Chapter 52 Chapter 52 Spending Day 52
Compared to the last time they collected fragments, they had to find another way to approach from the air. This time, the location where the fragments appeared was more friendly to Liu Yue.
She looked at the map and thought that if she slid down a ski slope in Gstaad with a radius of 500 meters, she should be able to trigger the automatic pickup.
Liu Yue followed Ren Zhen for half an hour and then tried to slide down.
She started out skiing on a double board, as this method of skiing is easy to get started with, and it's easy to maintain balance with a frontal view. Plus, she felt more secure with two ski poles supporting her.
Ren Zhen: "Relax your body, look forward, pull in your abdomen and lean forward, bend your knees slightly..."
"Lower your center of gravity! Throw away the snowballs!"
Not surprisingly, Liu Yue lost her balance. At this moment, she remembered what Ren Zhen had said: it is normal to fall when learning to ski. The key is to learn to protect yourself in the process.
She was thinking of the standard moves, but the person in front of her suddenly fell first. Liu Yue didn't react for a moment, completely stunned, not knowing what to do. When she came to her senses, she had already rolled in the snow.
Liu Yue was fine, because she was holding someone down. Ren Zhen immediately helped her up. The person she had just pinned down, nearly crying out in pain, also stood up with a snowball stick and brushed off the snow.
"I'm sorry."
Liu Yue subconsciously apologized in Chinese, but when she remembered that this was Switzerland, she switched to English and explained to him that she didn't mean it.
The other person answered her, but she didn't understand what he was saying. Was he speaking French or German?
That's strange, shouldn't Europeans speak some English?
He mumbled a few words. Liu Yue was just about to take out her phone to translate when he picked up his snowboard and left. From behind he looked like he was fleeing in panic.
Liu Yue: ...
She doesn't look that scary, does she? Why is he running?
"He just said it's okay and told you not to take it to heart."
Ren Zhen said: "Dutch, I can understand a little bit."
Liu Yue gave a thumbs-up. "You're so talented! How many languages are you proficient in?"
"It's really just a little bit," Ren Zhen said modestly. "If he said something more complicated, I wouldn't understand him."
She looked at the man's back and said to Liu Yue, "He probably ran away because he didn't want to interact with others. Don't worry about him, let's continue practicing."
Escape? Liu Yue felt that the word was a bit subtle.
Ren Zhen suppressed a smile and explained, "If he's skied before, he might have felt embarrassed to fall on the beginner slopes. He didn't dare to say much because he was afraid you'd recognize him. If we met in other situations, he'd be embarrassed."
Liu Yue suddenly realized what was going on and thought to herself, "He's really overthinking it. Switzerland is a completely unfamiliar environment for her. Who could she possibly know?"
Besides, when skiing, everyone covers their faces tightly, so you can't see anything.
This little episode did not affect Liu Yue's interest in learning skiing, and she stood back on the snowboard.
For beginners, adjusting the center of gravity is the most difficult. Ren Zhen shared a lot of experience, but the process is really abstract and requires her to explore and understand it on her own.
During the descent, you also have to overcome your fear and use the gradually formed muscle memory to maintain balance and control the snowboard.
Liu Yue gradually mastered the technique after falling several times. She didn't dare to skate too fast, but even the snail-like speed in the eyes of insiders was enough for her to feel the cold wind whistling past and enjoy the pleasure and excitement brought by the surge of adrenaline.
She went down steadily, and the system automatically picked up the fragments and exchanged them for points for her.
This time it was 14 points. It turns out that each fragment can be redeemed for a different number of points. Now she has 31 points, one step closer to 10 billion!
Liu Yue was so happy that she fell down again.
Alas... people really shouldn't be too proud, as happiness can easily lead to tragedy.
She stood up and brushed off the snow on herself. The pain in her body was real, but the feeling of sliding down just now was also real.
"Try it again!" Liu Yue said excitedly, "I've mastered the technique. I won't fall again."
Skiing is really addictive. After Liu Yue completed a perfect slide on the greenway, her sense of accomplishment was overwhelming.
