Chapter 328: Unattractive

Su Yu is very curious.

"Good-looking people have bad character; ugly people can't produce good-looking little babies."

Xu Mo Bai has encountered many blind‑date candidates. So many that she feels she could write a thesis introducing each candidate's hidden lines and their "advantages"! Handsome men use their looks as an advantage; a small portion of the outstanding ones were already booked in high school and could never attend her blind‑date banquet. The remaining ones all have some flaw in lifestyle or personality.

Xu Mo Bai comes from a wealthy family, and she herself is a rich lady, so she doesn't need to endure a partner's bad character at all.

Among those with average looks, truly good characters are rare. At least among the blind‑date candidates Xu Mo Bai has met, most are disguises, and the rest are pretenses.

Xu Mo Bai recounted several examples, each one a weirdo.

"The more I think about them, the angrier I get; they still dare to argue with me!"

Xu Mo Bai isn't stupid; the blind‑dates she looks for are all a notch below her in status. Yet they are full of superiority, making Xu Mo Bai want to hit them.

Fed up with blind dates and not planning to continue, she focuses more on observation and recording. She decides to write a blind‑date observation diary, detailing all the little tricks of those candidates, to benefit the naive blind‑date girls.

"Sister, if you like kids, you could adopt one; don't force yourself to eat with unsuitable people!"

【It really affects the appetite!】

After reporting today's matters to Ji Yan, Su Yi dragged Su Yu and handed her to the teacher, saying, "Go study!"

Xu Mo Bai is unhappy; she barely held Su Yu! Xu Mo Bai is, after all, a junior, and although this junior is about the same age as her, the seniority is indeed lower.

Su Yi, speaking from a man's perspective, reminded Xu Mo Bai, "When you find a man who matches you in every way, be careful; that's a trap set up by others for you."

Su Yi, based on his own experience, does not believe that, without any interaction, there exists a perfect counterpart for a person in the world.

If someone like that is around you, it's highly likely they have a fixed goal and are deliberately disguising themselves. Some will keep the disguise for a lifetime; others will tear it off once the goal is achieved.

Either way, it's dangerous. Given Xu Mo Bai's net worth and family background, there's no need to take that risk.

"Su Yu is cute, but also worrisome. You like kids, so why not come with me next door to help look after Jiu Jiu? She's cute and mischievous right now."

Su Yi's well‑meaning warning to Xu Mo Bai is genuine; he really does want to recruit a strong lad.

Ji Yan had him arrange for Su Yu to attend class, then help Shi Xu look after Guoguo or Jiu Jiu. She has something to discuss with Mingmeng.

Su Yi really doesn't want to; he'd rather stay home and spar with Su Yu.

But in front of Mingmeng he couldn't say that, so he just agreed. When they reached the lobby, Su Yi saw Xu Mo Bai and got this outsourcing idea!

"Jiu Jiu?"

"Yes, Minghuang, Mingmeng's child."

"Minghuang, what a powerful name!"

Xu Mo Bai became curious. She followed Su Yi to the neighboring house, where Shi Xu was frantically coaxing the just‑woken Jiu Jiu.

"Little ancestor, stop crying; your mother is busy outside!"

Jiu Jiu in Shi Xu's family is a uniquely independent type. Sometimes when she wakes up she wants her mother, sometimes she wants her father; it's like opening a blind box, which wears Shi Xu out.

Yesterday wasn't he supposed to hold and soothe her? Today nothing he does soothes her; most likely she just misses her mother.

But Mingmeng is busy! Moreover, letting his daughter develop this habit is not good. He needs to get her used to waking up with an adult present, but not the same adult each time.

Shi Xu thinks that's the case, but when his daughter cries he truly feels heartache!

As soon as Xu Mo Bai arrived, she saw the child crying.

"Mom, I want to make dad cry!"

"What's wrong?"

Ji Yan stretched lazily. Mingmeng had just left, and Su Yu came over saying she wanted to make Su Yi cry. Why? "Dad lied to me, and also lied to the teacher; he made me go follow the teacher for an online class."

【This is just absurd, he's tormenting me and the teacher! Su Yi definitely deserves a beating!】

"Why did he lie to you?"

Ji Yan didn't understand; Su Yu has been well‑behaved lately, her grades are decent, so why is Su Yi bothering people?

