Chapter 267: Yan Luoxi: I Have a Very Bold Idea

Chapter 267: Chapter 267: Yan Luoxi: I Have a Very Bold Idea

Hearing this, Chen Dongmei on the video call couldn’t help but frown slightly.

"Eating takeout again!"

"I’ve told you so many times to eat less takeout. Why don’t you ever listen!"

"Do you think that food is clean? You have no idea what ingredients they use, or what kind of oil!"

Chen Dongmei said irritably.

"Aw~"

"I just got back late, you know? I was too lazy to cook."

"Hehehe..."

Gu Yizhou said, laughing it off.

"Excuses!"

"You’re just lazy, you brat, okay!"

Chen Dongmei shot him a glare and said huffily, "Forget it. I can’t be bothered to lecture you. It’s not like you’d listen anyway!"

Hearing this, Gu Yizhou could only chuckle and say nothing in reply.

’Can’t be helped!’

’Answering back right now would be suicide.’

’The last thing I want is to listen to my mom’s endless nagging!’

"So... Tomorrow’s Friday. Do you want to come home for the weekend?"

Chen Dongmei thought for a moment before saying, "I’m making dumplings right now. I’ll make extra, so if you come back this weekend, you can take some with you."

"Come home?"

Gu Yizhou realized it had been a long time since he’d last been home, so he said, "Sure. I’ll come home after work tomorrow and stay for two days."

"Don’t!"

But as soon as he finished speaking, Chen Dongmei on the other end of the video call said, "If you come back tomorrow, just stay for one night and then leave!"

"Huh?"

Gu Yizhou was baffled.

’What... what does she mean?’

He was about to ask when he heard his mom continue, "Your dad and I have a business trip on Saturday. We won’t be here for the weekend. If you stay, there’ll be no one to cook for you. You’d be better off going back to your own place. You’ll be more comfortable!"

"Oh, oh."

Hearing that, Gu Yizhou finally understood.

"You scared me for a second. I thought you were kicking me out, Mom, like there was no place for me at home anymore!"

"Alright then, I’ll head back tomorrow night after work. Mom, remember to save some dinner for me!"

Gu Yizhou said jokingly.

After hearing that, Chen Dongmei couldn’t help but give him a huge eye-roll.

But she couldn’t be bothered to banter with him. After a moment’s thought, she asked, "How’s work been lately? Have you met any girls you like? Started dating anyone?"

"Uh... (⊙o⊙)..."

’It’s here!’

’It has arrived!’

’The daily marriage-nagging session has begun!’

Seeing Gu Yizhou remain silent,

Chen Dongmei knew this kid of hers had definitely struck out again!

So she couldn’t help but say, "Let me tell you, your cousin brought his girlfriend home a few days ago. They’re planning to have the wedding banquet next year!"

"I went over for dinner that day, and they even asked about you. Asked if you had a girlfriend. I was too embarrassed to even answer!"

"If I remember correctly, your cousin is the same age as you, isn’t he?"

"Look at him, and then look at you!"

"Useless thing!"

...

Listening to his mother’s endless, nagging lecture, Gu Yizhou felt a massive headache coming on.

’Sigh...’

’My mom is great in every way, except for this. It’s like she can’t feel comfortable unless she nags me about getting married at least once a day.’

Gu Yizhou didn’t know what to say.

"Hey, you stinky brat! Every time I bring this up, you just go mute like a dummy."

Chen Dongmei grew angrier as she spoke. She glared at Gu Yizhou on the screen and said with a dark expression, "I’m telling you, don’t you forget you promised me you’d bring a daughter-in-law home for the Lunar New Year this year!"

Gu Yizhou: "..."

’Wait, what?’

’Did I really say I’d bring a girlfriend home for the Lunar New Year?’

Gu Yizhou genuinely couldn’t recall ever having said that.

"You brat, if you don’t bring a girlfriend back by then, don’t you bother coming back at all!"

Chen Dongmei said furiously.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. She slammed the dumpling wrapper in her hand onto the cutting board and snapped, "I’m done making these! And don’t you bother coming back tomorrow, either! Honestly!"

Gu Yizhou: "..."

Seeing his mom throw a tantrum like a child, Gu Yizhou didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

"No, Mom, don’t be angry!"

"I never said I *wouldn’t* bring someone, did I?"

He said with a helpless look.

"Bring someone?"

"You brat, you don’t even have a girl you’re remotely interested in right now. Who are you going to bring?"

"And you, I’m warning you, don’t even think about renting a girl to come back and fob me off!"

"I won’t fall for that trick, let me tell you!"

Chen Dongmei said, her face full of anger.

’Rent a girlfriend?’

’Seriously?’

’Mom, you even know about that?’

’How progressive of you!’

Gu Yizhou secretly glanced at his mom, thinking to himself.

’But since my mom already brought it up, that trick is off the table now.’

’There’s not much time left until the Lunar New Year.’

’Where am I supposed to find a girlfriend to bring home now?’

’I can’t just grab a random person off the street, can I?’

’Sigh...’

Gu Yizhou sighed helplessly in his heart.

Of course, he couldn’t say any of this to his furious mother.

’Whatever.’

’I’ll just placate her for now and figure it out later.’

"Hey, Mom, don’t you worry. If I say I’ll bring someone, I’ll definitely bring someone!"

Gu Yizhou said with a straight face, "As for renting a girlfriend or whatever, don’t you know what kind of person your son is? I would never do something like that!"

After he finished, Chen Dongmei couldn’t help but purse her lips skeptically.

’I’d have to be a fool to believe you, you brat!’

She thought to herself.

However, seeing Gu Yizhou give his guarantee, her anger subsided quite a bit.

’Anyway, when the Lunar New Year comes, if this kid comes back by himself, I’ll just kick him right out of the house.’

’And that wasn’t just an empty threat.’

’She, Chen Dongmei, was fully capable of doing it.’

After chatting with his mom for a little longer,

Gu Yizhou used the excuse that he was hungry and hung up the call.

’What else could I do!’

’If we kept talking, my mom would probably start nagging me about getting married and having kids again.’

’I’m still a kid myself!’

’Am I supposed to be listening to this stuff!’

"Phew..."

After hanging up, Gu Yizhou let out a long sigh...

"Sigh~

In this world,

why does this whole ’pressuring people to get married’ thing even exist?"

He muttered to himself helplessly.

"RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE..."

Just as he was lost in thought, the sound of his stomach growling pulled him back to reality.

He looked up at the clock on the wall.

It was already 7:30 in the evening.

’It got so late without me realizing.’

’No wonder I’m hungry!’

Shaking his head, he picked up his phone again to order some takeout.

After talking for so long, he was truly starving.

Meanwhile, Yan Luoxi, who was lying on the other end of the sofa, was staring intently at Gu Yizhou.

She had heard every single word of Gu Yizhou’s video call with his mom. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

’Looks like this jerk is in the same boat as me.’

’We’re fellow sufferers!’

’My mom was nagging me today to bring a boyfriend home, and now this jerk’s family is nagging him to bring a girlfriend home for the Lunar New Year.’

’This...’

’We’re both lost souls in this world!’

Yan Luoxi thought to herself.

’Hm?’

’Wait!’

Suddenly!

A very bold idea flashed through Yan Luoxi’s mind.

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