Chapter 75: Fox Fox Is Very Lonely

“Ying ying ying—”

After eating the bear child’s feast in the ancestral hall, An Sheng returned home, curled up on the sofa with Yu Xueqing, and scrolled through short videos on the Yinfu platform.

But.

In his spare moments, An Sheng would occasionally cast wary glances toward Yu Zhenghong.

Yu Zhenghong stared at his daughter and the fox, his face full of unspoken words.

His expression seemed to scream: My precious daughter, just lend me the fox for a bit! Our family’s villa and luxury car next year depend on him!

Every time Yu Zhenghong tried to get closer, An Sheng would promptly lift his tiny fox paw into a punching stance.

“Still staring? We need to go open the shop!” Chen Peipei stepped out of the kitchen, wiping her hands, and rolled her eyes at her husband’s sulking expression. “You’ve been burning incense for years, and the Lucky Fox Lord still won’t work for you—do you really think bringing him home will bless your business?”

“He’s just a Lucky Fox who ran away from his temple to become a laborer in your tea shop—of course he won’t grant miracles!”

"I was perfectly fine as a lucky raccoon—now I’m slaving away in a tea shop? If that could actually work, it’d be a miracle!"

Chen Peipei dragged Yu Zhenghong out the door.

On the way, Yu Zhenghong mumbled incomprehensible phrases: “You don’t understand,” “You can’t treat tongue twisters as mysticism,” “You’re practicing feudal superstition.”

“How can you know if the fox is spiritual unless you try?” “Four thousand yuan pure profit every day!”

Chen Peipei simply shoved her money-obsessed husband into the pickup truck.

Didn’t you see the Lucky Fox Lord’s expression? He’s more wary of you than a thief!

If you bother him again, who knows if the Lucky Fox Lord might summon a heavenly lightning bolt to strike you.

But biting you and sending you straight to get five rabies shots? That’s guaranteed.

“In anger and helplessness, Old Man Qin chose to stew in helplessness.”

An Sheng, standing at the door with Yu Xueqing, watched the aging pickup truck drive away, a teasing glint in his eyes.

Occasionally helping out at the tea shop didn’t bother An Sheng.

After all, earning money improved their lives, and though Old Man Qin was superstitious, he was genuinely generous.

Last time, after helping earn over four thousand yuan, Yu Zhenghong treated them to a meal costing nearly two thousand, then gave An Sheng three incense sticks worth about a thousand yuan.

Last time, after helping earn over four thousand, Yu Zhenghong spent nearly two thousand treating everyone to a meal, and afterward, he still bought himself three incense sticks, each worth about a thousand yuan.

An Sheng felt he could just grab a broom and dustpan and sweep Old Man Qin right out.

I spent my last life farming and selling tea—now I’ve lost my human form and I’m still farming and selling tea? What’s the point?

“Xiao An, wanna go poop together later?” Yu Xueqing asked with a bright smile.

“Just now, Lingling Auntie asked if you want to go to the Children’s Palace for a mountain run and poop with Bai Bai.”

Hearing Yu Xueqing speak, An Sheng shuddered all over, his face relaxing into a blissful expression.

Yu Xueqing spoke standard Mandarin, but people from Xiadong had a linguistic quirk.

When they repeated words, they always pronounced the first syllable in the third tone, regardless of its original tone.

The three repeated words—“just now,” “Lingling,” “auntie”—coming from Qing’s mouth, though perfectly normal, took on a sweet, coquettish Taiwanese-girl tone because of this quirk.

“Qing, don’t talk like that—it’s creepy,” An Sheng said, his ears softening before snapping back to normal; he raised his hand and tapped her cheek. “Seducing won’t work—you’re livestreaming tonight to earn our food money. Be good. Don’t let entertainment ruin your discipline.”

“Qing, don’t act so creepy,” An Sheng said, his ears instantly returning to normal after softening; he raised his hand and slapped Yu Xueqing’s cheek.

Running up a mountain? Pooping in the wild?

I’m afraid my shit won’t even come out before the ground heat evaporates it and clogs my ass!

No way. I’m staying home, chilling in the AC, scrolling through cyber-body Bodhisattvas on Yinfu, and scamming my groupmates.

I’m afraid I won’t even manage to poop before the ground’s heat evaporates all the moisture and clogs it up in my ass!

The fox’s righteous words, after being machine-translated through Yu Xueqing’s mind, transformed completely.

“Ying ying ying~ Little Fox listens to the Master, but… Master takes Little Fox out hunting, then leaves Little Fox alone to face the livestream demon lord at night—won’t that be too hard?”

“Little Fox won’t go. Little Fox will stay home. Little Fox is still too young to help with hunting.”

“Ying ying ying~ Little Fox listens to the master, but when the master takes Little Fox out hunting, won’t it be too hard to face the livestream demon lord alone at night?”

“Sure enough, not a single piece of dog food is wasted.”

After hearing the translation, Yu Xueqing was deeply satisfied, and proceeded to nuzzle and kiss the little fox’s face.

The little fox slowly blinked, forming a question mark.

After hearing the machine translation, Yu Xueqing was deeply satisfied, and she nuzzled and kissed her fox’s little face vigorously.

The mountain run was settled.

But not right now—it would wait until around four in the afternoon.

At two, the sun was scorching; no one went out unless it was an emergency.

Yu Xueqing returned inside, opened WeChat, and shared the bustling scenes of Zhangxizhen with her girl friends.

Then, like a thief, she glanced around the room before opening an e-commerce platform to hire a professional to edit the ancestral hall video.

Yu Xueqing acted like a thief when opening the e-commerce platform because…

…it had something to do with An Sheng.

Soon after adopting the fox, Yu Xueqing had some spare cash and thought: buy a fox cosplay outfit and take a matching mother-child photo with her little fox.

But when she searched “fox cosplay” on the platform…

Her e-commerce homepage went completely insane.

A flood of erotic costumes flooded her feed.

And the fox cosplay outfits weren’t even decent.

One glance turned her face crimson, as if she’d opened a door to a new world.

“Ying ying ying—”

An Sheng had been sitting on the sofa, but when Yu Xueqing opened the e-commerce platform, she set him on the floor.

An Sheng thought for a moment, greeted Yu Xueqing, then prepared to go out.

“Off to find Lai Fu again? Remember to come back early!” Yu Xueqing nodded, understanding her little fox completely.

A little fox living in the city…

“Found another lucky one? Remember to come back early!” Yu Xueqing nodded upon hearing the little fox’s words, fully understanding and agreeing with her little fox.

Before Yu Xueqing took over livestream sales, she often had to run up the tea mountain.

The little fox was often alone at home.

Yu Xueqing had once considered getting her fox a companion.

But after searching Baidu, she suddenly realized a serious problem.

Common pets—birds, fish, insects, reptiles—were mostly on the fox’s menu, while pets outside his diet were financially impossible for the girl.

A fox paired with a dog friend would be fine.

She knew Lai Fu well; she could ask him to look after her fox, keep the dogs from bullying him.

At home, Yu Xueqing browsed the e-commerce platform, edited the village chief’s video, and secretly typed “fox cosplay” into the search bar.

But this time, she added a qualifier: [Ancient Costume].

Though an adult, Yu Xueqing still felt deeply awkward about bizarre, suggestive things.

The little fox had already flipped over the wall, tail swaying as he headed toward Lin Ying’s house.

Although Qing is an adult, she’s still very embarrassed by certain strange-looking things.

So what happened to those two crocodiles?

Lin Ying, satisfy my curiosity!

(End of Chapter)

Lin Ying, satisfy my curiosity!

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