On the way, Su Yang casually chatted with Ren Lingxi, "Lingxi, have you started working now?"
"Yes, I've started."
"What do you do?"
"I work at a place that sells motorcycles."
"Motorcycles?" Su Yang repeated, slightly surprised. Hearing the word 'motorcycle' mainly reminded him of that pretty girl, Tao Shu, he had met in Lincheng.
"Yeah, Zilin actually introduced me to the place. Since I also like vehicles, I went there to work."
"Do they sell those heavy motorcycles?"
"Mhm, yes."
Su Yang thought for a moment and asked, "What brand?"
"Ducati."
"Du... what a coincidence..."
"Coincidence?"
"Oh, I mean I was just thinking about getting a Ducati motorcycle recently. I didn't expect you to be working there."
"Really? That's great! When are you buying it? Remember to look for me, I'm just worrying about not having any clients~"
"Haha, sure. How about the day after tomorrow? I'll go buy it from you when you're on shift."
"Great!! Thanks, Brother Su Yang."
"What are you thanking me for? I was going to buy one anyway. Since you're selling them, I'll definitely go to you."
"Okay, let me know in advance when you come the day after tomorrow. Do you know the address?"
"I know, there's only one Ducati dealership in Haicheng."
"Right, the one in the Nanlin District."
"OK, I'll go look for you the day after tomorrow."
As the two were talking, Xu Zilin chimed in enviously from the side, "I really envy you, having financial freedom. You can buy whatever you want without considering the price at all."
Su Yang smiled, "You'll achieve financial freedom sooner or later too."
"I'll borrow your good words, but I'm just a small streamer. I don't know when I'll ever achieve financial freedom."
"You have around a million followers and you're still a small streamer?" Su Yang laughed.
"The follower count is alright, but streamers like us who film cars don't make money as easily as entertainment streamers."
"Then when you're free, you should also stream, do some PK battles with others, or sell some merchandise."
"I don't have the clout for that," Xu Zilin said helplessly, leaning against the seat back.
"Tell me when you stream, I'll send you gifts!" Su Yang laughed boldly.
"How could I do that? Once or twice is fine, but I can't look for you every time. I'd feel bad just fleecing you alone, hehe," Xu Zilin joked.
"Haha, what does it matter? Supporting a good friend is just something I'd do in passing."
Xu Zilin pouted and said, "We'll see. By the way, are you really going to buy a bike the day after tomorrow?"
"Yeah, I don't have a motorcycle yet, so I'll get one to play around with."
"That's so cool. I've always wanted to get a new Ducati V4, but that bike costs as much as my Tesla Model 3."
Su Yang said casually, "Then come with me the day after tomorrow, I'll gift you one."
"Huh?" Hearing this, Xu Zilin was stunned.
Mainly because Su Yang said it as easily as if he were giving her a cheap motorcycle toy model worth a few dozen bucks.
At this moment, Ren Lingxi, who was beside them, was also a bit dumbfounded.
Su Yang turned his head to glance at Xu Zilin in the back seat, "What? You don't want it?"
"No... this is something that costs two to three hundred thousand. How could I accept it?"
"What's the big deal? With our relationship, what's so strange about me gifting you a motorcycle?" Su Yang said while turning the steering wheel to the left.
"No, no, I can't take it. Even though I like it, I still want to earn it through my own hard work. Besides, you've already given me very expensive things before, which made me feel really bad, so I can't let you spend money on me again."
After Xu Zilin finished, Su Yang followed up, "What you said makes sense, but it's different, you know? I'm giving it to you purely because we're good friends. Isn't it normal for friends to give each other gifts? You can rely on your own hard work to buy anything you like, but me giving you something doesn't affect that at all."
Su Yang's words almost swayed Xu Zilin, but she firmly held onto her inner thoughts and still didn't accept.
Su Yang shook his head and smiled, "Alright then, since you don't want it... Lingxi, don't you like motorcycles too? How about I gift you one?"
"Huh?" Ren Lingxi was listening to their conversation with great interest, who knew the topic would instantly shift to her.
She was also stunned for a second, but her reasoning was almost the same as Xu Zilin's, and she didn't accept it either.
Su Yang said helplessly, "Alright, alright, I can't even give them away when I want to. I'll just buy one for myself then."
After he finished speaking, he thought to himself: Hmm, I'll buy one for Panpan when the time comes too.
The three of them hadn't picked a good time to head out. It was the evening rush hour, and traffic was heavily congested all the way. As they were chatting, Su Yang's WeChat chimed.
He clicked it open and saw it was a message from the person in charge of the Lianwu Lake courtyard.
"Mr. Su, sorry to bother you so late. I just wanted to let you know that your courtyard is finished. You can come over for the inspection anytime in the next few days."
Seeing this message, Su Yang immediately replied, "Everything is completely done?"
