He shook his head. ’Looks like this place really is my lucky spot. At the very least, it’s way better than the garbage disposal center.’

’As far as I can remember, I get a special reward almost every time I come here.’

Of course, Fang Chenyi knew it was probably because he’d been picking up scrap at the other place for so long.

Fang Chenyi usually thought of it as a progress bar. Picking up scrap was like accumulating EXP, and once he’d saved up enough, a special reward would appear.

’It’s just that this EXP bar has been feeling a little long lately. On average, I have to pick up scrap for two or three days just to get one special reward!’

’And if I remember correctly, last time I was here, I got two special rewards in a row.’

This left him a bit confused; he couldn’t figure out what was going on.

For a moment, Fang Chenyi couldn’t quite wrap his head around how it all worked.

But that wasn’t surprising. The Scrap-picking System itself was inexplicable, so it was only natural that he couldn’t figure out the special rewards either.

He shook his head again, refocused, and reached out with his trash grabber once more.

But this time, as his grabber dropped a small box into the woven bag, the notification for a special reward rang in his mind again.

[Host has picked up one dilapidated ring box, triggering a special system reward. Reward: A one-of-a-kind, 190-carat, matching pink diamond ring set. The reward has been placed in the woven bag. Please retrieve at your convenience.]

"Holy crap! Another special reward???"

When the notification sounded, Fang Chenyi’s mind practically short-circuited. ’What’s going on? It gave out another special reward?’

’That’s two in a row! Two consecutive special rewards, right here at this little trash spot.’

For a moment, Fang Chenyi felt truly bewildered. ’At the garbage disposal center, I picked scrap for half a month and only triggered four special rewards in total. But here, I get two in a row? This is just illogical!’

After a moment of stunned silence, Fang Chenyi began to wonder if the garbage disposal center had bad feng shui.

’I mean, over there, I pick up at least ten thousand pieces of trash a day, but here? This was only the second one!’

Fang Chenyi wondered if he should just renovate this place and do all his scrap-picking here from now on.

Of course, it could just be a coincidence. He also remembered what the special rewards were.

"Uh, the first reward was fireworks, and this time it’s a diamond ring?"

He looked down at the large pile of assorted wedding supplies in the trash, and it all clicked.

He figured since he’d already gotten two special rewards in a row, based on his experience from the past six months, a third one definitely wouldn’t appear.

So, Fang Chenyi stopped thinking about what to pick up next and just reached out with his grabber toward the roses on the trash heap.

[Host has picked up one dilapidated bouquet of roses, triggering a special system reward. Reward: One hundred tons of special-grade rose petals. The reward is in transit. Please wait patiently.]

"HOLY FUCK! HOLY FUCK! FUUUUCK!"

’A third time! A special reward actually appeared for a third time! What is happening? This has never happened before!’

The most he’d ever gotten before was two special rewards in a row. This time, he’d actually gotten three. How could Fang Chenyi not be ecstatic!

’A jackpot! This is an absolutely perfect feng shui spot!’

At that moment, Fang Chenyi felt this place had well and truly become his personal gold mine!

He also secretly swore that he had to buy this place!

However, after the initial excitement wore off, Fang Chenyi felt a bit exasperated. The latest special reward was a hundred tons of rose petals. ’What the hell am I supposed to do with these!’

’I don’t own a perfume factory. Am I supposed to save them for my own wedding or something?’

"Wait, holy crap... I was just thinking about how to propose! Fireworks, a diamond ring, petals... damn, isn’t this exactly what I need!"

At this thought, Fang Chenyi started to get excited. ’It’s like the goddamn heavens are helping me!’

’The moment I start thinking about proposing, I get rewarded with a diamond ring, fireworks, and everything.’

Suddenly, Fang Chenyi was no longer frustrated about the rewards.

’One hundred tons of petals... how am I supposed to use all that? Isn’t that a bit excessive? With that many petals, I can’t just cover the entire villa complex, can I?’

Just as Fang Chenyi was pondering how to use so many petals, RING RING RING, the phone in his pocket went off.

He took it out and looked. Speak of the devil—the call was from none other than Bai Menghan, the very person he was planning to propose to.

"Hey, Chenyi, there’s a graduation party at my school tonight at eight. I’ll probably be home a little late. What do you think, want to come watch it with me?"

Fang Chenyi’s eyes lit up. ’A graduation party! This is the perfect opportunity!’

But he had to give Menghan a surprise, so he immediately refused.

"Uh, tonight? I’d better pass. I’ve got some issues with the blueprints at the construction site to deal with, so I’m afraid I won’t have time. Oh, right, you guys don’t usually have graduation parties for post-grads, do you?"

Hearing that Fang Chenyi had real work to do, Bai Menghan didn’t overthink it and explained, "Yeah, you go ahead and work then. It’s mainly because tomorrow is National Day, and the National Day gala was already planned. It just so happened to coincide with our post-grad class graduating, so they’re throwing a graduation party for us at the same time."

"I see. Well, you get ready for your party. I’ve got some things to take care of over here."

After saying that, Fang Chenyi hung up. He had decided to propose tonight. It was already nine in the morning, which meant there were only eleven hours until eight p.m., and he still had a lot to prepare.

So, Fang Chenyi went ahead and called Wei Yilong.

The guy was about his age and a typical rich kid. This proposal clearly wasn’t something he could pull off alone, so Fang Chenyi planned to get him involved.

The phone rang for a long while before it was finally picked up. It was noisy on the other end, with what sounded like machinery in the background. Fang Chenyi didn’t even have to guess; Wei Yilong was probably at a construction site.

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