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Chapter 337 - 125: Firecrackers Announce the End of the Year, Colleagues Help Me Unfold Grand Plans! _5

Chapter 337: Chapter 125: Firecrackers Announce the End of the Year, Colleagues Help Me Unfold Grand Plans! _5

Great, with that shout from my brother, my $100 just flew away for nothing.

Ke Jin, feeling the pain of loss, handed the warm-from-his-pocket red envelope to Baby Yu’s little hands.

Can’t waste money like that!

Ke Jin then reached out and pinched Baby Yu’s soft, tender cheeks.

Hmm, feels good, bouncy like a ripe peach.

Soon, Ke Jin’s phone started to buzz frequently.

He pulled it out to look.

Countless New Year’s greetings.

Among them were the copied and pasted festive messages from employees led by Gou Chehua.

These came from colleagues as well as friends.

Then there were the back-and-forth wishes from aunts and relatives in the close-knit family group.

These were from kin and friends.

And a ’Happy New Year’ message from Wen Zhiyin, accompanied by a picture of stockings.

This was from someone who is both a mentor and a friend, albeit a bit disrespectful as a teacher.

You’re showing me this during New Year’s?

Just one picture?

There was also an unknown message that read, "Wishing Designer Ke a year filled with masterpieces and continued glory!"

This is...

Who’s friend are you?

While Ke Jin pondered this.

Another meme arrived from the unknown sender, a classic ’trap for the elderly’ expression pack.

It left Ke Jin completely baffled.

I don’t remember having a forgetful elder among my friends...

The small interlude was quickly pushed to the back of Ke Jin’s mind.

On the next day, the first day of the New Year.

Neither Ke Jin nor his sister Ke Yu, who didn’t sleep well due to a night of fireworks and firecrackers, were spared by their mother.

She herded them to help make dumplings for the whole family!

However, due to the siblings’ poor imitation of their mother’s technique.

They ended up being sent to peel garlic instead by Mrs. Ke.

With the demand for garlic high for the New Year’s meals.

The role of garlic peeling, previously filled by Baby Yu alone, was officially promoted to a double act of golden boy and jade girl.

The two embarked on a fierce garlic peeling arms race.

Before long, Mr. Ke, blessed with talent, figured out the trick to peeling garlic.

"Look, if I pinch off the base with the skin and then start peeling from the top, the clove is quickly stripped, easy-peasy," Ke Jin remarked somewhat mockingly to his sister.

"You and your ’Garlic peeling little sister’ title, I can peel faster than you after just a couple of days, huh," he mocked.

Ke Yu rolled her eyes at him and said irritably, "After you do it like that, your fingers will smell of garlic."

Upon hearing this, Ke Jin immediately sniffed his fingers and said with a puzzled face, "I don’t smell anything, don’t believe me? Smell for yourself?"

When the naive girl actually drew closer, Ke Jin nearly poked her nostril with his finger.

But the strong scent of garlic wafting from his fingertip indeed overwhelmed the little girl, and she ended up coughing.

Tears were even smoked out, and she angrily raised her head and shrieked, unleashing her unique skill.

"Mom!!!! Look at him!!!!"

Mrs. Ke hadn’t even spoken yet.

When Ke Jun said, "Ss, let me take a look, what’s the matter?"

As he spoke, Ke Jun reached toward his waist, and a ’click’ sound was heard.

The fear ingrained in Ke Jin’s bloodline woke up, and he instantly ran off like smoke.

Leaving behind a family of three roaring with laughter.

Meanwhile, the phone in Ke Jin’s pocket rang again.

He checked it.

An unknown number.

He hung up decisively!

Who is this! Harassment calls on the first day of the New Year?

Don’t you have family?

Don’t you have friends?

Don’t you have a New Year to celebrate?

And soon, the same phone ring sounded again.

Seeing the caller’s persistence, Ke Jin still frowned and glanced in his father’s direction.

Then he slipped back to his room, closed the door, and connected the call.

Soon, a polite and respectful voice came through.

"Designer Ke, hello, I am Jia Kuigan, the current head of operations at Netcom. Wishing you smooth sailing and rising success in the new year! I’ve taken the liberty of giving you an early New Year’s greeting!"

The other end spoke warmly and sincerely, and after bearing it for a while, Ke Jin couldn’t help but reply.

"Manager Jia, according to our country’s traditional customs, on the morning of the first day of the New Year, we usually pay respects to elders. Your...?"

The comment almost killed the conversation.

There was silence on the other end for a long time.

Then, putting on a brave face, the voice said, "Ha-ha-ha, Designer Ke truly lives up to his reputation as a young and promising talent, with a sense of humor! You are indeed an elite in our industry!"

"So, what can I do for you, Manager Jia?" Ke Jin got straight to the point.

Since they weren’t close and considering that Netcom, one of the gaming giants, had targeted the ’top player’ last year,

it was particularly suspicious that they called at this time.

Saying it’s a yellow weasel would be somewhat insulting to the weasel.

And then there’s his name, which isn’t exactly auspicious.

Jia Kuigan?

Fake losses?

So, should I make real profits?

I’m just sitting here embracing the New Year’s vibe! You bring bad luck!

Stay away from me!

Better yet, keep out of my sight, 9.6 million square kilometers away!

Jia Kuigan on the other end seemed to sense Ke Jin’s impatience.

So he quickly apologized for Netcom’s past misdemeanors and then swiftly explained the difficulties Netcom was currently facing.

Finally, he got to the main point, expressing hope to invite the top player to collaborate with Netcom in creating a martial arts themed online game.

They weren’t expecting it to be a massive hit, but at least to remove the stain on their reputation and let everyone know that the true essence of martial arts lies in the Huaxia Nation.

After all, if we have to trace the origins,

the Huaxia Nation itself doesn’t have any particularly outstanding martial arts games, which is why netizens feel even more irked seeing the neighboring "Reviving Martial World" game sell well in Korea.