Uneasy daily life

The father said, "Aspiring to great heights, we stride across rugged peaks; with lofty ambitions, we soar to the heavens! To live without achieving anything is to die with sorrow; we must forge ahead, for to stand still is to fall behind!"

The son suddenly wept, and the father asked him a question.

"First sorrow: I'm thirty years old; second sorrow: my loan is still outstanding; third sorrow: I'm unsettled at work; fourth sorrow: my wife has betrayed me; fifth sorrow: my parents are gone; sixth sorrow: the days and months fly by; seventh sorrow: I've forgotten joy and happiness; eighth sorrow: the splendor of life has faded; ninth sorrow: I'm ashamed of my mediocrity; tenth sorrow: the past has withered away; eleventh sorrow: I have nowhere to go; twelfth sorrow: who will understand my heart?!"

Overwhelmed with grief, the son could not contain himself and burst into tears, crying out, "Father, you are not skilled in literature or martial arts, your ambitions have vanished, your wings are broken and your strength is waning, you can only retreat and cannot advance, I fear that you will achieve nothing in your life, and die in fear and regret! Thinking of this, I am filled with grief and cannot stop weeping!"

The father became depressed and stopped speaking.

"I remembered?"

The white figure's voice rang out at just the right moment.

I remembered!

I was depressed for a while back then. When I forgot about it and then remembered it again, my unlucky son said to me, "The future is a problem that no one can solve. We have to look to the present for a cure." He made me depressed and I forgot all about the plan to prepare a "great emperor" training package for him!

The middle-aged man's expression twisted; he'd fallen into a trap! He should have been more vigilant when the kid brought up the past. He should have thought about it carefully: his history as a father was essentially his son's history of being his father, both openly and secretly. Any random recollection could come back to haunt him!

Today is another day that Lao Deng has been cheated out of his son.

……

Back at her residence, Mai Sakurajima tidied up the few decorative items she had bought, packing them up so she could take them with her later.

Hopefully, the haters will put in more effort to write some excellent scripts so we can film, act, and participate in events together. That would be a win-win situation.

Well, I need to say goodbye to my aunt and uncle beforehand. If Hua is planning to go back with me, then I'll have to book two plane tickets...

After returning to Japan, I'll read the script for the next film and get back into work mode...

After tidying up her things, Mai Sakurajima went to the living room while thinking about something. Suddenly, she found that everyone else was gathered in the living room, seemingly discussing something. The people talking were mainly Shirokage and her aunt, who were communicating with each other in their native language. One of them was suddenly happy, then sad, then angry, then happy... Well, Shirokage was in a very normal state, speaking as if she were acting in a play, while her aunt had a strange expression that sometimes frowned and sometimes looked suspicious.

The uncle remained silent, occasionally nodding when the aunt spoke, acting as a mood-maker.

Speaking of which, I should also take some time to learn Chinese. Not being able to speak the language is indeed a very troublesome problem.

"Angelina, what are Hater and Auntie talking about?"

Mai Sakurajima instinctively looked at the only translator, and the others followed suit, staring at Angelina.

Angelina's expression was a little strange. She looked at Sakurajima Mai with a hesitant expression, unsure of how to start a conversation.

"What's wrong? Are you talking about me?" Mai Sakurajima sat down and said with a smile, "Since it concerns me, you should let me know what happened, right?"

"Uh...ah...that..."

Angelina frantically tidied up for a moment, swallowed hard, stammered twice, looked around, and then gritted her teeth, forcing out a buzzing sound like a mosquito.

"Plotting to steal your virginity?"

Mai Sakurajima: "?"

Wait a minute!

She belatedly remembered the temple incident, and her eyes twitched uncontrollably.

This matter isn't over yet?!

Chapter 124 Too Well-behaved

"Tell me honestly, are you organizing a scam? Trying to preemptively stop our three-pronged attack of pressuring you to get married, date, and have children?!"

"Don't try to make me laugh, you dog mother. I'm always the one urging you to have a baby so I can play with it, not the other way around."

“Don’t worry about my business, let’s talk about yours now—I think there’s something wrong with the girlfriends you’ve found, they might just be extras.”

