Scientific Travel

Su Qi's mother snatched the hairpin from Su Qi's hand and handed it to Deng Yin.

Su Qi seemed frozen in place, unresponsive, just standing there blankly.

Deng Yin was puzzled, but still asked about the hairpin.

After receiving a reply, she continued, "He also said that the man likes to eat purple jade cake."

Su Qi's mother chimed in, "Purple Jade Bamboo Shoot Cake."

Deng Yin looked at the hairpin, and after a long while nodded, saying, "It seems so."

He noticed occasional gasps coming from the surroundings, which puzzled Deng Yin, so he turned to look.

Only then did they realize that all those who made such noises were the same people who had just claimed to know Su Qi.

It feels like I've discovered some incredible secret...

Su Qi's mother, on the other hand, seemed much calmer. She hadn't forgotten why Deng Yin wanted to help Su Qi take a look.

“I believe what you’ve said is true, including your ability to talk to inanimate objects. If you need witnesses, I can help you anytime, as a token of my gratitude.”

"Sure, sure." Deng Yin waved his hand dismissively. "You just need to act as my witness this time."

Su Qi's mother was named Su Chengli. Although she wasn't particularly prestigious in the area, she was still quite well-known.

She became famous for two things: one was her outburst of anger for her male friend, and the other was that she married him.

This close male friend is none other than Su Qi's father, Su Kangze.

This love story is truly moving. Su Chengli was originally a yamen runner, but because he stood up for Su Kangze, he beat up seven people who insulted him in the street.

There were both men and women among them, and none of them were kind people.

Su Chengli fought seven opponents single-handedly and became famous in one battle.

However, as a yamen runner, her actions had a negative impact, and she was eventually dismissed by the yamen.

However, although Su Chengli lost his job, his image in the eyes of the people suddenly became much more impressive.

Having lost his career, Su Chengli was forced to take over the family business.

Compared to Su Chengli, Su Kangze's family fortune was utterly insignificant; the difference between them was vast. All of Su Kangze's assets combined couldn't even compare to the value of a single jade pendant belonging to Su Chengli. Yet, Su Chengli was determined to marry him.

Logically speaking, in couples with such a large difference in social status, the spouse with the higher status has the right to remarry. Generally, whoever provides the house has this right.

But Su Chengli remained steadfast, with only Su Kangze by his side at home.

On her wedding day, she held a grand banquet that lasted for three days. Even guests who weren't invited were warmly welcomed as long as they came and offered their blessings. As a result, many people ate at her home during that period.

Among these people, quite a few were standing around watching the spectacle.

Deng Yin returned the hairpin to Su Qi and said to Su Chengli, "Today's matter is settled. I see you seem to have something to do, so go ahead and don't waste your time here."

Su Chengli nodded and said to those around him, "Please don't spread what you heard today. Just remember that this young lady is incredibly resourceful and has abilities that ordinary people don't have. As for what happened to Su Qi, please pretend you didn't hear anything."

What a pitiful person she is. She has been betrayed, yet she still thinks about that man.

Everyone around her was disappointed in her, but seeing her like this, they couldn't bring themselves to say anything harsh.

...had no choice but to agree.

The focus of the matter immediately shifted from whether Deng Yin had the ability to talk to inanimate objects to Su Chengli. No matter how powerful Deng Yin's abilities were, they couldn't compare to the impact of what happened to someone they knew.

Che Suimu was a flexible person. After witnessing Deng Yin's abilities firsthand, she gave her servants a wink and, taking advantage of everyone's attention being focused on Su Chengli, quickly closed the door.

So, only Deng Yin, Liu Ding, and Che Suimu remained in the room. Even the shop assistants who were originally in the shop were chased out by her.

Deng Yin has such great abilities; even if you can't befriend him, you absolutely mustn't befriend him.

Now that relations have soured, Che Suimu can only lower his stance and try to ease the tension.

"I was blind to your greatness today and offended you. Please forgive me."

Che Suimu knelt down without warning. Deng Yin had just seen the door closed and thought she was going to cause some trouble again, but then he saw her kneeling down.

"No need for that, get up and talk." Deng Yin helped the cart up.

Che Suimu lowered his head, looking like he knew he was wrong, his eyes were slightly red, and the tip of his nose was also tinged with red.

"As you said, my shop is indeed modeled after the watermelon cake shop in Shimu City. I borrowed a lot of money to take over this shop, but unfortunately, business has never been good, which is why I had this idea..."

"I was being stubborn before because I was afraid that if I admitted it, I might end up back in that situation."

"Please, can you spare me this time..." Che Suimu's voice was choked with sobs, sounding utterly pitiful. "My parents have already fallen seriously ill because of the natural disaster. The money for medicine has been poured in like raindrops falling into a river, but it hasn't been effective. If the shop closes down again, I'm afraid they won't live to see the New Year."

Deng Yin hadn't intended to make things difficult for her in the first place, and now that she had admitted it, he naturally had no intention of making a fuss anymore.

........

After Deng left, the car did not open its doors, but rested for two days.

Firstly, by keeping the store closed during this period, people can gradually forget about these matters.

Secondly, we need to investigate Deng Yin's background.

Just because she knew that the watermelon cake shop in Shimu City displayed wood carvings on its shelves, Che Suimu was certain that she had definitely been to Shimu City.

I've been in Shi Ni City for three or four years and have never heard of this person before. He must be from out of town.

Once she leaves, how things are explained will depend on how you put it.

From the moment she began confiding in Deng Yin, she had already planned her escape route.

If Deng Yin believed that story, then everyone would be happy.

If you don't believe me and insist on investigating, that's fine too.

The clothes she was wearing and the jewelry she was wearing were all recently purchased, so it was impossible for her to know anything about her parents.

After all, her parents had both died at her hands six years ago...

.........

On the other side, Liu Ding excitedly said to Deng Yin, "You can actually talk to inanimate objects! In that case, could you ask those medicinal herbs what dosage they should be used?"

Deng Yin's face darkened.

"Then I guess they must want to live forever."

Liu Ding: "Then could you ask the pill formula? Perhaps the formula knows the proportions, or..."

Suddenly a man appeared in front of them, blocking their way.

"haven't seen you for a long time."