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Chapter 181: I Heard it Doesn’t Hurt Once You’re Drunk…

Chapter 181 – I Heard it Doesn’t Hurt Once You’re Drunk…

“Chen Yu, here’s some tea . ”

Inside the simple bedroom, Xing Biqi placed a glass of tea on the study table .

“Mhm . ” Chen Yu nodded as he eyed the tea . However, he did not drink it . “Do you usually take the bus to school?”

“I take it when it’s dark outside,” Xing Biqi answered as she lightly stroked her hair .

“You don’t take it during the day?”

“The school is close, so I just walk . I can also train my body,” Xing Biqi said . Seemingly reluctant to continue on this topic, she turned away and quickly left . “You’re hungry, right? I’ll make dinner . ”

Seeing the girl leaving, Chen Yu stood up, raised his right hand, and removed his watch’s concealment . He then manipulated the floating camera to inspect the room for any surveillance cameras or listening devices .

However, even after conducting several scans on the room, he didn’t make any discoveries .

“It seems she’s quite cautious?”

Lowering his hand, Chen Yu started walking around the room and observing every nook and cranny .

As an adolescent male, he still held relatively great interest in a girl’s room . This was especially true for the partially-opened wardrobe in the corner of the room . The pink color inside seemingly tempted him to open it…

There must be underwear inside meant to tempt a pure male student like me, right? Keke, a honey trap? Do you think I’ll fall for it?

Although Chen Yu’s brain thought as such, his head, which encased his brain, was already curiously inching toward the wardrobe…

“C-Chen Yu?”

“Huh?” Chen Yu’s head snapped around and saw Xing Biqi, her face flushed . In this situation, even Chen Yu himself couldn’t help but blush . Pretending to be calm, he said, “Your wardrobe seems broken . I-I can’t seem to close it all the way . ”

“The sliding door’s s-screw fell off . It can’t be closed . ”

“Oh, I’ll fix it for you, then . ”

“O-Okay . ”

“It’s fine if I open the door, right?”

“Y-Yes…”

After receiving permission, Chen Yu immediately opened the wardrobe door and saw the neatly arranged jackets and school uniforms . Failing to see what he wanted, he closed the door and said, “Nope, can’t fix it . ”

Xing Biqi: “…”

“Right, weren’t you preparing dinner? Why are you here?”

“T-There are quite a few preparations . Can you help me peel some potatoes?” Shyly lowering her head, she said, “I-It’s mostly so I can chat with you . ”

“Oh . ” After taking one last look at the room, Chen Yu nodded, “Sure . Let’s go . ”

The two of them left the bedroom and entered the kitchen . Xing Biqi then handed two potatoes to Chen Yu . “It’s just these two . I’ll do the vegetables . ”

“Sure . ”

Chen Yu found that one of the potatoes already had half its skin scraped off after accepting the knife and potatoes .

Yes, the skin was “scraped,” not cut .

Chen Yu, who had similarly come from a poor family, instantly understood the situation . Looking at Xing Biqi, he said, “You peeled the potato using a spoon, right?”

“That’s right . ”

“This way, you will only scrape off the skin and won’t waste any of the meat . ”

“Mhm . ”

“However, scraping old potatoes like these is very tiring . ”

“T-That’s why I prepared a knife for you,” Xing Biqi said, pursing her lips .

“…Give me the spoon,” Chen Yu said as he tossed the knife aside . He then picked up a spoon from the kitchen counter and skillfully skinned the potatoes . “I know how to skin potatoes as well . ”

Xing Biqi blankly stared at Chen Yu as he skinned the potatoes . After a while, she turned away, and the corner of her lips curled up…

After skinning the two potatoes, Chen Yu washed them with water . While doing so, he found another familiar sight .

There was a red bucket under the kitchen tap .

After he closed the tap, drops of water continued dripping out of the faucet and into the bucket .

The weak water flow wasn’t enough to trigger the water meter, so any water collected through this method was virtually free . The only downside to this method of collecting water was that it was a slow process .

Strictly speaking, this behavior could be categorized as stealing water .

However, how could the affairs of civilians be considered theft?

This was called the wisdom of life .

“You go cut the meat . I’ll handle the rest of the vegetables,” Chen Yu said as he grabbed the vegetable knife from Xing Biqi . He then skillfully stripped the vegetables .

