After Jiang Ning posted in the class group, he received a message from Shen Qing'e.
"Relatives from my uncle's family?" Seeing this, many faces flashed through Jiang Ning's mind.
My uncle Jiang Qitian was born in the countryside and eventually settled down in the city of Yuzhou. His house is a large flat of more than 180 square meters. At that time in 2014, with his income from the restaurant, it would have been easy for him to settle down in the provincial capital, Ancheng.
As the saying goes, 'A poor man in a busy city has no one to care about him, but a rich man in remote mountains has distant relatives.' Some relatives who come to the city to do business often say hello or have dinner with my uncle.
Jiang Ning thought carefully about the memories of his uncle's relatives in his previous life, but immediately denied them all.
The butterfly effect caused by his appearance has already destroyed many routes of previous lives.
Jiang Ning originally wanted to use his spiritual power to check on the situation at his uncle's house.
Unfortunately, the distance was too far, and his spiritual awareness of several hundred meters was not enough...
One needs to have the cultivation level of the Foundation Establishment Stage to be able to monitor it, so Jiang Ning had no choice but to give up. It didn't matter who it was anyway.
Jiang Ning replied: "Okay, I understand."
Shen Qing'e received the reply. She sat in front of the window, staring at the message in a daze.
It's not like that, it shouldn't be like this. In the past, she and Jiang Ning chatted on QQ, and Jiang Ning would always find different ways to find various topics to chat with her for a while.
At that time, Chen Qing'e enjoyed it very much. She would often take a while to reply to messages every time. Anyway, no matter when she sent a message, Jiang Ning would usually reply within seconds.
It’s not like now, every word he says is a conclusion.
If Shen Qing'e wanted to talk, she would take the initiative to ask questions.
Shen Qing'e was actually impulsive when she looked for Jiang Ning just now.
In the group chat, she saw the picture of peeling shrimps posted by Jiang Ning. There were two hands in the picture, and she easily determined that they were girls' hands.
Coupled with the news Geng Lu had sent earlier, Shen Qing'e's excellent associative ability immediately made her think of countless possible events.
For example, Jiang Ning may be in love.
Although Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong were very close in the past, Shen Qing'e never thought about it in that way. It was because Xue Yuantong was too young.
Geng Lu was different. As soon as she appeared, Shen Qing'e felt a sense of crisis.
Usually at school, Geng Lu and Jiang Ning interacted with each other, and Shen Qing'e watched them inadvertently.
At that time, she was not panicked.
Although she and Jiang Ning separated, as long as Jiang Ning was not with someone else, she would only feel a little uncomfortable.
But if Jiang Ning was with someone else, Shen Qing'e would feel very uncomfortable.
She sat in front of the window, with the curtains half-drawn to let in the sunlight.
She stared at the screen of her mobile phone in a daze, wanting to ask about the situation, but her previous reservedness did not allow her to let go of her dignity.
Just as she was hesitating, there was a knock on the door.
The next second, the door opened and Shen Qing'e saw her sister Shen Jia.
"My mom bought some blueberries, come and try some."
Shen Qing'e finally came back to her senses: "Oh, I'll go now."
…
River dam, bungalow.
Even though there were ten kilograms of crayfish, with Xue Yuantong and Xue Chuchu besieging them and Geng Lu assisting, they took very good care of each and every shrimp.
The tender white meat of the shrimp is disassembled cleanly to ensure that not a single bit is wasted.
Many crayfish turned into fragmented red debris, piled on the dining table, like the debris after firecrackers.
Jiang Ning raised the Sprite bottle and poured it for Xue Yuantong.
Perhaps because he was pouring too hastily, Xue Yuantong said disdainfully: "Stop it, it's about to overflow."
Xue Chuchu reached out and took the paper to help wipe it.
Seeing the bubbles going over the edge of the cup, Jiang Ning said, "No need."
He summoned his magic power and the foam returned to the cup.
Xue Chuchu breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't like waste and would feel bad if the drink spilled. Fortunately, Jiang Ning's technique was very steady.
Xue Yuantong drank the Sprite in one gulp and put the cup down heavily.
She sat on a stool, her back against the door, enjoying the breeze and sucking her fingers lazily.
The fields outside the door are still quiet.
Xue Yuantong didn't feel bored. She was a quiet person by nature. If she had to choose between going to school and staying at home, she would definitely choose to stay at home.
Xue Chuchu likes quieter than Tongtong. She enjoys the short-lived beauty with eyes as bright as water:
'Fields, countryside, good food, and a few good friends.'
Isn't this exactly the life she imagined
Xue Yuantong had fought to his heart's content, while Xue Chuchu still had some strength left. The watermelon that Jiang Ning brought was only a tiny bit left, and she had been salivating over it for a long time.
But Xue Chuchu was embarrassed to take it.
If she ate it, wouldn't that mean she was greedy
Jiang Ning will look down on me.
Geng Lu was also full, and only Xue Chuchu was left.
Others might not notice it, but Jiang Ning's spiritual observation ability was so terrifying that he could easily detect the trajectory of the bullet, not to mention Xue Chuchu's hidden thoughts.
