Chapter 72
It was obviously a restaurant, but Senator Bai had to turn it into a teahouse. Instead of serving food, they served tea. The room upstairs was also decorated in the same way, and the tables were the same as those used for tea.
The man who was pouring tea for him was quite skilled, but he was not good enough for Shi Nian.
After he had finished pouring for Senator Bai, he tried to pour for him, but Shi Nian stopped him.
âIâll do it myself.â
He poured the tea out of the pot and washed it again before starting to brew. His movements were smooth and flowing, but he didnât make a single mistake. If you ignore the clothes he was wearing, it was reallyâ¦
âYouâve studied?â Senator Bai couldnât help but ask.
âNo.â Shi Nian said, âIâve only seen it. Itâs quite simple. â
He said and he had already completed the process. He really didnât study it, but he had seen a lot of tea brewing in the cultivation world.
He poured himself a cup and said, with satisfaction, âI rarely drink tea. If I am to drink it, it has to be the best. â
The tea brewer brought by Senator Bai had nothing to say when he was slapped in the face.
His skills were inferior, to say the least.
On the other hand, Senator Baiâs case was a little complicated. He originally wanted to show their great clan demeanour that had lasted for many generations on the main star. Who would have thought that Shi Nian could make this tea better than they could?
He could only say, âI thought you juniors were more into coffee.â
âWrong.â Shi Nian said, âI prefer milk tea.â
âBut if you think I like coffee better, why did you come to the restaurant to do this?â
Thatâs why he prefers to stay with the Lu family, there arenât so many twists and turns. When Senator Bai didnât say anything, he didnât say anything else either.
He was taking this silence as meditation. He could even go for another ten or twenty years in seclusion.
But while he was peacefully meditating, his silence made Senator Bai a little bit uncomfortable. He also felt more and more that Shi Nian was really extraordinary at such a young age.
He is obviously his good grandson.
He sighed and began to speak up, âIt was really difficult for the Bai family back then, and I didnât mean to not do anything for you. As for the latter, if it wasnât for the Wu family, there might not be a Bai family on the main star now. â
Shi Nian had heard of this. After all, Lu Bo Ting had checked him out and he had even asked for the information to go over it.
Xue Chi even gave him a particularly strange look at that time, as if he thought it was strange for him to look at his own information in this way. Because who can be more clear about their own business?
After all, the middle part of the information was about the original ownerâs parents divorcing, and he followed his mother to the Edge star, which was a big deal, so naturally it was mentioned, but it was not in detail.
Senator Bai went into a lot of detail about the past. But in summary, it was just what was in the information.
âAll in all, although your father was a bit of a bastard, what he did later was for the sake of the Bai family. If it hadnât been for the Wu family, the Bai family would have been â¦â¦ and your mother was just a girl from an ordinary family, so she couldnât have helped much at that time. If the Bai family was really destroyed, you would not have been able to live the good life you had when you were young, and you might even have suffered more. â
Shi Nian wanted to laugh at that. Bai Bingyan was really a fool!
He hadnât told senator Bai that he knew Bai Zihan was his son, or he wouldnât have said such a thing.He would not have dared to describe Bai Bingyanâs actions at such a time as a last resort for the family.
He put down his cup of tea and said, âCompared to Bai Bingyan, you are really good at talking. If it were him, Iâm sure he wouldnât have been able to get to the point. â
But that was all.
Shi Nian got up and said, âIf thatâs all there is to talk about, then thereâs nothing more to talk about.â
Immediately, senator Bai said, âYou canât look beyond the past? Why do you have to chase after it? Back at the Bai House, youâll get a lot more. â
âYou think the past is nothing because you are not a victim, but in fact, in this world, only the victim can choose whether to forgive or not.â Shi Nian said, âAlso, all I see are calculations to exchange sincerity, so how can there be a good result?â
âIn my eyes, the Bai family is not something special. Iâm not Bai Bingyan. â
Taking over the Bai family? The Bai family is so rotten. Itâs not like itâs a lot of work to cut down the leaves to save them, but having to put up with those disgusting people⦠Even if all this were solved, it would still require a lot of effort.
Forget it, things are fine the way they are now. He does not need to worry about the big things, and even less about the small things. The boss handles the front and he follows in the back. How cool.
When he pushed out the door, Xue Chi was already waiting, and Shi Nian asked him, âHave you ordered yet?â
Adjutant Xue: âHuh?â
ââ¦â¦ â
Shi Nian, âArenât we here to eat?â
Xue Chi thought to himself, âIs this the only thing on your mind at this point? Didnât he eat inside just now? Oh, I donât seem to have seen any food brought in.â
âWhatâs the matter, Mr. Bai, buckle like this?â
When Shi Nian heard his whisper, he almost laughed.
He went to get his own food and ate it with great pleasure before returning home.
When he returned, he ran into Madam Lu eating ice noodles, so he followed her and ate a bowl, not looking as if he had just eaten.
He then went back to play chess with old Marshal Lu.
Old Marshal Lu had recently become obsessed with playing Go against Shi Nian.
