Chapter 69

Chapter 69

Xie Lanchen: “…”

[Ning Xi, don’t touch him, don’t!]

[Xie Lanchen: Besides Ning Xi, who else would treat me like a child?]

After finishing her low-quality nonsense, Ning Xi felt entirely refreshed.

However, a red envelope suddenly appeared before her eyes.

Ning Xi looked at Xie Lanchen, who was holding the envelope, with a bewildered expression. “Xiao Xie, what is this…?”

“Didn’t you say you were bored? Go spend some money then.”

“I was just joking!” Ning Xi quickly explained. “Besides, don’t you want to take first place anymore? The winner gets to arrange tonight’s accommodations.”

In truth, she was far more interested in the random privilege given to the second-place finisher, hahahaha.

Because no matter who she ended up staying with, it didn’t really seem to matter.

“But to me, spending money on a friend is more important than taking first place myself,” Xie Lanchen said gently.

Ning Xi looked moved. “Xiao Xie…”

[Xiao Xie, you’re really… I’m literally crying my eyes out.]

“But no.” Ning Xi’s expression turned dead serious the next second. “I want to get second place, so you better put some effort in and take first.”

“…Alright.” Xie Lanchen paused, then let out a helpless laugh.

Since there was still time, Ning Xi bid farewell to Xie Lanchen and continued her quest.

From a distance, she spotted a small pink flag from the Program Team hanging at the entrance of yesterday’s supermarket. Just as she was about to head inside to start the task-

She saw Fu Zhi rush into the supermarket with lightning speed, beating her to it. He even reached behind his back to flip her off.

“So d-annoying!”

Ning Xi blurted out, catching herself halfway through. Thinking that there might be young fans watching the livestream, she made a sharp turn and swapped in a milder word.

[Here we go, here we go, the show is starting again!]

[Oh my god, Fu Zhi, you’re hopeless. You really think you can win your wife over like this? Hahahaha!]

Ning Xi took a deep breath. The priority right now was the task; she couldn’t waste time on an elementary schooler like Fu Zhi. She’d endure it for now, and when they rested tonight, she’d let him know who was really the boss…

Screw it, she couldn’t endure it!

She had a bad memory; if she had a grudge, she had to settle it on the spot!

Inside the supermarket.

Fu Zhi had just walked in when he saw a boy of about ten years old say to his mother:

“Your waist got thicker again. Is it time to buy new pants?”

“None of your business! Have I been giving you too much face lately?”

The boy’s mother was instantly annoyed.

Fu Zhi, utilizing his ‘top-tier’ emotional intelligence, glared at the boy. “Hey kid, that’s not nice. Your mom’s waist only got thicker because she gave birth to you.”

As soon as he said this, both the boy and the “mother” froze.

The “mother’s” lip twitched. “I appreciate the sentiment, but I couldn’t possibly give birth to someone this-”

“Hi, big sister! We meet again!”

Ning Xi enthusiastically greeted the person Fu Zhi thought was the “boy’s mother,” then gasped in surprise:

“How does your skin look even better than it did yesterday? I shouldn’t be calling you ‘big sister’; I should be calling you ‘little sister,’ shouldn’t I?”

The “boy’s mother” immediately beamed at Ning Xi.

“I’m seven years older than you, so of course you should call me ‘sister.’ Hey girl, back for more iced red tea?”

She then touched her cheek. “It seems those face masks really do work. I also feel like my skin is extra supple today.”

Ning Xi kicked Fu Zhi out of the way and affectionately leaned in.

“Sister, I’m not here to buy anything yet. I saw a little pink flag outside your supermarket-does the store need some help with something?”

“Oh, right, there is something actually…”
“Ning Xi! I got here first! This task is mine!”

Fu Zhi watched the scene unfold in disbelief.

Ning Xi immediately looked at the woman running the supermarket like a child who had done something wrong, her face full of regret and chagrin. “It seems that way. Although the Program Team hasn’t stipulated that a task belongs to whoever reaches a villager’s house first, we usually just assume that’s how it works. It looks like I won’t be able to help you today, Big Sister.”

The supermarket owner quickly caught the keyword. “No stipulation? Doesn’t that mean I can let whoever I want do the task? Sister, I just feel a connection with you. I won’t feel at ease unless I leave this task in your hands.”

“But…”

Ning Xi looked at Fu Zhi with a troubled expression, appearing torn and unsure of what to do.

“Stop acting like such a cheap, pathetic mess!”

Fu Zhi never expected that Ning Xi would go to such disgusting lengths just for a task!

Ning Xi hesitated, her words trailing off. “I’m not doing anything. Are you misunderstanding something? If you really want to do this task that badly, of course I won’t fight you for it. It’s just… doesn’t Big Sister want me to do it more?”

“You…” Fu Zhi gritted his teeth.

“That’s enough!”

The supermarket owner showed her impatience. “I’m the one who wants her to do the task; she didn’t steal it. You’d better hurry up and go find a task at someone else’s house.”

Fu Zhi looked at Ning Xi, then at the older woman. He felt like the natural order of the world had been flipped upside down. He was so angry his chest felt like it was going to explode.

[And so, the man who hates ‘green teas’ most in this world has been born. Hahahaha!]

[It’s Fu Zhi’s own fault for saying the wrong thing at the start. He thought he was being clever by calling that lady the little boy’s mom.]

[? Wait, are they not mother and son? (System Crash)]

“Alright, out you go.”

The supermarket owner grabbed a broom and started sweeping the floor right under Fu Zhi’s feet.

After Fu Zhi was indignantly “swept out the door,” the woman’s face darkened as she complained to Ning Xi.

“Sister, that friend of yours really needs to get his eyes checked. How could he mistake me for my brother’s mother? I’m only twenty-eight! How could I have a thirteen-year-old son?”

Niu Xiaocao, the younger brother playing games in the corner, gloated, “Hahahahahahahaha! Maybe it’s because I look so young?”

“That’s because you aren’t growing! You’re thirteen and only 1.4 meters tall. You’re stuck standing in the very first row on the playground!”

“…”

After the siblings finished hurting each other’s feelings, they finally told Ning Xi about the task they wanted her to help with.

The older sister, Niu Xiaohua, wanted Ning Xi to help resolve the headache caused by her mother’s constant nagging for her to get married.

“I just resigned from a big tech firm this year to come home and rest for two months before looking for a new job. But for these two months, she’s been nagging me every single day. I have to see eight blind date candidates a day! It’s driving me crazy!”

The younger brother, Niu Xiaocao, hoped his mother would stop constantly comparing him to other people’s children.

“In my mom’s eyes, Li Xiaoniu from the neighboring village is perfect in every way. Even his farts smell like roses! So what if he’s first in his grade? I work really hard to stay in the top ten!”

After getting a handle on the situation, Ning Xi scratched her head. “So, how’s your mother’s… capacity for acceptance?”

She was afraid that if she spoke too bluntly, she might trigger the woman.

“Well… how should I put this…”

Niu Xiaohua and Niu Xiaocao glanced at each other, seemingly finding it difficult to speak.

Ning Xi: ?

“Sister, the thing is… when my mom was young, she studied wrestling. Most people don’t dare provoke her. That’s why we had to ask the Program Team for help. Don’t you think this whole situation is… pretty interesting? Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha.”

Ning Xi: …