Rebirth: He Decides to Lie Flat
Chapter 262 - 262 259 Mother-Son Conversation (Three

Chapter 262: Chapter 259: Mother-Son Conversation (Three Updates) Chapter 262: Chapter 259: Mother-Son Conversation (Three Updates) “What do you mean? You just said you had no feelings for Xiaosi, and now you’re saying this? Let me tell you, He Yitang, you can’t just…”

“Mom!” He Yitang said helplessly, “I’m just analyzing their actual situation; I’m not planning on doing anything.”

Tang Meng glared at him, “You’d better not. Xiaosi hasn’t had an easy life, and your Aunt Chen Yan just wants her to be happy in the future. I thought about setting her up with you before because I wanted to spoil her a little, make sure she doesn’t end up mistreated in someone else’s family. But since she now has a better option, we shouldn’t interfere.”

He Yitang didn’t say anything. After a moment of silence, he said, “Mom, I haven’t graduated yet, and I don’t plan to get a girlfriend in the next two years. As for Xiaosi, she’s still young, and it’s too early to be talking about the future when it comes to relationships. If, and I’m just saying if, she breaks up with that Jiang Yan in the future, and I happen to be single, I could pursue her, right?”

After finishing, he added, “I take back what I said earlier, after all, she’s Aunt Chen Yan’s daughter and so beautiful, wouldn’t I be inhuman if I didn’t like her?”

If his mother hadn’t mentioned wanting to set them up, he hadn’t planned on telling her any of this.

Tang Meng frowned, “Are you saying that if Xiaosi becomes single, you’ll pursue her?”

Before He Yitang could reply, she shook her head and said, “No, that won’t do. I think Xiaosi is very loyal. She won’t easily break up with Jiang Yan. You’re eight years older than her; it’s not realistic or appropriate to wait for her indefinitely. Let me tell you, He Yitang, you’re graduating in half a year. I don’t expect you to find someone right away, but at least bring someone home for me to see before you turn thirty, okay?”

The corner of He Yitang’s mouth twitched, “Mom…”

“Don’t even think about Xiaosi anymore. Jiang Yan may be several years younger than you, but he’s better than you.”

He Yitang was not convinced, “How is he better than me? Didn’t you hear Yu Heng earlier when we came in, saying he only got a 94 in advanced mathematics? When I was his age, I could score that even with my eyes closed.”

“You’ve really become a nerd from studying too much!” Tang Meng exclaimed in frustration, “At 26, you still judge people solely by their academic performance. When you were his age, what else could you do besides boil noodles? No, you can still only boil noodles even now, with no progress at all.”

He Yitang was speechless, “With studying so busy, when would I have time to learn to cook? Could he possibly…?”

“He’s not just capable, he could make the entire Manchu Han Imperial Feast.”

He Yitang dismissed the idea, “A real man doing all the cooking? No wonder his grades are so bad, he’s been wasting his time on something so useless.”

“Useless?” Tang Meng’s eyes widened, “So the meals I cook every day are useless? Fine! He Yitang, tonight you and your dad can go find something ‘useful’ to eat. Actually, not just tonight — from now on.”

He Yitang’s face stiffened, realizing that he had said the wrong thing. At the red light at the crossroads, he quickly stopped the car and turned to apologize to his mother…

…

At the lantern festival that evening, Mu Jiawen and Jiang Yan finished dinner early and set off to join the excitement.

Seeing Yu Heng staying at home with no plans to go out, Chen Yan asked curiously, “Aren’t you going to ask Luo Xiao out?”

Engrossed in the financial newspaper, Yu Heng’s hand froze, and without lifting his head, he muttered vaguely, “She’s at her grandmother’s house.”

Chen Yan sensed something was off, “Why do I feel like you two haven’t been in touch much recently? Yu Heng, you’re a man; you have to take the initiative, you know?”

“Yeah, I know.”

“Then call Luo Xiao. Ask her when she’ll be back tomorrow, or you could drive over and pick her up. Her grandmother’s house is in Kang City, right?”

Yu Heng put down the newspaper, surprised, “How do you even know where her grandmother’s house is?”

To tell the truth, he didn’t know himself. When he said Luo Xiao was at her grandmother’s house, he was lying.

“She mentioned it when we chatted last time. That’s not the point, call her now.”

Yu Heng picked up the newspaper again, putting it off, “I’ll call her later.”

“…You and Luo Xiao broke up?”

His mother was indeed sensitive.

“No, you’re overthinking it,”

Mu Chenyan didn’t think she was overthinking, although her focus was now on Xiaosi. Still, her son was raised by her. How could she not know him?

“Didn’t break up, then you had a fight?”

As she spoke, she curled her lip in disdain, “A grown man, fighting with a woman and waiting for her to coax you? You should be ashamed.”

Yu Heng: …

He thought for a moment and decided to tell the truth, “Can’t really say it was a fight. She invited me to her house for dinner, and I refused.”

“Why?”

Yu Heng said helplessly, “I met her mother once, and she asked me right away when I planned to get married. We haven’t been in a relationship for long; it’s too soon. I’m afraid her parents will pressure us further, so I didn’t want to go.”

A few months into the relationship was indeed a bit fast.

But considering their age, it was normal for parents to urge them to marry.

Mu Chenyan put down what she was holding and raised her eyes to look at Yu Heng, her face filled with rare contrition, “I know our marriage has had a significant impact on you and your brothers, and for that, Mom owes you an apology. But you can’t just look at us, you must make decisions about your life based on your own feelings. Most importantly, unlike abroad, here you can’t just break up after dating for a few days or a month. You’re not looking for a girlfriend; you’re looking for a bed partner.”

Yu Heng was moved by her earlier words, for it had been many years since his mother had talked to him so seriously, and now even more so in the form of an apology. But as she spoke, she turned the conversation to bed partners… His face turned unnatural as he muttered, “That’s not true, I haven’t done that.”

“Pfft!” Mu Chenyan scoffed, “You think your mother doesn’t know what you’re like? Tell me, have you and Luo Xiao taken that step? Have you slept together?”

Yu Heng: …

“Mom…”

“Answer directly, have you reached that point?”

“…Yes!” Yu Heng admitted and then, bracing himself, explained, “It was an accident. She kept asking if I was GAY, so I had to prove it to her…”

“See, what did I tell you before? You look like this, and not having a girlfriend, how can people not suspect you have a boyfriend? Never mind that for now, let’s get back to the topic at hand. Given that you and Luo Xiao have reached this point, isn’t it normal for her mother to pressure for marriage? After all, it’s their daughter who would be at a disadvantage. So, I suggest you consider the matter of marriage between the two of you.”

Yu Heng said with a headache, “But I haven’t thought about getting married.”

“Start thinking now. I’ll give you three days to give Luo Xiao, and yourself, an explanation,”

…

Meanwhile, Jiang Yan and Mu Jiawen took their first trip to Qingshan Temple, took a wrong turn, and circled around a few extra times before reaching their destination.

To avoid the difficulty of finding parking near the lantern exhibition, Jiang Yan found a ground parking lot of a hotel not too far away.

After parking the car, the two walked out, and as they passed by the hotel entrance, they almost collided with two people coming out.

Jiang Yan reached out to pull Mu Jiawen into his arms for protection, at the same time a familiar voice called out beside his ear, “Brother Yan?”