novelraw Chapter 811 - 793: Hinted to Save Money for a House! (Part 2)
Chapter 811 - 793: Hinted to Save Money for a House! (Part 2)
Chapter 811: Chapter 793: Hinted to Save Money for a House! (Part 2)
Shichahai is also a must-visit tourist spot in Beijing.
In the evening, Shichahai is crowded with tourists, and the area comprises large siheyuan. This place also preserves the most intact siheyuan in Beijing.
As a scenic spot in this ancient city, Shichahai also carries a part of its imperial city culture, preserved from the Qing Dynasty era.
However, with the gradual advancement of social civilization, Shichahai has developed into a commercial street, home to ancient cultural shops, snack streets, and bars, becoming one of the cultural streets in the capital.
The scenery of Shichahai is very beautiful, especially at night...
There are three water areas here, Front Sea, Back Sea, and West Sea. The streets along the shore are lined with hutong buildings and filled with lively households, presenting a bustling scene at a glance.
Huo Feng and the others arrived at Shichahai early.
The eight of them wandered through the hutongs of Shichahai and, at Pu Sangzhi’s suggestion, went to take a look around the outer area of Prince Kung’s Mansion, a heritage from ancient times.
For some reason, Prince Kung’s Mansion was not open today, so they could only view it from the outside.
But just seeing the outside made Pu Sangzhi quite satisfied.
She was observing the feng shui of this area.
The architecture of the siheyuan represents the feng shui of each household, and this place built around water is particularly noteworthy...
The ancient buildings here, from materials to architectural style, were closely observed by Pu Sangzhi...
And not just Pu Sangzhi.
The four accompanying girls were all students from the Civil Engineering Department.
The four of them chatted animatedly all the way about the structural issues of the buildings here.
Meanwhile, Huo Feng and the other four from the Computer Science Department could only casually listen...
The gap between fields was evident.
While the four girls were engrossed in discussing the feng shui architecture and structural mechanics nearby, Huo Feng sidled up to Yong Mu and whispered, "You know what the real reason Civil Engineering Department girls always talk about buildings is?"
Yong Mu naturally replied, "No idea."
Huo Feng patted Yong Mu’s shoulder, sighing, "Because they want a house!"
Yong Mu was shocked, "Really? Is that really it?"
Yong Mu hadn’t picked up on that at all...
Huo Feng nodded seriously, "Absolutely true. I’m telling you, girls in the Civil Engineering Department have a fixation on houses. So, the pressure is on us..."
Yong Mu’s face tightened, "Us... us two?"
"Yeah."
Huo Feng nodded, "My Sangzhi, your Little Qingmei. Sigh! But I don’t have as much money as you do. If I want to buy a house for Sangzhi, I have to work from scratch. You’re different, though. You just need to push your dad a bit... no, you don’t even have to push. Your family surely has N houses ready for you to choose from."
Huo Feng rambled on.
But Yong Mu didn’t absorb much of it.
Yong Mu only heard Huo Feng’s first sentence, his Little Qingmei...
For a moment, Yong Mu felt a bit of pressure.
Because he was wondering if he should also make money to buy a house for Mu Mu.
To make her happier...
Do all Civil Engineering girls really like houses that much?
Yong Mu pondered.
In fact, the girls were discussing these things purely out of professional habit, without the psychological overinterpretation of Huo Feng.
Pu Sangzhi had no intention of pressing Huo Feng to buy a house either...
...
After strolling around the area for a big lap, at 7 pm, the eight of them arrived at the Quanjude restaurant in Shichahai.
Minal had reserved a private room here several days in advance, and today, the restaurant was full of guests, extremely busy!
Luckily, Minal booked in advance; otherwise, this time of day would mean waiting in line!
The waiter led the group of eight to a large private room.
Gu Erhao placed the cake, which he’d carried all the way, on the table and quickly opened it, relieved it hadn’t melted!
"Hehehe, it’s time to start celebrating the birthday!" Minal excitedly clasped her hands together, in a particularly good mood!
"Everyone, take a seat, sit anywhere you like, and say what you’d like to eat. It’s on me today!"
Minal thumped her chest generously, "Waiter, bring the menu!"
"Oh my, rolling in wealth, huh."
Huo Feng commented, pulling Pu Sangzhi to sit beside him, teasing Minal, "Xiaomai, is your family on the grasslands a khan? You’re loaded!"
