CHAPTER 390: CHAPTER 227: DINNER INVITATION

There’s a light rain outside, and everything is shrouded in mist.

Lying on the deck chair on the third-floor balcony, sipping afternoon tea, scrolling through the phone, occasionally looking at the misty view, it’s indescribably comfortable and pleasant.

Half of the balcony of No. 8 Villa at Red Villa Bay is covered with a transparent canopy. Initially, apart from a somewhat old small round table and a few small chairs, there was nothing here.

Recently, Wu Mengting and Sun Xiaorui have been busy redecorating the space, and they managed to completely transform it. The main change is adding several layers of shelves on both sides, hanging or placing many potted plants, and on the outdoor balcony, there are several large potted plants, including two large iron trees.

Chen Feng didn’t interfere in this matter either. From the start, he gave them ten thousand dollars, letting the two of them take full responsibility for decorating No. 8 Villa, allowing them to do whatever they wanted.

As a result, the two women kept busy for two days, not yet finishing everything.

Taking advantage of the rainy days, they finally had some downtime and joined Chen Feng under the balcony rain canopy to relax.

Unfortunately, the only newly bought rocking chair was taken by Chen Feng, so they could only sit on the chairs, occasionally sipping tea, chatting idly about what the new home still needed and what areas need improvement.

On the surface, their relationship remains very close, getting along smoothly without any cold shoulders.

"I think we should remove the carpet on the first floor; it’s easy to get dirty, hard to clean, and has static electricity, plus it’s getting hotter, so there’s no need to leave it. Even when it gets cold later, we still don’t need it."

Wu Mengting wasn’t fond of the high-end carpet on the first floor from the start, though she didn’t initially mention it because Chen Feng seemed to like it.

But recently, the more she looked at the carpet, the less she liked it, so she couldn’t help but bring it up.

Sun Xiaorui laughed and said, "You’ll have to ask Brother Feng, he seems to like this carpet."

Hearing this, Wu Mengting directly said to Chen Feng, who was lying there browsing his phone, "Brother, should we remove the carpet on the first floor?"

Chen Feng shook his head and refused, "Don’t remove it for now, the weather’s still a bit cold, and it’s nice to step on it directly without shoes. Let’s talk about it during the rainy season."

Wu Mengting pouted slightly, "But the carpet looks quite dirty, it’s hard to manage, and there’s static."

"Fine. I’ve said we’ll remove it during the rainy season. Instead of worrying about the carpet, you should focus on other things. By the way, how was the concert last night?"

Chen Feng indeed liked the carpet laid downstairs, temporarily reluctant to remove it, thus he changed the topic.

Sure enough, Wu Mengting was smoothly diverted, nodding with a smile, "It was great. Zhang Yuxi’s singing is impressive, she’s beautiful, and her stamina is incredible, singing and dancing for over two hours without a complaint, truly dedicated."

Chen Feng also smiled, "I didn’t know much about Zhang Yuxi, but after you went to see the concert last night, I searched her online, and she’s indeed a great beauty in the photos, though I wonder how she looks without makeup. However, she’s only twenty-four this year and has achieved so much, quite remarkable."

Wu Mengting was even happier hearing this, nodding, "Yes. What I admire about her is not only her acting skills and singing ability but her hard work and determination, her positive energy in striving for success. Also, her academic achievement is quite good, graduated from the Foreign Languages Institute with a bachelor’s degree, which is much better than those stars with mostly high school diplomas. Besides, I admire her for keeping clean in the muddy waters, staying virtuous, never having scandals, and once bravely publicly denouncing a big shot in the entertainment industry, rejecting their unspoken rules."

Listening to her praise, Chen Feng also casually complimented, "That’s truly impressive! Artists in the entertainment industry usually lack the courage to offend these big shots."

"Indeed. So, at that time, we young people, especially women of the same age, admired her greatly. This time, since she rarely performs in Xiu Zhou, I had to support her. It’s a pity you two didn’t go together. The concert was really wonderful, and the guest performers she invited were all big names."

Chen Feng shook his head with a smile, "I’m long past the age of idol chasing. Besides, I never chased stars when I was young, not interested in concerts at all."

Wu Mengting laughed, "That’s not good, you’re not old yet, but your mentality seems aged."

"Not chasing stars means an aged mentality?" Chen Feng countered.

"Isn’t it? No young people don’t chase stars."

"There truly are young people who don’t chase stars. Even if they idolize someone, it shouldn’t be a celebrity from the entertainment industry, but from other fields, like a science giant, literary master, or moral model."

"Alright, I can’t argue with you." Wu Mengting rolled her eyes, "To me, someone like Zhang Yuxi, a young female artist, is a model for people of the same generation to learn from; her personal story is inspiring."

"Fine, I can’t argue with you either. Let’s not discuss this topic anymore, let’s talk about travel plans. Are you interested in going abroad? I’ve grown up without ever seeing the world outside."

Feeling restless after staying home for so many days, combined with his improving health after a hospital check-up, Chen Feng didn’t want to continue being homebound.

Furthermore, having traveled all over the country, he wanted to explore places he hadn’t been to in the world, his heart restless for travel.

In China, all major cities were visited by him, so he planned to broaden his horizons abroad.

Wu Mengting and Sun Xiaorui were naturally interested, both simultaneously asking, "Which country?"

Chen Feng had already thought it over and promptly answered, "Europe. We’ll visit Europe first then see."

"Not starting with Southeast Asia?" Wu Mengting asked.

"Southeast Asia isn’t as attractive as Europe. Are you more interested in Southeast Asia?"

"Of course not. It’s just closer to Southeast Asia, a few hours’ flight. Europe is a bit far."

"A flight won’t be too far. Are you interested?"

Both women nodded in unison, and Sun Xiaorui said, "My English is quite okay, daily communication there shouldn’t be a problem."

Wu Mengting also said, "My English is pretty good too."

Both women had good English skills, especially Wu Mengting, who graduated from a prestigious university and had excellent spoken English.

Chen Feng smiled, "Then there’s no problem. Speaking English, you can generally communicate with locals in Europe. If not, there are real-time translation apps on the phone, quite simple. Of course, my plan is to spend money to find a guide in the country or directly find a student over there through the internet to serve as a guide, which will make our travel easier."