Chapter 161: I Really Am an Idiot

Zhang Suannai sat blankly on the swing—

Ning Qing and Chen Shu were in the corner of the yard pulling cilantro; one was squatting and the other was standing. If you didn't see it, you wouldn't believe it: the one squatting and pulling cilantro was Ning Qing, the roommate who in her mind was as cold and aloof as a goddess, untainted by worldly concerns, while that silly vegetable was just standing to the side watching. Ning Qing would pull the cilantro out and hand it to him, and he would hold it in his hand, yet he even complained that Ning Qing wasn't pulling them well, constantly pointing fingers.

"Pick the tall ones to pull."

"Why are you pulling such small ones?"

"Don't keep pulling from one spot. Haven't you noticed you sowed the seeds too densely? If you pull them to make it sparser, they'll grow better."

"Don't pull them until they break."

"Pull a bit more like this, and that should be about enough."

Zhang Suannai listened, not feeling any Surprise at all; truly, she just felt dazed.

Because the information received today had already reached the upper limit of her brain's processing capacity, she actually didn't feel a headache over it. Just like earlier, she had gone out to fly a kite with Chen Shu's sister and had a great time, not thinking about these things at all.

Zhang Suannai withdrew her gaze.

Her mind was a blank slate.

She wouldn't think about it now either.

She scratched her head and continued to look at the flowers.

Soon, she was the only one left in the yard.

Xiaoxiao was watching a science documentary in the living room, and Chen Shu's sister had fallen asleep on the living room sofa, so Zhang Suannai had no choice but to amuse herself here. Fortunately, she didn't have a headache at all, and time was still easy to pass.

Sounds came from the kitchen again.

Gradually, a fragrance drifted over.

During this time, her roommate came out once with an expressionless face, holding a piece of freshly fried Crispy Meat for her to eat; it was fried using pure lean meat. The Sword pig meat itself was fragrant, and after adding green Sichuan peppercorns, it was endowed with a faint, refreshing scent, which was extremely delicious.

Her roommate is so good...

Zhang Suannai completely stopped considering anything else.

Dinner time arrived.

The Yuer Chicken was reheated, and in addition, four dishes were added: a serving of freshly fried Crispy Meat, a cold-tossed cilantro beef, a stir-fried button mushroom, and a large basin of Maocai covered in red oil and topped with green onions and cilantro, said to be made with two jin of beef tripe; the vegetables from the Boiled Meat Slices left over from lunch were also added into the Maocai.

Zhang Suannai ate until she was stuffed in a daze.

As it turned out, there was also a cake.

How could something like cake be delicious? She had always used it for playing, so she hadn't put it to heart at all.

Never did she expect that the cake bought by this silly vegetable was actually meant for eating, and it was extremely delicious—blueberry lemon flavored. The cream on top was actually made from lemon-flavored non-fat yogurt; it was low-calorie and not cloying, with a slight tartness, and it was filled with many blueberries.

Before she knew it, she had eaten two plates.

Zhang Suannai:...

After dark.

Everyone sat around together to wrap Dumplings.

That silly vegetable wrapped two as a token gesture, then couldn't be bothered to wrap anymore, holding Taozi and playing on the side, forcibly teaching Taozi to salute and mimic the sound of a cow.

"Wow! You've wrapped so many!" Chen Banxia said, "That should be about enough; if we keep wrapping, my refrigerator won't be able to hold them!"

"That's fine," Ning Qing said.

"Then are you two still wrapping?" Chen Banxia asked.

"Not anymore."

"Chen Shu, aren't you taking some Dumplings back? Although you deceived your dear sister, your dear sister can still generously share a few with you."

"No need," Chen Shu said indifferently, "I can go back to the Dormitory and have my roommates wrap them; they will even wrap them very happily."

"Wow, so scheming!"

