"Ye Xuan, are you crazy!"
After leaving the arena, Luo Tianyi's pretty face was full of worry and unease. "Do you know who Xiao Tian Ce is?"
"He's the eldest son of the Xiao family, a top-tier family in Tianhai, and the future head of the family."
Luo Tianyi never expected Ye Xuan to be so impulsive, offending the Xiao family so rashly. That was an extremely unwise decision. Even his father, or the four top families of Tianhai, might not dare to do that.
Although the Xiao family was a top-tier family in Tianhai, if they were truly angered, even the four top families of Tianhai couldn't stop them.
Moreover, Xiao Tian Ce's status in the Xiao family was different from hers!
"He's trying to steal my wife, so hitting him is letting him off lightly."
Ye Xuan naturally didn't care about the so-called Xiao family. If he wanted to, he could make the Xiao family disappear from Tianhai without a trace in at least a hundred ways.
"You... Pfft~~"
Luo Tianyi snorted lightly and rolled her eyes at the fellow.
However, Luo Tianyi didn't know how much energy her man truly possessed.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully slapping Xiao Tian Ce. You have received a reward of tenfold rebates, capped at 10 billion RMB!"
While Luo Tianyi was worried, Ye Xuan received a prompt from the system. The tenfold rebate, capped at ten billion, was credited to his account. The corners of his mouth curved slightly upwards, but then the system's voice sounded again.
"Given the host's decisive action and swiftness in dealing with the situation, an additional reward of 100% equity in Jun Lin Hotel is granted!"
Huh?
Jun Lin Hotel!
Ye Xuan had certainly heard of this place. In fact, he estimated that everyone in Tianhai and even the surrounding areas had heard of it. As one of the top eight-star hotels in the country, Jun Lin Hotel was worth at least 30 billion, and that was an understatement.
The entire Jun Lin Hotel had 136 floors and was the tallest landmark building in Tianhai.
This time, it was truly excellent. The additional reward alone was more generous than the capped 10 billion!
*Ring ring~*
Shortly after receiving the equity for Jun Lin Hotel, a call came in. Ye Xuan casually answered it.
"Hello, Mr. Ye? I'm Zhao Qi Gang, the general manager of Jun Lin Hotel. Do you have time now? I'd like to meet with you."
The general manager of Jun Lin Hotel?
He had just received the reward, and Zhao Qi Gang was already calling. That was fast.
"I'm in Modu. Tomorrow, then. I'll come to the hotel to find you."
"Oh, alright. I'll be waiting for you, Mr. Ye!"
After hanging up, Luo Tianyi asked suspiciously, "Who was that?"
"Oh, nobody, just a friend."
Ye Xuan waved his hand casually and then hooked his beautiful wife's chin. "Wife, I offended someone so powerful for you. Aren't you going to show some appreciation? Come on, give your hubby a kiss."
"You..."
Luo Tianyi wanted to say something, but then she thought of Xiao Tian Ce and obediently pecked Ye Xuan's lips. "Is that enough?"
"Mmm."
"Sweet, feels pretty good."
He licked his lips, savoring the sweet taste from his wife. If outsiders saw this scene, would they be tempted to grab their knives and fight Ye Xuan?
"Hmph~~"
Hearing the words of the "big pig's trotter," Luo Tianyi snorted lightly and ignored him.
"Come one, come all! Don't miss out! Nail-hitting battle! Hit one nail and get a hundred, hit two and get two hundred. Hit four and get eight hundred, hit five and get sixteen hundred~~"
The two of them hadn't walked far when they heard a stall on the side of the lantern festival, attracting quite a crowd. At that moment, the stall owner was shouting into a loudspeaker, holding an iron hammer. With a bang, he completely hammered a nail stuck in the wood.
Seeing the stall owner's nail-hitting action, the surrounding tourists were eager to try. The stall owner's eyes twinkled with joy as he observed the eager expressions of the tourists.
Of course, he wasn't foolish enough to give money away to the tourists. The nails he used for himself and the ones he gave to the tourists were made of the same material. Although they looked the same, their hardness was completely different. At least, you couldn't tell by looking.
"That handsome guy just now, did you see? He only hit one, and it cost ten yuan to play. He made ninety yuan directly."
"See? It's always a direct hit~~"
With another bang, the boss secretly hammered a specially made steel nail from his sleeve into the wood.
"I'll try!"
"I'll try once too!!"
The tourists started trying one after another. However, as expected, under the stall owner's watchful eye, they all failed. A few tourists managed to hammer the nails in, but only halfway. The rest were crooked on the wood.
"Wife, why don't you give it a try."
The stall owner's tricks hadn't escaped Ye Xuan's eyes. He said to Luo Tianyi beside him.
"This, okay too."
Luo Tianyi thought for a moment and nodded. She was also eager to try. She couldn't come to the lantern festival without playing anything.
"Oh, handsome guy, beautiful lady, what do you say?"
"Let's play twice~~"
The stall owner saw new customers and chuckled.
"Here, boss, give me ten tries."
Ye Xuan took out a soft sister coin from his pocket. The boss saw it and said, "Alright, handsome guy!"
Seeing the soft sister coin, the stall owner handed the hammer to Luo Tianyi. "Beautiful lady, good luck, and go for it!!"
Looking at the nails lined up, slightly hammered into the wood by the stall owner, it was clear these were inferior nails with very poor hardness.
*Bang~*
Luo Tianyi swung the hammer down. The first nail went crooked, a failure.
"Beautiful lady, aim carefully. It's easier to hit it straight."
The stall owner was not surprised by the outcome of the first nail, as it was all within his control. Then came the second nail.
With another *bang*, the nail didn't go crooked, but the force was clearly insufficient. Of course, it wasn't Luo Tianyi's fault. Not only were the nails problematic, but the wood itself was also mixed with something, and its density was uneven. Some places were very hard, and even strong men sometimes couldn't hammer them in completely.
"Oh dear, beautiful lady, hit it harder~!"
"Like this!!"
To prove that his nails were not problematic, the stall owner took a nail from the box beside him, but with a sleight of hand under his sleeve, he directly hammered a specially made steel nail into the wood.
*Bang~*
*Bang bang~~*
Soon, ten nails lay crookedly on the wood. Luo Tianyi's delicate eyebrows furrowed. "It looks easy, but I didn't expect it to be so difficult."
The surrounding tourists heard Luo Tianyi's words and felt the same way.
"How is it, beautiful lady?"
"Do you want to play another ten times? Here, for one hundred yuan, I'll give you an extra try, how about that??"
The stall owner gave a subtle, cunning smile. Forget an extra try, he wouldn't have even one successful hit even if he gave a hundred extra tries.
"Ye Xuan, do we... still want to play?"
"Let's play one more time then."
Ye Xuan smiled slightly and gave the stall owner another hundred yuan. For these two rounds, Ye Xuan had received a system rebate of 2000 yuan.
*Bang bang bang bang~~*
A few minutes later, Luo Tianyi looked at the wood, feeling her slightly sore delicate hands. "There are seven more tries. Ye Xuan, you do it. My hands are a bit sore."
"Hehe, it's alright. Handsome guy, why don't you try."
"This... alright."
Seeing the stall owner's confident expression, Ye Xuan curved his lips slightly, took the small hammer from Luo Tianyi's delicate hand, and without even looking, swung it down. A dull *bang* echoed out. The stall owner's heart sank at the sound. Oh no, could it be... a hit?
The surrounding tourists, hearing a completely different sound from before, their gazes suddenly fell on the wood. They clearly saw a nail deeply embedded in the wood. "This... it actually hit!!!"