NOVEL NEXT Chapter 105: A Date?
The next day, it rained across all areas of Jing City, and the moist air felt much more comfortable to breathe in.
And weather like this is perfect for reading.
In the bedroom, the little one nestled in the quilt absolutely refused to get out of bed. Helplessly, Mo Jingchun let the little one sleep in.
What to do? Of course, read and complete the task assigned by the system as soon as possible.
Although the item drawn last time was useless to Mo Jingchun at the moment, one has to admit that a miniature nuclear fusion reactor is still an amazingly cool thing.
Research in controlled nuclear fusion puts Xia Country in a leading position globally.
Nevertheless, even with such advancements, the energy output of the man-made sun created through controlled nuclear fusion has only just stabilized at 1056 seconds.
To further miniaturize it while maintaining continuous, stable energy output still requires a long, long journey.
While 1056 seconds may sound short, Mo Jingchun understood that the temperature from nuclear fusion reaches 120 million to 160 million degrees Celsius; Xia Country's ability to maintain stable output at such high temperatures is truly astonishing.
Putting these thoughts aside, Mo Jingchun picked up his book and began to read and learn earnestly.
Hard work pays off, and by a little after three in the afternoon, Mo Jingchun finished the last page and successfully earned a point.
Mo Jingchun stretched and let out a deep sigh of relief.
"Candy."
"Yeah～"
Sitting on the carpet with tousled hair, Candy tilted her head and smiled sweetly at Mo Jingchun.
A crescent-moon smile graced her lips.
"How about brother washes your hair, and then I'll take you out to buy some treats?"
The little one nodded quickly, "Wash hair～ Buy yummy～"
In the bathroom, the little one lay on Mo Jingchun's lap while he used the showerhead to wash Candy's hair.
"Brother～"
"Hm."
The little one blinked and cutely said, "Guoguo loves you～"
Looking at his adorable sister, Mo Jingchun's lips curled upward slightly.
"Brother loves Guoguo very much too."
"Really?"
"Of course, it's true."
Candy's head usually looks quite big, but as soon as her hair is washed, it seems to shrink immediately.
Her thick, black hair made her head appear somewhat large.
"555～"
Sitting on Mo Jingchun's lap, Candy mimicked the sound of the hairdryer as it blew.
I must say, her imitation was quite true to life.
"All done."
Mo Jingchun put down the blow dryer and said to Candy, "Candy, get the clothes on the sofa, so brother can help you put them on."
"Where is it?"
"On the sofa."
"Oh."
After helping the little one put on her jacket, Mo Jingchun took out a small raincoat and helped her put it on.
"Let's go."
"Brother, carry～"
Even though it was raining quite hard outside, Candy didn't have to worry about the rain at all, being in Mo Jingchun's arms and wearing the little raincoat.
On their way back from the supermarket, as they walked to the apartment building, well-behaved Candy suddenly squirmed to get down from Mo Jingchun's arms.
"Peppa Pig～"
"What?"
Peppa Pig???
Since when did the school start keeping pigs? I haven't heard of it.
The next moment, Candy, having climbed down, walked directly to a small puddle in front of the apartment building's entrance.
Without any hesitation, the little one stepped right in, causing the water to splash all over both Mo Jingchun and herself.
At that moment, Mo Jingchun finally understood what his sister Candy meant by "Peppa Pig."
The first episode of Peppa Pig starts with a scene of jumping in muddy puddles, something Mo Jingchun vividly remembered watching with his sister Candy.
"Heiya～ heiya～"
As she continued to jump, the little one suddenly remembered something, turned around, frowned, and worriedly asked Mo Jingchun:
"Brother～ you won't hit Guoguo, right?"
How have kids gotten so smart these days? Mo Jingchun barely remembers anything from before he was three years old.
Let alone going to kindergarten. Back in Mo Jingchun's day, the village didn't even have kindergartens.
The most would be starting preschool at five years old before attending elementary school at six.
Mo Jingchun looked at the little one, pinched her cheeks, and gently advised, "Go ahead and play, but you can't do it next time～"
The little one blinked her eyes and asked in a cute voice, "Why not?"
"Because brother gets tired washing clothes."
"And if Guoguo gets sick, brother would feel bad too."
Candy reluctantly looked at the puddle but eventually stepped out of it.
"Brother～ hug～"
After a bath, Candy was placed on the bed by Mo Jingchun. She lay under the covers and drank from her bottle in big gulps.
Mo Jingchun took the time to blow dry his hair, and by then, Candy had already finished her milk.
Dinner was wontons bought from the supermarket. They tasted pretty good, and even Candy ate quite a few.
After dinner, Mo Jingchun resumed his book-reading mode.
On Monday, everyone coming to class was surprised to find that Mo Jingchun, who had mysteriously disappeared for half a month, was back.
If Na, the counselor, hadn't mentioned during a class meeting that Mo Jingchun had taken leave, everyone would have thought he'd vanished.
Perhaps it was just an illusion, but after not seeing him for half a month, Yang Xiaoyu felt like Candy had grown taller.
Unaware that Mo Jingchun and Candy had returned, Yang Xiaoyu hadn't brought any snacks to class.
Holding the cute Candy, Yang Xiaoyu casually asked, "Where did you go? No one replied to messages; it feels like you vanished."
"State secret."
"Ah-choo! If you don't want to say, just don't say it. But don't brush it off with some state secret excuse. At least use a normal reason."
With a flick of her hair, Yang Xiaoyu carried Candy along, looking unimpressed.
Mo Jingchun shrugged helplessly. Nowadays, how come no one believes the truth?
The project he had participated in over the past half month was indeed a state secret!
Even though Zhang Aijun didn't require Mo Jingchun to sign a non-disclosure agreement, Mo Jingchun knew that any information leaking from him would quickly bring someone to his doorstep.
Whether it was Zhang Aijun or someone else, that wasn't clear.
During break time, Mo Jingchun sent a message to substitute teacher Zhang Hui Zhen. Shortly after, she replied.
"What do you want? Are you asking me to help set up a date?"
"Not bad, kiddo. You have good taste; Wei Luxue is the class boys' goddess."
"Don't worry, leave it to me."
Mo Jingchun was dumbfounded. All he wanted was to see if he could meet Wei Luxue. How did it turn into a date request with Zhang Hui Zhen?
Mo Jingchun hurriedly explained, "No, I just want to ask her about early graduation. Na recommended Wei Luxue to me last time."
For a while, Zhang Hui Zhen didn't reply.
Just before class resumed, Zhang Hui Zhen responded.
"Awesome!"
"What a determined person!"