110: Good things keep coming

Just as Ye Su was browsing a second-hand car website, planning to buy an entry-level BBA used car just for show, a message from Li Mengyao popped up on his phone.

"What does this rich lady want with me?"

[Li Mengyao: I heard from Boss Wan that you have a mutated Chinese rose and are looking to sell it to a scientific research institute?]

Ye Su didn't expect that Li Mengyao was contacting him because of that Chinese rose.

Don't tell me some rich person wants to spend tens of thousands of yuan just to buy a flower and leave it at home?

[Yes]

[Do you want to buy this flower?]

[Li Mengyao: It's not for me. I have a friend who went to the Agricultural Science Institute after graduating with her master's degree. I can ask her if her institute would be interested in buying it.]

After seeing Wan Yuanliang's WeChat Moments post, Li Mengyao originally wanted to do him a quick favor to maintain their relationship, making it easier to ask him to find things for her in the future.

However, when Wan Yuanliang saw that Li Mengyao wanted to help, he didn't hide the truth. He told her straight out that Ye Su had asked him for help selling the flower, which was how Li Mengyao ended up contacting Ye Su.

[That would be great, thank you so much!]

[Li Mengyao: Don't mention it. I was still worrying about how to thank you for helping me retrieve my files last time. Now that I can help you, I guess we're even.]

Didn't he already receive a hefty red envelope of 66,000 yuan from her last time?

It turned out that in this rich lady's eyes, even that didn't count as having properly thanked him.

Since she put it that way, Ye Su naturally stopped being overly polite.

[We might not be even just yet.]

[I happen to have another small favor to ask of you.]

Ye Su took the opportunity to send over a photo of the ruby.

[I picked up a ruby a few days ago. Do you think your shop would be interested in buying it?]

[Li Mengyao: This looks like a pigeon blood ruby. From the photo, it doesn't seem to have been heat-treated. Our shop does buybacks, but we'll need to appraise it first.]

[Li Mengyao: Whenever you're free, just bring it to my shop.]

[Li Mengyao: Let me know in advance when you're coming. If I'm not there, I'll have a staff member attend to you.]

[No problem.]

"Selling a flower brought an unexpected surprise—now I can get rid of the ruby too."

After finishing his chat with Li Mengyao, Ye Su was in a great mood. Crossing his legs, he went back to browsing used cars.

Just then, Chen Xinyi walked out of the kitchen and caught Ye Su smiling like that.

"Smiling so happily, which beautiful girl are you flirting with?"

"Can you not falsely accuse an innocent man?" Ye Su turned his phone screen toward Chen Xinyi. "Seeing that I've got some spare cash recently, I wanted to buy a second-hand car to get around. That way, you won't have to keep riding on the back of my electric scooter."

"Oh, you want to buy a car."

Chen Xinyi was about to say that there was nothing wrong with riding an electric scooter.

But remembering how she had to endure his frequent sudden braking every time she rode with him, she immediately swallowed her words.

"I've made quite a bit of money lately thanks to you. If you want to buy a car, I can chip in some money so you can buy a new one."

Chen Xinyi assumed that Ye Su wanted to buy a second-hand car because he didn't have enough money.

"Forget about a new one. I haven't driven much before. I don't want to buy a brand-new car only for it to get into an accident the very next day. It's better to buy a second-hand car to practice first. Once I'm a skilled driver, I can buy a new one if I want."

"You're saying you don't drive often, and you're buying a used car just to practice?"

"Otherwise? It's not like you don't know what kind of vehicle I drove back at school."

Chen Xinyi realized she had put too much faith in this man, starting to take it for granted that he knew how to do everything and could do it well, including driving.

"Then forget it." Chen Xinyi backed out. "You go ahead and buy your car. I'll stick to the electric scooter."

"What's that supposed to mean? You don't trust my driving skills?"

"Little brother," Chen Xinyi rolled her eyes at Ye Su, "do you really need me to spell it out?"

"Uh..." Ye Su was left speechless.

"Besides, just in case something happens, at least one of us should remain unharmed so there's someone to take care of the other in the hospital."

This time, Ye Su didn't argue back. "I guess you have a point."

Chen Xinyi was very satisfied with Ye Su's attitude. She turned around and went back to the kitchen to keep busy.

Buzz—

Just then, Ye Su received a contact card forwarded by Li Mengyao.

After adding her as a friend, the other party greeted Ye Su first.

[Qi Xin Wang Yue: Hello, I'm Shen Xinyue, Mengyao's friend.]

[Hello, I'm Ye Su.]

[Shen Xinyue: Mengyao mentioned that you have a mutated three-colored Chinese rose you want to sell, right?]

[That's right.]

Ye Su sent over all the photos and videos on his phone in one go.

[Shen Xinyue: Looking at the materials you sent, this Chinese rose has indeed undergone a rare mutation.]

[Shen Xinyue: But as a matter of routine, I still have to ask: this Chinese rose hasn't been artificially dyed, and the three-colored flowers were indeed formed through its own mutation, right?]

[Yes, I've been raising this plant since before it even bloomed, so I can assure you that the petal colors are definitely not artificially dyed.]

[Shen Xinyue: OK.]

Ye Su had been introduced by Li Mengyao. This point alone was enough for Shen Xinyue to trust his integrity.

[Shen Xinyue: Although this Chinese rose has mutated, to sell it to our institute, it still needs to undergo further testing before we can decide whether to purchase it.]

[Understood.]

[Shen Xinyue: Would you prefer to bring the rose over, or should I go over and pick it up?]

[I'll find some time tomorrow to deliver the flower.]

[Shen Xinyue: Alright, just let me know when you're coming.]

The location of the Agricultural Science Institute could be found with a quick search on the navigation app. Ye Su wasn't worried about getting lost, so he didn't ask Shen Xinyue to send him the location.

"All set." Ye Su shook his leg leisurely.

He had found buyers for both the Chinese rose and the ruby. Once the holiday was over, he would visit the Lottery Center to redeem his super lotto ticket, and then all his assets would be fully processed.

"Seventy thousand for the ruby, sixty thousand for the Chinese rose, and after taxes, the super lotto will bring in another forty thousand. Isn't this enough for tomorrow's car purchase?"

Just then, Chen Xinyi brought the final dish, steamed Australian lobster with garlic, to the table. "Wash your hands, time to eat."

"Coming!"

Seeing that Chen Xinyi had fully catered to his tastes—steaming both the abalone and the lobster, cooking the steak perfectly, and even opening a bottle of red wine—

Ye Su, who had experienced one good thing after another all morning, instantly felt that life was perfect.

Having received the transfer of 35,000 yuan from Ye Su, and seeing the dishes she had spent all morning preparing being devoured by him, Chen Xinyi's eyes were filled with a smile that never faded.

In a fantastic mood, Ye Su didn't plan on returning to school tonight.

From afternoon till night, the two went shopping and dined out.

When night fell, another intense battle was inevitable.

As the clock ticked from 23:59:59 to 00:00:00, it signified that their May Day holiday had officially come to an end.

[Ding!]

[Today's Intelligence (Level 2): Yue Cheng Second-hand Car Dealership is currently selling an Audi A6L. Hidden inside the driver's seat are two 100-gram commercial investment gold bars.

Note: The two gold bars were hidden by the deceased first owner, and currently no one knows about them. The Host can safely retrieve them (the deceased owner did not die in a car accident).]

[hidden easter egg (Attribute Reward): After successfully retrieving the gold bars from the Audi, the Host will receive a 1-point [Charm] reward.]