"Let me know when the time comes, I'll take some wine over to your grandfathers." Given Grandpa's fondness for alcohol, Su Jiaojiao wasn't entirely sure if he would sneak a drink, and she dared not gamble!
Because at their age, every illness meant a reduction in lifespan; even if the sickness was cured, the lost lifespan could never be recovered.
Old Master Su: ...
Why not just tell him directly? How could she tell him? That this wine couldn't be drunk too much, or people would die? Never mind the stuff that was added, even the pure stuff—who doesn't know that drinking too much alcohol is bad for your health? But look around, until something happens, who truly takes it seriously?
Oh~ Xiao Du was the Spirit of Space born from the World Fragment he merged with himself. He had to subdue it first before obtaining that World Fragment, and even with Xiao Du's help, it took him a full nine hundred years to completely merge the entire World Fragment.
Since arriving here, Xiao Du has been reduced to digging dirt and cooking meals for him!
Grandma Su came out of the Kitchen then, approached the dining table, and beckoned to Su Jiaojiao, who was sitting next to Old Master Su: "Aren't you hungry? Come sit down and eat, ignore him." After speaking, she shot Old Master Su a glare.
Old Master Su: "..." He wouldn't stoop to argue with a mere woman when he was in a good mood!
This meal was eaten in "harmony"!
Although this was the Capital City, the houses on both sides still looked old to Su Jiaojiao. Most people wore patched clothing. In the past, she had the ingrained habit of eyeing other men relentlessly... but in this era where food was scarce and life was hard, thinness was the norm, so after two or three times, she gave up that thought. Although food and clothing were lacking here, everyone's faces were filled with hope!
This realm was strange; the Spiritual Energy was depleted, making it impossible to absorb the Spiritual Energy from the world for cultivation. No Spiritual Energy was fine! She had plenty of Spirit Stones and collections in her Space to support her cultivation. But what was strange was that after reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage at fourteen, when trying to advance further, she faintly felt a sensation like she was about to be struck by lightning—Su Jiaojiao knew that was a warning from the Heavenly Dao!
Because in the past, advancing past the Core Formation Stage required undergoing a Lightning Tribulation, but this feeling was different from that sensation of undergoing a Lightning Tribulation.
Even though her cultivation was gone now, her Divine Soul was not weaker in the slightest compared to before; at that time, she truly felt like she would be directly struck dead.
It scared her so much that she never dared to let her cultivation advance even half a step further. This meant her cultivation would be stuck at the Foundation Establishment Stage for her entire life, granting her only about a hundred years of lifespan.
From the initial panic, anxiety, and helplessness to the current state of letting things lie, being able to settle down so quickly was related to her cultivation mindset!
She cultivated the Free-Will Mirror. Yes! That's right! It was just letting go, whatever happens, happens. Who could say that experiencing Inner Demons time and again wasn't another form of cultivation?
And her cultivation method—it felt like this cultivation method was tailor-made for her. After reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage, one would select a primary cultivation method.
What she cultivated was the 《Yin Guarding Art》. As the name suggested, it mainly cultivated primordial 'Yin'. Since she possessed a Pure Yin Body, as long as her primordial 'Yin' remained unbroken, this cultivation method complemented her physique, making her as powerful as a tiger with wings.
So, don't look at how often she used to sneak into other people's Cave Mansions and fight tooth and nail when discovered; who would have thought that until her death, she still wouldn't know what dual cultivation was! T^T
Now she needed to find her mother, Huang Yan, Comrade Huang! She was an Accountant at the Steel Mill! Her father, Su Xiangdong, was in the United Front Work Department—tsk! A Deputy National Level official in his fifties!
It was rumored that he had been actively working towards his promotion to a full position for quite some time.
Passing by the State-Run Restaurant during that time, the aroma of Braised Pork Belly could be smelled from the entrance. This caused everyone passing by the entrance to unconsciously peer inside and swallow their saliva.
Actually, Su Jiaojiao wasn't very interested in this kind of food lacking Spiritual Energy. She just enjoyed the time spent dining with her Jiaren.
"Grandpa Liu, you're on duty today? Have you eaten?" As she spoke, she took out two cigarettes from her Army Green shoulder bag with a five-pointed star on it and handed them over. "Have a smoke."
Hearing someone speaking outside the window, Old Liu looked over, saw an Acquaintance, and the offered cigarettes.
"Aiyo~ Thank you very much! Is Little Su Tongzhi here to see Comrade Huang again today? Wait a moment~ I'll open the door for you right away!" As he spoke, he quickly took the cigarettes from the window opening, tucked them behind his ear, and got up to open the door.
"Thank you, Grandpa Liu!" As she went inside, Su Jiaojiao didn't forget to thank Grandpa Liu.
"Hey~ You're too Polite~"
The Old Su Family's ancestors were from the South; after the war victory, the Grandmother and Grandfather settled in the Capital City.
This was Grandpa Liu, the gatekeeper at the Steel Mill, a genuine Beijing native. Every time he came to find his mother, he would greet them, so he was quite familiar with them.
Yes! Mainly because she liked listening to these old Beijingers speak; their accent sounded nice.
Don't underestimate the job of a gate guard; he definitely held the first-hand information for the entire place.
Arriving at the Steel Mill office building, she skillfully found the Accountant's office. Even before entering, she could hear the voice of Comrade Old Huang.
"You get out, don't bother me now. I'm not dealing with anyone's Cops right now." The voice was impatient and tinged with anxiety!
What was going on? What could make the usually gentle Comrade Huang lose her temper so badly? How bad must her mood be? Her survival instinct prevented Su Jiaojiao from pushing the door open immediately.
"Comrade Huang, please calm down, I..."
"I told you to wait a couple of days, I'm very busy right now." This was followed by the sound of slapping a desk.
Heh~ That cautious voice belonged to the Director of the Sales Department, surnamed Yan. He seemed like a very kind person.
Reason told Su Jiaojiao to stay away from this spot, and she consciously retreated to the stairwell. She would go over after the Director of the Sales Department came out. It shouldn't take too long.
Indeed! After standing there for only a short while, a man in his sixties pushed the door open, sheepishly rubbing his nose.
"Hello, Uncle Yan!"
Su Jiaojiao also pretended to have just arrived and politely greeted him.
"Oh, it's Little Su Tongzhi, here to see Comrade Huang, right? She's in the office, you can go in."
"Okay, goodbye, Uncle Yan." Seeing Director Yan's sincere smile, the look of satisfaction when viewing a Junior, looking at herself, Su Jiaojiao's smile became even sweeter.
"Mm, go ahead."
Before pushing the door open, Su Jiaojiao tilted her head and looked at Director Yan for two seconds, narrowing her eyes slightly.
Inside the Accountant's office, Su Jiaojiao saw her mother rapidly calculating accounts while looking at ledgers, giving Su Jiaojiao the feeling that she could explode at any moment!
Hearing the door open, she looked up reflexively. Seeing her own little daughter, her anger did not subside in the slightest.
"Sit over there for a while." After saying that, she buried her head back into calculating accounts.