Chapter 8

Fu Luo took a large step forward, covered her mouth, and with great difficulty swallowed the cake. She turned her head to see which fool was being so reckless.

This banquet left Fu Luo in a state of deep conflict; the crowd itself made her feel quite uncomfortable. She had intended to grab a plate of food and find a corner to fill her stomach, but unexpectedly, just as she had started to nibble on a couple of large shrimp and had not yet finished her base, she was caught by Teacher Robin

Seventy-eight thousand! Her two years of school allowance! These wealthy individuals are utterly insane

Fu Luo said expressionlessly: "I truly apologize."

"This life is unbearable." Fu Luo looked up at the splendid ceiling of the hall where General Yang was.

"Autumn has not yet arrived, and it is not the time for flowers to wither." Yang Ning softly said to herself, inhaling the fragrant aroma of the wine wafting from the glass, taking a delicate sip, and then lightly sighing, "The wine is truly excellent"

At first glance, this family of three seems even more harmonious than the auspicious trio.

He was a boy of about fifteen or sixteen, sporting a head of blonde hair, with a row of ear piercings on one ear, the heavy earrings almost causing his ears to droop unevenly. He had a small, pointed face that was rare among boys, and one of his eyes was lined with a fine eyeliner, resembling a bruise from being punched.

It would be quite good if it could be worth 7.8. Xiao Zhu glanced at Fu Luo, and after thinking about the appearance of that mischievous child, he finally realized that gender inversion seemed to be a characteristic of Fu Luo's family.

Fu Luo pretended not to hear

The young man rudely sized up Fu Luo from head to toe, raised an eyebrow, and sarcastically remarked: "You actually wear clothes that cost over one hundred yuan? It must be the angle of my eyes that is at fault."

In other words, a malfunction that allows movement and avoidance of obstacles, yet cannot determine the presence of waste, cannot occur

Fu Luo let out a deep sigh: "If you could grow another 10 centimeters, I guarantee I would beat you into two pieces."

Xiao Zhu let out a "pfft" of laughter; she had long noticed that annoying boy provoking Fu Luo with inexplicable hostility. At first, she thought the scene was akin to a hopping mountain chicken challenging a resting lion. As she watched the mountain chicken pecking at the lion's forehead, she could no longer hold back and decided to teach this unknown child a lesson.

After several attempts to provoke her without receiving a response, the young man, unsure whether it was out of unwillingness to accept defeat or a growing sense of entitlement, took a step forward and even tiptoed to reach the fashionable eyeglass frame perched on Fu Luo's nose, clumsily removing it.

Dear, half-sibling, with the academic name Wang Yacheng. Fu Luo lowered her head to fiddle with her glasses frame, frowning, Is this thing really worth 78,000?

Robin snatched the plate from Fu Luo's hand and said through gritted teeth in her ear: "If you don't want to pop the buttons of your fitted shirt in a while, just go ahead and eat"

As she looked at the robot, which was mixed among the crowd and presented a certain semi-surrounding structure, a sense of foreboding surged within her

The beauty of peacetime is forever a scarce and irreplaceable productive force.

That person, in a fit of anger, exclaimed: "I will tell Dad!"

In just over half a month, Robin has completely worn away the last remnants of politeness he had towards her

Fu Luo hurriedly weaved through the crowd with the cake in hand, making her way towards an unnoticed corner of the wall

Through the crowd, Yang Ning saw Teacher Robin and his group, who had also been warmly invited by Madam Ji to stay. From a distance, he raised his glass in a toast to Robin, his smiling eyes curved like the rippling surface of a lake stirred by a spring breeze, and the moment of heart-wrenching restraint he had just felt seemed to have never existed.

After tonight, no one will remember her, a small figure who merely tags along with the boss for a free meal

However, that robot has been standing by near the table leg for quite some time, with a diode on its ear continuously flashing, indicating that there seems to be a malfunction.

Moreover, the flashing of the diode on the ear indicates low battery, and typically, robots will return to standby mode. How could they possibly move easily over a large area?

