Master, That's My Wife and My House! - Chapter 19

“I have one.” Chen Feng pulled Zhou Zhenglong to stand on the edge of the alley and whispered, “Master, please don’t come here as often as possible lately.”

“Why?” Zhou Zhenglong asked curiously, “I’m your master. Even if I quit, I can’t just stop seeing you, can I?”

Chen Feng immediately nodded, “Yes! That’s definitely not true, but I’m just doing this in case!”

Before Zhou Zhenglong could speak, Chen Feng said solemnly, “The list of housing allocations will be released at the end of the month. I’ve heard that some people have been going to extreme lengths to get housing lately!”

“Huh? For example?” Zhou Zhenglong asked, puzzled.

“They’ve got all sorts of ideas—smear campaigns, framing, finding fault are the least of it.” Chen Feng said seriously to Zhou Zhenglong, “Master, don’t you know our situation? I’m just scared! I’m worried that someone will find out about my affair with my master’s wife, and then all our efforts will be in vain!”

Zhou Zhenglong nodded repeatedly. That made sense. As for those people being so shady… that’s normal. When it comes to something as important as housing allocation, everyone has to use their own methods!

“Master, tell me the truth, does anyone here know about your relationship with your wife?” Chen Feng asked.

“There shouldn’t be any.” Zhou Zhenglong hesitated for a moment, then said, “Your master’s wife and I found her from our hometown. We didn’t hold a banquet or make a fuss about it back home. We talked to your master’s wife’s family and had her come here to take over the job. We told the factory that she was my sister.”

Chen Feng quickly said, “Don’t just say it’s probably not there, we need to be sure! We need to find something to fix it, so we don’t end up being dumbfounded when things come to a head.”

“This… I can’t say for sure!” Zhou Zhenglong was also troubled. When Lin Youwei came, it seemed that her family didn’t make a fuss about it. But after she came, he didn’t know if her family had said anything. Maybe some people from his hometown knew, but it shouldn’t be possible for them to come to Wanhuai to betray him.

Chen Feng said, “Here’s what you do… go back to your hometown, arrange things properly, and tell your family not to make a fuss. We’re just one step away from getting things done. No matter what, we have to wait until the housing allocation is complete before we talk about anything else.”

Zhou Zhenglong hesitated. If he went back to his hometown, he would have to arrange things back and forth, which would take at least a week.

“Going back to my hometown… I’m penniless right now, it would be so embarrassing to go back!” Zhou Zhenglong said.

Chen Feng glared at him and said, “Master, are you trying to manipulate me at this crucial moment?! Fine, you’re really something. If this doesn’t work, let’s just break up. I’m not going to put up with this anymore.”

Zhou Zhenglong quickly pulled Chen Feng back, knowing that his apprentice was a reckless fool, and that his hothead was capable of anything. He could only say immediately, “Alright, alright, I’ll go back and make sure everything is arranged. But I really don’t have any money on me. Even taking the ferry back… will be a struggle.”

“You’re really something.” Chen Feng took out a small bill from his pocket and handed it over.

Zhou Zhenglong took the small bill, his face darkening, and said, “Just five cents?!”

“The ferry ride will only cost five cents, one cent for a round trip, leaving you with forty cents. You can buy two more sesame cakes to eat, so you don’t go hungry,” Chen Feng said.

Zhou Zhenglong held the money, feeling a bit strange. Five cents, a sesame seed cake, it seemed like there was nothing wrong with it, but judging from Chen Feng’s tone, he felt like he had been scolded.

Zhou Zhenglong reluctantly took the 50 cents and left. Chen Feng couldn’t help but smile. In his past life, he was too honest, which is why he was tricked by a bad seed like Zhou Zhenglong. Otherwise, with his brains, he could have tricked Zhou Zhenglong’s wife eight times in one night.

After luring Zhou Zhenglong away, Chen Feng didn’t go back to pick up Lin Youwei. He went straight to the factory, otherwise, if Zhou Zhenglong were to make a surprise return, things might get complicated.

After Chen Feng left and Lin Youwei confirmed that Zhou Zhenglong was also gone, she went to the factory herself.

After Chen Feng arrived at the factory, he took out all the components that had been processed the day before. The remaining work was simple: just assemble these things and a homemade chemical oxygen-generating self-rescue device was completed.

“Looks good.” Chen Feng nodded slightly. Lin Youwei was skillful and her processed components were very exquisite, which made his final assembly much smoother.

After assembly, you need to conduct experiments to determine whether your self-rescue device can produce oxygen properly. Otherwise, if you give it to someone else and it turns out to be a lifesaver but doesn’t work, that would be the most desperate situation.

Chen Feng had to do the experiment himself, but he was a little nervous. The chemical oxygen generator would produce some heat and a salty taste during the oxygen generation process. After use, there would be a burning sensation in the throat, but it would gradually recover on its own. If it was not used for a long time, it would not cause irreversible damage.

“Go, bottoms up!” Chen Feng clipped the nose clip to his nose, then bit down on the mouthpiece to breathe. Normally, the carbon dioxide he exhaled would react with potassium superoxide to produce oxygen, but…!

A minute later, Chen Feng’s face turned pale from holding his breath. He quickly spat out the gag, removed the nose clip, and gasped for breath. After recovering, a look of confusion appeared on his face.

“Why isn’t it working?” Chen Feng was puzzled. The chemical oxygen-generating self-rescue device didn’t have any special techniques. It mainly relied on potassium superoxide. Even if there were problems with other components, it shouldn’t be unable to complete the most basic oxygen generation.

Holding the self-rescue device in his hand, Chen Feng examined it again and again, still unable to figure out what was wrong with him. Finally, he could only ponder and say, “Maybe… I should find an expert to take a look?”

The so-called experts Chen Feng referred to were naturally teachers from the China University of Mining and Technology. In principle, this kind of thing is not difficult; it’s just a matter of thinking. He himself was not a professional in this field, but the teachers in the Chemistry Department of the China University of Mining and Technology should be able to easily find the problem.

Without hesitation, Chen Feng packed up his self-rescue device and headed straight for the China University of Mining and Technology.

Just like last time, no one paid any attention to Chen Feng when he entered the room. He then walked all the way to the Chemistry Department’s office. As soon as he arrived, he saw a girl coming out of the laboratory and sorting some discarded materials into different categories.

“Hey, Jiang Rong, classmate Jiang.” Chen Feng chuckled. The two of them really had a connection; they had run into Jiang Rong again on this trip.

Upon hearing Chen Feng’s voice, Jiang Rong stood up, adjusted her glasses, and then smiled, “It’s you! What brings you here? Did you run out of the potassium superoxide you were given?”

Chen Feng shook his head, somewhat helplessly saying, “No, but what I made seems to have a problem and isn’t working as expected. I wanted to ask your teacher to take a look.”

“Is there a problem? Let me take a look at it first,” Jiang Rong said.

Chen Feng nodded, reached for the self-rescue device in his bag, then paused, a look of surprise on his face, the device was clearly too hot.