Chapter 309: You’re a Qualified Succubus Now…
Mother’s cooking can’t compete with the heavy oil and salty dishes from restaurants; her seasoning is quite light and simple.
But after a long time away, tasting home-cooked meals, Ning Chu’s appetite surged. Even after finishing a bowl of rice, she found herself occasionally snagging more meat or veggies.
She rested her chin on her hand, watching Hei Dou bury her head in the rice bowl, then glancing at Wen Yang, who was trying to control his appetite while eating slowly.
“Finally back home, eat more!”
“When your brother comes back too, I’ll buy you both some hairy crabs from the market.”
While saying this, Mother added more vegetables to Ning Chu’s bowl: “Do your classmates at school say anything about you wearing girls’ clothes? Don’t take their words to heart; just focus on living your life.”
“Mm-hm.” Ning Chu kept eating, and her bowl seemed never to have less food as she shared amusing stories about school, “Mom, the other day in the study room, a classmate got confessed to.”
“They even set up a whole bunch of LED lights and shouted through a speaker downstairs.”
Mother leaned in with interest, “And then?”
“That classmate who usually seems so aloof went straight for a bucket of water and doused that guy, turning him into a wet chicken.”
“Oh, and I have a classmate who has a crush on a teacher!”
“Oh?” Mother’s interest was piqued even more.
There were many fun stories from the semester, but only a handful could be shared.
Ning Chu chattered away at the dinner table, while Mother occasionally chimed in, smiling and nodding.
Wen Yang ate quietly, occasionally glancing at the expressions around the table.
It was a rarity to see Ning Chu so chatty; her excitement made her seem even cuter than her usual smiles.
That warm family atmosphere at the table felt both strange and inviting to him.
He occasionally opened his mouth as if to chime in but held back, being mindful of his future mother-in-law’s possible judgment. So he continued to eat quietly.
Just eating, he didn’t even dare to touch the bok choy in front of him…
He needed to be graceful while eating, and even shy away from too much food, fearing any disapproval.
“Are you still eating?”
“Not anymore; I can’t eat another bite.” Ning Chu waved her hand, covering her stomach and burping, “So full~ I feel like my belly’s gotten big.”
“Really? Let me check!”
“Ew~ No way.”
Mother chuckled and turned to the shy Wen Yang, putting some meat into his bowl: “Is it enough? There’s still rice in the pot.”
“Enough, enough.”
“Just this little for such a big guy? Ning Chu used to eat more than you.”
She eyed Wen Yang’s small ceramic bowl suspiciously, then exchanged a glance with Ning Chu.
After sharing a look with her daughter, she helplessly stood up, grabbed a pot from the cupboard, and filled Wen Yang’s bowl with rice.
“Eat more; you’re here, treat it like home. Don’t be too reserved.”
Mother placed several bowls of meat and veggies in front of Wen Yang: “You and Hei Dou are in charge of finishing this; Ning Chu and I are satisfied.”
“Okay.”
“Make sure you eat everything… Ning Xin! Why do you eat so much? Girls shouldn’t eat more than anyone else; what if you become chubby later?”
Hei Dou innocently looked up and burped, “Oh~”
It seemed Mother was keen on controlling Hei Dou’s diet.
But control seemed unlikely.
Ning Chu cast a worried glance at Hei Dou’s round little belly, “It’s about to become a pig!”
“But you used to tell me to eat more, saying I looked cute if I was a bit chubby!”
“Back then, you were a cat, okay? A little chubby was adorable.”
“I’m still very cute now!”
“Ah, yes, yes~”
Although Hei Dou had shed most of her cat-like behaviors and was more well-mannered than most kids around ten, this little cat was still bound to evolve into an orange pig.
“Hey Hei Dou, don’t forget to wash the dishes later.”
“Got it~”
Mother stood up, rubbing her shoulders as she headed towards the bedroom: “Oh, I’m getting old; cooking gives me back pain.”
“Mom! Let me give you a massage!”
Ning Chu eagerly followed her: “Mom~ Let Wen Yang sleep over tonight! He can take the floor; he hasn’t found a place yet.”
“Is he really not going back for the New Year?”
“Of course not; he’d just spend the holiday with distant relatives.”
Mother shot a noncommittal glance at Wen Yang, and once she walked away, Wen Yang immediately began to let loose, eating in a manner only slightly better than Hei Dou.
She felt a bit sorry for Wen Yang’s situation, but that didn’t mean she was willing to let her daughter share in his struggles.
“Mom, when brother comes back, can the three of us squeeze into one room?”
As mother and daughter entered the master bedroom, Ning Chu diligently helped her mother with her shoulders.
“Your little boyfriend can sleep on the floor in the living room; your brother is a man, he can do the same.”
Her eyes brightened, and she squeezed even harder, “Then it’ll be me and Hei Dou in one room~”
“By the way, Mom, what about Wen Yang? Didn’t you say you want to meet him during the break?”
“Isn’t he tall and handsome, a rich uncle?”
Mother turned back and squeezed Ning Chu’s soft, plump cheek, saying fiercely, “You dare joke about me too, huh?”
“Ow~”
“Let’s do it tomorrow, just in time for your brother’s arrival.”
A hint of color rose in her cheeks as she continued, “You don’t need to worry too much about the renting situation.”
“Huh?”
“Your maternal grandfather has two buildings in the village that are now rental properties.” Mother lowered her head to message Grandfather, “Let’s ask him for a discount for your boyfriend to stay for a month.”
Ning Chu was shocked; she had no idea her grandfather was so wealthy in both her previous and current life: “Two buildings?!”
Even though she knew her grandfather had a decent amount of money from doing business, she had never really grasped the extent. Thinking of her grandfather in slippers and a tank top playing mahjong all day, it was hard to associate him with a tycoon.
“You didn’t know?” Mother paused, almost boastfully continuing, “Over ten years ago, when the area was redeveloped, your grandfather still has more than a dozen properties in the new district.”
“I’m actually related to a tycoon?!”
“What does that have to do with you?” Mother shot her a glare, “I’ve already moved my household registration; we don’t benefit from the redevelopment.”
“Uh…”
She thought her family was very wealthy.
What a wasted excitement.
With no strength left in her hands massaging her mother’s shoulders, Ning Chu sulked, “So our family really relies solely on my brother for income? We’re not much better off than Wen Yang~ why would you still look down on him?”
“The uncle gives me some living expenses every month, and we at least have a place to live.”
“Oh~”
Ning Chu gauged that her mother’s financial situation seemed decent, at least better than when she was younger; just look at Hei Dou’s rounder face.
“Mom, why are you staring at me?”
Seeing her mother turned and scrutinizing her, she awkwardly scratched her head.
“You’ve completely changed from before.”
Mother gazed at Ning Chu, who sat on the bed kneeling, her “heart-tail” sticking up as she worked hard on the massage, and reflected on the maturity and charm her daughter had developed, sighing: “My son has become a qualified succubus now~”
Back in September, she was still a round-faced little boy.
“……”
Enough! Stop talking!
Ning Chu was so embarrassed she couldn’t lift her head.
I haven’t completely given up my masculinity yet!
How did I become ‘qualified’?!
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