Chapter 36
Chapter 36: No, this is absolutely not possible!
“The literal meaning, they all say you’re good at the piano, so I thought…”
Wen Yu immediately got up, “I have to go.”
Then he returned to Class Four without stopping.
No matter how foolish Chen Minghe was, he could really play the piano, and letting him go and talk to others about playing the piano wasn’t going to end well — was he looking for trouble?
Back in the classroom, Wen Yu saw Fu Chengque earnestly working on problems in his notebook titled “Midterm Exam Knowledge Review.”
He walked over.
“Fu, studying?”
“You’re back, who was looking for you?”
“Just a classmate, helped him out, he thanked me…”
“A guy?”
“Hey, it’s not important.”
“A girl…”
“Don’t just guess randomly.”
Fu Chengque immediately realized, angrily saying, “I’m definitely going to beat you up in the future!”
Wen Yu laughed twice, pointing to the problem she had done, “You got it wrong.”
The girl immediately became flustered, picking up her exam paper to look for errors, “I knew something felt off, where did I go wrong?”
“You got it all wrong, no ‘where’. Did you use the notes I gave you?”
“I did, I did, but this question is beyond the syllabus, and I’m not familiar with it, and no one taught it to me.”
Wen Yu clearly remembered similar questions, he had clearly listed examples in the notebook, and he felt somewhat annoyed.
“What do you mean ‘beyond the syllabus’, this is probably something that will be on the midterm exam… You, you definitely didn’t understand the notes properly. Ah, it’s time for class again, forget it forget it, come to my room tonight and I’ll teach you, okay?”
“No way!”
Late at night, alone together, with rumors spreading even before they became Empress, considering the future, how could that be okay!
“Pay me back.”
“I’ll go…”
Fu Chengque hadn’t expected that one day someone would threaten her with money, all for the sake of her studies.
Who was she doing it for?
That heartless childhood friend, wasn’t it originally to give him a lively birthday party when she borrowed money?
There was a bit of grievance in her heart.
And – Wen Yu had become audacious, daring to forcefully teach her how to study.
Make a note of it, once she became Empress, she must arrange for him to be the zookeeper, teaching animals functions every day.
That night, Fu Chengque did come to Wen Yu’s room with study materials.
“Banben, Banben, I miss you, haven’t seen you for days, getting fat.”
“Oh oh oh… okay, got it, got it.”
“Wen Yu, your bed is more comfortable than mine, did Auntie buy it for you?”
Wen Yu, hiding her anger, said, “You’re so noisy.”
“Teacher Wen, are we having class?”
“Yes, yes. You go to the kitchen first, bring the sand pot on the stove, be careful not to burn yourself.”
“Alright, is there food?!”
Fu Chengque jumped up, quickly went to the kitchen, and brought back the sand pot.
“Bring two more bowls.”
“Can’t you say everything at once?”
“Exercise more.”
Fu Chengque brought two more bowls, rubbing her hands together in anticipation of being fed.
Wen Yu lifted the lid of the pot, and a fragrant smell wafted out.
“Wow! What is it, it smells so good.”
“Chicken soup. My mom made it, she asked me to drink it tonight, but I’ll share it with you.”
“Auntie must have meant for you to drink with me, hmph, you think I can’t figure it out? Why’s this chicken so dark… burnt?”
Fu Chengque poked at it with her chopsticks, indeed, it was a black chicken.
“What do you mean burnt? You’re so clueless,” Wen Yu snapped Fu Chengque’s chopsticks away, “This is a Silkie chicken, raised in the countryside. It’s much more expensive than the poultry you usually eat.”
“Wow, good stuff.”
“That’s right. This Silkie chicken is naturally black, even its bones are black. The blacker it is, the more expensive. When you cook it in a clay pot over high heat, the hotter the fire, the more fragrant the chicken becomes. The blacker it is, the more intense the fire, and the more intense the fire, the more fragrant…”
Fu Chengque listened, dazed.
“Is… is that so?”
“Absolutely.”
“Forget it, Wen Yu, hurry up and ladle me a bowl.”
While scooping soup, Wen Yu said, “What’s this ‘kuai’? I’ve never heard of it?”
