'He really doesn't treat me with any respect,' Xu Wu fumed inwardly. But then she remembered he had helped her close a three-million-yuan deal, so she could only swallow her pride.
After all, she hoped to have another chance to ask for his help in the future.
In the end, Chen Xiao settled on three outfits he thought were great and had the sales associate wrap them all up in Zhao Xiangjun's size.
"Well, look at you. Struck it rich?"
Seeing him pay over 17,000 yuan in one go, Xu Wu teased from the side.
"I can spend 25,000 on a meal for strangers, so what's this for one of my own?"
Xu Wu seethed inwardly, but she felt he had a point. At the same time, she wondered, 'What kind of salesman spends money like this? He must be some rich heir just playing at having a job.'
"Does Boss Chen have any other orders? If not, I'll be taking my leave. I still have to go to Inspection Equipment this afternoon to confirm our partnership!"
"Go on, then. And remember to get my commission settled later!"
Xu Wu rolled her eyes. 'It's not like you look like you're hurting for cash,' she thought.
After Xu Wu left, Chen Xiao wandered around the mall by himself for a bit. He saw a "Hongmeng" showroom and, his interest piqued, went inside to check out the recently popular M9 and Wisdom Realm R7. He sat inside to experience the Hongmeng cockpit, the in-car system interaction, and the zero-gravity seats.
He came out full of resentment. Forget the M9, even the Wisdom Realm R7 felt more refined, intelligent, and comfortable than his own CLS.
'What was the System thinking back then? Why did it get me a gasoline car?'
He was tempted. 'Should I buy one?'
'Forget it. I don't have enough parking spaces right now anyway. When I get a bigger house with more parking spots, I'll buy an EV for fun.'
He hesitantly left the "Hongmeng" showroom. His phone buzzed with a WeChat message: they had set a time for tomorrow to go pick pomegranates at a farm. An address was sent, with a "Be there or be square!"
Meng Jianshu even specifically emphasized that everyone should bring a date. He said it was understandable if Liu Bo didn't have one, so he'd asked Lili to bring a friend for him. That meant Chen Xiao and Tao Yong had to fend for themselves.
Tao Yong readily agreed, so Chen Xiao could only reply with an "OK" emoji.
Arriving home in the evening was the moment Chen Xiao looked forward to most all day. This place had such a warm, cozy feeling!
He walked into Zhao Xiangjun's apartment carrying several large bags. She had just finished prepping the ingredients for dinner and was waiting for him to get back before she started cooking. Seeing him loaded down with bags, she asked, "What's all this?"
"I bought you some clothes!"
"Why did you buy clothes? It's not like I need any, I have plenty!"
He couldn't bring himself to say that her clothes were all cheap Taobao items unworthy of her. So he just said, "I was at the mall today and saw a few things that I knew would look great on you, so I bought them!"
"Then you should have just brought the whole mall home. Everything in there would suit me!"
"Couldn't carry it!"
"I see you've earned a little money and already gotten a big head. How long do you think you can keep spending like this?"
He didn't say anything, just plopped down on a chair like a lord and said, "It's just a few clothes, no big deal. Cuihua, serve the dishes!"
Zhao Xiangjun glared at him. 'Cuihua? The nerve of him,' she thought. When he didn't react after a long moment, she went to the kitchen to cook, speechless, and decided to just ignore him.
"It's such a feast every day!" he said, looking at the plates of freshly cooked food being set on the table.
"If you keep spending like this every day, we'll be completely broke soon!"
"You're underestimating me, aren't you? Don't worry, the more you eat, the richer I get!" It sounded completely illogical, but it was the reality!
Zhao Xiangjun definitely couldn't understand it. She huffed and said, "Just hurry up and eat. It'll shut you up!"
Chen Xiao just pointed at the shrimp.
She started peeling shrimp for him with a look of resignation, muttering, "Chen Xiao, you're really treating me like a Maid now. My life is so hard!"
