I'm a sophomore in college, what the heck is this "male god cultivation system"?

Chapter 89 Small County Town

After returning to his small county town, Chen Yan felt that his life suddenly became monotonous.

After all, there are only so many things in a small county town. Although I went away to study for half a year, there was still not much change when I came back. It was as if time had stood still here.

During that time, Gao Zhuang did invite him out to play, but whenever they talked about where to go, the final destination always ended up being an internet cafe.

Later on, I simply stopped making appointments and just sent a "Want to come?" in the chat box, and then we could smoothly start "sweet duo queue".

In addition, Chen Sen has been taking Chen Yan out to eat from time to time these past two days... partly because Chen Yan is home alone and his cooking skills aren't that great, so the father and son can just grab a bite to eat out.

On the other hand, it's about "maintaining" the father-son relationship.

During the meal, Chen Sen told Chen Yan about his "second spring," and Chen Yan expressed his support for it.

Although Chen Sen stated that "we are just dating, not getting married, and we have signed an agreement to ensure that the property will be inherited by him," Chen Yan is not actually too concerned about the property.

It's not that he doesn't like money, but rather that he doesn't have the strong attachment to money that makes him want to earn ten million after earning a million, or a hundred million after earning ten million.

The assets provided by the system were already satisfactory to him. If the system could generate more gold coins, that would be a good thing; but if it stopped generating coins altogether, he wouldn't be sad about it.

Deng Qian has been as busy as ever during this time. According to her, she plans to finish the design she has on hand and then enjoy a comfortable New Year.

Chen Yan would take the time to send her a few messages every day and call her every three days, ensuring a certain frequency of communication.

……

Time flies by unnoticed, and it's already the 14th.

In two days it will be Lunar New Year's Eve. Chen Yan plans to have a meal at his grandparents' house today, and then go to his maternal grandparents' house with Deng Qian tomorrow. On Lunar New Year's Eve, he and his mother will have a meal at home.

As for why he didn't go with Chen Sen today... Chen Yan felt that as a good son, he shouldn't disturb Chen Sen's second spring. It wouldn't be good if his "new girlfriend" was unhappy because of this.

So the father and son initially planned to visit their grandparents together on the second day of the Lunar New Year, and then each visit separately before the New Year.

Chen Yan put a box of milk, a box of chicken essence, and a can of oil in the trunk, then stepped on the gas and drove towards his hometown.

……

Chen Yan's grandparents live in a small village. It's not because of any conflict; it's just that the two old people can't stay idle. Their combined pension is over seven thousand yuan, and Chen Sen sends them money from time to time, so their living conditions are quite good. But they just want to live in their old home and grow vegetables and such.

Although it was in the countryside, it wasn't far away. Chen Yan arrived at his hometown in less than half an hour. He could see the door of his old house open from a distance, with an old man standing at the door, obviously waiting for someone.

Chen Yan: "?"

A premonition suddenly arose in his heart.

"It can't be such a coincidence, can it?" Chen Yan muttered to himself as he sat in the car.

He didn't give me any advance notice when he came today. After all, it's my grandfather's house, so I can't just give him a heads-up beforehand and act like a guest.

But judging from the looks of it today, I might just run into Chen Sen.

But since we're already here, let's go check it out first... With that thought in mind, Chen Yan drove a little further, and when he saw that the distance was about right, he rolled down the car window and called out to the old man not far away: "Grandpa."

The moment Chen Yan peeked out, Chen Dashan recognized him as his grandson. He was stunned for a moment, then quickly walked over.

"Xiao Yan's here today!" Chen Dashan said with some surprise, "You look thinner, haven't you been eating well at school?"

"No, the food was pretty good. I've been on a little diet." Chen Yan casually parked his seat. "Otherwise I'd be too fat... Why are you waiting outside? My dad's coming today?"

"Yes, he called me yesterday and said he'd be coming over today," Chen Dashan nodded.

"Well, what a coincidence." Chen Yan shook his head, opened the trunk, took out the New Year's goods he had prepared, and said, "Then I won't stay today. I'll come to see you again on New Year's Eve."

Chen Yan wasn't afraid of Lin Zhixi's mother; it was just that with the New Year approaching, he wanted to make things as harmonious as possible.

Putting myself in his shoes, I felt uncomfortable thinking about going to visit relatives for the New Year with my husband, especially since his child from his previous marriage was also there.

Chen Yan put down the New Year's goods and prepared to say goodbye to his grandmother before leaving, but Chen Dashan obviously disagreed with him leaving like that.

"Why are you leaving? You can't even stay for a meal?" Chen Dashan frowned and pulled Chen Yan inside. "You're not a different person from the Chen family."

"Hey, it's the same in a couple of days. I come here all the time anyway, so one more day won't make a difference."

Chen Dashan didn't waste any more words. After pulling Chen Yan inside, he immediately made a phone call to Chen Sen.

Chen Yan was now in a dilemma. He knew that his grandfather was a bit stubborn and also very affectionate towards his grandparents... It would have been fine if he hadn't come today, but since he came and left without even eating, the atmosphere at dinner tonight was predictable.

Eating here by himself might only be a little awkward; but if he just leaves like this, Chen Yan suspects that it's not impossible for them to start arguing during dinner that night.

Left with no other choice, Chen Yan simply walked a little further in. After all, he was already here, so he might as well say hello to his grandmother first.

……

"Grandma," Chen Yan greeted the elderly woman who was busy in the kitchen.

"Xiao Yan is here." Song Mei was also pleasantly surprised to see her eldest grandson. While cooking, she said, "Grandma is cooking now. There's some crispy pork over there. Have some to tide you over."

"No need, I'm not hungry right now. I'll go warm myself by the fire for a while."

After all, it's my rural hometown, so there are still quite a few "old relics," and the wood-fired stove is one of them.

When Chen Yan was a child, he loved sitting in front of the stove and enjoying the feeling of warming himself by the fire... In the past two years, he would also sit in front of the stove for a while when he came here.

The feeling of warming yourself by a fire in the dead of winter is quite comforting to experience occasionally.

"Okay, then sit down for a while. Tell Grandma if you're hungry, don't hold it in," Song Mei added before continuing to stew the meat.

"I know, I'll just have to put up with it when I want to." Chen Yan waved his hand, sat down in front of the wood-fired stove, and opened his phone. Two unread messages appeared on his screen.

One is Chen Sen's, and the other is...

(End of this chapter)