69: go home

[Today's Information has been refreshed]

[Today's Information 1 (C-rank): Regarding yesterday's football Intercontinental Championship match between the National Football Team and the South Korea, relevant departments have verified that there was match-fixing involving the exchange of interests. National Football Team coach Wang Tie will be taken away for investigation. For those who bet on a score of 1-7 in yesterday's football lottery, accounts with prize amounts exceeding 1 million will be temporarily frozen.]

[Today's Information 2 (B-rank): golden passion fruit will ripen and go on sale this month. Affected by the previous rainstorms and ice disasters, the retail price of golden passion fruit this year is expected to exceed 18 yuan/catty. There are farmers in the Host's hometown who grow golden passion fruit on a large scale. This year's market purchase price is 7 yuan/catty. Hoarding a sufficient amount of passion fruit before the major buyers arrive can yield significant profits.]

When Chen Su saw the first piece of information, he secretly rejoiced; it was lucky he had followed the system's information.

Otherwise, he would have failed.

As for the golden passion fruit, he could go and inspect the site when he went home tomorrow.

With Li Chuxia's previous experience selling peaches, he was confident he could sell one or two hundred thousand catties this time, or even more.

Just as Chen Su was about to turn off the lights and go to sleep...

A call came through on his phone; it was Tian Yulan, a car salesperson from Huaying bmw.

"Mr. Chen, are you free tomorrow night? I happen to be off duty tomorrow night and would like to invite you to dinner."

"I'm sorry, Miss Tian, I have something to do tomorrow and need to go out of town," Chen Su said bluntly.

"That's such a pity. Mr. Chen, when are you returning to Maple City? Remember to let me know, and we'll find another time to meet."

"Sure."

"Then I won't disturb your rest. Goodnight!"

...After hanging up the phone, Chen Su blacklisted Tian Yulan.

If Li Chuxia found out, she would be unhappy again.

He didn't even know when he had started to care about Li Chuxia's thoughts.

Caring whether she was happy.

Caring whether she had eaten... A dreamless night.

The next day, after finishing breakfast, Li Chuxia helped Chen Su carry his bags to the car.

"Drive slowly on the road. If you're tired, stop at a service area to rest."

"Mhm, I'm heading off then."

"Bye-bye~"

After Chen Su's car drove away, Li Chuxia felt a sense of loss... He drove for about three hours.

Chen Su's mercedes-benz slowly drove into the entrance of his hometown, Xiulin Village.

The backbone elites of the 'intelligence station' were already at their posts.

He slowly drove past the group... "Oh, this car doesn't look cheap. Whose son or daughter in our village has made a fortune outside?" an auntie in the crowd said while cracking melon seeds.

"Looking at the driver just now, it seemed to be Old Man Chen's son."

"Going to university really makes a difference~"

As they chatted, Chen Su's embarrassing stories from his birth until he left the village for university were unearthed one by one... Chen Su parked the car in front of his house.

"Dad, Mom, I'm back."

Their home was a standard self-built two-story rural house, with a small concrete yard in front and a small vegetable garden behind.

Mother Chen had been washing vegetables in the sink at the front door and saw a grand mercedes-benz car driving toward their house from afar.

She didn't expect the driver to be her own son.

"Son, where did this car come from?" Mother Chen's first reaction upon seeing Chen Su driving a mercedes-benz was not joy, but alarm.

She knew Chen Su earned over ten thousand yuan a month working in Maple City.

She knew all of this.

How could he afford a mercedes-benz with an ordinary job? Could he have done something illegal?

"Mom, look at what you're saying. Of course I bought the car," Chen Su said with a smile.

"I've seen this car on TV; it must cost over a million yuan. Where did you get so much money? Tell me the truth."

Chen Su understood his mother's concern. "Mom, don't worry, I earned this myself. I've started my own business. Remember the rainstorms and hail a while ago? I bought a batch of peaches and sold them all, making over a million yuan."

"The peaches I sent you before were from that batch."

"You're not lying to me?"

Chen Su was helpless. "Why would I lie to you?"

Chen Su's parents were honest and hardworking farmers who had been diligent all their lives and were used to a simple lifestyle.

For a moment, it was hard to accept that their son had bought a car worth a million yuan... "Oh, look at you. You haven't even married a wife yet. Why didn't you save the money for a wedding instead of buying a car first?"

Chen Su had already guessed his mother would say that.

"Mom, don't worry. There will be a car, and there will be a wife."

After saying that, he opened the trunk and moved the items out one by one.

Li Chuxia had bought too much; the trunk couldn't fit it all, and even the back seats were filled... Not long after Chen Su moved the items inside, a group of people walked up to the front door.

"Oh, Sister-in-law Chen, Xiao Su is truly amazing. Look, he's even bought a mercedes-benz car. This must be the second mercedes-benz car in our village."

"Yes, yes, I always said Chen Su was a smart kid since he was little and would achieve great things when he grew up. Sure enough, I was right."

Chen Su knew the person speaking; the year before last, they had mocked him, saying that despite attending a top university, he earned less in a month than their son who only finished middle school.

He just shook his head and smiled, saying nothing... As the group praised Chen Su one after another, Mother Chen was also very happy.

After all, who wouldn't want their child to be recognized by others?

Whether it was sincere praise or hypocritical flattery, at least on the surface, it sounded quite pleasant.

Mother Chen was also very generous and opened a few boxes of the Maple City Osmanthus Cakes that Chen Su had brought back.

"Come, everyone, have a taste. Xiao Su brought these back specially from Maple City."

"I've seen these osmanthus cakes before. Last time Old Man Zhang's A Wei brought a few boxes back from Maple City; I heard they're very expensive, dozens of yuan per box."

"There's indeed a reason why they're expensive. They taste much more refreshing than the mung bean cakes sold in town."

By then, it was nearly noon. After finishing the osmanthus cakes, they each 'finished their shift' and went home to wash rice and cook... At noon, Mother Chen stewed a pot of Old Duck Soup with Tea Tree Mushrooms for Chen Su.

The duck was home-raised. Knowing Chen Su was coming back, she had specifically gone to the duck coop that morning to catch and slaughter it.

It was very fresh.

Home-raised ducks get plenty of exercise and have firm meat, tasting much better than the exercise-deprived, feed-raised ducks bought in the city.

Chen Su ate three large bowls in one go... "Suer, what time did you get home? Why didn't you say so in advance?"

Before Chen Su finished his meal, a voice came from the door.

"Huang Da, have you eaten? Come sit down and have a bowl of duck soup."

Mother Chen hurriedly greeted him.

"No need, Auntie, I just ate my fill."

"Then sit for a while, I'll be done soon," Chen Su called out to Huang Da.

Chen Su quickly finished the rice in his bowl in a few bites... In the living room.

"You're getting married tomorrow, how do you still have time to drop by today?" Chen Su joked.

"Everything that needs to be prepared is ready. Now I'm just waiting to pick up the bride tomorrow."

"I just heard Auntie Liu say you bought a mercedes-benz, so I came over specifically to take a look. You really did buy one; you're the man." Huang Da gave Chen Su a thumbs-up...