105: Chapter 105 Is this because the system looks down on me?

"Reality is often just that absurd." Chen Sheng spread his hands and muttered to himself, "Have you never heard of something even more absurd, like binding to a system?"

"Are you really not lying to me?" An Xiaonuan remained highly suspicious, though she did let go of her hand that had been pressing against Chen Sheng's ribs.

Chen Sheng quietly let out a sigh of relief and said firmly, "I'm really not lying to you. It's not like you don't know how good my luck has been lately."

Chen Sheng hurriedly stood up and pulled An Xiaonuan into his embrace, saying in a gentle tone, "Of course, all of this is thanks to you. If you hadn't been carrying our lucky baby, I wouldn't have had such good luck."

"That's right~" An Xiaonuan immediately lifted her chin haughtily. She subconsciously touched her flat lower abdomen. Whether it was the lighting or not, a layer of radiance slowly enveloped An Xiaonuan's face at this moment, making it difficult to see clearly.

"Hmph~ I'll consider your explanation accepted. However, while capital crimes can be pardoned, minor offenses are hard to forgive. I'll punish you… I'll punish you by having you take me to see that shop this weekend. I want to see if it's really as good as you say."

"I guarantee I'll take you there the moment you're on break. It's just about time for you, the boss lady, to come online anyway." Chen Sheng promised hurriedly.

"You only know how to say sweet things." An Xiaonuan patted Chen Sheng's chest crossly.

"How is that saying sweet things? Since I'm the boss, you're naturally the boss lady. The boss handles external affairs, expanding the territory, while the boss lady handles internal affairs. I can't even figure out how to audit accounts!"

It was meant to be a humble remark, but An Xiaonuan nodded in agreement, "With how muddled you are, you certainly couldn't figure it out. If I wasn't the one managing the money at home, with your spendthrift ways, you'd spend as much as you earned."

Chen Sheng: "…"

Good grief! He actually couldn't refute that.

An Xiaonuan had clearly already slipped into the role of the boss lady, starting to talk to herself about how she would audit the accounts next, and occasionally asking Chen Sheng about his plans for the shop's operations and personnel in a leader's tone.

In short, she had adopted the role of the boss lady, but she hadn't quite adopted Chen Sheng into the role of the boss.

Of course, Chen Sheng was happy to go along with this, as long as she stopped harping on him about misappropriating the hundred thousand.

In fact, neither of them realized, or perhaps they naturally ignored, one thing: if this were in the past, if Chen Sheng had misappropriated such a large sum of money without consulting her, even if it were for legitimate business, An Xiaonuan would have been angry for at least three days and two nights.

In An Xiaonuan's words, "What I want is an attitude."

But now, after experiencing a series of events like winning the lottery and drawing rare cards, An Xiaonuan… no, not just An Xiaonuan, even Chen Sheng himself, his mindset had begun to shift.

…

Time officially entered August.

Early this morning, Chen Sheng snuck into the bathroom, burned incense (optional), bathed (this is a must), and then opened the system panel.

host: Chen Sheng

Level: Level 1

Upgrade Experience Points: 65 / 100

Unread Intelligence Reports: 2

Seeing that the words "deducted" were finally gone from behind the unread intelligence reports, Chen Sheng almost wept with joy.

Of course, the "almost" here means a miss is as good as a mile.

Heaven knows how much he had missed those unread reports after not looking at them for two days.

He wondered if those three deducted reports contained information worth a fortune.

Every time he thought of this, Chen Sheng couldn't eat or sleep.

It felt like he had missed out on a fortune!

Following the old routine, he first rubbed his hands until they were warm before clicking on the unread intelligence.

[Today's Intelligence 1: Given the current difficulties in employment for fresh graduates, the Shu City authorities have decided to organize recruitment fairs by various employers in multiple locations. Many companies with potential will attend this recruitment fair.]

Chen Sheng: "…"

What does this mean?

Is it urging him to apply for a job?

Who is it looking down on?

If this were in the past, upon learning this news, he would have immediately prepared a very impressive resume and adjusted his state to the best, so that he could stand out in the interview.

But now…

Whoever wants to be a corporate slave can go.

Chen Sheng didn't care at all and shifted his gaze to the second piece of intelligence.

