novelraw Chapter 784: In the future, I will create a Royal Garden for you! (2)
Chapter 784: In the future, I will create a Royal Garden for you! (2)
Chapter 784: In the future, I will create a Royal Garden for you! (2)
There was no doubt the twins had come to ask for water.
Their water was completely gone, but they were now thirsty and remembered Huo Feng still had two bottles for each of them...
So, they came!
"What! What!"
Because they suddenly burst out, they startled Huo Feng, angering him so much that he raised his hands and pushed each of them away!
At the same time, he gritted his teeth and said, "Don’t you know you’re ruining the mood!"
He was in the middle of discussing an important topic with Pu Sangzhi!
These two clueless puppies! They really deserved a beating!
"Brother Feng~ sorry to disturb you, Brother Feng~"
Gu Erhao and Gu Yihao apologetically smiled, Gu Erhao said, "Brother Feng, my brother and I have run out of water, we were hoping for your charity."
"Oh, you’ve run out of water, have you!"
Huo Feng raised an eyebrow, now he knew what these two guys were after.
But, how could someone sly and cunning like Huo Feng not take advantage of such an opportunity.
"Yes, Brother Feng, all gone... not a drop left, and even begged a bottle from Brother Ye Xi, but Ye Xi and the others have no water to spare for us either, so thirsty..."
When Gu Yihao said "so thirsty," he also grabbed Huo Feng’s hand and coyly shook it.
This totally disgusted Huo Feng, who quickly pulled his hand away, "Enough, enough, stop being disgusting! 100 a bottle, go get the money."
"100!"
Gu Yihao and Gu Erhao both widened their eyes!
Completely shocked, their hearts ’thumped’ wildly!
What a swindler!
Pu Sangzhi, standing nearby, was also startled by Huo Feng’s asking price...
Considering this was originally 2.5 yuan a bottle Baishisui mineral water!
The original price was 2 yuan 50, and from his mouth, it suddenly shot up to 100! That was a real rip-off!
"What? Too pricey?"
Huo Feng raised an eyebrow, "Let me break it down for you. You two, 4 bottles of water, I carried them all the way up here. Originally, having only about a dozen bottles in my bag, and I labored all the way here, carrying fee surely adds up to 50, right?"
Gu Erhao muttered under his breath, "50 is expensive too..."
"I haven’t finished yet!"
Huo Feng continued, "50 is just for my labor, you know, the thing with water, it increases in value depending on where it was born. If you place it in a supermarket, it’s worth 2 yuan 50. But put it in a place like this, and every drop is life! Once in a place like this, water becomes the source of life, without a source, there’s no life, so based on the labor fee, the price should increase appropriately, absolutely justified!"
Gu Erhao and Gu Yihao were utterly bamboozled by Huo Feng’s rhetoric... they simply couldn’t refute it!
If they had known earlier, tossing those 4 bottles of water into Huo Feng’s hands would inflate the price like this, they would have endured and carried them up themselves!
How utterly heartless!
What a swindler!
"But... but Brother Feng..."
Gu Yihao whimpered for a while before he managed to muster the Courage to say, "But it’s our water... "
"Tsk, tsk, tsk..."
Huo Feng expressed his disdain with a click of his tongue, "You have the nerve to say that? On the way here, who said they couldn’t carry anymore and wanted to throw them away? I didn’t want to cause a forest fire by leaving the water on the ground so I picked them up, toiling to carry them here. Now you say you want them back? Say it again, and I’ll raise the price!"
"No, no, Brother Feng."
Knowing Huo Feng responded better to a softer approach, Gu Erhao hastily added some flattery, "Brother Feng, my brother and I admit our mistake. Look, of all the people here, only you and sister-in-law have the most water. Could you sell it to us a bit cheaper? Just a bit cheaper?"
Nearby, Pu Sangzhi quietly watched the twins being played by Huo Feng, finding it rather funny.
She still remembered, at the beginning of school, how Huo Feng always complained about the twins in his dormitory.
And now, they were quietly subdued by him, listening to him, being bullied by him...
It actually seemed a little pitiful.
"Want it a bit cheaper?" Huo Feng asked.
"Yeah, just a bit cheaper, I didn’t bring much cash..." Gu Erhao said.
"Alright, I’ll give you a discount. 100 a bottle, 4 bottles for 350, okay?" Huo Feng said with a smile.
At first, that sounded like a decent discount!
But...
The twins knew all too well, those 4 bottles of mineral water were only worth 10 yuan in total, selling them for 350 was an absolute rip-off!
Even Disney wouldn’t dare to be so extortionate.
"A little less please..."
Suddenly, Pu Sangzhi next to Huo Feng spoke up.
She was actually helping the twins persuade Huo Feng!
Seeing her speak up, the twins immediately changed tack, pleading with Pu Sangzhi, "Sister-in-law, please put in a good word for us. It’s too expensive..."
"It is a bit pricey."
Pu Sangzhi agreed with them, "Would you give them a bit less?"
Huo Feng hadn’t expected Pu Sangzhi to intervene. With her word, he really had to give a substantial discount, "Fine then, I’ll give you 3 bottles for free. Consider it a life lesson for both of you, to learn some reason! Through this, you should understand that many things in life are fleeting, what you don’t want one moment you might need to buy dearly the next. This principle applies to people, events, and objects alike! It means you need to learn to cherish! Today, I gave you a lesson in the philosophy of life, the tuition is 200, each of you bring 100 yuan over in cash to exchange for the water."
