Let’s Squander A Billion First!

Chapter 343: Chapter 343: Glory From Below (20)

Xia Mufan, frustrated to the core, dragged him out from the restroom and pushed him towards the dining table, “Eat your meal!”

Jiang Liang bowed his head, cautiously picked up his chopsticks, and an air of discomfort emanated from him, as if he didn’t even know how to hold them properly.

Chuzheng reminded him, “Your face mask.”

This Good Person Card was a bit dully cute.

Upon hearing her words, Jiang Liang almost buried his face in his bowl.

Xia Mufan couldn’t bear to look, bringing his hand to his forehead in despair.

He was wrong.

With Jiang Liang being in this state, it would be a miracle if anyone took a fancy to him.

Jiang Liang carefully pulled down his mask and continued to eat with his head lowered.

“Cough,” Xia Mufan tried to alleviate the awkwardness, “Do you drink alcohol? We have red wine and champagne, as well as soft drinks.”

Chuzheng didn’t mind, “Anything’s fine.”

Instead of getting wine, Xia Mufan grabbed a soft drink.

“Jiang Liang, say thank you to the lady,” Xia Mufan nudged Jiang Liang under the table with his foot. He set up this opportunity for him, yet he still didn’t seem to grasp it.

Jiang Liang abruptly put down his chopsticks.

With both hands holding his drink, he bowed his head, lifted the drink high, drew breath from deep within, and shouted out, “Thank you.”

Jiang Liang’s heart was pounding furiously.

His cheeks tingled with a faint heat, spreading all the way to his ears.

The hands holding the drink trembled slightly, drenched in cold sweat.

Would she… would she dislike him?

Instantly, Jiang Liang was filled with self-loathing.

Chuzheng: “…”

This wasn’t saying thank you, it was like offering incense to her.

Xia Mufan: “…”

For his son to manage saying thank you was already an act of great courage.

So embarrassing…

Xia Mufan covered his face with his hand, unable to bear watching the scene unfold.

Chuzheng, composed as ever, gently clinked her glass against his. Amid the clear sound of their glasses touching, she said indifferently, “No need for thanks.”

“Need… Need to,” Jiang Liang stammered in reply.

He downed his drink in big gulps.

Although it was just a soft drink, his face turned as red as if he had just downed strong liquor.

Chuzheng: “…”

So cute.

The Good Person Card is breaking the rules!

Xia Mufan: “…” It’s over, his son definitely stands no chance.

Click.

Jiang Liang placed his glass on the table and lowered his head to continue eating.

As Chuzheng sipped her drink, Xia Mufan could only continue praising his son, hoping Chuzheng was blind to any shortcomings.

But Xia Mufan felt it was improbable…

“He lives here alone, and honestly, I’m a bit concerned. If there’s ever an issue in the future, I’d appreciate it if you could check in on him for me. I’d like to thank you in advance,” Xia Mufan said as he gestured as if toasting with a drink to Chuzheng.

“Of course,” My Good Person Card, after all.

Xia Mufan: “Girls as kind-hearted as you are hard to find these days.”

Xia Mufan felt a slight oddness.

But he couldn’t pinpoint exactly what was odd.

Chuzheng thought indifferently: What’s the use of giving me a Good Person Card? The Good Person Card itself doesn’t think I’m a good person.

“I used to come over sometimes, how come I never saw you?” Xia Mufan was curious.

Jiang Liang had actually been living here for quite a long time.

“I don’t go out much.” The original owner was also a homebody, preferring not to go out whenever possible, although the original owner had no social issues.

“Oh, I see,” Xia Mufan said with a smile, “So you’ve graduated? Are you working from home?”

“Not yet,” The original owner was a senior, focusing on graduation matters recently, which is why she hadn’t been online.

Xia Mufan carried on with idle chatter.

Jiang Liang emptied his bowl while sneakily glancing at the pair, his heart heavy with dejection.

