Yama Reborn-Chapter 557 - 554: The First Day of Living Together as Three
Chapter 554: [The First Day of Living Together]
Three days later.
Jinling City experienced a light rain.
The rain only lasted for half a day, and then the sky cleared up again.
Lu Xixi and Sun Keke completed a week-long major home shopping spree.
Chen Nuo looked at his bank account, which was missing a significant amount, and pondered whether to ask Kamisou Ichiro for reimbursement.
After all, Kamisou Ichiro needed his help right now, and their relationship was at its peak, where he would grant any request from Chen Nuo.
If you miss this chance, it might not come again.
Yes, Chen Nuo is a straightforward guy who does what he says.
He directly added a zero to the amount Lu Xixi and Sun Keke spent on household items...
And then sent it to Nolan.
An hour later, Chen Nuo received the transfer into the Octopus Monster’s account.
"Having a big patron feels really good," Chen Nuo couldn’t help but sigh.
It’s much more efficient than breaking into someone’s safe.
However, there’s no time to dwell on this today.
Because the furniture purchase was completed, the furniture store had already delivered and installed everything at home.
The Chen Family is moving out today...
Moving into the newly renovated villa.
The people moving include:
Chen Nuo, Lu Xixi, and his daughter Chen Yiyi.
That’s it.
Little Candy unexpectedly decided not to move into the villa.
She wants to stay at school!
Clearly, the bull and the fox are in a standoff.
Upon learning that the fox lives in the international dorm,
Little Candy decided to stay in the dorm too, to compete with Fox no matter what.
It’s said that Nivelle generously assigned the dorm next to Fox’s for Little Candy to use.
Well...
One can’t help but feel this relationship might end up in a love-hate dynamic?
Uh-huh, another strange pairing added.
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The newly bought villa had not been lived in since its renovation.
It’s been almost a year, and the formaldehyde smell from the renovation has nearly dissipated.
The new furniture, thanks to the lavish spending by Lu Xixi, was all bought with eco-friendly materials.
The new house is a bit farther from No. 8 Middle School, about a twenty-minute drive, but the geographical location is quite excellent.
The so-called villa mansions of this era have somewhat outdated designs in Chen Nuo’s view, but... it doesn’t matter. He doesn’t really pursue material enjoyment much.
In the morning, Chen Nuo lazed in bed and slept in.
Upon waking up, Lu Xixi was already out, saying she went to the new house to receive a set of recliners being delivered that morning, and she went ahead to wait.
Chen Nuo got up, fed his daughter Chen Yiyi some milk and baby food, then held her on the balcony to enjoy some sunlight.
During this time, his daughter unexpectedly peed, and Chen Nuo skillfully changed her diaper.
Finally, he put his daughter on the floor, with a children’s mat under her, and tossed her a toy to gnaw on...
Yes, to gnaw on.
Chen Yiyi, at her age, explored the world with her mouth out of curiosity.
Kids at this age are curious about everything, and whatever they hold must be tasted with their mouth.
Fortunately, Chen Nuo cleaned and disinfected his daughter’s toys daily.
When his daughter was engrossed with a toy, Chen Nuo went to the bedroom to pack and sort out the closet.
Actually, there wasn’t much left to sort out since Lu Xixi had mostly packed everything over the past few days.
The kitchen items, such as old utensils, kettles, and the like, were not going to be taken along.
The new house had all new, high-quality items.
Having done everything, Chen Nuo stood in the living room, looking at this house...
Hmm, it’s been three years since he came back.
Thinking back to when he first reincarnated into this era and walked into this home for the first time...
There was still a picture of the old lady hanging on the wall.
On the table, there was a small pot of Asparagus Fern.
The last bit of spiritual consciousness from the original Chen Nuo before he vanished was infused into this pot of Asparagus Fern.
After pondering for a moment, Chen Nuo placed this pot of Asparagus Fern into his luggage.
"I’ll take you with me. It’s not that I don’t want to leave you here to accompany your granny, but... if I leave you here without anyone to water and care for you, you’ll die soon."
