PFC Chapter 207 is simply too extravagant!
Chapter 207 is simply too extravagant!
That night, Fu Xiaochen unsurprisingly developed a high fever. Before he regained consciousness, he still remembered to give instructions to the housekeeper.
"I need to see the other ring in three minutes. I'll find it even if I have to drain the lake."
Zhang Xinru and Wang Ma, who witnessed everything from beginning to end, looked at each other with a big question mark on their faces.
"???"
Damn it, it takes more than three minutes to walk from the bedroom to the lake. This is completely unreasonable.
This person is seriously ill, and quite seriously ill at that. If all else fails, they should go back to the lake and calm down.
At this moment, the steward was inwardly in tears. My God, let alone three minutes, it might not even take three days to drain the lake!
Upon hearing that the entire lake was to be drained, the steward felt dizzy and dared not disobey the order, so he could only bite the bullet and agree.
"Young Master, finding the ring in three minutes might be... a bit difficult."
But inwardly he was groaning, thinking, "It's not just a little bit, it's a huge waste of manpower and resources!"
"Useless." Fu Xiaochen's voice was slightly hoarse due to weakness, but it still carried an undeniable authority.
"If you can't even handle this small matter, what use are you? Three days at the latest, otherwise, don't bother coming to see me again."
Zhang Xinru thought to herself: "It's like nobody cares about you. If you get paid on time, I don't care if I never see you again."
"Yes, young master." The butler didn't dare to delay and hurriedly turned to leave, his steps quick, afraid of displeasing the young master even more.
Why did you throw the ring into the lake, young master? Isn't that just asking for trouble?
Besides, if you're going to throw it away, just throw it away. This ring is just a worthless trinket to the young master. Is it really necessary to make such a fuss?
Dr. Zhao, who was administering an IV to Fu Xiaochen, couldn't help but complain.
"Your fever is almost 40 degrees Celsius, so forget about rings. We can just buy a better pair later."
Fu Xiaochen clutched the ring he had found tightly in his hand. "No, this is different. I must find it again."
Then he looked at Zhang Ma and the others, "Go on, what are you all standing there for? Call everyone and go search in the lake."
"..."
Wang Ma looked pale and asked, "What's the difference? Aren't they all rings? Can't we just not go?"
Zhang Xinru didn't want to go outside and suffer, so she had to shamelessly come up with an excuse.
"Young Master, we have to stay and take care of you. You have a fever, and you can't be left alone."
Wang Ma nodded earnestly, "Yes, yes, you can't be left alone. We have to take care of you."
Fu Xiaochen didn't even look at them: "Jiajia is enough here." The implication was that he didn't need their service.
"I can't think of any other way to stay right now," Zhang Xinru said hesitantly.
"Young Master, it's getting late... What if we don't... we don't find it? How long will it take to find it?" We can't keep people from sleeping!
Fu Xiaochen looked over with icy eyes, "Useless trash, is there any need to say more? If you can't find it, keep looking until you do." Then he swept the things next to the bed onto the floor, "Get out, all of you get out."
Zhang Xinru and Wang Ma cursed under their breath as they resignedly walked out.
"Sigh, when will this search ever end!"
"Yeah! How about we take a day off?"
"Take a day off? That's a good idea. Why don't you go and ask?"
Wang Ma quickly shook her head, "No, no, no, you go, I'm afraid of getting scolded."
Zhang Xinru said irritably, "You think I'm not afraid just because you're afraid? Fu Xiaochen is determined to find that ring, so let's not go looking for trouble. We can slack off later depending on the situation. We can't just stay in the lake all night!"
As soon as they opened the door, they bumped into Ye Jiajia, who was carrying a bowl of white porridge. Before they could even speak, Ye Jiajia said cautiously.
"Zhang Ma, please move aside, this porridge is a bit hot, be careful not to spill it on you."
Wang Ma looked enviously at Ye Jiajia's departing figure, "That's great, I also want to feed the young master some white porridge, isn't that much more comfortable than soaking in the lake?"
Zhang Xinru lamented, "They had a great time throwing the rings away, but unfortunately we had to go to the lake to retrieve them. It's true what they say, different people have different fates!"
Just as the two were about to leave, Xu Jiaojiao burst in again, crying and shouting as she went.
"Brother Chen, are you alright? I heard you fell into the lake. How could you fall into the lake like that? Did Ye Jiajia push you in...?"
They had no interest in listening to what was being said inside the room. When they came outside, they were greeted by a dazzling array of lights, as bright as day, and everything around them was clearly visible.
All the servants gathered by the lake, going to great lengths to drain the lake in order to retrieve a ring.
Wang Ma couldn't help but gasp in amazement again: "My goodness, it's just a ring, yet the young master has made such a grand spectacle of it. It's simply too extravagant."
Zhang Xinru just wanted to slap Fu Xiaochen twice. "He just dumped such a large lake like that. Has Fu Xiaochen been kicked in the head by a donkey?"
In the center of the lake, those who can swim dive to the bottom to search for the ring; those who can't swim are not idle either, crouching low in the shallows and carefully feeling around with their hands. Every now and then, someone gets pinched and cries out because they startle a crab.
"........."
Seeing everyone busy at work, the two of them felt uneasy, knowing that it was inappropriate to just stand there and watch.
Aunt Wang rubbed her arms, looking at the icy lake water with a face full of resistance, "Aunt Zhang, are we going down too?"
Zhang Xinru tentatively took off her coat, but as soon as her arms were exposed to the air, she shivered after only three seconds and quickly put her coat back on.
"No way, it's too cold. I'd rather die than go into the lake."
Wang Ma: "Then what should we do? We can't just stand by and watch, can we?" If no one says anything to them, that's not a bad thing.
Zhang Xinru's gaze wandered around, and suddenly, her eyes fixed on a small boat on the lake, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes.
"Wang Ma, quickly go and find two fishing nets. We'll row out to the lake to fish."
"Okay." Without hesitation, Wang Ma quickly found the item in the storage room.
The two sat comfortably in the small boat, slowly rowing back and forth on the lake.
Their fishing nets were also busy, repeatedly dipping into the water to scoop up fish, but they mostly caught water plants swaying with the waves.
If you're lucky, you might occasionally catch one or two lively fish, thrashing and struggling in the net, splashing water everywhere.
The other servants were stunned by their actions and stood frozen in place.
Everyone rolled up their sleeves and trousers, busily working in the icy lake water, but they were also shivering from the cold.
The two people on the boat, however, were unhurried and leisurely, looking quite carefree.
"..."
"Holy crap, you can do that? I want to go on a boat and salvage it too. Let whoever wants to stay in this lake stay!"