You said you would tell fortunes, so you can catch ghosts and exterminate zombies easily?

"They actually said they hadn't really learned how to make cakes yet, and I had to keep reminding them until I taught them."

"Also, didn't they steal the money to open another cake shop? They said they hadn't saved enough yet and asked Niannian to give them money so they could leave once they had enough."

Huang Nansong rolled his eyes as he said this: "I really am Master Su. This is the first time I've ever seen such a shameless family. Is Nian Nian their father or their mother?"

"It's a good thing that Niannian invited her two aunts today. Those two, especially her second aunt, are really good at cursing."

Huang Nansong mimicked a few of the insults, somewhat smugly saying, "I didn't watch it for nothing; I even joined in with a few curses."

"It's just so pitiful for Niannian..."

"You clearly meant well by wanting to help your cousin, but who knew it would turn out like this? Now we can't even be relatives anymore."

After a pause, Huang Nansong sighed, "But it's better to cut ties with such relatives sooner rather than later."

After finishing talking about the cake shop, Huang Nansong cautiously looked at the girl wiping away tears.

"Master Su, what's wrong with her?"

Su Chen glanced at him but didn't say anything.

Huang Nansong understood: "I understand, I understand, it's about the guests' privacy."

Despite saying that, Huang Nansong still took a closer look at the girl and commented, "A rich person."

Su Chen didn't say a word.

After waiting for a long time, the girl hung up the phone, sat down, and silently wiped away her tears for a while.

Huang Nansong glanced at Su Chen and quietly moved his chair next to the girl.

The latter cautiously moved to the side.

"Hehe, girl, don't be afraid. I'm just curious why you're crying~"

Huang Nansong forced a smile.

"No hurdle is insurmountable, don't be too sad."

The girl looked at his face carefully, then shrank back and looked at Su Chen.

She seemed to remember something, pursed her lips, and started sobbing again.

"Hey, hey, young lady..." Huang Nansong was a little flustered, and looked at Su Chen with an embarrassed smile, "Daoist Su, I really didn't mean to scare her..."

"Isn't that incredibly cowardly?"

Su Chen: "It's none of your business."

Huang Nansong secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

This time, he dared not disturb the girl rashly. He watched quietly as she took out a tissue from her bag to wipe her face and then turned around to blow her nose.

By the time the girl had touched up her lipstick with a small mirror, she had mostly calmed down.

"Thank you, Master Su!"

Her voice was a little hoarse.

Su Chen nodded: "Are you alright?"

The girl shook her head, pursed her lips, and said softly, "My mother said that I was going to get married soon anyway, and they don't want me to go out to work after I get married."

Huang Nansong was filled with questions.

What exactly is going on?

“She said I’ve always been a bit rebellious, and she’d subtly suggested a few times that I shouldn’t take the exam, but I didn’t listen.”

“They were afraid that if I said it directly, I would run away from home or something, so they used this method…”

"No wonder they always told me I had no luck with exams and that I shouldn't force it!"

"I just want to prove myself. I got into this university on my own merit. I'm capable..."

"I'm not even married yet, and they're already listening to what they say..."

"Couldn't you have waited until I passed the exam before telling me?"

Su Chen: "Now that you've passed the exam, won't you go out and find a job?"

"Why not work? I don't want to stay at home all day like my mother."

The girl paused, somewhat deflated.

Huang Nansong had begun to understand.

This girl is more than just a little rebellious.

He asked cautiously, "Do you still want to marry him now?"

The girl hesitated.

Huang Nansong, afraid that she would cry again, quickly reminded her, "It's okay, it's okay, you don't need to rush to answer. You're still young, right?"

"I still want to get married~" the girl said softly, took out her wallet, took out two hundred yuan and handed it to Su Chen, "Thank you, Master Su, although... but I still want to ask, if I pass this exam, will I be able to pass?"

Su Chen smiled and said, "I've already come clean with my family, so no one will stand in your way anymore."

The girl forced a smile, stood up, and bowed solemnly to Su Chen.

