I Alone Am Immortal: My Rebirth and Leisurely Cultivation

Chapter 423 This is too outrageous!

Seeing the look of surprise in the eyes of the three, Hu Die in the back row pouted.

"Pshaw! You've been reading too many novels. That's impossible. The real question is, do you own a house, a car, and have money?"

"The bride price isn't expensive, so the requirements in other aspects will definitely be higher."

Qin Ning swallowed hard, speechless. He felt he wouldn't be able to handle it when he met the other party's parents.

That's the parent of the girl he supposedly likes!

Xiao Shuai asked curiously, "Huang Die, how much was your bride price?"

"Are you sick? My name is Hu Die, and you have no manners at all calling me that."

Xiao Shuai was dumbfounded. The password contained so much banned content. You're telling me I have no manners?
"How much is your bride price?"

"What?! Is that something you can ask?"

"I'll take a look," Xiao Shuai said. "You said it, and I promise I won't call you Huang Die anymore."

"A hundred thousand, that's the mainstream price in the city."

Hu Die said proudly, "I'm going to apply to Jiaotong University, and of course, I want the top one."

Qin Ning's head was buzzing; she didn't know how the topic of betrothal gifts had come up.

"Um, Zhuge, I have a feeling I'll be nervous during the event. Do you have any suggestions?"

Zhu Gelin thought for a moment, "Yes, there are, but..."

"I'll buy you a bottle of water during my evening study session too."

"Forget about being a 'watery' guy, we're brothers. What's wrong with my brother is wrong with mine!"

As Zhu Gelin spoke, he pulled out a walkie-talkie headset.

"You can wear this, and I can remotely command you in battle."

"Remember the code, BABA."

Qin Ning nodded and took the earphones away.

With nothing exciting to watch, Xiao Shuai glanced at Zhu Gelin's headphones.

"If it's not Zhuge Liang, how come you have this thing?"

"Work required."

Zhu Gelin coughed. Actually, he bought the headphones to make it easier for Liang Xueyi to bring her dinner.

Of course, he's not a simp.

It's simply to better serve the employer.

After all, running errands for dinner costs ten yuan.

but
It's about how he wanted to hook up with a rich girl but ended up being won over by money and becoming a wage earner.

That is something that absolutely cannot be told to anyone.

Asking means you're pursuing it.

At the same time, Gan Tiantian was also chatting with Zhang Keke.

For students, grades are always the best topic to break the ice.

"Zhang Keke, what's your ranking in your grade?"

Unlike class platoons, many people in year platoons only focus on themselves.

You can't look at too many of them, especially the number one one, otherwise your Dao heart will become unstable.

However, she received no answer for a long time after asking the question.

Looking over in confusion, she saw Zhang Keke turn her head blankly, staring at her with a puzzled expression.

"Um... talk to me?"

"Yes."

"Twenty-five," Zhang Keke said softly, then continued working on her problems.

Most of her face was hidden under her hair.

This location faces the entrance and has excellent natural light.

But Gan Tiantian felt as if there was a shadow around her.

However, for Sheniu, these are just minor hardships.

Wow, you're taller than me.

However, after another long time, a soft "hmm" finally came.

Gan Tiantian turned around speechlessly. Class had started, and the conversation couldn't continue.

The remaining two classes in the morning are physics.

After physics class, Li Yan, along with his deskmate and childhood sweetheart, went to the senior high school building to meet up with his senior.

Then they went home together.

As soon as the four people arrived downstairs at Feiyun Xiaolou, they saw an eight-immortal table set up on the cement courtyard in front.

On the table, dishes were already laid out.

Ms. Fang and Ye Qian sat chatting at the door, looking at a tablet together.

Mei Mengqian vaguely heard something like, "This looks like Zhuzhu," and "This plot seems real."

As she approached with her questions, the two mothers shifted their conversation to the flowers they were growing nearby.

"These flowers are blooming so beautifully; it's rare to see them at this temperature."

November is already late autumn, and even in a southern city like Huangcheng, it's time to put on more clothes.

"Yeah, that kid is a good-for-nothing."

Ms. Fang nodded.

Then the two seemed to only then realize they had returned and greeted them.

"You're back, Mengmeng. Shushu and Zhuzhu, please sit down. Dinner is ready."

"Li Yan, what are you standing there for? Go get a stool."

Li Yan was speechless. He had spent the whole morning idly peeking at the young girl's book.

That's when I realized they hadn't brought out the stools.

He entered the main room.

Jiang Yingzhu and the other two followed in, each carrying their own loads.

Before entering the door, Mei Mengqian glanced at her mother.

She felt something was off.

Moreover, Aunt Fang's gaze towards her just now was a bit strange.

Li Yan was carrying two stools, one of which belonged to Old Li who was busy in the kitchen.

After sitting down, I briefly explained the time and arrangements for the afternoon parent-teacher meeting.

"Anyway, I'll probably be in the classroom. If you have any questions, just ask me," Li Yan said.

Ms. Fang said while setting out the tableware:

"Let's eat first. We've been there before, how could we not know?"

Li Yan shrugged and glanced at Jiang Yingzhu and the other two women.

Jiang Yingzhu sat next to Ms. Fang, Mei Mengqian sat next to Aunt Ye Qian, and the senior student sat next to him.

After Old Li brought out the last dish, the meal officially began. Eight dishes and a soup—a very sumptuous meal.

Hua Junshu and Mei Mengqian don't talk much; it's mainly Ms. Fang, Ye Qian, and Jiang Yingzhu who chat.

