84: Chapter 84 is even more fun

Zhao Jian, having obtained the faqiu seal, deliberately avoided surveillance cameras.

There were originally very few cameras in the village, so it was easy to avoid them.

It was just the excavator that couldn't be avoided.

It would be fine if it didn't arouse suspicion. If the other party called the police, he would definitely be caught.

At that point, he would only be able to be stubborn to the end and say he wanted to bury a pet.

If discovered, he would have to give up.

Because of this, he couldn't rush to sell the faqiu seal.

Otherwise, it would be very easy to form a chain of evidence.

He returned home and hid the seal.

Then, he headed to the driving school for practice.

Calling it practice, he actually knew everything he needed to know. All that was left was to rack up the required hours.

Fortunately, Gao Lan didn't come today.

He didn't have to be stared at by a pervert during his breaks.

It gave him the creeps.

Just as Zhao Jian was practicing driving, his father had already started reclaiming wasteland.

Turning the private plot into a vegetable greenhouse was no easy task.

The uneven land had to be completely cleared and leveled. The broken bricks and rubble inside also had to be picked out.

Fortunately, a lot of the work could be done with machinery, which saved a lot of manpower.

Otherwise, it would be hard to build the greenhouse in under two months.

Now, it would only take a few days to start planting vegetables.

Zhao Jian, unaware of the changes at home, finished his driving practice.

He prepared to buy some groceries and go to Good Older Sister's place for a free meal.

But before he could act, Zhang Tao had already made a video call.

And the place where she was standing looked very familiar.

That door—it was his house!

He didn't expect this woman to have unknowingly made her way to his front door.

"I bought a lot of groceries, and lobster too. When are you coming back?"

Zhang Tao's voice sounded a bit cutesy.

But it didn't feel fake; instead, it added a hint of coquettishness.

It was adorable.

"When do you want me to come back?" Zhao Jian asked while hailing a taxi.

At this moment, he wished more than anything to get his driver's license quickly, so he could drive his lamborghini back at breakneck speed.

Just thinking about it was cool.

Unfortunately, for now, he could only think about it.

"I hope you come back safe and sound. Any time is fine."

Zhang Tao originally wanted to say "now."

But hearing Zhao Jian urging the taxi driver over the phone,

she immediately worried that he might have an accident.

She hurriedly and tactfully reminded him not to rush.

Zhao Jian could hear her concern.

He asked deliberately:

"Oh, are you worried about me?"

This earned him a sidelong glance from Zhang Tao: "You know the answer."

Although Zhao Jian didn't urge the driver anymore, the driving school wasn't far from Baihewan Residential Area to begin with.

They arrived very quickly.

Cars couldn't fly on the road, but he could run faster inside the residential area.

Zhao Jian strode into the elevator with agility.

When he appeared in front of Zhang Tao, his breathing hadn't fully calmed down yet.

"Silly, why run so fast?" Zhang Tao chided, but her eyes were filled with concern.

"I wanted to see you sooner." Zhao Jian opened the door.

The two of them carried the dozen or so bags of groceries from the doorway into the room.

Then, Zhao Jian suddenly remembered.

It seemed he hadn't bought any kitchenware!

He could only hope the previous owner had left something useful behind.

So as not to let Good Older Sister's kind intentions go to waste.

Fortunately, the kitchen was fully stocked with cookware.

Even disposable tableware was stocked in over a dozen sets.

Zhang Tao's fair, tender fingers gently brushed the dust off the pot lid.

"You go out first. This young lady's cooking secret is passed down to daughters, not sons; I'm not letting you watch."

She needed to clean the kitchen first.

While telling Zhao Jian to leave, she handed him his crutches.

After this period of recovery, she could barely walk.

Zhao Jian thought to himself: "I don't even care to watch!"

From now on, he could just use his inability to cook as an excuse to come over and mooch food and drink every day.

He took the crutches and left the kitchen.

Then, he heard the door close.

No way, right? Could there really be some secret recipe?

Zhao Jian looked back in confusion, suppressing his curiosity to go back and peek.

After all, it was a frosted glass door; he could see through it.

Sneaking over and getting caught red-handed would be quite awkward.

While waiting in the living room for Good Older Sister to feed him, Zhao Jian opened a game.

It showed an update, and the data package was larger than his wallet.

Fortunately, he could switch to the background while updating, scrolling through short videos while waiting.

It felt like a long time had passed—long enough that the aroma of cooking finally wafted out from the kitchen.

His game had just finished updating.

He entered the game and selected a hero.

When Zhang Tao came out with a plate of sweet and sour pork, Zhao Jian was busy exchanging "perfect" comments about each other's awareness and operations with his teammates.

Unfortunately, the other teammates weren't "Bo Le"; they couldn't see what kind of skills these two dead weights actually had.

"Playing a game? What rank? Take me with you later."

Zhang Tao placed the dish on the table and glanced at Zhao Jian's phone screen before returning to the kitchen.

With the idea of bonding by playing games together, she suggested letting Zhao Jian carry her.

"Leave it to me."

He was the Gold-tier little tyrant, invincible at his rank.

Although he hadn't played in a long time and was a bit rusty.

But this rank didn't require much skill; with excellent awareness and a little bit of luck, he could win.

Zhang Tao made twelve dishes.

When she was halfway through, she told Zhao Jian to eat first, so the earlier dishes wouldn't get cold before the later ones were done.

Zhao Jian didn't listen.

It was so romantic for the two of them to eat together; eating alone would be no better than ordering takeout.

Soon, Zhang Tao brought out the last dish: braised prawns.

"Why aren't you eating? Some are already cold."

"I can't eat without you feeding me."

"Huh?" She stood up from the seat opposite Zhao Jian and sat down next to him.

Smiling, she peeled the prawns and then picked one up to feed him:

"Open your mouth."

After the meal was finished, Zhao Jian stood up to clear the dishes.

Zhang Tao thought about helping, but he pressed her back down into her seat.

"You update the game first, I'll be done in a jiffy."

He was good at washing dishes.

Because there was a dishwasher in the kitchen.

Just put them in and press the button.

Done.

After cleaning up, Zhang Tao was still updating the game data.

Zhao Jian sat down next to her.

"Sister Tao, how about we play something more interesting?"

Something more interesting?

Zhang Tao looked at her phone; the progress was at 96%. It would be updated soon.

"What do you want to play? You say it."

She just wanted to play games with Zhao Jian; as for what the game was, it didn't matter.

Zhao Jian mysteriously leaned close to her ear and whispered one word.

"You."

No reaction.

He saw Zhang Tao's body stiffen, her face slightly flushed.

Leaving Zhao Jian unable to guess for a moment whether she understood or not.

After a moment, the sound indicating the game update was complete rang out.

He heard Good Older Sister lower her head and whisper: "Okay!"

At this moment, Zhao Jian had already entered the game to create a party and hadn't heard what she said at all.

He just urged: "Sister Tao, hurry and enter the game; I'm inviting you."

"Oh, okay." Zhang Tao's alluring eyes quickly swept over Zhao Jian.

Then, she let out a long sigh.

Once in the game, the two of them were "noobs pecking at each other" in a Gold-tier match.

Zhang Tao really didn't know how to play; whenever she saw someone, she would cast skills recklessly.

Then she would just stand there and take the beating.

The only comforting thing was that she could take a beating.

Often, three or four opponents would hit her for over ten seconds before they could send her back to the fountain.

Zhao Jian stayed right behind her the whole time, and both of them had chosen heroes with high HP and high defense.

Their main strategy was to draw fire and create an output environment for their teammates.

Besides, the opponents were just like bots.

Which actually made their match quite evenly fought.