Scientific Travel

When Gao Ruizhe saw Deng Yin's face, which was stuffed with purple jade cake, his heart skipped a beat.

"I may not be number one, but I want to be number one."

Just as Gao Ruizhe was speaking, someone lit fireworks, and his words, along with the fireworks, scattered in the air.

The colors of the fireworks were reflected on Deng Yin's face, and at that moment, Deng Yin was as radiant as fireworks.

Deng Yin didn't come to his senses until the fireworks had finished.

"what did you just say?"

".......nothing."

From the moment a firework bursts into bloom, it is destined to belong to no one.

Before Gao Ruizhe could finish his grieving, he heard a little girl's voice coming from behind Deng Yin.

"elder sister!"

As soon as Deng Yin turned around, he was embraced by Wang Xi who had run over.

"Sister, why didn't you come and play with me? I promise I won't cry anymore. Please come and see me more often, okay?"

Deng Yin rubbed Wang Xi's back, comforting her, "Sister was just about to come visit you. Xi Xi, have you saved up any money? Is it enough to take sister out?"

Wang Xi released Deng Yin, stepped out of her arms, and said in a clear voice, "Okay, what do you want to eat, sister? I'll go buy it right now!"

Deng Yin took Wang Xi's hand and said to Gao Ruizhe, "Go find the two of them. Don't wait for me for dinner."

"But......"

We haven't released the lanterns together yet...

Deng Yin was merely informing Gao Ruizhe, not seeking his opinion, and didn't listen to his reply at all.

Gao Ruizhe didn't move until the four figures were out of sight, then he turned and walked away.

Time returns to the present.

Faced with Feifei's question, Gao Ruizhe was momentarily at a loss for words.

Seeing that he hadn't spoken for a long time and still had this expression, Qiu Qingyu said sarcastically, "Can't you see that? It's obvious that he expressed his love to Deng Yin, but was rejected."

Qiu Qingyu's words made sense; he was indeed no different from being rejected.

Seeing that Gao Ruizhe didn't refute, Feifei also fell silent.

Well, it seems I really was rejected.

Neither of them wanted to continue shopping. Since Deng Yin wasn't there, and Qiu Qingyu didn't want to wander around alone, she went home with the two of them.

Gao Ruizhe and Feifei were both in a bad mood, so they stayed in their room when they got home, and neither of them planned to cook.

Qiu Qingyu had just eaten a string of candied hawthorns and wasn't hungry, nor did she have any intention of cooking.

The most important thing about Chinese New Year is having a New Year's Eve dinner together as a family. In the hearts of these three people, the concept of family has long been lost, so they naturally don't care about whether or not they have a New Year's Eve dinner.

When there is a mission objective, the New Year's Eve dinner can be a way to attract the other party.

When there are no mission objectives, the New Year's Eve dinner is just a meal.

Late at night, a time when all should be quiet, the outside was filled with the sound of firecrackers.

Deng Yin pushed open the courtyard gate and found that all the houses were dark.

Deng Yin knocked on each door, gathering everyone in the courtyard.

"Didn't you have New Year's Eve dinner?"

Gao Ruizhe and Feifei didn't look too good, only Qiu Qingyu had a happy face, which was somewhat like the New Year.

"No, Gao Ruizhe said you weren't coming back for dinner, so we didn't cook."

"That's perfect." Deng Yin rolled up his sleeves and instructed, "Gao Ruizhe, go get the pot for the Hundred Pots and light the charcoal. Feifei, go wash the vegetables and meat, and Qiu Qingyu, go chop the vegetables and stuff."

“If we act quickly…” Deng Yin looked up at the sky, where vibrant colors filled the entire expanse. “We won’t even need to light candles to eat in the courtyard.”

The group got busy following Deng Yin's instructions. Gao Ruizhe was happy, though he didn't know why she had returned so early. He kept stealing glances at Deng Yin while lighting the charcoal.

Deng Yin noticed his little trick, but didn't expose him.

Some people are about to lose their temper...

No matter how many times Deng Yin eats Bai Guo, he never gets tired of the taste.

The base sauce currently being used is the top-quality base sauce that Deng Yin selected after more than ten rounds of selection.

For Deng Yin, Bai Guo was simply a delicious and quick-to-make dish.

But for the other three, Bai Guo was something only a family could eat together.

They were pretending to be beggars, but the fact that they had no family was true. Eating something like a hundred pots would inevitably have some impact on the three of them.

In the past, I had eaten a hundred pots with my mission targets, but it was always when the two of us were alone, and I had never eaten them on New Year's Day.

With so many people eating together all at once, accompanied by the sound of fireworks, it's hard not to feel like you're part of a family.

But none of the people who made it this far were weak-willed; one night was enough for the three of them to sort out their feelings.

Because she slept too late the night before, Deng Yin missed both breakfast and lunch, and when she woke up, the sun was almost setting.

Gao Ruizhe was not discouraged by the rejection he received the previous day; instead, he became more determined after each setback.

As soon as Deng Yin opened the door, he quickly brought out the lunch that had been reheated three times.

"Are you hungry? I made fresh fish porridge, white dumplings, stir-fried shredded vegetables, crispy balls, and white jade chicken and mushroom balls."

Gao Ruizhe's dishes looked very healthy, and Qiu Qingyu, not to be outdone, quickly brought out her own dishes while Gao Ruizhe was introducing the dishes.

"I made spicy chicken, Pinfu Jade Cake, Lying on the Wall, Golden Thread Dates, and Red Yue Zi. These are all dishes I recently learned to make. Would you like to try them?"

While glaring at Qiu Qingyu, Gao Ruizhe gritted his teeth and said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "It's my turn to cook today!"

Qiu Qingyu looked at Deng Yin, her eyes sparkling. Her lips barely moved, unless you looked closely. "I didn't cook yesterday, so I'll make up for it today."

"This even comes with a patch?!"

Gao Ruizhe loses control of his voice when he gets angry, and Deng Yin heard this as well.

"What kind of patch?"

Qiu Qingyu shoved Gao Ruizhe aside and explained to Deng Yin with a smile, "He was asking whether or not to include his portion." Qiu Qingyu rolled her eyes at Gao Ruizhe and said, "I made this especially for my sister, how could I possibly include your portion?"

Deng Yin nodded, accepting Qiu Qingyu's explanation.

"In that case, you can keep all your dishes for yourself. I'll have enough of what Qiu Qingyu makes."

One defeat proves nothing, so Gao Ruizhe lost eight games in a row.

What's worse is that all eight of these incidents occurred within just two days.

Eight times in total, Deng Yin was the one who was not chosen when given the choice between two options.

Now that the New Year is over, Gao Ruizhe's heart is completely broken.

This was the first time Deng Yin had ever experienced such a lively New Year. It wasn't until the third day that he realized it was already December.

"System, I want to buy a product that costs one point."

"Congratulations, host, you have obtained a refrigerator."

This is great! Next time I can eat watermelon chilled.

Satisfied with the refrigerator, Deng Yin took it home.

This time she went back with lots of bags and packages. Besides the New Year's goods she hadn't finished eating, Aunt Wang also gave her a lot of things.

None of them noticed that as they left the city, someone on the city gate was watching the carriage.

Aren't you going down to take a look?

"No, she doesn't want to see me."