Chapter 156: A Milestone in the Progression of a Relationship

"Brother Chen, I never expected you to be so formidable; you truly make me look at you with new eyes," said Meng Chunqiu.

"That's right, Brother Chen, you are so strong," said Jiang Lai.

"Only just realized?" Chen Shu sprawled on the sofa and glanced at Jiang Lai again, "How are you feeling now?"

"Fully revived."

"Truly impressive."

"It's the teachers' healing methods that are impressive..."

"Brother Chen!" Meng Chunqiu's curiosity was piqued again; he held his folding fan and leaned in close to stare at Chen Shu, "That young lady who left with you, the very tall one, is she that so-called girlfriend of yours who isn't actually dating you?"

"Yeah, what about it?"

"So beautiful! It's my first time seeing her!" Meng Chunqiu was somewhat surprised, "I didn't expect that girlfriend of yours who isn't dating you to be so good-looking. I had assumed that given your looks, Brother Chen, that young lady's looks would be inferior to mine."

"..." Chen Shu suppressed the urge to give him a beating, "It is indeed your first time seeing her, but Brother Jiang has seen her; he saw her during the break last semester."

"Mm," Jiang Lai nodded, "This is the third time."

"She seems so cold and aloof," Meng Chunqiu paused, then complained, "You didn't even formally introduce me. Is it because I'm too feminine and you're afraid of her misunderstanding and getting jealous?"

"She has a Celestial Bloodline."

"Oh, that's no wonder..."

"It's so hot these days, what temperature is the air conditioning set to?"

"20 degrees."

"Doesn't feel like it has much power..."

Chen Shu already had the urge to design a set of Cooling Array to install in the Dormitory. He glanced at the balcony again; the Yujing sun at four or five o'clock had only slightly shed its venomous heat, and the world outside the window remained shrouded in sunlight that looked hot just by glancing at it.

"Emmm..."

This Meng Chunqiu hadn't closed the balcony window.

No wonder it never felt cool.

Chen Shu didn't want to move; he lay on the sofa and waved a hand toward that direction, and the window slammed shut with a bang.

Spells change life, and laziness promotes development.

Afterward, he took out his Mobile Phone, opened his notes, and began to calculate what ingredients and seasonings he needed to buy the day after tomorrow morning to avoid forgetting anything—laziness sometimes leads to a decline in brain memory because one doesn't want to put in the effort to remember something.

However, the influence of the curse had clearly decreased a lot over these two days. Just hold on a little longer; victory was not far away.

"Buzz buzz!"

Chen Shu tapped on the message pop-up and opened the Ancient Cultivation Group directly.

Grandma Always Says: Haha, I'm going to my roommate's house to eat food made by Qingcai Keke.

Grandma Always Says: /dancing with joy

Gate of All Wonders: Congratulations on the meetup.

Nameless Person: Don't start fighting!

Green Lamp Ancient Buddha: Amitabha, harmony is precious.

Grandma Always Says: We won't. We've already reconciled. Besides, firstly, his girlfriend who isn't dating him will be there, and secondly, he's going to cook for me. Even if he makes me angry again, I will restrain myself.

Grandma Always Says: I have to maintain my image.

Gate of All Wonders: Isn't it awkward?

Grandma Always Says: What?

Gate of All Wonders: Mortal enemies sitting at the same dining table, isn't it awkward?

Grandma Always Says: What's awkward about it?

Grandma Always Says: /look at the idiot

Gate of All Wonders: You came here to post this message today just to pave the way in advance and ease the awkwardness when the time comes, right?

Grandma Always Says: Shut up, you.

Qingcai Keke: /yawn

Grandma Always Says: @Qingcai Keke

Grandma Always Says: By the way, I have something to tell you.

Qingcai Keke:?

Grandma Always Says: When you get to the place, remember to pretend you don't know me. Don't let them guess that we know each other.

Qingcai Keke: /mm-hmm

Haoran Righteousness: /cracking melon seeds

Zhaoye Qing:.

Grandma Always Says:???

Grandma Always Says: What does that mean?

Grandma Always Says: I have a bad premonition now that I see you two popping up.

Haoran Righteousness: Nothing...

Grandma Always Says: /pointing a finger

Grandma Always Says: /look at the idiot

Grandma Always Says: @Qingcai Keke

Grandma Always Says: Remember to act well. Don't let those two see any flaws. That girlfriend of his who isn't dating him has very sharp eyes, like she has a pair of titanium alloy dog eyes installed. I feel like it's very hard to deceive her.

Qingcai Keke: Titanium alloy dog eyes...

Grandma Always Says: Isn't that right?

Qingcai Keke: Don't worry, I watched her grow up since she was a child. What I'm best at is deceiving her.

Grandma always says: I'll trust you once.

Chen Shu curled the corners of his mouth; being good at something is one thing, but it is also a fact that he cannot hide it.

Grandma always says: When you see me for the first time, you can appropriately show Surprise at my appearance and figure, because I am really good-looking; that way you will seem more real, remember?

Qingcai Keke: Too lazy to bother with you.

Grandma always says: /scattering flowers

Grandma always says: /dancing with joy

Grandma always says: When the time comes, Grandma will send photos to you all in the group! @All members

……

The tenth day of the fourth lunar month.

Zhang Suannai got up early in the morning and sat upright on the sofa waiting.

There are two special things today.

The first is meeting her mortal enemy in the group, Qingcai Keke, for the first time.

And they will also have a meal together, a meal that will be cooked by that sand-sculpture Qingcai herself.

