CHAPTER 669: CHAPTER 53: FIRST LOVE (PART 2)

"In terms of income, I guess I still can’t match you." It’s unclear whether Zhu Ziang is joking or serious, but the dividends Xiao Xian receives just from the hangover medicine alone each year is no small sum, roughly calculating to at least a little millionaire. Not to mention her quirky weaving of various mats and cushions.

"How could that be? Last time at the pharmacy, Master Huang said that a three-hundred-year-old ginseng weighing over five taels costs eighteen million. If you pull off a single ginseng whisker, it would be thicker than my waist," Xiao Xian touches her own waist, and indeed, she’s becoming ’snake-waisted’ just from drinking water without food.

In terms of normal physical development, she’s now at the golden age of thirteen or fourteen years old, even though she might not feel anything, she wonders if it will affect her growth.

Xiao Xian is already 166 cm tall, which truly isn’t short among the many girls in the North. But influenced by Zhang Yi from the basketball team, Bai Xue, her Aunt Zhuo Feng who are each over 170 cm, even reaching 180 cm, and not to mention Zhou Ziang and Wang Shuai she met later, all being tall figures, she naturally feels that her height isn’t quite enough.

Speaking of Purple Ginseng, Zhou Ziang falls silent for a moment, "Speaking of which, did you use that Purple Ginseng I gave you back then?"

"I did, and it came in really handy," benefiting the Red Locust Great Wizard of Miao Family’s Village, but Xiao Xian still doesn’t know why Zhou Ziang suddenly brought this up, "Let’s not talk about this now, you just reminded me of something, I have to make a phone call later. No matter who’s richer, you’re the one who mentioned dinner tonight, I want to eat roast duck, spicy hot pot, steak, grilled wings, and... let’s talk about the rest when we meet."

Hearing Xiao Xian’s hearty appetite, Zhou Ziang’s smile curves, and currently, he is at Si Yiyi Hospital, sitting across the wagging leg of Wang Shuai. Seeing Zhou Ziang’s stunning smile, which is seldomly given, Wang Shuai’s propped-up leg almost didn’t hold firm.

"Confess if you’re slashing wildly, who are you making calls to? In fact, there’s no need to ask, just by listening to the voice on the phone, I know it’s Xiao Xian. I invite you to dinner at Jufeng Garden tonight, but you refuse, preferring instead to join someone for street food?" Listening to Wang Shuai’s vinegary words, Zhou Ziang somewhat regrets not using Spiritual Energy to cover the sound of the phone call.

It was actually Wang Shuai who brought up Xiao Xian first, taking advantage of Zhou Ziang’s evening arrangement with Xiao Xian, repeatedly reminding that he didn’t specify exactly when Xiao Xian had to weave the first piece of bamboo armor.

Having Xiao Xian’s Aunt Zhuo Feng stay in Si Yiyi Hospital all the time, the money was all provided by the Wang Family, more directly urging Zhou Ziang to convey to Xiao Xian not to skimp on work.

Zhou Ziang didn’t comment on his words. Although both are Cultivators, the Cultivators of this world are quite different from those of the Yunteng Continent.

Ordinary Cultivators, while relying on nature, are actually mining natural Spiritual Energy to the greatest extent possible, pursuing the limits of Cultivation, constantly challenging the limits of nature, unlike the gradual progress emphasized by Cultivators of the Yunteng Continent.

While pondering the differences between the two worlds, Zhou Ziang couldn’t help but feel gloomy, his current situation couldn’t just be blamed on Wang Shuai’s impatience.

Tonight, he must speak with Xiao Xian. As for what Wang Shuai said, for the time being, it can be ignored. For matters on Cultivation, he is experienced, knowing that haste makes waste.

Xiao Xian has been out of sight these past few days, not even coming to the hospital to visit Zhuo Feng, probably focusing on conquering the Spiritual Stacking technique she mentioned earlier.

However, before leaving the hospital, Zhou Ziang asked Wang Shuai again, after listing all the different foods Xiao Xian wanted to eat, Wang Shuai mumbled under his breath, "How can both of them eat so much, isn’t being skinny in fashion now?" The "both of them" Wang Shuai referred to was none other than Xiao Xian and Zhang Yi.

Wang Shuai also clearly remembers, that time when he inexplicably took Zhang Yi, the big burden, out, after she finished shopping in the supermarket, she then insisted on having a big meal.

"Just go to Xingguang Square, there are many young people shopping in that area, and it’s a shopping center. Don’t tell me you don’t know where Xingguang Square is? I’m defeated, you’re an overseas returnee but you don’t even recognize the city center, what a fail. Come to my office, I’ll find you a map," Wang Shuai couldn’t understand how Zhou Ziang, who’s even younger than him, acts like an ancient person, strictly by the book.

Just a few steps away, Wang Shuai spins around abruptly, 180 degrees, "I say, have you never been in a relationship? Is Xiao Xian your first love?"

Zhou Ziang doesn’t respond, but Wang Shuai could tell from his instantly tensed facial expression, "So what if I haven’t been in a relationship?"

At Bai Juyi’s old house, after Xiao Xian had arranged a time with Zhou Ziang and hung up the phone, she made another call.

First, she gives Zhu Shijun a call, briefly updating him on her situation, then asks, "Grandfather, didn’t you mention last time that Yezi came to Beijing? How come he hasn’t looked for me?"

"He hasn’t come to see you yet? That can’t be, I did give him your Aunt’s address, and also told him about you studying at Sacred Heart Middle School," Zhu Shijun had also not received a call from Yezi recently and thought the two had already made contact.

"Ah, Grandfather, your good intentions have led to trouble, probably misled Yezi. We’ve already moved," Xiao Xian hurriedly explains the situation with Yanqing Farm, as well as the recent events of Zhuo Feng’s pregnancy and her transferring schools.

"So much has happened and you didn’t tell me," Zhu Shijun lectures Xiao Xian, "Never mind that, don’t worry. After a while, Uncle Li will be going to Beijing for the National People’s Congress session. You should take the chance to meet up with him and bring Yezi back." (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you’re welcome to vote with a recommendation ticket or monthly ticket on Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation.)