Chapter 151: A Day Under Qingqing's Supervision

Qingqing staring. jpg.

Chen Shu silently finished putting on his pants, flipped back the quilt and got out of bed; he didn't even fold the quilt before heading downstairs.

He didn't even glance at her.

Ning Qing's gaze followed him silently.

Downstairs.

White porridge and leftovers.

The little girl was already sitting at the table eating, while Taozi sat upright on the table, still waiting for its owner.

Chen Shu walked in slowly.

The little girl looked up at him:

"Morning, brother-in-law."

"Morning, Xiaoxiao..."

Chen Shu had just sat down at the dining table when he saw his temporary guardian standing to the side, pointing at the bathroom with a cold expression:

"Go wash your face."

"..."

Chen Shu braced himself against the table to stand up, looking utterly helpless as he walked into the bathroom.

He turned on the faucet.

Chen Shu waited for a moment, then bent over to cup a handful of hot water and splashed it onto his face.

Suddenly, he sensed something was wrong.

He straightened up to look—

The mirror reflected the scene at the doorway: a tall, elegant figure leaned against the doorframe, staring at him indifferently. Then, her gaze shifted to the side, looking at a towel placed on the shelf to his right.

"..."

Chen Shu couldn't help but sigh again, reached out to take down the towel; what a hassle.

"You still need to brush your teeth."

"It's more scientific to brush after eating; I'll just rinse my mouth for now."

"I will supervise you later."

"..."

He felt like this girl had found some kind of strange source of Joy.

How strange.

After washing his face, Chen Shu returned to the dining table with Qingqing and sat down. The porridge in the bowl was just right, no longer too hot. Chen Shu glanced at the porridge Qingqing had cooked; it was clear she had followed the rice cooker's instructions strictly, the ratio of rice to water and the consistency were perfectly standard.

"What are we eating for lunch?"

"Order takeout."

"I thought you knew how to cook."

"I don't." Ning Qing glanced at him faintly. "If you don't want to eat takeout, you can cook instead; I can supervise you."

"I don't want to cook..."

"..."

Qingqing lowered her head and drank her porridge earnestly.

At this moment, the little girl suddenly looked up and asked, "Brother-in-law, is it still raining outside?"

"I don't know..."

"What does the weather forecast say?"

"I didn't check..."

"The wall in my room seems to be leaking."

"Which room?"

"The Dormitory."

"The Dormitory, huh." Chen Shu perked up immediately. "Well, you can't just settle for that. Go find the dorm manager to report it for repairs, or ask your sister to help you fix it; your sister loves fixing leaking walls the most. If that doesn't work, just swap rooms with your sister; besides liking to fix leaking walls, she also likes living in leaking rooms."

"Oh."

The little girl glanced at her sister beside her.

Her sister was expressionless, busy picking up food, and turned a deaf ear to their conversation.

Chen Shu also picked up his bowl.

The first bowl of porridge was successfully finished.

Perhaps because he hadn't had porridge in a long time, or perhaps because it was made by Qingqing and had some mysterious bonus, Chen Shu actually found it exceptionally delicious. He licked his lips and held out the empty bowl to Qingqing:

"Serve me another bowl, please."

Ning Qing turned her head and watched him quietly.

"..."

Chen Shu was silent for a few seconds, then handed the bowl to the little girl instead: "Xiaoxiao, help me serve another bowl, three-quarters full is enough."

"Okay."

The little girl reached out to take the bowl instinctively.

Just as she was about to take it, she paused, slowly pulled her hand back, and said to her brother-in-law: "Brother-in-law, sister just said that you were cursed by something called Lazy Cancer last night. Sister also said that we must help you fight this curse, and we can't do anything for you. Otherwise, even if the power of the curse disappears, you won't be able to shake off the entanglement of Lazy Cancer."

"It's just serving a bowl of rice..."

"Sister said I'm doing this for your own good!"

"You actually believe what your sister says..."

"That makes a lot of sense."

"……"

Chen Shu took back the bowl, glanced at it from the corner of his eye, and then handed the bowl out again: "Taozi, help me scoop half a bowl of rice."

Taozi raised her head and stared at him silently.

Upholding the principle that not refusing is the same as agreeing, Chen Shu handed the bowl a little closer to it and urged: "Be careful, don't let any cat hair fall in."

Taozi looked down at the bowl, then looked up at him.

"Sigh……"

Chen Shu had no choice but to go scoop it himself.

There happened to be exactly one bowl of porridge left in the pot.

After finishing two bowls of porridge in a row, Chen Shu felt very satisfied.

Fortunately, Qingqing didn't make him clean up the bowls and chopsticks again; she just forced him to brush his teeth and then let him off.

Chen Shu came to the sofa and lay down.

"Buzz buzz!"

His Mobile Phone suddenly vibrated.

Zhusha: Teacher Chen Shu, happy weekend.

Chen Shu glanced at it and ignored it.

