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!
iemie, male, Race: Moon. Hobby: Collecting anomalies. At first, he thought he possessed two systems: the Crimson Rainbow Moon and the Clear Cold Frost Moon. One day, he discovered that he himself could also become a system for others, holding the chessboard of fate. The Eighth Epoch, also known as the Eternal Moon Epoch. Humans, witches, elves, bloodline descendants, specters, demons, and spirits together compose a new history. Walking the path on behalf of the moon, before he knew it, Chen Miemie's footsteps were followed by all manner of strange and wondrous anomalies. As time passed, many titles circulated about him—The King in Yellow, Lord of Anomalies, Heart of the Eternal Moon, and more. "Me? I'm just a traveler who enjoys collecting interesting creatures," Chen Miemie said.
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
. As long as he maintains the villain image and follows the plot to the grand finale, he can obtain generous rewards and return to the real world. So Gu Chen'an entered the role and began to act as a scumbag villain, but who would have expected that the female leads could hear his inner thoughts. Miss Su from the Su family was shocked: "I originally thought Gu Chen'an was a scumbag, but I didn't expect he turned out to be a gentleman! What? You said I have to call off the engagement? I definitely won't, I'll piss you off!" Bai Yuan Tian was dumbfounded: "Young Master Gu is usually unreasonable and a complete brat, but he actually calls me little sweetie in his heart? What, Young Master Gu even said he likes me?" As the female leads' images collapsed more and more, the plot also collapsed with it. Gu Chen'an looked at all this chaos. "Ladies, don't aggro me, if you keep this up the male lead really will stab me, I still need to survive to the grand finale!"
