in2ebook Chapter 201 Should I open my own personal shop?
Chapter 201 Should I open my own personal shop?
By the time Lu Youyou finished tidying up the house, it was already 11:34, time to make lunch.
She suddenly remembered the artificial human bone she bought from Dalmatian, took one out, and called Xiao Hei over: "Xiao Hei, look what this is?"
"Bones, cow bones."
Ok?
Why is Xiao Hei different from what she imagined?
So calm?
"Little Black, don't you want to bite?"
Little Black glanced at it disdainfully: "It's all bloody, I'm not going to bite it, I'm a clean little dog."
Deceptive Dalmatian!
Didn't they say Venom Dog loves to gnaw on simulated human bones?
Xiao Hei's disdain was practically turning into tangible black mist!
Forget it, I'll just use those beef bones to make soup for myself.
Lu Youyou walked into the folding kitchen, chopped all 20 beef bones into pieces, cleaned them, and put them into the gift pot.
Add cooking wine and water, then bring to a boil.
Because the pot was very large and a lot of water was added, it took more than half an hour just to boil the water.
After boiling for another five minutes, Lu Youyou took the beef bones out, rinsed them with hot water, and set them aside to drain.
After discarding the dirty water in the pot, Lu Youyou filled a new pot with clean water, added beef bones and appropriate seasonings, and continued to stew it.
This time it will take three or four hours to cook, so Lu Youyou plans to have beef bone soup for dinner.
As for lunch, she cooked it on a separate stove.
Steam ten buns on an induction cooker, and then make a large portion of stir-fried pork with chili peppers.
After the meal was ready, Lu Youyou served the food to the monster merchant and the honey badger warrior first.
Then divide the steamed buns: eat two yourself, give three to the monster merchant, and give five to the honey badger warrior.
After dividing the food, Lu Youyou delivered it to the two of them.
The beef bone pot was already boiling, and Lu Youyou turned the knob to simmer it over low heat.
After stirring the pot with a long spoon, Lu Youyou carried her food to the table and began to eat.
She was exhausted from being busy all morning, so the meal tasted especially delicious.
hum~
The watch vibrated.
As expected, the relationship between the monster merchant and the honey badger warrior changed.
The monster merchant only increased by 1%, it's currently at 2%.
The Honey Badger Warrior has been buffed by 5%, now at 90%.
This was good news for Lu Youyou; she even started to enjoy her meals more.
After the meal, Lu Youyou quickly washed the pots and pans and began another busy day.
She bought 500 jin (250 catties) of fresh meat, all in large chunks, because she couldn't thaw it every time she ate it.
Repeated thawing is not only troublesome, but it also easily leads to nutrient loss, bacterial growth, and food spoilage.
The salesperson happened to give her 500 sealed boxes, which she planned to cut up and pack into sealed boxes, then store in the storage box on the roof.
The sealed box is quite large; it can easily hold two pounds of fresh meat with bones.
Lu Youyou cut and packaged all the chicken, rabbit, beef, mutton, and pork according to the specification of two jin per box.
Each type of meat comes in 50 boxes, requiring a total of 250 sealed boxes.
It had been more than three hours by the time Lu Youyou had put all 250 boxes of meat on the roof and stored them away.
The beef bone soup should be ready by now.
She went to the kitchen, scooped a spoonful of soup, and put it in a small bowl to taste.
She smacked her lips and added some soy sauce to enhance the flavor.
Lu Youyou scooped another spoonful into the bowl and tasted it again.
This time it's just right, with a rich and mellow flavor; one bite and the aroma hits you right in the head.
Lu Youyou thought for a moment, then took out two sealed boxes, each filled with beef bone soup, and gave one to the monster merchant and the other to the honey badger warrior.
The watch didn't vibrate immediately, which Lu Youyou had expected.
Instead of waiting idly, she took other sealed containers and portioned the beef bone soup into smaller portions for herself.
She didn't fill her own box too full; she filled a total of 20 boxes.
Before she could even take it to the roof, the watch vibrated, indicating a change in the favorability rating.
The monster merchant's percentage increased by 5%, making it 87%.
The Honey Badger Warrior now has an 8% bonus, bringing it to 98%.
It seems the beef bone soup suits their tastes very well, otherwise the stingy monster merchant wouldn't have added so much at once.
After turning off her watch, Lu Youyou took the portioned beef bone soup to the rooftop.
Twenty boxes of beef bone broth filled just the right amount of a medium-sized storage box.
She closed the lid of the storage box and leisurely went downstairs.
The fireplace in the living room was on, and the warmth dispelled the chill from her body.
After taking off her down jacket, she was still a little hot in just a sweatshirt.
Lu Youyou walked to the stove, adjusted the heat from "medium" to "low", and then settled down on the sofa to relax.
I was so busy with work all day that I didn't even have time to check what was happening on the public chat.
It's good to take a look now, just to relax.
[Player 79221: It really is! I opened Gu Jingchen's profile, and there really is a shop there.]
[Player 7892: Seriously, I'm always a step behind everyone else in everything I do. I wonder when I'll ever finish leveling up my relationship with the Monster Merchant.]
[Player 78993: Everyone, come check it out! Gu Jingchen's shop has added items that can increase the Monster Merchant's favorability!]
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Although Lu Youyou only watched the public chat halfway through and didn't participate from the beginning, she could still draw conclusions from their chat content.
Gu Jingchen has maxed out the Monster Merchant's favorability, and now he has his own personal shop on the homepage!
And now, Gu Jingchen's personal shop is selling items that can increase the Monster Merchant's favorability!
Lu Youyou exited the public chat and found Gu Jingchen in her friends list.
Sure enough, I found that he had his own shop, just like the Monster Merchant's shop, appended to his name.
Click on the shop icon, and you'll see a wide variety of supplies, from basic to rare items.
The variety of goods sold is more complete than that of the Monster Merchant, and the quantity sold is also greater.
Lu Youyou wanted to find something to increase her favorability with the monster merchant, but there were too many pages to navigate through them all at once.
Enter the keyword "favorability" in the search box above and click search.
Different kinds of dishes immediately appeared on it, as well as toys for little monsters.
Meat dishes cost 20 gold coins each, while vegetable dishes cost 10 gold coins each.
Each toy, regardless of size, costs 50 gold coins.
Lu Youyou bought a toy first, because she wasn't sure if the monster merchant's child would still like playing with toys.
After the payment was successful, Lu Youyou immediately sent the toy to the monster merchant.
hum~
The watch vibrated.
The monster merchant's favorability towards her increased to 90%, a jump of 3%.
Lu Youyou went to Gu Jingchen's personal shop and bought 5 more, which she then gave to the monster merchant.
I thought the favorability rating would exceed 100%, but it stopped at 97%.
Lu Youyou bought three more toys and sent them to the monster merchant, finally breaking through 100%.
The watch suddenly played a video of a person and a monster walking hand in hand, and then a large gift package appeared.
Lu Youyou opened the gift package.
It was a handwritten letter from the monster merchant, the handwriting crooked and messy, even uglier than that of a child just learning to read.
Hello, Lu Youyou, my friend. I've been observing you for a long time and have found that you're very suitable for opening a shop. I've prepared everything for you, and I hope your business will flourish.
After Lu Youyou finished reading the letter, a system notification popped up on Xiao Lu's screen.
Congratulations! You are now eligible to open a personal shop. Would you like to activate it?