Chapter 80: Pear or Apple

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Hearing Chen Feng agree, both Wu Mengting and Lin Wan were very happy.

Wu Mengting took the groceries Chen Feng bought and went to the kitchen to get busy. Lin Wan, on the other hand, stayed in the living room and curiously asked Chen Feng about the situation with his villa.

“Did you buy the villa you’re living in? How much did it cost?”

Lin Wan’s eyes lit up as she looked at him.

“No. It’s rented.”

Chen Feng was very honest.

“Rented? Why not buy it?”

Lin Wan was a little disappointed.

Chen Feng rolled his eyes at her and said, “I can’t afford it.”

“Can’t afford it? Impossible, right? Aren’t you very rich?” Lin Wan didn’t believe him.

“This villa costs at least twenty million now. Do you think I have twenty million?”

Chen Feng looked at her.

Lin Wan looked him up and down for a while and said with a smile, “I feel like you do.”

“Thank you for thinking so highly of me. But what makes you think I have so much money?”

Chen Feng’s clothes were a bit expensive for ordinary people, but very ordinary for truly rich people.

He didn’t wear any famous watch on his wrist, and the car he drove was also very ordinary.

Lin Wan pouted, “You spend tens of thousands to sponsor Sister Sun. Are you still short of money?”

Chen Feng really couldn’t refute this point.

To be honest, he was not short of money now. He couldn’t afford the villa here at East Lake before, but now he could completely afford it. He could test the landlord’s tone another day.

Buying such a house is still a good investment. It would be nice to leave it to his parents for vacation and recuperation in the future.

Originally, the landlord said that this house was originally intended for his parents’ retirement.

“What? Did I hit the nail on the head?”

Seeing that Chen Feng didn’t refute, Lin Wan giggled, thinking she had guessed correctly.

“So what if you’re right? So what if you’re not?”

Chen Feng smiled and looked at her.

“You rich people are really something. Always hiding things. What era is it now? Are you still afraid of people robbing you for your money? There are so many rich people now, and some are as high-profile as they can be,” Lin Wan said with mock disdain.

“Don’t show off your wealth. Besides, I like to be low-key. Even if I have money, I won’t show it off everywhere.”

“Then what business are you in? How did you make your money?” Lin Wan asked with a curious face.

“Stock trading.”

Chen Feng wouldn’t have said it before, but now he could. A single phrase, “stock trading,” could explain the source of his wealth.

“Is stock trading so profitable? How come all I know are people who lose a lot?”

Lin Wan was a little disbelieving and disappointed.

The profession of stock trading, no matter how you look at it, doesn’t seem very reliable.

“Just lucky.”

“You’re kidding me. How many people can make tens of millions from stock trading? Do you have some inside information or other shady means? Otherwise, why are you so low-key? It’s not like making money from stock trading is something to be ashamed of.”

Lin Wan seemed to know a little about the stock market and directly tried to get to the bottom of Chen Feng’s story.

Chen Feng stared at her with a serious expression and said, “You know too much. Be careful I don’t silence you.”

Lin Wan was stunned for a moment, then she slapped him on the arm and said with a laugh, “Go away. Who are you trying to scare? Insider trading in stocks is common. What’s the secret? But I see you’re also from a grassroots background. Where did you get your inside information?”

Chen Feng shook his head, “You’re overthinking it. If I had inside information, would I have been so poor and destitute before? I only got rich in the last month or two.”

“You made tens of millions in one or two months?” Lin Wan was even more disbelieving.

Chen Feng, on the other hand, was a little curious, “How do you know I have tens of millions?”

Lin Wan pouted, “What’s there not to know? You can spend tens of thousands to sponsor Sister Sun, and you wanted to sponsor a second one before. The total cost in this area is nearly a hundred thousand a month. That’s over a million a year. If you don’t have a net worth of over ten million, would you be willing to spend that?”

This is really something!

This logic made some sense.

“Alright. You’re somewhat right. Also, I didn’t make all my money from stock trading. I won a big prize in the lottery first, made a few million, and then made some more money from stock trading,” Chen Feng could only explain this way. Otherwise, it would be a bit unreasonable.

“Really? Can you really win a big prize in the lottery?”

Lin Wan repeatedly expressed her doubts about what Chen Feng said.

Chen Feng spread his hands and said irritably, “Believe it or not.”

Lin Wan looked at Chen Feng seriously for a while, and finally, she was still skeptical of his explanation.

Finally, she asked, “What stocks have you bought recently? Tell me, let me give you some advice. I studied finance in university and played with stocks with my classmates for a while.”

