Chapter 35: Opening a Milk Tea Shop

Mo Yubai took out a sanitary pad to inspect it closely. It was not a traditional adhesive pad, but rather designed with linen and plastic snaps. Overall, it looked simple, elegant, clean, and hygienic.

Furthermore, because she was using an Intermediate Workbench, the materials required for four sanitary pads were just cotton ×1, plastic ×1, and linen ×1, making the cost relatively low.

She set the purchase conditions for the sanitary pads:

Gender: Female

Price for three pads: Cotton ×1, plastic ×1, linen ×1

Purchase limit: 15 pads per person

Just as she finished setting the conditions, she sensed the movement of the highway merging. Cautiously holding her throwing knives and wearing her protective armor, she stepped slowly out of her tent.

Only when she saw those two familiar figures did Mo Yubai breathe a sigh of relief and offer a smile.

“Welcome, welcome! Breakfast is ready. Come on in and eat.”

Zhu Ou lunged forward, wrapping her arms around Mo Yubai’s waist and rubbing against her affectionately. “Sister Mo, that food smells so good! I’m going to stuff my face!”

Wen Ruyan strolled over to the two of them and handed Mo Yubai a bottle of red wine. “Teacher Mo, here is a small gift for you.”

“Wow, thank you for the gift, Little Wenwen. I love it. But really, your presence is enough. No need to bring gifts next time.”

Looking at the smile on Mo Yubai’s face, Wen Ruyan cringed so hard her toes curled.

What kind of nickname was that? What on earth was “Little Wenwen”?

Sensing Wen Ruyan’s discomfort, Mo Yubai realized she had let her tongue slip.

Pretending nothing had happened, she walked up to Wen Ruyan and pulled both her and Zhu Ou into the tent.

“Let’s eat, let’s eat. After breakfast, we can try the red wine Little Wenwen brought. It just so happens I’ve been craving red wine lately.”

“Awesome! I want some too. I’ve never had alcohol before!” Zhu Ou cheered excitedly.

“In that case, never mind. I’ll save it to enjoy tonight. You have to go into a dungeon with me later, so you can’t get drunk.”

“Sister Wen, look at how heartless Sister Mo is! She’s practically an unscrupulous capitalist!” Zhu Ou complained to Wen Ruyan.

Watching the noisy scene unfold before her, Wen Ruyan finally gave a resigned smile.

What else could she do? She had chosen these friends herself. She just had to deal with it.

At the dining table, Zhu Ou buried her face in her food, praising it as she ate. “This is a state banquet^[1]! A state banquet!”

Wen Ruyan swallowed a bite of her scallion egg pancake and praised, “Teacher Mo, you’re amazing.”

Seeing how satisfied they looked while eating, Mo Yubai smiled. It was always gratifying to have the fruits of one’s labor appreciated.

When breakfast was over, Mo Yubai and Wen Ruyan leaned back in their lounge chairs, watching with smiling eyes as Zhu Ou volunteered to wash the dishes, quietly waiting for her to finish.

At 8:20 AM, Mo Yubai took out the Double Coins in front of Zhu Ou and Wen Ruyan. Her fingers completely covered the pattern, leaving only the general shape of a gold coin visible.

After confirming with Xiao Ling that she would take them into the minigame now, Mo Yubai clicked to use the item coin. A soft blue light flashed, and the area was instantly empty.

[Welcome to the Internet Celebrity Milk Tea Shop minigame. For this game, the manager is Player Mo Yubai, and the employees are Player Zhu Ou and Player Wen Ruyan.]

[Your appearances and clothing will be hidden during this game, replaced by the milk tea shop’s official uniform.]

[Customers are divided into original minigame customers and some players from the Survival Game. For customers who speak different languages, a picture of their ordered drink will appear in a bubble above their heads.]

[As time passes in the game, the variety of items for sale will gradually increase, and the customers’ patience values will deplete at an accelerating rate.]

[If a customer’s patience value drops to zero, they will leave in anger. If more than 20 customers leave, the game will end in failure.]

[Please remember each customer’s request. Delivering the wrong order will halve the customer’s patience and result in a fine of 200 gold coins!]

