The group strolled until past ten o'clock. They were about to head back, but in the confusion, someone suggested going for late-night snacks, saying they had been in Rongcheng for so long and hadn't tried the local seafood.
It had to be said that the seafood in Rongcheng tasted quite good, no less so than what Su Xiaotian redeemed from the system mall.
It was a pity, though, that transportation was inconvenient at this time. Seafood, being an ingredient not suitable for long-distance transport, was rarely seen even in the capital.
Su Xiaotian's system storage was not a spatial dimension. Even after several upgrades, its capacity was only three cubic meters.
Otherwise, Su Xiaotian would definitely have considered bringing some seafood back to the capital to eat slowly.
Despite the regret, sometimes life needed to be filled with regrets to be interesting.
"Xiaotian, do you really like seafood?" Chi Yiyuan asked with a smile, noticing Su Xiaotian's fondness for it.
"Yes, it tastes so fresh and delicious," Su Xiaotian said with considerable regret.
"We'll have many more opportunities to come," Chi Yiyuan said. "Next time we come to Rongcheng, we'll eat it again."
Su Xiaotian nodded. "That's the only way. Actually, the cuisine of every place is different."
In later generations, with developed logistics, one could taste delicacies from all over the country while sitting at home, which somehow lacked the same charm.
Not to mention, choosing souvenirs when traveling for business was a dilemma.
Su Xiaomei didn't have a particular fondness for seafood, but trying it was fine.
Because she wasn't very interested, she was too lazy to peel it herself. Professor Huo, however, seeing Su Xiaomei like this, assumed she didn't want to get her hands dirty and immediately put on a show.
Professor Huo very considerately peeled the shells for Su Xiaomei, taking great care of her, which made Su Xiaomei a little embarrassed.
"Professor Huo, you should just eat yourself, no need to mind me!"
"You eat, I'm just peeling them for you!"
...
Su Xiaotian felt that with Professor Huo's persistent charm, Su Xiaomei would eventually be won over by him.
After the late-night snack, it was already eleven o'clock. Everyone was still reluctant to leave, but thinking about taking the train soon and how tiring it would be to not rest well, they finally returned to the guesthouse.
Upon returning to the guesthouse, Su Xiaotian teasingly said, "Sister Xiaomei, Professor Huo is actually quite a good person. Why don't you consider him?"
"Let's see. My heart is also in a mess!" Xiaomei said with some annoyance.
She had initially worried that Huo Sinian's interest was just a fleeting whim, but now it seemed it wasn't.
However, how long could his affection last?
What would happen even if two people from mismatched backgrounds forced themselves together?
Would they still be unable to escape the fate of separation in the future?
Su Xiaomei dared not think about it.
Deep down, Xiaomei was still insecure. Even after going to university, the Su Xiaomei from Hongxin Brigade whom her father looked down upon still existed in the depths of her heart.
"Sister Xiaomei, one must always take a step forward. If not Professor Huo, it will be someone else in the future, but this someone else cannot be from Hongxin Brigade!"
"Look at Aunt Taohua. If she hadn't bravely taken that step back then, what kind of life would she be living now?"
After speaking, Su Xiaotian said no more and quietly went to sleep, letting Su Xiaomei think for herself.
Being in the capital and a university student, with a father who was a university professor, Su Xiaomei's life was already destined to prevent her from returning to the living environment of Hongxin Brigade.
When she married in the future, Uncle Shen would not allow her to marry someone from a family with too poor conditions!
Su Xiaotian quickly fell asleep, while Su Xiaomei tossed and turned, unable to sleep.
Yes, weren't her mother and father also from mismatched backgrounds?
But looking at them now, their relationship was good. Although they occasionally argued, there were no deep-seated conflicts.
The next day, when Su Xiaotian woke up, the sun was already high in the sky. Su Xiaomei was packing her things, and her eyes looked a little dark.
"Sister Xiaomei, you're up so early."
"It's better to pack early, we can't make the train wait for us!" Su Xiaomei said with a faint smile.
Packing luggage would take a lot of time, then eating, and then heading to the train station, which would also consume a considerable amount of time.
Moreover, before departing, they still needed to call Chen Zi'an and Su Manxiu.
Once the luggage was packed, there were many bags, big and small.
Most of the bags contained the goods purchased this time.
"If we can't sell these smoothly this time, we'll truly be back to square one," Su Shouwen said with emotion, touching the bag containing watches and jewelry.
"Believe me, Big Brother, we're going to make a fortune this time!" Su Xiao Si said confidently.
With so many carefully selected good items, if they couldn't make money, his economics studies would have been in vain.
The brothers trusted Su Xiao Si's judgment and all nodded.
Su Lao San was a little apprehensive.
He hadn't brought much money when he came. Fortunately, the children had helped him out. What if the money he had finally earned was lost?
But seeing the children in good spirits, Su Lao San could only smile.
After everyone had finished packing, before they had even checked out, Mumu had already arrived.
"Mumu, you didn't have to come!" Su Shouwen said with a gentle smile.
This Mumu was truly a kind person, going to such lengths to help them just because of his uncle's request.
"That won't do. You are my benefactors, and I must see you off at the train to feel at ease," Mumu said with a deep smile on his face.
Mumu had earned quite a bit of money recently, and his attitude towards the Su family was even more different than before.
Before, it was only out of Chen Zi'an's favor, but now, he truly considered these people as his own.
Mumu was also carrying a bag, saying it contained food prepared for them to eat on the train.
"This is all made by my sister. It can be kept for two days. I heard that as you go further north, it gets colder, so these foods won't spoil and will be enough for you to eat for a few days on the train."
Everyone knew this was Mumu's kind gesture and didn't refuse, accepting it as Mumu wished.
Carrying their luggage, Mumu escorted everyone to the train station.
With their many bags, and the packages looking heavy, they naturally attracted attention at the train station.
Especially since their goods were valuable, and the young people hadn't been out much and lacked experience with such things, they couldn't help but look wary.
Su Xiaotian was speechless. With such expressions, were they afraid people wouldn't know they were carrying treasures?
Her storage space could still hold some items, and putting all these watches in it would be no problem.
However, she really didn't intend to let anyone know about the storage space, not even her closest relatives!
In this world, the most vulnerable thing to temptation is the human heart. Su Xiaotian had no intention of using such a heaven-defying treasure to test people's hearts!
What if she lost the gamble, wouldn't it be a complete loss?
Li Mumu escorted the group to the train station and felt quite reluctant to part.
Although he didn't know why, Mumu's intuition told him that if possible, he should try to get closer to these people.
He always felt that there was some kind of magic about them.
"Brother Mumu, we've discussed it, and we want to cooperate with you!" Su Xiao Si suddenly pulled Li Mumu aside and said.
Li Mumu was taken aback when Su Xiao Si mentioned cooperation.
Cooperation? What kind of cooperation?
They were separated by thousands of miles.