Chapter 179 - A gift from my mother-in-law

The family table is small, with Shen Deyou and Zhang Xiaoru sitting on one side and Shen Yu and Asaba Rika on the other.

Zhang Xiaoru was so happy today that her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law worked together for a long time in the kitchen and prepared a nice table of food.

Over dinner, we chatted about trivial matters, such as telling Rika about Shen Yu's childhood and their family's former life.

Rika was very interested and when she saw how keen she was, Zhang Xiaoru took out his phone to show her some photos.

"The album is sitting at home, the phone doesn't take very clear pictures, they're all from ages ago ...... Look at his decrepit appearance!"

"So cute!!!"

Rika ran over to Zhang Xiaoru and bent down to watch her look through the photos on her phone, which were taken years ago.

"I'm afraid I'll lose the album so I took it all on my phone... Can Rika tell which one is Shen Yu in this, it's his primary school graduation photo ......"

"It's this one! The one standing by the side!"

Rika pointed to the photo of a schoolboy with a bland expression and said with certainty: "Shen Yu's eyes and nose look just like him when he was a kid! And this temperament is him!"

"It's him, look at people taking pictures all smiling, he's the only one with a stern face, more serious than the headmaster."

Rika was also amused and giggled. Looking at photo after photo, she realised that Shen Yu's expression was almost always like this, and now that he was older and had a stern face, she thought he was so mean, but it was especially funny when a seven or eight year old was also stern all day.

"There were younger times! I'll go through it again and show you. ......"

"Aunty slow down ...... slow down ...... I think it all looks great!"

"If Rika likes it, auntie will send you all his photos in a little while, and when I get home, I'll re-take the album."

"Mmmmmm! Thank you Auntie!"

Unlike Miori, who always recorded Rika's beautiful moments when he was a child, Zhang Xiaoru always took ugly photos of Shen Yu, because he was always staring at him, and he looked like a fart, so Zhang Xiaoru took ugly photos of him, and when he was bored, he looked at a few of them to make him feel better.

"Mum, how many years ago is this picture, can you not bring it out to embarrass yourself ......"

Shen Yu eats his meal and looks at Rika and his elderly mother who do not eat well, with a look of bemusement.

"It's not like it's for outsiders, so what's the shame!"

Shen Yu wants to stop talking, stop talking, stop talking, okay, all the image he has built up in Rika's mind for so long has been blown to bits by these weird and ugly photos of him as a kid ......

"Rika, look at this one! This is when he was two years old and I was helping him take a bath!"

"Mum!" Shen Yu was desperate and was about to come and grab the phone, but his mother-in-law and daughter-in-law wouldn't let him.

Rika finally saw the photo, two-year-old Shen Yu is very cute and chubby, Zhang Xiaoru holding his two short lotus-like hands, standing on top of the bath tub, his body is naked, when you look down, you can see a small cute ugly thing ......

"Haha, now Rika won't recognise him, wasn't he small then?"

"No ...... is not small!"

Rika's face flushed red, and she closed her eyes in shame, even though she wanted to see it so badly.

She'd never seen such a small, cute, ugly thing, and from Shen Yu... it was so exciting and shy to think about!

Shen Yu, who was still eating, knew without looking what she had seen, so she too felt her cheeks burning, and without saying a word, she held her bowl of rice ......

"Let's eat, and when we get back auntie will send you all the photos, and Rika will take her time to look at them."

Rika nodded obediently and humbly refrained from looking at the humiliating photo until Zhang Xiaoru sent it to her in the evening, when she would hide under the covers to look at it more closely.

Sitting down again next to Shen Yu, Rika tries hard not to look curiously at some strange place, but also takes a small bite from his bowl.

Zhang Xiaoru and Shen Deyou didn't talk to them about dating or getting married in the future, after all, it's still early days and Rika would be too nervous to eat now.

After the meal, Rika and Zhang Xiaoru cleaned up the dishes and plates together, and now that they had started dating, the old parents were not ashamed to interfere with their lovemaking, so they had a cup of tea and were ready to go home.

"I almost forgot, Rika, but I have a little present for you."

Zhang Xiaoru takes an elaborate gift box out of his bag, and judging by the exquisite packaging, I'm afraid it's not a randomly chosen gift either.

"Now that you and Shen Yu have started dating, your aunts and uncles are all in favour of it. Since you have started dating, it's a happy occasion, and it's also the first time that aunty has given a gift to a young girl, so I have picked this one for you. If Rika doesn't like it, just tell aunty and she will give you another one."

"Wouldn't dislike it!"

Rika was so flattered that she sat up straight and waved her little hand: "This is a gift from my uncle and auntie, Rika would love whatever she gets!

"That's good, Rika. Take it and auntie and uncle wish you all the best in your relationship and happiness every day."

Zhang Xiaoru then slipped the gift box into Rika's hands, who took it solemnly, stood up and bent down to thank him: "Yes, yes! Thank you for the gift! Rika is very happy!"

Shen Yu looked on, he always felt that this gift was not simple, but did not say anything, after all, it was given to Rika by his father and mother, not to him, Rika liked it as long as it was ......

"Well, we're going back, then."

"Rika sends you ...... "

"No, no, we are not outsiders, when you are done with this period, it is almost New Year's Eve, Rika will come to your aunt and uncle's house this year, we will spend New Year's Eve together."

"Good ......"

Rika nodded obediently and walked Zhang Xiaoru and Shen Deyou to the door with the gift box in her arms.

Shen Yu also came over and stood beside her, "Then you go back and be safe."

"Come on, especially you! Give me the benefit of the doubt and if you bully Rika, I'll beat you to death!"

"...... hmm."

"By the way, you should go and buy me a dishwasher tomorrow. Rika washes your dishes every day and I'm heartbroken."

"Oh ......"

After the instructions were given, Zhang Xiaoru and Shen Deyou had completed their task for the day and went home satisfied.

It was not until they were both out the door that Shen Yu and Rika returned to the living room and sat together on the sofa.

"Come on open it, what did my mother send you, make it look like something ......"

"What is it?"

Rika smiles cheekily and dodges Shen Yu's big hands that are coming for her present.

"Stop it and give me the present."

"It was given to me by my aunt!"

"OK, OK, OK, your your, is it OK if I take a look?"

"Hmph~"