Chapter 747: Tonic
Soon, a great battle erupted, and it lasted for quite some time.
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Li Xiaoya, panting heavily, looked at Xiao Han with a resentful expression.
"Sister, what's wrong?" Xiao Han asked with a chuckle.
"You..." Li Xiaoya glared at Xiao Han and said, "You... you bad guy, who allowed you to put it in my mouth!"
"It was your own agreement," Xiao Han laughed.
Li Xiaoya pursed her lips and said, "I somehow agreed at the time, besides, at that moment, I would have agreed to anything you said."
"I..." Xiao Han laughed upon hearing this and then said, "Anyway, you've swallowed it, and besides, that thing is good for beauty and skin care, Sister, you won't regret it."
"I already regret it!" Li Xiaoya stood up, almost collapsing as her legs went weak.
Fortunately, Xiao Han was there to support her in time.
"Sister, are you okay?" Xiao Han asked.
"I'm fine!" Li Xiaoya shook her head and said, "It's just... just a little weak in the legs."
"Haha..." Xiao Han couldn't help but laugh upon hearing this.
"You're still laughing!" Li Xiaoya glared at Xiao Han in annoyance, then said, "Who let you laugh, it's all because of you."
"No more laughing, no more laughing," Xiao Han quickly held back his smile.
Li Xiaoya hurried to the bathroom, and after brushing her teeth and washing up, it was inadvertently already two in the afternoon. The time spent in their battle, along with the foreplay, had consumed nearly the entire morning.
When Li Xiaoya finished washing up, it was also nearly time for work.
"Xiao Han, you sleep here," Li Xiaoya said as she hurriedly dressed. "I have to go to work now!"
Xiao Han, bare-butt, lay at the head of the bed.
"Okay," Xiao Han nodded.
Li Xiaoya dressed neatly, then leaned in close to Xiao Han and said, "Kiss me!"
"Mwah..." Xiao Han planted a kiss on Li Xiaoya's lips.
Li Xiaoya smiled and said, "Then I'm off to work. You get some rest; you're exhausted from today."
After speaking, Li Xiaoya turned and left.
Xiao Han watched Li Xiaoya's departing figure, lying alone in the room with an indescribable feeling.
After Li Xiaoya left, Xiao Han felt a wave of sleepiness washing over him. This drowsiness made him extremely tired. In his sleep, Xiao Han had a very long dream, but it wasn't continuous; it came in fits and starts. He dreamed of a lot, including his own father, the men in black who had chased his father, and also some very powerful cultivators. These people took their turn on the stage of his dreams, hardly giving him any time to rest.
Unaware of how long he had slept, when Xiao Han awoke from his slumber, he found himself in an unfamiliar environment.
Huffing...
Xiao Han took deep breaths of fresh air, looking around the room; this... this was a woman's room.
When Xiao Han finally came to his senses, he realized that he was in Li Xiaoya's room. Li Xiaoya's room was filled with a faint scent that was familiar and endlessly nostalgic.
After getting out of bed, Xiao Han changed his clothes and then left.
"Mr. Xiao!"
Just as Xiao Han was preparing to leave Li Xiaoya's villa, suddenly, a voice called out to Xiao Han.
"Ah?" Xiao Han was startled for a moment.
"The madam instructed us to make a soup for you before she left," the maid said hurriedly. "The soup is ready; please have some before you go."
"Oh, okay." Xiao Han thought to himself that since he had nothing better to do, he might as well drink the soup before leaving.
When the maid brought the soup over, Xiao Han curiously asked, "What kind of soup is this? It smells so good?"
"Tiger whip soup," the maid said with a slight smile. "It contains ginseng, goji berries... several highly nutritious Chinese herbs."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Han's face turned red instantly. The implication was rather clear. He thought to himself, Sister Xiaoya, am I not satisfying you enough? Why else would you prepare such a nutrient-rich soup for me? Isn't this openly telling your maids that we've had that sort of relationship? Why else would you suddenly make tiger whip soup?
Xiao Han felt awkward and then said, "Alright, I'll drink up before I go!"
"Okay." The maid smiled faintly.
However, her smile seemed embarrassingly obvious to Xiao Han. At first it didn't matter, but once he felt guilty, he couldn't help but think they were mocking him. Were they laughing at him for not satisfying Li Xiaoya, implying he didn't last long enough or wasn't strong enough in combat?
Xiao Han wolfed down the soup. It was made of the finest supplements, so it would be foolish not to avail himself of it. Hence, he quickly finished it and hurried away from the villa.
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A new semester began.
Shuimu University also welcomed a new batch of military training. Walking on the playground, you could see the new juniors and sophomores standing under the scorching sun, training hard and sweating it out. The instructor was very strict on the field.
Seeing these new students' military training, Xiao Han suddenly remembered his own initiation and how he seemed to have gotten into a fight with the instructor at the time. Thinking back now, he felt he had been somewhat immature. Of course, under those circumstances, quite a few people would have stepped forward.
Xiao Han made his way back to the dormitory.
In the dormitory, Zhang Dagou was dressed very coolly, walking around in just a pair of shorts. Liu Bin was still busy playing games. Zhang Feng had gone to help out at the Hanmen Restaurant over the weekend. This fellow had sworn to be industrious and thrifty, running to the Hanmen Restaurant to help after school every day and tirelessly doing the same on weekends. Since it was work-study, Zhang Feng had no base salary. He was paid thirty yuan an hour. He went in after school and was almost always busy until ten o'clock at night. He worked around four hours each day, earning over a hundred yuan a day, and could work up to eight hours on weekends, making over three thousand yuan a month.
"Zhang Feng went to work again?" Xiao Han asked.
"Indeed!" Zhang Dagou, who was holding a novel, looked up at Xiao Han, continued to read, and said, "That kid is all about the money. He's always busy earning money. Doesn't even know how to take a rest, nor how to spend time with Xiaohua. Really now."
"Haha..." Upon hearing that, Xiao Han immediately laughed and said, "It's not easy for him, his family's financial situation isn't good, he has to compensate with hard work in the future!"
"Agreed!" Liu Bin nodded and said, "He has it tough. Right?"
"Dating costs money, supporting the family costs money!" Xiao Han nodded in agreement.
The group couldn't help but feel a wave of emotion. Xiao Han also looked helplessly on.
No one could lend a hand with Zhang Feng's family situation. The only thing Xiao Han could do to help was to let him work part-time at the Hanmen Restaurant, earning some money to support his family. It wasn't much, but at least his family wouldn't have to shoulder the costs. Zhang Feng's mother was already sick, and his father was just an ordinary worker, earning only a tens of thousands yuan a year. Relying solely on his dad, Zhang Feng's four years at university would likely be challenging.
Now, by working part-time at the Hanmen Restaurant, Zhang Feng could earn several tens of thousands of yuan a year. This money was not only enough for his tuition fees for a few years at Shuimu University but also sufficient for his living expenses and the costs of dating Xiaohua.
In the dormitory, the three of them chatted freely.
"Zhang Dagou, do you plan to marry Zhang Xiaomei in the future?" Liu Bin asked curiously.
"Of course!" Zhang Dagou nodded and said, "Zhang Xiaomei gave me her first time, so I have to take responsibility for her. Besides, we've already met each other's parents, and they both agree. They just told us not to cause a 'fatality' in college. My dad doesn't really care; he said if we really end up pregnant in college, then just have the baby. We can take a year off, have the child, and then return to school to continue our studies."
"Your dad is really open-minded," Xiao Han interjected.
"Heh heh..." Zhang Dagou chuckled and said, "But we're both pretty careful with contraception, so there won't be any accidents."