On the morning of National Day, Lin Chen drove his car from the underground parking garage of Victoria Plaza to the school gate, waiting for the Shanghai quartet to meet up.
Half an hour later, even the fattest guy, who was furthest away, arrived. Lin Chen waved his hand and said, "Shanghai quartet, let's head back to our happy hometown."
"Brother Chen, it has to be you. Driving a Porsche to school, people who don't know better would think you're here to pick up a girl."
"Fatty, it seems you've learned quite a bit of new knowledge at school."
"That's right, Brother Chen, next time I'll take you to the barbecue area in front of our school..." Before the fat guy could finish speaking, he felt two death stares from the back seat and quickly changed his words, "The barbecue in front of our school is especially delicious, ahahaha."
Shen Yue said, "Okay, let's go after we get back from National Day. I haven't been to Shanghai University yet. Let's go eat at Poor Fatty's."
"Oh? School beauty Shen, barbecue is so oily, you'll get fat if you eat too much."
"I need to go to Shenzhen after I get back from National Day. Let's make another appointment after I get back from Shenzhen."
Su Xiaowan asked curiously, "Going to Shenzhen? For tourism?"
"No, I sold Fruit Ninja to Tencent. I'll sign the contract after the National Day holiday."
"Wow, Brother Chen, you've struck it rich! How much did you make?"
"Not much, just a little over a billion."
Shen Yue asked with a grin, "How many points are in 'a billion points'?"
Lin Chen thought for a moment and held up five fingers: "Five hundred million."
The fat man looked at Lin Chen holding up five fingers and exclaimed in surprise, "Brother Chen, you didn't sell it for five million, did you? That much money! My God!"
"Uh, pretty much the same."
Su Xiaowan, however, realized something. After all, when she helped Lin Chen organize the financial data, she had seen the profit flow of "Fruit Ninja" and knew that "Fruit Ninja" was definitely more than five million, even more than fifty million. So, could it be five hundred million?
Su Xiaowan gasped: "Five...five hundred million?"
Lin Chen glanced at Su Xiaowan in the rearview mirror and nodded to her.
Shen Yue still didn't understand, so she moved closer to Su Xiaowan and asked, "Xiaowan, how much is it exactly?"
Su Xiaowan whispered in Shen Yue's ear, "Five hundred million."
"Hiss!" Shen Yue was also shocked. Fatty looked at everyone's expressions and knew he had guessed wrong. He was itching to know what was going on: "Brother Chen, how much is it? Just tell me. What kind of storms haven't I, Wang Kaixuan, weathered?"
"Not much, only about 500 million."
"What?! What?!" Fatty Wang screamed like a pig being slaughtered.
Fortunately, Lin Chen was quick-witted and covered his ears in advance: "Fatty, don't be so startled. We're driving. There are many roads, but safety is the most important. Don't you understand?"
After driving for more than three hours, they finally arrived back at their hometown. Lin Chen first took Su Xiaowan and Shen Yue home and helped them carry their luggage upstairs before going back with Fatty.
"Your dearest son is back!" As soon as Lin Chen entered the house, he sprawled out on his sofa like Ge You.
Mom came out of the kitchen happily and said, "Son, I made your favorite cola chicken wings for dinner. They'll be ready soon."
During dinner, Dad said, "We're moving to our new house tomorrow, and it's good that you're back today, so there's someone to help with the chores."
Lin Chen put down his chopsticks: "Old Lin, is it too late for me to leave now?"
"If you leave now, I'll turn your room into a study, and when you come back, you can sleep in the toilet."
"Ahem, what are you talking about? I just came back early to work on the move. By the way, Mom and Dad, I have something to tell you?"
"What's up?"
"I developed a game before and made some money. Give me your bank account number and I'll transfer some to you so you can have some fun."
The mother said happily, "My son has made something of himself. He started earning money right after starting college and he even knows how to be filial to his parents."
Old Lin was also very happy: "It's enough that you have this thought. Your parents don't need your money. Keep it for yourself."
Lin Chen coughed and said, "Old Lin, are you really not going to take it?"
"No, no, buy yourself something nice to eat and drink."
"But I'm going to transfer 20 million to you."
"Hehe, two thousand... What?! Young Master Duo?! It's not a good habit for my son to brag."
Lin Chen took out his phone, opened the mobile banking app, and showed it to his parents.
Old Lin held Lin Chen's iPhone, his hands trembling more and more violently. Finally, he took a deep breath and said, "Son, why don't we turn ourselves in and try to get a reduced sentence?"
"Old Lin, what are you saying? Every penny of this money is legal. I really did develop a game. Just search for 'Fruit Ninja' online and you'll see."
He took the iPhone, searched for "Fruit Ninja" on Baidu, and then handed it to Lao Lin.
Old Lin glanced at it and his eyes widened immediately.
"Fruit Ninja's National Day update sparks a nationwide sign-in frenzy."
"Fruit Ninja, the highest-grossing mobile game in history, may have earned over 200 million yuan."
Shanda once wanted to acquire Fruit Ninja for 100 million yuan.
After reading these news reports, my parents gradually recovered from their shock.
"Son, how much money have you actually made?"
"Including advertising revenue, it's about 250 million yuan now."
"Ouch, Lao Lin, pinch me, let me see if I'm dreaming. Ah!!! That hurts, you actually pinched me when I told you to.
While eating cola chicken wings, Lin Chen briefly told his parents about how he and Fatty made money in internet cafes after the college entrance examination, how they developed Fruit Ninja, and how he bought a car and a house after entering university.
Old Lin took a sip of his drink, remained silent for a moment, and then said, "Son, your parents are so happy to see how successful you are. Keep this money for yourself. We have enough money for now. We'll talk to you when we need more."
Lin Chen also knew that this was something all parents in the world would say: parents always want to give their children the best of everything, but don't want to get anything in return from their children.
Who can say that the heart of a blade of grass can repay the warmth of spring?
"Old Lin, it's okay if you don't want the money. In a couple of days, your son will buy you a nicer car so my mom can enjoy herself."
"Hehe, okay."
That night, Lin Chen lay in his bed, his last night sleeping in this room, when Fatty sent him a QQ message: "Brother Chen, my mom said your family is moving tomorrow too?"
"Yes, are you moving tomorrow too?"
"My mom and your mom chose the date by consulting the almanac together."
"That's great! I'll come visit after I move."
The next morning, before Lin Chen even got out of bed, his parents were already packing outside. Lin Chen decided not to sleep in anymore, got up, opened the door, and prepared to join them.
"Son, go eat breakfast first, then tidy up your room. Your dad and I will take care of the rest. We'll move the main things over today, and we can move the rest later. There's no rush."
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