BXBX NOVEL Chapter 684 - Prelude!
Chapter 684: Prelude!
After waiting in line for an hour, Situ Xing and Gong Tianhao finally entered Taoyuan Village.
As soon as they entered the village, the two of them felt a different atmosphere. It was bustling and lively.
Although it was winter, it exuded the warmth of spring.
The peach blossoms were in full bloom, and the flowers and trees were lush and verdant. It was completely different from the winter scenery outside.
Situ Xing raised his eyebrows and asked curiously, “What’s going on? Why is the climate here so different?”
Of course, he wasn’t the only one who had such a question. All the tourists who came to Taoyuan Village had the same question.
Gong Tianhao was playing with his phone and ignored Situ Xing.
Situ Xing continued, “I don’t think I’m the only one who has such doubts, right? Won’t such a strange climate and environment attract suspicion?”
At this moment, Gong Tianhao said, “No, because the village has built its own greenhouse garden.” Gong Tianhao said while looking at his phone.
“Huh? What greenhouse garden?” Situ Xing asked curiously, “Why haven’t I heard of it?”
Gong Tianhao lowered his head and continued, “Basically, Taoyuan Village is now enclosed within a greenhouse garden. It is sealed according to the direction of the wind outlet. The cold wind is blocked outside. This way, the temperature in the garden is higher than outside.” Then, Gong Tianhao pointed to a wall and said, “This is a warm wall!”
“Warm wall? What is that?” Situ Xing was confused again. “I used to live here for a long time. Everything feels so different now.”
Gong Tianhao said, “You know about the warm stove used by the people in the northeast, right?”
“Of course!” Situ Xing said, “I was born in the northeast. How could I not know about this?” After he said this, he immediately reacted and said with his eyes wide open in disbelief, “Boss, wait. Really?”
Xiao Lingyu had constructed a stove to enclose the village? How much must that have cost?
Situ Xing looked outside and found that fences were set up around the walls to prevent people from getting too close. Then, he saw people walking toward the walls, and their bodies stopped shivering as much. The walls were really a stove wall!
Gong Tianhao waved his phone and said, “It’s not impossible. In business, there’s always a gain and a loss!” Since the owner wanted to do business in the winter, wasn’t it normal to invest more?
“Also, there’s a heating pipe under the village, which goes directly to the wall and connects to all the houses and scenic spots!” Gong Tianhao said while looking at his phone.
“Damn. I don’t even know that’s possible!” Situ Xing said in surprise, “No wonder the temperature inside is warmer than outside. Moreover, the flowers and trees can naturally keep growing!”
Gong Tianhao just looked at his phone and didn’t say anything.
Situ Xing continued, “But that’s true. Sister-in-law doesn’t lack money now. It’s worth it to spend some big money to make a high investment and get a high return.”
Gong Tianhao looked at a blossoming peach blossom outside and suddenly shouted, “Stop the car!”
Situ Xing immediately stopped the car.
“Boss, what’s wrong?” Situ Xing asked in puzzlement.
Gong Tianhao shook his head and said, “Nothing. Just go and park the car. I’ll take a walk and take a look.”
“Huh?” Situ Xing said with a strange expression, “Boss, aren’t you going to see the old master first?” After all, when Gong Tianhao was unconscious, the old master guarded him every day. Now that Gong Tianhao had awakened, the old master stopped coming to see him but rushed to Taoyuan Village instead. He assumed his Boss’ first destination would be to go see the old master. Actually, they didn’t inform the old master that they were coming. They wanted to give him a surprise.
However, Gong Tianhao suddenly told him to stop because he wanted to take a walk and admire the peach blossoms.
Gong Tianhao frowned and said, “Anyway, grandpa doesn’t want to see me. I’ll go and see him later.” The old master had stated that he didn’t want to see him until he could remember his wife and son. “So, I’ll go and take a look at the peach blossoms!”
“Huh?” Situ Xing’s expression was a little stunned. He asked again, “But, boss, didn’t you hate to admire the peach blossoms the most in the past?”
Gong Tianhao glanced at him and said coldly, “Just stop the car! Why do you have so many questions?”
Situ Xing obliged.
Gong Tianhao got off the car and said, “Alright, you can go now. I’ll be there in a while!”
Situ Xing nodded and then asked in puzzlement, “But boss, do you know where our home is?”
Gong Tianhao said, “I was the one who ordered people to build it. How can I not remember it?”
