I'm Really Going to Become an Immortal

Following the scent, he arrived at the problem child's apartment building.

Chen Yun looked at the details of the household heads posted on the entrance of the building block.

He quickly found a picture that resembled the naughty child by about sixty percent. It was a photo of a kind-looking old lady.

The caption below the photo read: [402·Li Hongjuan].

Chen Yun knew he had found the right place.

Clearly.

The human tracking dog, Chen Yun, confirmed his guess.

His sense of smell, like his physical stamina, had surpassed that of humans!

It reached a level beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

He thought about it and walked into the building, taking the elevator straight to the fourth floor.

As soon as he stepped out of the elevator.

He smelled wafts of delicious aroma emanating from behind the door of apartment 402.

Obviously, they had started preparing lunch.

He rehearsed his speech in his mind and then approached.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

Chen Yun bent his right index finger and knocked on the door of 402 three times with moderate force.

He didn't have to wait long.

The taut collision sound of the anti-theft chain sounded.

An elderly lady in an apron opened the door.

She looked exactly like Li Hongjuan from the photo downstairs.

He noticed a modest patch on the old lady's apron and the greasy smell in the room due to the unturned-on extractor fan.

Chen Yun understood that she was a frugal person.

Then, he felt a silent confidence.

"May I ask who you are?"

Li Hongjuan asked with a puzzled look.

The partially closed door and the anti-theft chain indicated the elderly lady's excellent sense of vigilance.

After all, Mingwang New Village was an elderly community, constantly bombarded with anti-scam propaganda.

"Hello, my name is Bai Shi,"

"I am the Business Expansion Manager of Happy Education Institute, currently conducting free distribution of educational materials."

Chen Yun grinned and handed the educational materials he was holding to Li Hongjuan.

Every deal has its pros and cons, but freebies make us forget the cons; they create an emotional surge that makes us overestimate the true value of 'free' items.

Therefore, initiating a conversation with an offer of 'free' is always the right move for anyone.

Especially when dealing with the frugal, elderly woman in front of him.

As for calling himself Bai Shi.

That was just adult prudence.

Who uses their real name during scheming outside?

Of course, one shields their identity.

"Free?"

"Really? Are you reliable?"

Li Hongjuan frowned slightly, a trace of skepticism in her voice.

It was 2024 already; people in China had become much more cautious about freebies.

They wouldn't lose their minds upon hearing the word 'free.'

Many were even aware that free items often come with the highest costs.

"Of course, it's genuinely free. These are excellent educational materials selectively compiled by our institution. You do not need to add any friends or do anything."

"You just need to let your child try these materials to see their effectiveness."

"It's crucial timing for children; they shouldn't stop even during holidays."

"This is a great opportunity to get ahead of others. Make good use of our materials to reinforce last term's concepts and to preview next term's content to some extent."

"We can't let the kids lose at the starting line, nor can we let them only know how to play."

"You can let your child start learning during the remaining holidays. If it's not helpful, you can pretend that I never came; if it works, we can discuss whether to enroll them in tutoring classes later."

Chen Yun gave a long and earnest speech.

He believed that this frugal old lady would not reject the free educational materials.

After all, the material he provided for free was indeed free, and it didn't even require Li Hongjuan to do anything.

All he wanted to do was distribute this educational material to wreak havoc on the unruly child.

Human instincts fear losses, and the true allure of free things is linked to this fear.

Choosing free is precisely because there is no obvious loss.

And Chen Yun's rhetoric just emphasized this mentality of 'no harm in trying.'

Just as he had anticipated.

After he spoke for a bit more, Li Hongjuan tentatively accepted the educational material.

Seeing this,

Chen Yun smiled and added one last thing, "By the way, I saw a cute child who looks a lot like you at the entrance of the estate. That must be your kid."

"He looks so smart while eating spicy strips."

Chen Yun gave a thumbs up, seemingly in praise.

In reality, he harbored an ulterior motive.

He had smelled the scent of spicy strips on that unruly child, and in the past few days, he had caught whiffs of spicy strips in various places around him.

Only at this family at apartment 402, there was not a trace of spicy strip smell.

Clearly, the family didn't allow the unruly child to eat spicy strips, who could only sneak them when outside.

This compliment from Chen Yun

was actually a warm-hearted way to inform Grandmother Li Hongjuan that her dear grandson was eating spicy strips behind her back.

The destructive power of this move was self-evident.

This was also to ensure that the educational materials delivered were actually used.

After all, it was quite normal to punish a disobedient grandson by having him do homework at home every day.

Just as he had anticipated.

Upon hearing this,

Grandmother Li Hongjuan's genial expression paused.

Her expression became much more serious.

Seeing this,

Chen Yun promptly took his leave.

He then proceeded downstairs with light footsteps.

This morning's outing not only completed the intended shopping task

but also discovered new changes in his body—his sense of smell—and conducted a simple test.

Moreover, it had slightly punished a particular unruly child,

amounting to quite a fruitful haul.

Thinking so,

Chen Yun, from a distance, sensed through his sense of smell that the unruly child seemed to be heading this way.

Obviously, it was almost mealtime.

The unruly child was hurrying home to avoid a scolding.

Chen Yun quietly hid in a corner, watching the unruly child take the elevator upstairs.

Before long,

a flurry of thumping sounds and a bewildered crying came from the building.

This, specially noted by Chen Yun, was captured by his somewhat enhanced hearing.

Clearly, Chen Yun's assumption based on his sense of smell about Li Hongjuan not allowing the unruly child to eat spicy strips was true.

Why else would the child be beaten and start crying as soon as he returned home?

This gave Chen Yun a deeper appreciation of his near-superhuman sense of smell.

Beneath the sense of smell lay an interesting and brand-new world.

"Unrooted weeds grow again with the spring breeze."

"The adult world is indeed so perilous."

Muttering so, Chen Yun couldn't help but smile aloud.

Every unruly child needs a fulfilling childhood filled with learning.

With that, the experiment concluded, and the major trouble was resolved!

He should head back and record the new changes discovered today, as well as carry out more experiments.

Thinking this,

Chen Yun headed towards his home in the direction of Mingwang New Village.