Chapter 53: Extra — Fireworks of Daily Life
Since the one hundred billion arrived in his account, Shen Tangqing had essentially transitioned into a life of early retirement and elderly-style relaxation.
However, because two certain shameless individuals were constantly occupying his bed, Shen Tangqing eventually had no choice but to simply buy a new villa.
The most important feature, of course, was that the master bedroom was large enough, and the bed… was also large enough.
As for why he bought it himself? It was naturally because Wu Mu and Ye Xi had nearly come to blows over whose house Shen Tangqing should live in.
Fed up with the headache-inducing arguments, Shen Tangqing gave a grand wave of his hand.
This young master has money; I’ll buy my own.
In their days of “cohabitation,” the three-person dynamic was strange, yet it possessed a mysterious sense of harmony.
…
One weekend, when Shen Tangqing woke up, there was no one beside him.
After rubbing his aching waist, he slowly trudged out of the room.
The clatter of stir-frying echoed from the kitchen.
Rubbing his eyes, he walked over and saw Wu Mu wearing an apron, standing before the stove, looking flustered with a spatula in his hand. Ye Xi, meanwhile, was leaning against the doorframe, leisurely pointing out everything he was doing wrong.
“You put in too much salt, Young Master Wu. You still need a lot of practice with your skills.” Ye Xi’s tone carried a hint of mockery.
Wu Mu shot him a sidelong glance before frantically adding more water to the pot. “Mind your own business. I’m making this for Baby, not for you.”
“What are you guys doing?”
When Ye Xi saw that Shen Tangqing was awake, the mocking smile on his face vanished instantly, replaced by an obedient look as he turned to Shen Tangqing.
“Husband, Wu Mu is trying to poison you to death.”
Wu Mu: “…”
“Baby, don’t listen to his nonsense. I’m making you soft eggs with shrimp and I’ve cooked some porridge… I made breakfast today.”
Wu Mu’s “please praise me” expression made Shen Tangqing let out a soft chuckle.
“Very good. Keep up the good work.”
Wu Mu looked a bit stunned. “That’s it?”
He clearly remembered that every time Ye Xi cooked for Shen Tangqing, Shen Tangqing would give him a kiss.
Why was there nothing for him?
Seeing his expression, Shen Tangqing naturally knew what he was thinking.
Helplessly, he walked forward and tilted his chin up. “Lower your head.”
Wu Mu lowered his head without a second’s hesitation.
Shen Tangqing gave him a kiss on the cheek. “Is that better?”
Wu Mu desperately suppressed the corners of his mouth that wanted to curl up, letting out a dignified cough. “Better.”
Ye Xi rolled his eyes at Wu Mu.
Truly shameless at his age.
…
Breakfast was served on the table. The presentation wasn’t exactly delicate.
The eggs in the shrimp dish were a bit scorched, and the porridge was a little too thick, but Shen Tangqing wasn’t a picky eater and ate with great relish.
Wu Mu sat beside him, his eyes never leaving him, occasionally placing food in his bowl.
Ye Xi ate slowly, occasionally complaining about Wu Mu’s cooking, only to receive a glare from Wu Mu. “If you don’t like it, don’t eat it.”
Ye Xi let out a snort. “I’m going to eat it. Haven’t you eaten plenty of the meals I’ve cooked?”
Wu Mu: “…”
After breakfast, Shen Tangqing leaned back in a rattan chair in the garden to soak up the sun.
Wu Mu brought out two lounge chairs, while Ye Xi brought sliced fruit and tea.
One on the left and one on the right, they leaned in close to Shen Tangqing.
Ye Xi toyed with Shen Tangqing’s fingers.
“Husband, let’s go on a trip. How about the seaside?” Ye Xi’s company wasn’t busy lately; he could easily squeeze out a few days.
“Let’s go skiing instead?” Wu Mu looked at Shen Tangqing. “Does Baby know how to ski? If not, I can teach you. I have a professional instructor’s license.”
Ye Xi: “…”
“Look at you, so capable. Why didn’t you just go be an instructor then?”
“Be quiet. I don’t want to go anywhere right now.” Shen Tangqing closed his eyes, giving a lazy wave of his hand.
