Everyday Romance After Becoming a Billionaire

Hmm... Su Ran propped his chin, watching the JK-uniform-clad girl basking in the sunlight. He was pondering a question: ’I’ve spent the Gold Coins, so how does the stuff get to me?’

*Ding!* ’Your order has been delivered and placed in the refrigerator.’

’This...’

Su Ran opened the upper crisper drawer of the refrigerator. There was no strange smell from a mix of open containers and leftovers, because Su Ran kept a roll of paper towels in the fridge to absorb odors.

All the ingredients were neatly placed inside, including the ten-thousand-yuan "Ice and Snow Royalty" ice cream. It had melted a little, probably about eight hundred yuan’s worth gone.

Moreover, the little Mushroom House store had also thrown in a large, square watermelon (Grade: Top-tier).

’Life is full of surprises. Enjoying life is the job of a Divine Rich, after all.’ Su Ran was really starting to get the hang of it.

[Summer Delicacy Snack] Quest Completion: 0/10

"Alright, time to whip up some Su-style secret recipe ice jelly."

Midsummer + ice jelly = a perfect match.

Su Ran had made ice jelly a few times before. It wasn’t difficult, but today’s version was going to be a little tricky...

Cherries weren’t in season, so Su Ran picked a few multiflora roses. He washed them, juiced them into a pink liquid, and filtered it into some flour. Using his Finger Technique Fragrance, he crafted it into small, cherry-shaped balls with a sweet filling. After boiling and cooling them, he carefully glazed each one with a honey syrup, inserted a ’stem’, and placed them in the refrigerator to set.

Outside, Ning Wenwen stood on her tiptoes, peeking through the kitchen window to watch Su Ran earnestly making ’love-filled ice jelly’ for her. The young girl’s face flushed a faint pink, just like one of the cherries.

"Big Brother Su Ran, are you done yet? I can’t wait to eat it!"

Wenwen picked at the peeling old paint on the windowsill with her little finger. Her big, innocent eyes blinked, and she licked her lips with the tip of her tongue.

"It’s ready."

"Mhm, mhm, mhm."

Ning Wenwen quickly ran around the yard and into the living room.

Su Ran took out the set cherries and placed them on top of the beautifully arranged ice jelly. To elevate the atmosphere, he added some dry ice to create a smoky effect.

A little surprise.

[Summer Delicacy Snack] Quest Completion: 10/10

"Wow~ It looks so pretty, I almost don’t want to eat it! Su Ran, you’re so amazing~"

"Call me ’Big Brother’!"

"Oh, okay, ’Big Bwother’ Su Ran."

"..."

"Hehehe~"

"Go on, eat."

"Mhm, mhm, mhm."

[Ding! Commencing happiness rating for the Summer Delicacy Snack...]

Current Happiness Score: 75 (out of 100).

’This...’

’Ning Wenwen hasn’t even taken a bite yet, and her happiness score is already almost maxed out.’

’Young girls really are the easiest to please.’

Of course, Su Ran himself was the main bonus factor.

The girl ate one of the cherries and stomped her foot in satisfaction. She praised, "It’s so yummy! You really have a talent for being a chef."

Su Ran nodded, humblebragging, "I think so too. Your future sister-in-law will be very lucky."

The little cherry in her mouth seemed to have been provoked. The girl’s pearly white teeth bit down hard, making it burst.

The girl tilted her head slightly, looking at Su Ran with a glare that pierced right through the heart.

Suddenly, the breeze from the fan seemed to grow colder.

"Future sister-in-law???"

Suddenly, her food tasted bland.

"Yeah, is there a problem?"

"How old are you? You should be focusing on your studies, not thinking about those things, you know?"

The girl lectured him earnestly, her fingers tapping on the table.

"Anyway, studying is important. You... uh... ahem... that is," the girl tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, looking a bit flustered as her voice grew quieter, "wait for me for three years. I’ll get into Ning University too, and then I’ll pick out a girlfriend for you myself."

