Don't think of rebirth.

Chapter 637 Red Flowers and Green Leaves

The sink at home is big enough that Tao Shenxing and Lucas can stand side by side without feeling crowded.

But apart from the sound of washing vegetables, Lucas made no sound at all. Even if he didn't look, Tao Shenxing could feel the depressed atmosphere coming from beside him.

He was not the kind of person who could hold it back! He immediately asked, "Why are you unhappy?"

Tao Shenxing suddenly spoke, which scared Lucas and made him drop the food in his hand into the sink.

He came back to his senses and said as he slowly picked up the vegetables, "Mom is unhappy."

Tao Shenxing's mind was full of questions: "Why is she unhappy?"

"That's what my mom does when she's unhappy. She won't say it directly and tells me to figure it out myself," Lucas said.

Tao Shenxing couldn't help but roll his eyes: "You still need people to guess? I'm so tired!"

Lucas didn't respond, but continued to wash the vegetables with his head down: "She asked me to wash the vegetables, it must be that she was unhappy with me washing the vegetables. Maybe she thinks that I shouldn't waste my time on this kind of thing."

"How can this be considered a waste?" Tao Shenxing couldn't understand. "Besides, do you have any mission when you come to my house? Anything else is considered a waste of time?"

Lucas fell silent. Tao Shenxing complained a few more times, but when he didn't hear Lucas reply, he realized it belatedly and looked at him with wide eyes: "You really have a mission! To do something bad?!"

"No," Lucas said hastily, "it's not a bad thing!"

But in this way, he was also implicitly admitting that he had a "mission".

Under Tao Shenxing's gaze, Lucas lowered his head, hesitating for a long time, and then lowered his voice and said, "If I tell you, can you promise not to tell my mother?"

Tao Shenxing nodded firmly and patted his chest vigorously: "Of course!"

He smelled the scent of the melon! For the third class of bastards, protecting the melon is a matter of course!

Lucas was a little surprised. It was the first time he felt so strongly someone else's determination to keep a secret.

He didn't quite understand his mother's thoughts. In less than a day, he could see that Tao Shenxing was a very good person, so he was thinking about telling Tao Shenxing about his "mission".

He took a deep breath, his voice still very soft: "Mom said she hopes I can defeat you."

A big question mark seemed to appear above Tao Shenxing's head: "Ah?"

Once he got started, Lucas was able to continue speaking much more fluently: "Mom always told me that she wanted to beat Aunt Xiang. If she couldn't win through competition, at least she had to win once in other aspects."

Tao Shenxing was bewildered: "Ah? Other aspects..."

Before he could finish his words, he suddenly reacted and pointed a finger at himself: "It can't be me?!"

Lucas nodded: "Yes, my mother said that I am her son. If I can beat Aunt Xiang's son, it proves that she is better than Aunt Xiang in educating children."

Tao Shenxing was speechless: "That's not how you compare it, right? Everyone has a different personality. Even if they receive the same education, they can't be exactly the same!"

"Not to mention teaching..." Tao Shenxing choked. Xiang Jiri didn't teach him much, did he? At most, he taught him billiards.

Xiang Ji Ri himself has a somewhat cold personality and is not good at teaching others - for example, when Tao Shen Xing was a child, it was his father Tao Shen Yan who tutored him in doing his homework.

If Xiang Jiri were to teach Tao Shenxing how to do his homework, within half an hour she would have to consider taking Tao Shenxing for an IQ test.

Tao Shenxing managed to say: "In short, even if you beat me, you can't prove that your mother is better at raising children than my mother."

Lucas sighed a little worriedly: "If that happens, my mother will be very disappointed. I don't want to disappoint her."

The two continued to wash the vegetables in silence. After a while, Tao Shenxing's curiosity grew again: "Hey, tell me, how are you going to beat me?"

Lucas thought for a moment: "Appearance, height, etiquette, personality, grades, interpersonal relationships..."

Every time he uttered a word, Tao Shenxing felt a weight on his back. By the time Lucas finished counting, Tao Shenxing was almost crushed.

"Is there any need to compare this?" Tao Shenxing's face turned red, and he was extremely sad and angry.

Although his mentality has changed a lot under Gu Qinghuan's guidance and he can face Lucas calmly, he still feels pressured when he hears the aspects listed by Lucas!

Tao Shenxing now just wants to hold his phone and run to the class group to wail. At least the people in Class 3 can comfort him.

However, Lucas misunderstood what he meant and lowered his head in embarrassment: "I'm sorry, I also know that there are many items that should not be compared at all, but mom will take them into consideration."

Not to mention his appearance and height, Tao Shenxing was not molded by Xiang Jiri to look any way he wanted. How can such uncontrollable aspects be compared?

Not to mention that everyone has different aesthetic tastes. For those who don't like the appearance of foreigners, Tao Shenxing has more advantages than Lucas.

The same is true for etiquette. Although Lucas has always tried hard to maintain the best mental outlook, in his opinion, Tao Shenxing's calm and composed attitude, which is different from his deliberateness, makes him admire him even more.

As for academic performance, Lucas was not sure because the two countries had different educational methods, but in terms of dealing with people, Lucas believed that Tao Shenxing was much better than him.

Tao Shenxing brought him water, took the initiative to care about him, took him to participate in family activities, made delicious food for him, and taught him a more reasonable way of speaking!

More importantly, Tao Shenxing did these things without ever asking anything of him, nor did he require him to meet any certain standards.

Lucas couldn't believe that there was such a selfless person like Tao Shenxing.

He talked incessantly, and every word made Tao Shenxing want to pick his ears, suspecting that he had heard it wrong.

Or you should pinch yourself, it’s more likely that you are dreaming.

Thinking of this, Tao Shenxing couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.

In his eyes, the excellent people think he is even better - who can resist! It's so cool! He is so proud! He really wants to show off to others!

Tao Shenxing pinched his thigh desperately, grimacing in pain, before he could control his stiff face.

Before Lucas raised his head, he finally controlled his expression and coughed heavily a few times: "Cough! Cough! Lucas, you don't have to care about these."

Lucas looked up and looked at him in confusion, while Tao Shenxing said generously: "Just show off yourself these few days. I don't care anyway, and neither does my mom. As long as your mom thinks you beat me and she beat my mom, isn't that enough?"

Even if I lose, so what? It doesn't matter if Lu Jingying brags about me.

Will his and his mother's lifestyle change? Of course not! He and his mother will continue to live at their own pace.

Tao Shenxing patted Lucas on the shoulder and gave him a thumbs up: "You be your red flower, and I will be your green leaf!"