Chapter 12: Hot Pot

Lujiang Literature City has its own forum, and the event of a newly registered account directly sending one thousand deep-water torpedoes became a hot topic with discussion breaking a thousand posts in no time. Everyone was speculating whether it was truly a wealthy person, or perhaps the author’s alternate account?

Then, an enthusiastic netizen live-streamed that the reader account called “One Strawberry” not only sent torpedoes to the author of Empress, Miemie-chan, but also appeared in the rankings of many other works in the Ancient Transmigration category. Her torpedoes usually started at one deep-water torpedo, with the most sent to Miemie-chan, and others receiving anywhere from a few to one hundred.

Looking at the momentum, it seemed like Lujiang’s Ancient Transmigration category had attracted a true rich lady! Was it still possible to catch the attention of such a rich lady by starting a new story in this category now? Sigh…

The entire Romance section’s daily ranking of “Premium Support Ticket” was dominated by Ancient Transmigration works, and Empress‘s comment section was abuzz with activity. The collection of this book quickly surpassed a thousand, then ten thousand, within just a few hours. Most people were simply here to check it out or leave a comment, while a small group was genuinely attracted to the content of the story, joining the crowd urging for a quick conclusion.

Miemie-chan was personally messaged by an editor who asked if she was ready for the final chapter as the book was about to become paid (VIP). Miemie-chan replied with a long string of ellipses.

Empress was her hard work, written for over one hundred thousand words without making a single penny. It seemed destined to end badly, ending like a poorly finished, rushed VIP novel. But then, suddenly, fifty thousand yuan in earnings appeared. Of course, she was thrilled, as that was equivalent to a two-star book. Not to mention, she would also earn more after it became paid. However… however…

Asking her to finish it in one day was simply impossible, ahhhh!

She only had six thousand words left of backup material, and the full outline of the book was supposed to be at least one million words. With this kind of traffic, she didn’t want to cut the outline short. She believed that the rich lady wouldn’t want to see a hastily concluded work.

Miemie-chan wiped away her tears, hurriedly posted the last of her backup material, and then under One Strawberry’s comment, she expressed her gratitude, saying that starting today, she would become a writing machine, typing ten thousand words daily, striving for fifteen thousand. She begged the rich lady to give her more time.

She nervously refreshed the comment section, but the rich lady was probably busy and didn’t respond. Miemie-chan steeled herself and opened Word. For the sake of the one thousand deep-water torpedoes, she decided to fight until dawn!

Su Lujiang Literature City’s Newly Minted Rich Lady Shiyi had no idea she had already become the hottest topic on the forum. She was just annoyed at how troublesome it was to top up on Green River—each transaction was limited to 5,000 yuan. What could she even do with that? It was only enough to throw 50 Deep Water Torpedoes.

Fortunately, Kevin helped her recharge, and now her account balance was at a number that made Lujiang’s backend staff tremble with fear.

She took a nice afternoon nap, and when she opened her eyes again, it was already four o’clock in the afternoon. Su Shiyi lifted the bed curtain and looked outside—Xu Wenwen was awake too.

“Wenwen, do you want some milk tea?”

After receiving an affirmative reply, Su Shiyi said, “Which shop do you want to order from? I’ll have West Tea.”

“I’ll also have West Tea then. Let’s order together.”

“No need.” Su Shiyi responded, “It takes too long to call for delivery. I’ll have Kevin arrange for someone to bring it over. It’ll be here in ten minutes.”

Xu Wenwen: ??? So fast?

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No longer needing to endure the thirty-minute wait time for milk tea shops, and during peak hours, the delivery time would even exceed one hour! After waiting too long, one doesn’t even feel like drinking anymore, and the ice cubes in the cup melt, making the milk tea experience feel cheapened.

“Kevin is really great,” Xu Wenwen said with genuine admiration. “When I earn big money, I want to hire a secretary like Kevin. That’s my life goal!”

Su Shiyi encouraged her and mentioned Kevin’s annual salary.

