Classmate Li Zhuangsheng doesn’t want to be reborn

Chapter 713 Elder and Younger
It was during their sophomore year when Chen Lanying came to Nanjing to visit the two siblings. During dinner, Chen Lanying asked Li Zhuangsheng why he rented such a big house and why he hadn't seen Zhu Zhixue... Li Xiuyu sold Li Zhuangsheng without the slightest hesitation.

She said sarcastically, "Of course you have to rent a bigger house, otherwise where will your four daughters-in-law sleep?"

Chen Lanying was shocked on the spot, her facial features almost contorting in disbelief. Then Li Xiuyu added fuel to the fire, saying that Li Zhuangsheng was a scumbag who cheated on multiple women, utterly despicable. If he weren't her brother, she would have slapped that bastard a few times!
As she spoke, she even pounded Li Zhuangsheng's head repeatedly in front of Chen Lanying, which makes it hard to say that it wasn't driven by some personal grudge.

Although deeply shocked, Chen Lanying had no other options after failing to persuade Li Zhuangsheng. In her memory, Li Zhuangsheng had always been sensible and obedient, but in this matter, he had indeed acted improperly and refused to correct his mistake!

But Li Zhuangsheng was, after all, her son. Although they were not related by blood, he was no different from her own son in Chen Lanying's heart. As the saying goes, one should help one's relatives and not strangers. Since Li Zhuangsheng insisted on this, she had no choice but to help him cover it up with mixed feelings... At the same time, she also ate alone with each of her four "daughters-in-law" with mixed feelings.

Actually, she didn't want to do it. Even if she favored her son, she knew this was too unethical. If you pretend you don't know, fine, but to meet with other people in private? What if it gets exposed later? Where will she put her face?
However, she had contacted Zhu Zhixue before coming, and after having dinner with Zhu Zhixue, she couldn't resist Li Zhuangsheng's persuasion and thought that it wouldn't hurt to see Hu Mengdie again. After all, Hu Mengdie was the "daughter-in-law" she had always liked, and she really liked Hu Mengdie!
But Zhu Zhixue and Hu Mengdie had both met, and Li Zhuangsheng also suggested meeting Lin Yuehua again, since she had taken half a day off!
Chen Lanying also knew Lin Yuehua; Lin had been a guest at their home and was also Li Zhuangsheng's tutor. Lin Yuehua was instrumental in Li Zhuangsheng's admission to his current university. Moreover, Lin was the top scorer in the Xingpeng College entrance exam that year and a top student at Nanjing University. As parents, they naturally had a good impression of academic achievers, so after some hesitation, they agreed to meet her.

Since all three have already met, it wouldn't be right to show favoritism to Yi Yunshui, especially since Li Zhuangsheng said that Yi Yunshui was Li Xiuyu's best friend in high school. So, for Li Xiuyu's sake, let's meet her too.

Li Xiuyu sarcastically chimed in, "Yes, yes, you bastard, you tricked my friend into bed right under my nose!" Li Zhuangsheng then brought up the past, saying, "Speak more politely. They even took you in when you ran away from home!" Bringing up the old story infuriated Chen Lanying again, and she gave Li Xiuyu another good scolding before packing up to go see her last daughter-in-law.

She felt guilty seeing four people in two days, while Li Zhuangsheng seemed carefree and unconcerned. She sighed inwardly, wondering who had turned her precious son into this!
And she happened to know all four of these girls! These were the four girls who attended Li Zhuangsheng's high school birthday party.

At the time, Li Minghua jokingly mentioned a family dinner... Little did he know that his words would become a self-fulfilling prophecy!
That damn jinx!

Son, if you keep doing this, what will you do if they start making a scene? Three women make a drama, but if four women find out you're like this, they'll tear you apart.

From then on, Chen Lanying rarely came to Nanjing. When she did, it was always secretly; she'd just glance at the brother and sister and leave. To come and see four "daughters-in-law" like a thief—who could stand that!

In fact, Li Zhuangsheng and Li Xiuyu were clearly acting together. Although the two had not conspired or discussed it beforehand, Li Zhuangsheng naturally responded when Li Xiuyu spoke.

