Chu Qianli quickly covered her ears when He Shichen asked her loudly, and whispered in defense, "Then everyone has a means of transportation to go to college."
"How far can home be from college? You're even closer to college than to the airport!"
He Shichen was quite shocked. The most outrageous thing was that the plane Chu Qianli chose was not cheap. He didn't even know where she got so much money from. Is it so easy to cheat now?
He Shichen was so angry that his head hurt. He rubbed his temples and said calmly, "No, can't you use the money for other things? Why do you have to buy a plane?"
Chu Qianli said innocently: "Because I don't have a plane."
"You don't need it on a regular basis!" He Shichen said angrily, "The regular income from this money is enough for you to buy a bunch of broken gold toys. If you invest a little bit in financial management, the return rate will be higher. Why do you have to spend all the money every time?"
He Shichen had always thought that Chu Qianli was good at spending money, but now her spending amount had broken the record again, which even made him feel a little strange and surprised. Even if she had never been exposed to high consumption since she was a child, it was inevitable that she would be a little bit extravagant when she just returned home, but she would not reach this point, just like a bold gambler.
She seemed to have no fear at all and really treated the money as numbers. This was a weird state.
Chu Qianli: "I can understand my brother's idea, but I don't plan to invest in financial management."
"Then you can start planning now..."
Chu Qianli said confidently: "Investment and financial management is your job, I can't take your job, then our family positions will collide!"
He Shichen gritted his teeth: "...I really appreciate your thoughtfulness."
"Besides, financial management is about long-term returns. This is the rule that normal people follow, and I don't need to follow this."
He Shichen was stunned, and he looked suspicious: "Why don't you need to follow this?"
Chu Qianli paused for a few seconds, her eyes flickered, and she replied, "It's still faster to take the money directly from the investment and financial management people."
Excellent investor He Shichen: "..."
very good.
He Shichen felt that his blood pressure was rising again.
The two argued about consumption concepts in the living room, but finally agreed on how to share the plane.
Chu Qianli got what she wanted, and she slipped back into her room contentedly, looking very happy.
He Shichen watched her run into the room. The anger on his face faded away. Instead, he frowned solemnly and began to type quickly, entering "Why do some people overspend" in the search bar.
He originally thought that Chu Qianli was vain and loved to compare with others, or liked expensive luxury goods, but now he found that she didn't care about the gold utensils she bought. The same was true for the private jet, which was probably soon forgotten.
It would be wrong to say that she has no sense of propriety. She would never bring up these issues with her parents, which means that she can distinguish right from wrong.
She seems to love money, but she also doesn't seem to care.
There are many answers on the web page. Many people believe that it is because of stress that causes bad moods, and they use consumption as a means of venting, so they pursue short-term stimulation to relieve emptiness and worries.
He Shichen was speechless. If Chu Qianli was in a bad mood, then no one in the world was in a good mood.
[It’s true. People around me think I’m very happy, but I don’t have the energy to do anything. What I really want can’t be satisfied. So I can only buy a lot of other things. To be honest, I don’t need them. Of course, I am consciously adjusting now.]
[I don’t know how long I can live. Before I die, I just want to possess things. Money is fake, but things are real. Why should I care about the future?]
[Venting is real. I used to be like that too, and it felt sick, but I later controlled myself and slowly came out of it.]
He Shichen browsed the page thoughtfully and then silently closed the computer screen.
He had reached an agreement with Chu Qianli that due to their different identities, she would share his income in proportion. He carefully thought about the clues during the negotiation and the things she had purchased along the way, and he always felt that there were many suspicious points, but he didn't know what was wrong.
Her spending became more and more exaggerated as her account balance increased, and became more and more frequent as time went by. She began to feel anxious, as if she was afraid that she would not be able to spend the money.
In the bedroom, Chu Qianli was delighted after finalizing the maintenance of the aircraft. She walked into the room and saw the red crystal tarot spread out on the table. She sighed again and sat down at the table to study the spliced picture.
The Major Arcana can be pieced together to form a gorgeous starry sky map, while the Minor Arcana can be pieced together to form a bloody underground map.
There are 22 cards in the Major Arcana and 56 cards in the Minor Arcana. Chu Qianli arranged the Minor Arcana according to the proportion of the star map, but in the end there were 12 cards left and he didn't know where to put them.
The Minor Arcana pieces together the underground red crystal map, but the remaining 12 cards are not the last 12 cards in order, but single cards that cannot be connected to the pictures on the cards and the front and back. This is similar to a jigsaw puzzle, where some cards cannot be put into place.
The sky is full of stars, and the ground is covered with red crystals, just like light and shadow reflecting each other.
Chu Qianli suspected that the Red Crystal Tarot card was a map. Feng Shui fortune tellers often observe the stars to find dragon veins. The two parts of the Tarot card have the same purpose, as if using the starry sky on the Major Arcana card to indicate the flaming crystal on the Minor Arcana card, thereby guiding future generations.
But she didn't know where the specific location depicted on the map was, nor did she know how to use the extra 12 cards.
The compass determines the direction, the tarot cards can be used to make maps, and the Sanqing bell is an underground auxiliary tool. They all have something in common: they help people find treasure underground.
