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Chapter 486 Christmas

There wasn't much to say during the class meeting.

It's always the same few things they keep repeating themselves.

Study, hygiene, discipline, and holiday safety.

Apart from Chen Zili, the class monitor who was responsible for taking notes and issuing announcements, almost no one was listening to what Yu Xin was saying.

Fortunately, Yu Xin isn't the type of person who tries to stretch out class meetings to reach a certain length.

After spending fifteen minutes saying everything he needed to say in one go, he waved his hand and announced that school was over.

They slipped away faster than the students.

This is the case every Friday, during the last period.

According to rumors, it seems that Yu Xin's wife found out there was a female teacher in the office who was having ulterior motives towards her husband.

Therefore, she ordered Yu Xin to go home immediately after finishing his lecture.

Therefore, Yu Xin moved all classes except Friday class meetings to the morning or the first period after lunch break.

All so that he could get home before his wife got off work...

After Chen Zili finished organizing his class meeting notes, Xu Tao came up to him and greeted him: "Old Chen, are you going to the cafeteria or eating out?"

While speaking, Xu Tao was facing Chen Zili, but his eyes kept glancing towards Yi Wenna.

The old man's intention was not in the wine; that's the point.

Chen Zili shook his head: "No, I still need to go and greet the new guy. Our teacher asked me to show him around the school."

"I see..." Xu Tao's eyes followed Yi Wenna as she left the classroom.

They were completely unaware that Chen Zili was wearing a stern expression.

"You've already been rejected, why haven't you given up?"

Xu Tao was stabbed in the heart by a single sentence from Chen Zili.

He stubbornly replied, "There are still more than two years left. Nobody can predict the future. What if she changes her mind? Besides, can't I even come and take a look?"

Chen Zili smirked, rolled his eyes at Xu Tao, and walked to the back of the classroom with his notebook.

"Peng Yuan, my name is Chen Zili, and I'm your roommate. You're new to the school, so you might not be familiar with places like the cafeteria and supermarket. Since it's a holiday today, how about I show you around the school and get you familiar with it?"

Chen Zili walked up to Peng Yuan and asked.

Peng Yuan is now sitting in Jin Ping'an's seat, with the wall to his left and no one to his right. The person sitting in front of him, whom he doesn't know well, has already left with someone.

At this moment, he had no one to talk to and could only stare blankly at the scenery outside the window.

Chen Zili looked at Peng Yuan and seemed to see himself in him when he first started school...

Peng Yuan stood up and casually put his arm around Chen Zili's shoulder: "Oh, no problem. But it should be after school now, right? Shall we go to the cafeteria first?"

Why is this not what I expected?

Chen Zili stared blankly at Peng Yuan.

"Hey? Why are you suddenly acting silly? Say something!" Peng Yuan raised his hand and waved it in front of Chen Zili's eyes.

Chen Zili quickly snapped out of his daze and broke free from Peng Yuan's arm: "Oh...oh! It's nothing, I was just thinking about how to write the group announcement."

"Group announcement?" Peng Yuan asked, puzzled.

"It's about some things that the homeroom teacher mentioned in the class meeting that we need to pay attention to. The homeroom teacher knows we're not really paying attention, so usually after the class meeting, I summarize it and send it to the group chat..."

Chen Zili said dejectedly.

This job isn't tiring; it's something that can be done in a few words.

The difficulty lies in summarizing these few sentences, which requires listening attentively to all the content of the class meeting.

Peng Yuan raised his eyebrows: "Why don't you just send a message to the homeroom teacher about this? Why go through all this trouble?"

Chen Zili explained, "It's not easy to ask. Everything that needed to be said was already covered in the class meeting..."

"It's not simple yet."

Peng Yuan realized that Chen Zili was worried that Yu Xin would say he wasn't paying attention in class, so he gave him a suggestion: "Send a message to the class teacher first, asking if there's anything else to add about the class meeting."

Usually, the teacher will also briefly go over the important points from the class meeting to make sure you don't miss anything, so you can just follow along.

Holy crap, you can do that?

Chen Zili felt as if he had opened the door to a new world.

Peng Yuan grabbed Chen Zili's shoulders with both hands and pushed him forward: "Put aside the class matters for now. Eating after school is the most important thing. I'm starving because I didn't eat lunch..."

By the way, do you mind if I swipe your student card? I just got it and haven't had time to load it with money yet. I'll treat you to a meal later.

Peng Yuan didn't give Chen Zili any time to react. After a series of punches, Chen Zili was pushed out of the teaching building in a daze.