Just as Chen Nuo was feeling a bit sentimental, he turned his head to see his darling daughter, Chen Yiyi, sitting on the floor. His darling daughter in crotchless pants had somehow peed again.
This little silly girl, unaware, laughed happily at the puddle beneath her, even smacking the ’water’ with her hand, splashing it everywhere.
Chen Nuo quickly went over and picked up his daughter.
His daughter laughed gleefully at her dad, then suddenly reached out and stuck her ’wet’ fingers into Chen Nuo’s mouth.
"Oh, crap!"
Chen Nuo’s vision darkened!!
For a moment, mighty Chen Yanluo was completely petrified!
Not knowing whether to spit or to put his daughter down first.
The whole situation left him dumbfounded!
After being dazed for a full three seconds, Chen Nuo hastily put his daughter down and rushed to the kitchen to wash out his mouth furiously.
Returning, he changed his daughter’s clothes with clenched teeth.
Finally, he mopped the floor.
Looking at his laughing daughter, her face beaming with glee,
He thought about the taste of that toddler pee just now...
"She’s my own flesh and blood, my own, whatever, whatever..."
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Finally, by noon.
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Holding his daughter in one hand and pulling a suitcase with the other, Chen Nuo left the house.
Before leaving, he carefully closed and locked the door.
Then, he went downstairs.
And just like that... he left.
There seemed to be a bit of melancholy.
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However, Chen Xiaoguo’s melancholy lasted only about ten minutes.
The car stopped in the villa area, at the door of the new house. As Chen Nuo got out of the car, he was taken aback by the sight of the house!
Wow!
A huge European-style standalone villa.
The entrance door was actually a traditional Chinese pure copper double door!
It even had a Feng Shui mirror on it!!
Chen Nuo twitched his stiff lips.
No need to ask, this door is most likely the handiwork of Lu Xixi who loves Huaxia Wuxia and traditional culture!
Without knocking, Chen Nuo opened the door with a key, and as soon as he stepped inside...
Chen Nuo was taken aback again!
In the hallway, there was a nearly two-meter-high...
Pure copper statue of Lord Guan!!
Looking at Brother Guan holding the Azure Dragon Crescent Blade, glaring at him...
Chen Nuo twitched his lips again.
However, his daughter was curious about the big copper man, laughing, reaching out to touch Lord Guan’s beard.
Chen Nuo changed into slippers on the spot, grabbed his daughter’s collar, hugged her, and crossed the hallway into the house.
Facing him, he saw Sun Keke smiling at him a bit awkwardly.
Chen Nuo sighed, pointing back to that two-meter-high Lord Guan: "This... did Lu Xixi buy it?"
Sun Keke covered her mouth with a smile.
Chen Nuo thought a bit: "Placing it at the entrance isn’t appropriate, right? Is it to welcome guests or ward off evil? Maybe we should move it to the basement and set up a shrine..."
Sun Keke was still smiling but said nothing.
On the other hand, Chen Yiyi wasn’t shy, reaching out desperately towards Sun Keke who smiled and hugged the child, giving a kiss.
"Sister Lu is in the yard, she set up a barbecue station, saying we should have a BBQ at home today."
Chen Nuo nodded, pulled Sun Keke to pass through the living room and dining room, and walked to the yard.
The new house sat by a lake, with their yard directly accessible for fishing and a small private dock.
In the yard, beside a homey barbecue station, Lu Xixi was busy.
And then, Chen Nuo was taken aback once more!!
Empress Lu directly dumped a box of barbecue charcoal onto the grill!
The charcoal piled up so high it was overflowing!
Chen Nuo quickly went over, stopping her, putting the box down.
"Are you planning to barbecue, or trying to incinerate something? Why so much charcoal?"
Looking at Lu Xixi blinking at him, Chen Nuo sighed: "Alright, you guys go rest, I’ll take over."
He glanced at the nearby dining table, the meat skewers and chicken wings seemed ready-made, likely not cut by the two women themselves, obviously store-bought.
