Volume 1, Chapter 52: The Princess Actually Found the Study Materials?

Jiang Lin beamed with joy, highly flattered by the praise, though he said with a hint of bashfulness:
"To be honest, my cooking skills are quite ordinary; I can barely manage some standard home-cooked dishes."
"The reason you find it delicious is because I used a lot of seasonings that don't exist in the Great Ming Dynasty."
"What kind of seasonings did you put in?" Zhu Yourong asked curiously.
Jiang Lin stammered, "Uh... I added salt..."
He only mentioned some of the most basic seasonings, completely omitting the core ingredient of this bowl of fish soup.
And that was...
Broth cubes!
Oh my dear girl, this is pure modern food science and heavy-duty additives!
Otherwise, why would I ladle it out only for you while keeping none for myself?
Right at that moment, Zhu Yourong scooped up a spoonful of soup and brought it right in front of Jiang Lin.
"Come on, Jiang Lin, you should have a taste of this fish soup too!"
"No, no, no, there's no need!" Jiang Lin waved his hands repeatedly in refusal. "I... I'm not hungry."
"Oh, come on, just take a sip~" Zhu Yourong pouted, acting coquettishly.
Unable to refuse any longer, Jiang Lin had no choice but to take a sip of the fish soup.
I must admit!
Products driven by science and additives are truly wonderful!
Before they knew it, the two had progressed to the point of sharing a single spoon to drink soup.
Whether Zhu Yourong hadn't noticed or had already grown accustomed to it, back when they used the same pair of chopsticks last time, it had instantly made her blush fiercely.
Soon, the entire bowl of fish soup was cleanly finished by Zhu Yourong.
She rubbed her slightly rounded belly, let out a satisfied burp, and wore an expression that suggested she was still craving more.
Living at Jiang Lin's place freed her from having to mind her manners, making every day feel wonderfully relaxed.
"Alright, you go take a bath in the bathroom, and I'll wash the dishes."
However, Zhu Yourong took the initiative to pick up the empty soup bowl from the table and said to Jiang Lin:
"You made the soup, so let me wash the bowl. You go wash up first!"
While Zhu Yourong was busy washing the dishes, Jiang Lin was still soaking in the bathtub.
Having nothing to do, she decided to turn on the television.
Under Jiang Lin's guidance, she was now quite proficient at operating the TV.
With the mindset of comparing different options, Zhu Yourong browsed through everything from start to finish, until she spotted a folder labeled "H".
Jiang Lin was enjoying his bath in the bathroom when a seductive, languid sound drifted in from the living room.
The sound struck him as exceptionally familiar...
Panicking, he grabbed his clothes, threw them on haphazardly, and bolted out of the bathroom.
The moment he stepped into the living room, his eyes caught the skin-baring, highly suggestive scene playing on the screen, accompanied by a series of muffled, breathless gasps.
Even just these sporadic noises were enough to make Jiang Lin's heart race and send a rush of blood straight to his head.
Meanwhile, Zhu Yourong was sitting on the sofa, her hands tightly covering her eyes, her face, neck, and arms flushed deep crimson—she looked as though she wanted nothing more than to find a crack in the floor and hide in it.
Jiang Lin hurried over to the television and immediately reached out to turn off the power.
"With so many movies available, why did you have to pick such a stimulating one?"
He felt immensely helpless. Clearly, those adult films had been hidden so securely that even he hadn't found them at first glance, yet Zhu Yourong had managed to dig them up with effortless ease.
Ah... One truly must never underestimate a woman's curiosity.
"If you watch movies like this, do you plan on staying awake all night?"
Jiang Lin teased Zhu Yourong in a slightly bantering tone.
Peeking through a tiny gap between her fingers and seeing that the television had finally been turned off, Zhu Yourong lowered her hands.
Without a word to Jiang Lin, she stood up with a blushing face, headed to the bathroom to quickly freshen up, and then retreated to her bedroom to rest.
Thud!
Hearing the sound of Zhu Yourong closing her door, Jiang Lin awkwardly rubbed his nose.
After turning off the living room lights, he walked back to his own bedroom and got into bed to sleep.
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The next day.
Jiang Lin and Zhu Yourong sat across from each other at the dining table, eating their breakfast in silence as the atmosphere felt rather peculiar.
Zhu Yourong kept her head down the entire time, continuously shoveling noodles from her bowl.
Recalling the events of the previous night, her face still felt slightly feverish even after a full night had passed.
For a conservative ancient woman like Zhu Yourong—and an innocent maiden at that—the psychological impact was simply monumental.
"What kind of movie was that yesterday? It started out normal enough, but why did it end up..."
Jiang Lin explained to her, "That's study material used by young men in modern times."
"As a single man, I naturally have needs, and I rely on these study materials to resolve them."
"Study materials? What on earth do they study?" Zhu Yourong asked with a puzzled look.
As she muttered the words repeatedly to herself, her expression suddenly stiffened.
Immediately afterward, Zhu Yourong's fair and delicate face began to burn like fire, instantly covering her jade-like skin in a brilliant crimson flush...