Rekindling the Youthful Era

Chapter 836 Xi Xi is disappointed in her son's lack of progress

After washing up in the master bedroom's bathroom, Li Luo took the three girls downstairs for lunch.

Taking into account Li Luo's previous instructions, the chef specially prepared several dishes with a mild and non-irritating taste to help their intestines recover after drinking alcohol.

After lunch, it was 12:30.

Xu Youyu leaned back comfortably in her chair, rubbed her stomach, and yawned sleepily, "I'm sleepy again after eating. I really don't want to go to class."

"Then I'll ask for leave," Li Luo said.

"No, no." Xu Youyu shook her head repeatedly. "If my dad finds out, he'll definitely call me over for a public reprimand. I'd better go to class and sleep."

Li Luo: "..."

"Oh, right." Xu Youyu suddenly remembered something and asked Butler Liu, who was not far away, "Butler Liu, have you fed the cats upstairs?"

"The cat room is equipped with an automatic feeder, which feeds them a fixed amount at noon and in the evening every day," said Manager Liu, bowing slightly. "I also observe their condition every day and check the monitoring records of the cat room. If they are not fed enough, I will supplement them in time."

"Thank you for your help." Xu Youyu thanked him, then said to the other three, "Shall we go upstairs to see the kitten?"

“Sure,” Ying Chanxi nodded. “I’ll go up and take a look before I leave.”

Li Luo and Yan Zhusheng had no objections, and after the four of them finished their meal, they got up and left the restaurant, taking the elevator to the second floor.

When Xu Youyu eagerly pushed open the door to the cat room, he didn't see any of the four cats inside.

"Huh? Where did they go?!"

"Oh right, they might still be in the study," Li Luo reminded him from behind. "I opened the cat hatch when I was writing in the study this morning."

"Oh, no wonder." Xu Youyu said, then walked to the small glass door and peeked into the study.

Sure enough, you could see several petite figures darting around in the study, having a great time.

So Xu Youyu closed the glass door and went to the study with Li Luo and the other two.

"Ali~ I'm here~" Xu Youyu walked into the room with a grin, grabbed Ali who was rolling on the floor, and rubbed his face against hers. "Did you miss me?"

"Meow~" Ahri struggled against her chest for a while, thrashing about on the soft mat, but couldn't escape anywhere.

At this moment, Yan Zhusheng had also arrived next to Cotton Candy. She did not reach out to hug her, but squatted down and patted Cotton Candy's head.

Meanwhile, Cotton Candy was still intently grooming Whitey, who would occasionally retaliate a few times. The two cats huddled together, looking quite adorable.

Only Ying Chanxi was standing in the center of the study, looking around, and it took her a long time to find her Ju Bao.

"What are you doing here..." Ying Chanxi squatted down in the corner of the study sofa with a bit of a speechlessness, reached out and poked Ju Bao's head, then glanced at Bai Ge and Cotton Candy sticking together over there, and was immediately a little disappointed.

"At least try to be more responsible! Don't be so lazy, okay? Go play with your brothers and sisters for a while."

Although Ju Bao is only three or four months old, it already has the talent of an orange cat. It was unmoved when Ying Chanxi poked its head. It just slowly yawned, then rolled over and continued to take a nap with its eyes half closed.

Seeing that it didn't move, Ying Chanxi sighed, thinking to himself that this cat's personality really didn't resemble its owner's.

Is she usually very hardworking and diligent?

The cat I raised is so lazy, it's hopeless.

"I have to go now." Ying Chanxi squatted on the ground and petted the cat for a while. After glancing at the time, she stood up and said, "I still need to go to my counselor to get a leave slip. The people at the company are also waiting for me to come over, so I won't wait for you."

"Okay, be careful on the road." Li Luo nodded in agreement and watched Ying Chanxi leave the study.

He and Yan Zhusheng weren't in a hurry, because Xie Shuchen from the band also had a class in the afternoon and wouldn't be able to join the club until around 3 p.m.

However, Xu Youyu couldn't wait that long. She had to go to class at 1:30. After petting the cat for half an hour, she had to leave for school.

"Then I'll be going now." Xu Youyu waved to the two of them, went downstairs to get his car, and headed to school.

After confirming that her two older sisters had left, Yan Zhusheng immediately stopped petting the cat and reached out to poke Li Luo's lower back.

"What's wrong?" Li Luo asked Yan Zhusheng, turning his head in confusion.

