Prodigal System in the Flourishing City

Chapter 7: Chapter 7: Famous Flowers Have Owners (Please Collect and Recommend)

Lu Wenhao, the academic overachiever, and Li Xide, the tech guru, found common ground through technology and excitedly started discussing it on the side.

”Big bro, I’m out of money, give me some more.” After finishing his juice, Lu Xiaobu smiled and reached out for money.

”Sure, here you go. Should I transfer it to your card?” Lu Hongbin was delighted. This little spendthrift had just earned a hefty sum for the family; this small amount of money was nothing.

”No need, I gave my card to someone else. Can you give me a new card instead?” Lu Xiaobu shook his head.

”Okay, here’s 100,000. Take it. The PIN is the same. Let me know if it’s not enough,” Lu Hongbin laughed.

”Brother Lu, stop giving him money,” Wu Qianmin suddenly intervened. ”You have no idea, this spendthrift is getting out of hand. He just blew through 50,000 in no time and even hired two people, paying them 10,000 a month. If you keep giving him money, it might all be gone by tonight.”

She thought that after her words, Brother Lu would become more cautious and give less.

However.

”A spendthrift? Spending well, that’s great!” Lu Hongbin laughed.

”Uh...” Wu Qianmin was stunned, wondering if Brother Lu had gone mad from anger.

At that moment.

”Done!” Lu Wenhao suddenly jumped up.

”Yes! Yes! That’s right!” Li Xide also jumped up.

The two of them, like little kids, hugged and bounced around together.

”Second bro, what’s up?” Lu Xiaobu hurried over. ”Did you two find true love with each other?”

”Get lost!” Lu Wenhao’s face turned green. ”Do you talk to your second brother like that?”

”Hehe!” Lu Xiaobu chuckled.

At this moment, Lu Hongbin had everyone else except them leave and closed the door.

Now, the store was left with just their own people.

”Second brother, tell us,” Lu Hongbin looked at Lu Wenhao expectantly.

”Big brother, I must say, this wastrel Xiaobu did a great job. First, this item, it’s very detailed, and Mr. Li, whom he brought back, is a technical talent. We both have fully grasped it,” Lu Wenhao adjusted his glasses, reflecting a unique shine of an academic achiever.

”Don’t say that, Young Master deserves the credit. Without him, I wouldn’t have understood it,” Li Xide quickly demurred.

”You shouldn’t say that either. No matter how well one studies, if it can’t be turned into something practical, it’s useless,” Lu Wenhao said.

”Actually...”

”You really...”

Watching the two praise each other, Lu Hongbin rolled his eyes—would you two talk about something practical?

Wu Qianmin felt differently, though. She had earlier criticized Lu Xiaobu’s hiring of Li Xide as wasteful, but now Li Xide had become someone even the academic Lu Wenhao admired greatly, making her face feel burning hot.

Lu Xiaobu watched the two mutually praising each other, waved a big hand: ”Both have merits, reward, five thousand each.”

This act immediately stopped their mutual praising.

”Thank you, Young Master Bu,” Li Xide was incredibly happy.

But Lu Wenhao’s face turned green again as he grabbed Lu Xiaobu’s head and roughed it up: ”Are you rewarding your second brother? You little rascal, are you rebelling?”

”Cough cough, it’s unexpected,” Lu Xiaobu grinned mischievously. ”It’s because you guys were mutually praising each other. If you don’t want it, give it to Li Xide.”

”No way, that would look bad. Although you’re his boss, we are peers, it wouldn’t be right for me to give him money,” Lu Wenhao shook his head.

”Whatever, when can Li Xide produce a smartphone?” Lu Xiaobu asked.

”Today,” said Li Xide.

”Not bad, another five thousand reward,” Lu Xiaobu laughed heartily.

”Thank you, Young Master Bu,” Li Xide was thrilled, no wonder Young Master Bu said tips were separate. In such a short time, he had already earned more than his salary. ”Actually, it’s also a coincidence, I had all the parts, so we just need to modify someone else’s CPU and assemble the other components.”

”What are we waiting for then, let’s go,” Lu Xiaobu immediately said. Smartphones, here I come, woohoo.

”Yes, Young Master Bu,” Li Xide rubbed his hands excitedly. To personally build a new era smartphone was a great honor indeed.

Lu Family’s eldest and second brother exchanged looks, both brimming with excitement, eager to see the result.

Only Wu Qianmin had some doubts - why did it feel like the whole family was helping Xiaobu squander their wealth? Giving up the shop too?

...

In a flash, ten hours passed, and the time reached 9 PM.

With the joint efforts of Lu Wenhao, the top student, and Li Xide, the tech emperor...

After dismantling over fifty mobile phones and searching for the right components...

At the strong request of Xiaobu and under the guidance of the prodigal son...

A new era smartphone that aligned with Earthlings’ aesthetic, in ostentatious gold, was finally born!

”So beautiful.” Li Xide was inexplicably excited - This is a real phone.

”Yeah, so beautiful.” Lu Wenhao was extremely proud - Who dares to call me a bookworm now?

”Too beautiful.” Lu Hongbin’s eyes gleamed with golden light - We’re going to be rich!

”What a squander.” Wu Qianmin looked at the dazzling gold phone and the phones dismantled on the ground, feeling a bit heartbroken, but her admiration for the new phone outweighed it - It’s really, really beautiful.

”Wakaka, my phone is ready!” Xiaobu grabbed the phone and laughed heartily.

Seeing Xiaobu take the phone, a sense of loss arose in everyone’s heart - The belle has an owner.

Wu Qianmin felt it more intensely, it felt even more disappointing than someone stealing her favorite handbag.

”Brother, brother, what features does it have?” Xiaobu asked excitedly, ”Are there any pay-to-win games?”

”Umm...no,” Lu Wenhao shook his head.

”Any live streaming?”

”No.”

”Any online card dealing?”

”I don’t know what that is, but no!”

”Any...”

”No.”

”...”

”Ehh...I’m not happy.” Xiaobu pouted and casually tossed the phone to Wu Qianmin: ”Here, you have it. It has nothing, I don’t want it.”

”Really?!” Wu Qianmin was instantly delighted.

”Oh...” Lu Wenhao and Lu Hongbin exclaimed with a deep, meaningful tone.

They didn’t believe for a second that Xiaobu, who made so many requests, didn’t know the phone lacked functions.

He was actually hitting on her!

”I...” Wu Qianmin bit her red lip, looked at the beautiful phone in her hand, wanting to refuse but found herself unable to, finally stomping her foot: ”Annoying.”

A few people left the run-down home of Li Xide and headed towards the newly opened shop of the Lu Family.

Wu Qianmin stayed silent the entire way. She didn’t know what to say. Even though she appeared angry, a sweet feeling kept surfacing in her heart.

Thus, she didn’t notice what was happening behind her.

”Xiaobu, well done,” Lu Hongbin whispered, ”I will add another two hundred thousand to your card later, have a good time with Qianmin.”

Lu Wenhao: ”Yes, yes, yes. If you can win Qianmin over, Brother will give all his scholarship money for you to squander.”

”Cough, cough...” Xiaobu coughed, ”What are you talking about, really, am I that kind of person?”

Then, shifting the topic: ”Big brother, how much is your scholarship?”

”Hiss...” Lu Wenhao feigned nonchalance, ”Just over a million, not much.”

”Don’t worry, brother, mission will be accomplished!” Xiaobu’s eyes reddened, making a military salute - A million! Ten attribute points, a little bean can grow into a sapling!