The Brother Xun Zhao Cheng meant was naturally not Zhou Shuren. This tall, skinny boy was named Lu Xun, sharing his name with a famous figure from history.
And the trouble was that an old textbook had included a lesson about stabbing a zha.
So Lu Xun gained a nickname: Brother Xun.
According to Lu Xun himself, his father had given him that name mainly in the hope that he would become a modest man.
But the reality was that names were usually meant to make up for whatever one lacked. Take Zhao Cheng, for instance—Father Zhao had hoped he would achieve success in his career, so when he grew up, he lay flat and became a salted fish with nothing but fleeting happiness.
Lu Xun's father had hoped his son would be modest, but back in elementary school, Lu Xun had first dipped a broom in shit and used it to strike down the class bully. Then, with evil rising from his guts, he had directly beaten the bully into the pit with that broom while he was squatting over it.
Afterward, Lu Xun's father was summoned by the school for a talk. As for the bully, the entire school knew he had gone swimming in a cesspit. Never mind everyone else—even his former "good brothers" were terrified of getting near him, afraid they might catch something. In the end, he could only slink away and transfer schools.
When they got to middle school, Lu Xun initially did have a few traits worthy of his name. He was very modest. But there was a kind of person in this world whose radiance could not be concealed, no matter the environment.
Brother Xun was undoubtedly that sort of person.
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