The Otherworldly Adventures of a Super Naive Girl

Madam Lan cried so much her tears had soaked through the handkerchief.

“Madam, don’t worry so much.
Isn’t the young miss a student at Xingguang Holy Academy? I’m sure she can take care of herself.” The one comforting Madam Lan was none other than Qing Lian, known to Feng Wu as Auntie Lian.
She had avoided death because she had left the village the day before.[notes]

Grandfather Feng had hoped leaving Feng Wu alone would encourage her to be more self-sufficient so he had ordered Auntie Lian to return to the estate.
He never expected the attack on the village.

Auntie Lian had cried together with Madam Lan when she heard about the attack.
It was only when news reached them that Feng Wu was a student at Xingguang that her heart relaxed.

Tian walked in just as she finished speaking.
Her eyes brightened at the sight of him.
“Young Master, you’re here! Please help reassure the madam.
Crying like this, it’ll hurt her eyes!”

“Auntie Lian, go ahead and leave first.
I’d like to talk with my mother.” Tian was like his father, and didn’t like weak women, and yet his mother was the epitome of a gentle lady who freely cried at everything.

As far as Tian could tell, his mother’s favorite hobby was crying – crying when in a good mood, crying when in a bad mood, crying when sad, even crying when reading emotional stories.

As a boy, he used to practice swordsmanship with his grandfather and would get injured every day.
His mother would cry as she gave him medicine for the cuts and bruises.
Her tears had frightened him so he didn’t dare let her see the scars on his body.

Grandfather Feng had hoped Feng Wu wouldn’t be like their very emotional mother.
He never understood how his father, having been raised by Grandfather Feng, ended up loving a woman as pure and honest to her emotions as his mother.
He heard there had been obstacles to their love, but fortunately Grandfather Feng wasn’t one for tradition and finally blessed their marriage.

Even after all these years, his mother’s heart was still as pure and gentle as a young maiden.
But his father didn’t care and he loved her dearly.

Madam Lan stopped crying after Auntie Lan left.
Seeing her son reminded her.
She held Tian’s hand and excitedly asked, “Tian’er, what did your father say? Will you be able to pick your sister up? Yes?!”

Tian suspected a no would cause tears to rain from his mother’s eyes.

He spoke with a blank face and a stern voice.
“Mother, there’s something I want to ask.”

His serious face instantly made Madam Lan forget her earlier questions.
Now she asked, “What’s the matter?”

She left Tian’s upbringing entirely in the hands of her husband and father-in-law.
Grandfather Feng was afraid he would pick up her weakness and penchant for crying.
He needed his grandson to be strong enough to lead the family.
Because of this, she never interfered with his education.

In her eyes, Tian was a strong man, capable of solving his own problems.
Only when he couldn’t resolve an issue would he find his father or grandfather for advice.
This was the first time he asked her for something.

She wondered if she had misheard, or perhaps she was still asleep?

“Mother, I wish to know how to make a man agree to marry a woman.”

His mother was the only one in the Feng house obsessed with romance novels.
She read them all day long.
Someone that well read had to know the answer.

“Hm?!” Madam Lan’s eyes widened in surprise.
“Could it be, Tian’er, are you finally in love?!” Her voice rose in excitement.

“I’m not asking for me, I’m asking for a friend.” He didn’t dare tell her it was for Xiao Wu.
He was afraid his mother, with her unusual mind, would overthink it.
Then if she couldn’t figure it out, she might even run to Xingguang Holy Academy and find Xiao Wu herself.

“Oh, so that’s how it is.
I’m so disappointed.
I thought it was time for Tian’er to have a girlfriend.” She thought her son had finally opened up to the beauty of love.
Turned out it wasn’t the case.

Tian’s mouth twitched.
“Mother, do you have any suggestions?”

“Your friend, is she a girl?” Madam Lan noticed the question was phrased from the girl’s perspective.
But did her son even have any female friends? Well the sisters of his male friends could count as well she supposed.
Did those good-looking boys and girls not know how to pursue romance?

Tian couldn’t even imagine what his mother was fantasizing.
She had such a twinkle in her eyes.

“If the girl has no experience, I’d recommend the book 99 Ways of Chasing Mr.
Perfect as well as A Man’s Diary.
Both titles are on the bestsellers list.
If that’s not enough there is also 101 Ways to Pursue a Goddess.
It’s a title for men, but the methods are just as usable for ladies.

Your friend should be able to handle the boy she likes after reading all three books.
Give her the books and tell her to read them slowly.
She can think of it as a gift from an auntie.”

Would you be so free with it if you knew it was for Xiao Wu? Tian thought silently in his heart.
“There is no need Mother.
She’s not here.
These kinds of titles, she should be able to purchase them from any bookseller.”

Madam Lan wanted to send the book to show her support, but was stopped.
She still pushed the books onto him anyway.
He could reference them if he ever met a girl he liked.

Tian didn’t know what else he could say, so he took the them and went back to his room to contact Xiao Wu.

Feng Wu, who was far away in Zhongyong, answered the communication request from her brother.
Tian heaved a sigh of relief after telling her the three titles.
He knew she was too young to fall in love and it was too early for her to marry, but he couldn’t say no to those eyes.
They were just too devastatingly pure and honest.
Just one look melted his heart.

Upon terminating their communication, Xiao Wu immediately gave Little Bun to Little White and left to buy the three titles.