Chapter 28: Ready

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Although Boss Wang had given Chen Ming pointers, when Chen Ming went to the shopping mall and saw all kinds of tea and wine, he was dazzled and stunned.

Since he wanted to meet Qin Qing’s parents, he naturally had to choose the gift carefully.

However, he had never researched or studied the brands of the types of tea and wine in the past, so he did not know which ones were good, let alone which ones were suitable to give to Qin Qing’s parents.

As for the items that the shop assistants were promoting to him, none of them satisfied Chen Ming.

Later on, he tried browning through the options himself, but in the end, he did not find a suitable one.

Chen Ming frowned. He had not found what he wanted even after an hour of shopping.

At this moment, Chen Zhao called Chen Ming and asked him to come home for dinner and to tell him about Qin Qing. Chen Ming’s eyes flickered.

If he asked his dad for more information, he might get some new inspiration.

Chen Ming could not wait to drive home when he thought of this.

As soon as he got home, Chen Zhao told Chen Ming that his mother was going to have dinner with her friends, so only the two of them would be having dinner.

…

“Dad, drink less and eat more.”

When they were eating, the bottle of white wine that Chen Zhao bought was about to run out. His face was also red, so Chen Ming could not help but remind him.

“Well, I’m happy today!” Chen Chao had too much to drink and was clearly drunk.

“My son is awesome. He even captured the heart of that little girl, Qin Qing.”

Chen Zhao had one characteristic when he was drunk, which was that he talked a lot.

Chen Ming felt helpless when he saw his father mumbling about this and that.

He rubbed the space between his eyebrows with a worried expression.

He had thought that Chen Zhao would be able to give him some ideas over dinner. However, based on the current situation, even if Chen Zhao offered him some advice, Chen Ming would not dare to follow it.

Then, while he was at a loss and was about to go to the mall to try his luck at finding the right tea or wine, Chen Ming noticed the empty wine bottle that Chen Zhao had been drinking from.

The wine bottle was almost empty. If he used the system to process the empty bottle, he might be able to get the gift he needed!

At the thought of this, Chen Ming became unusually excited.

This was what it meant to find something without much effort.

He hurriedly took the empty bottle from Chen Zhao’s hand. Chen Zhao was already drunk and was not bothered by Chen Ming’s actions. He was still talking and mumbling to himself.

Chen Ming went straight back to his room and placed the empty bottle on the table.

“I hope this works,” After silently praying, Chen Ming continued, “System, process this empty bottle.”

[Ding! Congratulations! The processing was successful! You have received a top-grade limited-edition Maotai!]

(T/L: Maotai is a style of baijiu, a distilled Chinese liquor (spirit), made in the town of Maotai in China’s Guizhou province.)

Chen Ming’s eyes widened.

It was a top-grade limited edition Maotai!

If it was just a simple Maotai, Chen Ming would not have been so surprised. After all, he could buy that in the mall.

However, with the addition of the adjectives “top-grade” and “limited edition,” the value of this Maotai would double.

Chen Ming carefully examined the extraordinary Maotai and realized that the bottle looked exquisite. Even the design was perfect.

Furthermore, it was faintly emitting the fragrance of wine; not pungent and just right.

Wonderful!

He was sure that Qin Qing’s father would like it.

Chen Ming decided to give this limited edition Maotai as a gift.

After this pleasant surprise, Chen Ming felt that he was still lacking something.

He had already decided to give her the whitening cream and other high-end skincare and health products. However,a bottle of wine was too little.

After some thought, Chen Ming remembered a tea set that Chen Zhao used to drink tea with.

The tea set was originally a complete set, but he had broken the teapot. Now, the tea set was gathering dust in the storage room.

Chen Ming had an idea. He wanted to make this tea set whole again!

Chen Ming went into the storage room and rummaged through it. Finally, he found the tea set in the corner.

“Cough, cough. It’s too dirty!”

When Chen Ming took it out, the dust on the tea set had him hacking and coughing. The tea set was quite damaged thanks to wear and tear.

‘System, quickly process this tea set. I can’t take it anymore,” Chen Ming said impatiently.

[Ding! Congratulations! The processing was successful! You have received a high-grade tea set!]

The dust in the air instantly disappeared as soon as the system finished speaking.

The worn out tea set was now brand new, and its quality and workmanship could be seen with the naked eye.

Chen Ming was satisfied after he examined the set carefully and confirmed that there were no flaws.

The matter of the gifts is finally resolved. Chen Ming wiped the sweat off his forehead.

…

In the blink of an eye, it was time to meet Qin Qing’s parents. Chen Ming had already placed the gifts neatly and carefully in the back seat of the car.

After he and Qin Qing finished packing, they went downstairs.

As soon as she arrived downstairs, Qin Qing subconsciously looked around for Chen Ming’s van, but failed to find it.

“Where’s the van?” Qin Qing could not help but ask.

Chen Ming raised his hand and pressed the button on the key fob. The lights of a black car that was close to them flashed twice.

“There it is.”

This one?

Chen Ming got a new car?

Looking at the unfamiliar car, Qin Qing quickly realized this.

However, before she could ask about the matter, Chen Ming had already considerately opened the door to the front passenger seat for her and had gestured for her to get in.

Chen Ming opened the car door for her?

Qin Qing swallowed her saliva and thought, ‘This feeling is amazing.’

Chen Ming was a dense man when it came to such things. She understood this the best. Now, his behavior was like a gentleman. Had this happened before this, she would have thought that Chen Ming was possessed.

Shocked by his behavior, Qin Qing got into the car in a daze. When she got in the car, she became even more confused.

After that, Qin Qing sat in the front passenger seat. Seeing that Chen Ming was about to start the car, she reached down to put on her seat belt.

Just as she was about to put on her seatbelt, she turned her head and saw the gifts in the back seat.

Her pupils dilated again.

Although Qin Qing did not know what these gifts were, she could tell from the exquisite packaging that they were definitely extraordinary.

There were still so many of them, which displayed Chen Ming’s intention.

Qin Qing was momentarily stunned. She retracted her gaze and fastened her seat belt. The car started up, and while Chen Ming was driving, she started to think.

Chen Ming had bought a new car and a lot of gifts. Could it be? Was it because he was meeting her parents? Had he prepared this in order to leave a good impression on them?

A warm current flowed through her heart, and she suddenly felt happy.

However, moments later, Qin Qing remembered that in the coffee shop, she had said that it was all a misunderstanding and had asked Chen Ming not to take it seriously. She had only asked him for help.

If that was the case, could everything that Chen Ming had done be fake?

Was he just playing along with her and putting on an act for her parents?

Qin Qing’s thoughts were getting more and more chaotic.

It was a mixture of joy and sorrow, and her smile was a little forced.

Qin Qing could not figure out Chen Ming’s true thoughts on the matter even after thinking about it throughout the entire journey there.