Sour, Too Sour

Chen Chu could only say that he was also a little flustered. The gifts in front, such as mobile phones, laptops, and gifts for his parents, could even be considered greeting gifts. Now, this made him feel a little weak.

Could it be that Chen Baijia had a strange fetish and liked to give gifts? Did he enjoy the pleasure of spending money to send gifts to others?

However, Chen Youlu's words dispelled Chen Chu's wild thoughts. "By the way, Chen Chu, my family likes the mountain spring water you gave them. If you feel bad, give my father more. He'll definitely like it."

Chen Youlu was a normal person. She had never had any supernatural concepts like gods, ghosts, or superpowers in her mind. In her opinion, wasn't this all a fantasy? Therefore, in her eyes, this water was high-quality mineral water, mountain spring water, and so on. Perhaps the water quality is better and there was more mineral content that was beneficial to the human body.

Chen Chu heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this. Alright, you like the Marrow Cleansing Spring? Easy! He'll give a few buckets later. Hm, giving a few buckets was too stingy. He should give him more than ten buckets.

Father Chen and Mother Chen were also relieved. The mountain spring water that their family was drinking now was indeed not bad. Since Chen Youlu's father liked it, they would ask their son to buy more and send them over.

As for the unequal value of the gift, he didn't care too much about it. A small family could not compare to a big family. Although they felt that it was indeed a little shameless to say that gifts were not important, that was the only way. Oh right, there was also bacon and sausages. They should give more.

There was nothing else at home except for the agricultural by-products that they made. The two of them bade farewell to their parents and went out to meet at night. The driver politely declined Father Chen and Mother Chen's enthusiastic invitation and returned to the RV, doing his job diligently.

Chen Chu's guess was right. There was really a subsidy for security guards when they went out into the field. It was not low. It could not compare to the hourly flight allowance of the crew and logistics personnel of Chen Baijia's private plane, but it could still make ordinary people speechless.

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On the sidewalk outside the neighborhood, there were many people coming and going. There were many people strolling and shopping at night. This was not a commercial street, and there were not many people setting up stalls. Generally, there were not many people gathered here. It led directly to the bridge and up to the dam road. The lights were brightly lit, and the night breeze was gentle and cool.

There were many people running at night on this road.

The two of them warmed up.

Chen Chu stretched his ankle and took out a Bluetooth earpiece box. "Sister Youlu, do you want to listen to some music?"

Chen Youlu took an earphone and did not mind. "What song is it?"

Chen Chu teased, "Anyway, it's not a love song."

Chen Youlu wrinkled her nose, blushed, and waved her fist. "Are you looking for a beating?"

"No, no. Sister Youlu, you're too sensitive." Chen Chu laughed and played the latest popular song from the short video.

He quite liked these songs. After all, there must be a reason why they could become popular. After the two of them finished warming up, they started jogging. The combination of the handsome man and the beautiful woman stunned many men and women.

The boys agreed to come out and play basketball. All of them were laughing and in high spirits. They talked about who was good at basketball, who was good at defense, and who was good at shooting.

If one didn't play basketball to look cool, it would be meaningless. If there were no girls who appreciated their handsomeness, it would also be useless. Hence, there was a saying: if there were no girls, there's no need to play ball.

As the few of them walked, they would jump up from time to time and do a handsome jump shot. However, at this moment, Chen Chu and Chen Youlu ran past them in sportswear. The two of them shared a pair of Bluetooth earpieces.

Chen Chu's handsomeness did not attract them, but they could not help but look at Chen Youlu. It could only be said that they could not move their gazes away at all. Her high ponytail swayed behind her. Her exquisite side profile, smiling eyes, and the side of her face. A cluster of slightly longer hair beside her ear kept rising and falling as she ran.

This strand of hair seemed to have magical power, attracting their attention, making them unable to help but shift their gazes along with the rise and fall of the long hair…

Her long hair brushed past her nose and chin, and their gazes shifted.

