Daily Life in the Countryside After Being Reborn

Chapter 857: Chapter 16: Yuelai Building (2)

In the Jaguar, Locke was about to introduce Zhou Ziang to the two female exchange students behind him, but Xiao Xian and Zhou Ziang were already chatting away.

"So you know Professor Rock, huh? If I knew earlier, I would’ve asked you to introduce me. I spent so much effort to get into the research center," Xiao Xian said, referring to the effort outside the research center with the Genetic No.2 Vine.

Destroying the Genetic No.2 Vine didn’t take much effort at all; she said it to "express" her slight dissatisfaction with Aisha’s sudden appearance.

"Did Locke give you a hard time?" Zhou Ziang’s eyebrows raised as he turned his face and glanced at Locke.

Locke’s tongue was momentarily tied, what was going on? Zhou Ziang’s smile hinted some dissatisfaction when looking at him.

So Ziang knows these two female exchange students. Is the world really that small? Aren’t they saying that China has over a billion people? How do they randomly meet a few Chinese people, and they all know each other?

Hold on, it seems not only does Ang know them, but the relationship is also quite...

"Wait a minute, Ang, isn’t she the girlfriend that made you decide to return to the country?" Locke abruptly turned the steering wheel, it wasn’t Locke who turned it himself, but Zhou Ziang who suddenly spun the wheel.

The car swayed all over the road.

Behind, Xiao Xian’s face turned slightly red, while Yiyi chuckled quietly.

"Hey, why are you grabbing my steering wheel? You should’ve said earlier she was your girlfriend. Xiao, no worries, I’ll definitely give you No.1 marks in the exchange student report. When your official girlfriend comes to visit, Aisha sticks to you like a fly attracted to filth." Locke said, feeling something was off; it sounded like he was saying Zhou Ziang was...something unspeakable.

"Xiao Xian isn’t his girlfriend. Her aunt wouldn’t agree to her dating right now," Yiyi already completely disregarded what others said about Professor Locke being a troublesome person; this guy was hilarious, speaking whatever was on his mind, and had a straightforward temperament.

"Just focus on driving," Zhou Ziang was rarely embarrassed, not expecting Locke to invite new assistant Xiao Xian for a meal for no reason. Although it kind of indirectly created an opportunity for him and Xiao Xian. In the rearview mirror, Xiao Xian and Zhou Ziang exchanged a brief glance, both coughed lightly, and looked away.

"Gosh, you Chinese are too traditional. Abroad, if you’re at your age without a boyfriend or girlfriend, your families will start getting anxious," Locke chuckled slyly, realizing Ang was still in pursuit. It was better than him thinking all along that Zhou Ziang had some sort of issue with his sexuality.

The earlier awkwardness dissolved amidst Locke’s chaotic inquiries. The car entered the highway, and after two hours, arrived at New York’s Chinatown.

"Speaking of which, how did... you accept her?" Zhou Ziang knew Locke’s temperament well enough. Before and after him, numerous assistants got driven away or fired by Locke, enough to fill a truck.

"Why does it sound like I’m difficult to get along with? You forgot it was I who looked after you when you first entered Meng Mountain," Locke didn’t want Zhou Ziang to expose his secrets, "I’m always fair, Xiao is a talent, at least better than you, she can prune plants and has a special affinity with animals."

After the car parked, Locke didn’t forget to praise Xiao Xian a few times since he had a favor to ask of her now.

"What does having an affinity with animals have to do with you? You’re not Quinn," Zhou Ziang felt something was off.

"There’s a twist to this story, Professor Rock’s Queen Bees happened to hit it off well with me," Locke’s bees in the Hive were Queen Bees.

The day Xiao Xian randomly encountered Queen Bee performing the Scythe Dance, Locke mentioned afterwards that coincidentally the Scythe Dance was a type of mating dance.

There’s no way Queen Bee truly wanted to court Xiao Xian. Locke also asked if Xiao Xian had ever raised bees before.

This question led to her revealing that the reason Queen Bee danced like that might be that she had raised wasps in her Silver-grade Space for some time. Those wasps are still busily reproducing at North Campus.

The lone wasp isn’t of a known variety, but based on size, responsiveness, and aggressiveness, it closely resembles the experimental mutant bees.

Possibly because of raising wasps, the Queen Bee can detect lingering traces of wasps and mistook Xiao Xian as a kindred spirit, thus proactively approaching her.

"Stop, Queen Bee is a secret between us, not even Ang should talk too much," Locke panicked, pulling Xiao Xian to the side and murmuring, not that he didn’t trust Ziang, but Ziang still considered to be with Celeste’s side, so it’s best to keep it secret for caution.

Zhou Ziang shrugged; knowing Locke’s character, he would’ve thought... For this period, rumors floated in the industry that Locke was up to something "unseemly" again.

But he understood researchers are secretive before results are published, it applies to everyone, so he didn’t dwell on it.

Across the parking lot, Aisha and Perry approached.

"Locke, your idea of a treat is taking us to such an insignificant place for a meal? I’ve heard there’s a Cantonese tea house eating swallow’s nest and abalone in this Chinatown, why don’t I host everyone for a meal today?" Aisha feigned generosity; she knew Locke’s research funding was in trouble.

No matter how tight things are, he shouldn’t bring them to such a shabby place for dining.

Locke led them to a cramped corner in a nondescript, unassuming Chinese restaurant.

The sign’s copper lettering paint was peeling off on "Yuelai Building."

"Professor Rock, the Empress Dowager Cake you mentioned is made here?" Xiao Xian ignored Aisha; she didn’t come today just for a meal. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to visit Qidian () to cast recommendation tickets, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)