As soon as he returned to his room, Murong Yanran sent a video call.
"Huh... why is the room different?"
"You noticed that too?"
"Hmph, of course. Who knows if you're up to no good? Hurry up and take your phone around the room."
Li Haochen was quite speechless, but under Murong Yanran's domineering pressure, he had no choice but to comply.
"So, did you find anything?"
"Initial inspection passed, hehe!"
Li Haochen rolled his eyes. What could be seen like this? It wasn't professional at all. If he were up to something, she wouldn't be able to see it.
"With a gentle, considerate, and stunningly beautiful wife at home, isn't it crazy to go looking for weeds elsewhere? Really..."
"Hmph, you men all think with your lower halves. Haven't you heard that the home flower isn't as fragrant as the wild grass? No, tomorrow when you come back, if you don't give me my due, I'll deal with you!"
When it came to homework, Li Haochen shivered and quickly changed the subject.
"Wife, I won a big prize..."
As soon as he mentioned winning a prize, Li Haochen couldn't stop laughing and spilled the beans about the whole affair, even mentioning that he had won a thousand yuan from a scratch-off ticket. However, he didn't mention the bag; life still needed a sense of ritual.
The two chatted until almost midnight before reluctantly ending the video call. When he came out after showering, Murong Yanran sent another video call, the purpose of which, of course, was to inspect again.
A good night's sleep led to waking up naturally!
Li Haochen slept so soundly that he woke up close to noon. He checked his phone and saw that Liang Zisi had called him several times.
He returned the call, and Liang Zisi said that the remaining half of the academy had been tested, and they were sitting at the roadside food stall. They would go back after eating; if they were late, no one would wait.
Li Haochen checked the time; there was still plenty of time. After washing up and checking out of the hotel, he went down to find something to eat.
"Huh... Yipin Stewed Soup?"
This discovery surprised Li Haochen. He didn't expect this girl Liu Zijun to be so ambitious; she had already opened a branch here.
He walked in, and quite a few men were queuing up, seemingly coming for the 'Joyful Whip' special.
Seeing the long queue, Li Haochen gave up the idea of going in. With Liu Zijun not there, he couldn't cut the line.
As he turned to leave, a familiar voice from inside called out, "Haochen?"
He turned his head and saw that it was indeed Liu Zijun.
"Zijun? Why are you here?"
"I wanted to ask you, are you here to play around, hehe!"
Li Haochen's face darkened. Could they not talk properly?
"I'm here to take the third subject test."
"Just kidding, come in quickly. Ah Xue, go get a bowl of Joyful Soup and a portion of preserved meat rice."
Soon, the girl named Ah Xue brought the soup and rice. In just this short while, Li Haochen saw no less than 30 takeaway orders, showing how good the business was.
"Business is good. It looks like being a billionaire is just around the corner, hehe!"
"Don't underestimate me. I already am."
"So amazing?"
Liu Zijun being worth over a hundred million surprised Li Haochen. With only ten to twenty branches, achieving this in just a few months was undeniably a testament to her business genius.
"Of course, half of it is from your Yanran. But she always makes excuses not to accept it. Why don't you take it for her?"
"Uh... I can't do that. You have to ask her yourself. Hehe!"
"Truly, birds of a feather flock together. You two are alike, having money but not wanting it. I can't be bothered with you. I'm saving it anyway. Come and get it if you want it."
"When your branches open all over the country and your net worth reaches trillions, it won't be too late for us to take it, hahaha!"
"How dare you think of trillions? Alright, I can't entertain you any longer. I need to go check on two other branches. Let's meet again later!"
The delay had been a bit too long. Leaving Huiyue City, Li Haochen immediately hailed a ride-hailing car to the meeting point.
Fortunately, when they returned, they had just finished eating, but the atmosphere felt somewhat off.
Li Haochen quietly inquired from a middle-aged man beside him, "Brother, why does the atmosphere feel off? What happened?"
"Sigh, what else could it be? Those seven or eight people who asked Liang Zisi for help all failed. They had a commotion just now, which has put everyone in a bad mood."
Li Haochen just smiled and said nothing. As the saying goes, you can't find such a big toad everywhere. If everyone could pass just by giving some money, why would anyone spend money learning to drive? It used to be possible, but now? Forget it. To lose your stable job for a bit of your money? Only a fool would abandon the fundamental for the secondary.
After about ten minutes, Liang Zisi and the others gradually came out of the private room. Judging by their expressions, it seemed they had reached an agreement.
"Get in the car!"
Liang Zisi shouted and ignored the trainees. Whether they got in or not was their choice. They hadn't made any money on this trip and had even lost quite a bit, and he didn't know how to explain it to his wife back home. He was already annoyed.
With the roar of the engines, the bus slowly moved forward. This trip for the driving test finally came to an end. Some were happy, and some were sad, but those who passed didn't loudly celebrate with their families and friends in front of others. Although they were not familiar with each other, mutual respect was still necessary.
The bus gradually picked up speed and soon turned onto the coastal highway. Li Haochen stared out the window at the fleeting scenery, lost in thought.
Suddenly, a huge rental advertisement not far away caught Li Haochen's eye.
"Niuwei Village Thousand Mu Beach?"
Li Haochen looked at the beach indicated by the advertisement. It was a large concave bay, which perfectly matched his requirements.
He took out his phone and quickly jotted down the contact number, then went online to search for information related to the beaches near Niuwei Village.
However, there wasn't much useful information online. Li Haochen searched a few times and then stopped. He decided to go and inspect the site the next day. If it met his requirements, it wouldn't hurt to acquire it.
Li Haochen didn't dwell on it further. He leaned back in his seat and dozed off.
"Get off the bus!"
As he was dozing, a shout woke Li Haochen up. He rubbed his eyes and looked around; except for the driver, the bus was empty. It turned out they had returned to the driving school.
"Kid, if you sleep any longer, I'll have to take you back to the station, hehe!"
"Uh, sorry, brother."
Li Haochen gathered his belongings and hurriedly got off the bus. He went to the parking shed to get his electric scooter and headed home.
It was just past two o'clock when he got home. He put away his bag and went down to Butterfly Bay. It had been several days since he had set his fishing traps, and it was time to harvest, and also to sort out the sea snails inside.