Chapter 379: Happy New Year! Where’s My Red Packet!
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
It was already past 8 pm when w.a.n.g Teng reached home. w.a.n.g Shengguo was back. He was watching television with Li Xiumei in the living room.
Doudou was having fun with Little White at the side. The little girl’s laughter echoed in the entire living room.
“Son, how was it?” Li Xiumei immediately moved over and asked when she saw w.a.n.g Teng opening the door.
w.a.n.g Shengguo appeared to be watching the television, but his ears were perked up.
“What do you mean?” w.a.n.g Teng pretended like he didn’t know. He walked into the living room and plonked on the sofa. “Doudou, come over here.”
“Coming.” Doudou abandoned Little White and stumbled towards w.a.n.g Teng, jumping into his arms.
“Don’t try to play dumb. Tell me.” Li Xiumei glared at him. She didn’t buy his nonsense at all. Instead, she walked over and pulled his ear.
“Mom, let go! Let go! Save some dignity for me in front of Doudou,” w.a.n.g Teng shouted. Doudou laughed happily.
“Are you going to tell me or not?” Li Xiumei said.
“Yes, I will. I’ll tell you everything you want to know. I’ll not hide anything from you.” w.a.n.g Teng immediately succ.u.mbed to his mother’s might. 7-star soldier-level martial warrior? That was nothing. You had to admit defeat when you should.
w.a.n.g Shengguo sn.i.g.g.e.red secretly. Ever since his son came back, his wife had s.h.i.+fted her firepower to him…
This feels so good!
“How was your visit? Did her parents like you?” Li Xiumei asked.
“It was good. They like me very much.” w.a.n.g Teng boasted.
“Really?” Li Xiumei looked suspicious. She didn’t believe him.
“Of course. Whose son am I ?” w.a.n.g Teng flattered his mother indirectly.
“That’s true. My son is indeed outstanding.” Li Xiumei nodded.
“My genes are not bad either,” w.a.n.g Shengguo said.
“Shush.” Li Xiumei rolled her eyes at him in disdain. Then, she smiled and asked w.a.n.g Teng, “How’s her family? Tell Mom more about them.”
w.a.n.g Teng pondered for a moment. He felt that there was nothing to hide, so he briefly explained Lin Chuhan’s family condition to her.
w.a.n.g Shengguo and Li Xiumei already had a general idea, but they didn’t know the details. After listening to w.a.n.g Teng, they finally understood Lin Chuhan’s family background.
Li Xiumei felt sad for Lin Chuhan. She lamented, “I didn’t know that this child has suffered so much ever since she was young. Her father was a martial warrior? I didn’t know that. Speaking about it, being a martial warrior is really dangerous.”
She looked at w.a.n.g Teng worriedly.
“Mom, don’t worry. I’m very powerful. No one can hurt me,” w.a.n.g Teng comforted her.
“Sigh, forget it. You’re not young anymore. I can’t stop you. However, you must take care of yourself,” Li Xiumei didn’t forget to remind him.
“I know.” w.a.n.g Teng nodded quickly.
“You said that you cured Chuxia’s strange illness?” w.a.n.g Shengguo asked. They had seen Lin Chuxia before, so they knew that there were poison patches on her face. She couldn’t live like her peers. They were concerned about her.
“That’s right. It isn’t an illness but a special physique. When I went to the Xingwu Continent, I coincidentally found a way to handle her special physique,” w.a.n.g Teng said.
“I see.” w.a.n.g Shengguo nodded. He was contemplating something.
“Her face is healed?” Li Xiumei was elated. “I could tell that that young lady was a beauty. She must be pretty after her face has healed.”
“Yes.” w.a.n.g Teng smiled and replied, “Mom, you’re right. She’s as pretty as her sister.”
“Alright, alright. Bring them over for a meal. Your dad and I want to meet them,” Li Xiumei said.
“Erm…” w.a.n.g Teng was in a dilemma.
Was this considered meeting each other’s parents?
He hadn’t confirmed his relations.h.i.+p with Lin Chuhan yet. How was he supposed to invite her without a valid reason?
“What’s the problem? You went to their house and met her parents. Don’t you think your dad and I should meet her too?” Li Xiumei glanced at w.a.n.g Teng from the corner of her eyes. A frightening aura surged out of her body.
w.a.n.g Teng s.h.i.+vered. He immediately nodded and replied, “Yes, you should. I’ll definitely bring her home when there’s a chance.”
“You don’t need to look for a chance. Bring her after the new year,” Li Xiumei threatened him.
“Can we push it back?” w.a.n.g Teng made his final struggle with caution.
“What do you think?” Li Xiumei glared at him.
“It’s just a meal. Your mom and I aren’t hard to interact with. What are you so worried about?” w.a.n.g Shengguo chimed in.
“Alright, alright.” w.a.n.g Teng admitted defeat in the end.
He couldn’t avoid it.
All kinds of images flashed past her mind.
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Confession was a skill too.
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What on earth should he do?
w.a.n.g Teng felt that his brain was about to explode. This was the first time he had met such a difficult situation. Why weren’t there any confession attributes?
Boss System, you’re not comprehensive!
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The next day, w.a.n.g Teng woke up bright and early and went to the bas.e.m.e.nt. Some time ago, he had asked w.a.n.g Shengguo to clean out a room for him. He wanted to practice alchemy and smithery.
w.a.n.g Shengguo even looked for professionals to design the alchemy room, smithery room, and the rune workshop. These three rooms were interconnected and fully equipped. w.a.n.g Teng nodded in satisfaction when he saw them. He started working.
w.a.n.g Shengguo had already laid out the skeleton of his new company. He was waiting for products so that he could enter the market.
w.a.n.g Teng contemplated for a moment and decided to make some 1-star and 2-star healing and Force recovery dan medicines first.
