7: Spend your money where it counts

"I'll let it slide this time. Six thousand it is. Let's add each other on WeChat, and I'll transfer the money to you. If I find any issues with the watch, it'll be easier for me to reach out and ask you."

Ultimately, seeing that Ye Su had no intention of budging, Chen Xinyi finally relented just as Ye Su's patience was about to run out.

"Fine..."

Ye Su had originally intended to open his payment QR code and let her transfer the money directly, but since Bu Xiang Shui Jiao had said as much, Ye Su couldn't very well refuse.

After adding each other on WeChat, Ye Su learned her name: Chen Xinyi.

Having failed to haggle earlier, Chen Xinyi stopped stalling and, after adding him as a friend, promptly transferred six thousand yuan to Ye Su.

"Little brother, I've supported your business to the tune of six thousand yuan. It wouldn't be too much to ask for you to buy your big sister a cup of milk tea, right?"

Knowing that she must have mistaken him for a rich second-generation heir, and unable to handle her [enthusiasm], Ye Su could only find an excuse to decline:

"I have a group project to finish at school, and I snuck out just to come here. I have to go back and help now. If you want milk tea, you'll have to go to that milk tea shop over there and order one yourself, and I'll pay for it."

"Haha, you're quite thoughtful. Since you're busy, go ahead. We'll save the milk tea for next time."

Since they had already added each other on WeChat, Chen Xinyi didn't pester Ye Su any further.

In Chen Xinyi's eyes, a college student like Ye Su would be hooked in minutes if she, a beauty like her, flirted with him a few more times.

"Alright then, goodbye."

After greeting her, Ye Su turned and left.

"Hehe, six thousand yuan in the bag. Not bad."

With this six thousand yuan, Ye Su's total net worth was now eighteen thousand yuan, which meant he didn't have to worry about his senior year tuition and living expenses, at the very least.

In a great mood, Ye Su checked his WeChat balance once more before happily walking back to the dormitory.

On the way, Ye Su opened Chen Xinyi's Moments and found that she didn't update them frequently; evidently, she didn't have the habit of posting on her Moments all the time.

The only thing he could confirm was that Chen Xinyi was currently single.

"Single is single, it has nothing to do with me anyway."

Although she was pretty, Ye Su had no intention of having any further interaction with Chen Xinyi, so he closed WeChat after scrolling for a bit.

However, having just declined Chen Xinyi's invitation for milk tea, Ye Su—who suddenly craved some when he reached the milk tea shop at the school gate—took out his phone again and sent a message in the [305 Are All Handsome Guys] group chat.

[I'm at the milk tea shop at the school gate. Does anyone want milk tea? I'll bring some back for you guys, my treat.]

[Second Handsome Guy: I do! Bring me a Mango Pomelo Sago, half sugar, regular ice. Thanks, Godfather!]

[Third handsomest guy: Same here, thanks, Godfather!]

[Fourth Handsome Guy: Classic Fruit Tea, half sugar, regular ice. Thanks, Godfather!]

He was already in a great mood, and seeing the three of them's messages, Ye Su couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"It really is more cost-effective to treat the brothers to milk tea; three cups of milk tea can earn me three 'Godfathers.' If I asked those girls from the department out and only brought them to the milk tea shop at the school gate, I'd definitely be gossiped to death in their group chats."

When Ye Su returned to the dormitory carrying four cups of milk tea, his three roommates gave him their undivided attention, giving him plenty of face.

"Log in. I'll definitely carry you to rank up today, alright?"

Looking at their attitude, Ye Su knew that it wouldn't matter how badly he played in their four-man squad today.

Just as Ye Su turned on his computer and started the 305 four-man squad activity, a boy was rushing around in the small grove where he had found the money in the early morning.

When he saw that there was nothing on the ground except for two familiar [condoms], the boy was suddenly dumbfounded.

"Holy crap, it couldn't have been picked up by someone, right?"

With the two [condoms] still there, he naturally didn't think the money he dropped had been blown away by the wind.

"Damn it, if I had known, I wouldn't have skimped on those few dozen yuan for an hourly hotel room!"

He definitely couldn't make a scene about this, and even if he did, he certainly wouldn't get the money back.

With no other choice, the boy had to give up and turned to leave.

Just after taking two steps, he turned back and stuffed the two unopened [ultra-thin, zero-feel] packets into his pocket.

"Can't take a loss. I'll see if she wants to come out tonight and find a place to use these two as well."

[Today's Intelligence (Level 1): The cafeteria auntie at Window 9 of the Public Cafeteria is dissatisfied with the boss, so her hand won't shake when serving dishes at noon today.]

Over the next five days, the Level 1 intelligence generated by the system was almost all trivial matters.

Basically, it just told him which cafeteria window would give him larger portions, or which bottle of beverage at the supermarket could be scanned for a 6.6 yuan red packet.

Ye Su had little interest in this intelligence. Except for the one related to the cafeteria, he ignored the intelligence from the other four days, not wanting to waste time specifically for such trivial gains.

Having experienced Saturday, where he found a watch he could sell for six thousand yuan, Ye Su had initially been a bit disappointed that the system only provided him with intelligence the next day to pick up two hundred yuan.

Now, having experienced the intelligence from these five days, Ye Su finally began to miss the intelligence from that Sunday.

"If, besides Saturday, there could be a stable two-hundred-yuan intelligence item every day, that would be great. That way, I could have an extra twelve hundred yuan in income per week."

While sighing, Ye Su stared at the countdown on the system screen.

Finally, in Ye Su's expectant gaze, the countdown on the screen turned into six [0]s again.

[Today's Intelligence (Level 2): Among the [All the Way to Prosperity] scratch-off lottery tickets sold at the Pingle Road lottery station, one can be scratched for 8,000 yuan.]

"An 8,000-yuan scratch-off lottery ticket!"

Last Saturday, he had been satisfied with finding a watch that he could sell for six thousand yuan.

He didn't expect that this time, he wouldn't even need to [change his disguise] in the early morning to get an 8,000-yuan scratch-off lottery ticket.

Seeing this intelligence, Ye Su almost rolled out of bed, ready to grab a shared bike and head straight to Pingle Road, which was only four or five kilometers away from the school.

However, as soon as he lifted the quilt, Ye Su woke up: it seemed like lottery stations didn't open at night...

He couldn't exactly smash the shop open, so Ye Su had to pull the quilt back up and take out his phone to search for the lottery station's business hours.

"They usually open at nine. Some lottery stations might open a bit earlier. I'd better go early tomorrow, otherwise, if someone beats me to it, that would be truly hilarious."

Setting his alarm for 7:30, Ye Su finally closed his eyes and forced himself to sleep.

Ding— The alarm rang promptly at 7:30.

Being a light sleeper, Ye Su quickly turned off the alarm before it could wake his roommates.

He got out of bed quietly, went to the bathroom to wash up, and then headed out, all without waking anyone else up.

The reason the 305 Host could be so harmonious was not only because the four of them could have fun together, but also because all four of them respected each other's living habits.

Like Fang Zewei, who loved playing video games; he would consciously turn off his computer at 11:00, or at 12:00 on weekends.

Those who woke up early, like Ye Su, also knew to move quietly so as not to wake the others.