That jinx!
Yesterday, I just casually said something, and it really did rain.
He lives in Beixinan City Village, outside Beijing's Fifth Ring Road, near the Sixth Ring Road. His house is a one-bedroom, one-living room with a small kitchen.
The rent is one thousand five hundred yuan per month.
A large courtyard with three entrances and exits, if it were within the Third Ring Road, it would be a sky-high quadrangle courtyard, but in a City Village like this, it's basically a rental house for outsiders like them.
In such a large courtyard, more than ten households lived there, and many of them were introduced by him.
The rain poured down incessantly. Song Yanxi woke up early, washed up, and then cooked a large pot of noodles, plus two steamed eggs.
Chen Anan was still in kindergarten and was on holiday, so she liked to sleep in a bit.
Her mother pulled her little bottom and picked her up listlessly, but her eyes were only half-open, and her little eyelids blinked, almost falling asleep again if she wasn't careful.
"Pingsheng, if you're free later, take Anan to play!"
Chen Anan, who had just been half-asleep, heard that she was going to play, and her big, mascara-like eyes widened brighter than anyone else's.
What a pity, even if it rained, he still had to go out and earn money.
"Let's see later. If I don't get any orders, I'll take her to play."
After a simple breakfast, Chen Pingsheng rode his small electric scooter, put on his raincoat, and first took his wife to work.
She still worked as a customer service representative at an internet company during the day, and after work, she would go to the street popular with young people to sell flowers.
Her monthly income was not bad; it was clear that both husband and wife were striving for this small family.
In the early morning, Beijing was still quite crowded.
Those hurrying and running in the rain were all migrant workers like them.
Song Yanxi waved to him before turning to go to work.
Chen Pingsheng himself went home first; he still remembered a "ding" sound suddenly appearing in his mind last night.
Analyzing it according to the web novels he had read, this was definitely the golden finger that would change his fate.
What could it be?
After arriving home, Chen Pingsheng eagerly opened the ripple in his mind, and a line of golden characters appeared before him.
First, an introduction.
Host: Chen Pingsheng
Age: 30
Level: LV1
Today's Income: 0
Explanation: You can get one chance to multiply your income daily based on your income. At LV1, the multiplication reward ranges from 2 to 10 times.
It can be used like this?
According to the golden finger's explanation, if his income today was five hundred, and he got a chance to multiply it, if he rolled a 10 times, wouldn't it directly become five thousand?
Tsk... excited, incomparably excited.
This golden finger is too powerful; with it, he definitely has a chance to get rich.
Chen Pingsheng rubbed his hands and kissed Chen Anan, who looked at him expectantly.
This little one still remembered her mother saying she would take her to play and was full of anticipation.
Chen Pingsheng had no such thoughts now, but he still comforted her.
"Anan, Dad needs to go out and earn money now. After I earn money, I'll take you wherever you want to go, okay?"
Chen Anan was a little disappointed but still nodded obediently.
Dad always said that, but he never took her once.
She really wanted to go to all those places other little friends had visited.
Chen Pingsheng also had no choice; she would be starting first grade next year, and if he didn't sort out the housing, no good school would be willing to accept an outsider child like her.
Education is inextricably linked to real estate.
If these outsiders couldn't buy a house, how could they hope for their children to attend a good school?
Chen Anan was also often home alone; when she was hungry, she would eat some snacks, and she could even cook noodles for herself.
She was so sensible it made one's heart ache.
Chen Pingsheng locked the door and then went next door to give a few instructions.
He knew every one of the ten or so households in this courtyard. It was raining heavily outside, so he definitely couldn't go out to sell durians today.
He just had to see if he could get a moving order.
It just so happened that his luck was not bad; as soon as he left the courtyard gate and went under the old tree, he met a gentle young girl holding a large black umbrella.
"Miss, are you new here?"
"Yes."
This girl was so beautiful, but a bit thin, and her smile was very sweet.
Zhao Liying proactively asked, "Big Brother, you live here too, do you know where I can find someone to help me move?"
"Yes, I live over there."
Chen Pingsheng pointed to where he lived, then introduced, "I usually sell durians outside, and on rainy days, I help people move. That tricycle is mine."
He had bought the tricycle two years ago, and it had followed him through wind and sun, still very eye-catching.
Zhao Liying was slightly delighted when she heard that he was a mover.
She had just moved in; before, she lived beyond the Sixth Ring Road.
After chatting with her for a while, Chen Pingsheng learned that this girl was actually an actress.
The kind whose name he had never heard, which showed she wasn't doing well at all.
This was normal; if an actor was doing well, why would they move to their area?
Chen Pingsheng was not one for too much show; he had always been very sincere with people.
He spoke honestly.
