Don't think of rebirth.

Chapter 639 Morning Tea

Gu Qinghuan was very emotional: "You and your mother are very busy."

The situation of Lu Jingying and Lucas was too complicated, so Tao Shenxing called Gu Qinghuan directly and spent a long time explaining the situation clearly.

Gu Qinghuan turned on the speakerphone and sat cross-legged on the bed with two jars and a plate in front of her. While answering Tao Shenxing's call, she sorted the mixed nuts on the plate into different jars.

The jar on the left contains walnut kernels and dried mulberries, which she doesn't like, and the jar on the right contains raisins, dried cranberries, almond kernels and cashew kernels, which she likes.

Hey, why is there no brand of mixed nuts that contains all the ones she likes? Gu Qinghuan thought a little sadly.

Tao Shenxing said: "Actually, there is nothing to be busy about. I just need to accompany Lucas and make him happy. He should not pay too much attention to the suppression brought by his mother."

Gu Qinghuan stuffed a cashew nut into his mouth: "What do you want to do?"

Tao Shenxing thought about it according to the thinking mode of Class 3: "Although I want to be a supporting role in front of him and set off him so that Aunt Lu is satisfied, I don't think this can fundamentally solve the problem."

Gu Qinghuan nodded secretly, but after waiting for a while, she didn't hear any further news, so she couldn't help wondering: "Is there a problem with the signal on your end?"

"No," Tao Shenxing answered immediately, "I'm waiting for you to speak, squad leader."

Gu Qinghuan: "...You didn't say anything, so you were waiting for me to make a move?"

Tao Shenxing chuckled. He could only act cautiously now, but that didn't mean he had the brains to come up with a solution!

If he were to come up with a solution, he could at most refer to Murong Tianjiao's approach in the class and advise Lucas to be patient first, and wait until Lucas has the ability to be independent, and then run away so that Lu Jingying can't control him.

However, Tao Shenxing also knew that Lucas would most likely not be able to use this trick.

Because he loves his mother, he thinks that his mother's behavior is for his own good and he doesn't want to disappoint her.

Gu Qinghuan picked up a walnut and threw it into the jar, making a gurgling sound. "Okay, let's meet tomorrow. I'll see what Lucas is like and then think about what to do."

Tao Shenxing immediately looked forward to tomorrow: "Okay! See you tomorrow, squad leader!"

The time and place for tomorrow's meeting had already been agreed upon, so after Tao Shenxing finished speaking, he simply hung up the phone.

Gu Qinghuan threw the last dried mulberry into the jar, covered both jars with lids, and took the plates to the kitchen to wash them.

"What time are you going out tomorrow morning?" Wang Jiaan asked when he saw her come out.

"Eight forty, we agreed to meet at nine." Gu Qinghuan replied, "You don't have to prepare breakfast for me tomorrow morning, you and mom can go back to sleep."

"Go out to buy food?" Wang Jiaan felt it was a bit late. Even during holidays, Gu Qinghuan would finish breakfast before 8:30.

"No," Gu Qinghuan's eyes sparkled, "My friend and I are going to have morning tea tomorrow! That restaurant is open until 1pm!"

Wang Jiaan: Just looking at my daughter’s face, I know what “a mouse falling into a rice jar” means.

At nine o'clock the next morning, Gu Qinghuan showed up at the door of the restaurant where they had agreed to meet.

Tao Shenxing and Lucas arrived earlier than her and did not go into the store. Instead, they were standing at the door of the candied haws shop next door, pointing at the candied haws in the glass cabinet and chatting.

"Tao Shenxing!" Gu Qinghuan shouted.

Tao Shenxing immediately turned around, met Gu Qinghuan's gaze, and waved his hand vigorously: "Squad leader!"

Lucas also turned his head following Tao Shenxing's movements, and after Tao Shenxing's introduction, he greeted Gu Qinghuan: "Hello, I'm Lucas."

"Hello, I'm Gu Qinghuan." Gu Qinghuan smiled at Lucas, "Do you want to go into the store now? Or do you want to buy a bunch of candied haws first?"

