Xu Qian's business in Fushui Town wasn't doing too well. After all, Fushui Town had a limited population. If it weren't for the development of Chang'ai Mountain, business would probably be even worse. Fortunately, Xishanju had many repeat customers, and those who had eaten there once would usually come back for a second time.
For example, those two young men from last time.
The two of them started by having dinner there, then occasionally at noon, and eventually became regulars who came for every meal, showing no signs of being budget travelers at all!
Oh, Xu Qian knew that these two were traveling on a shoestring budget because he heard it from them during a casual chat over dinner. After getting to know each other, the two changed from their usual shyness and became quite talkative, revealing all their financial situation in no time.
"...However, we're going back tomorrow; we've already been here for several days longer than planned," Zhou Bin said.
The other person nodded in agreement. If it weren't for Xishanju's existence, these two would have left last week.
"Welcome to visit again next time." Xu Qian didn't say much, but gave them two sachets as a souvenir.
"Boss, let's add each other on WeChat. I'll definitely eat here next time I come to Chang'ai Mountain!" He Jun offered his phone.
"Then I'll have to take good care of you from now on." Xu Qian used the new account he applied for when he opened the shop, and he even bought a separate phone for it, which was a kind of alias for Tangmen.
"Oh, by the way, we wrote an article about your shop. Would you mind if we put it in a magazine? Don't worry, we won't show your face, at most... a few cats."
"It's nothing, I should thank you for helping me advertise." Xu Qian understood the other party's good intentions.
After seeing off the two regular customers, Xishanju returned to its peaceful state.
"Meow--"
Xu Qian lowered his head, and Qiuqiu rubbed against his feet before turning over and lying down, looking like it was saying, "I'll let you pet me because I feel sorry for you."
"I'll give you an extra meal tonight!" Xu Qian said with a slightly annoyed laugh, but his face was still beaming.
Qiuqiu ignored him and started snoring.
In the evening, it started raining again in Fushui Town, not heavily, just a light drizzle.
After feeding his pets, Da Da (Xiao Qing) and Xiao Xiao, Xu Qian made himself a cup of black tea and sat down by the window to read. At his feet and on the table were two cats curled up in a ball.
Although Tangmen is Xu Qian's most low-key alias, that's only in comparison. You know, there's no way a game from JX3 could be ugly.
Imagine a man reading a book under warm light on a rainy night, with two cats beside him.
Wow, so romantic, so very romantic.
Xiaoqing saw this scene and took a picture with his phone. Of course, he only captured a side profile, which was very blurry.
Xiaoqing hasn't changed her Weibo account. Although she's now in a male body, her girlish heart will never change!
Soon, several comments appeared under this Weibo post.
A week had passed since Xu Qian announced his retirement from the entertainment industry to get married. The buzz wasn't particularly high, given how sudden his announcement and how gracefully he left.
Add to that the reason for leaving the industry... there are just too many flaws to even discuss.
Of course, everyone has their own preferences, and it's perfectly normal for someone to leave the entertainment industry and return to family life for love.
What the hell!
Fans of celebrities suffer so much. No other celebrity's fans are as humble as them. It's one thing for the celebrity not to be active in the entertainment industry, and it's another for them to have a partner, but... but how could you leave the entertainment industry?! Why waste that face?!
On the day One Meter Sunshine was announced, Xu Qian trended on Weibo, causing a brief freeze on the platform.
However, Xu Qian's Weibo was still flooded with comments, as was his "girlfriend's" Weibo. Some rational people would offer their blessings, while others would attack Xiao Qing with all sorts of insults.
Xiaoqing is alright; she's probably used to being scolded before, so she just pretends to be dead and ignores it.
This Weibo post is the first response since the incident occurred.
And then, he messed things up.
To put it in Pen'er's words, this is a provocation! A blatant provocation! You think you're so great just because you have Lao Xu!
Xiaoqing felt increasingly uncomfortable as she looked at it, and a strange feeling welled up inside her. "Yeah, yeah, just because I have Lao Xu and you don't, does that make you so great!"
Xiaoqing's low mood was even felt by Taotao on the table, who moved a little closer to Xu Qian.
Xu Qian reached out and ruffled the other person's hair, then continued reading.
...
Early in the morning, the rain stopped, but it was still dark. Xiaoqing rode her electric scooter to the town's vegetable market to buy groceries, mainly meat.
Xiaoqing has always been talented at shopping; bargaining is a piece of cake for her, and she's long been adept at it.
When he rode back to Xishanju with his bags full, he found that Xu Qian was also up and cleaning the yard.
"You're back. There are dumplings on the table."
"We have crabs today! Just caught them from the lake!" Xiaoqing said with a smile, holding up the bag.
Xu Qian nodded. "We'll have crab roe hot pot for dinner."
"good!"
Hearing Xiaoqing's cheerful agreement, Xu Qian couldn't help but chuckle. Although he hadn't been thinking about making money from this shop, wasn't it a bit too blatant to be thinking about how to eat every day?
Oh well, as long as he's happy.
The shop is closed in the morning. After tidying up the shop, Xu Qian would ride his bicycle to the nearby mountains for a stroll, occasionally picking some herbs. He lived a very comfortable life.
Not only that, he also discovered that his treasure hunting ability was working. It hadn't worked in Weicheng before, but it did in Changai Mountain.
Treasure hunting is one of Xu Qian's hobbies in JX3, and it's quite effective at passing the time, and it still is now.
[Level 1 Five Elements Stone x3]
[Bronze Treasure Chest x1]
Xu Qian opened all the bronze treasure chests he obtained, and without a doubt, they contained mostly low-level materials.
[Dew x2]
"The dew is alright, it can be used for making soup..."
The reason why Xishanju has repeat customers is largely due to the dew collected by Xu Qian, which is sweet and clear, only slightly inferior to the Turkic spring.
After Xu Qian's treasure hunt, it was already eleven o'clock. As he walked back, he opened all the bronze treasure chests he had accumulated.
[Tin Ore X1]
[Goji Berry X1]
[Goji Berry X1]
Xu Qian was given five goji berries in succession. He suspected that Jianwang 3 wanted him to take care of his health, otherwise why would they keep giving him goji berries?
[Silver Scale x1]
Huh, I actually got a blue material.
Xu Qian, dressed in a black Tang Clan school uniform, was so surprised that he felt it was impossible for a bronze treasure chest to contain materials other than green ones.
[Rosewood X1]
——！ ！ ！
Another blue material!
This was the first time Xu Qian had seen these two materials. He clicked on them and read the descriptions, which were fairly ordinary.
However, this silver scale is quite pretty, sparkling and shiny, more than enough to be a decoration for the ball.
Xu Qian opened all the bronze treasure chests and, unsurprisingly, only got two blue materials; the rest were all medicinal herbs or ores.
——
Xishanju officially opened for business at 11:30 a.m.!
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