Chapter 202 I should be able to return to Beijing within three days
Early Spring and Early Summer came in with buckets and slowly poured warm water into the tub. A few pink petals floated on the surface, emitting a faint fragrance. They placed clean clothes on a rack nearby, and then left.
Lan Xiyue undressed, stepped into the tub, leaned against the edge, and closed her eyes to rest. However, before long, she couldn't help but murmur, "I really want air conditioning..." Her voice was filled with a hint of helplessness and fatigue. Although winter was cold, at least you could wear more clothes to keep warm, but the scorching summer heat was inescapable, especially the scorching sun, which was almost suffocating.
"I really miss ice cream and popsicles..." Her thoughts drifted involuntarily to those cold and sweet foods, as if she could feel the coolness sliding down her throat.
At this moment, the system's voice sounded in her mind: "Host, the mall has ice cream and popsicles, do you want some?"
Lan Xiyue's eyes lit up when she heard that, and she became alert. She quickly said, "System, give me an ice cream!"
System: "Ding Dong! Redemption successful, one thousand points deducted, the host has five thousand points left."
Lan Xiyue suddenly had an ice cream in her hand. However, when she saw the ice cream in her hand, the joy on her face froze instantly.
She couldn't help but complain: "System, you are too ruthless! A small ice cream costs a thousand points, why don't you just go and rob it..." Halfway through her words, she suddenly realized that this damn system had embezzled enough of her points!
The system responded calmly, "Host, scarcity makes things valuable. Besides, it's only a thousand points. If you say a few words later, the points will be returned."
Lan Xiyue curled her lips, "System, can I return it?"
System: "Master, what are you thinking? Products from the System Mall are non-returnable."
Lan Xiyue looked down at the ice cream in her hand. Although she felt a little reluctant to give up the 1,000 points, she couldn't help but take a bite. The cool, sweet taste spread in her mouth, and she couldn't help but squint her eyes, and the dissatisfaction in her heart also eased a little.
"Forget it, at least this ice cream is delicious..." She comforted herself and continued to enjoy the moment of coolness.
Before long, Lan Xiyue had eaten up all the small ice cream. She licked the corner of her mouth with satisfaction and couldn't help complaining, "System, this ice cream worth 1,000 points is too small, right? There's no bigger one? 1,000 points is too small!"
Upon hearing this, the system said in a somewhat attentive tone: "We have a big one. Host, do you want to exchange it for a big ice cream?"
Lan Xiyue's heart was alarmed when she heard this, and she quickly asked, "Wait, system, how many points does a larger ice cream cost?"
The system replied casually, "Not much, not much, host. Only 5,000 points are needed."
Lan Xiyue nearly burst into swear words upon hearing this. Wasn't this system simply pricing her based on her remaining points? She was speechless, unable to help but roll her eyes, secretly muttering, "This system is truly ruthless. Five thousand points? Damn, it's truly ruthless, even ruthless than a shady shop!"
Seeing Lan Xiyue remained silent, the system asked again, "Host, do you want to exchange?"
Lan Xiyue was so furious she almost blurted out, "I'm not going to exchange your grandma's point!" But she suppressed her anger and said coldly, "System, I don't have enough points right now to spend five thousand to exchange for an ice cream."
The system didn't take it seriously, instead saying in an admonishing tone, "Host, why don't you work hard to earn points? As long as you have enough points, you can redeem anything you want in the system mall."
Lan Xiyue's face darkened even further, and she felt indignant. "Damn it! Was it because she didn't work hard enough to earn points? This ruthless system is clearly stealing my points without any bottom line. It's absolutely despicable!" The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She simply ignored the system to prevent herself from losing control of her anger and cursing out loud.
She took a deep breath and turned her attention to the bath in front of her. While scrubbing her body, she hummed a little song: "I wash and scrub, wash and scrub until it's white..."
The warm water slid across her skin, and Lan Xiyue's irritable mood gradually calmed down.
Chu Xia, who was standing at the door, heard the singing coming from the room and couldn't help but look back, muttering in a low voice: "What tune is the young lady singing? Why have I never heard such a song before? It's weird. I've never heard the young lady sing such a song before."
Chuchun gently tugged at Chuxia's sleeve and lowered her voice, saying, "Chuxia, the young lady is very kind and generous to us now, but we are servants after all, and we must have the consciousness of a servant. Don't push your luck just because the young lady is kind. There are some things that the young lady won't tell us, and we shouldn't ask too much."
Chu Xia pouted, nodded, and whispered, "I know."
At this time, Lan Xiyue had already gotten up from the bathtub, picked up the towel beside her, carefully wiped the water droplets off her body, then put on her clothes, slowly walked to the inner room, and lazily lay down on the bed.
Her wet hair was casually draped over the edge of the bed, with water droplets still dripping from the ends, but she didn't care at all. She crossed her legs and looked relaxed and comfortable.
Chuchun and Chuxia heard the noise and walked in. Chuchun saw Lan Xiyue in this state and quickly picked up a clean handkerchief. She walked to the bedside and squatted down to wipe her wet hair. She said softly, "Miss, it's not good to have wet hair. It will give you a headache later."
Lan Xiyue closed her eyes and let Chuchun serve her. The corners of her mouth raised slightly, and she said lazily: "My Chunchun is so considerate."
In early summer, I was cleaning the bathtub.
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In the blink of an eye, another half month passed and it was already mid-July.
The weather became increasingly hot and unbearable. The scorching sun was burning the earth, and even the air seemed to be distorted by the heat wave.
These days, Mo Liyuan went out early and came back late, his whereabouts were unknown, and Lan Xiyue had hardly even seen his shadow.
Lan Xiyue's points also stagnated. She had spent 3,000 of the 5,000 points left to exchange for 30 days of life value, and now she only had 2,000 points left.
Lan Xiyue sat by the window, staring at the glaring sunlight outside, secretly complaining: "It's so hard to save these points. I can't exchange them for much health points. Looking at the items in the mall, I really want to exchange them... But unfortunately, I don't have many points, wuuuu..."
The scorching summer heat was unbearable, and she wished she could eat popsicles and ice cream every day and enjoy the refreshing coolness. However, her points were limited, and she didn't dare to squander them. It just so happened that Mo Liyuan had been almost nowhere to be seen recently, and even the chance to earn points was pitifully rare.
Lan Xiyue shook her head helplessly and muttered, "When will Mo Liyuan be done with his work? If he keeps going like this, my points will run out..."
Lan Xiyue was afraid of the heat, so she didn't go out all day long. Mo Liyuan also wanted to settle the people in Huilong County as soon as possible and return to Beijing as soon as possible, so he went out early and came back late every day.
Lan Xiyue stood up, walked to the table, picked up the teapot, poured a cup of cold tea, drank it in one gulp, but still felt a heat in her heart.
Chu Xia fanned her from the side, "Miss, An Yi said yesterday that the prince has almost settled the people in Huilong County, and he should be able to return to the capital within three days."
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