Chapter 11: Chapter 11: Seeking Fortune Amid Danger
The next day was Sunday, Zhang Jingdong was up before 8 o'clock as usual.
After washing up, he walked to the school gate and then took a taxi to Lianxiang Building located on Hang City Road.
He ordered four baskets of Xiaolongbao, two baskets of pan-fried dumplings, two servings of steamed eggs, one serving of tiger vegetables and one serving of soy milk.
Can you believe a single breakfast could cost 168 bucks?
It's easy to go from thrift to luxury.
Once you really have money, you don't have to worry about how to spend it, because there isn't much technique involved, it's almost entirely instinct.
Yesterday, Zhang Jingdong's breakfast was a pancake with egg and diluted milk in the cafeteria, which cost him a total of 3.5 yuan.
But on the second day of having money, he could think of coming to this upscale breakfast restaurant he'd heard about in his previous life to spend over a hundred yuan on a meal.
And I must say, it's expensive for a reason – the food here is really delicious!
Half an hour later, Zhang Jingdong wiped his mouth contentedly, handed the waiter 200 yuan, and then turned and left the restaurant.
Afterwards, he took a taxi to the riverside.
After walking off the meal for a while, he thought to himself: "Initiate search."
"Search initiated..."
"Target person 1 Chen Miao, facial beauty 92 points, body figure 93 points, temperament 95 points, overall score 93 points."
"Target person 2 Li Yiran, already encountered."
Zhang Jingdong checked the general direction and soon found Chen Miao.
She wasn't just beautiful, but also had a particularly graceful way of walking, as if she had been a soldier or a dancer.
But she wasn't alone; there was a middle-aged lady next to her, probably her mother.
Her mother, although slightly less beautiful, was still quite stunning, and even seemed to have a better figure.
Such a mother-daughter duo is not easy to deal with!
Zhang Jingdong thought it over secretly for a while, then went up to initiate a conversation: "Hello, may I ask if you've learned dancing?"
Chen Miao was startled for a moment, then replied: "Yes."
"Host successfully initiated a conversation with target person, reward 3000 yuan!"
Zhang Jingdong continued: "I work at an advertising company, and I think you're very suitable for commercials in terms of both beauty and temperament. Would it be possible for you to leave a contact number, and if there's a suitable advertisement, I can contact you?"
Chen Miao's eyes lit up initially, but then she quickly turned to look at her mother.
Her mother then asked: "What is your company called?"
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Just from the tone of her speech, Zhang Jingdong knew this aunt was not easy to handle, but he couldn't just walk away.
He had no choice but to reply: "Our company is called Pangu Media Company."
Although a bit flustered, the company name wasn't made up by him, because he remembered there was indeed such an advertising company in Jiangdu, which seemed to handle subway advertisements.
He saw this name when he was taking the subway in his previous life.
But her mother still didn't fall for it: "Then leave us your business card, if we think it over, we'll call you!"
Zhang Jingdong quickly thought it over and then took out his wallet, pretending to look for something.
Finally, he said: "Sorry, I rushed out today and forgot it, how about I directly recite my personal phone number for you to save?"
The other party took a deep look at Zhang Jingdong: "Alright then."
Afterwards, Zhang Jingdong gave his phone number to them and then quickly ended the conversation.
Tsk tsk, middle-aged ladies really are the hardest to deceive!
Zhang Jingdong silently vowed to never deal with these aunts again, it's really nerve-wracking, a slight misstep and everything could collapse!
Better to look for more naive young girls!
With that thought, Zhang Jingdong casually headed straight to Li Yiran's stall.
But when he got closer, he saw two men in front of her stall.
Although their hairstyles and clothes had a bit of a thuggish street vibe, Zhang Jingdong still subconsciously thought they were there to buy handmade buns.
So, he stopped and decided to wait for them to leave before approaching.
But then, he suddenly saw one of the men reach out to pull Li Yiran's arm, which she dodged away from.
And the other party was relentless, actually bypassing the stall to chase after Li Yiran!