There was always a shortage of these dan medicines. The demand for them was high among the low-rank martial warriors. They needed to purchase these medicines before they went to the Xingwu Continent all the time.
w.a.n.g Teng was an advanced-stage alchemist now, so making these low-rank dan medicines was a breeze for him. He relied on picking up attributes to increase his proficiency, so he had more experience compared to other advanced-stage alchemists.
He mult.i.tasked and started more than ten furnaces at once. This was ma.s.s production.
He had informed w.a.n.g Shengguo beforehand that this alchemy room was going to be used for ma.s.s production. Hence, his father had arranged more than ten furnaces in one row, making it easy for him to operate them.
After half a day pa.s.sed, w.a.n.g Teng had managed to make a few thousand dan medicines. None of his attempts failed. The success rate was astonis.h.i.+ng.
If other alchemists saw him working, their eyes would pop out.
He wasn’t a human!
“This should last for some time.”
w.a.n.g Teng nodded. He kept the dan medicines in jade bottles and stuffed them in his s.p.a.ce ring.
He glanced at his phone. It was lunchtime. He left the bas.e.m.e.nt and went back to the living room.
There was a guest visiting them. w.a.n.g Teng was startled.
w.a.n.g Shengguo was sending a middle-aged man off. When the man saw w.a.n.g Teng, his eyes lit up. “This must be Mr. w.a.n.g’s son.”
“Haha, yes, it’s him.” w.a.n.g Shengguo smiled. “This is Uncle Zhao, one of the business partners of our company.” w.a.n.g Shengguo introduced the man.
“Uncle Zhao,” w.a.n.g Teng greeted him.
“You’re too kind. You’re a young and promising youth. I heard that you became the champion of the National Number One Martial Arts Compet.i.tion. You have a bright future ahead.” The middle-aged man waved his hand.
“You’re flattering me.” w.a.n.g Teng smiled humbly.
They exchanged a few polite words before he left.
When w.a.n.g Shengguo came back, he shook his head and said, “You’re more popular than me now. These people all come for you.”
“They’re quite well-informed,” w.a.n.g Teng said.
“They’re all businessmen. They will fish where the fishes are. Our company caused quite a commotion in the past, so they probably received the news a long time ago. Now that you’ve become the champion, they will definitely act without delay,” w.a.n.g Shengguo said.
“I’ll have to rely on you to handle them.” w.a.n.g Teng smiled. All he had was the t.i.tle. w.a.n.g Shengguo was the one who would handle the operations of the company.
w.a.n.g Teng stayed at home for the next few days and made dan medicines, weapons, and runes. He produced a huge number of low-rank items in a short span of a few days. There was a full range of items.
As he was busy with production, the eve of the new year arrived silently.
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On new year’s eve.
w.a.n.g Teng’s family got up early in the morning.
They had already cleaned the house. They would be heading to the old residence to spend the new year with Grandpa w.a.n.g.
At 9 am, w.a.n.g Teng and his family arrived at the old residence.
His oldest uncle, w.a.n.g Shenghong, and his youngest uncle, w.a.n.g Shengjun, and his aunt, w.a.n.g Jialing, arrived one after another. All of them were here for the new year.
“My impressive grandson is back. Come, let me take a good look at you.” Grandpa w.a.n.g beamed from ear to ear when he saw w.a.n.g Teng. He grabbed his hand firmly.
“Grandpa, happy new year,” w.a.n.g Teng smiled and said.
“Good, good. Come, let’s go in!” Grandpa w.a.n.g was beyond elated.
“Let me also take a look at the genius!” w.a.n.g Shenghong’s eyes were s.h.i.+mmering as he laughed heartily.
“Cousin!” His older cousin, w.a.n.g Yanan, walked over and greeted him with a bright smile.
“Little Teng!”
w.a.n.g Teng’s third uncle and aunt crowded around him and greeted him enthusiastically.
“Uncle, Aunt, Cousin Yanan!
“Third Uncle, Third Aunt!”
“Aunt, Uncle!”
w.a.n.g Teng called everyone.
“Little Teng is now the champion of the National Number One Martial Arts Compet.i.tion. Are you planning to enter the military in the future?” his third uncle, w.a.n.g Shengjun, smiled and asked.
“I should be entering the military in the future. However, I’ll have to wait for the school’s arrangement,” w.a.n.g Teng replied.
“Based on your portfolio, you will climb the ranks quickly,” w.a.n.g Shengjun said.
“Of course. Little Teng is a genius. Huanghai Military Academy will treat him like a treasure,” w.a.n.g Shenghong chimed in.
They chatted casually while pasting the Spring Festival couplets and lanterns. The ladies went into the kitchen to prepare dinner.
Firecrackers could already be heard going off outside.
Their phones rang non-stop. The w.a.n.g family was a large family with many connections. Thus, many people called to wish them a happy new year.
Furthermore, w.a.n.g Teng had risen to fame recently, so the w.a.n.g family got even more popular. There were many more people calling them compared to the previous year.
w.a.n.g Shenghong and w.a.n.g Shengjun were having a great time interacting with other people. They didn’t find it a ha.s.sle.
w.a.n.g Teng made a few calls too.
Naturally, Dan Taixuan was the first on the list. She was his master, so she had to be the first.
“h.e.l.lo.” A lazy voice came from the other end of the phone.
“Master, happy new year! Where’s my red packet?” w.a.n.g Teng sn.i.g.g.e.red.