Love Apartment: Yifei is my junior aunt

Chapter 197 Zeng Xiaoxian's Efforts to Level Up

Feeling that Zhang Wei had thoroughly insulted his intelligence, Zeng Xiaoxian began searching for Zhang Wei throughout the bar.

Suddenly he stopped and stared strangely at Lü Ziqiao, who was chatting and laughing with a man.

Is Ziqiao...changing his tastes?

"Lu Ziqiao, Lu Ziqiao!"

Lu Ziqiao, who was chatting with the bespectacled guy, turned around and saw Zeng Xiaoxian standing at the bar, waving frantically at him.

After hugging and saying goodbye to the bespectacled guy, he casually walked towards Xiaoxian.

"Ziqiao, is that your friend?"

"If you think someone you've known for less than three minutes can be considered a friend, then he is," Ziqiao said with a nonchalant smile.

Zeng Xiaoxian was speechless.

Judging from how you were chatting and laughing just now, and how enthusiastically you hugged and said goodbye, it doesn't seem like you've only known each other for less than three minutes.

"Teacher Zeng, I heard you just spent over two hundred yuan to invest in Zhang Wei's future?"

Ziqiao chuckled and said, "Actually, I think I have a bright future. Why don't you invest two hundred yuan in me and give it a try?"

"screw you!"

Zeng Xiaoxian rolled his eyes: "I've already sold ten autographed photos, and you bastard, you've made 998 yuan for nothing and you're still not satisfied?"

"Oh, I was just kidding."

Ziqiao, holding a bottle of wine, smiled lazily: "But you actually managed to overcome all obstacles and only get frustrated with Zhang Wei. That's pretty impressive."

"Are you sure you're not mocking me?" Xiaoxian asked.

I'm not kidding you.

Ziqiao shrugged: "I thought you would be defeated by Meijia, but I don't know what tricks you used to get Meijia to buy five sets at once."

He only saw Zeng Xiaoxian being completely fooled by Zhang Wei through a video that Meijia sent to the group chat, and he knew nothing about the rest of Ziqiao.

However, he did see from the payment information that Mika bought five sets of autographed photos in one go.

I don't know how this spendthrift woman could be willing to spend so much money on such useless things.

"There weren't any fancy tricks. I just gave her the WeChat accounts of five handsome radio hosts as a bonus."

"What?!" Ziqiao was stunned.

Zeng Xiaoxian was startled by Ziqiao's sudden outburst: "Why are you yelling so loudly?"

"No, buddy, you..."

Ziqiao was about to say something, but then paused.

In the end, he just waved the bottle helplessly: "I knew it! That's why she paid so readily... Never mind, let's not talk about this."

The eldest brother is unreliable, and Nanfeng is one of our own.

He was always finding fault with this and that, feeling that none of them were Mika's true love.

No matter how much he disliked her, he could never stop Mika from making a better choice.

It's going to rain, and Meijia's going to get married—let her be.

"Yes, yes, we're not talking about that."

Zeng Xiaoxian grabbed Ziqiao's arm and asked, "Have you seen Zhang Weiren?"

Ziqiao's expression was strange: "You're not going to cheat, are you?"

"Are you kidding? Would my brother Xian be that kind of person?"

Zeng Xiaoxian raised his head defiantly and said, "I just misjudged Zhang Wei's fighting ability. If it happened again, I would definitely be able to kill him instantly!"

"Got it, you're either a sore loser or you just won't admit defeat."

Ziqiao patted Zeng Xiaoxian on the shoulder: "Teacher Zeng, your current level is too low. Zhang Wei in his money-grubbing state is enough to kill you eight hundred times over."

"In your current irrational state of being so focused on winning back, you actually want to take money from the stingy Zhang Wei?"

"I'm afraid you'll have to cover Zhang Wei's bar exam registration fees for the next ten years."

Zeng Xiaoxian remained unconvinced: "I'm fully prepared this time..."

Are you sure you're ready?

Ziqiao took a swig of wine and, for the first time, asked Zeng Xiaoxian in a teacher's tone, "How many of the core techniques I just taught you did you use?"

Zeng Xiaoxian was amused by Ziqiao's words: "Don't even mention it! All your rhetoric is just a bunch of empty platitudes. How am I supposed to use it?"

"But Zhang Wei used it particularly well."

Having seen most of what happened in the video, Zi Qiao began to give Zeng Xiaoxian a simple and straightforward recap.

"First, you must never make people feel disgusted; the primacy effect is very important."

"Zhang Wei took advantage of the primacy effect and his clumsy and honest image in your mind, so that you never had any suspicion of him from beginning to end."

Ziqiao let out a hearty burp: "Second, play to your strengths and avoid your weaknesses. Highlight your strengths subtly and cleverly avoid your weaknesses."

"Zhang Wei, who might not even pass the bar exam, has managed to portray himself as a future top lawyer, and then packaged you as a future famous host."

"With just his smooth talk, he can make you completely bewildered."

"Teacher Zeng, don't you think about how Zhang Wei has studied law for seven years and still hasn't passed the bar exam? Does he really have the confidence to pass it next year?"

Zeng Xiaoxian was speechless.

Yeah, how come I didn't think of something so simple?

Third, control the pace of the conversation and guide the other person's thinking toward your logical direction.

"I don't need to elaborate on that, do I? Did you have any independent thought at all during that entire process?"

Zeng Xiaoxian was struck dumb.

Ziqiao took out his phone from his pocket and played the video that Meijia had uploaded to the group chat.

He pressed the pause button on the video and pointed to a scene in the video.

