Chapter 6: 006
Zhu Ran woke up in the bright sunlight after sleeping for a whole day.
Today was a sunny day, and the barren earth was illuminated by golden sunlight, making the already windblown and dusty climate even drier.
However, Zhu Ran did not care much about the weather outside. As long as there was sunlight, his mood and condition for the day would be excellent.
After a night of growth, the Freesia cutting that was separated yesterday was growing well and had already bloomed.
The little white flowers emitted a faint fragrance, adding a touch of light sweetness to the room.
“I can list it now.”
After washing up and drinking a colorless, tasteless nutrient solution, Zhu Ran scanned and uploaded the newly catalyzed Freesia to Xinggou.
Upon logging into the APP, Zhu Ran found that the buyer, ‘Qin Ke is Very Cute’, had confirmed receipt of the goods and gave him a five-star review.
As long as receipt is confirmed, the store owner can withdraw the shop’s earnings into their own income.
Yay~
I’m rich!
Zhu Ran smiled brilliantly, his green eyes shining brightly, his eyes curving into crescents.
He first deposited the 21,360 Star Coins he received into his account, then checked the buyer’s review.
[Treasure shop! After I gave my male god the Freesia, my male god actually took the initiative to add my Starcom ID! This absolutely deserves a 5-star review. If my male god and I get together, I’ll send you a wedding gift.]
“So they used the flower to court someone.”
From the lines of the review, Zhu Ran could feel the other party’s enthusiasm and joy.
Seeing that the plants he cultivated could be loved, Zhu Ran felt very satisfied.
Compared to the apocalypse, where one had to use plants to strangle zombies just to get a tiny reward, in the interstellar era, one could get a good return just by growing flowers and plants.
Zhu Ran was liking the interstellar era more and more.
After placing the Freesia in the shop’s display case, Zhu Ran walked out of the store, planning to stroll around Mengxin Street.
As a street specifically designed by Xinggou to support newcomers, Mengxin Street utilized a flashing neon color scheme that was very popular among interstellar youth.
The ground of the entire street was paved with red, yellow, and white light tubes, emitting a dazzling and colorful halo.
Many new shops also went all out, decorating their storefronts to be extremely eye-catching.
For instance, the shop on the left had lights of the maximum allowable wattage installed on its intricately cut metal eaves. The dazzling lights seemed to be competing with the ground tubes, shining brightly and unwilling to be outdone.
It was really… too bright.
Zhu Ran looked at it for a couple of seconds before averting his gaze.
The light was simply too intense; looking at it any longer would make his eyes hurt.
“Brother, your shop’s decoration is so cool. Must have cost a lot of money, right?”
“Not at all, it was only 20,000 decoration coins. If Xinggou hadn’t set a limit, I would have decorated it even more!”
…
Decorating with 20,000 decoration coins… truly extravagant.
Zhu Ran, who had only spent 40 coins on decoration, naturally couldn’t compare.
The atmosphere on Mengxin Street was bustling and full of life. Compared to the orderly nature of West District 10, Mengxin Street had a bit more fearless charging spirit; they dared to sell anything and dared to promote anything.
Zhu Ran saw declarations like “If we enter the top 10 on this month’s newbie leaderboard, we’ll streak online” more than once.
Most shops had two or three people standing at their doors, neither deserted nor bustling.
Only one shop was crowded with people at its entrance, occasionally emitting sounds of bidding.
“Ah! It’s Ye Zhao’s limited Christmas photo card, only 50,000 copies sold across the entire interstellar space.”
“Sell it to me, sell it to me, sell it to me!”
“I bid 5,000 Star Coins!”
Zhu Ran curiously looked towards the sound, only to see a shop named ‘Ye Zhao Merchandise Store’ packed with people.
A holographic projection was playing at the storefront. The main figure, holding a microphone and wearing a bling-bling, semi-transparent performance outfit, was passionately singing and interacting.
The person was smiling with full aggression, his expression confident and flamboyant.
Even though he looked to be only around twenty years old, the ambitious look in his eyes and the starlight reflected within them involuntarily drew people in.
He looked a bit like a wolf cub. Even though he was still young, he already possessed the aura of a king.
Ye Zhao… is he a celebrity?
Because the original host was excessively autistic and rarely interacted with the outside world, there was no information about ‘Ye Zhao’ in his memories.
As for Zhu Ran himself… years of living in the apocalypse had long made him forget what a celebrity was, and what the experience of chasing stars felt like.
