24: Finding Copper Coins at Dali Gym
Chen Kai scrolled through TikTok for a while, watching Liu Yunshang secretly look at him from the kitchen with an almost strange gaze.
"Brother, time to eat."
Liu Yunshang brought out several dishes: garlic oysters, steamed oysters, Wild Ginseng and goji berry chicken soup, pineapple salad, pineapple sweet and sour pork, and pineapple scrambled eggs...
Chen Kai acknowledged her, stood up, walked to the table, and sat in a chair, only to realize that Liu Yunshang was still looking at him with that strange gaze.
Her staring made him feel uneasy. He touched the tip of his nose. "Sister Liu, why are you looking at me like that? Planning to eat me up?"
"That's not impossible, I'm just afraid the food will get cold," Liu Yunshang said thoughtfully.
Chen Kai shuddered and immediately backed down. "Let's just eat first then."
"Brother, how did you... know that Pan Dongdong supermarket's points system would have an operational error today?"
"So, is that why you asked me to open a points card today? Spending three thousand to offset three hundred thousand?"
Liu Yunshang stared at him with flickering eyes, feeling very curious.
Three hundred thousand was definitely not a small amount for her; it was a month's income.
Just moments ago, while searching for a garlic sauce recipe in the kitchen, she had suddenly seen the trending list: Pan Dongdong supermarket had a points error that caused a loss of over ten million, and they weren't seeking to recover it. They certainly had class.
But why did Chen Kai seem to have the ability to predict the future, knowing this news in advance?
Could it be... that Pan Dongdong was being set up by capital?
"What? Three hundred thousand?"
Chen Kai immediately acted surprised, picked up his phone, and pretended to search for it.
Then he immediately shouted, "Holy crap! It can actually offset three hundred thousand in cash? We're rich!"
"Our luck is way too good!"
Liu Yunshang's suspicious gaze didn't disappear. "Is it really just good luck?"
"Yeah! What else could it be? This kind of machine failure, there's no way to know the news in advance. Who can say for sure with these things?"
Chen Kai tried his best to cover it up, shoveled a mouthful of rice, picked up an oyster to eat, and changed the subject.
"Sister Liu, your cooking is amazing! This garlic is so garlicky, and these oysters are so... oyster-y."
"Mhm, of course. All these plates are yours. You must! You have to finish them all..."
Liu Yunshang rested her chin on her hand, her loose bathrobe looking quite sexy.
She emphasized the words "have to finish them all" heavily.
"Huh? Sister Liu, aren't you eating?"
"I'm on a diet, don't worry about me. I'll find something to eat if I'm hungry, you eat first."
Liu Yunshang chuckled, but the curiosity in her eyes had not faded.
It sounded somewhat reasonable; there was no way a person could know about this kind of machine failure.
Could it really be just good luck? But then this luck would be too good, right?
She decided to observe him a bit more. She hadn't revealed her identity as the owner of the Pawnshop to Chen Kai, so it was normal for Chen Kai to have some little secrets.
In half an hour, Chen Kai had swept through the table of food like a whirlwind.
He let out a solid, full belch, feeling slightly stuffed.
He could drink half a cup of water, but if he drank any more, he would start losing HP.
Liu Yunshang rested her chin on her hand, watching Chen Kai finish the food she had made. She couldn't help but feel a little smug and proud.
Her cooking was still decent, and Brother liked eating it so much.
She often felt that love was mutual; since he had eaten what she made, then she...
Chen Kai didn't know what she was thinking and was silently sitting on the sofa smoking.
He suddenly noticed that at some point, Liu Yunshang had prepared an ashtray for him—a pink little orange cat, with a small red heart printed on the bottom.
But now that he was full, he felt like he had fully recovered.
Great nourishment, truly awesome. Hehe!
The next moment, he had just stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray when he realized that Liu Yunshang had changed into a black silk outfit.
Her fragrant shoulders leaned against the doorframe, and she was beckoning him with her finger.
Seriously, Brother, is she treating him like a pit stop?
When he entered the room, he realized why there were several "Smurfs" in the bedside drawer.
No hehe.
The sky gradually darkened, and Chen Kai sat on the sofa, gloomily lighting a cigarette.
An hour had passed just like that. Liu Yunshang said she wanted to nap for a bit, as she had to go to work tomorrow, and he couldn't keep being so decadent.
Chen Kai didn't disturb her; she hadn't rested well yesterday.
The best relationship was to be clingy together when free, and busy with their own careers otherwise. Although he didn't know what company Liu Yunshang was the CEO of, he didn't care about that.
However, Liu Yunshang's boudoir was kept very clean and smelled nice; the whole room was pink-themed.
He took out his phone, struggled for a bit, and searched for Pan Dongdong points membership cards on Idle Fish.
The price for point deductions had been cut in half.
The 350,000 cash deduction he'd gotten by "wool-gathering" was only worth 170,000 now; this gap was hard for him to accept.
It would be better to spend it himself; selling it if he couldn't finish it wouldn't be a loss anyway. It wasn't time-limited.
But if he didn't sell it, these 350,000 in deduction vouchers wouldn't count toward the cumulative amount earned through the system.
"No rush. Wait for today's intelligence to refresh and see if there's anything valuable."
If there were valuable items, he could take them to Zheng Liu Chang to sell, and remind him about the live streaming while he was at it.
He simply lay on the sofa, scrolling through TikTok; increasing his kn... knowledge was never a bad thing.
Time passed unknowingly until midnight.
Chen Kai sprang up from the sofa and clicked to refresh the intelligence on time.
"Today's Intelligence Refresh: When cleaning out storage locker 102 at Dali Gymnasium, a set of keys discarded by the original owner was found above the metal panel. Attached to the keychain is an emperor taipings era currency Guangchun iron mother copper coin. If you go before 4:00 PM today, you can successfully Score a Bargain. Suggested selling price: 12888"
Chen Kai was delighted; finally, something he could sell directly. After Scoring a Bargain tomorrow, he would be able to unlock the first Intermediate Intelligence.
He had discovered a pattern: the value of Primary Intelligence rarely exceeded 50,000, so wouldn't Intermediate Intelligence... be worth over 100,000 each?
Wouldn't he get rich from this? A few pieces of intelligence would be enough to pay off his debts and even return to his peak.
Chen Kai thought about this, set his alarm, and snuck into the room.
As soon as he pushed open the door, he found Liu Yunshang holding a paper book about jade knowledge.
The warm yellow light from the bedside lamp reflected on her gentle and beautiful face.
"Why did you just come in? Are you hiding from me? Are you not capable anymore?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Kai immediately straightened his back. "Bullshit! I'm very capable."
"Mhm, I'm going to work tomorrow, and I won't be able to spend time with Brother for a few days."
Chen Kai let out a long sigh of relief; he could take a break.
"So... I've decided to prepare all the rations for these few days. What do you think?"