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At this moment, Su Yan had a very colorful expression on his face. In his past life, he had been completely penniless, so there was practically no bad food he had not eaten. Yet, he really could not swallow the bowl of porridge that Bibi Dong had made today. It was simply too sweet, to the point of being completely sickening.
Bibi Dong looked at Su Yan with bright, hopeful eyes. As the supreme Supreme Pontiff of Spirit Hall, she had never stepped foot inside a kitchen before. Today was not just a sudden idea; she simply felt a deep guilt toward Qian Renxue and wanted to cook something herself to show her feelings. However, she still had no idea how her homemade porridge actually tasted.
Qian Renxue reached out and covered Su Yan's mouth, looking at him with a small, knowing smile. She did not believe that Su Yan could actually force himself to swallow it. Su Yan gave Qian Renxue a quick look, signaling for her to let him go, but she stayed completely still and had no intention of releasing him.
Bibi Dong could not help herself anymore and asked softly, "Xiao Yan, how does it taste?"
Su Yan looked at Bibi Dong, then looked at Qian Renxue. Finally, he used all the strength in his body to swallow that mouthful of sickeningly sweet porridge. He cleared his throat and forced out, "It's... really good! It's so delicious. Xiaoxue, it's your turn to take a bite now!"
Su Yan's eyes were nearly tearing up from the overwhelming sweetness, but he still pretended to be totally fine as he scooped up a big spoonful for Qian Renxue. If he was going to suffer, they were going to suffer together.
Qian Renxue's eyes widened in total shock. She had never expected Su Yan to actually swallow that terrible food. After all, when something was far too sweet or far too salty, it became almost impossible to put down your throat.
Hearing Su Yan say that the porridge was delicious, Bibi Dong let out a long sigh of relief. She turned her eyes to Qian Renxue and spoke in a gentle voice, "I don't know if this suits your taste, Xiaoxue. Why don't you try a little bit and tell me what you think?"
Su Yan immediately added with a very serious face, "Hurry up and drink it! Supreme Pontiff Auntie woke up before dawn just to make this for you, so you can't let all her hard work go to waste. Little Angel, you wouldn't want to make your own mother sad, right?"
Qian Renxue was left completely speechless. Caught between Su Yan's evil revenge and Bibi Dong's hopeful, gentle eyes, she really did not know how to say no. Just as she opened her mouth to speak, Su Yan quickly shoved the full spoon of porridge right into her mouth.
Qian Renxue could only make a muffled sound as the food hit her tongue. The situation had reversed completely. This time, Su Yan was the one covering the Little Angel's mouth so she could not spit it out.
The Little Angel's eyes quickly became wet with tears. She thought to herself, Bibi Dong, did you come here to fix our relationship, or did you come here to torture me? This is way too hard!
In the end, Qian Renxue had no choice but to swallow the food with tears in her eyes. That single spoonful of porridge was so intensely sweet that her whole mouth went numb. Truly, a mother's love could be a very scary thing sometimes.
Su Yan smiled faintly and said solemnly, "Look at that, Xiaoxue is so moved by your love that she's almost crying!"
Qian Renxue gave Su Yan a sharp glare. Then she looked back at Bibi Dong and said quickly, "I've already eaten some, so let's stop here. I prefer to eat simple and light food in the morning anyway."
Bibi Dong nodded her head happily, feeling very satisfied with the outcome. "That's fine! You two go ahead and finish eating. I'll head back to my room now."
After saying those words, Bibi Dong picked up the rest of her things and left the room with a happy smile.
Qian Renxue looked at Su Yan with an annoyed expression and asked, "Was it your secret idea to have her wake up early and make porridge for me?"
Su Yan shook his head slightly and answered, "No, it wasn't me. She probably came up with the idea all by herself. Nobody gave her any advice, which is why the porridge ended up tasting so overwhelmingly sweet."
Hearing Su Yan's explanation, Qian Renxue let out a long sigh in her heart and said quietly, "I really thought you would tell me to just forgive her and make peace right away."
Su Yan smiled warmly and replied, "I can tell you to give her a small chance, but I will never force you to just forgive her immediately. If you haven't walked in someone else's shoes and suffered their pain, you have no right to tell them to be kind. If you had gone through everything she went through, you might not be as kind as she is today."
Meanwhile, over at Blue Tyrant Academy.
After Liu Erlong and the others woke up from their rest, they looked all over the place but could not find Bibi Dong anywhere.
Liu Erlong frowned and asked out loud, "That's strange! Did that old woman go all the way back to Spirit City without telling us?"
Ning Rongrong thought about it for a second and replied, "I don't think so. Tang Ya is still resting here. If she was planning to go back or travel somewhere far, she would definitely leave a message first."
