Title: The Villain and the Cannon Fodder’s Mother
Translator: Fringe Fauna
Chapter 264-266
Chapter 264 - She didn’t expect him to straight up pawn it off to his sister! (3)
Lu Xun had no idea what to say to Ms. Lin's comment. He gave Lin Yiyi a pathetic look hoping for some compassion from her but, instead, Lin Yiyi thrusted a bowl of rice into his hands mercilessly.
“Eat more. Look how my mom’s heart ached for you.”
“Says who?” Thought Ms. Lin Ping and Mr. Gu Chengyi.
Withstanding the fierce stare from the two bosses, Lu Xun quietly picked up the bowl…
Wait a minute!
Weren’t they having barbeque today?
Why did he have to have rice?!
Little kiddo Meng Shanshan was holding onto a barbeque fish with both of herpaws and busying herself looking back and forth between her grandfather and Uncle Lu.
Suddenly, the barbeque fish in front of her was snatched away… !!!!
The little girl was stunned.
Lu Mingzhe had already placed a skewered of meat into the plate in front of her, “There was no more meat left on that fish; why were you still munching on it? Here. Have some meat.”
Meng Shanshan looked over at the fish bones that he had placed to one side and noticed that he was right about the fish. With a look full of regret, she lowered her head and was about to work on the barbeque meat…
Except that even after she had lowered her head and opened up her little mouth, she still wasn’t able to put any meat into her mouth!
This time, both Meng Shanshan and Lu Mingzhe turned simultaneously.
Meng Yuran sat there comfortably as though he wasn’t the one who was being stared at.
He took a bite out of the skewered meat that he had taken from his sister’s plate before placing a skewer of mixed vegetables into her plate. “A kid should not be a choosy eater. You need to have more vegetables.”
Meng Shanshan, “……”
You make it sound like you are not a choosy eater yourself!
Meng Yuran, feeling neither shame nor guilt, had successfully given the vegetables away to his sister. Nevertheless, as he was happily munching on the barbeque meat, another skewer of mixed vegetables appeared in his plate…
Meng Yuran, “……”
Lin Yiyi looked squarely at him and said, “A kid should not be a choosy eater. You need to have more vegetables.”
She figured there was no way he would just eat the vegetable skewer that she had given him earlier without a fight but she didn’t expect him to straight up pawn it off to his sister!
***
After dinner, a normal family routine was to sit around and watch television together. Nevertheless, this was Christmas Eve and the simple routine would not feel very festive.
As such, Mr. Gu pulled out two movie tickets from his pocket as though he was performing magic.
Just when everyone thought the movie tickets were for the only young couple in the room and even Lu Xun was surprised and regretted that he didn’t think about it sooner and Lin Yiyi had a helpless oh-allllright look on her… Mr. Gu handed the tickets over to Ms. Lin Ping.
He even said to her lovingly, “We haven’t been to a movie together for a long time. I bought these tickets a while ago.”
Alright! Everybody was shoved a big bowl of dogfood!
Lin Yiyi, Lu Xun, “……”
They couldn’t have mistaken it more.
A woman, whatever her age might be, always loved to be pampered.
And that point was fully driven home by this pair of old lovebirds.
It also doubled as a great lesson for Lu Xun.
The old couple cleaned up and left hand in hand, leaving the rest of them looking at each other.
Meng Yuran stood up, bored, and went back upstairs.
Lu Mingzhe reached his hand into his pocket. A second later, he pulled something out of it and handed it over to Lu Xun. “Here.”
Lu Xun, “? ? ? ?”
What he had taken from his nephew’s hand were two movie tickets!
Lin Yiyi, Lu Xun, “… …”
The two, after being stunned by the old couple, were stunned all over again and were now staring at the teenage boy wordlessly.
“I knew you would forget.” Lu Mingzhe felt speechless too!
Lu Xun still had a shocked look on him. “Huh? When did you buy these tickets?”
During holiday times like tonight, had he not had bought the tickets a few days ago, it would be too late to think about them now. Even those most corner of all corner seats would be taken by now.
Lu Mingzhe did not respond to him.
Even when he didn’t say a word, one could still tell that deep contempt under his calm look.
Chapter 265 - For the sake of convenience, he had a spare room key to the bungalow next to his… (1)
The only question was: how did a teenage boy who had never been in a relationship know about all the tricks on chasing a girl?
Or should she say, he was, after all, the male lead?
Lin Yiyi was speechless.
Glancing over at Meng Shanshan, who was sitting properly next to Lu Mingzhe and burying her head into her pudding heartlessly, Lin Yiyi felt alarmed all of a sudden!
Lu Mingzhe’s incredible charm was already showing at his current age. Even Ms. Lin Ping and herself were charmed by him. As such, how would it be possible for Meng Shanshan to fall for anyone else after she had grown up?
She found that thought very disturbing.
She hadn’t been paying a lot of attention because all the kids were still young, especially Meng Shanshan, who was only six. Who would pay so much attention to the romance of a 6-year-old?
That would be like asking for problems for oneself for no reasons!
Lin Yiyi, who was asking for problems for herself for no reason, suddenly experienced the mentality of an old, worried mother.
She couldn’t agree with Ms. Lin Ping more right now in that she should allow her daughter to come into contact with more elite boys!
As soon as that idea had occurred to her, it started to grow in her head.
She didn’t say anything out loud, but the idea had taken a foothold on her mind.
Meng Shanshan, who was happily working on her pudding, suddenly sneezed violently.
Rubbing her nose and widening her big, round eyes, she suddenly had a bad feeling!
Lu Mingzhe pulled over a tissue to wipe her nose for her. “Are you getting a cold?”
