Chapter 199: Richer Than I Imagined

For the next two days, Chen Feng basically stayed at home, only occasionally going out for a walk with Sun Xiaorui, browsing the supermarket, or buying groceries.

He spent most of his time absorbing the energy from the artworks he had bought, and also working out.

After these two days, he felt that his body had become stronger, and of course, he didn’t feel any discomfort.

The dizziness and nosebleed he had experienced in his hometown before seemed like a dream.

Anyway, now that he saw hope for life, he became even more enthusiastic about absorbing the energy from paintings and calligraphy.

But there was still that problem. He now entered a meditative state once a day, and each time he could only absorb the invisible energy for a little over an hour. If he wanted to continue after that, it had no effect. His body seemed to have a limited capacity.

In other words, he could only spend a little over an hour absorbing energy each day. He couldn’t absorb any more.

This situation had existed before, but at that time, Chen Feng had only confirmed that absorbing energy in this way was good for his body. He couldn’t confirm that it could delay or even cure his terminal illness. Therefore, he didn’t pay much attention to absorbing energy from paintings and calligraphy every day, and he didn’t deliberately experiment to find the maximum amount he could absorb each day.

But after the dizziness and nosebleed in his hometown, he was confirmed. After two days of experiments, the maximum value was about an hour and a half, which is about 90 minutes. He couldn’t extend it any further at the moment.

Chen Feng was also a little helpless about this. In his estimation, if he could spend three or four hours a day absorbing energy, his terminal illness might really disappear completely in the long run.

Now he could only do his best to absorb as much energy as possible every day.

While Chen Feng was staying at home, he also began to plan with Sun Xiaorui to continue their unfinished trip around the country from last year. For this, Chen Feng handed over the travel guide to Sun Xiaorui to make.

Sun Xiaorui had been the one to plan the travel route before, with Lin Wan and Wu Mengting only providing assistance and suggestions.

Sun Xiaorui was very familiar with this.

The two planned to stay in Xiuzhou for a few more days before setting off. Besides themselves, Chen Feng also planned to bring Wu Mengting along. As for Lin Wan, Chen Feng did not plan to bring her this time.

Sun Xiaorui did not object to this. She just put forward her own opinion. She also wanted to learn from Lin Wan and do travel live broadcasts, to earn some extra money while traveling.

Previously, when Lin Wan led them on their travel live broadcasts, she had made a lot of money. Sun Xiaorui had even gotten a share of the money for helping with the live broadcast and interacting with the viewers.

This time, they were not with Lin Wan, so they could do the live broadcast themselves. It would be even better if they could get Wu Mengting to join.

After experiencing Lin Wan’s live broadcast before, Chen Feng was not very opposed to her doing it. Anyway, he basically didn’t appear on camera, so it had no effect. So, after a little hesitation, he agreed.

Then, Sun Xiaorui contacted Wu Mengting, who agreed without a second thought. After all, she was also short on money now. And that very night, she moved to Red Villa Bay. Lin Wan did not come with her.

This surprised Chen Feng and Sun Xiaorui a little.

“You’ve finally thought it through this time and didn’t bring Lin Wan along?” Chen Feng asked with a smile.

Wu Mengting nodded with some emotion, “Living with her is sometimes really… tiring. Especially after coming back from my hometown this New Year, I’m really not used to living with her, especially in the same room and on the same bed. It’s better to separate, so we don’t end up not even being friends in the future.”

Chen Feng smiled, “You’re right to think so. Actually, I think you should have less contact with her in the future, or even no contact at all, so you don’t get screwed over by her in the future.”

Wu Mengting pursed her lips and didn’t speak, obviously not quite agreeing with Chen Feng’s suggestion.

Chen Feng didn’t mind and changed the subject, “As for your job as my personal assistant, I’ll consider it starting from today. From now on, you and Xiaorui will be responsible for the housework here, including cooking, laundry, mopping, and cleaning. You can discuss how to arrange and distribute the work yourselves. Any problems?”

Wu Mengting quickly nodded and said happily, “Of course, no problem.”

Her purpose in coming here this time was to get more deeply involved in Chen Feng’s life.

Sun Xiaorui opened her mouth, but in the end, she didn’t raise any objections.

So, Wu Mengting stayed at Red Villa Bay. The next day, Wu Mengting told Chen Feng that Lin Wan had also moved out of the East Lake villa.

Hearing this, Chen Feng took Sun Xiaorui and Wu Mengting to have a look. The villa was a little messy, with some trash in the living room, bedroom, and kitchen. There were no other problems.

However, from this, it could be seen that Lin Wan was indeed a bit inconsiderate. She had been allowed to live in such a nice villa at a low price. Now that she had moved out, it was one thing not to be grateful, but to not even clean up was a bit too much.