Suddenly, the Big Silly Cat raised her head and spoke up, "Oh, she's back now. I can feel Bibi Dong's aura nearby."
Just as she said those words, Bibi Dong's figure slowly landed on the ground from the sky above.
Liu Erlong walked up to her with a curious face and asked, "Sister Dong, where did you run off to so early in the morning? We were all sitting here waiting to eat breakfast together with you."
Bibi Dong gave a cold and calm answer, "I just went out to take care of a small matter."
After saying that, she casually put a large food container on the table and sat down to think to herself. Things had gone much better today than yesterday, so she was wondering what she should try doing next to get closer to her daughter.
"Oh! Is that something good to eat?"
Seeing the container that Bibi Dong had placed on the wooden table, the Big Silly Cat ran over with a happy expression. She grabbed the container tightly with both of her front paws and poured a giant mouthful of the contents straight into her mouth.
The next second, something very funny happened. The Big Silly Cat, who was actually the powerful Three-Eyed Golden Lion in disguise, looked as if she had just swallowed a deadly poison. Her eyes went completely blank, and her whole body collapsed right onto the hard ground.
Liu Erlong and the others stared at her with deep confusion written all over their faces.
"It really is great to be young," Liu Erlong commented with a laugh. "She can fall asleep the exact second her head hits the floor!"
"Ow!"
Suddenly, the Big Silly Cat jumped up from the ground like a startled animal and screamed out in panic, "Water! Give me water right now! I need water! Quick, quick, bring me some water!"
Ning Rongrong looked at her strangely and said, "Isn't there a big bowl of porridge right in front of you? Drinking porridge is the exact same thing as drinking water, right?"
The Big Silly Cat shook her head wildly like a drum and yelled, "No! Absolutely not! This porridge is completely ruined!"
Bibi Dong frowned and said in a serious tone, "What do you mean by ruined? I spent the whole morning making this porridge myself. Su Yan even took a bite and said it was totally delicious. There is no way it tastes bad!"
"Wait, really?" Liu Erlong was genuinely surprised to hear that. "Old Woman, you actually have cooking skills like this? Then I definitely have to try a spoon for myself."
Ning Rongrong and all the other girls crowded around the table with curious looks. The porridge looked very ordinary on the outside, but this was something made personally by the grand Supreme Pontiff of Spirit Hall! Who else in the entire world would ever have the good fortune to eat a meal cooked by her? Besides, since Su Yan himself had approved of it, it had to be a rare delicacy. They all wanted to have a small taste.
Liu Erlong picked up a spoon, swallowed a big mouthful, and her eyes instantly opened wide in total shock.
"How is it?" Bibi Dong asked expectantly.
Liu Erlong could only make strange noises while raising a quick thumb up to show her approval. The porridge was so intense that it left her completely speechless.
Ning Rongrong took a big bite right after her. In an instant, a massive wave of pure, heavy sweetness slammed straight into her brain, making her head spin.
Ning Rongrong quickly motioned to Tang Ya and the other girls to come over and try it immediately, acting like it was the most amazing food in the world.
A few moments later, Tang Yuehua, Tang Ya, and Jiang Nannan each took a full spoonful into their mouths. Finally, along with Liu Erlong and Ning Rongrong, every single one of them spat the porridge right out onto the floor at the exact same time.
"Oh my god!" Liu Erlong shouted out in pain. "Old Woman, have you completely lost your mind? How much sugar did you dump into this pot? How can anyone swallow something this sweet?"
The Big Silly Cat stood to the side holding a cup of water, chugging it down while complaining, "I told you guys that this porridge was totally bad!"
Bibi Dong stood completely frozen in place, looking totally lost and confused. She admitted to herself that she might have added just a tiny bit too much sugar into the mix. But that was only because her first few attempts at cooking had failed terribly, leaving the porridge looking burnt and tasting extremely bitter. In order to cover up that horrible burnt flavor, she had no choice but to keep pouring more and more sugar into the pot until the bitterness went away.
Meanwhile, inside the golden chat space, a new message popped up on the screen.
Dugu Yan posted: Speaking of which, are we all just sitting around watching drama and eating melons today?
Group Member No. 9 quickly replied with question marks: ???
Over at Suotuo City, inside the famous Rose Hotel.
All the people who were currently sitting down to enjoy their peaceful breakfast were completely confused when they saw Dugu Yan's public message.
"Yanzi, it's finally your turn today."
"You really love watching drama so much that you won't even spare your own personal business?"
"We didn't get to watch any fun drama yesterday, and today you're already rushing everyone to join in?"
Su Yan quickly posted back in the chat: Eat! We must watch the drama! Today, we are definitely going to enjoy watching yours!