Returning to Parents' Seventeen
Chapter 125 What are you two doing here

Chapter 125: Chapter 125 What are you two doing here

Seeing Shen Yubai’s reply, Xu Chuning couldn’t help but laugh: "Why are you being so passive-aggressive?"

Shen Yubai: "..."

He put away his phone, his long lashes fluttering slightly, "Am I?"

Xu Chuning looked up, their eyes meeting.

In that instant, her heartbeat quickened, "Not at all?"

She pursed her lips slightly, her expression faintly unnatural.

Shen Yubai appeared not to notice and calmly assured her, "No."

He was just telling the truth.

Xu Chuning was not very articulate and often lost in verbal sparring to Shen Yubai and Shen Sinian. She pressed down the corners of her lips that were turning up and slowly uttered, "If you say so."

Shen Yubai got choked up, feeling that Xu Chuning was quite good at annoying people.

Unaware of Shen Yubai’s fluctuating emotions and oblivious to the ambiguity of her own words, Xu Chuning looked down and comforted Shen Sinian: [Whenever you’re free.]

The door of her home was always open to Shen Sinian.

Shen Sinian: [Ningning is always nice to me.]

Shen Yubai reopened his phone and let out an ambiguous chuckle: [Are you implying that I’m not nice to you?]

Shen Sinian: [I didn’t mean that at all.]

Shen Yubai: "..."

Why did he feel like the boomerang had come back to him?

Xu Chuning also realized this, and holding back, she eventually couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

The two of them were chatting with Shen Sinian in a small group chat when Ban Shu walked over from not far away, noticing something off about the pair and bluntly asked, "What are you two doing here? Sharing secrets behind everyone’s back?"

Shen Yubai: "..."

Xu Chuning: "..."

They exchanged a glance, Shen Yubai gave Ban Shu an irritated look, "Aunt Jiang got one thing right."

Aunt Jiang is Ban Shu’s mother.

Ban Shu: "What’s that?"

"She gave birth to a son with not much intelligence." Shen Yubai bluntly commented.

Ban Shu choked, retorting somewhat speechlessly, "Don’t personally attack me, what makes you think I lack intelligence?"

He was only just a little bit less intelligent than him.

Shen Yubai ignored him, turning to glance at Xu Chuning, "I’m going to the room to make a call."

Shortly after entering the room, You Shuzhen arranged the rooms for everyone.

There happened to be vacant rooms in the house with one room having no bed but a sofa. Shen Yubai, not used to sharing a room with others, chose that one.

Xu Chuning nodded lightly, "Go ahead."

Watching Shen Yubai walk away, Ban Shu uttered, "Who’s he calling?"

Xu Chuning shook her head, "I’m not quite sure."

Ban Shu intended to follow and check but then You Shuzhen called out from the living room inviting everyone to have watermelon. Ban Shu immediately responded: "Aunt You, I’m coming."

"..."

After eating the watermelon and lively chatter in the living room for a while, everyone went back to their rooms for a nap. Later in the evening, they would go out to the creek for a stroll and some fun.

Xu Chuning’s house had many guest rooms, but only one with a bed. That room was for Yu Gaoyi and Ban Shu, while Cheng Mingyin and Deng Xitong stayed in Xu Chuning’s room, and Xu Chuning slept with You Shuzhen for the next few days.

As for Shen Yubai, he went to another guest room with a sofa.

Originally, You Shuzhen wanted to buy another bed, but Xu Chuning declined. They didn’t go back to their hometown very often, and this group, including Shen Yubai, wouldn’t come around often, so it was fine to make do for a few days. There was no need for grand preparations.

More importantly, she didn’t want to stress out You Shuzhen when her classmates and friends came over.

You Shuzhen also knew Xu Chuning’s consideration. Having known Xu Chuning’s group of classmates for a long time, she was aware that none of them minded the arrangement. Besides, buying a bed on short notice was indeed unnecessary.

After weighing the options, You Shuzhen was persuaded by Xu Chuning.