"I don't know!"

【Hmph, he's just itchy and needs a beating!】

Su Yu holds a deep grievance!

Ji Yan also thought Su Yi was excessive. The child finally has a break, look at how he handles it!

"Honey, shall we go to Yan Le Yuan for dinner tonight?"

"Great!"

Yan Le Yuan's commerce is highly developed, covering all kinds of women's products. Among them, food‑related shops are the most numerous.

Ji Yan took Su Yu to choose a high‑end restaurant.

"Mom, there are so many people here!"

Su Yu originally thought that people willing to live here were mostly cost‑conscious, frugal types. The rent she set is cheaper than the surrounding area; this is a subsidy she offers to the girls fighting it out here.

However, the high‑end restaurant she sat in was already fully booked. Without their premium VIP cards and a private booth, they wouldn't be able to eat.

Here each table is served only once, no table turnover, so there is no concept of waiting in line. Once full, no more guests are taken, ensuring the dining experience.

"Hmm, some unmarried female executives of the Su Clan Group have moved here, setting a trend."

Yan Le Yuan now has a housing shortage.

Her mother pays close attention to user experience here and has high demands on the property staff. If more than three users complain, the staff member being complained about will be dismissed.

Corresponding to the high standards are the property's generous benefits.

The whole community's commercial revenue is very high!

Here, aside from the room Su Yu deliberately set aside, all other houses and shops have been rented out.

After the tent‑house business was taken over by another company, Ji Yan discussed with Su Yu and discontinued that service.

The current "Tent Activity" is a benefit for residents.

Benefiting from the high‑density crowd, major women's product brands have targeted the foot traffic and purchasing power here, flooding the area with their own ads and exclusive flagship stores.

Yan Le Yuan can sustain the property solely with advertising revenue, and can also give a small dividend to all residents of the community.

The money isn't abundant, but the tenants living here are all happy! Watching video ads online yields fewer and fewer gold coins, while watching ads at Yan Le Yuan only brings more and more money! Where can you find such a top‑ten community? The better its online reputation, the more people want to move in.

"Now you have to make an appointment to rent a house."

Reservations within the Su Clan have priority, followed by Ji Yan's fans, then by order of reservation time. If one cannot sign the contract at the scheduled time, it is deferred to the next person.

Su Yu leans against the window, watching the brightly lit skyscrapers, very pleased with her family's hard‑won results, 【Wulongcha, did you see? This is the fruit of our effort! Too bad we can't expose you, otherwise we could tell Mom and Grandma about your contribution.】

【That's sentimental, but I just want to interrupt you. Host, I always feel those words are addressed to a ghost, not to a normal being like me.】

It sounds like something said in a drama to the dead, inviting people to behold this flourishing era! But it isn't dead! It's still drifting about, and the Host's phrasing displeases the being. Su Yu looks at the Wulongcha beside her, 【Aren't you a ghost?】

It drifts every day and never seems tired! Su Yu is curious, 【Wulongcha, where does your energy come from? You drift all the time without fatigue, can go anywhere, can check anything, yet I never saw you replenish your energy—this isn't scientific! Aren't you a scientific existence?】

A scientific being using an unscientific being to cause trouble while emphasizing science—truly hard to swallow! 【It's not the science of your world; you can't explain it… it's none of my business.】

Wulongcha is proud; it comes from a farther‑away but more advanced plane, millions of times stronger than this one! Su Yu sparred verbally with Wulongcha for a while and found it meaningless.

Back to eating.

"The food here tastes good, just the portions are a bit small, and the overall price is fairly normal!"

A meal costing several ten‑thousands of yuan with this service is also fairly standard.

"Most people who eat here can't finish their meals."

People who focus on health, dieting, or refinement wouldn't be like Su Yu, demanding all‑you‑can‑eat.

After the meal, Su Yu holds Ji Yan's hand and strolls through the mall.

"Mom, I also want a balloon!"

Seeing passing children all with balloons, Su Yu also wants one.

"Then, sweetheart, ask them where they bought it, okay?"

"Okay!"

"Hello, may I ask where you bought your balloon?"

"Over there!"

The child points to the other side of the mall, "You should go quickly, or the other big sisters will snatch them all!"