“It’s a northern term. My dad uses it, so I learned it too. Ah, it smells so good.”
“Okay, okay, it’s ready, let’s eat quickly and get to class.”
Wen Yu ladled himself a bowl and took a sip.
Delicious.
This… this was the taste of home.
It’s that kind of taste where “guests find it salty, but family finds it nostalgic.”
It’s unique.
The Silkie chicken soup wasn’t too salty. Both slurped loudly, each with a chicken leg, enjoying the meal.
After finishing eating and drinking, the late-night class officially began.
One teaching earnestly, one learning earnestly. If Chen Xiongguo could see them now, he would surely be very pleased.
Near dawn, they finally finished half of the test papers.
Wen Yu collapsed onto the chair, feeling a bit weary.
“Alright, that’s it for today, hurry back.”
“You heartless man, you invited me and now you want to chase me away.”
“Banben, bite her!”
From under the covers, the mischievous cat suddenly sprang out, snarling low as it jumped in front of Fu Chengque, baring its teeth.
“Wow, Banben’s been trained to be such an obedient cat slave… it’s outrageous, but impressive!”
“If you’re scared, leave quickly, or else I’ll scratch you.”
“Yikes! Sharp claws, brave men don’t eat before…!”
Fu Chengque was about to say something tough and run away when the system prompt, which hadn’t appeared for a long time, suddenly popped up, bringing with it a task that caught her off guard—
【Task: Sleep next to ‘Wen Yu’ for 1 hour without enticing, implying, or forcing.】
【Task Duration: 338h47m23s】
【Task Rewards: Comprehensive Learning Ability +20, Acting Ability +10, Comprehensive Humanities Strengthening +30, Memory Enhancement +10, Physical Strength +20, Dance Attribute Upgraded to “Genius Level”; Perfect Task Special Reward: [Random Special Ability]】
【Punishment For Failure】: Comprehensive Learning Ability -15, Comprehensive Athletic Ability -15, Physique -10, Physical Endurance -10
【Good Luck!】
What’s this!
Sleep for an hour???
Is the system stupid?!
Fu Chengque cursed inwardly.
Even when I, the honorable Empress, go to Wen Yu’s room to study, it requires careful consideration. How could I possibly sleep beside him for an hour?!
A girl from a respectable family has to consider her reputation, you know?
If I complete this task, will I still be able to get married in the future?
Wouldn’t it be the same as just marrying Wen Yu for nothing??
No, absolutely not.
This task is already unnecessary, just PASS it directly. Deduct the attributes as you like, I’m not going to comply!
Fu Chengque stormed off angrily, not willing to stay for even a second longer.
This left Wen Yu genuinely puzzled. He looked at Banben, his eyes showing a hint of hostility:
“Banben, did you really bite her?”
“Meow?”
“Go apologize!”
“Meow…”
“You won’t go, huh? Half of your canned food will be gone, and you’ll have to clean your litter box yourself. Don’t tell me you don’t know how, I’ll teach you if you don’t.” He suddenly laughed, “I can’t teach other animals, but you, I can.”
Banben: “Meow!!”
***
The next day, life as a student went on as usual.
Wen Yu cautiously gauged Fu Chengque’s mood and found out that she wasn’t angry at all, which was strange considering how she was huffy last night.
Fu Chengque had indeed been angry for half the night, but after a good night’s sleep, she felt she had been too concerned about that thing, and the anger dissipated inexplicably.
Fang Ling patted Fu Chengque and asked with a curious gleam in her eyes, “Did you really go to Wen Yu’s room last night?”
Fu Chengque nodded, “I spent over an hour doing homework.”
“Nothing else happened?”
“What else could happen?”
“More…” she winked.
Fu Chengque blushed and felt a bit annoyed, “It’s not what you think. Wen Yu’s parents were there.”
Disappointed, Fang Ling exclaimed softly and turned to discuss with Xiao Gua.
Just as Fu Chengque was about to put it out of her mind, her phone buzzed in her pocket.
【Cousin Li】: Dear cousin Qiao’er, seeing your words is like seeing you in person. How have you been lately?
【Cousin Li】: I’ve changed jobs recently and been very busy. But after midterms, come to the Nancheng for food and drinks on my expense.
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