Chapter 441: Chapter 313: Let Them All Come

Pain is meaningless, pain is worthless. Don’t believe the nonsense that experiencing pain will refine your will and make you grow; it’s the most vicious lie.

However, sometimes if someone sees your pain and it elicits sympathy, then that feeling becomes meaningful.

So, the beating Li Peifeng took didn’t serve the purpose Li Qiyuan mentioned of helping him grow. Its biggest significance was that it prevented the three girls from kicking him while he was down, using the opportunity to accuse Li Qiyuan and Yu Huizhi of their son’s past misdeeds, or from opposing each other in the Li family and turning it into a messy drama of three women fighting over one man. Instead, they just watched the fight while eating, ensuring the dinner went smoothly.

"Teacher Li... Uncle, stop fighting and eat."

Zhao Qingge was the first to put down her chopsticks and the first to formally speak up to stop Li Qiyuan.

But the address was awkward. Li Qiyuan found it somewhat uncomfortable, reminded of the teacher-student relationship between Zhao Qingge and his son, which made him want to continue chasing after Li Peifeng to hit him: "You wretched kid, get over here!" 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

"Uncle, you should eat first; the food will get cold."

"Yeah, let me serve you a bowl. Don’t mind him."

But both Xu Manning and Wu Wenyue spoke up to dissuade him, leading Li Qiyuan to truly stop and put down the rolling pin, returning to the table to sit.

"Are you all full?"

"Yes."

"Full, even a bit stuffed."

He couldn’t eat more; his anger was more than filled. After just two bites, seeing the girls and his wife put down their chopsticks, Li Qiyuan simply got up to clear the dishes.

Wu Wenyue reacted first and helped collect the bowls and chopsticks, followed by Xu Manning. Zhao Qingge was about to get up to help but was promptly held back by Yu Huizhi: "Let me, let me. Qingge, you all just go to the living room to rest."

"No need to be polite, Uncle and Aunt."

"Exactly, plus, we did this plenty when we lived with Peifeng."

Wu Wenyue unexpectedly learned to be sly, with her words carrying much underlying meaning, making everyone pause slightly. Zhao Qingge wished she could grab the rolling pin and start a fight...

"Bang!"

But Yu Huizhi beat her to it, grabbed the rolling pin, and swung it at Li Peifeng, angrily shouting: "Why are you just standing there? Get working!"

"Isn’t that exactly what I’m doing."

Li Peifeng replied helplessly, carrying the leftovers to Wu Wenyue and whispered: "Say a little less."

Wu Wenyue didn’t even look at him, but regardless, at the moment, the three girls started working together as if competing, with one gathering dishes, another wiping tables, and Wu Wenyue even swept and mopped the dining room and kitchen.

Seeing the hard-working girls and his parents’ helpless and worried expressions, Li Peifeng couldn’t help but quietly comfort Yu Huizhi: "Mom, cheer up. As the saying goes, many hands make light work. You and Dad don’t have to do chores anymore; isn’t it great to have so many people looking after you?"

"Get out of here!"

Yu Huizhi angrily pinched Li Peifeng’s arm again, saying through gritted teeth: "If you keep this up, I’m afraid you won’t live to see the day your dad and I grow old!"

...

"Have some water."

"Eat some fruit!"

It was already one o’clock after dinner when everyone sat down in the living room. Yu Huizhi sat in the middle, with Xu Manning and Wu Wenyue on her left, Zhao Qingge on her right, and Li Qiyuan sitting opposite the coffee table, just staring at each other without words.

Yu Huizhi and Li Qiyuan, the two elders, looked at the three girls, unsure of what to say.

When your child brings a girlfriend to meet the parents, both the parents and the girl can feel awkward as they’re unfamiliar with each other, and given the special nature of their relationship, it’s rare for a first meeting to be entirely pleasant. This kind of meeting atmosphere naturally lacks an easy flow.

And Li Peifeng brought home three, with one being his teacher, making the relationship even more complex. How to interact? Who to talk to? What to say?

Completely clueless!

Especially Yu Huizhi; thinking of how she suggested Zhao Qingge be Li Peifeng’s godmother earlier made her feel even more awkward. Then realizing she only prepared red envelopes for Wu Wenyue and Xu Manning, leaving out Zhao Qingge... awkward and helpless.

Should she make up for it with a red envelope? They’re all Fengfeng’s girlfriends; it seems biased for this future mother-in-law to leave one out when the other two got a red envelope.

The thing is, how did the meeting turn out like this? Agreed on two, but two became three, and three became four.

Just enough to play a game of mahjong!

The awkward atmosphere in the living room was evident, while Li Peifeng was in the bathroom checking his injuries. Though Li Qiyuan didn’t use much force, being hit by such a big rolling pin made Peifeng genuinely ache; he estimated he had several bruises on his arms and legs, but it turned out not to be the case.

The hardest hits only left faint red marks, while other milder spots were completely unharmed.

Li Peifeng speculated it might be his skin toughening up after his transformation.

"Whatever doesn’t kill me makes me stronger... but are they planning not to leave? Do they seriously want to stir up trouble in front of my parents?"

Li Peifeng washed his face, sorted out his emotions, and stepped into the living room, just as Wu Wenyue started talking about the story between him and Zhao Qingge, with occasional inputs from Xu Manning.

The dream was mentioned, broadly aligning with the truth but filled with strong subjective emotions. Wu Wenyue spoke with clenched teeth, full of complaints against Zhao Qingge, the little side... the little other.