Chapter 461: Waves in the Waves
Wan Fu nodded randomly: "Yes, yes, that's the nature of straight men. Don't be fooled by Lao Wu's gentle and refined appearance. He is a straight man at heart. He wants to do everything for me. If I hadn't resisted, I would have been spoiled into a weakling."
"Haha, little weakling, little weakling, little weakling." Yang Xi waved his hands in confusion and shouted with a laugh.
Faced with three drunken girlfriends, Shi Feiye didn't dare to drink anymore. She coaxed the other three people and moved them to the bed one by one, half drunk. That's it.
When they woke up the next day, all three of them had a headache. After taking the medicine prepared in advance and eating breakfast, they were almost recovered by the time they set off.
They set out for the ancient castle that Qin Buzhu mentioned in the morning. The four of them were very excited. When they were almost there, they changed trains halfway and it turned out that the castle's butler sent a carriage to pick them up.
Sitting in the carriage and looking at the surrounding scenery, the four people felt so fresh and happy.
"I never thought that one day I would actually ride in a real Western carriage, and it belonged to my best friend. It was like a dream. Who would dare to believe it?"
Han Wenya touched the handrail of the carriage, feeling deeply moved. She looked left and right, and felt that the surrounding scenery was more beautiful.
Wan Fu stared at the tall horse in front of her, shook her head and sighed, "People are really different. I thought it was impressive that Mr. Wu had a stable under his name. I was thinking of asking you to pick horses. I thought we could go riding together when we were free. I didn't expect that they even arranged a carriage here."
Yang Xi shrank her head. Her manor was actually almost like an ancient castle. It would be better not to provoke the two women next to her at this time, as it would easily attract hatred.
Shi Feiye was also very excited: "Don't be so envious, isn't this my first time here? I've written so many stories about carriages and castles in my novels, but this is the first time I've seen a real version."
That's true. Now the few people are no longer concerned about it.
When they arrived at the castle, the butler spoke fluent Chinese and introduced the situation in the castle to a few people. In fact, the area they had just seen was the territory under Qin Buju's name. To some extent, there was no difference between a manor and a castle.
As the hostess, Shi Feiye knew nothing, but the butler had absolutely no intention of fooling around. He first took a few people to taste the specially prepared snacks, and then took a few people to visit the castle. There were some places that were not suitable for others to enter, so the butler took Shi Feiye in alone to see.
After the tour, several people were taken to the wine cellar. Wow, there were a bunch of good wines in there that Shi Feiye didn't recognize. After the butler introduced them to them, he prepared wine for them to drink tonight according to Shi Feiye's requirements. If converted into money, no one knew how much it would be. Many of them were good things that were completely extinct on the market.
"I think Boss Qin is really amazing. With such a big castle and manor, and so many good things in the wine cellar, he can become a rich man just by doing something. He actually made others believe that he was bankrupt. He is really a talent!"
Wan Fu was amazed all the way. Even if the wine in the wine cellar was not counted, the things in this castle alone would be worth a lot of money.
"Yes, such a great castle, it's really amazing." Han Wenya touched the wall gently, as if she felt the passage of time.
Master Feiye sighed after hearing this:
"You are all wrong. It is not that difficult to buy a castle like this. Often, a lot of land is included as a gift. But the problem is that most people can't afford to buy it but can't afford to maintain it!"
"Ah?" Wan Fu and Han Wenya were a little confused, "What do you mean?"
"What I mean is, it's not that difficult to buy a castle in the West, and the price is not as expensive as you think. The biggest problem is that you can't afford to maintain it. Every year, it costs a lot of money just to maintain the building and ensure that the things in the castle don't break down. If you don't maintain it, the government will forcibly take measures to take it back. So there are a lot of rich people in the West who go bankrupt because they can't afford to maintain it. If you don't believe me, you can search on the Internet."
Wan Fu and Han Wenya really didn't believe it, and they started searching immediately. It turned out that owning a castle was not a particularly great feat. Instead, it was the ability to maintain and preserve the vitality of the castle that was a great feat. Moreover, it was difficult for a castle to make a profit, and it would even lose money.
"No wonder those people believed that Boss Qin went bankrupt. We were so naive." Wan Fu touched her chest, feeling that her knowledge had been refreshed.
"Yes, I just learned about this. If the housekeeper hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known that when Boss Qin was young, he came here specifically to study how to make a profit through the castle to maintain a balance between income and expenditure. It's not easy."
Shi Feiye sighed. There were always layers of fog between reality and stories, making it difficult for people to see the truth.
