Caught between a rock and a hard place, Lu Yuanxin suddenly said to Lu Chunying, "Miss Chunying, I have a private matter to discuss with Uncle Tang."
Lu Yuanxin approached Lu Dongtang, who urgently cried out, "Yuanxin, your uncle cherished you the most! When you were young, I even held you in my arms..."
The words with which Lu Dongtang had humiliated Lu Yuanxin at Lu Maoxian's residence still rang in his ears.
Lu Yuanxin remained silent, squatted beside Lu Dongtang, and put a pair of mottled earwigs into Lu Dongtang's ears.
Earwigs, also known as 'Ear Clamp Bugs,' are named for the forceps-like appendage at their tails. There is a popular belief that earwigs can burrow into a person's ears, pierce the eardrum, enter the brain, and devour the brain marrow.
In reality, most earwigs eat only decaying wood and leaves, and some consume insects, generally not harming people.
