Meizong Wealth Life

Chapter 138 “Secret Weapon” Penny

"Hi……"

The door opened, and the smile on Penny's face froze immediately.

Because it was Sheldon who opened the door for her.

This was something Penny had never thought of before, which also caused her prepared greeting lines to fail to come into use.

"Please come in!"

Sheldon, a gentleman, made a gesture of invitation.

This flattered Penny a little.

Is this still the scientific geek with negative emotional intelligence who just made a sarcastic comment to her?
  To be honest, Penny still prefers Sheldon's previous "unruly" appearance.

After coming to the living room and sitting down, Penny deliberately chose a seat away from Sheldon.

Right next to Rajesh.

The guy immediately lowered his head shyly.

Only then did Penny remember that this guy didn't dare talk to women.

Leonard, who was sitting next to Sheldon, spoke first:
  "Penny, you must have just moved to Los Angeles not long ago, right?"

Penny nodded as she ate her sandwich.

"Yes, I just arrived in Los Angeles in June this year. I shared an apartment with a friend in downtown Los Angeles, but then we fell out due to some reasons, and then I saw this apartment on WeHouse."

"really?"

Howard suddenly interjected:

"Rajesh also posted the apartment where he lives on WeHouse to recruit roommates, but unfortunately no one has contacted him."

Penny put down the snack box in her hand and asked if the rent was set too high.

Howard shrugged.

"On the contrary, in my opinion, the rent he set is already very low, but his request is a bit special. He requires that the other party must be a woman and be able to clean the house, wash clothes and cook."

Penny's eyes widened.

Are you recruiting roommates?
  This is obviously looking for nannies and maids!
  Leonard joked on the spot:

"Maybe Rajesh still thinks this is India."

Rajesh wanted to retort, but in front of Penny, he couldn't even hold back a word. He could only stare at Leonard anxiously.

Seeing this, Penny brought the topic back to herself.

"Although it is a bit far from downtown Los Angeles, the monthly rent is 600, which is just right for me now."

Leonard took advantage of the situation and asked:
  "So what do you do now?"

Penny shrugged helplessly.

"My dream is to be an actor, but the reality is that I can only work as a waiter in a restaurant, and I have to face some rude harassment from time to time. But those things have passed, and now I have found a great job. .”

When the four Leonards heard this, their faces all changed color.

This is not the same as the situation they analyzed before.

The first person who couldn't sit still was Sheldon.

He asked first:
  "Have you been accepted into a certain crew?"

Penny replied while eating:

"Of course not. I was accepted by a cake shop called Broke Sisters. This shop is very famous in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York. Many celebrities are their customers. They will open their first branch in Los Angeles next year. I have successfully applied. Fucked the waiter in the store.”

Sheldon and the other four immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Just being a waiter, that's fine.

Penny continued enthusiastically:
  "Once this store opens, there will definitely be many stars and celebrities coming to support me. Being a waiter there will greatly increase my chances of being noticed by Hollywood media, agents and producers."

Sheldon and the four looked at each other quickly.

"Penny, you said that store won't open until next year?"

"Yes."

"Then you must be free in early December, right?"

"what happened?"

"We want to ask you a favor!"

Penny was stunned on the spot.

She was a scumbag who barely finished high school, and the four guys across from her, whose average academic qualifications were about the equivalent of a Ph.D., actually asked her for help.

"Do you usually play games? I mean computer games."

Leonard followed and asked.

Penny nodded.

Sheldon and the three of them's eyes lit up together.

Leonard asked expectantly:

"Then you must know "Counter-Strike: CS", right?"

Penny was dumbfounded.

What is CS? I’ve never heard of it!
  The four Sheldons were even more surprised.

Have you ever played computer games, but you don’t know CS?

Penny explained matter-of-factly:

"My friend recommended a platform called Steam to me, and I bought a match-400 mini-game from it, "Bejeweled." I saw that the sales of this game on Steam have reached more than [-] million. Haven't you played it? ?”

It's true that Sheldon and Leonard didn't play, but Howard raised his hands excitedly.

"I also bought this game from Steam. It's very interesting to kill time! The most important thing is that it is on sale and you can buy it for only $2."

Penny nodded excitedly.

She started playing this little game for the same reason, and couldn't stop playing it.

Just when the two were about to happily exchange their gaming experiences, Sheldon suddenly coughed. Only then did Howard realize that he had been led off topic by Penny.

"Penny, it's like this. Sheldon, Leonard and Rajesh and I have formed a gaming team and are going to compete in New York in early December. The winner will receive a prize of US$12."

Three hundred thousand? !

Penny's eyes widened.

Leonard's voice continued.

