Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation-Chapter 711 - 432 Guess Guess Guess - Part 2

The Boss Lady’s impression suddenly changed and she said solemnly, "Then you should interact more with other people."

Tan Meiling rolled her eyes, "She’s in the next class, I want to interact but can’t!"

Xue Yuantong was riding Jiang Ning’s mountain bike feeling gloomy, as what had just happened was too embarrassing. The look on the Boss Lady’s face had almost collapsed.

To ease the awkward atmosphere, Xue Yuantong said, "Why is there such a big difference between how Tan Meiling and her sister look?"

One was chubby with an ordinary appearance, and the other was slim and quite pretty.

In Xue Yuantong’s mind, siblings should have a uniform appearance, like Chen Siyu and Chen Siqing.

Jiang Ning was surprised by her way of thinking, "Didn’t you hear that little girl say that Tan Meiling often threatens her mom by refusing to eat?"

"Perhaps that’s the reason," Jiang Ning said.

Xue Yuantong thought about it carefully and it seemed quite possible.

Then she said pityingly, "Getting a haircut is so expensive now, they actually charge ten yuan!"

Even though the Boss Lady insisted on offering them free cuts, both Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning did not like taking advantage of others, especially since they weren’t very familiar with Tan Meiling.

Jiang Ning said, "That’s the price at a small shop, bigger ones charge twenty yuan."

In fact, he could go to some old neighborhoods and look for barbershops tucked away in quiet corners, where prices were very cheap, only three to five yuan.

But there was no need, Jiang Ning was not short of money.

Xue Yuantong said, "Last time in the class group chat, Cui Yu said that his brother is a barber in Shen City, and it costs eighty yuan for a haircut! There are strict time requirements for cutting hair, it must take at least forty minutes, saying that it’s a kind of enjoyment for the customers."

Jiang Ning touched his head, previously after a haircut, there would be some hair clippings left, and he had to wash his hair again when he got home,

But now with his cultivation level, raising his spiritual energy, all the hair clippings were blown away, which made things much more convenient.

"Maybe, but a haircut really is pretty comfortable," Jiang Ning added, "provided that the barber is skilled."

He had encountered some apprentices with rough skills, chop chop, making the haircut painful, it was truly suffering.

Jiang Ning pedaled the mountain bike, heading towards the distant skyscrapers.

Xue Yuantong puzzled, "Aren’t we going home? Are we not eating lunch?"

"Treat you to KFC, wanna go?" Jiang Ning said.

Xue Yuantong was instantly tempted, she had never eaten KFC before!

Despite wanting to go, she worried, "Won’t it be too expensive?"

She had heard from others that it could cost dozens of yuan for a meal there!

"It does seem quite expensive, I only have twenty yuan left on me," Jiang Ning said.

Xue Yuantong tried to find a solution, "How about we buy some chicken wings and I’ll fry them for you at home!"

Jiang Ning did not follow her suggestion, instead he said, "I feel like I’m unusually lucky today, let’s go play some scratch cards."

"No, no, Jiang Ning, don’t play, it’s addicting," Xue Yuantong stopped him, "Worst case, I’ll treat you tomorrow."

Xue Yuantong knew all too well that scratch cards were about gambling on probabilities, and if one got addicted, the consequences were unimaginable.

Jiang Ning chuckled, "Just two cards, trust me."

Xue Yuantong had no choice but to agree.

They passed by a lottery shop, and Jiang Ning parked his bike.

Xue Yuantong had only played at street stalls before and had never been inside a lottery shop. She stared at the banner at the store’s entrance ’Congratulations to our station’s Mr. So-and-so, on winning the Double-color Ball second prize of 250,000’.

The string of numbers made Xue Yuantong envious, but she was well aware that she didn’t have that kind of luck and that she had to earn money honestly.

Pushing open the glass door of the lottery station, a blast of air-conditioning hit them. Inside, there were two middle-aged men scratching cards with hard pieces.

Jiang Ning went straight to the area with the scratch cards, his Divine Sense swept over them, and the numbers hidden under the scratch-off coating were completely visible to him.

He filtered out the non-winning ones and those with excessive amounts, and chose a moderately priced scratch card.

Jiang Ning passed over a twenty yuan note and picked another ordinary card.

He led the bewildered Xue Yuantong to a table.

"One card each."

