Chapter Thirty

  Yu Zai was too excited to sleep, so she hugged her computer and revised the manuscript all night until dawn, when she fell asleep in a daze. She slept through the first lazy morning after rebirth, not getting up until almost 11 o'clock.

  When she went downstairs after washing up, He Qi immediately congratulated her and said that when her book was published, he would definitely buy it at the first time, and then let his friends and relatives, He Mu's colleagues and friends all go to buy.

  Yu Cai discovered for the first time that Xiao Bai Lian was so adorable and smiled at him with a radiant smile.

  "Today at noon we will have a good meal to celebrate, Xiaocai what would you like to eat?"

  Delightfully said he wants to eat barbecue and treat everyone.

  Qishu Fang smiled and agreed, taking a few high school students to eat barbecue.

  Thanks to high-tech for the comfort and convenience, although it's a hot day, the air conditioner in the restaurant blows like deep autumn, after Yucai made a phone call to his parents, he ate with great joy.

  In the following days, Yu Cai devoted himself to revising the manuscript, and only sent the final draft after verifying its accuracy. The publisher soon replied that they would publish it as soon as possible, and estimated that it could be on the market before National Day.

  Afterwards, Yucai spent several days watching all the anime movies he hadn't had time to see before. By this time, summer vacation was already halfway over, and Jiexi and their software design were nearing completion. When they finished, it was already August 20th, and Yucai was honored to be the first user.

  Of course, they did a very immature job and many functions were not designed, but basically they demonstrated the idea of a new retrieval method, which is much more advanced than abc.

  When helping to contact merchants in the prayer book, Yu Cai thought of Sogou's various beautiful "skins" and suggested that they also install skins, so as not to look like abc's dull gray, which makes people uncomfortable at a glance.

  He Qi heard the big idea and was very interested, so he pulled two people to design many patterns and put them on. When they finished installing, there was a response from Qi Shu Fan's side, and a company was willing to buy their software for 10,000 yuan.

  He was a bit dissatisfied at first, but after Ji Shu Fan analyzed the pros and cons for him, he became happy again, thinking about how to spend the money.

  Yu Cai was very envious of Ji Shi and them, they had a large income, but her own book didn't know how it would turn out, only if it sold well would she make money, if it didn't sell well, she might even have to pay out of pocket.

  At this time, He Qi suggested that the three of them divide the money equally. Yu Cai hurriedly refused, joking that she had only spoken a few words at the beginning and end, and throughout the whole process, she hadn't even exerted half her strength.

  He immediately unfolded his three-inch tongue, saying that the original idea was Yu Cai's, software is valuable, ideas are priceless, otherwise they wouldn't have thought of doing it, strictly speaking, they were basking in Yu Cai's glory, and Yu Cai had always provided them with spiritual support and action assistance, changing "skin" is one thing, but also giving them water and tea every day is also a credit...

  Qishu Fan and He Mu were also on one side helping out, but Yu Cai was ultimately no match, and was defeated.

  What the mother valued was not just a little money earned by her son, but she also felt that her son could make something out of it during the summer vacation. After Yu Cai accepted the money, he began to think about what gift to give to Yu Cai to show his gratitude.

  Just as He Mu was calculating, Xia Mu called to say that school is about to start and she needs to go to the city to buy some things for Xia Yunyun. She will be bothering them at their home for two days.

  It just so happened that her own son also needed to buy something, so she took two days off to accompany Xia's mother and daughter.

  When Xia's mother and daughter arrived, Qi Xizhe and Yu Cai were also invited to the He family. Because Yu Cai strongly demanded that her book matters not be publicized, Xia's mother and daughter only knew that Qi Xizhe and He Qidi had made a software and sold it for 10,000 yuan, and they praised them greatly as soon as they met, while He's mother and son repeatedly showed humility.

  Xia Yunyun hadn't seen her for a whole summer vacation, and it seemed that she had grown taller again. Seeing them made her very envious of their summer vacation together, and they even achieved results, unlike herself who could only stay at home alone reading books.

  When Xia Mu and He Mu took a few people to the mall, Yu Cai finally understood what it meant by "everybody's style". Xia Mu didn't say anything, but every time He Mu bought something for He Qi, she would also buy the same thing for Qizhi. If Xia Yunyun bought something, she would also buy something similar for Yu Cai. Yu Cai firmly refused, but He Mu didn't give her a chance to retort.

