Rekindling the Youthful Era

Chapter 882 Fifty

The living room on the second floor of the Li family's house was quiet; you could hear a pin drop.

The warm light shone on Li Luo's face, highlighting his sincere and earnest expression.

However, the elders' eyes widened in shock, and their expressions gradually darkened, becoming inscrutable.

Grandpa Ying looked at Li Luo, then turned to look at his good brother beside him.

Li Luo's grandfather knew about this beforehand, so he remained silent and didn't dare to turn around and look at his friend.

Seeing this, Grandpa Ying also chose to remain silent, and then turned his gaze to Ying Zhicheng and Yuan Wanqing, wanting to see what they thought first.

However, Ying Zhicheng and Yuan Wanqing did not speak immediately.

Yuan Wanqing looked conflicted, glancing at Li Luo and then at Xu Youyu beside him.

Although things had been a bit strange before, she and Ying Zhicheng could still find various excuses to defend Li Luo. But now, Li Luo told her personally that he did indeed want to be with Xu Youyu.

This was something that Yuan Wanqing found hard to accept at first.

After all, their two daughters had previously chosen to be with Li Luo, and their tacit acceptance as parents was already a huge concession.

Ying Zhicheng had said before that if Li Luo dared to find a third person, he would kill him.

Thinking of this, Yuan Wanqing couldn't help but turn to look at Ying Zhicheng. Seeing that his expression was a little off, she immediately felt worried.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Xu Rongsheng didn't speak immediately either, but looked at Li Luo with a meaningful gaze, a hint of regret and remorse flashing across his face.

At this moment, Cui Suling couldn't hold back any longer.

But perhaps because Li Luo's achievements were so dazzling, and because she herself liked Li Luo very much, she was too embarrassed to directly question Li Luo herself at the first opportunity.

So she turned to the side, looked at Xu Youyu, her eyes filled with anger, and questioned her daughter, "What exactly happened?"

"W-what happened? It's just...that's how it is..." Xu Youyu felt a little guilty and didn't dare to look at her mother's eyes, but still muttered softly, "Li Luo explained it very clearly."

"Do you even know what you're doing?" Cui Suling was furious when she heard Xu Youyu's nonchalant tone.

She suddenly stood up, pointed at Xu Youyu's head, and said, "What do you mean by four people living together? Isn't that just one husband and three wives? Do you think that's a normal concept that people in modern society should have?"

“Mom, you’re wrong about that,” Xu Youyu retorted softly. “Regardless of our beliefs, we all have the same ultimate goal: to live happily in this world.”

"If a rule or clause actually hinders our path to happiness, then why should we abide by it?"

"Life is not a customized product. There will always be some unique choices that belong only to our own lives. I don't want to give up my own happiness just because I need to abide by some conventional rules."

"So you think this is normal happiness?" Cui Suling took a deep breath. "I think you've been spoiled by your father. You're full of these kinds of twisted logics all the time, Xu Rongsheng!"

Finally, Cui Suling had no choice but to turn around and shout at Xu Rongsheng, "Look at your daughter! What kind of things is she saying? Aren't you going to say anything?"

Xu Rongsheng frowned, listening to his wife's shrill noise, and sighed slightly. He reached out and pressed her back into her seat: "Say less for now, don't rush. Since it has already happened, let's think about how to solve it first."

After saying that, Xu Rongsheng looked at Ying Zhicheng opposite him, his gaze calm and composed, projecting his signal.

Ying Zhicheng and Xu Rongsheng exchanged a glance, and finally took a deep breath, suppressing the tightness in their chests, and turned to look at Ying Chanxi.

Ying Chanxi noticed her father's gaze and immediately lowered her head even further, not daring to meet his eyes.

"Xixi, look at me," Ying Zhicheng said calmly.

"Hmm..." Upon hearing her father's request, Ying Chanxi hesitated for a moment before obediently raising her head. The instant her eyes met Ying Zhicheng's, she immediately dodged away as if she had been electrocuted.

“You tell me, what exactly happened?” Ying Zhicheng said. “Dad knows you’ve liked Li Luo since you were little. You two grew up together, childhood sweethearts. Are you really willing to share the same man with someone else like this?”

"I..." Ying Chanxi choked for a moment, but then she remembered the scene of the four of them huddled in the same bed last night.

They talked a lot, and he seemed to have completely gotten used to the scene.

