Rebirth Counterattack with Space
Chapter 479 - 461 Deserves a Beating

Chapter 479: Chapter 461 Deserves a Beating

Knowing that their son had finally seen the light, Xia Yuan and Lu Aiguo were overjoyed to the point of tears, which was evident from their swift actions.

Without any delay, the couple took their private jet and personally made a trip to the island where Lu Yun and Shitou lived, arriving just in time for their family’s lunch.

Shitou, getting wind of their arrival, specially accompanied them for an unprecedented midday return home.

Pei Yan, Pei Sen, and Pei Zhe, the triplet brothers, were also ecstatic. They gathered around Lu Yun and Shitou, asking to advance their holiday that was due every ten days and was due the day after tomorrow. They wanted to take the plane to Capital City as well and drop by the compound to visit their great-grandparents.

After some consideration, Lu Yun and Shitou readily agreed to their request.

This demonstrated the triplets’ cleverness and quick-wittedness. Over the years of matching wits with their parents, they had learned how to make requests without easily being turned down.

Lu Jinsheng was pleased yet helpless when he saw his parents, knowing it was because of his own "bad credit" that they were concerned he might back out at the last minute, so they came personally to "escort" him.

Feeling this acute awareness made him quite uncomfortable. Indeed, when Xia Yuan saw him, she didn’t even take time to hug and cuddle her beloved triplets any longer than necessary, and went straight for him.

Their conversation went like this:

"Have you really thought it through?" Xia Yuan still asked her son with a tone of suspicion.

"Yes, really. Even truer than gold," Lu Jinsheng hurriedly nodded vigorously, very earnestly.

"Amitabha."

Xia Yuan, who normally didn’t practice Buddhism, couldn’t help but recite a Buddhist chant, and Lu Jinsheng almost blurted out, "Mom, last-minute prayers won’t help." Luckily, he didn’t actually speak before he heard Xia Yuan, eyes shining, quickly follow up with, "Have you seen all those photos? Have you picked out the candidates?"

"I have, I have." Lu Jinsheng quickly handed over the box of photos and picked up two from the top, "Both of these look pretty good."

"Just two? Don’t tell me you just pulled them out at random to fool me," Xia Yuan looked at Lu Jinsheng skeptically.

She really was a mother, even guessing this much.

Lu Jinsheng chuckled awkwardly, "How could I? I’ve gone over them carefully." He wasn’t lying; it was these two photos that he had randomly pulled out several times to finally choose.

"Oh?"

Xia Yuan instinctively didn’t quite believe her son’s words, but over the years she had found it increasingly difficult to read anything from his face, so in the end, she chose to believe him. However, she was not very satisfied with her son’s answer, "Two is too few, you need to pick a few more to meet. Ah, never mind, I won’t make it hard for you. I’ll look myself. All you have to do is be willing to meet the girls."

"Ah--alright then."

Lu Jinsheng watched as his mother held the photographs, first carefully putting aside the two he had chosen, and then, with great enthusiasm, went on to flip through and discuss the remaining ones with Lu Yun as if they were picking cabbages at the market. Suddenly, he began to feel a hint of regret...

In the end, the group that went to Capital City included not only the triplets but also Lu Yun, who declared she would supervise Lu Jinsheng, and eventually brought a guard along to board the plane.

That very night, Lu Jinsheng was arranged to meet with three girls in one breath, two of which he had personally picked out.

In the end, he didn’t take a fancy to any of them; when he returned home and Xia Yuan eagerly inquired, she immediately became furious, pointing at his nose and scolding, "I knew you couldn’t be relied upon! There were two that you personally picked out and were satisfied with, yet you tell me you didn’t like any of them?"

"Mom, it’s not my fault; the difference between the photos and the real persons was just too great. If I hadn’t seen the photographs beforehand, maybe I wouldn’t have had any expectations... or should I also be blamed for having too good a memory?"

Lu Jinsheng felt full of grievances. Those photos were glamour shots, probably even retouched, presenting flawlessness incarnate. However, upon meeting face-to-face, although the difference wasn’t as drastic as heaven and earth, it wasn’t small either, which made him forget everything upon seeing the girls, his mind occupied with comparing their real appearance to their photos.

"So you mean that I should also praise you because of your good memory?" Xia Yuan, so angered she picked up a bamboo stick, was ready to give Lu Jinsheng a few whacks. Violence can be addictive--it was all because when he was a child, he was so deserving of a good beating that even as an adult, it made people want to hit him at the drop of a hat.

Xia Yuan arrived at this conclusion.

"Mom, Mom, please calm down a bit. Anger is one of the main factors that causes women to age quickly." As soon as Lu Jinsheng sensed danger, he immediately leaped up and ran for his life, all the while genuinely regretting his decision.

Cough, why did he agree to go on blind dates when there was nothing wrong with him?

"Don’t run! Tomorrow morning, you’re going to continue going on dates for me. I’ve already arranged everything. Be careful, or I really will beat you up," Xia Yuan called after him as she chased.

"Got it." Lu Jinsheng fled triumphantly while reluctantly agreeing over his shoulder, knowing that if he didn’t give a clear promise, he wouldn’t have a peaceful night. His mother really could nag a person to death when she got going.

Watching Lu Jinsheng disappear from sight, Xia Yuan turned back to Lu Aiguo and complained, "It’s too much. He’s grown so big, yet he still makes us worry this much. This time he seemed to have come around on his own, but how come he still hasn’t wisened up? No, tomorrow I must personally push him to meet several more. Otherwise, he’ll just find ways to dodge us until the next time."

"You shouldn’t push him too hard all at once; that’ll only lead to even greater resistance from him," Lu Aiguo, setting aside his newspaper and pretending not to see the bamboo stick in Xia Yuan’s hand, reassured her with a smile.

"How could I not realize that I’m being too hasty? But what else can I do?" Xia Yuan sighed, put away the bamboo stick, and leaned her head on Lu Aiguo’s shoulder. "He’s hardly ever home all day, and hardly willing to come back even when he has a vacation. Every time, we have to get desperate and go catch him ourselves before he begrudgingly deals with us. Seeing his age grow day by day without settling down, how can I not be anxious?"

Lu Aiguo gently advised, "But the more you pressure him, the bigger his backlash will be, right? It’s become a vicious cycle. Take it slow, and next time he won’t be scared off."

"I know that in theory, but isn’t it true that many things in the world are easier said than done?" Xia Yuan sighed, knowing she was still too impatient, and lamented, "I don’t know what’s wrong with me. The moment I see him, I can’t help getting angry and then feel the urge to hit someone."

"Hehe..." Upon hearing this, Lu Aiguo laughed softly, and with a tone of utmost certainty, he said, "You can’t blame yourself. That kid is just asking for a beating."

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