My dear aunt, what else could she be but the product of someone who's bored out of their mind? Ye Chengxin is practically jumping out of his skin.
He quickly snatched it away and threw it into the trash can, then brought the girl out. Otherwise, he really couldn't bear it; even with his old face, he almost blushed just now.
The other three men were much more composed; they simply looked around Ye Cheng's courtyard.
"Brother Zhao, you didn't even tell me you were coming, and you even launched a surprise attack." Ye Cheng complained to Zhao Zhiming after sitting down.
Zhao Zhiming pointed to his dark circles under his eyes, "Damn it! Do you think I wanted to? They dragged me out of bed, okay?"
Old Li chuckled and looked at Ye Cheng apologetically, saying, "I apologize for coming here so abruptly. The salvage operation hasn't been going well lately, so I wanted to come and ask you to come and help me out."
"Still haven't retrieved it?" Ye Cheng asked curiously. Logically speaking, that area wasn't very big, so it shouldn't be difficult.
Old Li shook his head. "Yes, we searched the main cave of that cave thoroughly, but we couldn't find it. We suspect it's in a side path."
Our divers used ropes to explore several shallower caves, but once they entered the deeper ones, they felt dizzy and their bodies couldn't handle it.
At this point, Old Li looked at Ye Cheng seriously and said, "So, I came here today specifically to ask you to come out of retirement and help us out. I don't know what your conditions are, whether it's money or something else, we can talk about it."
The old man spoke so formally and sincerely that Ye Cheng was reminded of his junior high school teacher.
That's what he said at the time: as long as you don't disturb other students' classes, you can ask for whatever you want.
Ye Cheng still remembers the conditions Ye Cheng made at the time: he borrowed a set of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" from his teacher. At the time, his teacher insisted on lending him "How the Steel Was Tempered." To be honest, Ye Cheng had no interest in steelmaking at that time.
Now that the old man was being so sincere, Ye Cheng felt a little embarrassed.
Old Zhao, who was standing nearby, tugged at him and said, "That's enough. You're not some precious person."
Ye Cheng rolled his eyes at him. Damn it, I'm precious, you know.
Of course, that's not the main reason.
"Mr. Li, I can go, but the timing has to be up to me. I can go whenever I want, is that alright?"
Ye Cheng meant to wait until his luck stat was higher before going, otherwise he couldn't guarantee his safety in such a deep cave.
And what about that mysterious sea turtle? Will it be invisible if my luck stat is too low?
"Are you feeling unwell? We have professional doctors." Old Li misunderstood.
"No, I'm waiting for the right opportunity, the right time." Ye Cheng pointed to the sky.
Seeing Ye Cheng's gesture, Xiao Rou immediately blurted out, "You want to have your fortune told?"
Ye Cheng's hand stopped in mid-air, which seemed to be a form of divination, except that the system directly provided the result.
He nodded. "I guess so."
Hearing Ye Cheng say this, Old Li, though somewhat disagreeing, still nodded in agreement.
"Okay, then we'll wait for you."
Seeing that the two had reached an agreement, Zhao Zhiming was about to make a celebratory gesture when Ye Cheng added,
"And also, let me make this clear first, I want money."
"Damn it!" Old Zhao cursed, "I was just about to say that you're so conscientious, and you come out and ask for money."
"Nonsense, of course I need to be paid for my work, otherwise I'd be working for nothing." Ye Cheng didn't care. You come all this way and I'm doing your work for free? Dream on.
The story goes that Liu Bei visited Zhuge Liang three times, and then Zhuge Liang came out of seclusion to work for nothing.
That's all nonsense.
The Zhuge family had two members: Zhuge Jin, the elder brother, was in Eastern Wu, and Zhuge Dan, the younger cousin, was under Cao Cao. Zhuge Dan was originally supposed to serve under Liu Bei. For the Zhuge family, it was not wise to put all their eggs in one basket.
This isn't just something that happened because someone was moved and decided to work.
If the story of the Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage was truly so moving, then the electronics factory owner would have already gone to the mountains to move the oxen and horses.
"Tch, you miser, Grandet." Xiaorou looked at him with disdain.
“No problem, the expedition team will contribute 20,000 yuan, regardless of whether we find the target or not. If we do find it, I will personally contribute another 10,000 yuan.” Old Li was very generous.
Ye Cheng looked at the old man with some surprise. He was really rich to be able to give 10,000 yuan out of his own pocket.
"If they find our Cui family, we'll offer another 20,000." Cui Shuran also set the reward too high.
This suddenly became 50,000, making Ye Cheng want to set off immediately.
All eyes were on him, but he didn't say anything. He just stared at Xiaorou and Zhao Zhiming, making them feel uneasy.
Xiao Rou looked herself up and down, and asked in confusion, "What's on me?"
Zhao Zhiming also foolishly wiped his face, and it seemed there was nothing dirty. However, when he saw Ye Cheng's sly smile, he instantly understood.
He suddenly stood up, pointed at Ye Cheng, and loudly condemned, "Damn it! You don't mean to ask us to give you more money, do you?"
"Huh? Ye Cheng, you actually want me, a girl, to pay more?" Xiao Rou looked at Ye Cheng with feigned pitifulness. "I'm saving my money for my dowry."
Okay, you can keep it as part of your dowry. Who knows, it might belong to someone else.
Ye Cheng turned to look at Zhao Zhiming and chuckled, "Your brother Zhao is truly wise."
"Brilliant my foot! I'm not adding it." Zhao Zhiming turned his head away arrogantly.
"That's fine if you don't want to add anything. How about we have lunch here, and you can pay for the food and drinks?" Ye Cheng raised an eyebrow at Zhao Zhiming.
When it came to food, Lao Zhao's heart was set on it.
He swallowed hard, then stubbornly said, "Just having a meal? No problem, I'll pay for the food and drinks."
What should we eat for lunch?
Seeing Old Zhao's mouth practically watering, Xiao Rou looked at him curiously, "Brother Zhao, is Ye Cheng a good cook?"
"I wouldn't say I'm particularly good at it, but the grilled fish last time was really good. Do you have it again today?"
"Yes, the boss said so, we have them all, and there's that too, I guarantee you'll want more after you eat it." Ye Cheng pointed to the 20-pound crayfish over there.
Damn it, they must have known I was going to eat crayfish today, that's why they came.
"What is this thing? A sea shrimp?" Zhao Zhiming had never seen it before, and Old Li looked at it with his glasses but didn't recognize it either.
As for Cui Shuran and Xiaorou, the two children from wealthy families, it goes without saying.
"Oh, these are very expensive shrimp, 30 yuan per jin. Here are 20 jin, so it'll be 600 yuan for you."
"What kind of shrimp is this? And it costs 30 yuan per pound! Let me make this clear first, if it doesn't taste good, I won't pay."
Zhao Zhiming now looks at Ye Cheng with suspicion and growing distrust. Who knows what kind of bad intentions this guy might have?
"Don't worry, it's free if it doesn't taste good."
"Please sit down for a while, I'll get someone to help you with this."
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