CHAPTER 365: CHAPTER 78: MOM’S JOY, REN YAN: MY SON IS ACTUALLY THIS EXCELLENT? _4

Like most mothers under the sky, when children give them gifts, no matter what the gift is, they are certainly happy, even if the gift is just a simple bouquet of flowers.

Now that Xu Lin has made some money, thanks to Rong Xiyi’s reminder, he realized that he has never properly given his mom a gift.

And dad?

Traditional father-son relationships in Huaxia don’t involve a lot of talking, though the emotions are strong. Besides, what can men say to each other?

Speaking of which, the last time Xu Lin saw his dad was during Qingming this year. Basically, they meet twice every year, once during the New Year and once during Qingming, and sometimes they add one more meeting during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

In the Xu family, Qingming is just as important as the New Year; other holidays are about the same.

"Xu Lin, take a look, what kind of gift should we pick for mom?"

"I don’t understand cosmetics. You help me choose, and I’ll pay later."

"Alright, then I’ll pick some cosmetics, and we’ll send them over by express this afternoon!"

"Okay."

Rong Xiyi chose cosmetics from well-known brands like Dior, Lancôme, and Chanel.

She picked various cosmetics, a lot of them, some for herself, some for Ms. Ren.

Xu Lin calculated the total, which was more than 130,000 yuan.

This amount of money doesn’t mean much to Xu Lin now.

Besides, even during summer vacation, Xu Lin wouldn’t blink at spending 130,000 yuan.

Especially because it’s a gift for his mom, money doesn’t really matter.

After buying the cosmetics, Xu Lin made a reservation with SF Express via their public account. Later, the courier came to the mall entrance, and Xu Lin had Ms. Ren’s share sent over by express.

It was afternoon, and at SF Express’s speed, it should reach the provincial capital by the next morning, and Ms. Ren could receive it by the afternoon.

"I bought you some cosmetics and just sent them over. Here’s the tracking number, and I used your phone number, so keep an eye out."

"You even thought of buying me cosmetics?"

In the afternoon, finally seeing Xu Lin’s message, Ms. Ren was quite surprised.

In fact, Xu Lin is already this old, and Ms. Ren could count on one hand the number of times her son has given her gifts.

It seems like just four times.

"I bought tens of thousands worth of cosmetics for you. Do you see how filial I am?"

"Why buy so much?"

"Otherwise, what’s the use of me earning so much money?"

"Just don’t do anything bad, or I’ll break your legs!"

"Don’t worry, I’m very well-behaved."

Xu Lin: "Let’s not chat anymore, I have to get busy."

On the other hand, Ms. Ren also received a message from Rong Xiyi, who also mentioned picking out cosmetics for her, while Xu Lin paid for them.

Xu Lin doesn’t understand cosmetics, he just said he bought cosmetics, but Rong Xiyi knows a lot, and can name a certain brand or type of cosmetics.

The two chatted for a long time.

So much so that mom was deeply moved.

After buying the cosmetics, Xu Lin accompanied Rong Xiyi to watch a movie.

This time they watched an anime movie about jigsaw puzzles, similar to "Your Name".

Xu Lin wasn’t really interested in these romantic things, he got bored after a while, and then fell asleep in the cinema.

Which left Rong Xiyi feeling a bit glum.

"Xu Lin, you did the same thing last time; you fell asleep when we went to the movies!"

"Didn’t I accompany you?"

"You call sleeping next to me accompanying me?"

Rong Xiyi huffed in frustration.

It was already past five in the afternoon.

Xu Lin checked the time, "Let’s go for dinner!"

"Xu Lin, let’s have hot pot!"

"Hot pot?"

Xu Lin had just had seafood hot pot last night.

"Yes, hot pot! I found it on Dianping!"

Rong Xiyi opened the app, "Look, it’s this one!"

Xu Lin glanced at it, realizing it was the same hot pot place he went to with Ning Yuhuan last night.

No, it’s another location, turns out this hot pot place is a chain brand.

Rong Xiyi: "Xu Lin, let’s go to this one!"

"Okay, let’s go to this one then."

Seeing her enthusiasm, Xu Lin couldn’t refuse Rong Xiyi.

A few minutes later, they arrived at their destination, and they ate roughly the same as Xu Lin did last night.

