Rebirth: He Decides to Lie Flat
Chapter 495 - 495 490 Will Not Consider Breaking Up

Chapter 495: Chapter 490: Will Not Consider Breaking Up Chapter 495: Chapter 490: Will Not Consider Breaking Up Although their relationship had only been confirmed not long ago, Yu Feng had already brought Yi Hailan home for meals more than once.

However, she had always come as a guest to eat; this was the first time she was doing the cooking.

Both siblings had not expected Yi Hailan’s cooking skills to be so impressive. She might not match up to Jiang Yan, but to conjure up a full table of appetizing and fragrant dishes within an hour was indeed beyond their expectations.

Just as the dishes were served, Jiang Yan and Mu Chenyan, followed by Yu Ci, arrived home as well.

Jiang Yan was originally supposed to come home early to cook, but after receiving a call from Mu Jiawen, he detoured to the repair shop to help Dai Lei with some issues.

As an elder, Mu Chenyan had always been very open-minded.

She didn’t say anything polite about Yi Hailan cooking in her home; politeness was reserved for strangers. There was no need for such formalities among family.

She only reminded her to come over for meals whenever she could, without the need to pick a specific time, as their family was large and mealtimes were lively. It was nothing like Yi Hailan’s usual solitary return to an empty, cold home after work, which was quite lonesome.

After saying that, she turned to Yu Feng, “I heard that Director Li, who lives behind us, is selling his house. It’s already listed with Hanhai Agency at the entrance. Didn’t you say you wanted to live nearby after getting married? Check it out and buy it.”

The location here is prime, and the houses are excellent; not to mention the kindergartens, the primary and secondary schools are all affiliated with Beijing University. It couldn’t be more in demand.

Once a property comes up, a multitude of people are eyeing it.

Yu Feng’s eyes lit up at her words, and he quickly said, “Okay, after dinner, I’ll go with Hailan. If he’s really selling, I’ll sign the contract with him immediately.”

Jiang Yan looked up at him, “Is it the grandfather of that little chubby kid from before?”

The chubby kid was the one who had bullied almost all the pets in the neighborhood in the past; after causing a big scene one time, someone called the police on him, and since then, no one had seen him around.

Presumably feeling ashamed, Director Li and his wife hadn’t been living here frequently over the past year, so their decision to sell the house was somewhat expected.

“Yes.”

“I don’t see him as someone who would easily let things go. Jiajia fought with his grandson before. If you go ask, there’s a nine out of ten chance he won’t sell to you.”

Mu Chenyan paused with her chopsticks in hand; she hadn’t considered this point.

Jiang Yan was right. Although Director Li wasn’t a vindictive person, he certainly wasn’t magnanimous either. Not to mention that she scolded his son later on because he was unwilling to compensate for the damaged flowers.

So, if someone from their family wanted to buy his house, there was a very high likelihood he wouldn’t sell it.

Without a second thought, Yu Feng said, “That’s easy, I won’t get involved. Let Hailan go. They don’t know her, so there’s no reason for them to refuse.”

Yi Hailan thought Yu Feng meant for her to help negotiate the price, intending to come himself when it was time for the transfer of ownership. But to her surprise, he handed her a bank card and stayed out of the whole process from start to finish, even insisting that her name be on the property deed.

“After we refurbish the house, it’s going to be our matrimonial home. Whose name goes on it doesn’t matter, right?”

Yi Hailan’s face flushed again. They hadn’t been dating for even half a year, and now they were talking about decorating a matrimonial home?

Yu Feng reasoned confidently, “I’m already thirty-one, do you really want us to date for several years like young kids? I’ll give you three more months to evaluate our relationship. If you have no complaints about me, let’s get married, how about that?”

Actually, Yi Hailan was also approaching thirty, and the old leaders in the military and the uncles in her family had urged her more than once as well.

Before she was together with Yu Feng, she was forced into several blind dates a year.

Now that they knew she had a partner, they were pushing her to bring him over for a visit.

So… she should take a day to deal with this matter, considering they were planning to marry in three months, and she still had to submit her application.

…

“Are you sure you don’t want me to take you there?”

On the twenty-sixth day of the lunar year, Memberland asked Yang Dan who was packing her luggage, “If you leave, the shop will close. I don’t want to go home that early, and it’s boring to stay here alone.”

Yang Dan was somewhat at a loss for words, “How are you still hung up on this? I’ve already bought the train tickets, and I’ve told Ding Yamin and Guan Jiao to wait for us at the station, how could I go back on my word at this stage?”

Memberland was slightly disappointed and felt helpless as well.

Ever since that woman, Luo Lisha, caused a scene, his little girlfriend had been giving him the cold shoulder. That in itself was not a big deal—it was just like what Mu Jiawen had said, after being wronged for no reason, one needs to vent their grievances.

Fine, she could vent all she wanted on him—he could take it.

But for some reason, he felt uneasy. He worried that Yang Dan might be thinking about something else; for instance, being with a divorced man could mean that she would have to face not only this kind of trouble but also the odd looks from others, right?

Others might not know, but just a few of his friends in Beijing, after learning that he had such a young girlfriend, inquired about Yang Dan’s background and all aspects of her circumstances. Their conclusion was that Yang Dan was out of his league!

They even said that she was with him purely for his store and his money.

Aside from feeling indignant on Yang Dan’s behalf, Memberland also felt depressed.

What, did he himself lack appealing traits and strengths? Could he not attract a girl in her early twenties?

He thought those guys were just sour grapes.

But the question was, could he even be sure he would get to keep the grapes he now had in his hands?

Memberland hesitated for a moment, then asked, “Yang Dan, when you go back this time, should you tell your parents about us?”

His family knew about Yang Dan and had even asked if he was planning to marry her after her graduation.

He wasn’t in a hurry; it all depended on whether Yang Dan was happy.

But he did have one virtue—he was faithful!

Luo Lisha was his first love from university. The two had taken five years to progress from campus life to wedding attire, followed by two years of a blissful marriage, until he wanted to move back to his country for certain reasons, and that’s when they started to have disagreements.

Around the same time, Luo Lisha cheated on him.

But she hid it well, so well that Memberland didn’t notice anything amiss until he moved back to his country. It was only after a friend tipped him off that he suddenly flew to their apartment overseas and caught Luo Lisha and the other man in bed.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to divorce her so smoothly.

Past relationships had turned to smoke; his current little girlfriend was the second woman he had fallen in love with in his lifetime, and if nothing unexpected happened, he intended to spend the rest of his life with her.

“I… will consider it.”

Yang Dan zipped up her backpack, and just as she was about to loosen her grip to hoist it onto her back, Memberland suddenly grabbed her hand.

Yang Dan looked up, and Memberland asked with a bit of seriousness, “Could you tell me if your ‘consideration’ does not include breaking up with me?”

Break up?

Yang Dan didn’t expect him to be so sensitive. Although she indeed had a fleeting thought about breaking up in the last few days, she had dismissed the idea before it had fully formed.

Her parents were getting on in years, and her two brothers were not up to much. She felt that relying on them for support in their old age was less likely than expecting a sow to climb a tree.

Every time she thought about these things, she felt a great pressure on her shoulders, a heavy burden. Being with Memberland wasn’t about expecting him to help ease the pressure or to take care of her parents in their old age.

She could earn money for her parents and didn’t expect anything from anyone.

However, if one’s spirit is constantly taut, it will eventually snap. During such times, she needed a place where she could relieve stress and relax, and undoubtedly Memberland could provide her with that.

Besides, he also had a way of making her feel at ease and comfortable. This feeling, perhaps, could also be called love.

Since there was love between them, how could they possibly break up over such a small matter?