Another man circled around from the other side to intercept Li Yiran
Just as Li Yiran was about to be encircled by the two, Zhang Jingdong, in a moment of urgency, rushed forward and shouted, "Stop!"
The two were startled by Zhang Jingdong's sudden shout and immediately stopped surrounding Li Yiran, turning their heads to look at Zhang Jingdong.
Upon realizing that Zhang Jingdong was alone, one of them barked: "None of your business, scram!"
Seeing Li Yiran's panicked face, Zhang Jingdong felt a surge of heroism and sharply said: "Are you two grown men actually bullying a young girl? Didn't you learn any decency at all? You probably don't even know how to spell 'shameful'!"
"Damn, which guy forgot to wear pants and let you, this grandson, show up? Looks like you're asking for trouble!"
That man signaled the other with his eyes, and then the two of them rushed towards Zhang Jingdong.
Although Zhang Jingdong was decently built, facing these two thugs who clearly fought often, he honestly felt a bit apprehensive.
But then a thought struck him: They might not be able to do much to me, but if I fight back and even get injured, it's very likely that it will increase Li Yiran's goodwill towards me again, and this time it definitely won't be just 10 points!
Fortune favors the bold, right?
Moreover, I spoke so aggressively just now, and Li Yiran is right here.
If I ran now, that would definitely be a huge loss, and Li Yiran's goodwill towards me would surely drop to zero.
And it would put Li Yiran in danger again.
With the character of these two thugs, anything severe might happen later!
With this thought, Zhang Jingdong instantly decided to take a chance!
Damn it, I'll believe for once that good deeds get rewarded!
So, he shouted again: "You two gangsters bullying a young girl, I think you're really asking for trouble!"
Saying this, he also charged towards them.
The ensuing scene can only be described as fortunate that these two thugs were not skilled fighters and didn't dare to strike fatally, while Zhang Jingdong was young and resilient.
Seeing Zhang Jingdong getting hit because of her, Li Yiran, in a panic, wanted to rush to help.
Zhang Jingdong, seeing this, quickly shouted, "Don't come over, go find a way to call the police!"
Li Yiran then quickly went to borrow a mobile phone by the roadside.
Although Zhang Jingdong was at a disadvantage, he kept shouting loudly: "Help! Someone is robbing..."
This caused more and more bystanders to gather.
The two thugs, seeing this, became increasingly panicked.
Finally, when Li Yiran appeared again, Zhang Jingdong loudly asked her, "Did you call the police?"
Li Yiran anxiously replied, "I called!"
The two thugs were completely panicked and hurriedly fled!
Seeing this, Zhang Jingdong instantly acted like he was deeply troubled, struggling to stand up, then step by step walked towards Li Yiran.
Li Yiran was initially surprised, then quickly ran to Zhang Jingdong, holding his arms to support him.
"Target initiates physical contact with Host, rewarded 20,000 yuan!"
"How are you? Shall I take you to the hospital?"
Zhang Jingdong sighed, "Don't worry, I'm fine."
"How can you be fine? Just now they... it's all because of me, I'm sorry, let's quickly go to the hospital!"
"Congratulations Host, you have gained 20 goodwill points from the target, rewarded 100,000 yuan!"
Zhang Jingdong felt immensely relieved inside: Damn it, the beating I took just now wasn't in vain, it was worth it!
Then he said, "First, go collect your bags, you won't need to set up a stall here anymore!"
Seeing Li Yiran hesitating, Zhang Jingdong continued, "After I took goods from you yesterday, they sold really well, so I will take all your bags from now on, whatever amount you have, I'll buy. You just supply me directly from now on!"
"Really... really?" Li Yiran asked incredulously.
"Of course, it's true, why would I lie to you?"
"And look how dangerous it was today. Once you prepare the bags, just give me a call. We'll set a place, and you can just turn over the bags to me."
Seeing that Zhang Jingdong was serious, Li Yiran nodded happily: "Okay."