Zhu Ran paused for a moment because he had stepped into an unfamiliar domain. He was curious and also absorbing things that were entirely novel to him.
“Are you also a fan of Ye Zhao?”
Someone struck up a conversation with Zhu Ran.
The other party’s virtual avatar was a beastman with wolf ears and a tail… um, a teenager?
He wasn’t very tall, only reaching the shoulder of Zhu Ran’s virtual avatar. His voice was clean yet thick, very pleasant to hear.
“No. I’m just passing by.”
Zhu Ran smiled, his gaze lingering for a moment on the other’s wagging, fluffy large tail.
“Don’t be shy, liking Ye Zhao isn’t anything to be embarrassed about. Ye Zhao is the most popular young male celebrity in the entire interstellar space!”
Zhu Ran: “Is that so… Then he really is amazing.”
The other party seemed to realize from Zhu Ran’s indifferent attitude that Zhu Ran truly wasn’t a fan of Ye Zhao.
His body slightly stiffened, and even the tail behind his back turned straight up due to embarrassment, looking a bit droopy.
“You really aren’t Ye Zhao’s fan?”
Zhu Ran shook his head.
“This is my first time seeing him. Undeniably, he has a lot of charm.”
“To think there’s actually someone who doesn’t know him…”
The wolf-eared teenager muttered, clearly finding it somewhat unbelievable.
“Wait for me a moment!”
Saying that, the teenager dashed into the merchandise store. After buying an album, he stuffed the delivery receipt into Zhu Ran’s hand.
“Ye Zhao’s album collection, a gift for you!”
Zhu Ran was just about to decline, but the other party stopped his motion of refusal.
“Don’t be polite. Just treat it as me selling you a recommendation!” The wolf-eared teenager said, “With one more person liking Ye Zhao, Ye Zhao gets a step closer to his dream. I hope that after you go back and listen to the album, you can become a casual fan of Ye Zhao.”
“But to think there’s actually someone who doesn’t know him, the manager’s promotion isn’t good enough… we need to work harder!”
Saying this, perhaps worried that Zhu Ran would return the money for the album or for some other reason, the wolf-eared teenager hurriedly logged off.
Holding the delivery receipt in his hand, a shallow smile rippled in Zhu Ran’s eyes: “People striving to pursue their dreams are truly wonderful.”
Zhu Ran once had dreams too, but his dreams had long been shattered into pieces in the battered apocalypse, never to be pieced back together again.
Zhu Ran had already forgotten what his original dream was. However… watching someone else chasing their dream made Zhu Ran feel very pleased as well, and his scarred state of mind brightened because of it.
Carrying the delivery receipt, Zhu Ran walked back the way he came to his own shop, his steps even a bit lighter.
It was just that… when he returned to his storefront, Zhu Ran looked at his shop with some confusion.
The door of the shop hanging the “Zhuying Anxiang” nameplate was tightly shut, and a “Sold Out, Closed” sign hung on the metal roller blind.
Zhu Ran blinked his green eyes.
Huh?
He had only been shopping for a short while, and the newly listed Freesia was bought out again?
When Qin Ke received the Starcom message from Mu Qingzhou, he felt as if he were dreaming, completely unreal.
He, he, he actually got his Starcom added by the male god?
Is this really not a pie falling from the sky?
After confirming repeatedly that the person who added him was indeed Mu Qingzhou, Qin Ke jumped up on the spot.
YES! He did it! He and his male god became friends!
Qin Ke, you are amazing!
You are the coolest guy in the whole school!
Qin Ke ran 5 laps around the track before calming his thrilled emotions.
He went into the bathroom to take a shower while pondering what to do next.
He still had to accept the money Mu Qingzhou wanted to pay him, otherwise, given Mu Qingzhou’s personality, refusing would make him distance himself.
He also had to give Mu Qingzhou the store name, but…
Before giving Mu Qingzhou the store name, he could visit the shop again.
If a natural plant was listed in the store, he could buy it, and then use that as an excuse to meet up with Mu Qingzhou.
With this back-and-forth, wouldn’t his relationship with Mu Qingzhou draw closer?
He truly was a clever little ghost~
Thinking this, Qin Ke hurriedly dried himself off, logged into Xinggou, and headed straight for Shop No. 76 on Mengxin Street.
As soon as his burly, broad-shouldered virtual avatar entered the shop, he made a leaping motion entirely unsuited to his image.
