My Life with Narration

Chapter 422 - 416: Didn’t I Trade a Man for the Meal with You?

The relationship between Shen Yi and the landlady is truly great, even when joking about giving men away, she still switched to braised pig trotters.

The collagen-rich pig trotters were cooked to perfection, and everyone ate quite a bit, especially Su Qing, who had been feeling a bit tired lately and needed the nourishment.

Meanwhile, Old Su was snuggling with his wife on the couch, watching TV, and enjoying a peaceful and harmonious time together.

Just then, there was a rapid knocking on the living room door, followed by the voice of Su He from outside.

"Mom and Dad, your cute and generous daughter is back!"

Hearing that, the old couple’s faces fell together.

"This unlucky child, why isn’t she staying at school properly? What’s she doing running back here, it’s only been a month!" said the first lady of Gotham City, frowning and sighing.

On the contrary, Old Su quickly adjusted his mindset. Although his couple’s time was interrupted, there’s no way he wouldn’t be happy about the return of his little girl.

After all, daughters are different from sons, and his daughter had never been out of town, and he’d been calling now and then to check on her recent situation.

"Oh wow, big girl is back! Oh, you’ve lost weight, lost weight. How did you get so tan, is college life that tough? Hey, hey, hey, where are you going, don’t leave!" Old Su hurriedly said as he opened the door and saw his daughter.

But before he could say much, he hurt Su He deeply. Carrying her small suitcase, she turned and walked away, "You can say I’ve lost weight, but calling me tan is unacceptable. I’m leaving, my pride is hurt."

In the end, Old Su had to say a lot of nice things to coax his daughter back.

"Hahaha, I remember when our son was in military training, he didn’t change this much. Both from the same parents, how could they be so different?" Zhou Hui said, sitting on the sofa eating an orange while observing her little daughter with a smile.

Unlike Old Su, she still had some authority in this household, and Su He didn’t dare to be too cheeky.

"Mom~~ I’m just tanned from the sun. After half a month in military training, give it some time and I’ll turn back!" Su He stomped her foot while responding.

Half a month after military training, she wasn’t as dark as at first, but compared to her previously fair skin, she was still quite tanned.

"Alright, let’s see when you’ll turn back. Why did you get home so late at night?"

"Well, the school had a holiday, so there were a lot of people. I couldn’t get an early ticket, so it’s good I’m here!"

"Hey, daughter, tell Dad, how has school been?"

"It’s been great, much more relaxed than high school!"

Su He then vividly described her school life, and after a while, she asked, "How’s my brother doing lately?"

In response, both parents shook their heads. Having finally settled into a couple of peaceful days, who would care about that? Anyway, the son is already grown up, he can’t starve to death, why bother?

Ever since the last time when Su Qing clarified his relationship with Shen Yi, Zhou Hui stopped worrying about him for the time being, and his standing at home even seemed to tilt downwards.

It’s because people’s desires are endless, and given Su Qing’s current situation, as long as it doesn’t concern her precious grandson, it’s no big deal.

Since it’s not a big deal, there’s no need to contact him. Let him stay out there nicely, maybe there will be unexpected surprises.

"Why not call him back for a meal together?" Old Su suggested.

Zhou Hui rolled her eyes, then got up and stretched lazily: "What for, calling him back would just annoy me. There’s not a peep from his side; I don’t even know if I should continue introducing dates to him."

She’s quite confident in her online dating skills, flirting here and there on WeChat, which little lady could resist her uncontainable charm?

If her son learned just a fraction of her essence, he should’ve been coupled up a long time ago. But even while saying this, she was still quite satisfied with Shen Yi, and the landlady of her son’s place was nice too, a pity her timing was late as she had a child already.

Now she finds the average girl not quite up to her standards, always feeling something’s missing.

"Mom, where are you going?" Su He asked.

"Buying some groceries, so your dad can make you a meal later!" With that, Zhou Hui leisurely changed her shoes and went out.

Seeing this, Su He quickly thought and said: "Mom, I’ll go with you!"

But before she could catch up, she was stopped by Old Su: "What’s wrong, is chatting with Dad too much trouble? You come back and stick to your mom, why, can’t Dad chat with you?"

