Chapter 45: Parents Overjoyed

“Where did you get the money to buy all these things?” Tang Long became anxious immediately.

“Wife, come here!” Tang Long called out towards the kitchen.

Tang Feng’s Mother hurried over to them.

When she saw the items on the coffee table, she was stunned.

“Little Feng, what’s going on?” Tang Feng’s Mother asked eagerly.

“Dad, Mom, can you not be so nervous? The money for the gifts was all earned by myself,” Tang Feng hurriedly explained.

“Impossible! You set up a stall for three nights at most, you could have earned a thousand or eight hundred yuan. Not to mention, just buying two mobile phones wouldn’t be enough,” Tang Feng’s Mother expressed her doubts.

“Wife, don’t worry! Little Feng, explain the source of this money clearly, so we don’t worry,” Tang Long instructed.

“Someone wanted to buy the grilled gluten recipe. After thinking about it, I decided to sell the recipe to them,” Tang Feng explained while opening the packaging box of a mobile phone.

“How much did you sell it for?” Tang Feng’s Mother became interested immediately.

Tang Feng stretched out two fingers, saying, “Twenty thousand!”

Tang Long and his wife looked at each other, utterly shocked.

“If you don’t believe me, you can ask Xiaoli! She was there when I made the deal,” Tang Feng said, handing the mobile phone to his parents.

“This mobile phone isn’t cheap, right?” Tang Long asked while taking it.

“It’s okay! I bought four in total. Besides us three, I also gave one to Xiaoli,” Tang Feng answered.

“How much does it cost to make a call per minute?” Tang Feng’s Mother inquired.

“Four yuan per minute.”

“Does receiving calls cost money?” Tang Feng’s Mother continued to ask.

“Yes! Also four yuan per minute!”

“Both making and receiving calls cost money? Isn’t that extortion? If I call your mother, doesn’t that mean I have to spend eighty cents per minute? That’s way too expensive!” Tang Long couldn’t help but shake his head and sigh.

After all, the monthly salary of an ordinary worker was only a few hundred yuan.

Calculated down, the daily income was only about ten or so yuan.

Eighty cents a minute was indeed not cheap.

“Dad, I know you’re worried about the money! But I bought you the mobile phones mainly for easy contact. If you’re worried about the call charges, you can send text messages,” Tang Feng suggested.

“Text message? What’s that?” Tang Long and his wife asked in unison.

“How to explain… A text message is information sent from a mobile phone. Let me show you directly,” Tang Feng said, taking out his own mobile phone.

Under his parents’ watchful eyes, he composed a text message and sent it to his father’s mobile phone.

His father’s phone rang.

Tang Feng helped him open the received message.

“This is amazing! You just sent it from there, and I received it here!” Tang Long’s face was filled with astonishment.

“That’s how text messages work. If it’s not something urgent, you can send a message to Mom. After she receives it, she will definitely reply to you,” Tang Feng smiled happily.

“Does sending a text message cost money?” Tang Feng’s Mother asked.

“Yes!” Tang Feng nodded, saying, “But text messages are cheaper! One message costs ten cents!”

“Sending and receiving costs twenty cents! No wonder not many people use it! This thing is just a money-burning machine!” Tang Long couldn’t help but shake his head.

“Money is meant to be spent. Mom and Dad, don’t worry, I’ll cover your phone bills from now on,” Tang Feng quickly promised, seeing their reaction.

“No need! Just buying us mobile phones, we are already very happy,” Tang Feng’s Mother quickly declined.

“Alright! You study this here! By the way, the rest of the bags are filled with clothes, pants, shoes. Remember to try them on! If they don’t fit, I’ll exchange them tomorrow!” Tang Feng said, returning to his room.

Tang Feng’s Mother quickly opened the bags placed on the coffee table.

“My goodness! How much money did Little Feng spend on these things! The kid is really generous!” Tang Feng’s Mother couldn’t help but exclaim.

“Normal! He’s on a roll now, a young achiever! If it were me, I probably would have spent even more!” Tang Long said while picking up a white shirt.

“Mainly because the money came too easily. If he earned it on a construction site, he definitely wouldn’t be willing to spend it like this.”

“Anyway, these are all his intentions. You quickly try them on to see if they fit!” Tang Long urged.

“Don’t just talk about me, you try them on too!”

The couple started trying on the clothes.

As the saying goes, clothes make the man.

After changing into new clothes, they looked completely different from before.

“Wife, I have to say, our son has a really good eye! The clothes he chose fit perfectly!” Tang Long praised.

“Not just him, but also Xiaoli! These clothes must have been chosen with her help,” Tang Feng’s Mother reminded him.

“Right! Wife, I feel like I’ve become ten years younger wearing these clothes!” Tang Long stood in front of the mirror, his smile wide.

“Husband, to think we accumulated so much merit in our past lives to have such a good son in this life!” Tang Feng’s Mother couldn’t help but feel moved.

“I never expected Little Feng to be so successful! I was worried he wouldn’t get into college before! Now it seems, it was all unnecessary worry!” Tang Long responded.

At this moment, Tang Feng lay on his bed, staring at the ceiling.

He hadn’t fallen asleep.

The conversation between his parents, though not loud, fell entirely into his ears.

A smile appeared on his lips.

As a son, he truly wanted to give his parents the happiest life possible.

And he was willing to work hard for it.

In his view, the kindness of his parents is something he could never repay in this lifetime.

Then, he took out his phone, composed a text message, and sent it to Su Xiaoli.

Unfortunately, current phones could only make calls and send texts, without the ability to video call.

Otherwise, he could have directly connected with her.

Waiting for a reply felt so long for him.

Fortunately, it wasn’t long before he received a message back from Su Xiaoli.

The two of them texted back and forth, chatting joyfully.

Until his eyes could no longer stay open, Tang Feng bid her goodnight.

Quickly, the night passed.

“Congratulations to the host for completing the mission! You have been awarded one hundred and twenty points!” Early in the morning, before Tang Feng woke up, the system’s voice echoed in his mind.

He jolted awake and sat up.

He opened the system to find his account now had two hundred and eighty-seven points.

He had two choices.

One was to exchange for a Body Strengthening Pill.

The other was to exchange for a Beauty Enhancement Pill.

After much deliberation, he decided to exchange for the Beauty Enhancement Pill.

After all, his current attractiveness was only ninety-five points. If he could increase his attractiveness to one hundred points, he believed it would definitely make him more confident!

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