Chapter 24

"The cottage looks like a tent, but it can transform and unfold at any time. When opened, the dark-gold alloy panel on top efficiently absorbs solar energy and converts it into electricity! One hour of sunlight can provide an entire day's worth of electricity for an ordinary household."

"Then there is the cottage itself, along with the retractable, storable furniture inside. At its smallest, the cottage measures three meters in length, width, and height. At its largest, it can expand to 8×5×3 meters—a medium-sized portable home equivalent to an ordinary forty-square-meter residence."

"Inside are foldable, storable sofas, a long table, a simple stove, and a washroom. Both the stove and washroom are connected to the solar power converter, fully meeting the needs of everyday life!"

By then, the livestream viewers had already flooded the screen with 666s, while the lead design expert continued:

"Last, and most importantly! This riverside cottage can move on its own!"

Under everyone's watchful eyes, several support platforms beneath the cottage retracted inward, and six black tires extended out. When the designer pressed the control button, the tire-equipped cottage moved forward several meters, smoothly and quickly, before coming to a stop.

"Inside the cottage is a specially concealed fold-out steering control area. Once opened, it becomes a driver's cabin, allowing the wooden cottage to travel at a maximum speed of eighty kilometers per hour.

"Basically, this cottage can also be considered an exquisitely designed, sturdy, defensive RV."

Only after finishing did the designer retract the cottage's six tires, restoring it to the beautiful form of a crystal triangular tent. Then he handed the controller to Shui Wuyuan.

"Mr. Shui, I wonder whether you are satisfied with this cottage design?"

Shui Wuyuan smiled.

With an easy, leisurely bearing, he walked to the front of the blue Crystal Cottage and reached out to open the carved crystal door painted with a little carp. Then he turned his head, his gray eyes looking at He Qinglan as he leaned against the doorway and asked:

"Are you satisfied?"

The afterglow of the setting sun spilled across Shui Wuyuan's face, softening his excessively wild and arrogant air. At that moment, he was so handsome it was almost enough to make one forget to breathe.

He Qinglan looked up at him and answered the man with a supremely beautiful, delighted smile.

"Then I shall not refuse such generosity."

The man let out a low laugh as well.

Author's note: Faced with Potato No. 2's crude shack:

River God: I have no such worldly desires.

Faced with the pale-blue crystal fairytale cottage:

River God: Then I shall not refuse such generosity.

Xia Potato: Where did that promise of having no worldly desires go?!!

Water Gourd: Isn't it because you're poor, ugly, and small? Tch.

After the Crystal Cottage was built, Shui Wuyuan once again occupied nearly every trending headline with the bearing of the ultimate boss.

The entire internet was filled with topics such as #CrystalCottage#, #ArchitecturalHighTech#, #AStunningSmileExchanged#, and #AFairyLoveStory#, showing just how much attention this incident had drawn.

Everyone had something to talk about for the entire day. After satisfying their urge to gossip and feasting on all the drama, the only thing netizens found slightly lacking was that the Immortal Pretty Boy had not opened a Weibo account.

Even top boss Shui Wuyuan had a Weibo account where people could interact with him. Though most of his interactions consisted of randomly picking people he disliked and roasting them, at least it gave netizens a way to follow him and get to know him.

That way, whenever netizens got excited, they could leave comments under Boss Water's Weibo. Whether they were calling him Dad and begging for a follow, or reposting his posts to pray for wealth, it made them feel happy and even oddly close to him.

One only had to look at Boss Water's astonishing follower count to know how popular Shui Wuyuan was.

And now, out of nowhere, there had appeared a noble little Immortal Pretty Boy who collected trash and, aside from having no money, was in no way inferior to Boss Water. The Immortal Pretty Boy even knew Boss Water and had sparked so many matters of special interest. Naturally, everyone was itching to communicate with him.

Unfortunately, judging from how the Immortal Pretty Boy could keep a straight face and calmly collect trash even under Boss Water's gaze, unless he himself was willing, no one could force or tempt him into opening a Weibo account.

Many netizens and face-con enthusiasts sighed deeply over this.

Yet their sighing only lasted until seven that evening.

After dinner, while everyone was strolling outside, the trash-collecting little Immortal Pretty Boy whom countless netizens had been longing for was sitting in the riverside Crystal Cottage. Holding the Vegetable Phone that had arrived today, he began registering a Weibo account under the guidance of the two believers beside him, preparing to log onto Huazhou's largest online discussion platform.

Only, the River God encountered a slight problem when registering his name.

When He Qinglan entered his name, he was told that it had already been taken and that he needed to choose another one.

The River God frowned slightly. Shui Wuyuan beside him chuckled. "No one dares use my name. Even related words are off-limits."

Anyone who dared use his name—or even a Weibo account that included characters from his name—would face endless lag. They would never be able to proceed to the next option.

"Too bad your Spiritual Power is empty. Otherwise, you could do the same."

He Qinglan rolled his eyes at Shui Wuyuan.

Qi Xiaoyuan cautiously suggested at that moment, "How about adding the words 'trash collector' before your name? What about Trash-Collecting He Qinglan?"

Shui Wuyuan gave a cold snort and curled his lips. "Not good. He's only collecting trash temporarily. Do you think he's going to collect trash for the rest of his life?"

A glint flashed across Xia Youyu's lenses. "Then how about Most Beautiful River God? Most Beautiful River Immortal Pretty Boy would work too. Everyone calls you that, sir. It proves that your bearing is extraordinary."

Boss Water continued his mockery. "The words 'most beautiful' were barely passable for him before. But now, look at the river outside and say that to me again. Are those two names really not mockery?"

Xia Youyu and Qi Xiaoyuan: "..."

Why was this big shot still here? Why couldn't he go back to his bed that was dozens of meters wide and rest properly?!

In the end, Xia Youyu finally could not endure it any longer and replied with a smile, "Then what do you think sir should be called?"