Chapter 289: Little birds are just troublesome

Does Master Xiao Qin still remember Luo Jun's tea party in his heart?

Of course he remembers.

Not only does Qin Huai remember the 4 PM tea party, but he also remembered the types of fruit at Luo Jun's house, planning to go to the convenience store to buy two bottles of yogurt and swipe some ice cubes from Ouyang's shop to take over to make fruit salad for everyone.

As for the customers in Xiao Ou Hand-beaten Lemon Tea shop...

It's fine, there's Ouyang.

The recipe Cao Guixiang gave looks unreliable, but it's actually very easy to operate, and it tastes truly good when drunk.

Especially the Coconut Beverage diluted from several drinks, the taste is simply superb; one sip and you know it's the coconut juice of a certain famous coconut juice brand, but there are some small differences in taste, making it more refreshing and richer in flavor.

It makes people want to drink more after one sip, simply unable to stop.

Ouyang himself drank three cups in a row, and only after he was full did he do other things.

If there are no accidents, Xiao Ou Hand-beaten Lemon Tea shouldn't lose money.

But considering that the owner of this shop is Ouyang, there is still a 0.1% possibility of an accident.

At 4 o'clock, Qin Huai appeared at the door of Luo Jun's house on time, carrying a bucket of ice cubes (milk tea bucket), 6 bags of original yogurt bought at the convenience store, and four large buckets of fruit tea.

He rang the doorbell.

Zhang Shumei opened the door.

Seeing Qin Huai come, Zhang Shumei appeared very enthusiastic, picked up the canvas bag on the porch, and said loudly to Luo Jun, who was still sitting on the sofa watching TV: "Mr. Luo, Master Xiao Qin is here; I'm going to the fruit shop to buy fruit."

Luo Jun nodded slightly.

Zhang Shumei happily carried the canvas bag out to go shopping.

After the door closed, Luo Jun turned slightly and threw a look at Qin Huai, a look with three parts contempt, five parts pickiness, and two parts mean-spiritedness, more villainous than a villain.

"Yo, Master Xiao Qin, who is busy with ten thousand things, still has time to patronize my humble abode. I thought you treated my place as a fruit wholesale market, came over to take some goods, and left directly without paying."

Qin Huai understood in an instant; the point of this sentence was on "has time," highlighting Luo Jun's resentment that Qin Huai returned many days late, causing him to have neither Chen Pi tea to drink nor snacks to eat.

Qin Huai hurriedly offered 4 cups of fruit tea, put the ice bucket and yogurt on the dining table, and laughed: "How could that be, I specifically went to make fruit tea for you."

Luo Jun directly forwarded the message in the group to Qin Huai.

Qin Huai didn't change his face or skip a beat, continuing to make it up: "It's just that I specifically made it for you at Ouyang's shop; you don't know that Ouyang made hand-beaten lemon tea for his family on New Year's Eve, and sent his whole family to the hospital."

"Although you are a You Bifang and your body is better than the average person, haven't you failed your tribulation now? From a biological point of view... at least from the hospital's medical records, you are now a 92-year-old old man; if I send you a cup of fruit tea to the hospital, and the situation is worse, I'll send you directly to the second life, wouldn't my sin be too great."

As soon as Qin Huai finished speaking, the door opened, and Chen Huihong and Qu Jing entered one after another. It could be seen that the relationship between Chen Huihong and Luo Jun had progressed by leaps and bounds during this period; the You Bifang and the plant spirit had forged a deep friendship—she even had the key to Luo Jun's house.

"What sin is too great, I seem to have heard second life. Xiao Qin, did you run into a new spirit on your side again? I was just saying why you would return so late; Jingjing finished her exchange, and you still hadn't returned." Chen Huihong asked with a loud voice, chattering away.

Qu Jing followed behind Chen Huihong, holding a small pot for boiling things in her hand. Hearing Chen Huihong say this, she hurriedly explained: "Actually, according to the hospital's process, I should have returned at the end of March. Two doctors in our department resigned at the beginning of the year, and we didn't recruit new people for a while. I took the initiative to apply to end the exchange early, which is why I returned early."

"Chen Huihong, can you lower your voice? If you roar two more times, the people upstairs will know that the things in this room aren't human." Luo Jun said with a face full of disgust, pointing to the kitchen, "The fruit platter is inside."

Qin Huai hurriedly went to get it.

By the way, he self-serviced to cut some fruit and used yogurt to mix a fruit salad.

Qu Jing followed Qin Huai into the kitchen. The small pot she was holding in her hand contained freshly boiled rice cake soup; it wasn't boiled well, so it had to be served quickly, or else the rice cakes would turn into paste after simmering for a while.

Qin Huai sized up Qu Jing's complexion.

She was a bit tanned.

Because Qu Jing had to disguise herself as having a severe ultraviolet allergy, she didn't see the sun all year round and had to wrap herself tightly when going out, making her skin frighteningly white.

