The Strong Female Lead Versus The Most Miserable Male Lead
Chapter 511: Playing Landlord

Chapter 511: Chapter 511: Playing Landlord

Nian Shutong completely put aside her work and turned around to stand firm, took a step forward, and watched Ha Ha closely.

Ha Ha didn’t seem to feel anything, continuing to eat the fried milk in his hand, holding a bowl in one hand and roasted milk in the other, gobbling it down with an utterly clueless look in his eyes.

"I don’t know."

"It seems like he leveled up, Ha Ha suddenly got stronger while digging the land, and did ten more ridges than usual."

Ha Ha, who had been analyzing solemnly, finally put down his bowl as if he had made a significant discovery and said, "Good person, Ha Ha can do more work for you now!"

"And can help you run off the bad guys!"

Ha Ha’s reaction left Nian Shutong not knowing what to say, and Fu Yunhe, who had been watching from behind and was a bit worried at first, felt that everything with Ha Ha was just perfect now.

It’s just that his leveling up seemed too easy.

It probably had a lot to do with his daily diet and Nian Shutong feeding him top-grade crystal stones.

Things just fell into place naturally.

Nian Shutong, watching the Ha Ha before her who was the first one she’d taken under her wing, felt nothing but joy.

"Ha Ha is especially awesome!"

"Hehe..."

Ha Ha chuckled foolishly, continuing to eat his roasted milk and boasting to Fu Yunhe, "You don’t have any!"

Fu Yunhe was willing to play along. He pretended to be angry and looked pitifully at Nian Shutong, saying, "I want some too."

Nian Shutong hadn’t spoken yet when Dou Dou, who had been unnoticed by her side, spoke up.

"Uncle Xiao He, even Dou Dou didn’t ask for it! You’ve got to be strong."

"Rubble didn’t ask either."

Fu Yunhe, who had been joking around, was teased by the newly arrived Dou Dou and Rubble.

Nian Shutong also teased, "Xiao He, that won’t work, this is a reward for Ha Ha."

"Ha Ha has been the most hardworking, he did the most work today, you can’t just get away with anything because you’re beautiful."

Fu Yunhe looked helplessly but with a hint of indulgence at Nian Shutong. Their eyes met, and for a moment, others seemed a bit superfluous.

"Xiao He, what Ms. Nian Shutong means is you shouldn’t let your beauty run wild."

Rubble paused mid-sentence, his head turning to look at Nian Shutong.

"Ms. Nian Shutong, with Rubble being the number one beauty of the Mechanical Clan, does that mean I can now demand money with my good looks?"

To Rubble’s question and even his train of thought, Nian Shutong coldly responded, "You still want money? Even if you are the most beautiful in the interstellar space, it won’t work. Bear with it."

She had just given Rubble two hundred billion Star Coins, as if they were mere two hundred Star Coins.

To use an Earth saying, she wouldn’t dare be so reckless with her money even at a dollar store.

Rubble looked a bit regretful as he withdrew his gaze, speaking loudly, "Being the number one beauty of the interstellar space is a bit challenging; some species have very peculiar aesthetics."

Saying this, Rubble glanced at Fu Yunhe.

It was as though he wanted to name names and say that Fu Yunhe was the one with peculiar tastes.

The group was lively and laughing, and when the time came, they were all chased out by Master Fan, leaving the kitchen back to him.

Master Fan made dinner for everyone, and the dessert was a bunch of dairy products.

After dinner, as there was no live streaming that day, everyone sat and chatted, watching the children play on the playground for a while.

Lastly, Nian Shutong, who had nothing else to do—or rather, was addicted—began teaching everyone to play Dou Dizhu.

But Blue Star didn’t have playing cards, so it was Rubble who made them, creating several decks.

Everyone was quick learners, and soon they had picked up the game.

The small wooden house’s residents temporarily split into two groups to play Dou Dizhu.

Nian Shutong, Rubble, and Ha Ha formed one team, having drawn lots. The other team was Ji Sisi, Elder Hua, and Xiao Si.

As for Fu Yunhe, he said he hadn’t learned and sat behind Nian Shutong, belonging to the spectator group.

But now this spectating group was about to go crazy.

He watched as Nian Shutong, who had a great hand, four twos, two kings, actually lost!

At this moment, Nian Shutong was questioning her life.

"It doesn’t make sense! Why did I lose!"

She had a hand with a pair of jokers, and she lost!

Nian Shutong looked at the cards below and a streak of light flashed through her mind. Her head shot up, and she looked at Ha Ha and asked, "Ha Ha, why did you play over me? Aren’t we on the same team?"

Ha Ha was confused and asked in doubt, "Are we?"

Are we?

Nian Shutong pointed to the cards and said, "How are we not, Rubble grabbed the role of the landlord, he just didn’t get any good cards."

"Oh... right, it seems so." Ha Ha, touching his big head, spoke naively.

"I forgot, I saw the landlord had so many good cards and was even showing off to us. I thought you were the landlord."

Nian Shutong, forced into laughter by frustration, looked at Rubble, who also had an epiphany and said, "So Rubble is the landlord."

"What’s with you two forgetting, leaving me to play alone, right?"

One round of Fight the Landlord, and Nian Shutong was either mistakenly targeted as the landlord or driven mad by Ha Ha.

For example, clearly Ha Ha was left with two cards and was on the same team as Nian Shutong, whom she tried to let win by creating opportunities.

When Ha Ha played a four on his second-to-last card, Nian Shutong, as his teammate, created a perfect opportunity for him to win a chance to play.

"Three of a kind."

Nian Shutong looked forward to Ha Ha’s play. Surely they had to win this time, right? She’d been sitting here playing for so long and hadn’t won a single hand.

Ha Ha gave Nian Shutong a simple-minded smile and said, "Pass."

Pass?

A three, you pass?

You played a four last round, and now you’re passing on a three?

Nian Shutong’s eyes glared at Ha Ha as if shooting deadly rays.

Rubble seized the opportunity, played a big joker to take the trick, and took away the next play.

Nian Shutong lost again.

She, indignant, looked at Ha Ha and asked in a low voice, "Ha Ha, what was your last card?"

"A three!" A matter-of-fact response that made Nian Shutong stretch out her hands, wishing she could strangle Ha Ha then and there.

"I’m not playing anymore! I’m not playing!"

"So it turns out Fight the Landlord isn’t that fun after all."

Nian Shutong simply threw down her cards; she didn’t want to play anymore. She never wanted to play again!

Anger damages the health.

A game of Fight the Landlord ended in chaos thanks to Ha Ha, which was more remarkable for quelling Nian Shutong’s enthusiasm for playing Fight the Landlord.

Once the game on both sides was over, Ji Sisi and the others on the opposite side were having tremendous fun, almost addicted.

Nian Shutong and Fu Yunhe stood in the back, watching the three ahead of them still not having had enough.

"Addicted? There’s nothing to fear with Ha Ha around."

"One game, the addiction lessens; two games, the addiction is gone; three games, everyone hates Fight the Landlord."

Fu Yunhe chuckled, looking down, but very much agreed, "You’re right."

"Have I ever been wrong?"

Under the moon, Nian Shutong turned her head, her brows and eyes smiling as she inquired.

"Never, you’re always right," Fu Yunhe answered smoothly. Looking at Nian Shutong’s charming smile, he took something out of his pocket that he had prepared for several days.

"This is for you."