The Strong Female Lead Versus The Most Miserable Male Lead-Chapter 152 - Buying a Shop

Chapter 152: Chapter 152 Buying a Shop

Star Network Hot Topic: What are “dumplings”?

The thread’s construction was incredibly fast, for there were two types of people who knew about this.

One type, those who had snagged the dumplings and knew the taste, felt a sense of superiority and wanted to enlighten you, or more colloquially, “show off.”

The second type was those who had missed out, lamenting the injustice of fate. With such high odds, how had they still missed their chance? What were they waiting for? Drag others down with them. One by one!

Thus, the comment section presented a lopsided state of affairs, which was all about how delicious it was, encouraging everyone to come and try!

Who knows how many succumbed and delightfully fell into this “pit”.

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As more and more people flocked to the little shop, everything above was sold out, and the shop had put up a notice which read:

“The shop is upgrading, the Boss is tired. Business will resume after two days, goods listed below.”

The notice was accompanied by a list: dumplings (limited sales), salt (supplier for the Yan Family, available for purchase), maltose (limited), sugar-roasted chestnuts (limited), tofu (limited), soy milk (limited), meat (limited), soy sauce (limited).

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On that list, “limited” was the most frequently used word.

The shop hadn’t opened its doors, but the comment section was incredibly lively.

“Although you’re selling in a high and cold manner, my love for you remains unchanged.”

“According to the shop owner, all their items are handmade, very slowly, but taste great. Worth the wait.”

“Even though I understand, I’m still itching to buy.”

“The key problem is, I can’t get my hands on it.”

“What kind of shop is this! Are you all hired shills?”

“It does seem like it, feels like joining a cult.”

“Yes, yes! We are a cult, you definitely shouldn’t come.”

Concerning the shop taking a break and the limited supply, 80% didn’t mind at all and the remaining 20% was filled with bad reviews, showing dissatisfaction with the service. And the dissatisfied were those who hadn’t had a taste.

Nonetheless, Nian Shutong’s little shop had become a hit.

It became the place where you couldn’t buy their products, but if by some chance you did, you could even flip them for a profit, despite being broke.

The livestream’s traffic directed so many to Nian Shutong’s shop, it broke a hundred million views, and the shop’s location moved forward straight into the main streets of the Star Network.

At this time, Nian Shutong had accessed the Star Network with Fu Yunhe, and they were looking for a shop location.

Shops in the Star Network were the same as real ones; you could pick their location, size, and even if you needed to demolish a building, paperwork was needed. You could even receive compensation for it.

Many liked shopping on the Star Network for two reasons: the interstellar space was vast, making it convenient, and it also saved money.

“Have you made a choice?”

Nian Shutong nodded, pointing to a spot and saying, “That place there.”

Fu Yunhe looked in the direction and not surprisingly because it was the cheapest and also a bit out of the way.

There were four mainstream streets, forming a square, and inside, there was a small row of shops, perhaps seven or eight, but sadly, they didn’t attract much foot traffic.

Because the outside world was so exciting, to reach this little row of shops required a complicated route, and nobody wanted to make the effort.

Of course, compared to her original spot, it was definitely an improvement, but compared to the main street, it lacked appeal.

“Not going to choose again?”

“No need to look further. This place is several times cheaper; it makes no sense not to choose it.”

Nian Shutong didn’t have big ambitions, and her approach to selling was laid-back.

Fu Yunhe understood and didn’t say more, instead initiating negotiations on behalf of Nian Shutong.

After a round of negotiation, he came back and reported to Nian Shutong, “They’re only selling, not renting. Plus, they want to sell the whole row of houses together. Still interested?”

“How much?” Not renting suited Nian Shutong fine; she liked to keep things in her own hands.

“They’re asking for an estimated thirteen million Star Coins.”

That price tag made Nian Shutong smile strangely. Were they pricing it specifically to the limit of her budget?

In her account, she now had a total of 13,380,000 Star Coins, most of which Daodao had earned from typing: a sum for publishing rights, another for royalties, and yet another from selling saplings, Maltose, and salt.

And she planned to set aside some to buy a Space Button for Ha Ha.

As for the dumplings they sold the most of yesterday, they did not take any money for them, having said they were treating everyone to dumplings, so they just symbolically accepted a few Star Coins.

But the flour, filling, and so on, had all been purchased by Nian Shutong, and the expense was not small.

Fu Yunhe, looking at Nian Shutong’s resolute face, understood and said, “I still have money.”

“There’s no need!” Nian Shutong waved his hand firmly and said to Fu Yunhe, “I’ll pay for this one. Keep your money; it will all be mine soon enough, no need to rush.”

Having said that, Nian Shutong went to sign contracts, buying several shops as casually as if he were purchasing bottles of nutrient liquid.

The Fu Yunhe following behind muttered softly, Who’s in a rush? Don’t I know it will all be yours?

He himself hardly spent any money, nor did he dare to spend—it was all being saved up for Nian Shutong.

The two quickly finished the procedures, and Nian Shutong even went to check out the shops, which were quite satisfactory and didn’t need any modifications.

“We’ll use one of them for now, and see if we can rent out the others. If we can, we’ll rent them; if not, we’ll just leave them be. They won’t go to waste anyway.”

That was one of the advantages of the Star Network.

“Alright, I’ll write up a sublet notice in a bit.”

Nian Shutong nodded and then seemed to remember something, “Is the shop number still the same as before? I quite like my number with all the fours.”

“It’s still your own number, that doesn’t change.”

“Good, let’s log out then.”

Nian Shutong’s figure dissipated in the blink of an eye as he logged out of the Star Network.

Fu Yunhe shook his head and chuckled. Why so fast every time?

He followed and logged out of the Star Network, returning to the small wooden house.

At the small wooden house, everyone was resting. Since Nian Shutong declared it a holiday, it truly was one.

However, they would only rest for a day because they had to dig up potatoes the next day.

The potatoes planted by Nian Shutong had reached their harvest day.

And that wasn’t what made them happiest. The potato harvest was like a signal; after that, vegetables, tomatoes, rice, wheat, and so on, were all ready to be gathered.

The vegetable garden in front of the small wooden house could also start to be harvested; even a bit of yesterday’s dumpling filling came from here.

Nian Shutong lay on a sun lounger in front of the small wooden house, swinging his crossed legs carelessly, his eyes closed, lazily basking in the sun.

“Xiao He, how big is the largest preservation box?”

“Very big, depending on what you need,” Fu Yunhe, sitting beside, replied. “You buying it to store potatoes, rice?”

“Mhm.”

“Then you can buy preservation warehouses, one for each kind, keeping everything just the way it was when it went in.”

Nian Shutong put down his crossed legs and sat up slightly, turning his head to look at Fu Yunhe.

“I’ll also need a threshing machine, a kneading machine.”

Fu Yunhe nodded, having already opened the Star Network, placing all the orders, making payments, the process was swift and practiced.

“Thanks, beautiful,” Nian Shutong stood up and called out to Ha Ha, who was pouting by the creek, “Ha Ha, come back.”

Ha Ha came over, pouting, his body twisting like a child’s.

“What’s up?”

“Time to work.”

Ha Ha, initially upset about being forced to rest, was immediately overjoyed.

“Silly Ha Ha, isn’t rest good?”

“Not good, the Commander says we must be diligent, can’t be like Xiao He.”

Fu Yunhe, unfairly implicated: Which way am I? Come on, explain yourself!