Rebirth: A Cinderella's Counterattack

The Han who is related to Xu Xiaoxiao.

”Could it be just a fluke that it really is Xu Xiaoxiao?” Luo Qianqian said with a wry smile as she looked towards Qin Nuan.

Qin Nuan was also somewhat at a loss; how could it be Han Chen? Although she hadn’t had any contact with Han Chen, this person was quite renowned at the school, and it wouldn’t make sense to be completely unaware of him.

But as for Xu Xiaoxiao’s affairs, she really had no idea, and she also had no idea what connection there could be between Xu Xiaoxiao and Han Chen.

”Xu Xiaoxiao?” Surprisingly, Cong Rong frowned in confusion, ”The last time I was at the school entrance, I heard someone call her by that name when they were visiting our school, right?”

Qin Nuan and Luo Qianqian both knew that Xu Xiaoxiao had been to the vicinity of the school, but was it really seen by Cong Rong?

Seeing the looks in their eyes, Cong Rong waved her hand, ”She didn’t see me; I was out buying shaved ice.”

Luo Qianqian pondered for a moment, ”Is this considered information? But for some reason, I don’t feel like checking it out at all.”

”Bribed by her, huh.” Qin Nuan shook her head, a face full of helplessness, and her eyes filled with some unnameable meaning, ”I wonder what you would be worth.”

”Heh, I hope the price isn’t low, otherwise I wouldn’t be happy,” Luo Qianqian pursed her lips and didn’t continue the topic. The three of them had reached the dormitory building; there was no reason to continue this subject.

Trying to keep it light-hearted, Qin Nuan helped carry Cong Rong’s suitcase, while Luo Qianqian held onto Cong Rong’s cellphone on the side.

When they got to the dormitory, neither Zhang Yun nor Xiu Ran were there.

But the three of them didn’t say anything about it, and Cong Rong opened her suitcase, which contained a large food container filled with steaming hot food.

”What is this?” Luo Qianqian opened the box, and the aroma wafted out immediately, clearly cooled down, yet the scent was still tempting, with red from the chili peppers; it smelled spicy, but mostly it was fragrant.

Luo Qianqian couldn’t help but get excited, directly reaching for a piece, her eyes glinting, ”This is so delicious!”

Hearing Luo Qianqian say this, Qin Nuan hastily grabbed a piece too, her face full of amazement, ”Just with this, I could eat three bowls of rice!”

”Glad you like it.” Cong Rong smiled shyly.

”How come you’ve never brought this for us before?” In the past, they would each bring some special local products when the semester started, and Qin Nuan would also share some tasty treats in the dorm, but Cong Rong usually brought dried meat and the like.

”Uh, wasn’t there nothing special going on? So I just made a little.” Cong Rong said calmly.

Luo Qianqian rolled her eyes, ”Should I take some for my brother to try?”

”No need,” Cong Rong waved her hand, ”I brought some for him.”

Only then did Qin Nuan wear an expression of realization, while Luo Qianqian burst into laughter, ”See, having a brother has its perks, getting to eat delicious food.”

”You should say having a handsome brother has its perks,” Qin Nuan teased Cong Rong with a smile.

Luo Qianqian nodded repeatedly, eating with a look of bliss on her face, if one ignored the constant hissing of breath, her tongue sticking out incessantly, and her tearful expression.

Cong Rong curled her lips, ”Aren’t you also smitten with someone’s brother?” She looked at Qin Nuan without a trace of shyness.

Qin Nuan had no response and didn’t want to talk, the food was just too spicy and delicious, it tasted amazing.

Luo Qianqian had the look of pure bliss on her face, ”I still have three, no four brothers, I’m so happy.”

Qin Nuan glanced at her, ”Qin Liang and Qin Wen are also your brothers.”

”Oh right, that means I also have a cousin brother, wait, didn’t he also take the middle school exams? ”Luo Qianqian said with utmost seriousness, ”The first requirement when I look for a sister-in-law in the future is that her local specialties have to be scrumptious and can satisfy my craving for delicious food.”

