Rebirth: My dad is too obedient

Chapter 209 Be Careful About Being Cheated by Men

Xu Chen looked back and found that Fang Jun had just walked to the other side.

"Let's go shopping separately and we'll contact each other by phone later." Xu Chen said.

Fang Jun was stunned for a moment, but still responded.

Xu Chen turned around and walked quickly towards where Xie Bingran was.

On the bench under the big tree, Xie Bingran was holding his backpack and daydreaming.

Her two long legs were stretched forward, half leaning on the back of the wooden chair, and her sitting posture looked casual and domineering.

Amid the coming and going of tourists, he still seemed somewhat lonely.

Perhaps because he sensed someone approaching, Brother Bing showed a hint of alertness.

When I turned around, it was Xu Chen.

She immediately revealed a look of joy, put her legs together and tried to stand up, but then sat back down with her backpack in her arms and gave up the seat next to her.

Xu Chen smiled and sat down next to Xie Bingran.

"Why are you alone? Where are Wu Feifei and Huang Qianqian?"

Xie Bingran: "They went to the bathroom."

Xu Chen: "Is it because they don't want to play with you?"

Xie Bingran: "No... they are very nice to me."

Xu Chen: "Are you hungry?"

Xie Bingran: "Not bad...Are you hungry?"

As she spoke, she reached into her backpack and pulled out a "nut energy bar".

This one seems to have been issued by the training team.

Xu Chen smiled and said, "I'm not hungry, but I want to eat."

Xie Bingran gently squeezed the nut bar in the palm of his hand, and it broke into two halves with a "crack".

Then he tore open the wrapping paper with a "swish" and handed it to Xu Chen.

Xu Chen smiled, picked up one of the pieces, put it into his mouth, and started chewing it with a "crunch crunch" sound.

Xie Bingran smiled and put the other half into her mouth.

While chewing, Xu Chen mumbled, "It tastes better than the protein bar I had last time!"

Xie Bingran: "If you like to eat it, I will stock up some more."

Xu Chen: "I used to share cookies with you, but now it's the other way around."

Xie Bingran: "Isn't this good?"

Xu Chen: "Okay, I just think it's very interesting."

Xie Bingran suddenly turned his head and looked behind him, then said:

"Let's go somewhere else..."

Xu Chen didn't understand, but still stood up along with Xie Bingran.

The two of them quickly walked through the groups of tourists, went around to the other side, and found an empty bench under a big tree in the corner.

Xie Bingran lifted her short hair and said in a cold voice:

"They are probably coming out soon, let's hide first."

Xu Chen shook his head helplessly. It turned out that he wanted to stay alone with him for a while longer.

"Are you thirsty?"

Xu Chen asked as he took out a bottle of mineral water from his backpack.

This was just taken from that Odyssey.

Xie Bingran took the water and unscrewed the cap.

She was about to drink it, but after thinking for a moment, she tilted her head back, held the bottle in the air, and gulped the water into her mouth.

Then he handed the remaining half bottle of water to Xu Chen.

Xu Chen took it with a smile and gulped it all down.

Xie Bingran was wearing a white quick-drying sports T-shirt and a pair of light gray sports trousers.

Xu Chen looked down, thoughtfully.

Xie Bingran looked a little strange when being stared at like this. She tugged at her brown backpack and held it in front of her chest.

Xu Chen: "I plan to create a sports brand for you. I think I mentioned it to you before."

Xie Bingran: "Oh...I think you told me that once."

Xu Chen: "You still hold shares, and the name is 'Ran Bing'.

When I went to college in Shanghai, I started thinking about this matter.”

He looked at Xie Bingran and said seriously:

"If we can go public, we will both be very rich!"

Xie Bingran blinked her big eyes, seemed not to understand, and just said "Oh".

Xu Chen continued:
“The Burning Ice company has been separated out by my father.

There may be financing involved in the future, but you and I will be the major shareholders.”

Xie Bingran pursed her lips: "You and I... for two people?"

Xu Chen: "I told you, I will make you rich!"

Xie Bingran lowered his head slightly, and his eyes seemed to waver again:

"You've already made me very rich, and today Coach Cheng sent me a message...

I won the championship this time, and the province, city, and team will all give me bonuses, almost three hundred thousand.

Three hundred thousand, I don’t know how to spend it…”

She looked up at Xu Chen:

"How about...I give it to you?"

Xu Chen was speechless: "You are such a silly girl, be careful not to be deceived by a man!"

Xie Bingran: "No, I only trust you."

She lowered her voice and muttered, "Unless you lie to me..."

Xu Chen: "Keep the money for yourself, don't lend it out recklessly, and don't listen to anyone's investment advice.