“Longma Logistics and Qingcheng Beer. If you believe me, you can buy some too. You should be able to make some money.”

Since she asked, Chen Feng just said it casually. After all, he treated her as a friend, and he didn’t mind letting her make some money with him.

“Really?” Lin Wan expressed her doubts again.

Chen Feng glared at her, “Are you done? Why don’t you believe anything I say?”

Lin Wan stuck out her tongue embarrassedly, smiled, and then quickly picked up her phone and started searching for these two stocks.

And it turned out, both of these stocks were rising.

This showed that Chen Feng wasn’t just talking nonsense.

“When did you buy these two stocks?” Lin Wan asked.

“I bought Longma a few days ago, and Qingcheng yesterday.”

“Holy crap! You’re really a god. Longma’s stock price has soared in the past few days, and Qingcheng’s stock price has been rising all day today. It’s about to hit the limit up.”

“So, if you follow up and buy some now, you can still make some money.”

“Are you sure? A few analysts online said that both stocks will fall at any time. The fact that they are rising so fast now obviously means that there are market makers behind the scenes deliberately driving up the price to attract leeks.”

“Believe it or not.”

Seeing her doubt again, Chen Feng was of course too lazy to recommend anymore.

Chen Feng’s indifferent attitude made Lin Wan suddenly feel a little conflicted. She had indeed traded stocks before, but after losing tens of thousands, she had painfully decided to quit and never play again.

At this moment, she both hoped that Chen Feng was not lying and was afraid of “relapsing into gambling” and losing money again, and from then on, she would be out of control.

Lin Wan fell silent for a moment, searching for information about these two stocks on her phone.

After searching for a long time, she didn’t see much good news about these two stocks.

It could be said that the sudden surge in the stock prices of these two stocks was very likely due to market makers entering the market.

If these leeks followed them in, they might end up with nothing left.

So, in the end, she still resisted the urge to gamble, resisted the impulse, and did not listen to Chen Feng.

“Sigh! Forget it. After I lost tens of thousands in the stock market, I made up my mind to say goodbye to the stock market forever and never trade stocks again.”

After a period of inner struggle, Lin Wan had a pained expression on her face.

Chen Feng found it a little funny, but on the surface, he still nodded seriously, “Your decision is very correct. At the end of the day, the stock market is a casino. Stock investors are gamblers. As gamblers, you always lose more than you win. The ones who win money in the casino are always the minority. And if you don’t enter the market, you will never lose money.”

Lin Wan said irritably, “But you will never win money either.”

“Then do you want to win money in the casino?” Chen Feng asked.

Lin Wan rolled her eyes, “Nonsense. Of course, I do. But can you guarantee that I will win?”

Chen Feng shook his head, “I can’t guarantee that.”

“So, forget it. I don’t want to lose money in the stock market anymore.”

“Mm, your mentality is very good,” Chen Feng praised.

Lin Wan said irritably, “Don’t talk to me about stocks in the future. Aren’t you just tempting me to lose money again?”

“How can you blame me for that? Besides, I’m personally very optimistic about the two stocks I recommended to you. There’s a high probability that you’ll win money. You’re really biting the hand that feeds you.”

“You’re the dog.”

“You really don’t lose out at all. Alright. Anyway, I won’t talk to you about stocks in the future.”

“That’s more like it.”

Lin Wan nodded with satisfaction, then stood up and said, “I’m not talking to you anymore. I’m going to the kitchen to have a look.”

As soon as she left, Chen Feng was happy to be quiet. He took out his phone to watch short videos and read novels, and time passed quickly.

Wu Mengting was very fast at cooking. In about twenty minutes, she had already cooked five dishes, and they were all delicious in color, aroma, and taste.

More importantly, these were all hometown dishes from their Lushi.

“The taste is really good! Mengting, your cooking skills are good enough to open a restaurant,” Chen Feng praised sincerely.

Wu Mengting’s face beamed with a smile, but she said modestly, “Not at all. They’re just home-cooked dishes.”

Although Lin Wan had already eaten, she couldn’t help but start eating when she saw the five newly cooked dishes. She nodded in praise as she ate, “Brother Feng is right. Your cooking skills are getting better and better. It’s more than enough to open a restaurant. But, Tiantian, how come I feel that the food you cooked before wasn’t as delicious as this time?”

Hearing this, Wu Mengting was startled. She was afraid that Lin Wan would blurt out that they had already eaten lunch, so she quickly gave Lin Wan a warning look and said to Chen Feng with a smile, “If it’s delicious, eat more. We had a late breakfast, so we can’t eat too much now.”