"Mengmeng, Shushu, come and eat some of this."

Ms. Fang then greeted Mei Mengqian and Hua Junshu.

"Don't be shy, it'll be a waste if you can't finish it."

"it is good."

"Ah."

The two girls symbolically picked up a piece of the cold beef salad that Ms. Fang was pointing to.

Compared to them, Jiang Yingzhu was much more relaxed.

"Uncle Li, this twice-cooked pork is so delicious! It's not oily at all! And it's so fragrant! I could eat a whole pot of rice with just this plate!"

Old Li chuckled, quite pleased with the praise.

Making twice-cooked pork well is quite difficult.

Especially in this era, young people like Jiang Yingzhu and Li Yan don't like the greasy taste of fatty meat.

Making a plate of twice-cooked pork that is crispy and fragrant but not greasy requires a lot of skill.

"Eat more if you like it," Old Li said with a smile, and then he saw Li Yan pick up a piece of twice-cooked pork with his chopsticks.

"Why are you looking at me? I'm just humbly accepting advice."

Ms. Fang and Mr. Li didn't banter with him.

Li Yan didn't say anything more, and instead tasted the eight-treasure rice he had ordered.

After the meal, Ye Qian and her daughter went aside for a heart-to-heart talk.

Jiang Yingzhu went upstairs to play games, while Li Yan and Hua Junshu sat in the courtyard.

Ms. Fang and Mr. Li got up to wash the dishes.

"We have a dishwasher, you can just put it in."

Can a dishwasher clean a machine properly?

"This is a Chinese-style dishwasher, specifically designed for the high oil content of Chinese dishes."

The two tried it with some skepticism.

Then Ms. Fang returned and sat down, glanced at Hua Junshu, and couldn't help but ask:

"Shushu, do you have parent-teacher conferences too?"

"Yes, tomorrow."

"What about you?"

“Originally, I wanted Li Yan to go in my place.” Hua Junshu glanced at Li Yan, then shifted his gaze to Ms. Fang’s face.

"But I'd like Aunt Fang to go in my place, is that alright?"

Ms. Fang was taken aback; she had only been concerned and had no intention of doing so.

After all, they suddenly have to stand in for someone else's parents and attend parent-teacher conferences.

That's a bit presumptuous of me.

Unexpectedly, Hua Junshu brought it up on his own initiative.

Ms. Fang certainly had no intention of disagreeing.

"Sure, why not? If you're willing, Shushu, I can go in your place in the future."

“Li Yan is younger than you, what kind of parent can he be?”

"Mom, why are you praising one while belittling the other?"

Li Yan was immediately convinced.

Ms. Fang glanced at her son and said, "I'm your mother, isn't it natural that I'm more suitable than you?!"

Li Yan pouted, "Yes, yes, yes!"

Hua Junshu pursed his lips and smiled gently.

Meanwhile, in the upstairs bedroom.

Ye Qian didn't find anything strange when she entered her daughter's room.

Instead, he sat down on the bed and glanced at his daughter who was sitting at the desk.

"Mengmeng, is there anything you're missing lately?"

"No, Mom."

"Yes, I read the book you wrote."

Mei Mengqian's eyebrows twitched, but she was also mentally prepared, since her mother was not the kind of stubborn old woman who didn't like to accept new things.

"Oh."

Ye Qian took a closer look at her, from her dark blue eyebrows and watery eyes to her long, smooth, black hair and healthy, energetic figure.

“You’re living a good life here. You used to live with your dad at your grandma’s house, and you weren’t as good-looking then as you are now.”

Mei Mengqian pursed her lips, glanced at Ye Qian, and looked somewhat puzzled.

"It seems you two are really doing very well living together."

Ye Qian repeated what she had just said, looking at her daughter's slightly puzzled eyes, and smiled:

"You must have feelings for Li Yan, right?"

Seeing her daughter suddenly open her eyes wide, Ye Qian smiled.

"Don't worry, Mom doesn't mean anything by it. I won't stop you. Mom isn't someone who fully understands the relationship between men and women. I was forced to marry your dad by my family."

"On the contrary, your father and I are only focused on ourselves, and sometimes we inevitably neglect you, which is wrong of us."

"I just didn't expect that you would find a suitable environment here and live a much better life than you do around us. It's quite moving."

Mei Mengqian's lips moved slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but she couldn't utter a word.

"Yes, I'm saying this just to tell you. Don't act impulsively, take care of your health, and be careful."

Ye Qian looked at her daughter earnestly and said, "If anything happens in the future, remember to tell Mom."

Upon hearing this, Mei Mengqian's previously bewildered mind immediately went blank.

His face turned bright red in an instant, and he almost jumped off the chair.

"Mom, what are you talking about? Don't jump to conclusions just because you see something. There's nothing between him and me!"

Please be careful, is there anything I need to be aware of?
It's so embarrassing!
She had imagined her mother asking her all sorts of questions about Li Yan, her feelings, the contents of the book, and so on.

But I never expected my mother to say this.

This is too outrageous!
"No?" Ye Qian asked doubtfully. "I thought your book was quite something."

"I'm just imagining! Imagining!!"

Mei Mengqian really wants Qidian to add a blacklist function.

I found my mom's reader account and blocked her!
"No, you've been looking forward to it for nothing. I thought you'd have a chance to take care of your child after you graduate."

Ye Qian yawned, "Mom has some free time now, but it's a pity you've grown up too."

Mei Mengqian's already flushed face turned even redder.

I collapsed onto the bed and covered myself with the blankets.

(End of this chapter)