Chapter 371

"Whoa... what a powerful woman!"

Zheng Xinyu nodded in surprise, then suddenly grinned: "It's a good thing she's a lesbian and a 'love-brain', otherwise she'd definitely have some kind of story with you!"

Zhang Su looked at Zheng Xinyu with a strange gaze and said: "Why can't you women think of anything else? Why is it always those petty, trivial matters between men and women? I'm only thinking about one thing right now, and that is how to goad Tachibana Mai-Sakura into being our instructor and teach us those strange and peculiar skills of hers!"

"That's easy to handle. Didn't you just say Yi Xiaoling is on our side? Then just let her whisper sweet nothings in her ear, hee hee!"

Zheng Xinyu laughed wickedly.

"If it were really that simple, I'd be happy. I'm just afraid her principles are stronger than her love; that would be more troublesome. I hope it's not like that."

A flash of inspiration crossed Zhang Su's mind as he thought of the remaining two 【Loyalty Brands】. If it really didn't work, he would just have to turn up the intensity on the island nation woman!

"Everything will go smoothly, Tachibana Mai-Sakura will definitely come around, don't worry!"

Zheng Xinyu comforted Zhang Su very optimistically; she didn't want Zhang Su to have too much pressure.

Hearing Zheng Xinyu's words, the corners of Zhang Su's mouth curled up, and he smiled: "Alright, with those words from you, I'm relieved!"

"Relieved because of my words?" Zheng Xinyu felt a bit curious, but she didn't dwell on it, taking it as her comfort having had an effect. She changed the subject and asked: "Did you encounter anything fun while you were out today?"

"Fun things? Yes!"

Zhang Su smiled, rummaged through his bag, and took out two small brocade pouches: "We went to Kuanzhuang today, and these are things we searched out from Lei Youliang's house!"

"Jewelry bags?"

Zheng Xinyu took the exquisite little pouches curiously, opened them, looked inside, and laughed: "Ha, gold earrings?"

"Mm." Zhang Su nodded and said: "That guy Lei Youliang hoarded quite a few regular gold bars and high-end wristwatches. There were also plenty of these gold ornaments, and damn, a huge pile of cash too. He probably thought that one day order would be restored and he'd become rich and famous relying on that wealth!"

"The idea was pretty good, hehe, it's just a bit too idealistic—a classic case of 'the army was defeated before the general could achieve his ambition'... Husband, which of these two pairs of earrings is mine?"

Zheng Xinyu stood in front of the mirror, holding the earrings up to compare, knowing that one pair definitely belonged to Zhong Xiaoshan.

"Xiaoshan is in the monitoring room, right? Then you pick first."

Zhang Su shrugged indifferently.

"Since you said that..." Zheng Xinyu turned back and pouted: "Then I'd better not pick yet. I'll pick with Xiaoshan when I take over the shift later, so we don't have to squabble."

"Heh, your ideological awareness is pretty high these days. Alright, I'll reward you in a bit!"

Having said that, Zhang Su stood up and walked toward the bathroom.

"Pfft, stinky attitude, pfft!"

Zheng Xinyu made a face at Zhang Su's back. A moment later, she picked up the earrings and held them against her ears to compare again. Before the disaster broke out, she hadn't been keen on these things, but now she was actually quite fond of them—perhaps this gray world needed a bit of something shiny to embellish it.

The act of giving gifts wasn't just happening at Zhang Su's residence. Chen Hanzhou had already put the ring on Pei Lan. The two turned off the lights, sat in the pitch-black room, and looked up through the window at the dark night sky. The stars in the sky listened to them talk about their fantasies for the future; no one mentioned pessimistic things, and everything was only about beautiful images.

Wang Xin and Zhang Ya were even faster; they were already in bed by eight o'clock, researching "software hardening engineering."

Lu Yubo was more depressed because when he went to ask Mo Qianlan out, he was told by Tan Huajun that Mo Qianlan had already gone to Yu Qing's place to study chemistry.

???

Lu Yubo was full of question marks. What era was this, and why were they still studying? Hitting a sandbag for a while was more useful than studying, that's what he thought.

"Goodbye, Teacher Yu, goodbye, Uncle Zhuzi."

Mo Qianlan walked out of Yu Qing's room, politely said goodbye to the two, then closed the door. Turning around, she saw Lu Yubo waiting at the stairwell, looking bored.

"Finally done studying, Lanlan. There are zombies everywhere now, let's just say, what's the use of studying... Should I draw you a graduation certificate from Tsinghua or Peking University?"

Lu Yubo walked up and took the books from Mo Qianlan's hands.

"Of course studying is useful."

