Chapter 638 The Rabbit Family Feast and the Gray Wolf's Treasure
Chapter 638 The Rabbit Family Feast and the Gray Wolf's Treasure
The following day, at Rongcheng Medical College, in the apartment accommodation area.
Xia Taotao sat calmly in the living room, chewing her food in small bites.
The dishes were freshly cooked today. Originally, she planned to reheat the leftovers from last night in the microwave and make do, but in the end, she cooked a few dishes herself, and even added a simple tomato and egg stir-fry—though Xia Taotao felt her cooking skills weren't very good, the others at the table didn't seem to think so.
"Mmm, delicious! Peach's cooking is really good!"
"That's really good. Where did you learn this skill?"
Su Tianqing vigorously shoveled the food into her bowl, and Nan Jiayu, who was always skilled in cooking, showed an expression of admiration, even giving a thumbs up in praise.
This made Xia Taotao a little shy, but she didn't fall into a state of social anxiety or cyberbullying in front of familiar people. Her demeanor remained unchanged; she simply responded to the conversation:
"These are the few dishes I'm good at cooking... I've only really learned how to cook these, and they're barely enough to make a living..."
Su Tianqing glanced at the plates on the table.
Stir-fried eggs with tomatoes, shredded pork with green peppers, cold sliced pork, a bowl of meatball soup, and a box of cold sliced pork—all common, everyday dishes in Chengdu.
"Actually, there are quite a lot of these styles. These are probably the only dishes I can cook myself," Nan Jiayu shrugged and replied.
"At least Jia Yu, you can still make fried rice noodles and sizzling fried rice," Xia Taotao replied.
As they chatted, they began to reminisce about the hardships they had endured when they first arrived in Chengdu:
Starting with Nan Jiayu, an outsider who had just arrived in Chengdu, followed by Xia Taotao, a pseudo-local who had lived there for many years, and then the native Chengdu resident, Hu.
There are student cats who are simply seeking knowledge, and stray rabbits who have encountered misfortune and ended up in Chengdu. As for Su Tianqing, she is even more amazing... With the memories of living in Chengdu for so many years, there is simply too much for her to talk about.
As the conversation progressed, Su Tianqing realized something: her way of thinking seemed to have changed quite a bit since she became a magical girl.
At least now I don't think buying a phone or adding some electronic products is an expensive or luxurious thing. I've almost forgotten those trivial things that happened when I first came into this world—the things I was forced to compromise because of life's pressures.
During the conversation, I suddenly noticed something else: everyone had almost forgotten that the Orc Mutual Aid Association would provide donors with a basket of eggs, a bag of rice, and fresh vegetables every month.
That's right, the Orc Mutual Aid Association isn't just some organization that contacts people about renting apartments and distributing living expenses. Most orcs have received some form of sponsorship from this organization and are well aware of its operating model:
Not only do they conduct monthly surveys on the living conditions of those receiving assistance, but they also make special trips to visit those facing financial difficulties to understand their specific living conditions and provide targeted assistance.
Distributing things like eggs, rice, and cooking oil is routine. Sometimes they also distribute winter quilts and summer supplies. If they can't find anything else to distribute, they'll stuff in two tubes of toothpaste and a carton of milk to ensure that the recipients can live a stable life.
In short, all of that is in the past for me. The effort I put into the Magical Girl Fox Official account has yielded considerable returns, and I can even turn around and become a charitable donor who provides funds to others—which can be considered as providing help within my capacity.
As for why she came to Xia Taotao's house for lunch... well, that seems to be the main topic today, Su Tianqing thought to herself.
"Hehehe, of course it's because of this."
The gray wolf girl smiled as she left the dining table, walked under the living room sofa, and carefully pulled out the sturdy-looking safe briefcase.
After finishing her meal, Nan Jiayu put down her chopsticks and walked over to her, curiously examining the suitcase. Aurora also joined in, and they all guessed what might be inside the safe.
"What is this?"
"It looks quite valuable."
"Hehe...you'll never guess what's inside."
