Chapter 97 Chapter 97 Spending Money Day 97
Liu Yue didn't turn on the message notification for Xiaohongshu. When she opened the app again, she found out that there was a follow-up to this matter. In fact, it was because she was a little bored on the train.
After she posted the comment, "The real thing is at my house," many netizens called their friends to come and watch. The blogger, seemingly unaware that she was photographing a fake, even broke down in the comments section, threatening to engage her.
Liu Yue snorted and used his rhetoric to deal with him.
You claim this painting is authentic, but where's the invoice? Where's the purchase agreement? Do you know which auction house it came from? Who was the previous owner? How did it change hands? Where are the relevant documents proving the painting's authenticity?
She is traveling abroad and certainly won't have the contract documents with her, but isn't this painting of yours a "taken on the spot"?
If he really couldn't find these things and he couldn't explain why, he could still follow her example from yesterday and go to the gallery to buy a few paintings to show everyone his strength.
After this flurry of attacks, the opponent was silenced. He had no other reason to offer, only personal attacks.
Tsk, this is boring. Liu Yue forwarded this dynamic to Sang Yu and asked her to contact the platform customer service to handle it.
Of course, she wouldn't argue with him. Many people are powerless to change reality and can only curse to vent their emotions, but given a choice, no normal person would be proud of their foul mouth.
It would take some time for the train to arrive at the station, so Liu Yue simply sorted out the photos she had taken in the past few days, added text and combined them into a puzzle to form a nine-square plog for her circle of friends.
Some of them were taken by others, and some were scenery she recorded casually, all of which are memories of Luxembourg.
Liu Yue didn't delegate this task to her assistant, but did it herself. She didn't find it cumbersome and actually enjoyed making a digital diary.
But forget about physical journals. Her handwriting isn't very pretty, and it's a hassle to carefully lay out and design them. Unlike pictures for social media, which can be simply pieced together, she can create a new one.
Before long, many people liked her circle of friends, and Ye Jiashu sent her an emoticon package.
Ye Jiashu asked her if she had fun in Europe, and Liu Yue said it was okay.
He sighed outside the screen. He also wanted to go out and play with Liu Yue, but he still had to work.
The two of them made a video call, but they didn't talk for long before Liu Yue was about to arrive at the station, and he had to continue working.
Before hanging up, Liu Yue casually said, "Your face seems a little rounder than before. Have you been controlling your weight recently?"
Is there?! Ye Jiashu immediately touched his cheek.
People who have lost weight are very sensitive to this. He confirmed it again and again, and Liu Yue comforted him: "It may be the effect of gaining ten pounds on camera."
Ye Jiashu frowned uneasily. He'd been under a lot of work pressure lately, and he hadn't been paying much attention to his diet, and he'd also been a bit slack in his fitness...
He asked nervously, "If I get fat, will you dislike me?"
"Of course." Liu Yue answered without hesitation.
Ye Jiashu:!!!
Although Liu Yue added that she was joking, Ye Jiashu recalled her expression and demeanor just now and always felt that it was the truth.
From a common sense perspective, this is indeed the case...
He hung up the video call sad and worried, looked for a scale everywhere in the company, and even looked at himself repeatedly in the mirror in the bathroom.
Has he really gained weight recently? Is it noticeable? I feel like Liu Yue's attitude towards him was a little cold today. Could that be the reason?
The more Ye Jiashu thought about it, the more worried he became. When his boss asked him to go out for dinner in the evening, he flatly refused and said he couldn't go.
He has to control his diet and go to the gym to exercise. Before Liu Yue returns from Europe, he has to return to his previous state, and even get better.
Isn't it just chest and abdominal muscles? As long as she likes it, he can also train it.
Boss: "But you haven't gained weight recently. You don't have to be so strict with yourself."
"You don't understand." Ye Jiashu shook his head. "Body management is a compulsory course for men. If a man can't even control his weight, what else can he accomplish?"
After saying that, he glanced meaningfully at his boss's budding beer belly, sighed, and walked away.
boss:……
Oh, how long can one who uses her beauty to please others be happy?
