Chapter 387: The Spring Source Is Clogged Lu Yun smiled calmly. "I don't want to become a liability. Let's drop this issue. Don't blame Da Peng. Everyone has their own aspirations—who wouldn't want to rise higher? Zhao Kai's interest in Da Peng speaks volumes about Da Peng's standing at school. You should be happy for him." He patted Lei Zi's shoulder. "It's time for dinner—the stomach's nearly starved." Lei Zi nodded in response. Da Peng had followed Zhao Kai, but Lu Yun was now reassuring himself. Lei Zi's face warmed up as he hurried after Lu Yun, thinking of what Da Peng had said before leaving. "Cloud Brother, shouldn't you consider Zhao Kai's request? What if he turns against you—then it would be quite troublesome." After all, Da Peng—once the main opponent of Zhao Kai—has now joined him. How many others at school still stand against Zhao Kai? "Confident," Lu Yun replied simply, his steps light and steady, radiating ease. Lu Yun was indeed relaxed—he was used to working alone and truly didn’t want a team of young followers hovering around him, worrying about trivial matters every day. His life goal wasn’t to dominate the underworld or seize territories, but to meet beautiful women across the country, enjoy various kinds of plain white buns, and explore countless untapped fields, one well-drilled well at a time. Hearing Lu Yun say this, Lei couldn’t push the point further and merely murmured, “Uncle Yun, no matter what others do, I’ll always stand by you.” Lu Yun chuckled and said, “We’re not showing off just to fight others. It’s all about dating. Sure, this ambition may sound a bit modest, but if we’re to meet beautiful women all over the world, we’d better have some real skills—otherwise, it’s simply impossible.” Lei nodded hesitantly, as if half-understanding. He wasn't naturally the type to stir up trouble, and he had always deeply admired Lu Yun—so his mindset had subtly shifted in a qualitative way. Hearing Lu Yun speak now, and recalling how quickly their relationship with Xiao Jing was developing, he felt a wave of quiet emotion. If he were to get hurt in a fight with others, his parents would certainly be concerned, and Xiao Jing would surely be deeply saddened and upset. The small shop was now nearly empty. Liu's widow was packing up her things when she spotted Lu Yun entering. "Xiao Yun," she asked, "have you eaten yet? Would you like to have dinner with me?" Lu Yun smiled. "Not yet. I'm just here to have a meal with you." Liu's widow wiped her hands on her apron twice and smiled at him. "Then you stay here and keep an eye on things while I prepare dinner." Lu Yun nodded, placed the rice pot on the counter, and watched as Liu's widow went into the inner room. Standing by the door, he said, "Mrs. Liu, when you next restock, could you get me two quick-service cups? The ones I had before have cracked and are now showing through." While busy cooking, Liu's widow laughed and chided, "I think you've been using the brick to carry everything around. I've already ordered several quick-service cups this time—they should arrive tomorrow. Just come and pick them up when they're ready." The convenience store was quite quiet aside from occasional students stopping by to buy something. After waiting for a while without seeing any students, Lu Yun watched Mrs. Liu busily moving about and said, "Mrs. Liu, just grab something to eat, please." "Don't worry about it," Mrs. Liu said without turning around. "If you're hungry, take something light first—everything will be ready soon." Looking down at his own fists, Lu Yun couldn't help a cold laugh. Now, when facing one-on-one situations or when the opponent didn't have a large number of people, Lu Yun was absolutely confident he could easily overpower three or four boys of similar stature. The meal was quickly prepared. While eating, Lu Yun asked, "Grandmother, hasn't Xiao Ying come over?" Liu's widow smiled, "She did come by, but I sent her back. We can't keep having you all run over to help all the time—why not just spend more time reading? I certainly don't want this little store to interfere with your studies." Lu Yun smiled and quickly shoveled food into his mouth. After finishing his meal, Lu Yun helped Liu's widow clean up the dishes and then went into the inner room. Watching the two hills of her body swaying up and down as she washed the plates, he cleared his throat and said, "Grandmother, I'd like to have some steamed buns." Liu's widow paused, stopping her work, and asked, "What? Did you not feel full earlier?" Lu Yun nodded, his gaze fixed steadily on her chest, and smirked. "Your stomach is full, I'll grant that, but my brother hasn't eaten yet. Now he's seeing you protesting to me—how am I to take care of his feelings?" Liu's wife was momentarily stunned, but when she caught Lu Yun's mischievous look, she finally understood what he meant by the steamed buns. She laughed, lifted her hand, and swatted him with a series of water droplets. Lu Yun stepped forward, wrapping his arms around Liu's wife from behind, and playfully said, "Aunt, you yourself promised me that whenever it was quiet, I could do whatever I liked. Isn't this exactly quiet time right now? Just let me have a few mouthfuls, will you?" Liu's wife smiled. "But I remember I specifically said evening, not just any time of day—how can I let you just show up at random?" "How could I be showing up at random? Right now, I'm simply holding the woman I love, doing the things we both enjoy together." Lu Yun gently moved his hands along Liu Guofo's waist. Since she had never given birth, her abdomen remained smooth and flat, free of any slight belly bulge, offering a most comfortable sensation. Liu Guofo laughed and scolded, "Who in their right mind would want to do the things they enjoy together with i? Just take good care of your second, and you'll surely drive me to the wall!" Lu Yun chuckled, "I can't manage that anymore. If I'm too strict, then when things go wrong and you start complaining, won't you end up blaming me for being useless?" Liu Guofo giggled, "Then let it go—so that you don't keep hovering around, day after day, wondering just how annoying you've become." As Lu Yun shifted his body, Liu Guofo's body swayed with him. He then leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Uncle, it wasn't me who came here on my own. My brother sent me. He told me there's a spring that's been blocked by weeds. If we don't clear it soon, it will completely dry up."