Cosmic Trading System

"Upon seeing Lin Yun leave, the elder wanted to halt him, but at that instant, he was unsure what to say. He could only watch as Lin Yun walked away.

The pace at which Lin Yun departed was rapid. By the time the elder thought of something adequate to say, Lin Yun was already far away.

"Yanyan, what's going on with you? Why did you speak like that?" Turning to Yan Lee, the elder asked angrily.

"Grandfather, what you don't know is, he was the one I met for matchmaking yesterday afternoon," Yan Lee hurriedly responded.

"Yanyan, he's right. That meeting was set up after I met him, earlier yesterday morning…." The elder said in disappointment.

From there, he recounted the occurrences of the morning prior to Yan Lee.

That morning, for his tricycle, he kneeled in front of law enforcement officers while onlookers watched. Although many were condemning the officers, none came to his aid except for Lin Yun, who assisted him not only financially, but emotionally as well.

However, he refrained from mentioning his act of kneeling before the law enforcement officers to Yan Lee.

"Grandfather, you're saying that he gave you 3,000 yuan yesterday?" asked Yan Lee in disbelief.

To pass by and see such a situation and casually gift a stranger 3,000 yuan, she believed such a thing could happen. But she didn't foresee it happening in Immortal Origin County, much less to her grandfather. The one who did it was a young man who hauled vegetables in a cart for a living.

"Grandfather, it seems I underestimated him. He might've investigated our family situation thoroughly. Before our meeting, he deliberately followed you to see if there was a chance to leave a good impression. He just happened to come across your situation…" After a moment of silence, Yan Lee, seemingly understanding the reasoning behind it, said.

"Impossible. That morning, after giving me 3,000 yuan, he didn't even leave his name. If I hadn't waited for him at the wholesale market's entrance, I wouldn't have even remembered his face," the grandfather shook his head.

"Grandpa, you haven't interacted with the outside world, you don't know how complicated people can be. Even if he did it on purpose and didn't leave his name, what does it matter? With his constant contact with me, you'd inevitably meet him again. That unexpected discovery might even change a person's impressions further," Yan Lee said confidently, shaking her head.

"Grandpa, consider this. He's willing to haul a cart of vegetables for a living. His earning certainly isn't much. Yet, he casually gave you 3,000 yuan, then spent a few thousand yuan more for my meal at the restaurant. How wealthy must someone be to do this?"

"Moreover, when he went to pay, the cashier at the Wangxian Tower conveniently mentioned his meals there were free of charge. The Wangxian Tower, which you might not be familiar with, is one of the top-tier restaurants in Immortal Origin County. My friend's boyfriend is a person of high status locally and he only gets a ninety percent discount there.

I haven't heard of anyone eligible for a free card in our county. It's highly probable he previously arranged it with the cashier at Wangxian Tower. All these precise actions must be his calculations…" Before her grandfather could put in his word, Yan Lee continued.

She hadn't realized it, but as she laid it all out, she discovered several odd coincidences.

In her heart, she was now more certain of her assumptions.

Moreover, she was more certain that Lin Yun was a calculating man.

"You don't understand…" the elder could only shake his head.

On their journey, he had chatted with Lin Yun and from his several decades of life experiences, he was certain Lin Yun was not that kind of person.

"Grandfather, you trust an outsider more than your own granddaughter?" Upon seeing her grandfather's obstinance, Yan Lee also grew angry.

"Grandfather, yesterday, why didn't you tell me your tricycle was confiscated? My friend's boyfriend is acquainted with some government officials. I can call him to inquire; your tricycle should be released." Seeing her grandfather appearing somewhat irate, Yan Lee quickly attempted to change the subject.

Before she had finished, Yan Lee had already started making the call.

"Huihui…" Once the call connected, Yan Lee began narrating the incident.

Within a minute, Yan Lee ended the call, turned to her grandfather, and said, "My friend has said she could help us. Her boyfriend knows someone who could."

The elder furrowed his brows and stayed silent.

Just a few minutes later, Yan Lee's phone rang again.

"Hmm, okay, got it, Huihui. Thank you so much." Answering the call, Yan Lee nodded incessantly as she listened to the person on the other end.

After hanging up the phone, Yan Lee once more turned to her grandfather and cheerfully stated, "Okay, my friend asked us to retrieve the tricycle from the parking lot. Once we're there, we just have to state my name."

Yan Lee was slightly self-satisfied.

The large-scale ban on tricycles in Immortal Origin County was a big issue. She too was aware of this and had seen how sternly the law enforcement officers enforced this. In the eyes of ordinary people, it should have been a significant problem.

However, she managed to solve it with just one phone call, which made her feel quite triumphant.

