"I don’t know either. Let’s wait and see," Tuoba Wu grinned, showing his teeth. He took out a box of candy, fumbled around, and handed one to Lin Duoduo.
Lin Duoduo accepted it silently. She knew how much Tuoba Wu cherished those candies, and now he was willing to share one with her. That’s not simple, not simple at all.
Mo Bai Ning kept a poker face the whole time, calmly drawing cards and playing them.
In contrast, Li Bielang’s expressions were much richer, starting off full of confidence, then furrowing his brows in seriousness. Later, he scratched his ears and cheeks, trying to discern something from Mo Bai Ning’s expression. But whether Mo Bai Ning had bad cards or good ones, his expression was always the same—expressionless.
They played ten rounds, with the outcome determined after ten rounds.
Tuoba Wu, eating candy, chatted quietly with Lin Duoduo on the side. The two of them got bored eventually and started playing games together on their phones.
Leng Yanhua was making a late-night snack for Tianmiao, who watched intently from the side.
Both of these spots were in a state of harmony, while there was still a tense atmosphere between Mo Bai Ning and Li Bielang.
"This is impossible!" Li Bielang clutched his head in turmoil.
Mo Bai Ning played his last card, a slight curve at the corner of his mouth, and said lightly, "Weakling, remember to deliver us breakfast every day for a month after going back."
Tuoba Wu and Lin Duoduo looked at Mo Bai Ning in shock. Lin Duoduo pinched Tuoba Wu, "Did I see it wrong? Am I dreaming? I think I saw Brother Mo smile, and he even mocked someone."
"Looks like Brother Mo also has a deep grudge against that Magic Cube problem. Now he finally has a chance for revenge. Haha, we get to enjoy a month of free breakfasts," Tuoba Wu first commented sincerely, then couldn’t help but laugh heartily.
Li Bielang still lay on the ground with his head in his hands, in a sleepwalking state, muttering to himself, "Impossible, this is impossible. How can there be another brilliant man like me in the world? Oh no, how could anyone surpass me? A man like me should be lonely, standing at the peak of the mountain of intelligence, unmatched..."
"What’s all that nonsense for! Go wash the dishes!" Leng Yanhua roared at Li Bielang.
"Oh, coming, coming," Li Bielang instantly sprang up and hustled to clean up the dishes and chopsticks used by Leng Yanhua and Tianmiao, then went to the stream to wash them. His earlier slump was long forgotten.
"Your brother is really obedient," Tianmiao praised.
"That’s the only good trait he has," Leng Yanhua said with disdain. Although she spoke like this, the tenderness and amusement in her eyes were about to overflow.
After washing the dishes, Li Bielang returned looking utterly defeated, put down the dishes, and sat beside Leng Yanhua whining, "Sis, I didn’t expect your words to come true so quickly. I’ve dug myself into a hole and now have to deliver breakfast to them."
"Serves you right! That’s what you get for being reckless! Have you forgotten the original meaning of your name!" Leng Yanhua snorted, without a hint of sympathy.
"Whimper... whimper..." Li Bielang ran to the side to fake cry, squatting down.
At night, originally two tents, three girls sleeping in one, and three boys in the other. But because Li Bielang snored a little, Mo Bai Ning and Tuoba Wu disdainfully kicked him out to set up another tent for himself.
Li Bielang’s little heart was shattered into pieces.
The next morning, everyone finished clearing the remaining geese on the mountain, then handled the handover of the commission with the village chief. After receiving their reward, they rode back to the capital.