[The game is about to begin. Players, please get ready.]

Opening her eyes again, Mo Yubai was surprised to find that she, Zhu Ou, and Wen Ruyan had all turned into creatures with human bodies and cat heads. She was a tabby cat, Zhu Ou was a pretty little calico, and Wen Ruyan was a white, long-haired lion cat.

“Meow~ Meow meow meow!” Hearing the cat meows next to her, Mo Yubai spun around in horror to look at the little calico.

“Ou Ou, can you not speak human anymore?”

“Hahaha, no, no. Sister Mo, I just wanted to try meowing. I have to say, it’s actually pretty satisfying, hahaha.” The calico Zhu Ou playfully rubbed against the tabby version of Sister Mo.

Wen Ruyan sighed, “This is basically furry heaven.”

Mo Yubai shifted her gaze to their surroundings. The milk tea shop was completely decorated with pink cherry blossoms.

The shop was currently at Level 1, so only Durian Lemonade, Stinky Tofu Bubble Tea, and Hamburger Coffee were available for sale.

By now, Zhu Ou and Wen Ruyan had also noticed their menu, and they let out horrified shrieks.

“Sister Mo, what kind of cursed dishes are these? Just looking at them makes my eyes hurt. Can I back out now?”

Mo Yubai rejected the idea expressionlessly. “It’s too late to back out now. You’re already on this pirate ship^[2], did you think you could just hop off?”

Hearing this, the anticipation on Wen Ruyan’s face faded, replaced by a look of sheer disgust.

Seeing the two dejected cats, Mo Yubai did her best to soothe them.

“Don’t worry. Look on the bright side, at least we don’t have to drink these mysterious liquids ourselves.”

“Waaah, Sister Mo, will anyone actually buy these things we’re making? We won’t go bankrupt, will we?”

Zhu Ou directed a soul-searching question at the three cursed items on the menu.

“Ahem, don’t worry. The customers have unique tastes, they love this kind of flavor!” Mo Yubai coughed tactically and answered with a guilty conscience.

The minigame’s original customers would definitely like it. As for whether the Highway Survival players liked it, well, sorry about that!

“Alright, so what do I need to do?” Zhu Ou asked dejectedly.

“You don’t need to make the drinks. Little Wenwen and I will handle the preparation. Your job is just to deliver them to the different customers at the counter.”

“Once we open, some customers will automatically display their orders above their heads. Just make sure you see what they ordered and don’t deliver the wrong thing.”

Hearing that she didn’t have to make the cursed drinks, Zhu Ou instantly perked up and nodded happily.

“Mission accomplished, guaranteed!”

Mo Yubai then looked at Wen Ruyan. “Little Wenwen, open the beginner tutorial. It’ll automatically guide you through making each new item once. It’s very simple.”

Wen Ruyan nodded, looking utterly dead inside, her serious cat face filled with displeasure.

Following the beginner’s guide, she put the brewed coffee into the blender, added a hamburger, and whirred it into a paste with a loud buzz.

After pouring the completed Hamburger Coffee into a glass and sprinkling a handful of sesame seeds on top, Wen Ruyan silently took half a step back in rejection as she stared at the drink.

Mo Yubai walked over as if nothing was wrong and pushed the Hamburger Coffee toward Zhu Ou.

Zhu Ou widened her eyes in disbelief. “Me?”

Mo Yubai soothed her guiltily, “We can’t let it go to waste. Try it, maybe it actually tastes good.”

Looking suspiciously at the sincere-faced Mo Yubai, Zhu Ou took a tentative sip, and her face immediately twisted in agony.

“Pah, pah, pah! What is this flavor? It feels like swill just exploded in my mouth.”

Hearing Zhu Ou’s disgusting description, Mo Yubai and Wen Ruyan exchanged a glance and silently shared a wicked grin.

Zhu Ou looked suspiciously at the two sneaky cats. “Are you two trying to make a fool out of me on purpose?”

Mo Yubai walked over with a straight face, threw the Hamburger Coffee into the trash, and quickly changed the subject.

“Everyone get ready. It’s 8:30, I’m opening the shop.”