He wanted to speak but didn’t know what to say.

Everything seemed as though it would only add to the awkwardness…

The more Jiang Liang thought about it, the more disheartened he became.

He seemed somewhat pitiful.

After the meal, Chuzheng got up to leave. She glanced at the hair that was barely visible beneath Jiang Liang’s hat, and really wanted to touch it to see if it was soft.

But with Xia Mufan present, Chuzheng could only maintain her cool demeanor and politely say goodbye.

“Jiang Liang!”

As soon as Chuzheng left, Xia Mufan exploded.

“Can’t you muster the courage you have in the game?”

Jiang Liang shrank on the sofa, hugging his knees, “It’s different.”

“How is it different? Aren’t they all people?”

“I can’t see them, that’s why.”

“You can’t see them, so they’re not people?” Xia Mufan said, hands on his hips, “You communicate just fine in the game, okay?”

Jiang Liang thought for a moment and nodded, “Yeah.”

Xia Mufan: “…”

With the way you are, you still want to get a wife?

Dream on!

–

Chuzheng didn’t log into the game until nine o’clock that evening.

Private messages from ‘I am a little account’ had bombarded her.

[Private] I am a little account: Are you selling the Spirit Wandering Sword’s map fragment?

[Private] I am a little account: Buying at a high price.

[Private] I am a little account: Please contact me when you log in! Really high price, no cheating kids or seniors!

Chuzheng checked her inventory and found that Jiang Liang had also given her this thing.

The Spirit Wandering Sword was a Divine Artifact featured in the promotional video of Peerless Wind and Cloud.

The dungeon had a chance of dropping map fragments.

Only by collecting all these fragments could you find the Divine Artifact.

Since this wasn’t the first time map fragments of the Spirit Wandering Sword had appeared, players in the game weren’t particularly excited.

As someone had said before, it wasn’t their turn, so there was no need to get excited.

[Private] Number One Brother: You think I’m short of money?

[Private] I am a little account: …

Talking about a high price to a profligate who easily squanders tens of thousands, ‘I am a little account’ felt they had made a mistake.

[Private] I am a little account: I’ve got plenty of other good stuff on hand, what do you need?

[Private] Number One Brother: I don’t need anything.

The only thing I lack is how to squander money quickly.

[Private] I am a little account: …

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[World] I am super cute: Ahhhhhh!!!

[World] A Single Cucumber: Super cute, why are you imitating Number One Brother’s flirtatious cries?

[World] Number One Brother: Who’s flirting!

[World] Summer Night’s Little Fire: Number One Brother spotted.

[World] The melon-selling granny: Number One Brother, Jiang Liang has run off with someone, you’ll have to keep an empty bed at home.

[World] I am super cute: I just got Flower Shadow Play!! Flower Shadow Play, you know!!

[World] Number One Brother: Who’s Flower Shadow Play?

[World] I am super cute: So gorgeous, I can’t, my heart is pounding and it’s about to leap out.

[World] A Single Cucumber: Then aren’t you about to die? Should I call an ambulance for you?

[World] The melon-selling granny: Isn’t Flower Shadow Play with Chu Xi? Who gave it to you?

[World] I am super cute: A big shot gave it to me, said it was a gift for me, teehee, the big shot must have been conquered by my beauty.

[World] A Single Cucumber: …

[World] The melon-selling granny: …

[World] Number One Brother: …

Limited edition items, even if you offer a price that’s off the market rate, people who like them will still pay up.

The news that Chuzheng gifted the limited-edition outfit ‘Flower Shadow Play’ to I am super cute soon spread across the entire server.

Based on the market value, that outfit must be worth several thousand at least.

To give away something worth thousands in a single gesture… and to a complete stranger at that.

This must be a plant in the game, right?!

Chuzheng: “…”

Wealth was never my intention.

But here I am, wealthy.

What can I do about it?

I am in despair, too.