But... there was a raw lamb leg next to them, what’s that for?
Lu Xixi laughed and said, "I wanted to eat roasted whole lamb, but the market doesn’t sell whole lambs, so I bought a lamb leg."
"..."
Chen Nuo thought for a moment: "I don’t even know where to buy a whole lamb, next time I’ll ask Boss Guo, maybe he has a source since he runs a noodle shop."
Chen Nuo picked up the lamb leg, comparing it in his hand, thought for a moment, and began carving out the meat with a knife.
"There’s already lamb skewers, lamb leg meat is quite tough, not suitable for grilling, I’ll carve the meat out and make lamb soup."
Lu Xixi’s eyes lit up: "Lamb soup sounds great! By the way, dear husband~ In the lamb soup, we can add a fish, I caught it myself!"
No!
Catching fish is fine.
But... why put a fish in lamb soup?!
Chen Nuo stared curiously at Lu Xixi.
Empress Lu said confidently: "In Huaxia characters, ’鲜’ (fresh) consists of a fish and a lamb, meaning fish and lamb cooked together is very fresh and delicious!"
Chen Nuo didn’t want to argue anymore, simply nodded: "Alright, whatever you say... make the soup, and you drink it all yourself."
Hmm, not even half an hour into the new home, Chen Nuo was starting to feel disillusioned about future life.
With this deal of Empress Lu unable to differentiate grains...
Well, Sun Keke isn’t much different, and she’s going back to Tokyo in a few days.
At home in the future... how will life be?
Fresh ’鲜’ (fresh)?
I’m all about life-saving! (救命的救)
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When it comes to barbecue and such, the two women at home couldn’t be of help.
However, Lu Xixi and Sun Keke were in the kitchen, using the newly purchased high-end juicer to make...
A pot of juice!
Yes, that’s right, the measure word wasn’t wrong.
A pot!
The two women thought about buying a juicer but forgot to buy pitchers.
Moreover, it’s clear they treated the new juicer like a fun toy.
Having fun playfully, they juiced all the fruits originally bought to be eaten over several days!
Watermelon juice, orange juice, grape juice...
Yes, since there were no containers, they mixed it all together!
Forest fruit garden!
Chen Nuo thought for a moment, simply added a carton of milk with a bit of this mixed juice.
Hmm, focusing on a ’nutritional express’!
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In reality, amidst the playful crazy hustle of the three, unknowingly, they diluted the little awkward atmosphere that originally existed.
After all...
The relationship between the three of them somehow has a bit of an absurd feel.
Moreover, it’s the first day living together, and at first, both Sun Keke and Lu Xixi were definitely a bit anxious and nervous inside.
With all this playful behavior, everyone relaxed a bit.
A pot of lamb soup, in the end, didn’t have any fish in it.
It wasn’t because Empress Lu came to her senses but because... she didn’t catch any fish.
Seeing Lu Xixi’s unconvinced expression, Chen Nuo sighed in his heart.
Is there going to be a fishing enthusiast at home?
Once the lamb soup was ready, Chen Nuo took out the lamb and served it on a plate.
He also brought out three small bowls and poured some Pixian red oil bean paste into them.
The lamb dipped in red oil bean paste, one bite, and Lu Xixi was all smiles, her eyes squinted into two lines.
Sun Keke was eating with a mouthful of red oil, her lips all rosy.
Chen Nuo, on the side, was using a set of baby utensils, feeding fruit puree to his daughter, spoonful by spoonful.
With the lamb skewers, Chen Nuo just sprinkled a bit of salt—there was no cumin at home, the two women hadn’t bought any.
There wasn’t any pepper either.
Chen Nuo thought of buying some next time he went to the supermarket.
A pot of juice, the three of them actually drank more than half of it.
The leg of lamb was finished, and half of the lamb skewers were eaten.
As for the chicken wings... not a single one was touched.
Because Chen Yanluo’s cooking wasn’t up to par, and they ended up burnt.
