Why bother with dating when you already have a cat?

“None of you are up to the task.” Kong Fugui shook his head repeatedly, then chuckled and walked directly into the depths of the steps, immersing most of his body in the hot spring until the water reached his chest.

The next second, the surrounding fish seemed to have smelled some rare and delicious food, and swarmed towards Kong Fugui.

"Holy crap." Ai Qing watched as swarms of fish gathered around Kong Fugui, and her trypophobia almost kicked in. "How can you stand it?"

“That’s how real men are.” Kong Fugui chuckled, suppressing the tingling sensation all over his body, and beckoned to Ai Qing, “Why don’t you get down too? It’s quite comfortable.”

"real or fake?"

Ai Qing was a little skeptical, thinking that Xiao Yu's feet were just too sensitive, which was why she couldn't help but pull them back.

After all, Xiaoyu's feet are her sensitive area when they're in bed, so Ai Qing can understand that.

So he thought about it for a moment, then stopped being coy and followed Kong Fugui's example, walking down the steps in the hot spring to the bottom.

But after a short while, Ai Qing started hissing and crying out. She couldn't hold back for more than a few seconds before quickly climbing out of the pool: "How can you stand it? It's so itchy!"

Kong Fugui burst into laughter, then pretended to be indifferent as he slowly walked out of the pool and onto the shore, finally letting out a sigh of relief.

The group soaked in the fish spa for about ten minutes, and after everyone had tried it out, they came out.

After that, Xiao Youqian took everyone to try the two natural hot springs.

To be honest, I didn't notice any difference.

Anyway, it's all about soaking in hot springs, and there's not much difference in other aspects. But the fish spa I just had was the most memorable.

"Alright, now you're free to do whatever you want." Xiao Youqian clapped her hands in the last hot spring, glanced at her watch, and said to everyone, "It's 4:30 now. We'll meet at the main door inside at 5:30."

"There are time displays on the roadside here, so don't forget them while you're having fun."

After this disbandment.

Xiao Youqian and Li Qiqi together.

Wu Yong and Xie Qiaohe went to another place hand in hand.

Ai Qing was also pulled by Xiao Yu to run indoors to continue playing on the slide.

Kong Fugui disappeared into the crowd, and no one knows which girl he went to flirt with.

I just strolled around all the hot spring pools, and this guy probably already has a target in mind. As soon as we were dismissed, he left in a very clean and efficient manner.

……

At 5:30 in the evening, Ai Qing looked up at the time displayed on the wall by the pool and waved to the little fish that had just come down from the slide.

"It's time, we have to go back."

"Ah~ so fast?" Little Fish hadn't had enough fun yet, but she knew that time would eventually come, so she obediently walked over.

Ai Qing asked her to turn around, tidied her slightly loose bun, and then took her hand and led her there.

After playing in the water for so long, the little fish felt a bit strange in its hands. Looking down, it was surprised to find that the skin on its fingers had become wrinkled.

"elder brother!"

Little Fish suddenly called out to him loudly.

Upon hearing this, Ai Qing stopped and looked at her with a puzzled expression: "What's wrong?"

"I...I..." Xiaoyu didn't know how to start, so she finally held up her hand in front of Ai Qing. "Look at my fingers, are they sick? Why are they all wrinkled?"

"Uh..." Ai Qing chuckled, then held up her hand in front of the little fish. "Mine is the same. It's normal. When our hands and feet are in the water for a long time, the skin on our fingers will wrinkle. It will be fine in a while."

"Why is that?" After confirming that she wasn't sick, Xiaoyu relaxed a little and then followed Ai Qing back to the meeting point, asking curiously, "Is there some underlying principle?"

When Xiaoyu asked this question, Ai Qing was really stumped: "I really hadn't thought about that. Anyway, it's been like this since I was a child. Basically, if I soak in water for a long time, my fingers will get wrinkled. It might be related to the characteristics of the skin on my fingers."

"Then why doesn't our skin wrinkle after being soaked for a long time?" Little Fish's thinking was quite divergent, and she immediately thought of this question.

"I don't know either." Ai Qing can now readily admit that her knowledge is limited. After all, Xiao Yu has become smarter and is learning more and more. There must be things he doesn't know that have aroused her curiosity.

So Ai Qing said, "When you get back later, you can ask the all-powerful internet for help."

As they spoke, the two arrived at the large door leading from the interior to the exterior.

Wu Yong and Xie Qiaohe were already waiting there.

Ai Qing and Xiao Yu were the second group to arrive at the meeting point.

A short while later, Xiao Youqian and Li Qiqi also arrived.

Where is Gui Gui?

"Probably still in the arms of a woman," Xiao Youqian sighed, rubbing her forehead in exasperation.

However, Kong Fugui didn't keep everyone waiting long. He walked over from outside in a short while, accompanied by a girl.

When they reached the main gate, Kong Fugui leaned close to the girl's ear and whispered something.

Then the girl, her face slightly flushed, leaned close to Kong Fugui's ear.

After a long, rambling conversation, Kong Fugui waved goodbye to the girl and then went to the meeting point.

"Let's go, let's go back."

Kong Fugui led everyone toward the changing room.

Ai Qing asked curiously, "What did you and that girl talk about in the end?"

"It's nothing, I just asked for a WeChat ID." Kong Fugui waved his hand and walked even faster. "Hurry up, hurry up, I'll forget about that WeChat ID if I wait any longer."

