Who would still be a social slave when they are so rich?

"I once dreamed of traveling the world with a sword and seeing the prosperity of the world~"

"Young people are always a little frivolous, and now you are at home all over the world~"

……

Su Chen leaned lazily on the passenger seat, the half-open window letting in the dry evening breeze, carrying the unique scent of the mountains, blowing across his face.

With his eyes narrowed, he gazed at the setting sun in the distant sky, tapped the door frame with his right hand to the moving music, and sang softly.

"Di li li li di li li den da~"

Su Chen didn't care about his tone-deaf voice. He completely let go of his voice and sang passionately along with the moving melody of the music.

Even though the singing was out of tune, it did not affect Su Chen's interest at all.

Only at this moment did Su Chen understand why so many people yearn for various kinds of self-driving tours. This kind of unrestrained pleasure makes people feel so happy both physically and mentally.

The scenery outside the car window was rapidly receding, and Su Chen couldn't help but think of Su Yan and his wife. Near noon, they bought things and hurried back to the hotel, urging Su Chen to leave early.

Originally, Su Chen thought they would go out for a few hours, but after asking, he found out that they just bought some snacks and possible medicines. As for the rest... aren't there service areas or cities along the way?

This reason left Su Chen speechless. Indeed... they were taking the Qinghai-Gansu Grand Loop Line instead of the Grand Loop Line with no-man's land like the southern and northern Xinjiang lines.

There are various cities along the way. As long as they pass Lanzhou, they basically visit one city a day and can buy whatever they need on the way.

Just like that, after having a quick bite at the hotel at noon and saying hello to their mother Chen Shufen, the four of them drove two cars and officially set off on their self-driving trip.

Since the Mercedes-Benz G63 that Su Chen and his friends were driving was newly purchased and was still in the running-in period, they drove very slowly along the way, basically at a speed of around kilometers per hour.

For imported high-end cars like the Mercedes-Benz G63, as long as the speed on the highway does not exceed kilometers per hour during the running-in period, there will be no damage to the car. On the contrary, it can speed up the running-in period.

After all, this car will be handed over to Su Yan later. If there is a problem with it, it will be difficult for Su Yan to give it away.

This also resulted in their speed not being very fast along the way. It was not until around six o'clock in the evening that they had just driven out of the Qinling Mountains and were still nearly a hundred kilometers away from the nearest Tianshui.

"Boss, we probably won't be able to make it to Lanzhou tonight, so why don't we just rest for the night in the nearest city, Tianshui!"

Tianshui?!
When Su Chen heard the name of the city, he tilted his head and raised a meaningful smile, "If I remember correctly, you are from Tianshui."

Su Chen had specifically asked about it before, just thinking of finding an opportunity to visit here and let him go home to have a look.

And now...the opportunity has come to me.

"Let's take a break in Tianshui tonight. We've been driving for several hours straight and we're tired. Safety is the most important thing!"

After saying that, Su Chen took out a walkie-talkie from the armrest box on the car door. It was exactly what Zhang Bin had requested before. He prepared three walkie-talkies. Before leaving, Su Chen gave one to Su Yan so that they could communicate more easily on the road.

"Click~" Su Chen pressed the intercom button skillfully and called out: "Su Yan, Su Yan, I got it, please answer!"

Soon a voice was heard on the intercom, but it was not Su Yan's.

"Brother, I'm Xiaoyu, what's the matter?"

"Xiao Yu, tell Su Yan that we will rest in Tianshui tonight. Tell him to be careful and not run away!" Su Chen gave special instructions as he looked at the Mercedes-Benz G-Class that had disappeared in front of him.

"Okay, big brother, we'll wait for you outside the toll booth!"

Su Chen replied with an "OK", put away the intercom, and hummed the tuneless song again.

When Su Chen and his friends arrived at Tianshui South, it was already eight o'clock in the evening and it had already darkened.

As soon as I got out of the toll station, I saw Su Yan's conspicuous Mercedes-Benz G-Class parked on the side of the road with its hazard lights on. Su Yan and his wife were leaning on the car, playing with their cell phones, and from time to time they would get together, pointing at their phones and whispering.

"You've been waiting for a while, right?" Chen Fei parked the car next to the G-Class and asked.

Su Yan put away his phone, smiled and shook his head, "It didn't take long, about twenty minutes."

He and Su Chen were not strangers, so there was no need for him to say polite words like "You've just arrived."

"Yeah!" Su Chen nodded slightly, "Let's get in the car and settle down in the city first. I've been sitting in the car for seven or eight hours, and I feel a little uncomfortable."

"Brother, Xiaoyu and I have already booked a hotel online. Just follow us!"

