They smoothly brought Grandma Wan out.
However, Su Bai and the others did not immediately leave Banshan County. First, they escorted Grandma Wan back to the super RV, as Su Bai still had a few things to do.
The first was the local pheasants and rabbits from Banshan County.
These were local specialties. Grandma Wan knew where to buy reliable quality ones, so she had Wan Xinyan go make the purchase. The local farmers knew the Wan sisters, having watched them grow up.
When you go on a trip, you should always bring back some local specialties.
The second matter was an impromptu addition to the itinerary, because of Xu Xinran.
Xu Xinran was at the home of a student she was sponsoring, asking Su Bai and the others if they had arrived. Su Bai said not only had they arrived, they were almost ready to leave. So, Xu Xinran asked him to come take a look if he had time.
Since Su Bai hadn't encountered any trouble from local troublemakers, Xu Xinran naturally didn't need to step in, which left her feeling a bit disappointed. Tch, she thought she could have taken the chance to show off her connections to her "little brother".
A well-connected rich girl from a good family naturally has different ways of attracting guys compared to a poor girl who only has her looks.
Xia Lin proved this point quite thoroughly.
Xia Lin had provided Su Bai with many conveniences. If you didn't consider their mutual trust and intimacy, Xia Lin's actions could almost be described as those of a "simp".
The whole concept of being a "simp" is rather mysterious.
If you truly see the other person as reliable family for the long term, and you give to each other, then it's not really simping behavior.
Well, Su Bai had also put in considerable effort in the physical sense... he was quite energetic in Xia Lin's office...
Xu Xinran wanted to replicate Xia Lin's approach. Su Bai was just too tempting, and besides, Su Bai didn't seem to mind having one more close female friend.
But it seemed this required a process.
So, Xu Xinran called Su Bai over to take a look. Su Bai agreed, proving he wasn't averse to her, or rather, he was willing to deepen their mutual understanding.
At that moment, Xu Xinran was at the sponsored student's home, looking over the student's exam papers.
The school had just finished mid-term exams.
The print quality of the test paper wasn't great, and the little girl's answers weren't perfect either. Her grades could only be considered good, not comparable to those "genius" elementary school students in the city who studied day and night. However, for a county with a less developed education level, it was already quite good.
For the children here, studying didn't necessarily need to lead to extraordinary achievements. Being able to smoothly obtain a degree from a public university was actually a significant improvement to their life circumstances.
This family's situation was quite typical for the area. The husband worked in the mines, suffered an accident that left him disabled, and due to various hard-to-swallow reasons, only received meager compensation... It was Xu Xinran's efforts that helped this family secure a normal compensation amount.
But they absolutely couldn't live off that forever. Usually, the wife went out to work, and the husband stayed home to look after the child.
Life was manageable.
Every time Xu Xinran came to see the child, the couple was very warm. Given their family conditions, they naturally couldn't provide hospitality matching the young lady's status, but they did their best.
Xu Xinran didn't seem to mind much either.
She was a good person, without a doubt—the kind willing to do good deeds, somewhat lacking in this era, without many hidden, ulterior motives, simply for peace of mind.
As they chatted, they habitually drifted to the topic of Xu Xinran's life milestones. Rural conversations often revolve around those few topics: weddings, funerals, marriages, children—nothing beyond that.
Chatting with Xu Xinran was actually quite relaxing. This girl was interested in rural affairs, and she would even meticulously take notes on those vulgar, even crude village gossip.
Call it field research.
The couple wasn't highly educated and had never interacted with scholars or professors in their lives, but they felt Xu Xinran had that air about her.
"Miss Xu, your family must also pressure you about marriage..."
"It's okay. My dad has gotten used to it."
"Getting used to it is good... Actually, there's no need to rush. Fate will come when it's time..."
While they were talking, Su Bai arrived.
The couple, including the little girl who had just had her exam results checked, stared intently at Su Bai.
Putting aside his demeanor, his tall and burly physique alone was quite rare.
Coming to her senses, the wife felt she might have hit the nail on the head earlier. Could this be Miss Xu's fate?
