Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation

Wang Longlong splurged one hundred Yuan and bought mango ice jelly, carrying a huge bag afterward.

The three of them couldn't finish it all, and besides, there was a grand meal prepared for the evening. When Wang Longlong saw a few kids nearby, he grandly gestured that he, Mr. Long, would pay for everyone's ice jelly today!

Wang Longlong had a taste of being the 'King of Kids,' a role he had never experienced in his childhood, and he didn't mind the cost, laughing heartily as he walked away.

Although Chen Qian was a bookworm, he wasn't stupid.

He knew that Wang Longlong paid because the fat sister had jumped the queue and bumped into him, which is why Wang Longlong made such a bold move.

Originally, Wang Longlong used to ask him questions every day, and Chen Qian used to show off his knowledge. Now, it seemed like it was time to change his mindset.

Thinking so, Chen Qian finished his ice jelly and casually threw it in the trash bin.

Walking through the middle of the pedestrian street, a young man wearing a branded promotional t-shirt was distributing flyers at the roadside, looking like a college student working part-time.

Handing out flyers wasn't easy, and finishing early meant ending the day's work earlier.

And here he was—Chen Qian, a scholar with a global perspective!

He approached a bit, and the young flyer-distributor promptly handed him a flyer.

Chen Qian casually took it, planning to throw it away after leaving the pedestrian street.

But as soon as he took the flyer, the young man eagerly approached, speaking warmly, "Buddy, buddy, hello, are you buying a mobile phone? We have a special promotion in our store right now."

Chen Qian waved his hand, "Sorry, I'm not buying a phone."

The young man's face suddenly darkened, and he scolded rudely,

"Not buying a phone? Then why take a flyer? Give it back to me!"

Chen Qian was stunned by the sudden scolding.

What was this? Was this the new trend in flyer distribution?

As he stood there embarrassed, Ma Shicheng glanced over and said, "Give me one."

The young man immediately gave him a flyer with a fawning face, "Hello hello, our store is having a promotion, buy a mobile phone and enter a drawing for big prizes."

"What are the prizes?" Ma Shicheng asked.

The young man replied, "The grand prize is a Huawei P6, just released."

To save face for Chen Qian, Ma Shicheng pretended to be ignorant, "What brand is that? Never heard of it."

In this era, Huawei mobile phones had not yet risen to fame, unlike in later generations where they were well-known.

The young man immediately explained, "Our Huawei is…"

Ma Shicheng cut him off, "Is it as good as an iPhone?"

Without waiting for a reply, Ma Shicheng pushed the flyer back into the man's hands. The young man instinctively tried to catch it, but Ma Shicheng let go, and the flyer dropped on the ground. The young man quickly bent down to pick it up.

He, along with Wang Longlong and Chen Qian, then walked away.

After the young man had picked up the flyer, he cursed and called the store:

"Set up another top prize, give away an iPhone 5S!"

...

Zhang Chi consulted his class group about buying a mobile phone, but not receiving an answer, he decided to visit the urban area personally.

At this point in 2014, for a high school junior carrying over three thousand Yuan, many boys would opt for a smoother mobile phone, and Zhang Chi was no exception.

Used to a three hundred Yuan generic phone, a smooth-functioning mobile phone had always been Zhang Chi's dream.

Wandering down the pedestrian street, his gaze wandered around.

Then, he saw a young man in a promotional T-shirt.

Their gazes met like two lost stars in a sea of people, but neither returned the other to the crowd.

Simply because, one was selling mobile phones, and the other was looking to buy.

The young man quickly approached him, handing out a flyer, "Hey hey, buddy, hello, are you buying a phone?"

Zhang Chi replied, "Yes."

The young man's enthusiasm grew, "Check out our store, buy a mobile phone now and get three chances to draw prizes. If you are really interested in buying, I'll give you one spin right away. It's a big wheel draw where you can win coupons of one hundred Yuan, five hundred Yuan, one thousand Yuan, and even a Huawei P6. The top prize is an Apple 5S!"

Hearing about the free lottery, Zhang Chi was immediately tempted; after all, it was just a simple draw, and who knew if he might win!

Seeing him hooked, the young man stopped handing out flyers and led him through a small door next to the pedestrian street, then up to the second floor.

Zhang Chi, a 'Quasi-sports student' with a strong physique developed from carrying cement, found the young man's physique such that he could tackle three of him; bold and fearless, he was not scared at all.

Upstairs was a long corridor with poor lighting, and Zhang Chi scanned the surrounding area, noticing many shops nearby—hair salons, nail salons, and accessory stores.

The mobile phone store he was heading to had a red carpet at the entrance sprinkled with tiny red paper scraps, clearly a shop that had just opened, which explained the activity.

"Welcome, welcome!" A man in a suit approached him.

Zhang Chi glanced at him, around thirty years of age, of average height, with a protruding belly—Zhang Chi could take two of him.

After some pleasantries, Zhang Chi sat at the spinning wheel and breathed on his hand, seriously pulling the lever.

Oops! He won!

"Hahaha, damn damn, I won!" Zhang Chi exclaimed excitedly, his face filled with joy, "An Apple 5S CDMA version, 64GB!"

He felt ecstatic but then worried; he was using a China Mobile card. It seemed he had to get a new CDMA card after getting the new phone.

The young man set off a confetti cannon, "Bang!" Confetti landed on Zhang Chi's hair, clothes, and his elated face.

"Clap clap clap!" The young man and the store manager both applauded.

Zhang Chi declared, "Give me the Apple 5S CDMA version, 64GB!"

He remembered, even Huang Zhongfei was using only a 32GB version, but now, he owned the 64GB!

After hearing this, the store manager showed a meaningful smile, "Young man, although you've won, we have a rule here. You need to pre-pay 3000 Yuan in charges to get this phone."