Yes, Lu Ting has been in this world for seventeen years.
Seventeen years ago, he was a pure and good young man in his twenties, who had recently graduated from college and firmly believed in the 996 work schedule. Once, while drinking with a client, he got extremely drunk and couldn't drive, so he called a designated driver to take him home.
Who knew the other person was also a 996 "office slave," working part-time as a designated driver after work.
Lu Ting avoided drunk driving but ended up with fatigue driving, resulting in a car accident that caused death and injury.
He didn't even have time to greet the relatives of the Capitalists and designated driver before he got drunk. The only benefit is that he got really drunk, lost consciousness, and didn't suffer any consequences, just typed "GG".
When he regained consciousness, he found himself being held as a baby by someone. The people around him were dressed in long robes, and both men and women had long hair.
So he realized that he had traveled back to ancient times.
His first reaction was regret, not for drinking too much for the sake of his clients and losing his life in a car accident, but for not choosing a science major when he was in college, knowing that he would be transported to another world.
Haven't you heard? When science and engineering students are transported to another world, they happily engage in light industrial projects such as glassblowing and soap making, ultimately becoming wealthy and enjoying a life of luxury.
After all, as a liberal arts student, his memory is not good enough to support him in opening up a cultural career in a different world.
He can't make the young girls shed tears for Baoyu and Daiyu's love, nor can he let the male compatriots witness the various charms of Jinlian, Ping'er, and Chunmei.
He often feels ashamed and unable to sleep because of his own incompetence.
Of course, whether he makes money or not is not important.
Mainly to enrich the spiritual life of the people of the Great Qing Dynasty and promote excellent traditional culture to foreign countries.
Because his mother was a cook at home, the only thing he remembers most is some useless recipes.
The life of time travel began under the embarrassing premise of failure to write. Lu Ting adapted to it and soon accepted his identity.
Of course, he did not give up on the call of System Dad; in daily life, he also paid attention to the objects around him. What if there is an awesome old man living in one of those inconspicuous rings or bottles and jars? It's his turn to experience such an absurd crossing, so what's wrong with daydreaming a little?
Lu Ting When he was three or four years old, he crossed his plain life and encountered a small ripple.
He began to hear some gossip, saying that he was not the biological child of his current parents. He toddled over to his mother, wobbling with his little short legs and sticking out his bottom, and in a childish voice, asked her to confirm.
Mother didn't want to tell him, but couldn't resist his tantrums and cuteness, so she told him that his parents had passed away, and she had adopted him. Lu Ting lit up at this, his chubby little face even showing some excitement.
As is well known, people who have lost both parents are not simple.
But the fact that he was adopted somehow got out, and in the process of spreading, the truth became somewhat distorted.
When it reached the mouths of some gossips and idlers, the matter became that the mother secretly gave birth to Lu Ting, sent him to be fostered elsewhere, and then brought him back after marrying someone else. In response to the mother's nonsense and idle talk, the rumors began to spread.
And Lu Ting became the subject of much discussion as an illegitimate child in people's mouths.
Even some naughty children, influenced by their elders at home, used this matter to make fun of him.
Lu Ting, a mature three-year-old, decisively retaliated against the representative figure spreading these rumors and gossip.
In response to the most aggressive one in naughty child, Lu Ting... released the long-raised goose from home.
He held the big guy taller than himself and lay in ambush on the way home of the naughty child.
Goose probably could feel the little master's anger. It did not disappoint his earnest expectations and trust. As soon as naughty child appeared, it flapped its wings and aggressively rushed up, pecking and biting at naughty child. Finally, amidst naughty child's cries for help, it chased him into the paddy field.
In Lu Ting's eyes, bullying a five-year-old naughty child at the age of three is just as unchallenging as a five-year-old bullying a three-year-old. He didn't feel the slightest bit proud and immediately began preparing for the next revenge. The second target was that idler.
He took the advice of an adult man and collected many Heath myrtle petals, crushed them with stones, wrapped the crushed petals in coarse cloth, poked a small hole, and threw them under the bed in his bedroom while the man was not paying attention.
As a pure soul in his twenties, he had considerable doubts about the effectiveness of this advice.
It's just a strange floral scent, what effect could it have?
However, the next day, he saw the man with a swollen nose and a bruised face, limping in the field.
The man claimed publicly that he fell while walking at night.
But there were widespread discussions in the surrounding area, saying that he was beaten by his fierce wife at home. The reason was that the man was promiscuous, attracting the attention of other women and bringing them into the house.
It's hard to say, but behind the widespread dissemination of this matter, there is the figure of a three-year-old handsome boy.
As for the talkative gossiper, Lu Ting sneaked into her yard while the other person was out.