Women's sense of novelty is limited. If Liu Yue meets a new love in Europe this time, Ye Jiashu will be in tears.
Speaking of Liu Yue’s situation in Europe... She doesn’t have any new love yet, but she does have some old friends.
She had met some friends at a hotel dance event while skiing in Switzerland.
Liu Yue actually thought it was a hotel event before, but later she found out that it was specially organized for her.
As soon as I got off the platform, I saw a man in a suit waiting for me. He didn't hold up a sign, but simply scanned the passengers getting off the train. When he saw Liu Yue, he quickly stepped forward.
Liu Yue followed him. He was the person sent by Heidi to pick her up.
Hedi was another Belgian aristocratic friend of hers. The two did not have much interaction in Switzerland, but just added each other's contact information. After Liu Yue returned to China, they became good friends online.
Fate is so wonderful.
Heidi gave Liu Yue a big hug, first praising her fully, and then praising her cat fully.
Well, European social etiquette is just so enthusiastic.
Liu Yue brought her a gift: a Shu brocade dress tailored to her figure, and a few packets of Guangdong-style soup ingredients, with the recipes written down in English for her.
Heidi was overjoyed and immediately opened up to Liu Yue. On the way from the train station to the hotel, Liu Yue had already heard all the gossip about the Belgian royal family and aristocracy. If the journey had been longer, she would have had the opportunity to uncover the entire European network of gossip.
Unfortunately, the central city area of Brussels is not that big, so Liu Yue, who had just arrived, planned to rest in the hotel and have lunch.
Hedy was very considerate and invited her family's banquet chef to come, and also brought a bottle of her father's treasured red wine, produced in 1999, Romanee-Conti, which has a market price of about several hundred thousand RMB.
This year, the climate in Burgundy was ideal and the grapes were perfectly ripe, making it a very good year.
——That’s right, even if the wine is from the same production area and the same brand, its quality will be affected by the climate, and there are many unstable factors.
Liu Yue asked her, "Will your father blame you for taking out this bottle of wine?"
After all, Hetty had mentioned to her that her aristocratic father loved red wine very much. He not only loved to drink it, but also loved to collect it.
Hetty snorted, "This bottle of wine isn't that bad, and I don't care what he thinks. If I don't take it, I don't know who will drink it in the future."
"Besides," Hetty shrugged, "if he knew it was you I was going to entertain, he wouldn't dare to have any objections."
"We didn't know at the time that your mother was actually He Xi—you were so low-key back then."
Liu Yue said: "No one asked you."
If someone asked, she would tell them, but everyone seemed to assume that this was a private topic and no one asked. Liu Yue would not shout with a loudspeaker to announce her identity.
Hetty was silent. At that time, who would have thought that her biological mother was He Xi? Everyone thought she was one of Clo's well-hidden lover.
This bottle of red wine has been decanted for several hours in advance, and some preparation is needed before it can be officially consumed. Liu Yue will eat first.
Hetty said the grilled pork ribs were the chef's specialty and she had to try it.
There was no complicated etiquette for eating in private. Liu Yue was wondering how to eat this thing with a knife and fork, but when she saw Hetty grabbing it with her hands, she followed suit and picked up a piece of ribs to chew on.
There was indeed a reason why she and Hetty became good friends.
The pork ribs had a strong roasted flavor, but the seasoning wasn't overly greasy, leaving a rich, meaty aroma. The pork was excellent quality, without the fishy smell common with European pigs, and had a slightly charred, crispy texture around the edges.
Liu Yue had been eating white food in Luxembourg for two days and had been missing Chinese food, but this pork rib dish restored her confidence in European cuisine.
"It feels like honey-glazed barbecued pork," she described. "It's the kind that's a little bit fatter, with a glossy skin, not the dry kind."
Chinese and foreign cuisines are indeed similar in nature.
Liu Yue also ate potatoes with butter in the middle. This way of eating is simply a calorie bomb and it is really sinful, but it tastes good.