As soon as he finished asking the question, Li Luo turned around and immediately fell silent.

"...Why are you taking off your clothes?"

"I want to do it." Yan Zhusheng looked at Li Luo with a serious expression.

"You just..."

"I just want to do it." Yan Zhusheng leaned closer to Li Luo. "Okay?"

Li Luo took a deep breath as Yan Zhusheng pressed herself against him, feeling the sensation of her long legs rubbing against his body.

The next second, Yan Zhusheng felt herself fly up. Li Luo picked her up by the waist and took the elevator straight to the third floor, where she was slammed onto the bed.

……

3pm.

Niu Qingling and Shao Youpeng had arrived at the club activity room early and prepared their musical instruments.

Not long after, Xie Shuchen also rushed over, pushed open the door and greeted the two senior students.

A few minutes later, Li Luo and Yan Zhusheng finally arrived late.

When Yan Zhusheng picked up his guitar and approached Niu Qingling, Niu Qingling initially paid little attention, but then realized something was amiss and couldn't help but ask Yan Zhusheng:
"Zhusheng, are you feeling unwell?"

"Hmm?" Yan Zhusheng blinked, turned to look at Niu Qingling, and then shook her head. "No."

"Then why do I feel that your legs are shaking a little when you walk?" Niu Qingling asked in confusion.

"Hmm... I was working out at home just now, and I overdid it a bit," Yan Zhusheng replied seriously.

"I see." Niu Qingling nodded, indicating that she understood, without any suspicion.

Li Luo, who was standing nearby, quickly coughed and changed the subject: "Let's hurry up and start practicing. There are only a few days left until the New Year's Eve party."

The training of the Sheng Sheng Bu Xi band officially began. Fortunately, Li Luo was the lead singer this time, otherwise Yan Zhusheng would have been too tired to sing. If she was just playing the guitar, she wouldn't have to worry about her stamina.

……

The band practiced until after 5 p.m.

After parting ways with Niu Qingling and the others at the club entrance, Li Luo and Yan Zhusheng went to meet up with Xu Youyu. Together, they drove to the nearby Times Square to have dinner with Ying Chanxi.

"Bamboo flute".

During dinner, Xu Youyu asked Yan Zhusheng, "When is your mother free to look at houses? I want to see a house as soon as possible. Could you help me schedule a time with your aunt?"

“Sure.” Yan Zhusheng nodded, then quickly took out her phone and sent messages to Yuan Wanqing.

A short while later, Yan Zhusheng said, "It can be done tomorrow."

"Really?" Xu Youyu raised an eyebrow, then immediately nodded with a smile. "Great! I'll tell my parents, and we'll go together." "Then I'll ask my mom to come too," Li Luo said from the side. "Butler Liu will arrange the itinerary for you."

"Is Aunt Lin also going to look at apartments?" Ying Chanxi asked doubtfully. "Don't we have many empty rooms in our house?"

“They don’t want to keep staying with us and bothering us,” Li Luo said helplessly. “I don’t mind, but my parents still want to live in Jincheng Community.”

"However, I'll take her to see the house tomorrow. Aunt Yuan and Sister Youyu will look at the houses and choose one of them together."

"If my mom sees this and is envious, she might agree to buy one too."

"At that time, the elders will live together, and they can visit each other regularly, so they won't be lonely."

Upon hearing this, Xu Youyu's eyes lit up: "That's a great idea!"

"Actually, my parents also think so. They feel that the residential building is better, since everyone there is familiar with the place."

"If Uncle Ying, Aunt Yuan, and Li Luo's parents all move in together in the future, it will be much more lively."

The four of them chatted for a while at the dinner table about their parents' new house, doing some research.

Just as they were finishing their meal, Xu Youyu's phone suddenly vibrated a few times.

She glanced at her phone, then immediately raised her eyebrows, a hint of joy flashing across her face.

"Is there some good news?" Li Luo asked curiously.

"Hehe, I won't tell you~" Xu Youyu's eyes crinkled, clearly indicating that this was quite a good thing. "Why don't you guys guess?"

"I can't guess." Ying Chanxi shook his head.

Yan Zhusheng blinked and tentatively guessed, "Did your new sexy outfit arrive, senior?"

"No, that's not true." Xu Youyu rolled her eyes at her, then looked at Li Luo and raised an eyebrow at him.

Li Luo stroked his chin, pondered for a moment, then asked hesitantly, somewhat uncertainly, "Could it be..."

