After being reborn, I raised my childhood sweetheart.

Chapter 39 Mom is a Big Liar (Please read on, please vote with monthly tickets~)

He Xiaona's composure stemmed from her belief that her father, Xu Jingguang, had no potential competitors.

But the appearance of Aunt Xu Qiuyun quickly exposed He Xiaona's weakness, and she began to panic.

If Aunt Xu were single, Xu Yuan could certainly mold her into He Xiaona's most terrifying imaginary enemy.

However, after all, she has a husband, and Xu Yuan cannot do something that would destroy Xia Ke's family relationship; that would be too inhuman.

So, if Xu Yuan wanted to create a sense of crisis for He Xiaona, then the focus would basically be on one person—

That was Lin Yueyao's mother, Lin Jing.

Because Lin Jing works as a nanny in my house, she has a lot of time to spend with Xu Jingguang and can easily get along with him.

Xu Yuan didn't need to try to bring her and her father together.

If you make her incredibly charming, given He Xiaona's shallow personality, she'll definitely fantasize about Lin Jing as an enemy competing with her for her father's affections, and start making foolish moves out of control.

But the current situation is definitely not enough to create a sense of crisis for Aunt Lin Jing.

Xu Yuan then approached Lin Jing and greeted her, "Aunt Lin!"

"Yuanyuan...is something the matter?"

“My dad said he won’t be home for dinner tonight either, so you can just cook for the three of us.”

"Ah good……"

Lin Jing asked in surprise, "Your dad is actually this busy at the end of the year?"

"Yeah...it's like this every year."

Seeing Xu Yuan's dejected expression, Lin Jing's maternal instincts were instantly triggered, and she gently patted Xu Yuan's head:

"Are you lonely because you can't eat with your dad?"

"Compared to another matter, this is a small matter to me."

Seeing the hidden meaning in Xu Yuan's words, Lin Jing immediately became serious. "What else is it? If you're willing, Auntie can listen to you."

"It's still the same Aunt He from before."

Xu Yuan sighed, "She insisted on working at her father's hotel and convinced him to arrange a job for her."

His big eyes were fixed on Lin Jing, filled with unease. "Aunt Lin, if she stays with Dad at the hotel, Dad will definitely make her my new mom!"

"Well..."

Although Lin Jing had only met He Xiaona once, she had a very bad impression of her, feeling that she was somewhat condescending and pretentious.

She had seen similar women in the cotton mill workshop. Of course, their overall conditions were not as good as He Xiaona's, but they were essentially the same.

If this woman really becomes the mistress of the house, and she doesn't like me, losing my job is a minor issue; the real problem is that Yuanyuan might not be happy in the future.

"Don't worry, Yuanyuan. Your dad is going to find a new mom, so he'll definitely ask for your opinion. Just tell him what you think."

Lin Jing's eyes were full of sincerity. "I think your father definitely cares about you, so he will value your opinions."

"That's right... but I'm a little worried if we just leave it unattended."

Xu Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Aunt Lin, could you help deliver lunch to Dad during this time? Dad usually doesn't have any social engagements at noon."

Lin Jing didn't expect Xu Yuan to make this request. "It's possible, but your father is staying at his own hotel. If I deliver food there, wouldn't that be... a bit strange?"

"Dad told me that Aunt Lin's cooking suits his taste very well, and it's much more comfortable than eating at the hotel, so I wanted Aunt Lin to help deliver the food, and then—"

Lin Jing quickly understood Xu Yuan's little scheme and said with a smile, "Auntie understands. You want me to use the excuse of delivering food to help you find out if your father is really busy or if he's flirting with that Aunt He, right?"

Xu Yuan playfully stuck out his tongue, "Aunt Lin is so smart. Yueyao is so smart, she must have inherited it from you."

"Okay, you helped me find this job, so I'll definitely help you out."

Lin Jing patted Xu Yuan on the shoulder, "But Aunt Lin thinks you should still have faith in your father. Even if he were to find you a new mother, I think loving you is the most important quality. He's not the kind of man who would be easily blinded by appearances." Xu Yuan then gave a playful look, "Oh... Aunt Lin understands my father so well?"

"That...that was a kind of intuition!"

