How come I was born a deity?

Chapter 66: What kind of words are these?

Since he had to get up early the next morning and the newcomer evaluation was just around the corner, Chen Qi simply didn't sleep that night and focused on cultivating, condensing more stars to spread on his star map.

Now all the people in "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" have been depicted, leaving only the complex landscape painting.

The tricky part about these landscape paintings is that they require a huge number of stars to paint, even more than the amount of time Chen Qi had spent before.

However, in terms of complexity, these landscape paintings and architectural works cannot compare to those lifelike ancient people. Therefore, Chen Qi made a simple estimate and the progress can be said to be more than halfway complete.

If I also occasionally go to Qingling to absorb some ghost energy and use the white copper to nourish myself, I will be able to complete the drawing of the star map very quickly.

He's already itching to show off his star chart and dazzle everyone.

When it was almost time, Chen Qi got up to wash up. After brushing his teeth and washing his face, he changed into a set of freshly washed clothes that still smelled of lavender. Chen Qi remembered that this should not be the smell of his own laundry detergent.

Chen Qi and his uncle, both grown men, didn't care much about these trivial matters; they just used whatever they had at home.

However, Chen Ruopan seems to have very strict requirements for the use of laundry detergent, so she only uses one brand of laundry detergent.

I guess my aunt accidentally used Chen Ruopan's laundry detergent when she was doing laundry.

Chen Qi didn't pay much attention and tiptoed out of the house without waking the remaining three people.

At four or five o'clock, before dawn, the cold November wind blew against my body, and only breakfast stalls were still open on the roadside in the early morning.

Chen Qi bought two meat buns and ate them as he walked, soon arriving at the entrance of the bookstore.

As soon as Chen Qi arrived at the bookstore entrance, he noticed that there were two more people guarding the entrance today.

"I'm speechless..." Chen Qi stuffed the meat bun into his mouth in a few quick bites and swallowed it whole. "Why is Earth Online starting to refresh NPCs so early this morning?"

He walked to the entrance of the bookstore and realized that the two people guarding the door were the same ones he had seen yesterday.

Leading the group was Sun Qinian, who had a "conflict" with Chen Qi in the library yesterday. Behind him, however, was not Sun Xiangwan, but Sun Yiyan, who had come to the bookstore to find Wang Shande yesterday.

Sun Yiyan seemed to be holding something in her arms.

"Young Master Chen!" Sun Qinian greeted Chen Qi with a beaming smile, "Coming to work so early? You must be tired."

Chen Qi replied solicitously, "Senior Sun, you're here so early? You must be tired."

What kind of words are these...?

Sun Yiyan felt a little embarrassed. If it were anyone else, Sun Qinian would probably have slapped him across the face long ago, but it was Chen Qi who said those words.

"Young Master Chen is too kind," Sun Qinian replied. "The main issue is that yesterday, there was a small misunderstanding between our Sun family, Young Master Chen, and the bookstore. Although I have already clarified it on my own, there is still some lingering resentment."

"I promised yesterday that I would provide some compensation, which is why I came here specifically for this purpose, didn't I?"

Sun Qinian's words were very well-chosen: "We came so early to show the sincerity of the Sun family, and we hope that Young Master Chen will be satisfied."

That old fox...

Since the other party had said that, Chen Qi had no reason to refuse. He took out the bookstore key from his pocket, opened the glass door, and said, "Please come in first. It's so cold outside, it's not convenient to talk business."

Sun Qinian responded, "Then I shall respectfully accept your offer."

The three entered the bookstore. As usual, Chen Qi turned on the air conditioner on the first floor, walked to the bar, and asked, "What would you like to drink... Holy crap!"

Chen Qi was startled as soon as he entered the bar. He saw a petite figure huddled behind the bar, holding a newly bought cell phone in her hands, her eyes wide open.

"Hu Yao?" Chen Qiren was dumbfounded. "Why aren't you sleeping upstairs? What are you doing curled up here?"

Hu Yao looked up and said, "My phone is out of battery, and there's nowhere to charge it upstairs, so I had to come downstairs to charge it."

Chen Qi: "..."

Indeed, the cave-heaven technique he stole from Shangqing Palace can open up space, which is a very convenient ability, but it doesn't mean that the book bar's own circuitry will enter the cave-heaven space.