Hearing this, Su Chen immediately understood. He had seen the couple fiddling with their phone before, and it turned out that they were booking a hotel. They were quite thoughtful.

"Okay, you guys decide!" Su Chen smiled and patted the car door. "Let's go. Have a good rest today. You can play in Tianshui for a day tomorrow. You can go and see the Maijishan Grottoes here."

Su Chen made some careful research in the car and found that there are still many interesting places in Tianshui, such as the Maijishan Grottoes, the Immortal Cliff, the Fuxi Temple and so on.

As for the food, it is slightly disappointing. Maybe it is because it is located in the northwest, and there are no very distinctive foods. If Su Chen has to say something very famous, he can only say Malatang.

That’s right, it’s spicy hot pot!

When Su Chen searched online, he was also very surprised that Tianshui’s famous snack turned out to be malatang.

Although Su Chen was full of doubts, he had to believe that this was the fact.

The two cars entered the TS city one after the other, which was beyond Su Chen's expectations.

The city lights are bright at night, people are coming and going on both sides of the streets, and you can smell the rich aroma of chili, which makes people's appetite open.

Many shops along the street were lined with people, it was so lively.

Su Chen deliberately asked Chen Fei to slow down, wanting to see what delicious food the restaurant sold. When he saw the words on the restaurant's sign clearly, he was completely dumbfounded.

Lao Wang Spicy Hot Pot?!

What kind of magical spicy hot pot is this? Why are there so many people queuing up to eat it late at night?

Su Chen's curiosity was immediately aroused. Thinking about the information he had found on the Internet before, he was sure that Tianshui's spicy hot pot must have its unique features.

Otherwise, it would not have become the most famous specialty snack in a city.

When Su Chen was thinking about whether he should try it tomorrow, he suddenly realized that there was a person from Tianshui sitting next to him.

"A Fei, is this spicy hot pot really that delicious? As a local, you have the most say!"

Hearing the question, Fade Chen responded with a proud look on his face: "Hey, Boss, this spicy hot pot is really delicious, especially the chili pepper used, which is the soul of Tianshui spicy hot pot."

Chen Fei didn't say much. Opinions on food vary from person to person. Just like coriander, some people love it like their life, while others despise it and feel sick as soon as they smell it.

Whether Tianshui Malatang is delicious or not, you can only know it by trying it yourself.

Soon they arrived at the hotel they booked. Su Chen looked around. It was a four-star local hotel with a magnificent lobby. The huge crystal chandelier illuminated the entire lobby. The receptionist was particularly enthusiastic when she saw that they were driving a Mercedes-Benz G-Class. It only took two minutes to complete the check-in procedures.

After settling down, Su Chen suggested trying Tianshui's spicy hot pot to see how delicious it is.

However, Su Chen and his friends did not go to the one they had seen on the road when they came here again. Instead, they went to a night market specially recommended by the hotel front desk near the hotel. It was said to have been open for 20 years and was very famous in Tianshui.

“I didn’t expect the night market in Tianshui to be so lively!”

It was already nine o'clock in the evening, and the night market was still crowded and lively.

Su Chen and his friends walked and stopped here and there, and whenever they saw some good skewers of snacks, they would buy two to try.

By the time they found the spicy hotpot restaurant called Ha Haiying recommended by the hotel front desk, they were holding four or five bags in their hands.

"Mmm~ This smells so good!"

As soon as he walked into the store, he was hit by a rich fragrance, which was a hundred times stronger than what Su Chen had smelled in the car before, and saliva immediately welled up in his mouth.

"Just take what you want to eat. There's a basket next to it!" A waiter came out of the kitchen carrying a pot of red spicy hot pot. Seeing Su Chen and the other three, he greeted them casually.

After finding an empty seat and sitting down, Su Chen called Chen Fei to go and see what dishes were available. When he arrived at the cabinet, he discovered that it was full of various vegetarian dishes, with almost no meat.

As if seeing Su Chen's confusion, Fade Chen quickly explained: "Boss, this is the specialty of our place. Malatang is all vegetarian, with at most shredded pork and sausage!"

"If you want to eat meat, I'll go to the barbecue stall next door. They sell fresh beef and mutton."

After saying that, Fade Chen looked at Su Chen's expression carefully, worried that the spicy hot pot was too plain and would make him unhappy.

"It's okay. So many people are flocking to this vegetarian spicy hot pot. I think it must have its own unique charm." Su Chen took the basket and started picking dishes.

It would be better to say that you can pick rather than choose. There are not many varieties of these vegetarian dishes, just tofu skin, bean curd skin, lettuce, potatoes, fungus and the like, and the choice is not very strong.

Su Chen took a full basket according to the appetite of four people, and spent less than 40 yuan when he paid the bill. The price-performance ratio seemed quite high. After all, it was enough for four people, even if they were all vegetarian dishes.