Chen Zili looked at his new classmate, who was extremely outgoing and could be described as a social terrorist, with a strange expression.

What kind of illusion made him seem like me back then...?

Chen Zili fell into deep thought.

The two walked and talked, and soon arrived at the cafeteria.

Because Yu Xin left school almost half an hour early, there weren't many people in the cafeteria at that time.

Peng Yuan didn't choose a particular window; he just ordered whatever Chen Zili was eating.

After they found their seats and settled in, Peng Yuan asked, "I heard that we're staying in the girls' dormitory because there aren't enough rooms?"

"This."

Chen Zili looked helpless: "That's true. All the other boys in the class live on the second floor of the boys' dormitory, while the two of us live on the third floor of the girls' dormitory..."

Wait, you haven't seen the dorms yet, have you?

Peng Yuan nodded: "That's right, my luggage is still at the school's courier station. Anyway, it's Friday, so there's plenty of time. It won't make a difference if I wait a little longer."

Hearing Peng Yuan's optimistic thoughts, Chen Zili couldn't help but complain, "What do you mean by 'it's not a big deal'? It's a good thing you came here just in time for the Christmas holiday."

Normally, after dinner you have to rush back to the classroom to prepare for evening self-study; if you want to tidy up your bed, you'll probably have to wait until midnight.

"Why don't you just tell the teacher you're not going to have evening self-study? Forget all that, tell me about how it is living in the girls' dormitory."

Peng Yuan waved his hand and winked at Chen Zili.

Chen Zili was speechless. The other boys in the class had the same expression when they found out he lived in the girls' dormitory, but in reality, there was no scandalous affair, and his life was extremely inconvenient.

"It's just so-so. Living in the girls' dormitory isn't as wonderful as you think. The boys live on the third floor, and apart from one emergency exit, even the doors to the stairwells leading to other floors are locked."

Normally, going back to the dorm means a miserable wait for the elevator. I can't even save time by climbing the stairs myself, especially when I'm running late... waiting for the elevator is the worst...

Chen Zili had no choice but to resort to his old rhetoric to dispel Peng Yuan's unrealistic fantasies.

But this guy's focus is clearly different from that of ordinary people.

"They even lock the doors to the stairwells. Aren't they worried about accidents happening?" Peng Yuan asked.

"I added a big padlock on top of the door because I was worried about 'accidents'."

Chen Zili complained, "After all, the school can't exactly install surveillance cameras in the dormitory corridors, can it?"

“That makes sense,” Peng Yuan agreed with a smile.

Then, as if casually mentioning, "Wow, I didn't expect there to be so many beautiful girls in the top class. I thought all the girls here were naturally ambitious. I wonder if they have boyfriends."

Chen Zili said embarrassedly, "Uh, we only know of one pair so far, and I don't know about the others."

"A pair? Which pair?" Peng Yuan asked curiously.

"The boy's name is Ai Liang, and the girl's name is Ye Qing."

As Chen Zili spoke, he stuffed a large mouthful of white rice into his mouth: "It's that handsome guy sitting next to me and the guy in the back seat. They seem to have known each other before. They even came to register for school together. It seems they live together now."

"Oh, that's such a pity," Peng Yuan sighed.

Then he asked, "What about the girl in the third row? The one with the pigtails?"

"You mean Evanna?"

Chen Zili looked up from his plate, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "It's still uncertain what she said. I haven't heard anything about her getting close to any boy, except for Ai Liang, of course."

Peng Yuan frowned upon hearing this: "That Ai Liang is two-timing?"

"No, how should I put it?"

Chen Zili scratched his temples, looking somewhat conflicted: "I also thought Yi Wenna liked Ai Liang before, but based on my recent observations, she seems, perhaps, maybe... to be more interested in Ye Qing?"

Peng Yuan paused for a moment, then laughed and said, "Your idea is really interesting."

Chen Zili thought Peng Yuanxin had taken it seriously, so he quickly explained, "Hey, I was just saying it casually, don't take it seriously. But I feel that Yi Wenna is harder to pursue than many people. Not long ago, a friend of mine confessed to her and was rejected."

"Someone's already confessing their feelings just a few months into the semester?"

Peng Yuan squinted, his eyes filled with curiosity: "Could you tell me which warrior it is?"

Chen Zili paused for a moment, choosing to keep Xu Tao's failed confession a secret rather than discussing it.

"This... it's not a big secret, but it's never a good thing to gossip about other people's scars. You'll find out when you have the chance."