Although Zhu Sheng always liked to say provocative and provocative things to her, she would probably feel quite uneasy if she didn't hear them anymore.

Senior sister is always very daring. Every year on Li Luo's birthday, she would come up with some new ideas. But it was because of her that I tried things that I thought I would never dare to do in my life.

Looking back on all these years, it's more accurate to say that Zhusheng and her senior were family rather than rivals in love.

“Dad…” Ying Chanxi hadn’t dared to meet Ying Zhicheng’s gaze before, but now she raised her head and tried to look into Ying Zhicheng’s eyes, saying earnestly, “I’m not sharing a man with Zhusheng and Senior Sister, but rather the four of us are sharing each other’s existence.”

"If I didn't like this kind of life myself, then I wouldn't have let Li Luo get to where she is now."

"I would definitely not agree to let him lay this out and explain it clearly."

Upon hearing Ying Chanxi's words, Ying Zhicheng was momentarily at a loss for words. His gaze swept over Li Luo, who was standing there, and he was so angry that he wanted to stand up and fight this damn brat right now.

But thinking that he might not be able to beat Li Luo, Ying Zhicheng suppressed his anger and took a few deep breaths before he calmed down a little.

At this moment, Yuan Wanqing also spoke up.

"Zhusheng, what about you?" Yuan Wanqing had intended to learn from the previous people's responses and question Yan Zhusheng.

But as soon as the words left her mouth, Yuan Wanqing regretted them.

She knew Yan Zhusheng's personality all too well; asking this question was unnecessary.

But Yan Zhusheng seemed very impatient. As soon as her mother asked her, she immediately said in a serious tone, "What's wrong with that?"

"Didn't your parents, uncles, and aunts always come over for dinner on your birthdays before?"

“We even traveled together, and now we celebrate the Chinese New Year together.”

"You also said that the New Year is more lively with more people, so why must marriage be monogamous?"

Why can't a wedding be a lively affair with lots of people?

"And I saw that you all had a lot of fun during the Chinese New Year. Mom played mahjong with Aunt Lin and Aunt Cui."

"Dad went fishing with Uncle Li and Uncle Xu, played cards together, and chatted enthusiastically about all sorts of things on the sofa."

"Will everything change immediately just because we say the four of us will stay together?"

"But actually, it's the same before and after; the only difference is whether you know about it or not."

As she said this, Yan Zhusheng blinked her big eyes and looked at Yuan Wanqing without any fear.

She even blinked at Ying Zhicheng, then turned to look at Xu Rongsheng and Cui Suling on the other side. "Aunt Cui, don't you like me? I'm very well-behaved. Look, my senior sister sleeps in late in the morning, but I don't."

“From now on, when we’re together, you’ll both be my mom and dad, and then you’ll suddenly have several more kids.”

"When you're being disobedient, just think about us, okay?"

"Besides, it's easier to get enough people to play mahjong if there are more people."

Cui Suling was embarrassed by what Yan Zhusheng said and didn't know what to say. Her mind was spinning from Yan Zhusheng's words, and she almost got caught up in her logic.

That actually makes a lot of sense.

"Besides," Yan Zhusheng said, turning to Yuan Wanqing and Ying Zhicheng, "Didn't Mom and Dad already know that Xixi and I were both with Li Luo?"

"Besides, you two have already agreed to the three of us, so now it's just a matter of adding another senior student."

"Why is it that two people can agree, but three can't?"

Yan Zhusheng spoke these words with an innocent and confused expression, and when she finished speaking, the others at the table once again showed expressions of shock.

Even Grandpa Ying couldn't help but open his mouth and subconsciously look at Ying Zhicheng and Yuan Wanqing.

Lin Xiuhong and Li Guohong, who already knew that Li Luo and the other three were going to have a showdown, were still surprised when they learned of this additional information.

Li Guohong looked directly at his good brother Ying Zhicheng, never expecting that this guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes had already secretly agreed to this kind of thing before?
As for Xu Rongsheng and Cui Suling, they were even more surprised. Who would have thought that Ying Zhicheng and Yuan Wanqing would agree to their two daughters sharing a husband?
Upon hearing this, Ying Zhicheng and Yuan Wanqing's expressions changed drastically, their faces turning red, and for a moment they didn't know how to explain.

Yuan Wanqing covered her face, shook her head, and sighed. Her head was throbbing. If she had known this would happen, she shouldn't have given Yan Zhusheng a chance to speak.