"My dad’s not a khan; there aren’t any khans on the grasslands now! I’m not that rich either, much poorer than Brother Feng! This meal doesn’t match even a set of Haisingyumi cosmetics!"
Minal responded very seriously to Huo Feng’s joke, "Anyway, don’t be shy today, eat as much as you want! Waiter, one roasted duck, Bei Le Ye grilled meat, steamed shrimp egg, specialty fish head pancake..."
Today, Minal really seemed like she was charged with energy...
With the menu in hand, one word from her mouth led to order after order! It left the surrounding boys and girls dumbfounded!
"Does anyone want to drink?"
After ordering a bunch of dishes, Minal asked everyone with an innocent smile.
At this moment, the girls faintly felt that something was off...
Pu Sangzhi hesitated, "Maybe we shouldn’t drink?"
Wei Zixuan also said, "Yeah, let’s not. We still have to go back to school."
"Drink!"
Just as the girls were about to protest, Huo Feng chimed in, "If you want to drink, go ahead! Today is about the birthday star!"
As soon as he said that, Pu Sangzhi elbowed Huo Feng, silently indicating that he had misspoken!
But Huo Feng nonchalantly put one arm around Pu Sangzhi’s shoulder, casting a meaningful look at Minal...
Looking at Huo Feng’s calm and handsome profile, Pu Sangzhi thought he probably knew what he was doing, so she said no more.
"All right!"
Minal cheerfully told the waiter, "Let’s have a case of beer. If we can’t finish it, we can return it, right?"
The waiter glanced at the table of eight and agreed after thinking it over, "Sure."
"I’ve finished ordering. You guys continue! Order whatever you want to eat!"
Minal handed the menu to Wei Zixuan sitting beside her, who passed it to the waiter behind her, saying, "Let’s stick with this for now. If it’s not enough, we’ll order more."
Minal seemed a little overly excited today...
Even though it was her birthday, she truly seemed a bit too excited...
As her best friend concerned for her in the dorm, Wei Zixuan thought, could Minal be using happiness to mask the sadness of a breakup?
After the waiter left, only the eight young people remained in the private room.
A delicate cake sat at the center of the large round table, crafted by Gu Erhao’s sister who manages a restaurant, and he couldn’t help but feel pleased with it...
While waiting for the dishes, they started with the cake.
Soon, they had candles stuck in the cake, lit them...
Turning off the lights, they began to sing the birthday song for Minal...
The atmosphere in the private room was wonderful; a group of friends celebrating Minal’s birthday, making wishes, blowing out candles, eating cake, and then starting to give gifts...
Each person gave a small, exquisite gift, leaving Minal grinning from ear to ear.
She seemed so happy...
Yet, her happiness also seemed somewhat shallow.
The girls from the dorm saw through it but didn’t say a word, and neither did Huo Feng.
At the scene, probably only Yong Mu and the three twin boys were genuinely lost in the moment...
In the evening gathering, everyone enjoyed the food and drinks, chatted delightfully, and the atmosphere had been very good all along.
But not long after the dinner had started, an unexpected guest abruptly changed the entire atmosphere!
That person was Yong Mu’s younger sister, Yong Xi...
In the middle of the meal, the girl suddenly pushed open the private room door, poking her small head in.
At that moment, everyone in the private room fixed their eyes on the girl...
With one sweep of her eyes around the room, she finally landed her gaze on Yong Mu, who was ducking his head to avoid her, and smiled.
Thinking: Found you!
"Who are you looking for?" Minal asked.
"I’m looking for my brother."
The girl unapologetically extended her finger and beckoned to Yong Mu, saying directly, "Bro, are you going to come out on your own, or should I drag you out?"
Immediately, all eyes at the table turned towards Yong Mu...
Realizing he couldn’t avoid it, Yong Mu reluctantly stood up and moved towards Yong Xi.
Meanwhile, Yong Xi shot a provocative look at Mu Mu, seated at the same table, making Mu Mu look a bit uneasy.
This detail was probably only noticed by the attentive Pu Sangzhi and Huo Feng.
After Yong Mu was called out by his sister, everyone in the room stopped talking and looked towards the outside of the private room...
It seemed none of them expected Yong Mu’s sister to be so grown-up.
Her face, made up to look more mature, didn’t resemble that of a high school student and gave her the appearance of being nearly the same age as Pu Sangzhi and the others.
Moreover...
The boys in Huo Feng’s dorm always thought Yong Mu’s sister would listen to him pretty well.
Turns out, it looked more like Yong Mu was being controlled by his sister...