Rebirth: Daily Face Slaps - Chapter 28

With Lin Jianjun’s help, the dishes from the kitchen were brought out, and Wang Qin called out, “Wash your hands, it’s time to eat!”

During this time, Wang Qin didn’t spare a single glance for Lin Chunying, as if the girl chatting enthusiastically in the living room with Lin Mengting wasn’t her daughter who hadn’t been home for several months.

Lin Yian also put down his newspaper, washed his hands in the kitchen, and then sat down at the dining table.

Similarly, he did not give Lin Chunying a glance.

Only Lin Jianjun gave Lin Chunying a sympathetic look, but he didn’t dare to speak up for her.

Who told Lin Chunying to repeatedly disregard the saying, “There is a limit to tolerance”? She had made the mistake of leaving home for months without a word too many times to count!

“Dad, Mom,” Lin Chunying pouted, looking pitiful and aggrieved, “this time, it was really a special situation.”

At this point, Lin Chunying paused, raised her right hand with three fingers up, and said earnestly, “I swear, there won’t be a next time.”

Unfortunately, she had sworn this many times before, with no effect.

Even if she switched jobs, her habit of treating home like a hotel—coming and going without notice—would never change.

“Little Ting,” Lin Chunying tugged Lin Mengting’s arm, looking at her pleadingly and winking desperately.

Just as Lin Mengting was about to speak, Wang Qin beckoned her over, “Little Ting, come sit next to Fourth Aunt.”

Lin Mengting blinked, looked at Lin Chunying, who seemed like a pitiful kitten caught in the rain, and then at Wang Qin, who wore a stern expression. She quickly made a decision.

Giving Lin Chunying a helpless look, Lin Mengting got up and walked over to sit next to Wang Qin.

“Sigh…” Lin Chunying sighed deeply, shrugged, and said, “I originally wanted to tell everyone about some interesting things I encountered on this trip.”

As she spoke, Lin Chunying went to the kitchen to get her bowl and chopsticks, then walked slowly to the dining table.

—Then, Lin Mengting had the opportunity to witness what it meant to “sweep away like the autumn wind.”

Even though Lin Yian, Wang Qin, and Lin Jianjun tried to block her with their chopsticks, they failed to stop Lin Chunying’s swift, precise, and ruthless actions, watching helplessly as she took a bit of every dish into her bowl.

However, since this had happened many times before, Lin Yian and Wang Qin continued to enjoy their meal calmly, chatting leisurely with Lin Jianjun and Lin Mengting, without even batting an eye.

In short, they wanted to make Lin Chunying feel like she was the outsider.

Unfortunately, for the thick-skinned Lin Chunying, this scene meant nothing.

Even with Lin Mengting, a real “outsider,” at the table, and despite all her embarrassing moments being witnessed by Lin Mengting, it made no difference.

Recalling some information Lin Jianjun had unintentionally revealed during their phone call a few days ago, Lin Chunying’s eyes brightened, “Little Ting, you haven’t been in S City long, have you? There must be many places you haven’t visited yet?”

“Hmm,” Lin Mengting blinked, quickly understanding the implication behind Lin Chunying’s words, and looked troubled. “But Fourth Aunt said she would take me to the beach this weekend.”

As for the other theme parks in S City?

Of course, Wang Qin would take Lin Mengting to visit them!

Lin Chunying clutched her chest, feeling a sharp pang of hurt.

However, giving up was not an option for her.

“I not only have free tickets to the four major theme parks in S City but also a special map of S City that only I know about.”

“Hmph!” Wang Qin snorted. A map? The bookstores are full of them!

Lin Chunying narrowed her eyes, her words taking on a seductive tone, “My map is different from those generic ones you find in bookstores. This map took me nearly ten years to complete, bit by bit. It includes secret local delicacies and unique scenic spots in S City, as well as a complete ‘strategy plan.’”

At this point, Lin Chunying paused, lifted her chin slightly, and said proudly, “I wouldn’t share it with just anyone!”

“Little Ting already has your map,” Wang Qin said lightly, glancing at the smug Lin Chunying and pouring cold water on her enthusiasm.

“Gah?!” Lin Chunying widened her eyes in protest, “Mom, you went into my room again!”

“How dare you bring that up!” Wang Qin was filled with complaints, “Who turned their room into a pigsty? A young girl acting like a boy, that’s bad enough. But even your brother, who is a real boy, doesn’t turn his room into such a mess—so cluttered you can’t even step inside, with a musty smell hanging in the air! If it wasn’t like that, do you think I would bother cleaning your room?!”

Of course, during the cleaning process, she had discovered Lin Chunying’s perfectly detailed “S City Travel Guide” and naturally took it out to brag to friends and colleagues.

“What else could I do!” Lin Chunying’s expression didn’t change, and she even seemed to have an attitude of “let it be.”

“I’ve already said I’d pay for a bigger house or at least renovate this one and install air conditioning and exhaust fans in every room, but you won’t agree.”

“No matter how big the house, it wouldn’t be enough for you to waste!” Wang Qin, who had raised Lin Chunying for nine months in her womb and all the years after, knew her daughter’s nature well.

“Just hire a maid or part-time cleaner.” Lin Chunying didn’t care at all. In her view, the rule of “men outside, women inside” was long outdated!

As a new era woman, though she might not meet all the standards of being “able to handle the living room and kitchen, kill viruses, climb walls, drive a car, buy a house, fight mistresses, and beat hooligans,” she was only lacking in one or two aspects.