Chapter 2 Strolling Through the Flower Market

  For most people, reviewing for the senior high school entrance exam is a hard and laborious task, but for Su Qing, this clever and quick-witted girl who never forgets what she reads, it's really not a big deal. However, it's still necessary to go through the motions on the surface, so as not to disappoint her classmates or worry her parents.

  Today is Saturday, and Su Qing finally got permission to go out alone. She decided to stroll around the flower and bird market. For Xiao Bai (the name given to the white fox) and Feng Huang (who had transformed into a small canary but insisted on being called Feng Huang, saying it was a matter of dignity), she wanted to make a grand appearance, so finding an excuse was more important than buying flowers or not.

  In the market, you can buy flowers, birds, fish, and even snakes. People have different hobbies, some like to raise mice or snakes. As long as someone is willing to spend money, there will be a market. Although those flowers may not be as beautiful as the ones in space, they are still worth their price. My grandfather likes to grow flowers, and my grandma has a special fondness for orchids. She has many orchids but can't take them out, buying from the market seems like an unaffordable expense. Although we come from a big family, we don't do business, our parents live on salaries and are honest, so my brother and I don't have much pocket money. My cousin always teases me about being rich, but just laughs it off, Su Qing looks forward to the day when this spoiled child will cry.

  All the way, roses with dew, fragrant lilies, elegant orchids, delicate African daisies, majestic peonies, and chrysanthemums made Su Qing's mood happy. She bought a bunch of her mother's favorite lilies and also took away some discarded flower branches and seedlings. She believed that with space, she could turn waste into treasure, and the feeling of not spending money was great.

  Back home, no one was there. She trimmed the lilies and put them in a vase to replace the roses. Then she flashed into space. Xiao Bai and Feng Huang immediately came over, eagerly rushing into Su Qing's arms. The bee queen was coolly busy directing the nectar collection, ignoring everyone else. However, when it came to gathering information, she acted quickly and accurately. And those honey and royal jelly were too delicious. After checking, she planted the flower branches and took a few orchid seedlings picked up from the flower market out of space. Xiao Bai and Feng Huang were overjoyed to learn that they could now openly stay outside with their master. Feng Huang flew around, even doing flips in mid-air; Xiao Bai stood proudly on Su Qing's shoulder like a noble lady, while Feng Huang looked at her disdainfully and rolled her eyes, making Su Qing laugh out loud. The orchids were planted in pots and watered with space spring water, immediately transforming from weak to thriving and growing significantly. Now it was clear that these were two pots of sword orchids and two pots of Cymbidium orchids; with more watering, they might even bloom soon.

  Su Qing glanced at the roses and had an urge to make pastries. She carefully destroyed the poor roses, planning to use their petals to create a fake image. Being cautious is always good. Su Qing collected more rose petals that were harmless to the space and contained spiritual energy, and began making rose pastries. As the pastries came out of the oven, her two pets guarded each of their own pieces and savored them with relish when Su Chen returned.

  Su Chen and his classmates played basketball for an afternoon, sweating profusely. As soon as he entered the house, he went to the bathroom. When he changed into casual clothes and came to the kitchen, Su Qing was cooking dinner and greeted her brother. Su Chen is 16 years old and almost 1.8 meters tall. The little boy has grown into a handsome young man with a calm and introverted personality. If he wore glasses, he would look like a gentle and elegant scholar.

  Su Chen was about to take the pastry when she discovered two small pets on her face, savoring the delicious taste with great relish. Looking at their expressions, she almost thought she had seen things.

  "Qing Qing, are these two little ones you bought today? What breed are these two pets, they're quite cute."

  "I don't know either, I just bought them because they looked cute." Honestly, if I said what animals they are now, nobody would believe me.

  "Why don't we take a photo of them and ask an expert, I'm quite curious?"

  "No way, what if they ask us for them later to study or something? I don't want to lose such adorable and well-behaved pets."

  "Alright then, where did you buy today's dim sum? The taste is really good!"

  "This is what I learned online, and it's delicious. Knowing that the pastry tastes good, but hearing praise still makes me very happy. As for Su Qing saying she learned from her past life, it's just an excuse to say she saw it online."

  "We're so lucky again. By the way, didn't Qinqin buy two pots of flowers today? Grandpa only accepts top-grade orchids which we can't afford, but Grandfather likes all beautiful flowers."

  "Bought it, a bouquet of lilies for mom, and also on the balcony."

  Su Chen hurried to the balcony, curious about what kind of flowers his sister had bought. From a young age, he felt that his sister was not simple, lively and lovely at home, doing household chores flawlessly; in front of outsiders, she tried her best to make others ignore her, with no expression. He always felt that Su Qing was pretending to be a pig eating a tiger, now is the dormant period, one day she will fly high. In the eyes of outsiders, he was the rising genius of the Su family, and his cousin Lisa, who was eye-catching, was one of the top beauties in Beijing, but they didn't know that there was another daughter in the Su family, Su Qing, who never attended banquets, was the real genius and beauty. Su Qing intentionally concealed herself, and her parents also tacitly approved of this approach, so he wouldn't interfere. Now he wondered what kind of flowers had caught her eye.

  When Su Chen saw the four pots of precious orchids in the shaded area of the balcony, he was still amazed. Having seen many of the old guys in the military district's courtyard raising orchids, he had already done quite a bit of research on orchids. How could such top-grade orchids appear in the flower market? It's estimated that as soon as they appeared, they would be bought by people with power and influence. How did Su Qing get them? Indeed, she was an inscrutable person.

  At dinner, parents said that the dinner and pastries were delicious, and mom also liked to take books of lily flowers. Su Qing mentioned that there were not enough flowers on the balcony, if they were not good enough to be sent to the military district's courtyard, then all would be given to her grandfather. Dad and mom nodded in agreement, knowing that Old Man Su only raised top-grade flowers, and few could enter his eyes. But Su Chen, who was listening on the side, almost choked on his rice, thinking that if such flowers were not good enough, then Grandpa didn't need to raise flowers at all. Su Chen also didn't say anything, hoping that his parents would get a shock too.

  Mr. Su didn't think much of it, but after a few days, when he saw the orchids, they were about to bloom, and he was really startled by such beautiful flowers. He wasn't good at raising flowers, but his eyesight wasn't bad either. After reacting quickly, he hurriedly sent them to his father and father-in-law. If these orchids had bloomed in his own place, it would have been a big loss. Speaking of Mr. Su, when he saw the flowers, he was excited like a child, immediately letting the security guard notify those old friends who loved flowers to come and admire them. Those old guys were so excited that they almost couldn't sleep at night, thanks to Su Qing not directly digging up the orchids in the space, otherwise, it's unknown whether someone would have had a heart attack from excitement.

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