“Haha, Miss Lulu, as you can see, everything has already been repaired. If there’s anything else you need, just tell me, I’ll make sure it’s handled properly for you.”
At first, Manager Zheng was quite dissatisfied with the child’s tendency to side with outsiders. He even began to suspect that Miss Lulu was using her position as a teacher to deceive his innocent young master.
But after seeing that she had even managed to heal the young master’s mental breakdown, Zheng Wen belatedly realized he had been judging a gentleman with the heart of a petty man.
Before Lu Yuelan even made a decision, Manager Zheng directly handed over the Dragon Scale Heart and the Brilliant Pearl to her, generously stating that these were a personal meeting gift and would not be counted as part of the transaction.
“Th-that feels a bit inappropriate…”
“Teacher Lulu, just accept them! If you feel bad about it, then just treat Uncle Zheng as well.”
This time, Meng Yemo intended for Uncle Zheng, who had just taken a hit, to also gain some benefit, so that next time Teacher Lulu met him, she could still get plenty of advantages.
Meng Yemo felt that it was truly a clever little genius. Even though it was still young, its thinking was already sharp. Compared to it, adults like Uncle Zheng were currently the ones providing the greatest help to Teacher Lulu.
“Alright, since it’s the little one’s request, I won’t stand on ceremony then.”
Lu Yuelan had originally been eyeing those two valuable items. However, because she still needed the parallel card, she had not dared to accept them. Now that she knew the subsequent transaction would not be an issue, and she could also accomplish everything she had planned, there was no reason to refuse. She accepted the two precious gifts and then performed mental guidance on Zheng Wen.
However, because Zheng Wen was stronger and also an adult beast, Lu Yuelan was unable this time to treat him as thoroughly as she had the child.
Her mental energy was also close to exhaustion, so she simply stopped. She apologized and said that next time they met, she would continue the treatment, and hoped their cooperation could proceed smoothly.
Lu Yuelan slightly regretted accepting the reward so early. If things did not go through, wouldn’t her parallel card be gone for nothing?
“It’s fine. Miss Lulu has already done very well. This is a Yongjia Supermarket VIP card. In any branch under Yongjia Supermarket’s name, you can enjoy a 90% discount. I still have some matters to attend to later, so for future transactions, you can work directly with my disciple Xiao Bing. He will give you the maximum possible discount.”
Zheng Wen was not as furious about his condition not being fully healed as Lu Yuelan had imagined. In his view, it was completely normal for mental breakdown not to be fully cured in one go.
After all, how old was this little girl? She probably didn’t even match a fraction of his age. If she had fully healed him in one attempt, Zheng Wen would have instead suspected something was off and become wary.
As things were now, it was actually perfect. He could clearly feel that his breakdown level had already decreased by at least 30%. This level of purification was already extremely high, there had been no precedent on the market for reducing mental breakdown levels before, let alone by such a large margin.
If not for the fact that his breakdown level had dropped so much that his long-stalled cultivation was about to break through, Zheng Wen would not have given up this opportunity to others. He only hoped that the impulsive Xiao Bing could understand his intentions, build a good relationship with Teacher Lulu, and secure her help in treating him further.
Xiao Bing also lived up to Zheng Wen’s expectations. He indeed seized the opportunity and offered to help Lu Yuelan modify her ship for free, installing heavy firepower and solar panels to make future sea travel more convenient.
Because Lu Yuelan’s mental energy consumption was too high, she agreed to perform treatment for Xiao Bing the next time they met. This made Xiao Bing so happy he could barely keep his eyes open. He resolved to do his utmost to upgrade the ship to perfection, hoping that when she next arrived, she would be satisfied enough to provide him with mental treatment.
He had just seen how refreshed his master had become, completely different from his previous lifeless state, as if he were a completely new person. It made him so envious that he wished he could immediately complete Miss Lulu’s request and also experience that wonderful sensation of a major reduction in mental breakdown.
Both sides were very satisfied with the transaction. Xiao Bing obtained Lu Yuelan’s verbal promise that his mental breakdown could be cured.
Meanwhile, Lu Yuelan received ten parallel cards and one hundred station positioning cards as a gift from Xiao Bing.
The former was something she had dreamed of obtaining, while the latter was a gift Xiao Bing specially prepared so that Lu Yuelan could directly arrive at Yongjia Supermarket more easily next time.
This trip was a complete success. Not only did she obtain what she had been searching for, but her professional mission was also completed.
The only downside was that Meng Yemo was very upset upon learning that Teacher Lulu was leaving. It cried tearfully and clung tightly to Lu Yuelan’s leg, refusing to let her go.
“Be good, Mengmeng. Teacher promises that next time she has time, she will definitely come see our little angel, okay?”
“That’s right, young master. Teacher Lulu still has things to do. When she comes next time, I will notify you, alright?”
“Is that so?”
“That’s only natural. Teacher wouldn’t bear to not see our little darling for so long!”
“Then it’s settled. Teacher, you must come. Oh right, give Xiao Lan to big sister as a gift.”
Meng Yemo also knew that constantly refusing to let Teacher leave was not good. After all, Teacher had her own life to live, and it couldn’t selfishly keep her by its side. Reluctantly, it let go of Teacher’s leg.
“You don’t need to give Xiao Lan. The little darling should just keep it for himself.”
“Then it’s decided. When Uncle and Auntie are found, you must bring them for Mengmeng to meet!”
Meng Yemo kept talking on its own, ignoring Lu Yuelan’s refusal. It forcibly reset Xiao Lan and stuffed it into the already fully packed vehicle.
In the end, Lu Yuelan could only helplessly nod, wave goodbye to the tearful Meng Yemo, and get into the driver’s seat before heading off toward the distant road.
After all, she had already delayed long enough, it wasn’t good to keep dragging things out. She could always find another opportunity in the future to bring some good items to the little one. That way, it wouldn’t count as taking advantage of a child.
Lu Yuelan comforted herself internally and let the matter go, completely unaware that beneath the calm surface, a jealous gaze had fallen on Xiao Bing. Following the direction of Xiao Bing’s waving farewell, that gaze greedily lingered on Lu Yuelan as a voice muttered under its breath:
“Why… why can anyone live better than me? What does a mere human deserve such good abilities for? I should be the one who has these things.”
“This time the harvest is full. The upgrade materials for the school bus are also sufficient. After upgrading the bus, I can complete one more profession-related mission.”
“If I can complete another profession mission, I’ll gain three more valuable items. Even if I can’t, it doesn’t matter, today’s gains are already enough. I can’t be greedy; too much greed leads to disaster. I need to go out and complete basic route missions first.”
“I wasted too much time at Yongjia Supermarket. If I don’t hurry and complete the route, any unexpected incidents on the way might make today’s driving quota insufficient. My life is more important.”
The newbie welfare was still in effect, and the monster levels were generally not high yet. Their combat strength was only slightly unlocked. The required travel distance had increased by five kilometers compared to yesterday, only ten kilometers were needed, which was still manageable. For players, the difficulty was not yet high.
However, if this growth trend continued, once the newbie phase ended, players’ lives would fall into real hardship. Not only would monsters become harder to kill, but even the basic travel quota alone would be enough to exhaust most people.
Earlier, Manager Zheng Wen not only repaired the large ship and the bus, but also handed over all the spare parts dismantled from the electric vehicle and tricycle to Lu Yuelan.