Chapter 267: Betting
Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations
Editor: GaeaTiamat
Bai Li, “…”
Wen XingYao, “…”
Who wants to be caught red-handed when they have a bright idea?
Although at the time he made that decision, Wen XingYao was already sure that he wouldnāt regret it. However, when it really happened, he realized that he had overlooked another key point. Although he wouldnāt regret it, he would feel embarrassed, ah! Especially when the object of his confession sent ellipses silently waiting for him to elaborate. Wen XingYao only felt like he was sitting on a needle, as a fine and dense sweat formed on his forehead.
He had thought of such an odd solution.
On his end, Wen XingYao was painfully thinking about how to explain to his boyfriend his brain-dead behavior. On the other end, Bai Li was laughing hard and a little fox-like. He almost changed back to his original form with his nine big tails to roll on the ground.
Hahaha! Wen XingYao was also too fun! Too cute, bah! When we first met, and even when we first got together, he seemed like a decent person, and I don’t know when he was brought down by himself, Hahaha!
Bai Li wasnāt ashamed, he was proud of it. After he finished snickering, he graciously “forgave” Wen XingYao for his abrupt behavior.
[Is this what you call a foul-proof method?] Bai Li laughed and typed. [Quite chic, huh? Now the Starnet is saying you have two faces, but my ‘slag’ suspicion is cleared up.]
The expression on Wen XingYao’s face seemed to be crying and laughing, with a hunch that things had deviated from his original intention, and what he thought was a most romantic act had now almost turned into the sand sculpture of the year. Wen XingYao apologized. His tone was visible in the flesh, [I was the one who thought too hastily.]Ā
Bai Li directly bounced a video request over. After it connected, he smiled at his frustrated boyfriend, and gave him a good consolation, “Why are you so sad? In the starblog, having a trumpet is not a shameful thing, and you also took the initiative to expose the horse. ‘Planting is fun’ sent content to benefit the public, and our fellow netizens will see it as good. Our fellow netizens have nothing more to say. Also, I read your message on the forum, and there is no problem at all, although the object deviated, but it is still within the ‘Carefree Farmstead, can I ask’ theme and is very appropriateā¦Pfft! Hahaha! I can’tā¦I really can’t make it up. How can you be so naive? Hahaha!”
Wen XingYao, “…” He knew it would turn out like this. With a soft sigh, Wen XingYao chose to give up on the treatment. “Let’s not talk about this anymore, right? At least it clarifies the previous online statements. As for the rest, fellow netizens can say what they like.”
Bai Li continued to laugh. He laughed and covered his stomach. Then he shrugged his shoulders to stop. The video was not over, so he seriously went over the data with Wen XingYao, “You said in the forum ‘the most land,’ ‘the largest potatoes,’ and ‘the fattest pigs.’ Those are just your own words. Maybe there are others who have more land, bigger potatoes and fatter pigs than you. If that’s the case, wouldn’t your last sentence be a bit of a slap in the face?”
What was the last sentence? Ohā¦It’s “Marry the cutest Bai Li”! If you can’t do the first three points, how can you marry him? He must be embarrassed, ah.
Wen XingYao instantly became jealous. “I will spend money to expand to a larger yard, and open more land. If the other person has big potatoes, I will use giant potato seeds, and then use unlimited fertilizer on the top. Iām not afraid to grow the largest potatoes in the game. Other peopleās pigs are fat? Youāre kidding, right? Could there be anyone in this game who is better at raising pigs than me?”
It was no wonder Wen XingYao had such strong confidence.
In Carefree Farmstead, a player needed to have a character level of 20 before they unlocked the piglet as a purchase item in the Village Chiefās store. According to the normal game progress, the players who entered the game in January and February were all over level 20, and all of those players lived in Mushroom Village.
Only a small percentage of the players who entered the game in March had reached level 20, while those who entered the game in April and May were even further behind and were still fighting with their chickens. Of the people in Mushroom Village, Wen XingYao had observed them all, and there was no one whose pigpen was more luxurious than the one in his yard, and there was no one who was more willing to spend money than him. The time, energy and money they allocated to their areas were relatively moderate, which led their harvests to also remain at an average level, and they rarely had a breakthrough.
However, Wen XingYao was different. He preferred to be the first in everything and was diligent about it, which gave him an unparalleled sense of achievement. The fact that he used the word “most” several times in the game forum showed his strong confidence in his farming business.
With such a perception, he wouldnāt accept that someone else could be more successful than him (except Bai Li). Nor did he accept that the envisioned person would steal his boyfriend (Bai Li couldnāt steal himself).
Bai Li wanted to reach over, pat Wen XingYao’s shoulder and tell him not to get so excited, but unfortunately he couldn’t. The two of them were separated by a virtual screen, so they could only use words to calm each other down.
