Chapter 173 I Don't Like Him (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

"What, you don't like me anymore?" Zhang Cui raised her head, like a rooster ready to fight at any moment.

"I don't want to argue with you, I just want this family to be okay. If you have any complaints, you can say them now." Zhou Qiang didn't want to live a life of subservience.

He has been patient enough.

Zhang Cui wanted Zhou Qiang to admit his mistake. These past few days, she had been missing Zhou Tianyu terribly and wanted someone to talk to, but Zhou Qiang was like a mute and completely ignored her.

Zhang Cui felt extremely upset. She wanted Zhou Qiang to take the initiative to talk to her, but he never did.

Now it's as if she did something wrong.

I felt both wronged and angry.

"Fine, fine, you get to be the good guy and I get to be the bad guy. Zhou Qiang, I've done so much for you since I met you, but now in your eyes, I'm just someone who stirs up trouble."

"Isn't that right?" Zhou Qiang retorted.

"Fine, I'm just someone who stirs up trouble, are you satisfied now!"

Zhang Cui pushed Zhou Tianyu away and went back to her room.

The atmosphere in the room became increasingly awkward.

The next day, Zhang Yan appeared at Xu Qingmo's house.

He came early in the morning to witness Xu Qingmo's safe return, and he was immediately overjoyed.

“People outside say I taught a good student. I only went out for a few days and I raided the enemy’s stronghold. I even joined forces with Chenjiang to empty their granary. Now everyone in the team is talking about it. Xu Qingmo, you really made me proud.”

Zhang Yan wanted to come yesterday, but he was afraid of disturbing Xu Qingmo and the others' rest, so he waited until this morning to come.

Xu Qingmo glared at him, "Who are you calling your student?"

"It wasn't me who said it, it's just rumors spread by outsiders. Actually, you are my teacher and I am your student. It's just that you don't like being high-profile, so I didn't let outsiders know." Zhang Yan immediately changed to a flattering tone.

Xu Qingmo nodded in satisfaction. "It's good that you know."

"Zhang Yan is here. Have you eaten?" Wang Jing came out from the inner room. She wasn't surprised to see Zhang Yan, because these past few days, apart from her and Lu Ting being concerned about whether Xu Qingmo would return, she had been the only other person who had asked.

Zhang Yan is the best.

"I haven't eaten yet." Zhang Yan had already decided to mooch a meal here.

Wang Jing said, "What a coincidence! I cooked an extra meal for one person this morning and was worried that we wouldn't be able to finish it. I didn't expect you to come, so this is a great help."

"Thank you, sister-in-law. I will eat well and continue to learn horse stance from my teacher after dinner. I will strive to establish a solid foundation as soon as possible so that I can learn my master's true skills."

Xu Qingmo thought for a moment, "After we eat, I'll check if you've been slacking off lately. If you haven't, I can teach you some kung fu."

"Really?" Zhang Yan's eyes lit up.

"Of course, when have I ever lied to you?"

Zhang Yan thought about it and realized that Xu Qingmo had indeed not lied to him.

He still remembered what Xu Qingmo told him before she left: this time she would destroy the enemy's stronghold.

At the time, he was still somewhat skeptical, because the other party was someone even Shen Jiang found troublesome.

Although Xu Qingmo is very capable, she is still young.

Now, Xu Qingmo has taught him a lesson through her actions.

Zhang Yan now admires Xu Qingmo immensely.

Now, whatever Xu Qingmo asks him to do, he does immediately without hesitation.

After lunch, the two returned to the classroom that had been arranged earlier.

Zhang Yan immediately showed Xu Qingmo the results he had achieved in the past few days.

Xu Qingmo nodded in satisfaction, "Well done, you can learn some kung fu now."

"Really?" Zhang Yan still felt a little unreal at this moment, as if it were a dream.

"Of course it's true, but you'll have to endure a lot of hardship to learn kung fu from me. I'll give you time to think it over. If you can't stick with it, you can quit now."

Zhang Yan had been waiting for this day, so how could he give up so easily?

"No, no, no, I don't want to quit. I really want to learn with you."

"Alright then, I'll teach you some simple things first."

As time went by, Xu Qingmo had taught him almost everything.

She found a spot to look through some comic books, which were given to her by some people in the army who thought she was cute.

They say it will help you learn more characters.

Xu Qingmo used it to pass the time.

Luo Zilan passed by and happened to see Zhang Yan exercising in the house, while Xu Qingmo was looking at a comic book and smiling.

The roles of the two people have been completely reversed.

Luo Zilan couldn't stand it anymore, so she went into the house and coughed loudly several times in an attempt to attract Xu Qingmo's attention.

Xu Qingmo didn't even look up, and reminded her, "If your throat is sore, go to the hospital. You're not welcome here."

“Zhang Yan, the leader asked you to come here to teach Xu Qingmo to read and write, but not only did you not teach her properly, you actually let her play here secretly. Aren’t you afraid that the leader will punish you?” Luo Zilan asked Zhang Yan.

Zhang Yan: "The leader has already checked Xu Qingmo's homework, and it's all passed. Why are you still punishing me?"

"Those were definitely all guesses. We won't be so lucky next time. Do you want to see the boss looking disappointed?"

"Xu Qingmo won't let the leaders down." Zhang Yan was full of confidence in Xu Qingmo.

"But these are all just your guesses, aren't they?"

"Luo Zilan, you know that I've been assigned here to teach Xu Qingmo to read and write. How I teach her is my business, and it's none of your business to interfere. If you have time, go treat more patients and don't disturb Xu Qingmo while she's reading."

Zhang Yan impatiently shooed the person away.

Xu Qingmo didn't even lift her eyelids, and asked in return, "Aren't you leaving? Are you waiting to eat with us here?"

"Hmph, who wants to eat with you guys?"

Luo Zilan was rebuffed and left angrily.

Zhang Yan looked displeased. "I really don't know if Luo Zilan has too much to eat, she always likes to come here and point fingers."

"She just couldn't stand me being so idle here, so she was just looking for trouble." Xu Qingmo turned to a new page, and to her surprise, the contents of the comic book were quite interesting.

Although some of the content was written in a very childish way, she still read it all.

"Don't worry, with me here, I won't let her target you," Zhang Yan assured him, patting his chest.

Xu Qingmo coughed lightly and reminded him, "Don't even think about slacking off while we're talking, keep exercising."

"Yes, yes, I'll come right now."

Time passed by, and before we knew it, it was lunchtime.

As luck would have it, when Xu Qingmo and Zhang Yan went to the cafeteria to get their food, they happened to see Luo Zilan carrying a tray and sitting down opposite Chenjiang.

Shen Jiang ate his meal without paying any attention to the person opposite him.

Luo Zilan took the initiative to greet him, "Brother Shen, I heard you raided another enemy stronghold and brought back a lot of grain. You're really amazing."