Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation-Chapter 1338 - 747: Countermeasures

Chapter 1338: Chapter 747: Countermeasures
Winter, morning.
The sun has just peeked over the horizon, casting a faint light. The weather is quiet and cold. A little girl breaks free from the comfort of her bed, wrapping herself in a little cotton jacket and stepping into cotton slippers as she walks out the front door.
The outside chill intensifies as Xue Yuantong looks around. The wheat fields to the south are cloaked in silver, covered in white frost, and the winter atmosphere is strong.
"Really want to take a stroll in the fields!" she breathes, forming a small misty cloud in front of her face.
Without hesitation, she dashes off to Chuchu’s house.
She enters through the main door, walks through the living room, and reaches the kitchen door beside the small courtyard, just in time to see Jiang Ning leaning against the doorframe. Fortunately, she stops herself in time; otherwise, she would have bumped right into Jiang Ning’s arms.
Startled, Xue Yuantong takes two steps back, making room, then lifts her small face to seriously study Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning normally dresses casually, but today his style is different.
He’s wearing a black casual trench coat. The long coat accentuates his tall and distinguished figure. Inside, he’s paired it with a white shirt, and there’s a belt from the coat tied around his waist. On his feet, he’s wearing simple sneakers.
Jiang Ning casually leans against the door, exuding a free and easy elegance, confident and poised, with an outstanding aura.
Xue Yuantong thinks: ’Oh no, why has he suddenly become so fashionable?’
She can’t help but lower her head, glancing at her own old-fashioned little cotton shoes, feeling a bit ashamed.
Xue Yuantong, with a stubborn face, pretends to scold: "Why dress so handsomely? Are you going to school to study or to show off?"
Xue Chuchu, who is cooking in the kitchen, hears Tongtong’s words and agrees. When Jiang Ning came to find her this morning, she even paused for two seconds in surprise, almost dropping an egg from her hand.
Jiang Ning says: "I dressed up for you, to give you some face."
Listening to this, Xue Yuantong feels a sweet sensation in her heart: "Hmph!"
She decides not to press further.
Xue Chuchu: ’... You really believe that?’
For breakfast today, Xue Chuchu made grilled cold noodles.
The soul of grilled cold noodles is the noodle skin. In fact, Chuchu could buy them from the street, but she’s concerned about hygiene, so she prepares the ingredients herself, kneads and rolls the dough by hand, then cooks it, rinses with cold water, drains, and dries them. She makes fifteen sheets at a time, ready to be used for breakfast.
She puts oil in the frying pan, sautéing enoki mushrooms, ham, and sauced beef, and finally browns the noodle skins and fries the eggs.
Xue Yuantong stands by, watching.
Xue Chuchu believes she’s learning, and she feels a sense of achievement.
Because in the past, she was always learning from Tongtong, and now it’s the other way around.
Her efforts have not been in vain.
In fact, Xue Yuantong isn’t learning at all; she’s simply hungry and getting close because she’s craving.
Xue Chuchu sprinkles sesame seeds, applies sauce, and soon, the hot and fragrant grilled cold noodles are ready.
Xue Chuchu then goes to the beehive briquette stove, opens the lid, and takes out three boxes of warmed pure milk from the steaming tray, completing breakfast for three.
For Xue Yuantong, this is just a pre-breakfast snack. After finishing early study sessions, she plans to have another meal at school.
"Eh, this milk isn’t sweet." Xue Yuantong remarks.
This is a gift from Yao Yiyao’s family for Jiang Ning and her efforts in helping others.
Xue Chuchu says: "Even though it’s not sweet, drinking milk is good for height."
Xue Yuantong raises the milk box: "Ning, Chu, bottoms up!"
Jiang Ning also takes a sip of the milk. The taste is indeed nothing special. Yuzhou, constrained by its geographical location and natural conditions, has an average dairy industry.
Jiang Ning recalls the dairy cows Shao Shuangshuang selected. Yesterday, he even received a message from her, stating that the excellent young dairy cow had just arrived in Nan City.
After being tended to last night, it is expected to reach Hu Qi Mountain today, and starting tomorrow, the young cow will be able to enjoy Spirit Grass, beginning its transcendent journey.
Jiang Ning says: ’Hope it grows fast.’
After finishing the pre-breakfast snack, Jiang Ning tidies up the electric bike, preparing to take Tongtong to school. On the way out, they run into Zhuang Jianhui, who has a broken-bone brace.
"You’re here quite early." Jiang Ning greets.
Zhuang Jianhui smiles confidently: "It’s okay, I’m mainly free."
"How’s the learning going?" Jiang Ning asks.
Zhuang Jianhui modestly says: "Not bad, not bad."
He doesn’t boast, but his confident expression is unmistakable, showing he’s extremely self-assured.
After speaking, he continues towards the east side of the bungalow.
After he leaves, Xue Yuantong quietly asks: "Is he still learning to fry rice?"
She heard Mr. Yang mention that Zhuang Jianhui specifically hired a master chef to learn how to make fried rice.
Jiang Ning: "Seems so."
Xue Yuantong: "He must be very determined, his cooking skills must be quite amazing."
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Class 8.
Chai Wei, the former math class representative, has been keeping a low profile recently, his presence not particularly strong.
However, being low-key doesn’t mean he’s wasting his life.
Once part of the Four Golden Flowers, Chai Wei realized that high profile living often turns out bleak, so he chose to keep a low profile.
During this low-key period, he focused on studying, making friends, and engaging in playful chats with schoolmates on forums.
Though once scorned and encountered a difficult younger sister from a forum, through continuous filtering, Chai Wei quietly mended his relationship with Qiang Li, got acquainted with Huang Yuzhu, and even exchanged words with Duan Shigang.
On the opposite gender front, he met a cute younger schoolmate from a lower grade, and occasionally they would have meals together.
He is making progress.
’What I lost, I will eventually regain!’ Chai Wei glances towards the back row and sees Bai Yuxia’s fresh and lovely face.
Chai Wei takes out a math test paper and says: "Today’s class will probably go over the test paper. Gangzi, have you finished it?"
Ever since Duan Shigang came to the front row, he’s slacked off completely: "Not a chance!"
Chai Wei hands over the test paper, generously saying: "Here you go!"