Rebirth of the Millennial: Getting Rich After Parents Get Laid Off

Chapter 205 was used as an excuse, which I found unlucky.
Zhang Mingfang had a strong palate when she was young. She had visited Shen Rongzhou's hometown when she was young, and she could completely accept the spiciness there.

Shen Qingqing handed out chopsticks to everyone who wanted to try the food.

"Who goes first?" Shen Qingqing took a sniff and was immediately hit by the pungent, spicy aroma. Because she was so close, she choked a little. "Cough, cough cough cough!"

Wu Fangyi and Chen Man quickly patted her on the back.

"I'll do it!" Lin Ziyang took the lead.

The other children all stared intently at him as he ate.

Zhang Mingfang sat there happily watching them.

Lin Ziyang is a true Chaozhou native, and he even thinks that satay sauce is indeed spicy.

He swallowed hard, and slowly reached for the plate of cold-cooked rabbit with his chopsticks.

Avoiding the bright red and glistening chili peppers, the chopsticks landed precisely on the rabbit meat chunks, which looked very tempting, coated in a rich, dark sauce.

Unfortunately, Lin Ziyang was filled with tension and fear. The drool in his mouth was not from craving, but from fear.

Everyone stared intently at the piece of rabbit meat that had been picked up, but the next second, Lin Ziyang pulled a fast one, shoving the meat into his mouth and starting to chew.

"Mmm! It smells so good!" Lin Ziyang originally thought that the spiciness would make him feel like he was going to die, but after chewing a few times, he was instantly captivated by the oily, fragrant, tender and bouncy texture.

"Isn't it spicy?" Shen Qingqing blinked and asked him curiously.

That whole plate was covered in chili peppers!

No sooner had he asked the question than Lin Ziyang suddenly cried out in pain, "Ah..."

It felt like being suddenly hit on the head with a stick.

His face instantly turned bright red, and he couldn't close his mouth anymore. He kept gasping for breath, and the spiciness made him unable to speak.

Wu Fangyi quickly unscrewed a bottle of peanut milk that Shen Qingqing had just ordered and then retrieved from the refrigerator, and handed it to him.

Lin Ziyang immediately put the icy-cold substance into his mouth.

"Hold it in your mouth for a bit to relieve the spiciness!" Shen Qingqing blinked slightly, and he had already downed a third of the bottle of peanut milk. She hurriedly shouted.

Lin Ziyang paused for a moment, then took a big gulp of milk and held it in his mouth. The cool taste suppressed the burning pain, and his tongue felt much better.

Lin Ziyang's forehead was covered in beads of sweat.

But after calming down, he picked up his chopsticks again—

"What are you doing?" Wu Fangyi raised her eyebrows and raised her hand to block him when she saw his action.

Lin Ziyang gasped twice. "I feel like you guys can't handle this level of spiciness, but if I drink milk with it, I can still eat it."

"Is it really that delicious? So delicious that you still want to keep eating even though it's this spicy?" Wu Fangyi asked in surprise.

Before she could hear Lin Ziyang's reply, she saw Shen Qingqing next to her impatiently reach out with her chopsticks, pick up a piece, and stuff it into her mouth.

"Delicious! It smells so good!!" Shen Qingqing understood Lin Ziyang's reaction just now.

However, having learned from Lin Ziyang's experience, Shen Qingqing had already opened a bottle of yogurt and was holding it in her hand. When the burning sensation swept over her mouth, she directly poured a big mouthful of yogurt into her mouth, forcefully suppressing the spiciness.

She swallowed the yogurt after the symptoms subsided, and then said, "Yangyang, Chunchun and Xiaohong, don't eat it. It's too spicy, you can't handle it."

Shen Yangyang is a big foodie, and as soon as she heard she couldn't eat, she immediately protested, "No, I want to eat! I can eat too!"

As he spoke, he quickly reached out with his chopsticks, grabbed a piece from the plate, and stuffed it into his mouth.

Surprisingly, Shen Yangyang's reaction wasn't as strong as Shen Qingqing's and Lin Ziyang's. Although she also gasped, it wasn't so spicy that she needed milk or yogurt to relieve the spiciness. She even smacked her lips and said, "It's pretty good. It's not as spicy as I imagined."

Shen Qingqing fell silent. Indeed, she had forgotten that Shen Qingqing was the one in their family who could eat the spiciest food besides Shen Rongzhou. It could be said that she inherited eighty percent of her taste from Shen Rongzhou.

