The call ended.
The house renovations were arranged.
Xu Yuan stretched, opened the Refrigerator, grabbed something to eat and drink, and headed straight for the bedroom.
Everything in the bedroom was intact.
He sat down on the meditation cushion, pulled out a bag of “Spirit-Nourishing Plus” brand novelty pills, and popped them one after another.
As he ate, he took a few sips of canned, ice-cold sugar-free spirit tea.
He ate and drank for a while, then rested for a while.
At last, he relaxed.
Knock, knock, knock—
Someone was knocking at the door.
Crash!
The door had fallen over.
Xu Yuan sighed.
So that brief exchange earlier had damaged the door too.
"Holy crap—Yuan, are you here?"
It was Zhao Afei's voice.
"I'm here," Xu Yuan answered.
Quick footsteps approached.
The bedroom door opened, revealing Zhao Afei's still-shaken face.
"What happened to your door?"
He stared at it.
"Don't worry about it. I've already called someone to fix it. Grab a drink from the fridge and come sit in the bedroom." Xu Yuan's voice was lazy. Zhao Afei fetched a bottle of chilled spirit-fruit juice, hurried back, and sat on the meditation cushion opposite Xu Yuan.
Only after drinking half the bottle did he seem to remember something. He pulled an object from his coat, set it before Xu Yuan, and grinned.
"Happy housewarming."
Xu Yuan looked down. It was a large gourd.
Zhao Afei's family was the regional distributor for a pill brand.
Needless to say,
the gourd held good stuff.
Xu Yuan picked it up, removed the stopper, and poured out a pill to inspect.
It gave off a delicate fragrance. Golden lines traced its surface, and faint white mist rose from it the moment it came out.
A top-grade pill.
"This is too expensive—wait, you don't