Refined Face Cream

While Zhou Dongdong was eating beans, Shangguan Dandan noticed that Liu Chang'an had returned and hid, probably back in the coffin.

There might be some noise, or there might be no noise, but since Zhou Dongdong was eating beans, it's understandable that she didn't notice how Shangguan Dandan disappeared.

Liu Chang'an reached out and tried to pry the coffin open, but it didn't budge. As expected, Shangguan Dandan was able to control the coffin. If it were just about strength, there was no way Liu Chang'an was weaker than Shangguan Dandan.

In the past, in the vast wilderness lived wild creatures that bravely fought against Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Many people have seen dinosaur fossils, dinosaur egg fossils, large dinosaur fossils, small dinosaur fossils, flying dinosaur fossils, aquatic dinosaur fossils, herbivorous dinosaur fossils, and carnivorous dinosaur fossils, but no one has ever eaten a dinosaur.

Actually, dinosaur meat doesn't taste that great, and there's nothing particularly worth eating about it. There's no need to be curious; there are other living fossils on Earth whose taste is the same as it is today, even tens or hundreds of millions of years ago. So, the meat of animals from the dinosaur era wasn't necessarily better. While the oxygen content in the air does affect meat quality, the texture—muscle fibers are still muscle fibers, and the protein composition hasn't changed—is still largely dependent on cooking methods. There's no need to feel restless or unable to forget the experience of never having eaten dinosaur meat.

Liu Chang'an could easily overturn a dinosaur now, but he couldn't open this coffin with brute force, making Liu Chang'an wonder if it was some kind of alien technology.

If we assume the aliens were friendly, then such a speculation seems quite plausible: they visited Earth and presented the mistress of the most powerful empire on Earth at the time with a gift of eternal youth.

But that's not the point.

Liu Chang'an knocked on Shangguan Dandan's coffin lid.

"I haven't taught you in a long time. In the courses I taught you before, I covered history, politics, natural sciences, and modern humanities, but I imagine you were most interested in history."

Shangguan Dandan ignored Liu Chang'an incessant chatter, since the other girls would just stare in shock at his rambling nonsense.

Even so, it wouldn't be difficult for Liu Chang'an to perform a monologue all night. If there were nothing else to do, what would it matter if he talked for three days and three nights?

Some historians believe that the establishment of the Song Dynasty was the last of the three major transformations in ancient China. Why? Because historians generally believe that the great clans of the medieval period had almost all disappeared after the upheaval in the late Tang Dynasty, Song Dynasty represented a reconstruction of the social structure.

"Let's take an example. Wei Feng was born in 735 AD and died in 810 AD. He served as the magistrate of Luoyang and the Sima of Huazhou, important positions with high status and power. How was he able to hold these positions? Because his father, two brothers, and father-in-law all held important official positions within the empire. One of his sons became a prefect, and another son was the father-in-law of Yang Hangong, who later became the military governor of Tianping and Jingnan. Wei Feng's grandfather was Wei Anshi, who served as prime minister under Empress Wu Zetian. His nephew-in-law and uncle both served as Minister of Personnel. He was related to Wang Gui, the prime minister during the reign of Emperor Taizong, and Gao Qu, the prime minister of the late Tang Dynasty. His granddaughter married the prime minister Bai Minzhong, meaning he was also a relative of Bai Juyi... The Bai Juyi who wrote 'The Song of Everlasting Regret.' This relationship may seem distant, but in that era, it was a very important one, completely different from today."

After Liu Chang'an finished speaking, he grabbed a handful of beans and started eating them. "By the way, how many of my beans did you eat today? I'm making fermented black beans. Today is fine, but I can't eat them tomorrow. The beans will mold and ferment, and it's not good for your health to eat them now... I don't think you'll die from eating them, but don't let Zhou Dongdong eat them anymore, or I'll be a little unhappy."

