I'm incredibly ambitious after being reborn.

Chapter 61 Mastering the Skill of Turning Off Your Phone

Da-da-da, da-da-da...

The arcade was filled with the frantic clatter of buttons. Unlike the elementary school students playing side-scrolling or fighting arcade games in groups, Zhang Daxiang, with his enormous size, quietly played a game on a machine.

At first, nothing happened, but after he completed the game in one life and started his "second playthrough," a group of elementary school students came and watched in awe.

Every now and then, they would exclaim in surprise at the dense barrage of bullet comments. After failing to complete the "second playthrough," the elementary school students excitedly discussed how they could actually play the game a second time after finishing it, and that it was even more difficult.

Zhang Daxiang distributed the remaining coins to the children, and amidst their thanks, he drifted away, then made a report.

The boss was called out and fined shortly afterward, while several parents from the neighborhood came to pick up their children...

Zhang Daxiang, acting like a madman, wandered around for a while. Not too far from the hospital, he found a small shop that looked like a convenience store. Seeing that there were loose sunflower seeds for sale at the entrance, he went up and asked, "Boss, how much are the sunflower seeds?"

"Five yuan per pound."

"How many?!"

"Five yuan a pound. The price of sunflower seeds has gone up recently. It's not that I'm selling them at this price on purpose. At the beginning of the month, they were only a little over four yuan. Now there aren't many in the wholesale market. Prices are rising everywhere."

"Weigh out two jin for me."

"it is good."

The boss nodded and scooped out two pounds for him.

The ten yuan wasn't enough for Sister Yu to eat in the car, so she asked for a small plastic bag to put the sunflower seed shells in. Only then did Zhang Daxiang start eating sunflower seeds as he walked back.

Suddenly, her phone rang. It was Sang Yuke calling. When she answered, her voice was filled with excitement: "Shopkeeper, what do you think of Li Jiaqing becoming Grandpa Qi Shen's granddaughter-in-law?"

"..."

Can you really find stink bugs while eating sunflower seeds?

Zhang Daxiang wasn't picky about food; it was just that the "double ponytail" girl was small and didn't have the appetite for anything, so he had no interest in her at all.

"Shopkeeper, let me tell you, you can't judge a book by its cover. Li Jiaqing may dress casually, but he's actually very capable..."

"Sister Yu, you should learn the good things from me. You can't control your lustful nature..."

"..."

Sang Yuke was speechless at the sight of her husband.

So it's my fault again?
"Alright, shopkeeper, it's hard to explain over the phone. You need to come to the ward right away. I've already discussed the price with Li Jiaqing's mother, but she still has a few minor requests. I told her we'd have to wait until after your interview before making a decision."

"Okay, I'm coming right now."

Zhang Daxiang hung up the phone and then dialed the old man's number. "Hey, Grandpa, have you eaten? Nothing much, I'm in Pingjiang. What's up? Oh, it's like this, Yu Ke is really concerned about continuing the family line. She said that as the new bride of the Zhang family, she can't pretend not to see it, so she helped find someone in Pingjiang. He's alright, a college graduate, studying at a teachers' college... Hello? Hello? Grandpa?"

beep……

The phone went dead; I tried calling again, but the call wouldn't go through.

While playing mahjong at a card room near his daughter's house in the city, Zhang Qihui swiftly and unexpectedly turned off the cell phone his great-grandson had bought for him and removed the battery.

"Uncle, why are you removing the battery from your phone when it's turned off?"

"Save electricity."

The old man, his face dark, suddenly reached out and touched the cards, rubbed the cards together, and then discarded one: "Eight of Characters!"

"Hu!"

"Oh no, I won too!" "Hahahaha, I also won with an 8-wan, but I was stuck with it. I thought I wouldn't win. Thanks, Uncle Qi Hui!"

"..."

