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Looking at my slightly adorable younger sister.

Jiang Feng couldn't help but chuckle.

He stepped forward and reached out to affectionately ruffle her hair.

"My Weilan is amazing!"

"He's a little monster!"

Jiang Feng smiled and praised, "Others might not even be able to cross the first-grade threshold even after consuming top-grade pills, but you've directly broken through to the second-grade Bone Tempering Realm."

"If those so-called prodigies knew, they'd be ashamed to death!"

Hearing his praise, I felt the warm touch on my head.

Although Shen Weilan tried her best to maintain her usual aloof personality, her crescent-shaped eyes and rosy cheeks still betrayed her inner joy.

Just now.

Liu Aifang's voice rang out from the living room: "Jiang Feng! Wei Lan! Are you two up yet?!"

"Your uncle and aunt's family will be coming to visit us this afternoon."

"Go to the market later and buy me two more fresh sea bass!"

Hearing this, Jiang Feng walked into the living room, shrugged, and said, "Mom, didn't we just go to the supermarket yesterday and buy a bunch of high-grade ingredients and exotic beast meat?"

"This fridge is almost overflowing, why buy so much food?"

He genuinely couldn't understand his parents' traditional clan-based thinking.

In the elderly couple's mind, whenever relatives come to visit, no matter how stingy they usually are, they must be treated with the highest level of hospitality.

Even though my uncle's family has always been arrogant and condescending towards my family's poverty every time they come to visit over the years!

"What are you saying, child!"

Liu Aifang, wearing an apron, glared fiercely at Jiang Feng.

"It's not just your uncle and aunt who came today."

"Your cousin Jiang Tao will be coming along too!"

"Jiang Tao is really promising! Last year, he got into Linchuan Martial Arts University!"

"Since he finally agreed to be a guest at our home today, I specifically asked him to share some valuable experience with you two high school seniors in your sprint towards the college entrance exam!"

At this point, a hint of envy and anticipation appeared on Liu Aifang's weathered face.

Although locals often jokingly say that "if you don't work hard, you can only go to university in your hometown of Linchuan," the Linchuan Martial Arts University is a place where "if you don't work hard, you can only go to university in your hometown of Linchuan."

But you should know that Linchuan City is a large city with a permanent population of 20 million!

Every year, 100,000 students apply for martial arts programs, but only a tiny fraction of them can get into Linchuan Martial Arts University!

After all, Linchuan Martial Arts University is a legitimate martial arts university!

Liu Aifang and Jiang Jianguo are ordinary people, and they don't have high expectations for their son.

They dared not hope for top martial arts universities in Kyoto or Shanghai. As long as their son could get into a second-tier martial arts university, they would feel that they could die without regrets in this life!

As for Shen Weilan, she has always been an outstanding student in the elite class.

It's definitely worth a shot at Linchuan Wuhan University!

"Tch~"

Seeing his mother's expectant look, Jiang Feng rolled his eyes dismissively.

"I told you, there's no such thing as an unsolicited favor; there's always a hidden agenda!"

"That family is so snobbish, how could they possibly be kind?"

"I think my uncle's family is just here today to show off and flaunt their superiority!"

"Mom, let's just lock the front door from the inside, pretend we're not home, and ignore them!"

"Jiang Feng! You bastard, if you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll beat you with a spatula!" Liu Aifang was so angry that she raised the spatula as if to hit him.

Seeing this, Jiang Feng quickly shrank his neck.

He grabbed Shen Weilan's soft, boneless hand and dragged her towards the door.

"Run, run! Off to buy groceries!"

"Hey! You brat!"

Liu Aifang wiped her hands on her apron and called out, "I haven't given you your money for groceries yet!"

"No need! I have money on me!"

Jiang Feng's voice drifted from the stairwell, accompanied by a loud "bang" as a door slammed shut.

"Where would you get money from, a high school student like you?"

Liu Aifang muttered something, but didn't pay much attention, assuming it was just the pocket money her son usually saved up.

If he doesn't have enough money for groceries, I'll transfer the rest to him later.

At this moment, Jiang Feng grabbed Shen Weilan's hand and rushed into the elevator.

The elevator doors slowly closed.

Shen Weilan looked down at Jiang Feng's hand, which was still holding hers, and her face turned slightly red.

There were only the two of them in the enclosed elevator.

An ambiguous atmosphere of youthful hormones quietly permeated the elevator.

Shen Weilan felt the scalding heat from her palm surge into her heart like an electric current.

Her originally cool face turned as red as a ripe peach, and even her breathing became a little rapid.

Jiang Feng, however, was oblivious to his sister's unusual behavior, preoccupied with other matters.

"Hmph! Mom's just too concerned about saving face!"

"I'm busy entertaining those relatives all day long."

He pouted with a hint of heartache: "Mom is so busy she's probably forgotten what day it is."

Hearing this, Shen Weilan was slightly taken aback, raised her head, and a soft light flashed in her eyes: "Today is Aunt Liu's birthday."

"Yeah! Today is Mom's birthday!"

Jiang Feng sighed, a hint of helplessness in his voice.

That's why he didn't want to talk to his uncle and the others!

My mom finally gets to celebrate her birthday, and then she has to buy groceries, cook, and serve those old men!

Why should I?!

He turned to look at Shen Weilan and said seriously, "Weilan, you can just do a quick job with grocery shopping."

"Let's go downtown later and order a big cake for Mom!"

"Then I'll go to the mall and pick out a decent birthday present for Mom!"

Shen Weilan looked at Jiang Feng's smiling face and nodded slightly.