Chapter 88: Lin Beixiu’s Mockery

Qin Muxue plopped down on his bed, snatched the kitten from his hands, and began playing with it, Mantou nibbling happily on her fingers.

Lin Beixiu watched her and shook his head helplessly, “You should first brush up on your knowledge. Keeping a cat isn’t easy; it’s not just an impulse.”

“I know.”

Qin Muxue earnestly said, “I’m serious. Also, Little Brother Bei, let’s raise it together.”

“Don’t you think this little guy can bring a lot of happiness?”

“I’ll help out at most. This little one is after all the one you picked up, you have to take responsibility for it.”

The two were together, why care about these minor details? Wait until I make you mine, heh heh.

Qin Muxue found Lin Beixiu’s wooden-headedness exasperating, which only strengthened her resolve to win him over sooner and then do some thrilling things.

Lin Beixiu shuddered, always feeling like someone was after him.

“You go out, go cook the rice.”

“Oh, should I try making you a fried egg again?”

Lin Beixiu’s mouth twitched, “Sure, try it again, but don’t make anything else, I’m scared.”

“Okay.”

……….

In the end, Lin Beixiu, still not reassured, stood by and explained as he watched her cook.

“Do you really not trust me that much? Look how it turned out now?”

Lin Beixiu took over and said indifferently, “It’s passable. If you can’t learn this, it really means you have no talent.”

“Go out then, leave the rest to me.”

Qin Muxue obediently walked out.

Before long, Lin Beixiu had prepared a table full of food.

As they sat eating, little Mantou also came over to join in, meowing under the table.

“Alright, you have to wait a bit before you can eat.”

Qin Muxue asked Lin Beixiu, “Can I give it some rice?”

“Just milk for now, when it’s a bit older, cook some meat porridge for it.”

“Oh, okay.”

Qin Muxue felt a bit sorry but then looked at Mantou again.

“Stop meowing, I’ll feed you milk in a bit.”

Mantou, as if understanding, sat at Qin Muxue’s feet rolling around and acting coquettishly, making Qin Muxue like it even more.

After eating, Lin Beixiu hurried to clean up the mess, heading to the kitchen to wash the dishes.

Qin Muxue’s voice came from outside, “Little Bei, Mantou made a mess.”

“Then you clean it up.”

“I… don’t know how.” Her voice was helpless from outside.

“Shall I come wash the dishes then?”

Lin Beixiu resignedly cleaned his hands, “Alright.”

Lin Beixiu came out and saw Qin Muxue squatting by the table, wiping Mantou with a tissue, beside a pile…

Lin Beixiu didn’t say much, simply slipped on a plastic bag and began cleaning up, mopping the floor a few times.

“Keeping a cat really isn’t that easy,” Qin Muxue remarked.

Qin Muxue went to the kitchen to help wash the remaining dishes.

When she came back, Lin Beixiu was still squatting by the cage lecturing the little guy, teaching it how to use the toilet.

Qin Muxue couldn’t help but smile at his serious demeanor, “It’s still young, it needs to be a bit bigger before you can teach it.”

Seeing this, Lin Beixiu put it back in the cage and went back to his room for a nap.

Take it slow, no rush.

Qin Muxue also didn’t disturb him and went back to her room to sleep.

………

On a day they had classes, they left a bowl of milk in the cage and went to school.

In the classroom, the teacher was still discussing the key points, and Hu Feng approached after class.

“Lin Beixiu, haven’t seen you for a few days. Confident about the finals?”

Lin Beixiu casually said, “Yeah, very confident, just going for the first place.”

Hu Feng: …….

“Pfft.” Qin Muxue couldn’t help laughing at the side.

Little Brother Bei has learned to joke.

Hu Feng plaintively said, “Lin Beixiu, you have to help us then, I haven’t looked at the books much these days.”

Lin Beixiu indifferently replied, “We have to take the exams by class, I have a schedule here I haven’t had a chance to look at yet, you want to see if we can be in the same exam room?”

“Where did you get that?”

“I’m the class president, it was sent in the monitor group chat, but it’s not time to post it in the group yet, I only received it not long ago.”

Hu Feng quickly said, “Can I see it?”

“I’ve posted it in the group, go check it yourself.”

Just then the teacher arrived, and Hu Feng had to return to his seat.

Qin Muxue, hearing this, also took out her phone to look at the document Lin Beixiu had sent.

Good, except for Political Education, she was in the same examination room as Lin Beixiu for other subjects, which made her happy.

Others looked at the exam details Lin Beixiu posted and whispered among themselves.

Qin Muxue briefly glanced at it, tapped Lin Beixiu’s arm, and smiled, “Too bad, Hu Feng isn’t in the same exam room as us, what will he do?”

Lin Beixiu also smiled slightly, “Who knows, let him play games and goof off every day.”

School was dismissed.

Hu Feng came over, looking like he was about to cry.

“Lin Beixiu, I’m doomed.”

Lin Beixiu patted his shoulder, “Hang in there, Feng, there are still a few days, you can still study, I can’t help you.”

Hu Feng also looked resigned but then shrugged it off nonchalantly, “Oh well, eat and drink as usual, leave the rest to fate.”

Lin Beixiu shook his head helplessly, envying his genuinely carefree attitude. After all, being a wealthy second-generation, he really didn’t worry about money.

Lin Beixiu only found out about this later; he hadn’t expected the usually easygoing guy to be so low-key.

……….

Back home, as soon as they opened the door, they heard Mantou’s meowing.

Qin Muxue squatted down, playing with Mantou.

Lin Beixiu drank some water and went to his room.

“You cook the rice, I’ll rest a bit before I start cooking.”

“Oh, okay.”

After adding some milk for Mantou, Qin Muxue went to the kitchen to wash rice and cook, checking the fridge afterward before heading to Lin Beixiu’s bedroom.

“Little Brother Bei, we’re out of vegetables.”

Lin Beixiu paused, asking, “Nothing left at all?”

“Uh-huh.”

Qin Muxue approached, “Shall I go buy some?”

“Never mind, I’ll go, I’m afraid you might get lost again.”

Qin Muxue: …….

“That was just because I hadn’t been to that place before, so I got lost.”

As Lin Beixiu put on his shoes, he mocked her.

“Hehe, you can find the park but not the vet.”

It was just to train you; I really hadn’t been to that area before, and got lost because I panicked.

Qin Muxue stuck out her tongue, “Then take me out more often, so I won’t get lost later.”

Lin Beixiu scoffed, “older sister Qin, I knew you were up to no good. Don’t even think about it.”

“Hey, I’ll go with you.”

Seeing Lin Beixiu heading out, Qin Muxue followed him, leaving Mantou alone in the cage meowing.

……..

The two walked together to the vegetable market, Lin Beixiu not saying much, letting her follow. After buying some groceries, they returned home.

Mainly because Qin Muxue mentioned it was just a few days until break, so they stocked up, each carrying a big bag of groceries.

“Really, spending so much time buying all this stuff, I’m starved.”

“That’s not my fault, not even knowing when the groceries ran out,” Qin Muxue retorted.

“This should last until the holidays.”

Lin Beixiu had no reply, “Alright, alright, it’s all my fault.”

“I didn’t mean that, don’t take it to heart,” Qin Muxue explained.

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