An extraordinary life journey through old Beijing courtyard houses

Chapter 188 Bargaining

Jiang Baobin typed in succession: "First, I request a gift of 10 Lesser Rejuvenation Pills;"

"Second, immediately launch a world map, including all countries and regions on Earth."

"I also have additional requirements regarding 'portable space'."

"If the system cannot agree, I am willing to bear any cost."

"First of all, I demand that it not be a temporary space, but a permanent one that will accompany me for the rest of my life."

The system is quiet now; it must be processing data at the speed of light.

Why is Jiang Baobin so fixated on spatial considerations?

Of course, it's because the allure of space is just too great.

Outsiders have no idea how much Jiang Baobin has lost it.

However, isn't this exactly the effect the system aims to achieve by creating "temporary space"?

A minute later, the system finally replied, but Jiang Baobin felt as if an hour had passed: "The space can accompany the player for life."

Jiang Baobin had already thought of his question and immediately typed: "Is it still that big? Is it still set up like before, able to hold anything except living people?"

This needs to be clarified, otherwise we might get ourselves into a trap.

The space is available, but the system can shrink it to the size of a billiard ball, or prevent it from being installed at all.

Wouldn't I be crying my eyes out in the toilet?

He had already experienced the system's style firsthand; he had to be careful, careful, and even more careful!

As expected, the other party paused for a moment before answering, "Yes."

Hmph! If Jiang Baobin hadn't taken it so seriously, who knows what might have happened.

Based on Jiang Baobin's estimate of the system's computing power.

This one pause is enough to discuss hundreds of thousands or even millions of related questions.

Jiang Baobin didn't give the system much time and immediately made another request: "1 cubic meter is too small, I require at least 100 cubic meters."

This is obviously asking for an exorbitant amount; it's a negotiation skill I learned from someone.

The system firmly replied, "Impossible!"

"50 cubic meters." Jiang Baobin rattled off a series of reasons.

The system only replied with one word: "No".

Since that still doesn't work, let's compromise: "10 cubic meters, no less than that, that's my bottom line."

The system paused briefly, then said, "At most 2 cubic meters. There's no need to dwell on this any longer!"

Jiang Baobin was overjoyed; it had already doubled from the original amount. Indeed, negotiation skills were very important.

Jiang Baobin finally revealed his true intentions: "I strongly demand that the space be large enough to hold a living person!"

"Especially for myself, I need to be able to hide inside when it matters most."

The system responded decisively with three words: "Impossible!"

Then a line of text appeared: "3 Small Rejuvenation Pills; The entire map for planting flowers will be available in 12 years, including Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan; 2 cubic meters of storage space."

Then an electronic clock appeared.

"Time remaining to accept the mission: 23 hours, 59 minutes, 59 seconds —"

Damn! This is a countdown to his own demise!

Forcing yourself on someone is absolutely inhuman!

Feeling unmotivated, Jiang Baobin finished kneading the dough, said goodbye, and left the shop.

Yang Lao Er and his wife, along with Jiang Daya, were still busy inside, but business was really slow.

back home.

Wearing a "sweatshirt", Gao Junbao was holding Si Yan'er and chatting and laughing.

The dog has entered its senior years, and the signs of aging are even more pronounced, especially because it overexerted its body when it was young.

These two guys are now best friends and inseparable.

"Brother Jiang—" Gao Junbao called out with difficulty.

It's unclear whether it was because of the dog, or because Gao Junbao had temporarily lost his support.

Now he and Jiang Baobin have a very good relationship.

Why do we say that Gao Junbao has no one to rely on for the time being?

At the end of last year, the government cracked down on all the brothels in the city.

Someone must have been too talkative, because even the Gao family got reported.

Apart from Gao Junbao, the rest were all taken in.

Before being taken away, she cried and begged.

But all her efforts were in vain. Mrs. Gao knelt down and kowtowed twice to Jiang Baobin.

