The three characters “Yun Luo Xian” were written plainly and neatly, simple yet refined, but to others’ eyes, they seemed to shine with blinding golden brilliance.
“Yu… Yun Luo Xian?”
No one in the entire Egg University would fail to recognize that name.
Senior Zhao Qingwu from Qinglong College looked utterly incredulous, disbelief etched deeply on his face.
I curled the corner of my mouth: √
“Isn’t it about time you stopped acting, everyone from Baihu College?” I placed my hands on my hips and stared at Senior Zhao Qingwu and the fake freshmen before me.
The freshman blushed and shook his head in embarrassment, “You really can’t fool someone who knows fortune-telling.”
“There’s no need for fortune-telling; your acting is just way too over the top—first having someone bring me to Qinglong College to show some bravado, then, when I’m utterly disgusted with Qinglong College, jumping out to hype up Baihu College.”
If you’re not thinking clearly, you’d stubbornly apply to Baihu College out of spite—that’s your goal, isn’t it?
“Ah?” The fake freshman from Baihu College was taken aback. “No, it’s just me from Baihu College. They’re plants; they’re not.”
“?”
“They’re really from Qinglong College. Qinglong College is just pathetic.”
“???”
With the truth fully exposed, continuing to act now would just be pointless, right, sister?
I refuse to believe that a prestigious university with such a high cut-off score would have such poor quality education.
“It started last month. Since last month, the entire Qinglong College has been like this,” the fake freshman shrugged. “Before, they were annoying, sure, but not to the point of being disgusting.”
I tilted my head and looked at Zhao Qingwu with confusion.
No way, this guy really isn’t an actor?
He looks exactly like one, though.
But… it’s better if he isn’t.
I stared Zhao Qingwu down and calmly said, “What a pity, Senior, you say I’m not worthy of joining Qinglong College…”
Zhao Qingwu’s toes twitched awkwardly against the ground. “If it’s Yun Luo Xian… well, maybe it could be negotiable…”
“Forget it, not worthy means not worthy.”
Enjoying Zhao Qingwu’s look of regret, I was very satisfied.
Quickly, I filled out the application form and wrote down “Zhuque College.”
I didn’t know much about the style of Zhuque College, but surely it couldn’t be worse than Qinglong or Baihu?
Those two colleges: one embodies the sin of arrogance to the extreme, the other seems obsessed with competing against Qinglong College, probably fighting every other day with campus brawls or college competitions…
If I ended up in one of those two, campus life would never be peaceful.
However, just as I wrote “Zhuque College” on the application form, I noticed Zhao Qingwu and the Baihu College plants exchanged strange, fearful looks and took two steps back.
“Big sister, this is goodbye forever.”
“Don’t say we ever met.”
The two of them fled instantly.
But who am I?!
Would this Immortal Venerable be fooled by such clumsy acting?
It has to be acting! Absolutely acting! Their goal is to make me give up on Zhuque College and switch to Baihu or Qinglong!
Definitely!
“Cluru, let’s head to Zhuque College. Make sure you don’t write it wrong~”
Handing in the form, Cluru and I left the New Student Registration Office.
Mm~ now we just wait for the official enrollment.
The summer vacation flew by in a flash, and the start of school was already near.
Hot search headline:
Half of Tianhai City’s driving schools have suspended operations for unknown reasons.
“I got my driver’s license!” Xinyue happily came to celebrate with us.
“What? Did you bribe the examiner with a mountain of gold?” I asked in surprise.
“No way,” Xinyue said indignantly, “I relied on my own skills!”
“Well, financial power is part of one’s skills too.”
“That’s too much! Xiao Luo Xian, do you just not believe in the Class Leader’s driving skills?!”
“I believe too much… I believe you’re a driving genius like SpongeBob.”
“Fine then! That’s too much! Elbow! Come with me to buy a car!”
“What?!”
“We’re going car shopping! Buying a new car! I’ll show you my skills! …Wait, what are you doing? Taking out a piece of paper?”
“Writing my will.”
Alright, I think I’ve really pissed off Sister Xinyue.
Her pretty face turned icy cold as she grabbed my collar and hoisted both me and Cluru up like a kidnapper snatching little girls.
Carrying us like that, she stormed toward the dealership.
With the financial power of a little rich lady, she naturally wouldn’t buy anything too cheap.
“Do you want to buy one without a roof?”
To me, those convertible cars looked like they were screaming “super expensive” right in your face.
Except for tractors.
These sports cars were more gorgeous and elegant than the last, as if they were ripped straight from a racing game, all boasting “powered by Immortal Spirit Power, absolutely environmentally friendly.”
From head to toe, they screamed expensive.
Checking the price… sure enough, each one was nearly a tenth of the daily income of the Xianlu Magic Potion Shop.