She had a hunch that this place was in Country H where the sample stone flowed out, and she also felt that the red crystal might be closely related to her own destiny.
Diviners have different views on coincidences. Ordinary people may only see the superficial appearance of fallen flowers and dead leaves blown away by the wind, but for diviners, it is a reference to the hexagram.
Coincidence is not a coincidence. There are causes and consequences behind her exposure to these things. However, whether it is a good result or a bad result depends on one's own choice.
What should she do now? Go directly to Country H? But what is the red crystal used for?
Even if she could indeed conduct an on-site investigation, this kind of divination and exploration takes time. Just building the railway would require a project team. Would she be able to do it in time alone?
Chu Qianli collapsed on the chair in distress and couldn't help but take a deep breath.
She couldn't plan the rest of her life.
Summer vacation time flies.
After Chu Qianli and Tan Muxing University's admission results came out, they also received an invitation from Mei Ru Z, saying that they wanted to get together when they were free.
Mei Ru Z did not disturb the senior high school students who were preparing for the exam. When Chu Qianli received her message, he suddenly remembered the Sanqingling in his hand and took the opportunity to return it to her when they met.
It was still the familiar teahouse, and the three of them met again on the second floor.
Meiru Z is still bright and beautiful, but the difference is that students no longer have the opportunity to wear school uniforms.
Chu Qianli saw Mei Ru Z sitting down, she quickly took out the Sanqing bell and explained: "I'm sorry, Sister Ru Z, I went out after the exam and forgot to return the bell to you."
Chu Qianli and Tan Muxing prepared for the exam right after returning from the project, and then hurried to the auction house in G City. Now they finally had time to meet Mei Ru Z. She mistakenly thought that the other party was asking for a bell, so she asked the two of them out for a get-together.
But Meiru Z didn't seem to come for this.
"Oh, I would have forgotten if you hadn't mentioned it..." Meiru Z saw Sanqingling was stunned, she took it casually, and heard that they had just returned, and greeted, "Where did you go after the exam?"
Tan Muxing answered honestly: "G City."
"Then you must have bought a lot of stuff. I spend a lot of money on a trip to G City."
Chu Qianli hesitated for a moment, touched her chin, and replied, "I did buy a lot of things, but it seems that I made more money."
Mei Ru Z shook the bell in her hand and asked suspiciously, "You guys don't want to think about this anymore? It's probably really useless."
Chu Qianli quickly defended Sanqing Lingsheng: "No, no, no, it is still useful. We have made a breakthrough in our research. Now I will share the new results with Sister Ru Z..."
Chu Qianli spoke softly, describing the scene in the Gobi Desert in vivid detail, and asked Tan Muxing to help explain it with simple drawings. The Sanqing Bell sounds crisp in high-rise buildings, but has a deep sound in unobstructed areas, and should be mainly used for underground detection.
"I have also developed a set of bell-shaking techniques. If you encounter different terrains, the rhythm of the bells will be different!" Chu Qianli said excitedly while extending his hand to indicate, "This is one way of shaking, and this is another."
Mei Ru Z listened carefully to the ringtone. Her brows knitted together, as if she was in trouble. She said hesitantly, "Hmm..."
Chu Qianli blinked and asked patiently, "Is there any problem?"
Meiru Z confessed: "Although I listened very hard, I still didn't quite understand. It might be because I didn't have enough knowledge of Kanyu, so I couldn't use it flexibly."
Chu Qianli combined Feng Shui and fortune telling to explain, but Mei Ruz was good at Plum Blossom Divination.
Chu Qianli thought deeply and said, "Then let me think about how to teach you."
"So learning to play the bells can make money?"
"...I don't think so?"
Meiru Z decisively put the Sanqing Bell aside and said, "Very good, let's not talk about the broken bells anymore. Let's talk about something that can make money. I have other things to talk to you about today!"
Tan Muxing found that Mei Ru Z and Chu Qianli were different. Chu Qianli could talk about astrology for a whole day, but Mei Ru Z was much more efficient. Although they were both fortune tellers, their attitudes were different.
Chu Qianli discovered new tricks in the Gobi Desert. She was so happy that she talked to Mu Xing about it, but Mei Ru Z was obviously not very interested in it.
Chu Qianli muttered, "Sister Ru Z, this is your family's heirloom bell. It will be sad to hear this."
Although Chu Qianli also ridiculed the Sanqing Bell for being useless, it turned out that its original owner, Mei Ru Z, was more cruel and simply and rudely called it a broken bell.
Meiru Z sneered, "Don't be silly, it has no ears and can't hear you."
The two prospective college students immediately expressed their disapproval, as if silently condemning her for not having a childlike innocence.
Meiru Z stayed in the children's nest. She couldn't say the cruel reality that "there is no Santa Claus in the world" anymore, so she had to adapt to the local customs. Suddenly, she had an idea.
Meiru Z directly picked up the sun hat, put it on the Sanqing Bell, and said with a smile: "Is this okay? I'll cover its ears, so it can't hear anything now, and it doesn't know that it is a broken bell!"
Chu Qianli sighed: "Is this the story of covering one's ears and deceiving others?"
Tan Muxing: "..."