The potatoes were soft and glutinous, and after adding butter, they became a sweet dessert. Liu Yue was curious about how Hedy managed to stay in shape if she ate this often.
Because this way of eating it was so delicious, Liu Yue originally wanted to restrain herself and only eat 1/4, but she ended up eating the whole thing without realizing it.
Hetty's answer was tennis, fencing, surfing, skiing... Liu Yue sighed, wondering why all the nobles she knew were high-energy people, you guys love sports too much.
"Habits become second nature," Hetty said. "If you don't fit in, you'll have nothing to talk about in social situations."
Well, they are really aristocrats who love socializing all their lives.
While the two were chatting, the red wine was almost done.
Liu Yue usually prefers to drink white wine. She took a sip tentatively. Perhaps because the wine had been decanted long enough, it did not feel as sour as she had imagined and became much softer.
But the more you taste it, the sourness gradually becomes stronger. This sourness is not the kind that makes you feel uncomfortable or choking, but a sourness that dances vividly on the tip of your tongue.
Hetty said it was the smell of roses, violets, truffles, cherries, and fennel. Liu Yue opened her eyes blankly, wondering if she couldn't taste so many details, or if she didn't know what those scents felt like.
Although she didn't have that much professional knowledge, the wine was indeed delicious.
It is not the kind of drink that makes people want to take a second sip immediately after taking a sip. The red wine has a wonderful aftertaste that piques her desire to explore and makes her taste the second glass in succession.
Friends get together, just a few drinks are enough. Liu Yue stopped drinking when she was slightly tipsy and went to take a nap.
Hetty also left first, and the two agreed to meet again tomorrow.
Before taking a nap, Liu Yue didn't forget to buy some jewelry online. She wasn't sure how long she should sleep, so she decided to finish the task first.
Sure enough, when she woke up, it was already 3:30 p.m. local time. If she hadn't had foresight, she would have rushed to find a luxury store, which would have been too hasty and embarrassing.
Liu Yue rubbed her eyes. Perhaps because of the red wine she drank at noon, her sleep time was longer than before. But after regaining consciousness, her mind seemed to have become clearer.
Drinking red wine in moderation is indeed good for health. When she went to France, she also visited various famous wineries and brought back a few bottles of wine.
After Liu Yue woke up, she ate some fruit. Ren Zhen came to report to her what happened in the morning and said that a certain boss wanted to talk to her and apologize to her.
Liu Yue asked, "Was it his son who scolded me online?"
"No." Ren Zhen shook his head. "The user of the account 'Qiang' is the son of his nanny. The Porsche doesn't belong to 'Qiang', but to one of the boss's grandsons."
Oh no, no wonder he insisted that she was pretending to be rich, it turns out he was the one pretending.
Ren Zhen continued, "As for the Moulin Rouge painting, the boss knew it was a replica when he bought it. He said during the call that he bought the work of art simply for appreciation and had absolutely no intention of confusing the real thing with the fake."
Ren Zhen was inclined to believe that what he said was true, because the painting was so famous, and Cloe did not participate in the auction under a secret identity. If someone were to investigate, they would definitely find it.
As for the trouble caused by the nanny's son... because of him, the nanny has been fired.
However, Ren Zhen didn't think the nanny was that innocent. If the nanny in Liu Yue's home could let her son come in and out of her house at will, take pictures everywhere inside, get her car keys, and pretend they were his—
Of course, with the support team around, things wouldn't have gotten to this point. As soon as the slightest sign of trouble showed up, Ren Zhen would have suggested that Liu Yue fire the person.
In fact, that "Qiang" is now apologizing frantically on Xiaohongshu. You can only send one private message, but he keeps @ing and commenting.
His account has been banned by the platform administrator. He created a second account for this purpose and also wrote a handwritten apology letter. His attitude was so sincere and his words were so earnest that no one would suspect that he was reluctant or had any sarcasm in his words.
Netizens didn’t expect that this drama would have a sequel, so they came over to watch the fun.
I didn’t expect to see an apology after an online argument.
[This is hilarious. Did you hit a wall? That's why you're so anxious, right?]
