Chapter 113 - 102: Time [Two in One]

Chapter 113: Chapter 102: Time [Two in One]

Huai Yu nodded silently. "It is quite big." Over 600 mu of barren hills and wild terrain.

Then, she saw Boss Tang’s face light up with joy. He quickly dragged out a large plastic bag from under the counter. "Look! These are the balls Ke Taichiro has accumulated recently. I saved them all for you!"

Huai Yu looked at him in bewilderment. Saving them was one thing, but why was Boss Tang so eager and excited?

Huai Yu couldn’t help but feel suspicious. "Did Uncle Zaozi’s tea really produce some kind of effect? Or... did something happen?!"

"Oh, no." Boss Tang’s voice sounded a bit disappointed. "I observed him carefully for several days and even went to ask. He said the tea tastes quite good. He’s no longer constipated, and it’s very fragrant. He insists on drinking one ball every day..."

Well... Boss Tang’s expression was complicated, which in turn made Huai Yu’s expression equally indescribable.

"Anyway, I haven’t seen any other effects from Ke Taichiro’s balls... Your Uncle Zaozi still wants more and offered a high price. I really couldn’t bring myself to earn that kind of money, so I stubbornly held out and didn’t give him any.

"Sigh! If Gao Ming wasn’t still locked up inside, I would have taken the balls to get them tested."

So... Huai Yu looked at him in confusion. "Since Uncle Zaozi is fine, why do you look so excited that I’m here?"

The moment he saw her, it felt like he was ecstatic—but it had only been a few days since Huai Yu’s last visit.

"Well, you see..." Boss Tang rubbed his hands together anxiously. "Um... Little Yu, you know, Labor Day is coming up."

Huai Yu was speechless. She didn’t know that! But it didn’t matter. When in doubt, just nod.

Seeing her expression, Boss Tang sighed heavily again. "The Labor Day regulations require everyone to go out and cultivate the land for a week. The entire trading market will be closed during the day..."

Huai Yu gradually struggled to maintain her composure. Everyone had to go cultivate the land? Did "everyone" include her?

Fortunately, Boss Tang immediately followed up, "This rule targets people in the city limits. Your place is so big, it must be in the suburbs, right? If you have land at home, and if it’s large enough, you don’t have to participate in the mandatory labor...

"Um... are you on the mandatory labor list?"

Huai Yu instantly breathed a sigh of relief! She thought to herself, "Not only am I not in the city limits, but I’m practically out of the city altogether! Plus, I have over 600 mu of land all to myself." There was absolutely no way she was on that list. So, she shook her head decisively.

Boss Tang first breathed a sigh of relief, but then he looked troubled again. "As you know, I can leave, but what about Ke Taichiro? He has to roll a few balls every day, otherwise he can’t eat."

"So..." Boss Tang looked at Huai Yu expectantly.

"So..." Huai Yu also looked at him, her expression slowly turning to shock. "You can’t be..."

"Exactly, exactly!" Boss Tang said in pleasant surprise. "You understand, right? I was just thinking that since your place is so big, could you take Ke Taichiro over and hide him for a while?

"Don’t worry, I’ve observed him carefully recently. Taichiro doesn’t like going to the toilet, and he even avoids poop if he encounters it on the road!

"He’s a good Taichiro!"

Boss Tang’s gaze was earnest and full of expectation. It seemed as if he really wouldn’t be able to handle it if Huai Yu were to refuse him.

What could Huai Yu say? If nothing else, Boss Tang had treated her incredibly well. She thought about it for a long time before finally saying conflictedly, "But how am I supposed to take him back?"

"No problem, no problem." Boss Tang had probably been plotting this for a while. He quickly brought over a bag. "Taichiro! Ke Taichiro!"

He called out twice. The small door at the edge of the warehouse gently opened, and a giant, fly-green dung beetle, about forty centimeters tall, walked out.

After not seeing him for a while, Ke Taichiro was still the same! He held a dark, round ball in his two front claws. Upon seeing Huai Yu, he extended the yellow wings on his back and gave them a flap.

Huai Yu instinctively smiled and nodded along, but went numb again once she fully processed the situation.

Meanwhile, Boss Tang had propped the bag open. "Taichiro, come here, get inside—don’t worry, Little Yu, I’ll add a cover to the top of your woven basket later. No one will notice him when you carry him back."

At this moment, Boss Tang’s voice grew desperate. A sense of fatherly worry and reluctance actually appeared on his round face, and even his tone softened.

"Don’t worry, Taichiro is very well-behaved. Aside from rolling balls, he rarely makes a sound...

"It’s just... your place is big, so let him out for a walk when you can. If he doesn’t walk around and roll a few balls, he’ll really feel uncomfortable... Oh, Taichiro... Taichiro..."

The moment the cover of the basket was shut, Boss Tang’s voice took on a crying tone.

Huai Yu was speechless. She paused before asking curiously, "If Gao Ming gets out, will he take Ke Taichiro back with him?"

Boss Tang was left speechless, his expression growing even more desolate.