He picked up the last piece of melon and pretended to eat it.
The light in Xue Chuchu's eyes dimmed. Forget it, she shouldn't have such wild thoughts.
She picked up the crispy lentils from the plate with a sharp knife and took small bites to relieve her boredom.
Seeing her changes, Jiang Ning smiled secretly in his heart.
He held up the melon, but didn't eat it. He suddenly pushed it in front of Xue Chuchu and said:
"You eat it."
The surprise came so quickly, but Xue Chuchu remained rational. She looked at Tongtong and said, "Here you go."
Xue Yuantong waved her hand, indicating that she didn't need it, as she had already eaten half of the melon.
Xue Chuchu gave it to Geng Lu again. Geng Lu wanted to eat it, but she was too full and she was very restrained in front of Jiang Ning, so she didn't accept it.
Finally, Xue Chuchu got the last piece of melon.
She was very excited in her heart, but on the surface she was still eating the watermelon slowly and leisurely.
After eating the melon, several people gathered together to chat. Half an hour later, Jiang Ning got up to clean the table.
Xue Chuchu and Geng Lu wanted to help, but Jiang Ning refused.
Women would only hinder his ability to cast spells and slow down his work efficiency.
Jiang Ning washed the pots and pans quickly, which took him less than five minutes in total, and four and a half minutes of that time was wasted on him.
He moved two deck chairs, which he had bought specially for resting.
Jiang Ning picked up the chair and returned to the door. He lifted Xue Yuantong up from the stool.
At first Xue Yuantong was extremely resistant and struggled hard until Jiang Ning put her on the chair. Xue Yuantong felt the posture and was very satisfied.
"Jiang Ning, I wronged you. This position is more comfortable!"
She lay down on the deck chair and enjoyed herself.
If you play with your mobile phone while lying down, it is the ultimate enjoyment in the world.
"Haha, you kicked me just now." Jiang Ning said.
Xue Yuantong muttered, "I didn't mean it."
Jiang Ning changed the chair for her. After seeing this, Xue Chuchu went back and moved another one for herself. Jiang Ning gave the other chair to Geng Lu.
Geng Lu smiled brightly.
Jiang Ning added some pistachios, pumpkin seeds, candied fruits, and brewed a pot of jasmine tea and put it on the dining table.
Several people gathered together to talk.
While chatting, Xue Yuantong fell asleep.
Only three people were left to continue chatting.
Until four in the afternoon, when the sun sets.
There were fewer snacks on the table and the jasmine tea had been finished.
All banquets must end. Although he was reluctant, Geng Lu said goodbye:
"Jiang Ning, my mother is here to pick me up."
While speaking, she turned around and looked at the bungalow, feeling a little reluctant to leave.
It would be great if she lived here, then she could play with Jiang Ning every weekend.
The feeling of separation is unpleasant, and there is also a sense of melancholy and loneliness.
Jiang Ning said: "Let me take you there."
Geng Lu did not refuse, she really wanted Jiang Ning to give her a ride.
The two walked towards the river dam. There were neat fields on both sides of the road. The wheat in April was light yellow and the grains were becoming fuller.
Geng Lu didn't say anything. She felt sad, thinking back to when she was a child, she went to her grandmother's house to play. There were her cousins there, and Geng Lu especially liked running around with them.
She usually goes to her grandmother's house on Saturday and comes back on Sunday afternoon.
Yet every Sunday afternoon, when she returned home, she felt the same way she did now.
When they were almost at the dam, Geng Lu looked at the cars on the dam and recognized it was her mother's car.
There are children running back and forth on the dam, and uncles carrying farm tools, it's a real life scene.
Geng Lu suddenly said, "Jiang Ning, we will meet at school tomorrow night, right?"
Jiang Ning smiled: "Of course."
"Well, that's good." Geng Lu confirmed, and she said no more.
Jiang Ning had already noticed her changes. With his spiritual sense, he observed her from all directions and he knew Geng Lu's emotional changes very well.
Jiang Ning accompanied her all the way to the dam and watched her leave by car.
Return to the bungalow.
Xue Yuantong had woken up. She had washed her face, regained her energy, and was playing by the door.
Xue Chuchu said: "I plan to leave."
She fell today.
Xue Chuchu didn't read or study during the day. Being in No. 2 Middle School, the best school in the city, she was under a lot of pressure. She had to study very hard to maintain her grades.
Not long after, Xue Chuchu rode her electric scooter back home.
…
Sunday, morning, nine o'clock.
Xue Yuantong sat in the back seat of Aunt Gu's electric bike, tilting his head:
"Jiang Ning, let's go!"
She and her mother went to the city hospital today to visit their injured neighbor Xiaofan.
"Go ahead." Jiang Ning said. He had agreed with his uncle to go to his house for dinner today.
Xue Yuantong regretfully said: "I wanted to race with you, but unfortunately the situation does not allow it!"
Jiang Ning: "Go on your way."
Xue Yuantong instructed: "Come back early this afternoon, I'll buy you some candied haws."