"No, it's mainly because you're so good at peeling shrimp. I don't know how to peel them, I only know how to eat them. We're the perfect team! Let the professionals handle their area of expertise!"
She looked at him with disgust. "Did you forget to bring your sense of shame with you when you came over?"
HAHA! He then told her about the farm outing for tomorrow, and the conversation drifted to a few of their classmates. When Tao Yong's name came up, he briefly recounted what had happened that night.
This prompted Zhao Xiangjun to say, "People are like dogs."
Chen Xiao didn't understand what she meant, so she explained, "They're different breeds!"
'Okay, why be so roundabout about it? She could have just said people are different!'
Because the outing for tomorrow had been decided the night before, Zhao Xiangjun had already requested the day off. Her schedule for tomorrow was in Chen Xiao's hands.
After dinner, once he had finished the fruit Zhao Xiangjun had cut for him, he was about to go back to his own place to rest when she called out to him.
"Here, this is for you. Try it on!"
'What?' He took it and saw it was an Omega watch. Chen Xiao asked in surprise, "Why'd you buy me a watch? Weren't we supposed to be broke?"
This was her way of getting back at him for buying her the clothes she had just scolded him about.
"You're really ungrateful, just like the dog that bit Lü Dongbin. I get you a gift, and you can't appreciate a kind gesture!"
"Oh? Well, by your logic, you bit Lü Dongbin just now, too!"
He said this as he tore open the packaging, took out the watch, and put it on. He then held up his arm and asked, "How does it look?"
She nodded. "Mm, you finally look human!"
Chen Xiao feigned anger. "What's that supposed to mean? Are you saying I wasn't human before?"
"Please note, I said you *look like* a person. Looking like one and *being* one are not the same thing!"
Chen Xiao pretended he was going to hit her. She laughed and dodged, but he grabbed her arm, pulled her into his embrace, and they both tumbled onto the sofa.
She tried to struggle, but his arms held her tight.
"Let me go!"
"I won't!" Chen Xiao buried his face in her long, beautiful hair and took a deep breath. 'So fragrant!'
After a few seconds, she said, "Alright, let go already!"
Sensing her discomfort, he let her go. 'This counts as a breakthrough,' he thought. 'She's shy, but not angry!'
"You should go back and get some sleep. We have to get up early tomorrow. That farm is really far from here; I checked, and you have to change buses several times!"
"You just get a good night's sleep. We just need to leave at 9 a.m. No need to be too early!"
They had agreed to meet at 10 a.m. The plan was to wander around the farm, then pick pomegranates, and after that, have a meal at the farmhouse restaurant.
After returning to his own apartment, he opened the system notifications and saw a message:
"DING! Zhao Xiangjun provided dinner for the Host. Cost: 50 yuan. Reward: 9,600 yuan added to Zhao Xiangjun's Specialized Opposite-Sex Blessing Fund!"
"DING! Detected that Zhao Xiangjun has voluntarily spent 51,800 yuan for the Host. Reward: 9,945,600 yuan added to Zhao Xiangjun's Specialized Opposite-Sex Blessing Fund. Post-reward fund balance: 10,935,200 yuan."
'Holy crap! Does Zhao Xiangjun even know how much of a money-maker she is?' Chen Xiao himself only had a little over three million yuan, but she had already become a ten-millionaire.
'How am I supposed to spend all this money? Buy her a house? A car? Make investments?'
Chen Xiao felt he really needed to start planning. At the rate she was "earning" money, his own spending speed couldn't even keep up!
"Chen Xiao, the order contract with Inspection Equipment has been signed! They're wiring the money tomorrow. Once the payment is received, I'll apply with my company to pay out your 3% commission. Thanks for your support. It was a pleasure working with you!"
He had just gotten into bed when he received Xu Wu's message. 'Looks like my first business commission won't be from the Dr. Feng's Robot deal after all.'