Crown Princess Zhusha's previous new album had high sales and good word-of-mouth; besides the songs from her fellow townsman, the other songs were also very impressive, and Chen Shu had even bought a copy. However, she seemed quite busy after releasing the album; apart from sending Chen Shu a greeting for the New Year, she hadn't checked in on him every few days like she used to.

Zhusha: Are there any new songs from the seniors at the Hua Yue Sect recently?

As expected.

Chen Shu still ignored it.

Zhusha: I'm about to make a new album again, please give me a song~~

Zhusha: /rolling on the floor

Zhusha: /crying bitterly

This person is so annoying.

Chen Shu held his Mobile Phone and thought for a long time; he was too lazy to reply to her, and too lazy to think of a song suitable for her, but finally, considering the continuous stream of sales royalties, he gritted his teeth, overcame his laziness for a short time, and typed a reply.

Chen Shu: Busy.

Chen Shu: Let's talk about it in a while.

Defeated by laziness once again.

He tossed his Mobile Phone aside and slumped on the sofa.

The little girl was sitting right next to him, watching TV intently, holding a cup of water in her hands; she took a sip but had to swallow it in many small gulps, and with every gulp, she deliberately made a loud "glug" sound—this was a sign that she was bored to the extreme.

The faint sound of the dishwasher operating came from the kitchen.

Qingqing walked out wiping her hands, passed by him to go upstairs, came back down not long after, and then threw A Book onto Chen Shu's chest.

"Thump!"

"What?"

Chen Shu frowned and picked it up to look.

*Island Survival Guide*

Qingqing stood beside him, still looking down at him, with a somewhat condescending air: "I've arranged a reading task for you to combat your Lazy Cancer. I found a book you might be interested in; your task for today is to read it up to the twentieth page."

"……"

Chen Shu looked at this book.

If it were normal times, he might indeed be interested in this kind of content, and he quite liked reading, but now that he was plagued by Lazy Cancer, where would he find the energy?

Scrolling through short videos would be more like it.

Accepting knowledge? Can't fit it in, can't fit it in...

"Hurry up."

"No."

"You said it yourself, you have to listen to me."

"……"

Chen Shu helplessly opened the book.

This guardian was slightly detestable.

At this moment, the little girl's voice came to his ears again: "Brother-in-law, sister said that for the next week, I can't help you with your homework anymore."

"……"

Another bolt from the blue.

Chen Shu had already begun to regret it.

……

In the afternoon.

Chen Shu was lying on the sofa scrolling through short videos.

Qingqing opened the door and walked in, holding a flower in her hand; she walked over to him, sat down, and handed the flower to him, her voice cold and clear:

"Is it pretty?"

Laziness is laziness, but that is a different matter from being perfunctory.

So Chen Shu still took a serious look:

"Pretty."

"Does it smell good?"

"Didn't smell anything."

"Take a sniff."

"Uh..."

Chen Shu leaned in and took a sniff: "A faint fragrance."

He then went back to scrolling through videos.

As he scrolled, he suddenly looked up and said, "I've found a new way to fight the curse!"

"Speak."

"I discovered that when I'm scrolling through short videos, the curse has absolutely no effect on me. Do you think I could scroll through short videos all day and use this kind of diligence to defeat the curse without even realizing it!?"

"..."

Watching this person's earnest expression, Ning Qing pursed her lips and asked, "How many pages of your book have you read today?"

"I'm asking you something."

"I guess five pages."

"Emmm..."

"There are still fifteen pages left."

"You are so impolite; I'm discussing a new method to fight the curse with you." Chen Shu was unhappy, "How can you keep changing the subject?"

"As your guardian, I am temporarily confiscating your Mobile Phone. I will return it to you once you finish your reading task."

"..."

The Mobile Phone in Chen Shu's hand flew away instantly and landed in Qingqing's hands.

He was silent for a moment, looked at the book nearby, then looked at the soft sofa, and finally rolled over to lie down on the sofa, closed his eyes, and said:

"I'm taking a nap, I'll read it when I get up later."

"Sleep for the whole afternoon?"

"Set an alarm for me in half an hour; sleeping too long is actually bad."

"You won't wake up."

"I'll wake up as soon as the alarm goes off." Chen Shu muttered, his voice getting quieter and quieter, "If I don't wake up, I'm a dog."

"..."

Ning Qing rolled her eyes, too lazy to pay him any mind. She just took out his Mobile Phone, unlocked it, set the alarm, placed it by his head, then returned to her room to find an "Interesting Book," came back downstairs, and sat next to him to read.

His steady breathing echoed beside her.

Ning Qing looked calm, turning page after page.

Half an hour later, the alarm went off.

The person beside her groggily opened his eyes, fumbled for the Mobile Phone, took one look at it, turned off the alarm without hesitation, and flopped back down to continue sleeping.

Ning Qing remained sitting quietly, her gaze on the pages from beginning to end, undisturbed by anything.

Time passed silently.

It seemed like Ning Qing could sit like this for a hundred years.

"Mm..."

There was movement beside her.

