Back to my parents when I was seventeen

When Shen Yubai saw the message about Xu Chuning, he was receiving education from Sang Menglan.

When Shen Yubai woke up in the morning, Sang Menglan called him back home. He said he had something else to do and would not go back. Sang Menglan said he had no conscience. Shen Yubai was annoyed by her nagging and had to go back home.

However, he did not return to the old house, but to where his parents lived.

Mr. Shen lived in the old house, and when Sang Menglan and the others were in Jiangcheng, they would also spend a small amount of time in the old house. But most of the time, they had their own separate residence.

Shen Yubai's parents live not far from the school, and it only takes half an hour to drive there.

When he got home, Sang Menglan was trying on clothes upstairs.

Hearing that he had returned, Sang Menglan specifically asked him to give her some comments on which outfit looked best.

Shen Yubai was puzzled. "Why are you wearing such beautiful clothes? Are you attending a party?"

It's impossible to hold a banquet in the morning.

Sang Menglan glanced at him unhappily, "You look like a straight man like your father. Can't I dress up a little prettier if I'm not going to the party?"

Shen Yubai: "That's not what I meant."

Sang Menglan snorted softly, and turned in front of him in a well-cut floral skirt. "How is it? Does it look good?"

Shen Yubai raised his eyebrows and said casually, "General."

Sang Menglan: “…”

She looked down at her skirt and said in disbelief, "Just normal?"

Shen Yubai hummed vaguely.

Sang Menglan: "Do you know that I brought this dress back from Paris? The designer tailored it for me."

"...Now I know." Shen Yubai answered her nonchalantly, "Mom, the designer cheated you out of money."

Sang Menglan was furious when she saw him like this, "You little bastard, you have no vision."

She put her hands on her hips and scolded him, "What's the point of raising a son like you? You were so careless when I asked you to pick clothes for me. You just played games all day long. I really... I should have given birth to a daughter."

Shen Yubai listened silently without refutation.

To be honest, Sang Menglan had raised him as her daughter.

Sang Menglan was scolding him when his phone vibrated in his pocket. Shen Yubai took it out and opened it. Just as he saw a familiar profile picture, before he could read the content clearly, a hand reached out and took the phone from him. "Who sent you a message so early?"

Sang Menglan looked down and raised her eyebrows in surprise, "Xu Chuning?"

"What's the girl's name?" She asked Shen Yubai with her eyes wide open.

Shen Yubai: "Mom!"

"Sorry!" Sang Menglan, who has loved traveling abroad in recent years, occasionally speaks a few words in English. She quickly returned the phone to Shen Yubai and said awkwardly, "Mom didn't mean it. I was just a little angry just now."

As she said this, she observed Shen Yubai's expression, raised her hand and swore, "It won't happen again."

The Shen family's education is very open-minded. Although Sang Menglan is curious about her son's study and life, she will not explore or pry too much. She promised Shen Yubai to give him enough respect.

Therefore, Sang Menglan would knock on the door before entering his room. If she wanted to look for something in his room, she would tell Shen Yubai in advance and would only act after getting his permission.

Shen Yubai knew that Sang Menglan didn't mean it. He took the phone she handed back and said, "I'm not angry with you."

Sang Menglan said "oh", watched his subtle changes in expression, sat down next to him, and gossiped, "Then mom can I ask, is it a girl who sent you a message?"

Shen Yubai: "School classmate."

Sang Menglan's eyes lit up, "From the class?"

"No."

"From other classes?"

"Ah."

"In the same grade?"

Shen Yubai glanced at her and said, "Mom, what is it that you called me back for?"

Sang Menglan: "It's nothing serious, I just missed you and wanted to ask you to come back for dinner."

Shen Yubai: "..."

He opened his lips and was about to say something when a servant's voice came from downstairs, "Madam, Mrs. Xu and Miss Xu are here."

Shen Yubai looked at Sang Menglan.

Sang Menglan smiled awkwardly, "With Madam Xu, she hasn't seen you for a long time."

Shen Yubai: "I won't go down."

"Why?" Sang Menglan was stunned. "When did your Aunt Ye offend you?"

Aunt Ye refers to Ye Qiongfang, Xu Zhiyan’s mother.

Shen Yubai: “No.”

Sang Menglan: "Then why?"

Shen Yubai: "I'm lazy, you can go."

He got up and walked out, "Mom, I didn't sleep well last night, go to my room and sleep for a while."

