Chapter 9 Two Thousand Euros a Night

Miao Pei's eyes changed when she saw this scene. She kept a distance from him and said, "You don't need to explain. This has nothing to do with me. Everyone has their own way of life!"

Xiao Peng shook his head and said nothing more. The atmosphere grew awkward, and the two of them walked in silence all the way to the Old Port of Marseille.

When she got here, Miao Pei was stunned: "You live here?"

Xiao Peng nodded: "Yes, I live on the boat."

"Can people live on the boat?" Miao Pei asked in confusion.

Xiao Peng explained, "Many people here live on boats year-round. It's a lifestyle, just like some people like to live in the suburbs, some like to travel around in RVs, and some like to live on boats. Of course, I don't like that, but there's nothing I can do about it because it's cheaper here. Do you see that little boat in front? I live there!"

Just as Xiao Peng said, there are people living on many boats here, and they become familiar with each other over time.

An elderly couple in their sixties were sitting on the deck of their boat, enjoying the breeze and chatting. When they saw Xiao Peng returning with the girl, they smiled and greeted him, "Xiao, you finally got it and brought the girl back!"

Xiao Peng smiled and extended his hand in greeting, then said to Miao Pei, "This is the Derrida couple. They've been married for almost fifty years and haven't had a single argument. They're quite an enviable couple. But this is quite common in Marseille!"

Miao Pei nodded and said, "I also noticed this in Marseille. You often see elderly couples shopping hand in hand. It's so romantic! I hope I can grow old with my husband in the future."

"Good luck to you!" Xiao Peng said.

Mrs. Derrida, who was on the boat, called out to Xiao Peng, "Xiao, the scrambled eggs with tomatoes you made the other day were so delicious! My husband loves it. Can you write down the recipe for me? I want to make it for this stubborn old man!"

"Of course!" Xiao Peng nodded and said, "I'll give it to you tomorrow!"

Mrs. Derrida laughed. "Thank you so much!" She then took two bottles of beer from the cooler next to her and handed them to Xiao Peng. "Let's spice up your evening. This girl is very beautiful. You have good taste!"

After accepting the beer and thanking her, Xiao Peng replied seriously, "Of course it's beautiful. It costs 2,000 euros a night!"

After hearing Xiao Peng's answer, Derrida and his wife were stunned at first and then burst into laughter.

Mrs. Derrida managed to suppress her laughter and said, "Xiao, if anyone tells me again that Chinese people have no sense of humor, I'll get angry with them!"

But Mr. Derrida said, “Xiao, I think this girl is worth the price!”

Miao Pei didn't understand what they were saying and asked curiously, "What are you talking about? Why are you so happy?"

Xiao Peng said, "They are praising your beauty!"

After hearing this, Miao Pei hurriedly said "thank you" in English to Derrida and his wife.

Now even Xiao Peng couldn't help laughing.

After thanking the couple, he took Miao Pei to the boat where he lived.

The First series of dinghies can be described as "small but comprehensive." Despite its small size, the cabin houses a bedroom, a small bathroom adjacent to it, and a small kitchen opposite. Beyond that, two rows of small sofas are nestled between a salon table that folds down to create a bed.

Although the space is very small, it is no problem for two people to sleep there.

Xiao Peng carried his bicycle aboard and placed his beer on the salon table. He pointed to the bedroom and said, "You live inside and I'll live outside. If you feel suffocated, you can open the skylight above the bed, but I don't recommend it. The sea breeze is so strong here that it's still very humid at night!"

"You live here?" Miao Pei was a little surprised. Then she turned around and saw Xiao Peng holding a baseball bat, which scared her: "What are you doing?"

Xiao Peng handed the baseball bat to her and said, "I'm not a gentleman. This bedroom doesn't have a lock. If I find my way into your room at night, don't hesitate to do anything!"

Miao Pei took the bat and said fiercely, "I won't be polite!"

Xiao Peng smiled and shook his head: "You are not scary when you pretend to be fierce! Okay, go in and sleep!"

As he spoke, he took out a bag of vacuum-packed sausages from the locker, opened the package, took a bite, and sat on the small sofa to drink beer.

"Is this what you're going to eat?" Miao Pei asked curiously, looking at the sausage and beer in Xiao Peng's hand.

Xiao Peng shrugged and said, "If I want to cook, I need an induction cooker, which requires an electric motor, and if I want to use a generator, I need diesel... In short, living on a boat is both troublesome and wasteful. I'll just eat this to get by and we'll eat tomorrow. Okay, you should get some rest. I have things to do tomorrow so I won't try to keep you here!"

Miao Pei snorted coldly after hearing this: "How cold! Who cares about you?"

After saying that, he went into the bedroom and closed the hatch.

Xiao Peng shook his head, sat at the cabin door, drank beer, looked at the moon in the sky and fell into deep thought.

After being in Marseille for so long, today was the first time he started to miss home - this might be because he spoke so much Chinese today.

He really had the urge to quit his job and buy a plane ticket home, but he soon calmed down.

Even if that gold coin could be sold for 120,000 euros, it would only be worth a little over 900,000 RMB. What could he do with that money? It wouldn't even be enough to buy a house! He still had to work hard for another two years!

I really want to go to the place where I found this gold coin and look for more gold coins! Miao Pei is on his ship, otherwise he can go to the shipwreck location and look for it!

God is still very caring for me. I have inexplicably given myself strange abilities, so I shouldn't waste them! I must make use of them!

But what's the point of skin breathing and underwater super vision? Is it for money in breath-holding competitions?

He suddenly thought of what Miao Pei had said about salvaging a sunken ship while they were out and about today. . . . .

Yes! You can use this ability to find shipwrecks and salvage treasures from the seabed!

I'm not sure how well I can handle the pressure at the bottom of the ocean, but I have to give it another try! I'm going out to sea tomorrow to first look for more gold coins, then take a deep dive to test my ability to handle the pressure!

With his goal in mind, Xiao Peng quickly devoured the sausage in his hand and finished his beer in one gulp. He then put down the salon table and went upstairs. He knew he had a lot to do tomorrow, so he had to get enough rest and recharge.

As a result, not long after he lay down, he heard the sound of the cabin door being opened. He looked up in the starlight and saw Miao Pei walking out of the bedroom.

"Hey, why are you running out instead of sleeping? Going to the bathroom?" Xiao Peng asked in confusion.

Miao Pei said, "Don't talk! Kiss me!"

Xiao Peng suspected he had misheard: "What did you say?"

Miao Pei did not say anything else, but took action directly!

Oh my god, it turns out I’m lucky in love!