Chapter 40: Chapter 39: Clever Cui Er, Immortal Comes from the South_1

"Cui’Er, if you tell me, big brother will give you rock candy to eat, okay?"

As Chen Chang’an spoke, he reached into his pocket.

When his hand came out, there was already a yellow piece of candy on it.

Indeed, it was rock candy.

"Really? Gulp."

"Big brother, you’re not lying to Cui’Er, are you?"

The little girl looked at the rock candy in Chen Chang’an’s hand, incessantly swallowing at the sight of it, saliva dripping down.

This was rock candy, something only available to eat once a year during New Year. It’s so delicious.

"Big brother never lies to children, and Cui’Er, when has big brother lied to you in all these years?"

Chen Chang’an laughed, then he handed the piece of rock candy to the little girl’s hand.

"Thank you, big brother." Little Cui’Er took the rock candy from Chen Chang’an’s hand, and her little face broke into a grin as bright as a crescent moon.

"Alright, Cui’Er, now you can tell big brother why you won’t be able to eat noodles in the future, right?" Chen Chang’an asked again.

"Mhm."

"Big brother, wait for Cui’Er to tell you."

Little Cui’Er nodded her head, and then, in her youthful voice, she said:

"Big brother, a few days ago daddy told Cui’Er."

"After today Cui’Er will be nine years old, and not a little child anymore, but a big child."

"Daddy said, big children shouldn’t eat noodles and flat meat, or they won’t grow tall."

"Wuuwuu, Cui’Er won’t get to eat these two delicious things anymore."

"Big brother, daddy is a bad person."

Uh.

Hearing what the little girl said, Chen Chang’an couldn’t help but give a bitter smile.

This little gal, he thought it was some serious event, turns out it’s this.

Huh? Wait a minute!

"You little trickster Cui’Er, confess, you tricked me into giving you rock candy, didn’t you?"

Suddenly, Chen Chang’an reacted and gave Little Cui’Er a teasing look.

’"Hee, big brother found out."

"But big brother’s rock candy is really, really, really delicioussss, way better than the ones mum buys."

Seeing her ploy revealed, the little girl chuckled.

"You little scamp."

Chen Chang’an lightly tapped her forehead, she really was a clever little thing. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

The rock candy he gave was naturally delicious. It wasn’t quite a magical pill, but it was something cultivators made in the Cultivation World to sell to the offspring of other cultivators.

Besides having certain nutritional benefits, another characteristic was its extreme sweetness.

The kind of sweetness that you couldn’t forget after just one piece!

Even the best mortals in the mortal realm weren’t without their mortal nature, thus they couldn’t compare.

Under this huge taste gap, it wasn’t unreasonable for the little girl to develop a liking for it.

"Alright, this is all for you."

Chen Chang’an smiled as he took out another five pieces from his pocket and handed them all to the little girl.

These five pieces of rock candy, truly were his last reserves.

And they were only something he had bought casually when wandering the Cultivation World Market over the years.

Apart from this, he really had none more.

’Hee, thank you big brother, Cui’Er knew big brother is the best!"

Seeing Chen Chang’an brought out more rock candy, Little Cui’Er’s eyes turned into crescents again.

She giggled and took the rock candy from Chen Chang’an’s hand. Her chubby little hand full of candy, her face radiated happiness.

This child.

So easily satisfied, maybe one day someone will just lead her away with a piece of candy.

Seeing this, Chen Chang’an shook his head with admiration for the little girl.

A life of innocence like this was something he was destined not to have.

Then, seeing that the little girl was wholly focused on her rock candy, Chen Chang’an went back to ’eating.’

Nothing was more important than eating!

Meanwhile, when Chen Chang’an and the little girl were joking around, they didn’t notice that Mr. and Mrs. Liu were quietly observing from one side of the kitchen.

When they saw how well the little girl and Chen Chang’an were getting along, their hearts were filled with reassurance.

"Wife, I’ve thought about it, I will teach Cui’Er to cook in the future."

"? Husband, have you really decided to do this?"

Mrs. Liu blurted out in surprise.

In fact, the idea of having Cui’Er cook in the future was a suggestion she had made to Mr. Liu a long time ago.

Because Cui’Er loved to cook, she always had.

This period of time she had been hanging around the kitchen helping out, proved this point.

However, she didn’t dare mention it to her parents.

Mr. Liu nodded: "Hmm, wife, I think it’s quite appropriate."

"In the future, I might not be able to cook for the young master, we will have to rely on Cui’Er."

"? Husband, you’re not able to cook for the young master? Why?" Mrs. Liu asked perplexed.

"Are you saying you don’t want to continue?"

"Wife, it’s not like that, if it were possible, I would keep operating this restaurant."

"Only, I may not be able to serve the young master anymore." With these words, Liu Lao has a bitter look on his face.

In his eyes, there was also a lot of loneliness.

Mrs. Liu didn’t get the meaning of Mr. Liu’s words:

"? Not able to serve the young master anymore? Old Liu, why?"

"Don’t tell me you’re cursing the young master to die!"

Mr. Liu simply let out a bitter laugh:

"Wife, you’re misunderstanding me, I’m not something as heartless as a beast."

"The reason I said that is for something else."

Then, before Mrs. Liu could respond, Mr. Liu directly asked a question:

"Wife, I’ll ask you, how was the young master when you saw him ten years ago?"

How was the young master when I saw him ten years ago?

Mrs. Liu was taken aback and didn’t understand why her husband would suddenly ask this question.

But she thought about it and answered.

"Refined, elegant and ethereal, like a young master of a grand family."

"Then let me ask you, after ten years, today we saw the young master again, how was he?"

Mr. Liu asked again.

Today, when we saw the young master again, how was he?

Mrs. Liu thought for a moment, remembering the scene of seeing Chen Chang’an today, and then said:

"Still charming and refined, almost as if he hasn’t changed at all."

"Indeed, charming and refined, almost as if he hasn’t changed at all."

"Wife, then look at us, how have we changed?" Mr. Liu asked again.

At this point, before Mrs. Liu could answer, Mr. Liu already said:

"Ten years ago, we were full of vigor, like young trees with lush leaves."

"But today, we’re old and faded, no longer youthful.

Vigorous and lush? No longer youthful?

"Husband, are you saying...?"

Hearing Mr. Liu’s words becoming this clear, Mrs. Liu suddenly understood something and asked in surprise.

Mr. Liu laughed bitterly: "Yes, wife, it seems you also understand."

"The young master is not a mortal like us, he should be an ’Immortal’ who lives in the mountains."

Then, he continued:

"One day in heaven, one year on earth."

"All these years, the young master’s visits to the noodle shop have become few and far between.."

"From once a month at the beginning, to half a year, to one year, to two years, to three years...."

"One day in heaven, one year on earth."

"It is said that the higher the ’Immortal’s’ cultivation, the longer each time they wake up."