Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation

Chapter 1736 - 951: Light of Conscience

"Jianhui, I have good news and bad news to tell you."

Lin Zida said, empty-handed.

Zhuang Jianhui was still in the two-meter-deep pond, locked in a battle of wits with several catfish.

Upon hearing, he looked up, unable to clearly see the scene on the shore.

Zhuang Jianhui replied loudly, "Bad news? What news could there be today?"

He caught many fish and was returning with a full load, surely to be greeted with victory and glory!

Yin Yu smiled, "There is."

Zhuang Jianhui didn’t like this girl; he saw through the insincerity hidden in her smile, which made him uncomfortable.

He didn’t even acknowledge Yin Yu and instead asked, "Xiao Pang, tell me the good news first."

Lin Zida: "I emptied the bucket and basin of fish into the net, now we can catch even more fish!"

Wang Yong cheered, "Brother Lin is still the smart one."

Gong Jin: "That’s great, I was worried the fish would suffocate. I don’t want to eat dead fish."

After so much effort catching so many fish, they surely would taste amazing!

Gong Jin couldn’t help but look forward to sharing it on his QQ space, surely to catch some eyes.

Zhuang Jianhui laughed, "Not bad, what’s the bad news?"

Lin Zida: "Haha, the bad news is the net is broken, and the fish got away..."

Zhuang Jianhui was stunned and felt as if the world was spinning.

...

Lin Zida also ran away.

He ran from the wild pond back to the dam, and it was almost one in the afternoon. He hadn’t had lunch, worked all morning, and his energy was drained.

Lin Zida went down the river dam, preparing to head east to the rural tourism area to get some food.

On the way, passing by Jiang Ning’s house, he noticed the steaming hot grill on the dining table, the spicy and fresh aroma of grilled fish immediately hitting his nose.

Lin Zida stopped.

Xue Yuantong saw this person covered in mud and thought a beggar had arrived, quickly saying, "Si Yu, serve this gentleman a bowl of rice!"

Lin Zida wiped his face, making it messier, but at least revealing his true identity: "Jiang Ning, it’s me, Lin Zida!"

Chen Siyu was surprised, "Are you the one who pumps water? How many fish did you catch?"

Stabbing Lin Zida in his sore spot, Lin Zida awkwardly wiped his face again: "Ah, caught quite a bunch."

"Where are the fish?" Chen Siyu was curious, looking behind Lin Zida to find no one was there.

Lin Zida helplessly explained, "The net broke, and all the fish ran away."

Jiang Ning didn’t secretly sabotage them; he said, "So you guys fell out?"

Lin Zida remained silent.

Chen Siyu suggested, "If the fish ran away it doesn’t matter, if you catch them all back again, you can reconcile?"

Lin Zida: "You’re quite right..."

But perhaps don’t say it next time...

Lin Zida, both hungry and tired, couldn’t help but glance at the table full of food. He had to admit, it smelled really good, the roasted pigeon looked so tempting, making his mouth water.

"Woof!" Xiao Ben barked from outside.

Lin Zida looked away.

There he saw that dead dog, unexpectedly holding a bone with its front paws, warily watching him.

Oh my, he could actually see an expression of disdain that transcends species from a dog’s face.

"A tiger falls to become the disdain of dogs!" Lin Zida couldn’t hold it together anymore.

Xue Chuchu, seeing this person not leaving and seeming very hungry and pitiful, nudged Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning said politely, "Si Yu, serve a bowl of rice and some dishes."

Then Jiang Ning added, "Don’t mind, you’re late, and there’s only leftovers."

Lin Zida hurriedly shook his head, "I don’t mind, I don’t mind!"

When one is hungry they don’t care too much, and Jiang Ning was very courteous, it even moved Lin Zida a bit, didn’t expect to fall to such a state, and finally seeing who’s truly kind!

Chen Siyu said, "Did you forget, there’s not only leftovers, but also my steamed crab!"

Chen Siqing: "Yes, add some crab."

She reminded, "But my sister’s cooking skills are very average, when she cooks at home, my parents won’t eat it, so if it’s not to your taste, bear with it a bit."

Lin Zida wondered how difficult it could be to steam crabs?

He said, "There aren’t children who can’t cook, only parents who are picky eaters."

Chen Siyu: "You sure say nice things."

Lin Zida generously expressed, "Just give it to me!"

So Chen Siyu ran to the kitchen, found the spare stainless steel bowl, and scooped half a bowl of rice, then carried out her small pot.

She picked up spare chopsticks, and added some leftovers for Lin Zida, trying to select the parts of fish that haven’t been touched, cucumber strips and lotus root slices, and even picked a piece of pigeon breast meat, covering the rice anyhow.

Of course, she didn’t forget her steamed crab, giving Lin Zida two.

Lin Zida accepted the bowl, extremely touched.

He picked up his chopsticks to reach for the crab, at this moment, the crab in the bowl extended its claws, catching the invading chopstick.

Lin Zida’s brain froze for a moment: "?"

...

It’s two-thirty in the afternoon.

Xue Chuchu had already gone to school, the kitchen was cleaned spotlessly.

Tongtong and the twins were playing chess and eating snacks at the doorway.

Xue Yuantong asked, "Jiang Ning, today is the twenty-fourth of the lunar month, tomorrow there is a small temple fair in the city, should we go to the street to hang out?"

Chen Siyu: "Ring toss?"

Xue Yuantong: "No, it’s going to the street to pick up prizes!"

Chen Siqing offered a different view: "Many owners of ring toss stalls have very poor manners..."

Chen Siyu strongly agreed, "Yes, last time Yuxia and I played ring toss, Yuxia was super lucky and won a valuable gift, but the owner said you had to toss twice, his words were not nice."

"Really fierce, we ended up leaving."

However, Chen Siyu was accustomed to being timid.

Xue Yuantong, feeling indignant, scolded, "Outrageous, too excessive!"

Jiang Ning nodded, "That’s how it is, the more you toss, the more they like to curse."