Chapter 247: The Housekeeper

After only a short while, Kong Ling was summoned away by his clansmen, who said there was something to discuss. Before leaving, Kong Ling told Lin Yun that he would like to visit when he had time.

Lin Yun rolled her eyes. Don’t think she did not know what this guy was thinking. Wasn’t he just eyeing her vegetable garden? The look in his eyes before he left had been practically glued to her shelves.

Lin Yun sighed. She had never expected that the mutated plants she had obtained in the first world would have such great "power." Were they really better than regular fruits and vegetables?

[Host, please have some self-awareness. You didn’t eat many regular tomatoes before, but later you started consuming the mutated variety. After a while, you naturally stopped noticing the difference.]

Lin Yun scratched her head, thinking that what the system said made sense. Since the mutated plants had appeared, she had not eaten much ordinary food, since the system had bought it all up.

"I’m here! I’m here!"

Bubble rushed in from outside, followed by two others of her kind.

"Boss! Did you save some peaches for me?"

"I’ll get the ones I set aside for you."

These had been promised to Bubble, so Lin Yun had not put them on the shelf. Instead, she had put them in the lounge at the back.

"The dragon bag is handled by my family’s housekeeper. You can talk to her!"

Bubble was busy putting the peaches into her dragon bag and left the rest to the housekeeper, who knew more about these things. Lin Yun blinked and looked at the person Bubble was pointing to. The housekeeper wore gold-rimmed glasses and had a gentle smile.

Yesterday, after Bubble had gone back, she had already told her about this matter. She had also consulted the clan leader, who said that since Bubble liked it, they should see what kind of person the other party was. If there were no problems, it was not impossible for Lin Yun to get a dragon bag, and they could help her contact the merfolk. Now that she had seen the person, the housekeeper was relieved. She had never been wrong in judging people.

"Miss Sika Deer..."

Lin Yun smiled at her. "My name is Lu You."

"Yes, Miss Lu You." The housekeeper smoothly changed her address. "As for the dragon bag, it also requires trading resources with the merfolk. I saw the peaches Miss Bubble brought back, and they looked very good. Just now, while Miss Lu You was busy, I observed that the vegetables and fruits in the shop were also quite good. If possible, Miss Lu You, you could trade these things with the merfolk. I think they would be happy to do business with you."

Lin Yun glanced at the unsold items on the shelves and marveled once more at how amazing the mutated plants were.

"Then... is there anything I need to do?"

She really wanted a dragon bag. She could prepare one for each of the little ones at home so that they could store their belongings.

"We will make a deal with the merfolk before the election. You’ll just need to come over then."

The housekeeper and Lin Yun discussed the time, and she also reminded Lin Yun to bring the vegetables and fruits so that the transaction could be completed on the spot. Lin Yun agreed and said she would go when the time came.

Bubble had already been strolling around the shop and had picked out a few more things she liked. Lin Yun waved her hand, as if to say they were a gift. Bubble was very happy. After all, the items were quite expensive, and she had not expected Miss Lu to give them away so readily.

"Miss Lu, from now on you’re my best friend!"

"Okay, Bubble~"

Bubble and the housekeeper did not stay in the shop long and left quickly.

After selling the remaining items, Lin Yun closed the door. She was going back to the Fairy Tale Forest today and would not be staying in Monster City.

Not far from the city gate, on her mount, Lin Yun bumped into an acquaintance: Crocodile Lan. He had grabbed Shu Bei and was questioning him. "How is Miss Shu Nan now? Miss Shu Nan couldn’t have done those things!"

Shu Bei shook off Crocodile Lan’s hand, looked him up and down, and seemed to suddenly discover a new continent. He scoffed. "Oh, so you’re the crocodile who’s been pestering my sister? Don’t you know? My sister hates crocodiles most of all, because she thinks their skin is ugly and they look like dead trees floating on the water."

Crocodile Lan gritted his teeth. He knew Miss Shu Nan did not like him, but... she had thanked him last time and had not rejected his approach. So Shu Bei was lying, right? How was she now? He ignored the insults Shu Bei had just thrown at him.

Shu Bei glanced at him. "What does her condition have to do with you? By what right do you care about her?"

"I..."

Crocodile Lan could not respond. Yes, what right did he have to show concern for Miss Shu Nan? Was he the one who secretly admired her?

Since that day, the only news he had heard about Miss Shu Nan was that she had been imprisoned by the giant rat tribe. He did not know why the giant rats had done that, but when he thought about how Miss Shu Nan had led two people to hide from the monsters in Monster City that night, he seemed to guess the reason. The two people following Miss Shu Nan had been human. He had recognized them that day, but they were the people Miss Shu Nan was protecting, and he could not expose them.

Later, he had learned more about Miss Shu Nan from his older brother. The giant rat tribe said that Miss Shu Nan had betrayed them by taking the outsiders away and opening the dungeon doors. Even the test subjects who should have died in prison had escaped because of her. The giant rat tribe would not let Miss Shu Nan go. He wanted to help her, but his older brother warned him, because many members of the giant rat tribe could testify that Miss Shu Nan had done it. Although he did not know why Miss Shu Nan had done that, there must have been a reason! Crocodile Lan believed that Miss Shu Nan must have her reasons, so he wanted to help her. For no other reason than that Miss Shu Nan should not be locked in a dark, sunless dungeon.

After talking to Shu Bei for a long time, he still could not explain it clearly.

Shu Bei laughed maliciously, then reached out and patted Crocodile Lan’s face. "Wake up! Shu Nan is already a sinner. She must die. You’d better listen to your older brother and mind your own business. If I find out you have any other ideas, I’ll send you to hell first. Understand?"

Shu Bei did not really like his older sister Shu Nan, because she would compete with him for the position of clan leader in the future. The giant rat tribe had always been a meritocracy, and sooner or later they would inevitably clash. Now that there was a way to get rid of Shu Nan ahead of time, he naturally was going to add fuel to the fire.

As for Shu Xi and Shu Dong? Shu Xi was a useless piece of trash who did whatever she was told and posed no threat to him. There was even less to worry about with Shu Dong. He was ambitious, but not by much. He knew he was not capable of competing with Shu Bei, and he also knew that Shu Bei was determined to take the position of clan leader in the future. For the sake of his own life, he had pledged his loyalty early on, which pleased Shu Bei, so Shu Bei let his younger brother Shu Dong off.