Chapter 41 Forget That Scoundrel

Tao Wanshu let out a cold snort and continued to complain, "This Wang Mazi is idle all day long. He steals chickens, chases dogs, womanizes, gambles, and bullies both the elderly and children."

Qin Yueran frowned slightly, "Doesn't the county magistrate care?"

Tao Wanshu let out a long sigh and said helplessly, "He cares, but after being locked up for a few days, he gets released again. He even thinks that getting free food and drinks in prison isn't too bad."

"However, his father goes to the yamen to cry and make a fuss every day, and coupled with his own loud ranting inside the cell, he never stays locked up for long," Tao Wanshu pondered and said, "Apart from this family, everyone else here is actually quite nice."

Qin Yueran nodded and fell into deep thought. Originally, she had planned to hand the matter over to the authorities if she couldn't find a relevant spell, but now that seemed unfeasible.

If not the authorities, what else could she do? Never mind, she would figure it out when the time came, though relying primarily on the officials remained the plan.

Seeing Qin Yueran lost in thought, Tao Wanshu did not disturb her. Instead, she checked the system panel herself and booked a single room.

Although her point balance looked quite substantial, spending six hundred points still made Tao Wanshu's heart ache visibly.

Recovering her senses, Qin Yueran asked softly, "What's the matter?"

Tao Wanshu shook her head and replied, "I just saw that there were vacant rooms, so I booked one for a day. I won't continue to disturb the Fairy."

"Alright," Qin Yueran smiled, "Get some good rest."

"Yes, goodbye, Fairy Sister," Tao Wanshu said obediently, then turned and followed the guidance upstairs.

Hearing that Tao Wanshu had booked a room to stay, Qin Yueran finally understood what her expression earlier had been about.

Wasn't that the exact expression she herself made every time she spent points? That was the look of heartbreak over spending points!

Qin Yueran teleported back to the top floor. Huhu walked over, stumbling and blinking its hazy eyes, "Xiaoran, where did you go just now?"

As it spoke, it opened its mouth wide and let out a huge yawn.

Seeing this, Qin Yueran almost instinctively jammed her finger into its mouth.

She reached out, picked up the little tiger, gently stroked its fur, and replied, "I sat for too long and went for a walk."

"Oh..." Huhu responded in a daze, "I think I saw new guests."

"Mm... a cute and pretty little girl," Qin Yueran said with a smile.

"Mm... huh?" Huhu finally reacted, "Weren't there two?"

"Don't mention the other one..." Qin Yueran wore a disgusted expression and indignantly recounted what she had encountered.

Hearing the rest of the story, Huhu's sleepiness completely vanished. It joined Qin Yueran in cursing the culprit, and upon hearing that Qin Yueran had disciplined him, it cheered, calling it immensely satisfying.

"Aren't you a little tiger now?" Qin Yueran lifted Huhu up and teased.

"Oh, right..." Huhu tilted its head to think, "Then it's immensely satisfying for a tiger."

"Still, did I price things too high?" Qin Yueran shifted the topic and asked Huhu, "Mortals don't find it as easy as cultivators, demons, or devils to acquire large amounts of points."

"Besides, what if the new passage leads to an ordinary world as well—well, a world just like Blue Star? Then the points they can exchange will be even fewer."

She had never imagined she could open passages to other worlds, and even among the people of this realm, mortals were a rare sight.

Therefore, she had set the points at a price easily accepted by extraordinary beings...

However, mortals possessed no heavenly treasures, nor talismans or pills to trade, nor did they have spatial artifacts like storage rings to hold valuables. Most of them could only exchange knowledge and skills.

Knowledge and skills were also valuable, but not everyone was proficient in knowledge and skills within a specific field.

If they only had a slight understanding, the points they could exchange would not be many.

Huhu patted Qin Yueran and said, "As for pricing, Xiaoran can change it whenever you want. Just find an excuse, or you don't even need an excuse."

Huhu began to explain to Qin Yueran:

"The point exchange machine has its own set of rules. Gold, silver, and jade are worthless to cultivators, so they yield few points upon exchange.

