Rebirth: Regaining Joyful Moments
Chapter 456 - 457: The Student Surpasses the Master

Chapter 456: Chapter 457: The Student Surpasses the Master

"Then, how about we take turns?" Pei Yining suggested.

Xu Nianhua nodded repeatedly, saying, "Actually, I can be at the hospital alone..." It’s okay.

Before she finished her sentence, she was interrupted by Xu Nian’an, "Little sister."

"Anyway, you can’t be alone at the hospital." Pei Yicheng agreed, "So, I will head back later, and I won’t come tomorrow. Thursday and Friday would be perfect for Nian’an to go back and take his exams."

"Mmm-hmm."

Xu Nianhua nodded vigorously, as her second brother’s upcoming exams were indeed very important, and her condition had stabilized. She couldn’t delay his exams.

"Little sister, missing an exam once is no big deal." Xu Nian’an didn’t want to leave.

Xu Nianhua swiftly retorted, "Second brother, if you don’t take the exam, I... I will stop talking to you."

After Xu Nianhua spoke, she turned her head away, adopting a feigning-to-be-upset demeanor towards Xu Nian’an.

Xu Nian’an had no choice but to agree.

"Then when I don’t have classes, I can come every day, right?" Pei Yining raised her hand, speaking meekly. Her coursework wasn’t much.

"Sure, if you don’t mind the trouble."

Xu Nianhua blinked rapidly; she had told them early on that she was going to attend classes, but they were all insistent, and she couldn’t be bothered to waste her breath anymore.

...

"Guozhong, what’s been bothering you these past few days? Are you in a bad mood? Is there something going wrong with the construction of Xiyue Hotel?" Wan Hongxing specially made lotus seed and white fungus soup, bringing it to Pei Guozhong, not sure if it was her imagination, but feeling that Pei Guozhong had seemed rather irritable lately.

"Sigh."

Pei Guozhong heaved a sigh, having been busy with the affairs of Xiyue Hotel. Just when things were finally falling into place today, he arrived home only to think back to the conversation he’d had with Pei Yicheng. Drinking the lotus seed and white fungus soup, he heard the gentle whispers of Wan Hongxing.

He thought that what he desired was Wan Hongxing’s tenderness, her kindness. If she hadn’t been gentle and kind, how could Yining be raised so well?

Being a stepmother was not easy, yet Wan Hongxing, as a stepmother, showed no less care for Yining than a biological mother would.

He had his own business; naturally, he did not have many demands for his wife. As long as she was gentle and kind, treated the two children well, making him feel comfortable and relaxed when he returned home, that was enough.

But what about Yicheng?

His career was just starting, or rather, hadn’t even started yet.

Coming out of school was exactly when he needed a capable wife. He had looked into Xu Nianhua; she was just from an ordinary family in Gaoliang County of South City, that Chili Sauce Factory was something Yicheng wanted to help with. Although they made a bit of money, that small amount of family wealth was insignificant in front of Pei Guozhong.

"Hongxing, tell me, I’m doing this all for Yicheng’s sake. Why doesn’t he appreciate my goodwill at all?" Pei Guozhong discussed the matter with Wan Hongxing, of course, he didn’t mention a word about Yicheng’s question regarding his motives.

"This brat, doesn’t he realize that I am his father, would I harm him?"

Pei Guozhong grew angrier as he thought about it. He finished the soup in one gulp and continued, "The other day when I was looking for blood, I contacted quite a few people, pulled a lot of strings."

"Guozhong."

Wan Hongxing stood behind him, her hands gently massaging his temples. The originally agitated Pei Guozhong slowly calmed down as Wan Hongxing’s soft voice arose, saying, "Guozhong, what do you think of Yicheng’s capabilities?"

"Yicheng is outstanding. Not only is he exceptional in his profession, but his business acumen is also beyond comparison," Pei Guozhong said with pride when he spoke of his son.