"I'll think about it when I get back tonight. If I go, I'll send you a WeChat message. Oh, by the way, I don't have your WeChat yet. Would you mind adding me?"
Chen Feng then remembered and said to Xia Yingying.
Xia Yingying hesitated for a moment, but finally picked up her phone.
"bite!"
Chen Feng scanned the QR code; Xia Yingying's WeChat name was a period.
He clicked on the profile picture and saw a cartoon girl wearing a white t-shirt, with her hair in a ponytail, smiling, freely flying a kite on the lawn.
A very ordinary anime avatar.
"Okay, added." Chen Feng put down his phone.
Xia Yingying clicked "accept" and picked up the pork rib soup to drink.
The two chatted for a while longer, and Chen Feng offered to help Xia Yingying clear the dishes.
"No need, I can do it myself." Xia Yingying put the bowl in the sink and turned on the tap to wash it.
"Where should I put the food?" Chen Feng asked, ignoring her question and holding the plate.
"It'll be in the cabinet downstairs," Xia Yingying pointed.
Chen Feng wiped the table, then went back to get his cup, holding an umbrella.
Since we're already here, let's make an exception for each other.
"Let me boil some water," Chen Feng said with a smile, holding up his cup.
"Is there tea in it?" Xia Yingying pressed the kettle.
"Yes, do you want to try it?" Chen Feng joked.
"Give me some." Xia Yingying took her cup.
"Then I'll go get you some tea leaves." Chen Feng hadn't expected her to actually want to drink it, so he prepared to brave the rain to go out and get some tea leaves.
"Forget it, stop fussing. Just pour me some from your cup," Xia Yingying said, quite surprised.
"I'm glad you don't mind."
Since that's what they said, if Chen Feng goes out to get it again, it will only make him seem pretentious. He really didn't expect Xia Yingying to say that.
"I'm not that particular." Xia Yingying leaned back in her chair, her eyes glazed over as she looked up.
"Clatter".
The water in the kettle boiled, but Xia Yingying seemed lost in thought and didn't seem to hear anything.
Upon seeing this, Chen Feng stood up and filled his large cup with boiling water.
After the tea was brewed, Chen Feng took his cup and poured a cup into hers.
Xia Yingying picked up the teacup and took a sip without any sign of disgust.
"The rain seems to have lessened outside, so I'll head back now. You should get some rest too. Contact me on WeChat if you need anything."
It's already past seven o'clock, and Xia Yingying should be asleep by now. Chen Feng doesn't want to be chased away, although it seems Xia Yingying doesn't seem to want to either.
"Okay." Xia Yingying continued sipping her tea without moving.
Chen Feng grabbed the umbrella and ran to his car. The cold air inside made him shiver.
It's still warmer in the villa.
Xia Yingying sat in her seat, slowly sipping her tea. After a long while, she locked the door, took her teacup, and went upstairs.
Chen Feng returned to his car, pondering the mining site Xia Yingying had mentioned.
He glanced at the weather forecast for tomorrow; it was still going to be a rainstorm.
I haven't been able to find anything here these past two days, so I guess I might as well go and take a look elsewhere.
If it doesn't work out, I can just come back; it won't take much time.
He kept thinking about this, and a rough plan took shape in his mind.
Around 9 p.m., Chen Feng sent a WeChat message to Xia Yingying.
"I'd like to give it a try. Could you send me the address?"
A short while later, Xia Yingying sent a location.
When are you leaving?
"It's 3 a.m. tonight."
After Chen Feng finished answering, Xia Yingying didn't say anything more.
After seeing Chen Feng's reply on the big bed, Xia Yingying drank the tea by the bedside in one gulp, lay down on the big bed, closed her eyes, and took a gentle breath.
At three o'clock in the morning, Chen Feng started the engine, turned on the headlights, and set off from the yard.
Xia Yingying didn't know what time it was, but she knew that Chen Feng had already left.
She was left all alone in the vast mine.
She huddled under the covers tightly, as if trying to hide herself completely.
The reason Chen Feng had to set off at 3 a.m. was that he needed to sell his goods before going to the mine.
Selling hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of goods in one go would cause a sensation wherever it is done.
Chen Feng didn't want to be too conspicuous, so he chose to set off in the middle of the night. He really didn't want to be like a mascot every time he saw someone, with everyone having to touch him first.
They touched me but didn't pay me.
We arrived at the hills around 4 a.m., when the gold recycling points were at their least crowded.
With a cigarette dangling from his lips, Chen Feng quickly drove to a gold recycling point in Qiuling City. He got out of the car and picked up a black plastic bag, which contained the goods for this trip.
Of course, Chen Feng didn't forget to put on a mask, hat, and sunglasses before taking them.
Judging from his pathetic state, he doesn't seem like someone going to sell goods at all; he looks more like someone going to rob them.
He walked into the store carrying the plastic bag, and as he expected, what normal person would be selling goods at this time?
There was no one in the room, not even the main light was off, and there were no staff members at the bar. There was only one staff member at the recycling point, who was fast asleep on the table.
Chen Feng approached and knocked on the clerk's desk, signaling that he could get up and receive the goods.
After knocking on the table a few times, the young teller was awakened. When he looked up, he was startled to see Chen Feng's appearance.
What kind of decent person would dress like that in the middle of the night?
Chen Feng placed the plastic bag on the table, gesturing for him to take a look.
To be honest, the teller was panicked at that moment.
He even wondered if there was explosives in that bag.
"What are you doing? What is this thing?"
The shop assistant spoke tremblingly, and he even got up from his chair, ready to run away.
"Goods, of course I need to sell goods, otherwise what can I do?" Chen Feng felt like he was talking nonsense.
Do you have any spicy hot pot for me?
"goods?"
The shop assistant pulled over the plastic bag with a mixture of disbelief and skepticism, his mind filled with skepticism.
Are you crazy? Coming to sell goods in the middle of the night, dressed like that? Who's going to rob you? How much stock do you even have?
Shop assistants have seen many people like Chen Feng; they are usually newcomers to the business.
They all act like they have paranoia; they have to come over and sell their meager stock in the middle of the night.
It's like leaving it in a car, where it'll be stolen immediately.
Is it really worth it for goods worth only a few thousand yuan? You guys have never seen money before.
The shop assistant, still sleepy-eyed, yawned and seemed somewhat indifferent.
After pulling the bag over, the shop assistant glanced at it, and in just one glance, the shop assistant's eyes widened instantly, and the drowsiness from before vanished in an instant!
"What, what is this?" The shop assistant asked Chen Feng with disbelief, even taking a deep breath.
"The goods? You've never seen them before?" Chen Feng asked, puzzled.
The shop assistant took out the bottles and then picked up the large piece of gold.
"Is this really gold? You're not kidding me, are you?"
"How can it be so big!"
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