You can buy whatever you want, even a car or a house!"

Xie Bingran: “Oh.”

Xu Chen: "If you want to buy something big, you can discuss it with me first. I will help you with some advice."

Xie Bingran: "Okay..."

She looked up at Xu Chen and said seriously:

"You want something? I'll buy it for you!"

Xu Chen found it a little funny and couldn't help but reach out and touch Xie Bingran's head:

"Finally, you are no longer that pitiful classmate who couldn't even afford to eat. Now you have money to buy things for me.

What a little rich woman! "

Xie Bingran: "I'm not kidding you, whatever you want, as long as I can afford it!"

There was some urgency in her eyes when she said this.

Xu Chen was silent for a moment, but something soft in his heart was touched...

"Silly girl, I don't lack money...

Don't spend your money recklessly, just save it first."

Xie Bingran blinked her big eyes and then said "Oh".

……

"You two are hiding here!"

Suddenly, I heard a voice behind me. When I turned around, it was Wu Feifei, Huang Qianqian and Fang Jun.

The three of them had met up at some point and happened to run into Xu Chen and Xie Bingran.

Wu Feifei gave a wicked smile: "What are you whispering about?"

Xu Chen: "I'm saying bad things about you!"

Xie Bingran: “…”

Wu Feifei: "Xu Chen, you're here! Come on, take us out to play and eat delicious food!"

Xu Chen: "Where do you want to go?"

Wu Feifei: "All right, you have the final say."

Xu Chen: "You should have been to Old Xiguan, but you don't seem to like the temples for middle-aged and elderly people?"

Wu Feifei: “I don’t dislike it!”

Xu Chen: "Liurong Temple and Guangxiao Temple are both nearby and can be reached on foot.

When it gets dark at night, you can take a boat for a night cruise on the Pearl River..."

Huang Qianqian showed an excited look: "Okay, okay!"...

There are four major Buddhist monasteries in Guangzhou, among which Guangxiao Temple and Liurong Temple are adjacent to each other, near the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall.

The two ancient temples were connected by the Sixth Patriarch of Zen Buddhism, Huineng...

Xu Chen took a few people and walked to the closer Liurong Temple.

Looking up and seeing the ancient sign, Teacher Fang Jun said:
"It's the calligraphy written by Su Dongpo..."

As a free tour guide, Xu Chen also briefly explained the relationship between Su Dongpo and Liurong Temple. For example, he saw the six banyan trees in the temple and mentioned the word "Liurong", and then the name "Liurong Temple" came into being...

As soon as you enter the temple, you will feel the solemn religious atmosphere.

Looking up, the "Flower Tower" stands tall.

Climbing up this flower tower, you can overlook the entire old Guangzhou City, which is also the main reason why Xu Chen wanted to come here.

But when he looked up, he found that the entrance to the flower tower had been blocked.

I didn’t expect that even after being reborn in 06, I still couldn’t climb this tower…

Liurong Temple is not very big, but it is visited by many pilgrims.

Fang Jun, Wu Feifei and Huang Qianqian still found it interesting and went to various halls to worship, looking very pious.

Xu Chen is an atheist at heart and just treats the trip as a sightseeing experience.

Xie Bingran seemed to be just looking for something new and followed Xu Chen all the way.

Wu Feifei sighed: "I didn't expect that there is such a quiet ancient temple in the bustling city..."

A few people staggered and came to the "Sixth Patriarch Hall".

Enshrined inside is the bronze statue of the Sixth Patriarch Huineng, which was erected in the Northern Song Dynasty and has traveled through the long river of history to appear before everyone.

Huang Qianqian looked at the introduction in front of the hall and read it in a low voice:
"There is no Bodhi tree, nor is there a mirror stand. There is nothing at all, so where can dust gather..."

Xu Chen suddenly felt some emotions as a "middle-aged man".

Although he is an atheist, the wisdom of Buddhism and Zen can still help people resolve some spiritual difficulties.

Wu Feifei looked up at the plaque:

“One should not dwell on anything… What does this mean?”

After saying that, she turned and looked at Xu Chen.

Xu Chen was stunned: "Why are you looking at me?"

Wu Feifei: "Among us, if anyone can understand, it can only be you!"

"..."

Xu Chen actually knew a little about these stories, so he simply explained:

"'One should not dwell on anything, but give rise to the mind' is the most important sentence in the Diamond Sutra.

At that time, the Sixth Patriarch was still a woodcutter and could not even read. But when he heard others chanting this sentence, he was enlightened and later entered the Zen sect..."

Wu Feifei smiled and said, "I told you that you would definitely know!"

Fang Jun: "What does it mean to be without abiding in anything?"

