Rebirth Counterattack with Space
Chapter 461 - 443 Grit

Chapter 461: Chapter 443 Grit

"Mom, whose real mother are you? You’re so blatantly biased it’s unbearable." Ye Man pouted grievously.

"Ungrateful child, even if I am biased, it’s for your own good." Ye Man’s mother reached to smack her hand out of habit but caught herself halfway and stopped.

"You always say that." Ye Man muttered under her breath, her face etched with silent resentment.

"You’ll understand once you have your own baby." Her mother chuckled as she glanced at her, and then looked around the room. "Your father and I discussed it, we can’t manage to renovate the house in time, but changing all the furniture isn’t too difficult, especially since everything in your room is so old. The furniture designs are also outdated. It really won’t look good when people come to pick up the bride. Do you want to pick out the furniture together, or shall your father and I decide alone?"

"You two pick it out," Ye Man said indifferently. After all, she wasn’t likely to live at her parents’ house much longer, so naturally, the furniture should be chosen to their own liking.

"Alright, your father and I will go to the furniture mall tomorrow to have a look." Ye Man’s mother’s attention was suddenly drawn to a delicately carved rectangular box with interlocking floral patterns and a lock, sitting atop Ye Man’s dressing table.

"Is this from Gu Feng? It looks really nice, what’s inside?"

Ye Man’s mother instinctively picked up the box to examine it more closely, her face brimming with curiosity, "Is there a key?"

Ye Man nonchalantly retrieved a tiny metal box, pressed a button, and the metal box sprung open to reveal the key inside. She handed the key to her mother: "I haven’t looked yet. I don’t know what’s inside either, you check for yourself."

The moment Ye Man’s mother saw that even the key was intricately made of brass, carved with the same floral pattern, she remarked.

"It certainly looks high quality."

She murmured as she unlocked it, pondering how the rich had such varied tastes, that even a simple gift box was made to look so attractive. But when she opened the box and saw that the top item wasn’t jewelry but several sheets of paper, she was puzzled.

As soon as she picked up the bound papers and glanced over them, she cried out in astonishment, her face flushed red with excitement. She hastily shoved everything back into the box and darted to the doorway, calling out to Ye Man’s father urgently, "Old Ye, come here, bring your reading glasses."

"What is it?" Ye Man’s father thought something serious had happened and hurried over.

"Your glasses, go get your reading glasses quickly!" Ye Man’s mother, clutching the box as though it were treasure, pressed her husband anxiously, "See if this is real, tell me I didn’t read it wrong."

Though Ye Man’s mother recognized some characters, she was not as educated as Ye Man’s father, who had formally gone to school.

"What is it that has you so flustered?" Ye Man’s father mumbled as he went back for his reading glasses.

"Mom, what is it that’s got you so worked up?" Ye Man asked her mother, puzzled.

"You, just wait until your dad makes sure of it before we discuss it," her mother glanced at Ye Man before holding the box even tighter.

Ye Man’s father took his time reviewing the documents and several IDs from the box, then looking to his daughter, who had already seen all the contents and seemed rather dazed, he sighed and said, "Easy come, easy go, but a loving partner is rare to find. Gu Feng is willing to treat you this way, and that’s enough. From now on, don’t dwell on him concealing his identity from you before."

"Old man, you mean all this is real?" Ye Man’s mother still felt as if she were dreaming. Could their son-in-law really be so generous? To have the courage to transfer all his wealth to their daughter’s name, and even sign a pledge stating that if he is at fault for any separation, he is willing to depart with nothing.

"Could this be fake? The documents have a notary’s seal, a lawyer’s, and his signature... and these share certificates, property titles have already been changed to our daughter’s name alone; if this is fake, what could possibly be real?"

Ye Man’s father carefully returned each item back into the box and locked it. He placed the key in Ye Man’s palm: "Live your life well. To have met such a person, my daughter, you are truly fortunate."

"Of course, I’m lucky my daughter has great taste and fortune. Men like him are one in ten thousand." Ye Man’s mother’s face bloomed like a flower, quite pleased with herself, "And it’s all thanks to me for giving birth to her. Although I only had one child, my son-in-law is worth ten other men."

Her words made both Ye Man’s father and Ye Man themselves spit out their drinks.

"Old Ye, since the son-in-law likes swamp eels so much, starting tomorrow, you should cook a variety of swamp eel dishes. We may not have any other skills, but at least we can make sure he’s satisfied when he comes over for a meal, right?"

Ye Man’s mother, fixing her gaze on the chest, continued to press her daughter, "Xiaoman, think carefully, what else does Gu Feng like to eat besides swamp eels?"

"Cough, cough, cough..."

Ye Man choked and began to cough continuously, her face flushing an unnatural shade of red.

"What happened, how can you choke on a sip of water?" Ye Man’s mother hurried over to help her pat her back.

"Mom, I’m fine."

Ye Man, without giving anything away, shifted slightly away from her mother, her face twisting in distress.

"What’s wrong?"

This time, not only did Ye Man’s mother sense something was off, but Ye Man’s father also noticed the odd behavior.

"Cough, it’s nothing, nothing." Ye Man quickly shook her head, keeping her gaze down, not daring to look at them.

"What exactly is wrong? Out with it, you’re killing me with suspense."

Ye Man’s mother, also quick to anger, saw that her daughter obviously had something to say but was refusing to speak, making her want to jump up and down with impatience.

"Actually, it’s nothing serious. We might as well forget about the swamp eels. Dad can focus more on cooking fish." After saying that, Ye Man quickly moved to keep a distance from her parents.

"..."

What does she mean by that?

Ye Man’s father and mother exchanged confused glances, both completely baffled.

"You troublemaker, are you itching for a beating, thinking you can cause mischief if you’re not disciplined for three days? Now you dare to toy with your own parents?"

At last, Ye Man’s mother was the first to react, furious and ready to chase after to give a beating, while Ye Man quickly stood up, ready to "run for her life" at any moment. But, in the nick of time, Ye Man’s father, with quick reflexes, grabbed her mother, "She’s with child now, let’s not cause a scene."

"Just keep doting on her, she’s spoiled all because of the way you pampered her from a young age, or else how could she get so emboldened?"

Ye Man’s mother, unable to move with her husband holding her back, so angry she took it out on him instead, smacking his back hard several times: "This wretched girl said yesterday Gu Feng loves swamp eels the most and hates fish the most. Can’t even stand the smell of fish. I knew it, if she’s not pregnant, why would she hate fish so much?"

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