I'm back in 1990

Chapter 995: How to View Wealth

Guo Lanya followed Tang Ruixuan's example and found a large rock to sit on.

The two stones were placed side by side, but Guo Lanya didn't stop there. She took many photos of Tang Ruixuan with her DSLR camera.

Tang Ruixuan also found a piece of green quartz in the pile of pebbles. She picked it up, wrapped it in a silk handkerchief she always carried with her, and put it in her canvas backpack.

That day, Tang Ruixuan walked a lot, while Guo Lanya endured it all. For the sake of that thousand euros a day, she never took the initiative to say a word to this girl. She only answered what was asked and didn't say a word more. Only a fool would offend such a big spender.

Around 4 PM, Gao Song contacted Tang Ruixuan.

"Uncle Gao."

"Xuanxuan, are you tired from playing? If you are, take a car instead of walking all the time." It seems that Gao Song knows Tang Ruixuan's schedule for the day very well.

Tang Ruixuan gave her reason: "I'm not tired. I can see more scenery on foot than by car."

"As long as you're not tired!"

Gao Song then told Tang Ruixuan the address of the restaurant he had booked for that evening: "We're having dinner at a seaside restaurant at the foot of Castle Hill tonight. I'll send you the detailed address to your phone later, or I can have someone drive you over."

Tang Ruixuan politely declined Gao Song's offer. "No need, the address is fine, I'll go myself."

Gao Song didn't insist: "Okay! Don't forget the time, 6:30 pm."

"Okay, I'll definitely be there early." After the call ended, Tang Ruixuan put her phone away again and continued walking forward. A few moments later, her phone vibrated a few times in her pocket, and she knew that the address had been sent.

Just then, she spotted an ice cream shop that was open for business, and she walked over to it.

The colorful ice creams displayed in the glass cabinet were carefully examined by Tang Ruixuan, who wanted to choose her favorite.

In the end, she chose the most ordinary vanilla ice cream and pointed to it, asking Guo Lanya to translate for her: "Please tell her, I want this flavor."

Before long, Tang Ruixuan received a simple vanilla ice cream cone from the shop assistant, and Guo Lanya also received the same one. The two of them walked and ate as they went.

As evening approached, Tang Ruixuan arrived at the La Perus restaurant at the foot of Castle Hill ten minutes early. At that moment, the setting sun painted the blue-green sea red.

After seeing Tang Ruixuan to the restaurant entrance, Guo Lanya politely said goodbye, "Ms. Tang, see you tomorrow."

"Thank you for today!" Tang Ruixuan said, taking a delicate little box out of her backpack and handing it over. "This is a Swarovski crystal necklace. I hope you like it."

Guo Lanya was surprised. Tang Ruixuan had bought it at a Swarovski store that afternoon, and she hadn't expected it to be a gift for her. This touched her a little.

"Thanks!"

Seeing that Guo Lanya had accepted the gift, Tang Ruixuan smiled and nodded, then turned and walked towards the restaurant entrance.

After the two men in dark suits saw her, one of them whispered to her, "Mr. Huang is on the terrace."

The restaurant manager, an elderly French gentleman with meticulously combed silver hair, had been waiting for us for some time.

He already knew the special identity of tonight's guest, so upon seeing Tang Ruixuan, he bowed slightly and said, "Miss, please follow me."

Tang Ruixuan followed the old gentleman through the retro-decorated main hall, through a heavy oak door, and arrived at a terrace built on a cliff.

The terrace is surrounded by olive trees and white stone railings, with the beautiful Mediterranean Sea below.

The terrace, which is about 60 square meters, has only one dining table, covered with a linen tablecloth and neatly arranged with silver cutlery.

Huang Xiaochuan greeted his niece with a smile, "Xuanxuan's here!"

Then he asked with concern, "How are you? Are you tired after walking all day?"

"Not tired, Uncle!" She casually put down her backpack, walked to the railing, looked at the distant sunset glow, and exclaimed, "It's so beautiful here!"

