3: Chapter 3 Investing in Xia Xiaotang, Hero Saves the Beauty

His father also came over, curiously picked it up and played with it for a while, nodding repeatedly: "Hmm, not bad, this machine is good."

Lin Yu smiled and explained: "Don't worry, it didn't cost money. I recently did a project for a wealthy client who was particularly satisfied and gave it to me directly. I don't have a use for it, so I brought it back for you guys."

These words were half-true and half-false. With the system cashback as a fallback, buying things was like getting them for free.

His older sister had already happily started studying the new phone, and his mother was also beaming with joy.

Lin Yu looked at his father, his tone serious: "Dad, I'm currently discussing a business partnership with a friend. Our family's life will definitely get better day by day from now on. In a few days, I'll get you a new one too."

His father was not polite at all, laughed, and replied with one crisp word: "Deal!"

His mother gently patted him on the side and urged Lin Yu: "Business is business, but don't spend money recklessly; keep some for yourself."

"Got it, Mom!" Lin Yu replied, "I won't be eating; I have an appointment with a friend to discuss something, and I'll be back later."

After saying that, he turned and walked out the door.

After going downstairs, Lin Yu took out his phone. [Your bank card ending in 2580 has received 479,980 yuan, balance: 548,105 yuan.]

Looking at that rapidly soaring string of numbers, he curled the corner of his mouth, twisted the throttle, and headed toward his next target.

A small restaurant on Bayi Street.

Lin Yu pushed the door and entered.

The meal rush had just passed, but the shop was still quite lively with many people sitting inside, and two waiters were moving back and forth.

Among them, a slender and beautiful figure was wiping tables and working the register, her movements agile and seamless.

The girl was wearing simple casual clothes, a cute apron tied around her waist, her long hair gently tied up. Her skin was fair, her eyebrows and eyes as clear as a painting, and her temperament was as clean as a spring, pure and sweet.

Ding! Detected a beauty meeting the criteria: Name: Xia Xiaotang, Age: 22, Occupation: Small restaurant owner, Beauty: 91, Height: 168cm, Weight: 52kg, Purity: 99, Health: Normal, Intimacy: 11.

As expected!

The small restaurant was opened by Xia Xiaotang's family. After graduating, she inherited her father's business and returned to help the family manage it. Lin Yu was an old acquaintance of hers; he often came to eat when they were in school, and had come a few times after graduation, though they were never particularly close.

Xia Xiaotang looked up, happened to see Lin Yu, her eyes lit up slightly, and she revealed a faint smile, greeting him: "Lin Yu? You're here."

"Xiaotang, long time no see." Lin Yu responded with a smile, found an empty seat, and sat down. "The usual, order two signature dishes."

"Okay, please wait a moment." Xia Xiaotang replied sweetly and turned to go to the back kitchen to place the order.

Most of the customers in the shop were students, coming and going quickly. Many people were ostensibly here to eat, but secretly, they were likely here for this beautiful, sunny, and kind young owner.

Lin Yu ate his meal leisurely, waiting for the customers in the shop to gradually disperse. Twenty minutes passed, and he was almost done eating. There were only two tables of guests left in the shop. Just as he was thinking of finding an opportunity to chat with Xia Xiaotang, he saw her pick up a printed A4 paper, walk outside the shop, and gently stick it on the wall.

He got up and followed her outside, took out a cigarette, lit it, and glanced at it casually—[Shop upgrading and renovating, temporarily closed recently]

A trace of joy flashed in the depths of Lin Yu's eyes. Isn't this the opportunity?

He smiled and said: "It's a bit crooked. Are you planning to renovate?"

Xia Xiaotang turned around. Seeing it was him, she nodded slightly, her tone carrying a bit of helplessness: "Yeah, the old shop has been open for many years. The decoration, tables, chairs, and kitchenware are all too old. Since summer vacation is coming up, I wanted to take this time to redo it."

"Have you thought about opening a branch?"

Xia Xiaotang looked at him, hesitated for a few seconds, and said: "Of course I have. This shop's business is actually not bad. Although it's around the high school, there are off-seasons during summer and winter breaks, but the rent in the old town is cheap, so I still earned some money." As she said this, she adjusted the angle of the A4 paper slightly and asked: "Is it straight now?"

"A little lower on the right, hey! It's straight." Lin Yu answered.

Xia Xiaotang continued: "But the rent for storefronts in other places is much more expensive. Plus, with renovation and equipment and such, to be honest, I'm a bit overwhelmed."

"Then can I invest?"

Xia Xiaotang heard this and looked at him again. Lin Yu pondered for a moment and continued: "It's like this. My family had a house demolished before, and the compensation money has been sitting there untouched. If your family has the intention to open a branch, or if you lack money for renovation and expansion, I can invest. After all, if it's just sitting in the bank, it only earns that little bit of interest, don't you think?"

