After Quitting My Job: I'm Bound to the Enjoy Life System
Chapter 22

Does winning or losing really matter?

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Su Yang opened the gift tab and held down on Carnival, sending ten consecutively.

The screen was instantly filled with the cool special effects of Carnivals. Lin Yiyi went completely wild, her small face flushed as she shouted.

"Thank you, My Groceries Brother!!"

——Here it comes, Brother Cai is starting to ramp up the intensity!

——Awesome, awesome, Brother Cai is awesome!

This move completely stunned the streamer on the other side, Little Radish. She had thought this PK match was a sure win.

After all, she was a streamer with over 200,000 followers and had been streaming for over a year. Every time she went live, some regular big spenders would give her quite a few gifts.

Seeing Lin Yiyi, who had just over 8,000 followers, instantly surpass her by hundreds of thousands of points, she was filled with both anger and envy.

——Damn, what's going on with the other side? How many Huazis did they just spend?

——It looks like the big spender who previously gifted 20 Huazis to the other side has arrived. I'm going to check it out.

Meng Wenzhou smiled as he looked at the screen. "That's quite something, ten Carnivals."

"Ten? That's not much. Brother Meng, give them some real intensity."

Meng Wenzhou became interested. Men liked to compete in all sorts of trivial matters.

For example, if there was a slightly taller leaf on the road, as they walked, they would compete to see who could jump higher to touch the leaf.

And it was a competition without any stakes. The loser would say, "You win."

But in the eyes of guys, that "You win" was basically the highest praise.

Meng Wenzhou didn't waste any time and also sent out ten Huazis.

The livestream room erupted completely, and the bullet comments started flying wildly. Lin Yiyi could no longer see what the netizens were saying.

All she could do was keep thanking them and perform a sexy little dance.

Su Yang saw that Meng Wenzhou had also gifted ten Huazis. He smiled slightly and sent out another eleven Huazis, one more than Meng Wenzhou.

——Oh my god! This is insane, these two big shots are going at it!

——This is more exciting than any TV drama!

——Two big spenders appearing in a small streamer's room at the same time, they're really lucky.

——I wonder how much the streamer will earn from this PK.

Meng Wenzhou looked at the eleven Carnivals Su Yang had sent and laughed. "This guy is interesting. He thinks it's an auction, just one more than me."

He smiled, clicked on the gift tab, and sent out twenty Huazis directly.

Su Yang saw the twenty Huazis Meng Wenzhou had gifted and smiled faintly. "That's got some substance."

He glanced at the time remaining, which was fifteen seconds. This time, he sent out thirty Huazis consecutively.

The two exchanged gifts back and forth, and the Carnival special effects on the screen never stopped. Anyone watching would have thought they were in a livestream of a major internet celebrity.

In this short time, the two had already gifted nearly a hundred Huazis.

Lin Yiyi was completely stunned. This was the most gifts she had ever received, and the most expensive, since she started streaming.

She stopped dancing and sat on her chair, mouth agape, staring at the screen in shock.

Meng Wenzhou's livestream room was also being flooded with comments.

——The two big spenders on the other side are going at it, one trying to outdo the other, starting with ten Huazis.

——Damn! Is their money made of paper? They're sending Carnivals like they're beer!

——These people in reality must have tens of millions in assets at least. Sending a few hundred thousand is nothing to them!

——It's a shame our big spender over here is a bit weak. The difference is too huge when you compare them.

——Who said that?

——Who the hell are you calling weak? Come and gift if you've got the guts!

——I'll pass. I'm fine just watching the drama unfold...

Little Radish looked at Lin Yiyi's score, which had surpassed one million, and all she felt was envy.

In her more than a year of streaming, she had participated in countless PK matches. Forget a million votes, she hadn't even reached 300,000.

Looking at Lin Yiyi on the other side, she felt she wasn't any worse than her, but why didn't she have such top-tier big spenders gifting her? She couldn't understand it.

Just as Su Yang finished sending his thirty Huazis, the PK match ended.

The chubby guy next to Meng Wenzhou anxiously said, "Damn, no time left, Brother Meng, you lost!"

Meng Wenzhou smiled indifferently. "Lost, so what? It's not a life-or-death PK. Why are you more agitated than me?"

"I'm just not happy for you! You're Brother Meng, when have you ever lost to anyone when gifting in a PK match?"

Meng Wenzhou patted the chubby guy earnestly. "It's a small matter, just sending gifts. Besides, my money doesn't grow on trees. Gifting doesn't cost money, right?"

"But!"

"There's no 'but.' The person on the other side is also skilled. I admit I'm outmatched by his wealth."

"How could he possibly be richer than you, Meng Ge? I don't believe that."

Meng Wenzhou took a sip of his iced Americano from the table. "Don't get me wrong, he's definitely piqued my curiosity. I'm quite interested in getting to know this guy. His profile shows no works, and he's listed as 24 years old. If he's really that young, we could be friends."

