I, the Guide to the Omniverse, Usher in Blue Star's Great Ascension! - chapter 6

Aunt He and He Zhou were ready early in the morning as well.

She took the opportunity to tell He Zhou’s parents that she was taking He Zhou on a trip.

“What kind of agritainment are you going to, for three days?”

He Zhou’s father, He Weiguang, felt something was off. “When did Xiao Ai start a Travel Agency? Isn’t she working at a company?”

“She quit!” Aunt He said. “How many young people these days like working for others? Doesn’t Ah Ping come home every day cursing her boss and the clients, always wanting to jump off a building?”

He Weiguang: “…”

Ah Ping was He Zhou’s mother, He Weiguang’s wife.

Aunt He’s daughter-in-law, a designer at a company.

He Weiguang wasn’t really doubting Sheng Ai, he just found it odd that she had managed to set up a Travel Agency so quickly.

He only said, “Once you get there, remember to send me the address.”

There was no way around it-one was his own mother, the other his only daughter.

Even if it was Sheng Ai, He Weiguang had to be careful.

He Weiguang then said to He Zhou, “Zhouzhou, remember to take good care of Grandma.”

He Zhou replied obediently, “Okay.”

Aunt He muttered, “Why would I need Zhouzhou to take care of me.”

After hanging up, it was just after lunch. Outside, Sheng Ai was arriving with Pei Qiu to pick up Aunt He and He Zhou.

“Aunt He, Zhouzhou, time to go!”

Sheng Ai called out enthusiastically, “The car is waiting outside.”

“So soon?” Aunt He came out, indeed carrying bags big and small. “I’m not bringing a suitcase-will all this fit?”

Before Sheng Ai could answer, the System said: [No, she’s carrying at least 15KG, that’s way over the limit.]

“…”

Sheng Ai looked carefully, then said, “Aunt He, please put down the rice cooker! I already said, everyone can only bring 10KG of stuff. Why are you bringing all these unnecessary things?”

Aunt He shot Sheng Ai a look. “If I don’t bring it, what if the food is bad over there? This rice cooker is brand new!”

Sheng Ai glanced at He Zhou. He Zhou looked helplessly at Sheng Ai. “Sister Ai, I’ve been trying to talk her out of it all morning.”

Sheng Ai sighed. “Aunt He, you really can’t bring it. The Travel Agency has rules. If you bring extra, you’ll have to pay a fine.”

Hearing about a fine, Aunt He wanted to complain about what a lousy Travel Agency this was, but remembering it was Sheng Ai’s, she held back.

In the end, under Sheng Ai’s inspection, she reluctantly put down the rice cooker and other items.

She even brought her own pickled mustard greens.

Sheng Ai thought about it and let her keep those.

A bit of pickled mustard with hot rice was just right.

Other than that, it was just a change of clothes.

Although Aunt He wanted to bring two more sets, Sheng Ai wasn’t sure if there would be space for bathing and changing clothes at the destination…

Pei Qiu had been following behind. When Sheng Ai led everyone to the end of the alley, a driverless car was waiting there.

Aunt He, who got carsick, took the front passenger seat. “Oh wow, this is pretty trendy. Your Travel Agency even uses driverless cars.”

Sheng Ai chuckled. “It’s a rental.”

But her heart was bleeding.

The damn System was spending all her money!

It claimed these were necessary startup expenses, and that a tour bus was also needed.

Wasn’t this the Journey to the West Route? Shouldn’t they just zip over there? Why would they need to rent a bus!

Pei Qiu also suddenly realized something was off. “Hey, wait, what about all the stuff we bought?”

She and Sheng Ai had bought a ton of supplies at the supermarket, all the food for the tourists was in there-so why were Sheng Ai’s hands empty?
Sheng Ai made a ‘shh’ gesture. “You’ll find out soon enough.”

Pei Qiu looked her up and down, then decisively called her parents. “Hi, Mom, yes, I’m traveling with Sheng Ai. That’s right, you must remember, I’m traveling with Sheng Ai. I’ll send you the address in real time…”

Sheng Ai: “…”

And it wasn’t just Pei Qiu.

In the university dorm, Wu Qian wasn’t all that nervous as departure approached.

After all, Tang Mengmeng was going with her to check out the situation.

Thinking it was probably a scam, Wu Qian didn’t bring any change of clothes or a backpack-just her usual small handbag.

Inside were her phone, keys, and a pack of tissues.

That was it.

“The Travel Agency messaged me that the car has arrived.”

Wu Qian and Tang Mengmeng went to the school gate and, sure enough, saw a Banana Car parked there-an unmanned vehicle.

Banana Car was a popular self-driving car brand in Hu City in recent years.

Sometimes when they hailed a ride, they’d get a Banana Car.

They checked the license plate, got in, and Wu Qian looked around. “Is this the one?”

No one answered.

Wu Qian opened the car door, and Tang Mengmeng was about to follow her in when a mechanical voice came from somewhere inside: “Sorry, customers without tickets are not allowed to board.”

Tang Mengmeng was stunned. “I’ll pay separately. Can’t I at least drop my friend off at the meeting point?”

Mechanical voice: “No.”

Tang Mengmeng was a bit annoyed. “There are so many empty seats-why can’t I get in? It’s not like I’m not paying!”

And this made Wu Qian even more nervous.

She hesitated. “Maybe I shouldn’t get on after all?”

Mechanical voice: “Time is running out. Are you sure you want to give up this trip? You might regret it for the rest of your life.”

Wu Qian was taken aback, then sneered, “What, your company can really take us on the Journey to the West Route? Regret, huh!”

Luckily, Tang Mengmeng was quick-witted. She said, “I’ll get a car and follow you.”

She shouted into the car, not knowing who was behind the voice, “That should be fine, right?”

Unexpectedly, the mechanical voice replied, “That’s your choice.”

It seemed that as long as Tang Mengmeng didn’t board this car, she could do whatever she wanted.

Tang Mengmeng nudged Wu Qian. “It’s fine, Wu Qian, don’t be scared. I’ll get a car and follow you. Let’s check out the meeting point first. If anything seems off, I’ll call the police right away.”

Wu Qian instinctively looked into the car. The mechanical voice said nothing more.

It was as if it didn’t care what Tang Mengmeng said.

Wu Qian thought about exposing a scam, and with Tang Mengmeng accompanying her, her sense of justice and security surged back. She nodded firmly. “Okay!”

With that, she got in the car, and Tang Mengmeng quickly hailed a ride to follow her.

When Tang Mengmeng got in, she said, “Follow that car in front.”

The driver, hearing this, immediately got excited and gossipy. “Miss, are you catching a cheater? Don’t worry, I’ve been driving for twenty years-I won’t lose them!”

Tang Mengmeng: “…”

The cars set off.

Meanwhile, Sheng Ai received a message on her phone that all the tourists had been picked up.

Unexpectedly, the final destination meeting point turned out to be a commercial building.

Floors one to seven were a big mall, and the other floors were office spaces.

Such a crowded place as the meeting point for a trip?

Shouldn’t it be a bus station!