Du Minshan had never had a boyfriend. It was strange because she was afraid of love.
She had suffered from depression in the past and had only recently begun to recover.
The reason she dared to tease Lin Hao was that she treated him like a child.
She had no idea that Lin Hao had had a girlfriend before. He was long past being an inexperienced little boy who had never encountered a woman’s charm.
That day, Du Minshan cooked dinner herself.
The two of them ate dinner together.
Du Minshan hesitated for a moment before saying, “Actually, I’m a teacher.”
“A teacher?”
Lin Hao looked at her, unable to understand why she had come to the countryside.
Du Minshan ladled a bowl of soup with a spoon and said, “I go on vacation every year. I’m someone who can’t sit still. I teach at Jinling Normal University.”
Lin Hao revealed his plans. “To be honest, I may apply to Jinling Normal University.”
“I see.”
The two of them had both laid their cards on the table, and their gazes met in midair.
Du Minshan smiled charmingly. “Then we’re truly fated to meet. I want to know—are you a Young Master?”
Lin Hao answered honestly, “No. My family is completely destitute. We live in the suburbs, with neither a car nor a house. I only have a mother who works as a Teacher at a Kindergarten…”
“So you’re in such a miserable state.”
After learning this, Du Minshan had some doubts in her heart. She did not know how Lin Hao had become a district manager.
Lin Hao did not want to explain yet. After all, the two of them had only recently met.
Seeing him lower his head and eat, Du Minshan thought that sooner or later, she would dig out his secrets.
The next day, work continued as usual.
After the morning’s work, Lin Hao noticed that the village had gone a long time without rain, so many of its crops were growing poorly.
As he walked through the fields, he saw a group of villagers sighing in distress.
They were digging wells to draw water, but it barely helped.
Lin Hao said to a villager he had met before, “Hello. How are things in the village now?”
“Every household needs water—we need a huge amount of water.” The villager was drenched in sweat.
The people nearby all looked toward Lin Hao. Some knew that he was the manager who purchased lychees, but there was nothing he could do to help them.
Lin Hao looked up at the sky and said, “What if I could pray for a rainfall for you? What would you do?”
The village chief said, “Young man, don’t boast. If you can bring us a rainfall, I’ll work like an ox and a horse for you.”
“We all depend on the weather for our livelihoods.”
“It’s so hot that the heat is scorching many of the crops.”
“…”
Seeing how earnestly they pleaded, Lin Hao began Spellcasting and said, “Let me show you my Spell!”
“Dark clouds, appear!”
“Wind, Rise!”
Under Lin Hao’s spellcasting, a great mass of dark clouds gathered in the sky, and the heavens darkened.
The wind also grew stronger, creating the feeling that a heavy rain was about to arrive.
Was rain really going to fall?
Could he cast spells?
Everyone was excited, focusing their gazes on Lin Hao.
They no longer looked down on him. Instead, they treated him as a mage.
Everything in the sky, from the wind to the clouds, obeyed Lin Hao’s commands. The sight opened their eyes.
The Village Chief shouted over the howling wind, “Friend, if you can make it rain, I have no money to give you, but I can give you an Antique.”
Lin Hao stopped moving. “I’ll look at the Antique before I decide.”
The Village Chief said resolutely, “All right. I’ll go home and bring you the Antique.”
The Village Chief did not hold back. He brought out his treasured Antique for Lin Hao to examine.
At that second, the system reacted.
The system said, “The antique is genuine and worth Three Million Five Hundred Thousand. Quest: Bring rainfall to Xiagou Village to obtain a reward.”
Another quest?
Lin Hao rejoiced in secret. If he brought rain, he would obtain both the Antique and the System’s reward—two gains from one act.
Thus, Lin Hao agreed on the spot. “All right, village chief. I’ll bring you rain!”
Seeing that the dark clouds in the sky looked as though they were about to disperse, everyone became extremely anxious.
Lin Hao continued his unfinished work and cast the Rainfall Technique.
Finally, he issued his command. “Lord of Heaven, send down a torrential rain!”
In truth, he was only putting on a show for the villagers. The Rainfall Technique was not complicated.
Rumble!
Lightning flashed and thunder roared across heaven and earth. Torrential rain poured down, giving the village a long-awaited baptism.
