Chapter 494: Chapter 513: So Happy They’re Riding My Coattails
Not wanting to think so much, Mo Si opened his terminal.
Ever since meeting Qiuqiu, whenever he felt down, he had taken to opening the Star Network and scrolling through the feed to soothe his inner turmoil.
And once he started scrolling, he would inevitably end up in Jiang Jiujiu’s food community.
He would occasionally check in to see what the fans were up to and what the latest trends were.
A few days ago, however, he hadn’t liked it here much, because the top trending threads had been taken over by some inexplicable nonsense.
Chen Yu.
’Bound to sink sooner or later.’
Today, those threads had indeed sunk, and replacing them at the top was—
[SHOCK! What a great day! Juju’s Food Display is actually open!]
[She’d said she would wait until the 21st to stream again, but today she just opened her display without a word…]
[SOB… Juju is always so punctual, I never would’ve expected a surprise! By the time I heard the news, all the dishes were gone, and there was nothing left but air. All I can do now is drool over the pictures posted by the few lucky people who managed to snag something.]
[I got something, but all I got was Rice.]
[…]
No one could have imagined that Juju, who had been streaming for half a year and was never late, would be so off-schedule this time.
[And from what I saw, the portions weren’t even divided up. The prices were ridiculously low; you could get such a huge plate of food for so few Star Coins.]
The top threads were all about the Food Display incident.
As the discussion continued, people started to analyze the situation.
[Why’d she post it in the middle of the day, right at lunchtime?]
[Plus, it was six dishes, one soup, and one dessert—a mix of meat and vegetables with a huge amount of Rice. That’s a whole feast! She must have been treating someone to a meal, right? Is that why she did a surprise opening?]
[The poster above nailed it. I think so too.]
[+1]
This theory gained widespread approval.
Then, one of the lucky ones who’d managed to buy something posted smugly, [Ah, so whose coattails did we ride on? That lamb soup was delicious, and it came in a huge tub!]
[…]
Many people chimed in, wondering who they had to thank.
Mo Si’s mood finally brightened a bit. ’Whose coattails were they riding on? Mine.’
Since Jiang Qiuqiu was already resting, Mo Si and Mo Chengyu made do with two tubes of Nutrient Liquid for dinner that night.
“They say it’s easy to get used to luxury, but hard to go back to a simple life.” Mo Chengyu sighed. “After getting used to eating Qiuqiu’s cooking, going back to Nutrient Liquid feels like a double blow.”
“Nutrient Liquid is a wartime necessity.”
’Alright, no point arguing with my brother over something so trivial.’
Mo Chengyu gazed at the sunset outside the window and clicked her tongue. “You know, I’ve realized recently that Qiuqiu is improving so quickly. I originally thought I could help her practice more when I came back, but now it seems she’s fine all on her own.”
“Yes,” Mo Si affirmed. “She can handle things on her own.”
“Brother, if Qiuqiu keeps improving like this, do you think our relationship with her will grow distant?” she asked, feigning concern.
Mo Si had just been wrestling with this exact issue, so there was no way he could answer. He simply said, “I don’t know.”
He truly didn’t know.
His sister chuckled and answered her own question. “I don’t think so, actually.”
This topic piqued Mo Si’s interest. As soon as Mo Chengyu spoke, he immediately asked, “Why?”
“Because she doesn’t need our physical help or our skills anymore. But she still needs us emotionally.”
The phrasing was a little convoluted.
Mo Si didn’t immediately understand. “What do you mean?”
’Look at that. He’s so tense it’s about to burst through the screen, right through that virtual face of his.’
’His affection and concern are plain as day.’
“Well, what I mean is—”
“Relationships between people are actually very complex.”
