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After three consecutive years of diligent sweeping campaigns outside,
Chu He felt his body had loosened up considerably. The slight gloom that had built up over decades had been swept away in one stroke.
He felt refreshed and clear-headed.
Sure enough, old people still needed to move around now and then for the good of both body and mind.
Holding a book as he sat in a recliner, with the dense branches and leaves of the Willow Tree above his head blocking the blazing sun, Chu He returned to his leisurely, comfortable life.
After roaming about for so long, he now wanted to return to peace and become an honest man again.
An ordinary old man of ninety-eight.
Read books, bask in the sun, cultivate a little—wonderful!
"Little Chu Brother, I haven't seen you this relaxed in a long time!"
Zhao Yuling climbed over the wall.
When she saw Chu He sitting there, her eyes lit up. She moved over a stool, took out a book, and sat down in the same manner.
"You girl, why do you always like copying me?"
Seeing Zhao Yuling strike the exact same pose as him, Chu He could not help glancing sideways at her.
"Because it's comfortable!"
Zhao Yuling said with a smile, "I don't know why, but I always find reading unbearably dull. Yet when I'm beside you, Little Chu Brother, I feel wonderfully refreshed."
"Is that so?"
Chu He chuckled.
"Yes."
Zhao Yuling nodded firmly.
Just then, in the distance, a figure in a fiery red gown approached with graceful steps. It was Lin Xueling.
She stood at a distance, looking at the two chairs and the two people beneath the green shade, which created an especially unique and wondrous sense of atmosphere.
For a moment, she froze, somewhat