Chapter 29 World One [29]

Going camping and picnicking in the wild in spring is a good choice. The benefits of bringing a tent are also obvious. Not only can you lie down freely and relax, but you can also isolate yourself from most people's prying eyes.

They said they were going camping in the wild, but the place they decided on was not really in the wilderness, but just in the suburbs far away from the city.

On the vast lawn, there were not only Jing Ke and Shang Siyu, but also many young couples like them, or families of three with their children who came to experience life.

The two of them arrived early enough and chose a very good spot. After discovering that there was barbecue equipment available for rent nearby, they quickly stuffed the food that was not easy to preserve into their stomachs and chose to try some outdoor barbecue.

The grill rental place sells a wide range of items. As long as you have the people and money, you can buy all the other equipment, ingredients, and seasonings here.

Jing Ke and Shang Siyu couldn't eat too much, so they ordered a portion of the fresh-looking ingredients and experienced an open-air charcoal barbecue.

"This squid tentacles seem to be cooked. Let's try the taste." Shang Siyu applied a proper amount of barbecue sauce on it with a small brush, blew on it, and then handed the skewer to Jing Ke's mouth.

Jing Ke carefully bit it with her teeth, exhaling as she put it into her mouth. "It's hot, tastes good, just the right amount of saltiness, crispy, chewy, and fragrant."

Jing Ke couldn't help but fan her mouth with her hands, and managed to exhale a breath of hot air covered with water mist in the weather of over ten degrees Celsius.

"If it's hot, eat slowly. You can blow on it again." Shang Siyu put down the skewers and handed over an opened bottle of soda.

"Hot food tastes better, it's just a little bit hot." Jing Ke said stubbornly and quickly took a sip of soda to cool down his mouth quickly.

"You." Shang Siyu shook his head helplessly. He had learned to put the freshly baked skewers on the plate for a few minutes before handing them to Jing Ke.

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After a very relaxing camping barbecue, Jing Ke felt like the door to a new world had been opened and he immediately became enthusiastic about camping.

After returning home, the TV channel I watched changed from science and education news to documentaries like wilderness survival. I also learned the famous saying that beef has three times the protein of beef, which has been played countless times.

Unlike Shang Siyu who needs to go to the company five days a week, Jing Ke is a boss who only needs to go to the company one day a week.

In the rest of the time, Jing Ke usually hangs around Shang Siyu, going to get off work and eating with her.

In order to prevent rumors like the first and second shareholders fighting for power from spreading within Xinsheng Technology, Jing Ke rarely formally intervenes in important matters. He usually acts as an advisor and gives Shang Siyu some advice.

So after accompanying Shang Siyu to the company, Jing Ke would sit next to her and read various materials, and was much more leisurely than Shang Siyu.

It’s just that Jing Ke had only read relatively professional things before, but after coming back from camping, he started reading books such as encyclopedias of animals and plants, terrain distribution, and how to live in the wild.

After hearing Jing Ke carefully analyze the nutritional content of the food again, Shang Siyu chose to leave the task of buying a new house to Jing Ke in order to prevent him from becoming too obsessed with camping and wandering.

"Whether it's camping or wild camping, go ahead and study it if you like. But before that, I have a very important task to give you." Shang Siyu said seriously.

"What is the mission?" Jing Ke subconsciously sat up straight and leaned forward slightly to make sure he could hear Shang Siyu's words clearly.

Shang Siyu: "Xinsheng Technology is on the right track. Our product sales are very good, both among specific customers and general consumers. In less than three years, we will have fully recovered our investment and enter the profit stage."

Jing Ke nodded. "I know that. If we can reach a cooperation with a medical institution, this time can be further shortened."

"Yes, new technologies have taken root in Jiang City, so we can also settle down in Jiang City." Shang Siyu continued.

"Although I have already bought the house we live in, I am still not satisfied with some of the room layouts, so I decided to buy a new house and design and renovate it from scratch."

"I have to go to get off work every day, so I have to ask you to buy a new house and how to decorate and design it." Shang Siyu said while holding Jing Ke's hand, his tone very serious.

"Jing Ke, this mission is absolutely necessary for you. You can definitely find a suitable new house within two months, right?"

Jing Ke looked at Shang Siyu with a slightly bewildered look, tilting her head slightly to express her confusion, "Does it take two months to find a house? We are not short of money."

Shang Siyu: "..." Very good, I forgot about Jing Ke's abnormal memory and analytical abilities again.

"A good house needs to be negotiated slowly. Although we are not short of money, we cannot be taken advantage of." Shang Siyu emphasized.

"Okay, I got it. Xiaoyu, tell me your requirements for the new house. I'll spend a few days sorting out the data and then screen it." Jing Ke nodded in agreement.