She was very happy to take photos and check in and post them on WeChat Moments. Zhong Xuehai liked her post and asked her where she was having fun.
Liu Yue returned to Switzerland. The other party did not reply to her again, but Liu Yue did not pay attention to it.
With her skis in hand, she's excited to try out other slopes. Currently, she can only use the green slopes, but Gstaad's blue slopes are also very beginner-friendly. After a few more tries, she might consider switching to another slope.
She was a guest in the penthouse suite of the Palace Hotel and had never had to queue for either the cable car or the passage.
So when Liu Yue was tired of playing and was lying on the bed in the hotel watching short videos, she saw other people’s sharing of their experience of queuing for the cable car at the Swiss ski resort. Only then did she realize that skiing actually requires queuing?
However, the bloggers took photos of very famous ski resorts, and the visitor flow in Gstaad should not be that large.
After finishing lunch in the room, Liu Yue was thinking about where to spend the money later.
She spent the 100,000 yuan she won yesterday on LV. Using the black card provided by the system is really convenient; it automatically deducts foreign currency at the real-time exchange rate when you swipe the card. To make it easier for Liu Yue to track her task completion, the progress bar is still displayed in RMB.
She won 100,000 again today, so she decided to go to Chanel.
Coincidentally, she had come across a pair of Chanel skis online yesterday. Whether they were good or not was another matter, but Liu Yue thought they looked pretty good.
She hadn’t seen it in the MixC store, but that was Shenzhen, so it was normal not to have it. The store in Gstaad should have it, right?
Liu Yue went and successfully bought it! As expected, Chanel's inventory will be adjusted according to regional conditions.
After listening to the sales introduction, Liu Yue realized that Chanel has actually released many ski-related products. It also has a special ski season every year to release new products. The bags and shawls released last year were very beautiful and all fluffy.
But it is difficult to buy her clothes now - after all, the ski season starts in October, and after the clothes are out of season, the store will not replenish the stock after selling out, and consumers are more willing to buy new models.
Liu Yue only wanted to buy skis, and she didn't regret the ski season merchandise. Last year's stock was out of season, so she waited for this year's new releases.
After she paid the bill, the salesperson specifically told her that this ski board can really be used for skiing.
Liu Yue: ...
What else could it be? Could this item, which costs tens of thousands of dollars, be just a decoration? Although this sounds outrageous, it would be normal if it happened to Chanel.
Fortunately, it can really be used for skiing. Liu Yue loved the new toy so much that she bought new ski poles and other equipment in the store, easily spending all the 100,000 yuan.
At Chanel, spending money is as easy as breathing.
After shopping, Liu Yue returned to the hotel. She planned to use the new equipment tomorrow. She also needed Zhang Cheng's help to fix the fixture on it so she could use it.
Zhang Cheng was a very reliable bodyguard; any manual labor was a sure thing. Similarly, there seemed to be no skill that Ren Zhen was not good at, whether it was sports or language skills.
The team members are so capable, as for Liu Yue herself... of course she just lies down beautifully!
She happily took a bath in the bathtub and received the message from Sang Yu.
Sang Yu came to her for two main things: to ask her to choose the style of the sky blue bracelet and to report to her on the procurement of the helicopter.
Liu Yue loved to hear these two things. She sat up straight and carefully examined the renderings of the six styles.
The tire is too thick and the chaise longue is too thin. Considering that sky blue is a relatively fresh and transparent material, Liu Yue thinks it would be best to make it into round strips. She doesn't like the feeling of being too thick.
As for the middle part and the leftover scraps from making the bracelet, Liu Yue thought about it carefully.
If I want to make it into a pendant, conventional patterns don’t seem interesting… Now that I have it, I might as well ask the master to carve it into the shape of Lucas.
She knew that the more complex the carving, the greater the loss of raw materials, but since she didn't plan to sell it, she didn't care about the weight.
To be honest, if it was too heavy, she would feel pain in her neck.
The matter of the bracelet was settled, and Liu Yue went to see the helicopter again.