Peng Yuan laughed heartily: "Alright then, since it's not a secret, I'll find out once I get to know the rest of the class, so I won't make things difficult for you."

Chen Zili nodded slightly, his favorability towards Peng Yuan increasing slightly.

My new roommate has a pretty good personality, so it seems like there won't be any dorm conflicts in the future.

........................

Early Saturday morning.

In order to get away from the supermarket as soon as possible, Ye Qing got up and went to work at the supermarket just as dawn was breaking.

Ai Liang got up early and went to the kitchen to prepare for today's dinner.

The roast goose we need for Christmas isn't small; it can barely fit in the refrigerator drawer if we squeeze it in or cut it up.

But then there would be nowhere to put the other ingredients, and it would also be inconvenient to marinate them.

Thanks to this, Ai Liang also bought the small freezer used for delivery.

The refrigerator was a standard household refrigerator that came with the apartment, unlike the extra-large refrigerator that Ai Liang had.

Ai Liang opened the freezer, used telekinesis to move the beef and salmon aside, and took out a whole goose from the bottom of the freezer.

It has to be said that telekinesis is incredibly convenient in daily life.

Ai Liang placed the goose on the cutting board, focusing the light to raise the temperature around the raw goose and allow it to thaw naturally.

It is possible to manually manipulate electromagnetic waves to defrost via microwave, but this is akin to using a telephone pole to tighten a screw.

One wrong move and you could turn the food into a pile of charcoal.

Using a microwave oven would ruin the texture of the goose, making it taste different.

The seller had already processed the goose according to his request, so he didn't need to remove its internal organs himself.

Once the goose had thawed sufficiently, Ai Liang took out the black truffle sauce, oil, and a thumb-sized piece of sea cucumber, abalone, and dried scallops that she had bought yesterday and stuffed them into the goose's cavity along its neck for sealing and marinating.

According to the usual procedure for roast goose with black truffles, these preparations should have started yesterday.

However, Ai Liang was too lazy to be too particular. As long as the taste was similar, it was fine. There was no need to follow the recipe exactly.

A recipe only describes one step of the cooking process; the most crucial aspect of cooking is controlling the heat.

This kind of roast goose cannot be roasted directly in a microwave oven; it can only be roasted over charcoal.

Although roast goose is a main dish, considering Ye Qing's appetite and the possibility that Yi Wenna might also come over for a meal, Ai Liang decided to order some more food.

The salmon and beef in the freezer were prepared for this purpose.

A whole roast goose, a pot of beef stew with potatoes, a plate of pan-fried salmon, some vegetable salad, a pot of rice, and dessert.

This is enough to feed that glutton.

With the aid of telekinesis, Ai Liang could process ingredients very quickly, but the cooking time lasted from morning until afternoon, until the doorbell rang.

Ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong...

Ai Liang temporarily put down the stand she was holding and moved the roast goose aside.

He walked to the door but didn't open it. Instead, he called out through the door, "Ye Qing hasn't come back yet. Go to the supermarket and check."

Having said all that, it's obvious who's standing at the door.

Seeing that Ai Liang wouldn't even open the door, Yi Wenna said in embarrassment and annoyance, "Open the door! Of course I know Xiao Qing hasn't come back yet. I'm delivering something for Xiao Qing!"

As she spoke, Yi Wenna waved the cake she was carrying in front of the electronic doorbell.

Then the door opened.

"Put the cake on the coffee table first. Help yourself to water if you're thirsty. I don't have time to entertain you right now."

Ai Liang opened the door, said a few words, and then went back to the kitchen to continue roasting the goose.

Yi Wenna wanted to make a sarcastic remark, but when she thought about having dinner here tonight, she swallowed her sarcasm.

She herself didn't care about Ai Liang's attitude, but if it made the atmosphere too tense, ruined the festive atmosphere, and made Ye Qing unhappy, then it would be a big problem.

Yi Wenna changed into guest slippers, casually placed the cake on the coffee table, and without saying a word of politeness, sat cross-legged on the sofa and played on her phone.

It's just like a little kid visiting relatives during the New Year.

Fifteen minutes later.

Yi Wenna's composure was shattered by the delicious aroma wafting from the kitchen.

However, out of consideration for her pride, she was too embarrassed to ask Ai Liang directly.

So Yi Wenna tiptoed to the edge of the kitchen, peeked out half her head, and observed the situation inside through the half-open kitchen door.

She wanted to see what Ai Liang was up to inside.

Click, click.

The sound of the lock being opened came from beside her. The person outside didn't give Yi Wenna any time to react and pushed the door open and entered.

(End of this chapter)