Shang Siyu said what she had prepared long ago, "If possible, I hope to buy a small villa so that my mother can come and stay for a while during the winter and summer vacations, and I can also use it to get together with friends during the weekdays."

"The yard could be bigger so you can use it for barbecues. You could also try out the camping equipment you're interested in in the yard to gain some experience."

Jing Ke showed a thoughtful expression, "Okay, the villa is not particularly large, but the yard should be as large as possible."

"Do we need a swimming pool? Do we need to plant some flowers and plants?" Jing Ke asked.

"A swimming pool? I've never learned to swim, and I don't think I'd use it much." Shang Siyu tapped his chin lightly with his finger, thinking, "It would be nice to grow something, not just flowers and plants, I could also grow some vegetables."

"Let's plant a tree together. Many couples do this after they get together." Jing Ke added at the right time, "Let's plant a loquat tree."

"We don't have to plant just one. We can plant two, one loquat and one orange." Shang Siyu said, "I quite like eating oranges."

Originally, Shang Siyu just wanted to distract Jing Ke and prevent her from being too obsessed with camping, but as they chatted, Shang Siyu's anticipation for the new home suddenly became full.

"Then we can design and renovate the house together and arrange everything we want." Shang Siyu couldn't help but look forward to a bright future. "It would be best if there was also a small theater where I could lie down and watch movies."

Jing Ke nodded, "Okay, I'll start collecting relevant information and screening it tomorrow."

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Choosing a house is not difficult for Jing Ke. She has excellent information processing ability. While she has a photographic memory, she can also perform analysis and summary.

However, Jing Ke still encountered many problems when choosing a house. The first and foremost problem was that there was too much false information at night.

In order to increase the value of the house, the person selling the house has polished the description of the house countless times.

Although there is no big lie, there is a certain degree of beautification in the current condition of the house, the lighting conditions, and the reliability of the community property.

This forced Jing Ke to swallow back what he had said before: if you have money, it will only take a few days to find a house.

Finally, Jing Ke and Shang Siyu conducted on-site inspections of two places every week and successfully selected a villa before summer arrived.

The villa covers a total area of ​​more than 800 square meters, with three floors above ground and one floor underground. The house covers an area of ​​about 400 square meters, and the remaining 400 square meters is the villa's yard.

The original owner had planned to buy the house for retirement, but some unexpected events caused him to settle in another city and start a new family.

Because the original owner had not started the renovation yet, the appearance of the villa is no different from when it was delivered. It can barely be considered unfinished and can be renovated again after some simple treatment.

The villa is not located in the city center, but not in the suburbs either. It is on the outskirts of the city. It is not too far from the headquarters and factory of Xinsheng Technology. No matter where you go, you can reach it within half an hour.

The original owner was also a kind person. He did not offer a high price, but just added a part to the original price and asked for 20 million.

Although Jing Ke was fooled by many flashy descriptions, this also made her very clear about the housing prices in Jiang City. She directly cut the price by 1.2 million and offered 18.8 million.

The original owner of the villa was a little hesitant, but after hearing that the buyer could pay within a week, he made up his mind and agreed to sell the villa which had been idle for almost five years.

While Jing Ke and Shang Siyu were happily moving into their new home, the interrogation of Xue Fan finally ended and the trial began in a closed court session.

The two of them did not deliberately pay attention to Xue Fan's fate, but Xue Fan was involved in the case of corruption and bribery by officials, and was directly made into a typical case by Secretary Lou. After multiple crimes were punished, he was directly sentenced to a suspended death sentence, which was even heavier than Jing Ke had previously speculated.

Xue Fan was naturally dissatisfied and wanted to appeal, but everyone knew that unless he was wrongly accused, 99% of the time the original verdict would be upheld after the appeal, and the remaining 1% would naturally result in a heavier sentence.

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"Cheers, this is our first anniversary." Shang Siyu, who doesn't like drinking, took the initiative to open a bottle of red wine and also prepared the hot pot that Jing Ke liked.

"Cheers." Jing Ke raised his glass with a smile.

There was a crisp sound of glass clinking, and the two men raised their heads and took a sip each.

Red wine and hot pot may seem a bit out of place, but eating at home doesn't have to be so particular; having fun is the most important thing.

"Jing Ke, I'm very lucky to meet you. You allowed me to change my life." After drinking half a glass of wine, a blush appeared on Shang Siyu's face.

It is true that Shang Siyu's face turns red when she drinks, but her alcohol tolerance is not enough to make her pass out after half a glass of wine.

"Me too. I'm lucky to do business with you." Jing Ke's face didn't show any signs of alcohol. There was only a faint blush on her cheeks, which was caused by the hot steam from the hot pot.

"If I remember correctly, the birthday on your ID card is also today. I wish you a happy birthday." Shang Siyu said, and first took out a gift box like a magic trick.

"Is my birthday today?" Jing Ke recalled the identity he obtained in the transaction, with a hint of confusion in his eyes.