Shangguan Dandan didn't respond. Liu Chang'an said earnestly, "We all know that kinship is very important. As a traditional woman, it's normal for you to feel insecure in a strange world. Seeking the protection of relatives and a seemingly innate and mandatory bond is understandable. But we really don't have blood ties, and we can't build a solid kinship alliance like Wei Feng did based on blood relations. You can't claim to be my mother anymore. I've even changed my name more than a hundred times."

"Do you know why I recognized you the moment the coffin was opened that day?" Shangguan Dandan finally spoke, clearly unable to accept Liu Chang'an's words.

"Could it be something like telepathy?"

"Do we have a telepathic connection?"

"That's true." Liu Chang'an nodded; it wasn't good to be so presumptuous.

"Do you remember what happened in the Everlasting Palace?" Shangguan Dandan's voice was very calm, clear and crisp, like the chirping of early birds through the woods, carrying the caress of leaves and the cleansing of the forest air.

"I remember most of it." Liu Chang'an ate another handful of beans.

"Back then you were so aggressive..."

"No, I was conducting experiments to try and grant others the ability to live Longevity or extend their lifespan. You ended up blending in with the palace maids; how was I supposed to recognize you?"

Shangguan Dandan fell silent, remaining silent for a long time, seemingly verifying her memories. Liu Chang'an also fell silent; these events were too distant, and if he hadn't recently been repeatedly reviewing his memories, he wouldn't have been able to recall the details... He wasn't entirely sure now either, but he could compare his recollections with Shangguan Dandan's; she must remember them much more clearly.

"In short, you marked me, which allows me to sense your essence. No matter how you change your appearance, I can still feel that it is you."

When Liu Chang'an was eating his third handful of beans, Shangguan Dandan spoke. Liu Chang'an was a little curious because Shangguan Dandan was talking about something he hadn't discovered or could understand.

"Similar to isotope tracing, and you even have tracking capabilities, impressive." Liu Chang'an didn't recite poetry to express his admiration, "Absolutely amazing."

"I don't know what you're talking about, but since such a thing happened, I'm considered one of your concubines, or perhaps Empress Dowager. You choose."

Liu Chang'an ate the beans one by one. Time always passes slowly yet quickly, flowing through his fingers and through the cracks in his teeth as he chewed the beans. It can never stand still. This moment cannot last forever, and Liu Chang'an must make a decision in the next moment.

"Goodbye, Empress Dowager Weiyang."

"Good."

Liu Chang'an picked up his beans and left.

The next morning, after checking the weather forecast, Liu Chang'an moved the chili paste and wheat paste out again and placed them on the roof of the transport truck to dry in the sun. After half a day of intense sun exposure, the spiciness of the chili paste lessened slightly, and the color of the wheat paste changed slightly. Liu Chang'an estimated that they could be mixed together in three days.

As for the beans, they still need to be fermented before they can be used. Zhou Dongdong and Shangguan Dandan ate quite a lot of them, so the amount of fermented black beans produced will be reduced.

Did Shangguan Dandan eat or not? Asking Zhou Dongdong is unreliable; all she can remember is what she ate and what she wanted to eat.

Liu Chang'an glanced at the carriage. Back then, he had just entered Chang'an and taken over Everlasting Palace. Why did he want to become emperor? Because there were many palace maids in the palace; that was one of the reasons.

In the early Western Han Dynasty, there were only a dozen or so palace maids. By the time of Emperor Wu, the number had exceeded one thousand, and the scale was further expanded thereafter.

From Liu He's perspective at the time, this was a very good environment, and it was consensual. Although he was the King of Changyi and was never short of women around him, this was not an experience at all.

What is it like to have an entire harem as an emperor? You might find someone on Zhihu (a Chinese Q&A website) telling you about it, but in modern history, after Puyi's death, only Liu Chang'an truly experienced this.

Han Dynasty, palace maids entered the palace between the ages of 13 and 20. After a certain period of time, they could leave the palace and marry men from the common people. Whether a woman had been favored by the emperor did not affect whether she could leave the palace or remarry. Therefore, the palace maids at that time actively cooperated with Liu Bingyi's experiment.