Shen Yubai didn't give Sang Menglan another chance to convince him, he turned around and walked out of the room, and went up to the third floor. The third floor was Shen Yubai's territory, and usually no one went up there.

Back in the room, Shen Yubai opened Xu Chuning's chat box and replied to her: [Not yet, I'll call her later.]

Xu Chuning: [Okay.]

Shen Yubai glanced at the time: [Not busy today? ]

Isn't this a busy time for the shop?

Xu Chuning: [It’s raining, so there aren’t many customers.]

It is normal for a store to have less customers when it rains.

What's more, today is the weekend.

Hearing this, Shen Yubai tilted his head to look out the window. The rain was still falling, and the flowers and plants in the yard were all wet, with some even having their branches bent.

After staring for a while, Shen Yubai found Shen Sinian on QQ and asked him what he planned to eat for lunch.

Before returning to the Shen family, Shen Yubai talked to Shen Sinian and asked him if he wanted to go with them. Shen Sinian refused because he was afraid that he would not be able to help but call Sang Menglan grandma and complain to her after seeing her.

When he was young, Shen Sinian was almost raised by Sang Menglan.

When he was in middle school and high school, he spent most of his time with his grandparents. Even on the night he came here, the last relative who stayed with him was Sang Menglan.

Shen Sinian: [I haven’t decided yet. It’s raining outside.]

Shen Yubai raised his eyebrows: [Go to the shop? ]

Shen Sinian: [Are you going too? ]

Shen Yubai: [Why, not welcome? ]

Shen Sinian felt that his father was a bit like his mother now, with sharp words that made him unable to cope. He clearly didn't mean that, but the two of them misunderstood.

After complaining in his heart, Shen Sinian replied: [That’s not what I meant. Didn’t you go back home? ]

Shen Yubai: [So I plan to leave now.]

Shen Sinian: [Grandma...]

After typing out the name, he deleted it.

To avoid someone seeing their phone fall, Shen Sinian and his friends were very careful when chatting online: [Didn't your mom invite you to dinner?]

Shen Yubai: [I left it. I don’t want to eat it.]

Shen Sinian: […You are amazing.]

Doesn’t his grandmother give him any trouble?

Shen Yubai: [Pack up and I'll call you downstairs.]

Shen Sinian: [OK.]

After saying goodbye to Shen Sinian, Shen Yubai went downstairs and prepared to go out.

When he went downstairs, Sang Menglan, Ye Qiongfang, and Xu Zhiyan were chatting in the living room. Seeing him appear, Sang Menglan called out, "Aren't you going to sleep?"

Shen Yubai: "Something happened. I have to go out for a while."

He turned his head and greeted Ye Qiongfang, "Aunt Ye."

Ye Qiongfang smiled gently, "Yubai, are you going out in such heavy rain?"

Shen Yubai: "Well, Aunt Ye, you guys chat."

Ye Qiongfang nodded and glanced at her daughter who was hesitant to speak. "Yubai, where are you going? Are you going out to play? Is it convenient for you to bring Zhiyan with you?"

She knew what her daughter was thinking.

What Ye Qiongfang didn't expect was that Shen Yubai didn't give her any respect as an elder, "Aunt Ye, it's not convenient."

After answering Ye Qiongfang's question, Shen Yubai didn't look at Xu Zhiyan's sad expression, and said to Sang Menglan, "Mom, I'm leaving first."

Sang Menglan had no choice but to tell him, "Let the driver take you, don't ride a bike."

"know."

"..."

After Shen Yubai left, the living room became quiet.

Sang Menglan looked at Xu Zhiyan's depressed expression and said with a smile: "Zhiyan, try the tea that Auntie brought back and see if it tastes good."

Xu Zhiyan pulled back her thoughts and agreed softly: "Okay, thank you Aunt Sang."

After leaving the Shen family, Shen Yubai did not consider the thoughts of Xu Zhiyan and Ye Qiongfang. He asked the driver to take him to the downstairs of the residential area where he lived, picked up Shen Sinian, and went to the shop together.

It's still raining.

Xu Chuning sat in the store watching the rain, and was just about to discuss with You Shuzhen whether they should close the store in the afternoon and go home to have a good rest.

There was some movement outside the store. She looked up inadvertently and saw two familiar figures walking towards her.

She was stunned, blinked lightly, and said in a light tone, "Why are you two here?"

Shen Yubai lowered his eyes to look at her, his gaze deep, his voice clear and deep, "Come and eat."