Shang Siyu nodded vigorously, "It was today, I remember correctly, I wrote it down when I saw your ID."

"Does that mean, Xiaoyu, you cared about me a lot at that time?" Jing Ke's eyes lit up when he heard that.

"Maybe." Shang Siyu couldn't remember why she did that at the time, but she knew that her dependence on Jing Ke existed before she became an adult.

After Jing Ke became a human, his dependence on her became deeper and deeper, to the point where he was unwilling to let go.

Jing Ke and Shang Siyu were the only ones at home, so they were relaxed without worrying about getting into danger after drinking. At first, they clinked their glasses face to face, but later they sat together and drank from the same cup.

As for the end, they naturally shared the wine in one sip.

Jing Ke was very obedient after getting drunk, but Shang Siyu became extremely frank, saying whatever he wanted to say and doing whatever he wanted to do.

After letting Jing Ke wear the pinky ring he gave her, the two of them had a very wonderful anniversary.

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Renovating a house is a very time-consuming and energy-consuming task. Once Jing Ke got busy, she forgot about the fact that beef has three times the protein content.

The designer spent three months studying the design plan alone. During this period, he returned to Mu'an County for a short stay, referred to Shang's mother's suggestions, and made revisions until the autumn finally came to finalize the plan.

After the plan is finalized, the subsequent construction becomes relatively simple.

Jing Ke looks very leisurely, but she is the owner of a real estate company after all.

Especially after Xue Fan's first trial verdict came out, Jing Ke took over almost all of Wanshen Real Estate's assets. Xue Fan's 15% ownership of Hongfei Shopping Mall was also acquired by Jing Ke at a relatively low price.

The reason why Jing Ke did this was very simple. She wanted to make sure that Xue Fan had no chance of making a comeback and could only stay in prison for the rest of his life.

After successfully taking over Wanshen Real Estate, it was easy for Jing Ke to find a reliable construction team. He just had to ask his subordinates to recommend a reliable one.

The head of the construction team carefully read the design drawings three times and finally said that it would take a year to start construction.

Slow work produces fine results. Considering that the villa might be lived in for decades, Jing Ke and Shang Siyu did not make it difficult for the construction team with regard to the construction period, but only asked them to complete the project with guaranteed quality and quantity.

The construction started in late autumn, so it was naturally completed in late autumn of the following year.

Without having to consider the budget, the construction team uses the best materials, and after completion, there will be no pollution after ventilation.

The decoration and hard furnishings of the villa can be completed by the construction team, while the soft furnishings in the villa will be carefully selected by Jing Ke and Shang Siyu.

A bedroom that is big enough should have a bed that is big enough. If a two-meter bed is not big enough for rolling around, then you can customize a two-and-a-half-meter bed so that you can use it as you like.

They had agreed to plant loquat trees and orange trees at the beginning. When they completed the change of ownership, they went to the plant market to pick out the ones they liked and dug holes and planted them early.

After more than a year, the original sapling had grown a lot. In terms of height alone, it was almost half a meter taller than the two of them.

A lot of things have happened in the past year or so, and the fact that the market value of Xinsheng Technology has exceeded 10 billion is just a relatively unremarkable thing.

During this period, Xinsheng Technology, with the help of Secretary Lou, reached partial cooperation with the provincial government and was supported and protected as an industrial enterprise in the province.

The policy resources tilted towards Xinsheng Technology have been of great help. With the provincial government's endorsement and publicity, doctors in hospitals would also mention Xinsheng Technology when giving advice, which instantly doubled the number of Xinsheng Technology's user base.

Not to mention the field of private customization. After seeing the first batch of users become almost ordinary people with the help of products from new technologies, they came over waving huge amounts of money.

The original three-year payback period was exceeded in less than two years. Investors and shareholders must be smiling brightly.

After starting to make profits at the end of the year, Shang Siyu's own piggy bank also became fatter.

After realizing that he could no longer do experiments for fourteen hours a day due to his indulgence in the pleasures of life, Shang Siyu gave up the idea of ​​running back and forth between the company's laboratory and chose to invest heavily in the project that his own mentor was in charge of.

It is worth mentioning that when the products of emerging technologies were strongly supported by the government, the previous rumors about Professor Lin’s academic fraud were also clarified on a large scale.

Some quick-witted magazines and media outlets took the opportunity to obtain interview rights, recounted the entire incident, and even praised Professor Lin highly at the end.

When people in the academic circle saw that Professor Lin's attention and reputation had increased suddenly, some academic cliques began to lower their status and approach Professor Lin, wanting her to become a part of their faction.

However, Professor Lin, who has been upright for more than 40 years, will not easily change her heart. If someone wants to sincerely exchange academic ideas, she will welcome them.

If someone asks her to form a clique, Professor Lin will say that she doesn't have time because she is busy doing experiments.

