Inside a bubble tea shop, a man and a woman sat at one of the tables. The man was handsome and refined, while the woman was pure and graceful.
They chatted while drinking bubble tea.
The two attracted attention from the other customers, who whispered among themselves because of their exceptional Physical attractiveness.
They were both used to this.
Lin Hao smiled and said, “Everyone is looking at you.”
Su Qingwei smiled sweetly and rested her chin on her hand, her fair arms exceptionally slender. She said, “They’re looking at the handsome guy. It has nothing to do with me.”
Lin Hao told her, “Oh, right. I’m going to work tomorrow, so it’ll be hard to find time to go running.”
Su Qingwei studied him with her eyes and said, “Do you still need to work?”
Lin Hao explained, “My family doesn’t have much money. I need to earn money during the Summer Vacation.”
Su Qingwei took a deep breath and said, “Then I wish you an early fortune.”
Lin Hao said, “Thank you.”
Su Qingwei raised the bubble tea in her hand and said, “Let’s toast.”
Lin Hao clinked cups with her and felt that this was the purest kind of friendship.
After finishing their drinks, Lin Hao paid for Su Qingwei, and the two walked out of the bubble tea shop together.
Looking at the sunset clouds as the sun sank in the west, Su Qingwei spread her arms. She loved nature.
Lin Hao stood behind her with his back against the wall. Perhaps companionship was a kind of happiness that surpassed love.
A car came roaring over and rushed past Su Qingwei.
“Wow!”
Frightened, Su Qingwei stepped back, lost her balance, and spun around.
Unfortunately, their lips met.
Their lips met.
That second froze in place.
Lin Hao tasted a fragrance—the fragrance of grass jelly.
Su Qingwei tasted the same flavor.
Oh no!
The next instant, Su Qingwei pulled away, her mind almost blank.
Her first kiss was gone!
Su Qingwei wiped the corner of her mouth, pointed at Lin Hao, and said, “My first kiss!”
Lin Hao also said, “My first kiss!”
Su Qingwei’s chest heaved. “What do you mean? Are you saying you’re the one who lost out?”
Lin Hao said seriously, “No, I mean today’s First Kiss.”
“Pfft!”
Su Qingwei lost control of her emotions, her face full of grievance. She said, “I’m going home. Goodbye!”
“Hey!”
“Wait.”
“Don’t cry.”
Seeing Su Qingwei’s final aggrieved expression, Lin Hao called out to her.
However, Su Qingwei ran off, and he did not know whether she had heard him.
Lin Hao had not expected them to part this way today.
This misunderstanding had become serious.
This incident might have damaged and completely shattered the good impression Su Qingwei had of him.
Feeling uneasy, Lin Hao returned home.
During this time, Su Qingwei sent no further messages, and Lin Hao could not understand what she was thinking.
At dinner, Ye Huilian noticed his unusual expression and asked, “son, what’s wrong?”
Lin Hao let out a long sigh and said, “It’s nothing, mom.”
Ye Huilian asked again, “Can you go to the countryside tomorrow?”
Lin Hao nodded. “I can.”
Ye Huilian pointed at the chicken on the table and said, “Eat more meat and build yourself up.”
Lin Hao felt that there were not many people in the world who treated him well, and mom was one of them.
Lin Hao took out a stack of bills and said, “Mom, keep this money.”
Surprised, Ye Huilian asked, “Where did you get it? Did you borrow money from someone?”
Lin Hao said that he had not borrowed it and took out his running trophy for mom to see.
Ye Huilian’s face lit up with joy. “Good, good, good. Son, you’ve grown up. You can accomplish so many things now.”
Lin Hao insisted that mom keep the money, saying he would not need it while he was in the countryside.
Unable to refuse, Ye Huilian said, “All right, I’ll keep it for you and give it to you with your tuition when school starts.”
Lin Hao said, “Maybe you won’t need to pay my tuition, Mom.”
Ye Huilian glared at him. “Don’t think earning money is easy. You pay a year’s tuition at once, and it costs tens of thousands. That’s not a small amount. I’ll still have to pay your tuition.”