At that time, no empress had been appointed yet, and Shangguan Dandan was still the only empress in the Everlasting Palace. Even after the empress was appointed, her status was still the highest, and she still lived in the Pepper Chamber Hall. She did not need to move to make room for the new empress.

Shangguan Dandan would naturally pay attention to her "son," because Shangguan Dandan was well aware that after the death of her beloved uncle, both her maternal and paternal sides felt like they were surrounded by wolves and tigers. She needed a "son" who could be her rightful ally and give her a legitimate throne, which was the greatest power and capital she held.

Only her son could sit on the throne; otherwise, if power and military strength alone could allow one to usurp the throne without risk or future trouble, Huo Guang would have done so long ago.

Unfortunately, this son turned out to be unexpectedly unreliable. Shangguan Dandan remembered that her son was rumored to be quite good before, knowledgeable and talented, and fond of music and poetry. But ever since he came to Chang'an from his fiefdom, his reputation had changed.

Shangguan Dandan naturally wouldn't believe it easily. The matter of adopting Liu He as her stepson to inherit the throne was not smooth sailing. Her maternal grandfather held great power in the court, but he also had many concerns. People in the Han Dynasty truly believed that the Liu family was the family of the emperor. Presiding over the deposition and installation of emperors was far less treasonous than changing the emperor's surname.

After entering the palace, his various actions finally made Shangguan Dandan begin to doubt whether her ally was suitable. He even showed a strange interest in her little carriage.

One day, Shangguan Dandan received a report from a female official that Liu He was planning to do something strange again that night. Shangguan Dandan decided to check it out herself... Shangguan Dandan would never go on a secret trip out of the palace, but it would be fine to change clothes and walk around in her own palace without attracting attention.

Among the palace maids around Liu He, there were already some of her people. She blended in so well that no one could detect her. Like the others, she tasted the pills that Liu He had prepared. She wanted to see what kind of stuff he had produced.

It was then that she learned that Liu He wasn't engaging in debauchery... well, he could be, but his main purpose was to find the way to Longevity and to refine elixirs that would keep people young forever. The materials were probably the saliva, blood, and hair of young women... This was a tip from a palace maid, so it wasn't accurate. Shangguan Dandan wasn't sure either, but she felt that he was probably using people to refine elixirs.

Although it wasn't until two thousand years later that it was discovered he hadn't used anything from a woman's body, Shangguan Dandan at the time believed it was a form of sorcery. She argued that if it weren't for the influence of alchemists during Emperor Wu's reign, which led to the witchcraft scare, the situation wouldn't have escalated to the point where Liu He was needed to succeed to the throne.

After Shangguan Dandan took the elixir prepared by Liu He... well, let's not dwell on what happened next. In short, this man could no longer be emperor; otherwise, how would he behave when they met in the court and the harem in the future?

When Liu Chang'an met Shangguan Dandan again today, Shangguan Dandan brought up the fact that history cannot be changed and the choice of their relationship. After weighing the pros and cons, Liu Chang'an decided to let it go. If she wanted to be a mother, then so be it. Perhaps this was of great significance to her self-positioning and self-awareness.

Liu Chang'an couldn't understand, but not understanding doesn't mean it's unacceptable. It's foolish for someone to think that they must understand everything before they can accept its existence.

There was a gentle breeze in the morning, with a few drops of moisture and a refreshing coolness. I looked up and saw a cooling vehicle being tested.

It would be really interesting to have one of these on the military training field, but that's none of Liu Chang'an's business; it's not like he can't stand it.

Today's temperature is higher than yesterday's, and the ultraviolet radiation is also stronger. Liu Chang'an thought for a moment and made a face cream.

He himself certainly didn't need face cream, but An Nuan did. Although Liu Chang'an felt that the human body wasn't that delicate, and that getting sunburned wouldn't be a big deal, there were plenty of people who got sunburned and looked like charcoal charcoal while working outdoors... An Nuan was very pretty, and she wouldn't look as pretty if she got tanned, Liu Chang'an was unhappy.

Today, Liu Chang'an didn't have to chop chili peppers, carry bricks at the construction site, or kill a dog to sell for money. Qin Yanan called to ask if he was going to military training, and Liu Chang'an naturally went and wouldn't be late.

