Original title: "Gradually Rising Selfish Desires"
Double cleanliness + Marriage of Convenience + Redemption.
A reclusive, world-weary novelist & self-restrained, polite sco...
☆, Chapter 140 Welcome Banquet
It was already evening when the group returned to Qianyue Bay, and the kitchen had already prepared a welcoming banquet.
As soon as they entered the living room, Wen Yuming rushed in from the door: "Brothers! Sisters-in-law! Did you miss me~"
Wen Yuci looked back at him and said, "You've gained weight."
Cen You nodded: "Yes, I've gained a little weight. It seems I've been eating well recently."
Wen Yuming slapped his face: "No way, I feel like I've lost weight!"
He waved his hand to indicate that he didn't want to talk to his two brothers, then turned to Qiu Yuerong and looked at them with a happy smile: "Did you two sisters-in-law miss me?"
Shu Wanning nodded: "A little bit."
Qiu Yuerong: "I miss you, I miss you so much."
"Hehe! I knew my sister-in-law is the best!"
He sat opposite Qiu Yuerong, looked at her pregnant belly and asked, "Sister-in-law, are you approaching your due date?"
"Well, there's still half a month left."
Wen Yuming was shocked when he heard this: "Then how dare you fly so far!"
"We are both doctors, and your brother You also brought a gynecologist with him."
"Ah, I almost forgot you two are doctors."
"Hello~~"
There was a sound at the door. Mu Shengran stuck his head out and waved at them: "Long time no see~"
Shu Wanning: "Long time no see, why are you alone?"
She walked in, changed into her slippers, and replied, "He's on the phone outside."
As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Qingchen walked in, followed by Zhai Xuan who had just arrived. The living room suddenly became lively.
Zhai Xuan: "Long time no see, everyone. I'm here to welcome you all!"
Wen Yuming sat on the sofa somewhat stiffly, his eyes wide open:
"It's the first time there are so many people at home. It's so strange and I'm not used to it."
Shu Wanning nodded aside: "Yes, a little."
Qiu Yuerong: "When Zhai Xuan and Yu Ming find girlfriends in the future, there will be even more people."
Wen Yuming shook his head: "I'm still young, I'm not anxious, but Brother Zhai Xuan should be anxious."
Zhai Xuan: "I'm only twenty-six, I'm not in a hurry."
"Twenty-six is not a hurry!"
Wen Yuming stood up and stood beside Wen Yuci, patted his shoulder and said:
"My brother, 27, is married. My brother You is 27, married, and a father."
He introduced the event seriously like a little host, and finally stood beside Shen Qingchen:
“My brother Qingchen is 23 years old and has a girlfriend.
Brother Zhai Xuan, I'm only nineteen, still a child. So you're the only single person left."
(Because Yu Ming was seventeen years old in Chapter 4, which was inconsistent with his driver's license, I changed the age of seventeen in Chapter 4 to eighteen!)
After he sat down, Shen Qingchen cleared his throat, put his arm around Mu Shengran's waist, and proudly straightened his chest:
"Ahem, let me formally introduce to you all, Mu Shengran, my girlfriend."
He smiled and explained amidst Mu Shengran's pushing, "Before, due to various reasons, our relationship was not stable, so I'll introduce it to you again."
"Not very stable? It seems there are many stories we don't know about." Shu Wanning joked.
Mu Shengran moved closer to her: "Sister Wan Ning, I was deceived by his well-behaved appearance."
Several people looked at Shen Qingchen, with his gray-blue hair and unruly style, and were curious about why she thought he was so well-behaved.
Seeing their expressions, Shen Qingchen shrugged and pulled the person back into his arms, explaining, "Of course I'm well behaved in front of my brothers and sisters-in-law."
"Also," he added, "you are one year older than Sister Wan Ning."
"Ah?" Mu Shengran was surprised, and then glanced at him: "If you don't tell me, no one will know."
Cen You, who had remained silent the entire time, let his gaze wander between the two of them. After a long while, he spoke: "So...you two are actually in a sister-brother relationship!"
Mu Shengran pushed Shen Qingchen and complained, "It's all your fault. Now everyone knows that I'm older than you."
"What are you afraid of?" Shen Qingchen smiled brightly. "How about I change my age to 28?"
Mu Shengran glanced at him and said, "Change it to forty. A man is in his prime at forty-one."
Several people were chatting and laughing happily, but only Wen Yuci remained silent, holding Shu Wanning's waist and playing elimination games with her mobile phone in his hand.
After a few rounds, Aunt Jing appeared in the living room at the right time and said loudly with a smile: "It's time to eat!"
The restaurant, which was usually empty, was unusually lively that day. Laughter and cheers spread into the yard. Uncle Qiao was riding his patrol balance bike, grinning from ear to ear.
Wen Yuci took out a few bottles of red wine from the wine cellar. Qiu Yuerong looked at him eagerly as he put a glass of freshly squeezed juice in front of her.
Shu Wanning was very hungry. She ate half a bowl of rice before drinking. The amount of food in the bowl increased instead of decreased. She pulled the sleeve of the person next to her to signal him to stop.
Wen Yuming drank a few glasses of wine, and his cheeks were as red as ripe apples. Cen You quickly pressed down his glass to stop him from drinking any more.
"Okay, Yuming, you're going to get drunk if you drink any more. Let's go to the yard and get some fresh air to sober up."
Hearing this, Zhai Xuan put down his glass and stood up: "Let's go, I'll accompany you, they are all with their wives and don't have time.
Wen Yuming stood up with a silly smile: "Hey, I have four brothers!"
Mu Shengran leaned against Shen Qingchen and shook his head: "This kid can't drink much."
Shen Qingchen half-hugged her, pinched her waist and replied: "Do you think everyone is a drunkard like you?"
Wen Yuci: "There's also a drunkard here."
Shu Wanning glanced at him indifferently. The wine in the glass had already been finished, and she was signaling him to pour her another glass.
"Drink less." He advised softly.
Qiu Yuerong was taken home by Cen You to rest. There were only four people left in the living room. The two girls clinked their glasses in the air, and they were happier than usual when chatting about gossip.
In the courtyard, Wen Yuming sat on a bench. Zhai Xuan handed him a cup of warm water and asked, "How is college life?"
"It's okay. It's much more interesting than working in the company."
"I've seen the planning proposal you made before, it's quite good. But I heard from your brother that you have never liked working in the company."
Wen Yuming drank most of the warm water in his hand, rubbed the wall of the cup with his fingertips, and lowered his head and said, "I don't want to be a threat to my brother."
Facing Zhai Xuan's gaze, he explained, "Because of my mother's affairs, my brother treats me so well, and I want to treat him the same way.
I got involved in the company's affairs too early. If I do well, I will become a threat to him. If I do not do well, I will become a burden to him."
Zhai Xuan patted him and shook his head: "But he wouldn't think so."
"I know."
Wen Yuming nodded: "But outsiders will definitely say so. I can't stop other people from talking, but I can control my behavior."
Zhai Xuan smiled happily and said, "No wonder Cen You always says you are very sensible."
Wen Yuming drank the remaining half glass of water and laughed heartily: "I admire my brother the most. As long as he is around, I can do whatever I want.
But my grandma once said that I can play, but I have to learn what I need to learn.
When my brother needs help, I will be the first to step forward."