She was asking him to take good care of Gao Junbao.

If this guy were sent to an orphanage, he'd probably cause a huge fuss!

Of course, Jiang Baobin would not have to pay for living expenses.

Mrs. Gao had money to stay.

Three months later, Gao Yueya was the first to return.

As a child bride, she planned to marry Gao Junbao in the future.

The little girl was naturally unwilling, so she quickly moved away.

Now, only Jiang Baobin and Gao Junbao remain in the entire inter-department.

Jiang Baobin gave him an ice pop he had bought on the way.

The guy grinned foolishly, and after peeling off the wax paper, he fed it to Four-Eyes first.

Jiang Baobin didn't care; it was really hard to say whether the two of them were of different intelligence levels.

He sat down in the shade, licking his lips while lost in thought.

Until Gao Junbao fed half of it to Si Yan'er.

He then spoke up to stop them, saying, "Junbao, stop feeding it. Its stomach isn't strong; it will get sick if it eats too much."

Gao Junbao looked at Jiang Baobin with a blank expression.

But this thing is obedient; it won't be fed if you tell it not to.

So, the two simpletons took turns taking a bite from one side and the other side, and started eating their popsicles.

After finishing his meal, Jiang Baobin made up his mind: "If I die, I'll face the sky; if I don't, I'll live forever!"

This guy got up and went to find the famous matchmaker, Ma.

"Oh! Young Master Jiang, what a rare guest!" Matchmaker Ma greeted him with a beaming smile.

She knew very well that this man's business was thriving and that he had plenty of money.

Jiang Baobin didn't waste any more time with her and said directly, "There's a Qin Family Village in Changping, or rather, a Qin Gezhuang."

"There's a girl among them named Qin Huairu, and I've taken a liking to her. Could you act as my matchmaker? They can name any dowry they want."

He's ripping people off, so you have to be generous with the money.

Liu Lingji was indeed unlucky; she was gone for over a year without any news.

If she were still here, Qin Huairu would definitely be out of the picture.

After listening to Jiang Baobin's explanation, Matchmaker Ma looked troubled: "Young Master Jiang, you only have a name, but you won't even mention the location. It's really difficult for me to find a place for you!"

Jiang Baobin understood what she meant immediately.

He took 1 yuan out of his pocket.

The matchmaker immediately beamed and accepted the offer.

Jiang Baobin pulled back, saying, "I only have one request: be quick!"

"If you marry into the family in three days, I'll give you a 50,000 yuan kickback; if you marry into the family in five days, I'll give you 30,000 yuan; if you marry into the family in a week, I'll give you 10,000 yuan. If it exceeds that, then you have to return 5,000 yuan to me."

"Sure." Matchmaker Ma patted her chest as she took the money.

"Just you wait and see. Oh, and today doesn't count."

Jiang Baobin nodded and left.

His thinking was simple: his buddies were about to risk their lives, and if anything happened to them, they had to leave some descendants!

As for Qin Huairu, she's destined to be a widow anyway.

If I were to die, it would only mean she would become the one a few years earlier.

Moreover, this woman is very protective of her offspring; she's a good mother, and she'll definitely benefit from the child she raised.

However, her conditions are much better than those in the TV series; she doesn't have to live a hard life at all.

My family's wealth is beyond her imagination!

As for her continuing to dabble in stupid stuff, even spending her own money on it!

I've already kicked the bucket, how can I possibly control what happens to me?

However, Jiang Baobin was unaware that he was not without descendants.

And there's more than one.

Jiang Baobin believed that Qin Huairu was definitely not going to escape.

Then, I need to get moving right away.

What are you doing?

That's obvious, of course it's marriage.

That's not right. The Marriage Law was promulgated on May 1st.

You're under 20 years old, so they won't let you get a marriage certificate.

What nonsense!

If the people do not report it, the officials will not investigate.

I'm not some kind of official, let's get married first and talk about the rest later.