Lin Hao did not think so. He intended to earn a great deal of money and pay his own tuition by the time school started.
After dinner, Lin Hao returned to his room. He could claim his reward.
The system said, “Reward: 《 Rain-Bringing Technique 》!”
Lin Hao asked, “What is the Rain-Bringing Technique?”
The System said, “The Rain-Bringing Technique is a method used by Immortal Cultivators. It is a spell that can be cast on Spirit Herbs and all things to eliminate every illness and help them grow normally!”
So that was how it was!
Lin Hao understood. There would be no shortage of plants in the countryside, so the Rain-Bringing Technique should come in handy.
At this point, Lin Hao had prepared himself to go to work.
That evening, Lin Hao messaged Su Qingwei: I’m sorry. If you feel upset, you can come hit me.
When Su Qingwei saw the message, she felt that he was a little silly and did not know how to comfort girls.
Su Qingwei replied: Forget it, I forgive you. But this matter must remain secret. Heaven knows, earth knows, you know, and I know.
Lin Hao: All right. I won’t tell anyone, or else may heaven strike me with thunder.
After the two talked it out, there was no longer anything unpleasant between them.
That night, Lin Hao went to bed early.
Early the next morning, Lin Hao dragged a suitcase behind him and began his working life.
Ye Huilian took him to meet the person responsible for this matter.
That person drove a Land Rover.
“He is Lin Yaoyang, your father’s fellow townsman,” Ye Huilian introduced with a smile. “This is my son, Lin Hao.”
“Hello, Uncle Lin.”
Lin Hao greeted him politely.
Lin Yaoyang nodded. “You look much like your father. Work hard and earn money; you’ll have a bright future.”
“Yes.”
Lin Hao smiled.
After meeting, they exchanged a few polite words.
Then Lin Hao got into Lin Yaoyang’s car and waved to mom.
Ye Huilian’s eyes grew warm. “Work hard. A little hardship doesn’t matter.”
Lin Hao said, “mom, don’t worry. I’ll return victorious.”
“Hmph.”
“Goodbye.”
Ye Huilian waved at him, tears falling from her face as she cried and laughed at once.
If she had money, her son would not have needed to endure hardship.
It was all her fault!
Deep down, Ye Huilian felt guilty.
Now Lin Hao rode in Lin Yaoyang’s car to the countryside to earn money, leaving his mother and home farther behind with every mile.
A sense of unfamiliarity welled up in his heart.
However, Lin Hao kept himself calm. He was a ninth-level qi refinement cultivator now, so there was no need to fear anything.
Three hours later, Lin Hao arrived in the countryside, far from Guicheng. Green mountains and clear waters stretched everywhere.
Lin Yaoyang arranged for Lin Hao to stay in a homestay. There was not even a hotel here.
Lin Yaoyang said, “The environment here is good. I hope you can adapt quickly. We’ll pick fruit this afternoon.”
“This afternoon? All right.”
Lin Hao had a room to himself, so it was not too bad.
However, there was no air conditioner here, only an electric fan. Such stuffiness was unbearable for some people from the city.
However, Lin Hao practiced immortal cultivation. The frost qi throughout his body made him a natural air conditioner, so he did not fear the heat.
In the afternoon, Lin Yaoyang took Lin Hao to the fields. Many people were already there, and the fruit they were going to pick was lychee.
The trees were covered in bright red lychee, and lychee branches filled the entire mountainside.
Seeing this scene, Lin Hao could not help sighing. This was the real countryside.
Thus, he began picking lychee.
Climbing into the trees to pick lychee and filling wicker baskets one after another was a piece of cake for him.
On his first day picking fruit, he worked from four in the afternoon until nine at night. Everyone else was drenched in sweat, but Lin Hao remained fine.
Lin Hao had figured out the schedule: they picked from five to ten in the morning and from four to nine in the afternoon—ten hours a day for only one hundred yuan.
This was true backbreaking work. If he wanted to make a fortune, he would have to find another way.