Rebirth Counterattack with Space
Chapter 426 - 410: Slapping the Face

Chapter 426: Chapter 410: Slapping the Face

Lu Jinsheng looked at Lu Yun with a face full of sympathy, "Sis, I used to think Guaibao was like my brother-in-law, but now I finally realize he’s actually more like you. He has the same knack for tattling as you did back then. The wheel of fortune has turned after twenty years. My nephew is definitely here to avenge me."

"Get lost, you heartless thing. Hmph, just wait until you have a son, then you’ll understand. I’ll be waiting to see how he’ll give you headaches in the future." Lu Yun retorted as she aimed a kick at Lu Jinsheng in frustration.

With an "Aiya," Lu Jinsheng dramatically fell to the ground, howling, "Mom, save me, my sister is so angry she’s kicking me."

"Serves you right. You’re all grown up and still can’t cause less worry. It’s bad enough you’re always at each other’s throats when you meet, and now you’ve escalated to laying hands on each other. How come you, as a boy, don’t know to give in to your sister a little?" Xia Yuan didn’t even cast a sidelong glance at Lu Jinsheng as she scolded with a habitual bias.

Lu Jinsheng purposely pouted and looked around, only to find that everyone was watching the drama with interest but no one cared to intercede. He got up by himself with a grumble and brushed off his clothes, complaining. "Not a bit of sympathy from anyone, just watching me get bullied without a word of help."

Hearing this, Lu Yun’s mood improved, and she kicked him again as she glared fiercely, "Still talking? Shut up."

This time, Lu Jinsheng nimbly dodged and immediately ran over to Xia Yuan’s side. He picked up Pei Yi from her arms and placed him on his shoulders, "Let’s go, your mom is too scary, we can’t afford to mess with her. If we can’t handle her, we’ll just avoid her. After all, we’re men, and as the saying goes, a good man doesn’t fight with a woman. It’s beneath our dignity to argue with a woman. Guaibao, how about I take you for a walk?"

"Yes, thank you, Uncle." Pei Yi hugged Lu Jinsheng’s head, grinning broadly and nodding happily. His father hadn’t carried him on his shoulders since he turned three, and suddenly being lifted so high by his uncle excited him.

"We’ll go too." Gu Feng and Gu Meng, seeing this and worrying that Lu Jinsheng might not be familiar with the area, quickly offered to join. Xia Na nodded in satisfaction, "Go ahead, just take good care of Guaibao, and don’t go too far."

Watching Gu Feng, Gu Meng, and Lu Jinsheng walk away with Pei Yi, Xia Na then pulled Lu Yun into the living room with Gu Tianming, Xia Yuan, Lu Aiguo, and Shitou following behind.

As they walked, Xia Na inquired, "Did you just arrive in S City today?"

"We arrived early yesterday, but ran into some trouble. Shitou and the others ended up catching a few human traffickers, so we were delayed," Lu Yun replied truthfully.

"Human traffickers? What exactly happened?" Everyone was shocked and asked in unison.

"Those human traffickers had their eye on our family’s Pei Yi, but I spotted them at first glance. In the end, Shitou acted decisively and swept them all up," Lu Yun recounted everything that had happened the day before while seated on the sofa.

After asking for more details, Shitou also filled in the gaps that Lu Yun had left out, and everyone expressed their indignant relief.

The housekeeper in Xia Na’s home served freshly squeezed orange juice and a fruit platter.

Lu Yun took a few sips of her orange juice and then steered the conversation back to the wedding tomorrow. She asked Xia Na and Gu Tianming, "Auntie and Uncle, where does Gu Meng plan to pick up his bride tomorrow?"

"S City," Gu Tianming responded with a smile.

"We discussed this issue before, and if possible we really would have liked to have our wedding procession start from Xiangjiang. But the distance is a bit far, and there are border crossings, which is a huge hassle and there is a big possibility of missing the auspicious hour."

Xia Na added from the side, "So in the end, we decided to have the wedding procession directly in S City. After all, their family also has their own villa here, so it’s like leaving from their own home. Gu Meng’s in-laws and their family moved in a few days ago and are getting things ready. However, the day after, they will host the wedding banquet back in Xiangjiang."

Lu Yun nodded upon hearing this, "Have we got everything ready on our side? Is there anything else that needs help?"

"It’s all been taken care of a while ago, by a wedding planning company from Xiangjiang. They also tried to meet the requirements of the bride’s side as much as possible—the saying goes ’heads up to marry off a daughter, heads down to take a wife.’"

Xia Na said with a laugh laced with indulgence, "You don’t know, the bride and groom aren’t supposed to see each other before the wedding, so Gu Meng came up with an idea. He eagerly recorded the newly decorated bridal room with a camera and had someone send it to Xiuwan for her opinions. The two of them communicating back and forth like this didn’t seem to mind the hassle at all."

"Haha, Gu Meng is actually so considerate?"

Lu Yun burst into laughter and, seeing no trace of displeasure on Xia Na’s face, deliberately leaned in and "maliciously" teased, "So Auntie, don’t you feel a bit sour inside, like you have raised a son in vain?"

"Go on, you better not try to drive a wedge between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Seeing those two get along well makes me happier than anyone else."

Xia Na glared at Lu Yun, her eyes and brows filled with mirth, "Let’s not talk about those mothers-in-law who are jealous of their sons’ good relationship with their wives. Any normal person, as long as the son is their own flesh and blood, who would want their son’s household to be anything but peaceful?"

"That’s why Xiuwan is so lucky to have a sensible mother-in-law like you," Lu Yun did not skimp on her compliment for Xia Na.

"Of course," Xia Na accepted Lu Yun’s compliment without any modesty.

Because the big day was the following day, even though most things had already been handed over to the wedding planning company and the banquet was at a hotel, the family still had many little details to take care of. So, Lu Yun and Shitou declined the couple’s offer to go out for a hotel dinner to welcome and host their family.

That evening, when Gu’s father and mother returned to the villa and saw Lu Yun’s family there too, Gu’s mother’s face soured, and even with Gu’s father quelling things, she was indifferent towards Lu Yun and Xia Yuan during dinner, pushing away her bowl after a few bites and silently returning to her room, leaving everyone awkwardly embarrassed.

Seeing that Gu Tianming and Xia Na’s faces turned red with anger and the grandchildren also looked upset, Gu’s father chuckled awkwardly, and although he was ostensibly explaining to Gu Tianming, he was actually speaking to everyone, "Your mother, she overate at the buffet in the hotel at noon and indulged in too much ice cream. I’m afraid her stomach is a little overwhelmed now."

"If that’s the case, Tianming, then you should go and check on her more often later. See if some digestive tablets might help, and if not, we should notify our family doctor right away to come over. We don’t want the bride’s grandma to be absent from the wedding tomorrow," Xia Na suggested lightly, looking at Gu Tianming.