I Alone Am Immortal: My Rebirth and Leisurely Cultivation

Chapter 221 Is this right?

Li Yan saw through Li Bao's thoughts, but believed that he should be more worried about himself.

The following day was New Year's Eve.

The New Year's Eve dinner was sumptuous. Li Yan took a picture and exchanged it with Jiang Yingzhu and Mei Mengqian.

Of course, I also sent one to Hua Junshu.

Li Bao stood beside him, watching and scratching his head.

"Bro, is it appropriate for you to be with three girls?"

"Brother, we're just friends."

Li Yan said something that fit his public persona.

Just then, Grandpa Li Daoguo spoke up and nodded at Li Bao.

"Little Leopard, don't worry about Li Yan. Look at you, you're almost twenty. It's time to find a girl."

“When I was your age, your dad was already chasing geese in the fields.”

The eldest uncle then spoke up, "He should find a girlfriend, and get married after graduation."

As soon as she finished speaking, her aunt continued, "Yes, you went to the police academy. It's perfect time to get married after graduation. It's easy to pass the exam, and it puts your unit at ease."

So, from his eldest aunt to his youngest aunt, several people took turns persuading Li Bao to find a girlfriend.

They indicated they could provide an introduction.

Li Bao immediately said, "No!"

The aunt started lecturing, "What's wrong with being introduced? Your dad and I were introduced by the matchmaker back then."

Li Bao remained silent and looked at Li Yan.

I happened to see him with three girls, seemingly giving a live text update about what they had just been attacked for.

Li Bao's already bent back was completely broken!
In a group chat named 'Under the Flying Clouds'.

Jiang Yingzhu sent a few laughing emojis, and just then, Hua Junshu sent a message asking.

"@Li Yan, what would you do if you were pressured to get married?"

This question immediately piqued the interest of Mei Mengqian and Jiang Yingzhu.

"Yes, yes, tell me now!"

"curious."

The two women sent messages one after the other, and Li Yan curled his lip in disapproval.

"It's simple. I'll just use you guys as shields. Three people, one person each, that's perfect."

"No way! I don't agree," Jiang Yingzhu messaged. "I'm not going to be a shield; that's no fun."

"+1!"

Ji Meimengqian, who was repeating a grade, immediately followed suit.

The senior students followed the formation.

Li Yan scoffed, "Then I'll just ignore it and pretend it doesn't exist."

In his view, the two sides have different perspectives.

Arguing with elders will only get you caught in an emotional vortex.

My cousin Li Bao is just too obedient.

If I remember correctly, my cousin got married in early 20 during the mask-wearing period.

At that time, he happened to bring back a girl who he said was his girlfriend.
After being imprisoned for a long time, he took the opportunity to get married.

But it was mostly my aunt who pushed things along.

The woman has a high school education, is a local, and has a daughter who is almost in elementary school.

Li Bao had only been working for a year after graduating in 20, and the girl was about the same age as him.

Judging from her daughter's age, she probably had the baby when she was in high school.

A girl from a county high school dropped out to raise her child; she was probably a former "spiritual youth" (a term used to describe young, rebellious women).

Of course, Li Yan is not saying that young, attractive women are bad, nor does he think that single young women raising children is bad.

He didn't discriminate against anyone; he was simply influenced by the prevailing societal attitudes.

Here, he felt that his cousin was simply a role model of the new era and a fighter on the front line of ideological liberation.

He himself was a stubborn old feudalist who should be buried in the ground.

He simply felt that his cousin listened to his mother too much.

So there's not much I can do to help with the pressure to get married.

At this point, the aunt probably realized she had been urging him too much and, feeling sorry for her son, subtly changed the subject.

"We can't just talk about Xiao Bao's girlfriend, since he'll be working at the police station in the future."

As she spoke, a smile appeared on her face. Rural people like to compare themselves to others and care about their reputation. Even her grandfather thought that Li Bao getting a job at the police station was a source of pride for him, and his smile was like a blooming chrysanthemum.

My aunt continued:
"Xiao Yan and Xiao Jie need to work hard, otherwise they won't get into good universities. Especially Xiao Yan, you're in high school now, you need to keep up the good work. How are your grades?"

Upon hearing this, the usually taciturn Old Li suddenly exclaimed "Hey!"

