Leisure Vacation 1

  Chen Haotian woke up early in the Qing Dynasty. He was dreaming and suddenly woke up. Hmm, went to the bathroom, brushed his teeth, washed his face with warm water using the sea buckthorn facial cleanser he made himself, and then lay down to continue sleeping.

  The scenes in the dream are very chaotic, not from the past life, nor this life, and even now it's hard to describe the experiences in the dream. But I just feel sad, tears keep flowing, but can't say why.

  In addition to feeling sad, I also feel exhausted.

  She felt a little angry, a little frightened, and then very hungry. After hesitating for half a minute, she picked up the phone on her bedside table and sent a text message to Pang Hua in the room downstairs: If you're awake, go out and find some food.

  Reply surprisingly quickly: I've already washed up and can go now!

  ……

  "Didn't sleep well?"

  Chen Haosheng's eyelids were slightly swollen, and of course, there were also some dark circles under his eyes.

  "Woken up by firecrackers...... I also drank too much water last night."

  The small eatery was doing a brisk business, with several tables fully occupied. Luckily, the two of them happened to arrive just as the previous customers were leaving, and they quickly took their seats. Chen Heng ordered salted tofu flower, bean paste pancake, small wontons, tea eggs, and meat buns, which made for a quite sumptuous meal for the two of them, although the prices were slightly higher than those at the shops in their neighborhood.

  When she saw the tea egg, she suddenly remembered a true joke from her previous life. A Taiwanese corporate trainer claimed that mainlanders were very poor and couldn't even afford to eat tea eggs. At that time, everyone laughed and said, "It seems that Taiwan is also full of scams, brain damage, and gutter oil everywhere." So I was even less happy to waste money visiting the Taipei Palace Museum, and instead went to Xi'an to visit the museum... How old was I at that time? Hmm, not young anymore. With my elementary school daughter, we looked at each exhibit one by one...

  "Want another bowl of tofu flower?" Pang Hua's words suddenly woke her up. It turned out that she hadn't eaten anything else, and had actually finished a whole bowl of tofu flower. She even drank the soup! Good grief, this was the trouble with being absent-minded. "Uh-huh. Help me get another bowl of soy milk, make it sweet."

  "Good."

  Huh... huh? I seem to be having breakfast with a man outside? This is a big gossip... Never mind, even if we're seen by acquaintances and misunderstood, what's the big deal? We've had New Year's Eve dinner together twice already! Besides, at her age, she wouldn't care about rumors!

  The financial situation between the two people is not very clear-cut, mainly because the company's accounts are straightforward, so they don't bother to keep track of their personal expenses. For example, this time when they went out, she paid for the accommodation, but it seems like Pang Hua paid for everything else, including two bottles of high-proof green plum wine and two vacuum-packed trotters...

  "By the way, is this shirt the thick undershirt I brought for you?" Chen Xuan asked.

  "Yes! I forgot to tell you, it's quite warm and fits well. And I haven't had any itching or allergic reactions, so the material is okay. But I still think plaid might be a bit better."

  "Ah, white shirts are actually quite difficult to do well. This kind of grid with added fluff is really good. The cost isn't high either." Chen Huaisheng pulled at the stiff sleeve cuff of his own Scottish red grid flannel shirt.

  "Should I go back now or after lunch?"

  "Why don't we skip lunch and take out dinner instead? And what about tomorrow... Why don't we just go back tomorrow then?"

  "Okay, as long as the room hasn't been booked out yet."

  Come back and talk about it. As a result, the owner of the hostel was very good at doing business and said that if you stay for three days, he would give another day for free. That is to say, four nights only pay for three nights.

  Pang Hua listened with a smile, then looked at Chen Huasheng with a pitiful expression.

  Chen Hua Sheng immediately understood his desire and could only nod. "Then we'll stay for four days. We'll leave on the fourth day."

  The boss beamed with joy, not only introducing several local specialty dishes and a few small restaurants in the alleys. He also brought two bottles of "private collection" good wine - Huangjiu, so Chen Huan politely declined.

  Fortunately, Chen Hua Sheng had a habit of bringing an extra set of clothes. Now they only need to buy a bar of laundry soap and some toiletries. Yes, one bar of soap, then a thread with two ends tied together, pulled tight, and it was cut open, so she and Pang Hua each got half a bar of soap without wasting any. The thread was also from her sewing kit that she always carried with her.

  Moreover, the boss intentionally or unintentionally "forgot" to add toilet paper and tissues, as well as replace towels - she had asked Pang Hua to bring his own toothbrush, toothpaste, two towels, a few lightweight clothes hangers, and winter slippers, under the guise of being environmentally friendly, but in reality it was just a response to the poor conditions. Look, they all came in handy! The classically decorated room only had one pair of low-quality plastic slippers, a greasy pillowcase on the carved wooden bedframe, a fake small toothpaste and a thin black towel in the bathroom... Hmm, it would be best to buy two more pillowcases, unfortunately the ones available for purchase in this small town are still the same old-fashioned cotton ones from 20 years ago!

  So to say, inland commerce has not really developed, and the small shop owners still have the idea of taking advantage of every little opportunity, they may never be able to make it big in their lifetime, perhaps only their grandchildren can.

