[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-become-a-saint-through-studying-exposed-by-my-li":3,"chapter-become-a-saint-through-studying-exposed-by-my-li-become-a-saint-through-studying-exposed-by-my-li-chapter-40":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Become a Saint through Studying! Exposed by my little junior sister!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},550908,799,"Chapter 40 - 39: Clever Cui Er, Immortal Comes from the South_1","become-a-saint-through-studying-exposed-by-my-li-chapter-40",40,"\u003Cp>\"Cui’Er, if you tell me, big brother will give you rock candy to eat, okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Chen Chang’an spoke, he reached into his pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When his hand came out, there was already a yellow piece of candy on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, it was rock candy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really? Gulp.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Big brother, you’re not lying to Cui’Er, are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little girl looked at the rock candy in Chen Chang’an’s hand, incessantly swallowing at the sight of it, saliva dripping down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was rock candy, something only available to eat once a year during New Year. It’s so delicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Big brother never lies to children, and Cui’Er, when has big brother lied to you in all these years?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Chang’an laughed, then he handed the piece of rock candy to the little girl’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, big brother.\" Little Cui’Er took the rock candy from Chen Chang’an’s hand, and her little face broke into a grin as bright as a crescent moon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, Cui’Er, now you can tell big brother why you won’t be able to eat noodles in the future, right?\" Chen Chang’an asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mhm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Big brother, wait for Cui’Er to tell you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Cui’Er nodded her head, and then, in her youthful voice, she said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Big brother, a few days ago daddy told Cui’Er.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After today Cui’Er will be nine years old, and not a little child anymore, but a big child.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Daddy said, big children shouldn’t eat noodles and flat meat, or they won’t grow tall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wuuwuu, Cui’Er won’t get to eat these two delicious things anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Big brother, daddy is a bad person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing what the little girl said, Chen Chang’an couldn’t help but give a bitter smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This little gal, he thought it was some serious event, turns out it’s this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh? Wait a minute!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You little trickster Cui’Er, confess, you tricked me into giving you rock candy, didn’t you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Chen Chang’an reacted and gave Little Cui’Er a teasing look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’\"Hee, big brother found out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But big brother’s rock candy is really, really, really delicioussss, way better than the ones mum buys.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her ploy revealed, the little girl chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You little scamp.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Chang’an lightly tapped her forehead, she really was a clever little thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rock candy he gave was naturally delicious. It wasn’t quite a magical pill, but it was something cultivators made in the Cultivation World to sell to the offspring of other cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides having certain nutritional benefits, another characteristic was its extreme sweetness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The kind of sweetness that you couldn’t forget after just one piece!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the best mortals in the mortal realm weren’t without their mortal nature, thus they couldn’t compare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under this huge taste gap, it wasn’t unreasonable for the little girl to develop a liking for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, this is all for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Chang’an smiled as he took out another five pieces from his pocket and handed them all to the little girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These five pieces of rock candy, truly were his last reserves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they were only something he had bought casually when wandering the Cultivation World Market over the years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apart from this, he really had none more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Hee, thank you big brother, Cui’Er knew big brother is the best!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Chen Chang’an brought out more rock candy, Little Cui’Er’s eyes turned into crescents again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She giggled and took the rock candy from Chen Chang’an’s hand. Her chubby little hand full of candy, her face radiated happiness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So easily satisfied, maybe one day someone will just lead her away with a piece of candy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Chen Chang’an shook his head with admiration for the little girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A life of innocence like this was something he was destined not to have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, seeing that the little girl was wholly focused on her rock candy, Chen Chang’an went back to ’eating.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing was more important than eating!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, when Chen Chang’an and the little girl were joking around, they didn’t notice that Mr. and Mrs. Liu were quietly observing from one side of the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they saw how well the little girl and Chen Chang’an were getting along, their hearts were filled with reassurance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wife, I’ve thought about it, I will teach Cui’Er to cook in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"? Husband, have you really decided to do this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mrs. Liu blurted out in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, the idea of having Cui’Er cook in the future was a suggestion she had made to Mr. Liu a long time ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Cui’Er loved to cook, she always had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This period of time she had been hanging around the kitchen helping out, proved this point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, she didn’t dare mention it to her parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Liu nodded: \"Hmm, wife, I think it’s quite appropriate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the future, I might not be able to cook for the young master, we will have to rely on Cui’Er.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"? Husband, you’re not able to cook for the young master? Why?\" Mrs. Liu asked perplexed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you saying you don’t want to continue?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wife, it’s not like that, if it were possible, I would keep operating this restaurant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only, I may not be able to serve the young master anymore.\" With these words, Liu Lao has a bitter look on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his eyes, there was also a lot of loneliness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mrs. Liu didn’t get the meaning of Mr. Liu’s words:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"? Not able to serve the young master anymore? Old Liu, why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t tell me you’re cursing the young master to die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Liu simply let out a bitter laugh:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wife, you’re misunderstanding me, I’m not something as heartless as a beast.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The reason I said that is for something else.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, before Mrs. Liu could respond, Mr. Liu directly asked a question:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wife, I’ll ask you, how was the young master when you saw him ten years ago?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How was the young master when I saw him ten years ago?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mrs. Liu was taken aback and didn’t understand why her husband would suddenly ask this question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she thought about it and answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Refined, elegant and ethereal, like a young master of a grand family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then let me ask you, after ten years, today we saw the young master again, how was he?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Liu asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, when we saw the young master again, how was he?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mrs. Liu thought for a moment, remembering the scene of seeing Chen Chang’an today, and then said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still charming and refined, almost as if he hasn’t changed at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed, charming and refined, almost as if he hasn’t changed at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wife, then look at us, how have we changed?\" Mr. Liu asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, before Mrs. Liu could answer, Mr. Liu already said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ten years ago, we were full of vigor, like young trees with lush leaves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But today, we’re old and faded, no longer youthful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vigorous and lush? No longer youthful?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Husband, are you saying...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Mr. Liu’s words becoming this clear, Mrs. Liu suddenly understood something and asked in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Liu laughed bitterly: \"Yes, wife, it seems you also understand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The young master is not a mortal like us, he should be an ’Immortal’ who lives in the mountains.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One day in heaven, one year on earth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All these years, the young master’s visits to the noodle shop have become few and far between..\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From once a month at the beginning, to half a year, to one year, to two years, to three years....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One day in heaven, one year on earth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is said that the higher the ’Immortal’s’ cultivation, the longer each time they wake up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1268,"2026-05-30T14:44:17.057Z","2026-06-01T04:31:30.507Z",1,"novelbin.me","5bfed6aa7cb30aace1ae6a078fc276281719200b035260a6e25fe14d2610cf82","become-a-saint-through-studying-exposed-by-my-li-chapter-41","become-a-saint-through-studying-exposed-by-my-li-chapter-39",580,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbecome-a-saint-through-studying-exposed-by-my-li-cover.jpg"]