Because when Shen Rongzhou cooks at home, he often unconsciously incorporates some of the local flavors of Ganzhou, such as spiciness. Shen Qingqing has never been used to it since she was a child, but Shen Yangyang has always adapted to it well.

With the three of them reacting differently, the adults who had initially said they wouldn't eat it became curious and started picking up their chopsticks to try it.

The results were naturally varied. For example, Chen Yanfeng's entire body turned red from head to toe from the spiciness. Just like Lin Ziyang at the beginning, he kept drinking milk to relieve the spiciness. Even when it was time for his main meal, he still felt the spiciness and refused any spicy food afterwards.

Regardless of my tolerance for spiciness, I eventually finished the whole plate of cold-cooked rabbit.

Zhang Mingfang and Shen Yangyang ate the most, because it was really spicy, but it was also really delicious!

If spiciness isn't an obstacle, then only the aroma remains as an advantage.

With this cold-served rabbit appetizer, everyone started moving around as soon as the hot pot was served. As native Cantonese, they all took a small spoonful of the mushroom broth after it boiled.

Because there were so many people, we opened two hot pots, both of which were divided into two yin-yang pots. There were four pot bases, but only one was spicy. And that spicy pot, from beginning to end, only two or three people put their chopsticks into it; the rest of the people didn't touch it at all.

We enjoyed a hot pot meal for almost two hours.

"Have you all eaten enough?" Li Xunli, having recovered somewhat, stood up, looked around, and asked.

"That's enough, that's enough. Let's go back to the hotel now! Don't we have to get up early to go to the scenic area tomorrow? It's almost eight o'clock now. Let's go back, take a shower, and chat. It's getting late."

"Yes, yes, okay, let's go, kids!"

As soon as Shen Qingqing returned to her hotel room, she slumped into a chair and didn't want to move.

She ate so much for dinner that there wasn't a single dish on the table that she didn't like. Even the ones with a strong flavor would have a different taste after being dipped in the spicy broth.

People get sleepy after eating, and Shen Qingqing was still feeling a bit unwell after taking a car ride back. That's how motion sickness is; it happens no matter the time or place, as long as you're in a car.

Wu Fangyi sat beside her worriedly, wanting to keep her company.

"Sister Fangyi, go take a shower first. I'll be fine after you're done. Don't worry!" Shen Qingqing raised her hand and gently patted Wu Fangyi.

Wu Fangyi also felt that the smell of hot pot on her was too strong and she couldn't stand it anymore. Hearing Shen Qingqing say this, she asked again, "Are you sure it's okay? Is it alright if no one is with you?"

"Sure, sure! If there's any problem, I'll just call you, don't worry!" Shen Qingqing raised her hand and waved it in an "OK" gesture.

Seeing that she seemed to be in good spirits, Wu Fangyi got up to get her own clothes and checked on her again as she passed by.

Shen Qingqing kept saying "No problem".

Then, as Wu Fangyi was about to close the bathroom door, she asked again. Shen Qingqing, like a little robot, kept saying, "No problem."

Once Shen Qingqing had recovered, she stood up and walked around the room while rubbing her stomach.

Wu Fangyi was still worried about her, so she cut her usual shower time in half. When she came out and saw Shen Qingqing walking in the room, she breathed a sigh of relief: "Are you alright?"

Shen Qingqing muttered, "I ate too much, my stomach is still bloated."

Wu Fangyi walked up to her while drying her hair: "What should we do? Should I go ask the aunties if they have any digestive tablets?"

Between feeling embarrassed and uncomfortable, Shen Qingqing chose to give in and nodded: "Okay, then I'll go take a shower first."

"Okay, I'll go ask." Wu Fangyi threw the towel on the chair, took another room key, and went out.

Because she felt unwell, Shen Qingqing didn't dare to wash for too long. After washing away the hot pot smell from her hair and body, she got dressed and came out.

Her hair was still wrapped up and she didn't blow-dry it; she just lay face down on the bed like a corpse.

When Wu Fangyi returned with the digestive tablets, she was almost scared to death by Shen Qingqing's appearance if she hadn't seen her adjusting the towel that was about to fall off her head.

"Qingqing, get up and take two digestive tablets."

Shen Qingqing used a towel to prop herself up from the bed, shuffling over in her slippers to Wu Fangyi's side, leaning against her askew. She broke off two digestive tablets, popped them into her mouth, chewed them up, and swallowed them.

Then he politely declined the half-glass of water that Wu Fangyi offered him.