  "I forgot to bring my own pillow." Chen Xuan spent half a day searching and found two plain-colored, not-too-ugly pillowcases. After buying them, he handed one to Pang Hua. "That pillowcase is too dirty."

  The sheets were also dirty, but she put the hotel's towels on the bed, wore long pants and a long-sleeved nightgown, turned on the air conditioner which was quite loud, at least it felt much better psychologically. Sometimes when staying in such hotels, I really want to open my own hostel that meets my requirements...

  "Oh, I used the hotel's towels as pillows." Even Lian Ponghua could only shake his head and shrug at the hotel's small accessories.

  "They did more or less a one-time business, and it was certain that we couldn't go every year, let alone stay for the second time."

  "Actually, I think it's still pretty good here overall... yeah, if you're going back home next year... then I'll come over myself."

  "If I come again, I'll have to bring more things."

  "Agreed!"

  “……”

  If Chen Hua Sheng didn't remember wrong, the first time he saw Pang Hua in high school, he was that kind of kid who was used to being pampered and spoiled, with eyes on top of his head, someone he himself would bully a bit but definitely wouldn't bother to care about. This, seems like less than ten years? Maybe almost ten years have passed. His change is really huge...

  "What's wrong? My face has acne again?" Pang Hua was no longer nervous about acne. However, he still didn't like to face the crowd alone, so he refused to run alone even if he died. He just followed and wandered around, being a porter and a pickpocket with great pleasure.

  "No. I just think you've grown up."

  "What?" Pang Hua stared blankly for five seconds before immediately demanding an explanation.

  There are only a few cafes in the small town that give young people a sense of city life, and the prices are fully "tourist area" prices, but the store is still booming, so don't expect to lower prices one day.

  Bought two cups of milk tea with strange names but really mediocre taste, Pang Hua had an air of "I have an afternoon to listen".

  "In high school, the impression you gave me was that of a self-righteous idiot." She originally wanted to say "moron", but quickly changed it to "idiot", greatly reducing the offensiveness.

  "...I think so too. But I'm still an idiot now."

  "Good, you have self-awareness. So I didn't order two cups of boba milk tea, did I?"

  "Hmph... Cough, cough, cough, cough..."

  The topic of growth is actually very heavy.

  Chen Huaisheng casually changed the subject, and Pang Hua began to describe her doctoral thesis in a way that she could understand.

  Science and technology are rigorous, troublesome, and costly things, and not every achievement can be put into practical use. However, science and technology have greatly promoted social progress and environmental deterioration, but neither good nor bad is related to the technology itself, it only depends on the moral quality of human beings who use them.

  Technology is neutral.

  Chen Haotian basically understood his topic. To say that it has nothing to do with the company's business, but the application experiments involved are very relevant. Just being able to conveniently conduct various tests and identifications saves her a lot of money.

  "You've worked hard. You must have spent a lot of time considering this topic."

  "I'm not good at business... I don't understand it. But academically, I can still use my brain a bit. However, with formulas, I won't be of much help."

  "I know. No need. What I want is a selling point, not a panacea." Who wants cheap and effective? Just choose hormones directly, guaranteed to ruin your skin in three to five years! "I'm already a very kind seller... I'm considering registering a trademark brand. Then find a factory OEM, label processing. Because this handmade product is strictly speaking a three-no product, it will be banned sooner or later."

  "Hmm, you decide." Why was it banned? Pang Hua said he couldn't understand at all.

  "At the same time, I also consider promoting affordable and good products on a large scale. Affordable means low cost, and the effect is definitely not comparable to expensive products, but life is longer. Her greatest hope in this life is to do beauty products until she retires young and beautiful. If there's a lot of money and power, but one's own life is made old and ugly, it's really not worth it! She just wants to be healthy and beautiful, aging...and then have some pension to spend her later years, hmm, when she can't take care of herself, she'll live in a rehabilitation nursing home, at that time there will be reasonably priced institutions that can "walk away"..."

  "Uh, I support your decision." Pang Hua couldn't help but take a few more glances at her. After several years of training and strengthening his knowledge, he could basically distinguish between maintenance, beauty, and makeup, and had also seen many aunties transform into hot girls: indeed, visual appearances can be deceiving, Chen Huai Sheng just added some color around her eyes, and her entire appearance was elevated to a new level! Hmm, he no longer envied those who flaunted their beautiful girlfriends with slender waists, let alone the beauty in front of him, even without makeup, she could still hold her own, although she wasn't his girlfriend, but his vanity had been well satisfied, including his stomach. "...this black fish is really delicious."

  "This fish is very fresh, so it's delicious no matter how you cook it. You're really wise to order two portions!" Chen Huan also agreed with his opinion. The two of them ordered two portions, which was exactly two black fish, paired with a large bowl of watercress tofu soup, and they ate until they were full and satisfied! Of course, eating and drinking like this all day is like throwing money away!

  It's also obvious that Pang Hua originally only knew how to make a few simple dishes, now she knows quite a few more, although she is still in the stage of talking on paper, she will remember to let him do it himself when she goes back, and after doing it ten or twenty times, she will be proficient!