A Girlfriend He Hadn't Seen in a Long Time

Shangguan Dandan and the clever, brave, innocent, lively, and helpful Zhou Dongdong carried a fist-sized bag of cold dishes home.

Being able to prepare a dish for breakfast so early in the morning was clearly proof that Shangguan Dandan possessed the same virtuous domestic qualities as Zhou Shuling. Shangguan Dandan was extremely pleased with herself, hoping that when Liu Chang'an ate the cold dishes, he would feel the warmth she brought him through these little details of everyday life.

At breakfast, Zhou Shuling saw Liu Chang'an and Zhou Dongdong finish the cold dishes Shangguan Dandan had bought in just a few bites. She decided to make some cold mixed dishes herself the next morning. After all, many of the ingredients at the market's cold-dish stalls were difficult to clean properly, so hygiene was hard to guarantee.

Especially kelp and wood ear mushrooms. Both ingredients were black, making it difficult to tell whether they were clean or not, and the vendors outside might not scrub them carefully. Zhou Shuling loved crayfish, for instance, but she always made them herself, scrubbing each one clean with a toothbrush.

After breakfast, Liu Chang'an taught Shangguan Dandan how to ride an electric bike for a while, then set off for the airport to pick up the girlfriend he had not seen in a long time.

Liu Chang'an's girlfriend was named An Nuan, and she was nineteen this year.

She was a first-year student at Xiangnan University and had been Liu Chang'an's high school classmate. She was tall, with the kind of figure girls her age envied most: long, straight legs, a slender waist, and, having practiced Liu Chang'an's "Zhenwei Technique," an extraordinarily pretty face as well. There was not a single flaw anywhere on her body.

At that moment, Bai Hui and Zhu Juntang were