Age of Heroes, 10-game winning streak

"Oh, so it's a dowry?" Tao Rusu threw out this sentence, and the atmosphere became awkward for a moment.

"..."

In silence, no one took up the topic.

Tao Rusu continued, "Or is it a betrothal gift?"

"Shut up." The Su sisters simultaneously carried Tao Rusu and walked towards the door.

Bai Yu saw Naomi standing there in a daze, and thought she was upset, so he comforted her, "Don't worry about it."

"Um..." Naomi raised her cheek in confusion and asked with a clear face: "What is the betrothal gift?"

Bai Yu thought for a moment and replied, "Is it equivalent to the marriage gift in Fusang?"

Naomi opened her eyes wide, and was greatly shocked: "Who would ask for so much marriage money? I won't be able to get married for sure!"

Bai Yu spread his hands: "I don't really understand either."

Fortunately, the Su family did not ask for a dowry, and they also wanted Tao Rusu’s biological parents to be as if they did not exist, so they did not need to accept a dowry.

If we ignore the Donghuang Group far away in Rome and only consider Bai Yu's personal property in Daxia, it is actually just a house and living expenses remitted on a regular basis. Therefore, he definitely cannot afford to give too high a dowry.

Bai Yu has never struggled for money, but he is not really a rich man. There has never been much liquid capital in his personal account. His main goal is selfless dedication, and he will make back all his money even if he loses it.

When each person arrived at their assigned room, as soon as they opened the door they could tell how attentive the owner of this house was.

Because the interior layout of the room is completely different from the common decoration in Japan, but adopts a completely different decoration style, corresponding to the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter respectively. Beds are set up, tatami mats are removed, sound insulation panels are added to the room, and the floor has been hardened, so there is no creaking sound like wooden boards when you step on it.

Bai Yu chose summer, Su Ruoli chose spring, Tao Rusu chose autumn, and Su Ruoji chose winter.

After putting down the luggage, the maid came to tell me: "The owner invites you to sit in the tea room."

Su Ruoli changed her mind and opened the suitcase: "Mu Tou goes first, we still need to pack our luggage."

Bai Yu knew that they had something to say, and there was no way for him to get involved at this time... When he came to Fuso, he had to become a master of keeping things balanced, and he had to keep the bowl of water evenly balanced, otherwise he would inevitably get burned.

The three girls came to Haru's room decoration.

"How do you feel after the contact?" Su Ruoli snapped his fingers, blocking out the surrounding sounds and asked directly.

Tao Rusu said: "Minami Shiori may not pose any threat, her eyes are not on the gentleman. Shiromine Naomi still needs to be observed, and Amamiya Mahiru..."

"She gives me a very similar feeling to Ruoli." Su Ruoji continued.

"Like repels like." Su Ruoli pressed her brows. "From her letters, I thought she was a very sensitive and fragile person. She was eager to ask me for confirmation because she was not confident enough. But today, it was completely different. She handled it too well and acted too calmly."

"Still a virgin." Tao Rusu said bluntly: "She's still a virgin."

"But her expression already has the bearing of a woman." Su Ruo pondered: "Although her appearance cannot tell, her actual age should not be young, perhaps close to thirty."

"I don't understand." Tao Rusu said: "The age difference is nearly ten years, why...does he think it's appropriate?"

"Once you are canonized, this age difference won't matter." Su Ruoli didn't pay much attention to this. She looked around the room and her eyes stopped on the fruit plate: "And I have to say, their hospitality is very good. Fusang is short of fruit, but they can even get lychees, papayas, and golden mangoes..."

The air was filled with the fresh aroma of fruit. There were fruits in every season in Daxia, but in Fusang, they were all delivered through refrigeration at high freight costs. They were top-notch luxury goods...

"A horse gallops through the red dust, and the concubine smiles." Tao Rusu whispered.

"So the wood is Yang Guifei?"

"Then who is Li Longji?"

The three of them looked at each other, and they all felt a little unhappy.

But I have to admit... this kind of enjoyment is not available in Daxia.

It’s not about the lychees and golden mangoes they are eating, but something deeper.

