Chapter 1416: Chapter 823: I’ll Prescribe You Some Medicine...
Of course, Ye Xiuling noticed something was off but didn’t say anything. She just helped Wang Qing brew a bowl of Awakening Soup. Since Ye had gotten up early and already had breakfast, she was about to go out, Sui Yi was surprised when he heard her say she was going to the supermarket to buy groceries.
"Aren’t you all planning to go to that barbecue place today? There are a lot of you, and quite a few boys, all of whom are fighters. You’re sure not to have enough to eat, so I’ll go pick some fresh ones..."
With that, she left.
Only Sui Yi and Wang Qing remained in the dining room.
Wang Qing lowered her head, slowly sipping the Awakening Soup, spoon by spoon, seemingly deep in thought.
Sui Yi remained silent.
Their silence was so profound that even the wind blowing in seemed to awaken them.
Until...
"I dreamed last night."
This sentence made Sui Yi look at her.
"Dream?"
The tone...was peculiar, not surprised, doubtful, curious, just a rather light and strange tone.
Wang Qing finished her soup and moved on to the porridge, saying, "Yes, a dream."
"In the dream, there was a tree with many red... I was hung on the tree."
"Are you sure you didn’t climb up to play and then couldn’t get down by accident?" Sui Yi’s tone was gentle, as if joking.
"A lot of eagles flew over."
"I was eaten."
Wang Qing gently placed the spoon on the edge of the bowl, her brow furrowed: "Is this my past life?"
Sui Yi also put down his spoon, staring at Wang Qing with focused attention: "Forgive me for being blunt, your past life was as a baby."
"..."
"A lot of people have dreams... Gong Jiu thought she was the zombie girl in the elevator after watching Resident Evil because she thought it was cool... If you’re uncomfortable, I can prescribe some medicine..."
Upon hearing this, Wang Qing pursed her lips slightly, "Why do I feel you’re brushing me off?"
Sui Yi paused and said, "So do you want me to give you a full body check-up?"
Want to flip the table and throw the spoon!
"No worries, I have already confirmed that you are hiding something from me..."
Just then Gong Jiu stretched and came downstairs.
"Hey, Zhouzhou..."
"Call me Li Luo," Wang Qing wiped her mouth, picking up the used bowls and chopsticks.
Sneaked a glance at Sui Yi.
"I think this name sounds pretty good."
That little smile was accompanied by a glance that, shall we say, jolted the drowsy Gong Jiu awake.
As if she had been electrified.
She touched her face and leaned closer to Sui Yi.
"Well, Sui Yi, did you bully her behind our backs last night? How come I feel Zhouzhou...no...Li Luo is angry?"
Sui Yi reached out, gently stroking Gong Jiu’s face, pinching her chin, as he smiled: "No."
Gong Jiu: "...."
Ow ow ow!
Why wake up to find everyone with a deadly calm intensity, I’m going to die!
Barbecues are quite an accessible activity that everyone from old to young can enjoy, but Ye Xiuling feels there’s a generational gap with this group of youngsters. She definitely won’t join them, plus she has her own community activities, so she’s excluded. When we count the people going, all those set out last night include everyone in Sui Yi’s household.
Sui Yi, Gong Jiu, Flower Demon, Yhan Qingwu, Ye Changan, Ye Zixu, Ye Chunan, Pu Qinghan, Li Luo, Lin Yun, those ten people, plus Su Zimu is bringing Su Ziyi and a pair of cousins, that’s fourteen, and adding Cherry Snow Forest, who only wants to mooch off food and drinks, that’s fifteen!
Excluding Gong Ling, fourteen people means at least four cars are needed. Everyone has a car; Su Zimu, Gong Jiu, and Ye Chunan each have one. Originally, Flower Demon strongly suggested being the driver, but once everyone saw her bright yellow Maserati supercar, they were immediately unimpressed.
Especially Gong Jiu, who righteously called it poop yellow...
Okay, let’s not dwell on how these two childhood friends ended up fighting.
Sui Yi and the others packed things into the car; after all, Sui Yi and Wang Qing didn’t have any bags to bring, and they don’t even have bank cards! Totally empty-handed.
When Sui Yi and Yhan Qingwu got into Gong Jiu’s car, Flower Demon said seriously.
"As a woman who’s not carrying a bag, Sui Yi, are you really a woman?"
"Not having a bag means you’re not a woman? Those students..."
"They have school bags! School bags!"
"Uh, I have nothing to bring, no need for a bag."
"Even if you’re not wearing makeup, what about money? Snacks?"
"With Lin Yun here, I don’t lack money... As for snacks, I’m not hungry."
The three in the car burst into laughter!
"Snacks are for when that time of the month comes..."
"I don’t have that."
"...."
The three of them were quite curious.
As someone who used to suffer from severe period pain, Yhan Qingwu was a bit surprised, "Do you mean you’ve never had it?"
"It’s not entirely like that. I had some at the beginning, but then they stopped. It might be due to my physique or cultivation level improvement... it turns out that in the Lost Lands, several women also don’t have periods."
Like Shi Feixuan and Wanwan, those people...
Gong Jiu: "I see... Why do you know this!!!"
Sui Yi: "I’m a doctor."
A gynecological expert, it seems that’s how they referred to her.