Liu Chang'an went to find An Nuan first. Xiangtan University is an open campus where public vehicles can freely pass through. However, the roads on campus are not as wide as those outside, and there are far fewer vehicles. Car accidents on campus are not common and are not serious. From time to time, students can be seen looking down at their phones, completely oblivious to the road conditions. It is hoped that their habits will not be carried out on the streets outside.

An Nuan was in charge of the class's military training, mainly responsible for the girls' situation. She arrived at the girls' dormitory early to check on the leave applications, because girls have special periods every month, and they are not suitable to participate in high-intensity training activities during this time. Moreover, some girls experience extreme pain during this period, a kind of torment that men cannot imagine.

Whether she's actually menstruating or not is not something the male supervisor can confirm; that's within An Nuan's job responsibilities.

An Nuan wandered around the girls' dormitory. A petite girl from Nanyue was particularly thin and small. She hadn't reported or asked for leave, probably planning to go to military training despite her lack of spirit. An Nuan couldn't understand or accept it, so she pressed her into the dormitory.

An Nuan felt that even though everyone had only spent a summer vacation, the difference between the dormitories of high school seniors and college freshmen was already quite large. The biggest difference was probably the amount of cosmetics. High school girls' dormitories mostly had lipsticks, face creams, and hand creams, but when she took a walk around, she found that some girls were already using high-end brand cosmetics, with a wide variety of products.

Of course, the most commonly used product now is sunscreen. An Nuan always carries some in her bag. Military training isn't scary; what's scary is getting a tan. Just imagine meeting Liu Chang'an with a dark face. Liu Chang'an would probably regret not putting a crescent moon on An Nuan's forehead to block the sun. That way, once the surrounding area is tanned, she could peel off the crescent moon and become a natural female Bao Gong (a famous judge in Chinese history).

Yes, that's exactly what An Nuan thought when she heard Liu Chang'an comment about her getting a tan.

"Nuan Nuan, I'm on my period too, I need to ask for leave." Bi Wanwan hugged An Nuan's arm and acted coquettishly. Although Bi Wanwan and An Nuan weren't very close in high school, just ordinary classmates, and he played with Bai Hui more, they became classmates in college, so naturally they became closer.

"Go away, go away, stop causing trouble. We were just eating ice cream." An Nuan laughed and smacked Bi Wanwan.

"Oh dear, my gluttony gave me away. I should have waited until you left before eating," Bi Wanwan said, looking full of regret.

An Nuan's work was almost finished. She had compiled the attendance and leave information for the girls and sent it to the counselor. She then sat in Bi Wanwan's dormitory playing.

"Nuan Nuan, you really have a boyfriend?" Ding Lin, another girl in Bi Wanwan's dorm, asked.

"Yes." An Nuan picked up her phone, which displayed a photo of herself and Liu Chang'an. However, she thought it might not be appropriate to show it off, so she decided against it. After all, Liu Chang'an was her precious treasure, and what if others were envious? They would probably feel very uncomfortable or even jealous.

"Do you have any photos? Let me see." Gu Meng, a girl who had just climbed out of bed, asked with great interest, touching her round face.

An Nuan hesitated for a moment, then said, "Since you all wanted to see this, it doesn't count as me deliberately showing off." She muttered that there wasn't anything interesting to see, and slowly swiped the screen.

A candid photo shows her boyfriend sitting sideways, holding a beautifully colored book, "Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling," the title clearly visible. He's lounging on a bench under a streetlamp, the setting sun casting a warm glow on his hair. An Nuan's forehead and eyes are visible in the lower right corner of the screen, looking playful and adorable.

"Her side profile is killer!" Zhao Xiaotong, the only girl left in the dorm, exclaimed as she walked over.

"What book are you reading? It seems really impressive."

"Liu Chang'an hardly reads any serious books, but his academic performance is top-notch, and the books he reads are things that others have no interest in at all."

"A couple of top students?"

When are you bringing them over to show us?

