35: The highest cultivation of the white lotus

It was already two in the morning when they returned to the country.

Su Mianmian felt that having a private jet was great; they landed right at their own home.

"Shi Xu, get some rest early. I'm going to bed first."

"Good night!"

Su Mianmian finished speaking and ran off.

Shi Xu shook his head and returned to the Old Residence.

The Shi Family's Old Residence was still brightly lit.

As soon as Shi Xu arrived, Mother Shi came out to greet him.

"Didn't Mianmian come over?" Mother Shi asked, seeing only Shi Xu, a hint of disappointment on her face.

Shi Xu shook his head and said, "I didn't tell her to come over. She's too tired; let her rest for a while."

Mother Shi nodded in understanding upon hearing this.

Shi Xu mainly reported to Father Shi about the situation abroad, as well as some information that had been collected.

When he mentioned being robbed by other criminals, Father Shi looked displeased.

"That's how it always is abroad."

"Are you all alright?"

Father Shi asked with a serious expression.

Shi Xu shook his head. "How much have you collected during this time?"

Upon hearing this, Mother Shi quickly rattled off the details.

Over the past two months, they had collected a lot of things. Besides medicines, weapons, and other items, they had also acquired quite a bit for daily necessities like food, clothing, housing, and transportation.

Mother Shi's idea was to collect domestic goods earlier so they could restock and not leave others without options by collecting everything at the very end.

After listening, Shi Xu nodded in agreement.

He knew his mother would definitely collect domestic delicacies. Thinking of Su Mianmian's recent disappointment, he couldn't help but smile.

"Shi Xu, what are you smiling about?"

"Are you perhaps thinking that what we collected isn't good?"

Father Shi asked sternly when he saw Shi Xu's smile.

He worried Shi Xu was laughing at him for hoarding delicacies and speculated internally.

"No, how could I possibly think the things you've hoarded aren't good?"

"I was just thinking that Mianmian just said she didn't have time to hoard domestic delicacies, but Mother did."

"She'll definitely be very happy when she finds out."

Shi Xu shook his head and explained.

Father Shi breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

Mother Shi was very pleased to hear Shi Xu's words.

"It's good that Mianmian is happy; finally, someone likes delicious food as much as I do!"

"You two, father and son, are typically the 'as long as you can eat, you won't starve' type."

"I'm beyondMake complaints (complaining) about it."

Mother Shi rolled her eyes at Shi Xu and Father Shi, complaining.

Shi Xu smiled and said nothing.

With matters concluded, he stood up, intending to leave.

Mother Shi worried he was too tired and asked him to stay for the night.

Shi Xu shook his head; he still wanted to go home to sleep.

Seeing this, Mother Shi could only let him go... Early in the morning, Su Mianmian was woken up by a group of chirping birds.

She sat up, looking distraught, and irritably said, "Why are these birds so annoying!"

Su Mianmian held her head, extremely annoyed, and finally got out of bed, feeling resigned to her fate.

Thinking of Su Jinxuan in the space, Su Mianmian entered the space after changing her clothes.

"book book, didn't you say he would wake up after drinking spirit spring water for a month?"

"How long has it been already?"

"Why isn't he awake yet?"

As soon as Su Mianmian entered the space, she couldn't help but ask about Su Jinxuan's condition.

Thankfully, Shi Xu hadn't asked too many questions, otherwise, he would definitely think she had a problem.

Su Mianmian shook her head, looking helpless.

"Master, I didn't know he had so many toxins in his body!"

"How about I extend the time in the space a bit longer?"

"That way, he might wake up faster."

book book saw Su Mianmian, and its whole tree wanted to hide.

It hadn't seen her in a long time, and now that it did, it trembled.

"Forget it, let's leave it as is!"

"He should be waking up soon."

Su Mianmian shook her head and refused.

She glanced at Su Jinxuan, and for some reason, she had a premonition that he would wake up very soon.

Su Mianmian told book book to take good care of him, then she flashed out of the space.