Seeing this, Wu Mengting was very embarrassed and quickly started to clean up. Sun Xiaorui also joined in.

After cleaning up, the three sat down to rest in the living room. Chen Feng curiously asked Wu Mengting where Lin Wan had moved to.

It wasn’t that he was concerned about her, but he was genuinely curious.

Wu Mengting said that Lin Wan had moved in with her two classmates, the two who had met Chen Feng at Lin Wan’s birthday party last time, Wu Bingyao and Li Li.

The place they lived was a bit far from them, a drive of more than half an hour.

Chen Feng was a little relieved to hear this.

With some distance between them, Wu Mengting and he would at least be less likely to be harassed.

After resting here for a while, the three of them returned to Red Villa Bay.

When they were alone, Sun Xiaorui couldn’t help but ask Chen Feng, “Are you just going to leave the East Lake villa empty like that?”

Chen Feng smiled at her and said, “Just leave it empty. Are you going to sublet it?”

Sun Xiaorui said with a hint of complaint, “You’re really something. To get Lin Wan to leave, you deliberately said the lease was up. But in fact, there’s still more than a month left. Twenty thousand a month, just leaving it empty, are you doing charity?”

Paying twenty thousand a month in rent for nothing, even though it wasn’t her own money, Sun Xiaorui couldn’t help but feel a pang of pain for Chen Feng.

Chen Feng said magnanimously, “Do you think I care about a mere twenty thousand now?”

Sun Xiaorui rolled her eyes at him and said, “If you had planned this earlier, you shouldn’t have renewed the lease. Isn’t this just a waste of money?”

Chen Feng said nonchalantly, “Alright. It’s not a complete waste. We can go there to stay occasionally, especially in the summer. It’s close to East Lake, so we can stay there to escape the heat, take a walk along the lake embankment anytime, enjoy the breeze, and cool off.”

Sun Xiaorui’s eyes widened, “Summer? It’s only March now. Are you going to continue to rent it?”

Chen Feng smiled and shook his head, “Of course not.”

Sun Xiaorui was confused, “Then why did you just say you’d go there to escape the heat in the summer?”

Chen Feng said with some pride, “I plan to buy it.”

Sun Xiaorui’s mouth dropped open, and she was so shocked she couldn’t speak for a moment.

She had originally thought that Chen Feng was just a minor rich person, with a net worth of a few million. But a villa at Red Villa Bay had directly made her estimate Chen Feng’s net worth to be in the tens of millions, which was more than ten times her original estimate.

Now Chen Feng was actually talking about buying the East Lake villa. The property prices there were even higher than at Red Villa Bay. That villa was worth at least twenty million.

So, what was Chen Feng’s actual net worth?

Needless to say, it should be more than tens of millions. It should be in the hundreds of millions, or even several hundred million.

This really far exceeded Sun Xiaorui’s expectations.

“You… how much money do you have?”

In the end, Sun Xiaorui couldn’t hold it in any longer and asked the question that had been hidden in her heart for a long time.

Chen Feng gave a faint smile and said, “I can only tell you that my money is growing rapidly every day. You should understand the reason. A lot of my money is in the stock market now, and the stocks I’ve bought are rising every day. I haven’t estimated the exact amount yet. Anyway, in a few days, after I cash out a little from the stock market, it will be enough to buy that East Lake villa.”

Sun Xiaorui looked at Chen Feng with a complicated expression. After a long while, she sighed, “It seems you’re richer than I imagined. I never dreamed that the rich customer I took the initiative to chat up back then would be so rich.”

Chen Feng just smiled with a bit of reserve and didn’t say any more boastful words.

It was fine to show off a little in front of his own woman occasionally, as long as he didn’t overdo it.

When they weren’t very familiar with each other before, Chen Feng might have been a little wary of her, afraid that she would have malicious intentions if she knew he was very rich. But after spending so much time together, Sun Xiaorui had gained enough of Chen Feng’s trust.

So, he didn’t mind revealing a little more about how rich he was.

That night, when Chen Feng and Sun Xiaorui were playing games, he clearly felt that she was more energetic and proactive. This made him realize that money and wealth can sometimes be very good catalysts and stimulants.

That day, after breakfast, Chen Feng received a call from Qin Zhen, who invited him to get together. His old company commander, Chen Hanliang, would also be there.

Chen Feng did not refuse.

At noon, in a private room of a high-end restaurant, Chen Feng, Qin Zhen, and Chen Hanliang met again.

This time, Chen Hanliang looked obviously fatter, and his spirits were much better than the last time they met. When he faced Chen Feng, he was all smiles and very respectful. Looking at him, it was as if he was just short of calling him “Your Majesty, auspicious greetings.”

And at first, he even called him “Brother Feng.” Of course, Chen Feng couldn’t accept that and told him to just call him by his name. Of course, Chen Hanliang couldn’t really do that either, so he had to go back to calling him “Mr. Chen.”

