In the early morning, soft sunlight tried to sneak into the room through the thin curtains but was blocked by the quiet atmosphere inside.
Chen Kai was deep in a sweet dream, a faint smile still on his lips, as if he was dreaming of something joyful.
Suddenly, a rapid knocking sound, like a stone thrown into a calm lake, broke the tranquility.
The sound repeatedly hit Chen Kai’s eardrums, slowly pulling him out of his beautiful dream.
Chen Kai frowned in his sleep, mumbling, “Who is it, knocking so early in the morning…”
He turned over, trying to continue hiding in the embrace of his dream.
However, the knocking did not stop; instead, it grew more urgent.
Chen Kai felt like his head was going to explode from the knocking; his temper flared, and he cursed under his breath.
Just as he was about to shout, he vaguely heard a familiar voice from outside the door.
Listening closely, it was his uncle calling him.
Chen Kai instantly sobered up a bit, thinking, “Could it be that Uncle has already sold the Mega ite?”
“Miraidon, go open the door!” Chen Kai pushed the sleeping Miraidon beside him while getting up to put on his clothes.
Miraidon, however, turned over unwillingly: “You go yourself.”
Chen Kai had no choice but to put on his pajamas, rub his sleepy eyes, shuffle in his slippers, and wobble towards the door, continuously muttering under his breath that Miraidon was getting lazier and lazier.
Finally, he reached the door and reached out to pull it open.
But the moment the door fully opened, his eyes widened instantly, a look of astonishment on his face.
Outside the door stood several people; leading them was his uncle, and behind his uncle was Teacher Ye Gai.
Next to them was Dong Gang, grinning mischievously and waving at him.
And there was Grandma Ju, smiling kindly.
Chen Kai was stunned.
He never expected so many people to be knocking on his door so early in the morning.
He subconsciously scratched his head, awkwardly asking in a low voice, “Uncle, what’s going on?”
His uncle also responded to Chen Kai in a low voice, “I was about to ask you what’s going on! Also, shouldn’t you let us in first?”
Chen Kai then came to his senses and quickly stepped aside, saying, “Right, right, right, everyone, please come in.”
Everyone filed in, entering Chen Kai’s living room.
But Chen Kai’s living room sofa was not large to begin with, and with so many people entering, it instantly became crowded, so everyone had to sit close to each other.
As soon as they settled down, Grandma Ju softly said to his uncle, “Director Bai, may I speak with Chen Kai alone? There are some things I’d like to say to this child privately.”
His uncle pondered for a moment, then looked at Chen Kai and said, “Yes, you can, Elite Ju, but he needs to change his clothes first; wearing pajamas isn’t very proper.”
Grandma Ju smiled and nodded, saying, “Indeed, I’m not in a hurry.
Let the child change into proper clothes, and then we can talk properly.”
“Alright, then please wait a moment, Elite Ju.” With that, his uncle pushed the bewildered Chen Kai back into his room.
“Uncle, what exactly is going on?” Chen Kai asked impatiently as soon as he returned to the room.
His uncle stopped, took out the bag Chen Kai had given him last night from his pocket, and looked at Chen Kai with a helpless expression, asking, “Why would you want to sell a mega evolution stone?!
When you gave me this bag last night, I didn’t look inside, thinking it was a fossil.
This morning, after the meeting, I happened to run into Dong Gang, and we were discussing how to sell fossils.
When I opened the bag, wow, it was a mega evolution stone!
It gave me quite a fright.
Just then, Elite Ju happened to pass by and noticed I was about to sell a mega evolution stone; she was very curious.
I had no choice but to bring everyone to find you.”
His uncle frowned and continued, “Did you take the wrong bag and put such a precious mega evolution stone in it?
This thing is very valuable.
Your uncle already politely declined Elite Ju before coming here, but she insisted on talking to you face-to-face.
Just go out and explain clearly that you made a mistake with the bag; Elite Ju won’t make things difficult for you.”
Chen Kai, however, shook his head firmly and said, “I didn’t take the wrong one, Uncle; I’m planning to sell this.
Didn’t you say last night that selling fossils is a complicated process? I’m in a hurry for money, so I decided to sell this.”
His uncle came to his senses and quickly patted Chen Kai’s shoulder, saying earnestly yet with a hint of tact, “Xiao Kai, if you need money, tell your uncle, but you can’t be so wasteful.
How rare is this mega evolution stone?
And in the future, maybe your own Pokemon can use it.
Then, with the help of the ite to complete Mega Evolution, your strength will skyrocket, helping you win many crucial battles.”
Chen Kai just shook his head slightly after hearing his uncle’s words, explaining calmly, “Uncle, don’t worry.
These mega evolution stones are all duplicates.
Keeping the extras here would just be idle, so it’s better to sell them for something practical.”
“Ah?” His uncle was a bit stunned.
“What do you mean ‘duplicates’?
What do you mean ‘extras’?” He couldn’t process it at once.
As Chen Kai put on his jacket, he walked out of the room into the living room, heading straight for Grandma Ju, and politely said, “Grandma Ju, I’d like to borrow a moment with you.”
Grandma Ju smiled and nodded, saying, “Of course.”
The two then walked towards the study.
It was originally Chen Ma’s study, filled with a faint scent of books and ink.
The morning sun shone through the window onto the bookshelves, casting a golden glow on the old books.
Chen Kai gently closed the door, turned around, and said, “Grandma Ju, do you need to buy a mega evolution stone?”
Grandma Ju walked to the chair by the window and sat down, patting the seat next to her, and gently said, “It’s not that I need to buy a mega evolution stone.
I’m just curious where you got these mega evolution stones.
I saw nearly ten of them in your uncle’s bag.”
Chen Kai chuckled, “Grandma, if I told you Diancie gave them to me, would you believe me?”
Grandma Ju looked at Chen Kai, her eyes slightly narrowed: “Do you think I would believe you?”
“Oh! Grandma Ju, I told you several times before in Paris, but you never believed me.
Actually, Diancie truly treated me with extra courtesy because of my immense personal charm.”
Chen Kai said shamelessly, then pulled up a stool and sat down, continuing, “So, it’s not strange for Diancie to give me some mega evolution stones.”
Grandma Ju seemed a bit displeased hearing Chen Kai say this: “Xiao Kai, although I’m old, I’m not senile yet.”
In all their time together, this was the first time Chen Kai had seen Grandma Ju look upset.
Even when she was caught by Carbink, Grandma Ju didn’t look like this, so he knew he couldn’t joke around anymore.
But he couldn’t exactly say he robbed the Nisus Company, could he? Otherwise, he’d have to explain how he did it.
Chen Kai let out a dry laugh and changed the subject: “Alright, alright, let’s talk about something practical.”
He leaned slightly forward, a sly smile on his face: “Grandma Ju, can you help me sell some mega evolution stones?”