Chen Yusheng Books the First Child

After saying that, Chen Yusheng couldn't hold back herself and squinted her eyes, laughing.

She rarely smiled, but when she did to the point where her eyes crinkled, her stunning face could truly be called a peerless beauty in this world.

Perhaps when the heavens created her, they adhered to the principle that rarity breeds value.

They condensed all the charm of Chen Yusheng's lifetime of smiles and poured them out before Su Bai.

"You know what? Right now, you're like one of those elementary school kids who starts telling a joke but can't stop laughing at their own punchline before even finishing."

"I am not! I'm not a kid!" Chen Yusheng protested, her feet lightly tapping on Su Bai's slippers in alternation.

Kitty Yusheng was kneading again.

"Alright, tell me, why don’t I love you anymore?"

"You kept bothering me while I was gaming, and you didn’t even react!"

"So I was supposed to react?" Su Bai retorted. "I remember last time I reacted plenty, and then you said my brain was offline, that my team fights were garbage, and told me not to get distracted during games!"

"Uh… did I really say that?" Chen Yusheng looked utterly clueless.

"Ah, as expected, girls in love become a little silly..."

"I’m not silly! I’m sharp as a tack." When it came to intelligence, Chen Yusheng was supremely confident. "It’s just that I’ve been deep in research lately, using my brain too much, so I seem a bit slow!"

"You’re always doing research. You even 'research' weird jungle paths when farming creeps..."

"Ugh, that’s different~ What I’m doing now is something I actually want to do, so it takes more energy. Before, it was just commercial projects—mostly grunt work anyway."

For someone like Chen Yusheng, the definition of "grunt work" wasn’t the same as for ordinary people.

For example, mindless calculations or tedious coding projects counted as grunt work—things that didn’t require complex thinking or inspiration.

Su Bai could easily understand her perspective.

And he also grasped the deeper meaning behind her words.

...

So Su Bai took the initiative, considerate as ever.

He carried her to the large couch in the study.

Honestly, Yusheng’s "practical skills" had been improving lately.

Almost every time, she managed to give Su Bai a brand-new experience.

Then, during the post-battle lap-pillow session, Chen Yusheng started asking weird questions again.

"Between my thighs and Xia’s, whose are more comfortable?"

This question stemmed from an incident where Su Bai had enjoyed a midday head-scratching session on Xia Lin’s lap, only for Chen Yusheng to later catch Xia’s scent on him.

According to Chen Yusheng, Xia Lin had this mature, womanly fragrance about her.

Su Bai didn’t quite get it. All he knew was that the women he was drawn to all smelled nice, though each had her own distinct style. But Chen Yusheng’s description was a bit too abstract for him.

Chen Yusheng had been holding onto this grievance. After all, the "lap pillow from an elegant older woman" had been her unique advantage over Su Bai—until Xia swooped in and stole the spotlight.

She couldn’t remember the beginning, the middle, or the end of the story, but the injustice of it all still rankled!

"Her legs are too athletic—way too springy. Yours are way more comfortable."

"Really? Hmph. I thought men all liked the fitness type. You see so many comics about buff female trainers, but hardly any about brainy girls."

"Do I look like the kind of guy who’d go for a fitness trainer?" Su Bai pointed at his own nose.

"Yes!"

"How dare you slander me like this?"

"Because you’re a playboy, hmph."

Chen Yusheng started babbling playfully again, reaching out to pinch Su Bai’s ears.

Su Bai’s ears were rather large, with plump, smooth earlobes. According to traditional face-reading, a man with such earlobes was destined for greatness—a sign of good fortune.

"Then you have to stay on my lap longer than the last time you were on Xia’s."

"...Yes, meow."

Who knew she’d develop such a bizarre competitive streak over this?!

Well, maybe not so bizarre. Most top students were fiercely competitive by nature.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t have risen to the top in the brutal academic rat race.

Someone like Su Bai, though—a slacker through and through—had coasted through school with a grin, whether he aced or bombed his exams.

No shame, no drive.

What pushed him to study was sheer pragmatism. After starting high school, Su Bai realized that with his "orphan protagonist" backstory, if he didn’t work hard to land a decent job, life would be rough.

It wasn’t like he had some innate talent that let him coast through life without studying… Well, actually, he did have one.

He could always become a male escort for rich ladies...

The steel wool’s motto was "endure and prosper."

Su Bai wasn’t great at enduring, so he settled for hitting the books.

Fine, he’d indulge Yusheng’s competitive spirit.

"I’m going to use your thighs as a pillow all night," Su Bai declared. "If you get cold in the middle of the night, wake me up."

"And then what?"

"Then I’ll heat you up from the inside."

"Pffft—!"

Chen Yusheng burst into laughter again, her giggles ringing like a goose’s honk.

Once she caught her breath, Chen Yusheng suddenly stood up.

"...Seriously? Weren’t we just talking about moderation?"

"That was post-climax wisdom. Post-climax promises don’t count."

"Hah, can’t argue with that."

"It’s all your fault, you big silly goose. You’re too good to me. You’ve lifted all the weight off my life, and now whenever I have free time, all I can think about is you—and doing shamelessly happy things with you... Hmph, fine! Once we’re old enough, let’s get married and have kids."

"Wait, we’re already talking about kids?!" Su Bai was stunned.

Weren’t young women nowadays supposed to be wary of childbirth?

Seeing his expression, Chen Yusheng panicked. "Y-you don’t want to? Or do you think… I’m not good enough?"

"Of course you’re good enough! Even just for the sake of improving the next generation’s IQ, we should have four, five, six, seven, eight, nine kids."

"What kind of pig farm are you running here?!"

"It’s just… this feels so sudden."

"It’s not sudden at all. A guy like you—there are probably tons of girls lining up to have your babies. So, to make sure no one else gets ahead of me, I’m calling dibs on being first!"

A triumphant smile spread across Chen Yusheng’s face.

For any woman, having children was a serious consideration.

The popular saying these days was, "If you’re poor, don’t have kids."

Chen Yusheng thought that was too extreme.

If it was true love, you didn’t need perfect conditions. Besides, that kind of materialistic competition was a bottomless pit.

But then again, that wasn’t something she had to worry about. When it came to finances, Su Bai could provide the best for her, ensuring she’d never have to stress over the challenges of raising a child.