"Ding——"
Chi Youyou was just thinking about how to make the most out of Song Shiyu when suddenly the phone hanging on her chest vibrated.
It was a private message from New Exploration.
[Hello, this is the International Agricultural Research Institute, and we sincerely invite you to join us. Here is our contact information, 000-58****...]
International Agricultural Research Institute?
What’s that?
"What’s wrong? If you have something to do, we can go another day."
"It’s nothing, a scam message."
Chi Youyou pursed her lips, ignored it, and exited.
Would an international organization invite someone so casually?
She could tell with her toes, it’s fake!
Are today’s scam tactics so perfunctory?
"Recently, there have been a lot of scam messages, especially targeting us university students. You can install an anti-fraud app."
Chi Youyou nodded.
...
Imperial City International Center.
"So, any response?"
An old man with graying hair and rimless glasses paced back and forth anxiously.
"Director, can you stop pacing in front of me? It’s making my head hurt!"
"Why do you care what I do? I asked you to check if [Youzi] replied!"
The young man being scolded by the old man rolled his eyes and took over the phone, "No!!!"
"Why hasn’t there been a reply yet?"
"No, director, I just sent the message, and it hasn’t even been two minutes! What if she’s busy?"
"You’re right, then I’ll wait a bit more. Did you get all the stuff from yesterday’s live stream?"
"I asked friends for help, and managed to snag one of each kind."
"Good, good, good!"
...
"We’re here! Youbao!"
The car crossed the overpass and stopped in front of a fruit shop.
Chi Youyou looked at the simply yet elegantly decorated fruit shop and quietly exclaimed, "Xiaomi, why do I feel like I hit the jackpot?"
She knew her dad used to sell vegetables and fruits at a street stall and never imagined that one day their fruits could make it into a shop.
Even though she found a fixed buyer at a Western restaurant and a Chinese restaurant yesterday, she still felt a bit surprised to see them in a fruit shop like this.
Dad would definitely be thrilled to see this!
"Oh no!"
Just as they got out of the car, Shen Xiaomi’s exclamation pulled Chi Youyou back from her thoughts.
"What’s wrong?"
"I saw my aunt... Youbao, whatever my aunt says later, don’t get mad, okay? She’s just a bit mouthy..."
Shen Xiaomi whispered a warning in her ear, and just as she finished, she saw a middle-aged woman in a cheongsam, wearing makeup, walk out of the fruit shop.
It was clear the woman had dressed up specially, but it couldn’t hide the marks time had left on her face.
When she smiled, the powder on her entire face moved...
"Oh, what’s special about today? I happened to pass by and thought I’d take a look. I didn’t expect to see you, Xiaomi! What a coincidence!"
The woman walked up with a hand covering her red lips, her face full of smiles.
She was exactly who Shen Xiaomi had referred to as Aunt Lin Fengyi.
Standing beside Shen Xiaomi, Chi Youyou’s nose was already overwhelmed by the woman’s perfume, and she couldn’t help but let out a big sneeze.
"Achoo——"
"Youyou, are you alright?"
"It’s nothing, my nose just suddenly felt itchy, sorry."
She rubbed her nose; the scent was really too strong!
The woman’s gaze also locked onto Chi Youyou, causing her to frown a bit. Was this the country girl from Phoenix Mountain?
So uncouth, sneezing in front of others, tsk!
However, her face remained full of smiles.
"Xiaomi, is this your classmate here to buy fruits? Make sure you give her a discount!"