78: Chen Lijun

"Ding! Congratulations, host! The random mission is complete. You have received one Advanced Medical Skill Book, which has been stored in the system warehouse and can be accessed at any time."

Wu Fan glanced at the system panel, then swiped it away.

The system's reward distribution time was becoming increasingly arbitrary. The 500,000 consumption target had been met long ago, yet the reward was only given now—it was excessive.

However, this book was useful. He would learn it when he had some free time, intending to use this skill to tackle the problem of diabetes.

Diabetes was truly devastating; nearly 500 million people worldwide suffered from this disease!

If one day this difficult problem could be overcome, it would truly be a great blessing for humanity.

When he got off the plane, the Waitress kept smiling and greeting Wu Fan.

She was still shocked and admired Wu Fan's lavish spending.

Her favorability had unknowingly increased.

As long as a man was willing to spend lavishly on a woman, that was his greatest charm.

Wu Fan pulled out his phone and waved it, signaling her not to forget to add him on wechat.

The Waitress nodded.

After leaving the airport, Wu Fan sat down on a bench at a bus stop, lit a cigarette, and watched the hurried crowd.

His phone vibrated, a wechat friend request had arrived. Wu Fan accepted it without hesitation.

The profile picture was a cartoon beauty, somewhat resembling her in person, probably an AI-generated image from her own photo.

Her screen name was Xiaoliner.

"Hello, my name is Wu Fan, same as my wechat ID. It's a pleasure to meet you." (Handshake emoji)

"My name is Chen Menglin. Please tell me your shipping address." (Happy emoji)

Wu Fan was a bit troubled. Where should he send it? He might leave Hunan Province after the competition, and it would be troublesome if it didn't arrive.

"Menglin, I'll tell you the address a bit later. I'm not sure where to send it yet."

"OK."

Wu Fan looked at his phone screen, wanting to say something more, but didn't know what. He simply put his phone in his pocket and took a deep drag from his cigarette.

How would he pick up Qian Ning later? Call a taxi? Or Didi?

Neither seemed very convenient. Buy a car? Then sell it off later?

Oh, right! This was a great way to make money! Why hadn't he thought of it before?

Wu Fan couldn't help but smack his forehead.

Anyway, spending would get him cash back, so selling whatever he bought, no matter the price, would still be profitable!

Oh my goodness, if he had used this method earlier, the balance in his bank card would have increased exponentially long ago.

Thinking of this, Wu Fan became somewhat inexplicably excited.

He extinguished his cigarette butt in the designated spot on the trash can, then went to queue in the taxi waiting area.

After getting into the car, Wu Fan said, "Please take me to the BYD 4S store."

He thought to himself, buying a more common car would make it easier to sell when he left.

"Alright," the driver responded.

Upon entering the store, Wu Fan directly bought a new energy BYD Tang, spending a little over 260,000 yuan.

Sitting in the new car, Wu Fan lit a cigarette and sent a wechat message to Qian Ning, "When will you finish?"

After he finished his cigarette, Qian Ning finally replied, "Brother Fan, sorry, I was rehearsing and didn't see it. I'm almost done. Where are you?"

"I'm at the BYD 4S store."

Qian Ning was clearly surprised, "What are you doing there? You didn't buy a new car, did you?"

"Yeah, I just bought a car to make it easier to pick you up."

Qian Ning stared at her phone screen in a daze for a moment, then said, "Wow, you're really rich."

"Hahaha, you just found out? I'm not chatting anymore, I'm coming to pick you up now."

"Okay."

...Wu Fan drove with the window down, leisurely smoking, his gaze fixed on the exit.

Soon, Qian Ning emerged, wrapped snugly in a long white down jacket, accompanied by a beautiful woman in a black down jacket.

Wu Fan quickly tossed his cigarette, opened the car door, and stepped out.

Seeing him, Qian Ning jogged over and gave him a big hug.

Wu Fan gently patted her back and whispered, "Long time no see, I've missed you."

Qian Ning gave a hearty laugh, then pulled away from Wu Fan and turned to introduce, "Do you know this beauty?"

She gestured politely with her palm.

Wu Fan then focused his gaze on the woman in black.

She had exceptionally bright big eyes, a high nose bridge, and a wide mouth, giving her a delicate and refined impression at first glance. She appeared to be around thirty years old.

"She must be a big star, very familiar. But I don't follow celebrities, so I can't recall her name right away," Wu Fan said flatteringly.

Qian Ning chuckled softly, "Brother Fan, you have good taste. This is Teacher Chen Liyun, the most popular Yue Opera xiaosheng, and also my mentor."

Wu Fan quickly cupped his hands in greeting, "My apologies, please get in the car."

After he finished speaking, he opened the back passenger door.

Chen Liyun smiled beautifully, said nothing, and directly got into the car.

Qian Ning didn't sit in the front passenger seat; she also got into the back row, "Brother Fan, did you really buy a new car? How much was it?"

She still found it a bit exaggerated.

Wu Fan started the car and said, "Not expensive, just over 260,000. We can use it for a few days, then sell it at a lower price."

Chen Liyun smiled and said, "Selling it after a few days isn't cost-effective; it will depreciate a lot."

Wu Fan said, "It doesn't matter. As long as it's convenient these few days, money isn't an issue."

Qian Ning said, "Teacher Chen, you don't need to worry about him. He has so much money he can't spend it all; he just likes to spend wildly."

Hearing this, Wu Fan burst out laughing, "What should we eat? I'm not familiar with this area, so you'll have to recommend a good place."

Qian Ning said, "Teacher Chen is more familiar than I am. She can help recommend a good place."

Chen Liyun thought for a moment, "How about we go for some traditional Hunan cuisine?"

Wu Fan immediately interjected, "Great! When in Hunan Province, we should definitely try the local dishes first."

Chen Liyun hummed in agreement and said, "Let's go to a restaurant called 'Shuigongdian.' Navigate there."

Wu Fan didn't quite understand and asked, "What? Who's supplying power?"

Qian Ning couldn't help but burst out laughing, adding, "It's 'shui' as in 'water drop,' and 'gongdian' as in 'palace.' Got it?"

Wu Fan nodded, finally understanding.

Upon arrival, the restaurant wasn't very crowded, as it was already past mealtime. The three of them sat in a small private room.

A Waitress, dressed in Hanfu, entered smiling, holding a menu, and asked, "What would the three of you like to eat?"

Wu Fan politely said, "Teacher Chen, please order. After all, you understand Hunan cuisine."

Chen Liyun smiled and said, "You order. The menu is clear at a glance."

Wu Fan took the menu but handed it to Qian Ning, "You order. I'm not picky; anything is fine."

Qian Ning didn't stand on ceremony, took the menu, and asked, "Do you eat Changsha stinky tofu?"

Wu Fan said, "Sure, I have no problem with anything. Today, order all the specialty dishes for me. I haven't had dinner yet; I'm so hungry I could eat a whole ox."

Qian Ning pursed her lips and smiled. After ordering stinky tofu, she also ordered authentic braised pork, spicy shrimp, Ciba, dragon fat pork blood, rice noodles, cured duck, sister dumplings, chopped chili fish head, braised pork head meat, boneless chicken feet, Xiangxi cured meat, sweet and sour pork ribs, dry pot pork intestines, spicy chicken, and more.

She glanced at the ordered menu and exclaimed in surprise, "Oh my god, I've gone crazy, I think I've ordered too much!"

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