Chapter 84: Telling You to Steal My Girlfriend (Monthly Ticket +3)

"Xiaoxiao told me that people from Yujing, Ling'an, and the National Comprehensive Academy have all gone to find her," Chen Shu said to Ning Qing while eating. "You were only specially admitted after participating in the World Competition, right?"

"Because she is too young."

"Yeah, such a young national champion," Chen Shu nodded. "Xiaoxiao also said that all three schools offered her generous scholarships."

"Do you want to know the reason?"

"That's not important."

"What is important?"

"What's important is that our Xiaoxiao is better than you!"

"..."

"Xiaoxiao said you told her to choose your school. She'll be your junior in the future," Chen Shu clicked his tongue twice. "A junior five years younger than you, and only one grade below you at that. Tell me, classmate Ning Qing, what are your thoughts?"

"I want to eat another bowl of rice."

"Bring me one too," Chen Shu handed her his bowl. "Not too much, I'm a bit stuffed."

"..."

Ning Qing silently took his bowl, glanced at him, and walked toward the kitchen.

A moment later, a bowl of rice, packed solid and standing in a peak at the rim, was placed in front of Chen Shu.

Chen Banxia, sitting nearby, nearly sprayed her food laughing.

Chen Shu looked at Ning Qing with a helpless expression: "Why didn't you just pound it into sticky rice cake?"

"Finish it."

Ning Qing only said this one sentence.

"..."

Chen Shu was speechless.

Chen Banxia on the side was still laughing with a "ku-ku-ku" sound, the laughter somewhat grating.

Taozi was also eyeing him askance.

Chen Shu pondered for a moment, and while Chen Banxia wasn't paying attention, he dumped half the rice into her bowl.

Big Sister's laughter stopped abruptly; she looked down, her face changed instantly, and she began to clamor: "Ah, why are you like this! I'm already stuffed! And this is love-filled rice scooped for you by your little girlfriend who you haven't even started dating yet; you're giving it to me, do you have no shame?"

"I have no shame."

Chen Shu even scooped a big glob for Taozi, saying at the same time: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, scoop some more spicy and sour mutton blood into the rice, you'll finish it in two bites."

Chen Banxia:...

Taozi:...

Twenty minutes later.

Chen Shu and Ning Qing were cleaning up the mess, while Taozi sat squatting nearby, observing.

The bowls could go in the dishwasher, but the pot was too big to fit, so it had to be washed by hand. Qingqing showed her virtuous side, while Chen Shu walked out of the kitchen and happened to see Chen Banxia waddling toward the living room with her big belly protruding; he walked over, full of Joy.

"How many months?"

"You're so annoying!"

"Am I going to be an uncle? So happy."

"Get lost!"

"Alright, telling me to get lost..." Chen Shu immediately gave her a slap, making a "smack" sound, and glared at her, "What are you looking at? If you've got the guts, hit me back!"

"Stop messing around..."

"Smack!"

"Stop messing around, stop it! Big sister is stuffed..."

"Do you know you were wrong?"

"You..."

"Hmm?"

"I was wrong, I was wrong..."

Only then did Chen Shu contentedly go to the sofa, lie straight down, occupied Chen Banxia's spot, ignored Chen Banxia's glare, and took out his Mobile Phone.

Qingcai Keke: Happy Winter Solstice

Qingcai Keke: 【Image】

Qingcai Keke: Eating Mutton Soup

Nameless Person: Is this at your own home? Looks amazing!

Qingcai Keke: Yeah, I made it myself

Nameless Person: Truly virtuous!

Grandma Always Says: Why do you have to add a fried dough stick next to your Mutton Soup? Can't afford meat, can't get full?

Qingcai Keke: Fried dough sticks soaked in Mutton Soup are super delicious

Grandma Always Says: What kind of way to eat is that /dazed

Qingcai Keke: Really! Try it if you don't believe me!

Grandma Always Says: /doge

Grandma Always Says: 【Image】

Grandma Always Says: Look at mine

Qingcai Keke: One look and I can tell it's not as good as mine, the soup is a bit thin, cutting corners

Grandma Always Says: Bullshit! It's very delicious!

Qingcai Keke: One look and I can tell you've never eaten anything good

Grandma Always Says: Where in Yujing is there any good food?

