Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation-Chapter 1616 - 883: Competition

By the Huishui River, a small river formed by excavation connects to the main river channel, yet it doesn’t flow gently with the water; it’s even calmer.

Nearby, a middle-aged uncle fishing, as calm as the water of the river, sits like a meditative old monk, seemingly undisturbed by the noise around him; that’s the unique patience of anglers. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

A fishing rod, a pack of cigarettes — timeless.

But young people aren’t as patient. Li Qingyang’s good mood quickly turned sour when she coldly replied, "Yao Yiyao!"

Back in elementary school, Li Qingyang was thrilled to learn that her grandfather, who was a bureau chief, had a language teacher who publicly praised her name in class, citing poetry: ’There is a beauty, clear and graceful...’, predicting she would grow up to be a gentle and lively beauty.

The young Li Qingyang was overjoyed, from then on speaking softly and gently, determined to be a genteel and lively girl.

Well, if not for the famous ’Qingyang Shampoo’ echoing across Jiangnan, she might have turned out to be a gentle girl...

Li Qingyang hates it when others mention her nickname the most; Yao Yiyao’s actions, in her eyes, are undoubtedly a signal of provocation!

Yao Yiyao showed no fear, fiercely retaliated, "Why call me, sis?"

Li Qingyang suddenly laughed, a smile crept at the corner of her mouth, blinking, "Didn’t have much to do today, so I thought I’d go to the river to fish. Who knew there’d be a carousel here to play with!"

She pulled her hand out of her pocket, holding a coin between her thumb and index finger, "Are you open for business now?"

Yao Yiyao’s expression immediately turned resentful.

Jiang Ning watched with interest, the two girls arguing like elementary school kids, grabbing each other’s weaknesses and attacking fiercely, quite childish.

However, thinking of future elections, they could be described as the pinnacle of the world stage, much the same as name-calling, clinging to each other’s shortcomings. Perhaps so-called advanced humans are essentially like this.

Compared to Jiang Ning’s detached stance, Li Han, who came to fish with Li Qingyang, immediately tried to ease the tension: "Sister Qing, Yao Yao, Yuzhou is so big, it’s fate to meet by chance, let’s not be so angry, sit down and enjoy some fishing!"

Meanwhile, Li Han’s gaze inadvertently swept past Jiang Ning, who was leaning against a Yang Tree; a hint of tension flickered across his face.

This guy in black windbreaker is very handsome, with an elegant demeanor, Li Han had to admit, the other could rival him even after washing face and hair and looking in the mirror.

But he hadn’t washed his hair today!

’Who is he? Why is Yao Yiyao with him?’ Li Han’s alertness was triggered.

Li Han, while changing the subject, also inquired, "Yao Yao, who is he? You guys are?"

After speaking, he anxiously awaited Yao Yiyao’s reply.

"Jiang Ning, my friend." Yao Yiyao seemed uninterested; now seeing Li Han just annoyed her, filled her with physiological disgust.

Li Han’s family is part of the national grid system; previously, Mrs. Yao urged her dad to make friends, see if he could get some projects.

Yao Haikuo acted decisively, entertaining and gifting thoroughly, back and forth many times. Yao Yiyao’s most enduring memory was one night at ten, her dad suddenly left after a call; when he returned, it was already early morning, and Yao Haikuo was drunk.

Later she learned Li Han’s dad had called her dad over, introduced him to their leader, and incidentally settled the bill, thinking they could secure a contract after all this, but in the end, it was just a brush-off.

In contrast, Jiang Qitian’s uncle didn’t put in much effort but secured the Evergreen Liquid project. During that period, Yao Yiyao constantly heard her dad cursing the Li family at home.

Initially, Li Han’s parents were quite arrogant; to them, what was Yao Haikuo? Just a mud-legged contractor for a project, while they were grid leaders. Not just leaders, even a proper grid worker could easily crush a government official’s income in the same area, in their eyes.

But as they say, thirty years east of the river, thirty years west; Yao Haikuo now has a benefactor, earning millions annually. While the earnings ’might not’ surpass Li Han’s family, they no longer care about them.

The once-thirsty dogs stopped licking; the Li family felt bad.

So some time ago, the Li family even reached out through Mrs. Yao, hoping Yao Haikuo would bring Yao Yiyao to their home for a gathering.

Now, seeing Yao Yiyao’s indifferent demeanor, Li Han felt uneasy; Yao Yiyao is pretty, among the grid’s offspring, she could rival Li Qingyang.

Previously, Yao Yiyao visited his home for dinner, and he’d discreetly told his parents, Yao Yiyao was pretty.

His mom commented, "But she’s spoiled, too pampered!"

His dad pointed at the TV broadcasting the animal world, eagles soaring in the sky, joking, "She’ll toughen up in time."

Now, Yao Yiyao’s family rose to prominence, what’s there to toughen up? Leaving Li Han anxiously pacing, he had come to the river dam fishing for peace, but heard bad news again.

Li Qingyang saw Jiang Ning, equally surprised, is he Yao Yiyao’s boyfriend?

’If he’s her boyfriend...’ Li Qingyang’s eyes sparked with determination, if she could steal her carousel boyfriend, would the carousel dare to be arrogant in front of her?

Meanwhile, she glanced at the little girl fishing by the river, a funny little yellow duck rod... Li Qingyang didn’t even consider, just a mascot?

"Carousel, aren’t you going to introduce him?" Li Qingyang said this, but her eyes were fixed on Jiang Ning.

Even facing Jiang Ning’s gaze, her eyes didn’t turn away, stemming from confidence gained by handling countless boys.

Sometimes, a person’s name can impact their life; since she became known as the shampoo, she unleashed her nature, no longer a lady, she wanted a free life.