Damn it!!!
The old man was so angry his mouth was crooked. How could his grandson be treated like this? Even playing mahjong has to cause him trouble?!
He even deliberately avoided playing the local mahjong, which requires a lot of brainpower, and just played the ordinary "Pong Pong Hu" game. But he ended up letting someone else win by making a "Pong" himself?
Fortunately, he had good sportsmanship, honestly handed over his chips, and then continued the game for three more rounds.

But that phone call from his own grandson was like a knife to the lungs, making him feel incredibly frustrated. Every time he drew a pair of two of bamboo or two of ten thousand, he would think of his second brother, Zhang Qishen.

Judging from the thin coffin, it seems that Second Brother Zhang Qishen's new wife has been found...

Why am I the ninth child?
The consequence of being absent-minded was that he didn't win a single hand by the end of the game, turning the old director of the Second Chemical Plant into a chronic loser.

The grandfather was covered in dust and dirt, while the grandson reaped considerable rewards.

Inside the ward, Zhang Daxiang didn't feel embarrassed at all. In front of Sang Yuke and Wang Yulu, he bargained with Li Jiaqing's mother.

"Six hundred thousand is nothing, but cars, houses, jewelry, and the like, have to be done according to my rules. After all, to be frank, in Pingjiang, six hundred thousand can easily get me a job at a prestigious university."

"I'm easygoing about gift money; anything reasonable is fine. The main thing is that I need to find a way to get 'Manjinglou' back. That's the culmination of my years of hard work!"

"This is nothing, Auntie. You only mortgaged it, you didn't sell it. Just pay back the money, and this matter will be over. But I see that you and your daughter have reached the point of wanting to die, so there must be some hatred involved. You won't be satisfied until this is over, right?"

"You can secretly kill people?"

"What are you talking about, Auntie? This is a society governed by law. I run a legitimate business; I don't do anything shady. My grandfather was educated and worked as the factory manager of the Second Chemical Plant in Jiyang City for many years. We're an upright family; we don't do anything violent..."

Zhang Daxiang, with a serious expression, immediately refuted Ms. Li Manjing's unrealistic associations with him.

If their ancestors had been kind and honest for generations, how could they have been a bunch of "mud-legged" people if they were really so shabby?
Li Manjing's eyes were somewhat suspicious. The first time she saw Zhang Daxiang, she felt that his temperament was much more imposing than the guards around "Manjing Building".

Could it be that I really misjudged him?

Meanwhile, Li Jiaqing, lying on the next bed, had a dark expression the whole time. She was already quite depressed, but what made her even more depressed was that Zhang Daxiang didn't seem to want to communicate with her at all; he was just bargaining with her mother.

She was so angry that her pigtails stood on end.

"Do you have a way to get rid of that beast Qiao Yuanshan? It would be best if you could, but if you can't... then just take back 'Manjinglou'."

"Let's see first. Anything I say now is just empty talk. Let me find out more first. I'll also inquire about the situation at 'Manjinglou'."

There was no guarantee, but Zhang Daxiang had a very imposing manner, which made Li Manjing think that this young man must come from a very wealthy family.

But Ms. Li Manjing knows nothing about this. Zhang Daxiang is just putting on an act whenever he feels like it, since it's not like he's losing anything.

As for what Qiao Yuanshan does...

He knew nothing about Li Jiaqing except that he was her biological father.

“Auntie, you don’t have a proper place to stay right now, so why don’t you just go to Jiyang? It will be easier to take care of you there, including food, lodging, and recuperation. If you’re not comfortable going to the countryside, there are also houses in Jiyang city where you can stay.”

"I'll definitely go see your house, but let's wait a bit, after all..."

Before she could finish speaking, Li Manjing's phone rang. Upon answering, a shout came from the other end: "Mr. Li! It's almost the end of the month! Installment payments, installments upon installments? That's not how business is done!"

"..."

Hey!
Li Manjing skillfully hung up the phone, then turned it off, and then looked up at Zhang Daxiang, "If possible, I'd like to go to Jiyang right away."

Sensing Ms. Li Manjing's sincere attitude, Zhang Daxiang remained calm and asked, "Do we need to go through the transfer procedures?"

(End of this chapter)