"Hehe... I made some money!"
Ah Qing's cheeks broke into a silly grin as she lay on the little fox's chest, expressing the excitement bubbling in her heart.
Ah Qing's words were slightly jumbled, her whole being in a state of excitement.
But what truly thrilled her wasn't the two hundred thousand she earned.
Two hundred thousand in cash is indeed a large sum; it could be used for renovating an apartment, buying a nice car, or making a down payment on a house in the suburbs of Jiule City.
What truly excited Ah Qing was the realization that she had earned money through her own efforts for the first time.
Different from the rewards from fans or friends during her past livestreams.
Ah Qing always felt a bit guilty for accepting tips from her viewers.
It felt like... she hadn't done anything? Why were they always tipping her—were they feeding her?
Um... but wasn't she always advertising for the family tea shop in her streams?
I tricked you into staying in the stream to watch me promote for hours, yet you still happily and kindly tipped me... I'm such a horrible person.
Ah Qing even thought about closing tips as soon as she had a little extra money, otherwise her conscience wouldn't let her rest.
Sadly... there's really not a drop left at the moment.
The money for today's farm tools and breakfast was secretly pinched from Xiaolan's piggy bank with small tweezers while he was out for dinner last night.
And upon discovering that there was two hundred thousand in her WeChat, marked as a "promotion fee" when transferred.
Ah Qing was truly ecstatic.
This was earned, not deceived. Although Ah Qing felt Sister Zhiyu gave her too much, her first thought upon seeing the transfer was to rush back to the dorm to brag to the little fox.
As for refunding Sister Zhiyu...
Of course, that would have to wait until after she finished boasting!
"Stop rubbing, you're almost rubbing off my color..." Ansheng said, both amused and exasperated, looking at Ah Qing, who had her cheek pressed against his fluffy fur.
"It's just two hundred thousand, right?"
"Tonight, I'll have Lao Deng transfer you double! If he doesn't, An will fly back to Xia Dong the next day and topple his altar."
The little fox let out a soft whimper, barely managing to pull his paw out from Ah Qing's chest and pat her on the head, a proud look appearing on his little fox face.
"Hey? No, no, no..."
"If Dad finds out I spent over ten thousand at McDonald's feeding a whale, he'd cry his heart out."
"We just need to hang on for another half month, and Mom will open the warehouse to give relief just in time," Ah Qing said a bit sheepishly to Xiaolan:
"Come to think of it, I originally planned to secretly use tweezers to pinch some money from your piggy bank to get through this half month and then return it secretly..."
"But don't worry, now that we have money, I swear I won't touch your piggy bank at all this month!"
The little fox slowly formed a question mark, staring at Ah Qing, who seemed to speak another language:
"Secretly pinch from my piggy bank? Are you even human? You even stole the savings of the little fortune fox."
The little fox jumped up and cursed.
"Wow... Xiaolan jumped so high."
Ah Qing grinned foolishly, watching the little fox bounce upright in front of her.
"Mua～"
Ah Qing kissed Xiaolan's forehead, grinning as she hugged him by the waist and lifted him off the ground.
"Yes, yes, yes, it's all a bad person. In a moment, let's give our Xiaolan a bath, and I'll treat you to dinner, how about that."
"Ooh ooh..."
"Alright, alright, let's go to the Fox Kingdom Hotel!"
...
Ah Qing entered the bathroom, took off her shoes, washed the dirt off her rain boots, and put them on the balcony to dry, then sat right on the floor, holding the little fox, and started washing away the mud on him, along with her clothes.
Having just returned from the fields, covered in mud, she couldn't just toss them into the washing machine; they had to be hand-washed first.
"Ooh ooh ooh—"
The freshly bathed little fox leapt out from the bathroom and landed on the balcony, shaking himself vigorously to fling off the droplets of water trapped in his fur.
"What's that smell?"
Ansheng, sunbathing and drying himself, suddenly caught a very familiar stench.
But couldn't quite recall where he had smelled it before.
"Crack..."
The dorm door opened, Lingren drifted in, entered the entrance, tossed off her shoes, and by the time she reached her bed had already taken off her short-sleeved top, revealing underwear far too mature for her looks.
Lingren picked up clothes from the bed, pursing her lips, went to the balcony, and bent down to take off her jeans too.
"Wow! I remember now! Pig manure, the smell on you is the stench of a pig farm!"
