Chapter 153
She shared a steaming plate of shao mai with Tu Lan while anonymously listing the "Divine Chef's Magical Spoon" at the auction house, setting a fixed price of 999 gold and a starting bid of 888 gold.
Yu Xunge didn’t plan to take the spoon down after the auction ended and pretend it had been sold; she had a better idea.
She was a bit twisted, sure, but sometimes her quirks were just to make herself feel better, not for the sake of reputation.
It was like how she didn’t want to kill Yu Qingshan and Yi Qiuguo herself—not because she cared about her image, but simply to ease her own conscience. Now, she intended to let Yu Xunhuan bid on the spoon and give it to Shen Yushi. As long as the spoon ended up in Shen Yushi's hands, she would feel satisfied.
Plus, she could make some money off Yu Xunhuan.
As for whether Shen Yushi would change her opinion of Yu Xunhuan because of it? Yu Xunge was certain that wouldn’t happen.
Long ago, she had known that Shen Yushi didn’t like Yu Xunhuan. Even when they were young, Shen Yushi had shown her disdain for Yu Xunhuan.
After they moved to S City, Shen Yushi had secretly visited her many times. Yu Xunhuan had always thought Shen Yushi was there to see him and had even lamented to her that Grandma had made a mistake, but that was utterly ridiculous.
Shen Yushi wasn’t visiting Yu Xunhuan, nor had she “realized her mistake.”
That old lady had once told her while treating her to ice cream that her biggest regret was not having pressed Yu Qingshan’s head into the toilet to make him eat shit while he was unconscious. Yi Qiuguo would have gladly helped her drag Yu Qingshan to the bathroom.
So rather than worry about all these trivial matters, Yu Xunge was more concerned about whether Yu Xunhuan would keep the spoon for himself after winning it, or if the current Yu Xunhuan could even afford it.
She wasn’t worried about the spoon getting lost among the other items for sale.
Currently, the number of props and skills in the auction house was quite limited. Unlike today’s low-level equipment, which circulated frequently and kept prices down, props and skills that could be used long-term were hard to sell. If they were of decent quality, they were difficult to move; if sold cheaply, players felt they were losing out, but if priced too high, no one had that much gold. So generally, trades were made through bartering—props for props, skills for skills.
Everyone was wary of being scammed, so many players sought official exchanges or asked players with divine talents related to trading for help, like "Brokers" or "Gold Customer Service."
This situation was the same worldwide, to the point where the auction house’s item list barely filled three pages, a far cry from Zelan’s 9999 pages.
She casually searched for "Divine Chef" and found that aside from the spoon she had just listed, there were no related props or equipment.
Of course, if this magical spoon were to be sold for 999 gold, Yu Xunge wouldn’t be at a loss. Worst case, she could always get her hands on some props or equipment used by the Divine Chef later to give to Shen Yushi.
Yu Xunge also took down the statue of the Liang family ancestors. When Liang Sha returned, the Liang family’s manic behavior seemed to have been cured; no one was throwing fits anymore.
After listing the magical spoon, Yu Xunge practiced "Fox Shadow" for a while before privately messaging Yu Xunhuan.
[Yu Xunge]: Want to buy some equipment? Potions? Landmines?
[Yu Xunhuan]: What’s up, sis? Short on cash?
He then sent Yu Xunge 8 gold.
He was actually the least short on gold; equipment and props had to be handed over to Su Yitong for distribution. But the gold he received was never taken by Su Yitong. First, she didn’t need it, and second, Yu Xunhuan’s luck was so strange that he often felt the urge to buy good things when he stumbled upon them. He couldn’t possibly be without money, so Su Yitong just let him keep it, as long as he reported back weekly. After all, everything he got had to go to her.
As for whether Su Yitong would have an issue with him giving gold to Yu Xunge, did Yu Xunhuan care? Not at all. In fact, he hoped Su Yitong’s relationship with Yu Xunge would worsen, so that if the Su family wanted to collaborate with Yu Xunge, they would have to go through him.
Though Yu Xunge didn’t know what was going on with Yu Xunhuan, it was a pleasant surprise. In her past life, this guy had also given her money, often in amounts like 8, 88, or even 100, but in silver coins.
One could only say that Yu Xunhuan was more pragmatic than anyone she had ever met...
[Yu Xunge]: I want to buy a few recipes, just a little short. 8 gold is plenty; we’ll chat later.
With that, she disappeared.
After sending a few messages without receiving a reply, Yu Xunhuan chuckled helplessly.
But halfway through his laughter, he suddenly froze.
Right! Why hadn’t he thought of sending some good items from the game to Shen Yushi?
He immediately opened the auction house, carefully selected a few recipes, and then searched for props, hoping to find some kitchenware. The next second, his eyes widened involuntarily.
