The news of Sakuragi Kyoko's grandmother visiting Zhuxi Village spread throughout the entire village in less than half a morning.
They all said that Sakuragi Kyoko's grandmother was incredibly young, looking no older than seventeen or eighteen. Although she lacked the ethereal aura of a goddess like Bai, she was definitely a beauty.
It was strange, however, that this beauty, who claimed to be Sakuragi Kyoko's grandmother, arrived in Zhuxi Village and, without meeting Sakuragi Kyoko, headed directly to the back mountain to pay respects to Cheng Xiaofan.
Even stranger, after meeting Cheng Xiaofan, Sakuragi Kyoko's grandmother returned to Sakura Country without even greeting her granddaughter.
This incident became the talk of Zhuxi Village. People said Sakuragi Kyoko's grandmother was very mysterious, appearing and disappearing without a trace, like a dragon glimpsed but never fully seen.
Her main purpose in coming to Zhuxi Village was to meet Cheng Xiaofan and even to ask him to be her master.
Unfortunately, Cheng Xiaofan already had a goddess-like Bai by his side and was not interested in any other beauties. He flatly rejected the Sakura Country beauty's request to become his disciple.
It was estimated that Sakuragi Kyoko's grandmother was very disappointed at not being able to become his disciple, lost all interest in even seeing her granddaughter, and returned home in tears.
At noon, at Cheng Xiaofan's dining table.
Miao Xiuhua, while shoveling rice into her mouth, asked her son, "I heard Sakuragi's grandmother came. What did you talk about? Why did she leave without seeing Sakuragi?"
She recounted the rumors she had heard from the village and questioned if they were true.
"..." With such a nutritious rumor as support, Cheng Xiaofan had no problem brushing off his mother.
He immediately nodded and said, "Mom, the rumors in the village are all true."
"If Sakuragi's grandmother only wanted to learn winemaking from me, it would have been easy. I could have handed her over to your winemaking workshop."
"But she insisted on learning medicine and wanted to be with me all day. How would that look to others?"
Miao Xiuhua listened, nodded solemnly, and said, "Xiaofan, you were right to refuse. Even if you had agreed, I would have intervened."
"You have Yiling by your side now, so you must be mindful of appearances and avoid gossip."
"However—"
She changed the subject, "Regardless, she is Sakuragi's grandmother. Why didn't you keep her here to meet Sakuragi?"
"Mom, she insisted on leaving, and I couldn't do anything about it!"
Thinking of the way Konoe Mieko was taken away by a vixen-like beauty as if she were a small chicken, Cheng Xiaofan couldn't help but sigh inwardly, truly a case of one thing conquering another.
Miao Xiuhua nodded, "What you said makes sense. If Sakuragi comes this afternoon, I'll explain things to her properly to avoid any misunderstandings!"
"..." With such a mother, Cheng Xiaofan had nothing more to say!
As lunch concluded, Bai Yiling said to Cheng Xiaofan, "Xiaofan, do you remember what I told you before? Some of my sisters from City C are coming to visit."
"Remember, remember..." As if he did.
He had been so busy lately that he had completely forgotten about it.
But when Bai Yiling brought it up, he had to pretend he had been keeping it in mind, nodding his head vigorously like a pecking hen.
Not for any other reason, but to avoid upsetting the goddess in his heart.
Bai Yiling smiled, "Then tell me, why are they coming here?"
"Haha, they're coming here to see how you're living now!" Cheng Xiaofan said casually.
Bai Yiling smiled and said, "My sisters are coming here mainly to see you!"
"..." See me?
Uh!
What's so great about me to see?
As Cheng Xiaofan was speechless, Miao Xiuhua spoke up, "Xiaofan, why are you zoning out? Yiling's sisters are coming. You need to bring Yiling honor and not lose face for her."
"Their purpose in coming here is to see how you, a country bumpkin and scumbag, managed to catch the eye of our Yiling!"
Cheng Xiaofan immediately felt like exploding.
Mom, you can't belittle your own son into a scumbag just to elevate your future daughter-in-law!
Never mind!
Mom had been playing with her phone a lot lately and had picked up some internet slang.
Perhaps in her mind, "scumbag" was just a neutral term.
Besides, for the sake of the goddess in his heart, it was worth being a scumbag!
Cheng Xiaofan declared with determination, "Don't worry, Mom. With your son's righteous and magnificent image, I will absolutely not disgrace my Goddess Bai!"
He then turned to Goddess Bai and asked, "When are your sisters arriving?"
Bai Yiling smiled, "I received a call this morning. They're arriving tomorrow."
Cheng Xiaofan nodded and smiled, "Alright, I'll wait for you at Bai Mang Lake tomorrow!"
"The scenery of Bai Mang Lake, with its clear and exquisite waters and mountains, is breathtakingly beautiful and makes one reluctant to leave. It's the best place to entertain guests!"
Bai Yiling smiled, "Okay, you can arrange it!"
Cheng Xiaofan had many things to do to prepare for the arrival of Bai Yiling's sisters tomorrow.
In the afternoon, Cheng Xiaofan rode on his Sky-Breaking Eagle directly to the county town. He bought several sets of bedding and other daily necessities and returned to the bamboo villa at Bai Mang Lake.
If Bai Yiling's sisters needed to stay here, bedding was essential. At the same time, he installed two sets of solar water heaters.
Solar lamps were installed in every bedroom.
Cheng Xiaofan temporarily arranged the kitchen on the lowest floor.
Fortunately, he was a jack-of-all-trades, and building a large cooking stove was no challenge for him.
Next, Cheng Xiaofan used his spatial powers to create a round dining table and more than ten bamboo chairs.
Cheng Xiaofan had even thought about the firewood for the stove. There were plenty of naturally fallen large trees in the primeval forest. He went inside and moved those trees, which two people couldn't even hug, into his space.
Then, with his mind, he split those large trees into firewood, all the same size and thickness, and stacked them neatly in the corridor downstairs.
Looking at the firewood, Cheng Xiaofan couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, "This firewood has become a work of art. It doesn't look like it was split by hand at all. If someone asks, what should I say?"
He casually picked up a piece of firewood and smelled it. It had a peculiar fragrance.
Wasn't it a waste to use such firewood for cooking?
It was all his fault for being so particular!
After he finished these tasks, it was already dark.
Cheng Xiaofan made himself something simple to eat to fill his stomach.
When it was completely dark, he turned on all the solar lamps in the bamboo villa. The light spilled out of the windows, illuminating a corner of Bai Mang Lake.
Some fish and shrimp quickly swam towards the water surface illuminated by the lights.
"Bibo bibo!"
The Dragon Fish clearly sensed its master's arrival and flew over from the Lotus Lake, circling the bamboo villa twice.
As it flew for the third time, Cheng Xiaofan couldn't help but lean out of the window, glare at the Dragon Fish, and say, "If you want energy pills, just tell me directly!"
"If I ignore you, let's see if you can fly around my villa until dawn!"
Cheng Xiaofan's words made the Dragon Fish actually blush and lower its head shyly.
Huh?
Does this Dragon Fish blush when it's shy?