An Nuan turned off her phone, trying her best to maintain a reserved smile. It's actually quite hard for a girl to suppress the sweet pride and joy she feels for her boyfriend. An Nuan waved her hand, "It's nothing, just the angle and lighting. Actually, he's just average-looking, but... haha... as long as I like him, that's enough."

An Nuan couldn't help but laugh, a little shyly.

"Look at how happy you are. You're definitely going to be completely under someone's thumb from now on."

"We girls can't be too concerned about boys. We need to be skillful, walking on the edge of being close yet distant, so that he can be completely devoted to us."

"My god, are you a theory master? You just said last night that you really wanted to be in a relationship, so why don't you have a boyfriend? You're such a hot-and-cold gay guy."

"I'm a theoretical master, you're a judo master, haha..."

An Nuan was slightly embarrassed. It turned out that everyone in the girls' dormitory could get to know each other so quickly and without restraint.

But it's also quite nice. It reminds An Nuan of Han Zhizhi, that heartless woman who ran so far away. Junsha is so much better. Her Mandarin is so pleasant to listen to, the spicy dishes are so flavorful, and all around her is the world she's lived in since childhood.

Just then, Chen Qingke and came in. She was from the same hometown as Gu Meng and had been coming to visit Gu Meng often these past few days.

"An Nuan... a big incident has occurred." An Nuan is the kind of girl you remember after just one meeting; Chen Qingke had seen An Nuan two or three times in Gu Meng's dorm room.

As she spoke, Chen Qingke looked An Nuan up and down again. It was Gu Meng who first told her that there was a stunningly beautiful girl in her class. Girls love looking at beautiful girls, so Gu Meng brought Chen Qingke to the dormitory to play, and that's how she met An Nuan.

"What big event is it?" Bi Wanwan asked first, as if he wanted to find out for his old classmate.

"A minister in the Student Union of the School of Biology seems to have a thing for you. He's been asking around about you..." Chen Qingke clicked her tongue in admiration. "I always thought a beauty like you would attract countless suitors, but I didn't expect him to be so eager to make a move on a junior so soon."

An Nuan didn't pay much attention, a slight smile playing on her lips. She'd encountered this kind of thing far too often. There were plenty of people asking about her, but very few actually dared to approach her, confess their feelings, or use any other tricks.

"How nonchalant... Why doesn't anyone act like this, letting the whole world know he's pursuing me?" Zhao Xiaotong sighed.

"Forget it, chasing someone like this is like being in heat." Bi Wanwan scoffed. What kind of popularity did An Nuan have at the Affiliated High School? She really wouldn't take a student council minister from a university, let alone someone from the college, seriously.

"The School of Biology... my boyfriend is in the School of Biology," An Nuan said with some concern, "Isn't it bad to start hitting someone right after the start of the semester?"

"No way, there are plenty of old fogies in the student council. They probably won't openly make a move." Chen Qingke An Nuan understandingly. It's common for couples to get into fights because of complicated relationships in school. Boys at this age can be impulsive.

"That's why Minister Yuan got beaten up," Bi Wanwan waved his hand.

"Is your boyfriend really that short-tempered?" Ding Lin thought about the photo of the handsome man with a killer profile, quietly reading a book.

"Liu Chang'an's most impressive feat was taking on the most prestigious martial arts school in our Junsha River." Ma Shilong broadcast Liu Chang'an's duel live, so naturally, many people at Xiangtan University Affiliated High School knew about it and were curious about it.

Liu Chang'an is no longer at the Affiliated High School, but his legend Affiliated High School has already begun.

"Really? That's too much!" Gu Meng said incredulously. "He's clearly a bookish boy."

The others were also dumbfounded. A one-on-one fight against a martial arts school reminded them of scenes from movies like Fist of Fury, Bruce Lee, and Wong Fei-hung.

"Is this Minister Yuan perhaps interested in getting to know me?" An Nuan swiped her fingers across the phone screen and said to Chen Qingke, "Senior, do you know this Minister Yuan?"

