After rebirth, I rejected the rich yandere lady

Mother Xu had been through life.

She understood what that not-too-big, not-too-small, perfectly lip-shaped mark on the young neck meant.

But what she didn't get was, her son had a girlfriend; it was normal for young people to flirt and leave a "strawberry" mark.

What about Ming Yue, though?

And judging by the shade of the "strawberry" marks on their necks, they seemed to have been made at the same time.

Then she recalled the way Musen had carried Yao Mingyue on his back, and while taking care of a childhood friend with piggyback rides seemed normal, some of their little actions felt a tad too intimate.

If this had been the past, she would have been very pleased, since both families had long entertained the idea of having the two kids end up together.

Especially with the recent turn of events, marrying Yao Mingyue meant at least a worry-free life in terms of food and drink.

But now, her son already had a girlfriend, and Mother Xu was quite fond of Nuannuan.

Kind-hearted and so adorable, Nuannuan was wholly devoted to her son; mainly, it was her cluelessly cute ways that were just too heart-wrenching.

If she ran into some jerk, afraid she might never recover in this lifetime.

This put her in a bit of a predicament.

Seizing the moment when her son came to serve the dishes, she glanced at him and figured asking directly wasn't appropriate. So she started probing, "Son, things are still going well with you and Nuannuan, right?"

"Everything's good."

"You haven't had any quarrels, or any cold wars?"

"Nope, Nuannuan didn't come this time because she's getting a health check and spending time with her grandparents. If you don't believe me, call and ask her later."

Musen said with a smile, adults are easily sensitive about these matters.

Mother Xu hesitated for a moment before continuing, "You're sure you haven't had any issues? Like making her unhappy, or done something..."

"Mom, are you not content unless you see us fight?"

Musen was a bit speechless.

"Not at all..." Mother Xu also patted her forehead, changing the subject: "I've noticed you and Ming Yue seem to be getting closer lately. Have you resolved your issues from before?"

"Childhood friends don't hold lasting grudges." Musen nodded with a smile, not just reconciled, if it were the previous life, they might have remarried by now.

"I see..."

Mother Xu kept watching her son's expression, catching a fleeting look that had passed through his eyes.

Why did it feel like the look one gives their lifelong partner, similar to what she felt when she looked at her own husband?

Something still wasn't quite right.

"How well have you... reconciled?"

"Mom, I find you're particularly nosy today."

"Can't I just ask, huh? Listen here, whether it's Nuannuan or Ming Yue, both are good girls, and you can't mistreat either of them, got it?"

Mother Xu said with a deep sense of earnestness. Her real intent was to say not to wrong Nuannuan nor to lead Ming Yue on.

But to a certain scoundrel, her words were like music to the ears, as if meeting a kindred spirit.

He looked at his mom, "Mom, what you said is wonderful. Rest assured, I'll treat them both well!"

With that, Musen picked up the dishes and left.

Mother Xu was a bit stunned.

"This kid, why do I feel there's something off about his words..."

The night fell.

Father Xu returned home, and with the debt pressure at home gone, Father Xu's spirits improved a lot. He'd been happy and jolly every day, his once thin body even gaining a bit of weight.

Knowing that his son and Ming Yue had come back, he too had ended work early to return.

But Father Xu was a typical Chinese father, his excitement turning to restraint the moment he entered the house.

He just silently watched his son and Yao Mingyue, with eyes full of relief.

"Don't just stand there, come on, it's been so long since we've eaten together, sit down and start eating."

Mother Xu called out, serving a bowl of soup for Ming Yue, "Ming Yue, this is pig trotter soup I stewed for you; drinking it will help with calcium."

"Thank you, Auntie."

Ming Yue reached out and took it, looking at the brimming pig trotters in the bowl with a bit of embarrassment, "There are so many trotters. Just soup is fine for me; eating too much at night makes it easy to gain weight."

"No worries, if you can't finish, feed them to Musen, he loves gnawing on bones."

Mother Xu said cheerfully.

Musen: Am I even human!!

Ming Yue couldn't help but giggle, looking at the large pig trotters in the bowl and then at Musen.

It wasn't wrong to say some perverts do like gnawing on trotters…

The family ate joyfully.

Father and son opened a bottle of wine and began to drink.

They asked about business, and life.

Musen, of course, shared only the good news, not the worries, and by now had stopped hiding the details of his business from his family.

When Father Xu learned that in just a couple of months, his son had earned tens of millions just from franchise fees for the milk tea shop, his hold on his cup almost faltered.

Tens of millions, even when they were running their business and company, they had never made that much money.

Nowadays, an entire quad-style house in Capital City wouldn't even cost that much.

This was truly a number that could change one's social status.

"Good, that's very good..."

Father Xu was in a daze for a while, then downed a glass of wine with a smile that turned a bit teary.

At that moment, he didn't know what to say. He felt guilty for the years of hardship he had brought upon his family, unable to raise their standard of living.

But at this moment, his heart was full of relief, for his son was truly making something of himself, changing the fate of the whole family.