Gongsun Ce tasted the sweet soup and felt that the aroma of walnuts and red dates melted on the tip of his tongue. It was as soft as porridge in the mouth, with a fresh and sweet aroma.
"It tastes great...how did you make this?"
The eldest lady described the cooking process like a tutor.
"You need to soak the white rice overnight. Put the walnuts in boiling water, peel and chop them; then soak the red dates, peel them after boiling and get the date puree; then pound the rice to make rice milk, boil the three together, and add them after taking them out of the pot. Add a little sugar and it’s done.”
Gongsun Ce became more and more stunned as he listened: "No, huh? It's so troublesome... How much effort does it take... Just for me..."
"It's because I want to eat it." The eldest lady turned her head to the side, "Thank you by the way."
Gongsun Ce felt relieved now, this was much more reasonable! It must be because she was greedy for food that she put in so much effort, so she just followed suit.
Gongsun Ce ate the sweet soup with peace of mind and said, "I have never tasted this before. It's amazing, Miss. I thought you were the type who never touches Yang Chun Shui."
"Cooking is my hobby." Qin Qianbai said, "I learned it privately with my sisters without telling my elders."
Gongsun Ce put down his spoon and felt something was wrong.
...Why should I hide it from my elders when I learn how to cook?
The conversation with Qin An last night came to his mind, which made Gongsun Ce decide to violate his principles.
"You know I shouldn't ask this, but I really can't restrain my curiosity. Miss, what do you usually do at home?"
"Practice martial arts." Qin Qianbai replied without thinking.
"anything else?"
"Learn about people, literature, history, mathematics, etc."
These are all elements that come to mind when we think of ladies...
"anything else?"
The girl tilted her head: "?"
Gongsun Ce felt very proud: "What about entertainment activities besides studying? May I ask, Miss, what books do you read on weekdays? What kind of calligraphy and painting do you like? Where do you often go to have fun?"
"The entertainment activity is fighting in the ring. You can go outside your home, see different martial arts, and interact with different people through boxing. From children about my age, to men in their prime, to gray-haired old men, on the ring There are all kinds of enemies."
Speaking of this, Qin Qianbai became more lively: "At first, I was not good at controlling my strength. It was easy for me to break my opponent's limbs and pierce his torso. But later, I became able to control my strength easily, and there was less bloodshed. But by then, the number of beatings would be limited to not enough."
——"I come from a family and have been practicing martial arts since I was a child. I have been exposed to the internal organs of corpses for a long time."
Gongsun Ce remembered her previous speech and her excitement when she mentioned the challenge. When I think about this now, it has a different meaning. The more he listened, the more anxious he became, as if there was a fire rising in his heart.
"Are middle-aged and elderly people coming to challenge you?"
"They are foreign aids temporarily invited by other sects. They are regarded as the latest new disciples to join us. They are the same generation as me. If the elders in the family take action, it will be regarded as bullying the younger ones." Qin Qianbai explained seriously.
"What kind of bullshit is this? You don't have any shame!" Gongsun Ce yelled.
"An uncle from outside my clan also said this." Qin Qianbai said, "Later, he visited various sects, and this kind of situation rarely happened."
Your uncle has a very similar temperament to Yan Qi.
"No, just for this? Is this why you train so hard in martial arts?"
"No." Qin Qianbai said strangely, "The ring competition is a pastime other than martial arts. The elders in the clan urged me to practice martial arts in order to defeat a very strong enemy."
What kind of feud is this?
The eldest lady is still talking about her past: "Everyone thinks that I am the only one in the family who can beat him. I am the most talented child of the Qin family in the imperial capital, so I must work harder to practice martial arts..."
"Other brothers and sisters can go out, learn hobbies, and go to court to learn planning skills. But I can't." Qin Qianbai whispered, "I must beat him.
. "
Gongsun Ce drank the sweet soup, but he couldn't taste the sweetness at all.
He imagined the girl's past life. In such a large family, the other children dispersed to play after the training. Only Qin Qianbai silently returned to the house to continue exercising, and then under the supervision of the old-fashioned people, he was thinking about what was going on outside, imagining the outside world from ancient texts. What the world looks like...
What a boring life that would be? Perhaps the child's face was expressionless simply because he couldn't laugh anymore.
No wonder she looked complicated when she mentioned the elders who had left home. Because after the elder left, no one could take her out of that home.
"You yourself don't think this day is very interesting."
"So I ran away from home." Qin Qianbai lowered his eyes, "I am the daughter of the Qin family, and I should take responsibility. But the changes in my family have become more and more unfamiliar. Everyone only supervises me to practice martial arts, and few people care about what I have in mind. I think, since grandpa went out to work, I have become even more tired..."
The girl said sadly: "I don't want to keep practicing like this endlessly. I am already better than everyone else, but the elders are not satisfied yet... I feel like they don't care about me. They just want a daughter who is number one in the world." .”
Gongsun Ce really wants to tell you not to have a childish temper. At least Qin An and the others care about you. But after all, he is an outsider, dictating other people's household affairs, and what is the use of talking about big principles that everyone knows? Who can understand her elders better than a child?
"I think you can think in a better direction." Gongsun Ce tried his best to calm down the atmosphere. "You see, you are in the Sky City now, right? No one here forces you to practice martial arts, and you have become the city's top tyrant with your own skills. Come on! Then you have the right to speak now!"
Qin Qianbai blinked: "The right to speak?"
"Of course you will encounter all kinds of troubles and make jokes in your own life now, but you have also got the freedom you want." Gongsun Ce said, "No one cares about you now, only you. You can decide what you want to do."
"I...decided..."