Although he did not have a human body before, he did not have to use his hands to play Go. Waving his wings and aura will naturally help him put the pieces in the right position. He was very skilled at it. That is not to say that he had no rivals in the whole clan, but there were only a few that he could not beat.
So he won a few games in a row, and he was completely refreshed.
The psychological shadow of winning against the boss in the infinite dungeon game was already gone, and he had no problem beating the bossâs father.
When Lu Bo Ting came back, he even wanted to play against him. But Lu Bo Ting really didnât know how, so he gave up.
âOkay, letâs have a few rounds in the game again sometime.â
Lu Bo Ting: âOkay.â
âLetâs eat.â
After they had eaten, one of them went to work and the other went into the lab.
Of course, Shi Nian didnât do anything when he came in. After all, he had his phoenix to do the work. He came in to brush up on his light brain, and wondered if there were any useful leg hair removal agents he could invent.
The interstellar had various technological means to remove hair from the body, but no matter how harmless the promotion was, it was impossible to have no effect at all.
He wondered if there was anything that could be applied to remove the hair, shrink the pores and whiten the skin. While he was researching this, he turned on his light brain and looked at Starnet.
The eyelash essence has been gaining a lot of popularity these days, and many people are still complaining that the name is simply too plain.
This is going to be used once, but why just call it eyelash essence?
Of course, there was even talk of how much money he would make this time.
âThe last time he posted it was nearly 200 million, and now Iâve heard that the share of the money for the long-haired potions was given. At that time, the fund was in the billions. Can someone do the maths? â
âIâm sure itâs a lot more than that, but to me, 200 million is enough to last me a lifetime, I hope I get it one day. â
âIn fact, thereâs a lot of meat to eat with Marshal Lu. He must have a private laboratory. Look at the constant flow of finished products â¦â¦â
âIâm about to choose my future. I had already decided to go to the army of the Lu family, and now Iâve proved that I have good vision. â
âIâm going to one of the research institutes under Marshal Luâs name. It doesnât look as big as the one in the Imperial City and itâs not as big as the Wu familyâs, but I think it will soon be bigger. â
âThe Lu family is really something these days.â
Someone broke the news: âAh! Some time ago, there was an auction, and Lu Bo Ting called Yan Hualin over, thinking he was going to do something big, but the thing was eventually taken by the Wu family. â
As soon as the news came out, there were many inquiries in an instant.
The man looked like a die-hard Wu family loyalist, spouting off about the incident and hyping it.
The watcher, Shi Nian, was dumbfounded.
Which black powder is this?
Which side is he?
While Shi Nian was sighing, the Wu family was also yelling, âWho the hell is deliberately going to make us lose face?â
It was an auction, not his house, and they were saying whatever they wanted. There were so many eyes on the post. Not to mention the fact that the Lu family wouldnât just keep quiet and let the Star network talk.
After all, it was clear from the last incident that the Lu family was now concerned about what was said on the Internet, not as they had been in the past.
As it turned out, it was soon revealed that Lu Bo Ting had not only stopped the auction that day because Shi Nian had also produced a space stone on the spot.
âIt had a large pile of snacks inside. I want to vomit blood when I think about it. Such a precious space stone was being used for that. Anyway, he said he would sell it to Marshal Lu at a discount. â
âWhat? What the hell? â
The people were dumbfounded by this.
âI canât believe Shi Nian has a space stone in his possession. I donât think it would be any cheaper, even at a discount. So I can say that, the money in my brotherâs hands has already exceeded 10 billion! â
âBe brave upstairs, make it tens of billions to get a space stone.â
âBrother Shi is worthy of being Brother Shi. What else is there that he doesnât have?
Fans were going crazy, and it was like New Yearâs Eve. The occasional comment, such as âIs anyone curious about where Shi Nian got the space stone?â came up, but it was quickly brushed down.
If he has it, he has it, so what do you care where he got it from?
All they knew was that Shi Nian was even more powerful now. Itâs unreasonable not to draw another lottery. Why doesnât he draw another hundred, no, two hundred of the eyelash essence?
In the midst of all the laughter, Shi Nian saw a few people who wondered where he got the Space Stone from.
This was not a problem at first glance. It was a normal suspicion and that black fans could say worse than this. But⦠it still looked suspicious.
âAm I being paranoid?â he muttered.
He was muttering when things started to get worse on the other side.
It was the black fans again.
The black fans were very uncomfortable with the fact that Shi Nian was so star-studded, and when they saw that someone suspected the origin of his Space Stone, they jumped on the bandwagon.
Their words were much harsher, and the fans couldnât stand it anymore and started to argue back.
âWhy do people have to tell you where they got it from? What, are you suspicious that they stole it from your family?â
The fan who said this just got angry and made a casual remark, but was caught like that.
Of course, the black fans would never admit to not having space stone at home.
But then they remembered Shi Nianâs origins and started spreading the word.
âOur family doesnât have one, but the Bai family might have one, and when Shi Nianâs mother left the Bai family, wouldnât she sneak away with something?â
This was a clear reference to theft, and the fans were furious.
