Scientific Travel

“It wasn’t us, it was you.” Shi Cejiao wasn’t buying it. “Those guys just took your money and spent it, they didn’t spend mine.”

"Does it matter?" Shen Chuan asked himself and answered, "It doesn't matter! No matter what, we've both lost so much money. The most important thing is how to make Ding Nanxi lose just as much money!"

"How can you be sure those people were hired by Ding Nanxi?" Shi Cejiao asked.

"Who else could it be but her?" Shen Chuan said, "We've both been hit hard, who's the best to reap the benefits?" He originally thought Shi Cejiao was a pretty smart person, but he didn't expect her to not even think of this.

Of course, these words could only be thought in one's heart; one could not say them to his face, since he could still use them now.

Shen Chuan is not good at hiding his expression. Sometimes, he doesn't need to say anything; Shi Cejiao can tell what he's thinking just by looking at him.

Being called stupid by an idiot made Shi Cejiao's face very unpleasant.

"So what? Just because she suffered the least loss, you can conclude she's the mastermind behind it all?" Shi Cejiao's voice was icy, clearly showing his anger. "If she really had that kind of ability, able to recruit so many talented people, our casinos would have gone bankrupt long ago. Would you still be alive today?"

"What do you mean?" Shen Chuan stood up, also angry. "I couldn't have lasted this long, but you think you could? Besides, if it wasn't her, who else would have done this?"

Shi Cejiao had no idea either. If he did, would he still be sitting here watching Shen Chuan spew saliva? He would have already teamed up with Ding Nanxi to deal with this guy.

"Think more about your own problems." Shi Cejiao stood up and patted Shen Chuan on the shoulder. "Why are those people staring at you? Either they have a grudge against you, or..."

"Your money... is the easiest to earn..."

"You!" Shen Chuan was furious, but considering that this was Shi Cejiao's territory, he knew he would be at a disadvantage if he fought. In the end, he could only utter a harsh remark and stormed off.

After the man left, Shi Cejiao instructed, "From now on, don't bother announcing when this idiot comes; just kick him out!"

Uncle Li entered the house with a smile, "It's been a long time since I've seen you so angry. Why are you so angry with him this time?"

"It's all because he's an idiot!" Cejiao couldn't utter a word when he was scorned by an idiot; it was an utter disgrace! A truly utter disgrace!

Deng Yin, who indirectly caused Shi Cejiao to suffer a great humiliation, stopped. Recently, the temperature has dropped a bit, and there are more clouds in the sky than usual. She suspects that a rainstorm is coming.

Before closing time, Deng Yin went to sit in the shop for a while.

The stairs to the second floor were blocked by wooden planks. Deng Yin moved the planks aside, and then put them back up after he went inside.

She came today for two reasons: first, to pay Liu Ding's salary, and second, to ask if she would like to go with her.

When Liu Ding saw Deng Yin arrive, she moved even faster. Seeing that Gou Dan couldn't keep up with her speed, she even helped Gou Dan pack the food.

Gou Dan secretly glanced at Deng Yin.

If I had known this would happen, I would have let her come sooner! That would have greatly reduced his workload.

Soon, the last cake was sold out, and Deng Yin asked Gou Dan to hang up the "Closed" sign outside. She had something to say to Liu Ding. "Come stay at my house tonight. Besides receiving my monthly allowance, I have something else to tell you."

“Okay.” Liu Ding agreed without hesitation. “I also have something to tell you.”

Seeing that the weather outside is not good, we will have dinner in the main house tonight.

This room is the biggest.

Since she was a guest, Deng Yin originally wanted to show her his skills, but Liu Dingfei insisted that she try her cooking and kicked Deng Yin out of the kitchen.

Deng Yin enjoys cooking, not only because she enjoys eating delicious food, but also because she enjoys the process of transforming something that would otherwise taste bad into something delicious, step by step.

But Deng Yin would also like it if someone was willing to cook for her.

She looked at Gou Dan with a "look at her, then look at you" expression. Gou Dan, sensing the signal, said, "How about I cook you a couple of dishes to try?"

"Forget it." Deng Yin recalled the dishes Gou Dan had made. "I want to live a few more years."

"Then stop looking at me like that." Gou Dan pointed his index and middle fingers at Deng Yin's eyes. "If I find you looking at me like that again, I'll let you taste my cooking."

"I'm not guilty of this," Deng Yin slapped Gou Dan's hand away. "The food you made, really, even a beggar would rather starve to death than eat it."

Gou Dan knows he's a bad cook, but knowing it is one thing, and having it mentioned by others is another.

"Say that again? Say it again and I'll cook for you right now!"

Okay...that's a really dangerous threat...

"I'm not saying anything more." Deng gestured with his hand to his mouth as if he were zipping up a zipper. As soon as he finished, he said, "I heard that poison is very expensive. Why don't I just sell poison? Maybe I can make more money than I do gambling."

"You still dare to talk back!" The next second, Gou Dan disappeared from the spot. Deng Yin knew that he must have gone to the space to cook.

Why is the system so petty?

Once the system entered the space, time in this world stopped. In order to eat Liu Ding's meal as soon as possible, Deng Yin had no choice but to also enter the space, trying to coax Gou Dan out.

“System, be more generous, don’t be so petty. I’m only saying this for your own good, aren’t I? Many people around me have been bound to systems. If I told them that the system I’m bound to cooks bad food, would they laugh at me? No, they would only laugh at you.”

Gou Dan stopped what he was doing because of Deng Yin's words. "You...you have friends too?"

"Tsk." Deng Yin's face was full of disgust. "If a system like you can have friends, why can't I?"

"I...have no friends..." Gou Dan's voice was so soft that Deng Yin didn't hear him at all.

"Aren't you hungry?" Deng Yin urged. "If you're hungry, hurry up and go out. If you don't go out, Liu Ding won't be able to cook."

This time, Gou Dan was very obedient and went out with her obediently.

The ingredients that oranges use in cooking are relatively inexpensive, and they use very few seasonings, not for the sake of blandness, but simply to save money.

But this wasn't just for her; others needed to eat too. Worried that Deng Yin wouldn't like the food, Liu Ding added extra seasonings, and the dishes weren't all vegetarian; there were also meat dishes.

Liu Ding made extra, just in case some of it didn't suit Deng Yin's taste.

The dishes she makes have a homey feel; each dish is unremarkable, yet flawless.

Deng Yin's palate had become quite picky, but she still ate heartily until her stomach was completely full before putting down her chopsticks.

After finishing the meal, Liu Ding spoke first: "This is the money you lent me before, I'm returning it to you."

Deng Yin glanced at the purse on the table, but didn't open it. He then took out eight silver coins from his pocket and pushed the purse back with them. "This month's allowance."