[You hit ordinary girls hard, but when you provoke a rich woman, she immediately falls to her knees. Your fawning look is really embarrassing.]
[This guy has spread rumors about many female bloggers before. Finally, he has been exposed. I hope he is okay.]
[I hope something happens +1, the rich woman must not let him go]
[He seems quite sincere. There's no need to extend a few online arguments into real life. You can't afford to offend the Celestial Dragons.]
[Classic male-male mutual assistance is late but it arrives]
[Yue, some people say nice things, but actually get really angry when you insult them. They are really good at being generous to others.]
[Are you still trying to stir up trouble? The blogger has already fallen to his knees like this, you can imagine how scared he is. If he sees you dare to imply something to him, he might be so scared that he almost faints.]
[We're just here to watch the fun, but the "good brothers" really don't want to give them a chance to survive~]
Liu Yue naturally saw Qiang's apology. She glanced at it casually, considered it read, and did not reply.
He had insulted her online, and an apology was what he should do. This person had already affected her mood at the time, and no matter how he tried to remedy it, it was impossible to travel through time and space to completely erase the impact of this incident on her.
Although this influence is minimal, being generous or not is Liu Yue's choice.
"Let's forget about him and me."
Liu Yue said as she scrolled through her phone, "But I saw several comments from netizens saying that he had spread rumors about others before..."
She looked at Sang Yu and said, "Go collect information on this matter and ask which female bloggers don't want to sue him. If they do, I can help them hire lawyers for free and provide legal assistance throughout the process."
What happens to him depends on what he has done before.
As for the boss who wanted to apologize to her in person, Liu Yue said that she didn't need it and would not accept his gift. This matter had nothing to do with him.
OK, this matter was resolved smoothly.
Liu Yue lay in the hotel for a while. She could have asked the hotel to deliver the food, but looking at the picture menu, she didn't have any idea.
"Why not just find a small street stall to eat at?" Liu Yue suddenly had an idea. "Since we're traveling, it's boring to just go to famous restaurants. It's better to experience the local people's daily diet."
Although it may not be to her taste, the most important thing about traveling is the experience.
Liu Yue changed her clothes and left immediately. Several bodyguards were scouting the way ahead. If they found any hidden danger, Zhang Cheng would find a way to guide Liu Yue in another direction.
After all, the security environment in Europe cannot be said to be very safe. Three gun battles occurred at the beginning of this year.
Liu Yue started the free exploration mode of Brussels, and Ren Zhen followed her and blocked two groups of thieves.
Her watch was a bit too conspicuous, but it didn't matter. Chloe and He Xi hired a bodyguard for her just to protect her freedom to do whatever she wanted.
After walking around for a while, Liu Yue felt tired.
She randomly picked a seafood restaurant that caught her eye and ordered its signature dish based on the waiter's recommendation.
The waiter also asked her if she would like some beer. This restaurant and the pub next door are owned by the same owner, and both have the same menu.
Liu Yue only knew that German beer was famous before, but in fact, Belgium’s beer brewing technology is also unique.
Since they were already there, Liu Yue happily agreed. The waiter, knowing she was a tourist from out of town, recommended a set menu: it included ten small beers, offering a variety of flavors.
That’s great, Liu Yue ordered this.
The first dish served was a seafood platter. The dishes and main courses were both good and bad, about the same level as domestic chain restaurants. Not bad, but no surprises.
When ten glasses of beer were served, Liu Yue was shocked.
No, where is the "small cup" you promised? This is about the same size as the regular juice cup in domestic hotels, right?
She understood a small cup as a disposable paper cup, but judging by the amount, it was at least two or three times what she expected...
Liu Yue had just had this question when she looked at the beer on the next table. The "large cup" over there was probably almost one liter.
Well... the waiter was right, it was indeed a small cup.
The colors of these ten Belgian craft beers vary, including light yellow, dark yellow, very dark reddish brown, and a green color that Liu Yue has never seen before.
The waiter suggested that she start with the first glass. The ten bottles of beer were placed in order from low to high alcohol content.
