CHAPTER 283: CHAPTER 283: YOU’RE NOT THAT DELICATE

Mr. Shen and Mr. Rong have been best friends for a lifetime, not without reason; they share similar interests.

After eating, they eagerly took Shen Jue and Rong Qingqing to the Lotus Pond District. Rong Ming had an exam in the afternoon, so the driver directly took him back to school.

Mr. Shen and Mr. Rong walked ahead, chatting as they moved along, while the butler and servants followed behind carrying items.

Rong Qingqing and Shen Jue lingered lazily at the back of the group.

During this season, even in the afternoon, the sun was still a bit warm when it shone on them.

Rong Qingqing held an umbrella, glanced at Shen Jue, then moved the umbrella closer to him and asked softly, "Are you sleepy?"

"Are you sleepy?" Shen Jue looked up at Rong Qingqing.

"I’m not sleepy, I’m just asking if you are. You didn’t rest last night and only slept a little in the morning before I woke you up. If you’re tired, you can go rest, I’ll go fishing on my own."

"I’m not tired." Shen Jue raised his hand to push the umbrella back towards Rong Qingqing, "You can hold it yourself, I’m not as delicate as you."

Feeling rejected.

Rong Qingqing clicked her tongue and retracted the umbrella.

Shen Manor is really large; it took Rong Qingqing nearly twenty minutes to finally see the pond where the two old men were fishing.

The lotus flowers are no longer in bloom this season, but there are still plenty of unpicked lotus pods hanging there, abundant and even with dragonflies perched on them. The edge of the pond is a green lawn with a row of umbrellas providing shade. Underneath them are tables with chessboards placed on them, along with tea sets. It’s clear that the two old men often come here for a stroll to play chess or have tea.

The pond isn’t stagnant; there’s a stream directly flowing down to it, which explains why the fish here are fresh without any earthy taste.

Rong Qingqing isn’t fishing for the first time; she’s not an expert, but has gone fishing several times with Rong Kuo and others.

However, Rong Qingqing has never had much patience for fishing; most of the time, it’s Rong Kuo and the others who fish while she holds onto a rod and sits nearby, eating, drinking, and playing games.

Sometimes, when she makes too much noise, she gets disliked by Rong Kuo and the others.

While Shen Jue was baiting the hook, Rong Qingqing was already lounging on a deck chair, enjoying fruits.

By the time Shen Jue cast the fishhook into the pond, Rong Qingqing was sitting cross-legged playing on her phone.

The bait was already thrown in, and Shen Jue stood the fishing rod in place before heading towards Rong Qingqing.

"What are you up to?" Shen Jue asked.

"Leading Qiaoqiao and her newbie friends in the game." Rong Qingqing scoffed disdainfully, "One against five, can’t carry them all. Where did Qiaoqiao find teammates as much of a newbie as she is?"

It’s not the fear of a god-like opponent, but of having teammates like pigs.

And Rong Qingqing has five pig-like teammates.

After finishing a round and a crushing defeat, Rong Qingqing sent Shen Qiao five pig-head emojis before putting her phone away.

"Want to go look around?" Shen Jue asked.

"Sure." Rong Qingqing immediately agreed, put on her shoes and followed Shen Jue.

The Shen Manor is vast; otherwise, it wouldn’t be called Shen Manor.

When the Shen Family first acquired this land, it was still a wilderness area in the city outskirts.

The Shen Family originally planned to develop this land into a tourist resort, but later, Mr. Shen took a Feng Shui Master here who said the place was suitable for residing, so Mr. Shen changed his mind and turned it into a family estate for the Shen Family.