"It is true that Fusang is more backward than Daxia...but being backward also has its advantages. The head of a family can have the final say, can have such a big yard, and can hire dozens of maids." Su Ruo picked a lychee and gently stroked the skin with her fingers, and it peeled off.

"As guests, we enjoyed this level of courtesy, but the real target of these courtesies was actually him."

"It's telling him that as long as he stays, these can become normal."

"And Bai Yu's reaction was quite calm, proving that he had already experienced this."

"I think that men... no, even women, would enjoy this feeling."

"When awake, I hold the power of the world; when drunk, I lie on the lap of a beauty."

Tao Rusu took out a tissue and wiped the juice from the corner of her mouth: "He is just a family head, far from being able to rule the world."

"But this is a land of gentleness." Su Ruoji looked at the room full of mahogany furniture, "And I found that they are really rich. Once they marry Bai Yu, the dowry they give will definitely be much more than this."

"Dowry..." Tao Rusu's eyes trembled.

Su Ruoli tilted her head: "Do I have to give a dowry? I haven't prepared this. If the two are in love, they can get the marriage certificate with a house as a wedding house."

"So, we are very poor." Su Ruoji spread his hands.

Su Ruoli is still a student, and her income comes from Shen Ce Mansion. She clocks in 15,000 yuan a month, and currently has 61,000 yuan in savings.

Su Ruoji was the same, clocking in for a salary of 21,000 yuan, and currently had 99,000 yuan in savings;

Tao Rusu is even worse off. His student status is retained, but he is currently unemployed, with zero income and unknown savings.

Even if the three sisters were to gather gold coins from their family members, it would be impossible for them to surpass the total assets currently held by the Baifeng Group.

"No, no, no, that's not right." Tao Rusu objected: "How can you compare like that! Bai Yu will definitely not care about these!"

"That's the situation from the current situation." Su Ruoji crossed her hands in front of her lips and said, "We just can't compare... We can't compare in femininity, dowry and property, and we can't compare in flattery at all."

Su Ruoli bit her thumb nail, and this subconscious action proved that she was also a little nervous.

It was inevitable that they would have such misunderstandings. After all, no one had actually been to Rome, let alone understand the giant Donghuang Group.

Bai Yu acted indifferently because of habit, not because of Fuso's hospitality, but because when he was in Rome, he, a young master of Donghuang, was given too much fanfare.

If Bai Yu knew that the three girls were secretly arguing over the dowry competition, he would probably turn into Tom and laugh until he pounded the ground.

Why is it so cute?

Once you are canonized, who would worry about living expenses? Maybe the Daxia officials will just hand you a card with a credit limit of several E per month.

It's just out of concern that it causes confusion.

Su Ruoli decided to give up worrying about this issue for the time being: "Admit the gap, look at the gap, and then find a way to make up for it. We are not here to start a war. We are just here to vacation and relax, right?"

She narrowed her eyes and said, "But sisters, you must remember one thing."

"——Before you master the dual cultivation method, never give them the opportunity to overturn the wood!"

Chapter 863 Your Two Sisters vs My Two Sisters

Baifeng Mansion, tea room.

The Japanese have always been particular about tea culture. Rather than drinking tea, they regard making matcha as a hobby, and the process is more important than the result of drinking tea.

To Bai Yu, who lived in a major tea-producing province in his previous life and whose uncles and grandfathers never let go of their glasses, this seemed like a waste of tea.

In fact, the so-called tea culture has never been so grand, and the act of drinking tea itself is not an art, it is just to satisfy your craving.

Everyone knows that drinking cold boiled water is good for health, but before various modern drinks were discovered, delicious tea drinks were always popular.

The Qing Dynasty even relied on exporting tea, porcelain and other products to frantically absorb silver from all over the world, and at one point it almost established economic hegemony.

It was also because he had lived in the Shirafone family for a period of time that his preferences led to changes in the tea drinking habits of the entire Shirafone family. The lessons related to matcha making and tea ceremony had been stopped. Then, the middle-aged and even young people in the group headed by Shirafone Wakatoru Kiriyama Daisuke began to carry glass cups with warm tea. If there was no tea leaves, they would put some wolfberries in it to emphasize the health benefits.

