Chapter 236: Artificial
Lu Jinsen said "oh" calmly, seemingly indifferent, but the moment he lowered his eyelids, his eyes revealed a hint of secret joy.
Lin Youjuan wanted to see how the new clothes would look on him, so she urged Lu Jinsen to put them on quickly: "Try it on quickly."
To meet his mother's request, Lu Jinsen took out the clothes from the bag and began to try them on.
Lu Jinsen took a blue coat. When he put his arms into the sleeves and lifted the coat, his arms seemed to be restrained by the size of the coat. He frowned slightly.
He knew his mother must have bought the wrong size.
Lu Jinsen didn't let this ruin the atmosphere. He put on his clothes as if nothing had happened. The shoulder area was so tight that he couldn't move. He responded with a stern face: "Mom, you bought it too small."
Lin Youjuan fixed her eyes on him, looking him over carefully, her eyes full of doubt: "Have you gained weight?"
"How could it be that I'm fat?" He hasn't gained weight since he participated in the variety show recording.
Lin Youjuan was silent, her eyes fixed on Lu Jinsen, as if she was thinking about something.
After a while, Lu Jinsen spoke with a slightly complaining tone: "The one you bought me before wasn't that small."
When he was 19 years old, he received clothes from his mother for the first time.
It was a black windbreaker, which was a bit big for Lu Jinsen at that age, but it was given to him by his mother, so he didn't pay much attention to the details.
Now Lu Jinsen is 22 years old, and that jacket is still hanging in his closet.
Thinking of the dress she had worn a few years ago, Lin Youjuan smiled awkwardly, a hint of guilt on her face as she said calmly, "I bought it according to your father's size."
“…” No wonder he looked like he was wearing a big sack when he put it on.
Lu Jinsen felt a pang of sadness and grievance in his heart. He frowned slightly and asked softly, "You thought of buying clothes for me based on Dad's size three years ago, so why are you still buying such a small size now?"
"I just didn't remember..." Because she didn't know what size clothes Lu Jinsen wore, she bought it based on her feeling.
Because of what happened that year, Lin Youjuan felt guilty, so she thought of buying Lu Jinsen a few more sets of clothes so that he could replace his old clothes as soon as possible.
I can’t believe the kids have grown this big.
Lu Jinsen sighed helplessly, looked down at the remaining clothes, and asked with a glimmer of hope: "Can the rest still be worn?"
“I buy all the same sizes.”
“…”
"It's okay." Seeing that Lu Jinsen was a little discouraged, Lin Youjuan raised her hand and patted his shoulder, and took off the ill-fitting coat for him. "Mom will buy you another one tomorrow."
Maybe he shouldn't have had too much hope for this mother in the first place.
After taking off the uncomfortable coat, Lu Jinsen gradually calmed down. He suddenly remembered that he had originally wanted to go back to his room to read the script, but later Lin Youjuan said she had something to ask, so he was forced to stay.
Looking at the clothes Lin Youjuan bought, Lu Jinsen seemed to understand her intention.
"Mom, if you have something to say, just tell me."
"Oh... yes, when will your show end?" If Lu Jinsen hadn't said it, she would have almost forgotten about it.
Lu Jinsen was suddenly stumped by the question. He thought about it before answering, "By the end of the year."
They signed a contract with the program team for eleven episodes, but the last suspension of filming delayed the recording of two episodes. If they don’t end it early, they may have to spend next year’s Spring Festival recording.
Lin Youjuan muttered, "There's still more than a month left, so I have to prepare well."
"What are you preparing for?" Lu Jinsen was puzzled. "This has nothing to do with you."
"The finale is recorded at home, so I naturally have to prepare well."
When Lu Jinsen heard Lin Youjuan say this, he knew it must have been a notification from the program team.
Lu Jinsen: "Do you agree?"
"Yeah, I was quite hesitant when I filled it out, but now I'm actually looking forward to it."
“…” He originally thought that his mother would not agree to outsiders coming home, but he didn’t expect that his mother would give him such a big surprise.
Perhaps Lin Youjuan didn't get the excitement she wanted from Lu Jinsen, so after dinner, she made a video call with Liao Jiake's mother-in-law.
Lin Youjuan told the other party about her embarrassing incident of buying the wrong size and asked her to accompany her shopping again tomorrow.
The other party agreed easily: "It just so happens that I haven't bought enough today. I'll go with you again tomorrow."
After finishing the shopping, Lin Youjuan started a new topic: "Lan Hui, do you think I should rent a smaller villa for them to record the show?"
When Lan Hui heard this, she pricked up her ears with curiosity and asked curiously, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with your family?"
"No." Lin Youjuan sighed softly, then shared her concerns: "I just don't think it's appropriate. They're doing a rural variety show, and recording it at my house... It feels weird."
She felt that the contrast between the two was too great, and wondered if moving to a smaller house would balance things out.
"What's weird about it?" Lan Hui said sourly, "Your daughter-in-law wore such a big diamond ring to record a show, and now you say it's weird. Aren't you family being too pretentious?"
Lin Youjuan: “…”
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Lan Hui continued, "Besides, can you get used to living in a smaller one?"
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next day
When Meng Chuyuan woke up, it was chilly next to him. He guessed that Lu Qingye had gone to work early in the morning.
When she got up and washed up, she unexpectedly saw Lu Qingye in the living room when she came out of the bathroom.
Meng Chuyuan walked towards him, continuing the topic from last night, and quickly blurted out: "Brother Donkey, aren't you going to work today?"
"What did you call me?" Lu Qingye looked at her with a helpless smile and said in disbelief: "Brother Donkey?"
"Did I slip up just now?" Meng Chuyuan raised his eyebrows slightly and began to distance himself: "I was talking about Brother Lu, you must have heard it wrong."
“…” Lu Qingye got up early and went to the gym to do aerobic exercise. He knew that Meng Chuyuan should be awake by now, so he came back to have breakfast with her.
After breakfast, it was already late.
Meng Chuyuan noticed that the man beside her didn't seem to be in a hurry to go to work. She asked curiously, "So you really don't have to go to work today?"
She saw Lu Qingye working overtime last night, so she naturally knew how busy he was at work.
"Take a day off." Lu Qingye looked up at her, his cold tone slightly softened: "Is there anywhere you want to go?"
"Hmm..." Meng Chuyuan held the fork in her mouth for a long time. After she thought it over, she took it out and said calmly, "I want to go skiing. Do you want to go?"
It snowed heavily last night, and now there is snow everywhere outside. Lu Qingye happened to know that there is a ski resort here, so he nodded and agreed: "Okay."
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