Buying a helicopter is not an easy task, and Sang Yu has been working on this plan for a long time.
Liu Yue's requirements are safety and comfort, but she cannot blindly increase the budget and only choose the largest helicopter. Instead, she has to take into account the restrictions on flying in the city and whether it is possible to take off and land on the roof of Deep Bay Sky City.
Therefore, in addition to the Bell 429 recommended by Zhang Cheng, Sang Yu also listed the Airbus H145, AW109SP, and Sikorsky S-76D models as references.
For each aircraft recommended in the plan, Sang Yu contacted the manufacturer and dealer to inquire about the price, asked whether there was any aircraft available, and if it was to be ordered custom-made, how long it would take for delivery.
These aircraft are priced similarly, and each has its own advantages and disadvantages in terms of performance.
Sang Yu also added a note after the Bell 429, saying that a dealer was recently selling a brand new 429 at a discount. She went to investigate the situation and found that there was no problem with the helicopter itself, but there was a problem with the original buyer, and the cash flow was a bit tight.
Liu Yue even said to Sang Yu, "That's quite a coincidence! It's just when I was about to buy a house and a plane that something like this happened."
Sang Yu:......
In fact, it is not a coincidence. The current environment is one of economic downturn. It is extremely rare for people like her to be unable to squander all their pocket money.
However, even though Bell 429 was on sale, Liu Yue did not decide to buy it immediately. After all, she had not yet won 100 million.
She only asked Sang Yu to follow up first while she thought about it. She also had to ask her parents for money. She had been spending a lot of money recently and needed to be more frugal.
This reason is very reasonable. Liu Yue feels that she may not be able to get it by drawing the turntable, and maybe she will have to rely on collecting fragments to get it in the end.
Sang Yu had no objection, but thought it was normal.
Since Liu Yue is not in a hurry to get it, she will slowly talk to the dealer, maybe she can get a more favorable price.
After taking a bath, Liu Yue received her 20,000 yuan cashback today and drew out the amount for tomorrow's task, one million yuan.
Wow, is Switzerland a lucky place for her? She's really lucky with the spin wheel here!
Of course, it is limited to the task amount, and the cashback ratio is really not that good:)
Liu Yue was sitting in the dressing room, and Ren Zhen came over to help her blow dry her hair.
Zhang Cheng knocked on the door first, then told her: "After Ms. He knew that you were on vacation here, she prepared a special means of transportation for you to take you around the town and enjoy the snow scenery."
Special means of transportation? Liu Yue subconsciously thought of a helicopter, but the Palace Hotel could also provide this service, so He Xi didn't need to make special arrangements.
Liu Yue had finished her bath quite early; in fact, it wasn't even dinner time yet, and the sky outside was still bright. Out of curiosity, she changed her clothes and went to see the transportation He Xi had prepared for her.
She thought it was at the door or in the garage, but Zhang Cheng took her to the courtyard, where she saw two black horses and a carriage.
This open carriage has a retro design and gorgeous decoration, but its interior structure is very modern.
Fortunately, she was staying at the Palace Hotel, which was large and family-run. The manager was able to set aside a space for her as a stable and could also urgently dispatch service staff who could take care of the horses.
If this happened somewhere else, we might not be able to take good care of these two horses.
The emergency response capabilities of luxury hotels are honed by the sudden inspiration of their customers. After all, you never know what these wealthy people might come up with next.
Liu Yue just thought that He Xi's idea was great. There were few highways and many off-road roads here, the population density was low, and the pace of life was slow, which was perfect for traveling by carriage.
Her attention was on the carriage, but those who knew the business were watching the two horses.
This is a Frisian horse. Its body is jet black, so black that it shines. Its fur is like black velvet. Under the reflection of the sunlight and the white snow, its luster is even more dazzling, making it impossible to take your eyes off it.
Friesian horses are a very valuable breed, and the two He Xi sent are the best among them. They have excellent body proportions and perfect physiques. Their walk is like a dressage, and every step is like dancing a tango.
This type of horse is usually used as a ceremonial horse for European royal families, and pulling carriages is their main job. However, even in royal carriages, such top-notch horses are not usually seen.