Xia Xiaotang was surprised for a moment, looked at him, and said with a smile: "Hee hee, I didn't expect you to be a wealthy tycoon."

Lin Yu smiled and continued: "I only provide the money, I won't participate in the shop's management. As long as the dividend is higher than the interest, that's fine. It's mainly because I trust your family's taste and character, and I can see that you are people who get things done."

These words were sincere and practical, without the slightest hint of opportunism.

Xia Xiaotang hesitated for a moment and said softly: "This matter... I can't make the decision. Wait for me a moment; my dad is in the back kitchen and will be busy soon. Shall we sit down and talk together?"

"No problem." Lin Yu readily agreed.

Not long after, Xia Xiaotang's father came out of the back kitchen. The three of them sat at the table, and Xia Xiaotang brought a bottle of 'One Cow' functional drink.

Lin Yu honestly stated his thoughts again, sincerely offering dividend terms below the market rate: only 20% of the profits were required, he would not participate in management, and they would sign a formal contract. To show his sincerity, he could transfer the money right now. Mr. Xia was a practical person, and combined with his good impression of Lin Yu and the tempting terms, he finally clenched his fist and said: "Do it! Open a branch."

Lin Yu took out his phone on the spot: "Xiaotang, let's add each other on WeChat, and I'll transfer the initial investment to you."

After adding as friends, he transferred 540,000 yuan in one go.

The moment the transfer was successful, the system notification sound rang in his ears again!

He's here! He's here! He's already walking over. Lin Yu glanced at his mobile bank balance of 5,408,105 yuan, suppressing his inner ecstasy, and calmly discussed the follow-up with the Xia family father and daughter. The general idea was that the location of the new storefront must be good, the area must be large, etc., and subsequent investment could be added.

The Xia father and daughter looked at each other, their eyes filled with disbelief. Is he this generous? They hadn't signed any paperwork yet, and he had already transferred over 500,000 yuan. Isn't he afraid of losing it? How could they understand Lin Yu? Even if he threw it all away, there was still the system cashback. That was a full 5.4 million yuan! A rhythm of soaring to the sky!

When he walked out of the small restaurant, the night was already deep.

He looked at that long string of numbers again, feeling like he needed to take blood pressure medication.

Lin Yu took a deep breath, got on his electric scooter, and waved goodbye to the Xia family. The headlights cut through the night, and his mouth curled up uncontrollably.

Mr. Xia watched Lin Yu's retreating figure, his eyes filled with more appreciation and a hint of unknown meaning, and said: "There aren't many young people this low-key and pragmatic left!" Xia Xiaotang didn't say anything, somewhat lost in thought...

Ding! Xia Xiaotang intimacy + 10. Current intimacy: 21.

After eleven o'clock at night, Lin Yu returned home.

His family was already asleep. Worried that taking a shower would make too much noise and wake them up, he didn't take a shower and tiptoed back to his room and got into bed.

"I must find a new house as soon as possible. The soundproofing of this old house is just too poor. My sister's room is also pitifully small, separated later with boards."

Lin Yu recalled everything that had happened in the last two days, too excited to sleep.

Suddenly, he slapped his forehead—he had been so focused on getting cashback and making money that he hadn't carefully studied the system functions yet!

Lin Yu muttered in his heart: Open System! And a light blue transparent subtitle really appeared: [Host: Lin Yu] [System Unique Rules:] 1. Spend/transfer money to women with a beauty score ≥ 80 to trigger 10x cash cashback. 2. Limited to 3 cashback opportunities per day, automatically refreshing at 0:00 midnight, not cumulative! 3. Cashback funds are legal and compliant, without any risk, and can be used at will. Also: Command to query host personal information: Open Personal Panel. Command to query beauty information: Open Beauty Panel.

Ding! [15 free attribute points have arrived!]

Lin Yu immediately said: Open Personal Panel! Host: Lin Yu, Age: 24, Beauty: 82, Height: 182cm, Health: Normal, Strength: 7, Agility: 8, Physique: 6, Spirit: 7, Free attribute points: 15. Intimacy reward: Beauty intimacy reaches 90, reward 5 free attribute points. Beauty intimacy reaches 100, reward 10 free attribute points. Normal range for four attributes of ordinary people: 5-10.

Lin Yu touched his chin and understood immediately.

These 15 free attribute points should be the rewards for his mother's and sister's intimacy values.

The reason they arrived just now is probably that the system was also struggling—family affection was already there, not brushed up by the system.

"Sure enough, family comes first."

"In the future, I will definitely protect them well and let the whole family live the best life!"

How to add points? First, add the four attributes to the ceiling of a normal person, and add all the excess to strength. Once decided, do it. Host: Lin Yu, Age: 24, Beauty: 82, Height: 182cm, Health: Normal, Strength: 13, Agility: 10, Physique: 10, Spirit: 10, Free attribute points: 0.