"Originally we had a teammate, but he had an accident last night and injured his hand and was unable to continue participating in the game. Now we have to find another teammate. This person must be someone we know and can trust."

At this time, Penny didn't realize that the person Leonard was talking about was herself, so she answered casually:
  "Have you found it now?"

"We are looking for you to be our new teammate."

"Okay, congratulations...what, are you going to find me?"

Penny looked shocked.

Leonard was embarrassed to say that the four of them had no other friends at Caltech, so he could only lie and say that they did not want their colleagues to know that they were participating in e-sports competitions.

Penny was very honest.

"Of course it's okay for me to help, but I've never played CS, so it will definitely hinder me during the game."

Before Leonard could speak, Sheldon said first:

"It doesn't matter. Anyway, our previous teammate was just a make-up. As long as his hands are sound and he can operate the mouse and keyboard."

Penny looked hesitant.

Although she wanted to help, she had already found a short-term waitress job at a nearby restaurant and started working in December.

At this time Howard's voice rang.

"According to the information we have found before, the two founders of the Steam platform are Jamie Dutton and Chuck Bass. As long as you have followed the news recently, you will definitely know who they are. They will personally attend the finals. Come here, I think you won’t want to miss this opportunity to get to know them both.”

Now it was Penny's turn to be shocked.

She excitedly told Howard that she had previously signed up for the audition for the heroine of "Fifty Shades of Grey", but unfortunately failed.

If it is true as Howard said, then she must participate in this competition.

What's more, the winner will also receive a bonus of US$[-]. With this money, Penny can buy a scooter to commute to get off work.

The two parties happily reached a consensus.

Time soon came to early February.

After a day of group play, the "Sheldon" team successfully advanced to the top [-] with first place in the group.

Sheldon was very angry after the game. If there were no substitutes, he would have kicked Penny out directly.

What happened was that during the competition, it was agreed that Penny would only be responsible for "lying down".

At first, everything went as Sheldon expected, and Penny was very cooperative.

But after playing a few games, Penny found that this kind of FPS game was quite interesting, so she was no longer willing to just be a lying tool, and began to try to prove herself.

In the end, she only proved that she was very addicted to food. Several group actions almost caused everyone to be wiped out because she did not obey the orders and advanced rashly.

After the game, Shelton was furious.

Penny felt wronged.

Thanks to Leonard's mediation, Sheldon and Penny were finally persuaded to reconcile.

After this conflict, Penny's interest in CS was completely extinguished.

In the knockout round of the top [-] on the second day, she simply lay flat on her back and failed. She either rushed out to die as soon as the game started, or stood in a daze where she was born.

As a result, the "Sheldon" team was unstoppable, winning three games in a row and advancing to the finals.

In the afternoon finals, the "Sheldon" team encountered a very strong opponent. The five opponents cooperated tacitly and were very tactical.

The "Sheldon" team played four against five and played very hard.

In the end, the two sides fought to a draw.

The score in the deciding game was very tight. All four Sheldon players wore headphones, their eyes fixed on the screen, and they were fully immersed in the game.

Penny was just the opposite. When the competition was at its most intense, she was leisurely touching up her makeup with her lipstick and mirror.

After all, we have entered the finals, and even if we lose, we will still be the runner-up.

Although the prize money has been reduced by more than half, she can still go on stage to receive the award. In fact, for Penny, as long as she can see Jamie Dutton and Chuck Bass, her purpose of coming to New York has been achieved.

I was distracted when I suddenly heard Leonard shouting:

"Penny, run quickly. All four of us are dead, and there is one person left on the other side. He is heading towards you."

In a panic, Penny quickly dropped her lipstick and mirror, grabbing the mouse with one hand and pressing the keyboard with the other.

"where is he?"

Penny shouted:

"Behind you! Shoot!"

In panic, Penny held down the mouse and closed her eyes for a while.

Fierce gunfire rang out and soon fell silent.

Sheldon and the four of them stared blankly at the screen with disbelief on their faces.

When Penny heard the gunfire ended, she thought she had been killed by the enemy.

When she opened her eyes, the policeman she manipulated was still alive.

It's just that it's already in a state of residual blood!
  Then there was a robber's body lying on the ground not far away!

Penny didn't react for a while until Howard took off his headphones and excitedly jumped on the chair and shouted:
  "We won! We are champions!"

Sheldon sat blankly in his seat, his expression as if he had seen his idol Hawking.

Leonard and Rajesh hugged each other excitedly.

Penny, who was still sitting in front of the computer, just woke up as if from a dream.

So, with his fierce operation just now, he killed the last enemy by mistake?
  　One more chapter tonight

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)