Madam Ji Tao, the general's wife, is likely one of the classic works that Teacher Robin can be recorded in history.

However, the long and thick eyelashes obscured the cold murderous intent in his gaze

"Shh—" Fu Luo extended a finger, pressing it against her lips, signaling Xiao Zhu to remain silent. She instinctively reached for her lower back, but found nothing there, only then recalling that she was not on duty.

To speak frankly, your mother called me again last night, urging me to be a bit harsher with you

Xiao Zhu: "... ..."

"Did you just mention the scientific name?" Xiao Zhu couldn't help but ask, "Is there also a common name?"

Suddenly, a hand reached over and deftly snatched the item from the little one's grasp.

Fu Luo's gaze swept through the crowd, and with a single glance, he noticed that there were at least seven or eight of these strange robots.

Teacher Robin has gained fame for many years, and indeed, there is a reason for it

Meanwhile, a familiar and unpleasant scent of perfume wafted into Fu Luo's nose

Youth: "Do you dare!"

This time, Fu Luo paused for a moment, turned her head, and said earnestly to the agitated young man: "You are here on behalf of Wang Yizheng today, right? Just in time, please convey a message to him for me: in the future, let him take less interest in my affairs."

At this point, she suddenly paused, and Fu Luo gazed thoughtfully towards a corner.

The young boy first choked for a moment, then said fiercely with his neck strained: "This obvious counterfeit and inferior product..."

It was troublesome, Fu Luo thought

Fu Luo: "However ... ... "

General Yang, whose hair had already turned gray, walked over and offered her an arm. Ji Tao linked her arm with his, lowered her head and smiled, her brow and the corners of her eyes seemingly responding to each other, resembling a peach blossom. At the moment she bowed her head, it blossomed with the gentle spring essence, like a peach branch full of blooms.

Holding her with one arm, Xiao Zhu felt Fu Luo's muscles suddenly tense up, and her gaze became sharp all of a sudden, causing Xiao Zhu to involuntarily let go of her, feeling a sudden sense of fear

Robin said without any sympathy: "The first step to improving your image is always to control your weight. Starting today, you should lose weight."

Ji Tao remains youthful, yet time has endowed her with a charm that the young girls do not possess. With a stroke of Teacher Robin's magical brush, this essence has been precisely uncovered, giving her an aura of breathtaking beauty.

Robin: "There are no 'buts'. From now on, you are not allowed to leave my sight. You may only take sugar-free, zero-fat beverages, nothing else is permitted"

This little brat shook the leg of the glasses vigorously and said with a pout: "Where did you dig up this street vendor junk? Is your mother very poor? Why does she always make you look so shabby?"

As the eldest son, Yang Ning naturally had to go over to make a gesture

Ji Tao tilted her head and leaned on the general's shoulder, her mood exceptionally bright as she said: "That is also your achievement, thank you"

One meal not served, two meals served on the side, Fu Luo thought to herself

The young man stood with his hands behind his back, affectively looking at Fu Luo and clicking his tongue: "Still wearing makeup... Did you forget to bring your ID, afraid of being mistaken for a pervert when going to the women's restroom?"

Xiao Zhu felt a slight catch in her jaw and involuntarily asked: "Darling... is it you?"

She casually picked up a piece of cupcake from the table, stuffed it into her mouth in one bite, and her cheeks bulged with a lump the size of half a fist... It is remarkable that she could still chew with her mouth closed

Xiao Zhu extended her sharp, well-groomed fingernails and gently tapped the corner of the boy's eye: "It's smudged, your eyeliner is truly terrible—haven't you heard the saying 'Trends fade, but style endures'? Really... tsk, little one, since you have the time to mock others here, you might as well buy some more candy, as 'clothes worth one hundred and one yuan' won't save you now.

A single sentence struck at the two vital points of the young boy, causing his face to turn purple on the spot

Fu Luo lowered his head to look at his "ill-fitting" clothes, and a deep sense of sorrow immediately became vividly apparent on his previously expressionless face

Fu Luogang was about to argue, but Teacher Robin interrupted him first

Fu Luo : `` ... ... ''

"That robot seems to be acting strangely." Fu Luo's voice was barely above a whisper, her lips hardly moving at all

Fu Luo! That person seems to have never learned what it means to "speak softly" in their life, calling out her name with a straight face and a slightly immature, sharp voice that had not yet fully developed.

