Once he returned, Qian Sanyi told Pei Yin about this matter.

Upon hearing that Chen Cheng sang extremely well, Pei Yin became interested and agreed to be Chen Cheng's piano teacher.

Qian Sanyi sent a message to Chen Cheng, and Chen Cheng communicated with Pei Yin over the phone to arrange the lesson time.

From then on, Chen Cheng would set aside one afternoon every workday for lessons.

The morning was too short, and she had to cook for her son at noon and in the evening, so Pei Yin was only free in the afternoon.

As a semi-unemployed person, Chen Cheng could manage to spare one afternoon on a workday.

For the next two days, Chen Cheng was at peace.

Ye Zhenzhen was so busy she didn't have a moment to rest, and Zhu Zhe was somewhat avoiding him.

Zhao Rui, however, came up to find him every day, always bringing questions to ask and practicing English with Chen Cheng.

Chen Cheng didn't explain the problems to her; instead, he activated his 'Master Student Halo' and told her to search for the answers online herself.

Gradually, Zhao Rui realized that the online lectures she couldn't understand at home were suddenly clear when listening with Brother Chen, which was truly strange.

When he had free time, Chen Cheng studied the system again.

Halos and active skills needed to be actively equipped and activated;

buff skills were passive and always in effect.

He also took the opportunity to review his skills.

[Halos: Loyalty Halo, Master Student Halo]

[Active Skills: Freedom of Movement, Midas Touch, Versatile Magic Voice, God-level Singing Technique]

[Buff Skills: Photographic Memory, Use It or Lose It, Endless Vitality]

"Hey, Chen Cheng, are you free?"

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

"I just got back from Old Tan's, and he stuffed a box of hairy crabs into my hands. My neighbors are cooking some now; do you want to join us?"

"Neighbors? Andy, that doesn't sound like you," Chen Cheng teased with a smile.

"Ahem, I suddenly feel that what you and Old Tan said was right; I should try to make some friends."

Chen Cheng curled the corner of his lips; it seemed the ice next door had been broken.

"Alright, I'll be over in a bit."

Chen Cheng picked two bottles of yellow wine from his wine cabinet, 40-year-old Guyue Longshan.

Chen Cheng went up to the 22nd floor next door, saw Andy's door wide open, and walked straight in.

"Hey, Chen Cheng, you're here."

Chen Cheng nodded, "Yeah, here, hairy crabs paired with yellow wine."

"Thanks, just put them on the table."

Andy pointed to the dining table and asked, "Hey, do you know what kind of pot to use? Is this one okay?"

When Chen Cheng entered, Andy was rummaging through the kitchen looking for a pot.

Chen Cheng walked over and glanced at the four boxes of crabs on the stove, "The pot is probably too small; it won't fit. Don't you have a steamer? Just use the steamer."

Andy shook her head, "We're not steaming them all. Old Tan asked me to bring two boxes to you and said one of them is for Miss Ye."

Chen Cheng raised the corner of his mouth, "Old Tan always does things so thoughtfully."

"Unfortunately, our Dr. Ye is working overtime, and I don't even know if she'll make it back tonight."

"Ah? Then how should we handle this?"

Andy wasn't familiar with kitchen matters and was a bit afraid of these live animals, so she looked at Chen Cheng, feeling at a loss.

"How many people are there tonight?"

"There are five of us on the 22nd floor, plus Little Qiu's boyfriend, and you, making seven people."

Chen Cheng opened the box to check the quantity, calculated how much seven people would eat, and said, "I'll take one box, and steam the rest."

"Oh, the Handsome guy is here?"

Chen Cheng followed the voice and saw that it was Fan Shengmei bringing Guan Juer in.

Chen Cheng smiled and greeted her, "Big Beauty Fan."

The two exchanged a glance, their eyes full of ambiguity.

"Guan..." Chen Cheng looked at Guan Juer, pretended he didn't remember her name, and turned to look at Andy.

"Guan Juer, Guan Guan, or Xiao Guan."

Chen Cheng shrugged, turned his head, and smiled at Guan Juer, "Guan Guan, hello."

Guan Juer was a bit stage-frightened; she pushed up her glasses and greeted him reservedly, "Mr. Chen, hello."

After the greetings, Fan Shengmei saw Chen Cheng washing crabs in the kitchen and walked in, her high heels clicking.

She nudged Chen Cheng with her large buttocks, "How can you let a Handsome guy do kitchen work? Let me do it."

Chen Cheng curled his lips, "If someone is willing to do the work, I won't be polite. So, I'll leave it to you?"

"Don't worry, this little bit of work won't stump me." Fan Shengmei beamed.

