After the afternoon challenge ended, Lin Kexin happily ran off to the vegetable garden again, ready to pick ingredients for dinner. Shen Wanwan signaled that she didn’t need to.
Lin Kexin was baffled. “Huh? Why not? Aren’t we earning money tonight?”
Shen Wanwan leisurely took a sip of tea and asked her quietly, “Aren’t you tired?”
Lin Kexin froze for a moment.
Uh…
Tired? Well… yes, she was a little tired.
But one meal earned them 800 coins!
“It’s fine, as long as we can make money!”
She clenched her fist, full of determination. “I’m not afraid of being tired!”
Anyway, they had a soft, comfy big bed to sleep in tonight. No matter how hard or exhausting the day was, one good night’s sleep and she’d bounce back to life!
Shen Wanwan couldn’t help laughing at Lin Kexin’s boundless energy.
She curved her lips into a smile and indicated again that there was really no need to cook.
“Don’t rush.”
Still confused, Lin Kexin sat down beside her.
The two had already spent a whole day together, so Lin Kexin had gotten a pretty good sense of Shen Wanwan.
Ever since Shen Wanwan made money and brought her into that luxurious scenic villa, Lin Kexin admired Shen Wanwan to the point of worship. She no longer underestimated Shen Wanwan the way she did that morning!
But what on earth was Shen Wanwan planning?!
She was dying to know! She was the King of Urgency—she really, really wanted to know!!!
The live chat was just as puzzled:
[What is Shen Wanwan plotting exactly?!]
[Lin Kexin is even willing to cook, why not let her?!]
[I don’t get it, truly don’t get it. Shen Wanwan, a woman you can never guess!]
After the two rested for five minutes under the tree, the production team—who had just rejoined the group chat—finally sent their first message.
They brought out the luxurious dinner set that was originally priced at 300 tokens, clearly challenging Shen Wanwan—
“Bigger portions, same price! Don’t miss out! Originally 300, now only 100 tokens!”
Come on, then. Let’s fight.
This time they were offering premium dishes!
Let’s see what Shen Wanwan can do now!
Holding her phone, Lin Kexin said anxiously, “Wanwan, what do we do? The production team is clearly targeting us!”
No wonder Shen Wanwan told her not to cook.
She had predicted this.
Thinking about the 800 speed-coins flying away, Lin Kexin felt miserable.
She puffed her cheeks angrily and was about to pick vegetables again. “I’m not cooking for them, but at least we need to cook our own dinner! Wanwan, just wait, I’ll make such amazing food tonight that the production team will drool!”
Shen Wanwan shook her head. “No need.”
“Huh?” Lin Kexin froze, looking hurt. “Do you think my cooking isn’t good?!”
Everyone said it was good…
“Your cooking is delicious.”
Shen Wanwan praised calmly, then blinked at her. “But if money can solve a problem, why go through the trouble?”
[Huh?? What does that mean? Is Shen Wanwan planning to buy the production team’s food?]
[That’s not cost-effective at all. Why not just cook their own?]
[Did her rich-girl spending addiction flare up again?]
Only Lin Kexin’s fans understood.
[Hasn’t Shen Wanwan already said it clearly? She’s worried Lin Kexin will be tired! Cooking that much takes a ton of energy!]
[Although I want to complain about Shen Wanwan never doing chores, at least she cares about Kexin. I support buying food from the production team!]
[Exactly! Kexin is a guest, why should she be working this hard?]
Shen Wanwan paused for a beat, then said softly, “You can go tell everyone not to buy from the production team yet.”
Lin Kexin was still confused.
But after being ‘carried’ once already, she decided to trust Shen Wanwan…
Shen Wanwan always had unexpected ideas!
The moment Lin Kexin left, Shen Wanwan posted in the group chat:
[Organic vegetables, fresh fruit juice, fine meats—buffet style. 80 speed-coins per set. First come, first served.]
Same message as lunchtime, only the price had changed.
The director, who was watching his phone, almost spat blood.
Indeed—
Everything on Shen Wanwan’s side cost them zero. Even the chef was a participant! Of course she could fight a price war!
Wasn’t this plain provocation?
—Come on then, price war!
The assistant fretted beside him. “Director… at 80 coins, won’t everyone pick Shen Wanwan’s side?”
The director’s eyes widened. “That won’t do!”
Shen Wanwan had already taken 800 coins at lunch. If they kept letting her earn like this, it would be a disaster!