Mo Qianlan tucked her hair back and put on her hat. She looked back at Yu Qing's door, then pointed to the stairs and said: "Let's go down and talk."

The two walked out of the house. Both were young and full of vitality, not afraid of the bitter cold at all, and sat down on the swing chair in the small courtyard.

"What Teacher Yu taught me isn't the knowledge from ordinary textbooks; it's all technology related to the practical application of chemistry. And just now, Teacher Yu told me that Grandpa Yu is preparing to launch a special study activity, letting everyone participate in learning!"

Mo Qianlan told Lu Yubo the little bit of news she had heard from Yu Qing.

"Study activity? Oh my god..." As soon as Lu Yubo heard about studying, his dialect even popped out!

Mo Qianlan found Lu Yubo's annoyed look funny and pretended to be serious: "It's because there are too many people like you with low ideological awareness that they have to launch ideological education courses. You must study hard, okay!"

After hearing this, Lu Yubo only felt his brain cramping. He waved his hand, feeling life was meaningless: "Stop talking, I'm dying..."

"Hey, I heard you lost a fight with someone today? Is that true?"

Mo Qianlan knew Lu Yubo didn't like studying cultural knowledge. This would have been a flaw in the past, but it wasn't a big deal now, so she brought up another topic.

"Don't mention it, I did lose. That woman is just a damn pervert, and I only lost by a little bit." Compared to studying, Lu Yubo was still very interested in fighting, but this topic made him feel very deflated, so he hurriedly changed the subject: "Let's not talk about that. Lanlan, I have a gift for you today!"

"Ah?" Mo Qianlan's heart stirred slightly, and she looked at Lu Yubo expectantly: "What is it?"

"Close your eyes first!"

Lu Yubo imitated a plot he had learned from movies. After Mo Qianlan obediently closed her eyes, he hurriedly took the necklace box out of his pocket, took out the necklace, and then stood up and walked behind her.

"Ah, it's ticklish... Is this, a necklace?"

Mo Qianlan felt Lu Yubo moving. Before she understood what was happening, she felt a rubbing sensation on her neck, which made her feel ticklish, and she couldn't help but reach up to touch it.

"Right, I'm giving you a necklace. It's not cold, right? I warmed it up for you in advance, hehe... Come on, let's go inside and see how it looks!"

Lu Yubo fastened the necklace very deftly, showing a level of attentiveness toward the girl that was rarely seen. He pulled Mo Qianlan into the homestay's check-in lobby and clicked on the light.

"Wow, so shiny, is it a gold necklace? It's too valuable... I can't accept this from you!"

Mo Qianlan held the necklace against the chest of her thermal clothing. The cartoon-shaped pendant was very exquisite and had a good weight in her hand.

"Oh, what era is this? What's so valuable about gold? We dug out a lot from the boss's house in Kuanzhuang today. Brother Su told us to each pick one to give... hehe, give to the person we like."

When Lu Yubo reached the end, he felt embarrassed in a rare moment. It's just that his words sounded very low in emotional intelligence. Even if he didn't describe the process of getting the gold necklace as thrilling, he at least shouldn't have included obvious belittling components; that would make the gift's value seem discounted.

Fortunately, Mo Qianlan knew what kind of personality Lu Yubo had, and at their young, ignorant age, she didn't care about those things, smiling as she admired the necklace on her neck.

"I like it very much, it's really pretty, thank you, Brother Bo."

Mo Qianlan happily held Lu Yubo's arm and kissed him lightly on the cheek.

Lu Yubo was so happy he could blow bubbles out of his nose. All the unpleasantness of the day was thrown to the back of his mind. He put his arm around Mo Qianlan's shoulder and said: "If I can find any other good stuff when I go out in the future, I'll bring them all back for you, okay?"

"You must not take things randomly. Uncle Zhang already takes good care of us; don't cause any trouble, or he'll be in a very difficult position."

Mo Qianlan was a few years younger than Lu Yubo, but girls were more attentive. Her focus wasn't on the supplies at all, but rather on considering more comprehensive issues.

"I know, I know, I'm the best at following orders."

Lu Yubo didn't argue and agreed very quickly.

"As long as you know. That, my mom is at home, why don't we go for a walk in the mountains? Are you cold?"

"Me? Not cold, not cold at all."

So the two walked hand-in-hand toward the mountain stream. "Software hardening engineering" was unlikely to be realized, and the cold night wind was quite harsh, but it couldn't stop the two young people in love.

As night gradually fell, with the activation of the satellite village, almost everyone from the United Village, West Camp, and Kuanzhuang had moved over from Tianmayu. Tianmayu returned to its former tranquility.

(End of chapter)