Chapter 165 Hot spring bath

Xu Ge slept very soundly that night and even dreamed about the past.

The years and time in the dream passed quickly, as if the more than ten years she had spent in the Zhou family had already passed.

"Xu Ge, wake up."

Xu Ge opened his eyes dazedly, "What time is it?"

"Half past four."

"What?" Xu Ge thought he had misheard, and his half-open eyes suddenly widened.

"You woke me up at 4:30? Are you human?"

Xu Ge was going crazy. She was a sleep disorder patient and had finally managed to sleep better recently, so she wanted to sleep for as much as possible.

Zhou Chen touched her head soothingly, supported the back of her neck with one hand and her waist with the other, and pulled her up from the bed.

Xu Ge squinted his eyes and glanced out the window. The sky was still blue. He knew it must be very cold outside and it would be far from being as comfortable as being in bed.

She leaned back in protest, shrinking her neck. "I can't get up. I want to sleep a little longer. If you want to go down the mountain, go down by yourself. It's pitch dark, and you're not afraid of rolling down the mountain and falling into the urn."

Zhou Chen would never let her retreat. He simply lifted her arm and took off her pajamas.

"What are you doing? I told you I can't afford it, don't touch me!"

"Be good, raise your hands."

The saying that the arm cannot twist the thigh is true. Xu Ge closed his eyes the whole time and let him do what he wanted.

After putting on her shoes, Zhou Chen saw that she looked sleepy and simply picked her up sideways.

Xu Ge was even more rude and leaned directly on his shoulder.

Until she was placed on a wooden chair and her face was patted lightly a few times.

"Open your eyes."

Xu Ge still shook her head, she really wanted to continue sleeping.

"Be good, be obedient, open your eyes."

Xu Ge then slowly opened one eye. The sky was gradually getting brighter, especially in the east, where the sun was rising.

It caught her eye in an instant. She raised her hand to rub her eyes, then slowly opened them and stared at the beautiful scenery in the east.

Zhou Chen sat next to her and enjoyed the beautiful scenery with her.

As the sun rises, the color of the sky becomes more and more red.

The whole process takes about half an hour.

The two of them didn't speak a word the whole time, just quietly enjoying this peaceful moment.

Xu Ge couldn't help but take out his mobile phone to take a picture to record this moment.

Although it was beautiful, she still didn't want to get up early.

But now she had begun to wake up and stretched.

"When are we going down the mountain?"

"I'll leave after breakfast."

"You want some free breakfast?"

Zhou Chen rubbed her head and said, "Otherwise, I'm afraid you won't have the strength to go down the mountain."

Speaking of this, Xu Ge's expression froze just as he was about to stand up from his chair.

Zhou Chen seemed to have expected this and stretched out his arm.

"Leg pain?"

Xu Ge nodded, took a small step forward, and firmly grasped Zhou Chen's arm, hanging on him like a pendant.

She sighed slowly, "This feels like participating in a sports meet in junior high school and running a thousand meters."

Muscle aches all over my body...

Especially the calves and thighs.

"Walk slowly."

The master in the temple greeted them and went about his business.

All I could hear was the sound of chanting.

But strangely enough, Xu Ge didn't feel annoyed at all, and even thought it sounded quite nice, even though she couldn't understand it at all. It was simply because they were reciting it too fast.

"Do you understand what they are saying?"

“Yes, the Diamond Sutra.”

Xu Ge turned his head and looked at him, "Do you understand all this?"

"You'll know once you hear it more."

Well, someone who even has a private room in the temple must have come here quite often.

"A workaholic like you, with no emotions, actually has a moment of leisure."

Zhou Chen glanced at her and said quietly, "Am I not an ordinary person?"

Xu Ge sat down cross-legged with great effort. She was grinning and feeling very sour.

Breakfast was simple, a very nutritious millet, jujube and yam porridge, served with whole grain corn steamed buns, radish and side dishes. Anyway, it was very enjoyable to eat, and Xu Ge even drank an extra bowl of porridge.

"These were sent by Donor Zhou."

One of the masters said with a smile.

Xu Ge nodded. "As he should be. He has money. The chefs don't need to save for him. Just eat more. It won't make him poor anyway."

The master said "Amitabha".

"As monks, we should practice celibacy, but Mr. Zhou said health is the most important thing, so he sent these. Wasting food is a sin."

Xu Ge clasped his hands together and bowed.

Looking at the back of the young master as he left, he asked, "What did they eat in the morning?"

"Corn dregs porridge and corn buns are very simple."

Xu Ge nodded, "That's quite thoughtful of you."