Qingcai Keke: @All members

Qingcai Keke: Has everyone had Mutton Soup?

Grandma Always Says: You're copying me now?

Haoran Zhengqi: I have.

Nameless Person: No.

Qingcai Keke: Why aren't you eating?

Nameless Person: I'm alone in Yujing, and the shops outside all have lines, so I don't want to go out to eat.

Qingcai Keke: Don't you have roommates?

Nameless Person: My roommates don't go out.

Qingcai Keke: Then you could order delivery.

Nameless Person: I have never eaten Mutton Soup before.

Qingcai Keke: That's so miserable...

Nameless Person: It's alright.

A cushion hit Chen Shu on the head.

Chen Shu brushed it aside, glanced at Chen Banxia standing nearby, ignored her, pondered for a moment, and continued typing.

Qingcai Keke: My boyfriend is watching me chat next to me, and it just so happens we cooked a bit too much Mutton Soup today. He said for you to provide an anonymous address, and he'll call a courier to have a portion sent over for you to taste. You can just heat it up tonight and eat it.

Nameless Person: That would be too much trouble.

Qingcai Keke: I make it really well.

Nameless Person: What anonymous address?

Qingcai Keke invited Nameless Person to a private chat.

Qingcai Keke: It just means you use a fake name or address; as long as it can find you, that's fine. Though, you don't seem afraid of leaking your address anyway.

Nameless Person: I'm not afraid, but what about you?

Qingcai Keke: There is a courier service that doesn't display the sender's information. Anyway, my boyfriend is handling it; he'll go out to find another place to wait and then rent a temporary number online... but it's not a big deal. Nameless Senior Brother, you won't leak my information, right?

Nameless Person: I won't!

Nameless Person: Thank you!

Nameless Person: And thank you to your boyfriend too!

Nameless Person: National Defense University, University City, XC District, Yujing City, Nameless Person, phone number...

Nameless Person: This is my real address and phone number.

Qingcai Keke: You're from a Military Academy?

Nameless Person: Yes.

Qingcai Keke: Then how can you play on your Mobile Phone and go out whenever you want?

Nameless Person: I'm a bit special.

Qingcai Keke: Alright, alright.

Qingcai Keke: You can heat it up. I don't know if your Military Academy has the facilities; if there's no stove, you can switch to a metal basin and use Spirit Power to ignite a fire to cook it. I just don't know if you'll die a miserable death if the instructors and teachers find out, hahaha...

Nameless Person: Thank you!

Qingcai Keke: Cooked too much /Tangled

Qingcai Keke: Going out.

Returning automatically exits the private chat.

Grandma Always Says: What's the matter with you? Why do you always start a private chat whenever something comes up? Trying to form a clique, huh?

Grandma Always Says: Is the address not fit to be seen?

Grandma Always Says: Afraid I'll go block your boyfriend?

Gate of All Wonders: Speaking of the address, Qingcai, over half a month has passed, how is the investigation business we crowdfunded for you progressing?

Grandma Always Says:???

Grandma Always Says: You damn person, you've been lurking ever since I joined the group, lurking until now, and you're only interested in this kind of thing, right?

Haoran Zhengqi: /Resting chin on hand

Gate of All Wonders: @Qingcai Keke

Grandma Always Says: I'm talking to you.

Grandma Always Says: Come! One-on-one!

Grandma Always Says: Which temple are you at? Yujing Temple, right? It just so happens I'm about to finish my exams, so I'll stop by Yujing Temple to burn some incense. What's your name? Who is your master?

Gate of All Wonders:...

Chen Shu looked at the messages and fell into deep thought.

How should he phrase this?

Qingcai Keke: There are already some leads, but the information is very shocking, to the point that it makes me feel the investigation might be wrong.

Nameless Person: How is it shocking?

Gate of All Wonders: Tell us about it.

Righteous Awe: /Cracking melon seeds

Just Call Me Luo Huaian: We all bought shares in this.

Night-Illuminating Jade: 1

Grandma Always Says: Damn it, you all came out.

Vegetable Keke: It's just that, the personal information he claims is completely different from what Brother Nainai usually claims himself.

Nainai Always Says: Shut up! Stop talking nonsense!

Gate of All Wonders: The more you act like this, the more we want to know.

