Chapter 163
Chapter 163
Judging by the vigor of his insults, perhaps Yun Youyou’s hearing was simply too poor to detect anything poor or helpless about him.
“Forget it. I can’t be bothered to argue with a snot-nosed brat like you. Just pay me for the fortune-telling.”
The old man leaned back in his chair and shamelessly held out a hand for money.
Yun Youyou was utterly unfazed.
She glanced at his open palm and calmly said two words.
“No money.”
The wrinkles between the old man’s brows deepened.
He looked Yun Youyou up and down.
“How could you have no money? Don’t tell me you’re trying to fool an old man.”
The young woman before him was astonishingly beautiful beneath the sunlight.
In all his years at the park, he had never seen a girl this pretty. She was even more beautiful than the stars on television and looked as if she had been pampered all her life. How could she possibly have no money?
But Yun Youyou truly was not trying to deceive him. Her pockets were genuinely empty.
The old man pulled two QR codes from the cloth bag behind him.
“Alipay and WeChat Pay are fine too.”
Yun Youyou remained perfectly frank. “I don’t have a phone.”
The old man’s eyes widened behind his sunglasses.
Even he owned a basic phone designed for seniors, yet this young woman had no phone?
He did not believe it. Yun Youyou herself did not want to believe it either.
The blame belonged entirely to that unscrupulous Game, which had not given her a single cent.
At first, the old man assumed Yun Youyou was lying.
Only after she turned out every pocket to show him did he finally believe her.
“Then where will you sleep tonight?”
Yun Youyou had neither money nor a home and could not afford a hotel.
Her gaze swept around the park before finally settling on a bench.
“I’ll sleep there.”
The old man followed her gaze.
The park certainly looked safe during the day, but at night, plenty of homeless drifters gathered there.
With a beautiful young woman around, who knew what those men might do?
For a moment, the old man closed his mouth and said nothing.
He looked at the innocent Yun Youyou, then at the battered public bench.
“Forget it. I’ll find you somewhere to stay.”
Yun Youyou jumped back in fright. “Don’t tell me human trafficking is another one of your side hustles. Are you planning to sell me off to some remote mountain village?”
The old man glared furiously at her.
“What goes through the head of a little brat like you all day? I, Wang Yongliang, live an upright and honorable life. I would never lower myself to that kind of criminal business!”
He grumbled and cursed for ages before glaring at Yun Youyou again.
“You can wander the streets or come with me. Pick one!”
Yun Youyou answered without hesitation, “I’ll go with you.”
She was already a ghost. She was not the one who needed to be afraid.
The old man’s brow remained furrowed, but the corners of his mouth curved in satisfaction.
“At least you’ve got some sense.”
The fortune-telling stall was destined to close early today.
Yun Youyou helped the old man pack up and casually slung his giant banner across her back.
Every single person they passed turned to stare.
Beyond the park lay a completely unfamiliar city.
The streets were strange, and so were the crowds, but everything was full of a human warmth that did not exist inside the Game.
Like someone huffing a cat, Yun Youyou could not resist taking several deep breaths.
The old man backed away in disgust, thinking she looked like a country bumpkin fresh out of the hills.
Once Yun Youyou had inhaled her fill of car exhaust, she returned to his side.
“Where did you park your three-wheeler?”
The old man turned to her in confusion. “What three-wheeler? I don’t have one.”
Yun Youyou looked even more confused than he did. “Then how are we getting home?”
The old man said, “We’re walking, of course.”
The area was packed with high-rises and clearly located downtown.
It did not look remotely like somewhere a fortune-telling old man could afford to live.
But sometimes, prosperity and poverty were separated by only a single line.
Perhaps they would turn a corner near those towering buildings and find a dark alley where an entire crowd lived in a space of two or three hundred square feet.
The more Yun Youyou thought about it, the calmer she became. She followed the old man onward.
Yet the old man never once headed toward a secluded area. Every road he took was broader than the last.
After one final turn, he led Yun Youyou into a gated villa community.
Yun Youyou: !!!
The enormous luxury fountain, the tall, handsome security guards at attention, and the expensive cars entering and leaving from time to time made the country bumpkin Yun Youyou’s eyes widen.
She asked anxiously, “Don’t tell me you also collect scrap in this neighborhood as a side job.”
The old man rolled his eyes and continued walking.
The security guard seemed to know him and gave him a crisp salute.
Once they were inside, another guard drove over in a shuttle cart.
The old man climbed aboard and shot Yun Youyou a look.
“What are you standing there for? Get in!”
Yun Youyou dazedly boarded the shuttle.
The villa community was absurdly large. It even had a small golf course.
No one knew how long they drove before the shuttle finally stopped in front of an ultraluxurious villa.
The old man calmly got out and calmly walked inside.
From the moment Yun Youyou entered, her expression remained like this: !!!
She truly could not understand why someone this rich would still go to the park and swindle people.
Was this how wealthy people entertained themselves?
Yun Youyou did not understand, but she was deeply shocked.
Seeing Yun Youyou’s ignorant expression made the old man even more smug.
He waved extravagantly. “Oh, it’s just a shabby little house. Why are you making that face?”
Yun Youyou had never imagined she would encounter a god of wealth the moment she left the Game.
What old man? This was clearly her long-lost grandfather!
The old man turned and found himself staring into a pair of wet puppy-dog eyes. He nearly lost his footing.
Yun Youyou launched a bold offensive.
“Grandpa, don’t I look like your long-lost biological granddaughter?”
The old man: “…”
“No. I don’t have a granddaughter as stupid as you.”
After rejecting Yun Youyou, he paced around the living room in distress.
He looked up at her, and the distress on his face deepened.
What was he supposed to do with this girl?
After sitting for a while, Yun Youyou realized there was not a single servant in the enormous villa.
That was unusual.
She could not resist asking about it.
The old man curled his lip. “I don’t like other people wandering around my house.”
When he looked at Yun Youyou, his eyes suddenly lit up.
“Perfect. You can handle the cleaning from now on. Would you be willing to work as a housekeeper?”
Yun Youyou owed him a roof and soon a meal. She agreed without hesitation.
The old man considered it.
“I’ll pay you ten thousand a month.”
Yun Youyou’s eyes instantly went round.
Assuming she thought it was too little, the old man’s eyes widened too.
“Twenty thousand! Not a cent more!”
Yun Youyou was so moved she nearly burst into tears.
Sorry, Game. I can’t even wait until tonight. I must set sail right now!