Chapter 254: Chapter 253: Special Reward, Smells So Good
Since the anime exhibition was the next day, everyone had nothing to do after dinner.
Fang Chenyi turned down Principal Wang’s invitation to go to a bar and gave Qi Xiaotian the night off, telling him to go wander around.
As for himself, he returned to the hotel to sleep. After all, he had plans for the night.
He woke up to find it was already past 8:00 PM. After grabbing a bite at the hotel restaurant downstairs, he returned to his room and saw that Qi Xiaotian was already back.
On the coffee table in the living room sat five or six shopping bags.
Seeing this, Fang Chenyi couldn’t help but feel a little gossipy. He grabbed two drinks from the fridge, tossed one to Qi Xiaotian, and sat down on the adjacent sofa. He gestured with his chin at the bags and said with a smile:
"Hey, look at these cute pink bags. What’s this? A gift for your girlfriend?"
Hearing this, Qi Xiaotian just gave a wry smile. "What girlfriend? I don’t have one. These are all for my little sister."
Fang Chenyi let out a curious "Oh?" "You have a sister? I’ve never heard you mention her. And I remember your resume said you were an only child, didn’t it?"
Qi Xiaotian thought for a moment before speaking.
"She’s not my biological sister. She’s my old squad leader’s sister. On my first mission, my squad leader died saving us."
As he said this, Qi Xiaotian’s eyes reddened slightly, his voice choked with emotion, and he seemed to get lost in his memories.
"After hearing the news that he was gone, his mother couldn’t take the shock and passed away, too. Hit by the double blow of losing his son and wife, his father followed them six months later. In the end, only Xiaoying was left. Xiaoying is only fifteen this year. Now, Liu Yishou and I have adopted her as our own sister."
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As Qi Xiaotian continued his story, Fang Chenyi looked at him and listened. A heavy feeling grew in his own heart, and his fists clenched tightly.
’It’s precisely because people like them carry such heavy burdens that everyone else can live in peace and prosperity!’
He took a deep breath. "The first thing you’ll do when we get back is bring Xiaoying over. She can live in the villa district from now on. I’ll have my mom adopt her as a goddaughter."
Although Fang Chenyi hadn’t asked his mom, he was sure she would do the same if she knew. Even if they weren’t well-off now, even back when they were just a working-class family, she would have definitely stepped in to help Xiaoying.
Hearing this, Qi Xiaotian nodded vigorously.
’If Xiaoying really comes to the villa, then our group can protect her better.’
At this thought, he couldn’t help but stand up and give Fang Chenyi a deep bow.
"Brother Fang, thank you!"
Seeing this, Fang Chenyi quickly stood up and pulled Qi Xiaotian back to his feet, saying:
"This has nothing to do with you. She’s not just your sister; she’s family to all of us Huaxia People! Besides, I have the ability to help now. Alright, remember to bring her home as soon as we get back. By the way, is she in Qinhuang Island right now?"
Qi Xiaotian quickly nodded in reply. "Yes, she is. Liu Yishou and I brought her to Qinhuang Island to make it easier to take care of her. She’s in her third year of junior high at No. 7 Middle School, and she’s a boarding student."
Fang Chenyi nodded. It was understandable that they hadn’t brought her over before, not knowing his character.
"Okay, she’s the same age as my sister. She must have her high school entrance exams soon, right? Perfect, they can go to school together later."
They chatted for a while longer. Seeing that Qi Xiaotian’s spirits were low, Fang Chenyi changed the subject. After another half an hour, it was already past 10:00 PM.
Looking through the large floor-to-ceiling windows at the still-bustling streets below, Fang Chenyi was a bit speechless. ’With this many people around, I can’t just go out and pick up trash~’
Resigned, Fang Chenyi went back to his room, made a quick call to Bai Menghan, and then set an alarm for 1:00 AM.
He then fell onto the bed and pretended to sleep.
RING RING RING~
As the phone alarm rang, Fang Chenyi flipped over and sat up.
He grabbed his phone, turned off the alarm, and pushed open the door to his bedroom. Just as he stepped out, the door to Qi Xiaotian’s room opened at the same time, and Qi Xiaotian, dressed in casual clothes, strode out.
He first glanced around warily before looking at Fang Chenyi and asking what was wrong.
Fang Chenyi hadn’t expected him to be so alert. He gave a helpless smile and waved his hand, saying he’d slept too much during the day and couldn’t get back to sleep now, so he wanted to go for a stroll.
Hearing this, Qi Xiaotian nodded, grabbing his jacket as he walked toward the door.
Fang Chenyi quickly stopped him.
"Xiaotian, I’m fine going for a walk by myself. You don’t have to come."
’Are you kidding me? What am I going to do? I’m going to pick up trash, how could I let Qi Xiaotian tag along?’
But Qi Xiaotian immediately shook his head.
"No way. We’re in an unfamiliar place, and it’s late at night. It’s too dangerous for you to go out alone, Brother Fang. I can’t let that happen. I have to be responsible for your safety."
But Fang Chenyi just waved his hand.
"You know how skilled I am. None of these little guys from Japan are a match for me. Come on, you go get some sleep. Just come with me to the anime expo tomorrow."
With that, he waved off Qi Xiaotian, who still looked like he wanted to say something, then pushed open the door and left.
Out on the street, the early morning roads were rather empty. Only a few cars occasionally drove by on the main road. As for pedestrians, there really weren’t any to be seen.
This made a smile curve on Fang Chenyi’s lips. ’No people is the best-case scenario.’
