Rebirth: A Cinderella's Counterattack-Chapter 701 - 781: Going Home, Going Home, Going Home
After checking in a few gambling stones and a heap of specialty gifts she bought for others, Luo Qianqian followed Jimo Cheng onto the plane with glee.
As for what happened last night? Except for that card, she treated it as if it had been a dream, convinced she would never come to this dreadful place again! Goodbye, you.
Looking at the blue sky and white clouds outside the plane window, Luo Qianqian felt incredibly at ease, to hell with whatever anyone else loved or did.
"Feeling good?" Jimo Cheng naturally felt Luo Qianqian’s cheerful mood, smiled, and set down the book he was holding, "You might as well sleep a bit more; there’s still a while to go."
Luo Qianqian shook her head; although she had woken up for a while, her sleep quality afterward had been quite high. She said with a smiling face, "Senior brother, may I borrow a book?"
Jimo Cheng paused, then showed a helpless expression, realizing he really was asking for trouble. He handed Luo Qianqian the book he had just finished from his carry-on bag, his eyes filled with a deep meaning: "I hope you’ll like it." Even if you don’t like it, you can’t avoid reading more; this is the inevitable path for a student of Grandpa Kong, starting from your senior brother.
It seems that among all disciples of Mo Studio, they were the ones who had read the most books, and those were solely related to their respective fields of study.
Up until now, Luo Qianqian hadn’t decided what to study; Grandpa Luo seemed to be pondering this issue too. However, if Elder Hei told him about Luo Qianqian’s talent with gambling stones, he probably would make a decision.
He didn’t like the idea of a girl harming her eyes and getting tired from studying that, so he didn’t plan to mention it.
After all, the final decision was ultimately up to Grandpa Luo and Luo Qianqian herself.
Luo Qianqian browsed through a couple of pages of the history book before quickly growing bored; luckily, there were some odd tales in the book to alleviate her boredom a little.
Seeing Luo Qianqian quiet down with the book, Jimo Cheng also immersed himself in the grand task of reading.
Time passed as the two of them read, and by the time the plane landed, Luo Qianqian stretched lazily and returned the book to Jimo Cheng, "It’s interesting indeed, but it’s tiring to keep reading like this. You’ve worked hard, senior brother."
Jimo Cheng just smiled. This was ’homework’ assigned by Grandpa. He wouldn’t say that, of course; what if it scared her away?
"Will you be going straight back to Grandpa Kong’s place, senior brother?" Luo Qianqian asked.
Jimo Cheng calmly shook his head, "I’ll drop you off first. No rush."
Luo Qianqian grinned, "But it seems like you’ve got a lot of luggage, senior brother?"
"Hmm, Elder Hei asked me to bring back a few of the more important stones first." Jimo Cheng didn’t hide anything as he put away his book, "But no worries, I had already informed someone to pick us up before getting on the plane."
Luo Qianqian nodded. There wasn’t much use telling her about these things, after all... If Jimo Cheng was heading straight back, she had planned to take a taxi home. She hadn’t informed her family she was coming back today, and by the time someone from home would come to pick her up, she would already be there if she took a taxi.
Sitting in the car from the Jimo Family, Luo Qianqian couldn’t help but marvel again: the rich sure lived differently, even just the car they sent for airport pickup was luxurious. But in the expensive city of Jingcheng, that wasn’t strange; it wasn’t particularly eye-catching but still drew some attention.
After dropping Luo Qianqian off at the Luo Family’s doorstep and handing her the small box containing those ’fish tank stones,’ he smiled, "Please convey to Grandpa Luo that I’ll visit another day. I’m in a hurry to get back today, so I won’t come in and bother him."
"Alright, be careful on your way, senior brother," Luo Qianqian said with a smile, her face full of excitement.
Jimo Cheng patted her head before turning to get back in the car. After getting inside, he didn’t forget to roll down the window, "It’s the driver who should be cautious, not me. Tell your family when you get home, now go inside quick."
Luo Qianqian nodded and stood still, watching the car disappear before turning to enter the house. Before she could walk in, she saw Old Master Luo and Yue Tingyu waiting excitedly at the doorway. Yue Tingyu waved her hands excitedly and then, with a trembling voice, she said, "Qianqian is back."
Hearing the sound of the car inside the house and considering the time, which didn’t seem like their son or grandson’s return, the elderly couple exchanged puzzled looks, then rose to their feet simultaneously. If it wasn’t the grandson, then it must be their granddaughter, right?
Without caring that the TV show was at an exciting moment, they both went to the door just in time to see their granddaughter waving goodbye to the car.
Old Master Luo squinted his eyes and recognized the Jimo Family’s car, nodding with satisfaction, At least that boy has some sense.
He waited for Luo Qianqian to bring her suitcase over, then frowned, "Why didn’t you invite that boy in to sit for a while?" His tone implied he was blaming Luo Qianqian.
Luo Qianqian pouted her lips and, without looking at Old Master Luo, she turned to Yue Tingyu directly, "Grandma, look, Grandpa is scolding me right after I got back, whine, whine, whine... sob sob..."
Yue Tingyu immediately hugged her granddaughter, waiting for Old Master Luo with eyes full of protection, "Ignore him, Grandma loves you."
Old Master Luo blinked, What was it that he had just said??? Had he fallen asleep just now? Was his brain not in the service area?
Luo Qianqian wriggled out of Yue Tingyu’s arms with a sly expression and stuck out her tongue, "Senior brother said he’d come to visit Grandpa and Grandma another day. Today, Grandpa Kong is still at home waiting, so he didn’t come in to bother you."
Only then did Old Master Luo breathe a sigh of relief. Even if those two kids were betrothed, proper etiquette couldn’t be neglected, right?
And he saw that Jimo Cheng was always a respectful child. How could he be like this little clever ghost of his own?
"Dragging such a big suitcase, what is it? So heavy?" Seeing his granddaughter struggle, Old Master Luo promptly took over to help, and he too was somewhat surprised. This wasn’t just a bunch of stones brought back as a local specialty, was it? So heavy?
"Hehehe, it’s something good," Luo Qianqian winked mysteriously.
After dragging the suitcase into the house, Luo Qianqian didn’t rush to open it. Instead, she took out her phone to let her friends and relatives know she was safe. Then she collapsed on the sofa, "I don’t ever want to go out to play again; I just want to sleep for three days and nights on my bed." 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶
"Didn’t sleep well?" Yue Tingyu immediately appeared distressed, hurriedly pouring a cup of warm water for Luo Qianqian.
Luo Qianqian shook her head, "I mean from reading books. You wouldn’t believe me, Grandma," because she had been looking down at her book for so long that her neck was now very tired.
"Reading books?" Yue Tingyu looked surprised.
Old Master Luo, seeing on one side his relaxed and comfortable granddaughter and on the other his wife busily fussing over her, and no one paying attention to him, could only cough to brush up his presence.
"Cough cough... Qianqian, is there something you haven’t said yet?" Old Master Luo’s eyes were brimming with danger.
Luo Qianqian looked towards Old Master Luo and immediately got up to unzip the suitcase, "Of course, I didn’t forget to buy local specialties to bring back, ta-da! Are you surprised, unexpected?" she said as she lifted the lid of the suitcase.
Old Master Luo looked and was speechless—is this really a suitcase full of stones???
Yue Tingyu bent down and picked up a mask that had a very odd and unique pattern, "Who do you plan to give this thing to?"
...Luo Qianqian’s face was full of embarrassment. It had seemed quite nice when she bought it, but why did it feel a bit scary when taken out on its own???
