It's already 2026, how can we still talk about having many children and having many blessings?

Chen Mo smiled. He couldn't very well say that after seeing that beautiful woman, he noticed a line of words floating above her head.

I need to deliver a fruit basket to a client later, with a budget of under 500 yuan. However, the supermarket is too far away and I won't have enough time. The fruit from the street vendors is too low quality to deliver, and the fruit shop next door is too expensive...

"Nothing special, just experience!"

Xiang Tong's eyes had already turned into stars.

"Look, another customer has arrived."

For the next hour, Chen Mo stood at the store entrance, using his mind-reading ability to scan the passersby.

A young couple had the husband's sign above his head that read, "My wife wants cherries, but they're too expensive, so she's making an excuse that she's worried they're not fresh..."

Chen Mo washed a small dish of cherries and brought it out, letting the couple try them before buying. After tasting them, the wife's eyes lit up, and the husband obediently took out his money and bought three pounds.

Before long, all the mangosteens and jackfruits were sold out, the durians were gone, half a box of cherries was cleared out, and the blueberries and strawberries were also empty.

Xiang Tong pressed the calculator buttons repeatedly, then her eyes widened.

"Sister-in-law, we sold a total of 3,600! That's more than we usually sell in a week!"

Xiang Tong and Lin Xiaoyu were completely convinced.

"Brother Chen, please teach me quickly, how do you figure out what they want to buy?"

What am I supposed to teach? I used to mess around, now I rely on my superpowers, but seeing Xiang Tong's appearance, I can only grit my teeth and do it.

"You have to observe and know what each person wants. Pregnant women want safety, young people want emotional value, housewives want a sense of sophistication, and older women want to feel like they're getting a good deal. Different people require different selling methods."

Lin Xiaoyu's eyes grew brighter and brighter.

[Who is this guy? He's handsome, makes money, and is my brother's college classmate. I wonder if he's married...]

Chen Mo happened to read her thoughts, and his lips twitched.

I'm not married, so what can you do about it?

Do you want to have my child too?

"Brother Chen, let's add each other on WeChat. I can ask you for advice in the future."

We added each other on WeChat.

"Sister-in-law, that's about enough. If we don't sell them all, I'll buy them all. Now, take me to see Brother Nan."

Lin Xiaoyu nodded.

"Xiaotong, you watch the shop. I'm taking Chen Mo home to see your brother."

"Okay, you guys go quickly."

Lin Xiaoyu picked up the child, who was still asleep with a rosy face.

She led Chen Mo out of the fruit shop and turned into the gate of the nearby Mingxiu residential area.

Chen Mo looked at the child and smiled, "Sister-in-law, is it a boy or a girl? So cute!"

Now that we're more familiar with the situation, I can finally pay more attention to the kids.

"A girl, unfortunately, not a boy."

"Aren't boys and girls the same?"

"Yes, I like them all." Lin Xiaoyu sighed softly.

Chen Mo glanced at Lin Xiaoyu and saw a line of words above her head.

I wanted to have a son for Xiang Nan, to carry on his family line. He can't have children anymore. This child was conceived through artificial insemination, which I kept secret from him. I can still say that I was pregnant before he was injured...

This... was actually an artificial insemination procedure done behind Xiang Nan's back?

Xiang Nan didn't know the child wasn't his?

Soon, we arrived at the foot of a building.

Mingxiu Community is a renovated old community. It has only six floors, but new elevators have already been installed.

However, because it is located near a university town and has many well-established and prestigious primary schools, it can be considered a very good school district property.

There are also several newly built high-end residential projects nearby.

We went up to the third floor.

Lin Xiaoyu opened the door, changed into a pair of slippers, and then took out a new pair from the shoe cabinet.

"The house is a bit messy, please don't mind."

Chen Mo went inside.

The living room was small but very clean. The furniture was all old-fashioned, but not a speck of dust was visible.

On the wall next to the sofa was an enlarged photo, which was Xiang Nan and Lin Xiaoyu's wedding photo.

In the photo, Xiang Nan is wearing a military uniform, and Lin Xiaoyu is wearing a wedding dress; both of them are smiling brightly.

A basketball sat on a cabinet in the corner, covered in dust.

There was also a group photo of the university basketball team next to it, with Xiang Nan standing in the middle.

The most glaring thing was the two black rubber marks on the floor, marks left by a wheelchair.

An aged voice came from the inner room, "Xiaoyu, who's here?"

"Dad, it's Xiang Nan's college classmate. They've come to see Xiang Nan."

A tall, thin old man with gray hair peeked out from the inner room.

He glanced at Chen Mo, nodded, and without saying anything more, retreated back into the house.

Lin Xiaoyu led Chen Mo to the door of the innermost room.

The door was ajar.

She gently pushed it away.

Inside, Xiang Nan sat in a wheelchair, his back to the door, looking out the window.

He heard the sound but didn't turn around.

"Xiaoyu, you're back so early tonight?"

His voice was completely different from what Chen Mo remembered.

In college, Xiang Nan was known for his loud voice; when he was bragging, people would curse him from three floors away.

The sound now is dry and low.

Lin Xiaoyu said softly, "Xiang Nan, someone has come to see you."

He slowly turned his head to the south.

Chen Mo finally saw his face clearly.

He's so thin he looks unrecognizable.

Deep-set eyes, prominent cheekbones, and a pointed chin so sharp you can see the bone outline.

Wearing oversized pajamas, her shoulders were half again as narrow as before.

The moment Xiang Nan saw Chen Mo, he froze.

He opened his mouth, but no words came out.

Chen Mo shouted, "Damn it, Brother Nan, are you pretending not to remember me to avoid paying for those meals?"

Xiang Nan's eyes reddened.

His lips trembled, as if he were shouting with all his might.

"Fuck you, where the hell have you been? I asked you before, and you always made excuses. Now I'm practically dead, and you're only just now showing up?"

Chen Mo walked over, his face full of apology.

"It was my fault. I couldn't make a living before, so I went to work as a pile driver with the guys from the village. I felt ashamed in front of you guys."

"Now I realize, what's the big deal about losing face? Fate is unpredictable, so who cares what others think? Just do what makes you happy."

Xiang Nan looked at him with a sincere smile, "You used to be so insecure and a real shut-in, but now you seem so confident. Did you make a fortune and money embolden you?"

"Ha, it's not really about money. It's that I've realized that the reason you were good to me back then wasn't because I was doing well or not. It's because you were always good to me."

Lin Xiaoyu stood at the door, her eyes a little red.

Is this what male friendship is?

"Xiang Nan, your classmate is really capable. He drove a BYD Han and bought six of our Musang King durians. The key thing is that he helped us sell 3600 yuan worth of high-end fruit tonight."

Xiang Nan opened his mouth and said, "Awesome."

"Xiaoyu, let's buy some barbecue. Xiaomo and I will have a drink. But, Xiaomo, push me downstairs, let's go to the roadside."

"OK."

Chen Mo knew that Xiang Nan probably wanted to say something to him that he couldn't say at home.

He pushed the bike south downstairs to the roadside barbecue stall outside the residential area.

"Brother Nan, it's rare to see you out for a meal."

The barbecue stall owners were a young couple who were clearly familiar with Xiang Nan.

"My college buddy came to visit me, and he quickly put up the signboard."

"Alright, Brother Nan's brother is my brother, 20% off."

"Alright, bring the wine first."

The two men opened the bottles of wine and each took a few sips.

Xiang Nan looked at him, as if she had a lot to say but didn't know where to begin.