Chapter 202: Rubbing Him the Wrong Way
Ding Yuejun worked quickly, and soon prepared a sumptuous lunch.
"Xiaoqing, Song Chi, it’s time to eat." She called out, inviting Guo Ming and others to join them.
Seeing the table full of dishes, Song Xiaoqing couldn’t help but say, "Yuejun, you’re too considerate, why prepare so much? We certainly can’t finish it all."
"It’s fine if we can’t finish it, we can continue eating it ourselves tomorrow. It’s a rare occasion for you to come over, so of course we need to prepare more."
Once everyone sat down, they started to eat slowly, and Ding Yuejun kept urging Song Xiaoqing to eat more.
"Yuejun, your cooking skills are truly excellent."
Ding Yuejun beamed with joy upon hearing this, "If you like it, have some more."
"Alright."
After the Song couple finished eating and sat for a while, they left the gifts they brought and went home.
Guo Ming glanced at Song Chi’s departing figure, his brow furrowing slightly.
"Master, what’s the matter?"
Yiyi noticed Guo Ming’s expression wasn’t quite good and couldn’t help asking.
"I didn’t expect your godfather and godmother to be the Song couple. But... Although Song Chi holds a high position of authority, he also has many dangers around him. Next time, be more cautious yourselves."
Hearing this, Yiyi couldn’t help but be a bit surprised.
Since coming to Shangjing, Yiyi found that Guo Ming was very familiar with the area and even knew quite a few people. From his tone just now, he knows quite a bit about Song Chi. "Master, you seem to know a lot of people."
"Not exactly know, just aware of some information about them. Anyway, just be careful yourselves."
Yiyi nodded quickly because she remembered the kidnapping incident involving Song Xiaoqing earlier, which clearly indicated that Song Chi’s relatives were indeed in danger. "Master, I understand."
"Okay, take a rest first, and later we’ll start practicing. We’ve been slacking off with the house matters these past few days, so we need to catch up."
Upon hearing this, Yiyi naturally nodded.
Ding Yuejun opened her mouth, wanting to suggest that her daughter take a break since school starts tomorrow, but seeing the eager expressions on the master and apprentice, she ultimately said nothing.
The next day, Yiyi and Fei Erya got up early, but Ding Yuejun was up even earlier. After preparing breakfast for both, she was ready to accompany them to school.
"Aunt Ding, you can accompany Yiyi, I can go by myself."
"No, no, we’ll first accompany you and then go with Yiyi for her registration."
Yiyi shook her head and said, "Mom, accompany Er Ya to register, I can handle it myself. You don’t need to worry about me."
"Yiyi, it’s fine to go with Aunt Ding, I can manage alone."
Finally, Guo Ming said, "Alright, I’ll go with Yiyi for her registration, you two go to Jing University."
Upon hearing this, Ding Yuejun quickly nodded and said, "Alright, then I’ll trouble Master Guo."
The group divided into two groups, with Ding Yuejun taking Fei Erya to Jing University and Guo Ming accompanying Yiyi to Shangjing University of Chinese Medicine.
"Yiyi, we’re almost there, let’s go."
"Okay."
Guo Ming led the way all along, so Yiyi didn’t need to ask anyone and just followed.
Arriving at Shangjing University of Chinese Medicine, Yiyi took out her admission notice to register. After sorting out her class and dormitory details, and collecting the keys, her registration was pretty much complete.
"Master, let’s go buy some daily necessities."
"Alright, let’s go."
Master and apprentice moved quickly, buying bedding, basins, and other items. They directly headed to Yiyi’s dormitory, and after spending over half an hour, had everything sorted.
"Hi, are you staying in this dormitory too?"
Yiyi had just sat down to catch her breath when a petite girl with two big braids entered through the door. Yiyi was the first to arrive in the dormitory, and this petite girl was the second.
"Yes, I’m staying in this dormitory too. My name is Mo Yiyi."
The petite girl hurriedly said, "Hello, I’m also staying in this dormitory. My name is Tao Cuizhu."
Upon hearing this, Yiyi couldn’t help but laugh, "What a coincidence, you must be my upper bunk mate." The dormitory beds had name tags, so one glance made it clear where her bed was.
Tao Cuizhu beamed with joy upon hearing this, "Really? That’s wonderful."
After chatting for a few more moments, Yiyi bid farewell to Tao Cuizhu, "Tomorrow is the official start of school, I won’t be staying in the dormitory today. I’ll see you tomorrow."
"Oh, goodbye."
Tao Cuizhu waved her hand to say goodbye to Yiyi.
Yiyi left the dormitory with Guo Ming, but just as they reached the campus gate, they saw a familiar figure.
"Gu Tingyu..."
Seeing the person at the gate, Yiyi was in disbelief, but soon she ran up excitedly, her eyes filled with delight, "Why are you here!"
Gu Tingyu, seeing Yiyi so happy, couldn’t help but smile back.
"You start school today, so I came to check on you. Didn’t expect to actually bump into you; my luck is pretty good." He initially thought he might make a pointless trip, given the large number of freshmen registering today, but after waiting a while, he saw Yiyi coming out.
Guo Ming, observing his little apprentice chatting happily with Gu Tingyu, couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows.
"Yiyi, weren’t we heading home?"
Previously, he didn’t think much about it, but now, seeing Gu Tingyu, he felt somewhat upset. This young man seemed like he wanted to steal his little apprentice away. She had just become his apprentice, and he still had much to teach her; he couldn’t let her be taken away.
Upon hearing this, Yiyi looked at Guo Ming and said, "Master, shall we... go back a bit later?"
Hearing his apprentice say this, Guo Ming couldn’t help but frown but finally waved his hand, saying, "Alright, you two go ahead, I’ll head home first."
"Goodbye, Master."
Seeing his apprentice’s cheerful expression, Guo Ming couldn’t help but glare at Gu Tingyu before finally turning to leave.
Gu Tingyu was puzzled by the glare, but soon his focus returned entirely to Yiyi. "When did you come to Shangjing? Why didn’t you inform me earlier? So I could have picked you up and arranged everything."
Yiyi stuck out her tongue upon hearing this.
"I didn’t want to trouble you. We came with a lot of people this time, so I didn’t call you."
Seeing Yiyi’s adorable tongue-out expression, Gu Tingyu felt his ears turn slightly red and cleared his throat before saying, "Let’s go eat first."
"Alright."
Yiyi agreed with a smile, but after walking for a while, she found the route a bit unusual.
"Gu Tingyu, where are we going? There don’t seem to be any restaurants ahead."
Gu Tingyu turned back and smiled at Yiyi, saying, "You’ll find out soon."
When they stopped in front of a small courtyard, Yiyi’s face showed curiosity, "Whose home is this?"
"This is where I live. I’ll cook for you at noon."