The Transfer Student (Continued)

Its head-shaking and swaying antics were exceptionally cute, attracting the attention of quite a few adults around it.

Ying Zhou corrected him, "You're wrong. A truly manly person should say, 'It's fucking delicious!'"

"It's so damn delicious." Murong Wu repeated it earnestly.

The conversation between the two made the adults secretly watching nearby faint. One of them, a woman who looked to be under thirty, couldn't help but say, "Little sister, don't imitate your brother. You're so cute, how can you say such rude things?"

Unexpectedly, Ying Zhou did not respond, so Murong Wu angrily retorted, "Get lost, old lady, mind your own business!"

What he hated most was being treated like a girl, and rudeness was precisely the masculinity he admired. As for calling older women "auntie," it was because Ying Zhou always talked back to his landlady in this way, and he always showed great courage, leaving his landlady, who was twice his age, speechless.

"It should be 'None of your business' here; the 'don't meddle' attitude is a little weaker," Ying Zhou corrected.

Murong Wu nodded. He was a very smart and quick learner, and immediately put his newfound knowledge to use. "What's it to you, Auntie!"

"How dare you call me 'Auntie'? That's incredibly rude! I'm only twenty-eight! You have absolutely no manners. I really don't know what your parents are thinking..."

Ying Zhou glared at her and shouted, "Shut up, you shrew! Why are you spouting so much nonsense? Either fight me or get out of here!"

"You--"

When the woman was stared at by those menacing eyes, she felt a sudden panic and instinctively took a step back. She was then ashamed of her fear, realizing that she had been frightened by a child.

"I can't be bothered arguing with you two kids..."

Perhaps feeling ashamed to lay a hand on a child, regardless of winning or losing, the woman ultimately did nothing, glared at him fiercely, and then turned and left the store.

Murong Wu clapped his hands and said, "Big brother, you're amazing! Even the adults were scared away by you!"

Ying Zhou snorted with a hint of smugness, "What's this? I've beaten people before, my lord. I've already taught you the basic theory. The rest is practical combat. Just like even the best-trained soldiers need to be taken to the battlefield and experience the baptism of war to be transformed, you must also..."

Before he could finish speaking, someone bumped into him, and a piece of cake fell onto his shoulder, smearing his clothes with fresh cream.

"Hey kid, couldn't you have dodged for a second? You made me lose a piece of cake for nothing!"

The speaker was a sleazy-looking young man with a roguish air about him, who was the one who started the accusation.

Beside the young man was a rather pretty girl, who looked like a student. It was unclear how she ended up with this hoodlum. She tugged at the young man's clothes and said, "Never mind, we bumped into him by accident."

Upon hearing this, the young man became even more arrogant, as if deliberately showing off, and shouted, "How can this be left like this? Boss, how are your tables and chairs arranged? My cake is gone before I even got to eat it! Get me a replacement right now!"

Ying Zhou glanced at the cream on his shoulder and said in a deep voice, "Apologize."

"Huh? What did you say, kid?" The young man scoffed and glanced at him.

"Apologize to me this last time."

"I'll fucking swear..."

"Go to hell!"

Murong Wu suddenly launched a kick. No one expected him to be so agile. Even the young man was caught off guard and immediately felt a pain in his groin, as if a chick had hatched. The pain made his face contort and his eyes bulge out of their sockets.

"My elder brother is a paragon of loyalty and righteousness, yet he refused to listen to reason and is now forced to drink the penalty cup. He'll be punished without hesitation!"

Murong Wu had been trained by his father and sister since childhood, and his basic martial arts skills were extremely solid. He then delivered a flying knee strike, hitting the young man squarely in the face and causing his nose to bleed profusely.

Only then did the pretty female student next to her realize what was happening, and she immediately screamed.

Murong Wu ignored him and proceeded to give the young man a sound beating, yelling as he did so, "You can't even see where you're going and you're blaming others? Have you no conscience? Today I'll beat you so badly your own mother won't recognize you, and see if you dare touch my brother again..."

Seeing that other customers had turned to look, and that the store manager and waiters had noticed, Ying Zhou grabbed Murong Wu and tried to run away, but before fleeing, he kicked the young man a few more times.

"In a fight, you must learn to extricate yourself in time. Running away is also a very important skill. Never put yourself in a dead end. Learn to run away when you have an advantage." Ying Zhou did not forget to impart his experience on the way, and Murong Wu nodded repeatedly.

The two ran all the way back to the orphanage. As soon as they arrived at the door, Murong Wu saw the shoes placed in the entryway and immediately beamed with joy. "Sister's back to the mountain stronghold!"

He rubbed his feet together to knock off his shoes. In the past, he would have arranged his shoes neatly before going in, but after following Ying Zhou for a month, he had long lost that habit and rushed in directly.

Ying Zhou did not follow him inside. He stared at the shoes for a while, thought for a moment, and then turned and left.

As soon as I stepped out the door, I heard Murong Qing's scolding voice coming from inside. "Why did you get into a fight? There's blood on your clothes!"

"It wasn't a fight. Some clueless punk dirtied my brother's clothes, so I taught him a lesson to make him remember it."

"Where did you learn to talk like that? Who's your boss?"

Ying Zhou quickened his pace; he decided to stay at the company that night.

After the winter break, on the first day of the new semester, everyone came to the classroom, whether they liked it or not, to witness the changes in themselves.

"Haha, this winter break wasn't a waste, I got a girlfriend!"

"Hehe, I'm an adult now."

"Please don't say things like that while covering your butt, it's really creepy."

"There's nothing I can do; I'm the kind of man who bullies the weak and fears the strong."

"No, don't come any closer! You're not allowed to go to the toilet with me next time!"

Hearing his classmates' energetic discussion, Si Ming remarked to Murong Qing, "It seems that not only did we have a wonderful winter break, but everyone else has also gained something new."

Murong Qing said sullenly, "Don't even mention it. I should have just stayed home."

"Are you still worried about your brother? I think he's at least more manly than before, it's just that he's trying to correct his past behavior."