Huang Xiaochuan explained to his niece from the side: "La Pelus Restaurant is known for its privacy and long history. The restaurant opened in 1948 and was originally a 19th-century villa on Castle Hill."

Tang Ruixuan nodded, noticing that there seemed to be no other guests present.

Her uncle noticed her expression and told her, "It's just the two of us tonight; there are no other guests."

Although Tang Ruixuan was quite surprised, she did not show it on her face. She knew her uncle's strength, after all, she had been to many places with him.

At this moment, she took out the black card, intending to return it to her uncle.

Unexpectedly, Huang Xiaochuan glanced at it but didn't reach out to take it: "If I give it to you, it's yours. This is a gift for you getting into university. Keep it."

"Maternal Uncle"

Huang Xiaochuan waved his hand, his expression leaving no room for refusal. Tang Ruixuan knew her uncle's temper, so she could only put the black card away again.

As the two were talking, a sommelier wearing white gloves appeared in front of them, holding a bottle of unlabeled red wine.

The sommelier explained the bottle of red wine in his hand in fluent English: "This is a 1975 Château Fairy Tale wine. There are only two bottles in our cellar. Its aroma has a unique Mediterranean undergrowth flavor. I hope you two will enjoy it."

The sommelier poured a little into the crystal glass in front of Huang Xiaochuan. Huang Xiaochuan picked up the glass, swirled it a few times, smelled it, and nodded in satisfaction.

He then gestured to his niece, "You're eighteen now, you can drink a little, but first smell it and see what it tastes like."

Tang Ruixuan nodded and gently shook the bottle a few times, just like her uncle. Then she smelled it and indeed smelled a complex aroma. In addition to the fruity scent of grapes, there was also a faint smell of herbs and the sea.

She smiled and nodded: "It smells quite nice."

Seeing that his niece liked it, Huang Xiaochuan smiled and said, "Wine tasting is actually a skill that trains the senses, and there are many benefits to learning it."

Tang Ruixuan smiled and said, "I've learned something new."

As the uncle and nephew were having a lively discussion about wine culture, the head chef appeared.

The head chef, speaking with a distinct accent, enthusiastically recommended tonight's dishes to the distinguished guests.

"Mr. Huang, this is a surprise menu I have prepared for you. The first dish is Saint-Pierre fish, which was just caught this morning by local fishermen in Nice. I have paired it with wild fennel and marigolds from the restaurant's garden."

Tang Ruixuan looked at the plate. The presentation was very beautiful. A piece of almost transparent fish was placed in a dark blue porcelain plate, its edges slightly curled from being grilled. The fish was decorated with two or three bright yellow petals and fennel leaves that looked like strands of hair.

Under the chef's enthusiastic gaze, Tang Ruixuan cut off a small piece of fish and put it in her mouth. The fresh, sweet, slightly salty, floral, and slightly bitter fennel flavors spread in her mouth, a sensation she had never experienced before.

After tasting it, she suddenly thought of her cousin, Huo Xinyuan.

"Uncle, if Liu Jin knew you brought me to France, he would definitely be angry."

"Let her be. If she gets into university, even if it's just a second-tier one, I'll bring her here alone." Huang Xiaochuan gently swirled the crystal glass in his hand.

Huang Xiaochuan then added, "I brought you out here so you could see how the real world works. Textbooks teach theory, sociology teaches game theory, and you need to learn to see through the phenomena to the essence."

Tang Ruixuan nodded. From childhood to adulthood, her uncle had taught her many principles little by little.

Another reason Huang Xiaochuan liked Tang Ruixuan was because the girl was very intelligent. He continued, "You are about to enter the university campus, which is essentially stepping into society. After entering society, you must learn to view wealth correctly. Wealth is not just a number in a bank account; it is a perspective, a responsibility, and a freedom not to be bound by material things."

"I understand!" Tang Ruixuan nodded solemnly.