Chapter 40: The marshal loves eating lollipops (2)
Getting Rich is Hard? My Supermarket Connects Time!
Chapter 040: The marshal loves eating lollipops (2)
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Xiao Yingchun thought for a moment. “It can last for several months without a problem.”
“Then give me a few of these!” Fu Chen’an decided firmly.
Xiao Yingchun took a deep breath, doing her best to keep her tone calm and sincere. “Well… General Fu, this freezer needs electricity to work.”
“Electricity?” Fu Chen’an froze, clearly puzzled. “What’s that?”
It was another thing he’d never heard of.
Xiao Yingchun thought for a moment and said, “You’ve seen lightning and thunder before, right?”
Fu Chen’an nodded.
“That lightning — that’s also a kind of electricity. But the electricity we use doesn’t have such a strong current.”
Xiao Yingchun racked her brains. “Think of lightning as a flash flood— fierce and fast, gone in an instant. The electricity we use is like a small stream— gentle, steady, and lasting. It’s stable and not that dangerous…”
After finishing her explanation, Xiao Yingchun looked hopefully at Fu Chen’an, as if saying: I tried my best — if you still don’t understand, I can’t help it.
Fu Chen’an frowned and thought for a while, then nodded. “I understand.”
Xiao Yingchun sighed in relief and was just about to praise her own communication skills— when Fu Chen’an suddenly asked, “Then how can we get electricity?”
Xiao Yingchun gave him a serious look. “Young man, it is possible to generate electricity, but it’s not suitable for you to use it right now.”
“Why not?”
“There’s an old saying: A gentleman is innocent, but carrying a precious jade makes him guilty.”
Fu Chen’an understood immediately.
Indeed— A righteous man may be innocent, but possessing something valuable can bring trouble.
Right now, he and his father lead the Fu family army, already under suspicion. If they suddenly had something this miraculous, who knew what the Emperor would think?
This wasn’t something simple or trivial. This was a revolution that could change the entire nation’s livelihood.
Fu Chen’an bowed solemnly. “Miss, your thoughts are thorough. I’ve learned something valuable today!”
Xiao Yingchun waved her hands awkwardly. “Ah, I was just thinking for myself. If something happens to you, who will I make money from?”
Her words made Fu Chen’an laugh. “Do you always speak this… frankly?”
Xiao Yingchun scratched her head and gave an awkward laugh. He was the first person ever to call her “frank.”
Her parents used to say she just “didn’t know when to keep her mouth shut.”
—A perfect example of why emotional intelligence matters.
In the end, Fu Chen’an packed a box of ice cream using the foam box she gave him.
He said he wanted to let his soldiers experience the joy of eating something cold in the middle of summer.
Xiao Yingchun kindly reminded him, “This stuff is cold. Eat too much and you’ll get diarrhea.”
Fu Chen’an didn’t mind. “It’s fine. That medicine you gave me works well.”
Xiao Yingchun: “…”
Sure enough, the moment the Fu family soldiers tasted the ice cream, their eyes widened in shock!
Heavens— who could have imagined that in this desert land of Yongzhou, they could actually eat ice?
And not just ice— delicious ice!
After Fu Chen’an left, Xiao Yingchun closed the back door and opened the front one— even if it was just for show, she still had to keep up appearances.
Before long, the air-conditioning technician arrived.
Once the air conditioner was installed and she had sold a few items to walk-in customers, it was already past five in the evening.
Xiao Yingchun closed up the shop, used the system’s built-in cleaning function to clear away the trash and dust, then grabbed two bottles of Jiannanchun liquor and four bottles of soft drinks, and drove to Yuwei Restaurant.
She ordered dishes, had tea served, and before long, her grandparents’ family and her uncle and aunt arrived together.
Soon after, her aunt (on her mother’s side) came too.
Counting back, the last time they’d seen each other was during the New Year visit. Xiao Yingchun greeted everyone politely with a warm smile.
Everyone looked at her with curiosity and speculation.
Her aunt spoke gently, “Yingchun, what’s the happy occasion that made you invite us out for dinner?”
Xiao Yingchun smiled. “Let’s eat first, we’ll talk after dinner.”
Otherwise, if things got tense later, no one would be able to enjoy the meal…
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