Who wants to take the civil service exam after being reborn?

Chapter 620 Birthday (Part 2)

Mao Xiaoqin was a little surprised to see Chen Zhe coming over.

"Didn't your dad say anything to you?"

Mao Xiaoqin stared intently at her son.

"No, he was focused on cooking."

Chen, with a blush on his face and without batting an eye, told a lie and sat down next to Xianmei.

When Yu Xian heard Lao Chen busy in the kitchen, she rolled up her sleeves and prepared to help.

Empress Dowager Mao cleared her throat. Judging from the situation, she would have to talk to Chen herself.

However, this unfilial son is too cunning!

Seeing that his "savior" Yu Xuan was about to leave, he immediately stood up as well: "I'm more familiar with the kitchen, let's go together."

Not long after, Chen Peisong came out of the kitchen, wiping his hands.

"Your son is quite clever."

Mao Xiaoqin sighed: "I know I have to stick close to Yu Xian."

Chen Peisong gave a wry smile: "He's convinced that we can't talk about those things in front of Xiao Yu."

Mao Xiaoqin and Chen Peisong had already prepared the main dishes. Yu Xuan only stir-fried two leafy greens in the kitchen before calling out to Chen Peisong and Mao Xiaoqin in the living room, "Uncle and Aunt, dinner is ready."

"Good~"

Old Chen and his wife exchanged a glance, looking at their rebellious son who was inseparable from Yu Xian, and both silently shook their heads.

Fortunately, when raising his glass to offer his blessings, Chen Peisong was able to take the opportunity to remind him:

“Chen Zhe, after your birthday you will be turning 20. In ancient times, this age was called ‘weak crown’, which means adulthood.”

"Your mother and I are very pleased and proud of your achievements in your career, but what the future holds still depends on every choice you make now."

"I hope you look ahead with an open and honest heart, understand the meaning of the words 'contentment' and 'cherish,' and always stay on the right path."

……

Although Old Chen's explanation was vague and unclear, I only vaguely understood it.

But how could Chen Zhe not understand? He just kept eating and pretended to be stupid and ignore him.

Dr. Mao felt his teeth were itchy, but there was nothing he could do.

After dinner, Chen Zhe even offered to help Yu Xuan wash the dishes, claiming that he wanted to "become a good man who can do housework."

"You might as well just finish it yourself."

Old Chen tried every means to separate his son and "daughter-in-law" so that he could have a private chat with Chen.

"no!"

Chen Zhe disagreed: "I'm too lonely in the kitchen all by myself..."

The dog of a man chuckled as he looked at the cosplayer and said, "You won't abandon me, will you?"

No way!

Xianmei patted her boyfriend's knee and said crisply, "I'll go pay! You stay and talk to your parents."

"That's not OK."

Chen immediately said, "I'm also worried that you'll be lonely."

Finally, the rebellious son finished his lunch without giving his parents any chance.

But for cosplayer, she felt that this birthday was quite happy. She celebrated with her boyfriend and family, drank juice, ate cake, and then gathered in the living room to watch TV and listen to her uncles and aunts talk about their generation.

This uneventful life felt just like the one I had always longed for.

The only unusual thing was that Director Chen was particularly clingy today, not wanting to leave my side for even a moment.

"Let's see what you do after Yu Xian leaves!!"

Dr. Mao glanced at his "well-behaved" son out of the corner of his eye, thinking to himself.

Around 3 PM, the rebellious son surprisingly spoke up: "Dad, we're going out in a little while."

"Get out? Where?"

Chen Peisong had no doubt that, with Yu Xian by his side, Chen Zhe could still create opportunities to see Song Shiwei.

"There are two more celebration parties tonight."

Chen explained honestly, "One was with friends, and the other was with colleagues. They wanted to celebrate, and I couldn't very well refuse." "Two parties? You can attend them all?"

Mao Xiaoqin asked.

"My friend's show starts earlier, so I'll head over when my colleague's show is about to begin."

On the way here, Chen had mentioned this to Yu Xuan, asking her to help entertain those friends.

Cosplay Sister had no objections; the warm family birthday dinner at noon had already fulfilled her wishes.

Besides, Director Chen was doing this for his work, so I should understand and support him.

"Oh, when will Young Master Chen be coming home next time?"

Mao Xiaoqin couldn't help but ask.

My son hasn't come home for over a month. I'm angry, but I also miss him.

"Hehe, you just give me a call, and I'll come right back."

Chen offered a flattering compliment and also sent messages to Huang Bohan and Wang Changhua:
Call me in five minutes.

This is a bit like going on a blind date and not meeting someone you like, so you secretly have a friend call you and find an excuse to escape.

Five minutes later, Huang Bohan called right on time.

"Dad, Mom, we're leaving."

Chen said, holding up his phone, "Dahuang and the others are almost here, I can't be too late."

Chen Peisong and Mao Xiaoqin are not parents like Professor Lu; they don't have such a strong desire to control their children.

Even Lu Man now is much better.

Since it was important business, Mr. and Mrs. Chen did not stop their son from leaving.

……

The secretary arranged the classmate's birthday dinner at a hot pot restaurant in Liwan District, which is a long way away from places like Tianhe, Haizhu, and Yuexiu Districts, so there was no worry about being spotted at all.

On the way there, Chen Zhe even pretended to complain, "I don't know why we booked such a far place. It will take half an hour to get there, and it might be a bit late."

"It's nothing, anyway, there's no need to be formal with them. Sister Xiu said this hot pot restaurant tastes good."

As she spoke, Xianmei folded up the box of the Longines Master Collection watch in the car and asked, "Where do we put this?"

Chen put on the watch just now, but the box is still in the car.

Chen glanced at it and said, "I'll put it in the storage box first, and take it with me when I go back to my office."

Yu Xuan opened the glove compartment in front of the passenger seat, put the watch box inside, and then slammed it shut.

When they arrived at the hot pot restaurant, Xiao Mishu, Wu Yu, Zhao Yuanyuan, Huang Bohan, and Wang Changhua were all there.

Huang Bohan and Wang Changhua still looked a bit strange, clearly having been warned by Chen Zhe long ago.

After everyone was seated in the private room, they quickly started chatting and gossiping because they were so familiar with each other.

"There are quite a lot of people celebrating their birthdays today."

Wu Yu said in a serious tone, "When I picked up the cake at Tung Hai Tang this afternoon, their staff told me that they had ordered several fruit cakes."

Chen was stunned for a moment.

"What's the big deal?"

Wang Changhua reacted quickly and said nonchalantly, "Donghaitang is so famous, yet it has so few branches. It's not surprising that the one in Dongshankou sells hundreds of servings a day."

Huang Bohan scratched his head and tried to smooth things over: "Someone even bought seven cups of the same milk tea. She said the whole office loves this flavor. Delicious food is bound to be popular."

Wu Yu was just making a rant, and with Wang Changhua and Huang Bohan covering for her, this small loophole was successfully covered up.

But Director Chen quietly wiped away his cold sweat.

If I'm not mistaken, there might be four copies related to myself, thankfully each one has a different name.

The cake that Xianmei ordered had a message on it that read, "Happy Birthday, Director Chen..."

The cake on my classmate's table read "Happy Birthday, Chen Liangzai..."

My colleague's cake had a sign that read, "Happy Birthday, Mr. Chen..."

We still don't know what reason Song, the school beauty, will give for her blessing.

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(No more tonight, I have some urgent work to handle. I'll make up for the chapter I owe when I get the chance.)
(End of this chapter)