The ultimate blue sea

Chapter 36-Virus

Liu Daqing was a warmhearted person. Bringing Su Qing to live with him after their chance encounter was just one item on the list. He was also very honest. He had never told a lie and judged others on the basis of himself, believing that they wouldn't lie, either. He believed everything anyone said, taking everything seriously.

He didn't have much money, but he was really so foolish that he frequently caught the eyes of swindlers—for example, some taxi drivers got together to gamble near their home and particularly liked to bring him in to play, then trick him out of his money using some extremely low-tech means. Later, Mrs. Liu found out and chased him through eight streets with a frying pan, nearly splitting Liu Daqing's head open before she considered him sufficiently cautioned.

Today, Tu Tutu was once again kept back by the teacher after school let out—because he had put a worm in a female classmate's cup of water. By the time Su Qing had collected the whelp and brought him home, it was already near seven in the evening. He had been worried that the whole family would be waiting, but when he got home, Liu Daqing hadn't come back yet.

Liu Daqing's two children were playing outside, and Mrs. Liu was waiting at the dining table. The food was already getting cold. She looked anxious, but she still welcomed Su Qing. "You're back!"

Su Qing took Tu Tutu firmly by the scruff of the neck and tossed him inside, determined to settle the account with him. He turned back to Mrs. Liu. "Is my big brother not back yet? Should you call him and ask where he is?"

Mrs. Liu frowned. "I called. No one picked up. I don't know if his phone's run out of power or what."

Su Qing gave an "oh" and took no notice. After all, someone like Liu Daqing, who had neither money nor looks, saved other people the trouble of worrying about him. So he calmly turned away to deal with the defiant Tu Tutu. He righteously threatened him: "Little devil, listen carefully. If you make me go to your school and humiliate myself again, I'll string you up and beat you, do you believe that?"

Tu Tutu said, "Hmph! As if you'd dare!"

Su Qing: "..."

He really didn't dare. This pudgy little child was soft all over. Su Qing was worried he would slip up and kill him.

He took a deep breath and pointed at Tu Tutu's nose, scolding: "Putting worms in a little girl's cup, how impressive! What's the point of bullying a little chit in your class who weighs less than twenty pounds? Why don't you go put glue on your two-hundred-pound homeroom teacher's chair if you're so great?"

Tu Tutu, confident that justice was on his side, said, "Who says I didn't put glue on it? He just doesn't know it was me."

Su Qing: "..."

He jumped up in exasperation to grab Tu Tutu. "You fucking little whelp, when I've dealt with you, you won't know how many eyes Ma-wangye1 has..."

Tu Tutu wasn't about to resign himself to his fate. He began to run. Sadly, his legs were too short, and the space was too cramped. He couldn't perform. Su Qing captured him before he had run two steps. Su Qing lifted the little devil entirely and suspended him in the air, smacking him on the butt where the flesh was thickest.

Tu Tutu: "Wah—"

Mrs. Liu quickly stepped in to mediate. "Hey, brother, if you have something to say to him, then say it. Why hit the child?"

Seeing that there was someone to support him, Tu Tutu wailed even more lustily. Mrs. Liu's two children came in from outside and craned their necks to observe the men's singles match.

Just as the house was turning into chaos, someone burst in breathlessly. Leaning against the door, he yelled, "Sister-in-law, your Lao Liu's in trouble!"