After a busy spell, they made another meal of Shaozi Noodles and treated the surrounding neighbors to dinner. Only then did everyone return home. Seeing the smiles blooming on Dad and Mom's faces, Chen Mo was delighted as well. As long as the elderly couple were happy, everything else was negotiable.
However, he would not tell them that the car he had driven home was the second car he had bought. If Dad and Mom found out he had squandered money like that, they would definitely greet him with a stick. Thinking of that female police officer from today, he really missed that feeling.
Huh? When had he become so cheap? They had only brushed against each other, yet he could not stop thinking about it. Back when he was in Shangshi, every time he squeezed onto the subway, people were pressed shoulder to shoulder, yet he had never savored it like this. Ha! The best explanation was that pretty people could get away with anything. That female police officer today was exactly like that—she had been breathtakingly beautiful.
Fine, he was not exactly obsessed with appearances, but good looks were an advantage. There was nothing he could do about that.
Chen Mo could feel his parents' happiness, so he was happy inside as well. When he practiced carving that night, he felt as though his hands followed his heart, as if everything came naturally. Chen Mo knew this meant his carving Cultivation Level had improved somewhat, and he was overjoyed. His hard work had not been in vain; he had finally made progress. Even his subsequent cultivation went relatively smoothly, feeling far more seamless than usual.
The night passed without incident, spent entirely in cultivation. When he got up in the morning, he used a Cleansing Technique on himself,