This is simply because Bai Yu mentioned before - buy a cup with some tea, carry it with you, and drink a few more cups of tea every day to prolong your life.

Inexplicably, a trend has emerged and even has a tendency to spread, which has indirectly affected the sales of canned tea in Fuso.

Naomi noticed that the group's consumption of tea was a bit huge, so she asked someone to go to Anhui Province, randomly picked a few counties and cities to negotiate agency terms, import directly from the channels, sell it to group members at a low price, and sell it in the store at a high price.

As for why the agency terms were so easy to negotiate...

"It's very simple, sir, you said it before." Naomi carefully wrote down many of his words: "What Anhui Province lacks the most is tea. There are many kinds, good quality, low price, and large quantities. If you can't reach an agreement with one company, go to the next county or city. There will always be a suitable one."

Bai Yu coughed dryly and asked, "Can I make money?"

"It's originally a low-priced employee benefit, and the profit is not that much. After deducting the expensive transportation costs, the net profit is only about 10%." Shiromine Naomi replied.

She was giving Bai Yu a brief report, briefly explaining the developments over the past six months. Compared to the half-dead state when Bai Yu had just left, the current Baifeng Group was already showing signs of developing into a large group enterprise.

Bai Yu also listened carefully, without the guidance of the immortal, his knowledge of business was limited to the relevant knowledge or cases mentioned in some miscellaneous books and TV dramas he had read before, so he did not give orders blindly. Since the Baifeng team was developing well, he just listened casually.

"We need to take our time and proceed step by step... Fusang has not yet completed its currency reform, so the risk of borrowing and expanding is too high." Bai Yu reminded him, "Fusang cannot adopt the high-turnover business model of Daxia and Rome. The technology and market are not mature. Even if you rush to build real estate, there won't be that many people to consume."

Naomi nodded and took note.

He flipped through a page of the account book at random, and happened to find the expenditures for the Shinto Phantom Yin-ryu gym...

"Is it a loss-making business?" Bai Yu was a little surprised: "When a swordsman opens a gym, people should flock to it."

"We did not recruit students from outside the school on a large scale. Basically, the students are the children of the team members and the orphans who have been adopted and have qualifications. The former do not charge tuition, and the latter cannot afford the tuition."

This matter was handled by Amamiya Mahiru, so she naturally explained: "We plan to train these children. The Shiraho Group is expanding very quickly, so we need someone to protect us. Even though we have no shortage of strong people, we still lack the backbone."

The backbone class, that is, the first and second level extraordinary people...this part of the extraordinary people is not as good as the top but better than the bottom.

A third-level extraordinary person is already a powerful person and needs to be treated with courtesy; a fourth-level extraordinary person is a rare talent among millions of people and is qualified to establish a sect.

Isn’t there a joke that goes like this... There was a time traveler who practiced hard and ascended to the immortal class, but he became one of the 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals who surrounded and suppressed Monkey King.

"There is no problem in training new forces on our own, but why is the cost so high?" Bai Yu asked curiously, "Does the cost for each disciple amount to so much? It costs more than twenty taels every month."

Amamiya Mahiru explained: "Most of them are purchased medicinal materials. In order to lay a good foundation for the child, it is usually necessary to prepare a medicinal bath. The better the effect of the medicinal bath, the more it costs."

"Medicinal bath? What is that?" Bai Yu closed the account book: "Have you all taken a medicinal bath before?"

Minami Shiori nodded, Naomi nodded... Mahiru shook her head: "When I was a child, the environment was not good, I missed the best time, so I never took a medicinal bath."

"It feels like the training course I signed up for when I was a kid. Are you sure I didn't waste my money?" Bai Yu complained, "If it really works, how can it get worse the more you take it?"

Naomi blushed and Minami Shiori was silent.

On the other hand, Amamiya Mahiru smiled and said, "Even so, this expense cannot be saved. After all, it is all for the good of the child."