—"Divine Chef's Magical Spoon"!!
Wasn’t that his?!
He looked at the seller—anonymous.
Yu Xunhuan gritted his teeth, staring hard at the word "anonymous." Could it be that little thief?
He couldn’t be sure, though. After all, strictly speaking, this prop didn’t have the word "unique" written on it. Yu Xunhuan closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths to calm himself, then glanced at the price...
He burst out laughing; he couldn’t afford it at all.
Five minutes ago, Yu Xunhuan: I’m the least short on gold.
Five minutes later: I can’t even buy a spoon.
He opened his bag to take a look… only about 400 gold left, still 500 gold short to bid… Hmm…? Why did it feel like he had less gold?
A familiar feeling washed over him...
Yu Xunhuan trembled as he opened his inventory again, checking each item.
Equipment… props… oddities… quite a few had disappeared.
He felt like he was starting to struggle to breathe. He pinched the bridge of his nose and opened his character panel.
[Strength]: 10
[Constitution]: 11
[Intelligence]: 11
[Agility]: 9
Yu Xunhuan: ?
Where did this new player come from?
"Like a new life" was probably referring to him.
Now, his stats were so pathetic that even he was scared.
Yu Xunge hadn’t expected that in this life, Yu Xunhuan would be so broke he couldn’t even afford a spoon. After subtly hinting to him, she went back to her own business. Zhao Shuying had already informed her that the time for her to head to Zelan was set for the afternoon of the 12th, which was tomorrow.
She tidied up her home—"Clean Slate" was truly the most cost-effective skill she had ever purchased...
For just 5 gold, it made her life a hundred times better! She planned to find time to check out what household skills could improve her life in Zelan; wasting time on chores felt like a waste of life.
After cleaning up, she prepared to head to the backyard to refill the grain, clean the cat’s nest, and collect dragon dung to sell in Zelan tomorrow. Just as she reached the backyard, she saw a tabby cat jumping into the dragon dung box, clearly preparing to do its business.
Every time she collected dragon dung lately, she had to scoop out the cat poop inside; otherwise, what she got wasn’t "a box of dragon dung," but "a box of mixed dung."
Yu Xunge knocked on the floor-to-ceiling window, startling the cat that had just lifted its tail: "It was you last time too! Am I not speaking clearly anymore?"
The tabby glanced at her, then turned its head and continued.
Yu Xunge scoffed, rolled up her sleeves, and prepared to go over and grab the cat.
Suddenly, Tu Lan, lounging in a chair in the backyard and eating ice cream, piped up, "That century-old wooden plaque was brought back by it."
Yu Xunge halted, silently pulling her sleeves back down to tidy them, standing with her hands behind her back by the dragon dung box, slightly bowing her head, gazing at the tabby cat with affectionate eyes, as if she were a leader inspecting the living conditions of grassroots cats.
Once the tabby finished its business and elegantly jumped out of the box, its paws covered in dragon dung, Tu Lan’s little legs flailed in the air as she burst into laughter, "Just kidding!!"
Yu Xunge: "…"
She smiled slightly, walking toward Tu Lan while rolling up her sleeves again.
Tu Lan flailed in the air, singing, "Yay~ Yay~ It’s all about the thrill~"
Ten minutes later.
Tu Lan squatted in the dragon toilet, carefully using her dragon claws to pick out the cat poop from the dragon dung while sniffling.
Yu Xunge lay back on a lounge chair in the backyard, scooping ice cream with a big spoon: "Isn’t the thrill fun?" After saying that, she pouted and mimicked Tu Lan’s "Yay yay" a couple of times.
Tu Lan: "…." Damn it! How did she get stronger again?!
【Chapter 198: 【Divine Gift】 The Prodigal (B-Class)】
On the day she was set to depart with the Special Affairs Bureau for the underwater volcano in Zelan, Yu Xunge received the tenth reward from Shen Yushi—three baskets of crab roe soup dumplings.
Still no words, Yu Xunge accepted it silently, not replying.
She had always suspected that her quirks were inherited from Shen Yushi.
At this moment, she could somewhat guess what Shen Yushi thought of her; it was just that she felt she had never been cared for before. Now that Yu Xunge was powerful and a regular on the leaderboard, her concern and enthusiasm could easily be misinterpreted as an attempt to take advantage of her...
When Yu Xunge became a star and met Shen Yushi in B City, the old lady hadn’t had this attitude. Back then, she had been in a dire situation, and while the old lady wanted to help her, Yu Xunge had always felt that getting close to her at that time seemed suspicious, as if she were after the old lady’s wealth. It was Yu Xunge who had been avoiding her.
How to put it? Sometimes, she even doubted whether she was the child of Shen Yushi and Yi Qiuguo.
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