As he thought this, he tucked his briefcase under his arm and headed directly for the nearest trash collection point.
As mentioned before, the locations of these trash points were rather discreet. It seemed that in order to hide them, they hadn’t even installed any lighting.
Arriving at the spot, he unzipped the briefcase, took out a woven bag, and shook it open. With another reach, he also pulled out the trash picker from inside.
A smile on his face, he extended the picker into the first trash can, which was labeled "Recyclable."
As he retracted the picker, a small bamboo plank with a string attached was clamped in its claw.
_\[Host has picked up one worn-out geta. System reward: 80 yuan. The reward has been deposited into the host’s bank account. Please check your balance.]_
’Holy crap, this is really something special. I’ve seen these things on TV all the time.’
’These are the slippers they wear here, but that hard wooden plank under your feet must be so uncomfortable~’
He shook his head speechlessly and stopped thinking about it, instead extending the trash picker into the can again.
_\[Host has picked up one damaged wooden folding fan. System reward: 170 yuan. The reward has been deposited into the host’s bank account. Please check your balance.]_
Listening to the prompts in his mind, Fang Chenyi felt a bit puzzled. This was the first time he’d received rewards in odd amounts like 80 or 170 yuan. Before, whether in his own country or in the United Kingdom, the rewards had always been whole numbers, or at the very least, multiples of fifty.
’Looks like this Plaster Country really is different~’
He stuck the picker in again and pulled something out. At a glance, it was a clump of patterned cloth. In the moonlight, it looked like a piece of clothing.
’Geta, a folding fan, and now a piece of clothing. Looks like one person threw all this stuff away.’
_\[Host has picked up one worn kimono. System reward: 560 yuan. The reward has been deposited into the host’s bank account. Please check your balance.]_
"A kimono? Isn’t that the kind of clothing you always see in those... ’short films’?"
Hearing the prompt in his mind, an image of Teacher Boduo wearing such an outfit from one of her "educational" films immediately popped into Fang Chenyi’s head.
He shook his head to clear it of those messy thoughts and quickly stuck the picker back in.
A series of prompts sounded continuously in his mind:
_\[Host has picked up one broken katana. System reward: 130 yuan. The reward has been deposited into the host’s bank account. Please check your balance.]_
_\[Host has picked up one pair of ripped thigh-high stockings. System reward: 90 yuan. The reward has been deposited into the host’s bank account. Please check your balance.]_
_\[Host has picked up one women’s flat leather shoe. System reward: 820 yuan. The reward has been deposited into the host’s bank account. Please check your balance.]_
Listening to the constant prompts, Fang Chenyi really felt the "authentic Japanese flavor." Except for the katana, he had seen almost all of these items in movies.
But he had to admit, picking up trash here was a real pain in the ass. He didn’t get it. Back home, a single plastic bottle could be worth a hundred yuan, but here, a steel katana only got him 130 yuan. It didn’t make much sense.
After rummaging through a few more trash cans, Fang Chenyi realized he had been busy for a long time and had only made less than 50,000 yuan.
This was a bit of a letdown. He had originally thought the trash in Tokyo would be lucrative, but now it seemed it was far worse than back home.
He casually tossed a worn-out model car from his picker into the woven bag and decided not to waste any more time. He might as well just head back to the hotel.
But unexpectedly, just as the model car landed in the bag, he heard the system’s special reward notification.
_\[Host has picked up one old Toyota car model, triggering a special system reward. Reward: 71% of the Toyota Company’s shares. The transfer contract and related documents have been placed in the woven bag. Please retrieve them at your convenience.]_
Fang Chenyi’s movements froze, then he was overcome with joy.
He was no longer in a hurry to put away his trash picker. He wasn’t going back to the hotel either. What an incredible surprise! ’71% of the Toyota Company’s shares! This is more than enough!’
For a moment, he felt quite satisfied. With a flick of his trash picker, he resumed his grand undertaking of picking up trash.
But it seemed his luck for the night had run out. After that one special reward, Fang Chenyi spent another two hours picking trash, but a special reward never appeared again. Not only that, but after more than two hours, he checked his income and found it was only a little over 38,000 yuan.
He shook his head helplessly and finally headed back to the hotel.
After a shower, it was already past 4:00 AM when he lay down in bed.
Fang Chenyi felt like he had just fallen asleep when he heard Principal Wang’s voice calling from outside his door.
"Brother Fang! Brother Fang! Let’s go, time to go! The sun’s gonna bake your butt! The beautiful girls at the anime expo are waving at you~"
Listening to Principal Wang at the door, Fang Chenyi rolled his eyes in annoyance and reluctantly crawled out of bed.
He washed up and got dressed.
He checked the time. It was only a little after 7:00 AM. Fang Chenyi gave Principal Wang an exasperated knock on the head. "What’s your damn hurry? Didn’t you say the anime expo doesn’t start until nine?"
Hearing Fang Chenyi’s words, Principal Wang looked aggrieved and muttered under his breath:
"I was just thinking if we go early, you could check out the pretty girls~"
Although his voice was quiet, Fang Chenyi, who was walking ahead, heard him clearly. He turned back and shot the man a glare, which immediately made Principal Wang flinch.
The three of them went downstairs to the restaurant for breakfast, then got into the same Alpha from yesterday and headed for the anime expo.
Looking at the cars outside the window, Qi Xiaotian spoke up curiously.
"Brother Fang, have you noticed? All the cars on the road here are either Toyotas or Hondas. You barely see any foreign cars."
[To be continued...]
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