Spring breeze grants me youth again

Chapter 13 Husband, I want a kiss

Just now, Sun Yichang's favorability rating increased twice in a row. Zhou Huai was very curious and couldn't wait to see if there were any changes in the favorability system's ranking. He immediately called on the system in his mind.

"Doubao, activate the affinity system."

[Okay, master. 】

As soon as Doubao finished speaking, the panel of the Favorability System appeared in front of Zhou Huai's eyes, but he was stunned the moment he saw the contents of the panel.

The favorability system has indeed completed its data update; not only has the order of the names on the list changed, but the number of people on the list has also increased.

The list, from top to bottom, includes: Chen Yao, Jiang Mian, Sun Yichang, Wu Liuting, Xiong Li, and Su Xinran.

Looking at the name at the top of the list, Zhou Huai's lips unconsciously curled up, and he secretly felt proud, muttering to himself, "As expected, Yao-mei loves me the most. I'll continue to hold the number one spot."

Looking further down, he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "There's another expert! That big-eyed nurse's favorability rating has skyrocketed so much!"

After muttering to himself, he suddenly remembered something, "Oh right, Sister Li's computer is still in the system space, I have to remember to return it later."

At 6:48 a.m., he arrived at the fish and vegetable market in the old neighborhood.

Zhou Huai's parents ran a vegetable wholesale business in this market for over ten years. He grew up running around and playing in the market, so he was very familiar with everything here.

Standing at the market entrance, looking at the familiar layout of the stalls, the narrow streets, and the vendors and neighbors coming and going, Zhou Huai was momentarily dazed and just stood there blankly.

At the market entrance, there were several seafood stalls. Chen Ping, the owner of one of the stalls, looked up and saw Zhou Huai standing at the door. He immediately put down what he was doing, quickly filled a bag with fresh river shrimp, and walked briskly towards him.

"Xiao Huai, you're at the market so early." Chen Ping walked up and greeted him warmly.

Zhou Huai snapped out of his daze and quickly replied, "I...yes, good morning, Uncle Ping."

"Xiao Huai, these are river shrimp I just caught this morning. They're so fresh. I'm giving them to you to help you get some nutrition. You're going to take the college entrance exam soon, so you need to eat well."

As Chen Ping spoke, he stuffed the plastic bag in his hand into Zhou Huai's arms.

"Uncle Ping, this won't do. Please weigh it and give me the exact amount. I'll pay you."

Zhou Huai quickly stepped back and gestured to decline.

Chen Ping waved his hand, his tone exceptionally earnest, "Xiao Huai, it was thanks to you that I and your Aunt Fei were saved in the early hours of the morning. Please accept this; it's not worth much money."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Huai could no longer refuse and silently accepted the bag of river shrimp.

He lowered his voice and instructed, "Uncle Ping, keep your voice down, and... don't tell anyone about this. You know me, I'm not good at interpersonal relationships."

"Okay, I won't say anything, I promise to keep it a secret." Chen Ping nodded with a smile.

He spoke with certainty, but he knew in his heart that while he could keep his mouth shut, his wife, Fei Juan, could never keep a secret and would definitely tell everyone.

What's more, the person eating with us at the kueh chap shop in the early hours of the morning was the old lady next door who sells lotus root; she was also a chatty person.

Zhou Huai added, "Well, Uncle Ping, next time I come to buy, you must take the money."

"Okay, I'll definitely accept it. I won't be polite with you next time," Chen Ping replied with a smile.

Seeing that customers were coming in one after another, he couldn't leave his stall for too long, so he turned around and went back after saying that.

Looking at the river shrimp in his hand, Zhou Huai remembered the system space and immediately called out to the system in his mind, "Doubao, Doubao."

Master, I'm here.

"Doubao, can I store ingredients in the system space?"

【Master, the river shrimp in your hand is alive; no, it has to be dead.】

"Fine." Zhou Huai pouted, and could only carry the river shrimp and continue walking into the market.

Next, Zhou Huai walked around half the market and his hands were full of all kinds of fresh vegetables and pork.

What surprised him even more was that he also managed to recover a lot of debts that his parents hadn't been able to collect when they were doing business.

Along the way, the familiar stall owners would all praise him whenever they saw him.

Zhou Huai was completely stunned, wondering to himself which big mouth had leaked what happened in the early hours of the morning.

He casually asked a familiar stall owner, only to find out that it was Aunt Fei and the old lady selling lotus roots who had been chatting in the market early in the morning and had spread the word.

Zhou Huai has always been a contradictory person. He longs for others to treat him well, but he is also most afraid of others treating him well.

Zhou Huai, carrying the vegetables and meat in his hands, hurriedly fled the market and ran all the way home.

Back home, after putting his things on the floor, he remembered the system space again.

I tried to put the vegetables and chopped meat in, but it said there wasn't enough space. So I asked the system again, "Doubao, how do I expand the system's storage space?"

[Master, upgrading the system space currently requires 1000 favor coins.]

"Okay, upgrade me."

[Okay, master. 】

[Congratulations, host, on successfully upgrading your system space. The current space size is 8 cubic meters.]

"Doubao, can I put the porridge I cooked into the system space?"

[This is acceptable at present, as long as the object is not a living being; the system space is a static space.]

"If that's the case, then it's even better at keeping things warm than an incubator." Zhou Huai's eyes lit up with surprise.

Yes, it will be exactly the same as when it was taken out, just as it was before the owner put it away.

