Huayu 1995

Chapter 276 Smiling Half-Step Madness (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
The random shop spawns in Qingdao—the location where Qingdao socialite Huang Bo lives.

Su Chao told his family that he was going to visit a friend.

I didn't even ask for leave from the school.

He wasn't a normal student to begin with.

Another advantage of being a student is that you can have far fewer unnecessary social interactions.

Then, when visiting relatives, you won't be pressured into finding a partner.

Otherwise, given Su Chao's looks and achievements, his extended family would definitely not miss the opportunity to introduce their daughters, nieces, and cousins ​​to him.

So what if you're eighteen?
In rural areas, it's common for people to get married at eighteen.

However, Su Chao is a senior high school student.

Who would introduce a high school senior to a potential partner? That would be absolutely outrageous.

The random shops in Qingdao didn't spawn in any indescribable place.

Su Chao bought the items and then met up with Huang Bo.

Huang Bo's return to Qingdao has been like a fish in water.

After spending two days in Qingdao, Su Chao went back to continue his classes.

He didn't open the pet treasure chest.

If a horse were to be transported, it would be a very troublesome matter.

He'll be staying in Beijing for most of the year, so raising horses would be perfect for the school.

Even a small space can still be a playground.

Of course, nobody knows what will be revealed.

It is said that some people keep cockroaches as pets.

That's fucking brutal.

Su Chao is having a bit of a problem with that stamina-boosting pill.

The item that was redeemed was indeed a small dumpling, dark in color and looking like a half-step madman.

But how to get it into Grandpa's mouth is a problem.

Su Chao asked the system.

Attributes cannot be given to others, but attribute pills can be exchanged for physical items.

The effect is not as good as when the host uses it himself, but it is still about the same.

In other words, Su Chao's hypothesis is valid.

Many elderly people don't survive surgery, mainly because their bodily functions are completely deteriorating, their resistance is poor, and their recovery ability is also weak.

Stamina attribute pills increase stamina, which is the foundation.

Once the foundation is improved, the success rate of surgery naturally increases, as does the resistance to disease.

Unfortunately, this thing can't be sold.

Unless Su Chao sets up a pharmaceutical company and crushes the attribute pills and incorporates them into the medicine.

Then treat the disease with over-the-counter medicine.

However, a single stamina-boosting pill costs millions, and the finished product is definitely not something that ordinary people can afford.

Su Chao chose to make clay pot soup for his grandfather.

To be precise, all four members of the family drank the clay pot soup, but the grandfather's portion was poisoned by him.

It's not that he doesn't care about his parents.

The main reason is that the old man is getting old, and his qi and blood are starting to weaken noticeably.

When I have money in the future, I'll have plenty of these kinds of pills to give to my parents.

“I have a bodyguard from Jiangxi, and I heard this is a local specialty... I’ve tried it a few times and it’s pretty good.”

Su Chao gestured for his family to give it a try.

He's not a great cook, but when it comes to things like this—where you just put the ingredients and seasonings in the pot and steam them—there's definitely no problem.

"You actually need bodyguards? Which sect or faction are they from?"

The old man was delighted.

If he didn't know that the entertainment industry has its own rules, he would have beaten this bastard up again.

"I have two bodyguards now, a monk and a Taoist priest. The monk is good at fist and foot fighting, and the Taoist priest knows swordsmanship and whips. After we finish eating, I'll show off their special skills and see if Grandpa knows their techniques."

Su Chao gestured for his family to drink the soup, reminding them that it might be a little hot.

Earthenware pot soup is indeed the fake Taoist priest's specialty.

Not only did he make clay pot soup, but the fake Taoist priest also had a skill comparable to that of a chef. If he hadn't been introduced to the job of Su Chao's bodyguard, he might have already become a cook.

The reason he didn't choose to be a chef is quite simple.

My hair is too long, and the kitchen smells too strong; I have to make some sacrifices.

He couldn't bear to part with his beautiful hair.

Looking at him from behind late at night, you might mistake him for a girl.

Don't turn around, don't speak...

"The taste is alright~ People from Jiangxi are quite resourceful."

The old man took a sip with a spoon.

"Where is your girlfriend from again?"

While drinking her soup, Su's mother asked curiously.

"His ancestral home is Beijing, but he was born in Hong Kong."

Su Chao had a vague recollection of it.

Thor rarely mentions these things, but Little Red Riding Hood speaks her mind freely.

"How could someone born in Hong Kong come to live on the mainland?"

Su's mother had mixed feelings about this person she had never met before, who might become her daughter-in-law in the future.

There's no way around it; the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has always been a major challenge.

"Her parents have both passed away. She only has her uncle as a relative in Hong Kong. She seems to have more relatives on the mainland, but they don't keep in touch much."

Su Chao learned from Little Red Riding Hood that she and her sister had contact with their maternal grandparents, but it was only a relationship where they would occasionally visit each other for a meal.

There seems to be some conflict between the two sides.

However, the two sisters will definitely receive some care once they settle in the mainland.

That two-story house seemed to have been a gift from their family to the two of them.

However, Su Chao didn't know much either.

He has the heart of a man in his thirties, knows how to maintain social boundaries, and doesn't easily pry into other people's privacy.

"I'll bring you home to visit sometime. As for sheep... I won't be raising them anymore."

Su's father and the others have already discussed it.

We definitely have to farm the land. If we don't farm, are we supposed to buy flour to eat? How are we supposed to pay our grain taxes?

If no one farms, how can the country develop?

Raising sheep does indeed produce a very strong smell.

Sometimes, when dozens of sheep are herded into the yard, the whole yard reeks of a foul stench.

The city girl is clean and tidy, so if she doesn't want to keep it, she doesn't have to.

Anyway, my son sends several thousand yuan back every month.

