Chapter 568 Auspicious Beginning (Fu Ma Version)

"Fufu, come here for a moment."

As soon as Zhou Fu returned home, she heard her mother's voice.

Looking over, she discovered an overly flamboyant woman...

Her mother was in the living room in front of a full-length mirror, holding a pair of scissors.

At this moment, she was wearing a black qipao that accentuated her figure...

"Mom, what are you doing!"

Seeing this, Zhou Fu was dumbfounded and hurried over.

"Here, take the scissors and cut a slit for me." Fu Ma directly handed the scissors to her daughter.

"Why do you need to cut a slit? This qipao looks great as it is..."

Zhou Fu didn't understand.

Because this qipao was truly exquisite, black, made of silk, and trimmed with lace.

Her mother had a voluptuous figure, but after putting on this outfit, she didn't look bloated at all. In fact, it magnified her natural endowments in certain areas, making her graceful and charming. It was hard to imagine what kind of reaction Chen Yuan, that little devil, would have when he saw this...

With those curves, it looked great as it was. Why cut a slit?

"For an auspicious start, you really don't understand anything." Fu Ma mocked Zhou Fu, the little bumpkin.

"Just leave it like this, why cut it..." Zhou Fu was reluctant.

If her mother was too sexy, people would stare!

"Cut it a little higher, so you can score even higher on the exam." Fu Ma explained with a smile, "I went to buy qipaos with some of my girlfriends, and they all cut slits. Of course, I have to cut one here too, otherwise I'll blame myself if my Fufu doesn't perform above her usual level."

"...It's not necessary to do too well on the exam."

"Tsk, of course you have to do well on the exam. You're the most important examinee in our family." Fu Ma insisted.

"Okay..." Zhou Fu had no choice but to squat down, take the scissors, grab the hem of Fu Ma's qipao, and slowly cut along the side before quickly stopping.

"For an auspicious start, cut a little more, you have leggings on anyway."

"...I know, I know."

Completely helpless, Zhou Fu had to do as she was told.

And so, she cut a slit in the hem of the qipao.

Then, she paused for a moment, "Eh? Where are the leggings?"

"Why would I wear leggings when I'm just trying on clothes at home?"

"You definitely have to wear them when you go out!"

"I know, what are you thinking? Of course, I'll wear them."

"Alright, I'm going back to my room to study."

Zhou Fu put the scissors on the coffee table and replied.

"Hey, aren't Chen Yuan's parents from out of town? Why don't we invite him to eat with us sometime?" Fu Ma suggested, "After all, our café's business wouldn't have taken off without his help."

"Absolutely not." Hearing this, Zhou Fu immediately waved her hand in refusal, "If you invite him to dinner looking like that, he'll underperform on the exam, and you'll have made a huge mistake!"

"Huh?" Fu Ma didn't understand, and said in confusion, "Why would I affect him?"

"...Because he likes kind-hearted aunties like you." Zhou Fu muttered.

Chen Yuan's affection for her mother was truly warped.

But it was hard for anyone not to like her mother, a passionate and beautiful woman...

It could only be said that her mother's influence was all-ages.

"I like him too."

"That's different, don't mention it." Zhou Fu said directly, "He'll probably eat with Xinyu. I'll be with you and Dad then."

"Okay~"

Fu Ma gave an okay sign and continued to admire herself in the mirror, sighing, "It's a pity I'm getting old. I was so beautiful when I was young."

"Weren't you just like me when you were young?" Zhou Fu retorted.

"No, I was much prettier than you."

"...I'm getting angry!"

Mocked by her mother, Zhou Fu let out a "woooah" and ran back to her room, closing the door and starting to study.

"Huh, getting angry?" Fu Ma was a little curious, so she walked to the bedroom, opened the door, and saw Zhou Fu observing herself in the mirror...

Was she experiencing appearance anxiety?

"Knock before you enter, Mom!"

"I'm just kidding, you're just as pretty as Mom."

"How come I think I'm prettier?"

"You're overthinking it."

"Hey, you!"

………

"Just cut a little bit, I still want to wear it later."

In the living room, He Hongtao's wife instructed He Hongtao.

"My hand is a little shaky... I'm afraid of poking you." He Hongtao was middle-aged after all, and his hand wasn't very steady, so he temporarily gave up, then stood up and called out to He Xuan's bedroom, "Xuanxuan, come out for a moment."

