Volume 1 Rebirth Returns Chapter 26 A Glimpse

  Liu Qingyun saw his own apprentice standing at the door of the study, looking at him with a strange expression. He suddenly realized how stupid he had been, but after so many years of pretending to be noble and elegant, he quickly adjusted his expression and instantly turned back into the refined and dignified master of Tianji Gate, Liu Qingyun. Of course, if you ignore the suspicious red glow behind his ears, he still looked quite convincing.

  "Cough, now the public security is too bad, those on top really don't care, they don't know the hardships of the common people."

  "Right, right, it's still my master who thinks for the people." Su Rui said with a hint of irony.

  Liu Qingyun saw that his apprentice was teasing him like this, and suddenly felt a bit embarrassed, losing face. He threw out a sentence "Stinky girl, doesn't know what's good for her." Then, he pretended to be angry, flung his sleeve and walked out of the study.

  Su Rui watched Liu Qingyun leave the study room and knew that her master was not angry, so she stayed in the study room without chasing after him.

  Su Rui felt a little melancholy at this time, after all, the Wang Chunhua who had been hated to the point of toothache in her previous life was resolved like this. The memories of her and her parents in her previous life were all destroyed by Wang Chunhua, although she recognized her ancestors and returned to her hometown many years later, but that small courtyard full of memories had long since changed beyond recognition. Not to mention those things left behind by her parents.

  She was overjoyed that she had been reborn, although she couldn't save her parents' lives, but she kept the memories of her parents and believed that in this life, she would definitely protect her family from harm!

  Su Rui has already decided to return to the capital, and naturally wants to make arrangements for herself. The most important thing about returning to the capital is to meet Grandpa and her uncles. Today is Big Brother's birthday, and I estimate that Tao Zexi's gift has been sent out. I don't know when Grandpa will discover it. Hmm, if he doesn't find it, she can just go there herself. No, I estimate she won't be able to get into the big courtyard anyway. It's better to make a phone call instead. Fortunately, she still remembers the home phone number.

  For Su Rui, apart from recognizing her relatives, the most important thing is to go to school. After her parents passed away in her previous life, she was adopted by Li Fu and his wife. Then Wang Chunhua took the initiative to go to school and cancel her enrollment on the grounds that her family couldn't afford to support two people going to school.

  When she returned to the Su family, she was already past school age and did not attend school again. She only flipped through some books at home. Not attending university was one of her greatest regrets in life. Although those high-society people didn't say anything, on the surface they flattered her for the sake of the Su and Ye families' reputation, but behind her back they said she was an illiterate country bumpkin who could never become a phoenix no matter how hard she tried, and that even with a phoenix feather attached to her, she would still be just a wild chicken.

  She had heard about these things, and even at a banquet, she overheard two women talking in the bathroom stall, "The Su family has an illiterate and foolish young lady." Although the Su and Ye families were very powerful, there were too many mouths to shut up, so they could only advise her not to take it to heart. Her uncle had suggested that she go to college for further study, but Wu Yong said he didn't want her to be too busy, wanting to eat her cooking every day, so she refused her uncle's suggestion.

  Su Rui thought that in her previous life, she was really stupid and couldn't be saved. At the time, she thought Wu Yong's words were a manifestation of his love for her, but now she thinks he just didn't want to go to school himself. After all, having a silly little sister by his side would have been the safest option. Su Rui laughed at herself mockingly. Those scumbags and lowlifes, she definitely won't let them off easy.

  Today is big brother's birthday, unfortunately couldn't personally deliver the gift, Su Rui felt a little regretful, but then thought again, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. She was relieved then.

  Su Rui didn't know that the people who were supposed to be celebrating her birthday were now rushing towards her.

  Su Rui spent the whole morning writing big characters in her study room. When she finished the last stroke, she put down her brush and looked out of the window to find that it was already noon. She quickly went to cook lunch. It's all because Wang Chunhua was so slow in the morning, wasting so much of her time.

  When she ran into the kitchen, she found that there were a lot of ingredients in the kitchen. She knew that someone would deliver ingredients to them every day, but this was too much, obviously not for two people. Was it really going to be used by someone? Or did Wang Chunhua's nonsense that morning come true?

  Su Rui couldn't think of a reason, so she left the kitchen to find her own master who was hiding in shame. With Su Rui's ability, there was no need to call out to her master, and by following the aura, she knew that her master was in the front hall.

  As expected, Liu Qingyun was indeed in the front hall savoring a fragrant tea, looking quite comfortable.

  A clear and crisp voice rang out, "Master, does our house have guests coming over today?" Su Rui asked as soon as she stepped into the room.

  Su Rui's words made her feel delighted, Liu Qingyun took a sip of tea, and her originally sharp and bright eyes narrowed into a slit, with a lazy expression, just like a long-haired Persian cat basking in the sun.

  "Ah, a noble guest... indeed a noble guest..." Liu Qingyun murmured, his words full of implication.

  However, Su Rui, who was dazzled by the master's rare lazy attitude, didn't notice. But since the master had already said it was a noble guest, she guessed she wouldn't have to cook after all, as her cooking wasn't even presentable anyway.

  Su Rui was still secretly rejoicing in her heart that she no longer had to cook, but Liu Qingyun's one sentence shattered her beautiful dream.

  "Don't think you can get out of cooking, prepare some dishes you're good at, make lunch simple, they won't arrive until after 5 pm."

  "Alright... Master..." Su Rui's beautiful dream was shattered, and she could only return to the kitchen to continue being her head chef.

  Watching his apprentice walk out with a feigned look of disappointment, Liu Qingyun couldn't help but curve the corners of his mouth upwards. With an apprentice like this, he wouldn't be lonely for the rest of his life.

  After having lunch with Liu Qingyun, Su Rui took a rest and then went to the kitchen to start preparing. Although her cooking wasn't as delicious as Master's or the hotel chef's, it was much better than what ordinary housewives could do, thanks to the cookbook Master had given her. However, since Master had told her to make some of her signature dishes, she wouldn't disobey. Those dishes were all Beijing cuisine that she had learned from her grandmother and aunt in her previous life. She first prepared all the ingredients, being well-prepared for anything, then checked the time and saw it was almost four o'clock, so she started cooking.

  As she brought up the last dish, she heard a knock at the door. She thought to herself "Perfect! The timing is just right."

  She hastened to the gate and was just about to open it when she heard a familiar voice outside.

  "Big brother, is it here? Is little sister really here? It's like a Beijing siheyuan."

  That voice... is Shu Shu's voice! Could it be... Grandpa and them?

  "What's all the commotion? Can't you be honest for once? You're going to meet your sister and still don't have a decent attitude!" Just as if to verify Su Rui's guess, a hoarse yet dignified voice echoed from outside the door.

  Su Rui stood inside the gate, her hands grasping the door frame, tears streaming down her face. Although it seemed like only a few years had passed since she last saw her grandfather, to her it felt like an eternity.

  Liu Qingyun stood at the entrance of the front hall, looking at his disciple's trembling shoulders, and a slight smile played on his lips. He knew that his disciple was shedding tears of joy.

  A short and crisp knock on the door reminded Su Rui that her loved ones, whom she had been thinking about day and night, were just outside. She quickly wiped away the tears from her face and flung open the door with a swish.

  Digression

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