Chen Cheng wiped his hands with a rag, and as he passed Fan Shengmei, he reached out and grabbed her butt.

'Mmh', Fan Shengmei let out a muffled groan and instinctively pressed her legs together.

She vigilantly glanced at Andy, who was separated by the island, and seeing nothing unusual, she breathed a sigh of relief.

She rolled her eyes at Chen Cheng's back; this jerk was really bold.

It wasn't that Chen Cheng was bold, but that Guan Juer hadn't entered the kitchen, and with Andy separated by the island, no one could see the secret actions behind it.

Mainly because Fan Shengmei's skirt was a bit high, with a diagonal slit that went almost up to her butt.

Great Beauty Fan had a big butt, and the Scum simply couldn't help himself.

Chen Cheng followed Guan Juer's figure and only then saw someone lying on the sofa.

Qiu Yingying hadn't arrived yet, so that must be Qu Xiaoxiao.

Guan Juer was tickling Qu Xiaoxiao's nose with her hair.

Chen Cheng hadn't expected that the people who were at daggers drawn just a few days ago were already this close.

Women are indeed strange creatures; glaring at each other today, walking arm-in-arm tomorrow, and incompatible like fire and water the day after.

(Little bear shrugs.)

Chen Cheng pulled up a chair in the dining room, sat down, took out his phone, and sent a message in the other 22nd-floor group chat, asking who was home.

He Minhong replied immediately; she was there, while Yu Chuhui and Zhu Zhe hadn't returned yet.

Chen Cheng had thought that if Zhu Zhe or Yu Chuhui were there, he would send the hairy crabs over for them to steam themselves.

Since only He Minhong was there, the Scum didn't want to move.

Guan Juer played for a while, but Qu Xiaoxiao was sleeping like a dead pig and didn't react, so she lost interest. She walked into the kitchen, pulled up a chair, and sat diagonally across from Chen Cheng.

In Andy's kitchen, the Western-style island and the dining table were integrated. There were four people; Chen Cheng and Fan Shengmei were on one side, and Andy and Guan Juer were on the other.

"Where's Little Qiu?" Andy asked.

Fan Shengmei chuckled, "Her? She's dating, and she's already back. She and her boyfriend went to the supermarket to buy some groceries, saying her boyfriend cooks really well. I don't know what he looks like."

Andy frowned, "Oh? I think I saw him when I went out today."

Hearing there was gossip, Guan Juer rested her chin on her hand, her eyes lighting up, "Sister Andy, what does he look like? Yingying said the Senior Apprentice Brother is a big Handsome guy."

Andy thought about how to describe him, "That boy, he's just a relatively gentle boy, not very handsome."

"Anyway, not as handsome as Chen Cheng."

Fan Shengmei stopped what she was doing and looked at Chen Cheng, her eyes full of charm, "That's true. I guess, no matter what, it's hard to be as handsome as Handsome Chen."

Chen Cheng, who was playing on his phone, heard Andy mention him, immediately looked up, and said with a smile, "Andy, this is the first time I've heard you praise me."

Andy shrugged, "Do you need praise?"

Oh ho ho~

Chen Cheng widened his eyes; satisfied, satisfied.

He gave Andy a thumbs up.

She knows how to praise people.

When needed, Andy's EQ can be as high as her IQ.

A smile hung on the corner of Andy's mouth, and she shrugged, continuing, "As for whether Little Qiu's boyfriend is handsome or not."

"There is a study specifically on animals that shows the pulses emitted by the brain's No. 0 nerve can directly affect human perception."

"The fibers it sends to the retina will directly change the way visual information is processed."

"Ah? What does that mean?" Guan Juer looked at Andy, puzzled.

Chen Cheng curled his lips; Andy and Ye Zhenzhen would definitely get along.

These two speak in exactly the same way.

"'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder' has a scientific basis."

Fan Shengmei didn't like this kind of thing, "Alright, let's not talk about this." She pointed to the washed hairy crabs, "Okay, we can steam them now."

Chen Cheng saw Guan Juer actually using her phone to search for what Andy just said and couldn't help but smile.

With this studious look, this girl definitely has sapiosexual tendencies.

Chen Cheng immediately pulled up the system to check Guan Juer's favorability rating towards him.

[Guan Juer's Favorability: 70]

Whoa, so high.

They had only met twice, today being the second time, and the favorability is this high?

Chen Cheng frantically recalled the scene of their last meeting in his mind.

Wasn't it just when he taught Qu Xiaoxiao a lesson last time?

This girl is a bit attracted to strength?

Chen Cheng didn't think there was anything wrong with that.

Attraction to strength is an evolutionary instinct of human beings.

However, this provided convenience for Chen Cheng.

Hehe~