Chapter 114 Don't Be Sad

Lin Xiangnan was very calm, "I hope my son will become a dragon and my daughter will become a phoenix. It's normal for a mother to have this problem."

Aunt Hua couldn't refute this. She once had extravagant hopes, but as she got older, she became more open-minded.

"Your mother is only in her forties, still young. In a few years, her thinking will improve. In fact, it's good to have a useless child around." Aunt Hua put away the writing brush on the table. "It just so happens that you're back. Let's play chess."

"My mother's thinking really needs improvement." Lin Xiangnan said bluntly. She is so old, and it is not appropriate to still use the chicken-and-egg method.

The two played a game of chess before Lin Xiangnan finished his work and prepared to go home.

She carefully opened the door a crack, stuck her head out and looked around.

Not seeing Hu Meili outside, Lin Xiangnan left with peace of mind.

She pretended to be off work and shouted as soon as she entered the door: "Mom, I'm back."

No one responded. Lin Xiangnan's expression instantly relaxed and he looked very cheerful. He parked his bike and went to the cupboard to find something to eat.

She took a few slices of pork jerky and was eating when she saw Hu Meili coming back with a basket and a bunch of vegetables.

"It's already this late, and there are still fresh vegetables for sale on the street?" Lin Xiangnan asked curiously, "Why didn't you buy all the vegetables at once in the morning?"

Hu Meili smiled gently, "I didn't buy this vegetable. I just picked it from Luo Caixia's vegetable garden. Guess what I heard when I was sewing shoe soles with someone this afternoon?"

"Is there any fresh gossip about our family compound?" Lin Xiangnan's eyes were full of curiosity.

"Someone told me that you came back at 4pm. I didn't believe it, so I went home, but I didn't see you. Then I went to Luo Caixia's house to chat with her for a while and find out when you would be back."

The more she spoke, the more dangerous Hu Meili's expression became.

What a mistake. She underestimated the power of this group of aunts' intelligence network.

Lin Xiangnan felt that the pork jerky in his hand no longer tasted fragrant.

He originally wanted to pretend for two more days, but now that he was discovered, Lin Xiangnan hesitated for two seconds and just gave up.

"I'm going to be honest. I won't pretend anymore. I came back this afternoon and I asked for leave long ago. I'm not just doing this today, I'll do this in the future."

The scene imagined by Hu Meili: Lin Xiangnan humbly admits his mistakes and tries hard to repent.

But the reality is that Lin Xiangnan is like a dead pig that is not afraid of boiling water. He refuses to admit his mistakes and refuses to repent.

Hu Meili was stunned.

"I thought that giving birth to a few debt collectors like you was bad enough. I didn't expect your leader to be even worse off than me. Does your leader have any objection to you doing this?"

Lin Xiangnan took a bite of pork jerky and said casually, "No problem. Our leaders never say anything when I ask for leave."

In order to highlight the truth of her words, Lin Xiangnan also recounted her experience of joining the company. Her situation was special, and the conditions for joining the company had been agreed upon long ago. Why didn't she take the leave she was supposed to take?

Hu Meili's expression didn't change after hearing this. "I don't believe it."

"oh."

If you don’t want to believe it, then don’t believe it. She has already explained everything she should explain. What can Hu Meili do if she doesn’t believe it?

"Hey, you kid..."

Lin Xiangnan skipped the topic and asked, "Would you like to have fried celery tonight?"

"Yes, stir-fry celery." Hu Meili answered and continued, "You need to correct your attitude. Think about the time when you were looking for a job after graduating from high school. You almost begged for help from everyone. How come you don't cherish your job now that you have one?"

Lin Xiangnan said with a smile: "Isn't this a matter of time? I couldn't afford the job I had before, and I don't care about the job I have now."

"You silly boy, do you really need me to explain everything? You've done what you need to do. You can just pour yourself a cup of tea and read a newspaper, and the rest of the time will pass by. Why do you have to ask for leave? What do you want? To have your salary cut in half? To have people gossip about you?"

What an ideal life of slacking off, but Lin Xiangnan remained unmoved. In her eyes, free time was more important than that little salary.

"Good idea. But there are new projects recently and the office is very busy. I can't just slack off in the office. Even if I want to, I have to wait until I have some free time." Lin Xiangnan found a plausible excuse.

"You are really stubborn." Hu Meili gnashed her teeth and cursed, "It's elm wood, rotten wood, even welding can't carve it..."

Reasoning was pointless, and Lin Xiangnan was pregnant, so she couldn't fight with Lin Xiangnan.

So Hu Meili could only unilaterally engage in a cold war with Lin Xiangnan.

When Gu Zhenhua returned home, he felt this atmosphere and his heart skipped a beat.

He secretly poked Lin Xiangnan's arm and asked in a low voice: "How did you offend our mother?"

"It's just about asking for leave from work. It's a small matter, not a big deal." Lin Xiangnan had a calm expression. After he finished speaking, he stretched his neck and shouted upstairs: "Mom, where is my flower arrangement jar? Where did you put it for me?"

Hu Meili ignored her and stayed in her room sulking.

Lin Xiangnan continued, "Mom~Can Can? Mom? Mom!"

"Jan-Jan! Jar-Jan! You look like a Jar-Jan to me!"

Hu Meili was so annoyed that she could not help but snorted, "I'll get you some water to rinse it off. It's next to the faucet. I don't know what those eyes are for."

"Oh. Thank you, Mom." Lin Xiangnan thanked very politely.

Gu Zhenhua was watching from the side, unsure whether Hu Meili was angry or not.

As a son-in-law, it was not appropriate for him to interfere in their mother-daughter affairs, so Gu Zhenhua only reminded her: "Take it easy, don't make my mother-in-law angry and run away."

"It's not the first time I've disobeyed her. My mother is used to it."

The three children in the family are all opinionated. If Hu Meili was narrow-minded, she would have been angry to death long ago. How could she be like this, showing off her fangs and claws every day?

However, Hu Meili came here specifically to contribute to her career.

It had only been a few days and Hu Meili had discovered that his career was in ruins. To be honest, Lin Xiangnan felt quite ashamed.

At night she would bring a box of cold cream and sneak into Hu Meili's room to coax her.

Lin Xiangnan didn't have the gentle and delicate style of her elder brother. She advised bluntly: "Mom, don't be angry."

"I'm not angry." Hu Meili said stubbornly, "I'm just a little disappointed in you."

Lin Xiangnan felt that she had nothing to be disappointed about, but she still lowered her voice, trying to make herself seem pitiful.

"Mom, don't be disappointed."

"Not only am I disappointed, I'm also a little sad that I didn't teach you well."

"Mom, don't be sad."

"Alright, alright, leave the vanishing cream here and go back to sleep. You're annoying."

"Are you still sad?" Lin Xiangnan asked curiously.

Hu Meili gritted her teeth and squeezed out a few words, "I'm not sad anymore. You've comforted me."