The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 1514: Chapter 1514: Indifferent to Fame and Fortune?

Why has Mengmeng’s health deteriorated when it used to be fine?

The hot pot restaurant owner treats Mengmeng with the utmost care, as if it were a precious gem. Whatever Mengmeng needs, the owner ensures it’s provided. The owner even hired Ji You to give Mengmeng psychological counseling to keep it happy.

The entire restaurant’s profits were nearly spent on Mengmeng.

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Treating it like a cherished son wouldn’t have been any more attentive, and yet Mengmeng is just an alpaca.

Ji You knows little about the hot pot restaurant owner who is always gentle and polite, making it difficult to judge his character. Ji You only knows the restaurant owner is the steward of Xia Man from Liu Fufeng’s household and later stayed behind at the Xia Family. Half of the Lanyue Star Military Academy campus and the entire commercial street were once Xia Family’s tribal properties, which Empress Xia Man bestowed upon the Lanyue Star Military Academy. As for the Xia Family, they only retained a bit of land for the hot pot restaurant.

Because of this, the steward remained at the hot pot restaurant.

Mengmeng was Liu Fufeng’s childhood pet...

And it’s said Mengmeng has never left here, implying Liu Fufeng lived in the hot pot restaurant for a period during childhood.

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All of this comes from what was heard from Liu Fufeng and the hot pot restaurant owner. Ji You doesn’t know much; she’s not interested in prying into others’ privacy.

However, hearing about Mengmeng’s health issue made Ji You somewhat anxious.

Mengmeng seemed to sense her emotion and gently nuzzled Ji You’s cheek: ”Meeeh—”

Ji You patted Mengmeng’s head and said, ”Though time stretches through eternity, with eight wastelands in between, the future is like a sea, and days are long. Mengmeng, don’t be afraid. Sister is here, keep going!”

Mengmeng affectionately leaned against Ji You: ”Meeeh!”

[Hmm!]

After the sumptuous meal, Ji You didn’t leave, staying in the micro-forest until Mengmeng fell asleep before quietly departing.

Turning around, she saw the hot pot restaurant owner. He wore a gentle smile and gratefully said, ”Thank you so much, Ji You, for this time when Mengmeng’s sleep wasn’t good. It improved only after you returned to school with the young master.”

Ji You asked, ”Did you get a doctor for Mengmeng?”

The hot pot restaurant owner replied, ”Yes, the Alliance’s best veterinarian has visited, and medicine was prescribed. Mengmeng just has a psychological issue, as long as it’s happy, everything’s fine.”

Ji You felt somewhat relieved: ”I’ll come by often to accompany Mengmeng these days.”

The hot pot restaurant owner thanked: ”That’s very generous of you.”

Ji You replied seriously: ”No need to be polite, Mengmeng is family to me too.”

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Ji You left the hot pot restaurant and returned to her dormitory. She dared not continue making soul devices and went to bed early.

The next day.

Sheng Qingyan suddenly came knocking early in the morning, mysteriously asking, ”Ji You, what number are you?”

Ji You: ”???”

Seeing Ji You’s bewildered expression, Sheng Qingyan immediately frowned and scolded, ”You surely have no idea, being Master Qing You’s student, and you know nothing?”

Ji You: ”Huh?”

She stared at Sheng Qingyan’s annoying face, utterly confused, and asked: ”What exactly are you talking about? What number? What student? Didn’t Green Glaze Master say she doesn’t take students?”

Saying this, Ji You suspiciously glared at Sheng Qingyan: ”What did you guys do behind Green Glaze Master’s back?”

”Did what, huh? I did nothing. I was just a bit slow, so I ended up with the number 1779908... This long number makes me look like I don’t love Master Qing You at all. Annoying!” Sheng Qingyan complained. Seeing Ji You’s dumbfounded fool look, he lost interest in conversing with her and turned to leave.

Ji You raised her hand to grab Sheng Qingyan’s collar, but he was too tall. She grabbed only a part of his hem, creating an awkward scene, but Ji You’s expression remained unchanged. She asked, ”What are you talking about? Explain to me clearly.”

Sheng Qingyan looked disdainful: ”I don’t want to tell you. I’m going to talk to Jiaojiao, Aqing.”

With that, he turned and left.

Ji You: ”???”

”Hey—”

In the next second, Ji You caught up: ”What is it that even Green Glaze Master... cough... the shop assistants don’t know about?”

Sheng Qingyan was eager to find Chu Jiaojiao, Shen Changqing, and others, lacking the patience to listen to Ji You. Thus, he didn’t notice anything unusual, hastily walking to the elevator and pressing the doorbell.

However, Sheng Qingyan paused for a moment, just enough time for Ji You to squeeze into the elevator.

Sheng Qingyan cursed: ”Stupid poor ghost, always dragging your feet.”

Ji You rolled her eyes, taking his words as nonsense.

On the way, Ji You opened the Light Computer and checked her Star Network store, finding that the Array Diagram had completely sold out and been removed from the shelf, leaving the shelf bare. Looking at her store’s daily traffic, Ji You felt a pang of regret.

Maybe she should sell something else?

With this explosive traffic, even selling dirt or stones... Ji You had no doubt about the store’s sales potential.

Ahem...

She was a conscientious merchant, conducting business with integrity, not engaging in such shady dealings, dismissing the thought.

Next.

Ji You continued to check her store’s situation and, aside from the escalated traffic, found nothing unusual.

This indicates that the store’s visitor explosion was because many people discovered the painting was actually an Array Diagram?

Ji You had anticipated this, so she wasn’t surprised. With the entire interstellar population of billions and her customer base spanning the Eight Star Systems, discovering this seemingly ordinary painting was actually a priceless Array Diagram was not unexpected.

Therefore, the sudden explosion in traffic was not surprising.

Facing this situation, Ji You remained calm.

The night before, when surrounded by countless people cursing and denouncing her store, Ji You maintained this extremely composed demeanor.

Really, what is there to be excited about? All this fuss for a business worth only 200 million credit points, not enough to cover the debt’s tip of the iceberg, Ji You wasn’t excited, even felt like crying. How could she not cry? She had a channel to make big money but lacked the ability to earn it.

She couldn’t produce even a single Soul Device, nor could she replicate the Array Diagram.

She could only stare helplessly.

Ji You felt bitter inside.

Ji You didn’t know her attitude of being indifferent to fame and fortune made her seem unfathomable...

The outside world’s evaluation and discussion of her need not be mentioned for now.

After a careful review, Ji You found nothing and decided to leave early to investigate across various gossip forums for reasons.