No More Husband-Material Books (Continued)

Ningguang tapped the table lightly with her knuckles, while Yelan on the other end of the phone remained unhurried.

"Give it a shot."

"Huh? That decisiveness?"

Yelan was startled by Ningguang's thought process.

"Hey, Ningguang, are you out of your mind? I think we should take the gamble, but the speed at which you're thinking is making me nervous!"

Yelan was also thinking about this matter, but she couldn't figure out the pros and cons.

She has the adventurous spirit of a gambling addict, but she only dares to gamble with her own life, not with other people's things.

"If I lose the bet, I'll donate my family fortune and resign—I can afford to lose."

"Um... I know you're a self-made woman, but we're talking about a gamble... but what exactly are we betting on?"

"Gambling on Liu Bai is a rare commodity and worth hoarding."

Ningguang's thinking is very clear.

"All you need to do is invest in Liu Bai."

"Ah... I understand. You're betting that Liu Bai can achieve his goal."

What is Liu Bai's goal?

Yelan didn't ask, but it was probably something like returning to the universe?

"That's your problem." Ningguang didn't answer directly, but passed the buck back to Yelan. "You can ask him. The answer isn't that important to me."

Ningguang only needs Liu Bai to become a hero.

Ideally, he should be a hero who can command all sides.

Liu Bai's purpose is not important; what matters is what he did.

Unfortunately, Liyue missed the best time to invest.

What Liu Bai wants now might not be so easy for them to provide.

"If you add any more burdens to my shoulders, I'll run away, do you believe me?" Yelan's tone was clearly displeased. "Why don't you send someone over? I'm not good at investing, and besides, I owe a lot of favors."

"Then, wouldn't it be acceptable to use you as a bride?"

As the serious part of the meeting drew to a close, Ningguang's tone became noticeably teasing.

They've been best friends for years, so they don't have to hold back when joking around with each other.

"Hehe, I only mentioned a favor and you thought of a marriage alliance. I think Ningguang, you're quite fond of men."

"Hmm... Beidou should be more concerned about this than I am."

Ningguang chuckled softly.

"I'll send our family's strategist over to help you."

"Um... can you stop dumping troublesome people on me?"

"Haha, what's so troublesome about this female strategist?"

"I think that guy is more like a female Sima Yi..."

"So annoying." Yelan sighed. "Favors... tsk, favors, I'm done for."

Yelan had never owed anyone such a favor in her life.

How can I ever repay this life-saving debt?

Of course, it couldn't be a promise of marriage.

Yelan hasn't had enough of her crazy antics yet and has absolutely no intention of getting married.

Yeah, I haven't gone crazy enough yet—although Yelan doesn't know when she'll be able to go crazy enough either.

"Ah... how about we give this to him?"

Yelan looked at the coat on the back of her chair.

The new-style sleeved Xiapie made of ancient beast fur mixed with Liyue ramie is priceless.

That's why... and because it's difficult to wash when it gets dirty, Yelan doesn't take this thing with her when she goes on adventures.

More often, it was worn as a trophy to show off, which is why it escaped destruction.

As for women's clothing... although it is Xiapie a type of traditional Chinese wedding dress), Yelan's new design does not have the affected air of women's clothing, and has even deviated from the concept of Xiapie.

Is the relationship between the Xiapie a type of traditional Chinese wedding dress) and the xiapei (another type of traditional Chinese wedding dress) similar to the underlying design? In fact, to outsiders, it seems more like a small outfit that appeals to both men and women and is worn to look cool.

If Yelan hadn't said anything, no one would have known that this thing was Xiapie a type of ceremonial robe). In fact, if they had known that it was Xiapie, they would have thought Yelan was strange.

Although this item was an ornament, it was mostly worn by married women in ancient times...

"... Wouldn't that be letting that kid off too easily?"

The Mystic Jade Bracelet and the White Ramie Flying Practice Cape were her family heirloom and her most prized possessions, respectively. She gave them both away in a single day...

