After using the bathroom, Yang Hao went directly to the Huawei Experience Center located on the first floor, where this mission was akin to having three steps.
Accompanying the three young girls to Mitsui Cuisine ticked off the first step.
The second step was to own a Huawei Pocket 2; Yang Hao wasn’t sure which one of the young girls wished for it, so he decided to give one to each, as it didn’t cost much anyway.
Lately, this model of smartphone was extremely popular, capturing a large female customer base.
The Huawei store was quite crowded. The sales staff were too busy to cope, so much so that no one noticed Yang Hao when he entered the store.
He walked straight to the counter selling phones and picked up a Pocket 2 demo unit to look over. Then he signaled to a salesperson who was relatively close by, “I want three of this model.”
“Sir, we don’t have this phone in stock.”
The female salesperson walked over and said regretfully.
Yang Hao hadn’t been following this smartphone closely but had seen in the news that it was selling well. Particularly, the phone cases with various designs were very popular among women, so it made sense that it was out of stock.
However, for the wealthy, whether or not an item is in stock is not a problem.
“How much extra per unit for you to have them in stock?” Yang Hao asked.
“Uh…”
The female salesperson hesitated, then whispered, “Sir, if you want to take them right away, I’ll have to negotiate with customers who have pre-ordered. I’m afraid it’s going to be an additional 1500 or so per unit!”
“That’s fine!”
“Oh, better make that four units!”
Yang Hao thought Chen Ruohan deserved a special treat; one Pocket 2 for both Zhou Mingyue and Su Wenwen, and two in different colors for Chen Ruohan.
“Four units?”
The salesperson blinked, clearly having encountered a big spender.
“Sir, please wait a moment.”
The salesperson immediately went to speak with the manager. The so-called negotiation with customers was merely a pretext; the store did have extra stock, but they just wanted to sell them for a higher price. After all, scalpers also sold them for an added thousand or two.
“Sir, it’s an additional 1500 per phone, and this amount will go to customers who have already placed orders. Therefore, we can only issue an invoice for the original price.”
The salesperson returned and said to Yang Hao in a low voice. Price gouging was actually an individual act by the staff, prohibited by the store, hence this excuse.
Yang Hao nodded indifferently and paid by card. He just wanted to finish the task quickly and didn’t care about the extra cost.
The main issue was the phone’s lower price did not amount to much money, so increasing by 1500 or 2000 was utterly insignificant for Yang Hao.
Yang Hao, with his shopping bags, returned to Mitsui Cuisine. At this point, the table was filled with beautifully plated dishes, and the three young girls were happily taking photos.
The elaborate and impressive presentation of the 5-plus pounds of lobster served in two styles showed it was not affordable for the average person, making it perfect for taking pictures and social media check-ins.
“Mr. Yang, why did it take you so long to come back?”
Seeing Yang Hao return to the private dining room, Chen Ruohan immediately put away her phone, and Zhou Mingyue and Su Wenwen instinctively turned their gazes on him.
“Since you are friends with Ruohan and it’s our first meeting, I didn’t have much to offer, so I got you all a small gift.”
Yang Hao distributed the shopping bags to the three young girls.
“Ah?”
“We get gifts too!!”
Zhou Mingyue and Su Wenwen were both visibly surprised.
“Thank you, Mr. Yang!”
As they received the shopping bags, both started thanking him, and when they discovered Yang Hao had given them a Pocket 2, they couldn’t help but exclaim.
“It’s actually a Huawei Pocket 2, Mr. Yang, you are too generous!”
“Mr. Yang, how did you know I liked this phone, I love you so much!”
The two girls were jubilant, almost at a loss how to express their joy.
Coming from backgrounds that could afford art studies usually meant they were well-off, but swapping to a new phone model as soon as it’s released was something most could not achieve.
Both Zhou Mingyue and Su Wenwen did not come from such wealthy families, thus receiving the lavish gift of a Pocket 2 naturally thrilled them.
Chen Ruohan, receiving two Pocket 2s of different colors, was even more excited. She felt especially favored by her uncle Chen.
Especially since Yang Hao had made it clear when giving the gifts that Zhou Mingyue and Su Wenwen received them only because they were friends with her, satisfying her vanity immensely.
Seeing the three young girls’ joyful faces, Yang Hao contemplated in his mind that the task was now 2/3 complete!
The last step was to take Chen Ruohan, the little white flower, to the hotel. This part of the mission was very easy!
Yang Hao was already looking forward to seeing what skill the “System” would grant him this time.
“Mr. Yang, you’re too kind to us, I don’t know how to repay you!” Chen Ruohan hugged Yang Hao’s arm and whispered into his ear.
“How do you want to repay me?” Yang Hao casually asked.
“Mr. Yang, may I not go back to school today?”
Chen Ruohan looked up into Yang Hao’s eyes, which glimmered with the unique innocence of a young girl.
Of course, Yang Hao knew that some acting was involved from the little white flower, but her pure look matched her image and age perfectly, without a hint of inconsistency. It stirred a strong protective and possessive instinct in Yang Hao, an older man.
“If you don’t go back to school, where do you want to go?” Yang Hao teased the little white flower on purpose.
