186: Finally reached a small goal!

Chen Xiangbei considered it for a moment and said, "No need, I'll sell it to you at this price. I can't be bothered to wait that long again; time is more important to me than anything!"

"Thank you, Brother, I'll transfer the money to you right away!" The Brother said excitedly.

Including the total price of the batch of pearls just now, the total was 628,800 yuan.

After the Brother's operation, Chen Xiangbei quickly received a notification that the money had arrived.

The Brother put down his phone and joked, "Brother, you've almost drained my working capital! Next time you come, I'll have to write an IOU!"

"Stop teasing me. With a jewelry store as big as yours, you couldn't empty your pockets even if you came dozens more times," Chen Xiangbei said with a smile.

"Alright, alright, I won't talk to you anymore. I need to go eat. I haven't eaten anything since I got back to shore; I'm starving!"

"Okay, Brother, come often. If you have anything good, don't forget about your little Brother!"

"Give it a rest. If I forgot you, I wouldn't have come here today! I'm leaving, I'll come back another day," Chen Xiangbei said with a laugh.

Chen Xiangbei left the Brother's jewelry store, leaving him excitedly standing in front of the counter, examining the exquisite peacock green pearl over and over again, as carefully as if it were his own flesh and blood.

Arriving at the parking lot, he got into the car and turned on the air conditioning. Soon, the cold air conditioning dispersed the stuffiness inside the car.

Chen Xiangbei opened his phone to tally the total income from selling fish in the evening.

The total income from Alipay plus VV was 226,160 yuan, plus 26,800 yuan in cash, for a total of 252,960 yuan.

Adding the money from selling pearls, today's total income was 881,760 yuan, once again breaking the record for the highest single-day income!

Chen Xiangbei thought to himself: It seems the island plan needs to be moved up. I'll swap it with the medical laboratory and build the island first. Then the medical laboratory can also be built on the island, killing several birds with one stone! As for the money, that depends on tomorrow's stock market!

Today's money-making task was completed, and he started the car in a relaxed mood, driving towards the largest snack street in Linhai City. It had been a long time since he had eaten snacks, and he decided to have them for dinner tonight!

Driving to the entrance of the snack street, he found a parking spot by the roadside and paid the ten yuan parking fee.

Chen Xiangbei even complained that parking fees were getting more expensive, and the charging units in these places were very irregular. They'd hang a QR code around their necks and wear a yellow vest, then seriously apprehend cars to collect fees.

If it were before, he would have argued with them, but now it wasn't so necessary. It was just a small loss; how happy he was to save some time and spend it on consumption!

As he stepped into the snack street, the familiar scent of life rushed over him. He took a deep breath.

"Cough, cough, cough, the smell of oil smoke is a bit strong. Let's go, let's go."

He first found a stall selling preserved vegetable and pork belly pancakes, ordered two pancakes, which were quite cheap at 5 yuan each. Preserved vegetable and pork belly pancakes were his favorite when he was in college.

Then he came to a stall selling hand-pressed lemon tea and bought a super large cup of lemon tea, the 1L barrel type.

Holding the lemon tea in one hand and eating the preserved vegetable and pork belly pancake in the other, the crispiness and sweet and sour flavors blended in his mouth, creating a taste bud explosion.

Just then, Chen Xiangbei's phone rang. He quickly put away the pancake, used two fingers to pinch the phone out of his pants pocket, and answered the call.

"Hello, is that Yueling?"

"It's me, Xiangbei Ge. Have you eaten yet?" Li Yueling's sweet voice came from the other end of the phone.

Chen Xiangbei felt a bit intoxicated listening to her and said, "I'm eating now. I was a bit busy today and missed dinner time."

"No matter how busy you are, remember to eat. Or next time you're too busy, tell me, and I'll bring you food. Anyway, I'm on leave at home taking care of my mom now, and making an extra portion of food won't take much time," Li Yueling said caringly.

"No, no, I'm only busy today. Usually, I can eat on time. You just focus on taking good care of your mom. By the way, how is Auntie doing now?"

"My mom is much better now. I called to tell you that she can walk on her own now, and the swelling in her abdomen, hands, and feet has gone down," Li Yueling said happily.

"That's good. It shows that the medicine is working well. Continue to let her take the medicine as I told you. Her condition will stabilize after a week. I'll send you the final medicine when I develop it later," Chen Xiangbei instructed.

"Okay, I know. You go eat first, Xiangbei Ge. When my mom gets even better in a couple of days, I'll treat you to a meal. You must come," Li Yueling said.

"Okay, it's a deal. I'll definitely be there. Remember to make a lot; I have a big appetite!" Chen Xiangbei said with a smile.

"I guarantee you'll be full!" Li Yueling promised him.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Xiangbei continued to enjoy his meal.

Around nine o'clock in the evening, Chen Xiangbei pushed open the door and returned home. After quickly feeding the Starlight Fish, he hurried to take a shower. The smell of oil smoke all over his body made him feel greasy.

After a comfortable shower, Chen Xiangbei lay refreshed on the sofa, zoned out for a while, and thought about recording the show tomorrow.

Suddenly, he remembered that he didn't know what time tomorrow's flight was. So, he picked up his phone and looked at the information sent in the group chat.

After checking, he also finalized tomorrow's plan. First was the flight information; he had to arrive at the airport at 9 am tomorrow, meaning he had to leave home at 7 am, two hours in advance.

However, his assistants would pick him up in advance to avoid missing the flight.

After that, he began practicing the song he would sing tomorrow. Since he was a surprise challenger Singer, he only needed to sing one song, but he hadn't decided which one yet; he would only know after tomorrow's rehearsal.

A surprise challenger Singer just goes to sing a song and doesn't stay there regardless of their ranking, because Chen Xiangbei temporarily didn't want to take on long-term variety shows, otherwise, his appearance fee wouldn't be only 600,000.

He didn't stop until 11:30 pm, adjusted the lighting, and prepared to enter "sweet dream" mode.

Half an hour later, the System settlement prompt sounded on time.

[Ding, System settlement begins: Host's income today +881760 yuan, average hourly wage 146960 yuan, System reward amount 29098080 yuan, physique +0.16, settlement points +4800, please continue to work hard!]

[Ding, congratulations to the Host for achieving the hidden achievement - Billionaire! Special rewards for the Host: 1 free attribute point, Advanced Skill Upgrade Card * 1, Master Skill Upgrade Card * 1, please continue to work hard!]

"Snap!"

Chen Xiangbei sprang up from the sofa. A Master Skill Upgrade Card means that after using it, the skill can be upgraded to Grandmaster level!

Even Master level skills are so heaven-defying, what would Grandmaster level be like?!