Coupled with the fact that she always bled from self-harm, she had no blood color from her lips to her complexion, sometimes as white as paper, a whiteness that others knew at a glance that the girl's health was probably not very good.

Later, Qu Jing's mental state improved, and after her self-harm behavior gradually decreased, she rarely appeared pale due to lack of blood. After waking up, she cultivated quite a bit of blood color, and her lips became much more ruddy.

Now, she was even directly tanned.

Qin Huai knew that many girls pursued whitening, did medical aesthetics, applied sunscreen, and used parasols. Even after Qin Luo entered the second year of junior high, she knew to apply some sunscreen when going out to play in the summer, so as not to be tanned like a little black charcoal for a summer vacation.

But Qin Huai felt that Qu Jing looked better tanned.

Her previous skin tone was too white, white without any human popularity. It was fine when wearing a mask, but once she took off the mask, she was simply a crane among a flock of chickens in the crowd, unique enough to be seen at a glance.

The current Qu Jing already looked like a normal person.

She no longer wore gloves on her hands, still wore long sleeves, and every gesture was that of a very normal person.

"I saw my uncle and third uncle during the New Year this year." Qu Jing suddenly spoke.

Qin Huai's movement of mixing the fruit salad paused, and he asked: "Did you go to the nursing home to volunteer during the New Year?"

"Hmm." Qu Jing nodded, "My parents invited me to go together, and it just so happened that our hospital also had tasks in this regard, so I took the initiative to volunteer."

"Third uncle said that I look a lot like a niece of his who passed away many years ago." Qu Jing said with a smile, "Third uncle told me a lot about my past."

"In my previous life, I was always muddled, and I didn't know many things. I didn't know that I was so amazing in third uncle's eyes; he said that when I was studying before, I was first in the class in every exam, first in the city in the high school entrance exam, and in the top 10 in the city in the college entrance exam."

"I clearly remember that I was first in the school in the high school entrance exam and in the top 10 in the city; third uncle even beautified it for me in his memory."

"He remembers that I liked wearing skirts, liked drawing, wrote poetry following the trend because I wanted to be a literary girl in junior high, and learned to play the flute with classmates in high school, but couldn't play a complete song after learning for two months."

"Third uncle also remembers the day I was admitted to Kyoto Medical College; my dad was so happy that he drank half a bottle of white liquor, got drunk for a whole night, and slept until the afternoon of the next day before waking up."

"Even when I entered my freshman year, I wanted to apply for the literary club, but because my poetry was too bad, the literary club didn't accept me, and I was so sad that I wrote a letter to complain to my parents; he remembers all of that."

Qu Jing said quietly, serving the rice cake soup bit by bit.

"Third uncle told me that his niece was very excellent, but because she was too excellent, heaven was jealous of talent; I don't know how, but she suddenly went crazy."

"He, my uncle, and my parents thought of many ways and looked for many doctors, but they couldn't cure me. Later, my parents had no way out and started praying to gods and Buddhas; my mom secretly burned a lot of incense and prayed for a lot of talismans."

"I didn't know any of this; my mom never believed in those strange powers and chaotic gods; she said the most at home was which patient was sick and didn't come to the hospital to see, but instead believed in the country witch and drank talisman water."

"After I committed suicide, many people persuaded my parents to have another one while they still could. My parents insisted on adopting one from the children of relatives, and they had to adopt a daughter."

"Third uncle said my dad's original words at the time were: I have already had the best daughter; even if I have another one, that child's status in my heart cannot compare to Shen'ai, which is unfair to that child and unfair to Shen'ai." "So he would rather adopt one, because that way Shen'ai is their only child."

"So I did something I shouldn't have done." Qu Jing lowered her head, "Qin Huai, I'm only telling you; you must not tell Sister Hong and Mr. Luo; if they know, they will definitely scold me."

"What did you do?" Qin Huai asked.

"I told my parents that I had a dream; in the dream, I heard my classmate say that he and his parents went to the Capital Zoo and saw big lions and big tigers; I told my parents in the dream about this matter, and my parents promised me that when I was admitted to a university in the capital, they would take me to the zoo together, but later it was delayed because of the itinerary and we didn't go."

Qin Huai was stunned, thinking that Qu Jing was indeed doing big things silently; she actually did such a big thing behind everyone's back.

"Then... then what was your parents' reaction?"

"My mom told me that she often has a dream, dreaming that her daughter grew up and became a doctor, and now her dream has come true."

"I have agreed with my parents and Teacher Chen that I will take annual leave this summer and go to Beiping with them to go to the zoo."

Qin Huai didn't know what to say for a moment; this sounded like a very beautiful story ending, but at the same time, it was full of hidden dangers.

Although Chen Huihong often said some violent words, most of the time what she said was the truth.

For example, if a spirit succeeds in tribulation, it should die immediately, because living carries the risk of tribulation failure.

Although this situation is rare, it is not non-existent. There is one lying in Qin Huai's illustrated book column; this one is still in elementary school and is currently attending an extracurricular tutoring class at this point in time.