When Liu Yue was traveling in a carriage, many people gathered on the terrace to watch her.
They were already curious about the girl who had landed in the penthouse suite, and many were even prepared to greet her at the ski slopes. But when she did go skiing, she was nowhere to be seen at the hotel's exclusive ski slopes.
They thought she had a more secret private ski slope in Gstaad, and they were even more curious about her identity. No one expected that she would ski the simplest green slope today...
It's not their fault for being limited in their thinking. For the wealthy and the aristocracy, shouldn't skiing be something they learn from a young age? Otherwise, what would they do during their winter vacations? How would they socialize with others?
It's hard to keep secrets in a small circle, and now a small number of people know that she is Clo's daughter.
It's really strange. That American guy has never been married. Everyone thought he was a DINK. Unexpectedly, he actually has a daughter, and she has an Asian face.
Everyone knows that Crowe has a mortal enemy, Ho Xi from Hong Kong. They thought that Ho Xi had left a deep psychological shadow on him, but they didn't expect that as a Chinese with obvious Chinese features, his aesthetic taste is still biased towards the East.
Because Liu Yue had never appeared before and no one had ever heard of her, other people had already made up a sufficiently bizarre life story for her without her knowledge.
If Liu Yue could hear this, she would sigh that art is indeed ever-changing in its essence, and people from ancient times to the present, both in China and abroad, have liked this kind of melodramatic story.
Now... she just wanted to say that riding in a carriage was really nice.
Although there were inevitably some bumps on the road and a cold wind, the feeling of this fairy tale coming into reality was very different.
The carriage was covered with soft cushions. She wrapped herself in a cloak and held the self-heating heater, so she didn't feel that cold.
Ren Zhen controlled the carriage and took her on a tour around the town. Wherever the carriage went, it would attract some onlookers, and some people would ask if this was a paid tourist attraction in the town and where to sign up.
Liu Yue and others certainly had no time to answer similar questions, but these tourists soon realized that this was not a tourist project, but horses that people brought themselves.
Skiing in Switzerland and bringing your own horse? Oh my god, what a niche term.
Sure enough, the way rich people spend their vacations is so different.
Playing the most expensive project in the local area is no big deal. People are enjoying the experience that money can’t buy.
Liu Yue asked Zhang Cheng while still in the carriage: "Were these two horses shipped from Hong Kong?"
"No, they are being fostered at a British horse farm. If you like them, you can talk to Ms. He and ask her to help you ship them back to China."
"No, no." Liu Yue quickly shook her head.
She could just experience it in Switzerland, a resort town with little traffic. How would she get a horse-drawn carriage in Shenzhen? She'd probably be stopped by traffic police the moment she left the house.
Out of curiosity, she also asked the price of the two horses.
Zhang Cheng: "I don't know the exact price, but it should be in the millions."
"Renminbi?" "Pounds."
Liu Yue: ...
Converted into RMB, it is close to 10 million, and Zhang Cheng is talking about millions, two million and three million are all in the millions.
However, if you open your mind, this is also a good way to spend money.
So she couldn't take He Xi's horse, she could buy one herself. Although Liu Yue had never raised a horse, she knew there must be a horse farm in Shenzhen, and many wealthy and middle-class people in China liked to let their children learn equestrianism.
Liu Yue doesn't plan to learn equestrian skills, but it would be fun to raise a horse and ride it occasionally for fun.
Well, I'll put this on the list later.
"But how did mother suddenly think of sending me a carriage?"
Liu Yue recalled her initial doubts: "I never mentioned this to her."
Zhang Cheng said he didn't know either, maybe Ms. He knew she was coming on vacation and wanted to give her a surprise.
Liu Yue was confused, but she still expressed her gratitude to He Xi on WhatsApp.
To save time, she sent it directly to the group chat.
He Xi quickly replied that you're welcome. Liu Yue didn't expect that Clo was also online at this time.
He said Friesians were good-looking but useless, good for nothing except pulling carts. Arabians were better for riding, and he would send a few over tomorrow for Liu Yue to choose from.