After eating and drinking their fill, it was past eight in the evening when they returned home.

"Xu Lin, I’m going to take a shower first. I feel like I smell like hot pot!"

Rong Xiyi sniffed her clothes, constantly feeling the hot pot smell lingering on her. For a girl who loves cleanliness to the point of being a bit of a germaphobe, this was unbearable.

"Then go take a shower."

"Xu Lin, you need to shower too, or don’t touch me later!"

Rong Xiyi sniffed her clothes and hair again, "The hot pot smell is so strong!"

Xu Lin chuckled, "So I won’t touch you?"

"No way! Hurry up and shower!"

"Oh right, I haven’t even used the bathtub yet!"

Xu Lin initially didn’t want to shower so soon, since he’d have to do it again before bed.

But suddenly Xu Lin remembered the big bathtub at home.

Speaking of which, this bathtub had been there for quite a while, but it was always used by Rong Xiyi and Xia Xiyao for bathing together. Xu Lin, when staying there, always used the bathroom in the master bedroom.

Rong Xiyi urged, "Then let’s go take a bath!"

With that, Rong Xiyi started undressing right there in the living room.

After taking off her jacket, she was left with her sweatpants. These were thick, loose sweatpants perfect for staying warm on single-digit winter days.

Rong Xiyi undressed with her back facing Xu Lin, especially when she bent down to take off her pants, her butt was facing Xu Lin.

Rong Xiyi had quite a big butt, making this a striking scene.

Xu Lin hadn’t touched Rong Xiyi for ten days, and for a moment, he was restless.

"Xu Lin, what are you doing?"

Rong Xiyi was startled to find Xu Lin already behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist.

"Now’s not the time to talk."

Xu Lin had Rong Xiyi turn her head as he kissed her from behind.

She hadn’t even taken off her top, but Xu Lin’s hands were already at work through her clothes.

Later, Xu Lin had Rong Xiyi place her hands on the open kitchen counter, while he lifted her right leg, making her stand on one leg as he teased her.

"It’s a good thing Xia Xiyao isn’t here, so we can let loose a bit, otherwise we’d be stuck holding back in the room."

"Don’t bring up Yaoyao now..."

"Today, I want to try every corner of the house."

"Xu Lin, what are you trying to do?"

"You’ll find out in a bit."

Rong Xiyi was thoroughly bullied, from the living room to the kitchen...

Xu Lin indeed took Rong Xiyi through every corner of the house.

It wasn’t until one in the morning that they finally relaxed in the bathtub.

"This bathtub is so comfortable, huh?"

Xu Lin sat in the tub, with Rong Xiyi behind him helping to scrub his back.

Xu Lin looked as content as a pampered master, "I think I understand why you and Xia Xiyao can soak for so long."

"Hm!"

Rong Xiyi snorted, "How could I stay if it wasn’t comfortable?"

"Damn, wasting water resources is due to people like you."

"Just don’t worry about it!"

Rong Xiyi was glowing, using a facial cleanser to scrub Xu Lin’s back.

She boasted, "This is an emperorial enjoyment, in ancient times, only an emperor could marry a great beauty like me, and I would at least be an imperial consort!"

"You, an imperial consort?"

Xu Lin burst out laughing, "Your dad isn’t some high official, just a businessman. In ancient times, they valued scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants, with merchants being the least of these. You come from a regular background; at most you’d be a mistress to a high official. Not to mention you’re a bit dumb and wouldn’t even know if you were being bullied. You don’t have the wits to outsmart other women. You, an imperial consort? You’re better off saying that in ancient times, a handsome guy like me would definitely catch the eye of a prince or nobleman, and I’d become their son-in-law. In those days, beautiful men were more sought after than beautiful women."

"Xu Lin, who’s dumb?"

"Honestly, you’re a bit naïve, not very scheming, clean and simple-minded. I fear you’ll be bullied."

"Xu Lin!"

"Calm down, I’m praising you for your innocence, like a pure, beautiful swan."

"Hmph!"

"Anyway, I’m so pretty!"

Rong Xiyi was well indulged tonight, very happy, earnestly scrubbing Xu Lin’s back.

Xu Lin didn’t argue anymore; in truth, Rong Xiyi was indeed a bit naive, both naïve and simple, easy to be bullied.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been bullied at home by her stepmother.