For this reason, Zhang Suannai did not sleep well in the first half of the night, constantly thinking about how to act as if she did not know that sand-sculpture Qingcai beforehand, so as to avoid the awkwardness of mortal enemies meeting, and secondly, she cannot let Qingqing know.

Xiaoxiao actually knew long ago, but this little girl is very tight-lipped and would not tell her sister.

Letting Qingqing know would be just too much.

It's weird.

And it would also cause her own image to collapse.

The second thing is attending the birthday party of the goddess Qingqing for the first time.

Qingqing has a Heavenly Human Bloodline, and the indifference and aloofness of Heavenly Humans are known to all; Heavenly Humans with pure bloodlines never celebrate birthdays. And Goddess Qingqing invited her to her first birthday party since starting university; what an honor this is.

On the road to being accepted by her cold and aloof roommate, today is undoubtedly a milestone of commemorative significance.

Her enthusiasm and patience finally moved her.

Just look at the people she invited and you will know—

Her biological younger sister;

Her childhood sweetheart;

The older sister of her childhood sweetheart, who is also the sister who watched her grow up; I heard they often went to her house for meals when they were little;

Herself;

That's it.

She was so happy that she didn't sleep well in the second half of the night either.

"Click."

The two sisters came out.

Zhang Suannai immediately managed her expression and sat upright, not letting them see her inner thoughts, only turning her eyeballs to the far right, using this way to secretly observe the movements of the two roommates and one cat.

Ning Qing walked by and glanced at her.

Xiaoxiao walked by and glanced at her.

Taozi jumped onto the back of the sofa, then jumped in front of her, and also looked up at her from a close distance.

Zhang Suannai was fidgety and felt uncomfortable all over; it wasn't until her roommates were about to walk into the bathroom to wash up that she squeezed out a sentence: "Happy birthday..."

"Mm."

This was Ning Qing's reply.

The goddess is indeed still that goddess with a Heavenly Human bloodline; this familiar feeling makes Zhang Suannai feel very at ease.

……

Twenty minutes later.

Ning Qing looked at her Mobile Phone and said to Zhang Suannai: "Taozi is staying here; remember to bring it when you come, it's not convenient for us to take it."

"No problem!"

"We're leaving."

"Okay!"

The sound of the door closing with a bang.

Ning Qing and the little girl walked outside.

Today is undoubtedly another good day; it is still morning, and the sunlight is already very bright.

The sunlight at this time is not scorching, and it doesn't bring much warmth when it shines on the body; it just slightly dispels the chill of the early morning, making one feel comfortable—riding a motorcycle in this temperature should be very pleasant.

Ning Qing put a half-helmet on the little girl's head, while she herself did not wear one, and swung a long leg over the motorcycle.

One-touch start.

The little girl was also very obedient, sitting in the back and hugging her sister's waist tightly.

The motorcycle slowly drove away.

After leaving the campus, it suddenly accelerated.

There are very few cars in University City, the roads are wide, and there are few traffic lights, so the whole way was very smooth.

Ning Qing and the little girl were both wearing short sleeves, and the wind blew all the dampness and chill of the early morning onto their arms, feeling cool, but not cold.

For a moment, Ning Qing seemed to recall several years ago; it seemed to be an early summer morning just like this, also riding this little motorcycle, she and Chen Shu shuttling through the streets and alleys of Bai City, or riding along the lake, and when they got off, both of them had a layer of goosebumps on their arms.

She couldn't help but reveal a faint smile.

Looking down, her own arms were clean, but there was a layer of fine goosebumps on the little girl's arms.

That's right.

At that time, he was not yet a Cultivator.

At that time, he had not even reached adulthood.

However, back then Bai City did not regulate things strictly, and traffic police generally treated this kind of mini electric scooter as an electric pedal bike; as long as one wore a helmet, it was fine.

How nostalgic.

The little girl held her sister tightly, tilting her head to look at the scenery along the road, her face pressed as close to her sister's back as possible. She did not know what her sister was thinking at this moment; she only knew that her sister was not wearing a helmet, and the half-helmet she herself was wearing could not cover her face and neck. The wind whipped her sister's hair up, and even with her like this, some strands would still strike her face or neck, either stinging or itching.

Until they arrived at Ruining Vegetable Market.

This was the largest vegetable market in Xicheng District.

Chen Shu stood right at the market entrance.

Beige sunlight shone obliquely from the top of the low building opposite, illuminating his languid face with a somewhat translucent quality, and then he covered his mouth with his left fist and let out a yawn.

The motorcycle came to a steady stop.

The little girl got off the vehicle first, carefully took off her helmet, and handed it to her sister.

Before long, the three of them walked into the market.

Chen Shu still walked in front, selecting and buying vegetables, haggling with the vendors, while Ning Qing carried the items and followed silently behind.

The little girl moved freely within a ten-meter radius of them; whenever she saw something novel she had never seen before, she would lean in to observe it carefully, and whenever she saw a crowd, she would go over to investigate, and if her sister gave her something, she would carry it in her hand and continue running around.

She was a little girl with a strong sense of curiosity, who loved to observe the world and was very good at entertaining herself.

But she would not get lost.

No matter where she went, as long as Chen Shu and Ning Qing turned their heads and looked around, they would inevitably see her.

Sometimes Chen Shu would call out to her, and she would trot over, be invited by him to study some novel gadget together, the two would discuss it for a few sentences, and then Chen Shu would continue to select the ingredients he needed, while the little girl would continue to wander around, satisfying her curiosity.