Her Cultivation Diary
Chapter 452 - Chapter 452 452. Eat your big head ghost_1

Chapter 452: 452. Eat your big head ghost_1 Chapter 452: 452. Eat your big head ghost_1 Watermelons, anyone?

Old Zhao practically leapt up in alarm, as if he had just been roused from his deathbed–

“Yes, yes, yes–cough cough cough I mean, why are you calling at this time? The truck carrying the melons isn’t leaving until tomorrow.”

Song Tan sighed and told the truth: “It’s going to pour down rain soon, and I can’t be bothered to move them into the house again. There are about a thousand of them, we need to find a big truck.”

A thousand?! Ay yo, his customers would go crazy with joy! He knew that many people nowadays would buy several to pack into their cars and drive for hours to the next city over!

They were that delicious, that enchanting!

Old Zhao was on the verge of laughing wildly: “Song Tan, oh Song Tan, you’ve finally come to this–cough, what I mean is, what if I don’t want them?”

Song Tan: …

“That’s easy!” She sneered coldly: “I’ll just book a big truck myself, notify everyone in the group, and then crack open a melon for new customers to sample–you think I won’t be able to sell them?”

Like that even needed asking!

Old Zhao burst out the door: “You start picking, I’ll look for the truck right now!”

The watermelons were too heavy; moving them around was truly a physical job. Song Tan stopped Wu Lan and Song Sancheng from going up the mountain. Instead, she enlisted the help of Zhang Yanping and Wu Lei to move them back and forth, along with two other people from the village.

It’s worth mentioning that Zhang Yanping only made five trips before disappearing–after all, his job was in customer service.

As for Wu Lei…

He had been numb from the labor these past few days.

Now, wearing a straw hat, clad in dirty sun-protective clothing and a vest, his face had turned a yellowish-black hue from the sun’s rays in just a few short days…

And at that moment, the phone rang.

“Lili!”

He was overjoyed, for Lili had seldom taken the initiative to contact him recently. As a couple deeply in love, Wu Lei had felt quite downcast.

But…

He did feel a bit frail, having worked here, his sleeping hours had also increased considerably.

Waking up in the morning, he’d get straight to work after washing up, and at night, he’d feel sleepy as soon as he lay down after a shower… The only free time during the day, if he wasn’t helping to pick vegetables, he was assigned to do cleaning, with just 20 minutes left for a nap…

His schedule was too full, leaving no room for careful thought.

He answered the video call very quickly, and the gorgeously dressed Zhu Li on the other end was stunned–

This person… was her boyfriend?

Her boyfriend, who had pale skin and decent looks (hereditary), neither tall nor short, neither fat nor thin, at least had an appearance that was quite proper.

But this person–wearing a straw hat with notches on the side (Song Tan hadn’t bothered to buy a new one), in a white vest full of marks (now blooming with patterns), and exposed skin that was not only embarrassingly sweaty but increasingly darkened in complexion…

This, this, this!

This couldn’t possibly be her Lili’s boyfriend, absolutely impossible!!!

Her expression was so shocked that Wu Lei, staring at her face on the screen, also began to feel embarrassed.

“Lili, do I look really ugly like this?”

“No, how could you?” Lili looked at him sincerely. “Baby, why are you working so hard! Your uncle and aunt are really too heartless, you are their child after all!”

As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes: “Leilei, maybe we should just give up? I really can’t bear to see you working so hard for a house…”

“Your parents are so heartless towards you, I just… I just…”

“And I’m feeling so down now, really needing someone by my side…”

Her eyes reddened, on the verge of tears.

“Don’t cry!”

Wu Lei got anxious, “I, I, I… I’m doing okay at my aunt’s house! Their food is really delicious! And I have a salary. Tantan said to show off a bit first, then gradually try to persuade–”

Eh, how long does this ‘bit’ have to last? Why is it still so hard now… do I even need to keep showing off?

Wu Lei looked at Lili, no longer able to maintain his composure, his sweaty face much softer, “Lili, don’t cry, I’m here with you, come over. The last incident was a misunderstanding, Tantan said, she has seen my efforts, she won’t mind…”

“You come here, I’ll take you to my aunt’s place for a good meal, it’s so delicious! It’ll be worth it!”

Zhu Li: …

Across the screen, even her expression was struggling to hold–

Eat, eat, eat! Just go eat your big head ghost!!!

She couldn’t even bring up the other topics she had in mind; every three sentences were about eating! Why was he so lacking in ambition?

She then lowered her head and cried, “Leilei, I feel like you’re really struggling now, working in this hot weather… How much do you have to earn in a month to push yourself this hard? When we were together, every day you bought me coffee, bubble tea, took me out for meals, even bought me clothes and skins for my games…”

“Now, without you by my side, I feel so lonely… you’re not even playing games anymore.”

Wu Lei felt extremely guilty, “Lili! It’s my lack of capability–here, don’t be sad, take this money and buy yourself something tasty!”

Zhu Li’s eyebrows flickered, and she breathed a sigh of relief inside.

But staring at the phone–

A red envelope of 200?!!!

What can 200 even do, it’s not enough for a night out at the coffee shop! Simply outrageous!

And on this side, Wu Lei was still sighing, “It’s really a loss if you don’t come, the food at my aunt’s place is too good–but it’s a pity, Lili, I haven’t received my salary yet, now I have just over three hundred left, can’t afford to buy things to send to you…”

Talking about this made him somewhat embarrassed, since Tantan was really stingy– not only did she not give any discounts, but she didn’t cover the shipping either!

But… he felt a man shouldn’t be so foolish to say everything, so he saved face for Tantan in front of Lili, lest Lili feel too bad for him and get angry.

Zhu Li: …

There was no way to continue the conversation today.

Every sentence was about eating, even money transfers, and payments were now only sent through limited red envelopes…

Truth be told, when Lili initially started dating Wu Lei, it wasn’t without feelings.

But as a live streamer, the more topics and circles she got involved with, the better others’ lives became, and she became assimilated, now unable to live without this kind of false generosity and luxury.

In contrast, a rural boyfriend without a house or a car was hardly able to bring her any face in her circle.

However, at this moment, Lili was still reluctant to give up on this relationship.

Therefore, she accepted the meager 200 yuan with mixed feelings, and then looked at her boyfriend, who was like a silly dog in the video, and sighed,

“Leilei, I’ll try to find time to visit you next month.”

Thinking back to the embarrassing events here, she felt awkward and in pain at that moment. But in Wu Lei’s eyes, it meant Lili was coming to visit–

Eh, why describe it like that?

Never mind! He nodded enthusiastically, “Good, good, good! Lili, you really need to come soon! I’ll get an advance on my salary next time, buy you some local specialties–you must come!”

“Don’t worry, those silver fungus, tea leaves, green pepper beef sauce… I’ll try to buy a bit of everything to bring back for you!”

He looked at Lili with deep affection, reemphasizing, “The stuff from Tantan’s place, really, really tastes especially good!”

Zhu Li: …

She forced a stiff smile and silently hung up the video call.