Li Jixing's outgoing personality got along very well with Xie Ji, and they became familiar with each other in just a couple of minutes. Xie Ji enthusiastically showed Li Jixing around, taking him on a tour of the place.
The friendship between two boys can sometimes be really simple. All it takes is Li Jixing saying, "Hey buddy, here's a little something to show you we're getting together. This Rolex is one my dad just bought yesterday. I secretly took it because I was thinking of getting a new car, but I'm giving it to you now."
Xie Ji clutched the expensive watch, which seemed completely out of character for his age, and said, "No way, what if Dad finds out, Xing'er?"
"Hey, he has plenty of these watches, he won't notice them anytime soon." Li Jixing waved his hand dismissively, "If he does notice, he'll just buy another one. Anyway, when I'm broke, I just take it from my dad's safe. He knows everything; it's all his secret stash."
Xie Ji accepted the letter with great embarrassment. "It still has to be our dad."
Xie Ji then took Li Jixing to the breeding farm he was in charge of. Li Jixing had lived the life of a rich young master since he was a child, so everything here was new to him, and he had a lot of fun with Xie Ji.
The remaining tourists then went to the entertainment activities that interested them most.
For example, picking strawberries at Shang Yan's vegetable greenhouse;
Last Ji Shi, the rice paddies and wheat fields under the care of Shi and Zhou Heyu were rippled with waves of grain.
Or stay in the courtyard, which is full of Chinese aesthetics, to feed the fish and play with the dogs;
You can also go fishing at Mu Yao's fishpond, and the fish you catch can be processed on the spot. From hooking to cooking, the time will not exceed five seconds, with the main goal of never giving the fish a chance to regret it.
Lu Xunji was in the kitchen preparing the ingredients needed for dinner. There were countless delicacies from land and sea on the table, as well as some ingredients that the tourists had brought themselves, adding a touch of wildness to this luxurious dinner.
The tourists all went out to enjoy the idyllic scenery that is now rarely seen in modern times. Shang Yan and the others were also not in the villa. Only Lu Xunji and the young man in the white shirt remained in the courtyard.
He strolled around the villa for a moment, then went straight to the kitchen.
" Young Master Lu," the man leaned against the kitchen doorway, his voice soft, " Young Master Lu, your knife skills are truly exquisite. If I hadn't known about you beforehand, I might have really thought you were a professional chef."
Lu Xunji glanced at him briefly, then quickly lowered his head again. "What is it?"
"Ahem." The man coughed twice, about to speak.
Lu Xunji frowned and glanced at him, then closed the kitchen door in front of him.
man. "..."
He seemed somewhat helpless and tapped on the glass door with his finger.
Lu Xunji put down the knife, washed his hands, and came out, closing the kitchen door behind him. He said in a low voice, "Let's talk over there."
They acted as if they were afraid that the pathogens on him would contaminate the food.
The young man paused for a moment, then followed Lu Xunji's footsteps.
From the moment the young man stepped off the ship and looked at him, Lu Xunji knew that this man had probably come for him.
As for his purpose, Lu Xunji didn't care much.
Although Lu Xunji looked down on everyone present from the bottom of his heart, and his long-standing inferiority complex had, under certain circumstances, fostered an extremely self-centered mentality, he still maintained a polite and refined demeanor on the surface.
Out of politeness, he will likely listen attentively to his request, and then calmly and politely refuse.
After Xie Ji took Li Jixing on a wild ride, it was already around four o'clock in the afternoon, dusk was falling, which was usually the time he would return to his villa from the breeding farm.
Normally, Lu Xunji would come to pick him up from the fields at this time, sometimes holding a few sturdy, thornless rose branches in his hand, which he would then place in a small bucket at the entrance of the farm.
Xie Ji used this small bucket specifically to grow the cut flowers that Lu Xunji brought over. When he was very tired from work, just looking at the beautiful flowers would make him feel full of energy again.
It's like a husband who's exhausted from working away from home always needs to glance at a picture of his wife at home.
At this moment, however, the small flower bucket for Xie Ji only contained the flowers from the previous two days, with no new flowers added.
The lifespan of cut flowers is three to four days. From the moment they fall from the branch, their life begins its countdown.
Xie Ji initially thought the flower's blooming period was too short, but now, seeing its vibrant beauty, he feels it lasts too long.
Even though he and Lu Xunji had broken up, the flowers he sent him still hadn't withered.
Li Jixing had clearly noticed the roses by the door as well. He bent down and casually fiddled with them a couple of times, then said, "What kind of flower is this? It smells so good."
Xie Ji pursed his lips. "It's a variety of rose, I think it's called something like Rooftop Garden. It has a very strong fragrance. Lu Xunji said... it can be used to deodorize the farm."
Li Jixing nodded, washed his hands with the water from the small flower bucket, and prepared to water the flowers in the bucket.
Xie Ji quickly stopped him, saying, "No need to water them. These are cut flowers, multi-headed roses that Lu Xunji hydroponically grows in the pond. Besides, water will ruin the flower heads."
"Oh, oh!" Li Jixing readily listened to the advice, quickly stopped, and stood up, leaving the bucket of beautiful flowers behind. " Lu Xunji..."
He thought for a moment and said, "Is it that guy who's really cold?"
Xie Ji thought for a moment and said, "I think so."
People who aren't familiar with Lu Xunji might indeed find him too cold at first glance.
"You've been repeating his name all afternoon, all you keep saying is ' Lu Xunji said, Lu Xunji said,' is he your teacher?"
Xie Ji choked for a moment. "No."
"Is that your boyfriend?"
Xie Ji stared at him, wide-eyed. "How could you have such an absurd idea?!"
"Because you seemed to admire him quite a bit." Li Jixing walked back to the villa side by side with Xie Ji, chatting idly with him. "You know what, this guy's aura reminds me of someone."
"Who is it?" Xie Ji responded to his question, turning back to look at the small flower bucket full of flowers one last time.
"That guy who lives next door to me, I usually call him 'Genius Bro' behind his back," Li Jixing murmured. "They're really alike, both acting like they know how to put on an act. You have no idea how annoying that pretentious guy next door is... Every time my mom scolds me, it's 'Look at Qin Zhi!'... Ugh, I'm so fed up. Just thinking about him makes my teeth itch. I'm too lazy to even rant. Never mind, let's not talk about him anymore. Let's go."
Li Jixing was quite talkative, and Xie Ji was equally talkative. The two chattered all the way back to the villa. As soon as they entered the courtyard, they saw Mu Yao had set up a bonfire in the middle of the yard.
"What are you doing?" Xie Ji went over to take a look, then squatted down to help Ji Shi tidy up the tools, and asked, "Where's Lu Xunji?"
"He went out with someone, the man with glasses, I think his name is Zhuang Huan." Mu Yao pointed outside the villa. "The two of them have been there all afternoon, I don't know what they're talking about in secret. We haven't even had time to process the ingredients, so Shang Yan said we should just have a whole roasted lamb for dinner. He exchanged for roasting equipment from the mall and said he'll come to your sheep pen to get the lamb in a bit."
Xie Ji jumped to his feet. "... I'll go take a look."