After being universally criticized online, he cultivates immortality and farms to lead his motherlan

Chapter 173 New Year

The old lady held Jian Ning's hand, gently stroking it, her eyes filled with reluctance.

"Go back to Beicheng, take good care of yourself."

Seeing the tears welling up in her grandmother's eyes, Jian Ning comforted her, "Grandma, don't worry, I'll take good care of myself."

Suddenly, the old lady uttered a sentence in a serious tone.

"We must pay more attention to safety."

She looked at Jian Ning, her eyes seemingly able to pierce through time, vaguely seeing the child who liked to tug at her trouser leg and shake it, calling out "Grandma" in a spoiled manner.

Jian Ning was taken aback.

She didn't know where she had slipped up, but since childhood, nothing could escape her grandmother's notice.

The old lady didn't say it explicitly, but her simple "be careful" said it all.

Then, Jian Ning nodded and said with a smile, "I know a very authoritative doctor in Beicheng who specializes in cardiology. Since you have a heart condition, I'll have him prescribe some medicine and send it to you."

"Okay." The old lady patted her hand gently. "Our Ningning is the best. Grandma has always known that."

Grandma saw through it but didn't say anything, and Jian Ning knew perfectly well but didn't say it out loud; the two of them kept their thoughts to themselves.

Jian Ning took a plane back to Beicheng overnight.

That night, the noisy neighbors upstairs at the Jian family's house became eerily quiet.

The next day, the couple called Lalamove and hurriedly moved.

Afterwards, someone leaked the news, saying that the couple had encountered a ghost.

However, the house was eventually sold at a low price.

The house was bought by a young couple who work in Wuhu. The old lady had seen them a few times when she went out to square dancing and took the elevator. The woman was very pretty, and the man was just average-looking.

Therefore, the old lady sent a message to Jian Ning, telling her to find a boyfriend, and not to forget to find one who is handsome.

Jian Ning finally understood who had inspired her to be such a sucker for good looks.

That's a story for another time.
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Jian Ning took a plane back to Beicheng. As soon as she got off the plane, she noticed that there was no smell in the air, but it felt strangely familiar. Even the cold wind blowing from the horizon seemed to carry a sense of familiarity.

She took a taxi back to Huayue Villa.

After not seeing her for half a month, as soon as she returned, all the furry animals in the house rushed to her.

The entire resort was filled with the sounds of meowing and barking.

"Meow~" Master, I miss you so much.

"Meow~" The owner nuzzled.

The little Border Collie surrounded Jian Ning, jumping around high. It had grown even more robust than before in the two weeks since Jian Ning last saw it.

Jian Ning touched each of them, and when she noticed the Border Collie, she realized that it could no longer be described as a 'small' Border Collie.

"Oreo, you've grown up."

Border Collie: "Woof~" Master, you've gained weight too.

Jian Ning: "..."

She took a deep breath, covered the Border Collie's muzzle with her hand, and said through gritted teeth, "Thanks, you're so good with words. Shut up."

After the Lunar New Year, nobody wants to hear the words "gain weight".

It was late at night, but Jian Ning still received a voice message from her grandmother on WeChat asking about her condition.

"Ningning, have we arrived?"

Jian Ning immediately replied, "Grandma, we've arrived. You should go to sleep early."

A few seconds later, the old lady sent another voice message.

"Okay, Grandma will go to sleep soon. You should get some rest too. You must be tired from the flight."

Jian Ning used a dust-clearing spell to tidy up the house, not even bothering to unpack her luggage, took a nice hot bath, and went to bed.

The next day, she was awakened by a clanging and banging noise from downstairs.

She got up and opened the curtains; the weather outside was lovely.

The northern part of the city enjoyed rare blue skies and white clouds, and the sun even shone. The winter sunlight streamed through the windows, making the whole room feel warm and cozy.

Jian Ning washed up before coming downstairs and saw Zhang Nan and Long Wu going in and out of the kitchen.

She had used her divine sense to investigate when she heard the noise and knew it was the two of them, so she wasn't too surprised.

Long Wu saw Jian Ning first and said happily, "Ningning, you're awake just in time. We've prepared lunch, so you can eat now."

Before leaving for Beicheng last night, Jian Ning mentioned it in the group chat with the three of them.

I just didn't expect the two of them to arrive so quickly today.

Jian Ning clutched her chest and exclaimed, "I wake up to find food to eat. I'm the happiest person in the world."

Wearing thick heat-resistant gloves, Zhang Nan brought out the casserole containing hot soup. Hearing Jian Ning's words, he climbed up the pole.

"You can be even bolder. You are the happiest person in the entire universe. Xiaowu and I made a lot of your favorite dishes. Come and take a look."

Jian Ning looked at the seven or eight dishes on the table.

Braised pork belly, pickled cabbage fish, plum-flavored spare ribs, honey-glazed roasted chicken wings, corn and pork bone soup, Sichuan-style spicy chicken, stir-fried cabbage...

For three people to eat so many dishes, it can be considered quite a feast.

However, its appearance is slightly lacking.

Jian Ning looked up at the two of them and asked, "I can trust your cooking skills, so you won't get poisoned, right?"

Zhang Nan had already taken off his heat-resistant gloves and slapped Jian Ning's arm.

"Can't there still be some trust between sisters?"

Long Wu answered seriously, "Ningning, don't worry, there's absolutely no problem. We've been coming to the manor quite often these past few days to practice our cooking skills during the New Year holidays."

Previously, the two claimed to be helping Jian Ning look after the villa, but in reality, they often went to the fields to pick vegetables and improve the meals.

Jian Ning suddenly realized.

"I knew it! You two were moving in and out of the kitchen so skillfully, just like you were at home."

Zhang Nan didn't hold back at all, and said matter-of-factly, "Isn't your house my house?"

Jian Ning smiled and echoed, "Yes, yes, yes."

Long Wu served three bowls of rice and said, "Sit down and eat quickly, the food won't taste good if it gets cold."

Jian Ning was a little stunned when she heard this, as she was the one who usually said those words.

The three of them sat down, and Zhang Nan poured three glasses of sweet wine. Then he raised his glass and said loudly, "Happy New Year!"

Jian Ning and Long Wu raised their glasses in unison and said, "Happy New Year!"

This was the first time the three of them had a meal together in the new year.

Unlike last year, when Jian Ning and Zhang Nan stayed in their rented room, drinking five-yuan-a-can beer and watching the fireworks that the kids downstairs secretly set off.

This year, Jianning has a spacious and bright villa.

I've also made new friends.

Life is always like this; every year brings changes. What's precious is that the people who remain unchanged are still by our side.

Zhang Nan sighed, "It's a pity that fireworks are banned in the northern part of the city during the Spring Festival."

Long Wu said, "But before the New Year, they put on a huge fireworks show. Fireworks have been banned in the northern part of the city for a long time, so that fireworks display was really inexplicable."

Jian Ning naturally knew which time it was; it was the time when she rescued Professor Wenxing and the kidnapped people.

However, that's not important right now.

What she was more concerned about was, "Do you want to see fireworks now?"

Long Wu: "I really want to watch it. I watched it when I was a kid, and I can't even remember how long it's been since I last watched it."

Zhang Nan nodded in agreement. "If this dining atmosphere were at night, watching fireworks while eating would be so romantic. It's a pity that it's daytime now, so even if there were fireworks, it wouldn't be very beautiful. I remember when we used to have banquets back in my hometown, we would always set off fireworks in broad daylight. Just hearing the noise made me feel that the fireworks were a waste."

As soon as Zhang Nan finished speaking, the bright space around them suddenly twisted.

Daylight seemed to vanish into night in an instant.