Chapter 37: This Is Going to Work Me to Death!

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Chapter 37: This Is Going to Kill Me from Exhaustion!

Lin Xuecheng and Hu Quan arrived at the office of the chief physician.

The other man had been waiting for them. As soon as he saw them, he said with evident relief, “Mr. Hu, it’s a good thing you came to our hospital for an examination. There really is something wrong with your lungs.”

The words left both Lin Xuecheng and Hu Quan stunned.

There really was a problem?

Hu Quan hurriedly asked, “Director Liu, what’s going on?”

Director Liu immediately took out a medical scan and placed it in front of them, explaining, “See this? That small black spot on the image may be a tumor. It’s still in the early stages, but if we hadn’t specifically examined your lungs, it would have been very difficult to detect. Mr. Hu, you need to undergo further tests immediately to confirm it.”

“This…” Hu Quan was dumbfounded.

Lin Xuecheng was equally incredulous.

Not only had that Mr. Lu been right, but General Manager Hu might actually have a tumor in his lungs?

…

Lu Feng woke early that morning and checked the game screen.

Because time flowed more slowly in the world of After the Apocalypse, dawn had only just begun to break there.

Lin Jiao and Xu Bin had each found a corner of Qingfeng Tea House to rest in.

They appeared to be resting casually, but they were positioned so that either could support the other at any moment. If anything—or anyone—invaded, while one of them dealt with the threat, the other could launch a surprise attack from the side.

Naturally, the two of them might also eliminate the intruder together in an instant.

After all, both of them had survived in the post-apocalyptic world.

Lu Feng washed up, went out for breakfast, then headed to a twenty-four-hour convenience store. He bought a bag of bread and some bottled water before returning to his apartment.

After locking the door, he entered the game world with a single thought. Without disturbing the two resting survivors, he walked over to the tea table and placed the supplies on it.

Lin Jiao and Xu Bin seemed to wake up. People who had survived the apocalypse were always extremely alert, no matter how careful Lu Feng was.

By then, however, Lu Feng had already exited the game world.

The two of them saw only the items resting on the tea table. After exchanging a glance, they knew that the mysterious boss had just come by.

Lu Feng returned to his apartment and called Yang Ming.

Before long, Yang Ming arrived by car and took him to Baida Auto Dealership.

The previous night, General Manager Li had agreed to sell him the Panamera. Lu Feng naturally had to go pay for it, and he also intended to register the vehicle and obtain its license plates.

Lin Yao had been waiting at the dealership. As soon as the two arrived, she welcomed them inside.

“Miss Lin, take me to see the car,” Lu Feng said.

“Of course, Young Master Feng.” Lin Yao nodded and led him to an exhibition area at the very back of the dealership, where a sky-blue Panamera stood by itself.

The car was exceptionally eye-catching amid the entire showroom.

Lu Feng had to admit that General Manager Li had excellent taste. The sky-blue Panamera suited his own aesthetic perfectly.

He paid without hesitation.

After spending that 1.35 million, his funds—including the money from the gold he had sold earlier and the Qingfeng tea sold through the teahouse—were completely depleted.

He had to dispose of the gold jewelry he had just brought out as soon as possible.

Otherwise, once the tea factory paperwork was completed and Big Fei placed the order for the production line, it would be extremely embarrassing if he couldn’t come up with the money.

After completing the payment, Lu Feng drove the car away and followed Lin Yao to the vehicle registration office.

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He had obtained his driver’s license long ago. The factory had arranged for him to take the test because they often needed him to drive a Class C light truck to transport steel outside the factory for shipment.

Since Lin Yao had already sent someone to handle the paperwork the previous day, the registration went quickly.

He was also lucky when randomly selecting a license plate and ended up with one bearing the number 520.

It was an unexpected delight.

It was a perfect example of a fine car matched with a fine plate.

After the registration was complete, Yang Ming said, “Xiaofeng, I’ll take Lin Yao back first.”

“Mm.” Lu Feng nodded.

As soon as Yang Ming left, Yang Qingxue sent Lu Feng a message saying that she wanted to accompany him to buy things and furnish his new home.

The house did indeed need to be furnished.

Lu Feng drove his brand-new sky-blue Panamera to Layoff Street.

He called Yang Qingxue, and a short while later she came down from the dormitory, with Lin Jiajia following behind her.

The two women immediately spotted Lu Feng—and the Panamera he was leaning against.

“Lu Feng, is this your new car?” Yang Qingxue asked happily as she came forward and threw her arms around him.

As a girl, she naturally hoped that her boyfriend would have his own car to pick her up in. And this was a Panamera, no less.

Lin Jiajia gazed at the sky-blue car with undisguised envy.

Cars of this class were rarely seen in a small county town.

“Lu Feng, let’s go buy some things. Jiajia took the day off too, so she can help us choose,” Yang Qingxue said after pulling Lin Jiajia into the car.

For the rest of the day, Lu Feng and Yang Qingxue visited nearly every home-furnishing store in You City and ordered a great many items.

Some could be delivered immediately, while others would take more time.

Lu Feng also took Yang Qingxue and Lin Jiajia to the new house in the Yipin development. He handed the keys to Yang Qingxue and asked her to stay there to receive the deliveries.

He himself returned to the apartment, intending to deal with the gold and jadeite he had brought out.

He called both his cousin and Chen Bo, told them that the goods had arrived, and asked them to go to Qingfeng Tea House.

