I can support you.

Seeing Xue Pianpian and others coming back, Chen Yu hurriedly asked people to set the table, and Wang Xin also called the little ones out of the swimming pool.

Everyone sat down and prepared to have lunch.

Lunch was carefully prepared by the head chef of Mingxin Hotel and his team at the villa. It was a very sumptuous seafood feast.

On the round dining table, an ice plate was spread out like a full moon, and the salmon belly slices were as thin as cicada wings, with pearly white edges and a deep crimson center, as if the sunset glow of the deep sea was brought right before our eyes.

The Arctic scallop sashimi is topped with a bright red "little hat" and its white skirt is curled up, trembling slightly on the broken ice, as if it had just jumped out of a cold pond.

Boston lobster steamed with garlic vermicelli takes center stage, its shell steamed till shiny red, its open "claws" stuffed with garlic, and vermicelli soaked up the lobster's fresh juice, curled up at the bottom of the plate, glistening with oil.

The baked crab meat with cheese is covered with a layer of golden cheese, with slightly crispy edges. When tapped lightly with a spoon, it cracks open with a "crack", revealing the orange-red crab meat, and the aroma of onion and cream penetrates your nose straight.

The spicy fried clams were piled up into a small hill, the red shells opened and closed, revealing the tender meat, and the green and red pepper strips dotted there looked like fallen petals.

The steamed grouper lies on a celadon plate, with shredded green onions and red peppers forming a colorful bridge on the fish. The aroma instantly stimulated by the hot oil, mixed with the salty and fresh taste of the steamed fish soy sauce, makes people's appetites whet.

The seafood porridge was bubbling in the casserole. The rice grains were cooked softly, and shrimp, scallops, and clam meat were hidden inside. A layer of golden oil floated on the surface, and the chopped green onions and white pepper powder sprinkled on it trembled slightly in the heat.

The chilled conch slices are placed in a transparent glass jar with mustard soy sauce. The texture of the conch slices is clearly visible, resembling exquisite marble patterns.

The last dessert served was mango sago, with grapefruit and mango chunks submerged in the amber sago. A spoonful of it was in your mouth, and the sweet and sour fruit aroma and the smoothness of coconut milk melted on your tongue, bringing the seafood feast to a perfect end.

Xue Pianpian looked at the delicious food on the table, her eyes full of surprise. She picked up a piece of salmon and put it in her mouth. The tender fish meat spread on the tip of her tongue.

“This salmon is so fresh and delicious.”

The others also started to eat, enjoying the pleasure brought by the delicious food.

Xue Junlin's cheeks were bulging with food, like a cute little hamster. He ate while mumbling:

"It's so delicious, I want to eat a lot."

Ye Fengning tasted the steamed grouper elegantly, chewed it carefully, and nodded in praise:

"The fish is cooked to perfection and the meat is tender."

Xue Junyue and Xue Junhao were fighting over the steamed Boston lobster with garlic vermicelli. They fought fiercely, and in the end, Xue Junyue grabbed the biggest piece of shrimp and proudly raised his head towards Xue Junhao, causing Xue Zhenguo and He Yuling to laugh and curse.

Everyone ate and chatted, and laughter echoed in the restaurant.

After the meal, everyone was very satisfied, especially the four little ones. They leaned back in their chairs, touched their round bellies, and had happy smiles on their faces.

After dinner, they rested for a while, said hello to their parents, and then Xue Pianpian took Ye Fengning, Zhang Yuning, Wei Peng, and Wang Xin to the antique market on the East Third Ring Road.

A group of five people arrived at the antique market. Although the weather was hot, the market was still bustling with people, and stalls were lined up one after another, with a wide variety of antiques on display.

The five people walked around the stalls with great interest, and Xue Pianpian looked at every treasure with shining eyes.

Suddenly, she stopped in front of an inconspicuous stall, on which stood a simple little Buddha statue. The statue had a peculiar shape, smooth lines, and exuded a mysterious aura.

Just as Xue Pianpian was about to reach out to take it, a hand reached out from the side and picked up the Buddha statue first.

She looked up and saw a middle-aged man in a Tang suit with an elegant demeanor. He was carefully examining the Buddha statue, a barely perceptible smile on his face.

Xue Pianpian felt a little disappointed, but still asked politely:

"Sir, do you like this Buddha statue?"

The middle-aged man nodded and said:

"This Buddha statue is not simple, it is a rare treasure."