Inside the villa, Jiang Yuan looked at his phone and asked Qi Luozhou, “Where are we eating tonight?”
On one side was the production team’s luxurious dinner, with a wide variety of dishes and specialty snacks from Luocheng.
On the other side was affordable home-style food. Lin Kexin’s cooking was very good, not inferior to a professional chef, and cheaper by 20 coins per person. For the three of them, they’d save 60 coins total.
Jiang Rong looked around, kind of wanting to eat the deluxe meal. After all, she’d tasted Lin Kexin’s cooking several times already, but the one from the production team looked so luxurious.
But she was too embarrassed to bring it up.
Both of them looked toward Qi Luozhou.
Qi Luozhou chuckled.
“Don’t rush.
“Just wait a bit. The production team is about to lower the price.”
Jiang Yuan was shocked. “No way?”
That deluxe meal was worth 300 Speed Tokens.
If the production team lowered it to 100, that would already be the absolute limit!
Jiang Rong also felt it was impossible.
God Zhou was really daydreaming this time.
Yeah.
Normally, it would be impossible.
But this was Shen Wanwan.
Qi Luozhou’s brows curved with a smile, his fingers tapping the table lightly and lazily.
The next second, the production team really did send out a new message—
“Limited-time offer! Deluxe meal only 70 Speed Tokens per set!!!”
[!!!]
[No way? God Zhou is insane!! He predicted this?!]
[I get it! Shen Wanwan is using this method to force the production team’s food prices down!!!]
Jiang Yuan held his phone and almost jumped up in excitement.
“No way?! They really lowered the price?!”
This was truly an unbelievable bargain!
A deluxe meal for 70 tokens, totally worth it!
Jiang Rong was also stunned.
“My god…”
Qi Luozhou propped his elbow on the table, chin resting on his hand. “She should be able to get them to 50.”
“50?!”
“She?”
“Who?”
—Obviously, Shen Wanwan.
In the group chat, Shen Wanwan quickly sent a message.
Just two simple characters:
[60]
But the storm it stirred up was anything but simple.
Next, the production team would probably have to drop it further to 50…
Jiang Yuan and Jiang Rong huddled over the phone, both nervous.
“Will they really drop it to 50?”
“No idea. Honestly, 70 already feels like a steal…”
“I’m so nervous, I feel more tense than waiting for my college entrance exam results!”
“Hurry up and reply already…”
At this moment, Qi Luozhou took the phone from them, typed a few words, and sent it.
Qi Luozhou : @ShenWanwan We’re coming over.
Jiang Rong let out an “Ah…?
“God Zhou, aren’t we going to eat the deluxe meal?”
Why were they going to support Shen Wanwan?
But Jiang Yuan understood.
God Zhou was cooperating with Shen Wanwan, playing along perfectly…
[Ahhhh, God Zhou is amazing!]
[I’m laughing so hard, I feel like a hyperactive ferret darting through every camera angle!]
[This coordination is god-tier. Shen Wanwan laughed when she saw it too, God Zhou already guessed her intention!]
The director had already struggled a long time before lowering the price to 70. He only gritted his teeth and did it so Shen Wanwan wouldn’t make money.
But Shen Wanwan didn’t even blink, immediately lowering it to 60. She was seriously going to drive him insane!
Looks like that vegetable garden setup was too overpowered!
He’d delete it tomorrow!
But the priority now was to stop her from earning money!
The assistant tried to stop the bloodthirsty director. “Director, we can’t keep lowering it! Any lower and it’s practically giving it away…”
Their original goal was to take Speed Tokens from the guests!
The director coldly brushed off his hand and growled:
“Too late.”
The arrow was already shot.
The price war had begun. No matter what, today he had to fight Shen Wanwan to the bloody end!!
He gritted his teeth and typed in the group : [60]
The confidence he had at the start was long gone, replaced only by nerves…
The big fish had taken the bait.
Shen Wanwan curved her lips, sent her final [50], put away her phone, and slowly walked toward the production team.
Sweat began to drip along the director’s forehead.
50 was his limit.
He anxiously lowered the price to 50 and prayed Shen Wanwan would stop here.
At 50 coins, it was basically the cost price…
The director closed his eyes and crossed himself over his chest.
If he could redo everything, he absolutely would not have tried to punish Shen Wanwan.
Amen.
As if answering his prayers, a clear voice sounded beside him.
“Director, two deluxe meals please!”
Here it comes!!
Business had arrived!!!