Situ Xing’s eyes lit up, and he said in an excited voice, “Boss, do you remember now? Otherwise, how would you know that it was you who asked someone to build the home here?”
Gong Tianhao disappointed him and said, “I don’t remember anything! Alright, hurry up and shoo!”
Situ Xing saw that Gong Tianhao was wearing a thin coat and said, “Boss, why don’t you put on a thicker jacket?” The jacket was in the backseat.
Gong Tianhao opened the car door, picked up his black feather jacket, and left without saying goodbye to Situ Xing.
Situ Xing pursed his lips and said, “I was really happy for nothing. Anyway, since when did boss like to admire peach blossoms?”
In the capital botanical garden, there was a peach blossom forest. There was an endless stream of tourists there during the flowering season. However, Gong Tianhao never went.
After Gong Tianhao put on his jacket, he walked along the roadside. The peach blossoms lining the road were quite beautiful. Gong Tianhao was also slowly admiring them.
Then, he overheard the other tourists.
“Have you heard of a child prodigy in Taoyuan Village?”
“Of course we have. I heard that this child prodigy has a photographic memory. When he was one and a half years old, he could memorize an entire dictionary. That’s more than a thousand pages!”
“I heard that he spent an entire morning memorizing an entire dictionary.”
“Just one morning? I can’t even memorize a single page in one morning!”
“The prodigy only spent an entire morning because he was too small at the time to flip through the dictionary. That was why he was so slow. If anyone showed him a book now, no matter what book it was, he would be able to memorize the entire book in an instant. Not only that, he can recite the book fluently!”
“This... is impossible!”
“His photographic memory ability is simply too enviable!”
“However, is this child prodigy’s ability real or fake?”
“It’s real. I’ve seen the live video my friend showed me. It can’t be fake!”
“Live video?” Someone asked curiously.
“Yes, it’s a video to prove the child prodigy’s photographic memory. However, to protect the child’s safety and privacy, the child and the child’s parents asked the tourists not to publish it on the Internet.”
“Why don’t we go and see it in person?”
“The child doesn’t go around entertaining people. One has to be lucky to see him perform.”
“Can’t we offer him money to show his ability to us?”
“He’s the young master of Taoyuan Village. He doesn’t need money!”
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Gong Tianhao, who had been listening attentively to the people beside him, was immediately suspicious. At such a young age, did he really have such a good photographic memory?
The child could memorize an entire dictionary at one and a half years old. Was it a deliberate act of bragging? After all, this genius child prodigy seemed to have become the selling point of Taoyuan Village.
Back then, it took Gong Tianhao three months to memorize the entire dictionary. He was already seven years old. He was also praised by many to be a genius.
Gong Tianhao raised his head and looked around.
All of them told him that he had lived in Taoyuan Village before, so he should be very familiar with it. However, all he could feel was a sense of unfamiliarity.
However, there was also a vague sense of familiarity too.
Gong Tianhao’s mood instantly became conflicted again.
He continued to walk forward.
“Sigh, where exactly is this peach blossom forest?” A tourist suddenly asked, “My legs are about to break.”
“There’s a sign over there. We can just follow the sign. Oh, it’s about 2,000 meters away. Why don’t we find a place to rest for a while before we leave?” The tourist told his companion, “I heard that this peach blossom forest is on the mountain.”
“Ah, it’s about 2,000 meters away. I’m very tired now. Why don’t we rest for a while, drink some water before continuing?”
“Alright!”
Gong Tianhao looked up and saw a big blue sign for the Peach Blossom Forest.
He lowered his head slightly and frowned slightly. Then, he followed the sign and walked towards the Peach Blossom Forest.
About half an hour later, Gong Tianhao arrived at the Peach Blossom Forest. The sign next to it had two lines of words written in large letters: Please take photos in a civilized manner. Breaking branches and shaking down peach blossoms is prohibited. Once found, a fine of 2,000 RMB will be imposed!
It was a very eye-catching warning sign that could be seen at a glance by every tourist who entered the Peach Blossom Forest.
The fine sounded heavy, but Gong Tianhao knew that was nothing compared to the cost of cultivating winter peach blossoms.
If the tourists destroyed the trees for a better picture, it would ruin the overall experience for everyone.
Gong Tianhao raised his head slightly and saw that almost the entire mountain was filled with pink peach blossoms.
“Wow, it’s so beautiful!” A tourist beside him exclaimed and quickly ran into the forest.
Gong Tianhao went up the mountain too.