Chapter 75

Li Chen told her.  

When he spoke, he kept it vague and simple, only mentioning that he had a channel and leaving out any dangers involved.  

Still, Shen Yiyi understood.

In the end, it all boiled down to one sentence: transport grain from the small county to the big city, bring goods from the big city back to the small county, take advantage of the information gap, buy low, sell high, and make a profit from the difference!  

“……” Shen Yiyi had mixed feelings for a moment.  

In the current situation, having such boldness and foresight—no wonder he would later become a business tycoon.  

“Wife?” Li Chen called her, his tone carrying a hint of coaxing. “It’s actually not that dangerous. I won’t be selling the goods myself, and I only do it during the winter. Just one winter, and I can make sure that you… that our future life for the entire year will be comfortable. You won’t have to ask your parents for money anymore.”  

Shen Yiyi: “……”  

Seeing that she was wavering, Li Chen pressed on: “Besides, if your parents keep subsidizing us, won’t they start thinking I’m unreliable?”  

Shen Yiyi: “……”  

She was indeed shaken, but not because of what Li Chen said.  

It was because—she would definitely take the college entrance exam in the future, earn money, and leave this small place.  

With her abilities and her golden finger, even if Li Chen did nothing, she could still provide them with a good life.  

But.  

In their relationship, it seemed like Li Chen was more obedient to her.  

Yet, in reality, he had a bit of a dominant streak. From his past refusal to divorce, his unwillingness to accept her parents’ money, his insistence on making his own way, and even his assertiveness in bed—it was all proof of that.  

He wouldn’t live off others, nor would he accept being sheltered.  

If she insisted on stopping him under the excuse of “doing it for his own good.” he would probably listen to her.  

But that would also limit his growth. And in the future, as the gap between them widened, they would drift further and further apart.  

That was not what Shen Yiyi wanted. They had to grow together.  

“Then go ahead!” Shen Yiyi finally relented.  

Li Chen let out a sigh of relief and promised: “Wife, don’t worry. I want to be with you for a long, long time. I won’t let anything happen to myself!”  

Hmph!

Shen Yiyi turned her face away, but the corners of her lips curled into a smile. She pretended to be annoyed and said: “Then you better remember what you just said. If anything happens to you, I won’t wait for you. I’ll take Three Baos and remarry, and I’ll have them call someone else ‘Dad’!”  

“You wouldn’t dare!” This truly hit a sore spot for Li Chen, and his tone turned harsh.  

Shen Yiyi glared at him.  

He immediately wilted but still insisted: “I won’t let anything happen to me!”  

Taking Three Baos and remarrying? In her dreams!  

Shen Yiyi couldn’t hold back her laughter. She wrapped her arms around his, pulling him along. “Alright, alright, breakfast is getting cold.”  

Seeing her laugh, a faint smile also appeared in Li Chen’s eyes.  

Since Li Chen was so capable and well-connected, Shen Yiyi naturally wasn’t going to let this golden opportunity fall into someone else’s hands.  

She planned to provide the supplies for Li Chen herself.  

She would make a profit first, then Li Chen would make his cut, and in the end, all the money would land right in her pocket~  

Hahaha~  

Just thinking about it made it hard for Shen Yiyi to suppress the upward curve of her lips.  

Emmmm~  

As for how she was going to get the supplies to Li Chen, for now, she had no intention of revealing her space ability.  

After playing the role of a vicious female supporting character for so many years, if someone asked her what the most terrifying thing in the world was, she would undoubtedly answer—human nature!  

The complexity of human hearts was beyond imagination. It wasn’t that she didn’t trust Li Chen, but rather…  

She loved herself more.  

So, she would have to continue using the alias “Old Hei” for now.

After finishing breakfast, Shen Yiyi said she wanted to check if the letter from her parents had arrived, so she planned to go into town.  

Li Chen originally wanted to go with her, but she didn’t let him.  

She needed to meet with Zhou Fengshou first, then take a detour to find Li Chen, so naturally, she couldn’t let him tag along.  