Simultaneously, she envied her friend, Zhang Hui, for having such a capable boyfriend, further solidifying her resolve to never settle for an average companion.

Take Lin Yun, who pulled a cart for a living, for instance?

Granted, Lin Yun was not resourceful, but he was quite crafty. But he decidedly wasn't her type.

"No need. If the government has decided to strictly regulate tricycles, and they're doing so impartially, then I'm not going to use backdoor channels to redeem my tricycle. If they're doing something wrong, I'll wait for them to release my tricycle. If not, I'd rather let it decay there!" The elder said sternly, his face livid.

With that, he turned around and started walking away.

Yan Lee's call only intensified his disappointment in the officials.

"This is our job, if you have a problem, take it up with the county leadership. We're not responsible for the policy!"

The words of the law enforcement officers from yesterday morning echoed in his ears, deeply engraved in his heart.

He knelt before those people, yet they were unwilling to release his tricycle.

Now, a single phone call from his granddaughter had achieved what he couldn't?

How ironic!

This added to the sense of humiliation from yesterday's kneeling.

He actually knelt before such people!

He rejected walking through this kind of back door!

Although, he understood that having the officials voluntarily release their tricycle was highly unlikely.

But he would rather let that tricycle rot there than ask for it back!

"Ah, Grandpa..." Yan Lee, seeing her grandfather's attitude, pleaded anxiously.

She quickly parked her electric bike and went to stop her grandfather.

"I know, even if you don't say it. You despise Lin Yun's family because they cultivate and sell vegetables, don't you? You think it's humiliating that he pulls a cart to sell vegetables in the county, right? But, don't you see, he's not ashamed?" the old man looked at Yan Lee, his heart aching.

He was not a fool. Decades of life experience gave him a much deeper understanding than younger people.

How could he miss the self-satisfied look on Yan Lee's face earlier?

He just didn't expect that, unknowingly, his granddaughter had grown to despise the poor, idolize the rich, and love vanity.

"You don't understand... You really don't understand..." the old man shook his head, repeating himself.

"He's not the kind of person you think he is. He just got back from out of town yesterday morning. So all your speculations, all the things you think he has planned, are impossible. You look down on him for being poor and for pulling a cart to sell vegetables. You think it's disgraceful. But you don't know, his clothes alone are worth tens of thousands..." the old man's voice was a bit despairing.

After he spoke, the old man turned and walked away, this time very quickly.

The price of Lin Yun's clothes was something Lin Yun lied about, fearing the old man would insist on returning the three thousand yuan. The old man hadn't really paid attention at the time and was even a bit suspicious, thinking Lin Yun lied out of kindness to prevent him from returning the money.

But now, the old man believed him.

The conversation along the way made the old man believe in Lin Yun.

Also, his granddaughter had mentioned earlier that Lin Yun spent two or three thousand yuan for a single meal. So, Lin Yun must be very rich to be able to do so, rather than plotting and scheming as his granddaughter suggested.

Wangxian Tower, he knew this place. His granddaughter mentioned that ordinary people couldn't possess a free card there, but Lin Yun could. This made it even more apparent that Lin Yun was not ordinary.

In comparison, his granddaughter's character was not as good.

At this moment, he no longer had any thoughts of Lin Yun being with his granddaughter.

He knew his granddaughter was not worthy of that boy.

"Grandpa... Grandpa..." Yan Lee stomped her foot angrily behind him.

The electric bike was right next to her, she couldn't just leave it to chase her grandfather.

Why was her grandfather so stubborn?

She felt frustrated.

Her hatred for Lin Yun deepened.

A few tens of thousands for a single outfit? What a liar, fooling her grandfather!

Only naive old people and five-year-old children would believe such words!

Zhang Hui's home.

"What? He said his clothes alone are worth tens of thousands?" Listening to her furious friend, Zhang Hui couldn't believe it.

"Exactly! He dared to brag! During dinner yesterday, he seemed so honest. I didn't expect him to be such a person!" Yan Lee affirmed with a firm nod.

"I don't know what kind of tricks he played on my grandpa, making him believe in him so much!" After a pause, Yan Lee added indignantly.

Thinking back on her grandpa's words, seeing through her soul, the disappointed tone in his voice, she felt like her lungs were going to explode.

"You shouldn't blame your grandpa. He's older, quite easy for some people to trick with their sweet talk. You should understand him more. Didn't your grandfather's tricycle get taken away? After this, you just drive it back home and let your grandpa calm down. Old people can't get too angry!" Zhang Hui covered her mouth and laughed.

"Anyway, his goal was you. You've now seen his true nature, you're not deceived, isn't that good?" After a pause, Zhang Hui blinked and said.

"There's no other choice!" Yan Lee nodded in resignation.

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