Su Tianqing then moved closer to Xia Taotao, who was drinking soup after her meal, and asked her:
"So, Tao Tao, you weren't the one who invited us over for this meal?"
"Of course not, I only heard about it from Ye Lan this morning." Xia Taotao said helplessly, but when she looked at the suitcase, she clearly showed a happy and joyful expression.
"That box was brought back by Ye Lan; it's filled with a lot of super powerful gadgets."
Su Tianqing recalled the phone call she received last night.
The person who called her here was actually Ye Lan. She stammered that "Tao Tao is moving to a new house and is planning to treat everyone to a meal." Even Aurora was invited. She didn't even tell Xia Tao Tao until this morning, which caught Tu Tu, who had originally planned to just grab a casual lunch, completely off guard.
Fortunately, Xia Youyou was staying here temporarily, which solved the problem of buying groceries. Otherwise, everyone would have had to eat the leftovers from Rabbit's house last night for lunch.
"Ye Lan, what exactly is in that box of yours? Is it really as amazing as you say?" Seeing Rabbit's cheerful expression, even Su Tianqing's curiosity was piqued, and she asked.
But the gray wolf girl acted mysteriously, reaching out to pick up the safe and placing it on the coffee table. She then beckoned everyone in the room to gather around the table and began to speak to herself:
"Guess where I got this from?"
"How did you get it? It looks very expensive." Xia Youyou was the first to ask.
Ye Lan revealed a mysterious smile and said:
"Hehehe... Do you guys know what the most famous magical girl idol group in the world is?"
"Of course it's the Qiu Gui Squad," Aurora replied without hesitation, even though she, a foreign friend, knew this.
"You probably don't know this, but there are actually a series of secret rumors and urban legends about the Qiu Gui Squad in the mountain city, and a team was even formed to investigate and collect evidence... generally known as the 'Mysterious Lunchbox Raiding Team'..."
"Stop, stop, stop for a second. This sounds like a fan club formed by Qiu Gui's fans, right?" Nan Jiayu quickly interrupted, preventing the topic of lunchboxes from continuing.
"Oh dear, you're mistaken. This isn't just a fan club. I used some connections to get a batch of unprecedentedly valuable items related to the Qiu Gui Squad from this group. Everything is in here."
At this point, the gray wolf girl mysteriously patted the safe beside her twice, her wolf tail drooping behind her and swaying back and forth, still maintaining the faithful characteristics of an orc's tail.
With a sense of ceremony, she unlocked the safe, and under everyone's tense gaze, opened it to reveal the items inside that seemed to shimmer with dazzling gold—
"Wow..." Xia Youyou, who knew her stuff, straightened her rabbit ears.
"Good heavens..." Aurora, who also knew its value, was shocked.
"...What are these?" Nan Jiayu, who didn't know much about them, tilted her head and asked.
Fei Yelan smiled and gave a brief explanation:
"-A super collection of all the limited-edition merchandise of the Qiugui Squad since their debut, as well as Polaroid photos taken during their performances."
The fans went wild.
Xia Taotao, having already seen the photos last night, wasn't laughing wildly. Instead, Xia Youyou was overjoyed, looking at the surrounding photos with obvious delight. Aurora also looked on with a rather shocked expression, admiring each Polaroid photo as if she were holding a million-dollar check from the British Bank.
Su Tianqing, however, became suspicious of the origins of these items. While everyone was engrossed in admiring them, she pulled Ye Lan into the kitchen and whispered a question:
"Ye Lan, where did you get all this? Those Polaroid cameras aren't something any fan group could get their hands on."
"Hehe, I traded it with Qiu Gui and the others using the rewards I got from the last reconstruction event. They were so happy," Ye Lan said with a smile, looking like she was turning trash into treasure.
"I see...no wonder..."
Su Tianqing had a look of sudden realization on her face. She didn't ask any more questions, but she couldn't help but start thinking:
What were the rewards for the reconstruction activities? What did the dog offer in exchange for Qiu Gui and the others?
There's always this feeling that something big is brewing silently... but I always think it's just my imagination, so I'll just pretend nothing happened.
Su Tianqing thought to herself.
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