13: Chapter 13 A Man Doesn't Easily Shed Tears

"You're bullying me! What business is it of yours that I can't find a job? What right do you have to look down on me! You followed me to buy tofu just to berate me, and you told me to steal tofu while the owner was away! You yelled at me just because I wouldn't steal!"

Zhao Jian wailed loudly.

The elderly men and women who had gathered around were stunned.

The words they had intended to use to criticize Zhao Jian for being too hard on a girl died in their throats.

At this moment, the Vegetable Market Administrator pushed through the crowd.

Looking at Zhao Jian, she asked, "What happened? Don't cry yet, tell me what's wrong."

Zhao Jian sobbed and said, "Auntie, I feel terrible!"

"That woman is my classmate. Back in school, she looked down on me because I was from the countryside, and now that I've graduated and haven't found a suitable job, she still looks down on me."

"Today, I wanted to buy a block of tofu, but the owner wasn't there, so I wanted to wait. Somehow I ran into her again, and she insisted that I take two blocks of tofu, saying we should each take one and leave. She even said, 'Why pay for a block of tofu?'"

"I didn't want to, so she started berating me!"

As soon as these words were out, the elderly onlookers cast strange, judgmental glances at Yao Xiaohui.

She was dumbfounded, thinking to herself, 'That's supposed to be my line!'

Noticing that everyone was looking at her, Yao Xiaohui quickly waved her hands, "It's fake! Don't believe him!"

Then, her attitude shifted drastically, and she glared fiercely at Zhao Jian, "Don't you dare spout nonsense and slander me! When did I ever tell you to steal anything!"

Zhao Jian glanced at her quietly, then pretended to be afraid and looked away.

There were so many people watching.

Yao Xiaohui's fierce and overbearing image was branded into everyone's minds.

A nearby vegetable vendor whispered to a friend, "The Young man is probably telling the truth. I also heard that woman say, 'Why pay for a block of tofu?'"

It was confirmed.

Even though Yao Xiaohui belatedly squeezed out tears and kept explaining that she had just seen an old classmate selling tofu and was only joking, wanting Zhao Jian to give her a piece, no one believed her.

At this moment, she felt as helpless as a man.

The Administrator looked at Zhao Jian with great sympathy; what a good Young man, with upright values and a good attitude. He was also quite handsome.

She couldn't help but advise Yao Xiaohui, "Listen, young lady, you can be heartless if you want—we farmers won't blame you for that. But you cannot break the law. You're a university graduate, too; instigating theft is a crime!"

"I didn't! He's framing me! I really didn't!"

Yao Xiaohui looked at the gazes of the people around her. There was suspicion, mockery, and anger. But there was absolutely no trust.

She thought to herself: 'It's over. Nothing I say will matter now.'

Throwing a tantrum without anyone's support would only lead to humiliation.

At this point, she actually calmed down. Before leaving, she said to Zhao Jian, "Zhao Jian, you dead broke loser, we'll see."

After saying this, she turned and left.

"Young man, do you have a girlfriend?" The Administrator dispersed the onlookers and then pulled Zhao Jian aside to ask him various questions.

"Not yet. I want to wait until my job is stable before looking."

Tonight, it would be stable.

Hearing Zhao Jian's answer, the Administrator added him on social media.

She said happily, "Auntie has a granddaughter who is still in university. She's decent-looking. When she's on break, I'll give her your phone number, and you two can get to know each other."

Without waiting for Zhao Jian to politely decline, she walked away quickly.

After guarding the stall for half an hour, Tofu Beauty finally returned.

She had heard about what happened in the Vegetable Market on her way back.

"Are you hurt? Did she hit you? Our market has surveillance; let's call the police and get justice!"

As she spoke, she gently used her fingers to check Zhao Jian's head.

"We didn't fight. It was just a verbal dispute, and I didn't lose out."

Zhao Jian hadn't just 'not lost out'; he had won a total victory!

His series of actions had ruined Yao Xiaohui's reputation, and it would be very difficult for her to shop at this Vegetable Market again.

"That's good then." Tofu Beauty breathed a sigh of relief.

She certainly didn't want this big boy to be wronged.

With the stall owner back, regular customers flocked to buy tofu.

Seeing her get busy, Zhao Jian took the initiative to say goodbye.

When he got home, it was already nine in the evening.

It was just time for the lottery results.

With an excited heart, he opened the live stream to watch the drawing.

The first number—correct!

All the red balls were correct!

Next were the blue numbers.

Zhao Jian was already feeling slightly nervous.

400 million—that's a lot of zeros! I'm afraid you couldn't even find that many in Chengdu!

"Blue number! Hit for me!"

Then the blue number—it was exactly the same as the number on his lottery ticket!

Zhao Jian had already started planning how to distribute his prize money.

He decided to buy a house in the Imperial Capital first, then go to Kunming to buy a villa.

His parents could go there to recuperate for a while every year.

Then he would buy himself a car—it didn't have to be too luxurious, a Bugatti would do.

Even though he was rich, he had to keep a low profile.

Just as he was imagining the future, his phone started ringing.

An unknown caller.

But he remembered the number.

It was the woman from yesterday who claimed to be drunk and asked him to pick her up, but didn't even give him the address.

In a good mood, Zhao Jian answered the call.

"Hello, Zhao Jian! Why didn't you come to pick me up yesterday when I asked you to?"

A questioning tone?

He hung up.

The other party knew his name, so it must be someone he knew.

Her tone carried a sense of resentment.

Because of the signal distortion, Zhao Jian couldn't make out the specific voice.

But based solely on this information, he could guess who it was.

Su Wanyin!

The phone rang again.

After he answered this time, she didn't complain, but said in a wronged tone, "Don't hang up on me. My Best friend is here, and you're making me lose so much face."

"Your face isn't worth anything. Hurry up and speak—what do you want with me?"

Hearing Zhao Jian's blunt words, Su Wanyin couldn't help but wrinkle her nose.

She swallowed her pride and said, "My Best friend wants to meet you. Do you have time for a meal tomorrow? It's my treat."

Best friend?

Upon hearing this, Zhao Jian was speechless.

He had no connection with Su Wanyin's Best friend, so why have a meal for no reason?

Fearing he wouldn't believe her, Su Wanyin explained, "Her company does animation-related work, Jia Ren Animation. Tomorrow will just be to get to know each other, and if all goes well, you could be hired at their company."

So, she wanted to find him a job.

It was quite thoughtful of his ex-girlfriend.

But now that he had won the first prize a hundred times over, why would he still need to work?

Zhao Jian originally wanted to decline.

But when the words reached his lips, he changed his mind, "Fine. You pick the place tomorrow night, and I'll pay."

After all, she was kindly trying to help him find a job.

Hearing him agree, Su Wanyin was happier than if she had won the lottery herself; she couldn't stop smiling.

After hanging up, Zhao Jian finally had time to check how much prize money he had won.

He saw it clearly written on the official website: 120,000 winning bets for the first prize this period, with a prize of 1,999 yuan per bet.

He suspected his eyes were playing tricks on him, so he rubbed them and looked again.

"Maybe it's a web page error. Let me refresh it."

Refusing to believe it, he closed the web page and opened it again.

There was no change.

Only then did Zhao Jian finally accept the result.

"Lottery, screw your mother!"

The system's intelligence had indeed made him win the grand prize.

But this prize money was truly laughable!