Ning Qing shifted her gaze from the book and glanced at the sky outside the window; it was nearly dusk. When she turned her head back to look at the person beside her, she saw him open his eyes, blinking as he met her gaze, and finally, he said:

"Woof woof!"

"..."

Ning Qing calmly withdrew her gaze.

Not bad.

She had thought he would bite back and accuse her of not waking him up... Was it because the words were too long and he was too lazy to say them?

By evening.

Chen Shu saw that the class group chat was very lively.

It took a great deal of effort for him to overcome his Lazy Cancer, click on it, and scroll up.

Xia Yunyun: The schedule for the Martial Body Martial Arts Academy Group is out.

Xia Yunyun: First is the Ordinary Competition.

Xia Yunyun: Starting from the fifth of the fourth month until the seventh of the fourth month, the specific events and schedule are as follows.

Xia Yunyun: 【Image】

The Martial Body meet, huh...

Chen Shu got a headache just thinking about the Martial Body meet now; he had absolutely no intention of joining in the fun, and he even wanted to forfeit the Archery event.

He clicked on the image.

Archery was on the morning of the first day; wouldn't that mean he had to wake up early?

And there were only a few days left...

Ah...

Just thinking about it was troublesome.

Chen Shu forced himself to suppress his resistance and continued reading.

Xia Yunyun: Next is the Arena Competition.

Xia Yunyun: The Arena Competition is divided into internal and external. The internal one is on the eighth and ninth; the schedule for the first round of duels will be out in a few days, and everyone can go watch. Those who perform well in the internal competition can sign up to participate in exchanges with students from other schools. After passing, the school will provide you with some intensive training, and then you will likely go to the Military Academy in the latter half of this month to participate in the exchange competition.

Chen Shu yawned and opened the Ancient Cultivation Group again.

At this very second—

Eh!? It seems the curse has suddenly disappeared?

Chen Shu perked up a bit.

Qingcai Keke: The Martial Body Meet is about to start, who all is going to compete?

Qingcai Keke: How about we have a pre-meet gathering?

Qingcai Keke: To avoid damaging our friendly relations when the time comes.

Grandma Says: Friendly relations my ass? You tricked me so miserably! Damn it, it pisses me off!

Qingcai Keke: /yawn

Gate of All Wonders: I am going to participate.

Green Lamp Ancient Buddha: My master told this poor monk to participate as well.

Nameless Person: I am not participating.

Grandma Says: Good.

Grandma Says: When the time comes, watch me beat you two like dogs, and Qingcai, you had better pray you don't get matched with me, otherwise I won't hold back.

Gate of All Wonders: Although girls start cultivating earlier, I'm no pushover either.

Green Lamp Ancient Buddha: This poor monk is skilled at taking a beating.

Qingcai Keke: /yawn

Qingcai Keke: What about Brother Luo?

Just Call Me Luo Huaian: I'm not either.

Qingcai Keke: What about the Group Owner?

Haoran: No.

Qingcai Keke: Why aren't you all participating?

Just Call Me Luo Huaian: Not interested.

Grandma Says: Scared, I suppose.

Qingcai Keke: What about the Group Owner?

Grandma Says: Also scared, I suppose.

Just Call Me Luo Huaian: The Group Owner was the champion two years ago and is already a fifth-year student; he won't be competing again.

Grandma Says: Champion two years ago.

Grandma Says: How impressive.

Grandma Says: That year was so weak, you think I don't know? There was only one Martial Cultivator from the Ming Sect at Yujing Academy, a fifth-year student, who could actually fight; the rest were trash. If it were this year, you'd definitely find it much harder to win the championship.

Grandma Says: Why don't you try participating again this year?

Just Call Me Luo Huaian: Besides, the talent and resources of the Imperial Family disciples are terrifying. The Group Owner just advanced to the Sixth Stage; there is no point in participating again.

Grandma Says recalled a message.

Qingcai Keke: Grandmother Senior Sister types very fast.

Gate of All Wonders: So the Group Owner is at the Sixth Stage, and isn't Nameless at the Sixth Stage too? Grandma, can you even beat them?

Grandma Says: /smile

Grandma Says: Come on, let's meet up in person!

Gate of All Wonders: No.

Green Lamp Ancient Buddha: This poor monk cannot come either.

Grandma Says: Why??

Gate of All Wonders: Before your identity was exposed, didn't you also resist meeting up? We aren't like some people who can't even keep their identities secret.

Green Lamp Ancient Buddha: This poor monk prefers quiet cultivation.

Grandma Says:??

Grandma Says: One of you is from the Shangqing Five Dao Academy, the other from the Rongsheng Six Brightness Buddhist Academy, plus your talent—do you think it's hard for me to find you?

Gate of All Wonders: Then go ahead and find us.

Grandma Says:...

Grandma Says: Group Owner! Give me an administrator position!

Grandma Says: @Haoran

Haoran: /eating melon seeds

Just as Chen Shu was watching with Joy, Qingqing walked over; she was here to supervise his Daily Cultivation.

Chen Shu had no choice but to put down his Mobile Phone.