"Yes, yes, yes, it was finished at noon today. I was busy cleaning up the mess and forgot to tell you."
"Alright, thanks. In that case, I'll come to take over the property tomorrow."
"Sure, around what time will you come?"
"Around 12 noon."
"Alright, I won't bother you anymore then. See you tomorrow."
Turning off his phone, Su Yang thought to himself: Not bad, not bad. The courtyard is finished. This 45-day quest is finally over.
—System? The quest is complete, where's the reward?
[Please wait a moment]
A few seconds later, the system's notification sound rang out again.
[Ding, detected that the current progress for the Lianwu Lake courtyard quest is: 99%. Time remaining: 7 days. The quest is not yet complete. Reward pending.]
—99? Didn't they say it was already completely finished?
[The host must travel to the destination and personally inspect it before the quest is considered complete.]
—Damn, it's that strict?
—Alright then, I'll go inspect it tomorrow. Man, a small goal of a hundred million is about to hit my account, this is great! This is the biggest reward I've gotten since obtaining the system.
Thinking about how a cool hundred million was about to hit his account, Su Yang was in a great mood, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled up.
[Ding, detected that the host is in a joyful mood and thoroughly enjoying himself. Rewarding 2,000,000.]
After being stuck in traffic for more than ten minutes, the flow of cars ahead finally loosened up a bit.
Su Yang drove the Lamborghini, following the flow of traffic forward. At 6:40 PM, the three of them finally arrived at the entrance of the hotpot restaurant.
Xu Zilin had booked a sliced mutton hotpot restaurant. It was incredibly crowded, and there weren't many parking spots on this street.
Fortunately, there was a decently sized parking lot built right in front of the restaurant. Su Yang drove the car into the lot and quickly found a spot to park.
The three got out of the car and walked into the restaurant.
After waiting for half an hour, the waiter led the three of them to a four-person table to sit down.
This sliced mutton hotpot place was very popular in Haicheng, business was booming, and the taste was indeed quite good.
Once all the dishes were served, the foodie Ren Lingxi couldn't help but start digging in. Her eyes practically sparkled when she saw the delicious food.
Su Yang laughed, "Lingxi, you love eating just as much as ever."
"Eating is the greatest joy in the world~" Ren Lingxi mumbled through a mouthful of food, her lips glistening with grease.
"You eat so much, yet you never seem to gain an ounce."
"I have an ectomorph physique. I was born with a small frame, so I just don't put on weight no matter how much I eat."
"Then eat up," Su Yang said, dropping several pieces of freshly boiled lamb into Ren Lingxi's bowl.
"You should eat too, Su Yang. Don't worry about me."
"Alright."
Although business was booming, it wasn't a new restaurant; it had been around for quite a long time.
The place was packed and incredibly noisy. The air conditioning barely made a dent in the sweltering heat, so the three of them ate quickly. Within an hour, they had polished off everything in the pot.
Ren Lingxi set down her bowl and chopsticks, licking her lips as if she still hadn't had quite enough.
Seeing this, Xu Zilin wiped her mouth and laughed. "Lingxi, don't tell me you're still hungry?"
"I'm full, I swear!"
"Then why do you keep staring at the broth?"
"I'm debating whether or not I should have another bowl of soup."
Xu Zilin let out an exasperated laugh. "You've already had two bowls. Forget the soup. Come on, let's go get some drinks."
"Alright, but let's hurry, or else I'm going to want to order more meat."
Hearing this, Su Yang and Xu Zilin exchanged a glance and shook their heads in helpless amusement.
At half past eight, after Xu Zilin settled the bill, the three of them left the clamorous hot pot restaurant.
Back in the car, Su Yang pulled out his phone, made a reservation at a nice little tavern, and drove off.
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his freshman year, Su Bai accidentally bound the "Indulgence Tycoon System." 【Sleeping in? Reward: +$1,000】 【Spent $288 at a street barbecue stall? Cashback: +$2,880】 【Dropped $14,396 on in-game skins? Special reward unlocked: A brand-new Porsche Panamera!】 Luxury cars, penthouses, corporate shares, financial empires… College life was all about living freely and doing whatever he pleased! … When the adorably naive academic genius faced family medical bills and financial struggles, Su Bai waved his hand dismissively: "Your future is on me." "Wuwu~ Big Brother is so good to me! I’ll become a scientist to repay you!" When the genius girl got bullied by a shady professor? Su Bai casually dropped a billion-dollar investment, forcing the university to grovel and beg for her return. A company’s funding chain collapsing? Su Bai smirked—cash was the one thing he’d never run out of. Years later, when people traced the rise of the AI prodigy beauty, who was the man behind her success? Not just that—Su Bai also became the tsundere campus belle’s unattainable dream, the contrast senior’s daily necessity, and the beautiful counselor’s emotional anchor…
