World Three
Yu Chengwei was happy when taking the photo, but he and He Xing fell into an awkward situation afterward.
What embarrassed him was that He Xing's reaction was too calm. Not only did he not get angry, he also didn't ask him how the photo was. It was completely different from the reaction he had imagined.
The awkward part for He Xing, who reacted too calmly, was that by the time he realized what was happening, Yu Chengwei had already taken the photo. He was now caught in a dilemma: "If I get angry now, I'll seem a bit stupid," but "If I don't get angry, it seems like I'm giving Yu Chengwei too much credit."
The two of them looked at each other at the same time, and then quickly looked away the next second after the other person looked at them.
An awkward atmosphere filled the air. Maoqiu didn't quite understand what the two of them were so embarrassed about, so he flew directly to He Xing's side: [Host, host!]
He Xing turned and looked at it.
Where are you going next? Maoqiu asked him.
He Xing didn't answer. He took out the piece of paper given to him by the bartender, opened it, and pointed to a tourist attraction on it.
In addition to hotels and attractions that are reasonably priced for outsiders, the other party also wrote about popular attractions that tourists must visit.
What interested him most was the mountain climbing and the so-called "swing".
He didn't think the other party would really recommend an ordinary swing to him, so this swing should still be quite interesting.
Yu Chengxu, who was originally in an awkward state, saw that He Xing didn't seem to have any intention of getting angry with him, so he quickly set the photo as his profile picture, even deliberately adding the other half of He Xing's face. Then he walked over to He Xing and asked, "What are you looking at?"
He remembered that when he found He Xing here, he saw him holding this piece of paper and a lot of money.
He always wanted to ask who gave it to He Xing, but he never found the chance.
——Now I finally found the opportunity!
He Xing handed the paper to him, still pointing at the scenic spot: "We'll go here later."
"Okay." Yu Chengwei pointed at the line of words on the paper and then casually asked, "Does the person who wrote this not practice calligraphy very often?"
"I don't know. It's a stranger... someone I know helped write it." He Xing answered casually, then folded the paper and put it back in his pocket. "Okay, let's pack up and go down the mountain."
"Oh." Yu Chengwei didn't ask any more questions and took out a folding fan from his pink and white shoulder bag. "Let me fan you. By the way, this fan is quite cheap."
He Xing glanced at him and asked, "How much?"
"Seventy-five." Yu Chengwei said, snapping open his folding fan and fanning the two people. "How do you feel?!"
It doesn't feel very good.
He Xing didn't say anything. This kind of folding fan wouldn't be so expensive even in a scenic spot. Most likely, the fan seller thought Yu Chengxu looked like a rich idiot, so he deliberately raised the price. He didn't expect that Yu Chengxu, a rich idiot, would actually buy it.
"My father once bought a fan from an acquaintance. It cost six figures, but the workmanship was very fine, well worth the price. He loved to show it off in the summer." Yu Chengwei continued, "When should I take it out and fan you?"
"No need." He Xing replied immediately.
He knew that Yu Chengwei was really capable of doing this.
After all, he was the magical human being who had casually said that the koi in school were almost gone and it was a pity, and then immediately put the koi at home in a torn transparent bag and brought it to him.
"Then just use this for now. After all, a fan can be used to fan you." Yu Chengxu said this in a very natural manner and fanned He Xing again.
He Xing didn't notice anything wrong and just nodded.
Maoqiu took a look at the distance between the two people getting closer and closer, and wisely did not remind the host at this critical moment.
He Xing is used to traveling, so he has extraordinary physical strength and is very mobile. After going down the mountain, he just took a taxi nearby.
The driver smiled when he heard the name of the destination and turned to look at the two of them. "Are you here for tourism? This attraction is quite famous. Come on in."
"Yeah." He Xing nodded and got in the car.
"--Yeah." Yu Chengwei, who got in the car right after him, took over the conversation very naturally and closed the car door. "By the way, uncle, is there anything fun to do near the scenic spot?"
"Let me think about it," the driver turned down the radio and started the car. "Yes, I remember there's a night market near the scenic spot... but it will be almost dark by the time you get down the mountain."
"Is it because the mountain is very high?" Yu Chengwei asked.
"Hahahahahahahahahaha, no! It's because there are many fun places on the mountain. You should be joining a tour group, right? Then you can not only watch the performances, but also..."
He Xing looked at the scenery outside the window and heard the conversation between Yu Chengwei and the driver.
——He suddenly had the illusion that he was back in his graduate school days.
Yu Chengwei was better at dealing with strangers than he was, something He Xing only discovered after the two of them were together.
He had always been curious about how Yu Chengwei could chat so happily with people of different ages. At that time, the two of them had a very close relationship, so He Xing directly asked Yu Chengwei why.
Yu Chengxu replied that it was because of his parents' good teaching. He Xing remembered that he seemed to have replied that it was not bad, and the topic ended there.
He was not used to topics like family, so he didn't think there was anything wrong at the time.