Using the excuse that the old house was busy splitting up family assets today and that Mother Li wouldn’t have time to watch Xiao Bao, she insisted that Li Chen stay behind to take care of him.  

Li Chen agreed.  

Shen Yiyi then left alone. This time, she didn’t take Uncle Niu’s ox cart. Instead, she walked all the way out of Qingshui Village.  

Finding a hidden spot, she slipped into her spatial dimension. When she reappeared, she had already disguised herself as Old Hei.  

She pulled out a sturdy “28-bar” bicycle, slung a large woven basket over her back, and pedaled toward the county town.  

Upon arriving, she headed straight for Xinbao Alley—the place she had previously agreed upon with Zhou Fengshou.  

As expected, he wasn’t there.  

The last time they spoke, she had said they would meet once a month. So Zhou Fengshou must have assumed she wouldn’t show up before then and hadn’t visited the alley in the past few days.  

Shen Yiyi then rode her bicycle toward Gangnan Alley.  

Earlier at home, she had casually asked Li Chen about Zhou Fengshou’s whereabouts and learned that he lived in Gangnan Alley.  

She didn’t know his exact address, but she figured she could ride around and see if she ran into him.  

Luckily, as soon as she entered Gangnan Alley, she spotted Zhou Fengshou.  

He had just stepped out of his house and looked like he was heading somewhere.  

Shen Yiyi slowed down. Then, the moment Zhou Fengshou turned around, she suddenly sped up, riding straight toward him.  

Zhou Fengshou wasn’t paying attention to the road and nearly got hit. He immediately cursed: “Who the hell dares to—”

Zhou Fengshou looked up with an angry expression, but the moment he saw Old Hei’s face, the curse that was about to leave his mouth took a sharp turn. “My Brother Hei!”  

—Who the hell dares to hit my Brother Hei!  

Shen Yiyi smirked. “You.”  

Zhou Fengshou wished he could slap himself.  

This morning, he had been blind and failed to recognize his sister-in-law.  

Now at noon, he was even blinder, failing to notice a big business opportunity.  

He let out an awkward laugh. “Haha, yes, yes, it’s me. My bad, Brother Hei. Haha, I’m really sorry.”  

Shen Yiyi: “……”  

Sensing the tension, Zhou Fengshou quickly changed the subject. “Brother Hei, what brings you here?”  

“Just wandering around.” Shen Yiyi said casually.  

The moment Zhou Fengshou heard that, his mind sharpened instantly.  

This was a residential area—if someone didn’t live here, what reason would they have to be wandering around?  

His gaze flickered toward the large woven basket on Shen Yiyi’s back, a thought forming in his mind.  

Old Hei’s goods…

Zhou Fengshou’s eyes lit up. Ever since he got that wristwatch, he had placed Old Hei on a pedestal, convinced that anything Old Hei brought out would be top-tier goods!  

Shen Yiyi was deliberately misleading him, so she openly let him take a look.  

Sure enough, Zhou Fengshou couldn’t hold back any longer. Rubbing his hands together eagerly, he cautiously asked: “Brother Hei, do you have some good stuff again?”  

Shen Yiyi patted the basket on her back. “Sold out.”  

Hearing that, Zhou Fengshou immediately felt like he had just lost a fortune. Unwilling to give up, he pressed further: “Brother Hei, what were you selling just now?”  

“Grain.” Shen Yiyi replied.  

The moment he heard the word “grain.” Zhou Fengshou’s eyes shone even brighter. “Brother Hei, you have grain to sell? Do you still have more? How much?”  

Shen Yiyi glanced at him. “How much per jin can you offer?”  

Zhou Fengshou instantly knew there was a deal to be made. “If you’ve got a large quantity, the price will be higher.”  

Shen Yiyi roughly calculated how much would be enough to lure Li Chen out and then named a number. “One thousand jin. How high can you go?”  

Zhou Fengshou sucked in a sharp breath. A thousand jin—this was a big supplier. He was just about to calculate a fair price when Shen Yiyi suddenly asked: “Can you go up to 1.5 yuan per jin?”  

???  

Was this guy trying to rob him blind?!