At the start, I tricked the school beauty, and ended up with twins?

The next morning.

The Lin Family, totaling three people, were all having breakfast together, and Gu Yu had already made himself quite at home helping Mrs. Lin.

"Yu! Take a break! You got up early in the morning to help me with breakfast, it really is hard on you!"

Mrs. Lin took the spoon Gu Yu was using to ladle porridge and looked at him with a face full of gratification.

She had gotten up at six in the morning, only to find that Gu Yu had gotten up even earlier. Then, as she started to make breakfast, Gu Yu was also bustling from start to finish.

He was even more diligent than her own son!

"It's no trouble, mother-in-law, I was idle anyway, I might as well help you a bit!"

Gu Yu gave a slight smile and turned to fetch some plates.

Seeing Gu Yu carrying the plates out of the kitchen, Mrs. Lin felt both happy and sorry for him.

Happy because Gu Yu was sensible, sorry because Gu Yu was just too sensible.

Last night while she was sleeping, Mr. Lin had told her about Gu Yu's background.

The child had no parents, yet he managed to achieve so much, she wondered how many tempers he had to smooth over the years.

That's why he had developed such a sensible and easy-going nature.

"How great would it be if he were my son?" Mrs. Lin muttered.

Then her daughter Xinyue quietly walked up behind her and whispered in her ear, "Having Yu as your son-in-law is just the same, isn't it?"

"Oh! You startled me! You sneaky girl, don't you know your mom has high blood pressure!"

"I raised you to this age, yet you're not even half as well-behaved as Gu Yu."

Mrs. Lin was so startled that she dashed forward, hurriedly patting her thumping chest, and gave Lin Xinyue a severe roll of her eyes.

Hearing her mom, Lin Xinyue felt a sourness in her heart and she pouted, "Hmph, Gu Yu and I aren't even married yet! And here you are, already throwing your support outside!"

While saying it, she stretched out her hand to pick up the well-fried pumpkin pancake from the counter and popped it into her mouth.

Mrs. Lin slapped her hand lightly, "And there you go blaming me while you see Gu Yu helping around, and here you are sneaking food in the kitchen!"

"Heh~ So you should thank me then!"

Lin Xinyue playfully stuck out her tongue and shook her head.

"Thank you for what? For sneaking the pumpkin pancakes I just made?"

Mrs. Lin helplessly glared at her daughter.

She used to be so quiet and calm, not this mischievous, right?

How did she become like a child after being with Gu Yu?

"Hmph! And here you should be thanking me for finding you such a good son-in-law!"

Lin Xinyue mumbled, pouting.

Her mom was now completely taken by Gu Yu!

Even starting to dislike her!

...

Since most of the breakfast had already been prepared in advance, after about ten minutes of bustle, everyone sat down at the table ready to eat.

Gu Yu sat next to Lin Xinyue, reaching to tie a bib around her.

"I'm not a child, why are you tying a bib on me?"

Lin Xinyue looked at him perplexed.

She didn't know why, but ever since her mom started siding with Gu Yu, she felt an inexplicable small irritation towards him.

This irritation wasn't dislike or anger, it was just a feeling that her mom's affection for her had been diverted a bit.

Yet thinking that he was her boyfriend, she quickly let it go.

Having her parents' approval of Gu Yu was most important!

That was what she most wanted to see.

"Today's breakfast might easily stain your clothes."

No sooner had Gu Yu spoken when a scream came from across the table.

Turned out that Mrs. Lin had been splashed with buntch of soup.

"Oh my! Why did you have to put pee beef balls in the soup!"

Mrs. Lin fumbled with a towel, trying to clean the soup off her clothes, but the white silk around her collar and buttons was already beyond saving.

Gu Yu and Lin Xinyue exchanged a glance, then Xinyue shrugged.

Both were amused by the situation.

"This is Three Ball Soup, each bowl has a pee beef ball, a fish ball, and a lotus root ball."