[Daily Intelligence 2: Due to the summer vacation period, a large number of part-time workers are flooding into the food delivery industry, leading to a rapid decline in delivery unit prices, which has triggered dissatisfaction among many long-term staff. Recently, delivery personnel in Shu City will collectively pressure the management through strikes. During this period, there will be a shortage of delivery personnel, and delivery times will be extended from the original average of 30 minutes to 1 hour.]

Chen Sheng: "…"

Confirmed. First the recruitment fair, then the part-time food delivery. The system is definitely looking down on him.

"Pfft~" Chen Sheng resentfully closed the system panel.

If the system looks down on him, he is determined to prove it wrong.

So, after dropping An Xiaonuan off at work in the morning, he drove straight to "A Small Shop Here".

When he arrived at "A Small Shop Here", Mei Xue, who had been settled on earlier, had already arrived at the shop and was handing over work with the Part-time employee and the night shift Part-time employee.

After the handover, Chen Sheng called Mei Xue outside, "I plan to expand the scale of fast food in the shop and prepare to create a food delivery platform. Help me see what else needs to be configured, make a list for me, and I will get everything ready in these two days."

"Okay, Boss! I will take inventory in a moment." Mei Xue thought for a moment and said, "Boss, but if we open for food delivery, I might not be able to handle it alone."

Chen Sheng waved his hand, "There have always been four Part-time employees in the shop. I have already communicated with them, and they will continue to work part-time, so you don't need to worry about the manpower."

Apparently, Mei Xue also thought that Chen Sheng would clear out the Part-time employees after hiring fixed staff.

Of course, this is human nature.

"Then there is no problem. The shop I worked at before also opened a food delivery platform." Mei Xue gave him good news.

"Great! Then you can make a list of the things needed for food delivery later." Chen Sheng thought for a moment and urged, "Go ahead and get it done. I'm going to the Administration for Industry and Commerce in a while, and when I get back, I'll go buy the things we need."

After giving instructions to Mei Xue, Chen Sheng went to the Administration for Industry and Commerce and received the renamed business license. When he returned to "A Small Shop Here", Mei Xue had also handed him the list of items that needed to be replaced and purchased.

Having just had a quick bite for lunch, Chen Sheng took the list and drove around to various markets. He spent half the afternoon buying the items on the list submitted by Mei Xue one by one.

He handed the items to the experienced Mei Xue and instructed her to organize them properly. Chen Sheng then dug out the documents related to the shop and uploaded the relevant documents and the physical storefront according to the merchant entry process.

He opened two platforms, namely Meituan and Ele.me.

Submitting the materials, looking at the prompt waiting for review on the screen, Chen Sheng instructed Mei Xue, "You teach them the food delivery process here, so you won't be in a rush when the time comes."

"Okay, Boss! I will."

Chen Sheng nodded and let her get busy. Just as he was about to take out his phone to send this news to the group, his phone rang first.

An unfamiliar local number from Shu City.

Chen Sheng thought about it and chose to answer.

"Hello! Hello, who is this?"

"Hello! I am a Staff Member from the XX platform. The unopened original Phone you listed on our platform the day before yesterday has been auctioned. This call is to discuss transaction matters."

"Okay! I wonder how much the Phone was finally auctioned for?" Chen Sheng asked the question he cared about most.

However, this question choked the Staff Member on the other end of the phone.

It wasn't that the other party couldn't answer, but it was obvious that Chen Sheng was very concerned about this matter, yet he didn't know the final transaction amount—a bizarre behavior.

The Staff Member hurriedly adjusted his state and said, "The final transaction amount for this 24-hour fast auction is 115,800 yuan."

"Thank you, I know now!"

"Okay, sir. I wonder if you have any other questions."

"No more!"

"All right! I will start the transaction process. Our platform has two transaction modes. The first is that our platform dispatches an appraiser to appraise the auction item. After confirming that it is correct, the platform will hand it over to the buyer;"

"The second is that our platform dispatches an appraiser to conduct on-site appraisal and transaction with the buyer and the seller. After confirming the transaction, we will transfer the amount paid by the buyer to the seller's account within three working days after deducting the corresponding fees."

Without waiting for Chen Sheng to choose, the Staff Member on the other end of the phone continued, "Since the buyer chose the second transaction method, this call is to ask when Mr. Chen has time, so we can arrange for you to meet with the buyer."

"So it turns out the buyer chooses." Chen Sheng curled his lips speechlessly. Saying so much was worse than not saying anything. "I have time anytime recently, but it is better to complete the transaction as soon as possible. I don't know when I might be busy."