  At the end of the day, everyone went back with a big pile of things, their waists and backs aching. Yu Zaiyu was so frustrated that she wanted to cry but had no tears left. Her identity as Qishu Fan's niece was now solidified, and in doing so, she owed Qishu Fan another favor.

  When Ji Shu returned home at night, it was not yet eleven o'clock. Yu Cai and Ji Shi were not in the living room. Only a soft-colored lamp was lit, with a cup of milk on the table and a note underneath that read: "Dear Uncle, for your stomach poisoned by alcohol, please drink this glass of milk before sleeping. Goodnight." At the end of the note was a smiling face.

  Qī shū fán zhǐ jué de zì jǐ pí bèi de xīn shùn shí qīng kuài qǐ lái, jǐ kǒu hē guāng niú nǎi, chōng le gè zǎo shàng lóu shuì jiào.

  Translation:

  Qishu suddenly felt his tired heart lift, he drank a few mouthfuls of milk, took a shower and went upstairs to sleep.

  They arrived at the gate of Yucai's house, but found that there was a light shining from inside. He knocked on the door and waited for a while, but no one answered. Qishu Fan gently pushed the door, which opened silently.

  Yu Cai was still lying flat like last time, half of her face buried in the pillow, a thin towel draped over her stomach, and the whole person seemed to be tightly wrapped in a layer of quiet soft light.

  Qishu couldn't help but let out a soft sigh as he looked at her face, which was flushed with a red glow... If Ruo Xie really had an older sister like this, it would be great...

  She picked up the book that Yu Cai had dropped on the floor before going to sleep and put it on the table, turned up the air conditioner by two degrees. Just as Qishu Fan was about to turn off the lights, Yu Cai suddenly opened her eyes dazedly, "Qishu Fan?"

  "I came in to help you turn off the lights."

  "Oh, right, have you drunk the milk?"

  Qishu nodded and said, "Go to sleep quickly."

  She let out a stifled sob, but struggled to sit up, "You go back to sleep, I'll just get a drink of water."

  Qishu handed the water cup on the table to her, "Xiao Cai, I want to ask you something".

  Yu Cai took a sip of water and hummed softly.

  Qishu thought for a moment before speaking up, "That day you went with Shizhi and the others to buy records, what did you see?"

  She blinked her bright and clear eyes, pretending she hadn't slept yet, "What did you see? Many people, many stores, and many clothes, etc."

  Qibook Fang carefully looked at her expression, "Xiao Cai, I hope you tell the truth".

  Yu Cai hung her head down, "Actually, you don't have to worry at all. That day I indeed saw you walking with a woman, so I pretended to sprain my ankle to distract Jiexi's attention. I believe he didn't see anything."

  "Xiao Cai——"

  Yu Cai said urgently, "Pray tell, it's actually nothing, the truth may be hard to accept, but I think it's perfectly normal. You're a successful man and a normal man, it's inevitable that such things will happen. If not, I'd worry about your mood and body instead."

  Is this girl really aware of what she's saying?

  "So, you don't have to worry that this matter will affect your image in my heart, or even influence Jiexi's view of you. I completely understand and absolutely won't go around talking nonsense."

  Rubbing temples, Yu Xuan, you've said everything, what else can I say?

  "Xiao Cai, he was just a companion for an engagement that day, don't think too much about it."

  Yu Cai nodded hastily, "I didn't think much of it, and you don't need to explain it to me."

  He couldn't help but look at her small face, which was obviously worried and had thought too much. What could he say? The more he explained, the darker it would get! So he simply nodded and said, "Alright then, go to bed early."

  Yu Cai nodded extremely obediently, watching as Qi Shu Fan left the room and closed the door behind him. It's just that this situation was something he didn't want to think about too much, especially since a certain someone had come specifically to ask...

  When Yu Cai was indulging in her evil thoughts, suddenly, Qi Shu stopped in his tracks and quickly walked towards her, stretching out his hand to grab the collar of her clothes. Yu Cai was shocked, subconsciously covering her chest with one hand, then fiercely kicked him away while shouting loudly.

  Qishu Fan reacted quickly enough to dodge Yucai's invincible flying kick. "Xiao Cai, what's wrong?"

  Yu Cai's scream came to an abrupt halt, almost choking herself. At the same time, Qi Shi, who had appeared at the door, suddenly pushed Qi Shu Fan, causing him to stumble a few steps before grabbing onto the table to steady himself, staring blankly at his own son.