"Only you, Meng Ge. I can't match your broad-mindedness. If it were me, I'd definitely beat him!"

"You're not a child anymore. It's just for fun. Is winning or losing really that important?" Meng Wenzhou turned to the fatty beside him and said.

Hearing this, the fatty nodded and fell into thought...

Meanwhile, Lin Yiyi felt like she was dreaming looking at her more than two million votes.

She would earn over a hundred thousand from this PK battle.

Over a hundred thousand! What a concept. In five minutes, she'd earned more than someone else made in a year.

Now, she was even more determined about the comfortable career of live-streaming. As long as she persisted, she'd be able to buy a car and a house before long.

Little Radish on the other side had lost completely. She reluctantly performed a sexy little dance and then exited the connection.

Su Yang saw that the PK battle was over and the other side had danced. He swiped his screen, continuing to search for other targets.

Just then, a message popped up from the top of his phone.

Invincible is So Lonely has added you as a friend.

Su Yang smiled faintly at this. He exited the live stream room, opened his messages, and followed the other party.

As soon as they were added, a private message came from the other side.

"Hello, brother. Can we get acquainted?"

Su Yang typed his reply: "What? You're not happy that you lost the gift battle earlier?"

"Brother, where did that come from? I simply want to get to know you and make a friend. I saw you gifting so aggressively, you must be a straightforward person. I enjoy making friends with people like that."

"Oh? If it's about making friends, then that's no problem. I like making friends too."

Meng Wenzhou smiled as he saw Su Yang's message. "Brother, what should I call you?"

"Su Yang. And you?"

"Meng Wenzhou."

"Meng Wenzhou?" Su Yang murmured the name as he looked at the message.

Why does that sound familiar? Meng Wenzhou... Damn, could he be the son of Meng Jianyun from Yuehai Group?

Su Yang typed: "Are you Meng Jianyun's son?"

"Yes," Meng Wenzhou replied readily.

Holy crap, a top-tier second-generation rich kid from Hai City? Su Yang thought, somewhat surprised.

The name Meng Jianyun was quite famous in China. However, he only knew that the man was from Hai City and was a super-rich tycoon; he didn't know anything else.

He had only learned that Meng Wenzhou was Meng Jianyun's son through casual chats with colleagues when he used to work.

Now, he never expected to meet him on Douyin, and even more so, for the other party to proactively add him as a friend.

It was worth noting that Meng Wenzhou's father, Meng Jianyun, was ranked in the top twenty of China's rich list last year.

His businesses were spread across the country, including large supermarket chains, luxury shopping malls, five-star hotels, and various chain restaurants.

Su Yang's face showed surprise. He exited Douyin and opened Aidu to search for Meng Jianyun's name.

Clicking on the Baidu Baike information and scrolling down, he saw the children's section listed: Meng Wenzhou, Meng Qianyu.

"It really is his son. But I didn't expect this old man to have a daughter too."

"Meng Wenzhou, not bad. He's someone worth getting to know. Meeting someone of this caliber can only bring me benefits, not harm."

Thinking this, Su Yang returned to the chat interface with Meng Wenzhou on Douyin.

"I didn't expect you to be Meng Jianyun's son. For a top-tier second-generation rich kid like you to proactively reach out to me, I'm genuinely a bit surprised."

Meng Wenzhou immediately replied: "What's there to be surprised about? We have similar interests, it's just about making a friend."

Looking at Meng Wenzhou's message, Su Yang was somewhat surprised that such a super-rich second-generation heir was so easygoing.

This immediately improved his impression of Meng Wenzhou significantly.

"Then, Brother Meng, how about we add each other on WeChat? It would be more convenient for any future business dealings if we had WeChat."

"Sure~" After replying, Meng Wenzhou immediately sent his WeChat ID.

Su Yang copied it and opened WeChat. He happened to see that Lin Yiyi had already accepted his friend request.

He didn't bother with it for now and first added Meng Wenzhou on WeChat.

Meng Wenzhou was efficient. As soon as Su Yang added him, his end showed acceptance.

Afterward, Su Yang and Meng Wenzhou chatted briefly on WeChat, getting to know each other a little before exiting the conversation.

After closing the chat with Meng Wenzhou, Lin Yiyi immediately sent a message.

"Are you My Groceries Brother?"

"It's me, my real name is Su Yang."

"Brother Su, hello! My name is Lin Yiyi. I really don't know how to thank you for the gifts you sent me twice. How about I treat you to a meal?"

Su Yang smiled slightly and typed back, "Are you done streaming?"

"Mhm~ I'm done. You and that Brother Invincible sent me so many gifts today, I don't really feel like streaming right now."

Su Yang chuckled, "It wasn't much. When you stream again, I'll come and send you some if I have time."

"Wow, thank you so much, Brother Su! What about the dinner invitation I just mentioned?"

"Sure, but are you in Hai City?"

"Yes, I am~"

"Alright then, it's almost time for dinner. Send me your location, and I'll pick you up."

"Okay~"

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