Lin Wan rolled her eyes and ate her food silently.

“Okay. Then I won’t be polite.”

Chen Feng was only three-tenths full before, and the feeling of eating in a restaurant was completely different from eating here.

Who knows if the restaurants outside use gutter oil, or if they randomly add food additives to the dishes, or if the ingredients are simply unqualified or unhygienic.

In short, it’s best not to eat out if you can eat at home.

This was the second time Chen Feng had come to their place to freeload a meal, and he was really not polite. He picked up his bowl and started eating heartily.

Of course, this was also related to the fact that he had bought all these dishes.

He could be said to be eating with a clear conscience.

Seeing Chen Feng eating so heartily, Wu Mengting was very happy. In her happy mood, she ate another small bowl.

Chen Feng, on the other hand, ate three bowls of rice in one go. At least two-thirds of the dishes on the table went into his stomach.

After eating, Chen Feng of course couldn’t leave right away. Besides, he had also promised to go to the art exhibition with them.

He went to the living room to rest first, while the two women cleared the dishes and wiped the table together.

Wu Mengting went to the kitchen first and washed apples, pears, and grapes for Chen Feng, and brought them out on a fruit platter.

“Here, have some fruit.”

Wu Mengting warmly greeted Chen Feng and even handed him a pear with a smile, “I feel like you should prefer pears.”

“Why?” Chen Feng looked at her with some confusion.

Wu Mengting smiled and said, “Because I also like to eat pears.”

Chen Feng was a little stunned.

This reason is really… is it a confession?

Lin Wan, at the dining table, couldn’t help but burst out laughing, “Brother Feng, do you like apples or pears?”

Chen Feng asked in confusion, “Is there a difference?”

Lin Wan said, “The difference is huge.”

“Oh, tell me about it,” Chen Feng asked with an interested look.

Lin Wan said with expertise, “First of all, there is a price difference between apples and pears. Generally speaking, apples are more expensive than pears. So many people will often choose apples. Second, apples are rounder than pears in shape and look more festive. So, from a psychological point of view, most people will also choose apples. And people who choose pears in a two-choice situation are generally those who are different from the world, independent, or not very materialistic. Mengting and you, in my opinion, are both this kind of person.”

This… actually made some sense.

“Didn’t you study finance? You actually know psychology too,” Chen Feng said in surprise.

Lin Wan smiled embarrassedly and said, “Tiantian told me all these things.”

Tch!

Sure enough, Chen Feng’s previous judgment that she was simple-minded was correct.

“Mengting, are there really such sayings about apples and pears?” Chen Feng looked at Wu Mengting with a smile.

Wu Mengting also smiled a little embarrassedly and said, “I just made these up myself. They may not be right. So, are you like me, do you prefer pears?”

Chen Feng smiled, “I like both of these fruits. Besides, now that both fruits are in front of me, wouldn’t I be a fool to only eat one? I want to eat both.”

As he spoke, Chen Feng took the pear from her hand, then took an apple from the fruit platter, and took a bite of each under the surprised gazes of the two women.

“You men are really pigs. You want everything and are never satisfied,” Lin Wan said with contempt.

Wu Mengting, on the other hand, smiled helplessly and asked, “Then do you prefer pears or apples?”

“Do I have to choose one?” Chen Feng asked.

“Mm,” Wu Mengting insisted.

“Then I might prefer apples a little more.”

“Why?” Wu Mengting’s eyes widened.

Chen Feng explained seriously, “Because apples are more nutritious and more filling. That is, their nutritional value is higher than pears.”

Both Lin Wan and Wu Mengting were speechless.

“Then hurry up and eat your apple. After you’re done, take us to your house for a look first,” Lin Wan urged impolitely.

“Why don’t you wash the dishes first? After you’re done, we’ll go,” Chen Feng suggested while eating the apple.

“I’ll wash them tonight,” Lin Wan said.

“You’ll wash them tonight?” Chen Feng asked.

“Of course… Tiantian will wash them.”

“That’s not fair. She cooked all the dishes. You should at least wash the dishes, right?” Chen Feng stood up for Wu Mengting.

“What do you know? She cooked these dishes specifically for you. Of course, she should wash them. Or you can wash them. Anyway, I’m not washing them.”

“Fine! You get all the benefits. I bought the dishes, then Mengting cooked them, you just ate, and in the end, you don’t even wash the dishes.”

Lin Wan was suddenly at a loss for words.

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