Nie Xiaoyu beamed: "We're classmates, I trust you won't refer me to a terrible job."

At this moment,

a radiant smile bloomed on her face, as if the former Nie Xiaoyu had returned.

This change greatly heartened Chen Nan, who said with a smile, "I've rented a house in Jinxiu Qiancheng District now, but I'm the only one living there."

"Although I can cook, my culinary skills are nothing compared to Miss Nie."

"What I mean is, could you possibly prepare three meals a day for me? Just consider it being my housekeeper for living expenses, I'll pay you ten thousand."

"This way, you can not only help me with my studies but also take care of my daily life."

"Plus, there's a spare room at my place; you could live there as well."

Nie Xiaoyu stared blankly at Chen Nan, feeling somewhat unfamiliar with him at this moment, and it wasn't just because he was wearing a Taoist robe, which gave him an air of mystical elegance.

Instead,

after not seeing him for two years, she could clearly sense that Chen Nan had changed.

The way he spoke and acted had become smoother.

Chen Nan wolfed down a meat sandwich in a couple of bites and then said, "Are you in or not? Give me a straight answer!"

"Alright."

Nie Xiaoyu agreed to Chen Nan's proposal, knowing that he was trying to help her in this way, although she too had once been a proud woman.

But two years of hawking goods on the streets had shattered her pride.

She knew that compared to money, so-called pride and dignity were insignificant.

Add to that, she needed a lot of money for her grandfather's medical treatment.

That's why she agreed to Chen Nan.

"Then let's pack up!" Chen Nan said with a smile: "Is the place you're living far from here? I'll come back with you to pack up. It would be best to move to my place tonight."

Nie Xiaoyu couldn't help asking, "Is there such a hurry?"

Chen Nan rolled his eyes at her, "Big sister, have you not thought about it? There are only a few days left until the college entrance exams. How can I not be in a hurry?"

Nie Xiaoyu forced a smile and said nothing; with Chen Nan's help, she packed up her stall, and then, on an electric tricycle, she took Chen Nan toward the outskirts.

The night breeze and the stars accompanied them, creating a very harmonious atmosphere.

Twenty minutes later,

Nie Xiaoyu arrived at her living place, a dilapidated little courtyard, where piles of scrap cardboard and plastic bottles lay around—trash she had collected over time.

However, the shabby courtyard was kept very tidy by her.

The layout of the room was simple as well: a single bed, a couple of unopened bags of flour beside it, and an oscillating fan.

Beyond that, there was not a single decent household appliance to be seen, making it look especially impoverished.

However,

he did see piles of books, all high school textbooks, and various workbooks.

Chen Nan sighed inwardly; he knew that Nie Xiaoyu's family was from a small town and, although not very wealthy, she had been a pampered little princess with all her needs catered to.

And now, her life invariably brought a twinge to the heart.

"Let's go," Nie Xiaoyu said, as she packed her clothes and toiletries, although there were also two bags of flour.

But she planned to come back when she had time and settle the rent with the landlord.

An hour later,

Chen Nan brought Nie Xiaoyu back to Jinxiu Qiancheng District. After opening the door, he said, "My house isn't very big, but all the bedding is brand new. From now on, you'll live in the second bedroom!"

"Of course, if you find the second bedroom too small, you can take the master bedroom, and I'll take the second one."

Nie Xiaoyu shook her head again and again: "It's not too small, it's not too small at all."

The place she lived in before was much worse than this, how could she possibly complain that the second bedroom is too small?

Chen Nan then proposed to add Wang Li's WeChat and after doing so, he directly transferred fifteen thousand yuan to her, saying, "This is one month's salary, and the extra five thousand is for living expenses."

"Let's settle the tutoring fees on a daily basis!"

Actually...

Chen Nan also wanted to pay Nie Xiaoyu a larger sum of money in advance because he could see that she was really in need of it.

But.

The fifty-thousand yuan his aunt had given him, after deducting the rent, didn't leave much.

"I need to figure out a way to make some money!" For the first time, Chen Nan was worried about money, even though a phone call to his aunt would result in her transferring funds to him.

However, he didn't want to get money for nothing, and besides, his aunt didn't have it easy making money either.

Of course.

There was actually another option, which was to call his stepmother.

After all, his father had left behind a company when he passed away, with annual profits amounting to eight figures.

Even though his father was no longer there, and the company was a partnership with others, the will clearly stated that he owned 25 percent of the company's shares.

Just one phone call to his stepmother, and she would definitely transfer money to him.

However.

When he went to the mountains, he had made a declaration in front of his father and stepmother: As long as you marry this woman, you and I will be strangers for life, and I won't spend a penny of your money.

If he really made that call to his stepmother, it would imply that he had accepted her presence, and it would be like slapping his own face.

So, even if he had to find a way to make money on his own, he would absolutely not call his stepmother!

After making small talk for a bit, Chen Nan returned to his bedroom. However, he did not go to sleep but sat cross-legged and silently recited the Scripture of the Hidden Talisman, entering into cultivation.

In the blink of an eye, it was morning.

Upon hearing noise from the kitchen, Chen Nan awoke from his cultivation, his bright eyes flickering with an unmistakable sharpness.

He could clearly feel that the True Qi inside his body was several times more than before, which excited him tremendously.

"I clearly only performed Dual Cultivation with one woman, Su Qing, yesterday, so why has the True Qi in my body increased this much?"

A huge question mark rose in Chen Nan's heart.

"Could it be because of Wang Li, Liu Yiyi, and Liu Hanyan?"

Indeed, Chen Nan had only been intimate with Zhu Qing the day before, but he had close contact with Wang Li, Liu Yiyi, and Liu Hanyan.

Apart from Yiyi, both Wang Li and Liu Hanyan had tasted his Dragon Root.

"Could it be that just having suggestive interactions with women can also improve one's cultivation level?" Chen Nan was ecstatic. If that were the case, what could be wrong with more of such ambiguous engagements?

With that thought, he took a clean Daoist robe and went to the bathroom full of vigor, then took out his Dragon Root and began to urinate.

Looking at the fierce Dragon Root, Chen Nan couldn't help but say, "Don't worry, I promise to strive to be a good brother, I'll never let my little brother suffer. Not only that, but I'll make sure you enjoy the company of some beautiful women."

"But you've got to hold up your end, don't react to every pretty woman you see, it will make things very awkward for me."

After finishing, Chen Nan took off his shorts and headed to the shower hoping to rejuvenate.

But just then.

Nie Xiaoyu, holding her stomach and with an anxious face, pushed open the door to the bathroom, quickly locked it behind her, pulled down her shorts, and directly sat on the toilet.

The anxious expression on her face seemed to ease.

And at that moment.

She shockingly discovered that Chen Nan was standing in the corner with a face full of astonishment, his hands desperately covering between his legs.

Nie Xiaoyu, with a face full of shock: "When did you come in?"