120: My hometown is Chentangguan, near Gou Xiongling.

Chen Kai went downstairs and drove off in his mercedes-benz gle. He didn't even need to input the navigation; he was far too familiar with the location of Fangmu Village, having gone there to play every single day in the past.

He drove quickly, following the route in his memory.

In less than ten minutes, he pulled up at the entrance to the village. It was slightly different from the image in his memory; the small wooden houses had all been replaced by tiled houses, and the dirt roads had turned into asphalt roads.

The village committee building was also quite impressive, but there were far fewer people. Many houses were empty, and it looked like there weren't many households left in the village.

He drove around the village a few times, unable to help but feel puzzled. "Nobody is moving here, right? Could it be that they've already finished moving?"

Chen Kai scratched his head, resting one hand on the steering wheel. According to the intel, the Old Man should have taken everything with him, leaving the washbasin behind only because he thought it was too worn out.

So how was he supposed to Score a Bargain? The old men in this village were all very cunning. If he offered to buy it, the Old Man wouldn't be interested. If he just left the washbasin in the old house, Chen Kai definitely wouldn't be able to get his hands on it.

The main issue was that he hadn't even located the Old Man yet. Could it be that he had come too early? Had the Old Man not started moving yet?

Chen Kai thought about it; that was quite possible. The system intel said to come at three o'clock, and it was only a little past eleven now.

Thinking of this, Chen Kai simply parked the car on the side of the road and got out to wander around aimlessly.

"Hmm? Wait..."

Chen Kai froze. He looked through the gap in the large iron gate on his right and saw an old man carrying bags and bundles, moving things from the bungalow into the courtyard.

"Isn't this Old Man Wang's house?"

Chen Kai muttered to himself. Old Man Wang was famous in the village for having a bad temper, being forgetful, and it was rumored that he had a bit of dementia.

But he was very enthusiastic about hosting guests. Chen Kai had visited Old Man Wang's house with friends when he was a child. His bad temper was truly bad, and he didn't have much money, but when hosting them as children, he would bring out all the good food he had in the house.

Since that was the case, Chen Kai thought about it for a moment, turned around, and drove to the village store to buy some gifts.

Things like egg noodles, milk, soybean oil, and rice were items that would make any old man or Old Woman's eyes light up.

Only then did he drive back to Old Man Wang's gate and knock.

"Who is it?"

A voice, aged yet carrying a deep strength, came from inside the large iron gate.

"Great-Uncle, it's me."

Chen Kai rubbed the tip of his nose. Carrying two barrels of oil, he spoke without blushing or missing a beat.

Footsteps quickly approached from inside the large iron gate.

"Creak."

The next moment, the large iron gate was opened. Old Man Wang's face was full of curiosity as he poked his head out. "Great-Uncle? Who are you?"

Chen Kai smiled faintly and walked straight into the gate, chatting as he turned back, taking the initiative to ask first.

"Great-Uncle, it's me! I used to hold you when I was a kid... oh, wait, no, you used to hold me. Forgot?"

The confusion on the old man's face deepened, mixed with a hint of embarrassment at not remembering an acquaintance.

"Hiss... what was your name again? I'm getting old, I didn't quite recognize you."

"Me, Xiao Kai! Great-Uncle Wang, you haven't forgotten me, have you?"

Chen Kai said this feigning a relaxed demeanor. He suddenly recalled what his relatives used to say when he was a child, and he found his line of reasoning.

Old Man Wang rubbed his head, then suddenly slapped his forehead.

"Hiss~ you're Tongtong's classmate, aren't you?"

Seeing this, Chen Kai quickly went along with it. "Ah, yes, yes, yes! Back when we were kids, I played at my house, she played at hers—we were very close."

"Back when I came to visit you, I wasn't even that tall. Great-Uncle, your memory is still good."

Old Man Wang scratched his head and put down the luggage bag he was holding.

"Hiss, so what brings you here this time?"

"Oh, I just thought it'd been a long time since I'd visited your place, Great-Uncle, so I brought some gifts to see you."

Chen Kai smiled and placed the rice, flour, and cooking oil he was carrying next to the woven plastic bag sitting in the courtyard.

Old Man Wang pretended to have a sudden realization, as if long-buried memories had been recalled.

"Why be so polite? I remember your hometown is over that way, right?"

The old man pointed in a direction, speaking a bit uncertainly.

Chen Kai froze. Had he mistaken him for someone else?

To avoid making Old Man Wang suspicious, he quickly chimed in.

"Ah, yes, yes, yes! My hometown is Bear Ridge, and now I live in Bikini Bottom. Bikini Bottom is right next to Chentang Pass, and there's a Krusty Krab at the entrance to the village."

"Oh, oh, oh, I remember now! You're Jianhua's son."

Old Man Wang looked as if he had remembered everything, laughing repeatedly. "I'm getting old, and after a long time, I don't remember things well. Hehehe."

"By the way, what kind of work do you do now?"

The old man pulled Chen Kai into the house, and the two sat on the sofa chatting like old friends of many years.

Chen Kai looked around the room. It had already been cleared out; there was nothing left, even the bedsheets and quilts had been stuffed into woven bags and packed away.

But the only thing by the door that hadn't been packed away was a washbasin. It looked like a very ordinary porcelain basin with mandarin ducks on it, with nothing special about it.

Chen Kai looked at it for a while before shifting his gaze, continuing to chat with the old man, rubbing the tip of his nose as he spoke casually.

"Ah, work? I'm currently serving in the navy in Mongolia."

The old man's expression was instantly one of shock, his face full of disbelief.

"You've done well for yourself! You've become a member of the navy!"

Chen Kai rubbed the tip of his nose and smiled again. "Next time I come back, I'll bring you some Mongolian deep-sea giant squid to taste, Great-Uncle."

"Oh my, you're too polite. I'm about to move away and I don't have anything to host you with. Why don't you see if there's anything valuable left in the house and take it?"

A look of embarrassment appeared on the old man's face; he had nothing left to host him with.

The person had brought gifts to visit him; even though he didn't recognize who it was, he couldn't just pretend not to know him, right?

Chen Kai curled his lips. This was exactly the sentence he wanted. According to the intel, the old man was moving away and basically wouldn't be coming back anyway.

Even if he did come back, this worn-out porcelain basin would definitely be thrown away and replaced with a new one. Rather than letting someone else Score a Bargain or throwing it away directly, he might as well give it to him.

"Great-Uncle, if you put it that way, then I won't be polite. Hahaha."

Old Man Wang was also taken aback. 'Wait, I was just saying that, you're actually going to take something?'

But there wasn't anything valuable left in the house anyway, so he could just take whatever; the valuable things had all been packed up and moved to the courtyard.

He was just waiting for the moving company to arrive. He hadn't expected to be able to host someone on the very day he was moving away.

"Take it, why be polite with me? Take whatever you like."

"Alright, Great-Uncle, then I'll take that washbasin you use. I always used this basin to wash my face when I came to play at your house as a child. Seeing that you're about to move away, I'll take the basin as a keepsake."

"Why are you moving so suddenly? Sigh~"

Chen Kai sighed, speaking with a touch of sadness.

Upon hearing this, the old man thought, 'This child is truly kind!' At first, he had been a bit wary, feeling that Chen Kai might be there to swindle him for money, but looking at it this way, the person just wanted a basin as a keepsake.