Cheering On

January 3rd, afternoon.

The three-day holiday finally came to an end today.

It had stopped, but the students of Yuzhou No.4 Middle School had reached the time to start moving again.

Xue Yuantong woke from her sleep. She had started her nap at two in the afternoon and slept until the sky had gone dark, from blazing sunshine until dusk descended.

The winter evening carried a faint chill. Xue Yuantong reluctantly crawled out from under the covers, got dressed, and shuffled about in the cool slippers her mother had knitted, making a clacking sound.

For some reason, she suddenly felt that the atmosphere outside was somewhat grave.

She first went next door to Jiang Ning's place. With one foot barely across the threshold, she suddenly caught the scent of Chuchu's steamed buns. Her delicate brows knitted, and a flash of insight crossed her eyes.

Jiang Ning definitely isn't home. He likes joining in the fun even more than I do. He must be at Chuchu's, watching her buns.

Thinking this, Xue Yuantong drew back her foot and confidently headed for Chuchu's home.

The moment she entered the kitchen, she ignored Chuchu, who was busy by the stove, and looked instead beneath it, at Jiang Ning, who was tending the fire before the stove's mouth.

"See? I knew you'd be here!" Xue Yuantong was proud of her own cleverness.

Jiang Ning said, "Impressive."

As he spoke, he used the fire hook to precisely rake two Peanuts out of the stove.

After gaining Spiritual Sense, he no longer had to worry about losing the peanuts he tossed into the stove. He could even observe whether they had been roasted to perfection.

"Ah." Xue Yuantong opened her mouth.

Jiang Ning rubbed off the shells, then with a throwing technique, flicked the roasted peanuts