Chapter 152: Chapter 152: Summer Friends’ Gathering Event to Begin Soon
As far as Faye Yardley was concerned, as long as she and her brother were doing well, that meant the whole family was fine.
As for anyone else, she couldn’t give a damn.
Faye Yardley carefully searched her memories. ’Did I really transmigrate into a book? How can my feelings for my brother be so real?’
The thought left her a bit dazed.
’Whatever. In any case, my brother is definitely my real brother. That can’t be fake.’
’His love and protection for me can’t be fake either.’
’If none of it is fake, then all of it must be real.’
Faye Yardley never wasted energy on internal conflicts or got hung up on useless things.
But she didn’t want her brother to be a bleeding heart, so she sent him a reminder: "Bro, the second wave of people will be arriving after this month. You’re not allowed to take in any so-called ’relatives.’"
Ethan Yardley’s reply came quickly: "I hadn’t thought about that, but since you brought it up, I promise you, I won’t take in Grandpa, our uncles, or any of them."
Faye Yardley: "Remember what you just said. I’ve taken a screenshot to prove it. If you take them in, I’ll disown you as my brother."
Ethan Yardley: "Don’t worry, don’t worry. I’m not the type to forget the pain once the wound has healed."
Ethan Yardley had gone to great lengths to gain control of their parents’ assets. Now, his sister was the only family member he truly cared about.
Thankfully, his sister had a clear head and wouldn’t be fooled by a few sweet words.
From his perspective, it wasn’t a bad thing for his sister to be a little cold-hearted.
At least she wasn’t naively kind like before, so easily coaxed by a few compliments that she’d lose all sense of direction.
Perhaps this ocean survival game wasn’t entirely a bad thing. At least, in his eyes, his sister’s mind had become much clearer.
And who knew, maybe because she had suffered so much before, her Luck Value was now exploding.
This was actually great. She could even be the one to remind him of things now.
After finishing her flatbread, Faye Yardley looked at the cherry blossoms on the coffee table, picked out a branch, and sent it to Bonnie Callahan.
What girl could refuse beautiful flowers?
Except for those with pollen allergies, of course.
Sure enough, upon receiving the cherry blossoms, Bonnie Callahan immediately called, her voice filled with excitement as she expressed her thanks.
"Babe, the cherry blossoms are gorgeous! They’re so pink and delicate. Just looking at them puts me in a better mood. Mwah, love you!"
"Glad you like them. You..."
[Dear players, do you feel lonely on the vast ocean? Do you long for someone to keep you company, someone to talk to? Friends, your chance has arrived!]
[The Summer Friend Gathering Event is about to begin! As long as your raft meets the standard for inviting guests, you can freely invite anyone you wish (cross-zone invitations are permitted).]
[This event will last for three days. You may send one invitation per day, with a maximum of 10 people per invitation. Please decorate your rafts as soon as possible. The event will begin tomorrow at 8:00 AM sharp.]
The system notification repeated three times, and just as expected, the entire world erupted over the news.
This time, as long as you met the conditions for inviting guests, you could invite friends and family for three consecutive days. Most importantly, you could even invite people from other zones.
It was basically giving people a chance to find their loved ones.
Since they were already on the phone, Bonnie Callahan’s excited shriek made Faye Yardley feel like her eardrums were about to burst.
She couldn’t help but frown and remind her, "Calm down. Go check the specific requirements. If there’s anything you can prepare today, you should get as much done as possible."
"Okay, okay, I’m hanging up then. Bye-bye~"
"Bye~"
Faye Yardley thought for a moment. She could also invite the friends from her group chat to her raft for a get-together. It would be a good opportunity to get to know each other better.
But that would naturally have to be after they’d had a chance to see their own friends and family.
It would also depend on whether they were free to attend.
One thatched hut definitely wasn’t enough. Anyway, when she opened boxes on July 1st, she had gotten a thatched hut construction blueprint. Thanks to her doubled Talent, she had ended up with three of them.
She built another 3x3 thatched hut next to the original one, leaving a 1.5-meter gap between the two.
She planned to place two planters in the gap and plant some heat-resistant sunflowers and cacti, which would be nice.
After all, she knew that of the plants she had, these two types were the most suitable.
Then, she sent out a preliminary invitation in the group chat.
Faye Yardley: "Hi everyone, I’m planning to invite you all to my raft for a party on the third day of the event at 4:00 PM. If you can make it, please raise your hand. If you can’t, no worries, we’ll have other chances to get together."
The response in the group was very enthusiastic. Everyone said they could make it that day.
Kyle Lewis was especially excited: "This event is perfectly timed! I was originally planning to use an Invitation Card to let my mom visit my raft, but that’s only for an hour. Now she can stay with me for two days."
Leo Sloan: "This event is indeed great. We can find out where our families are."
Paying no mind to the rest of the chat, Faye Yardley focused on the fact that she could only invite 10 people at a time. She did a quick count: the group members plus the people on her friends list, excluding Logan Langdon, totaled 11 people.
Uh... (⊙o⊙)
Who was the one person she shouldn’t invite?
The only one she didn’t know well was Gavin Donovan’s senior apprentice-brother, Zephyr Sterling. They had never really spoken.
After a moment’s thought, she gave Gavin Donovan a call, and he picked up quickly.
"Boss, any orders? Don’t worry, I’ll be at the party."
"It’s not about that. I wanted to ask when you’re inviting your senior apprentice-brother. On the day you invite him, could you invite me too? I’d like to meet him. It would probably be better for our first meeting to be at your place."
"Okay, Boss. I’m decorating according to the requirements right now. I plan to invite my senior apprentice-brother over tomorrow."
"If you’re short on anything, just tell me directly."
"Thanks, Boss. If you can, could you sell me some fresh flowers? With one more vase of flowers, I should just about meet the standard."
Faye Yardley didn’t waste any words and sent him a bouquet of red roses directly.
As for meeting Zephyr Sterling, Faye Yardley did indeed have a few ideas.
It would be even better if he could join her brother’s team along with Gavin Donovan.
Willow Yardley came over and sat beside her. "Big Sis, bowls, dishes, and tea sets are in high demand on the trading market right now. You still have some bowls and plates in the warehouse from before. Do you want to take advantage of the good prices and sell them?"
Hearing her say that, Faye Yardley finally remembered scavenging some decent-looking furniture, bowls, and plates from that dilapidated little fishing village when she first landed on Isle 1004.
She hadn’t thought about them since bringing them back. If Willow hadn’t mentioned it, she would have completely forgotten.
Faye Yardley said, "I’ll ask the group chat if anyone needs them first."
In the end, the bowls, plates, and stools were split between Wade Warren and Leo Sloan.
"Have Eamon plant a pot of sunflowers and a cactus. Oh, right, are the jujube trees heat-resistant? I plan to display them near the thatched huts on the third day of the event. They won’t die, will they?"
Willow Yardley answered seriously, "If you’re just displaying them during the party, you just need to place some ice blocks around them to keep them cool. The cherry blossom trees can also be moved out for display."
"Okay, we’ll decorate properly when the time comes. I checked, and we already meet the invitation requirements."
"If even you don’t meet the requirements, Big Sis, then who else could possibly qualify?"
