"Tch, did you guys really think I was some naive, sweet little thing? I'm actually quite smart."
"Haha, not bad, not bad. Here, a cigarette as a reward," Meng Wenzhou laughed, pulling out a cigarette.
"Get lost."
"Hehe, here you go, Old Su." Meng Wenzhou tossed a cigarette to Su Yang.
Su Yang caught it, lit it, and smiled. "That's why humans, as a species, really need friends."
"Yeah, friends are our mutual spiritual support. It's nice. I'm starting to enjoy hanging out with everyone more and more," Meng Wenzhou said with a smile, blowing out a puff of smoke.
"Then let's get together whenever we have time. Life is only a few short decades, we should cherish and enjoy the time we spend together."
"Exactly."
"Alright, alright, us girls haven't even said anything, where are you two grown men getting all these feelings from? It's so cheesy! Hurry up and grill the meat! I'm hungry!" Shen Yixue stood up and handed the skewered meat to Meng Wenzhou.
"Haha, alright, it's almost done, just hold on a little longer."
As they were chatting, Song Anquan ran over carrying a metal basin full of fish. "Brother!"
"What's up?" Su Yang turned his head and replied.
"Come take a look at this basin of fish."
Hearing this, a few girls gathered around to take a look. "Whoa, you caught this many?"
"Hehe, it's alright. Brother Fatty caught them all. He's really good at fishing."
Meng Wenzhou smiled and said, "Not bad, the guy has some good dumb luck today, actually catching this many white minnows."
"So how do we handle all these fish?" Han Xiaoyu asked.
"Grill them. There's at most twenty-five here, and we have twenty-three people. That's just a little over one per person, not that many."
"That's true, it's not a lot. But do these freshly caught fish need to be prepared, or do we just grill them directly?" Shen Yixue asked.
"Of course they need to be prepared. It's very simple, just leave it to me. Muhan, come take over for me here, I'll go prepare the fish."
"Okay." Li Muhan came to the grill to take over, while Su Yang carried the metal basin to the side, picked up a small knife, and started preparing the fish.
"Old Su really has some skills. If you gave these fish to me, I'd probably just be staring blankly at them." Meng Wenzhou shook his head and laughed.
"Yeah, Su Yang is an all-around talent. He can do anything, and most importantly, he's proficient at all of it. It's a bit ridiculous," Shen Yixue added her praise.
"Exactly, we really need to learn from him!"
"You definitely need to learn, especially cooking. Guys who can cook well have a very easy time finding girlfriends," Shen Yixue looked at Meng Wenzhou and winked with a smile.
"Is that so? But I feel like I shouldn't have a hard time finding one even without knowing how to cook, right?" Meng Wenzhou looked at Shen Yixue and laughed loudly.
Shen Yixue rolled her eyes at Meng Wenzhou. "Pretend I didn't say anything."
Ten minutes later, Su Yang finished cleaning all twenty-something fish.
"Little Yu, skewer all these fish."
"Okay~" Xia Zhiyu took the metal basin from Su Yang and squatted to the side to skewer the fish.
Seeing this, Meng Wenzhou laughed. "Does Little Yu eat fish?"
"Huh?" Xia Zhiyu looked up, stunned. "What do you mean?"
"Haha, I mean your name is Little Yu, so I wonder if you eat fish."
"Uh... I do." Xia Zhiyu replied a bit shyly.
"That works then."
Su Yang smiled. "Little Yu is just her nickname, it has nothing to do with whether she eats fish or not."
"I was just asking casually. Yixue, hand me those skewered lamb and pork too, the beef is almost done."
"Okay~"
With two grills working at the same time, the efficiency increased significantly. Half an hour later, Su Yang turned and shouted to the girls who were still chatting and playing around, "Ladies! The food is almost ready, time to dig in!"
"Alright!"
"Coming!!"
Hearing the call, everyone stood up and jogged over to the grills.
Su Yang and Meng Wenzhou placed the grilled food into metal trays in batches.
"Carry these over, put them on the table above the camping mat."
"Okay." The girls quickly carried a large pile of grilled meat, seafood, vegetables, and other items to the table a few meters away and set them up.
"Open the beers!"
"Alright, do we need chairs?"
"No need, just sit directly on the mat."
"Okay! Are there any drinks?"
"Yes, yes, I'll go get them."
"What do you guys want to drink?"
"Bring all the cola and juice over, everyone can drink whatever they want."
"Okay!"
As dinner was about to start, the previously quiet lakeside began to get lively again.
Su Yang and Meng Wenzhou sped up and grilled a few trays of chicken feet, chicken wings, and the like, bringing them to the table.
By this time, the three tables placed side by side were already filled with all kinds of delicious barbecue.
"Wow, it smells so good, I'm drooling!" Meng Qianyu swallowed hard as she looked at the various grilled foods on the table.
"Don't be shy, find yourselves a seat." Su Yang walked over carrying another tray of freshly grilled white minnows.
"Damn, there's no room left."
