The Strong Female Lead Versus The Most Miserable Male Lead
Chapter 359 - 357: Wait a Bit Longer

Chapter 359: Chapter 357: Wait a Bit Longer

Shutong listened to Ha Ha’s words and looked at Rubble’s expressionless eyes, really wanting to laugh.

However, she first let go of Dou Dou.

"Dou Dou, auntie is dirty."

"Let go of auntie first."

Dou Dou obediently stepped back from Shutong’s embrace, laughing foolishly with snot still on his nose.

"Here you go."

A piece of paper appeared in front of Shutong.

Shutong thanked Fu Yunhe and took the tissue, handing it to Dou Dou.

"Can you wipe it yourself?"

"Yes!"

Dou Dou took the tissue and wiped his nose clean, then grinned at Shutong.

"Okay, go play over there for a while, Auntie has things to do."

"Got it, Auntie."

Dou Dou obediently went aside, and Shutong took a serious look at herself, covered in mud, especially around her knees and buttocks.

There was a time when she had been kneeling and sitting to dig.

"What’s with your clothes...?"

Fu Yunhe was curious, mainly because the dirty parts were quite targeted.

"Ha Ha was right, I went mining."

Shutong had just finished speaking when Ha Ha started to show off happily on the side, proud that he was right, but...

"Good person, you went to mine, why didn’t you call Ha Ha? Ha Ha likes to mine."

Ha Ha, looking serious, protested that she went to work without calling him.

"Got it, it was a spontaneous trip this time, next time I’ll definitely call you."

Shutong walked over to Ha Ha, flipped her wrist, and two top-grade crystal stones appeared in her palm, and she said to Ha Ha, "These are for you, cultivate well, we’re relying on you to protect everyone!"

Whenever Shutong said this, it would really motivate Ha Ha.

"Don’t worry, good person, when you’re not home, Ha Ha is the most well-behaved."

That statement really made Fu Yunhe behind them wish he could smack him, "the most well-behaved" indeed!

How could he say that with a straight face!

Shutong didn’t really believe it, but she knew that Ha Ha needed to be coaxed.

"I know, Ha Ha, you’re awesome."

Ha Ha chuckled and walked away with the crystal stones, seeming to be heading to work first.

Then there were just Rubble and Ji Sisi left, and Shutong first asked Ji Sisi, "Do you need any crystal stones?"

"No need, no need, I have!"

Ji Sisi wasn’t greedy at all, she had brought quite a bit of belongings with her, she couldn’t exactly be both wandering and suffering.

"Alright, if you need any, just tell me."

Finally, Shutong turned to Rubble, handing him a crystal stone.

"If you run out, come find me, I’ll upgrade you morning or evening. And about the money you wanted, just wait a few days, I’ve got some things to take care of."

Rubble took the crystal stone and for the first time didn’t rush her, saying, "Rubble understands."

Rubble didn’t want to feel uneasy anymore.

Although Shutong didn’t know why, she was satisfied with the outcome and didn’t inquire further.

After she sent these two away, only Fu Yunhe was left.

Wait, there was also a strawberry fanatic, why hadn’t he come?

"Where is Elder Hua?"

Fu Yunhe pointed towards the school and said, "He’s opened two new classes, he doesn’t have time."

"Oh—"

Nian Shutong took a discerning look around, and in almost four days, the area around the small wooden house had been expanded again.

"Not bad, everything looks neat."

"First time’s a try, second time’s familiar. This time, many people helped, so it wasn’t too much trouble."

That was true indeed.

Nian Shutong pointed to herself and said to Fu Yunhe, "I’m going to clean up a bit and then come back to talk to you."

"Okay."

Instead of returning to her small wooden house, Nian Shutong soared away and found a deep, thoroughly clean stream.

She set up a barrier and immersed herself to wash.

After she was finished, she changed into a new set of clothes. She used her Spiritual Power to dry her long hair quickly, casually tied it with a rope, and prepared to head back.

Along the way, she pondered the tasks she needed to handle.

The first task should be to deliver saplings, but three days had already passed, and a delay of a day or two more wouldn’t matter.

It would be good to see if there were any devils or demons lingering around, ready to be eliminated.

She decided to head back and start earning money first—only with money could she buy so many saplings.

"Xiao Ba, how are the sweet potato vines and sugarcane stalks being sold? Are there any promotions?"

"Ding! Dear Host, since you are buying in bulk, you can unlock Level 5 seed merchant status in the System Mall. The saplings will be sold at a 90% discount off the original price."

A 90% discount?

"What’s the total cost? Give me the numbers so I can plot out how to make money."

"The system rewards your efforts in becoming a seed merchant, charging you only for nine billion saplings’ worth of Star Coins, the rest is complimentary."

"Nine billion saplings, each sweet potato vine will cost half a Star Coin, totaling four and a half billion Star Coins; each sugarcane stalk will cost one Star Coin, amounting to nine billion Star Coins."

After hearing the prices, Nian Shutong knew she needed to prepare thirteen and a half billion Star Coins.

This time, her goal was very clear: to earn money from the wealthy and use it to supply the saplings.

Thirteen and a half billion was an unreachable amount for most, but for some families, or even without needing a family, some top interstellar streamers could easily spend that amount.

So, she was ready to "rob from the rich to help the poor."

While Nian Shutong was pondering these thoughts, she had returned to the small wooden house and said to the waiting Fu Yunhe, "Let’s wait another two days, no rush."

"You are back; now we are in no hurry."

Fu Yunhe genuinely meant what he said and received a brilliant smile from Nian Shutong.

"Don’t worry, I won’t be leaving."

Nian Shutong went back to her room, but it felt too small, so she simply moved a large table outside.

Fu Yunhe, curious, came over and saw Nian Shutong taking out a huge piece of White Jade Stone from her Space Button.

It truly was a massive White Jade Stone.

The whole stone was about two meters high, three meters long, and almost a meter thick.

"Xiao He, what should I carve on it to sell for ten to twenty billion?"

Fu Yunhe wasn’t skeptical about Nian Shutong’s high-flown ideas. The white jade stone was of excellent quality, and with Nian Shutong’s carving skills, it would indeed be crowning glory to its beauty.

Such an item, once auctionable, would certainly attract wealthy individuals.

They might not necessarily love it, but it represented a status symbol.

"After carving this one, you shouldn’t carve for a while. Make it look like it’s a once-in-a-lifetime, last piece. Only then will it be valuable."

Fu Yunhe’s idea immediately gained Nian Shutong’s appreciation.

"Perfect, that’s the effect I want."

"Now, we just need to design it. What should we carve?"

The two stood by the side of the White Jade Stone, staring at it for a long while. What should they carve?

Elder Hua, not knowing when his class had ended, wandered over. First, he looked at Nian Shutong to confirm she was okay.

Then his gaze shifted to the jade on the table, and he blurted out four words.

"Ma Dao Gongcheng (success upon arrival)."