"Nice!" Zhou Huai couldn't help but cheer.

Since the system space has this function, he decided to prepare lunch in advance.

In the morning, I have vegetable and lean meat porridge with crispy lotus root slices; at noon, I have seafood noodles and pickled vegetable, tofu and minced meat soup.

7:33 a.m., East Coast Park entrance.

A car slowly came to a stop. Chen Yao opened the car door, turned to the driver behind her, and said, "Uncle Garen, I can get in by myself. You can go back now."

"Yes, Miss," the driver, Garen, replied respectfully.

After getting off the bus, Chen Yao was overjoyed and skipped and hopped into the East Coast Park.

Ma Yurou, who runs in this park every day, glanced up and saw Chen Yao. Puzzled, she muttered to herself, "It's Yao Yao. What's she doing here?"

Out of curiosity, Ma Yurou did not go up to greet her, but kept a distance from Chen Yao and secretly followed behind her, wanting to see what she was going to do.

Before long, Chen Yao arrived at the beach area of ​​East Coast Park.

This place used to be a street full of food and entertainment, but now it's daytime and too early, so all the shops on the street are closed and not a single one is open, making it exceptionally quiet.

Chen Yao looked around, randomly picked a giant cement pipe covered with fun murals, and walked straight inside.

This cement pipe has been simply modified, and a simple table and chairs have been placed inside. It is a secluded and comfortable place where you can rest, block out the sun, and have a direct view of the distant sea.

Ma Yurou quietly followed nearby. She was about to go up and greet Chen Yao when she saw Chen Yao take out her phone, as if she was about to contact someone. So she stopped and continued to observe from the side.

"Is Yao Yao here for a date? Who else is coming later?"

Ma Yurou was curious and a little excited.

Just then, Zhou Huai came out of the bathroom at home and was about to head to East Coast Park when his phone suddenly rang. It was a video chat invitation from Chen Yao.

Without hesitation, he immediately clicked to connect, but for convenience later, he did not turn on his own camera.

"Honey, I'm here!" Chen Yao said happily in the video.

"Yao-mei, come out here first, take a picture of your surroundings with your phone so I can see where you are?"

Zhou Huai checked the time. He knew that if he rushed over now, he would be late. So he decided to use the system item to cheat.

However, before that, he had to determine whether there was anyone else around Chen Yao and her exact location to avoid exposing the secret.

"Okay, I'll take the picture for you."

Without suspicion, Chen Yao quickly got up and walked out of the giant cement pipe. She raised her phone, slowly spun around in place, and took a picture of the surrounding environment to show Zhou Huai.

Seeing this, Ma Yurou, who was hiding behind a large rock not far away, quickly lowered her body and hid tightly behind the rock, afraid of being discovered.

Zhou Huai carefully examined the screen on his phone, confirming that there was no one else around Chen Yao and accurately pinpointing her exact location (a place he had been to before). He then immediately took out a teleportation potion from his system space.

"Yao-mei, close your eyes."

"Uh-huh."

Chen Yao nodded obediently and immediately closed her eyes.

Seeing her close her eyes, Zhou Huai immediately opened the potion and drank it, while silently thinking about the location of the painted cement pipe.

The next second, the place where he was standing was empty, and he disappeared on the spot. Then, he appeared out of thin air in a painted cement pipe on the beach.

This scene was witnessed by Ma Yurou, who had been staring at the cement pipe. She was instantly terrified and froze, her face filled with disbelief.

She clearly remembered that there was no one in the cement pipe just now, so how did Zhou Huai suddenly appear?

Ma Yurou was originally squatting on the ground, but her legs gave way and she fell flat on her bottom. Fortunately, she was on soft grass and didn't get hurt.

Inside the cement pipe, Zhou Huai straightened his clothes and called softly to the outside, "Yao-mei, you can open your eyes now."

"Okay, wait, why are there two voices?"

Chen Yao opened her eyes and asked in confusion as she walked into the cement pipe.

Before she could hang up the video call, Zhou Huai's voice came from both her phone and the real world, leaving her somewhat confused.

"You'll see when you come in." Zhou Huai smiled, then hung up the video call and put his phone away.

Chen Yao strode into the concrete pipe and immediately spotted Zhou Huai standing inside. Her eyes lit up with surprise and joy. She excitedly ran over, sat down, and hugged him tightly, her voice cheerful, "Wow, honey, you're here! When did you get in?"

Ma Yurou got up from the ground and squatted behind the rock again. Seeing this, her eyes widened in surprise. "Yaoyao actually went to hug Zhou Huai? What...what's going on?"

"She asked me to help Zhou Huai last night, could it be...?"

Ma Yurou muttered to herself, recalling what happened last night.

Last night around 7 p.m., when she was having dinner at her house, Ma Shengxiong asked her some questions about Zhou Huai.

Inside the cement pipe, Zhou Huai patted Chen Yao's head. The system's actions were too miraculous, so he just made up a reason, "Hehe, I was just nearby and wanted to give you a surprise, that's why I made you close your eyes."

"No matter what, I'm happy just to see my husband. Honey, I want to kiss you~"

Chen Yao tilted her head back, her face full of innocent charm, and moved closer to Zhou Huai, closing her eyes and pouting slightly.

Ma Yurou, watching from outside, witnessed everything and was once again so shocked she held her breath, her mind screaming, "Is this still my rich heiress who doesn't like to talk to male classmates?"