“Wherever Mr. Yang goes, I will go,” the little white flower said, her clear eyes brimming with glistening mist, exuding an untouched innocence.
Yang Hao didn’t say anything more, just patted her slender waist lightly, in a way that signified consent to the little white flower’s request.
Seeing this, Chen Ruohan was naturally overjoyed, immediately resting her head on Yang Hao’s shoulder. Having lacked fatherly love and security since childhood, she seemed to have found a shoulder to lean on.
After the meal, Zhou Mingyue and Su Wenwen left with great satisfaction and smiles on their faces. They had never even dreamt that originally they were just seeking to increase their social media exposure by filming a video with Chen Ruohan, but ended up with such an unexpected and substantial gain.
“Goodbye, Mr. Yang.”
“Mr. Yang loves you~”
After leaving the mall, the two waved goodbye to Yang Hao, with Zhou Mingyue even making a heart gesture cheerfully. They both liked this hunky bossy uncle.
However, they were both self-aware enough to realize that they couldn’t compare with Chen Ruohan in terms of figure or attractiveness, and competing felt like a hopeless endeavor.
“I’m really envious of Ruohan. Such a bossy uncle, please send one my way too!”
Once they were on the subway back to school, Zhou Mingyue, with her arm around Su Wenwen, couldn’t help but sigh deeply.
“I want one too, bless us each with one!”
“Wenwen, what exactly does Mr. Yang do for a living? A single meal costs tens of thousands, and every gift he gives is a pocket2!”
“Poverty has really limited my imagination. Today I finally saw what life is like for the rich!” Zhou Mingyue sighed again.
Su Wenwen nodded in agreement, “Clinging to Mr. Yang’s coattails, it seems like whether Ruohan goes to college or not doesn’t matter anymore!”
“If I were Ruohan, I’d drop out straight away and bear Mr. Yang ten or eight children!”
“Ten or eight? Do you think you’re a sow or something!”
Su Wenwen teased her, chuckling.
“You’re the sow…”
Zhou Mingyue retorted, and the two girls began to frolic and laugh.
Shangri-La Hotel.
Inside the presidential suite.
The dedicated butler completed the check-in procedure for Yang Hao and Chen Ruohan.
This was the third step of the mission: to bring Chen Ruohan to the hotel. Since they were staying at a hotel, Yang Hao picked a presidential suite. After all, everything was charged to the System, and this time there was a five-fold cashback offer, so he might as well take advantage of it.
Chen Ruohan had thought Yang Hao would take her to some lavish residence, and she did not expect him to bring her to a hotel. But, of course, the standards of the presidential suite spoke for themselves.
“Mr. Yang, should you have any requests, feel free to call me at any time. I am at your service 24 hours a day.”
Once the check-in was done, the dedicated butler gave a slight bow and then discreetly left the room.
Ding!
Congratulations, host, for completing the mission: [The Little Girls’ Wish].
Reward: One Skill Card, five-fold consumption cash back!
As the butler left, the System’s voice echoed in Yang Hao’s mind.
Nice!
It really was an easy mission.
The cashback had been credited, but it totaled just over a million, which for Yang Hao now was like a hair on nine oxen—insignificant, barely worth mentioning.
Yang Hao deftly found the Skill Card in the system backpack and chose to use it immediately.
Ding!
Successful redemption of Skill Card!
Congratulations, host, for obtaining the skill: [Fiery Eyes 2.0]
Uh??
Yang Hao was slightly surprised. He had the [Fiery Eyes] skill already!
But what in the world was this 2.0?
As Yang Hao puzzled over it, the System offered an explanation.
(Note: This version of Fiery Eyes is 2.0, which includes the Insightful Eyes skill and has enhanced the original abilities, allowing the host to check the wear and tear level of target females.)
Uh??
Yang Hao was stunned once again.
Wear and tear level?
The choice of words was certainly artistic.
He subconsciously looked at the near Little White Flower, Chen Ruohan, next to him and immediately used the 2.0 version of [Fiery Eyes].
Ding!
Target: Chen Ruohan
Age: 19
Professional Ability: A-grade
Loyalty: S-grade
Wear and Tear Level: 0
Friendly Reminder: No silicone filler detected, the host may safely indulge.
With just a thought, a series of information emerged in Yang Hao’s mind. This 2.0 version of Fiery Eyes was indeed very useful!
The details about the Little White Flower, Chen Ruohan, were beyond Yang Hao’s expectations, starting with her loyalty. Yang Hao remembered that during the audition for the girl group, Ruohan’s loyalty was an “A,” and now it had unexpectedly shot up to an “S.”
He wasn’t sure what he had done to boost the Little White Flower’s loyalty level by a grade.
Then there was that wear and tear level!
As he had guessed, 0 probably meant she had no experience whatsoever.
In other words, although Chen Ruohan, the Little White Flower, was quite cunning, she was still very pure!
“Mr. Yang, I don’t have any experience, so please don’t think me clumsy later~”
At this moment, Chen Ruohan cooed as she playfully shook Yang Hao’s arm.
If the [Fiery Eyes] skill hadn’t leveled up, Yang Hao would have likely thought Chen Ruohan was just trying to add some zest, but now he truly believed what the Little White Flower was saying.