Fox Has No Malicious Intent-Chapter 530 - 528: Damn! Are You Really This Rich?
"Wah! A bat is on my face!"
The beneficial and harmful insects inside the Mongolian Tent were all startled by the presence of humans, turning the entire tent into chaotic mayhem.
The grand Mr. Fox, who should have been making a mighty noise to show off his majestic presence, was instead hiding quietly under the table with a peculiar expression on his face.
"Still... you guys go ahead!"
"I’m all fluffy; it’s a hassle to wash my hands after dealing with bats and lizards. You guys can just wipe it clean..."
Ansheng wasn’t afraid of insects; he usually didn’t harm them in the woods and fields unless they crawled onto his face because of long-held habits.
Just like the odd-looking centipede-like millipede or the centipede-like polydesmus, although they are very ugly and might be poisonous... they are truly beneficial insects.
House centipedes appear in areas infested with cockroaches and termites and take them down mercilessly.
Polydesmus might eat crops, but they also decompose organic matter, promote material circulation, and improve the soil.
Ansheng is not an entomologist, but he holds this attitude towards all unfamiliar insects.
As long as you don’t crawl on my face, we’ll all live in harmony without any trouble. Who knows, in the future, I may need your help in looking after my tea fields, dear insect brothers.
But, there’s an exception here.
And that exception is cockroaches living in the sewage pipes because those things really might carry human fruit particles...
......
As the waiter intervened and the air conditioning kicked in, the temperature inside the Mongolian Tent quickly dropped, and both the visible and hidden insects inside gradually became lethargic and unwilling to move.
"... This is simply Reversed Celestial Spirits! That rotten Xiaolan actually pushed me out to deal with the bugs!"
Momo, who had just sat back down, took a sip of tea, steadied his erratic breathing, and glared fiercely at the little fox lounging leisurely in Ah Qing’s arms: "Don’t get cocky! Later, I’ll buy you a few little dresses. Sailor suits!"
"Ying ying..."
The little fox rolled its eyes, come on, Ansheng is famous for surviving on being cute and playful, it’s well-known throughout Jiule City. Cleaning the house is beyond my job scope, there’s no use trying to push me!
The ice-boiled lamb hotpot was served.
The copper pot had half a pot of ice cubes, and a third was filled with freshly sliced lamb, cooking together as the fire was started.
As the hotpot was cooking, salty milk tea and lamb shumai were also served.
The shumai was three liang heavy, with three-liang shumai skin wrapping about four pounds of lamb inside. Even if Ah Qing were a reincarnation of a glutton, they’d still be burping after eating.
"Come on, Xiaolan..."
Ah Qing picked up a few shumai from the steamer and placed them on the little fox’s plate.
"Ying~"
The little fox accepted it gleefully, leaned its head sideways, toppled the shumai, bit through the bottom skin, and started to suck the mutton broth inside. After finishing the juice, it tossed up the shumai and elegantly caught it in its mouth to chew. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶
"Ah Qing, I want two more!" The little fox looked at Ah Qing and made a plaintive cry.
"Alright! Three more!" Ah Qing laughed and picked up more shumai to put on Xiaolan’s plate.
"Hmm... it seems like something’s missing." Tang You, who was eating, had a contemplative look; the food tasted right, the number of people matched, but something just felt off.
But really trying to think about it, she forgot.
"Ring ring..."
Just as Tang You was pondering over what she forgot, a cell phone rang, and she picked it up, startled.
"Hello? What’s up, Grandpa?"
"Eating out with friends?" Tang Jian Country, holding his phone with his head tilted, fully focused on the screen, slid his mouse weighed with a counterbalance to shoot down the docile grandson blocking the bridge, said: "I just got a call about a wealthy merchant wanting to buy some sheep."
"I wasn’t planning on selling them..."
"Sell!"
Tang You hurriedly interrupted Grandpa: "We can’t eat all of them; if we keep them in the freezer, they won’t be fresh."
"Exactly! I thought the same, so I wanted to check how much you want to keep at home."
As Tang Jian Country spoke, he remembered something and added: "Make sure not to sell them all; the cattle and sheep in the pen are for home use."
"Don’t worry, Grandpa, I can handle this." Tang You was almost moved to tears, confidently thumping her chest in assurance.
Her family did indeed have a ranch, but initially, it only had a dozen or so cattle and sheep, mainly because the elders wanted some natural, green food and collected some wool for clothing.
But then.
Inexplicably, they started multiplying, to the point where they needed to hire people to manage them.
Those ’baa’ sheep were practically breeding like mitosis.
"Hmm? Housekeeper Lin has arrived?"
While eating shumai, Ansheng’s ears perked up, hearing Tang You’s conversation with her grandpa, immediately thinking it might be Lin Bingyun bringing his hammer over.
Besides Lin Bingyun, Ansheng couldn’t think of any respectable businessman who would bulk-buy cattle and sheep in the countryside instead of at a meat factory.
"Grandpa, rest assured! As soon as I finish this meal, I’ll head over to escort them through the inspection."
Tang You hung up with her grandpa, her eyes misty with emotion, it’s just... so difficult.
"So, all the sheep are sold?" Ah Qing inquired curiously.
"I wish, but realistically, it’s not viable." Tang You sighed and explained: "The economic benefits of sheep, besides the usual mutton rolls, include wool and sheep’s milk. Those are what my grandpa values for personal use."
"Save some for breeding, can’t wipe them out."
"So? Head back to handle business after the meal?" Momo looked at Tang You and added: "After all, there are six more days for fun left..."
"Okay then!"
Tang You thought a moment and continued: "Just as well, my grandpa just mentioned, there’s not much at home. You guys should haul the cattle and sheep home from the ranch yourselves."
"... I’m suddenly curious about what business your family is in?" paused Lingren, who was resting his sore cheeks from eating too much, asked curiously.
Tang You had mentioned before that her family ran a ranch.
But actually visiting her place and seeing her ranch, it was clear that one thing was for sure.
Tang You’s family was definitely not in the ranch business.
The sheep pen only had about a thousand or so sheep and a hundred cattle; that wouldn’t sustain Tang You’s usual extravagant spending.
Other people spent 648 yuan on a game per purchase; she counted by how many minutes she could play, gushing out in one go, pressing the blue and green adjustment button for half an hour.
"My family..." Tang You replied awkwardly: "My family used to do rare earth refining and coal mining..."
"I’m telling you this because I treat you as sisters, don’t spread it... it’s embarrassing."
"???"
As Tang You sheepishly whispered, her words were still heard clearly by everyone.
The character for "Coal Boss’s Daughter" gradually appeared in the minds of the three people and the fox.
Three people and a fox, all with question marks on their faces, looked at Tang You, whose face was starting to blush gradually.
Come on, sister!
We knew you were wealthy, but you never said you were this rich!
Tang You stammered, unsure of what to say next.
