Under One Person: I, Jiaqian Jushi, work from nine to five.

“Weren’t you on a mission…” Chen Duo said.

"Oh...you mean the bonus? There's definitely one...what? You want me to share some with you? Don't even think about it, this was a company mission, you weren't even involved..."

Zhou Fengliu stated that it was impossible for him to share any of the money with Chen Duo.

"No, I meant... could you take me with you next time?" Chen Duo asked after hesitating for a moment.

She feels restless if she doesn't make money for a day...

She had carefully saved 2,500 of the 3,000 yuan Zhou Fengliu had given her, but it was still not enough to repay Zhou Fengliu, let alone cover the travel expenses to see the world.

"Next time? That depends on the situation." Zhou Fengliu sat on the sofa, then, as if remembering something, looked at Chen Duo and asked:

"By the way, have you decided where you want to go? I'm about to take up my post in South China, and you don't have much time left."

"..."

When Zhou Fengliu asked her this question, Chen Duo nodded and then gave the answer she had already prepared:

"I've thought it through, I want to go with you..."

"Follow me?"

Zhou Fengliu was a little surprised to hear this answer.

He hasn't known Chen Duo for that long, has he? Their time together has only been this short... so why is she going to leave with him?

Chapter 247 High Emotional Intelligence: Master Ayu doesn't seem to have been tainted by worldly money...

"You want to come with me? Why?"

Hearing Zhou Fengliu's question, Chen Duo's answer was refreshingly unconventional, making it even more unexpected.

"Because you're really good at making money..."

Chen Duo answered directly without much thought.

"What the hell?" Zhou Fengliu raised an eyebrow upon hearing Chen Duo's reply.

Judging from his expression, he clearly hadn't expected Chen Duo to give him such an unexpected answer.

"Good at making money? What kind of bullshit reason is that... Just because I'm good at making money, you want to come with me? So you're trying to learn from the barbarians to control them? That's not a good reason, come up with another one."

Faced with Zhou Fengliu's rejection, Chen Duo touched her chin as if she was thinking.

She glanced at Zhou Fengliu before returning to her room, where she took out two thousand five hundred yuan from the small pocket of the dog doll that Zhou Fengliu had bought for her, which resembled Chen Junyan.

Adding the 271.5 yuan in her pocket, the total is 2,771.5 yuan.

She took all her belongings and walked out of the room, placing all the red bills and loose change in front of Zhou Fengliu:

"I still owe you money, and there's the rent for living here; it's two thousand here..."

Chen Duo paused for a moment, seemingly counting the change on the table, before continuing:

"Two thousand seven hundred and seventy-one yuan and fifty cents is all the money I have on me. I'll pay you back this first..."

"As for the rest... I don't know how I can make money. The only thing I can think of right now is... going on a few more missions with you, that should be enough..."

Hearing Chen Duo's words, Zhou Fengliu was slightly taken aback when he looked at the money on the coffee table in front of him.

This money... could be 2,800, or 2,500, but why is it 2,771.5?

This small pile of bills of different colors, some in whole and some in small bundles, is enough to prove that this is Chen Duo's entire fortune, which can be described as a sincere gesture.

Zhou Fengliu pursed his lips and remained silent.

Although he really didn't want to hurt Chen Duo's feelings, he still wanted to say... this money was originally meant for Chen Duo, wasn't it?

How can I take his money and return it to him?

...

now.

Zhang Lingyu, who witnessed all of this, also felt a sense of sudden realization.

Is that the case?

So this girl... was she swindling and cheating to pay back Zhou Fengliu's money?

You should know that for the past few days, he has been eating fast food that Chen Duo brought back from downstairs.

Even though Zhou Fengliu had told him about Chen Duo's attempt to swindle him out of 5,000 yuan, Chen Duo still asked him for money every time she brought him food, and he didn't... so he just kept track of it.

To this day... he still owes Chen Duo about one hundred yuan.

...

Faced with such a sincere "money-making disciple" Chen Duo, Zhou Fengliu did not make things difficult for her.

"Okay, this reason sounds a bit better than before... I'll think about it. You keep the change, take the rest back, and give it to me when you've saved up enough..."

"Oh."

Upon hearing this, Chen Duo nodded silently.

She didn't show much expression on her face, but in reality, she was quite happy to hear that Zhou Fengliu had accepted her money.

Although Zhou Fengliu didn't take her all, he treated her with the respect due to a normal person...

She has the ability to earn money in this real world just like any other person, using her skills, instead of being given charity by others.

She could also use her acquired knowledge and abilities to repay Zhou Fengliu's debt...

This feeling of being respected and treated like a normal person gave her a sense of satisfaction.

...

However, Zhou Fengliu was unaware of the satisfaction that his act of accepting money brought to Chen Duo.

He had originally intended to accept everything from Chen Duo without any politeness, but then he thought that since Chen Duo had returned all her savings to him, she might come back to borrow money from him again in a while...

So I just accepted the change.

...

"I'm sleepy... Don't bother me unless it's important."

After finishing his conversation with Chen Duo, Zhou Fengliu got up from the sofa and turned to return to his room. Seeing Zhang Lingyu still watching the commotion, he spoke again:

"Master Ayu, have you been tricked by Chen Duo again these past few days?"

"No...no." Zhang Lingyu shook her head.

"Ah, that's good... I don't know what she was thinking, managing to scam you like this. No matter how you look at her, Master Ayu doesn't seem to be tainted by worldly money..."

Zhou Fengliu's casual remark made Zhang Lingyu raise an eyebrow.

High emotional intelligence: doesn't seem tainted by worldly desires or money...

Low emotional intelligence: Poor guy.

Even though Zhang Lingyu had no experience of worldly affairs, he could still understand the underlying meaning of Zhou Fengliu's words.

That means he's poor!

At this moment, Master Ayu was somewhat depressed, but he couldn't refute anything, after all, he really had no money... not even as much as Chen Duo.

Chen Duo still had a huge sum of over 2,700 yuan...

To this, Master Ayu could only think to himself: "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river... wait until Zhou Fengliu goes up Longhu Mountain..."

Oh, no, he's no longer a member of the Celestial Master's Mansion.

Thinking of this, Zhang Lingyu's expression was somewhat complicated. Her eyes seemed to hold a pie chart, a mixture of three parts disappointment, three parts helplessness, and four parts desolation...

Fortunately, Zhou Fengliu didn't hear his thoughts, otherwise, Zhou Fengliu would have shown him what reality is, given his fantasy of "thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river".

What is the reality?

The reality is: fortunes change every thirty years, so never underestimate a young person's potential.

Don't underestimate someone who is poor in middle age.

Don't underestimate the poor and elderly.

The dead are the greatest.

The tomb was robbed.

The tears of tomb raiders.

...

The night passed quietly.

Since Zhou Fengliu slept soundly until dawn without waking up, neither Chen Duo nor Zhang Lingyu disturbed him.

One of them was practicing the Reversal of Heavenly Qi in a small room, while the other was meditating in the room opposite Zhou Fengliu.

It wasn't until the next morning, when sunlight streamed through the window and onto the bed, that Zhou Fengliu woke up. Rubbing his sleepy eyes, he sat up and first glanced at the time.

I go...

Did you sleep all night?