Yang Xi pursed her lips and said, "Then the Lin family's manor should be similar. Isn't it said that there is a house similar to the castle there?"
"No, I just asked the housekeeper, and he said he had heard of the Lin family's manor. The house is relatively new, so the annual maintenance cost is not that expensive, and it is basically profitable."
Han Wenya didn't understand either: "Since it's so difficult to maintain, why don't you sell it? I see you guys don't come here often. It's been two years and this is your first time here. Boss Qin should be about the same. He seems to have never left you."
"There's nothing we can do. It's said to be the dowry property left by one of our ancestors. Whether it's the Qin family's old house or this castle, we can't sell it unless we have no other choice."
Shi Feiye shrugged. Qin Buju had mentioned this to her before, but she didn't know it at that time.
"Inheritance has its pros and cons, and every family has its own problems." Wan Fu sighed, "Compared to this, being a bachelor like me is not bad, and I have fewer worries."
"Do you guys want to have lunch? The housekeeper has specially prepared delicious food for you."
Shi Feiye wanted to finish eating quickly and have a rest, and also wanted to go out and take a look in the afternoon.
"Let's go, let's go eat some delicious food. Let us also try what the authentic local food is like." Han Wenya immediately quickened her pace.
The lunch tasted delicious, but the steps were really complicated and it took a long time to eat. Normally, they just pretended to eat it during filming, but when it came to this, the four women felt that they probably wouldn’t want to eat it again in their lifetime.
"Well, this roasted ham is quite delicious. It feels like a lot of special seasonings have been added to it." Yang Xi motioned for everyone to try it.
The others took a bite and thought it was quite good.
"Everything in this meal tastes delicious, but the process of eating is too troublesome. I seriously doubt that those people used to eat this kind of food just to kill time. It's too tiring to eat a meal for so long."
Wan Fu felt that they had been eating for an hour and a half, but there was still food coming up from time to time, as if there was something else coming up according to the procedure.
"I think the long time is only one reason. The main reason is that the process is too complicated. Everything is divided clearly. It's not as refreshing as where we eat everything together." Han Wenya said, taking a bite of duck meat without hesitation.
"You all have enough, you talk as if you can eat every day. On the set, you still eat boxed lunches or takeout. It's good enough to go out for a meal once in a while."
It hurts!
Yang Xi couldn't help laughing out loud: "After all, we are just a bunch of vulgar people. We can't live that kind of high-end and refined life. That kind of life can only be lived by wealthy wives who don't work. It's good for us to try what it feels like occasionally."
"Speaking of which, we are considered to be the ladies of a top-tier wealthy family. Even if we are not now, we will be in the future. But the result is not like what is shown in TV dramas. We live a life of luxury all day long and are too busy to even take care of men. We act like strong women, which is really funny."
Han Wenya pointed at Master Feiye:
"It's all because of this woman. She has forcibly promoted us weaklings to the status of performing arts backbones, forcing us to work very hard so that we can devote our lives to the performing arts industry."
Master Feiye raised his head proudly:
"Why, it's fate that you met me. It means God doesn't want to waste your talents, so you have to shine here with me. It's not good to be a career woman of the new era. I don't believe you won't be irritable if you stay at home shopping every day. Once you are irritable, it will easily cause family conflicts, and your marriage may even break down."
"Yes, yes, you are right. Thank you, screenwriter, for bringing us to the peak of our lives." The three of them bowed and continued to eat with a laugh.
After eating and drinking, we went horseback riding in the afternoon, drank a lot of wine in the evening, stayed in a Western-style room for a night, and felt the charm of the Middle Ages. The next day, several of us went to Linqiong's manor.
The manor was actually not that bad. Fortunately, there was a lawn here, so everyone prepared and had a picnic, which was quite fun.
I woke up in the morning and set off for the city I had planned to go to. I came to L City to feel the fashion atmosphere and do some shopping.
"I've been here many times, either for work or to visit exhibitions. It's been many years since I last did serious shopping. I don't even know if the stores I liked before are still there."
Yang Xi took out the strategy she had made and discussed it with the others:
"It's like this. This time we'll go to the store ourselves and not have them deliver the stuff to us. We haven't been shopping properly since Ye Zi started filming. Does anyone still remember what it feels like to go shopping? Let's experience it again today. Otherwise, we don't know when we'll be able to do it again."
Shi Feiye raised her hand: "I agree. I haven't even had a good look around."
I didn't understand when Qin Buju first brought me there, and later I just couldn't care less. After all, I've become a rich man in this world, but I've never gone shopping properly.
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In the next chapter, the men are coming to find wives, hahahahahahahahaha.
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