Chapter 205: Innate Wild Fruit Sacred Physique
Cheng Chunhua slightly opened her mouth, hesitated for a while, and then said, “No matter what, I have raised her. As her elder, I have the right to manage her affairs!”
Qing Yatou replied, “Aunt, I have helped you grow the best rapeseed every year. In fact, I should be the one who has nurtured you.”
Cheng Chunhua glared angrily. “What nonsense! I worked hard to grow those rapeseeds. What does that have to do with you?”
Although Qing Yatou had been orphaned since childhood and lived under her aunt’s roof, she appeared completely at ease and said, “I hope the rapeseed you plant next year will have a good harvest, Aunt.”
Cheng Chunhua suddenly felt uneasy. Her family ran a small oil-pressing workshop, and strangely enough, the rapeseed harvested from their three-acre field was of exceptionally high quality—so much so that wealthy people in the city fought to buy it.
Yet, even though the neighboring villagers used the same farming methods in adjacent fields, the quality of the rapeseed oil they extracted was vastly inferior.
If only she had more than just these three acres, her family could have made a fortune. Even so, the high-quality rapeseed still brought them an extra five to six thousand yuan in income each year.
If what Qing Yatou said came true, wouldn’t that mean her family would lose five thousand yuan annually?
Cheng Chunhua panicked. “You wretched girl! Instead of being grateful for my care, you’re cursing me! See if I don’t tear your mouth apart!”
Qing Yatou sighed softly. “Aunt, stopping me won’t make your path any smoother.”
Cheng Chunhua retorted, “If you stop cursing and obediently marry into the neighboring village, my path will be smooth!”
Xu Youyou, seeing that Cheng Chunhua was still trying to force her niece into marriage with a fool, immediately instructed Xu Fang, “Call the police. Someone is forcing a marriage again.”
Xu Fang had just taken out her phone when Cheng Chunhua immediately shouted, “Making a fuss over such a small matter! You’re really overreacting! Fine, fine! Qing Yatou, from now on, your life and death have nothing to do with me!”
Xu Youyou was unaware that after the previous police report, Cheng Chunhua’s family had become the laughingstock of the village. The arranged marriage for her son had also fallen through. Thus, the mere mention of calling the police had an immediate effect.
“Madam Cheng, you’re not taking this girl home today. You should leave now before you make me angry and I deduct another two hundred yuan from you,” Xu Youyou warned.
Frustrated, Cheng Chunhua left with her family, but the relatives she had brought along didn’t all leave. They weren’t actually hoping for Cheng Chunhua to make more money—on the contrary, they were waiting for Xu Youyou to get angry and terminate Cheng Chunhua’s lease so they could rent the property instead.
At this moment, someone couldn’t help but point at Qing Yatou, pretending to speak up for Cheng Chunhua but actually trying to provoke Xu Youyou.
“Qing Yatou, even though your aunt wanted to marry you off to a fool, his family is rich. If you marry him, you’ll have a good life. She’s doing this for your own good—why are you so ungrateful?” Wang Maocai criticized.
Though Qing Yatou was in a difficult situation, she was not the type to silently endure injustice. “Such a great family, what a shame to miss out on them! Uncle Maocai, I remember you have a daughter. Why not marry her off instead? That would be perfect for everyone.”
Wang Maocai jumped in anger. “My daughter will never marry a fool!”
Qing Yatou maintained her calm tone. “Oh, so Uncle Maocai does understand that one shouldn’t marry a daughter to a fool. I thought your brain was too dull to figure that out.”
Wang Maocai was so enraged that his nose almost twisted out of shape.
Just then, a loud crash sounded in the distance.
“Whose old house just collapsed?” someone asked.
Wang Maocai, who loved schadenfreude, sneered, “A house collapsing in the snow? That means this family must be full of bad karma.”
But soon, someone tugged at his sleeve and whispered, “Maocai, I think the collapsed house is yours. So, are you the one full of bad karma?”
Wang Maocai hadn’t expected to be caught in his own mockery. His old house wasn’t completely abandoned—it was still used as a storage space. Right now, it contained a lot of New Year goods. Hearing this, he jumped up in alarm. “Hurry, hurry, everyone! Help me check! I have a lot of good wine and cigarettes inside!”
The crowd scattered like birds, and the courtyard finally quieted down.
Xu Youyou turned to Qing Yatou. Seeing that even though Cheng Chunhua had tried to guilt-trip her, the girl hadn’t backed down and had the sense to run when needed, Xu Youyou concluded that Qing Yatou was quite sharp.
“How do you want me to help you? And why should I help you?” Xu Youyou asked.
A trace of confusion flashed in Qing Yatou’s eyes. “Youyou-jie, I don’t know.”
Xu Youyou was speechless.
Qing Yatou continued, “My intuition tells me that you will bring me hope.”
Xu Youyou took a deep breath. Since Qing Yatou appeared, the golden pointer of her system had suddenly split into two.
One pointer aimed deep inside the house, while the other pointed at Qing Yatou.
After completing so many scavenger tasks, this was the first time Xu Youyou had encountered such a phenomenon.
“Do you want to go to Hucheng?” Xu Youyou asked.
Qing Yatou’s appearance wasn’t particularly striking, but her ethereal aura, her slow and deliberate speech, and her occasional cryptic remarks made her seem strangely unique.
Even so, Xu Youyou had no idea how to utilize this uniqueness or what kind of job would suit her.
Qing Yatou shook her head. “My ID and household registration book are with my aunt. I have no plans to leave this house and go to Hucheng.”
Xu Youyou asked, “Do you really like this house?”
Qing Yatou nodded, her face lighting up with genuine joy. “Yes, I feel a special connection to this place.”
Although Xu Youyou found her words mystical, she didn’t push the matter. Instead, she said, “I rented this house from your aunt for fifty years. You can stay here, but you’ll need to sign a contract with me.”
Without even asking about the contract terms, Qing Yatou agreed immediately.
Xu Youyou felt a little numb. “You trust me too much. Is there really no one else who can help you?”
Qing Yatou said, “Other people don’t smell right. I don’t trust them.”
Xu Youyou wasn’t sure whether to feel honored by this inexplicable trust.
“You’ve been hiding here for a while. How have you survived?” Xu Youyou asked curiously.
“I have food stored,” Qing Yatou replied, extending her hand to show Xu Youyou her provisions.
A handful of chestnuts.
Xu Youyou was reminded of Qing Yatou’s innate ability: Innate Wild Fruit Sacred Physique.
These chestnuts were small—clearly wild ones picked from the mountains. Yet somehow, she had managed to store enough to survive in this abandoned house for over half a month.
Qing Yatou suddenly said, “Youyou-jie, I think there’s something inside the house that you’re looking for. I’ll take you to get it.”
