Don't think of rebirth.

Chapter 638 Division of Labor and Cooperation

By the time of dinner, Lu Jingying looked almost the same as before.

Tao Shenxing looked at Xiang Jiri's face, but couldn't tell what he meant. He also didn't know how his mother had calmed Lu Jingying down.

According to Lu Jingying's request, the vegetables for tonight cannot be all vegetarian, of course, with two adolescent children present.

If he really ate like that, Tao Shenxing would have to get up in the middle of the night to gnaw on the refrigerator.

Besides, it’s winter now, so a steaming hot pot is perfect. You can order whatever you want.

Xiang Jiri and Tao Shenxing both love spicy food, while Lu Jingying and Lucas prefer lighter tastes. However, there were no shabu-shabu hot pots at home, so they ended up putting two electric hot pots on the table.

Tao Shenxing also thought this was a good idea. He could add more dishes without worrying about affecting other people's dishes.

He first put the potatoes in and cooked them slowly, then picked up the plate and put half a portion of beef in. As soon as the beef was cooked, he dipped it in the condiments and put it into his mouth, enjoying it very much.

In contrast, Lucas blanched the vegetables properly, served them to Lu Jingying, and then started eating his own portion.

Xiang Ji Ri picked up a piece of kelp knot and looked at Lucas thoughtfully while eating.

Noticing her gaze, Lu Jingying said with a bit of boasting, "This child has been like this since he was young. It saves me a lot of trouble."

Tao Shenxing curled his lips secretly, what does "like this since childhood" mean? Who knows how much effort was spent on teaching.

Xiang Jiri nodded slightly: "That's good. After all, you are clumsy and you get burned by the splashing oil every time you eat hot pot."

Lu Jingying's smile froze, and she gritted her teeth, "How long are you going to keep talking about those few times? Besides, you're the same, too. You always get meat covered in peppercorns!"

At this point, she glanced at Tao Shenxing and said, "Why don't you let your son pick some for you? Ask him to skim off the peppercorns..."

"Because the meat he picked up had more peppercorns," Xiang Jiri sighed sadly, "How could this unlucky trait be inherited?"

Tao Shenxing chewed the meat in his mouth unconvinced and spit out the pepper seeds.

In fact, if Tao Shenyan was at home, this wouldn't happen. He would help Xiang Jiri pick out the peppercorns - forget about Tao Shenxing, he couldn't enjoy this treatment.

Although there were some minor incidents, the dinner time was generally pleasant. In order to give Lucas more opportunities to perform, Tao Shenxing basically did not speak.

He occasionally said a few words, and the content was pretty standard.

Lu Jingying's eyes were on him at first, but then she probably felt that he was "not worth worrying about" and just focused on bickering with Xiang Jiri.

After dinner, the housekeeping had to clean up. Lu Jingying and Lucas were tired after a day's work, so they went back to their rooms to rest. Tao Shenxing, on the other hand, sneaked into his mother and father's bedroom and secretly reported on them.

"That's what Lucas said," Xiang Jiri shook his head, "Lu Jingying is still as stingy as ever."

Tao Shenxing scratched the back of his head, still unable to suppress his curiosity for a day: "Mom, how did you and Aunt Lu become friends?"

She is rude, likes to show off, is picky, and seems a little petty... Given my mother's personality, how could she have endured it until now?

Xiang Jiri didn't answer immediately, but curled his lips for a rare moment: "Do you think she's annoying? Rather than a friend, she's more like an enemy who can't stand seeing me doing well?"

"It's not that exaggerated." Tao Shenxing laughed.

Xiang Jiri laughed: "Do you know why she calls me Xiang Qingqing?"

Tao Shenxing guessed: "Because her name used to be Lu Jingjing, so she wanted to give you a name similar to hers, so that her name wouldn't seem so ordinary?"

Xiang Jiri shook his head and said calmly, "Because my opponents used to call me the unlucky star and the god of death. They also said that my name is Jiri, which means 'Ji' in 'taboo'."

Tao Shenxing's face changed: "What the hell!"

Xiang Jiri glanced at him and didn't care about his tone: "Those people said that just because they couldn't beat me, so they blamed me for all the bad luck they encountered in their daily lives, thinking that this would be an excuse for their own defeat."

"In fact, I didn't take those words to heart back then, but Lu Jingying cared about it and gave me the name 'Xiang Qingqing'."

"Every time she finished yelling, she would come over to me, cross her arms and start scolding me, then pull me away, away from those people."

"Although I later told her that I don't care what others think of my name, as long as I know that my name is the 'Ji' in 'Yun Xiao Yu Ji', she still thinks that such things should be avoided as little as possible."

"She is the only one who will never make excuses for her failure and will compete with me again and again."

Xiang Jiri reached out his hand and touched the top of Tao Shenxing's head: "I know she is a very stubborn person. She is so eager to win that she is sometimes offensive. She is also too self-centered."

"After all, she has never chosen despicable ways to hurt me just to win over me."

“For me, she is a cherished opponent and a friend who has witnessed my life.”

After hearing what Xiang Jiri said, Tao Shenxing felt a little complicated.

He didn't expect that his mother had experienced such a thing in the past, and he didn't expect that Lu Jingying would stand up and defend his mother in her own way.

He scratched his hair again and uttered, "Even so, that's not a reason for him to treat Lucas like that! I really feel sorry for Lucas."

Xiang Jiri withdrew his hand and nodded, "You are right, she is not a good mother, and her education of Lucas has gone off the right track."

"Before, she was abroad, and I wanted to do something, but it was out of reach. Sending WeChat messages, leaving messages on WeChat Moments, video calls, etc., would only have the opposite effect."

She sighed helplessly: "So this time when she brought her son back to China, I thought of taking the opportunity of being with her to see if I could do something."

Before, when Lu Jingying asked Lucas to wash the vegetables, Xiang Jiri took Lu Jingying upstairs, comforted her with a few words, and also tested Lu Jingying's thoughts.

As expected, Lu Jingying said that Lucas, a grown-up, couldn't even wash vegetables and needed Tao Shenxing to teach him.

Tao Shenxing was a little speechless after hearing this: "Does she think that if Lucas helps me, she will lose to me?"

Xiang Jiri spread his hands and did not admit it, but said: "Now that you know it, can mom rely on you?"

"I'll take care of her, and you stay with Lucas. We'll work together as mother and son."

Tao Shenxing patted his chest so hard that it made a loud thump - luckily he was wearing thick clothes in winter, otherwise he would have choked himself.

He said confidently: "Don't worry, Mom. I've talked to Lucas. He's a good guy. I'm sure he'll be fine!"

"Besides, I have a super powerful trick!"

Xiang Jiri paused and said, "Is it your squad leader again?"

"How did you guess it so quickly?" Tao Shenxing opened his eyes wide.

Do we need to guess? If you can enlighten your son's stupid brain, you should know the answer, right?

Xiang Jiri waved his hand: "Then it depends on you and your squad leader."