As Lingren approached, the little fox didn't react, still sunbathing, until the balcony door opened and the overwhelming stench from Lingren scared Ansheng into quickly moving out of the way, commenting on the strange odor lingering on Lingren.
"Sorry! Just finished piling organic fertilizers. Let me shower first, then I'll hang out with you."
Lingren soaked her clothes in a water bucket and leisurely floated into the bathroom next to Ah Qing's.
Ah Qing is an agriculture student; they finish class when the sun climbs up the hill at ten thirty in the morning.
Lingren specializes in soil and plant nutrition, focusing on fertilizers, soil improvement, and plant nutrition control.
Momo and Tang You found joy in digging pits, but it's Lingren and her team who have to fill those big holes they dig up.
And one major filling material is organic fertilizer.
Lingren's teachers and professors are incredibly talented; every school year they manage to find over a dozen tons of animal manure.
That manure is unbearably stinky...
It left Lingren completely dazed.
"Squeak..."
The sound of construction machinery stopped. Mo Yiqing and Tang You helped each other back, pushed open the dorm room door, and collapsed onto the floor in a half-dead state.
"Xiaolan..."
Momo shakily reached out, face full of exhaustion, pointed toward the fridge and said, "Co... Coke, I'm gonna die."
"Hmm?"
Ansheng looked at them with a puzzled face and let out a wail, saying, "Weren't you guys operating a mini excavator to dig drainage ditches?"
"Why do you look like you're about to die from exhaustion..."
The environmental science students were indeed disbanding the house, but it was currently a professional team handling the soil transport.
Students...
The students were all off moving rebar!
Pouring concrete beams and foundations requires steel.
On the first day of environmental science class, the topic was how to handle five tons of rebar per person.
Even if forklifts were used, people still needed to position them at the designated spots.
No such thing as a rich lady here.
In the College of Agriculture, there were no men and women, only male and female. Even a fox had to plow two acres before leaving.
"Not Pepsi, I want vanilla Coke..." Momo shook her head as she saw Xiaolan grab a lime Pepsi, weakly implying, as if deliberately, that she wanted the vanilla Coke placed by the door.
"Ugh..."
"Bitter, unappetizing stuff..."
Ansheng showed a look of disgust as she fetched the vanilla Coke and pushed it to Momo.
Tang You was already asleep, one leg draped over the sofa, hugging a pillow, without uttering a word, completely burned out.
"Gulp gulp gulp..."
Momo started sipping to cool off her body, eventually gulping down the entire 500ml Coke, letting out a long sigh and sprawling out on the floor.
"Wake up... don't sleep just yet, eat some meat and take protein powder before you nap, otherwise you'll be in pain tomorrow..."
Momo lifted her foot, nudging Tang You's butt, hinting that she shouldn't sleep yet, as after strength training the body needs nutritional supplementation, otherwise she'll suffer from muscle soreness tomorrow.
"We still have to pour the beams tomorrow..."
"Mmm..." Tang You replied vaguely.
Ansheng squatted beside them, looking at the two drenched in sweat, sprawled on the floor, then glanced towards the bathroom, hearing Lingren's painful cries and the sound of two brushes.
Ah Qing was scrubbing clothes by hand in the bathroom.
Lingren was brushing herself with a scrubbing brush in the bathroom...
"Oh man, one class and the entire team is wiped out."
Ansheng couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.
Who is Momo, she can pull off a 360-degree spin on a jet ski in mid-air.
Lingren climbs trees like a pro; she was seen earlier hanging from a cliff while securing safety ropes with a hammer drill.
As for Tang You... although Ansheng had never seen this homebody display any athletic talent, he vaguely recalled that at Tang You's place they had a fitness test where girls needed to run five kilometers.
And she seems... she can catch sheep with her bare hands?
"Oh, how tragic! It's only the first day of school, I think we should skip going to the Fox Kingdom Hotel."
"Ansheng will book a club spa for you guys, just go for an essential oil massage instead!"
The little fox looked at them with pity, patting Momo and Tang You's heads, uttering a series of whimpers.
"Ah Qing, what did the little fox say?" Momo mustered up the energy to shout towards the bathroom.
"He said, he wants to write the word 'tragic' on your thighs..."
"...Ah Qing, stop showing the fox short videos! He's even playing on memes and teasing! We should focus on preparing for the college entrance exam!"