To ordinary people, those things are valuable, so they get more points in return.

Sometimes, an item holds different meanings for different people, and the points it can fetch vary accordingly.

Therefore, the point exchange machine is actually quite fair~"

Qin Yueran was stunned, "Ah? Is that really how it works?"

"Of course! Now that the passage is open, they can contact their family and friends over there to bring some valuable things in, and that way their point balance will go up," Huhu comforted Qin Yueran. "Besides, it's not like our things are too expensive, and our rooms don't restrict a single room to only one person anyway!"

Qin Yueran nodded, "That's true. The beds are quite large, so two people can lie down together. A single room averaged out comes to four hundred per person, and a double room can fit a few more."

Qin Yueran stroked her chin, "Still, let's lower it a bit. The reason can be celebrating the opening of the new passage."

"Xiaoran can do whatever you want," Huhu supported her unconditionally, "I'll listen to you in everything."

Qin Yueran immediately took action, drafted the notice, and set it to send automatically at eight in the morning:

[Notice: To celebrate the unlocking of the new passage, the price of single rooms is permanently adjusted to 300 per day, and double rooms permanently adjusted to 500 per day. All other suites remain unchanged.

Additionally, weekly and monthly rental services are now available. Weekly rentals receive a 5% discount on the original price, and monthly rentals receive a 12% discount.

——Boss Qin]

Qin Yueran showed the interface to Huhu, "Do you think this is okay?"

"Not okay," Huhu said with a deadpan, serious expression.

Qin Yueran's heart skipped a beat, "What needs to be changed?"

Huhu tapped its paws rapidly on the screen, and the signature at the bottom changed to:

——Boss Qin & Huhu

"You didn't add my name!" Huhu puffed out its cheeks and said.

Qin Yueran couldn't help but laugh out loud, "I won't forget next time."

"Humph, that's more like it," Huhu put on a proud expression, "I'm going to sleep now. Xiaoran, you should rest soon too."

Qin Yueran ruffled Huhu's fur again, "Go ahead, I still have work to do."

Huhu stopped in its tracks, "Then I'll stay here and keep you company."

Qin Yueran smiled gently, "Alright then~"

Having settled the pricing matter, Qin Yueran resumed her work.

How tragic—even after becoming the boss, she was busier than an employee.

Qin Yueran merely sighed lightly, then immersed herself in work once more.

Meanwhile, Huhu curled up beside her and gradually drifted off to sleep, a small blanket quietly draping over its body.

The next day, when the clock struck ten, Qin Yueran finally finished modifying all the items and stocked them into the vending machines.

"Crack, crack, crack!" As Qin Yueran simply stretched her body, her bones emitted a series of popping sounds.

She looked at Huhu sleeping sprawled out beside her, its small blanket rolled off to one side, smiled softly, gently picked it up, and laid it on the bed.

After a giant stretch, Qin Yueran washed up, changed her clothes, and teleported to the beach.

Facing the bright sunshine, she sighed with emotion, "It's truly wonderful, another brand-new day!"

"Good morning, Boss Qin. You seem to have gotten up a bit late today," Shi Qingyu said, standing beside her.

Whenever Shi Qingyu practiced her sword in the early morning, she could always catch Qin Yueran out for a run.

"Well, I had to restock..." Qin Yueran cast a resentful gaze at Shi Qingyu.

Remembering that she herself had been one of those urging for a restock, Shi Qingyu sheepishly touched her nose and said, "I won't urge you next time."

Besides, there were plenty of others to do the urging.

Qin Yueran's eye twitching slightly: Just you not urging won't change a thing!

"Oh right, Boss Qin, I received the notice today. Room prices have dropped."

"Mm, yes."

"That's great."

The two of them stood in silence, gazing out at the sea. The waves gently lapped against the shore, producing a soft, rhythmic sound that brought peace to the heart.

A moment later, a sudden burst of commotion shattered the tranquility, and Qin Yueran looked over.

Isn't that...

Qin Yueran's face stiffened: Oh no, I forgot about that scoundrel.