"Indeed, they didn't even flirt or complain, acting like green tea and white lotus flowers, without any awareness of being a mistress!"

"Are you the eldest and second eldest?"

"Where is the dignity, morality, and ethics of this 'dog mother' who makes such lewd jokes in front of all the younger generation?!"

"Changing the subject won't work on me, so this is another case of you organizing a group scam! With your style, do you think any decent girl would fall for you? Several of them? And without any complaints? Ha! I guess I was too slow to react, that's when I finally caught the scent of a scam."

"What? You don't believe me? Then I'll have to prove it to you!"

"Wow! Do you want to hold hands or kiss? That'll probably cost extra."

"Alright! Tonight, my mother-in-law and father-in-law will sleep on the sofa, and I'll share a room with 9528. I'll show you what a passionate love affair looks like."

"Yang Guinu? As expected, you chose someone who's easygoing and doesn't care about details. Why didn't you choose Xue Guinu or Hua Guinu? You're just trying to cover up your group fraud!"

"What? You look down on 9527 and Brave Plus? You're biased and generalizing from a single case!"

"Huh? These are my words—cough cough, anyway, I don't really believe them, pick another one!"

"A big star, someone whose photos can be found through search engines, is she really that bored as to pretend to be my girlfriend to fool you? What's her motive?"

"Maybe they're hoping to turn a fake relationship into a real one? It's a classic tactic to pretend to be a couple, create misunderstandings, and drive the characters' conflicts!"

"Indeed, especially when pretending to be a couple and encountering people who don't believe you, you have to use the pretense to do things that couples do in order to dispel their doubts."

“That’s right! To prove that you and they are in a relationship, you will share a room with Ying’s daughter tonight. She is a clean-living big star. If she can sleep with you, there must be something going on. This will show that you didn’t hire a bunch of people to pretend to be me and your dad.”

"One room is one room!"

In the living room, the middle-aged woman and Bai Ying were arguing loudly, going back and forth, seemingly at odds, but in reality, there was Sakurajima Mai standing between the two needles.

Even Angelina could tell that this was a scheme of collusion!

“There’s a problem!” After trying her best to imitate the translation vividly, Angelina concluded, “Auntie suddenly said she didn’t believe it and wanted Baiying to prove it, and Baiying actually intended to prove it herself instead of pointing fingers back—Sakurajima-senpai, they are clearly trying to steal your virginity!”

Mai Sakurajima's expression was subtle and strange: "Auntie, this..."

"You say I'm easygoing and carefree?" Yukino Haruno expressed her dissatisfaction. "Isn't Haruno also pure, innocent, and romantic? Is that how Mom describes me? It's true what they say, things that are too easy to get are not cherished, and what you see from afar you want to reach out and touch!"

Yukino Yukinoshita glanced at her sister but offered no comment: "Anyway, it just sounds like an unimportant conversation... I always feel that Auntie has a lot of Haku-kun's traits in her. I don't know if what she says is true or false. What do you think she's really thinking?"

Angelina glanced back at the middle-aged woman and the white figure who were still playing solo, and speculated with a look of suspicion: "Uh, well... maybe Auntie thinks our relationship seems too bland and wants to give us some excitement? Or maybe Auntie really thinks we were brought here by the white figure to be scammed... But I think they're probably just working together!"

In short, no wonder she gave birth to the white shadow! Behind a set of strange remarks, there are actually many possible interpretations!

"Hey, it's just taking a nap, why are you making such a fuss and starting a meeting?"

With her hands behind her head and her thumbs rubbing her neck, Feng Binhua muttered, somewhat bewildered, "It's like everyone here has slept with a jerk before."

“Exactly, exactly.” Yukinoshita Haruno nodded repeatedly, wholeheartedly agreeing.

"#!" Yukino Yukinoshita rubbed her temples. "Toyohama, we're at Haku-kun's house right now. You're sleeping with Haku-kun in front of his parents? Please have a little shame..."

"?" Feng Bin and Hua raised a question mark, surprised, "Wait a minute! I just said we'd sleep in the same bed, what are you thinking?!"