"Then you two take what you wrapped back," Chen Shu said to Chen Banxia and Zhang Suannai, "Sprinkle some flour so they don't stick together on the way. After you get back, place them evenly first so they don't touch each other, freeze them hard in the refrigerator, and then take them off and put them together; that way they won't stick."

"I know! Do you really think your sister is that stupid?" Chen Banxia was dissatisfied with the tone her younger brother used when speaking to her.

"What about you guys?" Zhang Suannai asked.

"My sister and I are going back tomorrow," the young girl said.

"And you?" Chen Banxia looked at Chen Shu again.

"Oh, I drank a bit too much tonight, so I'm going back tomorrow too," Chen Shu reached out and supported his forehead.

"Is sleeping on the sofa that fun?" Chen Banxia said.

"I'm sleeping in Qingqing's bed."

"Eh?"

Chen Banxia opened her eyes wide in excitement.

Zhang Suannai, on the other hand, fell into a daze once again.

She turned her head mechanically to look at her roommate, but only saw her roommate looking calm, with no intention of refuting it at all.

She couldn't help but fall into a deep silence.

A dozen minutes later.

Zhang Suannai walked to the door carrying the Dumplings.

That silly vegetable even gave her a bouquet of flowers, saying he had cut them when he was bored in the afternoon, and told her to go back and put them in a vase in the Dormitory.

It was a bouquet of light purple flowers with a refreshing and pleasant fragrance, about seven or eight stalks.

Zhang Suannai walked out of the residential complex in a daze.

To be honest, if today hadn't been for witnessing Ning Qing showing off her relationship and learning the unknown side of her goddess roommate, which made her feel like an idiot, today would have been a perfect gathering—a thousand times better than going out to eat, watch a movie, sing, and go clubbing.

Especially the cooking skills of this silly vegetable; where did he learn so many novel methods?

"Sigh..."

She didn't know when she would get to eat the food he made again; she could only wait for when her roommates brought her leftovers back.

I hope it doesn't have to wait until this time next year.

Returned to the Dormitory.

The Dormitory was empty, and the temperature had dropped a bit at night, making it feel even more cold and desolate.

Zhang Suannai went to take a shower; the hot water poured over her body, flowing down her curves, washing away her exhaustion and gradually clearing her mind. After coming out, what she had seen and heard during the day began to surface in her mind.

Zhang Suannai was forced to start thinking.

The more she thought, the more tired she became.

The more she thought, the more she felt like an idiot.

"Buzz, buzz."

Zhang Suannai looked down blankly and opened her Mobile Phone.

Haoran Zhengqi: How about dinner?

Too lazy to reply to him.

Zhang Suannai turned off her Mobile Phone, got up and walked straight to her room, lay down on the bed, and fell into a deep sleep.

One o'clock in the morning.

Zhang Suannai woke up with a start—

How could it be like this!?

What about my aloof goddess roommate?

What about that roommate of mine who would absolutely never fall in love or get married, who was transcendent and indifferent, and who was supposed to grow old alone with me in the future?

Besides, someone possessing a Heavenly Human Bloodline wouldn't act like that even if they got married and had children, right?

Ning Qing actually wiped the oil off his hands for him!

Ning Qing actually carried him on her back while walking!

Ning Qing actually even let him sleep in her bed!

They actually moved in together!?

And Xiaoxiao, as Qingqing's younger sister, with an equal amount of Celestial Bloodline flowing in her body, was actually so well-behaved in front of him too!

How could this be!!

Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

I am so smart and witty! I spent over half a year getting to know my roommate's personality! My Spiritual Sense would never lie to me!

Forget it, forget it, I can't think about it anymore.

If I keep thinking, I'll die of sudden cardiac death sooner or later.

Sleep is more important; my life is more important.

Zhang Suannai forced herself to close her eyes.

Three o'clock in the morning.

Zhang Suannai woke up with a start again—

I'm a fucking idiot after all!

……

The next morning.

The two roommates finally returned to the Dormitory.

