Maintenance Fees
It was already past one o 'clock in the afternoon when Cheng Xu returned home. He went driving without realizing it, but now that he was home, he felt like his stomach was about to shrivel up.
After the rice was cooked, he used some of the cured meat that Grandma Wang had given him, as well as some cabbage and green bell pepper from Aunt Li's garden.
The green bell pepper could enhance the taste and remove the greasiness, and the Chinese cabbage and bacon had a salty taste. When the three were mixed, it was a perfect dish.
Along with some salted vegetables, Cheng Xu gulped down three big bowls of rice and chugged down half a liter of iced red tea.
After eating and drinking to his heart's content, Cheng Xu remembered the Audi A4 that Huang Junjie had bought a few days ago. Since he had nothing to do now, he decided to help Huang Junjie with his car.
He opened Huang Junjie's WeChat and made a voice call. The call went through immediately. It was obvious that Huang Junjie had been playing with his phone.
"Great Huang, did you get your Audi back?"
"Of course. It's just that there's a lot of noise when I drive it. It's quite unpleasant. Also, this car is just like you said: there's a strong smell inside. Even the air-freshener can't really neutralize it. I really can't stand it if I stay inside for too long... "
Seeing that Huang Junjie's complaints were about to stop, Cheng Xu decisively interrupted his rambling.
"Yes, yes, yes. If you have time, drive the car over to my place. I'll get someone I know to help you deal with it. "
"That's great. You can just quote the price when the time comes. I'm free now, so I'll come over at once. "
After hanging up, Cheng Xu smiled and shook his head.
'It seems this car has a big problem. Great Huang has become a chatterbox.'
While he was playing King of Glory, Cheng Xu heard a honk from outside the house. He went out to take a look and saw that it was indeed Hung Junjie.
He instructed him on where to park the car, then led him into the house and gave him a bottle of iced coke that he had kept in the fridge for a long time.
"Ah~" Huang Junjie took a big gulp of the coke and let out a long breath. He finally could not hold back his curiosity.
"Brother Xu, you're really something. You're driving a Mercedes-Benz AMG now? Hurry up and tell me your secret!"
Of course, Huang Junjie knew that it was unlikely that the car belonged to Cheng Xu. He was only joking.
"I can drive this car, yet still live here? A friend of mine left her car with me for a few days. You know her, too."
Huang Junjie scratched his head. He really did not expect to know someone who would drive such a luxurious car.
Cheng Xu did not beat around the bush and just said, "The one who added me on WeChat a few days ago at the used car dealer. Do you still remember?"
"Oh, of course I remember. Do you think she has good pecs? " Huang Junjie looked excited. He looked at Cheng Xu as if he had taken up a sugar mommy.
"Come on, I can't get over the fact that her pecs are developed."
Cheng Xu's face darkened.
"That's the one. She asked me to help her pick a car today. She also bought a Porsche, but the garage in her villa did not have any more space, so she left the car here."
"Bro, it's still here with you. Won't you be able to retire early at this rate?"
Huang Junjie smiled and turned his head to see two watches on the cabinet next to him.
"You still say you're not a sugar baby? Is this a gift from your rich lady?"
"It's really not that. Someone else brought it in for me to fix," Cheng Xu glanced at the watches as he replied.
"Brother Xu is indeed the most mysterious man in our village. You even know how to repair watches. You're an expert, a jack of all trades!"
Cheng Xu rolled his eyes at him. "Go to h*ll. It's just a small issue."
"Alright, I'll leave you to your work. I'll go back and study up on how to make a rich woman fall in love with me."
"Sure, sure. And wear a hat. It's so sunny outside. You'll be tanned if you continue to bask in the sun." Cheng Xu handed Huang Junjie a straw hat as he spoke.
"Alright, I'll be leaving." Before leaving, Huang Junjie did not forget to give Cheng Xu a look as if he was his role model.
"Be careful on the road, I'll let you know when the car is fixed."
After sending Huang Junjie off, Cheng Xu looked at the two car keys and two watches on the table. He could not help but think that they would be perfect for doing business on WeChat.
"I'm happy to bring an Audi and a Mercedes-Benz today so that my family can have a car to sit in~"
Once the photos were taken, they were posted on social media.
Cheng Xu had wanted to use his spare time in the afternoon to repair the car, but when he saw the scorching sun outside, he immediately gave up on the idea.
"Forget it. I'll keep playing King of Glory and think about it when it's cooler."
He had just sat down on the bed and had not even launched the game when he received a new message on WeChat.
Gentle Breeze: [Master Cheng, have you received the watches I sent?
Cheng Xu: [I received them yesterday. There's a big problem with these two watches. There's something wrong with the core.]
Gentle Breeze: [As expected of a master, you were able to identify the problem with a single glance
Cheng Xu: [It's not a big problem. It'll be fine with some effort.]
Gentle Breeze: [How about the price? How much are you charging?]
Cheng Xu: [Let's set the price according to the market rate.]
He did not know how much it would cost to repair this kind of watch. If he quoted too much, people would think he was asking for too much. If he quoted too little, he would lose money. It was better to let the other party quote a price.
Gentle Breeze: [How about this? Can you get it open and help me fix it? I'll add 20% to the market price and round it up to 5,000 yuan. What do you think?]
'My god, is it that expensive to repair a watch?'
Cheng Xu only knew that repairing an ordinary watch would only cost a few dozen yuan. Maybe changing the parts would be more expensive.
Out of curiosity, he did a search on the Internet and found that some luxury watches cost thousands of yuan to disassemble and clean. He could not help but think that it was too easy to earn money from rich people.
Cheng Xu: [That's the price then. I'll send it to you once I've fixed it.]
Gentle Breeze: [Thank you so much.
Cheng Xu thought about how he had fixed the two watches in less than an hour. It seemed that his time was quite valuable.
He counted his income. Last time, he calculated that he was still 15,000 yuan away from 100 grams of gold.
Yesterday, he sold another 2,000-yuan watch. Including the two watches he had sold before, he was still 11,000 yuan short.
At this moment, Cheng Xu's heart ached at the thought of the watch he had sold for 666 yuan. He did not even know how much he had lost.
'The rich lady sent me 1,000 yuan. If I add the 5,000 yuan for the watch repair, I'm only 5,000 yuan short of 100 grams of gold.'
5,000 yuan, where could he even get 5000 yuan?
'Do I take out a small loan? Forget it, I can't possibly spend all my money on gold, I still need to eat. Looks like I still have to do alchemy work. I'll save up more.'
After thinking for a moment, Cheng Xu dialed Mr. Wang's number.
"Hello? Mr. Wang, it's Cheng Xu, the one who bought the materials last time."
"Oh, Mr. Cheng! If you want to buy gold from me, then I'm sorry. I might not have any extra materials for sale in the near future."
Cheng Xu made a disappointed noise. Just as he was about to hang up, Mr. Wang spoke again.