The System Says My Childhood Sweetheart Is My Future Blind Date - Chapter 33

“Yuan, am I really getting old, sister?”

Shen Yuan, sitting in the passenger seat, gripped the seatbelt tightly after hearing her older cousin’s words.

“Sister, don’t be so pessimistic.”

Yang Yishui rolled her eyes: “Go to hell, I’m just a little sad.”

“What are you sad about? Sad about your 172cm long legs, or your stylish outfits, or maybe your 600,000 followers on Douyin? My dear sister, what are you sad about!”

Shen Yuan forced a rhyme.

After hearing this series of compliments, her older cousin immediately felt much better.

“Not bad, not bad, I’ll reward you with a milk tea later.”

“Two cups, I’ll get one for Li Zhi.” Shen Yuan said almost subconsciously.

Her older cousin raised an eyebrow when she heard this.

“You still say you’re not dating? What’s this?”

Shen Yuan rolled his eyes. “Do you know what Li Zhi said yesterday?”

Yang Yishui asked as she drove the car into the underground garage. “What did she say? Wait, let me park the car first.”

Shen Yuan spoke up after Yang Yishui parked the car.

“She said if she’s going to date, she’ll at least find someone who’s 650, not just some random guy on the street.”

“Hahahaha!!!”

“Damn, is that how you comfort me?”

Yang Yishui leaned on the steering wheel, laughing and waving at Shen Yuan.

There was no sincerity in her words.

Shen Yuan rolled his eyes. “Hurry up, or we’ll miss evening self-study.”

“We’ll make it, we’ll make it.”

To repay Shen Yuan for what he did yesterday, his older cousin decided to take him out for a nice meal.

A fashionable English teacher with 600,000 followers on Douyin, all of whom post fashion videos, earns several tasks from the “sand coin system” for a single advertisement.

Recently, the system hasn’t been paying out, and Shen Yuan is quite missing it.

However, the money given earlier hadn’t been used up, so it didn’t matter.

As for the place to eat, it was a private kitchen.

His older cousin had already made a reservation, so Shen Yuan only needed to show off.

“Try it, this Xi Shi Tofu is quite delicious.”

Every place has a few dishes that frequently appear on the table.

In Jiyang, this dish is called Xi Shi Tofu.

For the people of Jiyang, this dish has been with them since childhood.

Other good dishes may be absent, but Xi Shi Tofu is a must-have.

From high-end hotels in the city to small rural banquets, this dish is indispensable.

Xi Shi Tofu is, to put it simply, tofu soup, but in Jiyang, it has a special name.

You can’t say what the standard way to make this dish is.

Every family has its own way of making it, just like every family has its own life.

Taste is generally a very personal thing.

But when it comes to Xi Shi Tofu, the people of Jiyang generally share a common taste.

People like Shen Yuan, who grew up in Jiyang, generally have a simple concept in their minds.

If the tofu at this restaurant isn’t good, then the other dishes won’t be good either.

Shen Yuan thought this restaurant was indeed quite good, just as her older cousin had said.

After the meal, her older cousin took Shen Yuan back to school.

“Here, this is for you.”

Li Zhi glanced at the milk tea on the table and said warily, “You’re not trying to pursue me, are you?”

Shen Yuan looked at Li Zhi’s expression and felt that she seemed to have some psychological trauma from her older cousin’s comment about “puppy love.”

Shen Yuan rolled her eyes: “As if you’d agree.”

“Tch, I’ll consider it when you get 650 on your test.” Li Zhi said, picking up the straw and starting to drink her milk tea.

“That’s a bit too high, how about 620?”

“Ugh! That’s not very sincere! Do you have to bargain when pursuing a girl?”

“You drank my milk tea.” Shen Yuan pointed to the milk tea in Li Zhi’s hand.

“Accepting your things doesn’t mean I agree.”

Li Zhi snapped her fingers lightly: “Inequality solved.”

Shen Yuan laughed: “Giving you milk tea doesn’t mean I’m pursuing you.”

“Then I’m relieved.” Li Zhi patted her chest, pretending to be relieved.

“Hey, you!” Shen Yuan gave him a sharp, imposing gesture.

“Waiting for you to get 620 on the exam?”

Shen Yuan broke down, turning to his seat to work on his practice questions.

“The bell rang!!”

Zhou Shaojie plopped down in his seat as the bell rang.

Looking around, A-Jie’s gaze fell on the milk tea on Shen Yuan’s desk: “Yuan, won’t you get fat from drinking two cups of milk tea a day?”

“I won’t give you any.”

A-Jie broke down: “Damn, I’m just concerned about you! Even though we’re under a lot of pressure right now, we can’t ruin our health! What if we get diabetes?”

Shen Yuan smiled slightly: “Then I’ll give you a little treat.”

“Tch, fine, don’t give me any then.”

Zhuo Peipei leaned over and said to A-Jie: “Look at Li Zhi’s desk.”

After saying that, A-Jie glanced at Li Zhi’s seat, then quickly turned around and gave him a sharp, pointed gesture.

“Tell me! Why is there a three-tenths sugar, less iced mango pomelo sago dessert on Li Zhi’s desk?”

Are you some kind of clairvoyant?
How could you see that?
Seeing Shen Yuan’s astonished expression, A-Jie knew the answer and immediately put on a heartbroken look.

“Damn it, buddy, you betrayed me!”

Shen Yuan was speechless

and unleashed his ultimate weapon. “Li Zhi said he won’t date anyone who scores below 650.”

Now the fangirling was really into it.

“So, Lao Yuan, you’ve been studying hard these past two days for Li Zhi, right?”

Damn, he’d messed with the fangirling club.

Shen Yuan immediately lowered his head to read, no longer participating in the topic.

As for the Early Dating Prohibition Association that A-Jie belonged to?
Just a roadside aisle, negligible.

During evening self-study, Shen Yuan pushed his task time forward by two hours.

This left him with only an hour and a half of task time.

This was something he could easily finish after returning home with a little effort.

Seeing Li Zhi use her banana-green skill again, Shen Yuan was already indifferent.

After all, he had already entered the realm of “scamming” in the past two days.

Shen Yuan already had experience in how to scam people; all he lacked now was points.

Thinking of this, Shen Yuan couldn’t help but smile.

“You’re smiling like a pervert stalking a pretty girl.”

Li Zhi stood in front, looking at Shen Yuan warily: “You’ve been acting a bit strange lately.”

“What’s strange?” Shen Yuan asked, puzzled.

The pretty girl thought for a moment and then said, “You’ve been very attentive lately. You even get up early to go to school with me now. Usually, arriving at the classroom before the bell rings is considered a sign of your love for learning.”

Hearing this, Shen Yuan rolled his eyes.

Should he say that some things were because of the system?

“No, what do you mean by using the word ‘attentive’? It makes me sound like your lapdog.”

As soon as Shen Yuan said this, he saw the pretty girl start to think seriously.

“That is indeed a bit embarrassing.”

Shen Yuan rolled his eyes: “Don’t be narcissistic.”

“Oh.”

The two fell silent until they entered the elevator.

“Hey.” Li Zhi suddenly called out to Shen Yuan.

“No, I’m Chu Yuxun.”

“Idiot.” Li Zhi rolled her eyes.

“Say your lines.”

“Lines.”

The two exchanged a glance, neither able to hold back.