Ye Xi: “…”
Wu Mu: “…”
After a moment of silence, Ye Xi spoke first. “It’s okay if you don’t want to go out. We can just play at home.”
Shen Tangqing: “…”
He was instantly wide awake.
He pulled his hand back. “I’ve suddenly realized that traveling is actually a very good choice.”
———
A new C-City style old hot pot restaurant had opened on Hongxing Road.
Shen Tangqing had seen a short promotional video for it, and he was practically salivating.
“Should we go eat hot pot tonight?”
“Sure.”
“Okay.”
Ye Xi and Wu Mu spoke almost in unison, then shared a glance before quickly looking away.
…
They hadn’t made a reservation, and since it was Saturday, there were no private booths available by the time they arrived.
The three of them chose a window seat.
It was a square table, with one person sitting on each side.
The hot pot base was soon brought to the table. The red soup bubbled with the aroma of beef tallow. Shen Tangqing’s eyes lit up as he watched the spicy red oil gurgling in the pot.
“This base smells wonderful.”
“It should be decent.” As Wu Mu spoke, he began pouring the ingredients into the pot.
Shen Tangqing loved spicy food and could handle the heat, so they had ordered the spicy red soup base.
Ye Xi poured a glass of milk for him. “Drink some milk before you eat.”
Shen Tangqing shot him a glance. “You’re making me drink milk with hot pot? I want alcohol.”
“You always eat so spicy. I’m just afraid your stomach won’t be able to handle it.”
Holding his chopsticks, Shen Tangqing looked at Ye Xi and didn’t argue further, eventually taking two sips of the milk.
Shen Tangqing ate the hot pot with immense satisfaction.
When they stepped out of the restaurant, the night wind blew past with a hint of chill.
Shen Tangqing tucked his hands into his pockets, looking at the streetlights and sighing. “It’s almost winter. Time flies so fast.”
Wu Mu also felt that time passed quickly.
Every day spent with Shen Tangqing went by in a flash.
“It really is fast. Should we call a taxi back?” Ye Xi looked at Shen Tangqing.
They had planned to drink, so they hadn’t driven. Besides, Ye Xi and Wu Mu always spent forever arguing over who got to drive.
“Let’s walk back. It’ll help digest the food.” Shen Tangqing leaned his weight against Wu Mu’s shoulder, grabbing Wu Mu’s hand. He looked at the city lights and spoke unhurriedly.
“It’s not that far from home anyway.”
Since Shen Tangqing had said so, the other two naturally had no objections.
…
“Zhou-zai, what are you looking at?”
Jiang Ningyuan’s voice snapped Ming Yanzhou back to reality.
He watched the three figures gradually receding into the distance down on the street. After a few seconds of silence, he asked Jiang Ningyuan,
“A-Yuan, do you think if we hadn’t drugged Ye Xi back then, would the ones standing beside Shen-ge now be us?”
Jiang Ningyuan followed Ming Yanzhou’s gaze and also saw the three of them.
His expression turned somewhat melancholy.
A moment later, he spoke slowly. “Probably not. Even without that incident, we still wouldn’t have been able to win Shen-ge over.”
Ming Yanzhou lifted his eyes to look at him. “Why?”
Jiang Ningyuan curled his lip. “Shen-ge likes old men. He doesn’t like ‘little fresh meat’ like us.”
After speaking, he let out a snort. “Shen-ge really has no taste. He doesn’t know how good younger guys can be.”
Ming Yanzhou: “…”
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The story of Volume 2 ends here. Wishing the little couple a long and happy life together.
And wishing all my babies happiness and joy.
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In addition, my luck is terrible; my book test failed again, again, and again.
I was originally going to write about rivals falling in love online, but after thinking it over, I’ll just open a separate book for that when I have time.
For the next small world, I’ll just write whatever comes to mind to finish off this month’s full attendance bonus, and then the novel will be completed.
Babies, if you find it unreadable, feel free to drop the book.
Thank you for your company over the past two months. If possible, please give me a five-star review. Don’t bother with bad reviews; I’m a bit glass-hearted, haha.
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Translator’s note: This volume is finished. Volume 3 coming soon! Thank you for reading!
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