Jiang Ning: "Buy candied fruit."
Xue Yuantong: "Don't worry, I know your taste."
So Xue Yuantong sat in the back seat of the electric car and started chatting with Jiang Ning. Aunt Gu had a helpless smile on her face.
After chatting for more than ten minutes, Xue Yuantong finally realized:
"Mom, why don't you ride a bike?"
Aunt Gu turned the handle and the electric bike started.
Xue Yuantong shouted from afar: "Jiang Ning, Jiang Ning, please lock the door of my house!"
"good."
After Xue Yuantong left, the two houses were empty, with only Jiang Ning left.
He had long been accustomed to loneliness, but when the chattering voice of Xue Yuantong disappeared from his ears, he still felt a little lonely.
Jiang Ning returned to the bedroom, lit a stick of soul-sinking incense, and cultivated his spiritual consciousness.
Powerful spiritual awareness is of great benefit in breaking through the foundation-building stage.
Oh, he has a natural spiritual root, and there is no level in the foundation building stage...
However, it is also beneficial to prepare in advance. Being invincible in this world can easily make people neglect their practice, but Jiang Ning still works very hard.
It was not until the electronic clock reached 10 o'clock that Jiang Ning came out of his practice.
He waved his hand gently, and all the doors of Xue Yuantong's house and the house he rented immediately closed and locked themselves, without him having to do anything himself.
Jiang Ning took out the flying boat and activated the concealment formation. He stepped onto the flying boat and flew towards Huqi Mountain.
He went to the spiritual field on the mountain and took a watermelon. This watermelon was slightly worse than yesterday's as it had not been soaked in spiritual spring water. However, it was still the best watermelon in the world.
Although you don't need to bring gifts when you visit your uncle's house, it would be a good idea to bring something with you given your aunt's personality.
Jiang Ning drove the boat to the vicinity of his uncle's residence, found an empty alley, landed from the flying boat, and picked up the bag of watermelons.
The property management in the community where my uncle lives is pretty good, and you need an elevator card to ride the elevator.
He informed his uncle in advance, and when he walked to the door of the building, he saw Shen Qing'e standing in the shade waiting.
Shen Qing'e was dressed appropriately, in long pants and short sleeves.
Jiang Ning remembered that Shen Qing'e dressed like this at school, but at home in the summer, she liked shorts because she fell down when she was a child and had a scar on her knee that she didn't want others to see.
"It seems that the relatives who came to my uncle's house today are not ordinary people." Jiang Ning thought so.
Shen Qing'e received Jiang Ning's call and said calmly, "Let's go."
Jiang Ning had no opinion of her, so he also didn't say anything and got into the elevator with her.
Even in the elevator, Shen Qing'e remained quiet. She wanted to talk to Jiang Ning, but she was not used to it and could not open her mouth.
She wanted to ask about the lobsters Jiang Ning caught yesterday, because Jiang Ning had said he would take her with him to catch lobsters, but she didn't go because it was too dirty.
She could jokingly say to an old friend who hadn't seen each other for a long time, "It was so hot yesterday, how could you take Geng Lu to catch shrimps? How could she be willing to do that?"
Or, ask him about the melon he brought today, "Is it ripe?"
It looks a lot like Wu Xiaoqi's basketball.
If the basketball and the melon were swapped, would Wu Xiaoqi be able to find out
And so on and so forth.
However, an invisible barrier hindered her, and the naturalness she once had completely disappeared.
It was not smooth at all, but rather obscure and difficult, which stalled her movements.
In a short period of time, all kinds of thoughts arose in Shen Qing'e's mind, but in the end, they turned into nothing.
The elevator arrived and the door opened.
As soon as the aunt saw Jiang Ning coming and the melon in his hand, she immediately said enthusiastically:
"Jiang Ning, it's enough for you to come. What else do you need to bring?"
Jiang Ning handed her the watermelon.
The eldest aunt picked it up and said, "It's not light!"
Jiang Ning said: "I bought it on the way."
"You haven't had your period for a month!" Uncle Jiang Qitian's cheerful voice came from inside the house.
The uncle was really looking forward to his coming. Jiang Ning joked, "You miscalculated. It's less than a month."
As he said this, he put on his slippers and walked into the living room.
I saw two strangers sitting on the sofa in the spacious living room.
Both strange and familiar.
A middle-aged man with extraordinary demeanor was sitting on the sofa.
Another young man, about 18 or 19 years old, dressed in designer clothes, was leaning on the edge of the sofa, fiddling with his cell phone.
The similarities are that they are both tall and handsome.
Jiang Ning knew who the relatives Shen Qing'e was talking about yesterday. They were relatives from his great aunt's side.
Jiang Qitian took Jiang Ning and introduced him, "This is your Uncle Ji, and this is your Uncle Ji's son. Your parents used to work in their factory when they went to Wencheng."
As soon as he finished speaking, Uncle Ji's eyes moved towards him, making people feel as if they were bathed in spring breeze.
Jiang Ning smiled. He remembered clearly that in his previous life, the other party was not so kind.