Xue Yuantong scratched off ten yuan, breaking even, which allowed her to breathe a sigh of relief. She was glad it wasn’t a complete waste; otherwise, she would have definitely felt guilty.

After settling her own business, Jiang Ning had yet to begin. She held her small hands together, nervous as can be, as if she were about to recite something to bless Jiang Ning. Unfortunately, Xue Yuantong believed in nothing.

When Jiang Ning pushed his card, the winning number "6" showed up.

A look of joy spread across Xue Yuantong’s face. As long as this number was there, it meant a sure win. Next would be the revealed prize amount.

Jiang Ning continued to scratch and a "50" appeared.

"Nice, fifty yuan!" Xue Yuantong clenched her small fist, a net gain of forty!

"Don’t get too excited, it’s not over yet," Jiang Ning said with a smile, pushing the card once more, revealing a symbol underneath.

With the appearance of the symbol, the prize money was multiplied by ten, winning them five hundred yuan.

After cashing the prize, Jiang Ning walked out with five banknotes. He spent the previous ten yuan to buy sunglasses at the neighboring eyewear store.

He flicked the banknotes while wearing his sunglasses, like a boss from the underworld: "Tongtong, how’s my luck?"

Despite Xue Yuantong’s attempts to hide her excitement with pursed lips, the corners of her mouth couldn’t help but curve upwards, spilling a spring-like pure smile that spread across her entire face. She said contrary to her true feelings: "Hmph, just average!"

"Let’s go, we can have whatever we want at KFC today!" Jiang Ning put away the money and manually started the car.

After arriving at the mall, Xue Yuantong no longer looked at KFC as something out of reach but entered the store with bravado.

Jiang Ning spent nearly a hundred yuan to order a family bucket.

Xue Yuantong enjoyed the fried chicken immensely. After taking a sip of cola, she questioned, "Why does it taste no different from the cola we usually drink?"

Jiang Ning replied, "Because it’s exactly the same."

Midway through the meal, Xue Yuantong suddenly remembered Chuchu!

She hurriedly took out her phone to call Chuchu, but no one answered.

Xue Yuantong left a text message telling her that she wouldn’t be cooking lunch today and suggested Chuchu find something to fill her belly.

After KFC, Jiang Ning took her shopping in the mall. Along the way, they spent four yuan on two ice creams, which calmed Xue Yuantong’s jumping steps because she was afraid the ice creams would fall.

Besides the ice cream, Jiang Ning didn’t buy anything else. After wandering around the mall for an hour or two, they left through the southern exit.

The bustling mall stairs carried a faint sound of crying.

As Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong got closer, they saw a heavyset figure sitting on the steps, crying, attracting the glances of passersby.

Seeing the person’s miserable crying, Xue Yuantong nudged Jiang Ning and whispered:

"She looks so pitiful."

Though she said that, Xue Yuantong grabbed Jiang Ning and steered them to the side, avoiding the situation.

Her kindness was reserved for those close to her, like her mother, Jiang Ning, and Chuchu.

Out in the world, she rarely meddled in affairs that weren’t her own, a survival strategy she’d learned from her mother.

Jiang Ning glanced at the scene, finding it just noisy, and walked past indifferently.

...

While riding home, they passed by the river dam. It was past one in the afternoon, the sun was intense but not scorching.

Having eaten food she’d never dared to dream of before, Xue Yuantong was in an excellent mood. Gazing at the Hui River in the distance and doing some calculations, out of the five hundred yuan prize money, they’d only spent just over a hundred, which improved her mood even more.

’Thanks to him!’ she thought.

She shook her shoes, her small white face still beaming with a smile: "Jiang Ning, guess how many soft candies I have in my hand?"

Jiang Ning couldn’t help but laugh. She especially enjoyed this game; they’d played it several times before, and although she always lost badly, she never tired of it.

"What’s the wager?" Jiang Ning indulged her.

Xue Yuantong said, "The wager is, if you guess right, all three soft candies are yours."

Jiang Ning surprised, "Huh? I guess you have five candies."

Xue Yuantong grinned mischievously as she placed two soft candies into Jiang Ning’s pocket and unwrapped the last one.

She stretched with effort, raising her hand to place the candy near Jiang Ning’s mouth.

Jiang Ning looked down and moved his mouth, the candy was quite sweet.

The clear sound of Xue Yuantong’s voice floated over: "I still owe you two candies~"