After she got into the car and left, Huang Nansong looked at Su Chen.

"Master Su, she still married that family in the end, didn't she?"

"I'm not saying this to be mean, but they're already interfering before they're even married. These kinds of in-laws are really unacceptable."

Su Chen glanced at him.

"She had no choice in the matter."

Huang Nansong paused for a moment, then sighed, "That's true. Girls are generally more filial. If their parents cry, they'll probably soften. If all else fails, they might hang themselves or cut their wrists..."

"Even the most rebellious person can't hold out in this situation."

"It's such a pity, college students, they've learned so much knowledge~"

Seeing Su Chen stand up out of the corner of his eye, Huang Nansong quickly stood up as well: "Master Su, are you going home?"

"Well, Mr. Huang, you should go home too."

Huang Nansong waved his hand: "I'm too lazy to go back. Master Su, you don't know how crazy my old woman is. I finally managed to escape when she wasn't looking. I want to sit in the teahouse for a while, preferably until dawn."

Su Chen's gaze fell on his lower body: "You've certainly suffered a bit."

I quickly tidied up the table and chairs and put them away.

Upon returning to the villa, Su Chen smelled the aroma of zongzi (sticky rice dumplings).

When I went to the kitchen, I saw two large basins of zongzi (sticky rice dumplings), one made of reed leaves and the other of bamboo shoot leaves.

"Mom, are they all filled with the same filling?"

Liu Chunhua was still wrapping zongzi when she heard this and reminded her: "Five tied together are beans, two tied together are dates, and one is a potato."

"No meat?"

"Yes, there are meat ones on this side. The two tied together are braised pork with dried shrimp, and the ones on their own are shrimp meat."

Su Chen raised an eyebrow: "Shrimp meat?"

We've never made anything like this before.

Speaking of this, Liu Chunhua became proud: "I went to the market to buy bamboo shoots today, and they told me about them. I thought I'd give it a try. July and Ahao helped me prepare the ingredients, and it turned out quite delicious."

"Try it and see if it's good~ After we finish the zongzi here, I'll have to try the salted egg yolk one they mentioned."

Su Chen picked up a single one, peeled it open, took a bite, and smiled.

"Is it delicious?" Liu Chunhua skillfully tore off a corner of a bamboo shoot leaf, wrapped it around twice, and used her teeth to pull the other end to help tie the knot.

Su Chen gave a thumbs up: "Delicious, Mom. Make more of these next time."

"I know I know~"

Su Chen ate two in one go, and then left with a lingering sense of satisfaction, just in time to see Lin Yan returning with a stern face.

Upon seeing him, the young man instinctively stopped in his tracks: "Master Su~"

"Is the matter resolved?"

Lin Yan nodded.

Seeing that Su Chen was still staring at him, he hesitated for a moment before beginning his report.

"Are the two Xuan Masters behind them from the south?"

Lin Yan nodded: "That's what they said."

"Feeding zombies to the human-eating flower?"

Lin Yan paused for a moment, then nodded with a forced smile.

Su Chen suddenly laughed.

"Does Master Yan also think so?"

Lin Yan blinked, realizing he really couldn't bring himself to click.

He even held his breath.

Fortunately, Su Chen didn't press the matter further. Instead, he pointed to the kitchen and asked, "Do you want some zongzi?"

Lin Yan was stunned for a moment.

"The shrimp meat is quite delicious."

After Su Chen finished speaking, he went to tease Little A-Yun.

Lin Yan stood there for a while, going over the events of the afternoon in his mind.

Although she didn't quite understand Su Chen's meaning, she seemed to have vaguely grasped some clues.

Coming to his senses, he looked at Su Chen and saw him clapping his hands while holding A Yun's little hand. After a moment of contemplation, he moved to the kitchen.

Upon seeing him, Liu Chunhua immediately began to present him with her treasures.

"Xiao Yan, you're back! Come help Grandma try this zongzi to see if it's delicious..."

"Shrimp meat~"

"This is shrimp meat, have a taste!"