Chapter 47: Credit Doubled, Missing Out on Billions!

“Ding—”

Almost simultaneously, the system notification chimed.

[Yan Wang’s favorability+10, current favorability: -5.]

[Tang Tang’s favorability +10, current favorability: 55.]

[Jun Yan’s favorability +10, current favorability: 10.]

“Congratulations, host! You’ve achieved the hidden achievement ‘Three Flowers at the Summit,’ gaining favorability bonuses from three bound children simultaneously. Reward: child cultivation fund amount doubled. Confirm?”

Doubling the child cultivation fund?

Wouldn’t that mean the initial five hundred billion would jump to a full trillion?

Yan Yueqing responded swiftly, “Confirm!”

Ding—System upgrade complete.

[System upgrade for host complete!]

[Name: Yan Yueqing

Total Child cultivation Fund: One Trillion.

Strength Points: 0]

Wait, wait, wait!!!

Yan Yueqing suddenly felt something was off. “Hold on, why is the balance only one trillion? I’ve only spent over eight billion so far, which means there should be over four hundred billion left. By my calculations, there should be more than one trillion four hundred billion!”

The system replied, “When the child cultivation fund amount is doubled, any unused funds are reset.”

Yan Yueqing: ???

The system continued matter-of-factly, “If the host doesn’t wish to clear the balance immediately, you could save the hidden task reward for later use when needed.”

Yan Yueqing: @#%#￥……@%……@%

Thank you very much! Why didn’t you mention this sooner?!!!

To miss out on over four hundred billion just like that?!

Her head throbbed…

Her heart was bleeding…

Yan Yueqing felt like she might faint.

“Uh…” The system seemed to realize its oversight.

Without prior communication, would there be a complaint filed against it?

To remedy the situation, it hesitated briefly before offering: “When the host achieves the ‘Five Fortunes Arrive’ hidden achievement, the child cultivation fund will double again. We hope the host will keep striving!”

After that, it slipped away like a guilty kitten, whispering softly by her ear, and fell silent.

Yan Yueqing: [Gritting teeth in frustration.JPG]!

Tang Tang tilted her chin up, her innocent face tinged with curiosity. “Sister Yueqing, weren’t we going to catch fish? Why did we suddenly stop?”

Not only had they stopped, but Sister Yueqing suddenly looked so downcast. Did something happen?

Yan Yueqing remained silent. What could she say… She just lost over four hundred billion, QAQ!

Seeing her hesitation, Tang Tang’s eyes sparkled as she guessed, “I get it. Sister Yueqing, are you worried about whether Brother Wang can go into the water?”

Yan Wang glanced at his mother, slightly surprised.

He had never been in water before, and seeing it did make him a bit anxious. But he had managed to keep his expression well under control. How had his mother noticed?

A warm sensation spread through his chest.

Yan Wang: So… Mom has been quietly concerned about me all along!

Tang Tang: Sister Yueqing is really attentive to little brother!

Jun Yan: No wonder she’s the woman I fancy, so gentle and kind-hearted.

The system wanted to play dead but was compelled to speak up:

[Yan Wang’s favorability +5, current favorability: 0.]

[Tang Tang’s favorability+10, current favorability: 65.]

[Jun Yan’s favorability+10, current favorability: 20.]

Yan Yueqing: What are you three even thinking? Competing in a favorability race?

Seeing her conflicted expression, Jun Yan raised an eyebrow. “If the little guy can’t go into the water, I’ll do it instead.”

Yan Wang would not let him have his way, replying coldly, “I can do it.”

Jun Yan patted his shoulder. “Little guy, if you’re not in good health, don’t push yourself. No need to worry the adults.”

Since Yan Wang was Sister Yueqing’s son, and they would be family in the future, Jun Yan deliberately adopted a tone more befitting an elder.

However, Yan Wang corrected him with a stern face, “Call me brother!”

His tone was authoritative, fitting for an older brother.

Such everyday banter between brothers! Fans were absolutely loving it.

[Oh my gosh, these two are just too cute, even when they’re arguing.]

[My two boys at home fight over who’s the oldest every day, but they’re the most united when something happens.]

[Haha, so everyone already sees these two as brothers?]

[I didn’t say they were blood brothers, but their bond really does seem strong.]

On-screen, the “well-bonded” brothers both wore sulky faces, shifting their frosty gazes away.

In the distance, Qin Youran was catching fish with Tian Tian.

Her clenched fist underwater…

Gripped tighter and tighter!

She had spent half a year just to get Yan Wang to call her “Aunt Youran” once…

And now, in less than ten minutes with Jun Yan, he had spoken twice?

Could it really be the power of blood relations?

She was seething with jealousy but feared that the camera would catch her envious expression. She quickly comforted herself: “It’s just a temporary change in the storyline, nothing to fear! This episode is still my main stage! Now that we’re in Neijia Town, I’ll definitely run into Song Xiaoyu when we pick houses later. If I persuade her to voluntarily donate her bone marrow to her sister like last time, I’ll win the audience’s favor again! Yan Yueqing, just you wait! The fans are on my side!”

Tian Tian, a sensitive young girl, had been notably quiet since joining the group and catching fish.

Only occasionally, when she looked up and saw Aunt Youran’s gently smiling face, would her brows furrow slightly.

She felt a bit wronged…

Aunt Youran had indeed warmly welcomed her earlier, but Tian Tian could sense that Aunt Youran didn’t enjoy spending time with her!

Qin Youran had been the champion last episode. Predictably, she would choose popular kids like Tang Tang or Li Hao as her partners. Having been chosen by Tian Tian must have made her feel stifled, right?

While in the water for so long, other guests would symbolically ask if the children got wet, but Aunt Youran hadn’t said a word.

Tian Tian lowered her lashes, wiping her face that had gotten splashed while catching fish, and silently continued with the task.

[Tian Tian is so quiet, but she’s catching fish really well. She’s caught the most out of all the kids, right?]

[Wow, the production team is being generous today. With so many fish in such a small pond, you could scoop them up with a ladle.]

[Why does Miss Youran seem a bit distracted today? She’s usually the most attentive to the kids, but she didn’t even notice Tian Tian’s face getting splashed?]

[Those above clearly can’t see past their own noses! Youran’s working hard to catch fish so Tian Tian won’t go hungry! Her own face is wet, too. How can she keep track of everything?]

[Oh, come on! I’m ready to argue now! In earlier episodes, Qin Youran looked after all the kids impeccably. Now she’s doing a task alone with Tian Tian and doesn’t even notice the water on her face?]

[Exactly! Look at Yan Yueqing, handling three kids! Her son is frail, yet Tang Bao, Yan Bao, and Wang Bao don’t look half as disheveled as Tian Tian does.]

[That’s because Yan Yueqing just plays for the camera! The kids are catching all the fish, so she can show how good she is with kids on screen!]

[Yeah, yeah, everything Qin Youran does is right, and Yan Yueqing can’t do anything right! You guys just keep your double standards.]

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