“Good.”
“This rain is heavy!”
“Our crops will survive!”
“Thank you, Mr. Lin Hao!”
The villagers celebrated in the rain. Even soaked through, they refused to take shelter because they loved the feeling.
The rain was a miracle. It lasted for more than an hour before stopping.
After the rain, transparent dewdrops clung to the crops in the fields, which brimmed with vitality.
The sky cleared once more, and a rainbow hung between heaven and earth.
The village chief was ecstatic. “Wonderful, wonderful! Mr. Lin Hao, this antique is yours!”
Lin Hao held the antique in his hands and said, “It’s worth several million. Are you sure you want to give it to me?”
The Village Chief said firmly, “I have neither sons nor daughters, and an Antique is useless to me. Rather than keep it to gather dust, I might as well give it to you, Mage.”
Hearing this, Lin Hao happily accepted the Antique.
At the same time, he completed the System’s Quest. He had gained both fame and fortune.
Lin Hao returned to his lodging and brought the antique back with him.
Du Minshan asked suspiciously, “What did you bring? Is it a jar?”
Lin Hao smiled. “It’s an antique worth at least one million.”
“Don’t lie to me. Is this pitch-black jar worth One Million?”
Du Minshan examined the Antique carefully, but she could not believe it was worth so much.
There was no Antique Street here, so Lin Hao had no way to sell the Antique for now.
The next day, Lin Hao and the others saw a group of people organizing a rural agritainment outing.
These people had all come from the city, and they were at least fifty or sixty years old.
Every one of them was elderly, perhaps former classmates who had known one another for decades.
The village chief was arguing with an elder.
The Elder grabbed the Village Chief and said, “Tell me, where is the Antique in the photograph?”
The Village Chief was worrying about how to explain when he spotted Lin Hao and said, “It’s with him. I’ve already given him the Antique.”
The elder abandoned the village chief and rushed straight toward Lin Hao. “Young man, can you sell that antique to me?”
Lin Hao did not want to speak with him, but the Elder blocked his way, so he asked, “How much are you offering?”
The elder introduced himself. “I’m the antique shop owner of an antique shop in the Imperial Capital. I value honest transactions. I can give you Five Hundred Thousand!”
“Tsk.”
Du Minshan was shocked. The image of that pitch-black jar surfaced in her mind. Was it really worth Five Hundred Thousand?
Lin Hao instead pushed the elder away and said, “You’re not sincere. My friend told me it’s worth at least five million.”
“Five million? Are you crazy?”
The Elder opened his mouth wide and shouted, “If I sold it to someone else, I could get at most around Four Million. Five million? Go rob someone!”
Lin Hao smiled faintly. “Then Four Million. Deal.”
The Elder shook his head. “Crazy, crazy. Young man, you’re not sincere.”
Lin Hao knew the time was right and said seriously, “Then how much do you want? Name your price.”
The elder held up three fingers. “Three Million!”
“Three Million Eight Hundred Thousand. That lets you earn Two Hundred Thousand.”
“No, no, no. That was only an estimate. I can’t guarantee I’ll earn that much. Three Million Five Hundred Thousand.”
“Deal.”
After Lin Hao and the elder reached an agreement, he brought the elder to his lodging and handed him the antique.
The elder had his assistant bring Lin Hao Three Million Five Hundred Thousand in cash.
Today, Lin Hao had to trouble Lin Yaoyang again. They went to the bank and deposited the money into his account. As long as they could reasonably verify the source of the funds, there would be no problem.
Lin Hao successfully deposited the money in the bank, increasing his account balance by Three Million Five Hundred Thousand!
When he returned to his lodging, Du Minshan looked at him as though she were looking at her lover, her gaze gentle.
Du Minshan pursed her red lips and said, “Little Brother Lin Hao, I finally understand how you succeeded. It turns out you have an eye for Finding Undervalued Treasures. Could you take Older Sister along and help me make a fortune?”
Lin Hao laughed. “Sister Du, don’t be like this. I’m not used to it.”
“It’s enough if I’m used to it.”
“Hee hee.”
Regarding Du Minshan’s change, Lin Hao felt that she was like his older sister, which made him feel somewhat close to her.