She stirred up this mess, and the initiative that was originally in their hands was suddenly disrupted by her.

"We had no choice back then." Ying Zhicheng's face was flushed red, even a little angry, and he clenched his fists as he said, "You two were already in this relationship with Li Luo, and your mother and I had no choice in the end."

"And later, when you moved, I even found a box of that stuff in Xixi's drawer."

"Fifty in total! We've used them all!"

“Li Luo, since you did these things to Xixi and Zhusheng before you got married, you should naturally take on the corresponding responsibilities.”

"We only decided to accept this because these things had already happened."

"But that doesn't mean we can accept Li Luo going to see a third girl!"

"I'm not saying this specifically to Youyu. She is indeed a very outstanding girl, but what parents can accept their child sharing a partner with someone else?"

"Our acceptance of Xixi and Zhusheng being together is already a reluctant choice that has crossed the line."

Even the elders were a little embarrassed by what he said.

Fifty more... Do you have to be so blatant?
Upon hearing this, Ying Chanxi was stunned and didn't react for a moment, looking completely dumbfounded.

At this moment, Xu Youyu raised his hand somewhat embarrassedly and explained to Ying Zhicheng with an awkward smile, "Um... Uncle Ying, those fifty ones you mentioned... I actually used them all. Xixi... hasn't used any yet."

Ying Zhicheng: "???"

Ying Chanxi: "???"

Xu Rongsheng: "???"

Cui Suling: "???"

"No..." Upon hearing this, Ying Zhicheng was completely dumbfounded, and he stared blankly at Ying Chanxi, who was also looking on in a daze.

At this moment, Ying Chanxi also realized what had happened, her cheeks flushed red, and she knew that her father had misunderstood. So she quickly explained in a low voice, "I...I...Li Luo and I...haven't...done that yet..."

Ying Zhicheng remained silent.

His face grew increasingly flushed and hot.

He made a huge blunder, and was so embarrassed that he was almost too embarrassed to continue speaking.

But at this moment, Xu Rongsheng suddenly spoke.

"Since Xixi and Li Luo haven't consummated their marriage yet, while Youyu and Li Luo have already had that relationship."

"Then why don't we let Xixi and Zhusheng go back? Li Luo, you're responsible for only Youyu in our family."

"Wouldn't that resolve the dilemma?"

The people who found this statement the most unacceptable were not Li Luo and his group of four, but Ying Zhicheng and Yuan Wanqing on the other side.

"Old Xu, that's not how you put it," Ying Zhicheng said, frowning. "Even so, does that mean my daughter isn't innocent after being kissed, hugged, and touched all over?"

“But you can’t do it like your family, where both daughters are supporting each other,” Cui Suling added. “Besides, Yu and Li Luo both write online novels, so they have more in common. They’re such a perfect match.”

“Your family’s fish is a year older than Li Luo,” Yuan Wanqing said expressionlessly. “Li Luo can also write songs, and Zhusheng can sing. It’s a perfect match.”

“Xixi manages Li Luo’s company, and she’s much more capable than your daughter,” Ying Zhicheng added.

These words displeased Cui Suling: "Is it a match made in heaven for your daughter and Li Luo? Haven't you always been the one using songs written by Li Luo?"

“I…” Yuan Wanqing was speechless for a moment after being rebuked.

“Anyone can manage a company, right? Your Xixi isn’t a professional company agent; she hasn’t even graduated from university yet. It’s just that Li Luo’s company is small. As the company grows, will she still be able to manage it?” Cui Suling said again.

Ying Zhicheng: "...That's not how it works."

The parents on both sides started comparing whose daughter was the best match for Li Luo, and they were almost about to start arguing.

At this moment, Yan Zhusheng stood up, raised her right hand to cut off the communication between the two sides, indicating that all eyes were on me.

"Um...actually, I've slept with Li Luo too~"

“So Uncle Xu means that if we’ve slept together, we can ask Li Luo to take responsibility…” Yan Zhusheng blinked, then looked at Ying Chanxi next to her, “Then you can sleep with Li Luo tonight, and neither my senior nor I will have any objections.”

Upon hearing this, everyone felt as if a flock of crows had swept overhead.

Faced with Yan Zhusheng's innocent and naive offensive, he had no idea how to respond.

Yuan Wanqing was utterly speechless, feeling incredibly embarrassed. She immediately snapped, "Shut up! Would it kill you to say less?"

(End of this chapter)