Chapter 11: You Truly Inherited My Genes..

"Grandpa, there is no need for this. My stamina is excellent. At least you should trust your own genes," Said Lu Qiang firmly as he looked straight into elder eyes.

Everyone was used to the bold words of elder Lu, but what surprised them most were the words they heard from Lu Qiang. He never talked this much and that too, as shamelessly as his grandpa.

Elder Lu smiled when he heard those words and said, "I just wanted to make sure that when a wild cat crosses your path in the future, you won't spill your coffee out."

"Don't worry grandpa, I know how to tame a wildcat and I won't waste my coffee," Lu Qiang reassured.

"Wild cats! Are they good enough?" His grandfather countered in a teasing manner.

"Just need to tame them properly and make them civilized."

"Haha! You truly inherited my genes." This conversation delighted elder Lu.

Nobody spoke except for these two. It was as if the others were invisible. Their gazes were traveling from one end of the table to the other end as they heard shocking statements being thrown out by both parties, leaving them flabbergasted.

Zhao Shuang sighed and said, "Enough, both of you! The food is getting cold. Stop talking and concentrate on your breakfast." Zhao Shuang's words were like the decree from a queen, so everyone ate obediently.

Suddenly, they heard footsteps coming towards them from the living room. Everyone looked towards the direction of the sound. A small figure finally entered the dining room and came running to embrace Lu Qiang tightly.

"Elder brother!"

The boy exclaimed as he looked at Lu Qiang with a bright smile and eyes sparkling like the bright stars in the night sky, showing his inexplicable happiness.

"Lu Lijun! Where have you been since morning?" Lu Qiang asked as he caressed his brother's cheeks with one hand. He was happy to see this little chipmunk.

Lu Lijun was the second son of Lu Jinhai and the younger brother of Lu Qiang. He was the youngest and most loved member of the family as he was just eleven-years-old.

For Lu Qiang, he had only three kinds of people in his life.

First: Lu Lijun.

Second: family members, and third—others.

Lu Lijun was the most important person in his life. Everyone knew how much he loved Lu Lijun. His polite and soft voice, the warmth in his eyes, and the way he handled Lu Lijun were enough to prove it.

"I was with brother Lu Feng. We were giving food to the fishes in the garden's pond," he said with a smile on his face. Suddenly his expressions changed, and he asked with a sad expression, "Why didn't you come for my birthday? I waited for you."

"I know! And I am really sorry that I couldn't make it to your birthday." Lu Qiang hugged him gently, made him sit on the chair next to him, and said, "Have your breakfast first, then I'll show you something."

"What is it, elder brother?" he asked curiously as the sadness on his face disappeared.

"That's a surprise!" Lu Qiang said, winking at his brother as he started to fill his plate with food.

"Surprise! My birthday gift?" Lu Lijun asked, bursting with excitement.

"Mmm..." Lu Qiang nodded. "Now finish your breakfast first," he said firmly.

Lu Lijun started to dig into his breakfast as fast as he could, stuffing his mouth leaving no space free. He looked adorable with his mouth stuffed like a squirrel.

"Slow down. Otherwise, you will get indigestion." Saying, Lu Qiang gently patted Lu Lijun's head, filled with admiration.

Lu Qiang's behavior was very different when it came to Lu Lijun. Anyone could see the various dimensions of his personality when he was with Lu Lijun such as loving and caring Lu Qiang, angry Lu Qiang, happy Lu Qiang, worried Lu Qiang, upset Lu Qiang, talkative Lu Qiang, childish Lu Qiang, and many more. Lu Lijun could pull out all these personalities out of his ice-cold elder brother.

Lu Qiang treated Lu Lijun more like his son than his younger brother, and he was the one to take all decisions regarding Lu Lijun. Lu Qiang always fulfilled his demands, whatever it might be and always wanted everything best for his brother. It worried everyone that his love might spoil Lu Lijun, but Lu Qiang was still careful as he wanted his little brother to become a good person and made him understand what was right and what was wrong.

For Lu Lijun, he too loved Lu Qiang more than anyone else. Even his parents were secondary to his elder brother as his entire world revolved around Lu Qiang.

"What a beautiful sight to see!" Everyone heard the voice that came from the door as they watched the affection between the two brothers. That was Lu Feng, who came to the dining room for breakfast.

"When you heard Lu Qiang was back, you forgot this brother and ran to meet him, leaving me there alone. That's not fair," Lu Feng said as he stepped towards Lu Lijun.

Lu Feng was Lu Qiang's cousin and son of elder Lu's second son, Lu Chen. One more tall and handsome man from the family.

Lu Lijun looked up at him and blinked his eyes like an innocent bunny. As he stuffed his mouth, he couldn't say a word.

Lu Feng looked at his round face and smiled. "I'll let it pass this once," and sat beside him in the chair.

Lu Qiang continued paying attention to Lu Lijun, asking him to slow down and eat less. Elder Lu saw this and got irritated.

"Let him eat all he wants, Lu Qiang. Don't nag him too much. After all, in the near future, he would be the one to give me great-grandchildren when you are done emptying your coffee mug."

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