"Miss, I didn't expect you to be an actress. Then later, you must sign an autograph for me. If you become a big star in the future, I can use it as a source of pride."
Zhao Liying's smile was truly sweet; her dream since childhood was to be an actress.
Chen Pingsheng looked at her optimistic face and found it hard to imagine that she had been a background extra for four years.
In other words, she had lived four years without hope.
Her future was vague and uncertain.
The two chatted and found they got along quite well; they were both struggling dreamers in this big city.
However, business still had to be discussed. Zhao Liying lived too far away before, and it took her more than four hours to travel back and forth.
That was secondary; the key was that she lived on the sixth floor without an elevator.
The furniture inside was all added by her little by little over the years, representing her four years of youth struggling in Beijing.
It also represented her four years of struggle in the Entertainment Circle.
All of this needed to be moved down by him. Chen Pingsheng gave her a discounted price of one thousand yuan.
What normally required two people, he could do alone.
As long as he could earn more money, Chen Pingsheng was not afraid of hardship.
Not being able to earn money was the real hardship.
"Big Brother Chen, why don't you find another person to help?"
When they arrived at her home, Zhao Liying opened the door and was still afraid that he couldn't move everything by himself, even with her help, it would be tough.
After all, there was a lot of stuff.
Having finally gotten an order worth a thousand yuan, how could Chen Pingsheng call for more help? Wouldn't that be giving away money he had earned for nothing?
"It's fine, I can handle this much stuff by myself."
Chen Pingsheng took out his special moving rope, first tied up the small sofa, then carried it on his back, walking down step by step.
If he met anyone in the middle, he had to make way.
In this cold weather, sweating profusely was also a novel experience.
How can you earn money without being tired?
Zhao Liying also helped, but she was a girl after all and couldn't do too heavy work; she only carried the lighter items herself.
They ran up and down seven or eight times.
Finally, all the items in the room were moved down.
It was still raining heavily outside. Chen Pingsheng used a tarpaulin to tightly cover the furniture.
He tried his best to prevent them from getting wet.
He put on his raincoat again, and Zhao Liying also wore a black one. His tricycle was still larger than average, and the only downside was its loud noise when driving.
Other than that, it was fine.
The two sat in the front, rumbling home together.
It was already three o'clock in the afternoon when they arrived home. Chen Anan was still locked in her own room.
Hearing someone open the door, she ran over happily. She had cooked a small bowl of noodles for herself at noon, with very little oil, and boiled an egg.
Knowing that her dad was back, she immediately turned off the TV, which was playing her favorite Teletubbies.
Then she quickly laid out her homework book and waited eagerly behind the door.
"Xiao Ying, this is my home, you're my neighbor."
Coincidentally, the house Zhao Liying rented was the one next to his, which had been empty for almost three months.
It was also a one-bedroom, one-living room.
Chen Pingsheng brought her over to show her around, as in the countryside, neighborly relationships are not as indifferent as in the city.
Living for decades without even knowing your neighbor's name is unimaginable in the countryside.
After moving the furniture, Chen Pingsheng took her to get acquainted, considering it a formal introduction.
"Big Brother, is this your child? So cute."
Chen Anan had a small ponytail, a bit of baby fat, and chubby cheeks.
Who wouldn't say she was super cute?
"Hello, Auntie."
Chen Anan's eyes curved into a smile; she was very good at greeting strangers and wasn't shy at all.
Of course, if her parents weren't present, she wouldn't talk to strangers.
Zhao Liying instantly fell in love with this little adorable child.
They hadn't even eaten yet. Chen Pingsheng had been doing physical labor all morning and was already quite hungry.
He went to the kitchen, quickly stir-fried two dishes, and then used the leftover rice from the morning to make a fragrant egg-fried rice.
Life was relatively simple.
As it was the first day they met, Zhao Liying naturally felt uncomfortable staying for dinner.
She smiled and said, "Big Brother Chen, thank you so much today. You have Alipay, right? I'll send you the one thousand yuan."
He naturally had one.
Chen Pingsheng took out his QR code for her to scan.
With a "ding," one thousand yuan was received.
Today's income: One thousand yuan
Do you want to immediately activate the random multiplier lottery?
In his mind, another line of golden characters appeared.
Chen Pingsheng was excited; he couldn't wait to see the effect of the golden finger.
"Activate."
Two golden dice appeared, with only numbers one to five, no six.
Chen Pingsheng shouted, "Stop."
The one on the left showed a three, and the one on the right was the smallest, one, adding up to four.
Congratulations, Host, you have received a random four-times multiplier!
Four thousand yuan has been deposited into your Alipay, with a balance of four thousand five hundred.
Tsk... Chen Pingsheng was so excited he almost jumped three meters high.
This golden finger is too powerful. With it, will buying a house or raising a child still be a problem in the future?