Even in the past, the old lady would never agree to such a thing, let alone now, with a River Crossing Man in the family.

Uncle Qin closed the invitation card and awaited orders.

"Ali, are your injuries healed?"

"Madam, it's nothing serious."

"I don't intend to let Xiao Yuan get involved in these matters."

"Of course."

"Have Ah Ting reply. Ali, you go to the banquet on my behalf."

"Yes."

"Ah, even though our family is left with a widow and orphan, we must still observe etiquette, so as not to let others mock us. Going alone might make people think we're being arrogant.

How about this, no matter how many people attend the banquet, leave a corresponding impression for them."

"Understood."

...

Li Zhiyuan had just come downstairs and saw Tan Wenbin entering through the courtyard gate.

"Brother Binbin, was it smooth?"

Tan Wenbin was momentarily stunned, then realized it was Brother Xiao Yuan with Alii, and he didn't find it strange anymore.

"Smooth, very smooth indeed. Zhou Yunyun was taken care of at home by my mom, but my mom said I'm Chen Shimei."

"Chen Shimei?"

"My mom misunderstood, thinking that Zhou Yunyun and I were already together, and she thought I was neglecting her because I wasn't at the hospital these days.

Alas.

Prince Consort~

Looking closely, it says Zhou Yunyun, she's nineteen~"

"Keep your voice down and sing for the old lady upstairs; she's not in a good mood right now."

"Alright, I'll just take my own business up and let the old lady chew on it as a topic."

"Okay, I'll wait for you to finish chatting with the old lady before we go back together, and I'll teach you some more things... Where's Ah You?"

"He absolutely refuses to come here."

"Oh."

Uncle Qin went downstairs, and Tan Wenbin went upstairs.

He hadn't even reached the second floor when his voice got there first:

"Oh my, old lady, you must give me some advice on this matter, it's giving me a headache!"

Li Zhiyuan and Alii sat in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, facing a well-maintained vegetable garden.

The young man held a ripe persimmon in his hand, peeled it carefully, then offered it to the girl, who took a bite with her head lowered.

Li Zhiyuan took a handkerchief, wiped the corner of the girl's mouth, and continued peeling.

The girl ate half of the persimmon, but the remaining half wasn't easy to bite into, so Li Zhiyuan tore it apart and ate it himself.

Then, under the girl's watchful gaze, he took the handkerchief to the faucet to wash it.

The girl pouted.

When Li Zhiyuan turned around and saw this, he felt that the longer they were together, even though they were getting older, they became more childish.

The afternoon breeze was gentle and cool, and the two continued sitting quietly, with no conversation or chess involved, just peacefully emptying their minds.

From the second floor, the old lady's laughter occasionally drifted down, startling the birds in the trees.

Beautiful times were slipping away, yet not worth panic or longing, because there was a certainty of tomorrow.

Finally, Tan Wenbin came down.

After saying goodbye to Alii, Li Zhiyuan returned to the dormitory with Binbin.

In the dormitory, Lin Shuyou was circling with his eyes closed, chanting something, with his arms waving around.

Even when someone came in, he didn't notice at all.

Tan Wenbin teased, "Oh, are you blazing a new path, integrating shaman dance into official arts?"

Li Zhiyuan: "He's gone crazy."

Tan Wenbin immediately got serious: "What should we do?"

Li Zhiyuan glanced at the bucket placed against the wall.

Understanding, Tan Wenbin picked up the bucket and splashed it all over Lin Shuyou's face.

"Splash!"

"Huff...!"

Lin Shuyou was startled, and at the same time, he sobered up.

Once awake, he immediately bent down to collect the soaked papers, which were very precious to him, being tickets to the main seat at the New Year family banquet.

Tan Wenbin picked up a mop, mopping the floor nearby, complaining, "Why would you get so engrossed in an Array Diagram that you'd get obsessed?"

Lin Shuyou carefully pasted the blueprints onto the desk, then grabbed a cloth to wipe the water on the floor, embarrassed: "I don't know why, I just got lost in it."

Li Zhiyuan: "You just need to memorize it by rote, no need to really understand it."

"Huh?" Lin Shuyou was hesitant upon hearing this.

Tan Wenbin replied grumpily, "Brother Xiao Yuan doesn't have time for reverse psychology, just take it straightforwardly."

"Oh, okay, I understand, Brother Xiao Yuan."

Li Zhiyuan wasn't speaking ironically. Lin Shuyou didn't have a comprehensive understanding of array structures, nor a strong grasp of array theory, and the diagrams he held were self-modified. Thus, immersing himself in the awareness of arrays unknowingly led him astray, making obsession easy.

At this point, memorizing formulas by heart, being aware of facts without understanding reasons, was actually the best solution.

After cleaning the dormitory, Lin Shuyou knew what to do next, so he quickly ran back to his dormitory to change into clean clothes, and ran back.

Tan Wenbin took off his shirt and sat on a chair.

Li Zhiyuan pasted two boundary talismans on his left and right shoulders, pressing down with his thumbs to enlighten the talisman paper.

"Buzz!"

Tan Wenbin straightened his chest abruptly, letting out a long hum from his throat.

There wasn't any previous special feeling, just familiarity, but now he felt much more spirited, even the negative clutter in his mind cleared up.

"Brother Xiao Yuan, it really works, these two little ones also sleep more comfortably, but why do they keep sleeping?"

Lin Shuyou quickly answered, "Because they absorb your Yang energy."

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