Lu Feng pulled two travel bags out from beneath the bed, carried them downstairs, tossed them into the Panamera’s trunk, and drove to Qingfeng Tea House.

Having his own car really was much more convenient.

When he arrived at the parking lot outside the teahouse, he took out the bag of gold jewelry and carried it inside. Yang Ming and Chen Bo had already arrived, clearly eager to get started.

Once they heard that the goods had arrived, how could they not be eager? They had even brought an electronic scale, tucked inside a black bag.

Each man had also brought several brothers with him. They treated Lu Feng with deep respect, since they knew that the money they were about to earn was all thanks to him.

Big Fei was now in charge of the teahouse, so Yang Ming had brought someone else along this time.

When Lu Feng entered carrying a bag, everyone stood up.

“Young Master Feng, you’re finally here.” Chen Bo stepped forward to welcome him with the utmost respect, his eyes fixed expectantly on the travel bag in Lu Feng’s hand.

During this period, rumors had spread throughout You City that he had fallen into depravity and was constantly running around with Yang Ming. But what did those people know? He was merely clinging to a powerful patron.

“Cousin, Boss Chen, come upstairs.” Lu Feng beckoned them and carried the travel bag toward the second floor.

Yang Ming and Chen Bo immediately followed.

The others remained downstairs.

Once inside the office, Lu Feng placed the travel bag on the table and opened it, revealing the densely packed gold jewelry inside.

“Cousin, Boss Chen, take a look at this shipment.”

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Chen Bo immediately stepped forward to inspect the goods. Before long, his face was filled with astonishment.

“It’s all real gold. And there’s clearly much more than last time.”

Without hesitation, Yang Ming took out the electronic scale and began weighing the gold jewelry handful by handful.

“15,248 grams!”

That was the final weight of the shipment. It was indeed considerably heavier than the previous batch.

Through the gray market, Lu Feng could make more than 5.1 million from this shipment of gold.

“Young Master Feng, this is a rather large sum. I’m afraid we’ll have to pay you half first, then pay the remaining half after we’ve finished processing everything.” Chen Bo looked at Lu Feng helplessly as he spoke.

He had been eagerly waiting for Young Master Feng to bring the goods, but now that they had arrived, he had discovered that his own finances were limited. It was an awkward situation.

“Fine.” Lu Feng nodded in agreement. After all, they were only operating in a small county town. It was unrealistic to expect them to produce such a large sum of money all at once.

This also made him wonder whether he should find a better channel. If he obtained even more gold in the future, Chen Bo’s network might struggle to handle it.

In the end, Chen Bo and Yang Ming carried the gold out of the office and transferred 2.55 million to Lu Feng first.

The remaining 2.55 million would be paid after the shipment had been processed.

Once Yang Ming and Chen Bo went downstairs, they exchanged a glance. The brothers they had brought along immediately rose excitedly and followed them out.

Having work to do meant having money to earn. In this day and age, men like them were also afraid of having nothing to do. Otherwise, they would either starve to death or end up enjoying free meals in prison.

…

Afterward, Lu Feng made some inquiries and drove to the Northern District.

There was a jade shop there called Jade Pavilion.

The shop specialized in jade and precious stones. It was said that the owner was an elderly gentleman who was also a jade appraiser. He had previously worked at a jewelry store in the provincial capital, and after retiring, he had returned to his hometown and opened this shop in You City.

Most importantly, the old man had an excellent reputation and charged fair prices. Many people in the area came to him when they needed jade ornaments or jewelry for weddings.

After all, there were far too many dishonest jewelry and jade shops outside.

Some stores, whenever someone brought in a piece of jade to sell, would take one look at it and immediately point out several supposed flaws, as though they were afraid the customer might not realize that the price was about to be forced down.

Such businesses were truly exploitative. Anyone bringing out jade jewelry to sell was either in urgent need of money or had a family waiting for funds. Once they were cheated, all they could do was accept it and hope they had not been cheated too badly.

The jadeite trade was rather special. Invoices were not issued; only appraisal certificates were recognized. Therefore, as long as the goods had no connection to a criminal case, disposing of them was not nearly as troublesome as selling gold.

The jade business in You City was limited in scale, naturally, since the customer base was only so large.

Thus, when Lu Feng arrived at Jade Pavilion, he saw an old man reclining comfortably in a rocking chair and singing an opera aria. Lu Feng could not tell whether it was Peking opera or Cantonese opera.

The only thing he could tell for certain was that the old man was in an excellent mood.

When the old man saw Lu Feng, he smiled and stood up.

“Young man, I’m in a good mood today. You’re the tenth customer to walk through the door, so I’ll give you fifty percent off if you buy jewelry. If you only want an appraisal, it’s free.”

“Free appraisal?” Lu Feng was stunned. He had not expected such a good thing.

“Yes. Who told you I’m in such a good mood?” The old man really did seem cheerful. As he spoke, he even displayed a slightly childish sort of pride.

“All right, then. I’d like these pieces appraised.” Lu Feng nodded seriously, placed the travel bag on the table, and opened it, revealing the jadeite jewelry inside.

“...Uh!”

The old man was instantly dumbfounded when he saw the enormous quantity of jadeite jewelry.

This is going to kill me from exhaustion!

He even felt an urge to slap himself across the face.

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Everyone, please don’t let the book sit in your library for too long. The trial run failed, and we’re only four follows short of the target. The editor will arrange another recommendation on Monday to give it one more push. Follows are really important.

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