As for Li Xiuyu's purpose in doing so, Li Zhuangsheng vaguely felt that Li Xiuyu did not want Chen Lanying to associate the two of them together.

"Didn't you tattle on me too?" Li Xiuyu scoffed, "Saying that all my friends are like lesbians!"

"I'm just showing you I care!"

"Concern my ass! You're always spouting nonsense and making me get yelled at!"

"Hmph, I knew it! That piece of jade Auntie gave me last time definitely wasn't just for me!" Zhu Zhixue muttered, leaning against Li Zhuangsheng.

She had already sensed and guessed something; in fact, the other three knew this when they first had dinner with Chen Lanying. From Chen Lanying's previous perspective, Li Zhuangsheng was dating Zhu Zhixue, but now that he was having dinner with her and treating her like a daughter-in-law, it certainly wasn't because Li Zhuangsheng said he had broken up with Zhu Zhixue and was with her.

If he can meet with himself, he will definitely meet with the other three as well. It's just that everyone is playing dumb and feigning innocence. From beginning to end, it's all Li Zhuangsheng's fault!

“No, that jade is for you alone. The others are other things,” Li Zhuangsheng said.

"They have things I don't!" Zhu Zhixue scoffed again. "Whatever, I don't care anyway!"

"Look at your pouting lips, you could hang a bottle of vinegar on them." Li Zhuangsheng kissed Zhu Zhixue's lips. "You're graduating soon, where are you planning to live? Come live with me."

"Where can't I stay?" Zhu Zhixue turned her face slightly away. "I can rent a place with Xiaoyu!" "Renting a place is so expensive! You don't know how expensive rent is in Nanjing if you've never rented a place before!"

"How expensive could it be?" Zhu Zhixue asked with a sidelong smile. "Don't I have the means to rent it?"

Of course she could afford to rent it; her clothing factory was already profitable, after all, orders for the "Huabiao Millennium" series of Hanfu were pouring in.

"You can afford to rent it, but Yao Xingyu can't!"

"Don't worry, she can afford it. If it really comes down to it, I'll pay for it for her!"

"Then you'll have to pay rent twice, what a waste!" Li Zhuangsheng said, feigning concern for Zhu Zhixue. "My villa is all renovated, it has tons of rooms, enough for ten or eight more people, and it even has a garden, it's beautiful. Why don't you come and live with us? If you can't bear to leave Yao Xingyu, you can invite her too!"

"Enough! Don't think I don't know what you're thinking!" Zhu Zhixue chuckled and pinched his crotch, whispering in his ear, "Isn't that what you're thinking about?"

Li Zhuangsheng, with a sanctimonious air, embraced Zhu Zhixue's chest and said, "No, this is pure love. I don't want to be separated from you!"

Zhu Zhixue pursed her lips: "Fine, but if I move in with you, then Hu Mengdie and the others can't come in, okay?"

"what--"

"What? Is my request unreasonable?" Zhu Zhixue said sternly. "I don't care what you want, but I haven't agreed to it yet!"

Li Zhuangsheng then gently embraced Zhu Zhixue and acted coquettishly.

"Wait a minute... have you told them yet?" Zhu Zhixue suddenly asked again.

"Not yet, I'm planning to talk about it tomorrow... Besides, Lin Yuehua will be going to Beijing for graduate school, so she'll only be coming over on weekends and holidays for the next few years!"

"Then come help me move my things tomorrow!"

"Huh? Oh, okay!"

Li Zhuangsheng didn't yet know why Zhu Zhixue had suddenly agreed, but that didn't matter. What mattered was agreeing before she changed her mind. If it weren't so late, Li Zhuangsheng would have loved to help her move tonight!

Zhu Zhixue watched Li Zhuangsheng nod vigorously and hummed with a hint of smugness in her heart.

If that bitch Hu Mengdie knew I'd moved in, she probably wouldn't have gone... then she can't blame me! Besides, knowing I'd be there, she still eagerly moved in; I can use that to embarrass her to death later!

The distinction between elders and juniors has been made!

(End of this chapter)