"Hmm~" Xu Youyu felt that she and Li Luo were on the same wavelength, and that this guy would definitely be able to guess, so she gave him a "you can do it" look.

But Li Luo hesitated several times before finally asking, "Could it be... that the stocks you bought went up?"

Xu Youyu: "..."

Upon hearing Li Luo's words, Xu Youyu immediately lost her temper and her face darkened.

They really know how to bring up the very thing you don't want to talk about.

The stocks she bought almost never went up!

Seeing her expression, Li Luo knew he must have guessed wrong.

That makes sense. Xu Youyu is indeed very good at making money, but it's unlikely that he can make money through stock trading.

If that's the case, then it must be something else.

Li Luo stroked his chin and continued to ponder, but soon he no longer needed to ponder.

Because his phone also vibrated twice.

Upon opening the message, I discovered it was from my editor, Qianzhou.

[Qianzhou]: The list of top players for this year has been released. I can't reveal too much before the official announcement.

[Qianzhou]: The only thing I can tell you is that I was selected to go to bed early.

Upon seeing this, Li Luo immediately raised his eyebrows and chuckled.

[Reignited]: OK, thanks for your hard work.

[Qianzhou]: What's so hard about this? It's all thanks to your hard work.

Li Luo exchanged a few polite words with the editor, then smiled and looked at Xu Youyu, cupping her hands in congratulations, saying, "From now on, should I call you the 'Early to Bed Goddess'?"

"Pah! Pah! Pah! That sounds awful." Xu Youyu waved his hands repeatedly, realizing that Qianzhou must have told Li Luo.

Ying Chanxi and Yan Zhusheng, who were standing nearby, were still a little confused. After Xu Youyu finally explained, they both showed expressions of realization.

"Then you could be called the Sleeping Goddess," Yan Zhusheng kindly suggested. "It just so happens that you really like to sleep in late, so this nickname would suit you perfectly."

"Thank you so much," Xu Youyu said, rolling her eyes at her.

"Qianzhou said that this year's annual meeting is tentatively scheduled for three days from January 26th to 28th," Li Luo said. "This time it will be held in Wuchang City."

"So we can go on a trip again?" Xu Youyu chuckled. "This time I don't have to hide it from you anymore."

As she said this, Xu Youyu turned to look at Ying Chanxi and Yan Zhusheng, and winked at them.

“Even my senior couldn’t keep it a secret back then,” Ying Chanxi glanced at Xu Youyu. “But I’ve never been to Wuchang City yet.”

“I don’t have any either,” Yan Zhusheng replied. “I’m going.”

"Then let's go together." Xu Youyu waved her hand dismissively. "You can ask your parents if they want to come along. I'll ask my parents too."

"The annual meeting and salon are just like a trip."

"It'll be more lively if everyone goes together."

“Okay.” Ying Chanxi nodded in agreement. “I’ll ask about it later.”

"Luckily it's not the end of the month, otherwise I might not have been able to go," Li Luo said with some relief after glancing at the time.

"What's going on at the end of the month?" Xu Youyu asked, puzzled. "Is there anything else going on with you lately?"

"The provincial online writers' association's member representative meeting is scheduled for the end of January," Li Luo said simply. "The municipal online writers' association previously nominated me to run for a council member position in the provincial online writers' association, so I have to go there."

"Once the election for council member is passed, I can directly obtain a recommendation quota from the China Writers Association within the province next year."

"Although I could definitely get into the China Writers Association if I applied myself, it would be more convenient this way, and also..."

"And what?" Xu Youyu asked curiously.

"Have you forgotten?" Li Luo glanced at Xu Youyu and chuckled, "Didn't I use my position as the vice chairman of the city's online writers' association to apply for a spot for a key provincial-level supported work for you?"

"This matter also needs to be voted on at the provincial online writers' association meeting."

"Although that platinum-level executive had already guaranteed me that I would definitely pass, just in case, it would be safer for me to run for a position on the council first."

"Oh, that's it." Xu Youyu recalled and nodded in realization. Then she leaned close to Li Luo and whispered teasingly in his ear, "The vice chairman has worked so hard for me. I don't know how to repay you."

Li Luo felt a tickle in his heart from her provocation, and his hands under the table began to wander. He turned his head and whispered in Xu Youyu's ear, "Don't you know how to repay me? I think you know very well."

(End of this chapter)