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Nan Qing bought three watches and two pairs of cufflinks before leading his people up to the top floor of the mall and into a famous hot pot restaurant in the area.
The interior was decorated in an antique style, with screens separating semi-open private rooms. She and Qin Mobei sat on the same side, close to each other.
While ordering all the food he wanted, Nanqing carefully explained some common sense about modern life and the use of electronic products such as mobile phones to him.
Once the fiery hot pot broth was served, the entire space was instantly filled with its aroma. The bright red chili peppers in the copper pot tumbled in the hot pot broth, and the Sichuan peppercorns had a slightly pungent smell. However, Nanqing's eyes lit up instantly when she saw the broth.
She hadn't had such a spicy hot pot in ages!
She couldn't wait to throw in all the ingredients that needed to be cooked for a while, such as duck blood, potatoes, meatballs, and tofu, and then pointed to the shiny black ingredients on another plate.
"Qin Mobei, I want to eat this tripe. You cook it for me, just hold it in your hand and blanch it up and down seven or eight times."
Looking at this thing that resembled a hot pot, Qin Mobei remained silent. He simply picked up the dark-colored thing that Nan Qing had pointed to, held the chopsticks, put it into the pot, and then, following her instructions, gently scalded the food in the chopsticks with a steady up-and-down motion.
His beloved still loves eating these weird and strange things...
"one two three....."
Nan Qing looked at the tripe in her chopsticks and counted it quietly. She leaned so close that even the tip of her nose was reddened by the steam from the pot, but all she could see were those few pieces of black tripe covered in red oil.
When the time came, and it looked like they were about to eat, Qin Mobei turned his wrist and put the thing in his own bowl. Then, to Nan Qing's astonishment, he slowly put the strange-looking thing into his mouth.
Qin Mobei chewed slowly. The food was crisp and tender, coated with the spicy red broth. The taste and texture were surprisingly good.
After swallowing the food in his mouth, he glanced sideways at Nan Qing, whose eyes were wide open, and said calmly:
"I'll give it a try first."
Then I picked up another piece of tripe with my chopsticks and put it into the boiling pot to continue cooking.
His beloved Qingqing is greedy and always loves to eat these strange foods. What if something is poisonous or so unpalatable that it's inedible?
There was no other way; he could only grit his teeth and taste those strange and ugly things himself first, to make sure they were at least harmless before letting her eat them.
Nan Qing pursed his lips; he himself was craving it too!
This time, Nan Qing didn't need to count. Qin Mobei was extremely serious and meticulous in his cooking. After a few dips, he steadily placed the tripe covered in red oil from his chopsticks into the bowl, then turned to continue.
Nan Qing couldn't wait to put the tripe in her mouth, and the spicy and fresh aroma filled her mouth. She squinted her eyes in satisfaction, while instructing Qin Mobei to cook the beef tripe, mutton rolls, goose intestines and other fresh ingredients.
The two ate for more than two hours before finally ending their "hearty and satisfying" meal.
Nan Qing ate to her heart's content, her lips turning bright red from the spiciness. After the meal, she took Qin Mobei and wandered around the entire mall, leading him through the dazzling array of shops. She pointed at the escalators, explaining their workings, and they experienced various smart home devices together. She even took him to the arcade, where he played all sorts of high-tech games.
Later, they drove into the city's neon lights, opened the car top, and let the night wind mess up their dark hair.
Towering buildings, advertisements flashing on LED screens, and strings of lights entwined on roadside trees—the whole city seems to be immersed in a dazzling galaxy.
Taking advantage of the red light, Nan Qing turned around and asked, "Qin Mobei, how is this later generation? Are you surprised?"
Qin Mobei, who was carefully observing the surrounding scenery, responded with a faint "hmm". This future world was indeed magical, but not unexpected. Thousands of years had passed since the Donglin Dynasty, and he never believed that everything in this world would remain unchanged.
Dynasties rise and fall like the changing seasons, and the world changes like fleeting clouds; this is the most common law of the universe.
Inscriptions on bronzes will fade, magnificent palaces will turn to dust, and even the hardest basalt will be worn down by time into sand.
A thousand years is enough time for myths to become commonplace, and for the impossible to become attainable. The world is also far more vast than we imagine.
Thinking of this, Qin Mobei turned his head and looked at Nan Qing, who was focused on driving, his eyes softening.
So what if he's not an emperor? So what if the dynasty has fallen? As long as... his beloved is still by his side, that's enough.
After that day, Nan Qing rarely stayed in the shop. Most of the time, she took Qin Beimo around to have fun, helped him get a replacement ID card, taught him to drive, took him to the science museum, and even dragged him into a university classroom to listen to a history lecture so that he could experience the charm of this society.
Gradually, Qin Mobei became more and more familiar with this future world. He learned to pay with his mobile phone, occasionally corrected the navigation route, and even learned how to make the milk tea and cakes that Nan Qing loved to drink. He would even complain about the characters in the drama with her when she stayed up late watching it.
Of course, when he suggested returning to the imperial tomb to retrieve the contents and exchange them for money, Nan Qing stopped him. The contents were all their burial items; although the body inside no longer belonged to her, she had no interest in digging up her own grave...
Besides, she's really rich!!
Seeing Qin Mobei's disbelieving look, the man angrily transferred ten million yuan to his newly opened bank card.
Not to mention the treasures she has in the Nebula Realm, just this "Baogu Zhai" alone, every single item there is an antique worth hundreds of thousands or even millions. Besides, the Su family, as the oldest family in the industry, is truly not short of money at all.
If all those ancient artifacts and treasures are included, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he is richer than a country.
Qin Mobei had some understanding of the prices in this world. Although ten million was still a drop in the ocean for him, he stopped thinking about going back to get his and Qingqing's burial items. Instead, he asked some clever little devils to send him some so-called "treasures".
Those little devils were quite diligent, and those items that he considered worthless were surprisingly popular in Qingqing's shop.
To this, he could only remark that people in later generations are relatively easy to satisfy...
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