Qin Luo happily received a loving lecture from her mother, not even knowing why.
However, having been disciplined throughout her childhood, she maintained a good mindset. After the lecture, she found out she didn’t have to go back to high school and could stay in Shan City to attend the legendary international high school for nobles. She was so happy she ate two bowls of Chicken Soup Noodles.
Qin Luo slurped her chicken soup happily.
Qin Huai suspected she was eating the Chicken Soup Noodles so eagerly just to drink the soup, especially because Zheng Da had only made two pots of soup, and each bowl consud ant one less.
"Brother, is that international noble high school just like in teor Garden, where all the boys and girls are exceptionally good-looking, wearing loads of bracelets, earrings, necklaces, and rings, all glittering with bling, with backpacks casually costing millions?" Qin Luo asked, her face full of longing.
Qin Huai poured brown sugar into the pot with dried tangerine peel, added a pinch of salt, and looked utterly speechless: "Which version of teor Garden are you watching? Backpacks costing millions, in what currency?"
Qin Luo began to reminisce.
"Also, who told you Shuanghai High School is an international noble high school? Where did these words ’noble’ co from? It’s a proper international high school, and you’ll have to study even there. Don’t think that not going back to school ans you can relax. Here, Mom, Dad, and I will be watching you. Don’t waste the spot Sister Hong’s brother got you."
"If your monthly exams are the sa as your high school entrance exams with only passing marks in two subjects, guess whether Mom and Dad will let you eat the Three at Buns and Five Fillings Buns for breakfast? Don’t look at with those eyes. Crying is useless this ti. It really is. You still haven’t paid off your food expenses from before. The wages from your sumr job don’t even cover your usual snack expenses." Qin Huai’s face was filled with cold indifference.
When Qin Luo was getting a loving lecture from Zhao Rong, she didn’t really feel like crying. Now, she actually felt a bit like crying.
Qin Luo knew she didn’t have much ti left.
Qin Luo picked up the noodle bowl, guzzled down the broth, even shoving the last two pieces of green vegetables into her mouth, then slamd the bowl onto the table, gathering her breath and shouting:
"Brother, I want another bowl!"
"No," Qin Huai rcilessly refused.
He had already cooked the last two bowls for Qin Luo, and making more would require starting from scratch. Qin Huai declared he was already off work and would definitely not be doing extra work.
Qin Huai stirred his dried tangerine peel tea, feeling it was ready, and served a bowl to cool.
"If you’re still not full, have a bowl of dried tangerine peel tea later. It’s good for you to drink more in August. I have a package that’s been delivered to my doorstep by the property managent. Tell Mom and Dad at dinner tonight. I’m heading ho and won’t eat in the restaurant."
"Stay off the smartwatch," Qin Huai gave one last reminder before heading out of the restaurant and crossing the street to buy a sausage from a convenience store, munching on it as he headed ho.
Leaving Qin Luo to sit sadly in the restaurant, quietly licking the bowl, she lanted how tough her life was.
Indeed, Qin Huai had a package delivered.
The Classic of Mountains and Seas that he ordered yesterday had arrived.
A local delivery, always fast.
When he returned ho, Qin Huai began seriously reading the Classic of Mountains and Seas.
Even though he didn’t think reading the Classic of Mountains and Seas would help him complete tasks, since the ga system’s encyclopedias would eventually identify species. But since Chen Huihong was already a divine tree from the Classic of Mountains and Seas, Qin Huai figured it wouldn’t hurt to know more.
It’d be useful to communicate if he t any strange flowers or herbs.
Qin Huai felt all these plant spirits seed rather confusing and that living such a muddled life wasn’t good.
It’s ti to prepare just in case.
Qin Huai focused his attention, opening the Classic of Mountains and Seas and began reading from the first page.
"The first of Southern Mountain Classics, called Xian Mountain..."
Five minutes later, Qin Huai felt like playing with his phone.
Ten minutes later, Qin Huai yawned, feeling it was ti to sleep.
Even with plain text translations, the contents were still a bit too boring...
Qin Huai could only say maybe the Qin family was naturally not gifted in studying.
Qin Luo not passing her Chinese exam can’t be entirely blad on her.
Half an hour later, Qin Huai posted on his social dia.
[The Classic of Mountains and Seas is indeed a book worth studying] [crying] [crying] [crying]
Within less than a minute of posting, Chen Huihong sent a private ssage.
Chen Huihong: Stop reading it.
Chen Huihong: Even I can’t get through it.
Qin Huai paused for a mont and replied with two words.
Qin Huai: Alright.
Can’t continue reading, just can’t.
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The next morning, right on ti, Qin Huai arrived at Yunzhong Restaurant.
Today was different from usual; when Qin Huai arrived, Qin Luo was already wiping the nu board in the main hall.
"Luoluo, why are you up so early today?" Qin Huai was a bit surprised as it was 4 a.m., and Qin Luo usually slept until 7 a.m. before coming for breakfast.
"Brother, I’ve made up my mind!" Qin Luo said earnestly, "From today on, I want to wake up early every day to morize words and strive to improve!"
Qin Huai showed a delighted expression.
"This way, I’ll burn energy and feel hungry in the morning, so I can eat more Three at Buns and Five Fillings Buns!"
Qin Huai: ?
"Then why didn’t you morize words today?" Qin Huai asked, soulfully.
Qin Luo replied, "Today, when my alarm went off, I realized I didn’t have a single book."
"I told Mom I wanted to use my phone to morize words, but she didn’t believe . She thought I wanted to sneakily play on my phone. Mom will take to the bookstore this afternoon to buy books. Only with books can I morize words."
Qin Huai felt like he suddenly understood why Qin Luo sotis got up occasionally to morize words in the morning, with her English grades soaring, often making them suspect Qin Luo copied her English.
"Buy so Chinese books too," Qin Huai sincerely advised, "If not, a writing book will do. morize so excellent compositions to score more points."
"Brother cooked chicken soup yesterday afternoon, so I’ll make you Chicken Soup Noodles again today."
After that, Qin Huai changed clothes and entered the kitchen to start kneading the dough for Chicken Soup Noodles, cooking a hot bowl of Chicken Soup Noodles for Qin Luo.
It didn’t take long for the Chicken Soup Noodles to be ready.
[Longevity Noodles C-grade]
Qin Huai thought perhaps he really needed to improve his soup-making skills.
Before, without comparisons, he didn’t feel anything, but after drinking Zheng Da’s savory broth for a while, looking at his own now was different.
Zheng Da did have his rits.
Qin Huai took out his phone and sent a ssage to Zheng Da.
Qin Huai: Master Zheng, do you have any tips for making savory broth that you could share with ? I really need your help, thank you [shy]
After sending the ssage, Qin Huai continued with his work.
There were still the usual Three at Buns, Five Fillings Buns, and Fernted Rice with Stead Buns to prepare.
For Luoluo, who was willing to wake up early to study just to eat a few more bites, Qin Huai, as her brother, certainly couldn’t hold her back. He needed to provide enough motivation.
Qin Huai thought that Four Happiness Dumplings, Five Fillings Buns, and Fernted Rice with Stead Buns were not enough to support Qin Luo through three years of high school studying. He needed sothing new, sothing Qin Luo hadn’t eaten but was certain to love.
Preferably sothing special, as Qin Luo liked things with a bit of hype that she could post on social dia, sothing she could specifically brag about to He Cheng.
What to get?
Qin Huai began searching his mory for the snacks he had ntioned when chatting with Zheng Siyuan the other day.
Got it.
Dream Co True Sesa Bun.
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