latelenovela Chapter 271 Nasita: Exploited by Her "Stepfather"
Chapter 271 Nasita: Exploited by Her "Stepfather"
Two and a half days passed in the blink of an eye.
Early in the morning, Bai Mu was woken up from his bed by the Great Tree King.
"Well, it's daybreak."
Shiraki stretched, immediately dispelling the drowsiness from his mind.
Normally, Bai Mu wouldn't intentionally try to dispel drowsiness, but these are special times.
As Xingqiu and Baimu had previously mentioned, there was an important market on the day of the Lantern Festival, and Baimu needed to make a fortune on that day.
Xingqiu reserved a spot for Baimu in the market, and Baimu needed to go there as soon as possible to set up his items.
"Here, these are the new clothes I prepared for you."
The Great Tree King handed the black and red robe he had prepared to Bai Mu, who was still in bed.
The Great Tree King was wearing an orange-red long dress today; she had originally intended to prepare a bright red long robe for Shiroki.
But Bai Mu felt that bright red didn't suit his temperament, and he still wanted to wear the black robe he always wore.
Of course, the Great Compassion Tree King would not agree to this.
On the Lantern Festival, wearing red is the proper way to celebrate; what's the point of wearing all black?
But Shiraki insisted that he did not want to wear that bright red robe.
The Great Tree King ultimately couldn't persuade Bai Mu, so he compromised and chose a black and red outfit for him.
According to the Great Tree King, black and red are still red.
...
After Shiraki brought Nashita back, Kage went to Yae no Miko's place, and Nashita naturally moved into the Great Tree King's room.
"What's wrong, Shiraki? Is it time for breakfast?"
"I'm still a little sleepy, let me sleep a little longer, I won't eat breakfast."
Nasida rubbed her sleepy eyes and murmured incoherently.
"Hurry up and get dressed, I'll take you out in a bit."
Bai Mu reached out and gently stroked Naxida's head. A gentle force flowed from his palm, instantly dispelling Naxida's drowsiness.
Nasita, now wide awake, got up and looked at Bai Mu with a resentful expression.
Although drowsiness is a negative state, as long as you close your eyes, it is absolutely comfortable.
Now that Nasita was wide awake, she could only get up and put on her clothes.
...
On a bustling street.
This is a shopping street that opens during the Lantern Festival. Even the most famous shops in Liyue will set up a small stall here today.
Bai Mu led Naxida to the small stall that Xingqiu had prepared for him. With a wave of his hand, the emperor figurines that Naxida had carved earlier appeared neatly on the stall.
“Naxi Da ah.”
Bai Mu stroked Naxida's head, revealing a malicious smile.
"What...what happened?"
Seeing Bai Mu's smile, Naxi Da instinctively hid in the arms of the Great Tree King.
"The time has come to test the results of your work."
Bai Mu pointed to the Emperor figurines on the stall.
"These statues, depending on their quality, sell for at least one million Mora, with no upper limit."
"The value of your work depends on your skills."
As he spoke, Bai Mu lifted Naxida out of the Great Tree King's arms and placed her on a small stool behind the stall.
Although Nasita was somewhat reluctant, she hesitated when she looked at the figurines she had spent so much time making.
"Okay, but I want to use the money I earn to buy some good food."
Naxi Da looked at the Wanmintang stall set up by Xiangling not far away, as well as the stalls of Xinyuexuan and Liuliting, and couldn't help but swallow.
"No problem, now it's up to you."
Shiraki waved his hand dismissively.
In his view, a statue costs at least one million Mora, how much can a child like Nasita eat?
"You're just going to leave the little guy there like that?"
"She's just a child, how could you be so heartless?"
The Great Tree King, who was being dragged around by Bai Mu, felt a pang of sadness at leaving Naxida alone there.
"Hmm? That makes sense."
Shiraki nodded in deep agreement.
"How about this, you take over her job, and I'll show her around, okay?"
Upon hearing Bai Mu's words, the Great Tree King suddenly changed the subject.
“Nasida is actually not young anymore. I think she needs to exercise a bit. After all, a normal person would have died six or seven times by the time they are 500 years old.”
Shiraki:...
"Give this to Zhongli later. As long as you have this, you can use the power to activate it on the other side to create real-time images."
During their stroll, the Great Tree King handed two illusory branches to Bai Mu.
The two branches look exactly the same. Xiao only needs to hold one of the branches, and Zhongli on the other side can use his power to activate the other branch, so that the scene on Xiao's side can be transmitted over.
Bai Mu put the branch away, intending to give it to Zhong Li when he saw him later.
...
"Little friend, why are you here all alone? Where are your parents?"
Naxida's stall is so adorable that passersby can't help but stop and take a look.
“My mom went shopping with someone else, and that person told me to stay here and sell things, and not to go with my mom.”
Hearing someone speak to her, Nasita raised her tender little face and looked pitifully at the person who had spoken to her.
The person who spoke to Nasita was a pretty young girl. Hearing Nasita's words, the girl paused for a moment, then asked:
"Was the person who let you sell things here your father?"
Upon hearing this, Naxi Da shook her head.
"No, that person is not my father."
"Moreover, my mother has always disliked that person, and she only got together with him because of unavoidable reasons."
After hearing what Nasita said, the girl was immediately overcome with maternal instincts and wanted Qianyan Army to arrest the man who had stolen another woman's mother and was now exploiting the child for labor.
"Big sister, can you buy a statue? I carved it myself, and it took me a long time to complete."
"That person promised me that I could use the money from selling the statue to buy delicious food."
"it is good."
"Little sister, how many Mora does this statue of the Emperor exorcising demons cost? I want it."
Because of preconceived notions, Nasita was seen by the girl as a "poor child abandoned by her mother and exploited by her stepfather."
Moreover, although what Nasita just said was true, it was too deceptive.
The girl felt that if Nasita didn't sell anything today, her "stepfather" might not even feed her.
"Sister, yours is of average quality, it only costs three million Mora."
Girl: ...
The girl lowered her head and silently left Naxida's stall.
For some reason, the child suddenly didn't seem so pitiful to her anymore.