Rong Lan didn't expect Si Mo to be so obliging. She coughed softly, a bit embarrassed. "Can you earn a lot from your private jobs?"
She was extremely curious.
Si Mo waved his folding fan. "I don't know. I haven't discussed the payment with the client yet. But it shouldn't be a small amount. The requirements the client put forward are quite complicated. I plan to message the client when I get home to discuss the details."
"Then good luck!" Rong Lan made a cheering gesture in coordination.
Si Mo nodded. He really had to work hard. The days without money were so tough. Who would have known that he was a proper rich second - generation before coming to this world, but after arriving here, he actually had to toil for a living.
When he got home, Si Mo immediately messaged the client.
— One million.
It took the client an hour to reply. The reply was concise, just a 'Yes'.
Si Mo squinted his eyes when he saw the reply.
— I'll try to bring the glasses to you tomorrow. Let's set a meeting time then.
— Okay.
The next day, Si Mo transferred 500,000 to the fortune - telling shop's account.
Seeing the transfer record of 500,000, Rong Lan was shocked. "What kind of private jobs do you take? You can earn one million at a time?" Compared with Si Mo, the 100,000 she got for a few photos suddenly seemed insignificant.
Si Mo picked up the teacup. "It's a secret. I'm going out this afternoon to wrap up this private job. Can I apply for an hour's leave?"
Rong Lan waved her hand. "Go ahead. If 500,000 could be transferred into the account every day, you could work only half a day."
Si Mo twitched the corner of his mouth. "I'm afraid that's not possible. Such opportunities are as rare as a blind cat running into a dead mouse. If I had such an ability, would I still need to work from nine to five?"
At 2:30 p.m., Si Mo left home and headed straight for the address of the hot - pot shop sent by his biggest client.
He knew the little fox wouldn't be overly curious about such things, so he didn't put on any disguise. He walked into the agreed hot - pot shop calmly and sat across from Chu Hengyuan.
"Mr. Chu is really a talent. How did you come up with the idea of setting the meeting place in a hot - pot shop?" He thought that for an afternoon meeting, they would at least choose a coffee shop or a milk - tea shop. However, Chu Hengyuan took an unusual path and sent him the address of a hot - pot shop.
He lingered outside for a while, not daring to believe that the address he received was real.
Chu Hengyuan said indifferently, "I just suddenly felt like having hot - pot."
"Tsk—" Si Mo didn't believe what Chu Hengyuan said.
He put the glasses case in his hand in front of Chu Hengyuan. "These are the glasses with the formation I set. Mr. Chu can see Rong Lan's ears as long as he puts them on."
Chu Hengyuan opened the glasses case. There was a pair of gold - rimmed glasses inside. "Thank you."
"You're welcome. After all, you paid. I'm just doing my job for the money." Who would have known how shocked he was when he saw the stranger who added his contact information yesterday afternoon with the remark 'I'm Chu Hengyuan'. He almost thought he had met a scammer. But after thinking carefully, no scammer would be so stupid as to try to scam him, so the person who added him was really Chu Hengyuan.
And the reason why Chu Hengyuan added him was actually to make a deal with him. He would provide a medium for Chu Hengyuan to see the little fox's ears, and Chu Hengyuan would give him the corresponding reward.
Since it was an acquaintance, he didn't hesitate to quote a price of 'one million'.
"By the way, is the money you transferred to me your own?" Si Mo was curious.
Chu Hengyuan put on the gold - rimmed glasses. Hearing this, he twitched the corner of his mouth, smiling faintly. "It can be said to be my money, and it can also be said not to be."
Si Mo: "..." Isn't that just nonsense?
"Forget it. It's not my business." Whether Chu Hengyuan was rich or not didn't matter much to him.
However, his taste in choosing glasses seemed not bad. Chu Hengyuan didn't look out of place wearing the glasses. He just looked like a hypocrite, not a good person.
"Is the formation attached to these glasses permanently effective?" Chu Hengyuan asked.
Si Mo replied without hesitation, "Of course." He wasn't unskilled. It was just an ordinary spell to break the blind - eye method. The spiritual power he left on the glasses was enough for the formation to operate normally for hundreds of years.
Chu Hengyuan adjusted his glasses on the bridge of his nose and sighed, "Mr. Si lacks a bit of business acumen."
Si Mo twitched the corner of his mouth, suppressing the retort on the tip of his tongue. He took a deep breath. "What does Mr. Chu mean by this? Please enlighten me."
Chu Hengyuan looked calm. "Mr. Si could make the glasses into daily - use or monthly - use types. The longer the service life, the higher the price of the glasses. Once the service life exceeds the limit, the formation attached to the glasses will fail. In this way, a client like me will buy a new pair of glasses from Mr. Si every once in a while, and Mr. Si can earn a sum of money at intervals."
Si Mo: "..." A talent. It's a pity that this shrewd businessman, Chu Hengyuan, didn't go into business.
He really hadn't thought of this way of making money. He only had the idea of one - hand - giving - money - one - hand - getting - goods in mind. Earning one million for a pair of glasses was enough for him. Moreover, his pride didn't allow any problems with the formations he set. "I've learned. Thank you, Mr. Chu, for your advice."
Chu Hengyuan smiled. "Lan Lan can be simple - minded, but as Lan Lan's partner, Mr. Si should learn some harmless little tricks. Otherwise, it's impossible to get rich."
Si Mo was silent for a moment. He wondered if he was overthinking, but he always felt that Chu Hengyuan wanted him to know more tricks. With him coming up with strategies for Rong Lan, Rong Lan could always be a carefree little fox.
"Since Mr. Chu has got the glasses, I'll go back first. I only asked for an hour's leave. If I don't go back, Rong Lan will call to urge me."
"Okay. Thank you, Mr. Si, for accommodating my schedule. The hot - pot I ordered hasn't come yet, so I won't see you off."
The two said goodbye politely and distantly. One stayed in the hot - pot shop, and the other rushed back to the fortune - telling shop in a hurry.
That evening, when Rong Lan got home and saw Chu Hengyuan wearing a pair of gold - rimmed glasses, she stared at him curiously for a long time.
Chu Hengyuan thought his psychological quality was strong, but he still felt uncomfortable under the little girl's overly focused gaze. "Why are you looking at me like this, Lan Lan?"
"I'm just curious. Why do you wear glasses today? You rarely wear glasses on a daily basis."
Chu Hengyuan smiled. "These are new glasses. I've been waiting for Lan Lan to praise my glasses, but Lan Lan has been home for an hour and still hasn't said a word about them."