Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation

"Xue Yuantong."

"Tongtong!"

The three of them exchanged greetings.

Then, a tall woman got out of the BMW's driver's seat. Her eyes briefly held a scrutinizing look before it vanished, and the aura around her relaxed considerably as she instructed:

"You must be Jiang Ning, thank you for looking after my Yuxia."

Jiang Ning nodded, "It's alright, not a bother."

Doctor Feng was Bai Yuxia's mother; she had heard many times about Jiang Ning from her daughter and knew the boy had great qualities. Though a bit worried, she didn't want to upset her daughter.

After a brief chat, Doctor Feng drove away.

Chen Siyu and her sister Chen Siqing beamed at Jiang Ning and said in unison:

"Jiang Ning, our parents have entrusted us sisters to you, you have to treat us well!"

Bai Yuxia was speechless. What kind of talk was that?

Xue Yuantong quickly responded, "Don't worry, we'll take care of you with good food and drinks, guarantee you'll be satisfied!"

This being the first time classmates were visiting her home, Xue Yuantong made sure to host them properly.

After visiting the bungalow, the twins and Bai Yuxia toured Jiang Ning's place. The room was neat and tidy, smelled fresh, had flowers on the windowsill, a vintage-looking desk, a cool high-performance computer, an eagle made of matches, various jade carvings, stone carvings…

"Sister, sister, so this is what a boy's room looks like?" Chen Siyu exclaimed in surprise.

Chen Siqing said, "Silly, of course a boy's room can't be girly!"

"That's not what I meant," Chen Siyu said.

Bai Yuxia ignored them, something else caught her attention. On the bookshelf were two white jade bottles; she recognized the material.

Made of Hetian jade seed material, the jade bottles had a subtle and refreshing hue, with a smooth and round surface, exhibiting a unique aesthetic.

Even just the bottles were invaluable. Bai Yuxia had a jade bracelet made from the same seed material.

Her thoughts didn't linger on the jade bottles, instead, she wondered, 'What's inside the jade bottles?'

...

At dinner, with friends coming from afar, Xue Yuantong cooked herself.

There were five dishes in total: stir-fried chicken drumsticks with soybeans, fried tofu, green bean sprout snacks, stir-fried pork, and beef offal stewed with potatoes.

She also cooked pumpkin with rice, different from restaurant pumpkin porridge; the pumpkin she cooked was still in chunks.

Chen Siyu took a bite of the pumpkin, it was soft and sticky, sweet and delicious, particularly tasty.

"Tongtong, did you add sugar?"

"Nope, I chose the sweet pumpkin."

Saying this, Bai Yuxia took a sip of pumpkin soup, it was sweet and tasty.

She also tried a piece of fried tofu, the surface was crispy with a little resilience, inside was tender tofu mixed with cumin and green onions, and the taste was amazing.

Bai Yuxia's mother was an associate chief physician, and her father was a university associate professor, very capable; but her parents' cooking didn't hold a candle to Xue Yuantong's.

Xue Yuantong boasted, "Tasty, right!"

The twins had to admit, "Delicious."

"Hmph," Xue Yuantong smirked triumphantly.

The table was set up at the door. With the sultry weather, dining outside was more enjoyable. The girls loved it; they rarely had this kind of experience living in the apartments.

Laughter and chatter filled the air here.

Elsewhere, Aunt Zhang scolded her son: "Look at them, then look at you!"

Zhang Ruyun sighed as well, how was Jiang Ning so lucky to have dinner with that extremely pretty girl and the twins?

Thinking about himself, the dignified civil engineering major from a university…

Further east, Bi Yue watched the lively scene at Xue Yuantong's house with envy on her face.

Before, she ranted about killing dogs as a way to vent, and that Xue Yuantong had embarrassed her.

The more she thought about it, the more it irked her.

Suddenly, Bi Yue laughed. She took out a makeup mirror, glanced at herself, and confidently walked toward the dining table in the distance.

Xue Yuantong, who was in the middle of eating, saw Bi Yue approaching, and her expression slightly darkened.

Bai Yuxia, sensitive to the situation, continued to act natural, picking up another piece of beef offal.

Originally, she wasn't fond of beef offal, but the twins' enthusiasm convinced her to try it once, and she immediately took a liking to it.

Bi Yue looked at the girl in the white shirt, a feeling of resentment flashed in her mind. The girl's face was so dewy; she put on a smile and greeted, "Your classmate?"

Xue Yuantong: "Yeah."

"Your classmate looks really pretty," Bi Yue commented, touching her custom-made LV bag.

Xue Yuantong: "I have another good friend who's also very pretty."

Bi Yue petted her manicured nails, flipped her burgundy hair, and said, "Do you know? Beauty is the easiest thing to depreciate."

"I had a classmate, same age as me, now looks like she's over 35, oh, she was prettier than all of you when younger."

Xue Yuantong: "How old are you?"

Bi Yue: "25."

Xue Yuantong: "I'm 15."

Bi Yue's eyelids twitched, suppressing her jealousy, she continued, "A young girl's looks are the least valuable asset."

Bai Yuxia quietly swallowed her food, took a sip of pumpkin soup to wet her palate.

She asked, "So, may I ask what is the most valuable?"

Hearing this, Bi Yue let out a coquettish laugh, her shoulders shaking: "The most valuable thing, of course, is money. I can use money to buy bags, cars, houses, and improve my living conditions."

"Furthermore, everything I touch is the best, in comparison, beauty is the least useful thing."

Saying so, she proudly smiled, showing eight teeth.

Bai Yuxia suddenly remarked, "The lower canines are fake teeth, right?"

Bi Yue panicked inside, her face aghast, "How did you know?"

Bai Yuxia continued, "I also know that your double eyelids are from surgery."

Bi Yue almost lost her balance.

Bai Yuxia: "Oh, your nose is quite upturned too."

Next, her gaze moved down to Bi Yue's chest.

Considering Jiang Ning was present, she didn't say it aloud, just gave a knowing smile.