85: Court

"Uh~, there are many Aunt Zhangs in the village, I don't know which one Uncle Wang was talking about."

"You really don't know?" Li Chuxia looked at Chen Su with an amused expression.

"I really don't know," Chen Su said righteously... Half an hour later.

"Chuxia, Xiao Su, the wild boar stomach is stewed. Come and eat while it's hot," Mother Chen called out.

The two of them walked to the dining table and sat down.

On the table sat a pot of wild boar stomach soup and a pot of wild boar meat soup.

The wild boar stomach soup was made with wild boar stomach, lotus seeds, lily bulbs, job's tears, and other ingredients, simmered in a pressure cooker. To make the soup even more delicious, Mother Chen had also added half a chicken.

The wild boar meat soup was simpler; the meat was sliced, rubbed with kudzu powder, and boiled directly with some shredded ginger.

Mother Chen served Li Chuxia a large bowl of stomach soup and a bowl of wild boar meat soup.

"Mom, why didn't you serve me a bowl too?"

Mother Chen glared at Chen Su and said, "Do you not have hands of your own? After I serve you, do I have to feed you like when you were a child?"

Li Chuxia was about to push one of her two bowls toward Chen Su when Mother Chen stopped her. "Chuxia, don't mind him. He has hands and feet; he can eat if he wants to."

Li Chuxia chuckled, covering her mouth, and retracted her hand.

Chen Su: ????

So... love can vanish, right? Answer me.

This was the only question in his mind right now... Li Chuxia picked up a spoon and took a small sip of the stomach soup.

It was smooth, fresh, and rich upon entering her mouth.

She picked up a piece of boar stomach and chewed it gently. It was springy and refreshing, making her taste buds bloom.

"Mmm, it's delicious! Auntie, you should eat too."

"Then eat more. You can't buy this in the city, but here in the countryside, I can buy some to eat every now and then," Mother Chen said with a smile.

Sitting to the side, Chen Su served himself a bowl.

He began to drink it with an air of importance.

"Mmm, the soup you serve yourself really does taste better."

"Even drinking soup can't keep your mouth shut."

???

Chen Su recognized the situation and quickly shut up, silently drinking soup and eating meat... After nine o'clock in Xiulin Village, it was already considered late at night.

At this hour, most people were at home watching TV or playing on their phones.

Chen Su and Li Chuxia were both sitting in the living room scrolling through short videos.

Ordinary people really were held in a tight grip by big data. Since returning to Zhang City, Chen Su rarely saw any news related to Maple City.

Most of the short videos pushed to him were related to Zhang City and its surrounding areas.

Netizens in every region were firmly locked inside their own information cocoons.

Unless one specifically searched for it, it was hard to receive certain information... Chen Su searched for Weijie Secret Realm Restaurant.

Ever since Hyperthyroidism Brother's visit, the popularity of Feng Wenjun's restaurant had increased further.

The restaurant's short video account had now surpassed 500,000 followers.

A location for the new store had already been selected, and planning and deployment had begun.

Everything seemed to be moving in a positive direction... After finishing the dishes, Mother Chen also came to the living room to sit and play on her phone.

"Mom, do many people in our village grow passion fruit?"

"Quite a few do. Everyone is growing the newly introduced golden passion fruit now. It's very tasty, much better than the old red ones, and the price has doubled. I've planted some in our family garden too."

"Has anyone started coming to the village to buy them up?"

"Several groups of people came to look a while ago. Someone pre-ordered two thousand pounds of passion fruit from Old Zhang's family at a price of 6.8 yuan per pound."

Hearing this, Chen Su knew he had to hurry.

Otherwise, someone would beat him to it, and he wouldn't be able to collect any good fruit.

The quality of the first batch of passion fruit every year was the best—large size, thin skin, and full of juice.

"Mom, I'm planning to buy a batch of passion fruit. Tell me which families in our village are growing them."

"Don't we have our own?" Mother Chen was a bit confused.

"I want to buy in bulk. Let's keep ours for ourselves to eat," Chen Su said with a smile.

As soon as Li Chuxia heard Chen Su wanted to buy passion fruit, she roughly knew what he was up to. "Do you need me to start a live stream for pre-sales? That way, the volume will be easier to control."

Chen Su thought about it and nodded. "Sure, pre-sales would actually be better. We can pick and ship them fresh based on the number of orders customers place to ensure freshness."

Chen Su and Li Chuxia began to discuss how to collect the fruit and how to price them for online sales... Time passed unknowingly until it was 11:30 PM.

Mother Chen had already gone upstairs to sleep at 11:00.

Chen Su checked the time and said to Li Chuxia, "It's getting late. Let's go to our rooms and sleep. Tomorrow we'll go to the villagers' homes to get more details."

...Midnight arrived, and the streetlights of Xiulin Village went out.

With a thought, Chen Su summoned the Intelligence System.

【Today's Intelligence Refreshed】

【Today's Intelligence 1 (Rank D): Wang Henian, a member of the Korean boy band TB, had a private secret meeting with the retired Japanese actress Miss Asuka. The relevant video has been uploaded to a certain gossip website, URL: ^&@^&@^】

【Today's Intelligence 2 (Rank C): The Wang Youde extortion case will be heard at the Fengcheng City Basic People's Court this Friday at 3:30 PM. If the relevant victims file lawsuits and provide evidence to the court before Friday, the sentence can be further increased.】

When he saw the first piece of information, Chen Su felt amused.

He didn't know the Wang Henian in the intelligence, but he was very familiar with Miss Asuka.

Miss Asuka had captured countless male fans with her outstanding looks, excellent physical attributes, and acting skills.

Chen Su had once been one of her fans too.

Keyword being 'once,' he probably wasn't anymore.

What did this Wang Henian's actions count as? Was he treating his younger self to a feast?

As for the URL, Chen Su didn't click it. Miss Asuka's best years and most beautiful appearance were already deeply etched in his memory.

There was no need for him to go there to learn or reminisce... The second piece of information was about Wang Youde's family. The family had been held in a detention center for a while, and now it had reached the litigation stage.

Today was Tuesday, three days away from Friday.

He took out his phone and called He Youwen.

The call was quickly answered.

"Xiao Wenzi, are you asleep yet?"

"Still working overtime. I don't have your good luck. What's up?"

"I heard that the case for Wang Youde's family is about to be heard. I'm in my hometown and can't make it back. Are you free this Friday afternoon on the day of the hearing? If you are, help me appear in court."

"You're quite well-informed. I only got a call from my friend at the court this evening. Don't worry, I'll appear for you on Friday. When that family was arrested, all the evidence was already submitted. A heavy sentence is a sure thing; we just don't know how much compensation we can get."

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