Chapter 20: Custom Orders

Luo Nanchuan looked at the five simple headbands in the shop. Sure enough, they all looked like they came from the same mold. Aside from differences in material and color, the stats were nearly identical, and the ugly ones were also similarly ugly.

However, he didn’t plan to buy these headbands. Instead, he tried to message the shop owner privately.

“Beep, sorry, the current shop owner hasn’t enabled this function.”

Emmm, what a slap in the face.

With no other choice, Luo Nanchuan opened the transaction record, requested after-sales service, left his contact information, and waited for Su Ning to reach out.

When Su Ning received the message, in her heart she was already thinking: “Damn it, every one of my ‘kids’ is perfect. Why would anyone need after-sales service?”
She could scold if needed, be angry if needed, but… she reluctantly added Luo Nanchuan as a friend.

Su Ning: “After-sales?”
Luo: “Do you accept custom orders?”

Su Ning’s inner thoughts: (Oh, a big client, a cute fat lamb!)
Su Ning: “Yes, dear! What would you like to customize?”

Luo’s inner thoughts: (Slightly picky.)
Luo: “What can you make?”

Su Ning: “Dear, currently our shop can customize staffs, sweatshirts, headbands, and some small accessories. More finished products will be added gradually, so stay tuned!”

Luo: “Staffs and sweatshirts—can you guarantee attribute points?”

Su Ning: “Dear, staffs generally have 8 points, sweatshirts at least 5 points. We don’t have stock for these, so we can settle the final balance based on the finished item’s points. Does that work for you?”

Luo: “Fine.”

Su Ning: “Dear, let’s tentatively set an 8-point staff at 6 silver coins and a 5-point sweatshirt at 4 silver coins. If the points fluctuate, we can renegotiate. Is that okay?”

Luo: “A 5-point headband for 3 silver coins.”

Su Ning: “Dear, the sweatshirt’s craftsmanship is much more complex than the headband, and it uses more fabric, so the price cannot be lower.”

Luo: “Fine.”

Su Ning: “I’ll list a pre-sale shortly. Please make a purchase. Also, is the sweatshirt for male or female?”

Luo: “Male. How long for delivery?”

Su Ning: “Three days.”

Luo: “Lastly, one suggestion.”

Su Ning: “Yes? What is it?”

Luo: “Can you communicate like a normal person?”

Su Ning: “.”
Su Ning: “No problem, boss.”

Su Ning immediately listed the custom pre-sale with a 5-silver-coin deposit. She also opened customer service, knowing it would bring many spam messages, but that was part of the journey to wealth.

Luckily, the shop chat was separate; otherwise, Su Ning’s friend list would have exploded.

After receiving the first deposit, Su Ning looked at her replenished wallet and felt relieved. She gave Qiao Duoduo 2 silver coins and still had 6 silver 40 copper coins left.

By now, it was almost dusk. Su Ning decided not to start working yet, instead reading and studying men’s sweatshirt standard sizes.

Soon, she received a message from Qiao Duoduo:
“Ready to depart. Xinlu Street, picking up Huoyang.”

But Qiao Duoduo couldn’t have imagined that this trip wasn’t just to pick up her boyfriend.

Qiao Duoduo spent 40 copper coins to hire Su Ning for a 20-minute fast carriage to Xinlu Street.

Upon arriving, they saw Huoyang standing with a man and a woman. Su Ning was a little surprised but didn’t think much of it. Huoyang was honest and steady, and his temper was straightforward.

Once, they went out shopping at night; the road was slippery, and the carriage nearly didn’t stop. Huoyang instinctively pushed Qiao Duoduo out of harm’s way. Luckily, the carriage stopped safely. That day, Qiao Duoduo told Su Ning: “He truly loves me with his life. We’ll be together forever.”

As Su Ning approached, Qiao Duoduo and Huoyang finished their warm embrace.

“Su Ge, thanks to you,” Huoyang said gratefully. When he got lost in the game, he panicked. With Su Ge there protecting Duoduo, she wouldn’t suffer.

“No problem,” Su Ning said, glancing at the man and woman behind Huoyang. “You two together?”

“Yeah, wife. Su Ge, these are my newbie village teammates: Ma Shangfei and his sister Ma Shangting.”

“Shangfei, Shangting, this is my wife and her best friend Su Ning.”

Hearing they were siblings, not a couple, Qiao Duoduo felt slightly uncomfortable but still greeted politely for Huoyang’s sake.

“Hello, we plan to bring Huoyang back to Xinxiji Street. Are you staying here or coming with us?”

“Can we come too?”

Ma Shangting’s face showed surprise and shyness; the words “want to go” were written all over her face.

“Of course, but Su Ge and I rented a place before and didn’t know you’d come, so we don’t have extra rooms. You…”

“No worries, we can rent our own.”

Seeing Qiao Duoduo slightly troubled, Ma Shangfei tactfully spoke.
“Let’s ride together. Five people, two carriages. Let the little couple whisper to each other; I’ll take you siblings in one carriage.”

Su Ning silently sighed. Whatever this sibling pair thought, just Ma Shangting saying she wanted to come had already left a thorn in Qiao Duoduo’s mind.

Su Ning took Ma Shangfei and his sister, and as soon as they were seated, she added Huoyang to a group chat with just Su Ning, Huoyang, and Qiao Duoduo.

Huoyang: “Su Ge, do me a favor. Ma Shangfei saved my life; Ma Shangting is his sister, a brewer—no attack at all, just leeching experience.”

Qiao: “Brewer? Any master? Any recipes?”

Huoyang: “Definitely no master. No idea about recipes.”

Su Ning: “His brother’s profession?”

Huoyang: “Blade master, wolf demon. Su Ge, any interest? Single, high combat, good character, rare find.”

Ever since Su Ning became single, Huoyang had practically become a matchmaker. As long as the guy looked decent and had good character, he would try to match them.

Su Ning: “.Help him ‘nurse’ his sister?”
Qiao: “.”
Huoyang: “.”

Huoyang didn’t create the chat just for conversation; he wanted Qiao Duoduo to be aware. Otherwise, with both reporting chat logs, it would be troublesome.

Both reported because they both cared for Qiao Duoduo and respected her status as Huoyang’s girlfriend.

The 20-minute carriage ride wasn’t long but not short. Su Ning, not skilled socially, awkwardly smiled at Ma Shangting.

“How did you meet Huoyang?”

“In the zombie forest, my brother was leveling me up. Huoyang was ambushed, and he shouted once. Huoyang insisted that my brother saved his life, thanked us, and kept leveling me up.”

Huoyang’s brother… Su Ning mused, savoring the details.
“Su Sister, have you known each other long?”

Su Ning looked at Ma Shangting’s delicate, innocent face—about seventeen or eighteen. “Yes, we’ve known each other a long time.”