"I wouldn't say I know them... I'd say I know them." Chen Qingke a little embarrassed. "We've just added each other on WeChat."

"Then please tell him I have a boyfriend and I have absolutely no interest in getting to know him. If he continues to inquire about me, please ask him to search for Liu Chang'an from Xiangtan University Affiliated High School first," An Nuan said calmly. She actually hated this. Making friends is a social skill that everyone needs, and there's nothing wrong with wanting to meet beautiful girls, but doesn't this consider the emotional impact and mood it might have on others? Whether you want to get to know someone or pursue them, making such a private matter known to upperclassmen from other colleges... Many girls will say behind An Nuan's back that she's flamboyant and promiscuous, and that she loves to show off so much right after entering university.

Minister Yuan hadn't had a chance to search yet, but the other girls had already done so.

After a while, the girls looked at An Nuan with different eyes. What kind of boyfriend did this beautiful girl find...? An orphan who runs a breakfast stall selling rice noodles, who received a 200,000 yuan reward from the school for his act of bravery, whose academic performance is top-notch, who once invited a rich kid driving Bentley who harassed An Nuan to the top of Mount Lu to livestream himself spinning a giant windmill and beat him up, who also beat two outstanding disciples from the most prestigious martial arts school in the Junsha River to the point of hospitalization, and then went to the martial arts school to fight a renowned martial arts master and win decisively, who can sing on the street for his girlfriend, who can wear Hanfu and accompany his girlfriend in the rain with a quiet and gentle demeanor, and who was even photographed walking with an extremely cute little girl on the street, full of warmth and affection... He didn't do anything earth-shattering, and he didn't have a resume with layers of halo like many elite people, but if such a man were their boyfriend, their Mary Sue desires would be infinitely satisfied.

"He actually... really, really... anyway... with a boyfriend like that, what Minister Yuan is like a fly in his eyes, right?" An Nuan looked at the girls uncertainly. Everyone was focused on their boyfriends, An Nuan couldn't help but feel a little shy because the information they were searching for about Liu Chang'an included a lot of things related to her... There are so many idle people these days, they like to upload whatever they see online, and some people have even spontaneously become fans who don't even know Liu Chang'an exists, compiling things related to Liu Chang'an.

An Nuan didn't mind using "fly" to describe a stranger. What An Nuan hated most was that someone would make such a fuss knowing she had a boyfriend. What if Liu Chang'an found out? If he was angry with her, An Nuan would be very, very sad.

When it comes to someone you like, you just don't want to see them unhappy in the slightest because of her.

"Exactly!" the girls unanimously agreed with An Nuan's description.

It's not that I'm particularly sensible, it's just that sometimes you don't need many reasons to take sides.

An Nuan's phone rang, and the name "Liu Chang'an" appeared on the screen.

"Whoa whoa!"

After learning about it, the feeling was completely different. The girls couldn't help but cheer and were quite excited. Even Bi Wanwan, who knew Liu Chang'an, got excited as if she had just met Liu Chang'an today.

An Nuan blushed slightly as she answered the phone.

An Nuan hummed in agreement twice and then hung up. A little embarrassed, she said, "He came looking for me. He's at our military training location."

Liu Chang'an didn't know An Nuan was in the girls' dormitory, but he knew where their military training was taking place. He only realized after he arrived that the place was right downstairs from the girls' dormitory.

An Nuan walked out of the dormitory, and several girls followed her out to look around, wanting to see Liu Chang'an in person.

An Nuan jogged to the field and saw Liu Chang'an holding a small white glass bottle containing some kind of white milky substance.

"Good morning!" Liu Chang'an smiled.

"Good morning." An Nuan looked slightly shy as she glanced back at the girls leaning on the railing in the dormitory corridor behind her.

"Why do I feel like someone is watching me from upstairs?" Liu Chang'an looked up, waved, and still had a smile on his face.

He knew which dormitory An Nuan came out of, so of course he knew that those girls had just been with An Nuan.

The girls giggled, a little embarrassed, and turned to go back to their dorms. Bi Wanwan, however, seemed unusually excited for some reason, waving her hands excitedly a few times before going back.