The store was very quick, and in less than five minutes, a pot of freshly-cooked spicy hot pot appeared in front of everyone.

"Why are you still standing there? Aren't you hungry?" Su Chen said as he picked up the serving chopsticks, mixed the spicy hot pot, and then got himself a bowl.

As soon as you take a sip, the rich flavor blooms in your mouth. The Sichuan pepper has a strong aroma and a mellow numbing taste. The chili pepper is bright red in color, moderately spicy and rich in oil. The combination of the two forms a layered feeling of "spicy, fresh and fragrant".

No wonder Tianshui Malatang is so delicious. Just based on the condiments, even if it’s just the leaves, you can eat two bowls of rice.

The four of them ate a pot of spicy hot pot with the snacks they bought when they came. They were so satisfied that their stomachs were full.

"Fortunately, these are all vegetarian dishes. If they were meat dishes, I don't know how much meat I would have gained for this meal tonight!" Lin Xiaoyu leaned on Su Yan's shoulder and said with some emotion.

"I want to raise you to be plump and white so that you can give birth to a daughter for me!"

Su Yan smiled and pinched Lin Xiaoyu's cheek, which made her shy and her little fists fell on Su Yan's shoulders madly.

Su Chen and Chen Fei, who were sitting opposite, watched the two showing their affection and stood up and left decisively.

If I stay any longer, my already full stomach will probably be made even more uncomfortable by the dog food.

Seeing Su Chen and the other man leaving, Lin Xiaoyu rolled her eyes at Su Yan and snorted, "It's you who made me lose face in front of Brother Chen and Ah Fei."

As she spoke, her little hand had already touched Su Yan's waist.

Feeling the coolness on his back, Su Yan quickly reached out and grabbed Lin Xiaoyu, "Let's go, big brother and the others are nowhere to be seen."

Su Yan, who thought he had escaped, didn't notice the little expression on Lin Xiaoyu's face behind him, which looked like "Wait until we get back to the hotel, and you'll know why the flowers are so red."

After returning to the hotel, Su Chen said go to bed early and get up early the next day, then went back to his room, took a hot shower, and buried himself in the quilt. After a while, he began to snore softly.

After sitting in the car for eight hours, even the toughest man would be exhausted.

……

The next morning, the sunlight shone through the floor-to-ceiling windows onto Su Chen's body. It was not as hot as it was in Chengdu. Instead, it gave people a warm feeling.

Su Chen stretched and slowly got up from the bed. He stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and looked at the Maiji Mountain in the distance, which was looming in the morning mist, like an ink painting.

"Knock knock knock~" A knock on the door brought Su Chen back to his senses.

As soon as I opened the door, I saw Chen Fei standing at the door carrying a few plastic bags.

"Boss, I bought the Tianshui special breakfast guagua and noodles. Eat them while they're hot!"

Su Chen took a look and asked, "Have Su Yan and the others gotten up? Ask them to come over and eat something."

"I called Su Yan first and then he came over!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Yan walked back holding Lin Xiaoyu's hand. It was true that couples in the passionate love period would be affectionate to each other wherever they go.

"Speak of the devil! Just eat something in the morning!" Su Chen took a bag from Fade Chen and walked to the table to eat.

"Brother, after we eat let's go to the Maijishan Grottoes. I checked it out last night and I didn't expect the Maijishan Grottoes to be so beautiful!" Su Yan said excitedly as he broke open a pair of disposable chopsticks.

Su Chen stuffed a lump of bright red quack into his mouth, and after swallowing it, he responded, "You and Xiaoyu go, your brother Fei's home is in a county under Tianshui, and your brother Fei and I will go back to check on the situation at home later."

"I'm already at the doorstep. If I don't go back and check, Ah Fei might scold me behind my back!"

Su Chen smiled and made a small joke.

When Chen Fei heard this, he was completely stunned. He never expected Su Chen to do this.

While feeling excited, he was also very grateful to Su Chen. He now understood why Su Chen wanted to stay in Tianshui for a day. It seemed to be just to let him go home.

As for going to the Maijishan Grottoes, it was just an excuse.

"Boss, I..."

Just as Fade Chen was about to say something to thank him, Su Chen raised his hand to interrupt him, "Alright, eat quickly. We still have to go to the supermarket to buy some things later."

Su Yan and Lin Xiaoyu looked at each other and said immediately, "Brother, Xiaoyu and I will go with you. The Maijishan Grottoes are there anyway, so there is no need to rush. If it really doesn't work, we can go and take a look tomorrow!"

Su Chen looked at the two people's serious expressions, thought about it and nodded in agreement. It would be more lively with more people.

"Okay, we'll set off after dinner!" (End of this chapter)