The supplies had to be transported directly up the mountain. The monk could not waste food, so he had to eat it even if he didn't want to.

Offering alms to monks in temples is an act of accumulating blessings.

"Uncle, you will definitely live a long life."

Zhou Chen looked at her and then at the time, "We

It’s time to go down the mountain.”

Xu Ge nodded, stuffed the last bite of the steamed bread into his mouth, and then wanted to get up, but suddenly found that he hadn't gotten up.

"hiss……"

Zhou Chen picked her up directly and asked, "Can you walk?"

Xu Ge moved and nodded, "Okay, let's go."

She collapsed just while going down the mountain...

"Wait a moment……"

Zhou Chen looked at her quietly without urging her, "Do you want to sit down and rest for a while?"

There were already quite a few pilgrims at this time. Xu Ge shook his head and panted, "No need. It's just that, isn't there a saying that going up the mountain is easier than going down? But why do I feel like going down the mountain is harder than going up?"

Seeing that her legs were weak and trembling, Zhou Chen pulled her over and carried her on his back.

Xu Ge subconsciously wanted to get down, "No, I can do it myself."

"Be still, or we'll be put into the urn together."

Xu Ge: “…”

"Who wants to share the same box with you? You can't even afford an urn, and you still want to squeeze in with me?"

Zhou Chen was very steady, even his breathing was only a little heavier.

When we reached the foot of the mountain, Han Wen was already waiting there.

When he saw the two of them, he opened the back door.

"Good morning."

Xu Ge looked up and waved, "Brother Han, good morning."

After getting into the car, Zhou Chen handed her a bottle of water. She drank half of it, and when she was about to find the bottle cap to screw it on, he took it away again.

Watched him drink the remaining half bottle.

Xu Ge gently rubbed his calf, and Zhou Chen whispered, "Let's go take a hot spring bath?"

"spa?"

Xu Ge didn't refuse, because she was really sore all over and needed some relief.

After arriving at the hot spring villa, Xu Ge saw Xiao Ren and her girlfriend, and raised his hand lazily when he saw the two of them.

"here."

Xu Ge was not surprised. If she remembered correctly, this hot spring villa should belong to their family.

"The room is ready for you. It's the one you used to stay in."

Xu Ge asked knowingly, "What about mine?"

Xiao Ren immediately smiled, "The room your uncle lives in is the best in the villa, with direct access to the hot spring pool."

Xu Ge slept very soundly that night and even dreamed about the past.

The years and time in the dream passed quickly, as if the more than ten years she had spent in the Zhou family had already passed.

"Xu Ge, wake up."

Xu Ge opened his eyes dazedly, "What time is it?"

"Half past four."

"What?" Xu Ge thought he had misheard, and his half-open eyes suddenly widened.

"You woke me up at 4:30? Are you human?"

Xu Ge was going crazy. She was a sleep disorder patient and had finally managed to sleep better recently, so she wanted to sleep for as much as possible.

Zhou Chen touched her head soothingly, supported the back of her neck with one hand and her waist with the other, and pulled her up from the bed.

Xu Ge squinted his eyes and glanced out the window. The sky was still blue. He knew it must be very cold outside and it would be far from being as comfortable as being in bed.

She leaned back in protest, shrinking her neck. "I can't get up. I want to sleep a little longer. If you want to go down the mountain, go down by yourself. It's pitch dark, and you're not afraid of rolling down the mountain and falling into the urn."

Zhou Chen would never let her retreat. He simply lifted her arm and took off her pajamas.

"What are you doing? I told you I can't afford it, don't touch me!"

"Be good, raise your hands."

The saying that the arm cannot twist the thigh is true. Xu Ge closed his eyes the whole time and let him do what he wanted.

After putting on her shoes, Zhou Chen saw that she looked sleepy and simply picked her up sideways.

Xu Ge was even more rude and leaned directly on his shoulder.

Until she was placed on a wooden chair and her face was patted lightly a few times.

"Open your eyes."

Xu Ge still shook her head, she really wanted to continue sleeping.

"Be good, be obedient, open your eyes."

Xu Ge then slowly opened one eye. The sky was gradually getting brighter, especially in the east, where the sun was rising.

It caught her eye in an instant. She raised her hand to rub her eyes, then slowly opened them and stared at the beautiful scenery in the east.

Zhou Chen sat next to her and enjoyed the beautiful scenery with her.

As the sun rises, the color of the sky becomes more and more red.

The whole process takes about half an hour.

The two of them didn't speak a word the whole time, just quietly enjoying this peaceful moment.

Xu Ge couldn't help but take out his mobile phone to take a picture to record this moment.

Although it was beautiful, she still didn't want to get up early.

