Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation-Chapter 657 - 408 As You Wish

On Sunday, Aunt Gu didn’t go to work.

Tomorrow is the final exam at Fourth Middle School. After letting Tongtong off the leash for a whole semester, she planned to cook some delicious dishes to reward her daughter and Jiang Ning in advance.

Normally, she would have to get up early in the morning and rush by bike to the vegetable market to buy the freshest vegetables and meat.

But now, Hua Fengmei was in charge of some of the procurement for Changqing Liquid Company and was familiar with all the major vegetable markets. With just one word, she could get them to reserve the vegetables in advance.

And the prices she would get were the lowest, no room for slack was allowed.

In the morning, Xue Yuantong got out of bed sluggishly at 8 am, her legs were sore from over-exertion at the roller-skating rink yesterday, and she walked with a tremble in her calves.

Aunt Gu took an extra look.

Only when her daughter mentioned the reason for roller-skating did she say, "Don’t just eat and play games every day. You should exercise more. We have badminton at home, you could play with Jiang Ning."

Aunt Gu made breakfast, which also included Hua Fengmei and her daughter since she had planned simple breakfast and elaborate dishes for lunch—just made soy milk, sautéed green peppers with potatoes, and managed with soybean paste.

After breakfast, Xue Chuchu disciplined herself and politely declined Tongtong’s invite to play cards, choosing to go home to study alone.

Xue Yuantong then wandered over to Jiang Ning’s room and took over his exclusive seat, starting her campaign in the valley.

As for the minor conflict she had with Jiang Ning yesterday, it was long forgotten.

All that became "old scores," to be brought up again only when it was time to prevail.

Jiang Junlong’s account, once again, was updated with a diamond. Jiang Ning originally wanted to go on forums and find someone to play to boost it, using the money earned to buy her snacks and earn her gratitude.

But after searching, he found the conditions for boosting were too restrictive, demanding completion within short time limits, so Jiang Ning gave up.

He picked up a book, the sound of the game effects and Xue Yuantong’s humming filtering to his ears as the morning rushed by.

Blue smoke curled up into the sky from the chimney of the River Dam Bungalow, the unique countryside scenery.

For lunch today, Aunt Gu used a clay pot, while Aunt Hua tended the fire at the stove.

Cooking in the heat was indeed overwhelming. Jiang Ning deployed an Array.

In her last match midway, the robust aroma wafted her way. She sniffed the scent, involuntarily salivating and growing distracted.

The Little Fishman, having been suppressed all along, finally seized the opportunity to kill Xue Yuantong’s hero twice, washing away the humiliation.

All of a sudden, the id [I Am Your Wei Master] burst out:

"Yo yo yo, still acting tough?"

"I’ll send you to the west with one fork!"

With two kills, Little Fishman was in an economic lead and boldly taunted.

Xue Yuantong’s mind, briefly lured away by the scent of the meal, snapped back. She exclaimed in anger, "It wasn’t me playing just now, just you wait!"

[I Am Your Wei Master] retorted, "Laughing to death here, brother, why don’t you say your cousin was playing?"

Xue Yuantong kept her cool, changed lanes, and snatched two waves of creeps from her teammates, grabbing two hero kills in the process.

Her irate teammates barraged her with insults, but Xue Yuantong ignored them, went home to buy equipment, returned to her lane, and killed the arrogant Little Fishman.

Then in one fell swoop, she coordinated with her teammates to destroy the crystal.

Afterward, [I Am Wei Master] even added her as a friend, challenging her to a 1V1 duel, which Xue Yuantong promptly declined.

"Jiang Ning, time to eat!" She dragged Jiang Ning along, always the most eager when it came to meals.

She didn’t go straight home but went next door out of camaraderie. Chuchu was checking her test answers. She got the last big question wrong and was still pondering.

Xue Yuantong taught her quickly.

Chuchu sighed to herself. Even if placed in the Qingbei Class at Second Middle School, she would still rank as an excellent student, but in front of Tongtong, the gap was as vast as between a primary school student and a high schooler.

She pressed down the test paper with her pen and followed Tongtong to lunch.

After studying for a bit too long, her pants had become slightly loose at home, and since her waist had slimmed, the pants slipped down a little. She subconsciously pulled them up slightly, then realized Jiang Ning was also present.

First embarrassed, but after seeing he didn’t notice, she felt a little relieved.

Once at Tongtong’s house, Jiang Ning moved the dining table to the front hall.

Now that Aunt Gu no longer had as tight a budget as before, she prepared a feast, braised lamb chops, steamed bass, banana fritters, cold mixed eggplant, and half a clay pot chicken.

The sole staple for lunch was the flatbread from the clay pot chicken, and the drink was the imported grape juice Aunt Gu had taken out from the refrigerator last time.

As everyone took their seats, Xue Yuantong, famished like a starved ghost, reached for the clay pot chicken with her chopsticks. Despite the other tempting dishes, this dish held a special place in Xue Yuantong’s heart.

During those impoverished years, it was the only good dish she could enjoy.

It was also the highlight dish the first time her family had Jiang Ning over for a meal.

Today, her mom had bought half a chicken, which included one chicken leg. No matter how many times, the chicken leg was always Xue Yuantong’s exclusive choice.

Because in the past, after she offered it to her mom, her mom always insisted on giving it back to her every time.

Thus, Xue Yuantong formed a habit, or rather a belief, that the chicken leg was hers!

Besides, when eating at her own home, would there still be a need for such back-and-forth offering?

Living just with her mother over the years, Xue Yuantong was well taken care of, and those so-called considerations were long gone!

She reached out with her chopsticks as though by right and grabbed the chicken leg, ready to enjoy it immensely.

Midway through grabbing, she suddenly felt something, raised her head, and met her mother’s intense gaze.

Xue Yuantong’s heart skipped a beat, something was definitely amiss!

Through a mere exchange of looks, a mother and daughter could communicate; Xue Yuantong understood her mother’s message.