Su Ran leaned back in his chair with great interest, looking at the little loli across from him. He changed the subject, "Is it good?"

The girl scooped up a spoonful of ice jelly with her own spoon, placed the only little cherry on top, and held it out to him.

"What for?"

"I’m giving you my cherry to eat."

"Your cherry?"

"Mhm."

"No need, you eat it."

The girl didn’t say anything, just kept holding the spoon out, just kept looking at him.

second passed.

seconds passed.

seconds passed.

"Alright, alright, I’ll eat."

Su Ran had no choice. He couldn’t win against her, so he let the girl feed him.

"Is it good when I feed it to you?"

"It’s criminally good!"

The girl’s mood instantly brightened, and she smiled.

[Ding! Happiness Score: 100. Congratulations on receiving 100 Gold Coins.]

*Ding!* ’The Mushroom House has new free choices:’

1. [Vegetable Garden Pest-B-Gone] Due to the lack of pesticides in the garden, pests have begun to multiply. The player is requested to complete a bug-catching task with the guest (1 bug = 1 Gold Coin).

’It’s confirmed. The system is biased towards young girls.’

Su Ran was indignant. He had to be a "manure-scooping boy" and almost threw up, all for just 4 Gold Coins.

But Ning Wenwen gets 1 Gold Coin for just catching one bug.

’Does it just want to see Ning Wenwen get scared by bugs and cry?’

’This one’s a hard pass. Ning Wenwen is afraid of bugs.’

2. [Miaobi Shenghua] The southwest courtyard wall of the Mushroom House is too plain. The player is requested to complete a mural with the guest (Reward: 15 Gold Coins per square chi).

The southwest courtyard wall was just a concrete wall with an old-fashioned, painted slogan on it.

’Today, I’ll cover this slogan with graffiti.’

Wenwen had been studying art since elementary school, so painting wouldn’t be a problem.

Earlier, the flawed arrangement of roses outside had been trimmed into a heart shape by Ning Wenwen’s deft hands, which was a testament to her aesthetic sense.

Su Ran glanced at the time. It was 4 PM.

"Wenwen, help me paint a mural on the courtyard wall later, okay? It’s too plain."

"OK. I ate your ice jelly, so I should contribute something to your home. Tell me, what do you want me to paint?"

The two of them were very familiar with each other, so there was no need for formalities.

"I don’t have a preference. I trust your artistic sense."

"Alright then. I’ll go as soon as I finish this ice jelly."

After they finished the ice jelly, the two of them went to the southwest wall. Su Ran measured it: 6 meters long by 3 meters high, for a total of 18 square meters.

Su Ran turned his head and asked, "Can you handle it?"

Ning Wenwen propped up her chin. "OK."

"Then think about what you’ll need. I’m going to the village entrance to buy paint and brushes."

Su Ran borrowed Uncle Qin’s motorized tricycle and went to the village entrance to buy two buckets of Nippon Paint and a set of color pastes. He then came back, found a white T-shirt in his room, and handed it to Wenwen to wear over her clothes.

Time to get to work.

Su Ran didn’t know how to paint. He tried to help at first, but only ended up making things worse. Fortunately, Wenwen’s skills were exquisite, and she quickly fixed his mistakes.

So Su Ran just stood to the side and watched.

Ning Wenwen stood on a high stool, wearing the oversized T-shirt. The scene was like a beautiful wallpaper.

She painted on the wall with swift strokes—SWISH, SWISH, SWISH—attracting a crowd of villagers who came to watch.

The sun set behind the western hills, casting an orange-red glow over Linxi Village. On the southwest wall of the small courtyard, Wenwen had painted a fake window surrounded by multiflora roses. It was very lifelike. The finishing touch was a tiger sniffing a rose beneath the window.

Finally.

Wenwen dipped her brush in black paint and wrote a line: [In me, the tiger sniffs the rose.]