The space created by the Cave Heaven Technique is, to put it simply, a space constructed based on the user's memories. Even if the user has a direction to set up a plug in the space, electricity will not be generated out of thin air, so it is impossible to charge a mobile phone.

"So you're just squatting here all by yourself, without the air conditioning or lights on?"

Hu Yao shook her head. "No, I'm not alone."

After saying that, a hand pushed open the cabinet door from the drawer under the bar counter, and Qin Bo climbed out of the cabinet. "Me too."

Chen Qi: "..."

No.

Is there even a single normal person left in this bookstore?

One person stayed up late at night and went downstairs to charge their phone; another stayed up late at night and huddled in the bar counter cabinet, pretending to be a ghost and scaring people; and then there was a mysterious person who knew all this but did nothing about it.

Is there not a single normal person here besides myself?

Qin Bo crawled out of the cabinet, turned to look at Sun Qinian outside the bar, and extended his hand. "Senior Sun, hello, I've heard so much about you."

The Second Young Master of the Qin Family!

Sun Qinian looked at Qin Bo and his heart suddenly trembled.

Although he had heard Sun Yiyan mention it before coming and was mentally prepared, he was still somewhat shocked to see Qin Bo staying in the bookstore late at night.

Sure enough, Qin's firm is probably secretly supporting the bookstore now.

This bookstore had never had such connections before. This kid named Chen Qi must be extraordinary!

"Hello, hello," Sun Qinian said, trying to appear calm as he shook hands with Qin Bo. "I've also heard of Boss Qin's younger brother; he truly is a young hero."

Upon hearing the words "Boss Qin's younger brother," Qin Bo seemed to furrow his brow slightly, but quickly composed himself.

"This gift is a treasure of our Sun family," Sun Qinian said, having made a piece of jewelry. Sun Yiyan, who was behind him, stepped forward and placed a carefully wrapped gift box on the bar table, "to express our Sun family's apology."

Qin Bo remained silent.

Chen Qi took the gift box, opened it, and found that it contained a long, rectangular jewelry box.

When the jewelry box was opened, there was a necklace with a pair of jade pendants hanging from the end. Judging from the design, they were two jade fish connected together.

"The Pisces Jade Pendant?" Qin Bo's eyes flickered slightly, but his expression remained unchanged, still icy cold. "It's clear that Senior Sun's apology this time is quite sincere; he really went all out."

Sun Qinian laughed, though his heart was bleeding, he could only bite the bullet and reply: "A treasure is a treasure only when it is used to its fullest potential; otherwise, it is just an ornament."

"I think that presenting it to Young Master Chen as an apology is the moment when it can realize its greatest value... or even far exceed its value."

Chen Qi didn't know what effect this thing had, but Qin Bo's words were clearly meant for him, meaning that this thing was a good thing and he should keep it safe, lest the Sun family go back on their word.

"Oh dear..." After understanding, Chen Qi immediately put away the Pisces jade pendant and stuffed it into Hu Yao's plain-looking arms, pretending to say, "You and the Sun family have come all the way to Qingcheng, and I haven't even fulfilled my duty as a host. I've even had to ask you to give me things. I feel so bad about it."

"They say a small gift carries great meaning. I'll accept the gift, but please take the sentiment back."

Sun Qinian: "Huh?"

Qin Bo quickly chimed in, trying to smooth things over by mentioning his boss, "He meant that we couldn't let you go back empty-handed. As the hosts, we had to let you take something with you."

Sun Yiyan shrank back. Based on his understanding of this group of people over the past two days, he was afraid they wouldn't do anything good.

But Sun Qinian was unaware of this, and he cheerfully asked, "Really? What is it?"

"Here," Chen Qi said, taking two 1-liter bottles of iced tea from the freezer and placing them in front of the two of them. "Take them."

Sun Qinian: "..."

Sun Yiyan: "..."

Chen Qi even picked up a calculator and pressed a few keys. "A 1L bottle of iced tea costs 4 yuan, two bottles together cost 8 yuan. I'll give you a discount, so it's 10 yuan in total. I accept Alipay, WeChat Pay, UnionPay, and cash."

Sun Qinian and Sun Yiyan: "..."

You can fool us with iced tea, but why are you increasing the discount?

So this is how you learn to do business from the Qin family's firm?