Chapter 10 Birthday_1

Shen Dong and Chen Yuyan bought groceries and returned home.

After more than half an hour, Chen Yuyan had prepared three dishes and a soup.

Braised spare ribs.

Steamed fish.

A green vegetable.

A tomato and egg soup.

"Husband, try these ribs and tell me if they're tasty?"

The couple sat down to eat, and Chen Yuyan immediately picked up a rib and held it to Shen Dong's mouth, blinking her big eyes and looking at him expectantly.

"Hmm, delicious," Shen Dong said, devouring the rib and couldn't help but exclaim.

He wasn't just paying lip service, but was genuinely amazed.

Truly delicious.

Chen Yuyan's cooking skills were indeed beyond reproach.

Shen Dong couldn't help but think back to the days when he lived with Chen Yuting.

Chen Yuting absolutely never cooked; they either ate out or Shen Dong would buy groceries and cook himself.

Shen Dong's own cooking skills were passable.

Of course, they couldn't compare to Chen Yuyan's.

Thinking this, Shen Dong inwardly sighed with appreciation again: Marrying Chen Yuyan was like finding a treasure, such a wife was truly suitable for a family life.

"I told you I'm a good cook, I wasn't wrong, was I?" Chen Yuyan said, arching her eyebrows smugly.

"Yes, I've never doubted your cooking skills," Shen Dong replied with a smile.

After the couple had eaten, it was time for a midday rest.

Having just moved in together, they were not exactly well-behaved at noon.

After some activity, they slept until past two in the afternoon.

The two got up, washed up, and went out.

Today was Chen Yuyan's father, Chen Yuanxiang's birthday, and they were going together to celebrate.

They first stopped by a supermarket near the Chen household to buy groceries before returning to the Chen home.

Chen Yuanxiang was still busy in the shop and wasn't coming back so soon.

"Husband, it's just past four now, and my dad said he would be back by six. I'm going to start cooking, you can play with your phone or watch TV in the living room," Chen Yuyan said as she entered the kitchen to get busy.

Preparing the meal now meant it would be ready just as her father got off work.

"I won't play with my phone or watch TV; I want to help you," Shen Dong naturally didn't want to see Chen Yuyan work hard all by herself.

Cooking wasn't his forte, he couldn't make food as tasty as Chen Yuyan, but he could still help out.

"That would be great," Chen Yuyan didn't refuse and looked blissfully happy.

This was the kind of marital life she wanted.

Even though she wouldn't comment or blame Shen Dong if he did nothing, his offering to help made her feel cherished.

They were both busy for a while, and by six o'clock, they had prepared a full table of dishes.

At that moment, Chen Yuanxiang arrived home.

"Girl, you've made so many dishes; it must have been hard work," Chen Yuanxiang said with a tinge of distress, seeing the full spread his daughter had made.

"Dad, it wasn't hard at all, plus Shen Dong helped me, so it was done quickly," Chen Yuyan said, holding Shen Dong's hand.

"Xiao Shen, let's have a good drink today," Chen Yuanxiang nodded and said to Shen Dong.

"Sure, Dad," Shen Dong naturally had no objections.

It was proper to have a drink with his father-in-law, as long as it made him happy.

Since not everyone had arrived yet, the three sat in the living room chatting.

"Dad, I asked Yuting about it yesterday, and she said she would come back to celebrate your birthday."

Chen Yuyan hadn't told her dad about it yesterday, but she mentioned it now, so he could prepare.

"Since she and your mom left, she's never returned for my birthday. I wonder what brings her back today," Chen Yuanxiang said, feeling a mix of sadness and confusion.

He had a very negative view of his ex-wife.

She was a woman who only cared about money.

Otherwise, she would not have left him.

But Chen Yuting was his daughter, after all, and he felt a bit sentimental that she hadn't returned for so many years.

"Dad, no matter why she came back, it's good that she's here. We don't need to think too much," Chen Yuyan consoled.

"Yeah, since she's back, she's back," Chen Yuanxiang nodded, not saying much else.

Right then, a knock at the door sounded.

"It must be Yuting," Chen Yuyan stood up to open the door.

The visitor was indeed Chen Yuting.

"Come in, come in," Chen Yuyan let her sister in.

"Dad, happy birthday," Chen Yuting approached Chen Yuanxiang and handed him the gift she was holding.

"Okay, have a seat," Chen Yuanxiang responded indifferently, receiving the gift and setting it aside.

Chen Yuting sat down and felt somewhat uneasy seeing Shen Dong and Chen Yuyan together.

No matter what, Shen Dong was her ex-boyfriend, and now he was with her sister; she truly didn't know what to say.

Sigh.

Actually, both in terms of personality and character, Shen Dong was the ideal partner.

Only, the Shen family was not wealthy.

In this society, it was extremely difficult for an ordinary person to rise to wealth.

Though Shen Dong was capable, she didn't have confidence that he could become wealthy.

They could only break up.

"Shen Dong, it's not that I don't want to be with you, we just lost to reality," Chen Yuting silently thought to herself.

Because Chen Yuting was present, the atmosphere was somewhat off.

The group chatted randomly, speaking intermittently.

Mainly, Chen Yuanxiang asked about Chen Yuting's situation.

Chen Yuting gave only brief responses, just going through the motions.

They hadn't talked long when there was another knock on the door.

Again, Chen Yuyan went to open it, and the visitors were her uncle Chen Yuanfu and his daughter Chen Yufang.

Chen Yuanfu was an executive at a company, and Chen Yufang was an accountant, operating an accounting firm in partnership with someone else.

Both were quite busy in their jobs.

They had a good relationship with Chen Yuanxiang and would come by every year for Chen Yuanxiang's birthday.

"Uncle, Cousin, please come in," Chen Yuyan smiled and ushered the two inside.

"Yuting is here too?" Chen Yuanfu was a bit surprised to see Chen Yuting.

He had not seen this niece of his for many years.

In the past, Chen Yuting never came back for Chen Yuanxiang's birthday.

"Yes, Uncle, Cousin," Chen Yuting stood up to greet them.

"Uncle, Cousin," Shen Dong also stood up proactively to say hello.

"Shen Dong, you're here too," Chen Yufang smiled and nodded to Shen Dong.

Chen Yufang knew that Shen Dong was Chen Yuting's boyfriend.

She had a rather good impression of him.

"You must be Shen Dong, I haven't met you before, quite the handsome man, aren't you?"

It was the first time Chen Yuanfu had seen Shen Dong, and he had a favorable impression of him.

He had heard from his daughter that Chen Yuting's boyfriend was called Shen Dong.

However, both father and daughter were still unaware of Shen Dong's breakup with Chen Yuting and his marriage to Chen Yuyan.

"Thank you, Uncle," Shen Dong expressed his gratitude.

"Uncle, happy birthday," Chen Yufang handed her gift to Chen Yuanxiang.

"All right, let's sit down to eat. Yuyan has been back since the afternoon and has prepared a whole table of dishes,"

Chen Yuanxiang took the gift and, setting it aside, called everyone to the table.

As the wine flowed and various dishes were savored...

"Yuyan, we just hired a new accountant in our office a few days ago; he's a handsome man. Do you want me to introduce you to him?" Chen Yufang asked with a smile.

As Chen Yuyan had not had a boyfriend for a while, Chen Yufang, as her cousin, was very concerned about her love life.