I Alone Am Immortal: My Rebirth and Leisurely Cultivation

Chapter 361 Hey, it's just so-so.
"At such a young age, he's already learned how to be a gigolo! That's unacceptable!"

Seeing this, Li Yan used his spiritual power to point out, and the two children immediately fell down.

"Whose children are you? How dare you steal!" Jiang Yingzhu questioned the two grimacing children on the ground as they came ashore.

"I didn't!" a little kid exclaimed, tilting his head back.

"Hey!" Jiang Yingzhu's temper flared up. How could she be bullied by a little brat in a place without surveillance cameras?

"boom!"

He kicked the two little kids who had just gotten up, knocking them over. Tears immediately welled up in their eyes.

"Stop crying! If you start crying, I'll go back and talk to your teacher and give you endless homework!"

The two little kids stopped talking, looked at her timidly, and dared not utter a word.

So fierce!

Li Yan shook his head, pulled her away, and Mei Mengqian and Hua Junshu picked up their shoes and followed.

Once they had walked a little further away, Mei Mengqian asked, "Zhuzhu, aren't you afraid their parents will come looking for us?"
"What's there to be afraid of? I've never lost an argument, nor have I ever lost a fight."

Mei Mengqian remained silent; Zhu Zhu was unbeatable.

Seeing this, Li Yan explained it to her.

"These two kids must be from the neighborhood. Everyone knows what kind of kids they are. Their parents are too embarrassed to come."

"What if they come?" Hua Junshu asked.

"Then let them come. They definitely won't see me then."

Jiang Yingzhu chuckled; people around her would definitely recognize her face.

But her home isn't here.

The thought of those two shameless kids' parents traveling all that way to argue with them, while their own family isn't even there...

Jiang Yingzhu found it funny.

After confirming that her joke was plausible, she decided not to go home for the next few days and instead stay at Li Yan's house with her senior, Mengmeng.

The four of them carried the buckets back to the front of the Li family's house, where Mei Mengqian and Hua Junshu enthusiastically began cleaning the crabs.

First, give them a quick wash, then put them in a bucket of clean water with some salt and alcohol to help them expel the sand.

Zhang Xiuying came out and took a look, then immediately laughed and said, "There's so much! How are you all going to eat it all?"

"Steam it, Grandma. If you can't finish it, your dog can eat it," Jiang Yingzhu said.

“That’s great.” Zhang Xiuying nodded immediately. “I was just about to steam some buns, I’ll make them together later.”

Both Mei Mengqian and Hua Junshu felt a little embarrassed after hearing this.

"Grandma, there's no need to go to so much trouble."

"What's the trouble? It's National Day, and Mid-Autumn Festival is just around the corner, so we have to eat something nice." Zhang Xiuying exchanged a few pleasantries before heading back to the kitchen to get busy.

Seeing this, Hua Junshu's eyes flickered slightly, and he got up and followed.

Seeing this, Li Yan became curious about what his senior was planning to do and followed her.

Mei Mengqian was busy watching the little crabs spit out sand, while Jiang Yingzhu was showing off her catch in the class group chat.

They were having a lively conversation.

Zhang Xiuying did notice the two people behind her, but she hadn't paid attention to them before, assuming they were going into the main room to get something.

But when she entered the kitchen and the two men followed her in, she realized something was wrong.

"Xiaohua, Xiaoyan, what are you doing?"

"Grandma, I can cook too, I'll help you," Hua Junshu said.

Seeing this, Li Yan said, "I'll just take a look."

"Wow, Xiaohua can cook too! That's amazing!" Zhang Xiuying praised, though she had originally intended to refuse, since it's not reasonable to ask a guest for help.

However, seeing the determination in the girl's eyes, she knew she couldn't persuade her otherwise.

"You're a guest here for the first time, how can you lay a hand on me? Here's what we'll do, Xiao Hua, you start the fire, and Li Yan, you help me out."

Li Yan hadn't expected to be involved; he was there to watch the show.

Seeing this, he nodded and glanced at the kitchen layout.