Liu Chang'an lowered his head and looked at An Nuan's cheeks. Indeed, her fair and rosy cheeks were beautiful. The beauty of this world is worth protecting.

Liu Chang'an likes beautiful, cute, excellent, and wonderful things.

"They are Bi Wanwan's roommates. Bi Wanwan is in the same class as me, but unfortunately Zhang Taole isn't. Many of our classmates from our Affiliated High School high school are at Xiangtan University... We were just chatting, and we even talked about you..." An Nuan murmured softly to calm herself down. She didn't know if Liu Chang'an knew about that Minister Yuan.

This is a trivial matter, but for a girl in love, anything concerning her boyfriend's feelings is never a small matter, especially since boys these days are more possessive, controlling, and insecure. Although An Nuan felt that Liu Chang'an wasn't the kind of person who particularly distrusted his girlfriend, she still worried.

"Did you take the opportunity to spread the word that those boys who are trying to pursue you should be careful, that their lives are so fragile and they should cherish them?" Liu Chang'an asked with a smile.

Sure enough! They're here! An Nuan cautiously glanced into Liu Chang'an's eyes. "I'll have them search for information about my boyfriend first."

"That works too." Liu Chang'an thought for a moment, "Should I find a few more people to beat up and create a notorious bully image online?"

"Ugh!" An Nuan couldn't help but laugh out loud, then coughed lightly. "Right now, there's only one thing that's really bothering me: some Minister Yuan from your college. He's been asking around about me everywhere, even the senior students in our college know about it."

"I met this person yesterday. He said he wanted to compete fairly with me. I was a little confused at the time. Where in this world is there any fair competition? The idea that all people are born equal is just a beautiful blessing. Why say such pretentious things?" Liu Chang'an said calmly. "So I suggested he go home and compete with his father for his mother."

An Nuan was overjoyed, because this kind of thing naturally touched the wild and messy excitement points of the sometimes wicked young girl inside her, and she couldn't help but laugh several times.

"Shouldn't a pretty girl look at me with disbelief and criticize me when she hears something like that?" Liu Chang'an frowned slightly and pinched her nose. "Stop laughing, there's nothing funny about it."

"I hate you! I hate you! I hate you!" An Nuan punched Liu Chang'an, stomping her foot angrily, "You only liked my appearance yesterday!"

"I didn't say I didn't like how you are now. I just wanted to read a novel called 'The Debauchery of the Rome Empire' with you. We can read it together; I'm sure there's a lot of content you'll enjoy," Liu Chang'an sincerely suggested.

An Nuan heard the name carefully and refused seriously, "I don't want to... I don't like watching it, you're talking nonsense."

"Let's get down to business. Did you prepare sunscreen?" Liu Chang'an asked.

"Yes, SPF50+, PA++++." An Nuan looked at Liu Chang'an suspiciously, "Does it mean you won't like me anymore now that I've gotten a tan?"

"I don't like Black people." Liu Chang'an nodded firmly, then took out a face cream he had made himself. "This is for you."

"What's this?" An Nuan asked curiously, looking at the small bottle. "Is it yogurt?"

As she spoke, An Nuan opened the bottle cap, sticking out her tongue while looking at Liu Chang'an.

An Nuan's tongue was as pink and moist as she was. Liu Chang'an had tasted it, but unfortunately Liu Yuewang intervened halfway, preventing Liu Chang'an from fully experiencing the beautiful girl's initiative.

Liu Chang'an felt that there were many delicious tongues in the world, such as cow tongue, pig tongue, deer tongue, duck tongue, sparrow tongue, etc. But the only one that was delicious without any processing was right in front of him.

Generally speaking, tongue preparation requires a fairly meticulous process. Scalding and scraping with boiling water is unavoidable. If the tongue coating isn't properly removed, it not only affects the taste but is also very unhygienic...

Liu Chang'an snapped out of his reverie and stopped An Nuan from slowly bringing her tongue closer to the bottle, because it smelled so good and tasted so delicious.