"You see, when Zhang Wei said that every time you successfully sell a set of autographed photos, it means your sales ability has improved, you actually started to realize that something was wrong."

"But Zhang Wei didn't give you any time or opportunity to think calmly. He immediately took advantage of your pride and love to show off and launched a fierce attack."

"The moment you heard that you could prove your superior sales skills to everyone in the apartment, you completely stopped thinking and just followed Zhang Wei's logic..."

Based on the video uploaded by Meijia, Ziqiao began a serious and detailed review of Xiaoxian's actions, while Zeng Xiaoxian, having suffered a severe loss at Zhang Wei's hands, became extremely focused.

And so, Ziqiao spoke, and Xiaoxian listened.

These two brothers, who usually only crack jokes, were unusually serious and earnest this time.

Perhaps for the old fox Ziqiao, his plan to teach and reform Zeng Xiaoxian only truly began at this moment.

After the debriefing, Ziqiao patted Zeng Xiaoxian on the shoulder earnestly.

"Teacher Zeng, failure is not terrible. The most terrible thing is failure without gaining experience and lessons."

"Although I'm the one who helps you level up by fighting monsters, real life isn't a game after all."

"In life, you don't only gain experience by successfully challenging the boss; sometimes you can learn more from failure."

Ziqiao placed the empty wine bottle on the bar counter and casually pointed to several figures in the bar.

"Zhang Wei is not a boss you can defeat at your current level. You should start by grinding the smaller monsters first."

"This one, this one, and this one... these are all fans of your pickled vegetable fan club, and they all have a pretty good impression of you."

"You can start by leveling up with them."

Zeng Xiaoxian looked at Ziqiao in surprise: "How did you know they were my fans?"

Ziqiao rolled his eyes at Zeng Xiaoxian: "Of course, we talked to them one by one. Otherwise, do you think I had nothing better to do than chat with a guy?"

Ziqiao remained nonchalant, winking at Xiaoxian: "Since I've taken your tuition, I have to be worthy of the money you earned for me."

He reached for the bartender and ordered another bottle of wine, then prepared to be a hands-off manager: "I've already found you some monsters to grind for levels, now it's up to you."

"You don't want to work yourself to death to graduate with a master's degree, only to be forced by Nanfeng to write another long, tedious, and troublesome thesis, do you?"

Before Zeng Xiaoxian could reply, Ziqiao breathed a sigh of relief: "My mission is complete. Now I can finally pick up girls according to my own preferences."

"Remember this: don't come looking for me unless it's absolutely necessary, and definitely don't come looking for me if you need something."

Ziqiao picked up the new bottle of wine handed to him by the bartender and left in a nonchalant manner.

"Ziqiao... thank you." Zeng Xiaoxian turned to Ziqiao and said gratefully.

"Are you stupid? You paid tuition."

Without turning his head, Lu Ziqiao waved to Xiaoxian and disappeared into the crowd in the bar, continuing his womanizing adventures.

Zeng Xiaoxian thought for a moment, then took out the sunglasses, mask, and the "Heavenly Voice" bow tie that Zi Qiao had used on their wedding day, which he had prepared in advance.

He went to the bar's restroom and began to disguise himself.

After all, it would be extremely damaging for an idol to personally promote autographed photos to his fans.

If this incident gets dug up by others after I become famous, it will definitely be a black mark on my past.

We still need to keep it well hidden.

"I remember this bow tie should have a default initial sound..."

Zeng Xiaoxian studied the function of the bow tie, and after some simple experimentation, he finally managed to produce the initial sound of the bow tie.

"How could it be Xiao Hei's voice?"

"Just make do with it," Zeng Xiaoxian said, his deep, slightly sultry voice coming from his bow tie.

He walked confidently out of the restroom and began promoting his product to his first fan.

The result, of course, was a crushing defeat, as expected.

After all, fans are just strangers, and he can't shamelessly promote his products to strangers like he did to Yifei, Meijia, and Guangu.

As for matchmaking techniques like introducing potential partners, that's even less likely to be used on them.

So Zeng Xiaoxian barely got a few words out before his fans splashed wine all over him.

After his defeat, Zeng Xiaoxian didn't rush to find another fan. Instead, he sat quietly in a secluded corner and began to review his performance, just like Ziqiao had done.

After the debriefing, Zeng Xiaoxian ran off to the next fan.

It was another crushing defeat, as expected.

However, this time he was only verbally abused by his fans, not thrown wine at him.

After reviewing the situation again, Zeng Xiaoxian continued to target his fans and start promoting his products.

Fail, review, fail again, review again...

The reasons for each failure are varied and endless.

But with each reason for failure eliminated, the correct path shrouded in mist becomes clearer.

When he finally sold his first autographed photo to an outsider, Zeng Xiaoxian's eyes, hidden behind his sunglasses, were filled with disbelief.

Even though this success was the result of him practically slaying every single customer in the bar.

But Zeng Xiaoxian was still overjoyed.

Then came the second set, the third set...

By the time he had thoroughly explored the entire bar, including the ten sets that Nanfeng and the others had bought, Zeng Xiaoxian had sold sixteen sets.

Even though this number is still far from the target, Zeng Xiaoxian is becoming more and more confident.

A gentle and beautiful woman walked in through the bar entrance.

Zeng Xiaoxian observed silently for a while, and then took the initiative to make his move.

"Hello," Zeng Xiaoxian greeted the beautiful woman.

"...Hello." She spoke softly, her voice sounding warm and friendly, gentle and bright, instantly uplifting.

If the sound of the south wind is like a gentle spring breeze, then the voice of this beauty is like the warm sunshine.

I'm coming

(End of this chapter)