084 The Girls at Night (Part 1)
Being a teacher seems to be a common human trait. Qin Ren was having a great time teaching Yu Ling’er how to use a computer.
It was indeed clumsy at first, but soon, Yu Ling’er showed a talent in this area that was comparable to or even surpassed Yu Yourong’s.
“What time is it now?” Qin Ren asked casually, then prepared to take out his phone.
“Ten-thirty,” Yu Ling’er answered before he could take it out.
“Oh… huh?”
Qin Ren slowly looked up and was stunned to find that the League of Legends game on the computer was gone. The screen had returned to the desktop, and Yu Ling’er was looking at the time in the bottom right corner.
He took a casual look. There were no pop-up ads or anything. He looked at her suspiciously.
“You switched out?”
“What?”
Yu Ling’er glanced at the sword hanging on the coat rack in the distance.
“Switched what?”
“I mean, switched screens. How did you get back to the desktop to look at the time?”
“Oh, oh, I pressed this.”
Yu Ling’er placed her right hand on the keyboard and demonstrated, switching back to League of Legends, and then switching out again.
It looked like a very practiced ALT+TAB combo.
Qin Ren remembered that when he first used a computer as a child, he didn’t even know this key combination. He would just randomly press keys on the keyboard and finally switched screens by pressing the Win key. For a long time after that, he used the Win key to switch screens and showed it off to his classmates as a “secret technique.”
As an otherworldly person, also using a computer for the first time, and also without anyone teaching her, to be able to learn by example, remember the keys, and observe their function, and learn the correct way to switch screens, Qin Ren thought it was quite impressive.
And he hadn’t even explained to Yu Ling’er what a [desktop] was, but Yu Ling’er had figured it out on her own.
Even compared to the genius girl Yu Yourong, the master’s time to master the mouse and keyboard was even faster. When releasing skills in the game, she could press the keys without looking after just one glance at the keyboard.
Of course, if it was typing or something, she, like Yu Yourong, would probably still need to look at the keyboard and use the one-finger technique.
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“Qin Ren.”
“Aye.”
Qin Ren was watching Yu Ling’er wander around in the game from the side. He turned his head and saw that his sister had, at some point, already finished her shower.
“Still playing games so late at night.” Yu Yourong went into the bathroom. Gu Qing, all washed up, changed into that one-shoulder blue battle suit and walked towards Qin Ren.
“Games are meant to be played at night.” Qin Ren pointed at Yu Ling’er. “And I’m teaching Master Yu how to play.”
“…”
Teaching games of all things. Gu Qing had almost forgotten that Yu Ling’er was a cultivator, and a Sect Master at that.
“Teach her tomorrow. It’s time to rest.”
Gu Qing glanced at Yu Ling’er, then reached out her finger and tugged on Qin Ren’s clothes.
“Come on, come into the room with me.”
“Uh…”
Qin Ren stood up and hesitantly followed his sister to the bedroom door, then stopped and scratched his head in embarrassment.
“Jie, um, I’ll still sleep with Luo Yao…”
“Why?” Gu Qing’s eyes widened in disbelief.
Her older sister was back, and her little brother still wanted to sleep with another woman?
Was this reasonable?
They had grown up in the same bed. Now Qin Ren was going to be separated from her just because of a little Pixiu. Gu Qing could not accept this.
“Sigh, it’s just more comfortable to sleep with her.”
“How is it not comfortable to sleep with me?”
What a lame excuse. Gu Qing could also make him comfortable. The bedding was new, and she had just washed herself and smelled fragrant. How could anyone in the world not sleep comfortably holding a sister like this?
“She’s a human air conditioner, have you forgotten?”
“I have an air conditioner in my bedroom too, have you forgotten?”
“…”
Qin Ren had indeed forgotten, but that wasn’t the main reason.
Gu Qing hadn’t been back for a long time. Qin Ren missed her and wanted to be with her, but he was also worried that Luo Yao would be unhappy and throw a fit because of this.
“How about this? I’ll coax her to sleep first, and then I’ll come find you. How about that?”
“…”
Gu Qing was not a little girl. She wouldn’t throw a fit like Luo Yao. She just nodded and pushed Qin Ren in annoyance.
“Then hurry up. I’ll go to bed and wait for you…”
“Mhm, mhm.”