The living room instantly quieted down.

Seeing Xu Chuning coming down from upstairs, You Shuzhen smiled and asked, "Have Xitong and the others gone to rest?"

Xu Chuning nodded, quickly picked up a broom on one side, "Mom, you should rest for a while, I can clean up."

"There’s not much to clean up," You Shuzhen said, "Just take care of the garbage."

She comforted Xu Chuning, "I’m not tired."

Xu Chuning frowned.

You Shuzhen patted the back of her hand and pulled her to sit down on the sofa, "What do you want to eat tonight?"

Xu Chuning replied, "Aside from Shen Yubai, no one else is picky. They’ll eat whatever you make."

You Shuzhen was amused by her answer, "Xiao Shen isn’t really picky, either."

"How is he not picky?" Xu Chuning mumbled. Before Shen Sinian came here, she had never seen anyone like Shen Yubai who didn’t eat so many seasonings.

You Shuzhen smiled without responding, "Then tonight, I’ll stew chicken for you all."

Xu Chuning’s grandmother had raised several chickens.

Xu Chuning’s eyes suddenly lit up, her mouth watering, "Sure, I’ve been craving the firewood chicken you make for the past few days."

The mother and daughter discussed what to have for dinner.

You Shuzhen’s cooking skills were excellent. It was as if her hands were magical; whatever she made was delicious. Since she was young, Xu Chuning loved eating what You Shuzhen made and still loved it to this day.

It was already not early. After deciding on dinner, You Shuzhen readied to go to the vegetable garden.

Xu Chuning wanted to go with her but was rejected. Her classmates were all sleeping at home; it didn’t make sense for the both of them to go out, and her grandmother couldn’t take care of everything alone.

In the end, her grandmother and Ms. You went to the vegetable garden together, while Xu Chuning stayed at home to rest.

After the two left, Xu Chuning sat in the living room planning to watch TV for a while. Cheng Mingyin and the others were all upstairs, watching TV downstairs wouldn’t disturb them.

What Xu Chuning hadn’t expected was that just as she turned on the TV, someone came over.

Shen Yubai sat down in the chair next to her, "Why aren’t you resting?"

Xu Chuning turned her head, taken aback for a moment, "Aren’t you also not resting?"

"I just finished a phone call," Shen Yubai said.

Xu Chuning uttered an "Oh," "Aren’t you sleepy?"

Shen Yubai shook his head indifferently, "I don’t have the habit of taking naps."

Xu Chuning: "..."

After a brief silence, Shen Yubai suddenly lifted his eyelids to look at her, "Why don’t you ask me who I was calling?"

"?"

The question was odd. Xu Chuning was stunned for a few seconds before responding to him, "I’m not curious."

Moreover, wasn’t that question a bit beyond the boundary of their relationship?

Shen Yubai was choked by her answer, his brow furrowed slightly, he wanted to say something but ultimately did not. Looking at Xu Chuning’s serene and pretty profile, he asked, "Has Aunt You gone out?"

Xu Chuning replied, "No, she went to the vegetable garden with my grandmother."

"Vegetable garden?" Shen Yubai raised his eyebrows, "Why didn’t you go with them?"

Xu Chuning glanced at him, not answering.

Shen Yubai caught on and said with a bit of amusement, "You could have said something in the group chat."

After that, he stood up and asked her, "I want to take a look at the vegetable garden, will you take me?"

Xu Chuning realized then, right, why had she forgotten that she could just inform Cheng Mingyin and the others in the group chat about her whereabouts. Besides, they wouldn’t wake up so soon.

"Do you really want to go?" Xu Chuning sought confirmation from Shen Yubai, "The vegetable garden is pretty dirty."

Shen Yubai raised an eyebrow: "How dirty?"

Xu Chuning thought for a moment, looked down at his shoes by the door, and spoke softly, "It might get your AJ’s dirty enough that you wouldn’t recognize them."

Shen Yubai: "..."

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