Rebirth: He Decides to Lie Flat
Chapter 303 - 303 300 Birthday Gift

Chapter 303: Chapter 300 Birthday Gift Chapter 303: Chapter 300 Birthday Gift Mu Jiawen arrived home to find her mom and two brothers feeding goats in the backyard.

The mother and sons were amusingly watching the little goats and even brought out some rice to feed them.

Seeing Xiaosi return, Mu Chenyan smiled and said, “Are these from Yang Dan’s school as well?”

Mu Jiawen nodded, “Yes, I originally wanted to buy a piglet, but they needed to submit a paper and weren’t selling.”

Mu Chenyan felt a bit disappointed and told her, “Tell her to keep an eye out for me, I have never fed pigs before.”

Jiang Yan, following behind and just arriving, stumbled and almost fell.

He looked at Master Mu’s regretful face in bewildered astonishment, hardly knowing what to say.

But after a moment, he could understand.

Having lived in the Mu Family for so long, he had heard bits about Mu Chenyan’s childhood. With her high IQ, she had skipped grades and went to college early. When she was young, her world consisted of nothing but studying and drawing. Later, after meeting Yu Zekun, not only did his appearance appeal to her, but he also took her to see a different side of Jade City and gifted her a snow-white puppy.

A young girl with no worries about food or housing and a decent family background would easily be enchanted by such seemingly romantic frivolities.

This was quite different from Mu Jiawen. Jiang Yan was sure that Jiajia’s first thought upon seeing a piglet must be related to eating it. Red braised ribs? Or stewed pig’s feet?

If he told Master Mu her daughter’s actual thoughts, he wondered what she would feel.

…

On April 10th, during dinner, Yu Heng couldn’t help but ask Luo Xiao, “Do you have plans this weekend?”

Fearing her mother’s marriage pressure, Luo Xiao had been avoiding calls from home for a while now. Although she knew ignoring calls would eventually lead to her mother’s scolding, there was no helping it; this semester was busier than ever, with giving lectures to students and assisting professors in the lab. She didn’t want to be distracted, so she simply turned off her phone and locked it in a drawer.

Therefore, until now, she was unaware that her mother had invited Yu Heng to attend Grandpa’s birthday celebration.

Yu Heng had already prepared the gift, which included one of his mother’s paintings and a wood carving of the God of Longevity he had carved himself.

This skill was inherited from his grandmother, and his father, Yu Zekun, was even more adept at it, as it was his profession.

“This weekend?”

Luo Xiao paused upon hearing Yu Heng’s words, then annoyed, said, “Oh my gosh, I almost forgot. This Saturday is my grandpa’s 80th birthday… I’ve been so busy that I forgot such an important event.”

Yu Heng looked at her, waiting quietly for her to continue.

“My mom said she would prepare the gift for me, telling me not to worry about it. After all, she knows very well that I don’t have much money to spare. I can’t afford expensive things, and the cheap ones… are not good enough to avoid criticism.”

Yu Heng was taken aback and asked, “What? Aren’t you and your grandpa on good terms?” Then wouldn’t the God of Longevity he had carved be too formal?

“It’s not about good or bad, just very ordinary.”

“Does your grandpa prefer boys over girls?”

“Not exactly. I was a late talker and a bit dull as a child. I wasn’t very likable among my cousins, so my grandparents were indifferent towards me, which is understandable. With many kids in the family, it’s impossible to treat everyone equally. They certainly prefer children who are good-looking and sweet-talking, but I was neither, so how could I have been favored?”

Luo Xiao spoke lightly, with a carefree attitude, as if she was used to it. What could it matter anyway if she cared?

Yu Heng pursed his lips and said frankly, “Fool… I’m somewhat reluctant to give him the gift I prepared now.”

Luo Xiao was shocked and stared at Yu Heng for a while before speaking. “Did my mom invite you?”

Yu Heng sighed and said, “What else? I would have been waiting for your invitation if I hadn’t been invited by your mom by now.”

Luo Xiao frowned, it’s not that she didn’t want to invite Yu Heng; on one hand, her relationship with her grandfather just wasn’t that close, and on the other, her family was just too maddening to be around, each one speaking without any filter, and she was afraid that bringing Yu Heng there would be embarrassing.

Although their relationship was now stable, she didn’t want her family to leave a terribly bad impression on him before they married.

But Yu Heng didn’t know this was what Luo Xiao was thinking. Seeing her frown, he only thought she was struggling internally, afraid that bringing him home would trigger another marriage push from her many aunts and uncles.

Just now…

She said helplessly, “Did you promise my mom?”

Even without asking, the answer was obvious.

Honestly, apart from marrying, Yu Heng was the perfect boyfriend. He would essentially fulfill any request she made if it was within his power to do so.

“So, you still don’t plan to take me?”

Luo Xiao shook her head, “It’s not that I don’t want to take you, I just don’t want you to have to deal with those people. My dad has quite a few brothers and sisters, and my big aunt, and my third and fourth aunts are not easy to handle. I get a headache just thinking about them…”

But it was too late to say this now, since he had already promised her mom.

She then remembered the gifts she had mentioned earlier, “What have you prepared for my grandfather?”

“A painting from my mother, and a wood carving I did.”

Luo Xiao was shocked, “You carved what?”

“The God of Longevity.”

Luo Xiao took a deep breath, aware of Yu Heng’s carving skills since his study at home was lined with shelves of wood carvings he’d done in his free time.

Though she didn’t understand carving, she could tell that those pieces would be worth quite a lot if sold.

But he had prepared not just his own carving but also brought a painting from his aunt.

Honestly, even just one of these items she would be reluctant to give to her grandfather.

Their grandfather-grandchild relationship was just too thin, not close at all.

…

Luo Xiao’s grandparents lived in Kangcheng, which was more than an hour’s drive from Beijing after getting on the highway.

Before retiring, her grandfather was a professor at Kangcheng Normal University, and her grandmother was a high school teacher, a very typical family of scholars.

They left at eight-thirty in the morning and arrived two hours later at her grandparents’ place in the faculty housing at Kangcheng Normal University.

Lunch was to be had at a hotel, but it wasn’t time yet, so everyone first gathered at the house, mainly to conveniently give the gifts.

While still on the road, Luo Xiao’s mother had already called Luo Xiao twice. Now that Yu Heng was coming with her, she felt a bit more at ease.

She had met Yu Heng once in Beijing, and whether considering his looks, family background, or scholarship, she was undeniably pleased. The problem was that Yu Heng was too outstanding, and she feared her daughter might not be able to hold her own with him.

So she was anxious to see them married quickly, but at the same time, she worried that not even that piece of paper might be able to keep Yu Heng in check, torn and nervous, she had lost a lot of weight these past days.

Seeing that it was about time, Luo Xiao’s mother rose from the couch and walked to the balcony on the first floor, tiptoeing to look outside.

“Oh, knowing her new son-in-law is coming today, look how eagerly Second Sister-in-law is watching.”