"No, Dad, it’s just that I wanted to discuss something with Mom!" Su He said helplessly.

"What can’t you discuss with Dad! Dad still holds some authority in this house, a main pillar!" said Old Su with a bit of dissatisfaction.

To this, Su He thought for a moment and agreed it made sense: "Alright then, it’s just that I’m out of pocket money and living expenses, Dad, could you..."

"Ahem... better go find your mom!" Old Su coughed twice quickly, then got up and headed to the kitchen, muttering to himself:

"What to cook today, maybe a cucumber salad!"

Su He: ...

As she expected, for this matter, she would have to ask her mom.

By this time, Su He had achieved a level of financial independence where she’d spend when her family gave her money, and ask when they didn’t; relying on her parents at home and begging them for money outside!

The next morning, Su Qing’s side was filled with hearty laughter in the living room.

"Hahaha, Qingzi, you should’ve seen it. After you left yesterday, Zhang Chao’s face turned dark. They were even spreading rumors that Boss Shen was someone you hired, claiming she’s not a decent woman at all. Yang Zhiming, that lackey, even said if what you said were true, he’d eat crap while doing a handstand. I was about ready to give him a big load right there, such a thrilling face slap!"

"When we went to the gathering, Zhang Chao was still trying to show off his newly bought car, tsk tsk tsk. To be honest, I just love seeing that failed show-off expression on his face!" Wang Xing said, slapping his thigh while recounting the events after he and Shen Yi left yesterday.

In short, due to his and Shen Yi’s strong involvement, Zhang Chao didn’t have a smooth afternoon, and even after he left, the high school classmates still discussed him, making the day that should have been Zhang Chao’s feel like having his face pressed down to the ground.

Hearing this, Su Qing couldn’t help but shake his head with a smile, if it wasn’t for the invitation he would’ve been too lazy to go. He has to consider the relationship even when attending weddings, but there’s no way to refuse when notified.

If it had been a nice gathering, he wouldn’t have minded, but since they wanted to embarrass him, sorry, he wouldn’t let them have it easy either.

"I had a falling out with him right at the restaurant entrance yesterday, looks like we don’t need to keep in touch in the future!" Su Qing laughed.

"Whoa? Really, what happened?"

Then Su Qing recounted the incident at the restaurant entrance, instantly making Wang Xing realize why Zhang Chao came back with a darkened face after he left.

"Damn, why didn’t you tell me sooner! If I’d known, I would’ve left right then and there too!"

"Hey~ things can’t be handled that way. We do our friendships individually, I can’t expect you to just because of me. You’ve already gifted him for the wedding too, just remember to remind him to refund it when he gets married, as for me, I’ll count it as money spent to scold him, not a loss!"

That wasn’t an exaggeration, as he didn’t plan on informing Zhang Chao when he got married, sealing the deal seemed good enough. Besides, Shen Yi even contributed 200 for the joy of it.

With this, Wang Xing also gave a knowing smile, they both understood each other’s temperaments, recognizing that Su Qing wouldn’t interfere in his relationship with Zhang Chao, although he probably wouldn’t maintain contact after this event; a silent understanding between friends.

"By the way, where’s the boss Shen?"

"Gone to my landlord’s to mooch some food and help with organizing some things, why, don’t you need to study today?"

"Of course, I do, why wouldn’t I, the exams are in the middle of the month. I was just delivering the car!" he said, taking out car keys and putting them on the table.

"Actually, you don’t have to rush, you can use it for now. We have another car."

"No, leaving this car outside my apartment complex gives me anxiety at night!"

This habit of Wang Xing was exactly the same as his, unable to rest easy owning expensive things unless they were snuggled into bed.

Meanwhile, at the landlady’s house, Wen Nanqing couldn’t help but feel a surge of frustration seeing Shen Yi lounging on the couch:

"Hey, the meal’s done, now it’s time to work!"

"Why should I work?" Shen Yi countered.

Landlady: "I fed you, shouldn’t you work?"

"Didn’t I trade a man with you for that meal? What work?"

"That man of yours was useless to me!"

"Then it’s not my problem, is it?"

Wen Nanqing: (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻

"Come on, get me Xiao Su here right now so I can have a good use of him!"

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