After a while, He Xuan came out. Looking at her mom and dad, she said with a look of pleasant surprise, "Have you already started for an auspicious start?"

"We have to have a good omen, this is the only thing Mom can do." Madam He said.

"Then I'll cut it higher, the difference in scores is a bit much." He Xuan took the scissors, eager to try.

"Hey, that won't do."

He Hongtao, thinking that his wife would still be seen by others, made the following suggestion.

"Alright, then."

He Xuan had no choice but to cut a slit appropriately, cutting a little bit higher.

Then, she stopped.

She stood up, looked at her mother wearing the qipao, and complimented her, "You look so beautiful, you have so much charisma, Mom."

"I'm forty years old, how can I still look good?" He Xuan's mother said with a smile.

"You don't look like it at all." He Hongtao said, "Every time we go out, my subordinates don't dare to say hello, they think they've run into something."

"Hey, why are you joking like that in front of the child."

"Hehehe." Covering her mouth with her hand, He Xuan laughed, "No wonder Dad was able to win Mom over, that EQ."

"Your EQ is pretty high too, you can understand that?" He Xuan's mom retorted.

"I'm going back to my room, bye-bye."

He Xuan didn't want to disturb the couple's little romance, so she offered to leave.

"Then you go pick up Xuanxuan, I can't leave here." He Hongtao said.

"I know, you have your work and your position." Madam He could understand He Hongtao.

As the principal of No. 11 High School, it wouldn't be right if he wasn't there to see the students off to the exam.

Back in the old days, it would be like two armies clashing, with the commander-in-chief present to boost morale.

"Chen Yuan finally surpassed Shi Yi in the last joint mock exam." Speaking of this, He Hongtao was also full of confidence, "Before, I was always worried that he was just a little bit behind. But as long as he surpasses him once, he has a chance to win again in the gaokao."

"That's right, we only need to win this one gaokao."

Thinking of this, Madam He said with a longing look, "I only have two wishes this year. First, that our Xuanxuan does well on the exam. And second, that Chen Yuan does well on the exam."

"It will be good, I have a good feeling." He Hongtao clenched his fist, quite confident.

"Alright, I'm going to change my clothes."

"Wait."

"Why?"

He Hongtao smiled, then looked her up and down, smiling as he said, "You're so beautiful, just like before."

Madam He smiled and shrugged, joking, "How else would I have been won over by you, you're still so good."

………

"It's okay, you don't have to come, or wait until after my gaokao you can..."

While on the phone with Ms. Yang Junlian, Chen Yuan suddenly froze.

That's not right, after the gaokao, he was going to develop Xinyu, what would it be like if she came!

"Just wait for me at home, I'll be back."

"Really, don't feel like you haven't fulfilled your responsibilities as parents."

"You've already done a great job, wait for my triumphant return."

"Yes, you might mess up my rhythm if you come."

"Okay, that's it, bye-bye."

After pulling and tugging on the phone with Yang Junlian, the other party finally decided to listen to him and not come to take care of them.

She was probably afraid of becoming a disruptive factor.

It could only be said that I, Yang the Great, needed no further explanation.

"Mom's definitely not coming, right?" At this moment, Xia Xinyu passed by and chimed in.

"Yeah, it'll just be the two of us then." Chen Yuan said, "That way, we won't feel pressured."

"Hehe, okay, I'll listen to you."

Xia Xinyu sat down next to Chen Yuan, put her hand on his shoulder, and said with a slightly flushed face, "Everyone's doing 'Auspicious Start' lately, do you want to do it too?"

"Me wear one? That's a little too much..."

"Of course, I'll wear it."

"I'd love to see that." Chen Yuan gave an okay sign, full of anticipation, "Xinyu would definitely look gorgeous in it."

"Okay..."

And so, Xinyu put her phone aside and casually walked away.

Eh, Xinyu, your phone.

When Chen Yuan picked it up to give it to her, he saw that the phone was displaying a qipao order, which hadn't been placed yet.

She probably wanted to wait until after the gaokao to wear it.

After all, if she wore this kind of playful qipao before the gaokao... how would he compete against Shi Yi and Bai Mingze!

(End of chapter)