the truth, but he couldn't.

That feeling was awkward.

Lu Yuanqing understood.

He patted the back of his head and said earnestly, "You already have the answer in your heart, so don't ask me anymore. Do what you want to do, and you have to fight for what you want yourself."

You need to ask him to woo a wife? Haha!!!

You should pursue your own wife.

With a hint of disdain, Lu Yuanqing chased the person away, then picked up his water glass and took a sip.

Before I could even put the drink down, the system in my mind suddenly popped up.

System: "Host, why are you no longer objecting?"

Others may not know, but it knows perfectly well.

The host highly respects Lu Yuanbo and his group's ideas.

Regardless of whether outsiders think it's right or wrong, he won't immediately react in the same way as everyone else to oppose anything.

He preferred that they venture out on their own, even if they hit a wall. If they regretted it, the Lu family, with him around, would always be their support.

Lu Yuanqing is a man of his word and never goes back on his promise. He said he would be the support for all the children of the Lu family, and that promise has remained unchanged to this day.

So, when Lu Mingdong came to tell him that he wanted to become a live-in son-in-law in the Cheng family.

The system clearly sensed that Lu Yuanqing's first feeling at that moment was opposition.

But he didn't say it aloud; instead, he patiently listened to Lu Mingdong persuade him.

Lu Yuanqing's lips curved into a smile as he said, "It's not that you told me Lu Mingdong's original story. I learned that he actually ate the last of the Cheng family's heirs, and that because of his half-unintentional and half-deliberate actions, he caused Cheng Xia to die in childbirth. It's a bit hard for me to accept, so I don't know what to say for the time being."

At least Lu Mingdong wouldn't do something like that now.

That's right, and that's one of the reasons why Lu Yuanqing didn't object.

"Speaking of which, System, why is Lu Mingdong having dreams related to the original plot? You managed to dodge it last time, but this time you need to give me an explanation!"

System: "..." The host has an excellent memory.

"You want Lu Mingdong to compensate Cheng Xia?"

Otherwise, there's no other reason!

Could it be that Lu Yuanqing didn't object to Lu Mingdong becoming a live-in son-in-law because he knew the original plot and that Lu Mingdong felt guilty towards the Cheng family?

Lu Mingdong, who was raised by Lu Yuanqing, and Cheng Xia from the Cheng family, whose story is completely different from the original one, even if their relationship is successful.

With Lu Yuanqing around, Lu Mingdong wouldn't treat Cheng Xia badly.

He would never repay kindness with enmity after Cheng Xia kindly helped him, ignoring her difficult labor and letting her and her unborn child die.

Lu Yuanqing scoffed, "How could that be!"

"The only reason I've ever wanted to object is because I can't see a single bit of affection between Xiaodong and Xiaxia."

"How can I feel at ease letting them get married when they don't even have a shred of affection between a man and a woman?"

Lu Mingdong is a very intelligent person.

This was Lu Yuanqing's assessment when he first met him.

Both Xie Long and Ren Pingsheng, who are now teaching him, have given him this evaluation.

Therefore, Lu Mingdong is a truly intelligent person.

A man like him, because of a dream, would do anything to be with Cheng Xia.

How could Lu Yuanqing feel at ease?

“I even think that he doesn’t care about his reputation, which is what people care about most these days, and just insists on becoming a live-in son-in-law in the Cheng family. He’s just curious about the dream that’s been bothering him and wants to study something,” Lu Yuanqing said helplessly.

There was nothing he could do; when Lu Mingdong first told him about this decision, he genuinely couldn't see a single other emotion in his eyes.

It was as if he wanted to get involved himself and see through the troubles that were troubling him.

That was his fundamental thought; he didn't care about anything else.

System: "...Host, now that you mention it, it's actually quite possible."

In the storyline where Lu Yuanqing didn't appear, the members of the Lu family all met with bad ends.

But Lu Mingdong was the one who survived to the end.

Lu Yuanqing shrugged and said, "You said it last time too. If I hadn't come, the Lu family's children would have died one by one. Even if Cheng He hadn't had this experience, he would have ended up like this for other reasons. Back then, the Cheng family didn't have enough money to treat his illness and allow him to recuperate peacefully."

“Cheng Xia must have made the same decision back then, but Lu Mingdong was not as old as he is now. Even if she wanted to find a son-in-law to help her, Cheng Xia would not have chosen Lu Mingdong.”

"She eventually brought Lu Mingdong back to the Cheng family, naturally because of her relationship with Lu Mingxi. Seeing that he was the only one left in the Lu family, Cheng Xia couldn't bear it and took in this burden."

Cheng Xia meant well, and at the time, he was probably the only one who could help Lu Mingxi's only surviving younger brother.

However, with the passing of his family members and the hardships of life, Lu Mingdong's thoughts had long since diverged significantly.

He was an extremely intelligent person, and whatever he did was beyond reproach.

“Just now, I sensed something different in his words. I don’t know what happened between him and Cheng Xia that caused this change in him, but I feel it’s a good thing, which is why I’m not against it,” Lu Yuanqing said.

If this change hadn't been discovered, Lu Yuanqing might not have been able to put his mind at ease for a long time, neither stopping it nor worrying about it.

System: "Host, what did you figure out?"