After eating, he cleaned his daughter’s hands and mouth, then sent the two women to rest in the living room, while Chen Nuo had to take care of cleaning up the barbecue setup in the yard.
Finally done, carrying a big bag of trash, he went out to the dumpster...
On his way back, Chen Nuo couldn’t help but think.
In the future...
In this home...
Am I going to be the one taking care of all three of them?
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After lunch, his daughter Chen Yiyi took a nap. Chen Nuo, along with Lu Xixi and Sun Keke, rested in the living room.
A big-screen LCD TV was quite a luxury at this time.
The three of them quieted down, and that somewhat awkward atmosphere seemed to rear its head again.
Chen Nuo slapped his forehead.
Got it!
He went and put on a movie.
Drawn the curtains in the living room, the room immediately dimmed.
Yes, the movie playing was The Lord of the Rings.
A trilogy!
Nearly ten hours in total!
Sure enough, halfway through the first part, Lu Xixi had closed her eyes, her head resting on Chen Nuo’s shoulder, half her body curled up on the sofa, already asleep.
On the other side, Sun Keke was sitting on the floor—a blanket laid beneath her.
Initially, School belle Sun was really enjoying it, but after all, the pace of The Lord of the Rings is relatively slow.
By the middle of the first part, Sun Keke couldn’t help nodding off, finally turning over and lying down with her head on Chen Nuo’s leg, closing her eyes.
Chen Nuo squinted and looked at the sleeping Sun Keke and Lu Xixi, feeling a bit relieved.
Seems... not bad.
One as beautiful as a flower, the other stunningly gorgeous.
And moreover, the atmosphere now seems pretty harmonious.
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Harmonious? Not at all!
In the evening, Chen Nuo was dumbfounded!
Well.
In the evening... everyone knows what that means.
This leads to a few key questions.
Where to sleep.
How to sleep.
Who to sleep with.
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Honestly, Chen Nuo wasn’t thinking too much! Really wasn’t!
At least on the first day, he didn’t dare to think about it.
Things like sharing a big bed together...
Really never crossed his mind!
It’s just the first day, after all, no way!
Even if... that’s something for the future.
But...
Wasn’t this a bit too spineless!!
Looking at the guest room on the second floor.
Yeah, the guest room!!
Chen Nuo couldn’t help but feel helpless inside.
What’s that saying again?
Three monks have no water to drink.
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In the master bedroom, it was customized when bought—a large bed in a Mediterranean style.
The custom dimensions had been especially widened to accommodate the household.
Even the mattress was specially made.
This bed and mattress set cost over four hundred thousand.
In the Huaxia of this era, that’s an astronomical price.
After all, in this era, those mattress brands favored by certain Taiwanese female celebrities haven’t yet entered Huaxia.
So, I don’t get a chance to sleep on one?
Lu Xixi pulled Sun Keke into the master bedroom, and the two women slept on the big bed.
With a sigh, Chen Nuo brushed his teeth and took a shower, then changed into his underwear.
The guest bed was decent, but Chen Nuo felt itchy all over while lying on it.
With the lights off, lying in bed, Chen Nuo stared wide-eyed at the ceiling.
He tossed and turned for an hour, unable to fall asleep.
Suddenly, Chen Nuo sat up abruptly!
I’m the head of the household!!!
I! Am! The! Head! Of the household!
Mustered up courage, gritted his teeth, Chen Nuo got up, walked out of the guest room, and tiptoed to the master bedroom door.
He twisted the doorknob.
Hmm, it wasn’t locked.
Chen Nuo entered the room quietly in the dark.
On the big bed in the room, the outlines of two women were faintly visible.
The daughter was sleeping in the nursery, guarded by the spiritual power left by Lu Xixi, able to detect any movement.
Chen Nuo took a deep breath and slowly moved to the foot of the bed.
Yes, the foot of the bed.
Then, he tiptoed, climbed onto the bed.
He slipped in from under the blanket at the foot of the bed, squeezing himself forcefully between the two women, and laid between them.
In the darkness, Lu Xixi chuckled softly.
