Chapter 47: Hmph, Stinky Little An!

Ansheng sat on the roadside flower bed, looking at the incense candles, roasted pork, two packs of cigarettes, and even an unopened bottle of Mengzhilan placed before him, feeling a little dazed.

Ansheng glanced at the five elementary school students who had just finished worshiping him and left in high spirits, his mouth twitching slightly:

"Fine, fine... Since none of you want to do your summer homework, seeing how sensible you are, I shall reluctantly grant your little wish!"

Tearing up elementary school students' homework books was something Ansheng initially resisted.

Summer homework, especially a mountain of summer homework.

That belonged to the romance of studenthood, and it was a wonderful memory that no student should miss.

If such a wonderful memory had a flaw, he believed it would become a regret once they stepped into society in the future.

Therefore, Ansheng had always been unwilling to deliberately ruin the crying-and-screaming style of wonderful childhood memories belonging to elementary school students for the mere sake of a slight increase in wish power.

However, after seeing in the wish list that once he perfectly fulfilled the elementary school students' wishes, there was a high probability they might actually obtain a happy and fulfilling childhood,

Ansheng felt that lacking the wonderful memory of one summer vacation didn't seem like such a bad thing after all.

Because they would get a more complete childhood.

"Ying-ying-ying——"

The little fox let out a cute ying-ying sound, blew out the incense candles in front of it, and packed all the offerings given by the students into a plastic bag to take home.

It was the first time Ansheng had ever seen someone pay money just to get a beating.

And it was also the first time he had seen someone whose wish was perfectly fulfilled yet still experienced a grief rolling in like an endless river.

Ansheng walked home with light steps.

Back home, Yu Xueqing had just started her live stream when she heard a "clattering" sound echoing from the courtyard.

Yu Xueqing cast a sideways glance, feeling a bit curious about what was happening in the courtyard outside her room.

She wasn't worried about bad guys, because Changxi Town was formerly known as Chen Family Village, and eighty percent of the villagers were related by blood or marriage. If Yu Xueqing were to let out even a single shout, the villagers of Changxi Town would genuinely come out wielding hoes and sickles to help.

In the past, there had once been a purse snatcher riding a motorcycle, and the villagers simply threw a fishing net over his head, dragged him to the village committee, and treated him to a round of big wooden cudgels.

Amidst the clattering sounds.

The little fox, wearing a collar around its neck, dragged a plastic bag up to the front door, climbed into the house from the windowsill, and then jumped down from the windowsill, pulling down on the doorknob with its body weight to push the main door open.

Amidst Yu Xueqing's uncertainty and suspicion.

The little fox dragged a plastic bag into the house, which contained cigarettes, two hundred yuan in cash, roasted pork, and a bottle of liquor.

The clattering sound just now was the collision between the wine bottle and the ground as the little fox dragged the plastic bag along.

"Hiss..."

Yu Xueqing drew in a sharp breath of cold air, pointed at the little fox that had just returned home, and said, "You... your neck—did Auntie Lin, whom Mom and Dad talked about, drain your vital energy again?"

Normally, if she saw the items in the plastic bag, Yu Xueqing might have thought the little fox was amazing.

Thinking it actually went hunting outside and brought treasures back home.

However, right now, her own fox's neck was adorned with a watch that Ah Qing was quite familiar with.

That watch... was worth four million yuan.

In Yu Zhenghong's words: Even if your mother wears a watch that can grant longevity, you still can't sell it for four million yuan!

The little fox had brought that watch back again!

Disregarding the few viewers in her live stream, Yu Xueqing hurriedly rushed to the little fox's side and flipped it over onto its back.

After a thorough groping up and down, Yu Xueqing breathed a sigh of relief upon discovering that her fox was temporarily unharmed, and then patted the little fox's head a bit angrily:

"Little An! You must say no when facing strange aunties! Aunties nowadays are terrifying; their absolute favorite thing to do is to give little pets free neutering surgery."

"And after they chop them off, they even like to take group photos holding the fox's balls."

"Once they're chopped off, you'll turn into a female fox."