Well, when that jerk came to my door looking for trouble and asking for something, I jokingly told him, "Consider it something I owe you." Now, my words have come true.

Even after giving those two things away, I still owe them...

Moreover, it feels a bit strange to give away the White Ramie Flying Practice Cape as a gift... because in some parts of Shenzhou, this thing can be used as a wedding dress.

"Ah... I suddenly realize I'm a penniless wretch."

After owing favors, she ended up giving away all her savings for her future husband.

Okay, she borrowed the jade bracelet temporarily for work, there's no need to overthink it... although thinking about it carefully, it's better to overthink it.

Let's just make Natasha awesome.

Putting aside the fact that he himself hadn't had enough fun, Liu Bai really didn't seem to have any flaws. Perhaps he could even take Liu Bai bungee jumping after they got married?

The only problem is that this person is an alien... There's a feeling that I can't keep them, which is quite fatal in close relationships.

What?

Natasha?

Is it true that siblings are inferior to each other?

"Now that you mention it... tsk, Ningguang really does live up to her Ningguang."

That hit the nail on the head.

[Yelan's Affection Level: 3742]

What is Yelan up to now?!

Liu Bai was already a bit PTSD from this sudden surge in favorability.

"Boss Liu, you look terrified."

"Um... it's nothing."

Liu Bai paused for a moment, confirming that Yelan's favorability rating had not continued to rise.

Five points... Could it be that Yelan is thinking of him again behind his back?

"By the way, could you please tell Acheron to stop fishing? I had no idea she had this hobby."

"Miss Acheron has reached a new record."

Guinaifen looked at the scoreboard in front of the fishing game.

"Almost ten thousand points."

"Anyway, the reward is still fish, right?"

Liu Bai looked completely indifferent.

"I'm already worried about the future."

It feels like I'll be eating fish for every single meal...

"By the way, didn't she play darts?"

"... I've already cleared the game."

"Um... okay, it's a technical game after all."

For Acheron, technical games are probably the easiest.

"Won't Acheron go back to his idle state in a couple of days?"

"Then why don't you just take Miss Acheron with you? Although I'm reluctant to admit it... Miss Acheron isn't very enthusiastic about me or Miss Firefly. Although she answers every question, that's about it."

"... Alright."

After thinking about it, Liu Bai realized that there was no need to be too fixated on Acheron's portability; it was still necessary to consider Acheron's own wishes.

"Hey! Wait a minute! What did Miss Acheron catch?!"

"...?"

Liu Bai looked at Acheron, Acheron fishhook had caught a huge water snake's head.

Oseir (fake) – but with a golden name

Body 1 Strength 10 Speed 0

Is it still possible to catch this thing?

And isn't this thing an elemental creature?

How are we supposed to eat this?

"Giant squid."

"..."

Looking at the giant squid that Acheron, already soaking wet, was proudly holding up—a squid that was twice her height when standing upright— Liu Bai was completely speechless at the creature's design.

Oseir the Giant Squid.

Golden ingredients... I've never seen anything like it in all the time I've been playing mods.

What was supposed to be a simple contest of strength turned out to be due to someone's unreasonable 12 points in strength attribute...

With such a small force, and with exponential growth, even two Oseir might not be able to win.

"... Chop it up and put it in the refrigerator."

I feel it could be used as a valuable therapeutic ingredient.

"Um... La Signora Yelan, are you not open today?"

"... Why are you taking a day off, Rita?"

Yelan was about to drive to the apartment to return clothes and deliver a gift, saw Rita lingering in front of her shop.

The reason for closing the Chamber of Commerce today is very simple: the incident happened suddenly yesterday, and some things were seen. We are now doing our best to mitigate the impact through public relations.

I feel like my sales are about to plummet...

I want to buy some things.

Rita smiled and said, "La Signora. Yelan, could you do me a favor?"

"Hmm... that works too."

It's not a big deal to give them special attention.

"Come on, come in through the back door."

Yelan led Rita to the back door.

"What are you looking for?"

"I'm planning to buy a men's watch."