43: Chapter 43 A Knock at the Door in the Early Morning Brings Bad Luck

Chen Sheng was a person who excelled at sharing.

So after returning home, he immediately shared his glorious achievement of accidentally mixing the right bait and dominating the field—eventually leading the owner to pay ten thousand to buy peace—with An Xiaonuan.

Of course, the story wouldn't be complete without Old Yu serving as a foil.

After all, without his contrast, how could the story have ups and downs? How could his own image be so upright and grand?

Old Yu: "I freaking thank you!"

"I was doing a good deed," Chen Sheng defended. "Helping Old Yu quit his fishing addiction. Maybe one day Old Yu's parents will bring gifts to thank me."

An Xiaonuan gave a thumbs up. "I really admire your shamelessness."

"Who are you talking about!" Chen Sheng glared at An Xiaonuan.

It had been a long time since he asserted his husbandly authority, and she was starting to lose track of who was boss.

Sure enough, An Xiaonuan threw him another provocative look.

Chen Sheng immediately extended his wicked hand.

However, An Xiaonuan showed no panic at all. She only had to slightly puff out her flat belly toward that wicked hand, and all demons and monsters would retreat.

Chen Sheng: "..."

Chen Sheng returned the thumbs up to An Xiaonuan. "You're the boss. I can't afford to mess with you, alright?"

"Hehe~"

...

While Old Yu faced the cold wind and sighed at his float, Chen Sheng curled up under the covers holding An Xiaonuan for a night of sweet dreams. Time quietly arrived at July 4th.

Early morning! Chen Sheng was awakened by a series of urgent knocks. Dazed, he threw on a T-shirt and opened the door with sleepy eyes.

When he saw clearly who it was, Chen Sheng's sleepiness vanished instantly. He blurted out instinctively, "WTF! Old Yu, were you robbed?!"

The visitor was indeed Old Yu, who had stayed at Dongshan Reservoir for night fishing.

Although he usually kept himself neat despite his dark skin, he now sported a messy "chicken nest" hairstyle. He was soaking wet... no, it should be said he looked like he had just been fished out of the water. After all, if he had any less water on him, he wouldn't be leaving a trail of footprints where he walked.

Old Yu stared at Chen Sheng expressionlessly until Chen Sheng felt uneasy. Then, he asked in a stiff tone, "Does your offer to treat me to a meal yesterday still count?"

"What?"

"I said, does your offer to treat me to a meal yesterday still count?"

"Treating you? Of course it counts..."

Before Chen Sheng could finish, Old Yu cut him off, "As long as it counts. Let's go now."

"What the heck? Treating you now?" Chen Sheng pulled out his phone, pointed the screen at Old Yu, and gestured at the time, 7:07. He complained, "Going at this hour? For breakfast?"

"Yes! Any problem?"

"No problem! Whatever makes you happy!" Chen Sheng pointed at Old Yu's clothes and asked uncertainly, "You're going like this? Why don't you come in and change into a set of mine first?"

"No need~" Old Yu flatly refused.

Memories of last night surfaced; a cold body was better than a cold heart.

"Are you sure?" Chen Sheng asked again.

"I said, why are you dawdling? Hurry up!"

"Then wait for me a moment. I'll change and be right back." Regardless of whether Old Yu stayed outside or came in, Chen Sheng turned and went back to the bedroom.

Just as he entered the bedroom, An Xiaonuan, still in a daze, asked with her eyes closed, "Who is it? So early in the morning."

"Old Yu. Don't know what's gotten into him, insisting I treat him to a meal right now. You go back to sleep. I'll bring breakfast back for you later."

Chen Sheng changed his clothes. After a thought, he took out a set of basketball clothes he usually wore from the closet and carried them out of the bedroom.

At the door, he handed them directly to Old Yu. "This is the largest size in the house. Just make do with it!"

"I don't need it!"

"Hey~ fine, throw my kindness back in my face then." Chen Sheng tossed the set onto the shoe cabinet, changed his shoes, grabbed his keys, and walked out, closing the door behind him.

It was too late to back out now even if he wanted to.

Walking to the elevator, while waiting, Chen Sheng yawned and asked, "So? Where are we going for breakfast?"

"Why so many questions? You just worry about paying."

"Fine! Whatever makes you happy!" Not wanting to dwell on the matter, Chen Sheng simply changed the subject. "By the way, how did you end up like this?"

"Don't even get me started, it pisses me off. Not only did it rain at night, but the wind was freaking huge." Because of this, Old Yu intended to turn his grief and indignation into strength.

After the two took the elevator down to the underground parking lot, Old Yu told Chen Sheng to follow him. He drove his Haval directly to a breakfast shop specializing in seafood porridge.

"Boss! Give me a bowl of Abalone and Scallop Porridge, a steamer of Shrimp Buns, and a side of pickles..."

After ordering seven or eight items in one breath, Old Yu handed the menu to Chen Sheng. "Order your own."

"Wait, can you even finish all that?"

"If I can't finish, I'll take it to go!" Old Yu said stubbornly.

He indeed kept his word. After finishing breakfast, he walked out of the shop carrying several takeout containers.

"That's it for today. I'm heading back!" Old Yu waved his sleeve and drove away without taking a single cloud with him.

Chen Sheng's lip twitched. After a long while, he muttered, "Nutcase!"

After bringing the packed porridge home and waiting for An Xiaonuan to finish her breakfast and get dressed, Chen Sheng drove her to her company. Watching her enter the office building, he rubbed his hands and opened the system panel.

host: Chen Sheng

Level: 1

Upgrade EXP: 14/100

Unread Intelligence Count: 1

"WTF!" Seeing only one unread intelligence, Chen Sheng couldn't help but complain, "I must not have checked the almanac before heading out today!"

No... more like I didn't check the almanac before opening the door today.

It used to be two every day, but after Old Yu showed up this morning, there was only one.

This was definitely his fault.

"Looks like Old Yu is a jinx to me!"

Chen Sheng would never admit it was his own problem. Besides, what problem could he have?

But despite his disdain, he still had to look at the intelligence.

Chen Sheng lightly tapped the unread intelligence with his finger.

[Daily Intelligence 1: This morning, the property management of Jingjiang Donghu Garden Residential Area will organize a Professional Pipe Cleaning Company to dredge the sewage pipes. Residents have reported a noticeable odor and requested the staff to speed up the dredging process.]

[Note 1: The pipe dredging time is from 9:30 to 10:50.]

Chen Sheng: "..."

Well, after reading the intelligence, he felt even more disgusted.

"Old Yu! You freaking jinxed me!"

He had originally planned to go back for a bit, but now it seemed unnecessary. So he pulled out his phone, opened the Ride-hailing app, and began today's money-making venture.

However, Old Yu's dark attribute of jinxing people seemed quite potent.

The app had been open for nearly twenty minutes without any "You have a new order" notification. Chen Sheng had no choice but to start the car and get moving.

After another ten minutes or so, a short-distance order finally popped up.

However...

The platform's estimated price was 7.8 yuan. After deducting the discount coupon and the platform's commission, Chen Sheng only received less than 3 yuan.

It was practically nothing.

The next order didn't arrive for nearly another ten minutes.

Chen Sheng felt like the 288-yuan abalone seafood porridge had been fed to a dog. At this moment, he felt like killing Old Yu.

From now on, he wouldn't open the door for anyone knocking early in the morning.

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