Gu Erhao and Gu Yihao were completely dumbfounded: "..."
What tuition 200!
It’s clearly 200 yuan for 3 bottles of water!
In order to let his girlfriend know that he wasn’t collecting water fees, he came up with a tuition fee scheme to collect money!
It’s simply toxic!
Such a schemer!
And a schemer with a holier-than-thou attitude at that!
The twins hate and despise him but dare not speak out!
Nearby, Pu Sangzhi, hearing Huo Feng’s slick remark, found it even funnier.
She really thought that Huo Feng’s brain worked too fast.
He would probably be quite suited to business, right?
"Go get the money, I’ll get you the water," Huo Feng urged them again.
In the end, the twins painfully handed over 200 yuan to Huo Feng and exchanged it for three bottles of their own water...
This water that cost 200 yuan for three bottles...
They wouldn’t dare waste a single drop!
They even wiped and licked off any water that trickled down their lips...
It looked like they really learned a lesson...
The main content of the lesson was to cherish, and the secondary was... to prevent fire, theft, and beware of Brother Huo!
...
After the twins left, Huo Feng ruefully put away the 200 yuan cash and flashed a smile at Pu Sangzhi.
Seeing Pu Sangzhi staring at him, Huo Feng’s eyes twinkled, "Do you know why I swindled them out of their money?"
Pu Sangzhi guessed, "To teach them a lesson?"
Huo Feng raised an eyebrow, "Those two guys, at the start of school, said they wanted to pay me to do hard labor for them. So I let them feel what it’s really like when I do hard labor, what kind of price they have to pay. Also, they now understand how I, Huo Feng, price my physical efforts. I guess they won’t want any financial entanglements with me in the future."
Only then did Pu Sangzhi realize the reason and couldn’t help but laugh, "I just said, why are you suddenly asking for so much? You’re not someone short of money."
"I’m poor!"
Huo Feng sighed, wrapped his arm around her shoulder, and leaned his head against her forehead, "After coming to Beijing, I realized how poor my family is, how poor I am, surrounded by rich people!"
Pu Sangzhi turned slightly, her arms wrapping around his lean waist, "Beijing never lacks the very rich and powerful. Don’t worry, we will have money in the future too."
"That’s right. If a Tsinghua graduate doesn’t have money, that really would be a disgrace to my education!" Huo Feng said.
"Mmm..."
Pu Sangzhi nodded, her gaze wandering far off, then suddenly she said, "Huo Feng, how long will you stay in Beijing in the future? Will you pursue a PhD?"
This sudden question took Huo Feng by surprise.
"I... probably won’t!"
Huo Feng raised an eyebrow, "I want to make money. Studying too long keeps your brain stuck on learning. Learning has no end. Like in our Yao class, Professor Yao actually wants to cultivate talent dedicated to the research of artificial intelligence. But my aspiration isn’t to be a scientist; having exceptional money-making skills is enough. However, I haven’t yet told Mr. Liang about this idea; he’d probably flay me if he knew!"
"But..."
Pu Sangzhi said, "I’m planning to pursue a path in scientific research."
"Hmm?"
Huo Feng looked down, raising an eyebrow at her, "No career prospects? Why suddenly decide on research?"
Pu Sangzhi thought for a moment and said, "My father once said, the greater your ability, the greater your responsibility. Brother Ye Xi also said that there isn’t high demand in the Civil Engineering sector anymore. The Civil Engineering Department lacks researchers, innovation, and the ability to explore new areas. So, I’m thinking of taking the path of research, might directly pursue a PhD, stay as faculty, or go to a research institute. Perhaps, I might also consider going abroad..."
After listening to her, Huo Feng realized that she had almost planned out her entire future life.
While he was eagerly planning on settling down, her plans were entirely focused on her career...
Huo Feng felt a bit bitter.
And also...
Why Brother Ye Xi again!
"Sangzhi ah..."
Huo Feng suddenly called her.
"Hmm?" Pu Sangzhi responded.
"No matter how you plan, I’ll support you. Going abroad for your master’s or PhD is fine, but..."
Huo Feng paused, "You’re so outstanding, just don’t abandon your husband in the end."
Pu Sangzhi lifted her head, her dark eyes shining, "How could you be the dregs? You’re a gem."
Huo Feng raised an eyebrow, "What if one day, you become a scientist with Brother Ye Xi, and I’m just a minor tyrant?"
"Being a tyrant is good..."
Pu Sangzhi replied, "You just focus on making money, I’ll wait for you to buy me a Royal Garden. I’ll design a good feng shui geomancy and civil structure, then we can move in and retire there, how does that sound?"
Huo Feng nodded, "Great idea! Then I’ll install an artificial intelligence system inside, and let us live a high-tech life, how about that?"
Pu Sangzhi laughed.
"Hmm..."
Laughing, he suddenly grasped her chin, lowered his head and kissed her, his warm breath instantly enveloping her.
It was Huo Feng’s signature scent...
A comforting and assuring masculine fragrance...
And Huo Feng, this man, his promises were never false.
In the future, he would live in Royal Garden with her...
By then, they both would have made remarkable achievements in their respective fields!