MTLNOVEL Chapter 333 Hot Spring
Ye Fengqi… Brother Zhong couldn't have been drinking polluted water in the Capital, could he? It's so pitiful for the bustling populace there to suffer from such contamination—even their drinking water is poisoned!
Ye Shiqi… Needless to say, it is entirely spiritual water produced by the space, blended with the pure and refreshing spring water here.
This is the water quality that attracts customers, capable of nurturing plants so well and raising fish with such success. The mystery behind it is something only I understand.
In Zhong Xingwang's sigh, his eyes glanced at the sisters, noticing they had grown another year older. Their skin was smooth and tender, like the shell of a peeled egg—complexions that Capital ladies couldn't achieve with all their rouge.
As a man, he felt it wasn't proper to say such things to young girls, so he turned his gaze to the living room window, which offered a view of the fishpond not far away. Every designated fishing spot had someone there, fishing.
Seeing this made him itch to fish too. After witnessing the efficiency and yield of the Ye Manor's development, he thought of the lake at his home and the small lake at the other residence.
Instead of ornamental fish, he was more interested in raising edible fish; unfortunately, they didn't grow as easily or taste as delicious.
"Brother Zhong, did you come here for your vacation without first visiting your teacher and his wife?" inquired Ye Shiqi, referring to Mr. and Mrs. Mo as teacher and his wife.
They had been their music teachers for four to five years now. In the last two years, the wife had stopped coming to teach; only the teacher would occasionally visit to check their progress.
Otherwise, how could the sisters have so much leisure time? The reason the wife stopped coming to classes was that she had given birth to a son and a daughter; the elder was already over three years old, and the younger just over a year.
They no longer resided in the Tang Family's house, having moved to their maternal family's villa, hiring a wet nurse to help take care of the children. The other residence had always had a Protector, and later they added an old woman for laundry and a chef for cooking.
Zhong Xingwang, a little embarrassed when Ye Shiqi brought up his sister and brother-in-law, admitted candidly:
"Ha ha, I'm just here to chill, went straight to the other residence first. My sister and brother-in-law would definitely want me to stay there, but if I want to hang out here, I'd have to run back and forth morning and night—it's blazing hot out there!"
Ye Fengqi rolled her eyes at him, "Your sister-in-law is trying to save you some money. Why waste it when you have a place to stay at home!"
Zhong Xingwang wasn't annoyed by the cold look. He chuckled, "Isn't it good for me to bring you money? When I come out to play, I want freedom. Do you think I care about the money?"
Ye Shiqi… Such a rich guy. It's like taking money from the wealthy. Arrives by carriage and leaves by taking the bus line 11, tsk tsk!
Ye Fengqi… Mistaking kindness for foolishness, haha! I'll make sure to bleed you dry of all your money. And with that, she gently fanned herself, an inadvertent sweet smile on her lips.
Zhong Xingwang saw that the sisters were silent, their gazes a bit unnerving, so he quickly shifted the topic:
"I heard you went to the hot springs on the mountain top. Didn't you go to the cycling competition today?"
One more thing Zhong Xingwang liked about coming here was that cycling competitions had also become popular in other places. Besides carriages, bicycles were quite the trend everywhere.
He wasn't sure if it was just his perception, but he always felt that cycling here in Bushen Village was much more fun than elsewhere.
With a racetrack, then dining and lodging all in one, if you get hot or tired, you can soak in the hot springs, then enjoy delicious food, fruits, and vegetables. That's the perfect life.
"Yeah, we just finished a competition yesterday, climbed up to the mountain top today, then soaked in the hot springs and enjoyed other athletic activities," Ye Fengqi hurriedly replied.
Zhong Xingwang… It's always the kids who get the longest holidays. First dibs on water and pavilions. After a whole day's travel, to arrive here, we're still two days late for fun. Thankfully, I insisted on coming, or I would have missed out on this summer's trip.
"Eh, you two young ladies also competed in cycling? That's quite novel. Did you compete with other girls? Was there any prize money?"
A few men in splendid attire entered through the door, all dressed in white with embroidered edges, fans in hand.
"Young ladies cycling, too? You're not even as heavy as the bikes. Do you ride well?" one of the extravagantly dressed gentlemen inquired. These gentlemen seemed unfamiliar to the sisters.
Ye Fengqi… We might not be as heavy as the bikes, but that doesn't mean we can't handle them! Whether you can ride well or not, we'll see!
Ye Shiqi… Could these men be guests who came here because of the estate's reputation? They seemed overly familiar. Perhaps they were brought by Brother Zhong?
Just now, the sisters had noticed that as evening approached, many guests had arrived. Their Mountain Villa seemed to already accommodate half the visitors, a source of rolling wealth! Not bad, not bad!