Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation-Chapter 628 - 393 Orange_2

After they had finished eating, Chen Siyu was still peeling an orange on Tongtong’s desk.

While other students’ desks were piled high with mountains of books, Xue Yuantong’s desk was completely empty.

"Si Yu, you peel so slowly," Xue Yuantong observed her fingers up close.

Chen Siyu’s delicate fingers gently peeled away the orange skin, and she meticulously picked off the white, stringy pith until the whole orange was free of any white strands.

Bai Yuxia teased, "Isn’t that a bit too clean?"

Chen Siyu replied, "I like to pick them clean of any impurities before I start eating the orange."

Her hands didn’t stop moving as she finished peeling the orange and arranged the segments neatly on a white paper napkin, making the plump orange flesh stand out even more.

Xue Yuantong, Bai Yuxia, and Jiang Ning all watched her peel the orange. It was quite a stress reliever, to be honest.

Chen Siyu’s technique was impeccable, and Jiang Ning found it quite comfortable to watch.

After a good while, Chen Siyu sighed in relief, "Finally, it’s all clean."

Xue Yuantong also breathed a sigh of relief as if she had just finished watching a TV program.

Chen Siyu’s hands brushed over the pile of orange peels as she announced, "I’m going to start eating now."

In the meantime, she grabbed the trash bag hanging from the edge of her desk; many students found it bothersome to throw away trash frequently and preferred to keep a personal trash bag, which they would dispose of in the classroom’s trashcan when full.

Satisfied, she swept the peels into the trash bag with a backhand sweep.

However, when she looked at her desk, she discovered that there was still a pile of orange peels left!

Chen Siyu froze like a rusty robot. Had she done something wrong just now?

Xue Yuantong’s eyes widened, "Si Yu, you threw the orange flesh into the trash bag!"

Realization dawned on Chen Siyu, and immediately she wanted to cry; it was so hard for her!

Bai Yuxia gave her a blaming yet helpless look, which unexpectedly contained a hint of allure.

...

In the last class of the afternoon, a self-study session, everyone was waiting for mealtime.

Since Cui Yu sought Ma Shicheng to discuss some problems, Meng Gui was moved to sit with the "Four Great Benches."

Meng Gui still used hair gel, and his ten-centimeter high hairstyle stood tall; a year had passed, and nobody in class 8 could overshadow him in height, not even the 185 cm tall Huang Zhongfei.

The four boys sat steadily, each doing their own thing.

Guo Kunnan was holding his phone, unable to calm down as he anxiously waited for a message.

To kill time and manage his stirring emotions, he posed a life question to the group, "Brother Jun, Brother Long, Brother Gui, what kind of wife will you look for in the future?"

Hu Jun thought of his former math teacher, the lady who sold oden at the school gates, and the young housewife at the barbershop:

"At least a decade older than me."

There, the conversation ended, Guo Kunnan shouldn’t have asked him.

Then, he posed another question, "In the future, will you choose a beautiful wife or one with average looks?"

Hu Jun and Wang Longlong agreed, "Of course, beautiful."

Guo Kunnan stated his view, "I think she doesn’t need to be beautiful, just pleasant to look at, like Lu Yaya."

Wang Longlong said, "Lu Yaya is quite pretty."

Guo Kunnan argued, "For me, Lu Yaya is pleasant to look at; she’s good enough."

Enlightener Meng Gui saw things more clearly, "Most people’s wives just have average looks."

Guo Kunnan replied, "I can accept average, but I can’t stand it if she’s too ugly."

Wang Longlong quipped, "I don’t believe you. What if a really ugly woman offered you a dowry of a billion?"

Guo Kunnan scoffed, his youthful pride not easily defeated by money.

If he wasn’t audacious, was he even young? Guo Kunnan firmly answered, "A billion is nothing; I may well earn that much myself in the future."

Wang Longlong chuckled dryly.

Meng Gui, being relatively more mature and aware of the concept of money, answered, "That depends on how ugly she is."

Guo Kunnan subconsciously thought of Pang Jiao; it was common knowledge in class 8 that Pang Jiao was domineering and not a good person. He had even overheard her judging the male students in the class.

It’s just a joke between brothers, no big deal," Guo Kun Nan said in a hushed tone, "Like Sister Jiaojiao, for example?"

After saying that, he looked at Meng Gui with anticipation.

