Even After My Death
Chapter 468 - 376 Qi Xingzhou: Love for All Extends to the Noodles_2

Chapter 468: Chapter 376 Qi Xingzhou: Love for All Extends to the Noodles_2

"You’re getting your driver’s license?" The sweetness of the strawberry still lingered in her mouth, and Jiang Ning couldn’t help but feel a bit incredulous.

Jiang Ning was aware that Qi Xingzhou didn’t have a driver’s license.

Qi Xingzhou had always been a homebody, reluctant to communicate with others, rarely going out on his own, and besides, with a dedicated car service, a driver’s license wasn’t a necessity for him.

Of course, the main reasons were Qi Xingzhou’s emotional deficiency and communication barriers with others.

To obtain a driver’s license was just like attending school when he was younger; it was about paying to learn knowledge. The difference was that school was for academic learning, whereas for driving, one had to go to a driving training company for specialized knowledge training.

This knowledge training was divided into two parts: half theoretical, and half practical.

The theoretical knowledge was easy enough; one could just find question banks on their phone and practice, as the examination questions were all drawn from these banks. All one had to do was to familiarize oneself with these questions.

The practical part, on the other hand, was relatively more troublesome, as it required sitting in the coach’s car, learning from the coach, and then practicing on one’s own.

Jiang Ning had signed up for her driver’s license in her sophomore year, and the driving school was right in her university, making it especially convenient to practice. She passed all the tests on the first try, and from signing up to obtaining the license, it took her nearly two months.

During the driving lessons, communication between the learner and the coach was essential. For an ordinary person, this was normal interaction, but for Qi Xingzhou, it seemed to pose a challenge. Jiang Ning rarely heard Qi Xingzhou communicate with others.

Qi Xingzhou was unaffected by Jiang Ning’s skeptical tone; he took out his phone to show her his progress in getting his license: "Look, I’ve already passed the first subject."

On the bright phone screen, Jiang Ning could immediately tell that the webpage belonged to the official traffic police app.

The page clearly displayed Qi Xingzhou’s name, as well as his score for the first subject: 100.

Jiang Ning’s eyes brightened, and she couldn’t help but express her admiration, "Impressive! When did you sign up?"

She had no idea!

A smile played at the corners of Qi Xingzhou’s eyes and even though he tried earnestly to maintain an air of calm in front of Jiang Ning, his slightly uplifted tone still betrayed his inner joy, "A while back I asked my brother to contact the driving school for me, and after he arranged everything, he quickly took me for a medical check-up and registration. I took the test for the first subject the morning after we got back from Wangjiang District."

Jiang Ning offered her encouragement, "Keep it up! When you get your license, I’ll treat you to a meal! Today’s meal doesn’t count, I didn’t know you scored a hundred points on subject one, otherwise I wouldn’t have been so casual about it."

Qi Xingzhou nodded, then shook his head, his gaze dropping to the empty bowl in front of him, his tone serious, "The beef noodles were good."

Following his gaze, Jiang Ning realized that he hadn’t just finished the noodles but had even drunk all the soup until not a drop was left.

Qi Xingzhou was still responding to what Jiang Ning had just said: "When I get my license, I’ll treat you to a meal."

"Sure!" Jiang Ning wasn’t too concerned about who was treating whom, but she was more concerned about the meal in front of them: "You didn’t leave hungry, did you?"

Because Qi Xingzhou had messaged earlier saying he was hungry, Jiang Ning had specially added a generous portion of noodles to the pot, and now it seemed it still wasn’t enough?

"I’m full," Qi Xingzhou said, looking at the empty bowl in front of him, a bit shy yet straightforward in his praise, "The noodles were good, and so was the soup. Ning Ning, can I come over again next time?"

"Of course!" Fearing that he hadn’t had enough to eat, Jiang Ning pushed the fruit and marinated foods towards him, "Try some, I just had some and it tastes good."

Qi Xingzhou: "Okay."

After dinner, Qi Xingzhou lingered at Jiang Ning’s place, seemingly loath to leave.

Seeing Jiang Ning gathering the dishes, he immediately picked up his own used ones and went to the kitchen.

As Jiang Ning washed the pots and dishes, he loitered around, rolling up his sleeves as if eager to give it a try.

Even though there were only a few dishes and utensils, and Jiang Ning didn’t need help, he copied the way she had washed them, rinsing the dishes and utensils a second time in the water before meticulously wiping them dry with a clean towel.

Seeing Jiang Ning wiping the stove, he tidied up the kitchen utensils by her side and even arranged the spice bottles neatly, ensuring that the labels all faced the same direction...

His movements were somewhat clumsy but he imitated earnestly.

In the cramped kitchen space, he was like a big tail, busily circling behind Jiang Ning.

...

The night passed without further conversation.

Early the next morning, several topics related to Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou were once again topping the charts and the first on the trending searches.

#Wangjiang Public Security responds to the case of a doctor at The Third People’s Hospital falsifying medical cases, her husband exploiting a fundraising platform loophole to collect high fees...

#The A-city police notify that all suspects involved in the women’s and children’s health clinic case have been captured, with the highest sentence expected to be thirty years!

#The head of Ocean Fundraising, Mr. Huang, admitted to his crimes, and 16 people were involved in illegal fundraising scams...

[Finally, we have an official response!]

[I’m not surprised by the first two hot searches, but the third one... wow, so was Ocean Fundraising rotten to the core from the start???!]

[Damn it! I used to donate thirty yuan to Ocean Fundraising every month, and I messed up. I scrimp and save and can’t even treat myself when I get my paycheck, determined to do some good and help those whose lives are even worse and more pitiable than mine, only for my meager contributions to end up in the hands of capitalists! Suddenly, I feel utterly disillusioned with society, my heart’s turned cold.]

[Damn it, damn it! No wonder Cen Yufang was so bold! Turns out she had so much support behind her!]

[Just a director of a small women’s and children’s health clinic, tsk, the bad influence is almost reaching the province.]

[Luckily they were all discovered. Cancer! They’re all cancer!!!]