But now she had begun to wake up and stretched.

"When are we going down the mountain?"

"I'll leave after breakfast."

"You want some free breakfast?"

Zhou Chen rubbed her head and said, "Otherwise, I'm afraid you won't have the strength to go down the mountain."

Speaking of this, Xu Ge's expression froze just as he was about to stand up from his chair.

Zhou Chen seemed to have expected this and stretched out his arm.

"Leg pain?"

Xu Ge nodded, took a small step forward, and firmly grasped Zhou Chen's arm, hanging on him like a pendant.

She sighed slowly, "This feels like participating in a sports meet in junior high school and running a thousand meters."

Muscle aches all over my body...

Especially the calves and thighs.

"Walk slowly."

The master in the temple greeted them and went about his business.

All I could hear was the sound of chanting.

But strangely enough, Xu Ge didn't feel annoyed at all, and even thought it sounded quite nice, even though she couldn't understand it at all. It was simply because they were reciting it too fast.

"Do you understand what they are saying?"

“Yes, the Diamond Sutra.”

Xu Ge turned his head and looked at him, "Do you understand all this?"

"You'll know once you hear it more."

Well, someone who even has a private room in the temple must have come here quite often.

"A workaholic like you, with no emotions, actually has a moment of leisure."

Zhou Chen glanced at her and said quietly, "Am I not an ordinary person?"

Xu Ge sat down cross-legged with great effort. She was grinning and feeling very sour.

Breakfast was simple, a very nutritious millet, jujube and yam porridge, served with whole grain corn steamed buns, radish and side dishes. Anyway, it was very enjoyable to eat, and Xu Ge even drank an extra bowl of porridge.

"These were sent by Donor Zhou."

One of the masters said with a smile.

Xu Ge nodded. "As he should be. He has money. The chefs don't need to save for him. Just eat more. It won't make him poor anyway."

The master said "Amitabha".

"As monks, we should practice celibacy, but Mr. Zhou said health is the most important thing, so he sent these. Wasting food is a sin."

Xu Ge clasped his hands together and bowed.

Looking at the back of the young master as he left, he asked, "What did they eat in the morning?"

"Corn dregs porridge and corn buns are very simple."

Xu Ge nodded, "That's quite thoughtful of you."

The supplies had to be transported directly up the mountain. The monk could not waste food, so he had to eat it even if he didn't want to.

Offering alms to monks in temples is an act of accumulating blessings.

"Uncle, you will definitely live a long life."

Zhou Chen glanced at her and then at the time, "We should go down the mountain."

Xu Ge nodded, stuffed the last bite of the steamed bread into his mouth, and then wanted to get up, but suddenly found that he hadn't gotten up.

"hiss……"

Zhou Chen picked her up directly and asked, "Can you walk?"

Xu Ge moved and nodded, "Okay, let's go."

She collapsed just while going down the mountain...

"Wait a moment……"

Zhou Chen looked at her quietly without urging her, "Do you want to sit down and rest for a while?"

There were already quite a few pilgrims at this time. Xu Ge shook his head and panted, "No need. It's just that, isn't there a saying that going up the mountain is easier than going down? But why do I feel like going down the mountain is harder than going up?"

Seeing that her legs were weak and trembling, Zhou Chen pulled her over and carried her on his back.

Xu Ge subconsciously wanted to get down, "No, I can do it myself."

"Be still, or we'll be put into the urn together."

Xu Ge: “…”

"Who wants to share the same box with you? You can't even afford an urn, and you still want to squeeze in with me?"

Zhou Chen was very steady, even his breathing was only a little heavier.

When we reached the foot of the mountain, Han Wen was already waiting there.

When he saw the two of them, he opened the back door.

"Good morning."

Xu Ge looked up and waved, "Brother Han, good morning."

After getting into the car, Zhou Chen handed her a bottle of water. She drank half of it, and when she was about to find the bottle cap to screw it on, he took it away again.

Watched him drink the remaining half bottle.

Xu Ge gently rubbed his calf, and Zhou Chen whispered, "Let's go take a hot spring bath?"

"spa?"

Xu Ge didn't refuse, because she was really sore all over and needed some relief.

After arriving at the hot spring villa, Xu Ge saw Xiao Ren and her girlfriend, and raised his hand lazily when he saw the two of them.

"here."

Xu Ge was not surprised. If she remembered correctly, this hot spring villa should belong to their family.

"The room is ready for you. It's the one you used to stay in."

Xu Ge asked knowingly, "What about mine?"

Xiao Ren immediately smiled, "The room your uncle lives in is the best in the villa, with direct access to the hot spring pool."