In the early morning, the dawn slowly spreads across the mountains, gradually brightening the landscape.

A mountain breeze blows, causing the branches and leaves to sway.

A rooster hopped onto the wooden fence, flapped its wings, and twisted its neck as a simple warm-up. After taking a deep breath, it opened its mouth and crowed.

Brother, brother—!!

The loud rooster crowed, echoing through the mountains, startling a flock of birds into flight. The birds chirped and chattered, as if they were cursing the rooster for not letting them sleep in so early in the morning.

"Go away, stop making noise, shut up! If you keep yelling, I'll stew you!" Old Chu threw a stone at him.

The rooster flapped its wings to dodge and landed on the railing, but dared not crow again.

Then he led the four hens to the hillside to forage for food.

The early rooster catches the worm.

Old Chu glanced at the front room.

"They shouldn't have been woken up."

He muttered something to himself, walked into the vegetable garden, bent down and picked a few tender green vegetables, shaking off the dew from the leaves.

"Time to make breakfast for the kids."

…

"Get up and have breakfast."

Chu Yang touched his conscience and, changing his shape, woke up Xiao Li and Chun Yue.

"Ugh, I don't want to get up, I'm so sleepy," Little Pear said coquettishly.

"We need to go back to school, or we'll be late," Chu Yang said with a smile.

"Class?" Lou Chunyue opened her eyes, sat up, and then lay down again: "I don't have to go to class."

"But you still have to go to work." Chu Yang covered it with his large hand.

"If you don't get up, I'm going to...hehehe..." she said, reaching under the covers to pick at her genitals.

They quickly came to their senses, begged for mercy, and made a scene.

It's not that I don't want to, it's just that I'm too tired.

Lou Chunyue sat up, smoothed her long hair, and said irritably, "Are your kidneys made of iron? How come you're not tired at all?"

"Yeah, you bad guy, don't come looking for me tonight," Little Pear chimed in.

Chu Yang smiled smugly, propped his head up with his hand, and lay on his side watching them get up.

After they got dressed, they brushed their teeth and washed their faces together before leaving the room.

Smoke rises gently from the chimneys, bathed in the morning light, creating a refreshing atmosphere in the mountains.

Breakfast consisted of vegetable and egg noodles, meat buns, fried dough sticks, and soy milk, all prepared by Lao Chu and Tony Fang early in the morning.

After they had eaten their fill, Xiaoli and Chunyue got up to clear the dishes, but Tony Fang quickly stopped them, saying, "Don't bother, you still have to go to school or work. Go and clean up, don't forget anything."

Soon, Chu Yang and his group finished packing, left the manor, and headed down the mountain.

As the car drove along the road, Chu Yang glanced at the back seat and asked with a smile, "Ladies, wanna go out for Christmas?"

Little Pear was still a bit sleepy and dozing off when she heard this, she shook her head firmly: "No, I need to rest for two days. Let Sister Chunyue make an appointment with you!"

Lou Chunyue's expression also conveyed refusal: "I also want to rest. Let... well, you can make an appointment with yourself."

Actually, she has more physical strength and needs in this regard, but these two nights have been really exhausting, and yesterday she even went hiking and exploring in the wild, so she really can't take it anymore.

Chu Yang feigned helplessness and said, "Alright, anyway, there's nothing good about Western holidays. Let's make plans after you've rested."

Secretly, she was delighted, thinking that she could now go find Shu'er and Zhou Yang without worry.

The car drove all the way to the school, where they first dropped Lou Chunyue off and told her to go to work at the company.

Then they drove into the school, parked the car, and took Shen Li back to her dormitory.

On the way back, we ran into Ji Mo, who was holding hands with a girl. He raised his hand and greeted us, "Hey boss, let me introduce you. This is my girlfriend, Fang Yu, a freshman in the English department."

Chu Yang smiled slightly: "So it's your sister-in-law. I often hear Lao Ji mention you. He always praises you as the most beautiful and elegant one in the main campus. He was right."

Fang Yu smiled shyly: "There's no such thing as the most beautiful. Don't listen to his nonsense."

That being said, they seemed quite happy.

Ji Mo secretly gave a thumbs up, praising his boss for his eloquence.

"Hey bro, how about we get together for Christmas? Just a few of us from the dorm, everyone bring your girlfriends."

Now that he has a girlfriend, he's standing taller and talking louder.

“Sure, you can arrange the location,” Chu Yang said.

"How about Fantasy Bar? Are there any seats available for tomorrow night?" Ji Mo asked.

"I'll take care of this small matter," Chu Yang said, taking out his phone to send a message to Zhou Yang, asking her to reserve a table at the bar tomorrow night.

"So, are you bringing Shu'er or Xiao Li?" Zhou Yang replied.

"Let's go." Chu Yang said to Ji Mo, then replied to a message as he walked: "Bring Shu'er along."

“Oh? Won’t Xiaoli be angry if I don’t spend Christmas with her?” Zhou Yang replied again.

"She's exhausted these past two days." Chu Yang subconsciously wanted to find a lewd expression, but unfortunately the Symbian system didn't have one, so he edited an emoticon instead.

“(???)”

Zhou Yang immediately understood: "You shameless monkey!"

"See you tomorrow, dear sister." Chu Yang sent the message and put away his phone.

Then I went back to my dorm to get my textbooks and started my day of classes.

In the afternoon, Su Yan taught another photography class.

This section focuses on theoretical instruction rather than hands-on practice.

Chu Yang didn't sleep; instead, he propped himself up on his elbows and stared intently at Su Yan on the podium.

"In this lesson, we will discuss the use of light and shadow, which is divided into five parts: the division of light, the role of shadows in photography, and the use of light in the morning and evening..."

Su Yan has a very pleasant voice and speaks standard Mandarin. She explains the theories in the textbook in a vivid and easy-to-understand way.

She would glance at Chu Yang every now and then, and when she saw that he was looking straight ahead, she would feel a little strange. Then she would regain her composure and continue lecturing.

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