"As you all know, this kid got first place in the city in the high school entrance exam. We went to Jiangcheng and didn't keep an eye on him. We were worried he'd get arrogant."

When she met Lao Li, she didn't mention his high school grades, but instead brought up his middle school entrance exam results, and even laid the groundwork for it. Auntie already knew in her heart that he must not have done well in high school.

"Won't your grades suffer? Middle school is different from high school. You guys are being too careless."

My aunt chimed in, "Yes, we need to keep a close eye on them during high school."

"Hey, we were worried too, but when we got back, we found out that this kid always got first place in every exam."

"During the midterms, the school held a parent-teacher conference and asked me to go on stage and share my parenting experience. What experience did I have? I just said a few words, and the parents praised me so much that I felt embarrassed."

Old Li shook his head, no longer embarrassed, since he couldn't see his aunts' stiff expressions. He sighed and said:

"This kid got too big for his britches. He thought studying was easy, so he started writing novels like others, and he even made money. He bought a small house, about the same size as ours."

"By the way, he bought my car too. He just wastes money. You should have kept it to get married later."

Upon hearing this, Ms. Fang rolled her eyes. "Getting married? Those three girls, how could one car possibly carry them all back?!"

From his grandfather to his uncle and then to his cousin, everyone looked at Li Yan in shock.

Aunt Chen Qiujuan looked a little frustrated. If she had good grades, she could say that things might not be the same in the future.

But now he's only earned enough for a house and a car, how do you explain that?

She was a little skeptical.

"What are you writing about? It's so lucrative, Xiao Yan. Tell us about it, and we'll all get rich!"

"Auntie, don't make fun of me. The book is called 'Cultivation Chat Group.' You can read it yourselves."

Li Yan paused for a moment, then continued, "Auntie can write her ideas on the Writer Assistant app."

Write it down, come on, but they all remain silent.

To help Lao Li show off, he opened his writer's assistant, selected this month's royalties, and showed them to them.

Wow! So many!

My aunt looked at the six-figure sum and simply couldn't believe it.

Then she looked at Li Bao and said, "Little Bao, you and Xiao Yan could learn from each other and write a book too."

"I'm exhausted from training every day, I don't have the energy to think about these things."

Li Bao was speechless, feeling somewhat helpless towards his mother.

However, I was genuinely a bit surprised by my cousin.

Because he had read that book as well.

But because it was a pirated copy, he felt a little guilty and didn't dare to look at Li Yan.

At the same time, he was also a little envious that Li Yan had found something he could do at such a young age.

He was still a little confused.

He only got into a police vocational college, which is a junior college. His mother didn't understand anything and just talked nonsense based on her own understanding.

Getting a job in the police force after graduation is not that easy.

During his internships, he was often just a tool for others, which was the closest he ever got to the police station.

Then, big cities required academic qualifications, while small cities required connections.

Thinking of this, Li Bao sighed.

Li Yan looked at him and suddenly suggested, "Brother, I think you can give it a try. You don't have to write original works; you can also write fan fiction."

"You don't necessarily have to make a lot of money. If you sign a contract, you can earn 1,500 yuan a month for updating, which is enough to cover your dating expenses in college."

Upon hearing this, Li Bao's eyebrows twitched.

The aunt was about to say something when the uncle pulled her back, and she quieted down.

Even his uncle and aunt listened intently.

So Li Yan told some things that later became well-known.

In reality, these people are just there for the spectacle.

Li Yan felt that his cousin was the most likely to carry out the suggestion.

After a ten-minute lecture, Li Yan subconsciously reached for his phone, only to find it empty.

Then he discovered that the phone had been handed over to his mother.

"Mom, give me your phone."

"What's the rush? I'll send a red envelope to your three girlfriends."

"Cough cough cough!!" Li Yan almost choked on his own saliva. "What do you mean, three girlfriends? You're messing around with my words."

"What do you mean by 'browsing around'? You didn't close your chat messages, so they just popped up when I clicked on them."

Ms. Fang spoke while typing her reply.

“Daughter, come back with Li Yan next year for Chinese New Year. We’ll have enough chopsticks at home. It’s so lonely being alone.”

【Red envelope】

"Keep it, consider it Auntie's New Year's gift."

Li Yan was convinced.

Ms. Fang, is it right for you to use my account and my money to send gifts to Huajunshu?!
(End of this chapter)