Chapter 212 When Arrogance Grows in the Heart
Pei Hening took out the homework assigned by Xixia and started writing. After Chu Xuange finished making dinner, he saw that she hadn't finished writing yet, so he kept the food warm, washed his hands, dried the water droplets, and came out of the kitchen area to sit down opposite her.
He picked up the test paper she had finished and looked at it. He gently touched her handwriting with his fingers. Pei Hening's handwriting was beautiful and distinctive. There weren't many questions on the test paper. After Chu Xuange read through each question, he picked up the test paper that she had clearly annotated on the table.
It was the homework from before, which her teacher had already graded.
When Pei Hening finished the last question and put down her pen, she noticed that Chu Xuange had already sat down opposite her and was reading the book she had borrowed that day.
She glanced at the time. "It's already 6:40. Why didn't you remind me?"
Chu Xuange smiled and shook his head: "You finally managed to calm down and focus on the test paper. It's not good to interrupt your state of mind."
When a person enters a state of flow, their attention is firmly locked on what they are doing. It is a true unity of knowledge and action. This experience is wonderful and blissful, and they don't want to interrupt it.
Pei Hening stretched and yawned, then smelled the rich aroma of food. Her eyes sparkled as she looked at Chu Xuange: "It's cola chicken wings, steamed sea bass, spicy diced chicken, and pickled pepper bullfrog! Did I guess right?"
Chu Xuange added, "There's also stir-fried romaine lettuce and cabbage and tofu soup."
Pei Hening leaned closer to him, squinted her eyes, and asked, "Making so much? Aren't you afraid we won't be able to finish it?"
Chu Xuange held her face and smiled, "The portions aren't large, it's okay, you can finish them."
"Where did you get such a wide variety of ingredients?"
"I asked Helian Ye to keep an eye out for it."
Pei Hening sat back down: "You two have been in contact quite frequently lately!"
Chu Xuange nodded: "We need to start earning money for the baby."
He had indeed been in frequent contact with Helian Ye lately, for a simple reason: making money through illegal means was too slow and carried the risk of being arrested. He didn't want Pei Hening to worry, and needing to earn some money, he had no choice but to return to his old ways.
That's why he took out his baby's pocket when he bought the camera. He needed to keep some start-up capital for himself, waiting for the money to generate more money.
There are three ways to make money: the first is to sell a piece of time once; the second is to sell the same piece of time multiple times; and the third is to buy other people's time and then resell it.
Pei Hening never worried about money or time when he was on Earth, so there's no reason why he would be in dire financial straits after starting to survive on the highway.
If that's the case, it only proves that Chu Xuange is incompetent.
As for why he didn't make money before and only stole other people's money?
The reason is simple: he had been in a state of constant anxiety, often waking up in the middle of the night, and only felt a sense of security when he saw Pei Hening sleeping next to him.
But now he was absolutely certain that Pei Hening was really alive and right beside him, so he naturally had the courage to do something else.
Upon hearing this, Pei Hening replied, "Making money is as easy for me as drinking water!"
Chu Xuange's ears turned red, and he said with a smile, "Baby, that was such an embarrassing thing from so long ago."
Children from wealthy families are too prone to cognitive biases, and Chu Xuange is no exception.
For them, core resources such as start-up capital, networks, and information channels are readily available; making money is easier than breathing in their eyes.
The risks they need to take are completely hidden by the hedge of family background; all they can see is the successful outcome.
A good education allows them to easily grasp the abstract theories of macroeconomics and business models, and to easily construct a 'path to success'. Coupled with distorted feedback from those around them, they easily attribute their success to their personal abilities. In short, they are prone to becoming complacent.
When arrogance and contempt take root in a person's heart, reality will throw a bucket of cold water on them, making them restrain themselves. If they can't be taught once, they'll be taught twice.
Not long after Chu Xuange said those words, he suffered a major setback, losing 36 million. He was fourteen years old at the time.
He was too arrogant and conceited, even spending the money he had saved to buy Pei Hening a birthday present, which resulted in him giving Pei Hening a particularly'simple' birthday party.
Chu Xuange got up and brought over the dinner he had made: "Eat first, baby."
Pei Hening stopped teasing him and happily ate her dinner.
"Baby, do you have any plans for tomorrow?"
She looked up at Chu Xuange and asked, "No, do you have any plans?"
"Then let's go to the black market, baby."
Pei Hening had no objection to the arrangement: "Okay."
After finishing his meal, Pei Hening got out of the car to open the box and kill some monsters to stretch his legs.
Chu Xuange washed the dishes with the window open, and after he finished, he got out of the car to help her open the suitcase.
Pei Hening heard a rustling sound coming from behind her sports car.
She glanced up at Chu Xuange, gripped the knife in her hand, and walked towards the back of the car, stepping on the fluffy snow.
Chu Xuange followed her at a leisurely pace, making sure she was within his protection.
Before Pei Hening could even see what it was, it "whooshed" into the snow, leaving only shallow footprints on the snow.
Have you ever seen the footprints of chicks or birds? The footprints left on the ground look very similar to those of birds, with three claws, but this footprint is about the size of an adult woman's palm.
Pei Hening looked at Chu Xuange standing behind her and asked, "Do you know what's going on?"
Chu Xuange said, "It could be a creature responsible for clearing the road, similar to the little flower that can devour monsters, except it is a living being."
He noticed Pei Hening's gaze and smiled, "There's no danger, baby. They won't attack humans on their own."
Seeing that the little guy had no intention of coming out of the snow, Pei Hening stopped standing outside in the cold and walked back, stuffing the knife into her backpack: "Gege, it's very cold outside, I have to go back first, you hurry up, don't stay outside for too long."
Chu Xuange nodded upon hearing this, and changed his plans for the day accordingly. After opening the box, he went to refine medicine: "I understand, you can go back first."
The school channel is unusually lively right now, all because [HXWHKL] posted a message on it.
[HXWHKL]: I feel like I'm being targeted. Can your section take me in? I'd like a section with a good atmosphere.
[Barbara]: Did the cannibals eat you instead?
[Prince Ivan]: Wow, Barbara's guess is terrifying.
[Good mental state]: 666
[As helpless as a dog]: 666
[Damn human traffickers]: 666
[Respect for Life]: 666
[Winifred]: Come to my place? How do you look? If you're handsome, maybe some girls will be willing to support you.
[Find me just to learn English]: Can't you even raise a handsome guy properly? What's the point of raising a male pet?
[Winifred]: I know, so I said maybe. We have an international superstar in our division, a handsome guy, and one of his female fans is supporting him.
[HXWHKL]:...