It felt like he had heard these words before. After Qin Ren nodded in agreement, he went back to the living room and told Yu Ling’er to turn off the computer and rest as well.
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Entering his bedroom, Qin Ren found Luo Yao lying on the bed, watching food videos with great interest in the middle of the night.
“Exploring shops with lots of hype, a real chef’s take. Lou Wai Lou in Hangzhou, 831 for three people…”
The voice of the food vlogger came from the video. Qin Ren patted Luo Yao’s high-pouting little bottom.
“Turn down the volume.”
“Qin Ren…”
After turning it down, Luo Yao swallowed her saliva at the phone.
“This… this…”
She stammered for a while, originally wanting to say something, but after staring at the price of 831 yuan for a meal in the video for a while, she simply turned off the video and snuggled into Qin Ren’s arms with a whimper.
“Qin Ren, this is actually not delicious at all, right?”
“I’ve never had it either. I don’t know.”
“No.”
Luo Yao swallowed her saliva again and pulled at him unhappily, picking at his little dots.
“Say it. Say it’s not delicious.”
So this kid is looking for a psychological suggestion? Qin Ren smiled and gently pinched her soft little cheek.
“Right. It’s not delicious. It’s terrible.”
“Mhm~!”
Only then was Luo Yao satisfied. She pulled up the blanket, leaned against Qin Ren’s arm like a cat, and squinted her eyes comfortably.
A meal for 831 yuan… it’s definitely not delicious.
Whoever wants to eat it can eat it. Anyway, the food Qin Ren makes is already the most delicious in the world. Little Fish’s is second.
“Stop staring. Go to sleep.” Qin Ren adjusted his position in advance to make it easier to get away and held Luo Yao.
“I can’t sleep.”
“If you try hard, you will. Haven’t you been able to sleep a lot these past few days?”
“That’s because I played Landlords before bed.”
But now the Happy Beans were gone, so she couldn’t play. Otherwise, Luo Yao wouldn’t be using watching videos as a substitute.
“Playing Landlords can be hypnotic for you?”
“Mhm.”
Luo Yao was very serious.
“Because this eminence’s desire to win is very strong.”
“Desire to… huh?”
Qin Ren’s face turned green.
“What desire?”
“Desire to win.”
Stupid. Doesn’t Qin Ren even know this? Luo Yao explained to him.
“These past few days, I can only fall asleep after winning at Landlords. If I lose, I feel uncomfortable. I have to win a round.”
“That’s called a competitive spirit!” Qin Ren held his forehead.
“It’s the desire to win!”
Was there a difference? Luo Yao pouted her little mouth and gently kicked Qin Ren’s handle with her foot.
“You’re so loud. You yelled at me…”
“Alright, alright. My mistake.”
Qin Ren didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. He didn’t stoop to her level and kissed her on the forehead.
“Then how can you sleep?”
“Mmm… it’s been a long time since you’ve told a story.”
Luo Yao’s face was red. Before, it had always been Luo Yao who took the initiative to kiss Qin Ren. Just now, it seemed to be the first time Qin Ren had kissed her… it had happened so casually. Didn’t he feel shy and his heart beat fast like Luo Yao?
Of course not.
Qin Ren had been with the Pixiu for so long. It was a natural progression. When he thought she was cute or wanted to coax her, he would naturally kiss her. It was more of a warm and affectionate meaning, and for the time being, he didn’t have any other intentions.
“What story do you want to hear?”
“A love story~”
“Ew…”
So young, yet so precocious. Qin Ren clicked his tongue.
“What love story?”
“Romeo and Pig Overnight~”
“No…”
“Liang Shanbo and Pig Hard~”
“No either…”
The love stories had fallen into a pigsty. Qin Ren suspected that Luo Yao had been watching some strange things online again. He’d have to check her phone another day.
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Translator’s Notes
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Romeo and Juliet (罗密欧与朱丽叶): “Luómì’ōu yǔ Zhūlìyè.” Luo Yao mispronounces “Zhūlìyè” as “zhū guòyè” (猪过夜), which means “pig overnight.”
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Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai (梁山伯与祝英台): “Liángshānbó yǔ Zhùyīngtái.” A famous Chinese legend, often called the “Butterfly Lovers.” Luo Yao mispronounces “Zhùyīngtái” as “zhū yìng lái” (猪硬来), which means “pig comes hard” or “pig forces itself.”
