TDU Chapter 281
Chapter 281 Profit
"Wow! What happened?" I exclaimed in surprise.
"Xiao meimei, I can only help you up to this point," Ruoxue jiejie said with a smile. "Work smarter in the future. Take care of this place properly from now on."
"Ah... thank you... thank you, jiejie..." Although they didn't seem to want me to thank them, I couldn't help but express my gratitude to Ruoxue jiejie.
"Little Mouse..." Xiao Yao jiejie turned to me. "So where exactly is the {Dào} in this warehouse?"
"Oh, this warehouse actually doesn't—"
Before I could finish my sentence, Ruoxue jiejie quickly covered my mouth.
She frowned and looked at Xiao Yao jiejie. "Xiao Yao... what are you trying to do?"
"Ruoxue, don’t you think this is a great opportunity?" Xiao Yao jiejie said. "We've come all this way, and now we’ve found such an {Earthly Branch}. Have you forgotten the ultimate goal of {Passage to Heaven}?"
"I won't allow it," Ruoxue jiejie said firmly. "Xiao Yao, this xiao meimei is only on her first day as an {Earthly Branch}. She hasn't harmed anyone so far."
"Not now, but who knows about the future?" Xiao Yao jiejie looked hesitant, but she still spoke up. "She may be a child, but any {Earthly Branch} we can remove is one less to worry about."
The smile that had been on Ruoxue jiejie's face gradually faded after hearing this.
She took my hand, held it firmly in hers, and then said to Xiao Yao jiejie, "Xiao Yao, you need to understand the logical relation at play here. Since this child is aligned with me, there's no way you can win against her."
She clenched my hand tighter and repeated, "You will never win."
"You...!" Xiao Yao jiejie looked incredibly angry. "Ruoxue... are you protecting an {Earthly Branch}? What you're doing is no different from those {Adherents of Judgment's Domain}!"
"Call me an {Adherent} if you want... call me crazy if you prefer..." Ruoxue jiejie shook her head. "But if you truly harm this child here... one day, you will regret it deeply."
Xiao Yao jiejie's expression slowly fell as she heard those words.
"So that's how it is..." She gave a bitter smile. "I had my suspicions all along... I didn't expect it to be true."
"Yes." Ruoxue jiejie nodded. "So, Xiao Yao, what's your decision?"
"I promise not to kill this child, but..." With a heartbroken look, Xiao Yao jiejie turned away from Ruoxue jiejie and murmured, "Ruoxue, let's break up."
And with that, she left.
Watching the sadness in Ruoxue jiejie's eyes, I felt like I had done something wrong again.
Ever since I arrived in this strange place, it felt like I had been nothing but trouble for everyone.
"Ruoxue jiejie..." I gently tugged at her. "Are you okay...?"
"Mm... I'm fine." Ruoxue jiejie's eyes glistened with tears, but she bent down to pat my head. "Little Mouse, remember to live well. We will leave this place someday, and when we do, you must be alive..."
"Mm..." Though I didn't quite understand everything, I nodded in agreement. "Alright... Ruoxue jiejie, I will live well."
Ruoxue jiejie gently wiped her eyes, then pulled out a small bag from her pouch.
"Jiejie found this in a supermarket earlier, here, you can have it."
I looked at it—it was a bag of peanuts, different from the ones I usually eat. This one was packaged.
When I looked up again, I saw that Ruoxue jiejie had already turned around and was walking away. With her back facing me, she waved from far off.
What just happened?
Did she have a fight with Xiao Yao jiejie...?
I looked down again at the bag of peanuts.
I can't eat this alone. I must take it back and share it with Mister Tiger, Mister Snake, Mister Black Goat, and White Goat gege.
Because this bag of peanuts is what I earned on my first day of work, hehe!
Today has gone really smoothly. My first pair of customers have already earned me a {Dào} and a bag of peanuts.
Will I earn even more next?
Unfortunately, things weren’t quite as I imagined. As I said before, the place I was in was quite remote, so there were rarely people who came by. The entire day passed and the only people I had seen were Xiao Yao jiejie and Ruoxue jiejie.
I was so tired from standing, and after a short while, I had to secretly sit down. After resting a bit, I stood up again.
By the time night fell, a glowing door appeared next to me, and this day finally came to an end.
Eagerly, I walked through the door and found that quite a few misters and ma’ams were already inside.
Somehow, I still felt scared… maybe it had to do with all the masks everyone was wearing?
I waited in place for a while, and Mister Tiger reappeared behind me.
"Little Mouse... How did you do?" He patted my head. "How many did you lose today?"
"Hehe... I earned one today," I said with a smile to Mister Tiger. "I didn’t make White Goat gege lose any!"
Although I’ve been called a {money-draining wretch} since I was young, this time I really didn’t drain money.
"What...?" Mister Tiger didn’t seem very happy. "You–You actually earned one?"
"Ah?" I didn’t quite understand what Mister Tiger meant. "Aren’t we supposed to be earning {Dào}...?"
"Uh... that–that’s true..." Mister Tiger scratched his head and mumbled, "But laozi lost seven today..."
We ran into Mister Snake and Mister Black Goat in the hallway. They had just entered as well, and together we made our way to White Goat gege's room.
This room was really strange. The scattered food and the broken table from yesterday have already been restored. Did someone clean the room up during the day?
"Come eat," White Goat gege tapped the table like yesterday.
This time, I didn’t hesitate. I sat directly in the chair next to White Goat gege, and everyone ate like yesterday—devouring the food hungrily.
I picked up another boiled potato, feeling like the taste reminded me of grandma.
"Little Mouse, why are you hiding in the corner eating potatoes again? Do you really think you’re a {mouse}?" Mister Tiger sighed and took a chicken leg from Mister Black Goat's plate to give to me.
"You just can’t get enough, huh...?" Mister Black Goat looked angry. "Do you have to take food from my plate?"
"I’m helping you lose weight, cut your cra…there is no need to speak that way," Mister Tiger handed me the chicken leg.
I thanked both of them once again, but this time Mister Black Goat didn’t say much. Instead, he took a piece of rib from his plate.
"The chicken leg is low in calories; eat more pork," he said.
"Thank you, Mister Black Goat!"
In no time, we finished our meal. White Goat gege wiped his hands with a napkin and asked, "How much did you all earn today?"
I gave a proud smile, stood up, and said, "White Goat gege, I earned one {Dào} today!"
I took the shiny little orb out of my pocket and pushed it forward.
After hearing this, White Goat gege tossed the napkin onto the table, coldly staring at me. "Mouse, do you think you're very clever?"
TL Note: Now we know the backstory of logic girl and idol girl…damn so it was Ruoxue who helped this mouse in the beginning…
And why is White Goat so angry? Any guesses?
