After being reborn, I'm no longer going to play the role of a spoiled rich kid.

Chapter 243 The Grand Finale (Part 5)

Meng Weiyuan, who had been slapped, was not angry. He simply grabbed You Sijia's "lawless" hand in his palm, brought it to his lips, and bit it.

"Baby, wake up," Meng Weiyuan said softly, as if afraid of startling the person who was still asleep.

Yuska was somewhat sobered up by his current antics.

Upon opening my eyes, the first thing I saw was a magnified, handsome face looming close to me.

She mumbled something, turned over, and looked like she wanted to continue sleeping.

"It's snowing." Seeing this, Meng Weiyuan had no choice but to resort to his last "trump card".

"Baby, aren't you going to come see the snow? There's snow outside. We can build a snowman or something while it's still warm." Meng Weiyuan continued to "lure" You Sijia, who was trying to wrap herself tightly in the blanket and pretend she hadn't heard anything.

Sure enough, as soon as the final "snowfall" trump card was used, the person who originally wanted to pretend to be an ostrich and stay in bed turned over again. This time, however, instead of moving away from Meng Weiyuan, they rolled directly into his arms.

The room was so warm that I couldn't feel the temperature outside at all.

Yusjia's dark, grape-like eyes widened, still holding a sliver of struggling clarity, as she stared at Meng Weiyuan without blinking. "What did you say?! It's snowing?"

Meng Weiyuan couldn't help but chuckle. It seemed that the word "snow" was indeed the switch that unlocked all impossibilities.

Meng Weiyuan nodded. "Want to get up and take a look? And grab some breakfast while you're at it? Dad's cooking this morning."

Upon hearing this, a hint of excitement flashed across Yuska's face.

She has a mysterious fascination with snow. Even though she has been to many snowy places before, she still gets excited when she hears others mention the word.

However, this excitement was quickly extinguished by another remark from Meng Weiyuan.

"What did you say?" Yustya sat up in bed, frowning. "Who's in the kitchen?"

"Dad said he..."

"You mean my dad?!" Yu Sijia interrupted Meng Weiyuan hastily before he could finish speaking.

Meng Weiyuan also realized that the situation might not be as he had guessed. He pressed down on You Sijia's shoulder and said calmly, "Well, don't worry, Dad seems to have a lot of experience."

"What experience is this?!" Yusjia exclaimed, her head throbbing. "Once, it was my second son's birthday, and he finally took a day off, saying he'd cook a birthday meal for us. I thought it was awful and didn't eat it, but my second son was very considerate and ate a few bites. As a result, he had to be sent to the hospital for a stomach pump due to food poisoning. You actually dared to let him into the kitchen?" Yusjia was shocked.

Her biological father is a money-printing machine, but when it comes to cooking, he's a complete kitchen killer.

The kind that involves poisoning.

Meng Weiyuan: "..."

He considered many possibilities, but he never imagined that cooking could be fatal.

Meng Weiyuan felt his eye twitch involuntarily. Thinking of his father-in-law's confident demeanor before he entered the door, and the expression on his face when he pushed him out of the kitchen, he fell silent for a moment.

“I’ll go take a look,” Meng Weiyuan said.

After saying that, he glanced at Yuska again, "Take your time packing, I'll come pick you up. It's snowing outside, the roads are slippery, don't go out alone."

Meng Weiyuan's instructions left You Sijia both amused and exasperated.

She's not a three-year-old child, yet Meng Weiyuan makes it sound like she can't go out alone or walk independently.

"Listen to me." As if knowing You Sijia's inner thoughts, Meng Weiyuan turned back and gave her another instruction when he reached the door.

Yustia: "..."

After leaving Sixi Courtyard, Meng Weiyuan unconsciously took larger steps.

He certainly didn't want his whole family to gather at the hospital on New Year's Day morning.

As soon as Meng Weiyuan stepped into the dining room in the front yard, he smelled a burning odor. The sound of the integrated stove's highest exhaust fan was deafening, but even the most powerful exhaust seemed unable to keep up with the speed at which Chairman You was "burning down the kitchen."

Meng Weiyuan strode forward, past Chairman You, and picked up the pan and all, the charred bread slices from the stove, placing them in the sink beside him. At the same time, he turned on the ventilation system for the entire kitchen.

While doing all this, Meng Weiyuan didn't think about what his father-in-law had told him before. He was afraid that if he arrived a step too late, the kitchen smoke alarm might go off.

