Chapter 160 - 127: Chen He

Chapter 160: Chapter 127: Chen He

Huai Yu quietly sorted through the items on her side, picking out things she could use.

It was rare for Chen Xing to be willing to deliver goods to her door, so her goal today was to spend all her points—ah, no, she had to save ten points for the bus.

Uncle Zaozi, on the other hand, was currently squatting in front of the peach basket, looking it up and down. As he looked, he muttered softly, "I think these two are going to break up. If they don’t, your Sister Xingxing is going to suffer."

Huai Yu had just pulled out a stainless steel shelf. Hearing this, she couldn’t help but ask curiously, "How do you know? Are they married?"

Chen Xing, Chen He.

Star River Exploration Collection Company.

Just hearing the names, it was obvious the two were closely involved. As for who called the shots in the company... Chen Xing spoke and acted with a natural, free-spirited confidence. This company should be led by her.

Uncle Zaozi snorted. "How would I know if they’re married or not? But I’m speaking from experience here. It’s plainly obvious whether a man respects a woman or not."

After saying this, he realized his voice might have been a bit too loud. He quickly glanced outside the door and then leaned closer to Huai Yu. Gossip, after all, was human nature, regardless of gender.

Uncle Zaozi’s face lit up with excitement. His mental state was much better than when he had first arrived this morning. "Little Yu, you’re still young, so let me teach you a trick. If a man constantly contradicts what you say, picks on your friends, and makes you lose face on the spot, then that kind of person... you can’t accept that kind of person even if he’s a general!"

"Why?" Huai Yu really couldn’t figure it out at first, but she quickly wrapped her mind around it. "That’s true. For example, someone as excellent as me—anyone who looks down on me definitely has a problem with their brain, and that’s hereditary."

Uncle Zaozi choked on the words that were about to leave his mouth. He shot her a few glances. "You’re quite confident, aren’t you? Well, having confidence is a good thing!

"For a girl, it’s better to be confident, or even arrogant, when dating. At worst, you miss out on a match, which is still better than being overly cautious and ending up with the short end of the stick."

He lowered his voice. "Just look at Chen Xing.

"There’s an old saying that goes, ’Discipline children in public, but advise your wife in private.’ Why is that? A relationship between a couple is all about respect. If you give me face in front of others and reason with me when we get home, I’d be much more willing to listen, right?

"It’s the same for boyfriends and girlfriends. If you don’t give her face in front of her friend, isn’t that a blatant lack of respect?

"Besides, they say a couple is one entity. These days, regardless of whether you have a marriage certificate or not, when two people are together, if you don’t respect your own woman, how can outsiders respect you?"

Despite his swollen, puffy face, Uncle Zaozi quoted literature with perfect logic, clearly showing he was a man of substance. Huai Yu listened and felt it made perfect sense.

At this moment, he lowered his voice again. "Chen Xing already said she hit it off with you, but that guy kept muttering about points this and points that... Would anyone running an exploration company these days really lack points?

"A stingy man has no future!"

Huai Yu looked thoughtful. Then, she suddenly noticed Uncle Zaozi constantly rolling something in his hands. Looking closely, it was actually a fresh, juicy peach!

"Uncle Zaozi, why are you rubbing that peach?"

Nothing could be discerned from Uncle Zaozi’s colorful, bruised face, but he whispered, "Can’t I just rub the fuzz off this peach since I have nothing else to do? I’m just playing with it. Don’t make a fuss.

"Sigh, hurry up and pick your things. With Chen He’s stingy attitude, he might not be happy if you dawdle too long!"

Huai Yu shot him a glance, then turned her head and sped up her sorting through the small mountain of goods.

Meanwhile, Uncle Zaozi used his clothes to vigorously rub the peach fuzz clean. Once the peach was rubbed smooth and shiny, he looked it over, smelled its rich, sweet aroma, and finally couldn’t resist taking a bite!

The next moment, there was a loud "BLEGH!" By the time Huai Yu turned her head, Uncle Zaozi was already clutching his chest, his entire body curled up like a cooked shrimp.

Then, his fingers loosened. The half-eaten peach rolled far away, its sweet scent still lingering in the air.

"Uncle Zaozi!"

Over in the testing room, Chen He stared at the data displayed on the screen and broke into a delighted smile.

"Ah Xing, where did you find this connection? This stuff is really good! Later, we should try to negotiate a good price and buy it all!"

He calculated as he spoke, "We can’t sell such premium goods all at once, nor can we only sell them in Flower City. We should arrange it for the major clients we know in the neighboring cities...

"Let me look at this data. With this Mutant Value and these effects... Tsk! One piece will easily go for at least thirty points!"

Looking at the basket placed nearby, even the strands of his hair seemed to flutter with joy. Beside him, Fen Da remained silent. He took a yellow compressed ball out of the testing chamber and put a purple one in.

Chen Xing stared at the data from the side, but her expression was far from pleased.

[Mutant Value: 5.3]

[Main Ingredients: Unknown]

[Effects: Clears heat, detoxifies, supplements trace elements]

For a testing device they could afford to buy, this was the limit of the results it could produce. But even so, this Mutant Value alone was absurdly low. If they took it out to sell, they would absolutely have no shortage of clients.

However, Chen He was a bit hesitant. "I just don’t know if they’ll demand an exorbitant price after seeing the testing report—Sigh! Ah Xing, next time you do something, discuss it with me first.

"Like this time. If you had negotiated the price beforehand and bought them as a bargain... Let me think. Compressed tea with unknown ingredients... Who drinks tea these days? Nobody has that kind of leisure time. Three points a piece would be the absolute maximum.

"Wouldn’t we have made a huge profit that way?"

Chen Xing didn’t speak, but her expression didn’t look good either. "They aren’t stupid. They brought this over after drinking it themselves. Moreover, testing devices are all over the streets. With a Mutant Value this low, there’s no way they would sell it for just three points."

"That’s exactly why I’m criticizing you!" Chen He looked quite heartbroken and resentful. "Why are you always like this?

"It was the same in the Wilderness. If you hadn’t insisted on saving people, would Qixi and Lele have ended up injured and hospitalized?

"I know you love making friends, but you have to consider our future... Look, you’re already twenty-seven this year. Later on, I’ll host a wedding for you, and when you have kids, you basically won’t be able to go to the Wilderness anymore.

"What will we live on then? Won’t we have to rely on our current savings?

"You’re taking losses every time you make friends now. If this continues, it’ll take forever and a day to save up any points!

"You’re just not good at doing business. Tell you what—I’ll go negotiate the price for this compressed tea."

He lowered his voice and muttered all this, but Chen Xing didn’t say a single word.

After a while, Fen Da, who had been acting invisible all this time, suddenly spoke up. "If Sister Xing stops going to the Wilderness because she has kids, I’ll earn points for her."

Chen He instantly whipped his head around to glare at him, only to find Fen Da glaring right back. ℴℴ𝘮

It took a long time before he finally retorted, "You little brat, this is a relationship matter between Chen Xing and me. What are you getting involved for?"