”I can’t speak for others, but Luo Yanran will hit you if he hears you say that,” Qin Nuan stuffed a piece of meat into her mouth, ”Is this that dry meat thing?”

Cong Rong nodded, then looked at Luo Qianqian, ”If you guys like it, that’s great, but there’s more, so how about we still eat dinner together tonight?”

Luo Qianqian paused for a moment, ”We’ll eat this box tonight, the rest you can give away, right? We shouldn’t keep things in our dorm that we can’t eat, it would just be a waste if it got tampered with.”

”There are two more boxes for you to take home. One box for the dorm should be enough for today,” Cong Rong looked at the three remaining sealed boxes and smiled, ”I was also planning to let you all have a taste.”

”Call Qin Wen.” Qin Nuan handed her cellphone to Luo Qianqian and picked up a sealed box to start eating while Luo Qianqian was already in tears and sniffling from the spiciness, sticking out her tongue, ”Tell him to come and pick it up, he’ll be off work soon.”

Luo Qianqian nodded, wiped her hands, and quickly made the call. After telling Qin Wen the situation, he even kindly asked if he should bring some packed rice over. Luo Qianqian hurriedly agreed and after hanging up, she said, ”Nuan Nuan, your brother is so sweet, knowing to bring rice over. If I wasn’t so young, I’d want to marry him.”

Qin Nuan rolled her eyes at Luo Qianqian, ”If you weren’t young, hiss, would you still be single?”

Luo Qianqian tilted her head and pondered for a moment, as if that was indeed the issue.

”Don’t tease my brother, that old single dog,” Qin Nuan added.

”Pfft... Nuan Nuan, is it really okay for you to talk about your brother like that?” Cong Rong chuckled.

”Isn’t it accurate?” Qin Nuan felt that the description was quite appropriate.

Qin Wen had experienced love before, but it seemed he was hurt too deeply, apparently because he wasn’t good at sweet talk, which led to his girlfriend of three years marrying someone else. Time couldn’t match a few sweet nothings, and ever since Qin Wen hadn’t given any woman empty praise.

Qin Nuan didn’t know exactly what happened, but she did know he stopped dating because he was hurt.

Drunk, Qin Wen once said something she clearly remembers: ”I don’t know how to love anymore, I can’t simply be good to someone without expecting anything in return, it’s like I’ve lost the capacity to love and dare not yearn for anything anymore.”

When Qin Wen arrived, he didn’t tell them he hadn’t called. When he had called, he was already standing downstairs of their dormitory with packed rice.

Luo Qianqian carried two sealed boxes in a plastic bag, scampering downstairs, Qin Nuan being too occupied to be bothered with anything other than eating.

”Where’s Nuan Nuan?” Seeing Luo Qianqian come down with a bag that was not small and with her lips swollen red, Qin Wen frowned, ”Did you get that from eating something spicy?”

Luo Qianqian nodded, ”Super delicious, send a box to my grandparents, okay? Don’t hog it all.” She wore a delighted expression, ”After eating it, you don’t want any other meat.”

Hearing that she had indeed eaten until her mouth was swollen, Qin Wen couldn’t help but be amused. He nodded, took the bag, handed her a paper bag with several boxes of rice, and then passed the four cups of milk tea from another bag to Luo Qianqian, ”I didn’t know how many of you were there, so I bought four cups.”

Luo Qianqian nodded, her face lit with excitement, ”Just as I said, Second Brother Qin is super sweet, heh heh.”

”Alright, hurry up and go back, call me if you need anything.” Qin Wen smiled and patted Luo Qianqian’s forehead as he carried the bag with two boxes, which he could easily do with one hand, leaving the other free to pat Luo Qianqian’s head.

Qin Nuan had strictly forbidden him from messing up her hairstyle after she came of age. To him, she seemed much cuter as a child, seeing how Luo Qianqian was always obedient, never talking back or protesting.