The next morning, after an anxious wait, Chen Feng's car finally arrived.
They called Chen Feng many times and sent him WeChat messages, but Chen Feng just replied that everything was fine.
Everyone stood by the van and saw Chen Feng drive back, and their hearts were relieved.
"What's wrong, Fengzi? What happened?" Everyone rushed forward to ask Chen Feng, whose eyes were a little swollen.
"It's nothing." Chen Feng took a deep breath and gently shook his head.
He parked his car at that intersection last night and didn't sleep a wink.
Since acquiring the system, Chen Feng seemed to have a strange feeling, as if he were now omnipotent.
This mindset is normal; anyone who gets the system would feel this way.
Some people even undergo a drastic personality change after becoming suddenly wealthy, let alone obtaining something as extraordinary as a system.
Chen Feng is able to constantly remind himself that he is still an ordinary person and that his personality has not changed at all; he is already quite clear-headed.
However, this subconscious belief in omnipotence still existed in Chen Feng's mind.
Money can solve all worries.
Since acquiring the system, Chen Feng has never cared about money.
Because he knew that money was not a problem for him at all; it was just a matter of time before he could have as much as he wanted.
He was able to resolve the issue with the neighbor who had always clashed with his mother.
He can handle those gossipy women in the village that no one dares to mess with.
He can deal with Li Chunsheng, who has been bullying and monopolizing the market.
He was able to resolve his mother's long-standing predicament.
His house was bigger than the village chief's.
His friends won't stay poor forever; under his guidance, they'll all be able to live comfortably sooner or later.
He has always solved the problems he has encountered perfectly.
Therefore, Chen Feng subconsciously took it for granted that he was omnipotent.
Even the day before yesterday, he felt that Duoduo's problem could be solved.
For most people, 300,000 yuan might be a lifetime's worth of savings.
But for him now, it's only been half a month.
But he never expected that Duoduo would leave like this.
Therefore, he would lose his composure, become bewildered, and be at a loss.
When he saw Duoduo's tombstone, Chen Feng felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
At that moment, Chen Feng's subconscious belief that he was omnipotent was shattered, leaving not even a speck of dust.
Money can indeed solve many problems, but there are some things that money can't buy.
Chen Feng sat in his car all night, smoking two packs of cigarettes. He thought a lot that night, and perhaps his future path would be different because of it.
“You scared us to death yesterday. If you hadn’t come back today, I was going to call Auntie to ask what happened,” Zheng Ping said with a sigh of relief.
"Sorry, sorry, it was an emergency, but it's alright now," Chen Feng said with a forced smile.
"Okay, it's good that you're alright. Are you still going to pan for gold today?" Yin Xing walked over and patted Chen Feng on the shoulder.
"I'm not going. I'm going to take a nap. You guys go ahead."
"When are we leaving?" Chen Feng couldn't help but ask.
"We'll leave tomorrow morning. Today we'll go to the hills, sell the goods, and then study the detector," Zheng Ping told Chen Feng, outlining their plans.
"Okay, I'll wait for you here. You guys go ahead, I'm going to take a nap." Chen Feng nodded and unscrewed a bottle of mineral water.
"Okay, see you tonight." Zheng Ping said with relief that Chen Feng seemed to be in good condition, and went back to get his detector.
Huang Fei walked over and asked Chen Feng in a low voice.
"I'm really okay, what happened?"
"It's nothing, just a friend." Chen Feng didn't want to say too much and wanted to skip the topic.
"Okay, then call me anytime if you need anything. I'm in the vicinity, I won't go far," Huang Fei instructed.
"Okay." Chen Feng smiled and nodded.
Lin Nian stood beside Chen Feng, her eyes filled with worry.
"Alright, go get the detector and go pan for gold with them. I don't need you to come with me," Chen Feng said with a smile, ruffling Lin Nian's hair.
Lin Nian stood still, knowing that Chen Feng must have encountered something that was hard for him to let go of. He understood this state all too well and wanted to stay with Chen Feng a little longer.
But Chen Feng kept pushing him, and in the end, Lin Nian couldn't resist Chen Feng's urging. He could only take the detector and walk away, looking back every few steps.
After seeing them off, Chen Feng's smile gradually faded. He lowered his eyes, sat down next to the Wuling van, smoked a few cigarettes, and then climbed into the car to sleep.
He slept straight through until the afternoon, and it was Huang Fei who woke him up.
"Fengzi, Fengzi, wake up and have something to eat." Huang Fei gently shook Chen Feng, waking him up from his small bed.
"Hmm... what time is it?" Chen Feng asked, sitting up groggily.
"It's 6:30. We've been back for half a day, and we didn't wake you because you were still sleeping."
"Dinner's ready. If you're sleepy, eat your fill before you go to sleep." Huang Fei wasn't as frivolous as usual; he spoke softly.
Chen Feng sat up; he was really hungry. He put on his shoes and got out of bed with Huang Fei.
"What should we eat? Noodles again? I just bought some canned food in the car, so let's put it in." Chen Feng's stomach was growling.
"No, Zheng Ping stewed basically all the leftovers we had, it has everything, and he even cooked your rice for you." Huang Fei shook his head.
"How can that taste good? My mom even picks out a few things when she cooks pig feed."
Chen Feng chuckled. The thought reminded him of the pig feed Liu Ping used to cook for their piglets, and how she would put leftover vegetables in a pot and keep cooking them. Wasn't that the same thing?
"Haha, I actually feel like I'm eating pig swill too. The key is that Brother Zheng can't bear to throw anything away, so he puts everything in. The presentation is terrible. I just hope it tastes okay."
Huang Fei was relieved to see that Chen Feng was much better after a good night's sleep and looked just like usual. It seemed that he was really alright.
"Hey, Fengzi, you're up! Come and try my stewed pork... a hodgepodge of stews."
Zheng Ping waved to Chen Feng with great enthusiasm.
Chen Feng approached, raised an eyebrow, looked at the pot, and sniffed it.
"This tastes just like my mom's," Chen Feng said, pursing his lips.
"Oh, really? I can make it taste just like Auntie's?"
Zheng Ping looked at Chen Feng with a flattered expression, his smile full of surprise. He thought Chen Feng was praising his cooking.
"What I mean is, it tastes just like the pig slop my mom cooks."
After Chen Feng finished speaking, he turned around and sat down on a small stool, joining everyone else.
Upon hearing this, everyone burst into laughter. Zheng Ping's smile froze instantly, and he turned away angrily to continue cooking pig feed.
"Hahahaha, Zheng Ping, this is hilarious! Did you think Fengzi was praising you?" Yin Xing laughed so hard he slapped his thigh and continued to torture Zheng Ping.
"I was faking it just now, couldn't you tell?" Zheng Ping said stubbornly.
"I can see it, how could I not? You're such a convincing actor, just like the real thing, hahaha." Yin Xing laughed wildly without any mercy.
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