Although Lucas' body had turned towards her, his hand was still on the glass cabinet, pointing at the candied haws, and he was obviously reluctant to let go.

"Can I buy it?" Lucas looked a little bit incredulous and expectant, "Mom said I can't eat snacks before meals."

"This is not a snack," Gu Qinghuan said seriously, "Hawthorn is an appetite whetter and aids digestion. Eating a moderate amount will make your meal more delicious."

"Really?" Lucas looked at the candied haws again.

Tao Shenxing patted Lucas on the shoulder and said, "What our squad leader said is absolutely correct. Just eat it with confidence!"

Lucas said tentatively: "Then I'll buy one."

He still remembered what Gu Qinghuan said about "appropriate amount", so he only ordered a small bunch. Because this store offers a discount if you buy three bunches, Gu Qinghuan and Tao Shenxing also took one bunch each.

Settling the bill was naturally Tao Shenxing's job. He was treating everyone today, and Xiang Jiri gave him a lot of "start-up capital".

The three of them walked into the restaurant together, and Tolucas' blessing was quite conspicuous.

The waiter led the three of them to a seat by the window and handed them the menu. "What would you like to order?"

Lucas looked at the thick menu and his eyes widened: "So many?"

Gu Qinghuan had already started to order without any hesitation: "Steamed chicken feet with black bean sauce, siu mai, shrimp dumplings, red rice sausage, lava buns, barbecued pork buns, pineapple buns, spring rolls..."

Lucas felt dizzy and couldn't help but ask quietly, "Is it too much?"

"No, here we serve food based on the number of people. It sounds like a lot, but actually there's not much in a basket." Tao Shenxing said.

There was something else he didn't say: With Gu Qinghuan here, there's no way we can't finish the meal.

As the yellowish-brown steamers were brought up one after another, Lucas was dazzled, not to mention the expression on his face after tasting the delicious food.

"These are all delicious!" Lucas was a little excited. "I heard from my mother before that there are many delicious foods in China. It turns out to be true. Next time I want to come to this restaurant with my mother to eat."

Gu Qinghuan bit the barbecued pork bun and made eye contact with Tao Shenxing: Lucas really loves his mother.

Tao Shenxing shrugged while Lucas was not paying attention: That's why it's difficult.

If he rashly said something bad about Lu Jingying in this state, Lucas would definitely refute him.

Although after yesterday's communication, Lucas should not hate Tao Shenxing immediately, but if he communicates with him again in the future, Lucas may be more alert, which will make it more difficult to convince him.

Gu Qinghuan swallowed the barbecued pork bun in her mouth and asked curiously, "I heard Tao Shenxing talk about you. Is this the first time your mother brought you back to China?"

Lucas was about to pick up the red rice sausage when he heard Gu Qinghuan's question. He put down his chopsticks and answered, "Yes, my mother was too busy before and didn't have time to come back."

"She is a billiard player, right? Is she busy with the competition?" Gu Qinghuan continued.

Lucas hesitated and shook his head: "No, Mom... hasn't played billiards for a long time. She is usually busy teaching me."

This time it was Tao Shenxing's turn to speak: "What should I teach you?"

As he spoke, he picked up the red rice sausage with his serving chopsticks and put it into Lucas's bowl, then interrupted, "We can eat and talk at the same time, no need to be too particular."

Lucas looked at the red rice sausage in the bowl with its moist and translucent skin and tried to put it into his mouth.

Because he had something stuffed in his mouth, his speech was a little slurred, but he felt surprisingly relaxed - it turned out that he didn't have to sit up straight or look at others while talking.

He said: "I am not used to the school environment. I have had bad experiences before...My mother has been making various efforts to help me overcome various difficulties."

Tao Shenxing was stunned and subconsciously wanted to ask "What bad experience happened?", but Gu Qinghuan was quick to block his mouth with a quicksand bag.

Gu Qinghuan took back her chopsticks: "Then you and Aunt Lu are back home now, she can relax a little."

Although Lucas was confused by Gu Qinghuan's behavior, he smiled when he heard her say that: "Yes, I have graduated from high school, mom doesn't have to work hard anymore."