Liu Yue picked up the first glass, which was very similar to the color of beer she remembered.
Well, the taste is similar. Based on Liu Yue’s limited experience in drinking beer, this one seems a bit light in comparison, making it very suitable for novices who are drinking beer for the first time.
When I tried the second cup, the bitterness was a bit more prominent and the tip of my tongue was a bit numb.
The third cup had a strong fruity flavor and tasted like fruit wine, sweet; the fourth cup was so sour that Liu Yue almost screamed. The sourness rushed straight to the top of her head, and she became sober instantly.
"Such sour wine..."
Liu Yue complained, "It tastes like it's expired, like it's about to go bad."
Sang Yu explained to her with a smile, no, this is what sour beer tastes like.
It is a beer fermented with lactic acid bacteria and acetic acid bacteria. Fruit is added during the brewing process, so it actually has a fruity aroma, but it is in the later stage, so we need to wait a little longer.
Sure enough, after the sour taste passed, the feeling of sweetness came up.
The sour taste is really a bit uncomfortable, but when you come to your senses, you still feel a little nostalgic and addicted... This is probably the charm of sour beer.
By the time she drank the tenth glass of wine, Liu Yue's face had turned a little red and her ears were slightly hot.
Her alcohol tolerance is very average, and she is very aware of this.
"I feel a little dizzy." She told Sang Yu, "I want to take it easy first, then go back to the hotel slowly."
Sang Yu naturally followed her instructions. Liu Yue sat up and pointed to a few glasses of wine for her.
"These are delicious." Liu Yue said concisely, "Take them back home."
Liu Yue didn't realize that her fingers were trembling a little. If you didn't look carefully, you might not be able to tell which glass of wine she was pointing to.
But Sang Yu definitely knew that even if Liu Yue didn't say it, she was observing her reaction after every glass of wine.
"OK."
Sang Yu put her hand down. Liu Yue was a little awkward sitting, but it wasn't a big deal. She could lean against Sang Yu unsteadily.
After a while, she fell asleep.
Even in a noisy street restaurant, Liu Yue still has an extraordinary ability to sleep.
Sang Yu couldn't hold Liu Yue, but Ren Zhen could.
Without disturbing Liu Yue, she lifted her up and carried her sideways. At the same time, she was still able to maintain a steady stride forward, as if her hands had no weight at all.
Sang Yu covered her with a blanket and guided Lucas into the pet carrier.
Its owner fell asleep and couldn't hold it in his arms. Lucas also didn't like being held by others.
As they walked out of the restaurant, Liu Yue stirred slightly in Ren Zhen's arms. Ren Zhen thought she had woken up, but it turned out she was just unconsciously adjusting to a more comfortable position.
This reminded Ren Zhen of Lucas - it is said that pets will become like their owners after being raised for a long time, and Liu Yue looked quite like a cat just now.
Liu Yue didn't wake up on the way, but she woke up after Ren Zhen gently put her on the bed in the hotel.
She vaguely asked what time it was. After Ren Zhen told her the time, she felt it was still early and not yet time for her to go to bed.
Liu Yue suddenly thought of something: "Didn't I take a shower yet?"
Ren Zhen said that if she wanted to rest, it was okay to wash it tomorrow morning.
Theoretically, this is true, but... if she doesn't take a shower, she will feel weird. Taking a shower every day is an obsession ingrained in the bones of Cantonese people!
Liu Yue still stubbornly got up from the bed and went to take a shower. In the shower room, she also clicked to sign in and drew out the amount for tomorrow's task.
This was a number that surprised and not surprised her, one million.
Liu Yue: ...
She said that the system definitely has its KPI. Normally, it would issue tens or hundreds of thousands of yuan, but by the middle of the year, it would reach one million yuan.
Of course the system would not admit it, it would only urge Liu Yue to spend the money quickly.
"I understand--" Liu Yue said with a long tone.
Under the influence of alcohol, her mind was still not clear, but she was just spending money, she was good at it.
After taking a shower and washing up, Liu Yue fell directly on the bed and fell asleep quickly within a few seconds.
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