LOT -Chapter 326 Childhood Arc: Wei Zheng’an & Qin Zheng’s Funny School Tales

When Lin Mo was being pulled away by her older brother, her mouth was still constantly chewing.

Fortunately, she had paid in advance. Otherwise, those two boys would have been held as collateral again.

Seeing her brother’s cold face, Lin Mo still grinned and said, “Brother, do you want some roasted meat? You walk past here every day—how do you resist the temptation? How do you not eat it every day?”

Lin Qi glanced at her already-round face and pinched it casually. “Tasting it once is enough. I don’t have such a heavy appetite.”

“Mo’er, you should also control yourself. If this continues, it really won’t do. For your own health, you need to eat less.”

He hadn’t seen any child as fat as her in the entire capital. When he and their older sister were young, they were never this chubby.

Lin Mo looked at her little chubby hands and seriously thought about the issue—but soon gave up.

“My body’s pretty healthy right now. Besides, once I grow taller it’ll be fine. I only look fat because I’m short. Once I grow taller, I won’t look fat anymore.”

But… when would she actually grow taller? She felt like her height had barely changed in two years.

Originally she wasn’t worried—everyone in their family was tall—so her genes shouldn’t be bad.

But now her height remained stuck, not moving at all. That was definitely concerning.

Was it because she wasn’t getting enough nutrition? Impossible—she ate more than enough every day.

(Lin Shangshu: You call those random snacks real food? If you could grow tall eating that, now that would be strange.)

After that incident, Lin Mo rarely saw Wei Zheng’an and Qin Zheng again. The two of them had been sent to the academy to study.

They wandered the streets every day and had already gained a reputation as little wastrels. Their parents immediately stuffed them into the academy.

Not knowing their names, Lin Mo even went looking for them several times. Unable to find them, she felt sad.

She finally had two playmates, and now they were gone.

They wandered the streets every single day before—why had they suddenly disappeared?

At that moment, the two boys were being forced to study in the academy.

Here, their identities were useless. There were noble-born students and common-born students, but everything depended on grades.

If your grades and conduct were good, you were respected. If your grades were poor and your conduct worse, you were at the bottom.

“Wuuuuuu—I want to go home! I don’t want to study here! I want to go home!” Wei Zheng’an had been crying every day since arriving.

Normally, students could go home daily unless they lived far away. Only those from distant places lodged at the academy. But unexpectedly, his parents actually made him board there.

They even instructed the teacher to discipline him well—“Hit when needed, scold when needed.”
Was he even their biological son anymore?

What kind of only child lived this miserably? Other families treated their only sons like precious gems, afraid to hurt them, afraid they would melt. But he was scolded, beaten, mocked, and even criticized for his looks.

While Wei Zheng’an sobbed and sniffled, Qin Zheng accepted the situation surprisingly well.

His temperament was truly soft. To summarize: upsetting him was like kicking cotton—he might even ask if you got hurt.

The academy students liked Qin Zheng quite a lot and were also decent to Wei Zheng’an. At first, they didn’t care for these two boys, but after interacting with them, they realized both were genuinely simple-hearted. They said whatever they thought openly, and being friends with them was easy.

“Aiya, a real man bleeds but doesn’t cry. What are you crying for? Once time passes you can go home, and if you get good grades, you can even request leave. Instead of crying, why not study a bit more?”

Two older students comforted him while helping him correct his homework.

Wei Zheng’an hiccuped between sobs. “But I want to study well. It’s not my fault! I just can’t understand the teacher at all. My mind is full of roasted chicken and goose. If I’m not full, I can’t listen to anything.”

The academy meals weren’t terrible, but definitely not delicious. There was meat every day, but the taste was just… edible.

He had never suffered this much. Only Qin Zheng, simple as he was, could eat anything happily.

“That’s easy then. You can pay the dining hall to prepare special dishes for you. Students from wealthy families all do that.”

Wei Zheng’an froze. “Really? You can do that?” Why had no one told him?!

“Of course. Academy meals are the most basic kind, meant for poorer students. Those from wealthy families pay for better meals. If you want something specific, just tell the kitchen.”

“Sometimes even poor students save money to order a good meal. You didn’t know?”

Wei Zheng’an shook his head blankly. Why did he know nothing? Why did no one tell him?!

He patted Qin Zheng next to him. “Did you know this??”

Qin Zheng nodded honestly. “Yeah. My parents told me. They even gave me money so I wouldn’t suffer.”

“Then why didn’t you tell me?!”

Wei Zheng’an almost exploded. So he was the only one in the entire academy who didn’t know? Too much!

Qin Zheng answered innocently, “Well… you never asked me.”

The two senior students were speechless. Why were these two so… not bright?

And yet their homework was perfectly done.

Then Wei Zheng’an suddenly realized—if Qin Zheng knew he could order food, why didn’t he do it? Why was he eating the basic meals with him every day, and eating so happily?!

“You knew and had money… so why do you eat with me every day? And why do you look so satisfied eating it?!”

Qin Zheng scratched his cheek awkwardly. “Well… since you were eating it, I thought I should keep you company. If I went and ordered special meals, wouldn’t you be lonely eating alone? And you looked like you enjoyed it, so I thought you liked it…”

Wei Zheng’an: “…”

The two older students: “…”