Warm medicine emits fragrance

Fan Liuer didn't know why she was shy; her mind and thoughts were in turmoil.

Li Chenbi gave her a way out, and she hurriedly took it.

"I'm ecstatic! I have so much money, I don't know how to spend it all."

Li Chenbi was amused by her words and put his arm around her. "Then today I'll teach you how to spend money."

As he spoke, he led Fan Liuer forward.

After walking a short distance, we arrived at a small pier. A magnificent cruise ship was moored in front of the pier. It had two floors, each with its own deck for sightseeing.

The cruise ship was also covered with lanterns, and these lanterns were different from those on the market. Each one was shaped like a willow branch, with long branches hanging down and a small lamp inside each willow leaf.

On the second-floor deck, there is a huge lantern that almost occupies the entire deck. It is shaped like a willow tree and is the size of a real tree.

From afar, this willow tree appears like a sacred tree radiating a gentle, glowing light. Every branch and every leaf carries a beautiful blessing.

Fan Liuer stood in front of the dock, looking up at the willow tree, lost in thought.

She no longer remembered how Li Chenbi led her onto the boat, or how she got to the second floor and stood under that willow tree.

Her eyes were only fixed on that willow tree.

Willow, willow, willow...

Willow.

She couldn't help but walk closer and examine the tree carefully, her gaze sweeping over each willow leaf.

That's when I discovered there was something special inside the willow leaf.

It was written with characters she couldn't understand.

"This is Sanskrit," Li Chenbi said, standing behind her and explaining for her.

"What do you mean?"

"It means wishing you good health."

Li Chenbi also looked up, gazing at the willow tree alongside Fan Liuer, his deep voice coming from behind her.

"I once heard a very interesting saying that everyone has their own natal plant. When that plant is strong, everything goes smoothly for the person. If that plant begins to weaken, the person's fortune will begin to decline."

"I think your fortune in the first half of your life was mostly bad, so I had this tree created. There are 9,999 willow leaves on it, and each leaf is infused with faith. These beliefs are enough to nourish your natal plant. From now on, your fortune will get better and better, and your health will get better and better."

Fan Liuer suddenly turned her head to look at Li Chenbi.

My heart was beating faster and faster, so fast it felt like it was going to jump out of my chest.

Li Chenbi looked at her, his expression suddenly changed, and his eyes showed some urgency. He reached out and pulled her close to his arms, and reached out to wipe her eyes.

"Why are you crying?"

Fan Liuer didn't know; she didn't know why she was crying.

Tears just kept falling uncontrollably.

Li Chenbi felt a mix of emotions as he watched Fan Liuer shed tears.

I'm somewhat pleased that Fan Liuer isn't entirely a blockhead; at least she knows how to be moved.

But he also felt a pang of heartache; he didn't like seeing Fan Liuer cry anywhere under the bed.

"Okay, stop crying. Use the same energy you usually have to annoy me."

Fan Liuer pursed her lips, and after a long while, she finally spoke: "If... I hadn't come to find you today, what would have happened to this lamp?"

Li Chenbi snorted lightly, "Do you think I'm as heartless as you? Even if you didn't come, this light would still be on."

"Besides, do you think I would let you off the hook on a day like this?"

"Fan Liuer, you've made me so angry! Even if you hadn't come looking for me, I would have tied you up and dragged you out."

"You should be glad you came to me on your own initiative. If I had kidnapped you, you probably wouldn't want to see this ship again."

Fan Liuer blinked, and after a moment of processing, she understood the meaning behind his words.

Her face flushed even more, all guilt and emotion were replaced by shame and anger, and she held back her tears.

She muttered to herself, "Disgusting bastard!"

"Is this vulgar?" Li Chenbi whispered in her ear, "Later, there's something even more vulgar."

The way he looked at Fan Liuer and the tone of his voice told her that there was still a tough battle to fight that night.

Fan Liuer didn't want to discuss this topic with him anymore. Just then, the cruise ship started to sail, and she took the opportunity to walk to the edge of the deck to enjoy the scenery on both sides.

In the time that followed, Fan Liuer truly witnessed what it meant to spend money extravagantly and to spend money like water.

Li Chenbi booked all the rooftops facing the street on both sides of this section of the riverbank. A thin line was drawn between the buildings on the opposite bank, with a flower basket hanging in the center of the line.

At first, people thought the flower basket was a lantern, and thought that the state government was being so extravagant this year that it even hung lanterns above the river.

As soon as the cruise ship appeared, people leaned out of their windows and pulled on thin strings along the route it passed, instantly splitting the flower basket in two. The flower petals that filled the basket fluttered and fell to the ground.

Fan Liuer was speechless, her eyes fixed on the sky filled with pink blossoms.

At this moment, every petal and every lamp is a beautiful sight in her eyes.

And they are also a sight to behold in the eyes of others.

Xingzhou City has a long-standing tradition of making lanterns, and every year all kinds of lanterns are unveiled.

For thousands of years, whether it's mythical beasts or immortals, whether they fly in the sky, run on the ground, or swim in the water, they have all been subdued, and there's nothing new about them anymore.

Occasionally, there might be a novel one, but it's just a little ingenuity added to the existing ones.

The willow tree lantern in front of us is arguably the most innovative and magnificent lantern that the people of Xingzhou City have ever seen in their lifetime.

Adding to the spectacle was an unprecedented shower of blossoms, prompting everyone to gasp and look toward the ship.

Everyone wanted to see clearly who the two people under the willow tree were.

Those who knew Li Chenbi sighed with envy, "This Second Master Li really goes all out to please the woman he likes. I even want to marry him."

Others laughed at him, saying, "Don't let Master Li hear you say that, or he'll come to your house and kill you tonight."

The man immediately looked terrified. "I'm talking nonsense, please don't tell anyone."

He dared not challenge that person's temper.

The cruise ship slowly glided through the river, petals raining down one after another, attracting wave after wave of admiring glances along the way.

At this moment, on the second floor of the restaurant, every window of every private room was filled with people, including the last one.

Several grown men crowded at the window, looking down at the cruise ships below, and expressed the same sentiment.

"This lamp must have cost a lot of money."

"Of course, all the lanterns in the whole city combined probably wouldn't cost as much as this one. Just this 'flower rain' alone would cost several hundred taels of silver."

"Hey, who's that woman? I've never heard of Master Li taking a wife or concubine before?"

Standing at the window, Qi Weiming looked at the speaker and asked, "Second Master Li has never married or taken a concubine?"

Everyone nodded in agreement. "No, just a few months ago there were rumors that he preferred men."

"However, it seems that the Li family is not far from holding a wedding."

"Of course, such a high-profile move must mean he's getting married."

"I wonder whose daughter that woman is. It's true that when one person attains enlightenment, even their chickens and dogs rise to heaven. From now on, the whole family will never have to worry about money."

Qi Weiming looked away thoughtfully and glanced down again.

By this time, the cruise ship had already passed the restaurant, and he could no longer see the red figure; all he could see were the willow branches that filled the ship.