Financial freedom begins with fishing

Chapter 54 Four Gods Reunite

The next day, Xiao Kai got up early in the morning, urged by his alarm clock.

After a quick wash, he went downstairs for breakfast before leisurely riding his motorcycle to the location sent by Peng Tianbao.

Pengcheng Sijin Villa is located on the shore of Loujia Lake in the northern suburbs of Pingshun City. Backed by mountains and facing the reservoir, it boasts beautiful scenery. Not far away is Pingshun College, the only undergraduate institution in the entire city of Pingshun.

This is exactly what Xiao Kai is aiming for.

At the agreed time, Xiao Kai headed straight for his destination, Pengcheng Sijin Villa.

"Old Xiao!"

Just as I parked the car, a shout came from inside.

Xiao Kai turned around and saw a tall, thin young man wearing a down jacket waving at him from a distance.

"Tianbao!"

Xiao Kai smiled and quickly stepped forward.

The two bumped fists at each other as soon as they met.

"Good lad, you're still so handsome after all these years!" Peng Tianbao looked at Xiao Kai's appearance, which seemed to have changed slightly over the years, and touched his own thinning hair, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"No, you're still very handsome, it's just that you have less hair!" Xiao Kai said with a mischievous smile.

"Get lost. Don't insult people by bringing up their weaknesses. And you call yourself a brother?" Peng Tianbao rolled his eyes and complained.

"Hehe, that's why we expose each other's weaknesses!" Xiao Kai chuckled.

"So what if I'm bald? I've become stronger even though I'm bald. At least I got married and my son is old enough to run errands. What about you?" Peng Tianbao retorted, unconvinced.

"this..."

Xiao Kai instantly felt as if he had been stabbed and was losing blood.

Indeed, hurting each other is not good; let's tone it down!

"Ahem, alright, where are the others?" Xiao Kai asked.

"Tch, so you're changing the subject!" Peng Tianbao scoffed, continuing, "We've been waiting for you. Hongguo and Lao Qian are both inside. It's so cold, I didn't let them come out to greet you!"

Wan Hongguo was one of Xiao Kai's best friends during high school.

Qian Shun was one of Xiao Kai's best friends during high school.

Along with Peng Tianbao and Xiao Kai, the four of them were quite famous in the entire senior year of high school, and were known as the Four War Gods.

They are, respectively, the God of Sleep, the God of Food, the God of Learning, and the God of Misfortune.

Among them, the "Sleeping God" is Wan Hongguo. When he was in school, he was the kind of genius who could fall asleep standing up, and that's where his nickname came from.

The God of Food is Qian Shun. His family owns a restaurant, and he loves to eat. He always carries snacks with him wherever he goes. He is either eating or on his way to eat all day long. He even sneaks snacks during class, which is why everyone calls him the God of Food.

The academic genius was Peng Tianbao. His grades were among the best in the entire grade at the time. He was the kind of top student who could get high scores just by listening in class without doing homework. Unfortunately, he was not focused on his studies and often skipped classes, so his grades only hovered around the top 20 in the grade.

As for Xiao Kai, he's definitely a jinx.

In fact, some people also call him the "Handsome God".

The reason for this is naturally because he is handsome. Although he is not the kind of person with a face that can rival that of a top star, he was still one of the top students in his grade at the time.

The reason he was called "the god of misfortune" was mainly because he was extremely unlucky at the time.

Something is bound to happen whenever there's an exam.

It was either diarrhea, fever, or a cold. Sometimes, when I finally managed to skip school, I would run into a teacher on the way and be criticized over the loudspeaker.

What's even more incredible is that once when he had diarrhea and went to the toilet, the toilet paper he brought accidentally fell into the toilet, and he stayed there for the entire class period. In the end, Peng Tianbao was worried and went to check on him after class to rescue him.

As word of his bad luck spread, he gradually earned the nickname "the god of misfortune."

"Let's go, don't keep them waiting!" With that, Peng Tianbao was about to lead Xiao Kai inside.

"Wait, there's one more person!" Xiao Kai said.

"Who is it? Is it your girlfriend?"

When Xiao Peng heard that there was another person, he wasn't angry that Xiao Kai had brought someone without prior notice. Instead, he grinned mischievously.

"Go away, I didn't get a girlfriend! No!" Xiao Kai shook his head. "It's someone you know!"

"Oh~ Who is it?" Peng Tianbao became interested.

"You'll find out soon enough!" Xiao Kai kept everyone in suspense.

He suddenly wanted to see Peng Tianbao's expression when he saw Zhan Xingyue, after all, she was the one who had changed the most among their group.

"Still keeping us in suspense? Fine, I'll see who's making you so mysterious!" Peng Tian said, looking in the direction Xiao Kai had come from.

Just then, a taxi drove into the Pengcheng Sijin parking lot.

"Here you are!" Xiao Kai said with a smile.

Soon, a taxi pulled up in front of them.

As the car door opened, a tall, slender figure wearing a long white down jacket stepped out.

Upon seeing the woman emerge, Peng Tianbao's eyes lit up. He thought to himself, "Good lad, he said she wasn't his girlfriend, but she's so beautiful!"

"I'm sorry, there was a traffic jam on the way, I'm late!" Zhan Xinyue said apologetically.

"It's okay, I just arrived too!" Xiao Kai said with a smile.

Then he turned to Peng Tianbao and said, "So, did you recognize him?"

These words immediately confused Peng Tianbao.

Could it be that this beautiful woman isn't Xiao Kai's girlfriend, but someone he knows, as he thought?

But no matter how he looked at it, he couldn't figure out who this beautiful woman was.

Logically speaking, he couldn't possibly forget such a beautiful woman.

Seeing Peng Tianbao's reaction, Xiao Kai felt as if he were seeing himself when he first met Zhan Xingyue, when he also failed to recognize her.

He immediately dropped the pretense and asked directly, "Zhan Xinyue, do you remember her?"

The latter blinked, his thoughts drifting into memories. After two seconds, he suddenly realized what was happening and pointed at Zhan Xingyue with an incredulous expression.

"You, you're the girl with glasses?"

"Um?"

Upon hearing the nickname "Glasses Girl," Zhan Xinyue couldn't help but frown.

Seeing this, Peng Tianbao quickly realized his mistake: "Sorry, sorry, I just got used to calling you that!"

Zhan Xinyue then smiled again and said, "It's alright. I knew you used to call me that, but I'm just not used to it after not hearing it for so long! I apologize for disturbing you by coming here today!"

"It's alright, I'd be more than happy to have you here!" Peng Tianbao quickly replied.

"Let's go, they're all waiting inside!"

Suddenly a cold wind blew out, and Peng Tianbao quickly reminded him.

"good!"

Led by Peng Tianbao, the three of them walked inside.

On the way, they met Peng Tianbao's uncle. After some introductions, they went to a private room.

As soon as he entered, Xiao Kai saw five people: two men and three women. He recognized the two men from their faces as Wan Hongguo and Qian Shun. Of the other three women, Xiao Kai only recognized two: Wang Yanan, Peng Tianbao's wife, and Dong Jiali, Wan Hongguo's wife.

Although he had never met the last person, Xiao Kai guessed that she was most likely Qian Shun's wife or girlfriend.

Sure enough, the following introduction confirmed Xiao Kai's guess.

No wonder Xiao Kai always felt something was off; it turns out that out of the four of them, he was the only one still single.

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