NOVEL NEXT 8: The Dough Kneader
It was this family’s daughter, Zhang Shanshan, with light makeup on her face, seemingly taking selfies at home.
“Who’s back? Out all night and only returning in broad daylight, and even bringing…”
Zhang Shanshan was about to mock Bai Ling when she suddenly saw Yuan Xiaoning beside her, and her expression changed slightly.
“Why did you bring her here?”
Bai Ling’s expression remained calm: “You know each other?”
Yuan Xiaoning blinked innocently, indicating she didn’t remember.
“Who doesn’t know her,” Zhang Shanshan said sarcastically, “Our school’s famous campus belle, the goddess of the Broadcasting Department. What wind blew you here today?”
With that, she turned and went back inside, forgetting even to take the dress.
Yuan Xiaoning was bewildered. What was wrong with this person? She wasn’t friendly at all.
Could she have some grudge against me?
[Ding dong~ Zhang Shanshan, daughter of the Zhang family, second-year student at Tianhai University, entered school at the same time as the host. She once participated in the 2022 Tianhai University Campus Belle Contest, was paired against the host in the top 64, and was directly eliminated.
Additionally, several boys she liked at school had expressed their affection and pursuit of the host, so she views the host as an enemy.]
So she’s a top 64 prisoner, that’s fine then.
Walking into the living room and sitting down, Bai Ling asked: “Have you interacted at school?”
“No.”
“Then why is she unfriendly towards you?”
“How would I know,” Yuan Xiaoning said casually, “Maybe she’s jealous of my big chest.”
She didn’t mention the campus belle contest. To be honest, as the ultimate champion, would you care about who you crushed in the top 64 or 32?
At least the opponents in the top 4 and the final would be worth remembering.
As for the second reason, that was even more far-fetched. Having been a boy for over twenty years in her past life, Yuan Xiaoning understood their psychology well – it was nothing but pure lust, liking pretty girls with big breasts, craving their bodies.
Without Ning Ning, those boys would like another pretty busty girl, the rankings would just shift down, probably all sixty-three girls ahead would be gone before it was your turn at 64th place.
So why hold a grudge against the champion? It doesn’t make sense, unless you really think you’re the runner-up in terms of raw appeal.
As Yuan Xiaoning was thinking this, her delicate body suddenly trembled, realizing her white rabbits had fallen into evil hands.
“Indeed big, and they feel great,” Bai Ling said, embracing her, “I’m not jealous, but shouldn’t others be?”
“No, no need,” Yuan Xiaoning said softly, “You can knead them anytime, no need to be jealous.”
She wasn’t actually a soft girl, but with her white rabbits in someone’s grasp, she couldn’t muster any toughness.
This was a special situation!
It’s okay, just endure for a while, Bai Ling will let go once she’s had enough fun, she won’t do it again. Yuan Xiaoning remembered, she hadn’t slept yet.
Even a sports student couldn’t withstand this.
But several minutes passed, and Bai Ling showed no intention of letting go.
Yuan Xiaoning couldn’t bear it anymore and started making whimpering sounds.
“What’s wrong?” Bai Ling looked at her expressionlessly, “Is my technique not good?”
“No, how could that be,” Yuan Xiaoning forced a smile, “Your skill has reached the pinnacle, you could set up shop first thing tomorrow morning.”
“Set up shop?”
“Set up a breakfast stall at the door, knead dough and steam buns on the spot, business would surely boom.”
Bai Ling chuckled: “You’re so humorous, how come I never noticed before?”
“I’ve always been… mmm~.. very humorous.”
Yuan Xiaoning had no choice but to endure and make strange sounds, looking around to distract herself.
This family’s house was really nice, the walls were painted so white, the furniture also exuded a high-end feel, and most importantly, it all looked very new, as if recently bought.
And Bai Ling’s dough kneading was really…
“What are you two doing?”
Zhang Shanshan had come out of her room at some point and saw Bai Ling embracing Yuan Xiaoning, doing as she pleased. She cried out in surprise: “Mom, come quick and see these two, they’re doing such a dirty thing!”
Huang Ling had just returned from hanging clothes and was stunned at the sight: “You two…”
Compared to her daughter, she had seen even less of the world and couldn’t even recall what this behavior was called.
“What about us? It’s just normal dating,” Bai Ling said nonchalantly, “Right, Xiao Ning?”
Yuan Xiaoning couldn’t speak, her little head buzzing, just wanting to bury herself in her own white rabbits where no one could see her.
“Yes, you young people nowadays are quite, quite… fresh, but…” Huang Ling stammered some incoherent words.
She wanted to display an adult’s erudition, then criticize from an elder’s perspective, but after talking for a while, she still couldn’t figure it out.
Two girls kneading and pinching each other, what was that called again?
Bai Ling ignored them and continued speaking: “Senior Xiao Ning and I fell in love at first sight. We’ve already planned that in a couple of years, after applying for internships, we’ll run a small shop together and live a happy life.”
Her expression was gentle, with a faint smile on her lips, as if she was telling the truth.
Before Huang Ling could sort things out, Zhang Shanshan sneered first: “Starting a business in two years? Do you have that much money?”
“No money, but we have a shop,” Bai Ling blinked in confusion, “Aunt Huang, aren’t you managing my family’s shop for us?”
Yuan Xiaoning saw her expression and puffed her fragrant cheeks unhappily.
Good grief, she’s copying me.
Thief!
Hearing this, Huang Ling’s face changed.
“Xiao Ling, about that, auntie isn’t clear on the details, your uncle is managing it,” she smiled awkwardly, “Let’s wait until he comes back to discuss it.”
It was clearly a delay tactic, but Bai Ling acted as if she didn’t understand and nodded seriously:
“Alright, in a couple of days I’ll write an application to the school, then ask uncle about the current business situation, so I can take over seamlessly.”
“Yes, that’s… hehe.”
Huang Ling couldn’t say a complete sentence for a long time. After maintaining appearances for a bit, she left with Zhang Shanshan.
Bai Ling also pulled Yuan Xiaoning up and walked towards her room. As soon as they entered, the smile on her face instantly disappeared, and she returned to her previous cold state.
“Was that necessary,” Yuan Xiaoning took off her shoes and climbed onto the bed, grumbling, “Even if you wanted to use me, did you have to start kneading as soon as we entered?”
She understood now. Bai Ling just wanted to find an excuse to talk about reclaiming the family assets, stirring up a sense of crisis in the Zhang family, making them cooperate with the people behind the scenes in advance, for assassination attempts and such.
Couldn’t you have started when they came into the room? Why did you have to start kneading as soon as we entered, and for nearly ten minutes?
“Who told you I was kneading you just to use you,” Bai Ling followed her onto the bed and embraced her, “Is it possible that I simply thought it felt good?”
The excuse was just randomly found, it didn’t matter what was said.
Seeing her actions, Yuan Xiaoning became scared: “You… you’ve already done it twice, and you haven’t slept all night. Wouldn’t it be better to rest first?”
Ning Ning was very concerned about you, and herself.
“You’re right, I should sleep,” Bai Ling patted her white rabbits, “But I need a pillow to sleep.”
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PS: Starting double updates, the second update might be posted in the morning. It’s almost next month, so I’m asking for monthly tickets in advance, mua.