Xu Wenwen: …

Xu Wenwen became depressed.

She sighed and said, “Such a life goal feels too heavy for me, I don’t even have that many ^[1]“Joy Beans” (欢乐豆) is the virtual currency used in the online card game Fight the Landlord (斗地主). Players use Joy Beans to join games, place bets, and compete against others. … Continue readingJoy Beans in my Fight the Landlord account.”

The milk tea they ordered arrived quickly, in less than ten minutes, which even made Su Shiyi suspect they might have teleportation abilities or something.

Sipping on iced milk tea, enjoying the air conditioning, and reclining in an ergonomic chair—this is the simple happiness of summer.

Su Shiyi: “So refreshing, so comfortable. I want to eat spicy hot pot.”

Xu Wenwen: “Although I don’t understand why your thoughts jump so much, I sincerely want to say, I want to as well.”

Su Shiyi tapped on her phone a few times. “Since you want to, let’s go now.”

Xu Wenwen: “Okay, which hot pot restaurant in G City? ^[2]Haidilao (海底捞), a famous hotpot chain known for excellent service. Xiaolongkan (小龙坎), a well-known Chongqing-style hotpot brand.Haidilao or Xiaolongkan?”

She opened a popular review site, only to hear Su Shiyi say—

“Of course we’re going for the authentic one. We’re going to ^[3]“Wudu” (霧都) is a nickname for Chongqing (重庆), a city in China famous for its spicy hotpot. The term “Wudu” (literally “Fog City”) comes from Chongqing’s … Continue readingWudu.”

“Okay… huh?”

Xu Wenwen’s mouth was agape. Help, is this the Wudu she’s thinking of?

Two hours later, Xu Wenwen, who had just stepped off the plane and landed in Wudu, still felt a bit dazed.

Ah Yan and Sister Fei had other things to attend to, so they politely declined the hot pot outing. Only she, with a nervous, excited, and almost disbelieving heart, truly accompanied Shiyi to Wudu for spicy hot pot.

Is this what it feels like to be rich? Airlifting ingredients isn’t enough for them anymore, they want to eat something, so they just fly over!

Kevin was busy coordinating a variety show project, so accompanying them was assistant Lucy—who had just started her shift two hours ago. She was in charge of some miscellaneous tasks, while Kevin would spend more time on Su Shiyi’s career.

After all, she now owns an island, is about to have a company, and is preparing to produce a variety show.

Xu Wenwen had become numb to her extravagant behavior of having both a secretary and an assistant, all while being followed by a large group of bodyguards. Her attention was focused on the assistant’s name.

“You tell me, did you change her name? I saw the Xiao Mei on your desk!”

Su Shiyi sincerely replied, “I didn’t. It’s just that I really couldn’t remember her English name. After I mispronounced it twice, she told me to just call her Lucy from now on.”

Xu Wenwen: …

She said heavily, “So, you mean Kevin’s name probably wasn’t Kevin before either?”

Su Shiyi fell silent.

Su Shiyi leaned back dramatically. “If Kevin’s name wasn’t Kevin, I would definitely make an effort to remember his real name. I wouldn’t be so casual about it!”

Lucy quietly walked past them.

Su Shiyi quickly explained, “Sorry, Lisa! Is it Lisa?”

The assistant looked sad. “Actually, my name is Inezza. Miss Shiyi, just call me Lucy, it’s fine. It’s just an English name.”

Under Xu Wenwen’s reproachful gaze, Su Shiyi, in a pitiful tone, said, “How about I just call you by your Chinese name?”

Lucy: …

Lucy: “My Chinese name is ^[4]“Mei Youqian” (梅悠淺) is a name, but if you read it phonetically in Chinese, it sounds like “没有钱” (méi yǒu qián), which means “no money” or … Continue readingMei Youqian.”

Su Shiyi: …

Wait, what were her parents thinking when they named her? Do people really not read the full name aloud when they name their child?