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Chapter 118: Chapter 109: No Matter What, I’m Going_1
January 16
Sunday morning
Tang Qing didn’t plan to train with Han Leng today. His current strength had basically reached its limit, and without Origin Qi Value to improve his physical attributes, there was little hope of defeating the two men in accordance with the rules.
Now, he’d like to learn some firearms operation from Han Leng. However, this could only be a wish. If he took a gun to Han Leng, the consequences wouldn’t be good, particularly because what he wanted to learn wasn’t just handgun shooting. Handguns, he thought, could be learned from watching a TV. Simple pointed and shot, no aiming device, and only used for close combat, there was no need to consider factors like wind speed or environment.
As for the thrill of equipping a silencer on a pistol? Tang Qing thought it was better to forget it. The true charm of firearms lies in their destructive power, sound, and irresistible recoil. A gun without a sound seemed meaningless to him.
What he really wanted to learn was how to use rifles, especially a model similar to Barret. Sometimes, when he got bored at night, Tang Qing would lock the door, take out the gun and disassembly it, or buy dozens of firearms and place them on the bed like an arsenal, which set his blood on fire. He discovered that the System Shop offered packaging services, not only for guns, but also with options for wooden boxes, iron boxes, and coded boxes. It could even automatically label it with the country of origin, which was quite convenient.
Now Tang Qing was able to skillfully dismantle various firearms and had dissected his Barret many times, becoming adept at it. He found joy in pulling the trigger when idle.
But if he took his Barret to Han Leng, he would be dead. He did not think his relationship with Han Leng had reached a point where Han Leng could overlook discipline. Taking a handgun could possibly be tolerated, but a long-range rifle would really cross the line.
As for asking Sun Chao to teach him, Tang Qing thought better of it. Instead, he would return to the village during the Chinese New Year and go into the mountains to try out the joy of shooting. He vowed to try out all kinds of firearms. Just thinking about it made him feel excited.
It had been two weeks since he last saw Lin Jiaxue and he missed her.
Ah, he could play the kissing game again. Tang Qing was delighted at the thought. He didn’t have much desire to go further than that. After several times, he felt as if he had developed a conditioned reflex or habit. The desire to take advantage of Lin Jiaxue while kissing had decreased dramatically.
It wasn’t because he was bent, he just felt that he should focus on what he was doing. The act of kissing does not necessarily have to involve any ulterior motives.
He chuckled to himself, perhaps he had read too many novels.
During meals, Tang Qing often broke into laughter, thinking about the ’program’ of the day.
Then Qin Shiqi interrupted Tang Qing’s daydreaming without any courtesy: "Brother, are you going to Jiaxue’s today?"
"You figured it out again." Tang Qing was a bit annoyed as he felt a bad premonition.
"Cut it out. You’re only so happy when you go to see Jiaxue, I’ve seen right through you." Qin Shiqi confidently said.
"I’m not a criminal. What’s the use of you seeing through me?", Tang Qing found himself at a loss for words.
By now, Qin Shiqi had finished eating. She put down her chopsticks and said willfully, "I don’t care. My sister and I want to go too. You never take us with you."
She didn’t forget to pull in the cute and dazed Qin Shiyu, who could only smile helplessly at her sister’s deeds.
"You’re about to have your final exam. You better focus on studying. Plus, you still have homework to do." Tang Qing didn’t want Qin Shiqi to interrupt his time with Lin Jiaxue.
"Cut it out, I don’t have any homework this week, and my sister already finished hers." Qin Shiqi said with a ’I knew you would say that’ expression.
Tang Qing thought about it. It was true. Qin Shiqi usually did her homework on a day off, but Qin Shiyu liked to finish it on the same day. On weekends, she usually cleaned her small room, did the laundry, and tidied up the house. She was so busy that it was quite entertaining.
Seeing that Qin Shiqi seemed to have been well-prepared, he couldn’t find a reason to refuse. So, Tang Qing pulled out his trump card: "Ask Auntie if you’re allowed to go."
But he forgot, Mighty Qin Shiqi also possessed a trump card:
"Mom...."
Her soft cooing made everybody in the house shudder. Tang Qing shook his head and quietly mourned for his future brother-in-law. With a sister like Qin Shiqi who could play cute so well and had full charm-boosting skills, all he could wish him was good luck.
"Alright, Tangtang, just take them." Auntie said helplessly. Though she had developed immunity to coaxing, Qin Shiqi’s shout was too strong to resist. Considering there was also no homework to do, she had no choice but to agree, otherwise, she would have been annoyed the whole day by Qin Shiqi.
Qin Yugang was quiet, watching his family ’battling their wits’. Only a smile remained on his face. He felt very happy to see his family like this.