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After finishing the soft decoration of the villa, it was almost New Year's Day.

Taking advantage of everyone's holiday, Shang Siyu set the official move-in time on the 1st and invited all his close friends to come and warm up the house together. There were nearly twenty people in total.

Jing Ke, who had relatively free time, drove to Mu'an County the day before and brought Shang's mother back with him, with the main idea being that the family should be together.

Shang Siyu acted as a driver that day and took his teacher Professor Lin and two senior students home.

When there are more people, the advantage of the villa's large space is reflected. There is no feeling of crowding at all, only comfort and pleasure.

In order to meet different dietary preferences, Shangsiyu specially invited a chef to serve not only beef and mutton, but also a wide variety of seafood and river fish.

The open space in the villa is not wasted. A barbecue grill with plenty of charcoal is placed in the middle. You can grill whatever you want to eat directly. The main feature is that you can cook by yourself and have enough food.

"Xiao Yu, tell me honestly, are you no longer single?" After filling her stomach, Senior Mei, who had been busy in the laboratory, put her hand on the junior's shoulder as before and asked in a low voice.

"If I'm not mistaken, Xiaoyu, you should be with your partner, right?" Senior Sister Mei winked at Shang Siyu.

"Yes, we have been together for a long time, more than a year." Shang Siyu said with a smile.

She had never concealed her relationship with Jing Ke from her friends, but because they spent less time together, she had never made a formal announcement and just let things take their course.

If he could find out, he would find out. If he couldn't find out, Shang Siyu wouldn't rush to the other person and give Jing Ke a passionate kiss to show that he has a partner.

"It's been over a year, and you can't resist posting on WeChat Moments?" Senior Mei expressed shock. "If I had a girlfriend that good as her, I'd post once every three days, if not once a day."

"Post on WeChat Moments?" Shang Siyu was slightly stunned. It seemed that he had never posted on WeChat Moments before.

However, when I went home with Jing Ke for the Chinese New Year last year, I confessed everything to my mother who had known about it for a long time. Now Jing Ke has changed the way she addresses me from Auntie to Mom.

During the period when I just changed my words, the smile on my mother's face was so bright.

"Yeah, Xiaoyu, you don't know how popular you are now. After those junior students learned that you were in our program, they all tried to get your contact information."

"You're not in the lab anymore, but there are still plenty of people who want to meet you and pursue you," Senior Mei lamented. "If you post more often on WeChat Moments, the news that you're dating someone will spread, and that might help those people change their minds."

Senior Mei couldn't help but glance at Jing Ke who was grilling meat. "Your girlfriend must be a very popular type. You must remember to declare your sovereignty more often. Otherwise, there will definitely be a lot of people who miss your girlfriend and want to loosen the soil in the flower pot!"

Shang Siyu smiled upon seeing this, and said firmly, "At most, they can only think about me for a while. Jing Ke likes me very much and will always like me. She won't accept anyone else."

"Hmm? Junior Sister Xiaoyu, you seem very confident in your own charm." Senior Sister Mei raised an eyebrow. "Is this the confidence that comes from having a family business?"

"I'm not confident in myself, I believe in Jing Ke." Shang Siyu said and looked at Jing Ke. In less than two seconds, he saw the other party raise his head as if he had sensed something.

The moment their eyes met, Jing Ke's originally expressionless face immediately broke into a bright smile. Then she picked up the grilled skewers and trotted towards Shang Siyu.

"I just grilled this. I smelled it and it smells delicious. Would you like to have a bite?" Jing Ke handed the skewers in his hand to Shang Siyu and let her choose whatever she wanted.

Shang Siyu didn't hesitate and, under the watchful eye of Senior Mei, picked out a skewer of pork belly that was still sizzling with oil and held it in his hand.

"Be careful of the heat, blow on it." Jing Ke reminded, and it seemed that there was only Shang Siyu in her eyes, and she had no intention of sharing the skewers with Senior Mei.

Shang Siyu blew on it, gently bit one of the pieces and put it into his mouth, "Not bad, very delicious, your cooking skills have improved a lot."

Shang Siyu commented, blew on the remaining half string, and placed it horizontally in front of Jing Ke.

Jing Ke opened his mouth and took a bite without hesitation. While chewing, he asked, "Xiao Yu, what else do you want to eat? I'll grill it for you."

"No rush, let's finish what we have first, and then we'll grill it together." Shang Siyu said, briefly forgetting about Senior Sister Mei. "I also prepared eggplants, I'll grill one for you later."

"Okay." Jing Ke opened her amber eyes wide and responded with a smile.

Being treated as an outsider, Senior Mei couldn't help but touch her nose and then took three steps back.

No wonder her schoolmate is so confident. Anyone who sees this would be confused. If it were her, she would also believe that Jing Ke would never betray her in her life!