Yukino Yukinoshita's eyes twitched slightly: "How could others know that you only slept in the same bed as your sister, and not that you did the same thing as her?"

"What do I care what others think? Do you think I'm so nosy that I have to care what others think?" Feng Bin and Hua leaned back, bluntly complaining, "Koyuki has a sense of shame. When she thinks about sleeping, she thinks of... well, you know. When she thinks of... well, you immediately blush, her heart races, and she stammers and panics—you have much more of a sense of shame than me. All you can think of are embarrassing things. You've slept with bastards before, haven't you..."

"Well--!"

Yukino Yukinoshita opened her mouth, but was rendered speechless by this straightforward logic. She decisively retorted, "Then why don't Toyohama and Shiro sleep together and dispel Auntie's suspicions that came from nowhere?"

"Um……"

Feng Bin and Hua scratched their heads, briefly imagining the scene.

After everyone finished eating, lay on the sofa watching TV and chatting, and then took showers one by one, under the watchful eyes of the others, I and that jerk walked into a room arm in arm. The door closed, blocking their view… The jerk slowly turned around, rubbing his hands together like a fly, a cold smile on his face: 'Hehehe! Go ahead and yell, no matter how quiet you are, someone will hear you!'

"...Something does seem a bit off."

Something was never right!

Yukino Yukinoshita, now more assertive, prepared to re-examine her conservative stance: "So, I think this..."

“We’ve slept with six people before, so let’s find someone else to sleep with.” Toyohama and Hana felt that Yukino Yukinoshita wasn’t conservative enough and offered their opinion. “If there are three people in one room, then that bastard won’t be able to do anything reckless.”

"?" Yukino Yukinoshita was stunned for several seconds before she understood this line of thinking. "Don't you care about your reputation at all?"

Yukinoshita teased with a smile, "Didn't Yukino-chan not care before? How should I put it? What others think of me has nothing to do with me. I'm not someone who lives in other people's eyes—"

Mai Sakurajima jokingly interjected, "I think Yukino should go. Anyway, Yukino is used to having someone sleeping next to her, and she's not afraid of other people's opinions or comments. They're just the parents of some hater..."

“These are two normal attitudes depending on the situation,” Yukino Yukinoshita retorted through gritted teeth.

"Hey……"

While everyone was expressing their opinions and discussing the matter, a voice quietly emerged: "What do you mean by saying everyone's used to sleeping like this and it's no big deal?"

The others instinctively glanced at Angelina, whose face was full of black lines, and then looked at each other, instantly turning the atmosphere humorous.

Feng Bin and Hua casually suggested, "Then why don't you go share a room with that jerk tonight?"

"I do not!"

Angelina immediately refused.

A virgin was mistaken for a promiscuous underage girl after a night with a man!

Wouldn't that mean my reputation has been unfairly damaged?!

……

Yes, yes, yes! That's exactly the kind of scene with its complex alliances, unpredictable relationships, and ever-changing emotions!

No, no! I don't understand Japanese!

The middle-aged woman secretly observed her daughters huddled together and whispered, then turned to them with a troubled expression and asked, "Erbai, what are they talking about?"

Bai Ying said with a deep gaze, "Palace maid 9527 overheard the Emperor and Empress Dowager's conversation and learned that Consort Ying was favored by the Emperor. She immediately complained to others, escalating the situation! Consort Xue, who had her sights set on the Empress's throne, immediately attributed it to the Emperor's conspiracy and advised Consort Ying to be careful and not to get too close to the Emperor, otherwise she would be in danger. Consort Yang, her sister, held the opposite opinion, believing that this was a good thing for Consort Ying and trying to win her over to join forces against Consort Xue in order to protect her own position."

"Consort Xue then sought the support of Consort Hua, because Consort Hua had no ambition and only cared about her own happiness, so she gave people a very friendly impression. However, Consort Xue misjudged one point. Precisely because Consort Hua had no ambition, she was not interested in Consort Xue's attempts to win her over, and even made the outrageous suggestion that they should both seek the Emperor's favor."

