[Gourmet food + light-hearted comedy + alluring female lead + power-up progression, mindless爽文 (satisfying read) not recommended for overthinking]. Gourmet NPC Ruan Tian transmigrated into a post-a...
Ye Mofeng asked instinctively, "Are you leaving?"
Ruan Tian scratched her head sheepishly, "Yeah, I can't follow you forever, can I?"
In order to survive, she will definitely have to find a new target.
Upon hearing this, Ye Mofeng was momentarily speechless.
He couldn't bear to part with Ruan Tian; the thought of her leaving him made his heart ache.
All Lu Xuexue brought to Ye Mofeng was responsibility and pain.
But Ruan Tian was different; she was like sweet ice cream in summer, giving Ye Mofeng an indescribable feeling.
Seeing that Ye Mofeng hadn't said anything for a long time, Ruan Tian figured he was reluctant to part with her.
"Hey, it's not like we're never going to see each other again, don't look so sad!"
"Will you come back?" Ye Mofeng looked up, his gaze fixed on Ruan Tian.
"Definitely."
Ruan Tian patted her chest. Ye Mofeng was so easy to talk to; he was probably the kindest of the seven people she was trying to win over.
If it weren't for the circumstances, she would definitely stick close to Ye Mofeng and not go anywhere else.
After spending a year accumulating gratitude points with Ye Mofeng, she will leave to pursue other potential partners.
Ye Mofeng asked instinctively, "When will you be back?"
Ruan Tian answered casually, "I don't know myself, but I'll definitely come back."
Ye Mofeng regretted asking the question as soon as he did, realizing that he might have been being a bit unreasonable.
Ruan Tian is free; she can decide where she wants to go entirely on her own.
Ultimately, there wasn't much of a bond between Ye Mofeng and Ruan Tian; they were just friends at best.
He subconsciously lowered his eyes, watching Ruan Tian excitedly fiddling with the crystal core, and gently closed his eyes.
Ye Mofeng suppressed the dark thoughts in his heart and gently pinched the little doll with his fingertips.
Oh well, let it be.
There were so many crystal cores on the ground that Ruan Tian filled more than five hundred boxes and handed them to Ye Mofeng.
"Ye Mofeng, take this."
Upon hearing this, Ye Mofeng was taken aback. "These things are useless to me."
His special ability is the unity of heaven and man; even without absorbing crystal cores, he can grow stronger solely through his own cultivation.
Before the end of the world, the spiritual energy on Earth was already very weak.
However, after the apocalypse, spiritual energy indirectly revived, and Ye Mofeng's cultivation became even more powerful than before the apocalypse.
"I know it's useless to you, but crystal cores are the only currency after the apocalypse, so take it!"
Ruan Tian acted like a domineering CEO, directly stuffing a heavy bag of crystal cores into Ye Mofeng's hands.
"Listen to me."
Seeing Ruan Tian's insistence, Ye Mofeng finally listened and accepted it.
There were still many crystal cores on the ground. Before feeding them to the stroller, Ruan Tian stared at the lifeless little white dog in Ye Mofeng's arms and couldn't help but say:
"Little White, don't you want to eat? It can make you stronger!"
Xiao Bai let out a "hiccup," stuck out half of its tongue, and, as if it had lost its greatest interest in life, huddled in Ye Mofeng's arms and didn't move.
The more joy Xiaobai experienced when eating crystal cores, the more pain he now feels when he sees them.
All of these crystal nuclei taste the same.
The first taste was delicious, but after eating a thousand, all that remained was nausea and vomiting.
Xiao Bai seems to have developed some kind of anorexia; the whole dog is listless.
"Okay, then I'll feed it all to the stroller."
Seeing that Xiaobai really didn't want to eat, Ruan Tian kept two hundred crystal cores for herself as a backup, and then fed all the remaining crystal cores to the little cart.
[Congratulations, host! Your cart has reached level five, unlocking the following recipes: Egg Pancake, Vegetable Dumplings, and Spicy Wontons.]
[The cart can evolve once every five levels. The host is welcome to check it out.]
Ruan Tian's eyes lit up instantly upon discovering so many delicious foods.
What made her even happier was that the stroller itself had evolved!
Filled with excitement, Ruan Tian immediately summoned the stroller.
But when she saw the evolved version of the stroller, her excitement was completely dampened.
"System, is this what you meant by... upgrade?"
Ruan Tian's brows were furrowed so deeply that they looked as if they could trap a fly.
She looked down in disbelief at the "upgraded" stroller.
The car is indeed a bit bigger than before, going from two meters to three meters.
This also means that the area where Ruan Tian can move safely inside the stroller has been expanded.
Aside from the fact that the space was a meter larger and the stroller didn't seem to fall apart so easily, Ruan Tian noticed something was wrong as soon as she lowered her head slightly.
"So, the upgrade you're talking about... is just giving me a cheap, worn-out stool that you can buy for 2.5 yuan on Pinduoduo, with free shipping?"
The small red stool you get at the start is very rustic.
The color given as a gift after the upgrade is now an even more rustic green.
For a moment, Ruan Tian couldn't tell whether this was an upgrade or not.
[Host, that's not right of you. Everyone starts from the beginner level and gradually levels up.]
The system spoke with a confident and authoritative tone, as if it were reading from the evening news:
Judging from your taste in music, this bright red and green color scheme really suits your style; we're definitely from the same family.
"System, I suspect you're indirectly calling me a country bumpkin."
[No, no, no, host, look closely. There are printed bunnies on this little stool, isn't it cute?]
Upon hearing this, Ruan Tian bent down expressionlessly, rubbed her fingertip on the small stool, and instantly rubbed off a layer of paint.
The already ugly rabbit's face disappeared instantly.
The face that disappeared is right on Ruan Tian's fingertips.
She sneered, "This is what you call cute? It is indeed very cute, adorably cute."
[Host, let me explain.]
"System, this can't possibly sell for two and a half yuan, can it?"
[Host, I have other matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave now.]
The next second, the system simply disappeared, unilaterally severing its connection with Ruan Tian.
Ruan Tian: "..."
Speechless, she wiped her hands with the towel that came with the stroller, cleaning the "rabbit face" off her hands.
Ye Mofeng noticed that Ruan Tian was in a bad mood and took two steps forward.
"Ruan Tian, what's wrong? Are you in a bad mood?"
Ruan Tian is an optimist, and she quickly adjusted her mood.
"I'm fine, you don't need to worry about me."
Ruan Tian smiled and shook her head, then suddenly remembered that she had unlocked a new recipe!
"Ye Mofeng! Wouldn't you like to eat something good?"
"Hmm?" Ye Mofeng turned to look at Ruan Tian. "Steamed buns?"
"Hmph, you're so wrong!" Ruan Tian rubbed her hands excitedly and rattled off the names of her newly acquired recipes.
"Spicy soup, egg pancakes, vegetable dumplings, and wontons in chili oil!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Mofeng was stunned for a moment. Before he could even speak, Ruan Tian had already taken action.
"Wait here, I'll get it for you right now!"