"Ying-ying-ying——"

Ansheng felt that Ah Qing's words were filled with inexplicable things to吐槽 about.

Yet, thinking of the auntie he had met at the Six Happiness Teahouse who kept eyeing his ball of yarn,

Ansheng maintained a rare silence. It seemed that Ah Qing wasn't actually wrong at all.

Not long ago, it seemed she had encountered a crazy young girl in Changxi Town who loved pinching cat bells and making creepy smiles while muttering about how small furry things were truly adorable.

"Remember! Always say a loud, firm no to the unreasonable demands of strange aunties!"

Yu Xueqing wore a dead-serious expression, then carefully removed the collar as if she were defusing a C4 bomb.

Yu Xueqing made a phone call to Yu Zhenghong.

Yu Zhenghong on the other end was startled, then let out a helpless, bitter laugh, telling Ah Qing to temporarily keep the watch safe for the time being.

When they went to Lin Ying's house last time, they hadn't seen the Lin family's young miss at all; they only learned from the butler that the items indeed belonged to the young miss, except that she had already given them all away to that little fox.

Later, it was only because Yu Zhenghong forcefully shoved the things back and ran away immediately with Old Chen that they managed to return the items.

"Huh? I'm supposed to keep it safe for now? How am I supposed to keep it safe?" Ah Qing stared blankly at the hung-up phone.

"Ying-ying-ying——"

Ansheng wore a helpless expression and patted Ah Qing's thigh to show comfort.

The wealth of Eldest Miss Lin was unfathomable, and since she herself didn't care about this matter, let's not dig into it any further.

'Master~ The auntie said this is delicious, and she tied it around my neck with a look of absolute confidence.'

Yu Xueqing looked at the little fox and sighed, then wrapped the collar in a tissue with a look of absolute determination.

Under Ansheng's astonished gaze, Yu Xueqing acted as if nothing was the matter, picked up a gas tank canister with one hand, and hid the million-dollar pet collar right underneath the base of the gas tank.

"........."

Ansheng silently gave a rating of six, expressing both his admiration for Yu Xueqing's quick wit and his recognition of her sheer physical strength.

As expected of someone who could down two bowls of rice per meal,

the strength to lift a gas tank with one hand

filled the little fox with an overwhelming sense of security.

…………

Acting as if nothing at all had happened and leaving the few viewers hanging in the live stream, Yu Xueqing cooked dinner for her little fox in the kitchen.

Two liang of pork belly, half a catty of beef jerky, and half a catty of prawns were all piled high into a large bowl.

"?"

Ansheng looked at Ah Qing with a face full of question marks.

Ah Qing's little lips pouted, her cheeks puffed up, and her gaze drifted away slightly and unconsciously.

She looked just like a young girl sulking in anger.

The fox is mine!

It eats the rice grown in my house!

Meanwhile, in the live stream, the few viewers slowly and unconsciously typed question marks into the empty chat room.

Streamer, streamer... just now... it seemed like we heard something about an auntie draining someone's vital energy?

Right, exactly that, we want to see more of this.

Streamer, can you replay that part for us?

…………

During the evening live stream, Yu Xueqing was somewhat distracted.

The Three Kingdoms lore coming out of her mouth somehow unconsciously turned into the story of General Zilong making seven charges in and out... and the courtesan of Changban Slope.

Ansheng, hiding underneath the table, listened in utter astonishment.

Official history might not be entirely authentic, but the unofficial history coming out of Ah Qing's mouth right now was truly wild enough.

"Hmph, stinky Little An!"

Before going to sleep, Yu Xueqing aggressively nuzzled against the little fox's chest, retaliating against him for flirting with strange aunties outside.

In the middle of the night.

Ansheng sneaked stealthily out of the room, melting into the dark night as he headed toward the homes of the five children.

No...

Although he really wanted to accompany Ah Qing tonight, going to sleep without gathering a couple of hands of wish power just felt wrong somehow.

Forgive me, Ah Qing! I'll just gather one hand; if I don't gather one hand, I really won't be able to sleep. Just half an hour...