[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-rebirth-slice-of-life-cultivation":3,"chapter-rebirth-slice-of-life-cultivation-rebirth-slice-of-life-cultivation-chapter-1614":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation",{"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},550402,797,"Chapter 1614 - 882: I’ll Catch It for You Now","rebirth-slice-of-life-cultivation-chapter-1614",1614,"\u003Cp>Hui Province, the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, a bleak winter day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the kitchen, Jiang Ning sat in front of the stove. The firewood burned with bright red flames, sending steam rising from the pot, turning the home into spring in winter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the reflection of the flames, Jiang Ning’s face was also illuminated by the firelight as his eyes fell on the chopping board.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With an apron tied around her waist, Tongtong looked like a little adult, deftly handling the ingredients. The clatter of pots and the chopping of vegetables echoed as she muttered to herself:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First, let’s make beef stew with cabbage and vermicelli, then some beer duck, garlic ribs, and finally stir-fried okra. Oh, we didn’t buy okra because Jiang Ning said he doesn’t like it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Washing the beef, Xue Chuchu followed up, \"But I heard that okra is very nourishing...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Halfway through her sentence, Xue Chuchu realized something and didn’t continue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ning asked, \"Nourishes what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Just know how to hit where it hurts,’ Xue Chuchu’s face remained cold and indifferent, not wanting to respond to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Yuantong’s heart was entirely focused on the noon meal. She wasn’t interested in their conversation and continued, \"Since there’s no okra, let’s not make a vegetable dish. Anyway, we have beef stew with cabbage, and later we’ll also make tomato mushroom tofu soup.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Three hearty dishes and a soup, then we’ll steam a pot of rice. That should be enough for four people, right?\" Tongtong seemed to be asking the two, yet also seemed to be talking to herself, as she always did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In contrast, Xue Chuchu was always silent when cooking. Jiang Ning thought she didn’t have as much charm as Tongtong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ning: \"That’s enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Yuantong: \"Okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ning continued to tend the fire. The winter stove was the warmest place, and as he sat there, listening to Tongtong’s muttering, a warmth of home naturally arose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his past life, Jiang Ning lived alone from an early age, wandering uncertainly. After busy workdays, he often ate takeout, and sometimes, winter takeout arrived cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, he was eating all hot meals. The image in his memory of what a home should be—perhaps a busy figure in the kitchen—was now projected before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The things one pursues in life were actually possessed from the beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s just, many people lost them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ning took a photo of the stove and posted it in the class group chat, announcing that he would host a lunch at home that day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The class group was lively, and the classmates were very enthusiastic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Kunnan: \"Who cooked the meal?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ning: \"Xue Chuchu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Peeking at the screen, Dong Qingfeng pictured that stunning figure in his mind and typed: \"You deserve to die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ning only started the conversation, and the group chat extended from the topic of who cooked to whether the father or mother cooked at home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duan Shigang said his mom did the cooking at their place and added that she liked cooking, which got him a scolding from Lu Qiqi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What woman loves to cook in the world? This is oppression!\" Lu Qiqi emphasized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duan Shigang, like a dog on the side of the road, was inexplicably punched, as Yu Wen and Wang Yan Yan verbally attacked him, accusing him of being a mama’s boy, a privileged person, and a restorer of the Great Qing—female classmates’ combat power was astonishing, and the group chat presented a one-sided situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duan Shigang was enraged; if it were real life, ten Lu Qiqis wouldn’t be enough for him to fight. Alas, this was the internet!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duan Shigang rebutted, \"My dad pays for the groceries, my mom cooks, is there a problem with that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiqi: \"Why do you think that your dad paying for groceries and your mom cooking is justified?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duan Shigang: \"Isn’t it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiqi: \"Heh, why don’t you post a job ad and find out [Now hiring a full-time cooking auntie, the employer will pay for the ingredients, the auntie can join for the meal but without salary].\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"See if anyone applies. If everyone is eager to apply, it means the employer is at a loss. If no one applies, it means the auntie is at a loss.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Profit-oriented worker Zhang Chi: \"No one would apply for sure, no salary, aren’t you working for free?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiqi: \"Exactly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Wen and Wang Yan Yan immediately expressed support, and even some neutral girls, like Meng Zi Yun, at first glance, also felt it made sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duan Shigang suddenly realized: \"Wait, that’s my mom and dad, living life together, how can you calculate it like that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiqi pressed on: \"So, in the end, your mom is the one at a loss, and your dad is the privileged one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duan Shigang, for a moment, didn’t know how to counter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Kunnan and Dan Kaiquan felt something was off but couldn’t come up with a language to counter immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Kunnan @Ma Shicheng: \"Brother Ma.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiqi didn’t care, not believing Ma Shicheng could counter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Shicheng spoke up: \"Don’t be misled by her, it’s clearly a false equivalence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about posting it this way: [Now hiring a full-time grocery-buying auntie, the auntie pays for groceries, the employer does the cooking, can join the meal but no salary], see if anyone applies. If everyone is rushing to apply, it means the cook is at a loss. If no one applies, it means the one paying for groceries is at a loss.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Profit-oriented worker Zhang Chi: \"Damn, this employer is living it up, not only no salary, requires me to pay for groceries to find him, screw that, the first one was better.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Kunnan, hearing this, exclaimed: \"Damn, looking at it this way, indeed!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Shicheng: \"If calculating gains and losses so strictly, there are no real winners, aren’t a married couple just supposed to live life well together?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qiqi was defeated, not knowing how to retort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duan Shigang saw Lu Qiqi’s silence, felt extremely delighted, and admired Ma Shicheng even more. It’s a pity he couldn’t mix in the world anymore, or he’d definitely recruit him under his wing.\u003C\u002Fp>",1035,"2026-05-30T14:40:36.425Z","2026-06-01T04:31:29.709Z",1,"novelbin.me","8913cfb0c954e36e42cf9bc473a0affbee927d32592560b6ce1b0dd9b6720b00","rebirth-slice-of-life-cultivation-chapter-1615","rebirth-slice-of-life-cultivation-chapter-1613",1809,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frebirth-slice-of-life-cultivation-cover.jpg"]