Tiny Genius Alert! Mom & Dad Better Make Peace

Chapter 1028: Chapter 7: Ugly Freak? Can You Be Any Nastier With That Mouth? (Part 2)

Yuan Xihuo paused, holding the sunflower seeds in her hand.

"Mr. Gu is back?"

Nanny Liu was also taken aback.

Joy spread across Yuan Xihuo’s face, she put down the sunflower seeds, got up and walked briskly towards the door.

As she reached the entrance, a slender silhouette stepped inside.

"Darling."

Seeing it was indeed Gu Yan, Yuan Xihuo couldn’t hide her joy and personally took out slippers for him.

"Oh, oh dear, how could I dare trouble the Old Buddha to hand me slippers, quickly put them down."

Gu Yan earnestly took the slippers from Yuan Xihuo’s hands, raising his eyebrows and smiling at her.

"So annoying!" Yuan Xihuo slapped him lightly, "Quickly change your shoes."

"As you command." Gu Yan took off his shoes, slipped into the slippers, walked inside, and hooked Yuan Xihuo’s shoulder, heading towards the living room.

Nanny Liu stood in front of the sofa with a bag of sunflower seeds, smiling at Gu Yan, "Mr. Gu, have you had dinner?"

"I did have dinner, but now I suddenly want to eat Nanny Liu’s homemade seafood noodles." Gu Yan took a sunflower seed from Nanny Liu’s hand and toyed with it on his palm.

"Alright, I’ll make it for you right away, Mr. Gu."

Nanny Liu, happily put down the sunflower seeds and went to the kitchen.

"You little rascal, causing trouble as soon as you return."

Watching Nanny Liu walk into the kitchen, Yuan Xihuo pinched Gu Yan’s arm and snorted.

Gu Yan laughed, holding Yuan Xihuo’s shoulder and sitting on the sofa.

Yuan Xihuo turned to face Gu Yan, looking at him carefully, "What made you think of coming back today? Does no one want to hang out with Mr. Gu?"

"When did I, Mr. Gu, ever lack invitations? I just haven’t visited you in days and I missed you."

Gu Yan held Yuan Xihuo’s hand, smiling at her, "Old Buddha, I rejected several entertaining events just to come see you. Does this sincerity count?"

Yuan Xihuo, feeling delighted inside, snorted, "Give it a rest. While others might not know you, I certainly know what my son is like."

Gu Yan inhaled, propping a hand on his thigh, squinting at Yuan Xihuo, "Honestly, nothing escapes your notice."

Yuan Xihuo froze.

What does that mean?

He wouldn’t just pop in without a reason!

Yuan Xihuo’s face turned stiff, she took her hand back from Gu Yan, got up, sat on another sofa, grabbed some sunflower seeds and slowly cracked them.

Gu Yan leaned against the sofa back, his handsome face still carrying an unfocused smile, "Mom, it’s like this, a friend of mine is coming to Z City for some business, and needs a place to stay. But my friend isn’t used to large places, and even less so hotels.

I figured since we have a sixty-square meter apartment downtown, so I promised my friend he could stay there for a while when he arrived."

As Gu Yan slowly explained.

Yuan Xihuo’s sunflower seed cracking gradually slowed down as well. Finally, she bit into a seed and stared fixedly at Gu Yan.

Gu Yan smiled more brightly at her, reaching out a hand, "The key."

Yuan Xihuo, "..."

Silently, Yuan Xihuo took the sunflower seed from her teeth and threw it into the trash bin, looking down, seemingly nonchalantly saying, "I need that apartment."

"We have more than just that place, why not use another one?" Gu Yan set his arm on the sofa back, suggesting.

"But I want that one."

Yuan Xihuo stared at Gu Yan.

Gu Yan looked at Yuan Xihuo with a cheeky smile, "Mom, that friend is a great buddy from college, and I’ve already promised him. Come on, don’t be like this."

Yuan Xihuo moved her lips, stuttered for a bit, then firmly asked Gu Yan, "Did you find something out?"

"Find out what? What should I know?" Gu Yan spread his hands, acting innocently.

Yuan Xihuo watched Gu Yan for a while, suddenly sat up straight, and simply snorted, "I gave that apartment to Aunt Fu and her family to stay in, so what now?"

Gu Yan sat up instantly, moved next to Yuan Xihuo, and gripped her shoulder, "See, why are you getting upset? You’ve given it to Aunt Fu’s family, so they can stay there. You just need to talk to me straight, no need to get angry. Since Aunt Fu’s family is already staying, how can I chase them out?"

Yuan Xihuo smiled coldly.

Gu Yan licked his lips, "For my buddy, I’ll arrange another place."

Yuan Xihuo glared at Gu Yan with a cold face.

Gu Yan paused, smiled, "Old Buddha, why are you looking at me like that?"

"...You rascal, you know very well!" Yuan Xihuo growled through gritted teeth.

He most likely knew she let Aunt Fu’s family stay in the apartment, and probably came back today especially for that reason.

Keeping up the buddy story?

As if that’s credible!

Gu Yan rubbed his nose.

Yuan Xihuo thought for a moment, shot Gu Yan a sideways look, "Did you visit the apartment?"

"No."

"...Then how did you know I let Ruyi’s family stay there?" Yuan Xihuo looked at Gu Yan suspiciously.

He usually doesn’t inquire about the family’s properties, nor is he one to check up on a place once purchased.

Gu Yan’s star-like eyes flickered, releasing Yuan Xihuo’s shoulder, leaning against the sofa back, "I happened to pass by today and saw that ugly duckling go inside, and guessed."

"...Ugly duckling?" Yuan Xihuo was puzzled.

Gu Yan nodded, "That Xiao Xing you’re talking about."

Yuan Xihuo, "..."

"Can your mouth be any more insulting? What’s ugly about Xiao Xing?"

Yuan Xihuo wasn’t pleased, glaring at Gu Yan, "She’s just a bit slim..."

"A bit?" Gu Yan chuckled.

"...Anyway, I forbid you from talking about Xiao Xing like that!" Yuan Xihuo choked, and seriously said.

Gu Yan pursed his lips, tilted his head against the sofa back, seriously studying Yuan Xihuo.

"...Why are you looking at me?" Yuan Xihuo was speechless.

"Mom, you don’t actually plan on making that ugly duckling your daughter-in-law, do you?"

"I said you can’t speak of Xiao Xing like that! If she hears it, she’ll be so hurt!" As she spoke, Yuan Xihuo reached out to pinch Gu Yan.

"Wait."

Gu Yan seized her reaching hand, sat up straight on the sofa, his playful face serious, facing Yuan Xihuo, "Mom, please tell me you’re not serious!"

"I am serious! And very serious! More serious than ever!" Yuan Xihuo didn’t dodge Gu Yan’s question, looked him in the eyes, and straightforwardly replied.

Gu Yan, "..." His face turned a shade of green.

As if she didn’t notice, Yuan Xihuo pressed her lips before adding, "In my heart, Xiao Xing is already my daughter-in-law."

"..." Gu Yan’s eyes widened, as if his marrying was decided at her end, having nothing to do with him, right?