Liu Yue was just about to say no, the hotel really didn’t have enough space to keep the horse, and she didn’t know how to ride a horse at all.
But before she could even finish her sentence, He Xi said that Kro actually let his daughter stay in a hotel. He had been running a business in Europe for so many years, but he didn't even have a decent holiday villa in Gstaad. It was really lame.
Clo retorted that he didn't usually go to Gstaad, that there were less popular ski resorts in Switzerland, and that he was purely a ski enthusiast, unlike those aristocrats who were only famous for their socializing...
The two of them were arguing back and forth in the group, one in Chinese and the other in English. Liu Yue originally wanted to try to mediate, but then she thought better of it. She wasn't very familiar with either side, and silence was her best response.
However, Liu Yue suddenly had an outrageous guess in her mind.
He Xi suddenly sent her a carriage. Could it be because he saw her thanking Kro in the group chat for arranging the hotel, and felt very unhappy about being upstaged, so he wanted to save face...
No way, no way, could it be that the nonsense she made up to Sang Yu in order to find a reasonable reason for the 1 billion cash back actually became a reality?
Liu Yue was disheveled in the wind and felt a little dizzy.
When she returned to the hotel, the two bosses had finally called a truce. This truce only referred to the group chat; Liu Yue had no idea whether they had cursed each other in private chats.
Because both Cloe and He Xi came to chat with her privately, expressing their apologies for quarreling in the group, and told Liu Yue not to worry, that no matter how hostile they were, it would not affect their relationship as father and daughter, or mother and daughter.
Liu Yue: ...
Thank you for your concern, but she is no longer a child. How could her parents' quarrel bring her psychological trauma? Moreover, their family situation is really very special.
This is what she told herself in her heart, but when she thought of this strange family composition, Liu Yue couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth.
Finally, she did not forget to persuade Cloe to give up the idea of sending her a horse.
She is not a professional equestrian. If she wants to ride a horse for fun, a Friesian horse is definitely enough. Besides, the stables in this hotel cannot accommodate so many horses!
As for taking her to other towns for vacation, there was no need for that. Liu Yue thought Gstaad was quite fun and she was too lazy to move.
The most important thing is that the small town that Clo often goes to has advanced ski slopes, and she can't ski even if she goes there.
Stop comparing and competing with each other, and stop fighting over her!
...This was clearly the truth, but Liu Yue always felt that it sounded narcissistic.
Before dinner, Liu Yue also received an invitation letter.
This was sent to her by the hotel housekeeper, who sincerely invited her to attend the dance tomorrow.
“Swiss hotels actually have such activities.”
Liu Yue found it very novel. The dance party plot, which was a must in novels about wealthy families, finally happened to her in reality.
Although she hadn't packed anything - her ski gear was heavy enough, she only brought casual clothes for this trip.
But it doesn’t matter. She can just buy some ready-made ones tomorrow. She just so happens to have a one million spending task.
The only problem is, she can't dance.
Liu Yue scratched her head: "Is it going to be ballroom dancing at the party, or..."
"As you wish," the butler said respectfully, "Every guest is the star of the ball. You can dance however you want. As long as you can have fun, that is the meaning of the ball."
This is a cliché, but it is also the truth.
After all, this dance party was really held for Liu Yue, and the other residents were very curious about her.
People who are strong enough don’t need to actively seek opportunities to integrate into social circles, others will naturally extend olive branches to you.
Of course, European aristocrats are still very xenophobic.
The ball was nominally a hotel event, but not all guests were invited. If the threshold for entry isn't set high enough, how can the preciousness of the small circle be highlighted?
Liu Yue was unaware of all these twists and turns; she was simply immersed in the excitement of attending the dance.
"Thank you for your invitation. I will be there."
The dance is tomorrow night. If she practices intensively, she should be in time... right?
No matter what, if she stepped on someone's foot, she would pretend that she only spoke Chinese and didn't understand what the other person said.
As long as she is not embarrassed, it is others who are embarrassed.
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