  Qí Shì's cold face lifted the small blanket that was draped over her waist to her shoulders, and she looked at Qí Shū Fán with a mixture of vigilance and disgust. "What are you doing?"

  He stared at his own son, who was...

  Qishu's eyes widened in shock and despair, his whole body trembling as he hastily grasped Jieshi's hand. "A Shi, I'm fine."

  "Get out!"

  Qī shū fán yě méi dòng, yǎn zhōng de jué wàng màn màn chén diàn, huà zuò yī zhāng xì mì de wǎng, jiāng nà shuāng míng móu zhōng de guāng cǎi yī wǎng dǎ jìn, fǎng rú àn yè, bù jiàn yī sī guāng cǎi.

  "Aiyo! Whoever sees the lights on in my house, come in and help me turn them off, it's not what you think!"

  Ji Shifang's eyes, which were both beautiful and terrifying, stared tightly at Qi Shu Fan. Yu Cai suddenly became enraged, stretched out her hand and pushed him hard, "Ji Shifang, that's enough! What are you doing in the middle of the night?! Even if you think Qi Shu Fan is not a good person, can't you consider my reputation? Am I pretty enough to make people have bad intentions?"

  Shi Ze turned his head, looking at her with a hint of confusion. Yu Cai's expression softened, and she looked down at the hands clasped together, carefully placing her other hand on top. "Shi Ze, I'm happy you're worried about me, but please don't make malicious assumptions about Xi Shu Fan, okay?"

  Her eyes drooped down, and her expression was unreadable. She patted his hand and stroked his hair, "It's late, go to sleep."

  Ji Shi raised his head, and in his eyes were obvious confusion and struggle. Yu Cai's body leaned slightly to one side, her forehead gently rubbing against his shoulder. "Let's go, I'll accompany you."

  Yu Cai returned, and Qi Shu Fan was still in the same posture as when she left, staring blankly into space. Yu Cai took a deep breath, "Qi Shu Fan—"

  "Has he fallen asleep?"

  "Uh, Qing Shu Fan——"

  "What about that Agarwood Guanyin?"

  "Uh—"

  "Why didn't you wear it with you?"

  "Is that what you're looking at?"

  Qishu Fan was silent for a moment, then smiled awkwardly and said, "Sorry, I overreacted."

  Qishu let out a soft sigh and returned to her usual smiling self, "It's my fault, I forgot that our little Cai has also grown up into a big girl".

  "I told you earlier that there's a 25-year-old soul living in here," Yu Cai pointed to her own head, gave a cute smile, "Just now I didn't give you a kick that would make you infertile is already being kind to you!"

  Qishu Fan laughed and said, "Xiao Cai, as the saying goes, 'it's better to believe it exists than not', that Agarwood Guanyin is still good with a crown on".

  Yu Cai nodded, and Qi Shu stopped at the door, hesitated for a moment, and said with concern, "Xiao Cai, judging from the fragrance of that agarwood, it's at least 800 years old. If you sell that pendant on the market, it's worth at least 10,000 yuan. Take good care of it."

  Yu Cai's subconscious wanted to scream again, but she desperately covered her mouth and stared at Qi Shu Fan in disbelief. Qi Shu Fan shook his head and smiled, Yu Cai stormed off, "You didn't even tell me clearly? I was annoyed, so I took it off and casually put it somewhere, now you're going to compensate me for losing it!"

  The smiling face of Qi Shu said, "Alright, I'll compensate."

  "But when it comes down to it, some master said I have a thick fortune and a light life. I understand what a thick fortune means, but what does a light life mean?"

  "I'm not too sure either, probably means bumpy"

  Yu Cai's face turned gloomy, "You scold me like this, even if you give me something valuable, I won't forgive him - by the way, you stuffed 5,000 yuan that time, did you stuff it again later?"

  Qishu Fan still had a good temper and smiled, "How can I take advantage of the monks, and then stuffed some more in the second year."

  Yu Cai Mo said, "Actually, that old man has known you for a long time, right?"

  "Starting from when I was ten years old, I went every year and saw him every year, so we should be familiar with each other."

  Yu Cai lay down quietly, covering her face with a blanket. "Alright, you've successfully eliminated the last bit of my fantasy about the immortal cultivator. You can retire now, don't bother seeing me off."