Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation-Chapter 313 - 248 Chapter Foolish Days_3

Xue Yuantong’s little face froze, and she attempted to pull her hand away, but she couldn’t.

The room was extremely quiet. She looked into Jiang Ning’s eyes and locked gazes with him for a few seconds. For some reason, she suddenly felt embarrassed and couldn’t look at him anymore.

She hung her little head, feeling completely drained.

After a while, a faint voice barely audible came out:

"Let go, you bully."

"Ha ha ha." Jiang Ning laughed, as she indeed acted like a scaredy-cat again.

It was then that he finally moved his hand.

Hearing his laughter, Xue Yuantong immediately lifted her head, infuriated:

"Jiang Ning!"

"Oh, what’s up?"

"Where were you last night?" she asked, bravely, with her hands tucked into her pockets.

Jiang Ning seriously replied, "I went to eliminate the aliens who were invading our territory."

"You’re lying; there are no aliens in the world." Xue Yuantong was no longer a child; she would definitely not be fooled by Jiang Ning again.

Jiang Ning asked her, "Have you ever seen an alien?"

"No."

Jiang Ning said, "So, no need to thank me."

...

In the end, Jiang Ning still didn’t admit his guilt. Xue Yuantong was furious, but well, Tongtong taking revenge, a hundred years wouldn’t be too late.

Starting tonight, she wouldn’t accompany Jiang Ning to stargaze.

Of course, she would still go to the picnic in the morning.

She rode on Jiang Ning’s mountain bike together heading to the vegetable market.

They were going to a large vegetable market to buy ingredients needed for the morning picnic, then join Xue Chuchu at the small plains near the river dam for the picnic.

On the smooth road by the river dam, cars, sedans, SUVs, and station wagons occasionally passed by.

Xue Yuantong said softly from the back seat:

"They are all people coming to camp on the small plain."

Jiang Ning had been to the small plain below the river dam; though called a small plain, it was actually just a flat piece of land under the river dam, covered with a lot of green grass.

The ground was rectangular, about the size of two and a half football fields.

The riverside environment was better than that of the city parks; today being Qingming, it naturally attracted many visitors.

"We should shop quickly so we can get a good spot later," Xue Yuantong said. It wasn’t even eight o’clock yet, and they planned to get there by nine-thirty.

As Jiang Ning cycled, he briefly planned today’s schedule; after shopping, he would fly to Hu Qi Mountain to catch that rabbit, then bring some fruits from the villa.

Tonight, he would then fly to An City to teach the Lin Zhongsheng Group a lesson; it had been so long since they refused to cease targeting the Changqing Liquid Company, persistently making moves behind the scenes to intercept the materials Shao Shuangshuang collected.

However, as the team Shao Shuangshuang had formed became more complete, the Lin Zhongsheng Group found it increasingly difficult to gather sufficient materials, their cash flow already strained to the breaking point.

After dealing with Lin Zhongsheng, he would still need to find time tonight to deal with that old man who tricked the little boy into his house last night, preferably taking him down so he could never harm anyone again.

Jiang Ning briefly sensed the Spiritual Sense Imprint and found the target was still wandering around the city center.

Good, Jiang Ning was satisfied.

He locked the mountain bike outside the vegetable market and entered with Xue Yuantong. He hardly spoke, and Xue Yuantong did most of the vegetable picking.

He occasionally indicated which vegetables to buy.

Xue Yuantong haggled with the market aunties, as some vendors often charged them a little higher due to their youth.

Xue Yuantong wasn’t having it. She was well aware of the prices of various vegetables, especially with Jiang Ning by her side, boosting her confidence in bargaining.

Some vendors faced younger customers, often quoting prices that were up to half higher and sometimes under-weighing.

Many young people, busy with daily routines and occasionally cooking, found it hard to know current vegetable prices. In markets where the morality was not primitive, they were inevitably ripped off.

As a result, many who had been cheated while shopping simply stopped buying from markets and headed to supermarkets where the prices were clearly marked.

Xue Yuantong was quick at shopping, and Jiang Ning helped her carry some of the groceries.

After exiting the market, Xue Yuantong messaged Xue Chuchu to ask what time she would join.

At that moment, in Xue Chuchu’s house, the washing machine was turning, washing sheets and covers, emitting a noticeably loud buzzing sound.

Xue Chuchu sat in the bedroom, a Chinese language book flat on her lap as she held her phone, somewhat hesitant about inviting Xue Yuantong over.

Her rented house, although tidy, was quite dilapidated. The white paint on the ceiling was cracked because it was a top floor apartment, and during heavy rainfall, the cracked paint would fall off.

During windy days, the windows always made a loud clanging noise.

Her mother had approached the landlord several times, but the landlord always claimed to be too busy.

The only thing that made Xue Chuchu feel a bit warm was the wall opposite the bed, which had two large maps, one of the world and one of the homeland.

Whenever she was tired from studying, she often looked up at the two maps.

Their city, Yuzhou City, on the entire map, was just a tiny speck.

Sometimes, Xue Chuchu wondered, "Is the world really that big?"