"While the group was having a heated discussion, they suddenly discovered that Palace Maid 9527 was also among them. Consort Hua immediately spoke sarcastically, asking her if a mere palace maid also wanted to be favored by the Emperor. The message came to Palace Maid 9527, who felt humiliated and vehemently denied it while cursing."

The middle-aged woman revealed a satisfied expression—yes, yes, yes! That's the taste! Just think about it, five girls huddled together and had intimate relationships with one boy. The basic relationship was explosive enough. Among these five girls, there were a pair of biological sisters and a pair of half-sisters. The level of explosion was taken to another level. How could there not be palace intrigue?

Bai Ying chose to watch the show from the sidelines.

The mother dog had no idea she was late; the usual charade of pulling and tugging, jealousy, teasing, and scheming had already been covered up in the previous text.

By starting with her parents to influence her boyfriend's relationship, she gained an advantageous position in the struggle (×).

I'm a little curious about my boyfriend's parents. I'll have to meet them sooner or later, so I might as well get to know them sooner (√).

The tiger cub and the dog mother, all form and no spirit, have not grasped the essence.

She was recognized as a mother who graduated from university.

"It has to be you."

Bai Ying suddenly patted the middle-aged man's shoulder and said with emotion, "Dad, you are my pride."

"?"

I don't know why, but it seems like I can lift my chin and start pointing now?

The middle-aged man had just raised his chin, about to launch into a cliché about respecting hierarchy and emphasizing the importance of fatherhood...

"Your teachings have been incredibly helpful; thanks to you, I have a lot of confidence."

"How dare you! I was the one disciplining you, you unfilial son!"

The middle-aged man's face darkened. He immediately prepared to start a conversation about life lessons: "Don't follow your mother's nonsense. Several girls have chosen you, and you're turning around and causing trouble. Is this how you treat your girlfriend? Sincerity is important in a relationship, but you also need to learn communication skills. Don't use the same way you treat me like a father to talk to others; it will only annoy people and make them want to stay away! You need to learn to sincerely make your girlfriend happy, emphasize her strengths, and when conflicts arise, you need to stand up for her and take responsibility..."

"What do you mean by 'nonsense'?" The middle-aged woman immediately became displeased, exposing her husband's past misdeeds on the spot. "How come I didn't know you were so charming and knew how to please girls back in the day? To invite you out, I had to practically barge into your house and force you to come. I had to come up with topics to talk about. Sometimes when I was in a bad mood and we had a fight, you would just shut up and act like you had nothing to say. And you think you can teach Erbai how to date? What? Do you have some past relationships that I don't know about...?"

"That's all in the past!" the middle-aged man quickly said, cutting off the conversation.

“Exactly, exactly.” Bai Ying picked at her ear. “I’ve heard these things countless times. Can you tell me something new and embarrassing? Like, how did you two spend your time together while I was traveling?”

"That feels great." The middle-aged man rolled his eyes and said casually, "By the way, the money you sent back is still on that card. Go and collect it yourself when you have time. You're dating now... well, you're dating several people, so there will inevitably be expenses in the future. If it weren't for my foresight in saving the money to use as compensation in a lawsuit to get you out of jail, you wouldn't know where to get money when you urgently need it."

Bai Ying frowned in displeasure, pointing and saying, "Just take the money I'm giving you. You're getting old, you don't have much professional ability, your labor capacity is declining, and you can't even count on your retirement pension. You're in a time when you're short of money, so why are you being so polite with me?"

“You’re still young, with no career or skills. You just graduated from high school and are just starting out in the workforce. That’s when you’re short of money. As your father, of course I have to support you. Don’t be shy,” the middle-aged man said earnestly, offering his advice.

Bai Ying shook her head and scoffed, "What nonsense are you talking about? When I was your age, I had already been on TV, written scripts, and done other jobs. You're far behind me..."

The father and son started again.

The middle-aged woman, unfazed, got up to buy groceries, leaving the two of them to continue their tug-of-war in the name of fatherhood.

Rather than caring about two men who only know how to eat, drink, and be fathers, she is more concerned about the complex web of relationships surrounding her son.

I need to educate my daughters myself!

……

The family relationships of this hater are truly bizarre, especially when compared to his family relationships in his previous life.