Zhang Suannai, who had barely slept in the second half of the night, sat on the sofa waiting for them, her eyes a bit dark; there was no help for it, she was just such a person who loved to think. But even after thinking for half the night, she couldn't figure out why Ning Qing would be like this.

"Y-you're back?"

Ning Qing only glanced at her indifferently; in a trance, she was still that aloof roommate.

Zhang Suannai blinked and looked at Xiaoxiao—it didn't matter if she couldn't figure it out; a wise person always has a simpler way to solve problems.

"Xiaoxiao."

"?"

"When did your sister start liking your brother-in-law?"

"?"

"……" Zhang Suannai read a hint of wariness in the young girl's eyes. She couldn't understand it for a moment, but she didn't argue. A true wise person always has the simplest way to solve problems, "There's a stall outside the school next door that roasts small potatoes; dipped in chili powder, it's truly a delicacy."

"I don't know."

"You don't know?"

"I don't know."

"How could you not know?... The detailed reason."

"I was still small back then."

"Then when did you start calling him brother-in-law?"

"Thirteen years old."

"Why did you call him brother-in-law?"

"Because he is my brother-in-law."

"Then why didn't you call him brother-in-law before?"

"I hadn't learned the word yet."

"Then didn't your sister hit you?"

"No."

"Did your sister already like him very much back then?"

"Yes."

"..." Zhang Suannai was still somewhat skeptical, "You are so young, do you know what it means to like someone?"

"I have already grown up."

"Oh, I see." Zhang Suannai was easily persuaded, "Then when the three of you—you, your sister, and your brother-in-law—are together, like when it's not someone's birthday, what is it like?"

"It's just like the three of us being together."

"Describe it specifically."

"Me, sister, brother-in-law, staying together."

"Describe it more carefully!!"

"We stay in a house."

"... Is it just like yesterday?"

"Yes."

"..." Zhang Suannai fell silent again, "Did your brother-in-law really sleep in your sister's bed last night?"

"Yes."

"Then what about your sister?"

"She slept on the sofa."

"Oh..."

That's fine, that's fine.

Zhang Suannai thought for a moment and asked again, "Then do you also like spending time with your brother-in-law?"

"You have so many questions..."

"I'll treat you to potatoes for a whole week!"

"I like it."

"?"

The unhesitating, flat answer was completely beyond her expectations.

After a brief hesitation, Zhang Suannai boldly asked, "Then do you like spending time with your brother-in-law, or do you like spending time with me?"

"?"

"Okay, then suppose on one side there are the best potatoes in the world, and on the other side is your brother-in-law, and you can only choose one, which side do you choose?"

"Brother-in-law."

"..." Zhang Suannai's expression gradually became grave, "Why do you and your sister like him so much? Don't you have the Heavenly Human Bloodline?"

"Because he is my brother-in-law."

"What is the specific reason?"

"He is my brother-in-law."

"Then what if he wasn't your brother-in-law?"

"He is."

"Then what if he broke up with your sister?"

"Change to a different sister."

"Then what about your sister?"

"Which sister?"

"..."

Zhang Suannai slowly gave a thumbs up, then collapsed onto the sofa with a *poof* sound, her heart unable to calm down for a long time.

The little girl returned to her room, her eyes flickering.

Does liking to spend time with brother-in-law need a reason?

It seems there is no reason.

That is a habit from childhood.

Mom had a volatile temper and a severe lack of patience, while Dad was an extremely cold person; neither of them knew how to raise children.

Sister seemed to have inherited both Father's coldness and Mother's volatility, though not much of either; if Brother-in-law hadn't taken care of them since they were small, taught them with gentleness and patience, cared for them, and led them to understand this world in a correct way, it is hard to imagine what they would be like now.

I'm afraid the relationship between Sister and her wouldn't be as good as it is now, right?

That kind of sister would definitely be a stranger and an unlikable sister.

That's right—

That kind of self would definitely also be a strange self.

Therefore, to her and Sister, the most important person in this world is Brother-in-law.