The child adds a hint of grievance! Before moving here, whenever she went out, older brothers and sisters would give her way. Every time she wanted to buy a toy, the older kids in front would let her pick first.

Relying on her cute appearance and young age, she has lost all invisible "privileges" since moving here.

The big sisters here habitually say, "I'm also a child!" and "The kid's still small, that makes it easy to beat!"

Therefore, whenever the Toy City releases new items, the children want their mothers to take them early.

"Are you new here? I haven't seen you before!"

The child sympathizes with the new companion, "Next time remember to have your mother take you to visit other kids, so you'll understand this place better and won't miss out on things you like!"

The big sisters are so rich!

"If you go now, the balloons are probably sold out!"

The big sisters ask what collaboration these are; the child doesn't know, she just picked a balloon she liked.

"I didn't know there was a new companion, otherwise I would have bought it for you!"

The children in this community are very united.

They can't afford not to be united!

Usually it's fine, but when a toy collaboration comes out, they must unite to snatch the right to buy their beloved toys from those crazy big sisters.

They also have a playground. As long as there's no age or height restriction, big sisters can enter at any time. When the children want to play, they either claim a spot early or wait for the big sisters to finish and leave.

At that point, the child extends their smartwatch.

"Let's add each other as friends; next time I'll bring you to our gathering!"

Families with children basically live together. The children get along well, and the parents are mutually considerate, not holding their kids back; the overall atmosphere is great, and they occasionally hold small gatherings for the kids to play.

"Thank you, I'm just looking, I won't move in for now!"

"Oh, okay then!"

The child naturally withdraws their hand, "Then goodbye!"

"Goodbye~"

When Su Yu and Ji Yan passed by, only the ugliest, caterpillar‑like balloon remained unwanted. That balloon was hideous, and Su Yu didn't want it! "This one's too ugly, I don't want it; I want a magic wand!"

Ji Yan saw the surrounding girls also buying, so she bought two as well—one each for herself and Su Yu.

"Wow!"

The Toy City here really knows how to cater to customers.

Magic wands are pricey; the little light on them changes pattern when the trigger is pressed. For example, the first pattern is a cute rabbit, the second a cat, the third a dog, the fourth a beautiful little bird…

The light‑made patterns themselves aren't rare; what's rare is the ability to switch them on the wand.

"Mom, I want to buy some to take home for Huo Huo and Can Can!"

She wants a set, so Su Yu plans to collect each pattern once! "Aren't you buying for Guoguo and Jiu Jiu?"

Su Yu hesitated. The two little sisters are quite nice; not buying seems a bit wrong.

"But there isn't much left over there!"

Who knows if there will be more later?

"Then buy them all!"

Ji Yan didn't really pay attention to the stock there. She was wholly focused on her daughter, and when she heard "not many left," she thought it meant only a few pieces remained.

"Sweetie, didn't you say there weren't many left?"

That huge box of magic wands contains dozens. Su Yu calls that 'not many'? When would it be considered many? "Exactly! It's not enough to complete a set!"

"What are you trying to complete?"

"One of each animal, then!"

"Isn't it obvious? The lights are so beautiful, I really want a set for every kind of animal. But the three of us would need at least thirty magic wands!"

"Buying thirty sets at once leaves very few left! If we buy for Guoguo and Jiu Jiu, we can't give Huo Huo and Can Can a matching set while giving Guoguo and Jiu Jiu a mismatched one, right? Such handling really affects people's moods!"

"Anything else? We've taken everything!"

Su Yu swept her hand aside, delivering the gift for her good friend; she wants to handle it herself! "Alright, please come over here to pay."

The clerk was delighted; after selling the magic wands, it was closing time! She got a confirmation text about the commission and was ecstatic, floating around the residential complex! Fortunately the complex is full of girls and has real‑time surveillance, so she didn't have to worry about safety at all.

Su Yu and Ji Yan strolled around together, happily holding up their magic wands.

"Dad, why the worried look?"

Going out shopping with Mom was enjoyable; when they got home, Ji Yan saw Su Yi with his face drooping, not knowing what he was thinking, and Ji Yan became upset, and Su Yu also became upset! "Your Uncle Guo's issue is a bit tricky!"

"How is it tricky?"

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