You Chose the Adopted Son, I Chose Madness
Chapter 18

Making Money Today Sure Makes Me Happy

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The livestream chat went wild.

"Streamer, who's that woman? Why is she so fierce?!"

"Yeah, Streamer, that woman is way too fierce. Don't listen to her—keep picking through the trash! Piss her off! Piss her off!"

"That's right, Streamer, ignore her and keep picking through the trash! We love watching this!"

"Streamer, don't listen to that woman! Don't end the stream! We haven't had enough yet!"

Su Chen grinned at the livestream.

"Don't worry. I won't end the stream until I've gone through every trash can in our Residential Area."

"But this is the only trash can left in our Residential Area that I haven't finished going through. Let's keep digging and see if there's anything good left."

As he spoke, Su Chen continued rummaging through the remaining trash.

Liu Yanran watched from the side with utter disgust. Covering her nose, she stayed far away, afraid the stench from the trash can would reach her.

However, Liu Yanran no longer dared to go up and forcibly drag Su Chen home. She was afraid Su Chen would catch her on the livestream, and that would be truly humiliating.

Then, Liu Yanran called Su Zhenxing and the others, telling them to hurry over. She had already found Su Chen.

Before long, Su Zhenxing and the other two arrived as well.

Su Zhenxing, who had been panting heavily from searching for Su Chen, flew into a rage when he saw Su Chen still digging through the trash can.

Su Zhenxing immediately moved to step forward and curse Su Chen out, but Liu Yanran stopped him.

Su Zhenxing turned and glared furiously at Liu Yanran, unable to understand why she was stopping him. Could it be that Liu Yanran actually wanted to shield Su Chen?!

Liu Yanran rolled her eyes at Su Zhenxing. No good deed goes unpunished.

Still, she lowered her voice and said to him, "Su Chen is livestreaming. Watch out, or you'll end up on camera! Then you'll be humiliating yourself right alongside Su Chen!"

Su Zhenxing froze. He no longer went forward to curse Su Chen out, instead standing beside Liu Yanran and waiting for Su Chen to finish streaming.

Su Chen continued sorting through the trash, ignoring Su Zhenxing and the other three, who stood not far away and glared at him angrily.

Unfortunately, Su Chen had nearly reached the bottom of the trash can and still hadn't found anything good.

He was about to give up.

Then the chat suddenly began scrolling rapidly.

"Streamer, Streamer, that little black bag! Pick up that little black bag! It's good stuff, good stuff!"

"That's right, Streamer, that little black bag looks like it's Gucci. Pick it up and let us get a closer look."

Su Chen was stunned by the comments. Good stuff?!

He looked toward the worthless trash he had just tossed aside.

There, he saw a palm-sized, jet-black, utterly unremarkable little bag lying quietly on the ground.

Was this little bag really good stuff?

Puzzled, Su Chen picked it up and held it in front of the camera, giving it a close-up.

"Are you talking about this little bag?"

"Yes, yes, that's the one! It's Gucci's classic little black bag. There aren't even any new ones on the official website anymore, and even a secondhand one sells for several thousand yuan."

"I want it! I want it! Streamer, name your price!"

"I want it too! I want it too!"

"I seriously want to chop off this hand of mine! How did I miss out again?!"

Su Chen looked over the bag in his hand and felt it, unable to understand how such a little black bag could be worth several thousand yuan.

Still, since his livestream fans wanted it, Su Chen naturally wouldn't turn down money delivered right to his door.

"Alright, same as usual. This bag goes to the first fan who said they wanted it. As for the price, one thousand yuan will do."

The livestream chat and gifts went wild again.

One confession rose after another, along with rose yachts flying across the livestream.

"So cheap! So cheap!"

"Streamer is such a good person! Streamer is an amazing person!"

"Why can't my fingers ever move as fast as theirs?! I always miss out on such cheap good stuff!"

"Streamer, Streamer, find some more good stuff! Please! I want some too—I didn't get anything!"

Su Chen looked at the nearly empty trash can and smiled so broadly that his eyes disappeared as he spoke to the fans.

"We've gone through this trash can completely. There definitely isn't anything good left here."

"Looks like that's all for today's trash picking."

"It's fine, friends who didn't get anything. Unless something unexpected happens, we can pick through trash together again tomorrow."

The livestream chat was filled with reluctance.

"I haven't had enough yet! Streamer, you can't end the stream."

"Streamer, you have to keep picking through trash! I still want to go treasure hunting with you!"

"Streamer, rain or shine, I'll be waiting for you tomorrow."

Su Chen ended the livestream. Ignoring Su Zhenxing and the others, he merely gazed smilingly at the things in his woven sack, touching this and that, delighted beyond measure.

He had made money. How could he not be happy?

Su Zhenxing and the others were practically furious to death when they saw the smile plastered across Su Chen's face.

They had already grown angrier and angrier while waiting for Su Chen to finish livestreaming himself picking through trash.

Seeing how happy Su Chen looked only made them even angrier.

Su Zhenxing pointed at Su Chen and was about to launch into a furious tirade.

Liu Yanran stopped him again.

Su Zhenxing turned and glared at Liu Yanran. Su Chen had finished streaming now, so why was she still stopping him from teaching Su Chen a lesson?!

Liu Yanran gestured toward the villas nearby.

Su Zhenxing followed her gaze.

He saw several dark heads quickly duck back from a window.

Su Zhenxing's face darkened even further.

Su Chen had really made sure everyone in the Residential Area knew he was picking through trash, hadn't he?!

The son of Hai City's richest man, picking through trash in his own Residential Area!

However, Su Zhenxing also knew this was not the place to discipline Su Chen. He would have to wait until they got home.

Otherwise, they would only become a joke to others!

Still unable to suppress his rage, Su Zhenxing pointed at Su Chen and roared.

"Su Chen, you Rebellious Son!"

"Get home right now!"

"Once we're home, I'll teach you a proper lesson!"

Liu Yanran also looked at Su Chen with a face full of disgust.

Su Qiqi wore a gloating expression as she made a face at Su Chen.

Su Mu's face was full of concern, yet he could not conceal the mockery in his eyes.

Su Chen could not be bothered with their Sichuan opera-style face-changing performance.

He stretched lazily.

After picking through trash for so long, he had not felt tired at all while doing it. Now that he was done, Su Chen finally felt a little weary.

Su Chen slung the woven sack holding his finds over his shoulder and headed toward the Su Family Villa.

This was all money! All treasure!

"I'm so happy today, so happy!"

"I made money today, made money!"

Su Chen walked ahead, humming happily with a beaming smile, while the four furious, grim-faced people followed behind him.

They became a peculiar sight in the villa district.

On the way back to the villa, Su Zhenxing could even see some neighbors pointing at them and occasionally laughing.

The rage Su Zhenxing had been suppressing instantly surged forth.

Su Chen, that Rebellious Son! Rebellious Son!

He had truly disgraced the family beyond all measure!

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