A clay pot sat on top of the coal-burning jar, emitting the aroma of chicken. Li Yan opened it and saw that it was stewed chicken with yam.

This is something I loved to eat when I was a child. My grandma would make it every year when I came back home. Unfortunately, I haven't had it since she passed away from a cerebral hemorrhage.

Li Yan lowered his eyes and put two fresh dates inside.

Zhang Xiuying glanced at it but didn't say anything.

Ask him to help wash the green peppers and remove the stems.

Li Yan agreed and casually slipped her two dates.

"I grew these myself, Grandma, please have a taste."

"You still do this?" Zhang Xiuying was surprised. Without thinking, she took a bite and immediately squinted her eyes, looking much more energetic.

"Great, great, delicious."

"I still have more that's delicious. I brought a whole bag back this time, and it's on the cabinet in the main room."

"Okay." The old man nodded with a smile.

If Li Yan said that this was bought for tens of yuan outside, she definitely wouldn't be happy.

Then maybe next year there will be two more jujube trees in the field.

So Li Yan spent the rest of the afternoon helping out in the kitchen.

Hua Junshu sat by the stove, tending the fire.

Li Yan observed for a moment and noticed that the senior student had her eyes slightly narrowed and a comfortable smile on her lips, looking very relaxed.

"Does the senior student really like starting a fire?"

"Yes, it's very warm." Hua Junshu nodded.

"I also like making fire."

"Then I'll give it to you."

Upon hearing this, Li Yan waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no."

Just then, Jiang Yingzhu smelled the aroma of steamed buns and came in through the back door. She overheard their conversation and said:

"What's so fun about starting a fire? Tomorrow's event will be called 'Burning the Wasteland'!"

"Huh?" Hua Junshu was taken aback.

"They're just useless corn stalks from the field."

"Oh."

Hua Junshu nodded, then, recalling hearing somewhere that burning corn stalks was prohibited, asked, "Isn't it a rule that you can't burn them?"

"I don't know, my family burns it every year." Jiang Yingzhu shrugged. "Experts are all idiots!"

Li Yan recalled that the regulations were not actually implemented here until 2019.

However, due to that major epidemic, many people simply stopped farming.

Most of the people here were relocated due to demolition and relocation; they just wanted to have a bit of fun with those one or two plots of land.

Making money from this is less profitable than begging on the streets.

The sky was ablaze with sunset colors, and a refreshing autumn breeze blew.

Li Daoguo, along with his eldest grandson Li Bao, covered the corn on the rice bed with nylon cloth.

They cleared out a space, brought in tables and chairs, and started eating outdoors.

People from other houses who were alone in front of their doors, holding bowls, all looked over.

Noticing these gazes, the old man immediately became smug.

Then he asked Li Bao to help serve the dishes while he went to the roadside to hawk them.

"Old Yang, are you eating? What are you eating?!"

"Stir-fried eggs with salted vegetables." Old Yang answered reluctantly, and then he heard Old Li across from him bring up the very thing he didn't want to talk about.

"You're eating well! Where's your son? He's not home yet. Why are you eating alone?"

When Li Yan brought out a pot of yam and chicken soup, he saw that Lao Yang had already gone back inside to eat.

A few people who had come to watch the spectacle and have a meal also turned around.

Only Old Man Sheng, who runs the small supermarket next door, was still sitting there with a smile on his face.

His family hadn't started eating yet, but he wasn't envious. His son was on his way and would be arriving soon.

Dinner was plentiful, with lots of meat and fish, but only two plates of vegetables.

One of the dishes was cucumber salad, specially made for Li Daoguo to enjoy with his drinks.

Li Yan took a picture and posted it in the family group chat.

"@All members, since you're not coming back for the holiday, I've eaten all the good food for you."

"Who are those three girls?" Auntie popped up, noticing Jiang Yingzhu and her two daughters first.

"Is that short-haired one Zhuzhu? And the other two, do they have Xiaobao's girlfriend?"

Li Yan felt that she thought highly of his child, and just as he was about to speak, his aunt spoke up.