Lin Jing smiled and wagged her index finger at Xu Yuan, "Aunt Lin is here to tell you, a woman's intuition is very accurate!"

In the following days, Xu Jingguang often stayed up very late, especially on weekends, when he would be nowhere to be seen all day.

Lin Jing then took the initiative to discuss the matter of delivering food with Xu Jingguang at Xu Yuan's request.

Xu Jingguang initially refused, as he didn't want to trouble Lin Jing like that.

Of course, Lin Jing saw this as a sign of guilt, so she insisted on sending food over even more, saying that Xu Jingguang was entertaining guests at the hotel every day with lots of rich food and his body couldn't handle it. She also brought up her trump card from before, which was that she was thinking about the children, to deal with Xu Jingguang.

Xu Jingguang couldn't persuade her otherwise, so he finally compromised and went to the hotel every two days.

When Aunt Lin Jing returned from delivering food to the hotel for the first time, she brought Xu Yuan what she considered to be good news:
“Your dad is really busy every day. He’s either meeting with one boss or having tea with another. When I brought him food, he was still on the phone talking to someone and didn’t even have time to eat a few bites of food.”

"Sigh, your dad is really something, no matter how busy he is, he can't even eat."

You can tell that Aunt Lin Jing really enjoys taking care of people.

She worried that Xu Jingguang wouldn't eat properly, so she would watch him finish his meal before packing up his lunchbox and going home.

This move also hit Xu Yuan's target area.

The longer Lin Jing stays in the hotel, the fewer opportunities He Xiaona will have to spend alone with her father.

As for He Xiaona's situation, Aunt Lin Jing also reported that although she worked at the hotel, she was in the finance department's office and was extremely busy every day. Every time she delivered food to Xu Jingguang, she never saw He Xiaona.

Of course, simply delivering food was not enough to make He Xiaona feel threatened.

Aunt Lin Jing must reach a similar level in appearance to Aunt Xu Qiuyun before He Xiaona will truly go completely crazy!
However, we need to find a suitable opportunity to persuade Aunt Lin...

That day, the three children walked home from school together. Xu Yuan noticed that Lin Yueyao was wearing a beautiful white lamb wool coat, which looked snow-white and warm.

"Yueyao, your new clothes are so beautiful and warm! Let me put my hands in—Young Master, try them on too, they're really warm!"

Xu Yuan noticed the dejection in Lin Yueyao's expression and gently patted his head. "Yueyao, you should be happy to have such beautiful new clothes. Why are you so gloomy?"

"Yeah, yeah, why aren't you smiling anymore? Lately, you've been walking home from school with the young master every day, and you're always the one smiling the most!"

"Mom, she, Mom is a big liar."

Lin Yueyao said angrily, "She promised me that she would accompany me to Yinhai Mall to buy clothes, and we would each buy one item. In the end, she picked out two items for me, but didn't buy any for herself."

So that's what you were angry about...

It can only be said that a mother's love is indeed selfless, but sometimes it goes too far, making children feel guilty about it. Although Xu Yuan doesn't think Lin Jing would use this to pressure her sensible daughter, from Yue Yao's perspective, it is indeed quite upsetting.

Xia Ke patted Lin Yueyao on the shoulder, "Aunt Lin cares about you. She wants to spend all her money on you. After all, your family is very poor. It would be great if you had more money."

Xia Ke, if you don't know how to comfort people, you should just shut up, really!

"But... I really don't like it when Mom lies."

Lin Yueyao's eyes reddened as she spoke, "My mother always breaks her promises like this, and it's not the first or second time. Last time she took me to eat beef noodles, she just watched me eat and didn't buy a bowl for herself. When I wanted to share with her, she said she had already eaten before leaving."

Xu Yuan gently patted Lin Yueyao's head, "Aunt Lin, what you did was really untrustworthy, how awful!"

"right!"

Xu Yuan asked Lin Yueyao softly, "Yueyao, you just want your mother to have a better life, right? To let her take good care of herself."

Lin Yueyao nodded vigorously, "I want Mom to be happy too. I don't want her to always only think about me, otherwise I'll still feel sad..."

At this moment, Xu Yuan took Lin Yueyao's hand, his tone full of concern, "Then, let's think of a way together to buy your mother a new outfit so she can look beautiful when she goes out!"

(End of this chapter)