Survival on the bus in class, I'm the only boy in the whole class.

Chen Qing tempted, "How about a bag of tomato-flavored potato chips?"

Yu Ranran's eyes lit up, she swallowed hard, but still bit her lip and shook her head, her little face full of struggle, clearly feeling that this deal was not worthwhile.

"One pack isn't enough, two packs, and a bottle of Want Want milk too."

This little girl certainly knows how to raise prices on the spot.

Chen Qing immediately nodded: "Deal. Two bags of potato chips and a bottle of Want Want milk. I'll pay you back right away, no cheating."

"It's a deal." Yu Ranran's face lit up instantly, and she patted her chest to assure everyone, "Class monitor, don't worry, watch my performance."

As she spoke, she moved closer to Chen Qing and pressed the voice button with her small hand.

Her voice was soft and sweet.

"I really am a female college student, why don't you believe me? We're all sisters in this car, there really isn't much food."

On the other side, Wang Kai, who received the voice message, fell silent.

It took a full half minute for his message to pop up. The impatience in his words had vanished without a trace, and there was even a hint of cautious flattery.

"Holy crap, it really is a girl! Sorry, sorry, I didn't mean to doubt you earlier, it's just that there are too many scammers in this world."

Looking at Wang Kai's demeanor, Chen Qing could easily guess that he was probably a group of grown men.

Hearing such a soft and cute girl's voice all of a sudden, it's impossible not to fall for her.

Sure enough, Wang Kai sent another message, his tone very solicitous: "Girl, are you serious? Your whole car is full of female nursing students?"

"This car is full of factory men. Since I started playing the game, I've only ever seen ghosts and monsters, not any other women."

Chen Qing glanced at the message and winked at Yu Ranran: "Continue, do as I told you."

Yu Ranran nodded and then pressed the voice button, "It's so hard for us sisters to find food. We can't even beat the monsters. We have to rely on saving every penny we can."

"You can only use this oil in your car, but food is a necessity."

"I've seen this post up for ages. If there were really that many people vying to trade, it would have sold by now. Why are you bothering me with this? To put it bluntly, nobody wants to be the sucker."

These words were both soft and firm, using a sweet and gentle voice to tease Wang Kai while hitting the nail on the head with every sentence.

The reason his oil has been on the market for so long without selling is because the price is too outrageous; nobody wants to be ripped off.

As expected, Wang Kai fell silent again, clearly having his secret wound touched.

After a while, he sent a message, his tone much more relaxed.

He was clearly blinded by beauty.

"Girl, what you said makes sense. Okay, I'll let it slide since you're from the same hometown and a girl."

"Then tell me, how do you want to exchange it? Don't go too far. I practically risked my life to get those 10 liters of gas from the gas station; I was almost torn apart by the monsters there."

Chen Qing whispered to Yu Ranran, "Just say you want 50 portions of food in exchange for 20 liters of oil. Say we're from the same hometown and we won't rip him off."

Yu Ranran was dumbfounded: "Class monitor, you've really hit a nerve with this price negotiation! Is it okay to rip people off like this?"

Chen Qing explained, "Is this called a trap? This is called outsmarting the enemy."

"Besides, he's charging such a high price; isn't he obviously ripping people off?"

Yu Ranran nodded, "Oh right, he's a shrewd businessman."

She sent a voice message saying, "We're both from Chongqing, so I won't cheat you. I can only offer 50 servings of food in exchange for 20 liters of oil. Is that okay?"

"These 50 portions are all saved up by us; we really don't have any more than that."

After sending the message, Chen Qing was also sweating bullets. He had originally thought that Wang Kai would try to negotiate.

Unexpectedly, this guy was so blinded by beauty that he replied to the message instantly, and his words even carried a hint of exhilaration.

"Okay, 50 servings of food for 20 liters of oil, deal. We're from the same hometown, and I see you girls have it tough, so I'll add 2 more liters for you, making it 22 liters. Don't be shy."

Chen Qing: "???"

Not only did they agree to exchange 50 portions for 20 liters, but they also gave an extra 2 liters?

Is Wang Kai a pervert who's never seen a woman before?

He looked at the messages on the panel, his lips curling into a wide smile. This was a huge profit.

He got 22 liters of oil for 50 servings of food, which was better than he had expected!

Yu Ranran stared wide-eyed at the message on the panel and whispered to Chen Qing, "Class monitor, is he stupid? He even gave us an extra 2 liters."

Chen Qing flicked her forehead, in a great mood: "This is called paying an 'IQ tax,' you know?"

"Oh." Yu Ranran nodded, covering her head.

Chen Qing operated the panel, clicked the trade button, and selected 50 portions of food. Wang Kai on the other side immediately selected 22 liters of gasoline.

The system panel will pop up a notification the moment both parties confirm the transaction.

[Transaction successful.]

[Received 22 liters of gasoline.]

[Deduct 50 food portions.]

Chen Qing breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the extra 22 liters of gasoline in his system inventory.

Although this amount of oil is still a drop in the bucket, it at least solved the immediate problem, preventing us from facing the predicament of running out of oil tomorrow.

Meanwhile, after receiving 50 portions of food, Wang Kai didn't forget to send a message, his tone very attentive.

"Hey girl, the deal's done! If you ever need anything else or are short of supplies, just let me know. I have some basic materials on hand, and I'll give you a discount if you ask."

"By the way, could you send me a voice message too? I haven't heard a girl speak in ages."

Chen Qing looked at the message, his lips twitched, and sent a voice message: "Bro, actually I'm a burly man."

Keeping this scoundrel around would only cause trouble; he might try to take advantage of her again in the future. Chen Qing decisively blocked him.

Yu Ranran, standing next to Chen Qing, was completely dumbfounded by his actions.

You're the real swindler, aren't you?

Wang Kai will probably be furious and start cursing when he hears this in the audio.

Yu Ranran reached out to Chen Qing for her reward: "The deal went well. Here are my two bags of potato chips and a bottle of Want Want milk. Give them to me now."

Chen Qing pulled out two bags of potato chips and a bottle of Want Want milk from his system inventory and handed them to Yu Ranran. "Here, your reward. I kept my word."

Yu Ranran snatched it, tore open the potato chip package, and stuffed it into her mouth. While eating, she mumbled, "Class monitor, if there's another good thing like this, come to me again. I want potato chips and Want Want milk."

"Okay, I'll come to you again next time." Chen Qing rubbed her little head.

This little girl, although she's greedy and possessive of her food, is quite reliable when it really matters.

.......

On the other side, Wang Kai looked at the system panel, happily waiting for the soft and cute girl's voice, his mouth almost stretched to his ears.

He even bragged to his coworkers, "See that? I'm so charming! I just chatted with her for a bit and she was all set. I traded 50 portions of food for 22 liters of oil, and she still remembers how good I was to her. If we ever need any supplies, we can always ask this girl!"

A truckload of factory workers instantly surrounded them, their eyes gleaming with greed.

"Kai, you're awesome! Is she really a female college student? Quick, play the voice message! We've never heard such a soft female voice in our lives!"

Wang Kai smugly opened the voice message box, eagerly awaiting that sweet, soft voice to enter his ears.

The next second, a male voice rang out.

"Brother, actually I'm a burly guy who picks his toes."

"..."