Financial freedom begins with fishing

Chapter 37 Borrowing a Car

"Yes, the winner gets 10. Even if you don't get first place, as long as you make it into the top ten, you won't lose out!"

Seemingly sensing Xiao Kai's interest, Xie Shaofan continued.

He didn't expect Xiao Kai to get first place; he would be satisfied as long as Xiao Kai made it into the top ten.

The 2500 yuan reward is quite tempting; for a low-level civil servant like him, it's roughly equivalent to half a month's salary.

If it weren't for the tournament rules, he would have liked to try it himself.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Kai's interest intensified.

The top ten will receive a minimum reward of 1. With his cheat-like abilities, if he can't even do that, he might as well quit fishing.

Immediately, Xiao Kai made a decision in his heart: he had to participate in this competition.

Whether it was for the 10 yuan or to help his old classmate, he had to go.

Moreover, if he's not mistaken, this competition is sure to attract a lot of attention, which might be the perfect opportunity for him to start a short video account.

As long as he gets first place, or even just the top three, he'll get a huge influx of viewers after he opens his video account.

Why does he fish so hard? Besides enjoying fishing, it's simply to make money.

Short videos present an excellent opportunity; once a certain number of followers are acquired, making money becomes much easier.

Perhaps it won't be long before he can live the financially free life he has always dreamed of.

Therefore, he must win an award in this competition, and he must be in the top three.

"Okay, I agree!"

Xiao Kai agreed without hesitation.

Xie Shaofan was very happy and said he would make all the necessary preparations and wait for his arrival.

After exchanging a few words, the two hung up the phone.

Not long after Xiao Kai hung up the phone, his mother, who had gone out to buy groceries, returned.

As soon as he came in, he launched into a tirade against Xiao Kai, who was lying on the sofa.

"Just lying around all day, all you do is lie around, you don't even know how to find a girlfriend!"

"Uh!~"

Xiao Kai's good mood immediately returned to normal after hearing those words.

What can he do about his own mother?

We don't know, and we dare not ask.

However, can Xiao Kai get away with it by not saying anything?

How is that possible?

Seeing Xiao Kai's indifferent attitude, Ji Xiaolan became even angrier.

"Get up, you old bastard!"

With a swish, Xiao Kai stood up straight almost reflexively.

"Mom, what's wrong now? Didn't I tell you, we can't rush these things!" Xiao Kai said helplessly.

"No rush, no rush, all you know is no rush, but are you in a rush when you eat?" Ji Xiaolan continued.

Xiao Kai remained silent.

"Alright, how's the chat with Xiao Zhan that I introduced you to a few days ago going?"

Perhaps seeing Xiao Kai's upright attitude, Ji Xiaolan let him off the hook for the time being and stopped scolding him. Instead, she asked about his relationship with Zhan Xinyue.

"She's alright, she went back to Shenzhen the day before yesterday!"

Xiao Kai confessed.

Speaking of Zhan Xinyue, Xiao Kai seems to approve of her so far.

Unfortunately, the other person didn't seem too interested in him. Since that blind date, the two of them had never met again, only occasionally chatting on WeChat.

The conversations mostly revolved around their high school days and current relationships with their classmates.

There has been no real progress in their relationship.

Especially after the other person returned to Shenzhen, the two talked even less.

Faced with this situation, Xiao Kai continued to adopt a laissez-faire attitude.

"What do you mean 'okay'? If it's okay, it's okay; if it's not okay, it's not okay. I must have had the worst luck in eight lifetimes to end up with such a troublesome person, just like your father!" Ji Xiaolan said angrily, then picked up the groceries and walked towards the kitchen.

After Ji Xiaolan left, Xiao Kai quickly got up and made a hasty escape.

He was already used to his mother's nagging.

Even when he was still in school, his mother, Ji Xiaolan, couldn't stand him being idle.

When he was studying in another city, he would call all the time to check on him and his family. But as soon as he came home, he would be fine for the first two days, but if it was more than three days, he would become like this. He would scold him for no reason and act as if he couldn't stand him, as if everything he did was wrong.

In short, I just can't stand him being idle.

After he graduated from university and got a job, he would often talk about this and that in front of him because he never found a girlfriend.

Now look at him, he has both: he doesn't have a girlfriend and he doesn't work. Not to mention her, even his usually calm father occasionally criticizes him.

"Mom, Peng-ge needs me, so I'm going out!"

"Get lost, get lost, just looking at you annoys me."

"Bang!"

...

After leaving home, Xiao Kai took the elevator downstairs.

He didn't pay any attention to his mother's nagging.

Although he knew his parents were anxious, some things couldn't be solved by rushing.

In his view, making money is the most important thing right now.

Soon, Xiao Kai arrived at Pengfei Supermarket outside the residential area.

Xiao Kai, familiar with the place, arrived at the small room at the very back of the supermarket. As soon as he entered, he saw Xiao Peng sitting on a recliner playing games.

"Quick, let's do it all in one go, trust me!"

"Don't attack Baron! They'll respawn soon, there's still time, there's still time!"

"Damn it, I told you not to attack Baron! We were so close to winning, why didn't you listen?!"

"A bunch of idiots!"

With a loud explosion, his team's crystal was destroyed by enemy minions, resulting in a loss in the ranked match.

Seeing Xiao Peng loudly cursing his teammates, Xiao Kai couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Why are you here?"

"You've come at the perfect time. We're duo queuing. You didn't see it, but those idiots could have easily won by using the mid lane minions. Instead, they went to fight Baron. By the time they finished, everyone else had already respawned."

"Damn, if it weren't for them, we would have won this game already!"

Upon hearing Xiao Kai's laughter, Xiao Peng turned around and, seeing it was him, immediately began to recount his earlier grievances.

"No rush, Brother Peng, I have something important to discuss with you!"

Hearing Xiao Peng's words, Xiao Kai smiled and nodded, then said...

Xiao Peng suppressed his anger and asked, "Oh, what is it?"

"I just wanted to borrow your car in a couple of days!" Xiao Kai said.

"Hey, I thought it was something serious! I've told you so many times, it's nothing between us brothers—you can take it anytime you need it!"

Hearing Xiao Kai's words, Xiao Peng's expression relaxed, and he patted Xiao Kai on the shoulder, saying nonchalantly.

"I was just thinking that your supermarket has been quite busy lately, and with the Lunar New Year coming up soon, I was worried you might need to use your car!"

Xiao Kai felt a little embarrassed. If his own motorcycle weren't unsuitable for long-distance travel and couldn't carry that much stuff, he wouldn't have wanted to trouble Xiao Peng.

"It's alright, we've almost finished all the work and restocked all the goods. The volume of goods before the Lunar New Year is quite large, so someone will deliver them. If all else fails, your sister-in-law's car can handle it!" Xiao Peng explained.

"Then I'm relieved!" Xiao Kai nodded.