"It's fine, we actually don't need this many plates. A lot of things can be put together, which will save a lot of space."
"That's true. Let's put all the vegetables together and the meats together, clearing up some plates so we have room for cups."
"Ok ok, I'll do it." Zhao Mengrou began sorting them.
Su Yang turned to look at Liu Bo and Song Anquan, who were still sitting by the lake, and shouted, "Fatty! Anquan!! Stop fishing, hurry over and let's eat!"
"Alright, coming!" Liu Bo replied, placing his fishing rod on the grass. Then, he and Song Anquan walked over to the table with bright smiles.
"Wow, so much delicious food. Woohoo, this is great!"
"Brother, you're amazing, did you grill all of this?" Song Anquan looked at Su Yang and asked.
"And Old Meng."
"Brother Meng knows how to grill too?"
"Didn't I learn from your good brother? The stuff I grilled probably tastes average. Whatever is left uneaten later is probably what I grilled," Meng Wenzhou joked with a laugh.
"Haha, Brother Meng, you're too modest. What you grilled is definitely good too."
"Alright, alright, stop chatting and hurry up and find a seat!" Su Yang shouted.
"Okay, let's sit, let's sit."
Everyone stopped talking and found suitable spots to sit on the ground.
Although it was a bit crowded, the atmosphere was great, so no one minded.
Su Yang waited until everyone was seated before finding a spot next to the guys. On his left was Meng Wenzhou, and on his right was Pan Ning.
To Pan Ning's right were all girls, wrapping around until Wang Xiaoyan. Then, Song Anquan sat next to Wang Xiaoyan. Just like that, everyone sat around the table, divided into two groups of guys and girls.
After everyone poured their drinks, Su Yang raised his cup in the air and said, "Thanks for your hard work today, everyone. It got a little late, so you all must be hungry. I won't say much more—let's toast and dig in!"
"Su Yang, what are you saying? It was mostly you and Old Meng who were busy, we didn't really help much," Xia Li smiled.
"Haha, you guys are being too polite. Some of us here are old buddies, and some are new friends we just met, but regardless, starting today, we are all good friends. There's no need for politeness between friends. Come on, cheers!" Meng Wenzhou also raised his glass and laughed.
"Well said!! Come, come, come, cheers!"
Everyone raised their glasses and clinked them in the air, then tipped their heads back and downed their beer.
"Whoo!! That hits the spot! I won't hold back then, let's dig in!" Liu Bo laughed loudly and took the lead, grabbing a skewer of large prawns and starting to eat.
The others also smiled and picked up the delicious food in front of them, beginning to eat.
It was seven o'clock in the evening, and the distant horizon was glowing with the orange-red afterglow of the setting sun.
Flocks of birds occasionally skimmed over the surface of the lake, the leaves on the trees to the left rustled in the wind, soothing BGM played on the lawn, and a group of young, handsome men and beautiful women gathered around the table, leisurely enjoying barbecue and drinks.
Everyone fully enjoyed the joy of the moment. After eating for a while, Su Yang looked at everyone and smiled, "After we finish eating, those who want to chat can stay here and hang out. Those who don't want to chat can go back inside to sing or play badminton in the yard."
"Alright! This barbecue is the most delicious and meaningful one I've ever had! Su Yang, come, I must toast you." Gu Xiaoman said, picking up her glass and raising it toward Su Yang.
Su Yang smiled and also filled his glass: "Come, Sister Xiaoman, it's been a long time since we drank together. We have plenty of alcohol today, drink as much as you want, we won't go home until we're drunk!"
"Alright! We won't go home until we're drunk!"
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e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
ng to die together with you." Lin Xuan is dead, his body thrown into the river by his scumbag lover and her accomplice. She, the president of the Su Group, is decisive, ruthless, and ice-cold. For three days and three nights, she had his body fished out of the river, and without hesitation, she kissed the bloated corpse of Lin Xuan. She laid down beside him in a cold coffin, their fingers intertwined, a smile lingering on her lips as she closed her eyes. The noble and cold-hearted woman, only bending for one man—Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan, with his golden finger, is reborn and returns to the day of his wedding to the treacherous woman. Su Qiang comes to steal the bride. Lin Xuan's eyes light up, eager to pledge his loyalty on the spot, but instead, her kiss transfers a glass of drugged wine into his mouth, causing him to pass out... 【Male Protagonist with Single Female Lead】【Yandere Tycoon】【Action-Packed】【True vs. Fake Heir】
lity and could only live as an ordinary mortal. He only wished to live a peaceful life. Yet he didn't know— The dog he adopted, because it ate his food, became a legendary demon king. The kitchen knife he casually forged became a peerless divine weapon, causing numerous experts to fight desperately for it. The young disciple he took in became an immortal lord that led an era, due to cultivating the techniques Ye Feng taught him. Even the skeletons he looked down on the most were ominous demon kings that suppressed countless worlds. Many years later, looking at the void shattered with a punch, Ye Feng murmured to himself: It turns out the peerless kings were myself all along...