"It's just a WeChat account, how could I forget it so quickly?" Ai Qing shook her head, telling him not to worry.

"When did I say it was just one WeChat account?" Kong Fugui looked at him strangely, then said, "There are five WeChat accounts in total. My brain is already working at high speed, constantly recording them. Don't waste my time."

Ai Qing: "...You really deserve to die."

"What do you know about this?" Kong Fugui chuckled. "Even if a rich second-generation is chasing girls, he has to cast a wide net and catch many fish. There's no need to linger on any particular girl."

"When you're only pursuing one girl, you'll focus all your attention on her, and your emotions will easily be swayed by her."

"But if you're flirting with two girls at the same time, you'll stay a little more clear-headed and gradually become more adept at handling things."

"If you could chat with multiple girls at the same time, or even a dozen girls, you would feel as comfortable as a landlord in a fishpond."

"You can just cast your fishing rod casually and it doesn't matter which fish you catch. As long as there are enough fish fry in the pond, there will always be some willing to take the bait."

"As for those that don't want to be hooked, just let them be. Don't be too fixated on them."

After listening to Kong Fugui's long speech, Ai Qing's face darkened, and she pushed him from behind, urging him to leave quickly.

"What a bunch of fallacies," Ai Qing said speechlessly. "You should say that to someone else; I don't need it anyway."

"Damn it! I kindly shared my knowledge with you, and you just attack me like that?" Kong Fugui clicked his tongue, and when he thought of the sweet scene of Xiaoyu and Aiqing together, he shook his head repeatedly. "Let's go, let's go, I don't want to talk to someone like you."

After the group returned to the changing room, Ai Qing saw that Kong Fugui hadn't even had time to change his clothes yet, but had already added everyone on WeChat one by one.

After the three boys changed their clothes and came out, they waited on the chairs in the lobby for about half an hour before the four girls finally arrived.

Judging from this, she must have washed her hair.

"Let's go, let's go." Xiao Youqian waved her hand. "I've had someone prepare hot pot for dinner. The ingredients should have already been delivered to the villa's courtyard. After soaking in the hot springs, we have to have hot pot."

We returned to the parking lot and boarded the minibus.

Although everyone had played all day, none of them were actually tired.

After all, I went skiing in the morning and then soaked in the hot springs in the afternoon, which was quite comfortable and a good rest.

What are we doing tonight?

Li Qiqi sat in the chair and asked impatiently, "Please don't play Ludo anymore. Let's find a game that seven people can play together."

"How about playing Monopoly?" Xiao Youqian suggested from the side. "I saw a deluxe version of Monopoly in the cabinet yesterday, and it seems like it would be quite fun to play together."

Chapter 227 Little Fish's Hot Spring Surprise

The minibus traveled on the mountain road for about twenty minutes.

Xiaoyu leaned on Aiqing's shoulder, looked at the mountain scenery on both sides, closed her eyes, and drifted off to sleep.

After the minibus stopped in the yard and everyone got off, Ai Qing kissed her awake.

The driver sat in the driver's seat, looking at the alluring scene in the rearview mirror, and sighed softly, thinking to himself that young people these days have so many romantic ideas.

After Ai Qing and Xiao Yu got out of the car, the driver turned off the engine, got out, locked the car door, told Xiao Youqian, and then went to town for dinner.

After arriving at the villa, the group took their swimsuits and other belongings to their bedrooms to unpack.

Xiao Youqian called the hot pot restaurant in town to let them know that they could deliver the prepared ingredients.

Along with it came two portable induction cookers and a divided hot pot.

The long table in the living room is large enough to seat eight people facing each other, plus seats on the left and right sides, for a total of ten people.

There was more than enough room for the seven of them to sit down.

Two separate hot pots were placed on either side. The three boys with big appetites shared one pot, while the four girls shared one pot.

The four middle seats were naturally occupied by two couples.

Whether it's the barbecue you ate yesterday or the hot pot you ate today, neither requires any cooking skills.

When barbecuing, as long as the food is cooked properly, the flavor comes entirely from cumin and chili powder.

Hot pot is even simpler; the food is simply cooked in boiling water, and the flavor is achieved through the individual seasonings and sauces.

The group enjoyed their meal immensely, chatting and laughing throughout. Even Xie Qiaohe, who had only known them for a couple of days, had already blended into the atmosphere.

They ate until 7 p.m., and everyone was full.

Ai Qing rubbed her slightly full stomach, and then Xiao Yu pulled her to rub her lower belly.

"I ate so much." Little Fish leaned back in her chair, squinting as she rested, and sighed contentedly.

Ai Qing touched her lower abdomen, then prepared to withdraw his hand, but Xiao Yu pressed it down, telling him to touch it more, as it would aid digestion.

As I was touching him, I was forced to put my hand inside his down jacket. Luckily, everyone else went upstairs to the recreation room after they finished eating, so no one saw me.

"Let's rest for a bit, then go soak in the hot springs for a bath." Ai Qing felt the smooth, soft touch on her fingertips. "But you soaked a bit too much this afternoon, do you want to soak again?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Little Fish quickly raised her hand and said.

Just then, Xiao Youqian came down the stairs from the second floor, and halfway down, she poked her head out and shouted at the two people in the living room, "What are you two doing? Stop being all lovey-dovey."