The gray-haired young man struck while the iron was hot and encouraged: "You can decide your daily schedule, just like you make desserts in the morning! When you think about it, you will feel what a wonderful day this is! What a pleasant morning! You What do you want to do now?"
Qin Qianbai thought for a while and said happily: "I want to have breakfast."
Qin Qianbai, kid, can you pursue me a little bit?
"Good idea. The most important thing in life is to be happy. You have to fill your stomach to be happy! Then I'll make something for you to eat. What do you want to eat? Fried rice, noodles, bread, bacon and eggs?"
Qin Qianbai thought for a while and said, "I want to eat bread."
"Okay, okay." Gongsun Ce hurried to the kitchen, trying his best to make witty remarks to lighten the atmosphere. "Since you are now living alone, do you also have to think about things other than practicing martial arts? For example, do something normal girls should do. Are there any entertainment activities?”
"What does an ordinary girl do?"
I don't know.
Putting aside Mr. Gongsun, I have maintained an excellent single record since I was born, and there is not a single woman in my social circle who can be called a normal woman.
"What I know about the situation is that I am working as a volunteer...burning down houses...working as a rogue doctor..." Gongsun Ce became more and more guilty as he spoke, "I admit that I don't know a few normal girls, you know this What a ruined place."
Qin Qianbai looked at him speechlessly: "...What kind of entertainment does Gongsun Ce usually do?"
Gongsun Ce said without thinking: "Watch animation."
Crap.
Ruined.
It's a slip of the tongue.
I talked too much to this straight-tempered person, which led me to tell the truth. I finally built up the image of a mysterious senior!
"What is animation?" Qin Qianbai asked, "Is it a comic book?"
...?
"Miss, have you never been exposed to this kind of... relatively niche entertainment activities before?"
Nod nod.
Gongsun Ce had a very tempting idea in his mind.
"How about... let me show you two episodes?"
"OK."
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Fifteen minutes later, after finishing breakfast, Gongsun Ce took out his laptop and searched for animations suitable for newbies in the girl's curious eyes.
"I guess campus romantic comedies are more exciting for you. Just wait while I find some traditional anime."
The eldest lady read the name of the folder: "Holy X Alchemist..."
"How come you are so discerning that you can pick this one out of so many documents at a glance?!" Gongsun Ce quickly hid the folder.
"Princess Chux..."
"How did you choose this kind of work just by looking at the title?!"
"?" Qin Qianbai looked at him strangely, "Then, this evil university..."
Gongsun Ce directly clicked on the x number in the upper right corner.
No, this kid's talent is too weird.
If you leave her alone, who knows what weird things she will take the initiative to see! She must be supervised in terms of entertainment works!
!
"Okay, don't choose. I'll help you choose a classic animation that is absolutely sound and suitable for audiences of all ages." Gongsun Ce wiped the cold sweat from his head and clicked on another folder, "Gundam 0X79! The stage is set in the future. The cosmic war, a masterpiece that screams love and understanding in the battle!"
"But the ones before sounded more interesting."
"It's too early for you now!" Gongsun Ce said guiltily, "Wait until you go to college to watch these! Now Mr. Gongsun and I will watch robot animations together!"
"oh."
Qin Qianbai obediently moved a chair to sit next to him, and the two of them watched old animations on their laptops at the dining table.
"Burn it, Gundam♪~"
Old songs from the last century are floating in Gongsun Ce's apartment. What is displayed on the screen is a performance that seems too exaggerated from the current perspective, and an image that has long lagged behind the times. After cooling his head, Gongsun Ce looked at the broken painting in the first episode with regret, thinking that it would be damned if this could arouse a girl's interest.
Maybe he should find a female-oriented comedy, but the conservative lady might faint from anger when she sees an otome animation.
The twenty-minute feature film ended quickly, and no one said anything. The superpower pressed pause and observed the girl's performance.
"Oh..." The eldest lady looked at the screen intently.
"Oh what do you mean?"
"Gundam, standing tall on the earth."
"Don't read the title of the anime like a narrator!"
"I want to watch the next episode."
"Yes, I can see it!" Gongsun Ce silently covered his face, "There are actually girls who can get radio waves from carrot slices these days..."
He set continuous playback, took two bags of potato chips, and watched the next episode with the girl.
They watched it until 12 noon in one breath. At this time, the superpower had completely forgotten his original intention, and began to explain the plot and setting with great interest.
"His reason for plotting against Karma is hard to understand just by looking at these episodes, but the immediate highlight is Karma's unintentional words..."
"I can understand. He is still a young master." Qin Qianbai said, "This animation is very interesting."
I think you are much more interesting than the animation.
"It's a lot of fun playing with Gongsun Ce."
He tapped the girl's forehead and said, "As long as you are happy. When it's time for dinner, do you want to go out to eat or order takeout?"
"I want to continue watching anime."
"Then I can order some fast food to solve the problem."
Gongsun Ce ordered a family bucket, and then clicked the mouse happily. He glanced at the girl next to him. Qin Qianbai's eyes were shining brightly, and she looked much more energetic than when they first met.
He laughed unconsciously.
That's good. Don’t worry about power, obligation, or other people’s opinions. Passing the time like an ordinary student, chatting about what adults don’t care about
Interesting things... stay away from all disputes and all chaos...
Be a student, not a superpower.
He also retired with his eldest brother, and no longer had to participate in any incidents. Qin Qianbai, who came to the Capital of the Sky, no longer had to pay attention to the troubles at home. He can then take this girl to school, climb mountains, go shopping, meet new friends, and live an ordinary life...
That's good.
Gongsun Ce thought with satisfaction that this was enough.