Xue Chi was quick to react and called Shi Nian, âDonât respond yet, Mr. Shi. We feel that this matter is not simple. It seems like someone is manipulating it secretly. â
Shi Nian blinked, âWhatâs the point of looking like that? Itâs obvious that someone is manipulating in the dark!â
Adjutant Xue: ââ¦..â
Shi Nianâs hunch was right; someone really did it on purpose, trying to provoke a dispute between him and the Bai family. Could it be the Wu family who did this, fearing that his return to the Bai family would disturb Bai Zihanâs position?
No, if it was the Wu family, they wouldnât have gotten themselves involved.
The fact is that it is not difficult to solve this matter.
At this time, there was a notification on his light brain. Shi Nian saw it was a message from Yan Huaxin. He obviously saw the comments, so he sent a message to express his concern.
The other students in the class group had also reacted and were speaking up.
âThis really looks like someone is deliberately bringing the rhythm. There really should be some kind of law to catch those who buy the rhythm.â Yan Huaxin couldnât help but say it.
âItâs nothing.â While he was talking to Yan Huaxin, he also went to the class group and replied to everyone.
Yan Huaxin continued scolding those who set the rhythm for awhile before stopping. He was relieved when he saw that Shi Nian wasnât really in a bad mood.
âBy the way, some classmates discussed with me whether the class reunion should be postponed for a few days, for fear of inconvenience for you these days.â
Shi Nian already knew about the class reunion tomorrow.
Of course, it was called a class reunion, but it was just a chance to have some fun before school.
But, âWhy didnât they just ask me directly?â
âI was afraid youâd be in a bad mood with all the commotion on the internet.â Yan Huaxin said. âBut I donât think other people need to be so careful to accommodate you when you are obviously fine. Just say, âLet me know whether you can go tomorrow.â
Shi Nian: âThatâs a must!â
âOkay then, Iâll tell them thereâs no need to reschedule.â Yan Huaxin said.
He didnât ask in detail how Shi Nian was going to deal with the comments on the internet. After all, Shi Nian was now tied to the Lu family, so if he asked too much, he was afraid of hearing things he shouldnât hear.
He simply told him to speak up if he needed to, and hung up.
On his side, Shi Nian watched as the comments on the Internet became more and more outrageous.
His blog was even more noisy than the last time it was revealed that he had been adopted. After all, no one was there to speak up for him at that time, and it was one sided.
âShame on you, thief, thief, thief!
Shi Nian neatly pulled this person into the blacklist file, and then directly @ the patriarch of the Bai family, which is also known as Senator Bai He simply said: âDonât you know whether there is a space stone in the Bai family? So why donât you come out and clarify?
He said it in such an overbearing manner that it shocked many netizens who did not know the truth and were just following the trend.
The fans were like they had been given a booster and were determined to fight the black fans to the end and clear his name.
At the same time,
Lu Bo Ting was originally in a meeting, and the content of the meeting was also transferred to that topic.
After all, the matter of Shi Nian was still very important, and it is no exaggeration to say that if Shi Nianâs reputation is tarnished, then it is impossible for the Lu family to get rid of it completely.
âWhere the hell did he get that space stone from?â Most of the people at the bottom only knew about the space stone, but not the space bag.
At this time, they couldnât help but say, âIt canât really be the Bai familyâsâ¦â
Lu Bo Ting said immediately. âNo.â
âThen itâs up to the Bai family to come forward.â An admiral said.
Another one immediately said, âThey definitely wonât. They are happy to see our jokes. â
As he was saying that, Shi Nian had already sent another post, âDonât pretend to be dead. I know you can see it. Pretending to be dead only proves that you are weak-minded and simply want to see me being scolded.â
Everyone: âThisâ¦â¦.â
This time, the Bai family could not delay even if they wanted to. Because Senator Baiâs star blog had also exploded immediately afterwards, a group of people were waiting for an answer.
Even though there are still many netizens who stubbornly say that he is a junior in the Bai family, and they should not let him carry this reputation by not saying anything.
But very quickly, they were sprayed back: Who doesnât know what the relationship between the Bai family and Shi Nian is? They were almost enemies. Why should they bear it? One canât stand such an arrogant person, even if it was their own grandson!
Those who could reason just told them to stop arguing and wait for the Bai family to come out and talk about the matter.
But the Bai family couldnât help but play deadâ¦
âNo matter what, they will definitely come forward by tomorrow.â An admiral said.
âI just donât know if the White family will say black is white.â
Xue Chi, who was standing at the back of the room, remembered the look on Senator Baiâs face after talking to Shi Nian earlier, and wondered if he might choose to do so!
After all, he had a grandson whom he completely failed to pull into his own camp, not to mention the ability to splash his political opponents.
âEven if the Bai family didnât have any ideas, the Wu family would be happy to do so.â
Someone suddenly mentioned this.
âHow can this be solved?â Someone immediately said, âMarshal, we have to prepare for this!â
Prepare? Prepare for what?
Lu Bo Ting played with the space bag in his hand, which Shi Nian had made for himself and worn for a long time. He said that the Bai family had better clarify things according to the facts. Or else they would be seeking their own death.