"You can show kindness, but remember to show power... There are too many ungrateful people in the world. Food, clothing, housing and transportation can be waived, but the cost of medicinal baths and the like must be considered a debt and repaid when they reach adulthood and have the ability to work. At that time, the employment terms will be signed, and this part of the fee can be continuously reduced as the number of years of work increases..." Bai Yu paused as he felt that his old habit of talking endlessly when he was in a group had come back. He simply summarized: "In short, the way to employ people is to use both kindness and power. No amount of loyalty can compare to the benefits of binding. Since the Baifeng family is moving in this direction, it cannot be maintained by benevolence and morality alone. It must establish family rules and company rules. The system can prevent thieves."

"Hai!"

The girls nodded their heads and said yes without a word of objection.

...Shit, I quite enjoy this feeling.

Bai Yu felt a little bit of enjoyment in his heart, but also a little lonely at the same time. After all, when chatting in a group, if he couldn't meet a rival who was equally capable of arguing, then the discussion would lack passion. How boring would a group chat be without an opponent?

But he will soon begin to miss this atmosphere of one-man rule.

Because Su Ruoli and the other two girls came, they specially changed out of their kimonos. After wearing them once, they lost their novelty, so they changed directly into casual clothes that were easier to move in. What's interesting is that they were wearing the same style of clothes, with Chinese characters written on the front and the back.

On the front of Su Ruoli's clothes it was written "Long live Daxia"; on the front of Su Ruoji's clothes it was written "Pleasant scenery"; and on the front of Tao Rusu's clothes it was written "Look at you".

No... Bai Yu felt something was not right. He looked carefully and found that he had missed a character because the character was squeezed into the ditch. After Tao Rusu stretched out the clothes, he found that it was a horse.

"Quality, quality..." Bai Yu reminded.

"Few people can understand it anyway." Su Ruoli said.

"Everyone present can understand it." Shiromine Naomi replied. As a neighboring country of Bactria, Fuso has always had the habit of using Chinese characters, and it is also easy to learn Bactria. Katakana and hiragana are the same as Chinese pinyin. People who have received advanced orthodox education disdain to use Katakana.

"Barrier-free communication is a good thing." Su Ruoli sat down, picked up Bai Yu's cup and took a sip of tea, then turned his head and said to Amamiya Mahiru: "We came to Fuso on the surface to take a vacation, but in fact we are here to practice."

Amemiya Mahiru sat upright, not surprised at all, as he had already learned the details from Bai Yu before. It was urgent for the three of them to seek a breakthrough in their realm.

Su Ruoli said to himself: "Among the martial arts of Daxia, there are two that are very declining, one is the spear, and the other is the sword... The former is because the inheritance is cut off, and the latter is because it requires extremely high comprehension. Therefore, I rarely see masters of swordsmanship, but swordsmen are very common in Fuso."

After she finished speaking, she extended her hand and invited him, "Would you like to practice sword fighting?"

Amamiya Mahiru readily agreed: "Okay."

The two walked out of the tea room hand in hand, like close friends. They didn't let go of each other's hands after they left the room. There was no murderous intent or hostility between them. It was as if they were holding hands to go to the toilet in a row instead of going to a dojo to fight with swords and knives.

Bai Yu reacted and was about to get up and follow, but before he could get up, Tao Rusu sat directly on his thighs, pressing him in place... It was like a pickle jar was placed between Malushiel's legs, fixed just right.

"Don't worry about it. No one will die anyway. Swordsmen can communicate with each other through swords much faster than talking." Tao Rusu suppressed Bai Yu and fixed his hands on his waist and abdomen: "It is better to suffer a short pain than a long pain. We are here to practice and advance. If we always waste time on this mess of love, how long will it take to return to Daxia?"

Bai Yu looked at Su Ruoji, she understood, walked up and pressed Bai Yu's shoulders: "I'll add some burden to you, as long as you have the ability to break free from us."

Now it's a one-on-one battle between the women... If I go over there, it might become a one-on-two battle.

Bai Yu decisively gave up, lay back, leaned into Su Ruoji's arms, closed his eyes and said, "It's up to you."

I had considered this situation before coming here. Since it is not completely controllable, I might as well not control it at all. It feels good to just go with the flow.