Something was bubbling and heating up on another gas stove, followed by a long series of sizzling sounds. Meng Weiyuan's attention was drawn to it, and he realized that fresh milk had overflowed from the pot, almost extinguishing the flames.

Meng Weiyuan: "..."

After cleaning up everything in the kitchen, including but not limited to the milk that had been heated to a burnt state, the charred bread slices, and the sweet potatoes that had been sitting in the oven for ages, Meng Weiyuan let out a long sigh of relief.

At this point, Chairman You finally stopped trying to drive Meng Weiyuan away. He looked somewhat embarrassed and said, "This was truly an accident..."

Meng Weiyuan didn't expose his father-in-law; it was an unexpected turn of events.

“Well, Dad, you might not be very familiar with these kitchen utensils yet, so you might be a bit flustered and make mistakes.” Meng Weiyuan offered a ladder to Chairman You.

Chairman You's eyes lit up, then he shook his head.

He could easily see that Meng Weiyuan was giving him a way out. "Forget it, forget it. My cooking skills are only good once every ten years. Every time, they seem to be not quite up to par." After saying this, Chairman You couldn't help but laugh at himself.

While making breakfast again, Meng Weiyuan replied, "Everyone has their strengths."

At least Chairman You's investment acumen is unmatched by most people.

"Haha, Jiajia sent you over, didn't she?" Chairman You knew Meng Weiyuan's personality; if You Sijia hadn't said something, he wouldn't have come back after leaving.

Meng Weiyuan looked a little embarrassed.

Chairman You didn't feel ashamed that his daughter had revealed his secrets; it was the truth, and he accepted it calmly.

However, as Chairman You watched Meng Weiyuan skillfully prepare breakfast for the family, he couldn't help but feel a little envious.

He dotes on his daughters and had always wished to cook for and take care of them himself. However, it seems that fulfilling this wish in a short period of time will be quite difficult.

“She was a little worried,” Meng Weiyuan said.

Chairman You seemed unusually uncomfortable. He rubbed his hands together. "Why don't you trust me at all?" He seemed to be talking to himself, not intending for Meng Weiyuan to respond. After he finished speaking, Chairman You sighed again. "You really know me too well."

"What does it smell like?"

Just then, Mother You also got up and came over to prepare breakfast.

But as soon as I entered, I smelled a slightly burnt smell.

When Mrs. You saw Chairman You in the kitchen, she immediately understood.

"Yousaide!" Mrs. You roared, rushing in and dragging Chairman You away. "What are you trying to do? Didn't I tell you that from now on, the kitchen is your no-go zone! What are you trying to do during the New Year?!" Mrs. You's voice faded into the distance. Meng Weiyuan turned around and silently gave his father-in-law a respectful look.

By the time Meng Weiyuan brought You Sijia to the dining room, almost the entire family had arrived.

Chairman You lowered his head, not daring to speak.

Mother You gave Chairman You some face in front of her son-in-law and didn't say much. However, she probably forgot that not long ago, she had dragged Chairman You out of the kitchen right in front of Meng Weiyuan.

"What are your plans for today?" You Kuiqing was the only one who didn't know that her father had gone into the kitchen that morning and almost caused a "murder" with cooking fumes.

In previous years, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, her family would stay in the old house. It was a rare moment of leisure for the whole family. They would watch TV, send New Year's greetings, and that was how the day passed.

But this year is a little different; this time it's not in the old house in the southern part of the city, but in Beijing.

Mother You: "Where would you like to go for fun?"

Mother You treated her second daughter with great gentleness, a stark contrast to her attitude towards Chairman You.

Yu Kui-ching: "No, I was just asking you guys. And my sister, has she been staying home the whole time since she got pregnant? Doesn't she get bored?"

Yusjia: "If there's nothing at the company that requires my presence, I'll work from home. How about we build a snowman today? Shall we go build one later?"

Clearly, this kind of activity would excite You Sijia, but it wouldn't move You Kuiqing in the slightest.

"Naive." You Kuiqing picked up a shrimp cake with whole shrimp meat from her plate and handed it to You Sijia.

Yu Sijia: "...Hmph!" For the sake of her favorite shrimp cakes, she didn't argue with Yu Kuiqing, and just said: "Mature people are already married, while immature people are still kids or single dogs."

You Kuiqing glared at her and made a move to take the shrimp cake back from You Sijia's bowl.