He took away several revealing clothes (commonly known as bellybands) that the other party had hung in the yard, and sneakily placed them in the home of the bachelor next door.
Then he bribed several children with some candied haws on a stick, and through them leaked the information to the woman's husband.
He firmly believes that once the woman's husband knows about this matter, he will definitely carefully consider the possibility of his wife cheating, and might even give her a good beating. Even if the woman can eventually prove her innocence, she will undoubtedly have to pay some price.
After all, the man next door, his last name is Wang.
Afterwards, Lu Ting grew up slowly. After studying in a private school for several years, he went to work as an assistant in a Chinese restaurant in the prefectural city, and he never had many friends around him. Being a illegitimate child was certainly a part of the reason, but more so because he couldn't play with kids his own age.
"Lu Ting, you rascal, you made me search high and low for you!"
Just as Lu Ting was standing by the sea at sunset, reminiscing about past lives, a loud and arrogant voice suddenly came from behind.
He turned around with a smile. A young girl was seen skipping over from not far away, approaching in front of Lu Ting.
A 16 or 17-year-old girl with a round face, large eyes, slightly plump figure, and a lively appearance, wearing a sky-blue silk shirt and sporting double buns, said to Lu Ting, "Snowy fair, you've come at just the right time! I just did something good, let me tell you about it!" Lu Ting shuffled her feet on the sand and went to meet her.
"What good thing can you do, you? You didn't get into another fight, did you?"
The girl saw Lu Ting's clothes with colorful stains on the sleeves, and naturally reached out to brush it off.
"You should have seen me! I just acted chivalrously and stood up for justice! I helped a girl and saved her from being harassed by a group of ruffians."
Lu Ting raised his handsome eyebrows, speaking with a hint of pride as he recounted the earlier incident. He couldn't resist embellishing the story a bit. As for the part where he kicked someone in the rear, he conveniently left that out.
"That's still fighting with people, isn't it? I'm going back to tell my mother!" The girl immediately used Lu Ting's heroic deeds as a threat.
She grinned, her face round like a red apple. "But it's not necessary to tell my mother! Lu Ting, I'll give you a chance to bribe me!"
"Look at you, this girl has no future. You're at the age to get married, yet you're still playing around. Hmph! Do you think I'm the kind of person who can be threatened by you?"
Lu Ting crossed his arms, with a proud and resolute expression, and replied, "Free audiobook at A Branch of Peace Chinese restaurant, near the theater stage!"
"Five days! Don't skimp on the tea! We also need dried fruits, preserved fruits, melon seeds, and pastries."
"Three days! Make the tea yourself, and reduce the food portion by half!"
Lu Ting pointed at the girl's figure: "Look at how fat you've become! You still dare to eat so much! And you're a young girl, why do you like to listen to Mr. Shu's stories so much!"
"You mind your own business! I like it!" The girl snorted lightly, then grinned and said, "Deal!"
"This hush money, paternal grandmother graciously accepted it with a big smile!"
"Look at you, so silly and happy!"
Lu Ting couldn't help but pinch the girl's chubby face and teased her.
The girl, named snowy fair, is Lu Ting's younger sister, just one year apart from him.
Because she is close in age to Lu Ting, the young girl has been in constant competition with her brother since childhood, vying for food, clothing, and their mother's affection. She often takes pleasure in having leverage over her older brother. However, whenever she feels confused or unhappy, she often confides in her brother and finds solace in his understanding.
Although Lu Ting houses the soul of an adult, he openly accepts the affection transmitted from his younger sister. He also never fails to share his joys and triumphs with his sister.
Therefore, Lu Ting helped someone out of a predicament, and immediately told his sister about it. However, he was afraid of being ridiculed by his sister for the embarrassing situation, so he avoided mentioning being kicked in the butt. He also carefully brushed off any dirt from his brother's clothes when he approached, leaving no trace of stepping in dung.
The young girl, Snowy Fair, enjoys bantering with her older brother, but she is also a thoughtful girl. When she approached, she noticed that her brother's clothes seemed to have some dirt on them, so she carefully brushed it off for him.
She didn't know that it was the paint from the ship's side that had rubbed onto her when Lu Ting had previously thrown himself against the ship's rail, nor did she care what it was.
"You're not at home learning feminine arts from your mother, striving to be a good wife of the Great Qing Dynasty, so why did you run out?"
"Lu Ting asked with a smile.
"Mom asked me to call you home!" snowy fair smiled, then looked at his older brother with a hesitant expression, as if wanting to say something but holding back.
"Brother, father is back!"
Lu Ting heard this and the smile on his face instantly disappeared, like the receding tide not far behind him.
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