Hearing him say this, Xue Pianpian smiled noncommittally and said nothing more.

She had just used her perspective to examine it carefully. While the statue had some collectible value, it wasn't a rare treasure. Since someone had taken a fancy to it, there was no need for her to compete with them for it.

Xue Pianpian took another quick look at the other items on the small stall, which were all very ordinary objects, and then continued walking forward with the other four people.

As she walked, Xue Pianpian suddenly felt a strange energy fluctuation. She looked in the direction and found that the energy was emanating from the antique shop in front of her left.

Xue Pianpian immediately stepped into the store and continued to search following the energy fluctuations, and finally found the ultimate source in the display cabinet of this antique shop.

They were a pair of jade bracelets. They looked old and dull on the surface. The bracelets were covered with traces of erosion by the years. The jade color also became turbid due to the passage of time, as if it had lost its former glory. No one would associate them with precious things.

Xue Pianpian gently picked up the bracelet and rubbed it carefully. The moment her fingertips touched the bracelet, a strange energy spread through her arm like an electric current, and some vague and ancient images flashed through her mind, like a conversation across time and space.

She immediately activated the perspective function, and under the perspective, mysterious runes appeared inside the bracelet. The runes flickered with light and intertwined into complex patterns. Xue Pianpian was shocked. She had never seen such runes before, and it seemed to contain a huge secret.

Seeing that she seemed very interested in the bracelet, the shop owner came over and said with a gentle smile:

"Little girl, if you like it, buy it. I'll sell it to you at a lower price."

Xue Pianpian smiled slightly and asked, "Boss, how much is this bracelet?"

The boss stretched out three fingers and shook them:

"Three hundred thousand is already the lowest price."

Xue Pianpian thought to herself that this boss probably didn't know the true value of the bracelet, otherwise he wouldn't have asked for such a low price. On the surface, she pretended to be hesitant:

"Boss, this bracelet looks tattered. Three hundred thousand is too expensive. Can you make it cheaper?"

The boss hesitated for a moment and said:

"The minimum is 250,000, no less."

Xue Pianpian was about to continue bargaining when she suddenly heard a familiar voice behind her:

"I want these bracelets. Three hundred thousand. Transfer the money immediately."

Xue Pianpian looked back and saw that it was the middle-aged man who had just snatched the Buddha statue.

Xue Pianpian frowned, feeling a little unhappy. It was really speechless that this middle-aged man competed with her again and again.

But she quickly calmed down and said to the boss with a smile:

"Boss, I'll give you 310,000. Please sell me this bracelet."

The middle-aged man's face changed slightly, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then he said unwillingly:

"Three hundred and fifty thousand."

Xue Pianpian smiled playfully, and made an expression that seemed to be deliberately raising the price.

"Four hundred thousand."

The middle-aged man gritted his teeth and raised his voice:

"Four hundred and fifty thousand."

Xue Pianpian raised the corners of her lips slightly, winked mischievously, and said to the boss in a joking tone:

"Since this uncle wants to buy it so much, I won't take it away from him. Congratulations to the boss on your wealth!"

The middle-aged man's eyes flickered between Xue Pianpian and the shop owner, his expression becoming very ugly. He suddenly felt cheated. He glared at Xue Pianpian and snorted coldly:

"You girl, you're deliberately raising the price to trick me!"

Xue Pianpian smiled playfully:

"That's not right, uncle. In business, everyone depends on their own ability. Since you're so determined to win, I'll play along."

The middle-aged man was so angry that he blew his beard and glared. The more he thought about it, the more unwilling he became. He picked up the bracelet, looked at it very critically for a long time, pointed at one of the cracks and said:

"The crack is too severe. It's not worth this much money. I...I don't want it anymore."

The boss got anxious when he heard this and said quickly:

"Sir, this crack doesn't affect the overall value. Please consider it again."

The middle-aged man put the bracelet on the table, snorted coldly, and turned away.

The boss looked at Xue Pianpian helplessly.

"Girl, if you still want it, take the 350,000."

Xue Pianpian was secretly happy, but pretended to be hesitant on the surface and said:

"Boss, I just raised the price on a whim, thinking I could help you make more money, but who knew this uncle would go back on his word! I'm afraid 350,000 is still a bit too much. How about this, I won't ask for 250,000, I'll take it for 300,000, otherwise I can only express my regret."