Chen Feng could certainly understand Chen Hanliang’s behavior, and he didn’t think it was a bad thing. It was always better to be treated with such respect and courtesy than to be ridiculed.

After the three of them took turns ordering their dishes and the waiter left, leaving only the three of them in the private room, Chen Hanliang said to Chen Feng with a brilliant, chrysanthemum-like smile, “Mr. Chen, the ingredients here are very good. They are all specially supplied, absolutely pollution-free, green, and organic. In addition, the chef here is also an old master who has worked in the government canteen for decades and is best at Tan family cuisine. You’ll know once you try it later.”

Chen Feng also responded with a smile, “It’s really rare to be able to eat Tan family cuisine here in Xiuzhou. Then I’ll have to eat more later. I’ve never had it before.”

Chen Hanliang smiled and nodded, “There really aren’t many places in Xiuzhou that can make Tan family cuisine, and even fewer authentic ones. This happens to be one that I know of. And, as far as I know, this is the only authentic one in Xiuzhou. However, I was fortunate enough to have authentic Tan family cuisine in Jinling once before, and I think the taste there was slightly better than here. If I have the chance, I’ll take Mr. Chen to Jinling for a meal.”

Hearing this, Chen Feng could only give a laugh. Who would really have the time to go to Jinling for a meal with a grown man?

Chen Hanliang then told Chen Feng some interesting stories, the smile on his face never fading.

It wasn’t until the dishes they ordered were served one after another that he took out a bottle of top-grade Maotai that he had specially brought, saying it was from the 1950s. Such a wine could be considered a collector’s item.

Chen Feng originally didn’t want to drink, but after hearing his introduction and looking at the old-fashioned style of the Maotai bottle, he couldn’t help but have a drink.

Besides, it was a kind gesture from the other party. If he refused, it would be disrespectful.

Chen Feng didn’t know if the wine was real or fake, but he had to admit, the taste was indeed mellow and fragrant. He wanted to drink more after having a sip.

The three of them finished the priceless collector’s item in no time. Chen Feng himself drank at least half a bottle.

After finishing the bottle of top-grade Maotai and eating most of the dishes on the table, Chen Hanliang finally started talking about business.

“Mr. Chen, when do you think is a good time to sell this stock we bought?”

During this period, Chen Hanliang had been in a complex emotional state of excitement, nervousness, fear, and dread. The excitement was of course because the stock Chen Feng had recommended to him had been rising continuously. It had been almost two months since the New Year, and especially after the market reopened after the New Year, it had hit the daily limit for several consecutive days, which really scared him.

The stock price had risen by almost 4 times compared to when he bought it. He really couldn’t hold on any longer and wanted to sell it to secure his profits.

But he also had a bit of a侥幸 mentality and wanted to continue to follow. At the same time, he was worried that selling without the permission of Chen Feng, his guide, would offend him.

And so, this drinking party came to be.

Of course, Chen Feng saw his intention, and Qin Zhen had the same intention.

So, Chen Feng said with a smile, “If you hadn’t asked me, I was going to tell you in the next two days. If you’re worried, then sell it early and secure your profits.”

Chen Hanliang quickly asked, “When does Mr. Chen plan to sell?”

Chen Feng pondered and said, “I haven’t decided on that yet. I’ll only know after a comprehensive analysis. Anyway, you’ve already made a lot of money by selling in the next two days. There’s no need to follow any longer.”

Hearing Chen Feng’s words, the big stone that had been hanging in Chen Hanliang’s heart finally fell. He quickly said, “Then I’ll listen to you, Mr. Chen. I’ll sell it in the next two days. To be honest, I really haven’t been able to sleep well these days. I’ve been on edge every day.”

Qin Zhen also said with a smile, “Then I’ll sell it too. To secure the profits. Anyway, I’ve made a big profit this time, enough for me to make a down payment on a house here in Xiuzhou.”

Chen Feng looked at him with a half-smile, “Then congratulations. But you’ll have to pay the mortgage in the future. The pressure will definitely not be small. Are you really determined to be a mortgage slave?”

Qin Zhen gave him an annoyed glare, then said as if it were a matter of course, “If I want to put down roots here, I can’t do without a house. If I can’t pay the mortgage in the future, don’t I still have you?”

Chen Feng smiled, “Are you asking me to take over?”

Qin Zhen glared, “I’m asking you to help me pay the mortgage.”

“You’ve got a lot of nerve,” Chen Feng said directly, mocking him.

“If you don’t help me pay, I’ll just live at your place. Speaking of which, you bought a villa, and I haven’t even been a guest yet. When can I go over and have a look?”

“Anytime.”

“Alright, after this meal, you can take me there. Hehe, I know you must be hiding a beauty in a golden house.”

Chen Feng: “…”

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