"No, with Xiao Bao's personality, how could that be? I've seen these three girls before; they live at Li Yan's house and are all his classmates."

The aunt didn't know how to describe Li Yan's relationship with the three girls, because she felt that living together meant their relationship was definitely more than just classmates.

System message: Harmony brings wealth. The leopard has been removed from the Li family's household register.
Li Bao, who was silently watching the screen, was completely confused. No, what does this have to do with him?

Li Yan shrugged. In just a short while, all the dishes had been served, and the eight-immortal table was full.

So I found a seat and sat down.

Seeing this, Mei Mengqian, who was sitting with her back to the village road, blinked slightly, as if she remembered something.

"Wow, this is a very generous spread. It seems there are no drinks. I'll go buy some."

Upon hearing this, Li Daoguo, who was already seated in the main seat, immediately said, "Hey, daughter, please sit down. Let Li Yan go buy it."

"No need, Grandpa, I'll buy the drinks. Otherwise, I'll feel embarrassed to eat them." Mei Mengqian said as she ran to the small supermarket next door.

Seeing this, Li Daoguo could only sit still, then glared at Li Yan, feeling that he didn't know how to be considerate of his guest.

Li Yan watched as Mengmeng returned with two bottles of coconut milk, placed them on the table, and then naturally walked over and sat down next to him.

Hua Junshu, who was originally sitting opposite Li Yan, was taken aback upon seeing this. He then stood up without a word, walked around the table, and sat down on the other side of Li Yan.

Jiang Yingzhu, who had just come out with her bowl and chopsticks, narrowed her eyes upon seeing this scene.

He walked over to Mengmeng and asked her to help distribute the bowls, then patted Li Bao's shoulder, who was already feeling very uncomfortable, on Mengmeng's other side.

I want to sit here.

"Good!" Li Bao felt as if he had been granted a pardon and immediately got up and moved to the other side, closer to Li Daoguo.

Li Daoguo shook his head, feeling that his eldest grandson was truly...
Dog meat is truly not fit for a proper meal.

The second grandson is a bit difficult to manage.

What's going on here? There's so much infighting over one position.

Just as everyone was taking their seats, a three-wheeled vehicle stopped in front of the Li family's house.

Jiang Yingzhu watched as her grandfather came down from upstairs.

What are you doing? Why is her grandfather here?

“Come drink with me, you kids can’t drink.” Li Daoguo explained, noticing their confusion.

"Oh."

So, after a round of pleasantries and greetings, Zhang Xiuying also came over and sat down, and only then did the meal begin.

Two old men were drinking, talking about everything from the War of Resistance against Japan to the Reform and Opening Up. When men get together, they can talk about anything, from military and national affairs to important matters.

If they had a couple more sips, and with a group of younger people around them listening to the commotion, the two old men would have been like modern-day Zhuge Liang, pointing out the flaws in the world and wielding their authority with great confidence.

It seems as if this new era was created by their guidance.

It's all hindsight.

Zhang Xiuying couldn't get involved; her main job was to serve Mei Mengqian and the others.

However, as she continued greeting them, Zhang Xiuying sensed something was amiss.

How did the crab roe I peeled for Mengmeng end up in Li Yan's bowl?
I picked up a chicken leg for Zhuzhu myself, and there's still half of it in his mouth!

I gave Shushu the duck egg myself, so how come the yolk is in his bowl too?!

Something's not right, something's extremely wrong!
Zhang Xiuying stopped greeting them and simply sat at the village entrance, enjoying the view.

Soon, she discovered something else.

When Mengmeng went to serve the rice, Zhuzhu and her maid sat in her place.

When Mengmeng came back, she didn't say anything. She waited for Zhuzhu to serve the rice and then sat down in her original seat.

What are they doing?!

Meanwhile, Shushu didn't eat rice either, but ate steamed buns with soup and praised her cooking.

Zhang Xiuying had been holding back a laugh, and upon hearing this, she burst out laughing.

"Oh, it's just so-so. You're such a flatterer."

(End of this chapter)