He couldn’t be any nicer to her even if she was his real sister.
Meng Shanshan shook her head. Her cute and soft look could melt hearts.
Lu Mingzhe couldn’t help but rub her on her head.
It was so nice to have a sister. He had been wanting to do this for a while now!
***
Never mind that about the disturbing future and the development in the story that has yet to take place. The next event after Christmas was the family trip during winter break.
The vacation plans were made before Ms. Lin Ping and Mr. Gu Chengyi had returned; as such, the old couple was not included in the plans.
Ms. Lin Ping was very disgruntled about that.
“All you think about is going out to have fun by yourself. You unfamilial girl! Why was I so nice to you?!
You totally forgot about us on Christmas Eve and went to the movies without us.
But Lin Yiyi knew better than to say that out loud.
“We booked the trip a while ago and didn’t know you will be returning at the time.”Lu Xun was the one to explain patiently.
His explanation irritated Ms. Lin Ping even more. “How come you get to go then?”
That wasn’t fair!
This time, even Lu Xun knew to keep his mouth shut.
The more he said, the more mistakes he would make. It was best to remain silent.
After a little while, Ms. Lin Ping decided to go and complain to Mr. Gu instead.
Mr. Gu knew full well that this lady just liked to be where the actions were. She didn’t have to go with them, but she felt hurt from being excluded from the family because they didn’t count her in.
People tend to become more sensitive as they age and always wish that they are still that little princess and prince that remained on everybody’s minds everyday. They couldn't stand to be overlooked.
After giving it some thought, Mr. Gu contacted the traveling agency decisively.
Luckily, the trip was still two days away and he was able to pull some strings and got them onto the same trip.
Maldives had many islands and each island has its own hotel. There were dozens of hotels. One could imagine the scale of it all.
All in all, it was nearly impossible for the old couple to end up on the same island as Lin Yiyi and the gang.
That made Ms. Lin Ping feel much better.
So what if they were not on the same island. She didn’t want to babysit for the couple anyway!
Ms. Lin Ping was being a tsundere all over again.
That, however, did not affect the excitement of the family toward this trip.
Chapter 266 - For the sake of convenience, he had a spare room key to the bungalow next to his… (2)
As Meng Yuran and the other children only had three days off, they had to leave early in order to fully utilize that time. The night before New Year Eve, everybody boarded their flight with the exception of the old couple.
The flight on China Eastern Airline to Maldives was 8-hour long. That combined with the time zone difference, they arrived at Maldives at 5 AM after their departure time of 10:50 PM.
It was Halaveli island that they were visiting. The second 6-star resort island of Maldives was one of the best resort islands.
Each of the resorts had very good privacy, and their immense elegance could be felt everywhere. Whether a person was lying in bed or the couch on the patio, they would be able to enjoy the beautiful ocean view.
The green water, the white sand. Relaxing, laid back, sun, beach…
Ever since they had arrived on the island, they had dedicated workers there introducing to them all the amenities on the island including the dining and amusement facilities and the costs of each.
No one would ever feel bored at Maldives; one would only wish that they have a second pair of eyes.
Ever since the kids had arrived on the island, their weariness from the plane was replaced with excitement.
They have moved into two adjacent over-the-water bungalows, each of them having a large bed and a small bed.
Lin Yiyi couldn’t help but tossed herself onto the large bed the minute she saw it.
Oh! It’s so soft and comfortable!
And then she fell asleep without even realizing it.
Meng Shanshan, on the other hand, had no intention to sleep at all.
She took a look at her brother. Not being able to read his mood, she looked at the front door.
Meng Yuran could tell that his sister wanted to go and look for Lu Mingzhe, and he quickly grabbed her by the back of her collar.
“Did you want to go walk around?”
Meng Shanshan’s eyes beamed, and she quickly nodded her little head.
Yup, she was still that little fool that she was. No wonder she could be fooled by that Lu Mingzhe!
Meng Yuran gave her a disappointing stare.
The little girl felt very wronged being stared at for no reason.
Taking a step back, she made up her mind to go look for Brother Zhe next door.
Then, she heard the command from her brother. “Well, why aren’t you changing then?”
“Oh?”
The little girl’s eyes widened. She was dumbfounded.
Meng Yuran had already opened up his suitcase. While looking for his own clothes, he pointed at the large 28” suitcase that Lin Yiyi had brought. “Your swimsuit was packed away with Mom’s. Wear a dress over your swimsuit. That way it wouldn’t matter if you get yourself wet out there.”
Meng Shanshan finally realized that her brother was going to take her out and not just saying it to placate her. Meng Shanshan let out a cry of joy and dashed toward the suitcase. She heaved and huffed for a long while. Up until the point when Meng Yuran had changed into his beach shorts and a tee-shirt, she had yet to open up the suitcase successfully.
Meng Yuran let out a “tsk” and said, “You’re so stupid.”
That being said, he still walked up to her and opened up the suitcase for her. “Look for it yourself now.”
By the time Meng Shanshan came out of the bathroom after she had changed, Meng Yuran was already so bored that he had stuffed himself with mini cookies.
He lifted his eyes up and asked, “What took you so long?”
Nevertheless, when he saw the white strapped dress over her pink swimsuit and how cute she looked with the slight pink coming through the dress making her all the more adorable, all of his disgruntledness melted away instantly.
“That’s quite pretty," he praised.
The little girl lifted up her chin and said with complacency. “Of course.”
“It was a good choice on my part!”
This was the dress that Meng Yuran had picked out for her when Lin Yiyi asked for his opinion while she was packing.
All teenagers had a thing for pure colors, as though white would make one somehow seem purer and more innocent.