Chapter 90: The Frugal and Homely Su Yan
“What else? There’s no one else. You’ll help, won’t you, Little Junior Brother?”
“Ah, this…”
Su Yan was in a difficult position.
Ling Ling’s eyes were moist, and she said with teary eyes, “Eh, you don’t want to help, Little Junior Brother? You really don’t want to?”
Although he clearly knew his senior sister was putting on an act, Su Yan couldn’t stand her expression and could only say helplessly, “Alright, alright, I’ll help. Just stop looking at me like that.”
Ling Ling’s tears turned into a smile.
Seeing this, Su Yan sighed softly. They say women are natural actors. It seemed that even cultivators were no exception.
From that day on, Su Yan had a new daily task. Every time he helped with that kind of thing, it was a torment for him.
Helping her change her chest binder was a mix of pain and pleasure. But this kind of thing seemed to be able to improve his willpower. From the initial blood rush at the sight of it, he could now maintain a calm heart.
“What are you muttering about, Junior Brother?”
Ling Ling turned her body slightly.
Su Yan’s face immediately changed drastically. He said with a red face, “Hey, hey, hey! Don’t turn around! It’s going to be exposed! I’m going to see!”
Ling Ling realized her actions were improper and quickly stopped.
“I’m sorry.”
Although she said this, she was thinking in her heart that it didn’t matter even if he saw. After all, he had touched her all over that day. Why would she care about being seen?
Alright, after that little interlude, Su Yan admitted that he still couldn’t take it. As soon as his senior sister moved, his defenses were instantly broken.
Ling Ling said as she got dressed, “I’ve been out for so long. I want to go back and take a look. Let’s go back to the sect together in a few days. What do you think?”
“Of course, that’s great!”
Su Yan’s face showed pleasant surprise. “I’ve wanted to go back for a long time.”
The outside world was too dangerous; the Transcendent Immortal Sect was still safer. If it weren’t for his senior sister insisting on staying here, he wouldn’t have wanted to stay for a moment longer. Ling Ling’s words were exactly what he wanted to hear, so of course, Su Yan readily agreed.
“What about the treasure here?”
“There’s no other way. We can only work overtime to solve it.”
Ling Ling’s words puzzled Su Yan, but he soon knew the answer.
From the day they decided to leave, Ling Ling had been running back and forth between her home and the treasure’s location every day.
The spiritual herbs were quickly taken care of. It was mainly that there were too many spirit stones, and many were buried deep underground, which took time to dig.
“I told you not to follow, yet you still came.”
Ling Ling picked up a pickaxe and began to mine.
Su Yan also wanted to help but was directly refused.
“How can a man do rough work?”
With the same reason as last time, Su Yan could only be a bystander again.
A few days later, all the easily accessible spirit stones had been dug up. The two of them counted them, and there were about eighty thousand in total.
“Although there are still some left, they’re buried deep underground and are really too difficult to dig. Let’s wait until we’re short of money in the future.”
Su Yan nodded. The two began to divide the spoils. As agreed beforehand, each person got forty thousand spirit stones, which was not a small number.
“I’ve never been so rich before!”
Looking at the storage ring in his hand, Su Yan seemed to be able to feel its weight. It was a small mountain of spirit stones. In terms of purchasing power, he was already a billionaire. Even in the cultivation world, he was a millionaire.
“Now that you have so much money, is there anything you want to buy?” Ling Ling asked with a smile. Seeing Su Yan happy, she also felt happy.
“Buy something? Let me think…”
Su Yan rested his chin on his hand and began to think.
He had always been short of spiritual herbs for alchemy, but now it was different. He had more spiritual herbs than he could use and didn’t need to buy any for the time being. His senior sister sent him beautiful clothes every day, so he didn’t have to worry about food or clothing. Thinking carefully, it seemed he had no use for money!
After some analysis, he found that he had money but nowhere to spend it, which surprised Su Yan a little. Then he realized.
In his previous life, he had lived in modern society. Men were burdened by three great mountains: a house, a car, and a betrothal gift!
Eighty percent of people’s lifetime savings were not enough to buy a house. Even if they could barely afford it, they would have to work for the bank until they died.
In more miserable cases, the debt would take two generations to pay off. And that didn’t even include the car and the betrothal gift, which were also huge astronomical figures.
“The cultivation world is still better. The land is vast and resources are abundant. There are no unscrupulous merchants driving up housing prices. You can live wherever you want. Just work for a few years and you’ll be fine.”
He didn’t have to worry about a house, there were no cars here, and as for the betrothal gift…
With the special nature of this world, it was always others who gave him a betrothal gift. Even if he wanted to give one, he couldn’t!
Hearing Su Yan’s analysis, Ling Ling’s gaze grew even gentler. What was a virtuous husband and good mother? This was the model of a virtuous husband and good mother!
He wouldn’t spend money recklessly even if he had it. He was meticulous and frugal. She couldn’t wait to hand over the financial power to Su Yan. She didn’t know when she would have this opportunity.
But being frugal and homely was a good thing. Basic things still had to be bought.
At this thought, Ling Ling said, “We’re leaving tomorrow. Why don’t we take advantage of the time we have and stroll around the city?”
“Alright.”
Su Yan nodded in agreement.
Ling Ling took his hand and walked onto the bustling street. With Su Yan’s extremely high looks, he naturally attracted the attention of countless women.
Some wanted to come up and strike up a conversation, but Ling Ling was standing by his side, declaring that this man was already taken. Occasionally, a bold one would try, but with just a release of her aura, the other party could only leave in dejection.
Su Yan saw everything his senior sister did. He didn’t feel there was anything wrong with it. He just thought it was normal concern, not wanting others to harass him.
“It’s a good thing you’re here. They’re so annoying.”
Remembering the situation from the last time he had strolled around, Su Yan felt a massive headache. He was the focus wherever he went. Couldn’t they just let him be quiet for a while?
“You’re welcome. It’s what I should do.”
Ling Ling said with a smile. She meant it. Su Yan was hers. If others wanted to covet him, they were just asking for trouble.
Su Yan smiled and began to stroll with Ling Ling.
Having grown up here, Ling Ling knew every corner of the city. Under her guidance, Su Yan played with many things and tasted many delicacies.
“Mmm, although the taste is not as good as what I make, it’s not bad to change things up occasionally.”
Tasting the street food, Su Yan said, squinting his eyes.
“You can’t eat too much even if it’s delicious. Look at you, you’ve got food crumbs on your face.”
Ling Ling took out a handkerchief and wiped the corner of Su Yan’s mouth.
Su Yan’s face turned a little red. “We’re on the street. I should do it myself.”
After wiping the stains from his face, the two continued to look for fun places.
An hour later, they had eaten and played.
Ling Ling’s eyes shifted. “Junior Brother, there’s still one place we haven’t been to. Come with me quickly.”
Ling Ling took Su Yan’s hand and trotted along.
“This is…”