"Are you really not worried... this risk... as long as you are happy." Qin Huai could only say this.

"I know there is a risk in doing this, but I think doing this is the right thing." Qu Jing said, "The life of a spirit is long and boring; if every spirit didn't need to undergo tribulation, perhaps most spirits would live as long as heaven and earth, living until the day they don't want to live and decide to die."

"Before undergoing tribulation, I didn't know what spirits undergo tribulation for; actually, I don't know very clearly now either. But I think tribulation should be to let us know how to live, how to have emotions, how to enter the world, and how to truly become a person."

"People all have seven emotions and six desires; as a spirit, I shouldn't do this kind of thing, but as a daughter, I don't want my parents to have regrets."

"I think Mr. Luo might be right; you are not my straw."

"My straw has always been by my side; even if I hadn't met you, perhaps at some moment when I collapsed because of self-harm, I would have met my third uncle, or met other relatives from my previous life, and I would have been able to wake up."

Just as Qu Jing finished speaking, Chen Huihong walked to the kitchen door: "Jingjing, Xiao Qin, do you need help? Xiao Qin, are you making snacks? Can you steam some steamed buns? I haven't eaten fermented rice steamed buns for a long time and especially want to eat them!"

"Okay, but making fermented rice steamed buns takes a while; Sister Hong, you might have to wait until evening to eat them." Qin Huai replied loudly, "I'm mixing fruit salad; you and Mr. Luo can eat some fruit salad first."

"Take the things out." Qin Huai said to Qu Jing.

"Hmm." Qu Jing nodded, exhorting again, "You must not tell Sister Hong and Mr. Luo."

"I know."

Qin Huai and Qu Jing took the fruit salad and rice cake soup out. Only then did Luo Jun get up from the sofa and walk toward the dining table; he was holding his phone, and the TV had long been paused.

"I want to drink Chen Pi tea." Luo Jun ordered without expression, "I have already let Zhang Shumei prepare the materials."

"I'll boil it for you in a while." Qin Huai agreed in one breath, "There are enough snacks today."

"But Sister Hong, you might not have the stomach to eat fermented rice steamed buns today; I'm going to make Four-Joy Tangyuan today. I have already mailed the materials in advance, so I'll call to ask if they have been delivered."

"They were delivered yesterday, in the refrigerator." Luo Jun said.

Chen Huihong had an "I understand" expression: "Don't worry, I will definitely give you an evaluation. I let my dad, my mom, my younger brother, and my younger brother's wife all write evaluations for the Four-Joy Tangyuan; wait a moment, I'll find them in my phone and send them to you."

Qin Huai:......?

No, why is the first sentence everyone says when they see him that they have written an evaluation for the Four-Joy Tangyuan? Is he that obsessed with the evaluation of the Four-Joy Tangyuan?

Well, before the Four-Joy Tangyuan was upgraded to A-rank, he was.

Seeing that even Qu Jing started flipping through her phone, Qin Huai waved his hands repeatedly.

"No need, no need."

"No need for evaluation now; I have already finished practicing the Four-Joy Tangyuan. It's A-rank! My Four-Joy Tangyuan has been upgraded to A-rank, and my seasoning is also master-level; didn't I tell you? Oh right, I don't seem to have participated in the video tea party during the New Year."

"In short, the current Four-Joy Tangyuan is no longer what it used to be; A-rank Four-Joy Tangyuan is really very different from B-rank."

The three of them just looked at Qin Huai calmly like this.

The expression on Luo Jun's face was: so? A-rank, so what? It's just like that; I've eaten better.

The expression on Qu Jing's face was: then my evaluation wasn't written in vain.

The expression on Chen Huihong's face was: I haven't eaten A-rank, I can't imagine it; you have to let me eat it before I can praise it.

The three spirits each had their own inner OS, all written on their faces.

Qin Huai:......

Don't know why, this scene should have been a hearty and dripping show-off, but every show-off he has done recently seems to be not very successful.

Could it be that he is naturally not suitable for showing off?

No, try again tomorrow.

"I'm going to make Tangyuan." Qin Huai killed his way back to the kitchen, deciding to prove his strength to everyone with practical actions.

Chen Huihong silently put away her phone.

If Qin Huai could see Chen Huihong's WeChat interface just now, he would find that she actually chatted with Luo Jun on WeChat a few minutes ago.

Lonely Old Bird: I am old, not dead; don't they know that their kitchen door isn't closed tightly?

Chen Huihong: Maybe they don't know.

Lonely Old Bird: Little birds are just troublesome.

Chen Huihong: That's right, if you ask me, after the tribulation is successful, you should die directly; there are no hidden dangers.

Lonely Old Bird: Why are you still alive?

Chen Huihong: I am different.

Chen Huihong: What if Jingjing fails again?

Lonely Old Bird: What can be done? Pull her again; if I am still alive at that time.

Lonely Old Bird: Little birds are just troublesome.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 290 =====