Great Fortune-Eat Chicken This Morning

After hanging up the phone, the old Old Madam Su, Zhu Xianshu, walked over from a distance and helped Old Madam Su into the reception room.

Old Madam Su rarely makes phone calls, and whenever this happens, Zhu Xianshu always stands far away, even though she has been with Old Madam Su for over fifty years and enjoys her deep trust.

The bond between master and servant, who had been together for almost their entire lives, was extraordinary. Precisely because of this Zhu Xianshu became even more mindful of boundaries.

"The boss is still waiting outside," Zhu Xianshu whispered. "Why don't you wake him up after you've had a good night's sleep?"

Old Madam Su squinted as if she had fallen asleep, and after a while she said, "You seem to be in good spirits today, let him in."

Zhu Xianshu, and someone outside naturally understood her meaning and went to call Zhu Changzhe in.

"Grandma, Changzhe greets you." Zhu Changzhe walked in, beaming, and stood with his hands clasped. "You look great today. Changzhe has found you a precious Korean ginseng."

Old Madam Su did not speak, but kept her eyes closed.

Zhu Xianshu waved her hand, and the driver who was standing outside the door holding the gifts went to the storeroom to put them away.

"Grandma, it seems we have some important guests visiting today." Zhu Changzhe felt like he had just escaped death today. How could he not take this seriously? At first, he regretted encountering reporters when he went out. To appear approachable, he only brought his driver. If he had brought more people, this wouldn't have happened. But later he realized... no matter how many people he brought, it wouldn't have mattered.

Old Madam Su opened her eyes, put on her reading glasses, and stared coldly at Zhu Changzhe.

Zhu Changzhe hurriedly took two steps back, his heart skipping a beat. It turned out that this gag order was not only aimed at his subordinates, but also forbade anyone in the family to mention it.

"Changzhe, you should go back first." Zhu Xianshu winked at him.

"Grandma, please rest well. If you miss your grandson when you have time, Changzhe will come to see you right away." Zhu Changzhe respectfully withdrew.

Zhu Xianshu went out to see Zhu Changzhe off.

"I'll find a chance to sound you out about your matter. It's still early, don't be impatient." Zhu Xianshu patted Zhu Changzhe on the shoulder.

"Okay, Aunt Shu." Zhu Changzhe gently squeezed Zhu Xianshu's hand.

Zhu Xianshu and withdrew her hand, "Aunt Shu has watched you grow up, she won't abandon you."

Zhu Changzhe was relieved and left. Zhu Xianshu returned to her room and stood beside Old Madam Su.

"The young man who came today is a descendant of an old friend of mine; he's come to see me."

"He seems to be a very sensible young man." Zhu Xianshu replied, sensing that Old Madam Su's words also implied that she wanted to have a chat with her. When she was standing at a distance, she also saw the young man helping Old Madam Su walk. At first, he even held the old lady's hand and kissed her forehead. It seemed that only Zhu Juntang in the Zhu Family had such an opportunity to perform such intimate actions.

Having grown up in the Zhu Family since childhood and followed the old lady for fifty years, this was the first time Zhu Xianshu had heard that the old lady had such a descendant of an old friend.

"My little fairy went to Junsha, right?"

"Yes."

"Did the Third Miss also go to Junsha?"

I just went there today.

"Is Xiao Zhong Qing also in Junsha?"

"Yes."

"Although Xiao Zhong Qing isn't your biological granddaughter, the Third Miss dotes on her quite a bit, so you should teach her more."

"I know, you should go and rest."

Old Madam Su got up and went back to her room, hoping that the lovers would eventually be united.

Liu Chang'an left Su Xiaocui's residence and ran quickly. There were still many surveillance cameras in the Tai City. Liu Chang'an was much faster than the average person, but not too shocking. After passing through several areas and weaving through old buildings, he circled around to the High Speed Rail station and took a train back to Hsinchu.

Leaving Hsinchu MRT station, Liu Chang'an ran towards the beach. He changed locations, took off his clothes, put on the wet clothes he had worn the day before while crossing the sea, adjusted his facial muscles and appearance, and jumped into the sea again.

Today the sea was rough, so Liu Chang'an spent most of his time underwater. He encountered schools of fish several times and saw many sunken ships, or perhaps many innocent souls on those ships... Between 1949 and 1954, 228 ships from dozens of countries, including mainland China, were subjected to rampant looting and shelling by the Taiwan authorities.

People along the Fujian coast probably understand better the significance of the flat-topped boats circling Taiwan. The Taiwan authorities, who used to plunder Taiwan in the strait, were once just a threat to children. While other places might use demons and monsters, only the people along the Fujian coast would say, "You'll be captured by the Taiwan."

Liu Chang'an waded through the school of fish. The sea was calm beneath the surface, with fish surfacing occasionally. During the day, crossing the sea required relying on ocean currents and clues on the seabed to determine direction. It took Liu Chang'an a little longer to reach An Tan. He then rushed to the train station, and by the time he returned to his home in Junsha, it was already the next morning.

