Chapter 424 I Believed the Lie

Chen Zhancai is crazy about alcohol. He gets drunk as soon as he drinks. When he is drunk, he loses control of his words and boasts without limit.

"...Do you know what this young master's biggest hobby is?" Chen Zhancai asked with a smug look on his face, his mouth reeking of alcohol as he stared at the two of them.

"I don't know." They both shook their heads at the same time.

Chen Zhancai chuckled and said, "Guess what?"

"Drinking and having fun?" the shopkeeper said casually.

The waiter frowned and scratched his head, "Do you like pink beauties?"

"Wrong, wrong, wrong, you all guessed wrong." Chen Zhancai shook his head and started talking nonsense. "To tell you the truth, my biggest hobby is to go into our silver cellar every now and then to count the boxes of silver ingots. Just counting is not enough, I have to hold every silver ingot in my hands and play with it carefully."

These words almost made the shopkeeper's eyes drop to the ground in shock. "Oh my god, your family has too much money, and you even have a silver cellar!"

"Yeah, how long will it take to play with all these?" The waiter also opened his mouth wide, and his jaw almost dropped.

Chen Zhancai had already reached a state of ecstasy. He picked up the wine glass and drank it all. Then he gestured with his hands while talking.

"One silver vault is nothing! If I tell you the truth, it will scare you to death. We have five silver vaults at home. The smallest one is even more spacious than this room. The boxes for storing silver ingots are as big as the table. I could count them from morning till sunset and still not finish. I would count money until my hands cramped, but even if they cramped, I still enjoyed counting."

"Yes, yes, yes. If I had so much money, I wouldn't be tired of counting it eight times a day." The shop owner nodded repeatedly with a flattering look.

The waiter quickly filled Chen Zhancai's glass with wine and said in a flattering manner, "Mr. Chen's family is so wealthy, he is truly rich enough to rival a country!"

Chen Zhancai's vanity was satisfied as never before. He waved his hands complacently and continued to boast, "If you have the chance, go to Anyang and I'll take you on a good tour. Just our house alone, if you really want to explore it carefully, it will take three days to finish. Without servants to accompany you, you'll get lost."

The shop owner nodded and agreed, "Okay, I'll definitely go to Anyang when I get a chance. I'll have to let Master Chen pay for it then."

"What are you talking about? Just because we know each other makes us friends. Money means nothing to me, Chen Zhancai. I dare not say anything else. If you really go to Anyang, you must be treated as a top VIP. Whether it's food or accommodation, you will definitely not have to leave the house. There will be a maid to serve you anytime and anywhere."

"Oh my god, isn't this the life of a god?"

"That's nothing, I'm not short of money. If I have money, I can do whatever I want. If I don't have money, I'll just do what I want.

To tell you the truth, as long as you are a guest of our Chen family, don't say anything. We will first assign you three or five beautiful maids, and you can do whatever you want.

That's not all, you have to take fifty taels of silver with you for travel expenses before you leave. This is the Chen family's way of entertaining guests." Chen Zhancai's saliva flew all over the air, and he became more and more excited as he spoke, and his words became more and more irrelevant.

The shop owner was a bit snobbish and always dreamed of getting rich overnight.

At this moment, I was completely bewildered by Chen Zhancai's big talk and believed it without a doubt.

In his eyes, Chen Zhancai had already become a wealthy young man with a lot of money. If he treated him well, he would definitely get benefits in the future.

From then on, he treated Chen Zhancai as a distinguished guest, and all three meals a day were high-quality banquets.

He also specially arranged for waiters to take care of his daily life.

Chen Zhancai lived a carefree and comfortable life.

Every day he drinks, brags, or sleeps in.

As the saying goes, "When one is well fed and drunk, he thinks of lust; when one is hungry and cold, he thinks of stealing."

As the days went by, Chen Zhancai's mind began to wander.

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if such a happy day could be enjoyed with a beautiful young lady?

With this idea in mind, he pretended to be a rich young man and wandered around the streets all day, hoping to have a romantic encounter.

If you are really favored by the daughter of a general or a prince, you will have everything: identity, status, money, and beautiful women.

But things went against his wishes. Chen Zhancai wandered around the streets for more than ten days.

Except for a few beggars who came up to talk to him, no one else even looked at him.

Chen Zhancai couldn't understand why there were so many beautiful women on the street, but no one noticed him?

Although he is a little older, he is still handsome and talented. He is definitely popular and loved by everyone.

As the saying goes, if we are destined to meet, we will meet even if we are thousands of miles apart; if we are not destined to meet, we will not meet even if we are face to face.

No one cares about you, not because of your own faults, but because fate has not arrived yet.

Yes, that's absolutely the case.

Forget it, the imperial examination is coming soon, maybe the opportunity has not come yet, so I should focus on the examination first.

If you can really succeed in one go and get the beauty, wouldn't that be double happiness?

Thinking of this, I felt much more relieved.

Then he asked the waiter to prepare a banquet and started eating and drinking.

Time flies, and soon the day of the scientific examination arrived.

Chen Zhancai walked into the examination room with full confidence. He glanced at the questions and couldn't help but smile.

It was as if the inspiration was flowing like a spring, and I rolled up my sleeves, picked up the pen, and splashed ink...

Without waiting for the exam to end, he handed in the test paper early and returned to the inn.

The shop owner came forward with a broad smile, as if he had seen his long-lost father. "Hey, Mr. Chen, you're finally back. How did you do on the exam?"

Chen Zhancai smiled complacently, "I didn't expect the topic to be so simple. If the paper and ink hadn't run out, I could have continued writing."

"Mr. Chen is truly talented. He will surely win the title easily. The top prize in the provincial exam must belong to Mr. Chen!" echoed the shopkeeper.

"No, no, it's too early to say anything. Let's not talk about this for now. Quickly prepare a banquet to calm this young master down."

"The banquet has already been prepared. Please come in, Mr. Chen."

Although the shop owner regarded Chen Zhancai as the God of Wealth, he was a businessman after all.

Chen Zhancai had been staying in the store for more than twenty days, and he had spent dozens of taels of silver on food and drink. He was a little overwhelmed.

The shopkeeper followed Chen Zhancai inside and said in a tactful tone, "Mr. Chen, the exam is over. Do you think we can settle the shop bills first?"

Hearing him asking for money, Chen Zhancai shuddered in his heart. He had been busy bragging and telling so many lies these days that he even believed himself to be a rich man.

What should he do? If he gave the forty taels of silver to the store owner, he would be left with nothing.

No, I haven’t met the noble person yet, so I have to keep fooling around.

Thinking about it, Chen Zhancai's face darkened and he said unhappily, "Shopkeeper, of course I won't owe you a penny for the store. When the exam results come out, I'll give it to you along with the reward money. How can I refuse to pay this small amount of money?"

"No, no, no, that's not what I meant. Mr. Chen, please don't misunderstand me. I trust you, Mr. Chen. I'll do as you say. I'll settle the prize money together with the announcement."

"Hmph, that's more like it." Chen Zhancai felt relieved when he saw that he had frightened him.