Finished, continue: Open Beauty Panel!

A glance across: Lin Wan, Mom, Su Xueqing, Xia Xiaotang. Each person's name, beauty, age, occupation, height, weight, purity, health, and intimacy were all clear. Only—no information on Director Chu Yao.

Lin Yu understood after a little thought; it should be because he hadn't spent any money on her yet.

Thinking of that face that was unfairly beautiful, his heart beat a little faster.

Not thinking about it anymore, he closed his eyes and went to sleep.

The next morning, Lin Yu got up, ate breakfast, and rode his bike to work.

The morning shift went smoothly as well.

When he returned to the unit, there was still some time before lunch, so he casually opened 'Douyin'.

He rarely browsed it, not because he didn't want to, but because his phone lagged a bit when browsing videos.

There were a bunch of female streamers on the screen, looking quite pretty, but the system didn't react at all.

He did swipe to two big streamers, and the system dinged. When Lin Yu looked at the purity, he immediately lost interest.

Lunchtime arrived. He thought he should wait until he got home after work to browse slowly. Lin Yu arrived at the canteen, got his meal, and just sat down when he felt a flash of light beside him. He looked up! Lin Yu was stunned, and then felt happy inside. He saw Director Chu Yao sitting opposite with a dinner plate. Who wouldn't want to be with a super beauty? Isn't beauty appetizing? Isn't it physically and mentally pleasing?

Surrounding colleagues and family members looked over in unison, their eyes filled with gossip and jealousy.

The two greeted each other and ate their meals separately. They chatted about work for a while, and time passed quickly. Just as they walked out of the canteen door after lunch, two young men who looked like ruffians walked towards them.

One of them stared straight at Director Chu Yao. Just as he was about to bump into her, Director Chu Yao dodged to the side in time. The other young man said: "Damn! So freaking beautiful. Is the beauty a staff member here? My relative is holding a funeral here, add me on WeChat, and I'll treat you to a meal later." As he spoke, his eyes were lecherously scanning her up and down.

"No need, it's just my job," Director Chu Yao said with an ugly expression, and then continued to walk forward. The young man turned around and reached out to grab her shoulder. He was within reach, but he only heard a 'snap'. His wrist was clamped by a large hand and couldn't move forward. It was Lin Yu. He saw him exert force!

"Ah, it hurts, it hurts." The young man howled.

Lin Yu stared at the young man and said word for word: "If you want to cause trouble, look at where you are and look at who you're dealing with. Do you want me to knock you down, or send you to the police station?"

"Brother! Let go, let go, this is all a misunderstanding, we'll leave right now!"

Lin Yu let go of the other party. The young man stopped the other person who wanted to step forward, pulled him with his other hand, and they ran away without even entering the canteen. When they reached a distance and looked back, seeing that Lin Yu didn't follow, they stopped and stretched out the wrist that had been grabbed. A bright red, thick bracelet-like mark was on the wrist.

"It hurts like hell, feels like it's about to break."

"Holy crap!" The other person took a look and gasped.

Just finished adding attribute points, and already found a use for them, hehe... Lin Yu thought as he clenched his fist.

Ding! Director Chu Yao intimacy + 8. Current intimacy: 28.

"Thank you!"

"Haha, we're colleagues, don't mention it." Lin Yu said, scratching his head, feeling a bit embarrassed. He thought to himself, is this the legendary hero saving the beauty?

Director Chu Yao looked at his silly appearance and couldn't help but chuckle, saying: "Tomorrow is a day off, let me treat you to a meal!"

"Tomorrow? I have something to do tomorrow, sorry Director Chu Yao." The ice beauty's smile was like spring blossoms, almost stunning Lin Yu, but he still refused.

"It's okay, let's make an appointment another day."

His phone rang. Lin Yu checked his phone; it was his on-board assistant, his work partner. He said to Director Chu Yao: "I've got work to do, talk later!" and walked towards the parking lot while answering the phone. Watching Lin Yu walk away, Director Chu Yao muttered: "He is quite special."

Yes! Director Chu Yao had a terrifying 94-point beauty score. You could know with your toes how many men would be fawning over Director Chu Yao in school, at work, and in life! And he, Lin Yu, actually rejected her, and there was no naked desire in his eyes. In fact, no one knew that nearly three years of working at the Funeral Home had made Lin Yu's character more steady and introverted, not to mention he had the system now, giving him even more confidence.

He ran two more trips in the afternoon, and it was almost time to get off work when he returned to the Funeral Home.

Lin Yu calculated in his heart: The contract would expire in more than two months. Tomorrow was a day off, and he had to talk to the supervisor the day after tomorrow to see if he could get off work on time. He couldn't delay his spending and picking up girls.