“I do believe in your ability, but in addition to the time and money spent in the game, luck is also an integral part of the game. Maybe there is someone who grows potatoes that are slightly larger than yours, and pigs that are slightly fatter than yours. Isn’t this month’s event the ‘Harvest Festival’? The content is actually related to this aspect. If you really mind, then you can go and compete with other players, right?”
“Is there any reward for winning?” Wen XingYao suddenly branched out. “Can I marry you if I win?”
This time it was Bai Li’s turn to be speechless, he just gave a fair competition channel to someone who wouldnāt give in to defeat, but didnāt know that the other wasnāt thinking about winning or losing after all.
Bai Li could only give a plausible answer, “Wait until you get first place in the event.”
Now, it wasnāt like the past. There were nearly one billion people participating in the event, so wanting to get first place was more difficult than the sky. If Wen XingYao could really do it, Bai Li felt that it didn’t matter if he agreed.
Well, it’s not like he didn’t want toā¦
The result was good enough for Wen XingYao, so he agreed with joy. Where was his initial frustration? The chat ended in this relaxed and harmonious atmosphere, and after they said good night to each other, they closed the video and went to rest.
The next morning, Senior Wen Xiao brought Wen XingYao and some members of the Firewing Lion clan to Heavenly Fox Clan as guests. Because it was agreed beforehand, Bai Li wasnāt too shocked, and after a polite greeting, the two families exchanged pleasantries.
Wen XingYao pulled Bai Li aside and asked mysteriously, “Where is your kitchen? I will help you prepare the meal together.”
He was already used to cooking to feed his boyfriend.
āDon’t forget, my brother, Fox One and Fox Two, and my parents are all in game players now. Fox One and my mom have learned cooking skills, and a few others are interested in cooking, too. I’m responsible for providing the ingredients, and they made sure I’d have a decent table ready by lunchtime. Now, except for my brother who needs to entertain guests, everyone else is busy in the kitchen.”
Not only do those people have game slots, in fact, just yesterday when he came home, he pulled out 10,000 game slots and gave them to his brother to be distributed to the clan as he saw fit. Now there should be many new players in the game, right?
Wen XingYao gave up helplessly, and stood by Bai Liās side with his head hanging. He lost energy. If someone didnāt know him, they would think that he had lost a large amount of money.
Then, Bai Li took his hand and brought him to a large vacant lot next door. “But you donāt have to be idle. Help me do some planting. Today’s task is to transform this vacant lot into a small garden. After finishing, we can also pick a few nurseries for planting vegetable seedlings.” Bai Li said flirtatiously, “Haha! Itās just in time. I have some potato seedlings here, so you can test them before the event starts.”Ā
Wen XingYao didn’t care if Bai Li was flirting or not. Having something to do and working with Bai Li was a happy arrangement for him. After he talked to the elders, he followed Bai Li to the destination and soon got busy under Bai Li’s command. He was working very hard.
Zhu MoLing then took the Wen family to visit everything, so not long after that, they came to the open space and saw the two who had said they had something to do.
When one of the elders of the Wen family saw the scene, he couldn’t help but tease, “Oh, look at this couple. People who don’t know would think they’ve been married for years! That, XingYao, QingLing, ah. Have you planned when to get married?”
Interstellar people werenāt good at this. They had big personalities, and their nerves were so thick that they could dance a free gymnastics routine on them. They didn’t see that the decent smile on their hostās face was showing signs of cracking. They were still smiling and waiting for the answer from the person being asked.
The two heard a voice from behind them, and both stopped the action with their hands to look over. After he realized what his uncle had asked, Wen XingYao looked back at Bai Li and said, “I can do it whenever, depending on what Bai Li decides to do.”
He still used to calling Bai Li by the name he gave himself when he “ran away from home.”
Bai Li wasnāt at all embarrassed to be teased by his elders. He smiled at Wen XingYao and said, “Wellā¦We’ll see how he performs.”
It took Wen XingYao a second to understand. If he performed well in the “Harvest Festival” activity and got first place in the whole game, everything was good, and the date to get married would be picked. However, if his performance wasnāt good, then everything would be on hold, and a year or two later wouldnāt be a problem.
When he thought of that, he quietly swallowed the bitterness in his throat, then tried to cheer himself up and put on a confident look.
Still, his uncle scratched his head and wondered, “Hey? I’m not going to be able to tell what the outcome is going to be. Haha! But it’s to be good at farming, is it?” After all, Bai Li was the developer of the holographic farming game Carefree Farmstead.
Bai Li, “…”
Wen XingYao, “…”
I have to say, this uncle, you speak the truth.
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