Lost in memories at this moment, He Xing also recalled Yu Chengwei's expression at that time.
There was no smile in Yu Chengxu's eyes when he said that. It didn't seem like he was thanking his parents for the education they provided him, but more like... more like what?
He Xing couldn't think of any appropriate description, and he couldn't seem to explain it clearly.
He Xing could plan his travel itinerary in advance and complete the challenge of climbing the Five Mountains in five days, but he was never good at dealing with matters related to "family," whether it was about others or himself.
Seeing that Yu Chengwei and the driver were in high spirits, He Xing spread out his fingers, like a person who suddenly wanted to feel the wind outside, and gently poked the ball of fur sitting on the window sill whose fur was all puffed up by the wind.
[What’s the matter?] The fluffy ball turned around and asked him.
"Nothing, I just suddenly feel like Yu Chengwei has always been quite dependent on his parents." He Xing thought to himself, "Something seems amiss."
He just wanted to get a definite answer from the system, wondering whether he was just being overly suspicious or if there was some other reason.
But the next second, Maoqiu looked at He Xing in surprise, and then shouted at him in an excited tone, as if his son had grown up: [Host, you finally realized that something is wrong! ]
Putting aside other things, the tone was really offensive... He Xing endured it again and again, and finally managed to suppress the urge to slap the system.
Maoqiu recalled some unpleasant memories from the past and drifted a little further away from the host, not continuing his suicidal behavior: [...Okay, host, your feeling is correct. There is indeed something wrong about this. How about you think about it again?]
It seemed that the system couldn't directly tell him what was going on, otherwise it wouldn't have told him to "think about it again" after being silently threatened by him.
There's something a little off about Yu Chengwei's reliance on his parents, He Xing thought. "How should I put it? It seems he's placing too much importance on their authority."
Yu Chengwei's behavior is not like that of the mama's boy or dad's boy that people are used to seeing. He always asks their opinions before doing anything, but he does attach great importance to the "authority" of these two people.
He Xing has not studied psychology, and this conclusion was deduced based on the answer given by the system.
Fortunately, even if I can guess to this point, it’s not bad. The rest of the system can be supplemented by myself.
The system said: [What do you think of Yu Chengwei? Does he fit everyone's stereotype of a rich second-generation person?]
The driver and Yu Chengwei's conversation had finally come to an end. Perhaps because they were both enjoying themselves, smiles were on their faces. They looked more like longtime friends than strangers.
"Let's add each other as friends later!" the driver said as he drove. "I'll recommend you some restaurants that locals go to."
"Okay!" Yu Chengwei said with a smile, "Then thank you in advance!"
"We're no match for each other, no need...!"
He Xing withdrew his gaze from the two of them and answered the question the system had just asked in his mind: Not compliant.
He had no idea what the "rich second generation" group was, except for the fact that he'd seen similar characters in TV dramas. He'd always assumed that since Yu Chengxu's family was wealthy, their personalities were likely similar to those in TV dramas.
Arrogant, not caring about other people's opinions, short-lived enthusiasm, and thinking that money can solve everything.
But except for the first point, the others were different from what he imagined.
Even Yu Chengwei's arrogance is not the kind of "I will be angry if you don't do what I want", but the kind of "I can find a way to solve it myself".
[TV dramas are essentially for entertainment, so of course some characters and plot points will be exaggerated.] The system said, [In fact, it is precisely because of this family that Yu Chengwei has become a different person from what the host imagined.]
[It is precisely because the family has sufficient financial support that they can provide him with such a good educational environment.]
"But it's precisely because of this kind of education," the system said, suddenly changing the subject, "that he has unconsciously come to believe so excessively in his parents' authority, and he may not even be aware of it."
Maoqiu wanted to ask the host if he could think about Yu Chengwei's unintentional over-reliance on parental authority, but the next second he saw the host folding his arms.
This is a typical gesture in a conversation that indicates an unwillingness to continue, so Maoqiu immediately shut up.
He Xing really didn't want to comment on this matter.
He had never been close to his parents, and he really couldn't get close to them. If he hadn't suddenly remembered the conversation he had with Yu Chengwei today, and the system hadn't reminded him of it, he wouldn't have thought of these things.
...but too much faith in parental authority?
That was Yu Chengxu's family affair, what did it have to do with him? He wasn't some education expert or psychologist.
He Xing thought so and looked at Yu Chengwei beside him.
As if noticing his gaze, Yu Chengwei turned around and then naturally took out a bottle of water from her pink and white shoulder bag: "Are you thirsty? Have some water."
He Xing took the bottle of water directly.
He did not have another mental conversation with the system, nor did he intend to answer Yu Chengwei's question. He just turned his head and looked out the window again.
This time, Maoqiu did not try his best to urge the host to complete the transformation like he did when they first met. He looked at Yu Chengwei, who was chatting with the driver but always paying attention to He Xing, and then looked at the transformation progress that was changing again.
[Renovation progress: 57%]
Well, it looks like it has nothing to worry about.
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