Chapter 159: 159 Ugly son-in-law finally wants to see Mount Tai, right?

159 Ugly son-in-law finally wants to see Mount Tai, right?

The next morning after getting up, Tushan Jiu went to meditate as usual, and then also went to the small lake in the rear courtyard to feed the koi.

It must be said, the koi of the Xie Family are more spirited than those elsewhere.

The fat ones have become round.

Moreover, Tushan Jiu also discovered something: among them, there is a koi that will develop spiritual awareness in a few years.

That koi is a golden koi; its scales shine gold in the sunlight, somewhat dazzling.

But that golden koi has a somewhat stubborn personality.

Because many fish gather together, it cannot outcompete the fat koi, so it barely gets any food, and then it gets angry.

Pouting, it angrily turns and prepares to swim away.

Tushan Jiu was amused by it, saying: "You can't do that; you're about to gain wisdom, yet you don't even try to grab food."

The golden koi stopped, turned back, stared at Tushan Jiu with its eyes, and bubbled gurgling sounds.

Tushan Jiu stopped teasing it, and gave it a pinch of fish food alone, saying: "Guard your spirit calmly, do not rush or be anxious; such an opportunity is rare, so proceed steadily, and only then can you achieve great success."

After speaking, she scattered the bit of fish food in her hand far away.

All the koi in the pond swarmed over there, competing for the food.

Tushan Jiu smiled at the motionless golden koi and patiently said: "Although you need to be steady, that doesn't mean you should always yield; since you are about to gain wisdom, you must still step up when the time comes, otherwise what's the difference between you and them?"

The golden koi kept staring at Tushan Jiu, as if thinking about something.

After a moment, its tail flicked quickly a few times, turned, and it rushed toward the koi school.

It thrust its body left, knocking the fattest red koi aside.

It then tilted its body right, spun a full circle, surged to the front, sucked the largest piece of food into its mouth, then darted back to the shore, blowing bubbles at Tushan Jiu.

Tushan Jiu laughed, "Great, eat more, and by New Year you'll be fit to serve on the table."

The stream of bubbles the golden koi blew out came to an abrupt stop.

"Hahahaha......"

Tushan Jiu couldn't stop laughing, thinking: "If this guy ever attains human form someday, wouldn't he be another Bai Yu?"

Just as she was laughing, someone suddenly hugged her from behind.

"What are you laughing at?"

Xie Shiyu had just finished bathing, came out to look for Tushan Jiu, and found her muttering to herself, not knowing what she was saying.

As soon as he approached, he heard her laughing loudly.

In the morning light, the lake's water rippled with gentle waves, scattering iridescent glints.

She wore a milky-white knitted long cardigan, fluffy house slippers on her feet, her long hair casually pinned back with a jade hairpin; every frown and smile exuded a relaxed, leisurely air.

Xie Shiyu couldn't resist lowering his head to lightly peck her cheek twice.

Tushan Jiu felt the moisture on his hair, frowned, and said to him: "It's deep autumn now; after bathing, why don't you dry your hair? If you catch a cold, what then? Hurry back and blow-dry your hair."

Xie Shiyu absolutely loved her managing him like this.

His mouth almost split into a grin as he said: "Then when we go back, you help me blow-dry."

Xie Shiyu reached out and held her icy-cold hand in his.

"I haven't washed my hands; I just handled the fish food!" Tushan Jiu tried to pull her hand back.

Xie Shiyu naturally didn't let go; he took her hand and walked toward the main building, saying: "It's fine, we'll wash together later—what were you just laughing about?"

The topic returned to earlier; Tushan Jiu smiled and said: "There's a golden koi in the rear pond that's about to become a spirit."

Upon hearing that, Xie Shiyu was somewhat surprised.

He knew that when Tushan Jiu spoke of becoming a spirit, she wasn't joking; she meant it literally.

"That golden koi is one I caught as a child when I went to my grandmother's house; there's a river behind their home, I hooked it and have been raising it ever since." Xie Shiyu introduced the koi's origin to her.

Tushan Jiu narrowed her eyes: "That's its fortune, and it's far from over."

She rarely gave a little tease, offering him a mysterious smile.

But Xie Shiyu had already guessed the general idea in his heart.

In a world where demons exist, dragons are quite normal as well.

He glanced back toward the artificial lake.

Will the koi leap over the Dragon Gate?

That really is something to look forward to.

Back inside, Tushan Jiu led Xie Shiyu to her bedroom; the two went to the washroom to wash their hands, then she took the hairdryer, pressed him onto the sofa to sit, and prepared to blow-dry his hair.

She discovered that Xie Shiyu indeed does not like to blow-dry his hair.

That habit is bad!

Now Xie Shiyu's hair is already about sixty to seventy percent dry, yet she insists on helping him blow-dry it completely.

While speaking, she nagged him like a little housekeeper: "One must protect both head and feet, as these are the places most prone to cold; after washing your hair, you must hurry to dry it—don't think you can ignore it just because your hair is short; from now on, you must blow-dry it, heard?"

Her voice was soft and gentle, her soft hand weaving through his hair; Xie Shiyu responded to her words, then closed his eyes—he rarely felt this relaxed.

But the next second, Tushan Jiu said: "I have to depart for Yun Shi tomorrow."

Xie Shiyu's eyes snapped open, he turned his head and asked: "What happened?"

Tushan Jiu shook her head, manually turned his head back, and explained: "I'm going to collect a debt; their incense has been cut off."

Upon hearing that, Xie Shiyu nodded and asked: "When will you be back in a few days?"

Tushan Jiu thought for a moment; yesterday she had been scolded, and before bed she had taken out the account books and flipped through them.

In Yun Shi, besides the He Family, there is also the He Family, whose account also needs to be collected.

Since I'm making the trip anyway, I might as well not waste it.

By the way, go and clear out the other two places around Yun Shi as well; otherwise, after she comes back, she won't know when she'll get busy again, or if she forgets, she'll have to go again (mainly because she's afraid of being talked about).

Nan Cheng and Yun Shi are too far apart; she doesn't like the feeling of flying, it's uncomfortable.

Hmm, I don't know for now; I still have to go to the two cities next to Yun Shi, and if things go smoothly, it'll probably take about half a month at least.

Xie Shiyu gave a thoughtful hum and said, "Okay, I got it; I'll have someone arrange it shortly."

The Xie Family naturally has a private plane; it just finished maintenance a few days ago, and all that's needed before flight is to file the flight plan.

Tushan Jiu is leaving tomorrow; a regular application will be in time.

He remembered the day she first came; her face showed fatigue, obviously she wasn't used to flying.

Their own plane would be more comfortable no matter what.

Moreover, he was still calculating another matter in his mind.

When his Jiujiu came, she came by herself; if she has to go back, he wouldn't let her go back alone no matter what.

He could also go, to properly pay respects to the elders of the Tushan Family.

An ugly son-in-law must eventually see Mount Tai, right?