Chapter 1572: Let the Cake Fly for a While

Yulong's room.

Shi Yuke laid out the facts and reasoned with him, saying a great deal, but he was still quite unwilling to go out. Shi Yuke said, "She is the mother who gave you life; don't wait until you no longer have a mother to regret it. I regret it now, but it's already too late."

"I have a mother; you are my mother."

These words made Shi Yuke feel very warm inside.

She said, "Although the grace of birth is not as great as the grace of raising, it is still a debt of gratitude. Don't be heartless, go out."

Under Shi Yuke's pressure, Yulong walked out of the room, unwilling and reluctant, yet also unwilling to speak to his biological mother.

Nianyin also put on airs; her son would not take the initiative to speak to her, and the women of the Ji Family would not admit defeat!

The mother and son were like familiar strangers, neither paying any attention to the other.

This situation did not improve even after Lao Qi arrived.

Shi Youxuan saw that this wouldn't do; she had to think of a way.

She looked around and saw the cake Nianyin had brought, so she had a sudden inspiration and called out to everyone, "Are you hungry? Shall we eat some cake to pad our stomachs first?"

There was more than one birthday cake today.

Nianyin bought one, Lao Qi also brought one, and she had also prepared one; with three birthday cakes, it wouldn't matter if one was ruined.

As she spoke, she opened the cake Nianyin had brought, and everyone gathered around.

"Wow, so beautiful."

"This is too good-looking; I can't bear to eat it."

Meiyin asked, "Mother, where did you buy this? I've grown this big and this is the first time I've seen such a beautiful birthday cake."

Seeing that the cake she bought was unanimously praised by everyone, Nianyin was too embarrassed to say she had just bought it randomly at the mall.

She said, "A newly opened cake shop on Xiangjiang Road. The owner is a foreigner with ancestral craftsmanship, so the cakes made there are a bit different from the ones around here. As long as you like it."

Meiyin: "I like it, I like it so much... Where is Yulong?"

Yulong was sitting alone in the courtyard.

Although everyone said it was good, he didn't want to eat the cake that woman bought; he despised it.

Shi Youxuan gave Meiyin a look, and Meiyin understood, running over to pull Yulong: "Let's go, let's go eat cake together."

"I'm not going, don't pull me."

"No, I insist!"

Meiyin used all her might but couldn't pull him up, so she called for help: "Big Cousin, Third Cousin, Fourth Cousin..."

The three Zichen brothers came to support, and no matter how strong Yulong was, he couldn't resist three big boys alone, so he was forcibly dragged in front of the cake.

With everyone present, Shi Youxuan began to cut the cake with a smile.

She held the knife in her left hand, but the knife didn't go down—her hand did.

Her right hand grabbed a handful of cream from the cake and smeared it on Nianyin's face!

It was so fast, with the speed of lightning, that before Nianyin could react, she had already become a big flowery face.

"Hahahaha."

"Hahahaha."

"Hahahaha."

Everyone burst into laughter, and Yulong couldn't help but laugh along with them.

It was just too funny; for so many years, Nianyin's impression on everyone had been one of swift, decisive action and agility, yet today she had been "ambushed" by Shi Youxuan, who knew no martial arts at all.

Her disheveled appearance was truly hilarious.

Everyone laughed until their stomachs hurt.

Nianyin protested: "Big Sister, you've gone too far."

Shi Youxuan said arrogantly: "I've gone too far, so what? Are you going to hit me?"

Of course, Nianyin couldn't possibly lay a hand on her Big Sister.

So she grabbed a handful of cake and slapped it on Lao Qi's face; he had laughed the loudest just now, did he want to get a laugh for free?

Not a chance.

Lao Qi was slapped and naturally wouldn't be outdone, so he also grabbed a handful of cake and accurately slapped it on Yulong's face.

Come, come, everyone, let's all become flowery faces.

The courtyard turned into a "brawl."

Yulong smeared cream on Meiyin's face, and Meiyin took the opportunity to slap a handful of jam on Zihan's face.

Zihan used both hands, but Zichen and Zirui beside him were already prepared; not only did they dodge it, but they also slapped a handful of cream on his face...

The perfectly good cake was immediately ruined.

The perfectly good group of children were not only all flowery-faced, but their clothes were also dirty, yet the children didn't care; they were having too much fun.

This joy was no less than a snowball fight in winter!

And the culprit, Shi Youxuan, sat in the corner watching the fun as if nothing had happened.

Shi Yuke asked her in a low voice: "That move just now, did Nianyin really not dodge it, or did she let you slap her on purpose?"

Shi Youxuan: "On purpose, of course. How could she not have dodged it with her skills? She just didn't want to."

After laughing and playing for a while.

Everyone went to bathe and change clothes. Nianyin came out of the room wearing Shi Yuke's clothes, dressed as an ordinary rural woman, yet she still couldn't suppress the heroic spirit all over her, looking a bit comical.

Everyone sat down, and before the meal began, they gave out gifts.

Nianyin took out birthday gifts for the two children. Yulong didn't want them; the awkward feeling in his heart hadn't passed yet.

But Meiyin took them and thanked her sweetly: "Thank you, Mother."

She not only took her own, but also took Yulong's gift.

Two identical boxes; after opening them, there were two pendants, one dragon and one phoenix.

She hung the phoenix one around her own neck, and then put the dragon one on Yulong.

It was a perfect pair, so Yulong did not have the heart to take it off!

The dishes were all served, and under the constant signaling of the Shi Youxuan sisters, Nianyin picked up a piece of crispy pork with her chopsticks and placed it into Yulong's bowl.

He subconsciously wanted to pick it up and throw it away, but everyone seemed to have a tacit understanding, constantly piling food into his bowl; that piece of crispy pork was pressed to the bottom of the bowl, and it wouldn't be very good to deliberately dig it out and throw it away, so he just let it be.

In the end, he ate it all.

After the birthday banquet, Nianyin was in a hurry to leave; her mother was still lying in the hospital, and she was worried.

When everyone went out to see her off, Yulong also went, and the relationship between mother and son eased slightly!

……

The summer vacation was already half over, and Litian had still not returned; he had gone to another region to teach with his girlfriend.

Shi Youxuan complained: "The villagers say that a little sparrow has a long tail, and once they have a wife, they forget their mother; this saying is truly correct, hmph! Not to mention a wife, Litian doesn't want his mother just because he has a girlfriend..."

"He went to another region to teach without even discussing it with us; this son was raised in vain."

Sheng Hanyu said: "Who are you blaming for this? When they came to the house before, you were all sour faces; would they still dare to come over?"

Shi Youxuan retorted: "I never wanted that Lu Feifei to come; I only wanted my son. I just said that Lu Feifei was no good, but you all insisted on seeing her as good. Hmph, she hasn't even entered the family yet and she's already lured my son away..."

Sheng Hanyu: ……

He had thought that mother-in-law and daughter-in-law conflicts and the like would only happen in other people's homes, not his own.

He had been sure his wife would be an enlightened mother-in-law; it seems he thought too early, as all mothers-in-law in the world are the same, all thinking their own sons are the best!

"You shouldn't be too excessive either; everyone makes mistakes, you have to give people a chance to correct them, right?"

"I just don't like her."

Shi Youxuan spoke the truth.