This girl was beautiful, fresh, and full of energy. The two of them passed by them and ran into the distance side by side. Then, their smiles disappeared.

F*ck! This was f*cking unfair!

Sour. Too sour.

It hurt. It hurt too much.

Damn it, if he had such a girlfriend, he would bring her out to run at night every day. He would make them envious.

…

At 9:30 p.m., the two of them returned to the apartment building, drenched in sweat.

Chen Youlu panted a few times and could not help but support her knees. "I'm so tired. I can't believe I actually ran for more than two hours. That's crazy."

Chen Chu handed her a bottle of water. He had given it to her when they were running just now. "Here, take another sip."

Chen Youlu took it and took a few big gulps. She wiped the water off her lips with the back of her hand. "I probably won't be able to get out of bed tomorrow." Chen Chu looked at the back of her hand, unable to look away. Chen Youlu noticed his gaze and flew into a rage out of humiliation. She wiped the water off her lips with the back of her hand. "You little pervert!"

Chen Chu coughed dryly and looked away. "Sister Youlu, I'll go get some water." With that, Chen Chu fled. Damn, this was really ridiculous. Ten minutes later, as he watched the RV drive away and out of the neighborhood, Chen Chu returned home feeling lost.

…

At ten o'clock, at the Chen Family Mansion.

Chen Baijia could not hide the surprise on his face when he saw the few security guards behind Chen Youlu carrying water and large bags of cured meat and sausages.

"Dad, don't you like the spring water that Chen Chu gave you last time? When Chen Chu heard about it, he gave you some more. See, it's all here. Dozens of barrels. There is also bacon and sausages from Uncle and Auntie."

Chen Baijia restrained his surprised expression, but his tone was very happy. "Why are you drenched in sweat from running? Go wash up quickly."

Chen Youlu said helplessly, "Chen Chu dragged me for two hours. I'm so tired."

"Go wash up and rest." After Chen Youlu left, Chen Baijia looked at the water carried by the security guards. "You've worked hard. Put the water in the tea room. Put these dried goods in the kitchen."

"Okay, boss."

After they left, Chen Baijia calmed down and opened the system screen calmly.

[Student's life is boring. Please add some fun to Chen Chu's life outside of studying. Reward based on completion rate.]

[Target: Chen Chu's Satisfaction: 10 (10-point system)]

[Current mission reward multiplier: 5]

[Do you want to submit the mission?]

Chen Baijia chose to submit it. Instantly, a system notification popped up.

[You have completed the mission. Reward: Three years of lifespan, Mantis Fist (Choose one out of two).]

[Fivefold reward triggered: 15 years of lifespan, ancient martial arts (Choose one out of two).]

Chen Baijia suddenly stood up, his eyes burning. He had never thought about ancient martial arts. No matter how powerful he was, how could he deal with a gun?

Seven steps away, the gun was fast.

Within seven steps, the gun was accurate and fast.

His eyes burned as he stared at his lifespan. 15 years! If the reward changed the ancient martial arts to something else, he might still hesitate. But ancient martial arts? It wasn't bad, but it didn't suit him at all.

Chen Baijia chose to live for 15 years without hesitation. The next moment, a ball of light appeared in front of him and was sucked into his body. Some of the wrinkles on his face seemed to have disappeared, and some of the white hair in his hairbag quietly turned black.

Previously, he looked like a middle-aged man in his thirties because he took good care of himself. Now, he was a middle-aged man in his thirties.

Chen Baijia boarded a private plane to the capital overnight. As for the flight route? He had applied for it a few days ago. Regardless of whether he completed the mission tonight, he had to fly to the capital.

On the plane, he looked at the water sample report faxed over by the laboratory and fell into deep thought.

This was a type of water with particularly good water quality. There were many rare and small beneficial minerals, but other than that, there was only one energy factor that could not be detected.

There were too few water samples to experiment on.