"Ho Ho Ho, bro, you have nothing to say now, do you?" Qin Shiqi said triumphantly with her hands on her hips.
"......." Tang Qing was really out of words. If Auntie had already spoken, what else could he say?
Bulbs, bulbs, bulbs....
Tang Qing could only repeatedly ’rename’ this sister in his mind to vent his frustration.
After breakfast, Tang Qing was followed by two cute sisters. For this, Qin Shiqi even dressed up specifically, putting on her favourite down jacket which made her look noticeably rounder. Though Tang Qing wanted to tease her about it, he dared not, fearing an endless scolding.
They took a taxi to Lin Jiaxue’s place. Along the way, Qin Shiqi constantly nagged, criticizing Tang Qing and threatening to tattle on him, which made Tang Qing both amused and exasperated.
As always, Qin Shiyu remained quiet, smiling politely but not saying anything.
When they arrived at the entrance of the neighborhood, the owner of the fruit shop recognized Tang Qing. After all, he always bought a lot of stuff and only bought the most expensive ones without checking the price, leaving quite a deep impression.
"Young man, you’re back. What would you like this time?"
"Um, this, this, and this... Five pounds for each item, and a box of apples." Tang Qing ordered a few items that Lin Jiaxue liked to consume. Of course, a box of apples was a must.
This time, he didn’t buy too much, because...
"Brother, why did you buy so much?" Qin Shiqi asked, not because she thought Tang Qing was wasteful for buying too much, but merely out of curiosity.
Okay, the quantity was more than half less than the previous times, but this certainly did not seem like a normal ’social visit’.
"Well, it’s been a long time since we last met. Plus, you guys will be eating later too. If I don’t buy more, it won’t be enough." Tang Qing quickly came up with an excuse.
"Oh." Qin Shiqi did not delve into it, she was indeed just casually asking.
Although the shopkeeper found it strange that Tang Qing bought less despite having more people this time, he didn’t question it further. If he did, it might seem like he was annoyed that Tang Qing bought less, and he wouldn’t want to offend such an important customer.
Carrying a box of apples, Tang Qing arrived at Lin Jiaxue’s doorstep with the two sisters holding the other fruits.
"Knock knock knock..."
"Sister Jiaxue, we’re here." After knocking, Qin Shiqi called out loudly. Tang Qing wanted to tell her not to disturb the neighbors, but he didn’t dare to say it out loud.
"Creak..."
The door soon opened.
Lin Jiaxue’s familiar face appeared at the door, smiling at them.
"Sister Jiaxue, I’m exhausted from carrying all this stuff. Our awful brother didn’t help us at all." Upon entering the house, Qin Shiqi immediately started complaining, making herself at home by putting down the fruits and reaching out for an orange. Tang Qing only chuckled.
On their way here, Tang Qing had offered to combine their bags with his box, but the sisters had refused, probably fearing that he would be overburdened. He knew that while Qin Shiqi talked a big game, she was actually very kind-hearted. Her complaints didn’t upset him, they actually made him feel peaceful.
It’s nice having you guys around.
Qin Shiyu, the peace-loving sister, also greeted Sister Jiaxue with a helpless shake of her head.
The rest of the day lacked any form of private time, with Qin Shiqi constantly chatting and rambling to Lin Jiaxue. Tang Qing didn’t even have the chance to get a word in. Every mention of Tang Qing not wanting her to come in the morning led to another string of complaints from Qin Shiqi. His only option was to quietly eat fruit on the side, at a loss for words from the awkwardness.
Lin Jiaxue simply smiled and comforted Qin Shiqi. She understood Tang Qing’s small trick and found his longsuffering expression amusing. She couldn’t help laughing into her hand, which only spurred on Qin Shiqi to intensify her complaining.
For lunch, Tang Qing didn’t help. The three sisters prepared everything. Qin Shiqi had recently learned a new dish and was insistent on trying it. Everyone else didn’t stop her, and Tang Qing was more than happy to sit back and relax in the living room, watching TV. Despite the lack of enjoyable television shows, he wondered if future TV shows would be any better. The internet certainly had a lot of commendable adaptations of online novels, except they varied greatly from the original works....
As expected, Qin Shiqi didn’t disappoint everyone... The dish she prepared was incredibly awful.
PS: This is the only Chapter for today. It’s the weekend, and we all need a break, don’t we? So now I owe you guys five Chapters. I’ll continue with two releases daily. Don’t worry, I will catch up. It takes me almost two hours to write a Chapter. Maybe one weekend I’ll get a burst of inspiration and make up for it, haha. 𝖓𝔬𝔳𝔭𝔲𝔟.𝖈𝖔𝔪
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