Chapter 509: Chapter 6: I’m a Girl (6) (Bonus)

Spiritual Ability Users at the Fourth Rank are much stronger than Body Technique practitioners at the Fourth Rank and can even fight against Early Stage Sixth Rank Body Technique cultivators.

Li Shuning now has the strength of a Fourth Rank Spiritual Ability User, clearly much stronger than Shen Jian.

Shen Jian is only at the Third Rank in Body Technique.

Wang Yulan thought of some things Gu Xiaoyan had said before and felt inexplicably upset.

Why should her excellent child marry into the Shen Family?

It’s not like Shen Jian is the only man in the Alliance.

If her daughter quarreled with Shen Jian, considering Gu Xiaoyan’s previous words and some of her nature that was revealed, her precious daughter might suffer a lot of grievance.

Of course, Wang Yulan was just thinking about it; after all, the Shen Family hasn’t proposed, so why rush, and she clearly wouldn’t bring it up first.

The five brothers were also very happy for Li Shuning and all bought her small gifts.

Shen Jian’s father, Shen Kezhong, came to the Li Family with the Shen Family members a few days later.

Li Shuning’s father, Li Xing, naturally had to make an appearance.

Both families sat together, and the scene was quite lively.

After all, their relationship was good. Although there might have been some displeasure, it was all hidden away.

Li Xing looked at Li Shuning, his eyes full of love; he truly adored this little girl.

Just like the Li Family, the Shen Family had only sons, three in total, and Shen Jian was the youngest.

Shen Kezhong had always hoped for a daughter. Seeing his friend’s well-behaved and beautiful daughter as a daughter-in-law who could also be treated like a daughter himself was perfect.

Previously, when Li Shuning and Shen Jian went out, Shen Kezhong thought they had a good relationship.

After learning about Li Shuning’s increase in spiritual power, he decided to propose for his foolish son. Otherwise, as Li Shuning became more outstanding, his foolish son would really have no chance.

“Mr. Li, we’ve been friends for so many years. Thinking back to those days when we fought side by side, it makes me a bit sentimental, we’ve both grown old.”

Li Xing smiled, not commenting.

He somewhat understood Shen Kezhong’s intentions today, but he wasn’t planning to agree.

His wife had said that they couldn’t have such a mother-in-law. What if Ningning was bullied?

No good relationship could improve a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship. It could even worsen relations between the two families over some troublesome matters.

Of course, that’s just one aspect. Another aspect is that he asked Ningning about it, and she said she only saw Shen Jian as a friend, not in love.

Then there’s no need to force a partnership. His precious daughter is so excellent, she’s not without suitors.

Seeing Li Xing not responding, Shen Kezhong frowned but continued, “Ningning is someone we’ve watched grow up, and I was thinking, with my little rascal being the same age as Ningning, wouldn’t it be great if he married her? Both Xiaoyan and I would treat Ningning like our own daughter and never let her suffer any grievances.”

Shen Kezhong looked at Li Xing, “Mr. Li, how about we let the young ones get engaged?”

Li Xing laughed and said, “Mr. Shen, between us, I will speak frankly. Initially, I did think well of Xiao Jian, but after this trip to Sky Blue Star and seeing some of Xiao Jian’s actions, I was disappointed. Moreover, Ningning told me she’s always seen Xiao Jian as a brother, so…”

Gu Xiaoyan turned livid with anger, her precious son was actually rejected, why?

Shen Kezhong, however, was more open-minded.

He was also aware of what had happened with Shen Jian previously.

To be honest, he found Luo Xiao somewhat inexplicable; getting so close to Shen Jian, with what intent? Only his foolish son was completely unguarded and ended up annoying Li Shuning.

The gathering ended on a sour note.

Later, Shen Jian came to see Li Shuning a few more times.

Li Shuning did see him and accepted his apology.

Their relationship seemed to have returned to normal.

But Gu Xiaoyan wasn’t happy and warned Shen Jian to focus on cultivation and that she would find him a better girl in the future.

Shen Jian didn’t pay it any mind; lately, he kept thinking about Li Shuning’s smile, believing this was love.

Even though Li Shuning said she only felt friendship for him, he believed that persistence would one day warm her heart.

Luo Xiao, on his side, after completing several years’ worth of tasks for the Alliance, declared he would take a vacation.

The original owner was a battle maniac, rarely at home and never rested.

The Alliance had no objections, given his Tenth Rank prowess, he couldn’t be treated as a mere laborer, especially after all the work Luo Xiao had done over the years. It was time for a break.

After taking care of business, Luo Xiao returned to Purple Cloud Star, where he also had a residence, planning to live there permanently.

He had Shen Jian’s information sorted out.

What surprised him was how close the Shen and Li Families were, and the Shen Family was seeking to marry off Shen Jian to the Li Family’s little daughter.

That was unacceptable. Having found someone after so much effort, how could he let him marry someone else?

Luo Xiao hurriedly went to find Shen Jian.

Shen Jian happened to have arranged to visit Ancient Street Food with Li Shuning that day.

As the name suggests, Ancient Street Food involves many dishes from long ago.

In the interstellar era, most people usually drink Nutrient Liquid.

After all, Nutrient Liquid is more hygienic, free of harmful components, and easily absorbed.

But human yearning for cuisine remains strong.

This resulted in the emergence of Ancient Street Food.

At that moment, Li Shuning was holding a cake in one hand, eating as she walked, while Shen Jian held a cup of milk tea and some other food.

Both of them looked terrific, pleasing to the eye.

But this scene stung Luo Xiao’s eyes.

His eyes turned red, he almost wanted to tear Li Shuning apart.

However, he controlled himself.

He quickly approached Shen Jian, soon calling out, “Eh, it’s Xiao Jian, what a coincidence, what are you doing here?”

Hearing someone call him, Shen Jian turned around, initially smiling, but his face turned cold upon seeing Luo Xiao.

If not for Luo Xiao, hmph, he might have been engaged to Ningning by now.

Shen Jian put the food into his Space Button.

In this world, a Space Button can store hovercars and other items.

Shen Jian had two Space Buttons, one for his hovercar and another for miscellaneous items.

After putting things away, Shen Jian wanted to hold Li Shuning’s hand and leave in another direction, clearly intending to ignore Luo Xiao.

However, Li Shuning avoided his hand, not letting Shen Jian catch her, but she still followed behind him. Shen Jian paused, sighed inwardly, but still signaled for Li Shuning to keep walking with him.

Luo Xiao became anxious. What was wrong with Shen Jian? Why was he avoiding him?

“Xiao Jian, why are you ignoring me? Did I do something wrong?”

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