As soon as he got home, the person who delivered the chicks arrived. Liu Chang'an took them in his hand and sat down on the recliner in front of his house without even throwing them into the carriage.

I feel a little tired.

I saw people I knew in the past, witnessing their faces change from young girls to white-haired ones, a scene that repeated itself endlessly, overlapping and becoming an unchanging scene from ancient times.

Having confirmed the information she had received years ago, Su Mei had become a pile of bones. There seemed to be some hidden story that Su Xiaocui was unwilling to reveal, but there was no doubt that the Old Madam Su was indeed Su Xiaocui. Although she had initially mistaken someone for someone else, she was able to accurately discern later that she was definitely not Su Mei.

Liu Chang'an wasn't particularly interested in uncovering the secrets hidden in other people's hearts. Over thousands of years, secrets, big and small, had accumulated like sand at the bottom of a river. Baymax from too distant past, once revealed to the world, were often nothing more than fodder for gossip that were irrelevant to later generations. What good would knowing do? Some people would never see them again... And even if they did, what then?

Still feeling drowsy, Liu Chang'an checked the time. Should he skip class again today?

Thinking about An Nuan, he decided to let it go. Knowing her personality, if he didn't explain his reason for taking leave and wasn't going to school today, she would definitely use the excuse of being the class monitor to come and check on the situation, causing trouble for Liu Chang'an was idle at home.

Actually, I wanted to go play cards.

I want to read a collection of poems under the sycamore tree.

I want to spend the day at a mahjong parlor.

The person delivering the chicks arrived. He said someone else had taken yesterday's chicks for him, so Liu Chang'an took today's chicks and casually tossed them into the carriage.

Just as he was about to close the door, Liu Chang'an sensed an even stronger thirst for blood and vitality in the carriage today, probably because it had been starving yesterday. However, what drew Liu Chang'an's attention was not this. He noticed extremely tiny, needle-sized red dots on the seam of the coffin.

Scarlet.

It's like an ordinary person getting pricked by a needle, and after a drop of blood comes out, you wipe it clean to reveal the visible needle hole.

Liu Chang'an had observed the coffin, and based on his observation skills and memory, he judged that the small red dot was not there at first.

"What exactly are you?" Liu Chang'an knocked on the coffin.

There was no response, and Liu Chang'an closed the carriage door.

Zhou Dongdong skipped down the street, dragging a net bag, her arms swinging left and right like she was doing a square dance, as usual. She reached Liu Chang'an's door, handed Liu Chang'an the soy milk, and loudly told Liu Chang'an, "Yesterday you weren't home, so I drank all the soy milk I gave you, and then I got diarrhea. Then I went downstairs in a bad mood, and then someone gave me the little hen. And today I'm giving it back to you, and then... and then..."

Zhou Dongdong took a breath, and after her breathing calmed down, she forgot what happened next.

"Was my little hen like this yesterday?" Liu Chang'an said, pointing to the half-dead, motionless hen in the net. He didn't even bother asking Zhou Dongdong about the truth behind the hen's condition. How could an adult entrust something meant for someone else to such a seemingly foolish child?

"Since you ate it today, it'll be fine!"

"That's true." Liu Chang'an agreed with this statement.

"Now that you've made it, could I have some?"

You can only eat chicken butts.

"My mom said chicken butts are poisonous." Zhou Dongdong's eyes widened. "You're trying to poison me again...?"

"You're not dead yet, are you? Maybe you can't be poisoned to death."

"No! No! No!" Zhou Dongdong said with rare self-awareness, "Last time, my mother detoxified me. She gave me a red bean-shaped antidote, and that's why I didn't die."

Zhou Shuling knew how to deal with Zhou Dongdong. If you tried to reason with a child like Zhou Dongdong, saying that centipede meat wasn't poisonous and wouldn't kill her, she probably wouldn't listen and would just throw a tantrum.

After finishing his soy milk, Liu Chang'an, with some suggestions and guidance from Zhou Dongdong, killed the hen. Anyway, this one was an extra one, and if he didn't eat it quickly, it probably wouldn't live to see him get home that night.

Liu Chang'an simply sliced the chicken and roasted it. The chicken's tail is actually quite delicious; the bulge on top contains a glandular cavity, also called a bursa of Fabricius. You just need to scoop out the spherical part inside.

Zhou Dongdong ate her roasted chicken leg while watching Liu Chang'an eat the chicken butt with worry. Mom had gone out; what if Chang'an got poisoned and there was no antidote? She wondered if spitting on him would help.

After Liu Chang'an finished eating the chicken, he didn't seem to be suffering from any poisoning symptoms when he was about to go to school. Zhou Dongdong couldn't help but swallow her saliva in regret; the chicken butt looked really delicious!