She deliberately stayed still but quietly adjusted her pillow, giving half of it to Chen Nuo.
On the other side, Sun Keke gently nudged Chen Nuo’s calf with her foot, then also gave up half of her pillow.
And so, Chen Nuo lay in the middle.
Only after lying down did Chen Nuo feel inexplicably at ease.
Actually, he just wanted to sleep here, didn’t intend to do anything.
Yes, feeling settled.
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In the morning, Chen Nuo opened his eyes, and the curtains were already drawn.
In this new lakeside home, the master bedroom’s floor-to-ceiling windows faced the lake.
In front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, yoga mats were laid on the floor, and Sun Keke and Lu Xixi were stretching their bodies.
Chen Nuo sat up, leaned on the bed, and watched the two women’s beautiful figures.
Alright, having slept well and feeling full of energy, do I get to watch this?
It actually made him a bit excited.
Sigh!
One had to praise.
Women with good figures really look great in yoga pants.
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Hmm, just looking.
Talking about the saying, "Three monks have no water to drink."
Chen Nuo got out of bed reluctantly, finished washing up, then went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.
Obviously, one serving three, Chen Yanluo had accepted his fate.
He fried some eggs and made a bit of white porridge.
Took a jar of pickled olive from the fridge, and scooped some into a dish.
Turning around, saw Lu Xixi leaning on the kitchen doorframe, smiling at him.
"Eat the fried egg first, it’s soft-boiled." Chen Nuo said casually with a laugh.
But Lu Xixi came over, gently hugging Chen Nuo’s waist from behind.
Wearing very little at home, Chen Nuo could feel Lu Xixi’s curves pressed against him.
He patted Lu Xixi’s body with a backhand: "What’s up?"
Lu Xixi shook her head, whispered: "Nothing, just wanted to hug you."
Chen Nuo quieted down, quickly finished making breakfast, and then turned around to give Lu Xixi a kiss.
Just then, Sun Keke burst into the kitchen excitedly.
"Chen Yiyi is crying! Crying so loudly! Did she pee or poop, can you check?"
Watching the anxious Sun Keke, Chen Nuo suddenly burst into laughter.
Sun Keke frowned: "What’s so funny?"
"I just changed her diaper before I came down, so she’s definitely hungry now." Chen Nuo replied earnestly: "You could help feed her."
"Then, should I prepare milk? Or fruit puree as a supplement?"
Lu Xixi gently pulled Sun Keke over, smiling: "I’ll go, you stay and help hubby with breakfast. I never really mastered cooking. When hubby’s not home in the future, I might have to rely on you to cook."
Sun Keke nodded and after Lu Xixi left, she washed her hands, looked at Chen Nuo and said: "What can I help you with?"
"Go serve the porridge from the pot." Chen Nuo turned off the heat, arranged the eggs and other small dishes.
Watching Chen Nuo busy, Sun Keke suddenly said: "Last night..."
"Hmm?" Chen Nuo looked at Sun Keke.
Sun Keke took a deep breath: "Actually, I discussed with Sister Lu, how we’ll live together in the future, like, how we’ll sleep."
"Hmm, what did you decide?" Chen Nuo was curious.
Sun Keke blushed, whispered: "Originally we thought, both Lu Xixi and I would have our own rooms... In the future, you can choose who you want to be with...
Then we felt it seemed wrong, felt strange.
Because, it gave the impression as if you’re an Emperor, and we’re your concubines, waiting for you, which felt really awkward.
Then, Sister Lu asked if I’d mind sharing a room with her, since she used to sleep cuddling Little Candy.
I said I didn’t mind.
So, we decided that she and I would share a room and sleep together."
Hearing this, Chen Nuo nodded: "Then... What about me? Where do I sleep?"
"You can sleep wherever you want." Sun Keke glared at Chen Nuo, then blushed a bit, whispered: "Last night... If we didn’t want you to come in, we would have kicked you out of bed long ago."
Alright then...
Chen Gousheng chuckled secretly.