Unexpectedly, Meng Gui’s expression remained unchanged, and he said calmly, "A billion plus a talking gorilla, not bad."

...

In the southwest corner of the classroom.

"Tongtong, are the grapes tasty?" Chen Siyu saw red grapes for the first time, a fiery red, like a tiny flame.

At first glance, she thought Tongtong was swallowing fire.

In front of Xue Yuantong was a glass box, filled with about twenty Red Jade Beads, each round and smooth, with an extremely stunning appearance.

These were the grapes Jiang Ning had given her, cultivated with the Spiritual Energy from Hu Qi Mountain, which took Jiang Ning a lot of effort to grow, but now some had finally ripened.

After confirming the taste and effects, Jiang Ning brought some for Xue Yuantong to taste.

Xue Yuantong bit into the flesh, which was crisp and juicy, and her mouth felt cool and refreshing, lightening her mood.

"I didn’t taste anything, let me try again." Xue Yuantong picked up two more, unable to stop eating because they were delicious, and completely forgot the question Chen Siyu had asked.

Chen Siyu, feeling neglected, had a ticklish feeling in her heart. During the break, she painstakingly peeled an orange but didn’t get to eat even a bite, as she ended up chucking it into the trash bin.

Xue Yuantong kept going, "So sweet, so sweet!"

Chen Siyu just stared, while Bai Yuxia couldn’t take her eyes off either, even though she was well-traveled and had never seen such a variety of grapes before. Moreover, she felt a strange attraction to those grapes.

It wasn’t until she had eaten half of them that Xue Yuantong remembered the two girls in front of her.

She controlled her hands, which seemed to have a mind of their own, and shared a few grapes with them.

Chen Siyu didn’t stand on ceremony anymore, and immediately popped the grapes into her mouth.

Bai Yuxia still maintained basic etiquette, peeling the skin to reveal the fiery flesh inside, the red juice like the purest blood, staining her pale fingers.

Xue Yuantong, with sharp eyes, saw her subtly lick her fingers.

...

During the last period of evening self-study, class was nearly over.

Bai Yuxia couldn’t help herself and asked Xue Yuantong about the variety of grapes, to which Jiang Ning claimed they were an accidental discovery.

In the back row.

As a QQ message popped up, Guo Kun Nan instantly woke up.

Guo Kun Nan jostled Ma Shicheng, overflowing with excitement: "Brother Ma, Brother Ma, I’ve made it!"

Wang Longlong: "Brother Nan has good news?"

Ma Shicheng was busy with an English learning app, puzzled: "Brother Nan, she agreed to be your girlfriend?"

After dinner, Guo Kun Nan plucked up his courage, called his good friend Dan Kaiquan to accompany him, and walked a distance with Lu Yaya.

Guo Kun Nan said with a smug smile, "Not yet, but it’s close. I got her to accept my QQ friend request."

Without minding the details, Wang Longlong praised, "Yo, Brother Nan’s got skills, she’ll be yours in no time."

"Brother Ma, I plan to chat with her on QQ, give it some time to try, and get to know each other first," he planned.

Guo Kun Nan had been too excited just before, his voice a bit loud, and Lu Qiqi at the front desk heard him and turned to ask, "Guo Kun Nan, do you chat with girls?"

Guo Kun Nan felt a pang of panic, as if caught red-handed like a thief.

He mentally reversed the wheels of reason and replayed his words from the last two minutes, realizing he hadn’t mentioned Lu Yaya’s name, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yeah, just some random girl I added," Guo Kun Nan pretended to be indifferent.

Lu Qiqi was surprised: "You’re trying to pursue her?"

"Sort of, I plan to chat first," he brushed off, but then thought Lu Qiqi, being a girl, might know how to pursue girls, so he asked, "Lu Qiqi, what do you think is the best topic to talk about with a girl on QQ?"

Seeing his sincere question, Lu Qiqi didn’t give him a hard time and shared some of her experience: "Listen to me, don’t just chat on QQ."

Anyway, Lu Qiqi thought, no matter how much you talk on QQ, it’s not as good as meeting up in person.

Guo Kun Nan was troubled, what did she mean not to chat on QQ? Had QQ become outdated?

He pondered for a few seconds and said, "Don’t worry, I’ll add her on WeChat and fight on both fronts."

Lu Qiqi was exasperated and threw out, "With your IQ, better not chat at all."