It wasn't just his appearance; she could tell from the way Xu Xinran looked at this man that it was different.
There's a kind of understanding among women; they can easily tell from a fellow woman's eyes whether she's truly fallen for a man.
Just like how a close girlfriend can easily tell if she actually likes her own boyfriend.
Regarding his relationship with Xu Xinran, Su Bai's introduction was very straightforward:
"Friends. We haven't known each other too long. Actually, my university counselor is old friends with her." When saying this, Su Bai couldn't help but add a teasing, slightly mocking tone.
Xu Xinran's preferences were indeed a bit out there. The more she saw Xia Lin's deep feelings for Su Bai, the more motivated she was to pursue him herself.
"Big brother, you're still in school?" The child was a bit surprised. Although Su Bai looked young, his demeanor was closer to that of an adult in society. He genuinely didn't have much of a student vibe about him.
Being carefree and shameless does that to a person.
In the university environment, it was fine because Su Bai didn't like to show off and was relatively quiet. Usually, his classmates' attention was drawn away by his extraordinary roommate, so they didn't see through Su Bai's true nature.
In other environments, you'd realize that Su Bai easily blended into the social setting.
This wasn't an ability he awakened after binding with the "Indulgence System"; he had always been like this.
Call it refined and easygoing.
"Only a freshman in university, huh? Tsk tsk, truly a fine figure of a man..."
"Not bad, not bad."
"Have some of our local grain tea. We grew it ourselves..."
It seems every place has its own special tea. Broadly speaking, any non-toxic plant can be used to brew or boil tea, with all sorts of strange flavors.
Su Bai stayed at this home for over ten minutes before leaving with Xu Xinran. As they left, the way the couple watched them reminded Su Bai of the satisfied onlookers at weddings he had attended, observing how well-matched the bride and groom were...
"What do you think?" Xu Xinran suddenly asked as they walked on the deserted road.
"Think about what?"
"I put a lot of energy into helping these people. Many of my peers say I'm hypocritically charitable."
"...It's normal for peers to badmouth each other."
"What do you think? Just tell the truth. I'm not fragile."
"The truth is... I find it quite admirable. Not just the intention to do good, but being able to persist is also impressive. You know, I'm someone who really avoids trouble. Even if I were to do charity, at most I'd donate money. If you really asked me to put in the energy to do it, I probably couldn't handle it either."
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
. As long as he maintains the villain image and follows the plot to the grand finale, he can obtain generous rewards and return to the real world. So Gu Chen'an entered the role and began to act as a scumbag villain, but who would have expected that the female leads could hear his inner thoughts. Miss Su from the Su family was shocked: "I originally thought Gu Chen'an was a scumbag, but I didn't expect he turned out to be a gentleman! What? You said I have to call off the engagement? I definitely won't, I'll piss you off!" Bai Yuan Tian was dumbfounded: "Young Master Gu is usually unreasonable and a complete brat, but he actually calls me little sweetie in his heart? What, Young Master Gu even said he likes me?" As the female leads' images collapsed more and more, the plot also collapsed with it. Gu Chen'an looked at all this chaos. "Ladies, don't aggro me, if you keep this up the male lead really will stab me, I still need to survive to the grand finale!"
he colors of other people’s emotions. Light red meant anxiety. Gray meant exhaustion. Orange meant excitement. Yellow... meant repression. At the same time, he could gain unlimited control over one of those colors. Pale cyan: relaxation. Using this ability, he started offering “two-yuan hugs,” spending an afternoon exchanging emotional-color experiences with others. Then came his final female customer of the day— a girl whose emotional color was pure black... —— A week later, Xu Chuan had become skilled at using pale cyan—Relaxation—treating it like a bottle of menthol balm whenever he needed it. That was when he discovered he had unlocked another unlimited emotional color: Purple, the color of fear. So these emotional colors refresh every week? Fine, I take it back—I’ll never call you useless again... —— Much later, after Xu Chuan had accumulated countless emotional abilities, one night, he suddenly found himself inside someone else’s dream. There, he could use the emotional colors he possessed to paint. And in her dream, he painted her a shower of pink shooting stars, spreading across the depths of the night sky...
ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
