11: Dehua

"Guo Qingyang, you are suspected of committing perjury for another person. Please come with us."

Guo Qingyang, who was at home with his legs crossed, snacking on melon seeds and watching TV, was handcuffed and taken away by He Youwen before he could even react.

He was the one who had performed CPR on Old Man Wang that day.

Afterward, Wang Dingshan found him and promised that as long as he changed his story and pointed the finger at Chen Su,

He would give him 50,000 yuan once the matter was settled.

Hearing that he could make a quick 50,000 yuan for nothing, his mind immediately became active.

He Youwen naturally wouldn't let this fish that escaped the net go.

After the police station finished the interrogation, the four people were handed over to the judicial authorities.

What awaited the four of them would be the severe punishment of the law... 8:00 PM.

Brother Ma started his broadcast on time.

"Post the link~"

Chen Su had been waiting for this moment for a long time.

He directly placed 10 orders.

Switching to another phone, he placed another 10 orders.

Each order was 168 yuan, totaling 3,360 yuan.

Originally, he thought about asking Ye Sheng and the other two to buy as well.

Later, he felt it would be hard to explain, so he gave up.

It had been a week since he was kicked out of Prosperous Heaven. Thanks to the Intelligence System, he hadn't been crushed.

Once Brother Ma's compensation arrived, his disposable funds would exceed 100,000.

He could go buy a practical car for transportation.

Taking a taxi every day was indeed inconvenient.

Just then,

His phone rang; it was a call from his mother back in his hometown.

"Hello, Mom, is something wrong?"

"You child, can't I call you if nothing is wrong?"

"Huang Da is getting married next month. Are you coming back? You're classmates from the same village; you should keep in touch more often."

"We'll see. If I'm really busy with work, I might not be able to make it back."

"How are things going between you and Jingjing lately?"

Here comes the main point. Huang Da's marriage was just a pretext; the real goal was to urge him to marry.

"Jingjing and I broke up." Chen Su thought for a moment and decided to tell his mother the truth.

"Weren't things going well before? How could you break up just like that?"

"After being together for a long time, the conflicts grew."

He was the one who got dumped, but Chen Su couldn't bring himself to say it... "Then take good care of yourself. Don't work too hard; your health is the most important thing."

"I know, Mom."

"Then there's nothing else. Go back to your work; I won't bother you anymore."

After hanging up,

Chen Su transferred 50,000 yuan to his mother's account.

He sent a voice message.

"Mom, I recently got a promotion and a raise. Take this 50,000 yuan and buy some good food and drinks for you and Dad. If you have time, sign up for a tour group and go out to relax."

Since being with Xu Jing, he had been "forced" to spend his entire paycheck every month.

He hadn't sent money home even once.

Thinking about it, Chen Su felt a bit guilty.

His phone immediately chimed with a message notification.

"Oh, you child, just keep it for yourself. Your father and I have money."

"If I give it to you, just keep it. Your son is going to start making big money; you two just wait to enjoy a life of ease."

"You're such a smooth talker."

...Midnight arrived as scheduled.

The Intelligence System's light screen was summoned by Chen Su again.

【Today's intelligence has been refreshed. Does the Host wish to obtain it immediately?】

Click to obtain.

【Today's Intelligence (Rank C): Giant Star De Hua will hold a three-day concert in Maple City. Tomorrow morning at 6:30 AM, he will be running alone in Lakeside Park.】

Giant Star De Hua's fan base was enormous.

From eighty-year-old ladies to crying infants.

Chen Su himself was a fan of Giant Star De Hua. During middle and high school, he didn't have money to buy his albums.

He would wipe the study tapes and then use the empty tapes at the school radio station to record Giant Star De Hua's songs one by one.

In that transitional era where traditional life was slowly moving toward today's smart life,

Chen Su's generation used the novel products of that era to the extreme.

However, the current Chen Su had been battered by life for years. His passion for following stars had long been worn away by day after day of overtime.

How could following a star be as important as making money?

How should he use this information?

If he sold Giant Star De Hua's itinerary to die-hard fans, he could certainly make some quick cash.

But doing that would obviously be a waste of this information.

On the living room sofa, Chen Su pondered for a long time.

"Got it!"

He took out his phone and dialed Feng Wenjun's number.

"What is it in the middle of the night?"

"Wen Jun, open earlier tomorrow. I'll bring a big client to you."

Competition in the catering industry was extremely fierce in any era.

Feng Wenjun's restaurant tasted great, but he just couldn't get the marketing right.

Moreover, after others saw that his restaurant's business was decent in this location,

Many other shops had opened nearby one after another.

More than half of the customer base was directly diverted.

He spent every day researching how to make his restaurant stand out among a crowd of competitors.

He had tried everything: discounts for couples, 50% off specific dishes on Wednesdays, lucky draws for spending a certain amount, and so on.

But there was no improvement.

Whenever he racked his brains to come up with a fancy marketing plan,

The surrounding merchants would immediately follow suit with the same activities.

It had gotten to the point where he simply chose to give up and "lie flat."

Relying on a few regular customers to barely maintain operations.

Chen Su had seen the problem early on, but he just couldn't find a way to solve it.

He could only watch helplessly as Feng Wenjun's restaurant slowly went downhill.

At 5:30 AM, the alarm went off on time.

Chen Su directly vaulted out of bed.

After a quick wash,

He dug out the plain white T-shirts he had bought in bulk during a Pinduoduo promotion.

He went downstairs and hailed a ride-hailing car.

He thought it would take a while to get a car so early.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he clicked, a driver accepted in seconds.

It's just that the driver's rating looked a bit familiar.

3.1 stars?

The car soon arrived at the designated location.

As soon as Chen Su got in, he recognized at a glance that this driver was the one he had blacklisted a few days ago.

But since he had already blacklisted him, how could he still pick him up?

After closing the car door, the driver started talking.

"Young man, are you going to Lakeside Park for a run so early?"

"Running is good! You should exercise more when you have time. But if you're going to exercise, why didn't you just run there instead of taking a taxi?"

"Let me tell you, it's not easy to make money these days. Young people need to learn to save."

"Uncle, can I just cancel the order and have you drop me off for free then?"

"Uh~ that won't do. It wasn't easy to get a customer."

"Young man, you have no idea how bad the ride-hailing market is now. This is already the tenth account I've registered this month."

"With these ride-hailing apps, if you keep using the same account, it's easy to stop getting customers. You have to change accounts frequently. This is the way to make money that I've figured out recently. I don't tell just anyone."

Chen Su: ...By the time they reached Lakeside Park, it was already 6:10 AM.

Chen Su sat down by the synthetic running track in Lakeside Park.

The park was especially quiet at this time; not a single runner could be seen.

A gust of cool wind blew.

Chen Su shivered.

It's almost summer; why does it still feel a bit cold?

Could it be that he's been too busy lately, leading to a weak body?

Yes, it must be that.

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