“What kind of car are you ladies interested in?”
A man with a superficially gentlemanly appearance approached, but a closer look at his eyes revealed a faint disdain.
His voice was familiar to me, but I couldn’t quite place where I’d heard it.
“Have we met before?” I couldn’t help but ask.
“Trying to make connections?” The man recoiled cautiously, disdain in his eyes growing sharper. “Even if you had connections, you wouldn’t get a discount here. Everything’s priced openly… Don’t touch! If you can’t afford it, don’t touch!”
Ah! I remembered!
That familiar defiant look! That impatient, condescending glare!
The middleman!
This isn’t Ding Changchun’s first job.
Before becoming a car salesman, he was a real estate agent.
Just a few days ago, he was still in his small real estate shop, enjoying the shop’s hot tea and decent income, leisurely watching some exciting shows at his desk.
Even though there was another agency right next door, Ding Changchun wasn’t worried at all.
That shop posed no threat to him.
Neither in storefront decoration, nor in PUA skills with clients, nor in skimming profits—he was unmatched. How could they compete with him?!
If the middleman doesn’t take his cut, it’s like sitting on a gold mountain and eating cabbage—are you stupid?
Run your shop honestly, starve to death! You’ll never grow big! Just stay stuck in your shabby shop your whole life!
Ding Changchun had always been this smug, until that night.
A call more ridiculous than telecom scams woke him up.
In the dead of night, someone wanted to buy a luxury villa for four hundred million.
Ding Changchun’s clever brain immediately started spinning.
He knew he had too many enemies, and countless people wanted to mess with him.
A few days ago, a client who was abroad handed over their house to him for consignment. While the client couldn’t come back temporarily, Ding Changchun rented out the house and pocketed all the rent…
Another day, he helped a developer relative sell a house at a low price. The house ended up unfinished, but the agency fee was already fat in his hands.
No doubt, this call was a scam.
Maybe it was some poor fool who bought an unfinished building with a lifetime’s savings, full of resentment, making harassment calls.
Maybe they planned to lure him out and beat him up on a dark night!
He wouldn’t fall for it!
All these suspicions led Ding Changchun to a quick decision: he hung up and went back to sleep peacefully.
Waking refreshed at dawn, he went to his small shop.
As the saying goes, no enemies, no fights; two shop owners in the same business naturally despise each other.
With hands behind his back, Ding Changchun walked to the young agent next door and arrogantly said, “Xiao Liu, you’re in a good mood today.”
“Happy people are energetic!” Xiao Liu hummed a tune. “I closed a big deal last night.”
“Last night?” Ding Changchun’s eyebrows twitched.
“Yeah, in the dead of night, a big boss suddenly wanted to buy a villa. So generous, four hundred million villa! Didn’t haggle at all!”
Ding Changchun laughed heartily, even secretly rejoicing, “You got that scam call too? How could there be a big boss buying property at midnight? Definitely a scam!”
“What? Not a scam, the contract’s already signed.”
Ding Changchun was stunned for three seconds. “A contract? Let me tell you, you’re still too young. Signing a contract doesn’t mean the deal is secure. Where’s the money? The deal’s only done when the money arrives.”
“The money’s in! They transferred the full amount on the spot! Four hundred million! No hesitation! I got four million in commissions!”
“Fo… four million?!”
“Click.”
A crisp sound.
Ding Changchun dislocated his jaw from shock.
“Ahhhhhhh!” He made a strange, unwilling noise, tears welling in his eyes.
“Oh right!” Xiao Liu slapped his thigh like he just remembered something and said fearfully, “I later asked the big boss, and she said she didn’t come to me first. She went to another agent who was shortsighted and hung up on her! That’s why she came to me!”
Hearing that, Ding Changchun’s blood rushed to his head and his vision blurred.
“I really have to thank that agent. Thanks to him being a big idiot! Ha ha ha! Otherwise, how would this good luck fall to me? Ha ha ha ha—”
His hearty laughter echoed in the morning breeze.
The next day, Ding Changchun’s agency posted a notice.
[Temporarily closed, shop for sale]
Unable to face the neighborhood anymore, and with enemies coming by to cause trouble every few days, Ding Changchun decided to shut down.
After closing, he switched careers.
He came to this 4S dealership and became a car salesman.
Real estate and car sales share the same root—there’s always plenty of money to be made.
Ding Changchun believed with his silver tongue, making big money here would be easy.
To shine in his new job, he prepared thoroughly.
The first lesson—tailor your pitch to the customer.
One’s spending ability can be roughly judged by their speech, confidence, and accessories.
Look at these new customers!
People wearing night gear in broad daylight?
Shy, awkward types hiding inside boxes?
Ha!
Clearly, paupers!
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