Xu Chen: "Buddhist scriptures are all translated. The translator of the Diamond Sutra, Kumarajiva, was also from India...

It spans cultural and language systems, so the concepts are still somewhat vague and inexpressible.

Any explanation would be wrong."

Fang Jun: "You really talk like an old man."

Xu Chen did not respond, but just laughed.

……

After coming out of Liurong Temple, Xu Chen looked at the sky and suggested going straight to eat.

Several girls showed excitement:
"Teacher Xu Chen, what are you going to take us to eat?"

Xu Chen: "I'll take you guys to eat zhezhe pot."

Huang Qianqian: “What is that?”

Wu Feifei: “It sounds delicious!”

……

Miss Wu made a phone call and the Buick GL8 came to pick her up.

The car drove east along Dongfeng East Road and stopped near the University of Technology.

When everyone got off the bus, they saw an inconspicuous street shop with a "Hui Kee" sign hanging on it.

This restaurant is not very eye-catching now, but more than ten years later it was rated as a "Michelin restaurant" and became so popular that there was no way to queue up.

This is the advantage of Guangzhou. Many food restaurants have been in business for more than ten or twenty years. Even the menus of dishes are not easily changed, and the taste is still the same when you eat there after several years.

Of course, for Xu Chen at this moment, it was equivalent to eating several years in advance...

Five people squeezed together for the seat by the window.

Xu Chen took the menu and started to "scratch" it with a pencil.

Bullfrog, octopus, fried crab, braised pigeon, clay pot rice with preserved meat...

There are also ginger milk and black sesame ice cream as after-meal desserts.

So after the table was filled with dishes, the girls perfectly demonstrated the saying “eat while keeping silent”.

"What should I do? I really can't leave Yangcheng. This is so delicious!"

"What kind of magical method is this Zhezhe pot?"

"Who invented this clay pot rice? The rice crust is so good!"

"You still have to follow Teacher Xu Chen when eating!"...

Fang Jun was chewing a piece of squab and suddenly stretched his arms.

Xu Chen was speechless:

"I'll give you some drinks when we get on the boat. I can't take care of you now that you're drunk."

Fang Jun had a blank expression on his face, but he also felt like he had lost all desire to live.

Her phone suddenly vibrated. Fang Jun took it out and looked at it for a while before saying:
"There's movement from your dad's side."

The message seemed to have been sent by Li Rui.

Xu Chen was stunned and couldn't help but feel curious.

It was indeed quite strange that my father Xu Zhiquan suddenly became mysterious.

Wu Feifei's face instantly turned gossipy:
"What's the noise?"

Xu Chen: “…”

He glanced at Fang Jun and signaled him to talk later.

……

……

When I came out after dinner, it was already completely dark.

Wu Feifei made a phone call and the driver drove over.

After a few people got in the car, they drove directly to the pier on the Pearl River.

……

Half an hour later, on the top floor of the Pearl River cruise ship.

Wu Feifei and Huang Qianqian stood on the bow of the boat, facing the night breeze with excitement on their faces, shouting towards the river.

Xu Chen and Xie Bingran sat in the bar area, looking at the lights on the river bank, both a little absent-minded.

Zhujiang New Town is still under construction and it is still a large construction site under the night sky.

From a distance, I saw that the "Yangcheng Tower" had not yet been topped off, so it should have been built more than halfway...

Since Xu Chen had seen its complete appearance in his previous life, when he saw the half-broken tower now, combined with the appearance of the large construction site around it, he inexplicably had a feeling of "ruins".

This is a rebirth twenty years ago, but it also feels like traveling back to who knows how many years later.

As if in some sci-fi apocalypse, Zhujiang New Town has fallen into ruins, and the tall tower has collapsed over the years.

Xu Chen turned his head and found Xie Bingran blinking his big eyes, staring at him intently.

"What's wrong?" Xu Chen asked.

A gust of river breeze blew by, ruffling the strands of hair on Xie Bingran's forehead.

She lowered her head and said, "I remember you sat on my right like this when we were in junior high school."

Xu Chen: "At that time, I shared cookies with you under the table."

Xie Bingran smiled and said, "We didn't dare to chew them. We could only hold the biscuits in our mouths and let them melt slowly..."

Teacher Fang Jun came over unsteadily, holding a freshly opened bottle of beer in his hand:
"You two are whispering again."

Xu Chen: "Teacher Fang, drink less and don't get yourself drunk again."

Xie Bingran turned her head and glanced at Xu Chen, and her big eyes seemed to convey some information.

Xu Chen smiled, turned to Fang Jun and said:

"What else would you like to drink, Mr. Fang? I'll buy it for you!"

(End of this chapter)