Gate of All Wonders: @Vegetable Keke

Righteous Awe: /eating melon seeds

Vegetable Keke: My investigation results show that Brother Nainai is very likely not a student at Yujing Academy as he claims, and I suspect...

Gate of All Wonders: /dazed

Gate of All Wonders: Continue.

Jiu Jiao Luo Huaian Suan Le: Interesting.

Zhaoyeqing: 1

Nameless Person: I really want to know!

Nainai Always Says: Can you fucking stop talking nonsense? I am from Yujing Academy!

Righteous Awe: /eating melon seeds

Qingcai Keke: To know what happens next, please listen to the next installment.

After saying this, he closed the software.

Renting a temporary number and calling a delivery runner to the entrance of Chen Banxia's residential complex would be fine. Nameless Person is still relatively trustworthy, and calling it to Chen Banxia's complex isn't much different from finding another complex.

Go pack up some Mutton Soup, and get extra meat.

There was really too much meat.

Pack the remaining pea tips for him too, along with his own secret-recipe pickles, and the last deep-fried dough stick that Chen Banxia said she wanted to save for breakfast tomorrow morning.

Twenty minutes later.

Chen Shu opened the door and returned, sat down next to Qingqing, and opened the Ancient Cultivation Group again. Seeing a group of messages cursing him, either directly vulgar or obscurely refined, he couldn't help but reveal a satisfied smile on his face, then typed—

Vegetable Keke: @Nameless Person

Qingcai Keke: The delivery has been sent, arriving in half an hour.

Nameless Person: Thanks!

Nainai Always Says: /furious

Gate of All Wonders: Tell us quickly.

Jiu Jiao Luo Huaian Suan Le:?

Righteous Awe: /eating melon seeds

Vegetable Keke: Everyone don't be anxious, I have now confirmed the information of the girlfriend @Nainai Always Says claims to have, and I have been tracking her recently. I believe I will be able to find @Nainai Always Says himself through her soon. I will tell everyone once it's confirmed, but I can't guarantee 100% accuracy right now.

Qingcai Keke: I can't report false results to you shareholders, right? /shrug

Qingcai Keke: Also, current investigation funds are severely insufficient, please sponsor me again. /bow

Righteous Awe:...

Gate of All Wonders:...

Jiu Jiao Luo Huaian Suan Le:...

Nainai Always Says: You're making a connection my ass.

Nainai Always Says: You just want to scam money.

Nainai Always Says: Everyone don't believe him, the information he said before is all fake.

Qingcai Keke: nq

Haoran Zhengqi:?

Nainai Zongshuo: What?

Qingcai Keke: The initials of your "girlfriend's" name.

Nainai Zongshuo: /dull

Qingcai Keke: Brother Nainai, if you keep talking, I will reveal all the information I can currently find. Everyone will definitely be interested.

Nainai Zongshuo:...

Nainai Zongshuo: Do you believe I'll hack you?

Qingcai Keke: Look, everyone.

Qingcai Keke: /pointing finger

Haoran Zhengqi: 【Exclusive Red Envelope】

Wuming Renshi: 【Exclusive Red Envelope】

Zhong Miao Zhimen: 【Exclusive Red Envelope】

Jiu Jiao Luo Huaian Suan Le: 【Exclusive Red Packet】

Zhaoyeqing: 【Exclusive Red Packet】

Qingcai Keke: Thank you, everyone.

Qingcai Keke: /bow

Nainai Zongshuo:...

Chen Shu put away his Mobile Phone with satisfaction. Seeing Qingqing playing on her phone beside him, he leaned over to look and saw she was just reading a message sent to her by Zhang Suannai.

Zhang Suannai: 【Image】

Zhang Suannai: This Mutton Soup place today is really great, there are so many people. It's such a pity you didn't get to eat it.

Zhang Suannai: Ah, I just ran into an idiot! It pissed me off!

Zhang Suannai: When are you coming back?

Zhang Suannai: I have something to tell you.

Chen Shu revealed a smile again.

The silly group members seemed to want to cut off his investigation at the link of Ning Qing, or perhaps use Ning Qing to counter-investigate him, but as for this possibility...

Chen Shu gently pulled her Mobile Phone from Qingqing's hand and typed a reply right in front of Qingqing.

Ning Qing: I don't want to hear it.