Out of the space, Su Mianmian started thinking about a problem: the Original Body's Owner's family matters.

That family was a nightmare for the Original Body's Owner.

Su Mianmian really didn't want to deal with them.

Especially that stepmother; she found her particularly disgusting.

She pondered for a moment and finally decided to ignore them.

She believed Su Jinxuan thought the same.

If she were to encounter them in the future, she would definitely have a 'talk' with that stepmother.

Su Mianmian's lips curved into an evil smile.

As she went downstairs with that wicked smile, she encountered an uninvited guest.

Her stepmother's daughter, Su Ran.

"Why are you here?"

Su Mianmian's expression changed when she saw Su Ran, and she asked with a look of disgust.

"Sister, you haven't been home in a long time. I came on behalf of Father and Mother to see you."

Su Ran's face changed slightly when she saw the beautiful and charming Su Mianmian.

Why did she feel that Su Mianmian looked even better than before?

It must be an illusion, right?

Su Ran's mind was in turmoil, but she didn't show anything on the surface.

Su Mianmian walked past, looking exasperated, somewhat annoyed as to why she had been let in.

"Well, now you've seen me, you can leave."

"Don't let the door hit you on the way out."

Su Mianmian didn't even look at her, walking straight past her.

If the dining room hadn't been behind her, Su Mianmian wouldn't have bothered walking past her.

"Sister, why have you become like this?"

"I just arrived, and you're already telling me to leave?"

Su Ran originally wanted to scold Su Mianmian, but seeing Shi Xu behind Su Mianmian, she feigned an innocent expression and said.

When Su Mianmian heard Su Ran say this, she knew there must be someone behind her.

It was probably Shi Xu.

Su Mianmian turned her head and indeed saw Shi Xu.

"Shi Xu, have you had breakfast yet?"

"If you haven't, let's go eat together!"

Su Mianmian ignored Su Ran completely, speaking directly to Shi Xu, bypassing her.

Shi Xu nodded and stepped forward, walking towards her.

The two of them thus ignored Su Ran and walked into the dining room.

Su Ran, behind them, was so angry that her expression was almost impossible to maintain.

When had she ever been so slighted?

Didn't Su Mianmian used to try to curry favor with her?

Why had she changed so much now?

Did she really think that with Shi Xu as her backer, she could act this way?

Su Ran was furious; she had to go back quickly.

Su Mianmian couldn't help but laugh as she watched Su Ran storm out.

"This white lotus, she doesn't have any self-awareness of being a white lotus."

"Shouldn't the highest cultivation of a white lotus be to remain unfazed even when angered?"

Su Mianmian commented earnestly.

Shi Xu shook his head, indicating he didn't know.

Su Mianmian didn't expect him to say anything anyway.

Shi Xu, being a straight man, wouldn't understand a thing.

After they finished breakfast, Shi Xu recounted his visit to the Old Residence last night.

Su Mianmian was shocked upon hearing this.

"Mother and the others are really amazing!"

"Shi Xu, can you arrange for those hotels and restaurants to deliver food to the villa?"

"I don't want to go collect from each one individually."

"And milk tea shops, hotpot restaurants, sushi places, and so on."

"Collecting from them one by one takes too long."

Su Mianmian looked at Shi Xu pitifully, trying to coax him.

Shi Xu clearly hadn't expected Su Mianmian to have this request.

He thought for a moment and said, "Having everything here would be too conspicuous; we might need to distribute them to a few locations."

Seeing that he agreed, Su Mianmian didn't care how many locations; she just nodded in agreement.

Soon, Shi Xu received the list of shop names Su Mianmian had written down.

Shi Xu raised an eyebrow; he hadn't expected Su Mianmian to be so efficient.

Indeed, people who love food are always so capable.

Shi Xu shook his head and sent the list to several people, instructing them to handle it.

He now needed to go find Xu Qing and have him investigate the matter of Su Jinxuan being poisoned; it had been so long without any news, and he was a little worried.