"Then what about us? Why do we still have it? This monthly occurrence is so annoying!"
Sui Yi nonchalantly: "Because you’re weak, aren’t you."
Get off! Get off!
Flower Demon: "That sounds reasonable... Sui Yi glanced at the three of them.
None of you?"
Sui Yi: "I don’t know, I’ve never seen."
The three of them: "Why does that suddenly sound so dirty?"
Speaking of Wang Qing...
"She seems to treat Changan very well, feels very protective of her."
"That’s true, but her martial arts are indeed excellent. What we don’t understand, she sees through at a glance, and just a few casual pointers from her make us gain a lot of insight. Speaking of which, Sui Yi... I’ve realized that her thigh is still the one worth clinging to."
"Why doesn’t she like me, eh~ Such a pity for this cold beauty."
Flower Demon and Gong Jiu both found it a shame.
They didn’t mind Li Luo’s cold temperament; knowing that even someone like Yi could get along happily with them, compared to which, Li Luo was considered quite polite.
But when Li Luo and Ye Changan got to Ye Zixu’s car, it seemed that she got along particularly well with Ye Changan. Sui Yi speculated that perhaps she favored protecting the authors... like Yi Lin, whom she used to take good care of.
However, Sui Yi didn’t say anything explicitly and just looked at the two people in front of Gong Jiu.
"Because they’re ugly."
Gong Jiu and the others: "..."
Yhan Qingwu: "Me?"
Sui Yi: "Not you, those two."
Get off the car, get off the car now! I’m not driving anymore!
The Cherry Snow Forest is located in the Eastern Suburbs, and this area is already dense with high-end leisure spots. Logically, the more upscale a place is, the more it favors nature, because the people who go there like this kind of thing. To be more natural yet demand modern high-end enjoyment, the capital operation here is powerful enough. For example, the Cherry Snow Forest is one of the top artificial flower forests in the country, but its history goes back over hundreds of years, with old species complemented by new ones every year, creating a landscape full of cherry blossoms and a dreamy scene. When several cars drove into this area, even before reaching the Cherry Blossom Grove, they saw some cherry blossoms floating in the air, and the air was filled with a strong fragrance. However, many cars were parked by the roadside, and there were many roadside shops with numerous tourists.
Yes, you can’t go inside, but the outside has already become a scenery. Parking the car on the outermost part, we strolled around the Cherry Blossom Grove leisurely, taking family and friends for a day out. Because there are restaurants and some entertainment projects alongside the road, it creates a tourist line.
Of course, many people must have been looking forward to it.
When the car was driven inside, Sui Yi and the others received quite a few glares.
Gong Jiu didn’t really care about these people’s attitudes, "I’ve received posts about the Cherry Snow Forest before, but I never had the time to visit. I thought the boundless Sea of Flowers was just a gimmick, and the pictures were definitely photoshopped, but it’s more beautiful than the legend."
And this was just the outside.
What about the inside?
"It seems that the Cherry Snow Forest has already existed since the Ming Dynasty. However, at that time, it was a private garden exclusive to the Imperial Family. Later, wasn’t there a war and it was burned down? Then a wealthy family of a great businessman in the Ming period spent a lot of money to buy it and re-cultivate it... What was that businessman’s name? Shen..."
"Shen Congwen!" Gong Jiu cleverly interjected.
Shen Congwen... um... hehe~
The three of them ignored her.
"It was Shen Wansan, right," Yhan Qingwu said.
"Yes, him, that guy was amazing. Zhu Yuanzhang coveted his wealth, and as they say, the common people don’t fight against officials, let alone the Royal family. But he managed to hold on to his assets... Later, the Shen family re-supported the Cherry Snow Forest. Over the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, it changed hands multiple times, and it got burned five times! Guess which family manages it now?"
Nonsense, how would anyone guess this?
Gong Jiu: "The Gu Family?"
Yhan Qingwu: "To own such a vast Cherry Snow Forest but not use it commercially or for tourism, the family’s wealth must surely rank among the top domestic family plutocrats... Shen, Zhou, Qian, or Jin, one of them."
Sui Yi wasn’t too knowledgeable about this and said nothing.
However, Flower Demon flashed a charming smile at Yhan Qingwu: "I knew our Sister Yhan was the smartest... It’s Shen."
"Shen? Is it that Shen or the other Shen?"
"Of course, this Shen family is descended from a noble family from the Republic of China. There aren’t many historical records about them, probably because during the turbulent times, they worried about drawing too much attention, and concealed themselves voluntarily. Even in such chaotic times, they managed to survive and even helped the powers above~~ You know how back during the wars, what was most needed was not people, but money. So, since the founding of the Republic of China, the Shen family has maintained a high status. Although they’re not quite like the Gu family or the Jiang family, who stand firm in military and political affairs, they are rooted in commerce, and internationally their wealth surpasses many billionaires profusely. Yet, nowadays Forbes always calculates personal wealth, ignoring hidden family dynasties."
This is a global rule, just like the Morgan and Roth families abroad, and the Northern Ice Wolf Clan with the Holy See... These are the real giants of capital power in this world.
So, this Shen clan is quite formidable.
And the Cherry Snow Forest under the Shen family’s name is also remarkable, no wonder they can disregard these common folks, making them sit idly and unable to enter.
This is undoubtedly a kind of privilege as well.
