Chapter 99: The Control Group for the Farm Family’s Lucky Baby – 9

Ren Xin’s suggested entertainment activities were rejected by Lu Jinghuan. He had his own requirements: he simply wanted to wander around.

This money was proving quite difficult to earn!

Zhang Qingmei had managed to tidy herself up at some point. With a sweet smile, she said, “Young Master Lu, I know where there are some good things just ahead. Let me lead the way! Ren Xin only goes up the mountain to pick wild vegetables; she doesn’t have the luck to stumble upon anything else.”

Ren Xin: “???” Was she being slighted? Fine, she would forgive her just this once. Shen Shen was happy just making money.

Lu Jinghuan gave an indifferent nod. “Fine, let’s go then.”

Ren Xin asked curiously, “What ‘good things’ are they, Zhang Qingmei? I’m telling you now, finders keepers, losers weepers. If you try to keep it all for yourself, you’ll get constipated.”

Zhang Qingmei and Lu Jinghuan: “…”

Zhang Qingmei led the way beside Lu Jinghuan, while the Village Head’s daughter walked off to the side without saying a word. Ren Xin shot her a curious glance. Why did this person feel off?

If some kind of murder was about to happen, she didn’t want to be caught in the crossfire.

Thinking this, Ren Xin shifted her steps further away.

The “good thing” Zhang Qingmei spoke of turned out to be a persimmon tree. Fortunately, the persimmons were all ripe, hanging in bright orange clusters that looked incredibly tempting.

Zhang Qingmei said in a flirtatious tone, “I discovered this by accident. I originally planned to pick them to share with my family, but if you like them, Young Master Lu, I’ll give them all to you~”

Ren Xin couldn’t resist chiming in. “Aren’t these wild? Why do you need to ‘give’ them to him? Did you plant this tree yourself?”

Zhang Qingmei: “…” Could you please just get lost?

Ren Xin’s expression made it clear she would not. She was determined to sabotage this romance. As a ginseng spirit in the mortal world, she lived by the motto: break up every couple she encountered.

Lu Jinghuan politely gave a low-voiced thank you, then reached out and plucked a ripe persimmon from the tree.

Ren Xin announced magnanimously, “Finders keepers! Let’s split them equally!” This was the greatest concession Shen Shen had ever made; previously, she would have swept the whole lot into her own pockets.

Book Spirit Number One: 【Shen Shen’s possessiveness is finally weakening~】

Actually, it wasn’t. It was just that persimmons weren’t worth much. If it had been any other kind of treasure, several people would definitely be leaving this place today with a case of amnesia.

Shen Shen was still the same Shen Shen; some things never changed!

Lu Jinghuan had no interest in the fruit and said directly, “If you like them, go ahead and divide them. Don’t count me in.”

Ren Xin nodded happily and scrambled up the tree with agile limbs. She targeted the largest, yellowest persimmons on the branches. Her goal was clear: whatever she couldn’t finish fresh could be dried into persimmon cakes¹ to be eaten slowly later.

The Village Head’s daughter also started picking. Zhang Qingmei, however, only had eyes for the man. Seeing Lu Jinghuan strolling nearby, she hurried to follow him.

The Village Head’s daughter scoffed, “She really thinks she can fly up and perch on a high branch. She’d better watch out she doesn’t throw her back out trying.”

Ren Xin tried to stir the pot. “Don’t you like Young Master Lu too? Why aren’t you competing? You were certainly putting your back into that fight earlier~”

“I like him, sure. We don’t have anyone like him in our village. Young Master Lu is so handsome. But liking is one thing; I know a man like that is someone I could never marry. I’m not a good enough match for him, and I at least have that much self-awareness.”

“Then why were you acting so…”

The Village Head’s daughter said nonchalantly, “Attentive? I just wanted to earn some silver from him, but you ended up taking it. That’s fine, I guess. I just really can’t stand Zhang Qingmei. She’s so fake!”

That much was true. No one was as lovable as Shen Shen!

Ren Xin hadn’t expected to find an “awakened” sister here. Not bad, not bad. Were good men really that easy to get? Without checking back eight generations of his ancestors, you couldn’t even be sure if his genes were defective.

Her pockets were stuffed to the point they couldn’t hold any more persimmons, but Ren Xin was still loath to leave the wild vegetables behind. She looked around for a long time but couldn’t find a suitable container. Forget it, these persimmons would suffice. She would just carry the vegetables by hand.

“Young Master Lu, let’s go! Our itinerary is over!” Ren Xin shouted loudly.

Lu Jinghuan raised an eyebrow. “Young lady, wasn’t this silver earned a bit too easily?”

Ren Xin said with a chuckle, “So you’ve realized you were scammed! I’m a one-time-deal kind of girl. Hand over the silver!”

“And if I don’t?”

Was this guy really going to play the rogue?

“If you don’t, that’s fine too. I don’t have any way to force you!” Ren Xin said with an air of indifference.

Book Spirit Number One: 【Host, it would be more convincing if you put away that ‘Stupefying Talisman’ you’re hiding in your pocket.】

She was ready at a moment’s notice; that was Shen Shen’s revenge!

Lu Jinghuan didn’t press the matter. He didn’t care about such a small amount of money. He casually pulled a silver note² from his sleeve and handed it to Ren Xin.

Ren Xin accepted it politely, then stuffed a handful of wild vegetables into his hands. “Keep these for dinner, don’t mention it.”

Everyone: “…” Weren’t those the ones she was about to throw away?

What a way to put it. Shen Shen felt that at this moment, the phrase “recycling waste resources” was much more accurate.

Translator’s Notes