"Grandpa, how's the soup?" Su Chao asked, curious about what it felt like for a non-host to eat an attribute pill after his grandfather finished the soup.

"It tastes pretty good... What does that mean?"

The old man watched with puzzlement as his grandson added a little more boiling water to the earthenware pot.

"Don't waste it, rinse it and keep drinking."

This is an attribute pill!

Even if something originally cost a million, the remaining bits and pieces would still be worth several thousand dollars.

"Oh, I thought you'd become arrogant after making a few bucks, but I didn't expect you to still retain our family's fine traditions."

The old man laughed.

You can even drink the water from washing the pot; it's meat broth.

Su Chao observed his grandfather for two days.

I didn't find anything wrong, so I'm finally relieved.

As for physical strength, it's not apparent from daily sparring.

As the old man grew older and weaker, his control over the timing and intensity of the cooking became even more precise, and there was no risk of him losing control.

However, the old man's spirits are indeed much better.

No one would associate it with any miracle cure.

At most, I just feel that the weather has cleared up and the temperature has been relatively warm these past few days. The old man has been basking in the sun, so he is naturally more energetic than before.

Su Chao was teaching classes until a few days before Chinese New Year's Eve, including Valentine's Day.

On Valentine's Day, Su Chao made a long phone call.

Actually, driving straight back to Beijing would have been a more pleasant surprise, but Su Chao isn't really a naive young man, and Lin Zhimeng doesn't seem like the type to be easily moved by a blond-haired guy, so it's unlikely that such a thing would happen between them.

Especially considering that Su Chao doesn't even have a formal title.

The term "boyfriend and girlfriend" was merely a self-defined term used by Su Debiao.

Thor is a victim.

The festive atmosphere of the New Year is especially strong these days.

Su Chao spent a very lively Spring Festival at home.

Compared to returning a month earlier before the Lunar New Year, he left much earlier after the holiday.

He left on the third day of the Lunar New Year.

The day was February 21, 1996. The weather was sunny and perfect for going out.

The new album will be released on February 25th. Although he doesn't need to do anything, he can't just stay at home.

When he left, his car was filled with things.

It looked like they had just returned from a robbery.

If you don't carry a snakeskin bag when you go out, you won't know where to put your things if you get robbed.

I brought something rather special this time.

A four-meter-long rifle.

A normal gun couldn't fit in there, so Grandpa broke it into two pieces, and then put them back together with an iron clamp after arriving in the capital.

The spear used by martial artists cannot be made simply by cutting down a piece of wood; both the selection of materials and the manufacturing process are extremely complicated.

The old man was a blacksmith, so he was very skilled at making these things.

The reason for sending Su Chao out with the big gun this time was that he didn't want his grandson to waste the skills he had developed over the past ten years.

Su Chao stopped by to pick up the random shop for February.

It was refreshed in Tianjin.

It was on the way anyway.

The items in this episode were so-so; Su Chao only took a liking to the music blind boxes.

Another item is an ancient painting.

It costs over a million, and it might sell for tens of millions in the future, but I definitely can't afford it now, and it wouldn't be of any use to me anyway.

After all, the market is very sluggish right now.

As for selling everything he owns or even borrowing money to buy it and give it to Lin Zhimeng, Su Chao never even considered it.

You can sleep with me, but you can't have my money.

The third item is "Bad Pig Princess".

The product is a package deal, which includes, but is not limited to, novels, scripts, sequels, and theme songs.

The products are of good quality and the prices are reasonable.

This whole set only costs 60,000 yuan.

Considering the ratings and star-making ability of "Bad Pig Princess," six million is well worth it.

As expected of items from the random shop.

The writing of the novel "Bad Pig Princess" began in early 1997. It is said that when Qiong Yao came to Beijing, she passed by Princess Tomb, and the peculiar place name caught her attention.

Her entourage told her that, according to legend, a commoner woman in the Qing Dynasty was adopted by Emperor Qianlong as his goddaughter. After her death, she was buried here with the title of "Gege" (princess), hence the name "Princess Tomb".

Based on this short legend, Qiong Yao created "Bad Pig Princess".

At least the place name sparked her inspiration.

It's February 1996 now. Qiong Yao hasn't come to Beijing yet. There's still a year left. If Su Chao wants to make a TV series, he has plenty of time.

At least the novel can be sold in Taiwan.

He's considered a celebrity in Taiwan.

As long as a novel has even a modicum of quality, he can easily find a publisher willing to publish it.

When it's published in Taiwan, once Qiong Yao sees it, she naturally won't continue to conceive of this story.

No one would doubt that Su Chao hijacked the deal.

At most, it's just a coincidence that what he was thinking is similar to what I was thinking—or it's simply that I was thinking the same thing.

However, Su Chao did not like "Bad Pig Princess".

One reason is that none of the people promoted by this TV series are good people.

The best one is probably Rong Momo.

On the other hand, some people feel that this drama is suspected of whitewashing the Qing Dynasty.

It's not the first show to whitewash its image; there have been many similar shows before, like "The Emperor Qianlong's Adventures," but this one is the most successful and influential in doing so.

Moreover, several installments were filmed in succession, which can be said to have set off a craze for Qing Dynasty dramas.

It wasn't until later, when restrictions were imposed, that things gradually calmed down.

The timing of this drama's release was also crucial.

The window for mainland Chinese TV dramas has only just opened up, resulting in an extreme shortage of entertainment.

This also gave the drama an opportunity.

However, despite the aversion, it did not stop the show from becoming a nationwide sensation.

Zhang Heping's connections are not enough for him to have the power to ban the show.

The biggest problem is—

If someone else did it, Su Chao couldn't stop them, so he could simply stay out of it.

But he couldn't get over the mental hurdle of having to personally produce this show that he hated.

(End of this chapter)