"Everyone, be careful with the pee beef balls!"

Seeing Mrs. Lin frantically trying to manage, and watching Grandpa Lin fiddling with a fish ball, Gu Yu explained to everyone.

"You should've said that earlier!" Mrs. Lin glared at Gu Yu resentfully.

"You were too hasty,"

Gu Yu replied casually, his eyebrows slightly raised.

Mrs. Lin opened her mouth to scold Gu Yu, but at that moment, Mrs. Lin came over with a basket of pumpkin cakes.

"Here we go, pumpkin cakes! And be careful when you drink the soup—there's a 'pee beef ball' in there!"

Mrs. Lin's words directly countered Mrs. Lin's.

The implication was that any splashes were due to carelessness—who else could be blamed?

As Mrs. Lin sat down, the conversation shifted back to trivial family matters.

Gu Yu found it impossible to join in the conversation, so he just listened silently.

"Zi, after dinner, I'll head over to Shengda Game first, and you can go straight to the office!"

Mr. Lin, who had been silent, started to arrange work for later.

Then he turned to Lin Dong.

"Dong, you're going to work later too, right? You can leave with me."

Since it was his uncle, and with so many relatives at the table, Lin Dong obediently nodded.

When his uncle mentioned Shengda Game, his face suddenly brightened with a smile.

"Oh! I haven't mentioned this great news— I got promoted last night!"

"I've been promoted to the deputy manager of the entire department, and it was our department manager who personally nominated me!"

Lin Dong was visibly proud.

His expression seemed to say, "Bet you didn't see that coming?"

I leapt over the dragon gate in one bound; I'm now the deputy manager of Shengda Mobile Game Operation Department—not just anyone!

Indeed, as Lin Dong announced this, the whole table fell silent.

Only Mrs. Lin clapped joyfully and hugged her son, planting a big kiss on his face.

"Oh, my dear son, you are truly outstanding! So young and already a department deputy manager—won't you be a supervisor or even higher in the future?

Her eyes squinted into fox-like slits, and she was carried away by her jubilation.

It was as if she foresaw a bright and prosperous future with her son.

"Dong, congratulations, congratulations!"

The usually reserved and taciturn aunt also took the initiative to congratulate Lin Dong.

A character like this in the family.

This called for some early relational bonding, as they would surely rely on him in the future.

"Thank you, Aunt! Anytime my cousin Lin Li needs help finding a job after he graduates, just let him come to me!"

Lin Dong knew what his aunt was implying, and at that moment, to show some pride, he boldly made a promise.

At that moment, only his uncle's family had not congratulated him yet.

Lin Dong looked towards his uncle and aunt.

Mu Qing was expressionless; seeing his triumphant gaze, she just continued eating her pumpkin cake and casually said:

"That's it! You won't last long in the company now."

Having run a company for decades as a chairman, how could he not understand the ins and outs of employment.

Lin Dong had no outstanding performance in the department, plus, as of last night, Zheng Shou already knew it was Lin Dong who had been maligning him behind his back.

But instead of firing Lin Dong, he had promoted him, all the way up to deputy manager!

Why was that?

It was clearly a set-up!

They were elevating someone to a position they were not suited for, then assigning them tasks beyond their capabilities. It would not be long before he would feel overwhelmed by the status and power he could not handle.

This huge psychological disparity would force him to leave the company.

And leaving on his own is different from being fired.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

With firing, they would have to offer him a hefty compensation.

Quitting voluntarily did not require it.

Zheng Shou was being a bit sly here.

Sadly, Lin Dong still thought his big break had come and was feeling quite smug.

"Uncle, what are you saying? Are you unable to stand seeing me succeed?"

Lin Dong, failing to grasp the underlying message, stood up angrily and lashed out at Mu Qing.

Mu Qing didn't respond and just continued with her meal.

Ultimately, Lin Dong was still too young.

He was bound to learn these hard lessons.