Although the shop was quite busy, Taozi still refused Ye Shuang's help—after all, her younger sisters were all here, so there was definitely no shortage of hands. In the end, Taozi even gave Bai Yuyou and the others a bag of sunflower seeds.
"Taozi works so hard," Tang Keke couldn't help but sigh. Moreover, it seemed Taozi had given them a half-price discount on everything Ye Shuang just bought. She was a truly genuine person. And this was only because Ye Shuang insisted on paying; otherwise, Taozi fully intended to give them the food for free.
"Alright, let's go stroll over there." Seeing that Taozi didn't want their help, Ye Shuang and the others didn't want to block the way and hinder her business. After speaking to the girls beside him, Ye Shuang and his group left the stall.
"Sis, is that uncle the one we met last time?" one of the younger sisters asked Taozi.
"Yes, that's Big Brother Ye. Next time you see him, don't call him uncle, understand?" Taozi instructed her sister. "He's our mother's good bro, and a good person who helped me."
"Mother's good bro? If we call him big brother, doesn't that mess up the generations?" another little girl asked.
Taozi: "..."
It's fine, everyone just calls him whatever they want. I do the same.
...
This area was full of food stalls. Ye Shuang took Bai Yuyou around for a while longer and bought some snacks for her stash. After all, Bai Yuyou's little treasure trove of snacks always depleted quickly, so they needed to stock up a bit. Otherwise, the girl would always complain that her little stash was empty.
"Hmm..." Ye Shuang's gaze swept around, seemingly searching for a specific target among the bustling crowds.
Noticing Ye Shuang's expression, Bai Yuyou stood beside him and asked,
"What are you looking at, Ye Shuang?"
"Well... the novel said that An Shiyu is omnipresent, always spawning right next to me..." Ye Shuang muttered. Then, hearing Bai Yuyou's voice, he turned his head and chuckled.
"It's nothing, I'm just looking around."
After wandering around outside for a bit, Ye Shuang took the two girls out for a meal before heading home.
"Meow." As soon as the door opened, Yi Wan jumped down from the cat tree, stretched lazily, and trotted over happily.
Ye Shuang changed his shoes, walked over to the cat tree, and examined it carefully.
"Meow?" Yi Wan looked up, suddenly getting a bad feeling.
Such a big house, and you can't even spare this little spot for me?!
Then, Yi Wan walked away from Ye Shuang and started looking for Chen Qin, as if searching for a savior.
But Ye Shuang just took a look and then carried the flower pots upstairs.
"Yuyou, is your brother planning to put those flowers on the second floor?"
"Yeah, on the balcony," Bai Yuyou replied, then followed Ye Shuang upstairs.
...
"Setting up a little garden here wouldn't be a bad idea." Looking at the spacious rooftop, Ye Shuang pinched his chin in thought. Since he had some time off right now, he might as well plant some flowers and plants.
Maybe grow some vegetables too?
Just as Ye Shuang was pondering this, Bai Yuyou and Tang Keke arrived on the rooftop and noticed him spacing out.
"Ye Shuang, what are you thinking about?"
"I'm thinking of creating a little garden here, and maybe growing some vegetables and stuff," Ye Shuang said with a smile.
"Growing vegetables..." Bai Yuyou looked at the empty space, seemingly not understanding why Ye Shuang wanted to grow vegetables. Wasn't it convenient enough to buy them downstairs?
"Food is the most important thing for the people," Ye Shuang said. "It's a very crucial matter. If it weren't for the dedication of many great scientists, there would probably still be a lot of people going hungry today. Besides, don't you think it's nice to have a little spot to grow things?"
Bai Yuyou didn't quite grasp the concept of food being the most important thing, but she understood going hungry, so she nodded.
"I'm very good at farming," Tang Keke chimed in from the side.
"Oh?" Ye Shuang was a bit surprised that Tang Keke would say that.
"I grow vegetables all the time in Stardew Valley." Before Tang Keke could finish, Ye Shuang lightly chopped her on the head with the side of his hand.
"Don't bring up your cyber farming."
Ye Shuang took out his phone and ordered a batch of potted seeds and soil online. After doing all this, he put his phone down and continued tending to Bai Yuyou's money tree and other potted plants.
"Actually, watching these plants slowly grow up is quite an interesting thing," Ye Shuang said, holding out a finger. "For some plants, a seed the size of a finger can grow into a tree over ten meters tall."
"Ye Shuang."
"Hmm?"
"I'm like a plant too," Bai Yuyou said. "Raised and grown by Ye Shuang."
Ye Shuang froze for a few seconds, then chuckled at her phrasing. "Maybe so."
But the next second, he found Bai Yuyou hugging him.
"What's wrong?"
"I am now a vine, currently growing." Saying this, Bai Yuyou leaned against Ye Shuang and even tried to climb him a little. If it weren't for the fact that Bai Yuyou's figure wasn't exactly petite, she might have actually tried to hang off him.
"There's no vine as cute as you, though."
After staying on the rooftop for a while, Ye Shuang and the others went back inside.
Tang Keke was, as always, lounging on the sofa cracking sunflower seeds, as if getting moldy from staying indoors could be cured simply by getting a bit of sun before returning to rot at home.
However, Ye Shuang didn't mind it too much. After all, everyone had the right to choose their own lifestyle, whether it was Keke or Bai Yuyou.
"Ding." At that moment, his phone vibrated.
Ye Shuang picked up his phone and glanced at it, surprised to find that it was a message from Alice. Ever since he was stood up last time, Ye Shuang hadn't heard from Alice for a while, and she hadn't even replied to the Spring Festival greeting he sent her over the New Year.
Alice: Are you free? Are you free? Are you free? Come out and carry bags for this lady.
Seeing this message, Ye Shuang let out a laugh. This little girl really wasn't polite at all.
Ye Shuang originally wanted to ask Bobo about the previous situation, but because something seemed to have happened on her end, it was temporarily postponed.
Seeing Alice's reply, Ye Shuang figured she had probably finished dealing with whatever it was.
Thinking of this, Ye Shuang tapped his fingers and sent a reply.
Ye Shuang: I'm free, on holiday right now.
Alice: Then come over tomorrow. Remember, you're not allowed to be late.
Alice sent an address along with the message. Seeing this, Ye Shuang thought for a moment and then asked a question.
Ye Shuang: Bobo should be coming along too, right?
Alice: ...
Alice: Am I not cute enough?
Ye Shuang: You're quite cute.
Alice: You're not allowed to have any ideas about Bobo, hmph!
Alice: grimace.jpg
Ye Shuang: "..."
Did this kid misunderstand something?
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
ts me of treason?" "Correct. The host must return to the capital and gradually build up influence." "Wait—I have half a million soldiers, and you want me to go back to the capital to 'build influence'?" "Host, you are currently the Northern Garrison General, loyal to the Great Xia Dynasty." "Of course I am loyal to Great Xia! Absolutely loyal!" "But you keep referring to yourself as 'We'..." "Never mind the details! Summon all the regional commanders and military officers! We suspect treacherous officials are manipulating the court! They shall march with Us to the capital and purge the corrupt!" "......"