“You know how to do this as well, Chen Yu?”

“Heh, I also come from peasant roots, though my genetics are beyond excellent . ”

Xing Biqi: “…”

After processing all the ingredients, Xing Biqi lit a fire, heated the oil, placed the meat into the wok, stirred it, and added spices . Her actions flowed fluidly, and she completed the cooking process in one go .

Taking a step back, Chen Yu carefully inspected the girl before asking, “You really know how to cook?”

“Grandma goes to church every weekend, so I cook on Saturdays and Sundays . I’m used to it now . ”

“This is your grandparents’ house?”

“Mhm . ”

“What about your parents? Are they working outstation?”

Xing Biqi’s hand momentarily froze at Chen Yu’s question, and she pursed her lips . She then answered, “They passed away . ”

“Sorry, I didn’t know that . ”

“It doesn’t matter . They deserved it . ” Xing Biqi bit down on her lip and started turning the vegetables in the wok with greater strength . “Not only were they drunk driving, but they were even driving backward . Serves them right . Serves them right!”

“…”

…

Ten minutes later, two simple stir-fried dishes were completed, with the main dish being egg fried rice .

As Xing Biqi’s house didn’t have a kitchen table, the two of them could only have their meal in the living room .

While Xing Biqi went to the bathroom to wash her hands, Chen Yu had the floating camera scan the dishes . The dishes showed up as green on his watch’s screen, and there were no red dots or alerts, proving that the food should be safe to eat .

Although this type of spectral scanning wasn’t as accurate as mass spectrometry, Chen Yu still felt assured by the results . He then took a seat at the dining table and waited for the meal to start .

After washing her hands and wiping them dry with a towel, Xing Biqi walked out of the bathroom and sat opposite Chen Yu . Her face slightly reddish, she said, “Chen Yu, thank you for coming to my home to teach me today . Although the food is simple, please don’t mind it . ”

“It’s quite good already . ” Picking up his chopsticks, Chen Yu said, “Hurry up and eat . I’ll teach you once we’re done eating . ”

Hearing this, Xing Biqi’s face turned even redder . After hesitating for a moment, she went to the kitchen and returned with two bottles of beer . “Let’s drink this . ”

“We’re students . How can we drink?”

“I-It’s okay . We’re just drinking a little . ”

“We still need to study later . ”

“I heard studying doesn’t h-hurt once you’re drunk…” Xing Biqi said, her voice as soft as a mosquito’s buzzing .

As if in deep thought, Chen Yu said, “Oh? There’s such a saying as well?”

Following this, the two quietly finished their meals while having their own thoughts in mind . After the dinner, the two “tacitly” returned to the girl’s room .

After entering the bedroom, Xing Biqi immediately shut the door and drew the curtains . She then approached Chen Yu, her face blushing as she said, “L-Let’s begin . ”

“Mhm . ” Chen Yu nodded . “Let’s begin, then . ”

“Mhm!” Xing Biqi sat on the bed and shut her eyes . “L-Let’s begin…”

Opening up his bag, Chen Yu pulled out a physics textbook and a physics test paper . He then asked, “Do you want to learn or do it first?”

With her eyes still closed, the girl softly said, “I-If you know how to do it, Chen Yu, then let’s d-do it first . ”

“Of course, I know how to do it . Why would I teach you otherwise?” Raising the test paper, Chen Yu said, “Let’s do it first, then?”

“Okay…”

“What time is it?” Pulling out his phone, Chen Yu took a look at the time . “It’s half-past eight . How long are we doing it for?”

“A-Anything is fine . ”

“Anything? Heh . ” Opening the test paper and picking up a pen, Chen Yu said, “I can do it all night long . ”

“L-Let’s do it all night, then…” At this point, Xing Biqi’s delicate face had basically turned into an apple .

“You said it . In that case, I won’t hold back . ”

“Mhm!” The girl covered her burning face .

“I’m starting!”

“Mhm~❤~”

“Okay, first question . ” After taking a seat before the study table, Chen Yu quickly wrote something on the test paper . While writing, he said, “As shown in the picture, mass M’s inclined plane rests on a rough surface . The angle of inclination is 0…”

Dumbfounded, Xing Biqi opened her eyes .

“???”