Chapter 9

After Qin Lin delivered the red strawberries to RT-Mart, the weather turned bad, and it started raining.

When the rain had slightly subsided, he returned to Market Street, which was already midday.

Back at the shop entrance, the black dog was taking shelter from the rain outside his shop, drenched and curled up, licking the water off its body.

This black dog was getting more and more clingy.

He hadn't chased it away for over ten days, and it seemed like it was about to settle down here.

"Whine, whine, whine!" The black dog suddenly stood up when it saw Qin Lin, baring its teeth and barking at him.

Qin Lin pretended to ignore the black dog, opened the shop door, and went inside. After a busy morning, his stomach was growling, so he decisively took out his phone and ordered takeout.

He added two large chicken legs and two fried eggs. He now had the means to indulge himself a bit more.

Just as he was about to place the order, he suddenly looked at the black dog that was sneaking around the shop entrance. The black dog seemed to notice his gaze and cautiously took a few more steps into the shop, staring at him intently.

Qin Lin silently operated his phone, added another large chicken leg, and then placed the order.

This black dog hanging around every day had given him a strange feeling.

Humans are indeed such complex creatures.

It's like when a woman encounters a "licking dog"; although she may find it annoying, once she gets used to it, she might even boast about it. If the "licking dog" stops, she might feel a sense of loss.

Soon,

The delivery guy arrived.

Qin Lin took the takeout and placed it on the table, opened it, and the black dog, which had been squatting, suddenly stood up, its head fixed on the takeout on the table.

Qin Lin decided to tease the dog, deliberately gnawing on a chicken leg and making a contented expression.

The black dog, in response, extended its tongue, its head leaning even further forward, as if waiting for him to throw the chicken bone.

Qin Lin found it amusing and threw a large chicken leg to the black dog.

The black dog caught the chicken leg with incredible speed.

It seemed surprised that it was getting meat instead of just bones, its eyes widening in astonishment.

Qin Lin ignored the black dog, focused on the game interface in his mind, and continued eating.

More worms had appeared, and he also needed to water the plants.

After solving the game issues and finishing his meal, he was about to clean up when he noticed movement at his feet. The black dog was gently rubbing against his calf, seemingly trying to show friendliness.

When Qin Lin looked at it, the black dog shrank back and squatted at the shop entrance.

...

In the evening,

The watermelons and red strawberries in the game had ripened again. This batch included 421 watermelons and 301 pounds of red strawberries. He moved them out of the game and delivered them to RT-Mart's warehouse in batches for weighing, then found Manager Chen to settle the day's bill.

421 watermelons for 7,893 yuan, 606 pounds of strawberries for 18,180 yuan, plus the 6,341 yuan from the morning's wholesale to Liu Dasheng and others, the day's total income was 32,414 yuan.

When he left RT-Mart, the bank notification for the RT-Mart payment had already arrived:

"Your account ending in ... has received 26,073.00 yuan, balance 199,157.60 yuan."

His savings were about to break 200,000 yuan.

Qin Lin couldn't help but look at the message a few more times before putting his phone away. He then drove the tricycle back to Market Street, parked it, and rode his electric scooter to the tax bureau to pick up Zhao Moqing.

Coincidentally, as Qin Lin's electric scooter stopped at the entrance, he saw Chen Hao walking out.

Their eyes met, and Chen Hao frowned slightly, looking at Qin Lin's electric scooter. He couldn't resist taking out his car keys and unlocking his Audi, which beeped and flashed its lights.

This was clearly a show of superiority.

Men are so vulgar, aren't they? They boast about their careers, houses, cars, and women.

Of course, there are men who aren't so vulgar. They are either truly successful and wouldn't do such lowbrow things, or they have nothing to boast about.

Chen Hao clearly didn't fit into either category, so he was vulgar. In his mind, he was driving an Audi, while the other was riding an electric scooter, giving him a sense of superiority.

At that moment,

A young, fat man came out and greeted Chen Hao, "Chen Hao, why aren't you waiting for Zhao Moqing? Didn't you say you wanted to invite her to dinner and confess? With your conditions, you should be able to win her over, right?"

This sudden question struck a blow to Chen Hao's sense of superiority, and he walked silently to his car.

Damn, Zhao Moqing was hugging a guy on an electric scooter, and he was left standing in the wind. How could he eat?

He really couldn't understand why a guy on an electric scooter could get such a beautiful girl, while he was still single.

Why?

The fat young man was confused by Chen Hao's reaction and walked to a nearby Jetta, driving away.

"Qin Lin!" Zhao Moqing came out of the door and saw Qin Lin, smiling and running over, sitting on the back of the electric scooter and hugging his waist, "Let's go!"

Qin Lin rode the electric scooter onto the road and asked, "Should I take you home, or do we go out for a big meal?"

Zhao Moqing thought for a moment and said, "Let's buy some groceries and go to your place? I haven't visited Auntie in a long time."

"Okay, I'll call her later. She'll be very happy to know you're coming," Qin Lin said, then changed direction and headed to RT-Mart to shop.

Qin Lin didn't like shopping, but he enjoyed holding Zhao Moqing's hand and shopping with her.

After a round of shopping, they had a large bag of vegetables and seafood.

When they got home, Lin Fen saw Zhao Moqing and couldn't hide her smile, "Moqing, you're here! Come in, come in!"

Lin Fen was completely satisfied with Zhao Moqing. Her son had found such a gentle, unpretentious, kind, and respectful girl, which was a stroke of luck.

The only issue was their modest living conditions; otherwise, she would have arranged their wedding long ago and made Zhao Moqing her daughter-in-law.

"Auntie! Qin Lin and I bought a lot of groceries. I'll wash them first," Zhao Moqing said sweetly, not minding the small and somewhat messy environment.

"Okay, let's wash them together!" Lin Fen took the groceries from Qin Lin and went into the kitchen with Zhao Moqing, smiling.

Qin Lin seemed to be left out.

Zhao Moqing's cooking skills were actually quite good, so Lin Fen happily helped her. After the meal was prepared, her appetite was better than usual, and she ate more.

After the meal, Qin Lin went into his room and came out with a bag, which contained the quality 2 red strawberries from today, about two pounds.

"Xiao Lin, what do you have there?" Lin Fen asked curiously.

"Red strawberries, I saved them specially. Mom, Moqing, try them," Qin Lin placed the quality 2 red strawberries on the table.

Lin Fen immediately put the strawberries in front of Zhao Moqing, "Moqing, strawberries are very nutritious and good for beauty. Eat more."

"Okay, Auntie." Zhao Moqing, who loved fruits, didn't refuse and took one to taste. Soon, she was surprised, "Qin Lin, these strawberries are so delicious!"

"These are special quality strawberries. You can't buy them anywhere. They are really good, right?" Qin Lin was a bit proud. After all, they had +2 deliciousness, +2 sweetness, +2 texture, and +2 aftertaste.

This was a unique product of the game.

"Um!" Zhao Moqing nodded quickly, "The strawberries I've eaten before can't compare to these. This is the first time I've tasted such delicious strawberries."

"Isn't it just red strawberries? Are they really that good?" Lin Fen was a bit puzzled by Zhao Moqing's words.

Having been in the fruit and vegetable business for years, she knew red strawberries well. Their taste was generally the same.

However, when she took a strawberry and tasted it, she also showed a look of surprise.

The taste of these strawberries was truly unexpected. After eating them, the flavor lingered in her mouth, making her savor it endlessly.

She couldn't believe she was eating strawberries.

Not to mention Zhao Moqing, she had eaten and tasted many strawberries over the years, but none of them compared to the ones her son had brought out.