Senior's Dessert Before the Meal

[Indulgent Spending detected. Host has purchased a property at Riverside Sky Villa. Total price: 12.79 million. Triggered 5x Cashback. Received cash: +63.95 million.]

Sure enough, with sufficient capital, buying real estate was the fastest way to grind money.

Su Bai sighed with emotion.

Jiang City's housing prices weren't exactly high. A 270-square-meter unit averaged out to less than 50,000 per meter. This was considered a top-tier development here, but in super-tier-one cities like the Imperial Capital or the Demon Capital... that amount would barely get you a starter home in the suburbs.

In the main city districts of those places, a run-down shoebox apartment unfit for human habitation could easily cost over ten million.

Su Bai was already quite satisfied. This house-hunting trip today wasn't bad; he had earned nearly fifty million.

He was even starting to envision his total assets breaking the one billion mark.

It just went to show that once human material desire is unlocked, it is hard to satisfy—especially when the act of indulgent money-grinding itself presented no difficulty.

Take buying a house, for instance. He simply needed to look around more and find a place Su Bai truly liked inside, and boom—indulgence reward triggered. It was incredibly convenient.

"There's an empty lot nearby. A lot of people go camping there usually. Let's have a barbecue together!"

Zhou Jialu had clearly listened to the suggestions from the sales ladies and understood the features of the neighborhood, leading her to make this recommendation.

As for the barbecue equipment, a call to a catering supplier would handle it. As long as the funding was in place, someone would naturally deliver everything.

With Su Bai's level of consumption, there was naturally no need to act like a middle-class family, driving a large SUV stuffed with bags and boxes to go camping.

If he really had to drive himself, he would probably take an RV, though Su Bai hadn't bought one of those toys yet.

He would have to take a look when he had time.

Zhou Jialu invited Xia Lin to join them to eat. Xia Lin demurred slightly but eventually agreed.

For a fitness enthusiast, something like barbecue was a bit of an indulgence, but the opportunity to play with Junior Brother Su Bai was quite precious.

And when Xia Lin heard them say they planned to pitch tents and rest after eating, the scales in her heart tipped instantly.

Forget it, just treat it as a cheat meal.

Seeing Zhou Jialu's suggestive expression, the camping segment would definitely involve... well, if you know, you know.

Xia Lin's roommate and best friend tactfully took her leave. She didn't want to be a third wheel. The circle of four beauties remaining were all part of Su Bai's harem; as an unrelated outsider, she had no business mixing in.

This riverside clearing was planted with tall banyan trees and lush vegetation. The ground below had been meticulously groomed, with shrubs used to separate different areas. It could be said that the maintenance was spot on.

Strictly speaking, this land didn't belong to the Riverside Sky Villa complex, but in practice, the property management here maintained it, and the owners were the ones using it.

It was considered a little perk for the homeowners.

While waiting for the barbecue equipment to arrive, Zhou Jialu dragged Su Bai to a nearby supermarket to buy snacks.

Even though she was living the wealthy life of a rich wife alongside Su Bai, Senior Sister Deer still liked those cheap, practical snacks.

"Huh? Why does Junior smell like... a woman?"

"Is it weird that I smell like a woman?"

"It is weird. It's a scent I don't recognize. Did Hubby go provoke some new sister while we weren't around?" Zhou Jialu tugged at Su Bai's sleeve, acting spoiled. "Tell me, tell me! Who is it? Introduce me ASAP~"

As Su Bai's sole designated butler, Zhou Jialu seemed to have an intense passion for building the harem team. She wanted to be the first to know who Su Bai had hooked up with. It seemed this information asymmetry was a point of honor for Zhou Jialu, though no one knew exactly how that logic worked.

"Not telling you." Su Bai teased her on purpose.

Of course, it was also because his relationship with Xu Xinran was currently stuck in the tug-of-war phase. Xu Xinran didn't have the mindset of a normal girl dating, and Su Bai didn't want to participate in her "Genetic Optimization Plan."

Let's just call them ambiguous business partners for now.

Zhou Jialu kept pestering him, giggling as she casually picked out snacks.

To be fair, the scent on Su Bai was quite special. So special that Zhou Jialu couldn't identify the perfume brand.

Identifying toiletries and brands was part of the butler training curriculum, and Zhou Jialu was actually quite talented in this area. Mainly because she was interested in these things, and as they say, interest is the best teacher.

So, one possibility was that the new sister Su Bai hooked up with used a very niche perfume.

There were always some perfumes with unique craftsmanship or abstract formulas that Zhou Jialu hadn't seen before. Let alone Zhou Jialu, even elderly wives from deep-pocketed old money families might not know them.

The other possibility was natural body scent.

Zhou Jialu had discovered something magical: the female confidantes Su Bai acknowledged all seemed to have a unique fragrance.

Leaving herself aside for a moment.

Chen Yusheng was someone Zhou Jialu had known for a relatively long time. From the first day that girl moved into the Goddess Dorm, Zhou Jialu had noticed it. That fresh, rich scent matching her icy goddess vibe was like an unreachable orchid in an empty valley.

The problem was that the girl almost never used cosmetics, and barely used skincare products. She was just born with good skin.

She washed her face with warm water and showered with basic bar soap sold at the school supermarket.

Even her shampoo was a very common brand.

This had to be called a talent. Usually, girls used toiletries or perfume to add a soft, fragrant feel to themselves. However, after a long time, especially during outdoor activities with heavy sweating, the situation would become a bit awkward.

Yet Chen Yusheng's body scent would get stronger, and actually fade a bit after a shower. It was very magical.

As for the Wan sisters, they smelled more like the milky scent of children.

So, intuitively, Zhou Jialu felt that the girl Su Bai had a tryst with today might just be joining the lineup.

Hehe.

Wandering around the supermarket for a while, Zhou Jialu suddenly saw something interesting on the shelf. Her eyes lit up, and she immediately reached out and grabbed a pack.

"I didn't know Senior Sister liked eating jelly. I don't feel like I've seen you eat it much," Su Bai said.

"Actually, I do like it, but the calories are too high... I got fat easily eating jelly when I was a kid!"

"It doesn't matter if you eat it occasionally. Worst case, I'll take you for a round of exercise to burn off the calories."

As Su Bai spoke, he suddenly reached out and swatted her bottom.

The sudden surprise attack made Zhou Jialu let out a soft squeak, but she quickly giggled again. "Junior, do you know why I bought the jelly?"

"Do tell."

"There's a special way to play that uses jelly. It seems we've never tried it. Want to try it in the car later? You can feed me a little... appetizer~"

Su Bai paused for a second before he realized what she meant.

Some appetizer!

You little glutton.