My System Forces Me to Live off Women-Chapter 129 - 124: Meeting the Parents or Not

The three of them chatted for a while, and Li Peifeng received a call. It was Teacher Jiang from the New Media Communication Research Center giving him a list, which included short video creators from Beihua Normal University campus as well as talented individuals from successful influencer companies outside the school.

Right afterwards, an acquaintance from the photography department also sent him several business cards via WeChat, all students interested in applying for shooting positions.

Li Peifeng handed these two lists to Wu Wenyue, asking her and Xu Manning to make their own selections while he stayed in the bedroom to type.

Shortly after, the meal was ready.

"Dinner's ready!"

"Let's eat, let's eat!"

"Auntie, let me serve you a bowl."

"Okay, just a little will do."

When Li Peifeng came out, he found the two girls busily helping out, serving dishes and rice, while his parents were seated at the main seats at the dining table.

"Such a feast."

Lifting his eyes over the array of dishes on the table, Li Peifeng casually said, "Thanks, Mom and Dad, for your hard work! Want some alcohol? I think I have some, white, red, and beer, all available."

He said this as he walked towards the kitchen cabinet.

Li Qiyuan slightly frowned, "Well, let's just have some beer then."

He felt burdened by a huge secret that made it hard for him to breathe; Old Li needed to drink more today!

Yu Huizhi tilted her head and raised her hand, "I'll have some too!"

Li Peifeng casually asked, "Manning, do you two want any?"

"What? Alcohol?"

Xu Manning looked confused, "We don't drink alcohol."

Wu Wenyue was very obedient, "We're fine with hot water!"

When the couple wasn't paying attention, Wu Wenyue glared fiercely at Li Peifeng, who then remembered that, oh, the two of them weren't feeling well; they weren't pretending...

"Alright, alright." Li Peifeng chuckled, picking up four cans of beer and returned to his seat.

"Okay, let's dig in!"

Everyone finally sat down and picked up their chopsticks to eat. Wu Wenyue immediately grabbed a piece of sweet and sour pork, took a bite, and beamed, "Finally eating this dish again, Uncle's cooking is amazing!"

"Then have more."

Li Qiyuan, not very talkative, took a sip of beer and glanced at the two girls with a slightly melancholy look.

"Uncle and Auntie, you have some too." Xu Manning diligently used the serving chopsticks to serve dishes to the couple.

"Alright, thank you, Manning, oh, don't be so polite."

Yu Huizhi raised her glass with a smile, "Let's have a toast! To... youth, yes! I particularly enjoy hanging out with you young people, chatting and eating, it makes me feel younger."

"Cheers!"

"To youth!"

The two girls quickly raised their glasses, and after the couple had finished their drink, Xu Manning promptly picked up the beer to refill Yu Huizhi's glass.

"Uncle, let me help you!"

Wu Wenyue frowned, immediately snatching the beer can from Li Qiyuan's hand, but...

"I drink from the can." Li Qiyuan forced a smile, "No need to pour it."

"No, no, it's not satisfying to drink like that." Wu Wenyue, unfazed, complained to Li Peifeng, "Why didn't you get a glass for Uncle?"

Saying this, she turned around, grabbed a glass from the kitchen, and poured it full for Li Qiyuan.

"Thank you."

"Thank you." 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Li Peifeng silently ate, observing the situation at the dining table. He sensed that the two girls were about to start some action.

Xu Manning rolled her eyes and first launched a flattery attack, "Actually Auntie, you don't look old at all, from behind you look like someone in their twenties, and even looking at your face, you definitely don't appear to be in your forties, barely over thirty!"

"Really? Hahaha." Yu Huizhi said proudly, "I exercise often, exercise is the best beauty treatment; oh, you need to learn from Wenyue for that, and also, young girls need to pay attention to skincare, and I don't mean just using face masks, but also not using too much makeup..."

"Yes, yes, you're absolutely right, Auntie. What's your phone number? I'll add you on WeChat, I'd love to learn from you whenever I can..."

"Alright, jot it down, it's 186..."

"Auntie, try this fish." Wu Wenyue, with another chopstick, served a piece of fish to Yu Huizhi, smoothly defusing Xu Manning's attack, and asked with a smile, "Did you make this dish?"

"I did, how is it?"

"It's so delicious! I could eat it every day and never get tired of it."

"This child." Yu Huizhi covered her mouth, laughing, "Come again and I'll make it for you again. By the way, you three share a place, who usually cooks?"

"Peifeng and I take turns." Wu Wenyue replied with hidden intent, "Manning doesn't cook. Once when she tried to boil noodles, she asked me if it should be cooked in boiling or cold water. We also do the dishes since her skin is sensitively prone to react when she comes in contact with dish soap..."

"Oh, really?" Xu Manning nonchalantly picked up the conversation, "But the groceries, meat, and daily necessities, most of them are bought by me. The two of them always forget, not bothering to check what we're missing at home, leaving me to manage everything."

Yu Huizhi, completely oblivious to the turbulent undertones in the girls' words, continued to smile and patted Li Qiyuan, "See, the three of them living together, it's like playing house."

"Really?"

Li Qiyuan forced a laugh, glanced at Li Peifeng, took another big sip of drink, the alcohol sinking into his chest, the pain hitting his heart.

Playing house? Oh, wife, you underestimate our son; they're on a whole other level—three of them really running a household together!

Go on, let's see how long you can act!

Li Peifeng took a sip of beer too, sighing lightly and helplessly, "Let's eat!"

"Eat up, you too." Wu Wenyue carelessly picked a piece of meat for him.

"Have some ribs." Not to be outdone, Xu Manning followed suit.

All in all, the meal concluded in an awkward manner.

But after the meal, it began again.

The two girls, who normally didn't like picking up chopsticks or washing dishes, were fighting over the task, insisting that Li Qiyuan and Yu Huizhi rest while they take care of it.

Wu Wenyue washed the dishes, Xu Manning mopped the floor, and Li Peifeng took out the trash.

The three of them divided the chores clearly, quickly finishing up.

It was fast and strange.

The meal was awfully strange!

Throughout the process, the two girls were polite yet restrained, restrained yet sycophantic.

Li Peifeng had never brought a girl to meet his parents before, but he vaguely thought this might be how it went. However, bringing two girlfriends to meet the parents... wasn't something off?

"Isn't something off?"

Once out of the apartment, Yu Huizhi began to mumble, "Husband, I feel like Wenyue and Manning were acting so strange towards us!"

"Not strange." Li Qiyuan, who hadn't eaten much and focused mainly on drinking during the meal, was slightly tipsy by now, speaking somewhat disjointedly, "Don't make a fuss out of it, best to remain unbothered by the unusual."

"Huh?" Yu Huizhi frowned, "You're also acting quite odd!"

Li Qiyuan paused for a moment, then slowly nodded, but then shook his head vigorously, "Never mind that, let's focus on the second child thing!"