“There’s actually another Freesia! Buy!”
Without a second word, Qin Ke waved his hand grandly and bought the Freesia.
Then, he sent a message to Mu Qingzhou.
[Qin Ke: Senior Mu, the shop selling the Freesia is called ‘Zhuying Anxiang’, located at No. 76 Mengxin Street. I just went to take a look, and there’s nothing for sale in the shop anymore. However, I managed to buy the Freesia the owner just listed. If you need it, I can bring it to you once I receive it?]
About 10 minutes later, Qin Ke received a reply.
[Mu Qingzhou: Okay. Sorry to trouble you, I’ll treat you to a meal.]
Mu Qingzhou agreed to meet him?!
And he was going to treat him to a meal?
Ahhhh!!
Freesia, I love you to death!!
Qin Ke cheered and screamed internally, his inner self jumping up and down, absolutely thrilled.
“I am so happy! I must share this good news!”
Saying this, Qin Ke anonymously posted a thread in the relationship section of the interstellar’s largest forum.
Title: [I used this method to make my male god actively invite me to dinner.]
Content: I am truly, truly, truly so happy! Not only did I get my male god’s Starcom, but my male god also actively invited me to dinner! [Blurred Screenshot]
My male god is the entire academy’s ‘high flower’. The people chasing him could line up from Planet Jialan all the way to Planet Siren. I am just one of his many pursuers—not the richest, not the most powerful, and not the most handsome either.
But I really got my male god’s Starcom. I feel like I’ve been hit by an S-grade mecha, my whole head is spinning.
It’s truly unbelievable.
I’m so happy~
[2L]: Curious, rubbing hands.
[3L]: Curious what method it is, please share.
…
While Qin Ke was typing, quite a few comments had already appeared.
It seemed many people were hoping to ask out their crushes and were waiting to learn some experience!
[Original Poster]: I snagged a natural plant on Xinggou. After I gave the natural plant to my male god, he not only proactively added my Starcom but also wants to treat me to a meal. Sob sob, I am truly so moved. If I get together with my male god, I will send the shop owner a red envelope!!
[28L]: Dreaming clickbait post, bury it, bury it.
[29L]: A natural plant, really? Even daydreams aren’t as good as yours. If you can buy a natural plant, then I can buy Mr. Bai’s paintings!
[30L]: I thought I could learn something, but it’s just this?
…
After posting, Qin Ke glanced at a few comments and then closed it.
Almost no one on the internet believed he got his male god’s Starcom using a natural plant. Hmph, those people couldn’t do it themselves and didn’t even have the courage to face reality.
He was very happy right now and wouldn’t be affected by those sour-grapes comments.
Better to think about what clothes to wear to meet Mu Qingzhou tomorrow!
Mu Qingzhou seemed to like light colors, but he felt red suited him better; it was so dazzling!
Decided, he would wear red clothes tomorrow.
After checking the purchase records, Zhu Ran found that the buyer who purchased his Freesia today was the same person as yesterday.
It seemed the other party really loved the Freesia.
It was a pity the clay vases he just bought hadn’t arrived yet, otherwise he could have given the buyer a nicer-looking container.
Like yesterday, Zhu Ran separated a cutting from the Freesia, then used his spiritual power to envelop both the large and small Freesias in a spiritual net, isolating them from interstellar pollution.
Then Zhu Ran called for the Xinggou spatial delivery personnel again.
Accompanied by a burst of spatial distortion, a delivery person with a standard toothy smile appeared before Zhu Ran.
“Delivery person Zhao Weiwei at your service. May I ask which item you would like to send?”
Zhu Ran handed the Freesia to the delivery person.
Upon seeing the Freesia, the delivery person named Zhao Weiwei let out a gasp of amazement: “Wow~ What a breathtakingly beautiful item!”
When leaving, Zhao Weiwei was also very polite: “If you are satisfied with my service, please give me a 5-star review~ Goodbye!”
Compared to the icy delivery person Z from yesterday, delivery person Zhao Weiwei could be said to have extremely high professional literacy. He was very approachable and didn’t make Zhu Ran feel oppressed.
“I didn’t expect the professional level of delivery personnel to be so uneven.”
Zhu Ran opened Xinggou and gave Zhao Weiwei a 5-star review, but gave Z a 3-star review.
The reason for giving 3 stars was: “Extremely unfriendly, looks like someone coming to collect debts.”
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