"Hello, that will be 2,200 yuan in total." The cashier smiled at Lian Lan, whose motion to pull out her card stiffened.
She had forgotten, this wasn’t her past life, before the divorce. Although she suffered in her husband’s family, he was a rich second generation, and even with his poor character, she never lacked spending money. But now, she was just a poor student, and although 2,200 wasn’t a lot, it was her monthly living expense.
She suddenly felt grateful that she did well in her studies last sester and had just received a scholarship, or else she would have lost face in front of the other three roommates today.
At the sa ti, she felt a sense of crisis. A monthly living expense of two thousand yuan wasn’t small, but it wasn’t enough for her to buy even a set of clothes. She wasn’t like those three, who had plenty of living expenses from ho. Her parents were just low-level civil servants, and two thousand was already their limit.
"Let’s go look at accessories then."
"You’re not buying clothes anymore?" Liu Qianqian looked at Cao Lu in surprise.
"I already have plenty of clothes. I won’t buy any today. Lanlan wanted to buy a necklace, right? By the ti we’re done, it’ll be getting dark, and we still need to eat at the restaurant Ye Zi recomnded. If we keep shopping, it’ll be too late to get back to school."
"It’s okay, I just thought the jade pendant Ye Zi wore was nice and got impulsive. I’m not really planning to buy it." Lian Lan smiled, though she knew the real reason herself; she was running low on money, she didn’t like the cheap ones, and she couldn’t afford the expensive ones right now, so it was better not to look!
"Since that’s the case, let’s just go eat. I’m too lazy to browse anymore," suggested Cao Lu, shrugging.
"Alright then!"
"This place has a nice environnt. I didn’t even know S city had such a place!" Liu Qingqing crossed a wooden bridge, underneath which clear water flowed, with several koi swimming around. Beside the stream were two peach trees, which, due to the recently warr weather, had many blossoms budding on their tips.
"In S city, where land is worth its weight in gold, the owner of this place must be sobody significant. Today’s visit was worthwhile." As they walked, Cao Lu couldn’t help but express her thoughts.
Even Lian Lan couldn’t help but be transfixed by the surroundings. She had been here in her past life as well and heard from her rich second generation husband that the owner was no ordinary person. He himself couldn’t afford to offend the owner. Because the place had just opened, it wasn’t crowded, but Lian Lan knew that later on, one would need a mbership card to enter.
"Would you like a private room or to dine in the main hall?" The waitress, dressed in ancient robes and with a simple Han dynasty hairstyle, wasn’t particularly refined or beautiful, but her appearance blended uniquely with the classical ambiance of the restaurant.
"A private room, please." Since Ye Qiu was the one who brought them, she naturally took the lead for today’s arrangents.
"What are you looking at?" Just as the waiter was serving their food, Yi Qingchuan caught a glimpse of Ye Qiu and the others walking by through the crack of the door. His companion inquired upon seeing him staring.
"Nothing much." Yi Qingchuan turned his head, "Just that your restaurant looks pretty authentic."
His companion chuckled, "Can’t you say sothing nice to complint for a change?"
"All flash and no substance, like a diocre performance at the door of a master class..."
"Stop, stop, stop..." His companion hastily cut him off from continuing, resignedly saying, "I knew you’re not one to speak sweet words."
But he raised his eyebrows with a sowhat mocking expression, "In this day and age, how many people truly understand that? This is just a place for dining. As long as people understand that eating here represents taste and status, that’s enough."
Yi Qingchuan shook his head and said no more, focusing on his al. This place, only the dishes were worth a second glance to him.
All four of them were girls. Ye Qiu ordered six dishes and a pot of sour plum juice, all using common ingredients, but even this cost her nearly two thousand yuan.
"Geez, we aren’t just eating food, we’re tasting refinent!" Cao Lu grinned with her teeth bared.
"Let’s go Dutch, I’ll transfer the money to you," Liu Qingqing spoke up.
Lian Lan’s face stiffened for a mont, internally blaming Liu Qingqing for speaking up unnecessarily. If it was Dutch style, she wouldn’t have enough money for the month, but since Cao Lu nodded in agreent, she felt it wasn’t her place to say more.
"That’s true, we’re all students, after all. We can’t let Ye Zi pick up the tab," Lian Lan feigned generosity.
"No need," Ye Qiu shook her head, "I chose this place, and I already said I’d treat you all today. If you really feel bad, just buy extra duck necks at the cafeteria next ti."
Liu Qingqing wasn’t one to make a fuss. Seeing Ye Qiu insisting, she put away her phone and teased, "I reckon the guys at our school can’t even imagine you gnawing on duck necks."
"If I were those guys, I’d definitely be disillusioned," Cao Lu laughed out loud as well.
"What’s the difference? We’re all human, aren’t we? What’s wrong with eating a duck neck? Don’t they eat it?" Lian Lan couldn’t help but speak up, still feeling that Ye Qiu often put on an act.
However, Liu Qingqing didn’t catch the sarcasm in her words and continued to laugh: "It’s mainly because our Ye Zi doesn’t talk to others normally, always looking like she’s too aloof and shouldn’t be ssed with. Her image is not much different from that of a Fairy. It’ll be funny to suddenly discover that Fairies also like to gnaw on duck necks."
"Enough laughing, the car is here." Listening to their laughter, even with her own heart being so calm, she couldn’t stop the corners of her mouth from curling up.
Yi Qingchuan had just finished eating and ca out, just in ti to witness this touching scene. He stood there, dazed, not coming back to his senses until the car’s exhaust fus disappeared.
After twenty-five years, this stiff heart of his had unexpectedly started to beat fast ti and ti again because of a stranger woman today. But she was probably still a student, should he make a move?
In the middle of the night, although Ye Qiu was still in bed, her Divine Sense had already traveled to another place.
The Spiritual Spring Space had been initially cultivated by her with success, and the first thing she realized upon entering was that blood recognition was the most basic form of ownership.
In both her previous past life and the one where Lian Lan obtained the space, as far as she knew, the space should not look the way it does now.
In that life, her space only had an infinite expanse of black soil and a pool of spring water. But now, the spring water was still there, but it was surrounded by a small stream that flowed straight towards distant mountains.
The mountains were lush with green trees, with the faint sound of birds and beasts, suggesting traces of living creatures. The Spiritual Energy was abundant here, and Ye Qiu felt her spirits getting better with each breath.
Ye Qiu focused on the one-ter-wide spring’s eye. This must be the magical Spiritual Spring that could beautify, enhance intelligence, and cure illnesses. She cupped her hands and drank a mouthful directly.
The spring water was sweet to the taste, indeed much more delicious than ordinary mineral water.
She thought that now the Spiritual Spring Space had been secured by her and branded into her Divine Soul, the Jade Pendant was rely a dium and would only be a mortal item even if Lian Lan managed to seize it now.
But since it was a legacy left by her grandfather, she would not want Lian Lan to destroy it. It seed that she had to find ti to make an identical Jade Pendant.
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