Cosmic Trading System

"Uncle, it's you right?" Lin Yun said with a smile.

This elderly man was none other than the gentleman he'd met yesterday morning at the farmer's market, whose three-wheeler was confiscated. Lin Yun had given him three thousand yuan.

The old man's character had impressed him. For the sake of keeping his tricycle, he could kneel in front of the enforcement officers, but he had rejected the three thousand yuan from Lin Yun. It was only after Lin Yun had insisted, and subtly used Mental Strength to influence him, that he had accepted the money.

What belonged to someone, rightfully belonged to them, and what didn't, didn't. Not everyone possessed this kind of character.

"Young man, I cannot accept the money you gave me last time. I don't know why, but…" The elderly man said, recollecting something.

"Uncle, as I said before, that sum wasn't that significant for me, you can rest assured and keep it!" Lin Yun said with a slight smile.

"How could that be? Young man, you're just saying that so I would accept the money. Earning a living by pulling a vegetable cart, you couldn't have made much. It's all hard-earned money…" The elderly man shook his head.

"I don't have that money on me at the moment. After this, come home with me, and I'll give it to you…" The elderly man continued.

"Uncle, didn't I tell you? They also confiscated my dad's tricycle, right? I just came back from outside and am now helping my dad deliver the vegetables from our home to the city. No matter how much I earn, we can't just abandon the vegetables that my parents have painstakingly grown. It's not about the money…" Lin Yun said with a smile.

While talking, he released his Mental Strength again, subtly influencing the elderly man.

He didn't want to continue discussing this matter with the elderly man.

Three thousand yuan indeed meant little to him, but for the elderly man, it was very important. The elderly man's character was also worth the three thousand yuan Lin Yun had offered.

"Grown painstakingly... not about the money..." The elderly man murmured, stunned.

"Young man, you...you're really very good. Now, there are too few young people who think like this..." The elderly man sighed.

"Let's not talk about the money for now. Young man, are you going into town? I'll help you push the cart. My age might be getting on, but I still have some strength…" Then, the elderly man looked at the cart of vegetables Lin Yun was pulling and said.

After saying so, he began to push the cart.

"Thank you so much, Uncle!"

Upon seeing this, Lin Yun smiled.

He did not refuse.

He knew this elderly man was a very principled gentleman.

If he didn't let the elderly man help push the cart, the old man might immediately take him to his house to get the money.

Although his Mental Strength could influence the decisions of others, his current Mental Strength was not strong enough to have too much compulsion.

He could use even more Mental Strength to force the elderly man to do something, but he didn't want to do that. Besides, it would consume too much energy on his part.

It was just a small matter, so there was no need.

As they continued, Lin Yun pulled the cart from the front, the elderly man pushed from behind, and they chatted along the way.

Because Lin Yun controlled his strength, the elderly man at the back did not feel tired. The elderly man's body was quite robust, and he walked quite effortlessly. They chatted pleasantly along the way.

From the elderly man's words, Lin Yun learned that the man lived in a nearby village. He had two sons and two daughters, several grandchildren, and many great-grandchildren. He lived with his sons in rotation.

The homes of his two sons were quite close, so he usually bought groceries for both families.

With many mouths to feed, naturally, he had to buy more groceries, so he regularly drove his tricycle to the wholesale market to buy vegetables, fruit, and the like. It saved some energy to drive his electric tricycle on such long roads, without spending much on electricity.

"Is that you?" When they were near the city, suddenly a female voice came from the side, saying in a deep tone.

"Yan Lee?"

"Yanyan?"

Lin Yun and the old man turned their heads to see a girl on an electric bicycle nearby. They both responded with surprise and confusion.

The girl was Yan Lee, whom Lin Yun had met at the matchmaking meeting yesterday.

However, she didn't look too pleased at the moment.

"Lin Yun! You didn't say much during dinner yesterday, and I thought you were a straightforward person! Now I realize I was mistaken! You managed to find my grandfather so quickly. Did you plan on getting in through my family after seeing me reject you?" Yan Lee said, her pretty face stern.

Being attractive, she had encountered many male pursuers since childhood, each with various pursuing strategies, and she hated those who refused to take no for an answer, particularly the ones who involved her family.

Family relationships were private, and few people would appreciate someone they disliked using their family to pursue them.

"Yan Lee, there's a misunderstanding." Lin Yun said calmly.

He had not expected that the elderly man was Yan Lee's grandfather, but she was clearly misinterpreting the situation.

"Whether you admit it or not, maybe my Aunt didn't explain it to you clearly yesterday. Now, I'll say it again: you are not my type. And you should not try to get close to me by any means. Even if my grandfather and my parents completely accept you, I won't. Your pursuit only disgusts me!" Yan Lee stated coldly.

"Yanyan, why are you speaking like that? Apologize to him right away!" On hearing Yan Lee's words, the elderly man started trembling with anger.

Initially, he had been delighted to see his granddaughter coming. Upon thinking that he hadn't asked Lin Yun if he had a girlfriend, he thought about making introductions; he really thought highly of Lin Yun. If Lin Yun and his granddaughter could be together, nothing could be better.

He hadn't anticipated that Lin Yun and Yan Lee knew each other and that Yan Lee would say such hurtful things.

Lin Yun was both amused and irritated.

He didn't know why this girl possessed such confidence to say such words.

Maybe because she was somewhat attractive?

However, in his opinion, she was merely ordinary and not even one-tenth as attractive as Xia Qingqing.

He wanted to tell her he had a girlfriend and advise her not to be so self-absorbed, but on seeing how angry the elderly man looked, he let out a sigh.

No matter what, he had a decent exchange with the old man all the way. Since this girl was the old man's granddaughter, he decided to give her a break.

Also, should a man be a bit magnanimous?

"You've misunderstood. I knew your grandfather before we had dinner together." Lin Yun shook his head with a sigh.

Then, looking at the elderly man, Lin Yun smiled and said, "Uncle, we're nearly in town. You don't need to help anymore. If we meet again, we'll chat."

After that, Lin Yun turned around, exerted a little force with his feet, pulled the cart, and quickly left.

Only then did Yan Lee notice that the cart of vegetables was actually Lin Yun's.

Wasn't it?

Yesterday when she had dined with her friend and Lin Yun, Lin Yun was pulling an empty cart. Now he was pulling a full one, so she didn't recognize it immediately.

Upon realizing this, she became even angrier.

Initially, she had thought that Lin Yun was using the act of helping her grandfather pull the cart to get into her grandfather's good graces.

But it turned out that it was her grandfather who was helping Lin Yun with the cart. This led her to believe that Lin Yun was not as simple and straightforward as he seemed, making her even more resistant to him.