Her stomach was so full that there was no room for water to seep in.

It wasn't until late at night that Shen Qingqing's condition improved, and she was finally able to get a good night's sleep.

Wu Fangyi stayed with Shen Qingqing for half the night, and then sent a message to the parents after Shen Qingqing's condition improved.

The next morning, when Shen Qingqing woke up, she recalled what had happened the day before and was filled with regret.

I just felt that I was such a grown-up, how could I do something so embarrassing as to overeat because I was too happy!
Wake up, Shen Qingqing! You're not really fourteen now; you're over forty years old in both your past and present lives combined!
As expected, when everyone gathered at the restaurant, Shen Qingqing was severely scolded by Li Xunli.

If Zhang Mingfang hadn't stopped them, they might have talked for ages.

After breakfast, the tour group officially embarked on their National Day trip.

We drove to the scenic area, got our reserved tickets, and went through the ticket check process one by one to enter.

Because the Nine Cities attraction is really big, it's impossible to see everything in one day. Fortunately, Li Xunjin and Li Xunli had taken this into account and booked tickets for three days in a row.

Unlike the crazy fun I had yesterday afternoon, the primary feeling of this trip to the scenic area today was the cleansing of my soul by being captivated by the beauty of nature.

From the blue of the sky to the grandeur of the mountains and the clarity of the water, everywhere you look is a beautiful scene.

Shen Qingqing had already prepared her camera, and she and Chen Man took a bunch of pictures.

They took pictures of beautiful scenery, family members, and various funny and silly poses with their friends.

Walk around as you please, go wherever you want.

There's no annoying tour guide rushing you around, and no noisy megaphones blaring in your ears.

Time seems to slow down infinitely in this beautiful scenery.

For three days straight, they strolled around, and everyone still felt like they hadn't seen enough.

However, besides this famous attraction in Nine City, they also had other attractions to visit, so they could only leave with the hopeful expectation of "coming again next time".

During the seven-day National Day holiday, I spent three days in Jiucheng, then three days traveling around, and on the morning of the last day, I boarded a plane home.

Wu Fangyi naturally didn't go back either. She rested at Shen Qingqing's house until the afternoon, and then Li Xunli drove her back to school.

As a result, upon returning to school, they were met with an unexpected midterm exam.

In the first year of high school, students take all nine subjects; they don't decide which subject to specialize until the second year.

So, after three more days of intense and exciting unprepared exams, the scores of the entire grade all dropped significantly.

Besides Shen Qingqing and Wu Fangyi.

First and second, terrifyingly so!
Regardless, this midterm exam perfectly helped all students recover from the National Day holiday blues and quickly get back into study mode.

Shen Qingqing and Wu Fangyi continued their early self-study.

It just kept getting faster and faster, starting with just one unit ahead, then two units, then three units...

While they were engrossed in their studies, they didn't notice that the atmosphere in the dormitory was becoming increasingly strange.

If at first it was just the pungent smell of gunpowder, then it gradually evolved into a somber and somewhat suffocating atmosphere.

This situation continued until the last month of the semester. Shen Qingqing and Wu Fangyi had a happy New Year's Day and were even discussing their homework on the way back when they opened the door to find the four people who had already arrived in the dormitory wrestling together.

Shen Qingqing's eyes widened, and then Wu Fangyi protected her from the fighting.

Shen Qingqing peeked out from behind Wu Fangyi and watched the four people fighting to the death in front of her.

It's really unexpected that Chen Siping, who usually seems so inconspicuous and weak, is so ruthless when she fights!

However, Shen Qingqing and Wu Fangyi didn't just stand by and watch. When they got tired of fighting, they seized the opportunity and forcibly pulled the two sides apart.

Then, standing between the two groups of people, each person looked to one side, blocking the view of the four of them from seeing each other.

Once they had calmed down, Shen Qingqing asked, "What happened? Why are you fighting like this?"

Fang Airu, one of the other two roommates, sneered when Shen Qingqing asked, "What happened? I'm ashamed to tell you! Shameless thing!"

"Fang Airu, I advise you to speak properly!" Yao Run was furious.

Fang Airu was quick to anger: "How am I not speaking properly? Did I wrong her? I had three boyfriends in junior high school, and two of them broke up with me because of her. This year, I finally found a boyfriend again, but after New Year's Day, he broke up with me again, all because of her!"

"Then why don't you go and cause trouble for those men? You feel bad that Siping was dumped by them using it as an excuse!" Yao Run retorted.

See you tomorrow night~