Chapter 75 (1/2)

Translated by Yan of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

People came one after another, and people left one after another. After the last table was sent away, it was already ten at night. Nobody had expected the business to go so well. Even though this was partly due to the help of the gossip microblog, in the end they were still eventually all conquered by delicious food.

Although Lin ShuYi, who ran around the entire day, was tired, ultimately he was still quite happy because the business was booming. He was just a little bit worried about Old Man Yang.

After all, he was old, and he was rubbing his back by the time it was noon, a little bit unable to endure. Finally, he just sat with Grandfather Shen, chatting and taking money.

Xiao Wan’s grandma’s work was also similar. It didn’t seem heavy, but she had to keep bending over, cleaning dishes. As time wore on, her waist started to give out a bit. Tang Shuang temporarily called over two middle-aged women to come help, which finally freed Xiao Wan’s grandma.

And originally, he was planning to invite everyone over to eat at night, but they were so busy that he didn’t find the time to do so. But nobody actually minded that much. They said that the business was more important, and the meal could be eaten at any time.

After being busy all the way until ten at night, Lin ShuYi didn’t have time to think about other things for a while either. He quickly cleaned up before settling Grandfather Shen and the others’ living arrangements. Lin ShuYi felt completely embarrassed that they came and ended up helping out the entire day.

After closing up shop, they headed to Old Man Yang’s house together. The moment Mama Shen entered, she called Papa Shen over into the room, saying that she had something to tell him. When Papa Shen entered, he found that Mama Shen had thrown herself onto the bed. She pointed at her waist and started to moan, “Hurry up, help massage my waist for me. It’s been a long time since I’ve worked like this, my waist is so sore that it feels like it’s gonna snap.”

Papa Shen felt dearly distressed, especially after Mama Shen sucked in a breath of cold air as soon as his hand touched her lower back. Papa Shen felt extremely sorry for her. “Why didn’t you say so sooner? Look how much it hurts.”

Mama Shen grimaced in pain under Papa Shen’s massage, while she said, “Aren’t we helping out our daughter-in-law? Today was so busy, how could Xiao Yi take care of it all by himself? He didn’t actually tell me to do all that much, it’s just that it’s been so long since I’ve worked that I became like this after standing for an entire day.” After her left side felt better, she pointed to the right. “And also, now I can also feel worried for our daughter-in-law. If he’s still this busy in the future, I’ll be so distressed.”

Papa Shen felt like her reasoning was sound. Lin ShuYi had also bustled around the entire day, and he was the chef at that, so he was definitely extremely tired as well. But in the end, he still felt sorry for his own wife, since didn’t Lin ShuYi also have Shen Fu?

After kneading for a bit longer, Papa Shen got up and said, “Wait a moment, I’ll go find a towel and warm it up as a heat compress.”

Mama Shen waved her hand. “Go, go.” When Papa Shen reached the doorway, Mama Shen spoke again. “Hey, wait a second, don’t tell Xiao Yi my waist hurts. I can tell that Xiao Yi already feels very apologetic today.”

Even though Papa Shen understood completely, he still couldn’t help but get jealous. “I got it, only you love our daughter-in-law dearly.”

Mama Shen mumbled to herself with conviction, “Of course, if I don’t love my daughter-in-law dearly, then who will I love.”

Husband, you still have a husband!! Papa Shen roared inside his mind, expressionlessly, before he went out to pour water and find a towel.

Shen Fu and Lin ShuYi hadn’t left yet.

Lin ShuYi helped massage Old Man Yang’s waist. Shen Fu stood to the side, and when he saw his dad come out, he asked, “Where’s Mom?”

Papa Shen remembered Mama Shen’s orders and said, “She’s asleep, I’m looking for a towel to wipe her face with.”

Lin ShuYi glanced at Shen Fu. Old Man Yang stood up. “I’ll find a new one for you.”

Papa Shen went to get a towel with Old Man Yang.

Lin ShuYi tugged Shen Fu and headed towards the room Mama Shen was staying in.

Shen Fu quirked his lips, knowing what Lin ShuYi wanted to do.

In reality, Lin ShuYi had discovered that Mama Shen probably wasn’t feeling too good by mid-afternoon, but she also seemed as if she didn’t want to let him find out. She would occasionally rub her waist, and when Lin ShuYi saw, he just pretended like he hadn’t noticed anything. Lin ShuYi felt both moved and worried, but he couldn’t persuade her to leave.

Lin ShuYi knew that she had probably asked Papa Shen to massage her back after she tugged him into their room the moment they got back. Mama Shen definitely also told Papa Shen not to say that she was feeling unwell after he came out. Thinking of this, Lin ShuYi’s heart was simply about to melt because of this “mother-in-law.”

Lin ShuYi knocked gently against the door after walking over to the room.

There was some rustling from inside before Mama Shen spoke. “Come in.”

Clearly, she wasn’t asleep.

When she saw that it was Shen Fu and Lin ShuYi, Mama Shen smiled immediately. “It’s already so late, why aren’t you two going to sleep yet?”

At such a critical moment, Lin ShuYi floundered and didn’t know what to say. Luckily, Shen Fu understood and spoke for him. “It’s been a long time since you’ve worked. Your waist must hurt after today, right?”

Mama Shen’s eyes widened. “How did you two know?!” She thought that she had hidden it quite well. When she saw Lin ShuYi looked at her with eyes that were clearly damp, she stood up uneasily. “I’m actually fine, I just stood too long…”

Lin ShuYi rushed forward and hugged Mama Shen, who stiffened in shock.

After a long pause, she reached out and patted his head. “Look at you, child…”

“Auntie, when I finish getting these rooms ready, you guys should come and live here with us.”

Mama Shen’s eyes lit up. “Okay, okay.”

For a split second, Lin ShuYi thought about just how good his luck had to be for him to meet such a good family.

Mama Shen patted him and said, “But before that, do you want to first get your wedding up and running?”

Lin ShuYi: … “Auntie, there’s no rush for that.”

Mama Shen: “There is ah, so that way you can call me Mom.”

Lin ShuYi: …

Shen Fu: … Mom, you really don’t need to help out with the proposal.

The first thing Papa Shen saw when he walked in was his daughter-in-law hugging his wife. He immediately grew jealous. He made a show of coughing a few times. “Um… you woke up?”