Chapter 166: Can’t Stand My Little Sidekick Being Unhappy
With a face as shy and innocent as a freshly baked steamed bun, saying such unreasonable words, the adorable contrast was pretty strong—it was kinda cute.
Dragon Brother (Hu Yu Ying) couldn’t help but burst out laughing: “Alright, alright, as long as you’re happy.”
Li Qing Xue almost wanted to say something more, but when she looked up and saw Dragon Brother’s sweat at his temple, she promptly forgot about talking. She reached into her pocket and took out a tissue, carefully helping him wipe away the sweat.
First time helping someone wipe sweat—Li Qing Xue did it very gently and tenderly.
Though she always argued with Dragon Brother, when it truly mattered, she was actually very gentle.
Looking at Dragon Brother’s side profile, Li Qing Xue’s eyes sparkled with mischief.
“If you keep wiping, you’ll peel my skin off,” Dragon Brother turned his head with a funny expression.
In that instant when their eyes met, Li Qing Xue’s heart suddenly fluttered—like a little kitten caught stealing fish by its owner, blushing face heating up in an instant.
“No, no! I’m very gentle, okay?” she said, then started stomping her feet.
Ripples spread—the initial discomfort with water gradually faded, and now Li Qing Xue could just stare at water without feeling dizzy.
And just like that, the lively, cheerful Li Qing Xue was back.
Seeing Dragon Brother so happy and cheerful, a grin spread on his face.
He felt that the past face of distress, grievance, and innocence Li Qing Xue had was actually way more interesting.
Maybe because Dragon Brother’s smile was too deep, Li Qing Xue immediately sensed something was up: “Why are you just staring at me and smirking like a pervert?”
“You’re actually pretty good-looking, huh?” Dragon Brother shot back with a grin.
Li Qing Xue suddenly felt a little flustered—j*rk, why did he have to be so blunt?
“Fine, fine, I admit I’m a little handsome too. If you wanna look, I’ll let you,” she said, puffing out her nose in a proud pout.
Though she said it so big, only she knew her face was turning uncontrollably red again!
Dragon Brother looked at Li Qing Xue speechlessly, but she really was pretty, and what she said wasn’t entirely unreasonable—just a tad full of pride.
Soon, they returned to the shore.
Hu Yu Ying and Lin Wan Ning got up and headed over when the boat started its return trip.
Li Qing Xue stepped onto the dock, and immediately, her whole tense mood eased.
Then she totally forgot her previous discomfort and grievance, happily snuggling with Hu Yu Ying, sharing her joy.
After sharing with Hu Yu Ying, she didn’t forget to share with Lin Wan Ning too.
Dragon Brother looked at Hu Yu Ying.
Hu Yu Ying seemed to know what Dragon Brother wanted to say; she kept her gaze fixed on him, smiling beautifully, tiptoeing as if to say, “I’m really okay.”
They strolled, looked around, took photos, and played around all afternoon.
When everyone left, they planned to go eat something.
Arrived at a restaurant.
Li Qing Xue looked at the nearby mall: “After we finish eating, let’s go shopping, okay?”
Shopping is a girl’s nature—male friends, don’t even bother arguing, alright?
Lin Wan Ning had no problem.
But Hu Yu Ying hesitated when looking at the luxurious and tall mall, a flicker of doubt crossing her eyes.
Dragon Brother saw everything clearly—Hu Yu Ying was already amazing.
Her tuition was earned by herself, and even if she had some extra, she didn’t want to just hold it in her hands and enjoy it—she chose to give it to her grandparents.
At her age, frankly speaking, among all the people Dragon Brother knew in this world—or his previous one—no one was quite as outstanding as Hu Yu Ying.
He took out his phone, pretending to casually ask: “By the way, I mentioned earlier wanting to set up an online shop. Dare to have a go with Brother Long?”
Hu Yu Ying froze for a moment, then recalled—when they were selling stuff roadside earlier, Brother Long had also mentioned wanting to do an online shop, saying society was moving into a technological, internet era.
Eventually, with just a mobile phone at home, you could buy everything you wanted without stepping out.
“What kind of online shop?” Li Qing Xue asked.
Hu Yu Ying glanced at Dragon Brother. After getting his approval, she recounted what Brother Long had said before.
“I’ve seen it online before, but it just feels better trying on clothes in a real store.”
“So, is this what you want to do, Brother Long?” Lin Wan Ning asked, looking at Dragon Brother.
Dragon Brother nodded: “I used to have that idea too.”
But for now, Dragon Brother set it aside. His main plan was to wait for some cryptocurrency to skyrocket, then buy property at a low price, sit back and wait for appreciation, and open a small supermarket—being a carefree landlord…
As for why he brought it up now? Maybe just to give his little assistant a part-time job.
After all, he couldn’t stand to see his little sidekick unhappy for long.
Hu Yu Ying trusted Brother Long a hundred percent—if he was willing to take her along, she’d follow without hesitation.
So, when Brother Long looked at her, she nodded heavily: “Brother Long, I’m willing.”
Her unconditional trust made Dragon Brother very happy too.
He immediately shared his thoughts.
Nowadays, online shopping isn’t widespread yet.
The arrival of 4G accelerated societal progress immensely.
Online shopping, short videos—these are having a huge influence on all walks of life.
It’s not an exaggeration; for example, tourism, catering, even the music industry—just through short videos, they can explode in popularity.
These are the big changes brought about by the 4G era.
But the greatest achievement of 4G isn’t just that—it’s payments.
Although some apps like Alipay are functional, they are not yet comprehensive or widespread.
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You can see it from Dragon Brother’s old-fashioned keypad phone.
As payment methods become more popular, they will tremendously reshape all industries’ traditional modes and business models.
And the spread of cashless payments also pushed the entire society into a connected era.
In this windfall, as long as you’re not totally hopeless and understand a little about operations, you can basically make money. Even if you’re not that good, you won’t stay poor.
Especially with short videos—countless ordinary people, some with only elementary school education, have skyrocketed to buy cars, houses, and marry…
Traffic equals money equals people’s needs.
After listening to Dragon Brother, even Hu Yu Ying was slightly surprised, not to mention Li Qing Xue and Lin Wan Ning.
But what Dragon Brother was talking about was still not common today—thinking boldly about future society.
If one day, all you need is a mobile phone to handle money transactions, maybe online shops will truly become a decent source of income.
Because people are still stuck in traditional thinking.
For example, when buying clothes—it’s accepted that if you try it on and it looks good, paying is natural.
But online shopping? Before the clothes even hits your body, the money’s gone. You don’t know if it fits or feels good, and you haven’t even touched the item—yet the money’s disappeared, which doesn’t feel very secure.
It’s like the old plow used by villagers—before it existed, everyone relied on manual labor, which was slow and tiring.
When the mechanical plow appeared, many doubted it—thought it wasn’t as good as manual work.
But what happened in the end? Not only did the plow come, but sowing machines, harvesters, and even autonomous pesticide drones.
From manual farming to mechanized agriculture—this is development, a trend that cannot be stopped by human effort…