She wasn't really tempted to try it, so she kept an eye on Liu Chang'an's eyes. If he indicated that it was okay to eat it, An Nuan would stick out her tongue, roll it around, and lick it.

"You can't eat it." Liu Chang'an patted her hair.

"It looks delicious." An Nuan wondered. Although many cosmetics actually emit a natural, food-like aroma that is tempting, none of them made her feel a strong urge to take a bite. It was as if something alluring was emanating from the aroma and tickling her mouth, making her drool.

"This is face cream, I made it for you."

"Ah?"

An Nuan blinked. She knew Liu Chang'an was extremely skilled with his hands; he could do almost all the traditional handicrafts of the older generation, such as drying chili sauce, making fermented black beans, sewing shoe soles, knitting sweaters, and making clothes. But face cream... it wasn't something that could be made by hand so easily. First of all, the materials were important. For example, science students know that Vaseline can achieve more than 90% of the effect of most creams on the market, but could a girl only carry a bottle of Vaseline in her bag?

"Vaseline and lard?" An Nuan asked Liu Chang'an tentatively, unable to imagine how Liu Chang'an could make face cream.

"I still want to kiss your face. Do you want me to tell others afterwards that a beautiful girl's face smells like lard?" Liu Chang'an said, tugging at An Nuan's cheek.

"Then kiss it now, and tell everyone what it tastes like!" An Nuan said coquettishly, tiptoeing.

Liu Chang'an pressed down on the top of her head to stop her from swaying like a spring, and then refused.

"How annoying, he won't kiss me!" An Nuan was angry but also understanding. Actually, she was just being coquettish. After all, this was downstairs in the dormitory building. Usually, when she saw couples on campus being affectionate without regard for others, she felt disgusted.

But it's one thing if I feel it's inappropriate, but she brought it up and he refused, so of course it's his fault, and I just want to be angry for a moment.

"Try this face cream first." Liu Chang'an dabbed a little face cream on his finger and applied it to An Nuan's face.

A girl's face is very important. It takes courage to have someone casually apply what is supposedly a handmade face cream to your face. An Nuan felt the slightly cool and smooth texture, but she didn't feel uncomfortable at all; on the contrary, she found it quite comfortable.

Liu Chang'an rubbed his fingers on An Nuan's cheek, until the little bit of face cream was broken up and melted.

"It feels pretty good." An Nuan touched her cheek with her finger and said with some surprise.

"Did you bring a mirror? You specifically mentioned yesterday that it was a really cute mirror," Liu Chang'an said, pointing to her bag.

An Nuan then took out a very cute mirror, looked at her cheeks, and this time she wasn't just surprised, she was overjoyed, "It makes my skin even whiter!"

Yesterday, after being in the sun all day, An Nuan's face still looked pink and tender despite applying sunscreen. However, that was only because she had a good complexion. The sunlight still caused some minor damage to her skin. After Liu Chang'an applied his face cream to repair the damage, the difference was very obvious when compared to the surrounding areas where no sunscreen was applied.

"Throw away your SP50+, PA++++."

"I can't throw it away, I'll give it to someone else." Liu Chang'an said casually, but An Nuan replied seriously, her face beaming with a sweet smile, "I'm going to put it all over my face now, and when people see me later, they'll definitely ask me what brand of sunscreen I'm using."

"A heart-shaped one?"

Of course!

"This stuff is really precious, there's only a limited quantity, and there won't be a second bottle," Liu Chang'an reminded An Nuan.

"Why?" An Nuan was a little surprised. Although she was reluctant to let others use it carelessly, An Nuan would definitely share good things with her close female friends.

Otherwise, if you only flaunt your "love brand" without letting others try even a little bit, it's too petty and annoying.

"It's just for your military training; you won't need this kind of thing afterward." Liu Chang'an waved his hand. "Bye."

Liu Chang'an left without warning, leaving An Nuan puzzled. A girl's beauty and skincare is a lifelong matter, so why use it only for military training? This product is so amazing; An Nuan could almost feel its moisturizing and repairing effects on her skin.