In order to ensure that the robot does not cause inconvenience to its owner, this model of cleaner is equipped with a triangular sensor on its back, which allows it to enter standby mode only when it detects a corner formed by two walls.

Just as she was about to commend herself for her quick wit, suddenly, someone slapped her hard on the back, nearly causing the cake in her mouth to be knocked out.

No, your family ... ...

With a sharp "pop," Teacher Robin unceremoniously knocked away a grape that she had unconsciously picked up, giving her a glare.

Suddenly, Xiao Zhu appeared from an unknown place, gracefully took a couple of steps forward, and casually handed the glasses frame back to Fu Luo. Turning around, with a charming smile, she said to the young man: "I apologize, but this is a limited edition glasses frame from a batch designed by the fashion master Mr. Edward a hundred years ago to match the 'Professor' series in coarse wool. To maintain its style, it does not have a logo. Recently, a similar one was auctioned for seventy-eight thousand Global Coins. May I ask if you have any objections?"

The boy who remained in place shouted anxiously: "Fu Luo!"

"Am I really fat?" Fu Luo found it somewhat hard to believe

Who is that frizzy-haired little sissy?" After walking away for a while, Xiao Zhu asked in a low voice

The young man rolled his eyes and raised his hand as if to throw something out: "You can bring out this junk, and you are not ashamed to make a fool of yourself..."

"Mom," he addressed his young stepmother without any hesitation, "Happy Birthday, you look truly beautiful today"

"... my younger brother." Fu Luo said with a heavy heart

That is a cleaning robot, and Fu Luo has to inspect it for Teacher Robin every day. Now, she is quite familiar with this type of work robot.

When she appeared before all the guests with her complete makeup, there was a moment of utter silence in the venue

Yang Ning raised his glass to General Yang and his wife, stepping aside to clear the way for today's main guests to approach the host's position. The tender and affectionate smile at the corner of his mouth seemed to be etched there from a particular angle, handsome and beautiful like the male protagonist in a story

Fu Luo felt helpless; this boy was five or six years younger than her, half a head shorter, and as thin as a little monkey. In her eyes, he was just a little brat, and she couldn't be bothered to argue with a kid. Unfortunately, children can be categorized into two subspecies: "adorable young boys" and "troublesome kids." The one before her was undoubtedly a prime example of the latter.

"What happened?" Xiao Zhu asked

"From now on, you are only allowed to eat until you are 30% full." Teacher Robin's next words shattered her illusions

The cleaning robot relies on sensors located in its eyes to determine the location of debris to be cleaned, and it also uses these sensors to avoid obstacles. In the event of a malfunction in the sensors or the intermediate transmission system, the subsequent fuse will automatically handle the situation as a short circuit, cutting off the power supply

Fu Luo suddenly raised his head, looking behind him as if greeting someone with a nod. Teacher Robin instinctively turned around, and taking this opportunity, Fu Luo swiftly slipped into the crowd, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Xiao Zhu extended a delicate hand and rested it on Fu Luo's shoulder: "Tall, understated, exceptional, the subtle black frame complements the facial temperament, while the absent lenses release a gaze capable of piercing through the galaxy, serving as the final touch. This is the essence of the 'Professor' series; only those who desperately chase fashion would argue with a magnifying glass over the authenticity of a pair of glasses.

Moments later, the cleaning robot moved under another table under Fu Luo's gaze, its broom sweeping back and forth on the empty, clean floor

Yes, Fu Luo said, "I have always called him Wang Ergou"

Fu Luo sighed, extended a hand, and calmly said: "Give it to me."

Robin appears to be experiencing some indigestion: "Have you always thought of yourself as very slender?"

After speaking, Xiao Zhu, resembling a little bird, gently linked her arm with Fu Luo's and affectionately said, "The boss is still looking for you, let's go."