But Yu Sijia's quick eyes and hands came into play at this moment. She took a big bite of the shrimp cake with a "whoosh," not caring how big the shrimp cake was at this time. Her cheeks were stuffed full, and then she looked at Yu Kuiqing next to her with a smug look.

Those eyes clearly said, "Come and try to take it if you dare."

Yu Kuiqing: "..."

Meng Weiyuan watched in trepidation, fearing that You Sijia might choke on her own.

As for Mr. You and his mother sitting opposite him, they just wanted to roll their eyes and pretend they didn't see that they had such a daughter.

Mother You resisted the urge to pinch her philtrum. She glared at You Sijia without saying a word. How old is she? Still in front of her son-in-law? Is this appropriate?
Yusjia pretended not to notice her mother's glare, stuffed a bite of the flatbread into her mouth, and indeed felt a little choked up.

There's nowhere to drink water in my mouth.

After finally swallowing it, she couldn't help but pat her chest.

Meng Weiyuan handed her the corn juice, saying, "Take it slow, don't choke."

The remaining three people at the table sighed in dismay.

However, seeing this scene, You Kuiqing felt quite pleased. Ever since her young mistress ran away from home in a huff last time, she had been somewhat worried about You Sijia's life in Beijing.

Despite being a money-shredder and spending spree machine, Yuska is anything but shrewd. She's spoiled at home, which her family finds normal, but expecting others to agree is a bit much.

On the one hand, she hoped that You Sijia would live freely and without constraints; on the other hand, she couldn't help but worry that the silly girl would be bullied alone in Beijing and not be tolerated by Meng Weiyuan.

But now it seems that her eldest daughter is just lucky despite being a fool.

Yu Sijia was unaware of the inner monologue Yu Kuiqing was making about her. After "defeating" Yu Kuiqing, she began to seriously consider where to go for the first day of the Lunar New Year.

"How about we go ice skating? This is a natural ice rink!" Yu Sijia said. "I saw that Li Wenjie came back from western Sichuan. She's in Beijing now, and she went ice skating with some people last week. It looked so fun!"

You Kuiqing glanced at her stomach with annoyance, "This plan is good. A few of us can go, you can stay at home."

Yuska: "!!!"

"It's too dangerous," said Mrs. You.

Yusja pouted, expressing her dissatisfaction, "I think I can just sit in that car's back and you guys can pull me around! I don't have to lift a finger!"

This kind of game of pulling sleds with dogs is something that people like Meng Weiyuan, who grew up in the north, have almost all played since childhood.

At his age, Meng Weiyuan certainly wouldn't find the games that kids like to play fun at all, but since Yousijia wanted to go, he thought about it and said, "It's not impossible."

As soon as he said that, the whole family looked at him.

Meng Weiyuan: "Shichahai is definitely not an option."

Li Wenjie went to Shichahai. Meng Weiyuan knew that You Sijia had been thinking about it for a long time. In the last week before the New Year, she had mentioned it to him countless times.

“But the fishing resort you went to with Mom last time has ice skating,” Meng Weiyuan said.

Yuska had a vague recollection of it; it was in the mountains.

“There aren’t many people there, and it’s probably closed for the Lunar New Year. If you really want to go, I’ll contact someone and take you there,” Meng Weiyuan said.

Before Yu Sijia could even utter her "Yay!", Chairman Yu spoke first.

"Xiao Meng, don't go along with Jiajia's nonsense. She's pregnant right now, it's too dangerous for her to go ice skating, even sitting on a chair and doing *that* is risky." Chairman You disagreed.

Meng Weiyuan had actually considered how to avoid the risks, but now that his father-in-law had spoken, he could only give You Sijia a helpless look.

Yuska: "Then I'll just watch you guys play."

“None of us want to play,” You Kuiqing said, shrugging.

Yuska: "!"

She couldn't help but turn her gaze to Meng Weiyuan.

If Meng Weiyuan didn't stand on her side at a time like this, she would really get angry.

Meng Weiyuan was also in a dilemma.

Of course, he wanted to fulfill Yuska's wish. Just because of Yuska's nagging in his ear for a week, he even prepared a surprise for her.

However, his father-in-law's family doesn't approve of this now, and if he goes along with Yusjia at this time, he might get a good lecture from his father-in-law.

He gave Yustia a helpless look, and naturally, Yustia ignored him after the meal, not even taking him with her when they went to build a snowman.

Meng Weiyuan quickly caught up with her. Although he wasn't particularly interested in building snowmen, he knew he had to appease his wife.

(End of this chapter)