Chapter 19

She had not managed to get even a single coin, only a few little fruits. Xiao Xinyue was simply the stingiest Young Lady.

Bai Tang was tired. She stopped trying to earn money and slept in the room until the world went dark. When she woke up, she went straight to dinner.

After dinner, Bai Tang counted the little money she had in the woodshed several times. No matter how she counted, it was still twenty copper coins. Not one more, not one less.

This was not enough at all to buy ingredients for a cake. The day after tomorrow was the little villain’s birthday, so time was especially tight.

Bai Tang buried her little treasury again and ran to the kitchen to see if there was anything else she could help with.

Her clear blue eyes looked at Lan Ji.

Lan Ji said, “Can you help wipe the plates?”

Bai Tang nodded hard.

She could handle this job.

Bai Tang used a clean cloth to wipe the water off the plates. After she finished one, Lan Ji would place another in front of her. All she needed to do was wipe.

After wiping more than a dozen plates, Bai Tang earned another five copper coins.

Lan Ji rubbed her head. “Can you use your fire magic to help heat the Young Lady’s bathwater?”

Bai Tang nodded.

Of course she could.

Lan Ji’s magic attribute was not fire, so she usually used firewood to heat water. It took much longer.

Bai Tang quickly used magic to heat the water for her.

Lan Ji sighed at her efficiency. “Xiao Bai is capable and impressive.”

Wasn’t she just?

Bai Tang earned another five copper coins.

Xiao Xinyue often saw Bai Tang running all over the house, basically following behind Lan Ji like Lan Ji’s little attendant. This made Xiao Xinyue feel extremely uncomfortable.

Bai Tang earned another twenty copper coins that night, adding another sum to her little treasury. She was doing only small, trivial chores, but after doing many of them, she still felt tired. However, when she thought that the little villain’s birthday was coming soon, she regained her motivation.

Xiao Xinyue said, “I’m going upstairs to sleep.”

Then sleep. Why say it out loud?

If Bai Tang worked a little harder, she should be able to earn another five copper coins.

Seeing that Bai Tang completely ignored her, Xiao Xinyue said again, “I won’t leave the door open for you.”

It was fine. She had the key.

Bai Tang was smug.

Xiao Xinyue walked up the stairs. When she reached the corner, she added, “I’ll give you one silver coin.”

In less than two seconds, Bai Tang rushed to her feet, her sparkling eyes seeming to ask, Where is the silver coin?

Xiao Xinyue said, “The money is in my room.”

The moment Bai Tang heard this, she ran even faster than Xiao Xinyue.

Using the little villain’s money to buy the little villain a gift was a very good idea. The money she earned herself should still be spent on herself.

Bai Tang ran into the room and waited eagerly for Xiao Xinyue to come over.

Xiao Xinyue leisurely entered the room and saw Bai Tang waiting for her pitifully at the door.

Her spirit pet was far too easy to coax. A few fruits or a few copper coins were enough to lure her away. She was truly hopeless.

Xiao Xinyue took a gold coin out of her purse. Seeing Bai Tang’s eyes shine, she said lightly, “I don’t have any silver coins. Only gold coins.”

A silent display of wealth.

Then hurry and give it to her!

Xiao Xinyue leaned against the desk. “I only promised to give you one silver coin.”

One gold coin was equal to one hundred silver coins. Bai Tang understood what she meant. She was determined to get this gold coin.

Bai Tang climbed onto the bed, struggled to lift the quilt, and lay down inside. The floral fragrance on the quilt was very strong. It was the little villain’s scent.

Bai Tang exposed only her little head, her clear blue eyes looking at Xiao Xinyue. In reality, she was staring the entire time at the gold coin in Xiao Xinyue’s hand.

Xiao Xinyue looked at her lying on her bed, her big eyes lively as they watched her, and felt an indescribable strange feeling.

On such a cold day, Bai Tang had even warmed the bed for her. Shouldn’t Xiao Xinyue give her the gold coin now? Bai Tang felt extremely pleased with herself.

Xiao Xinyue walked over and lifted the quilt. “Don’t casually climb onto my bed. Dirty.”

Bai Tang: “??”

She had bathed. How could Xiao Xinyue say she was dirty?

Bai Tang looked terribly wronged. A layer of mist covered her big eyes, and she sniffed with her little nose, tears nearly falling.

Xiao Xinyue took a deep breath and said, “The money is dirty. Come down to take it.”

Bai Tang stopped crying. Her eyes brightened, and a smile appeared.

She immediately jumped off the bed and stretched out her paw.

Xiao Xinyue handed it to her.

Bai Tang immediately rushed out of the room and ran to the washstand to rinse the gold coin. After being washed by water, the gold coin became even shinier.

Now it was not dirty anymore.

Bai Tang returned to the room and lay on her little bed, turning the gold coin over and over as she looked at it, unable to stop smiling.

Xiao Xinyue chuckled softly.

Little money-grubber.

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The next day, Bai Tang got up especially early. She was going to the town market.

The little villain had not woken up yet, so she could only report to Lan Ji. Ever since traveling back and forth had become convenient, as long as Bai Tang reported where she was going and promised what time she would return, she basically would not be stopped.

This world did not have birthday cakes, so she could only make one herself. The ovens here were not as advanced as modern ones either, so Bai Tang planned to buy ready-made bread and make do with it.

The moment she arrived in town, many stall owners and young ladies on the road greeted her.

“Xiao Bai, our shop has new items. Come take a look. We won’t charge you.”

“Bai Bai, come play with Sister. I’ll give you candy.”

“You’re out shopping again? Auntie will give you a fruit.”

Bai Tang did not know how many times she shook her head. She could not play with them. She had something especially important to do today and could not delay.

Bai Tang ran all the way to the bakery.

Before she even entered the shop, she smelled a rich fragrance. This early in the morning, she had probably caught the first batch of bread fresh from the oven.

Bai Tang entered the shop.

The shop owner lowered his head to look at her, his voice softening. “Did the Young Lady not come with you?”

Bai Tang shook her head. She looked at the bread in the shop, still steaming.

The shop owner asked, “Which one do you want?”

Carrying “huge wealth,” Bai Tang imitated Xiao Xinyue’s grand manner and pointed her little paw at one item after another.

She had to buy more. If she failed while making the cake, she could eat the failed pieces herself and still have backup bread.

The shop owner packed them one by one, placed them all into a big bag, and handed it to Bai Tang. “Can you carry it?”

Bai Tang nodded confidently.

After paying and leaving the shop, Bai Tang dragged the bag with great difficulty.

She still needed to buy egg whites to make cream. This method was currently feasible. She also needed to buy fruit for the filling and decorations.

Bai Tang felt a little troubled.

She could not carry everything.

“Xiao Bai, did you buy this much bread?”

Bai Tang looked up and saw a familiar young lady. She nodded.

The girl asked enthusiastically, “Do you need help?”

Bai Tang nodded.

She stretched out her paw.

The girl was somewhat confused, but still held out her hand.

Bai Tang placed a piece of candy in her hand and smiled, showing two tiny fangs.

The girl was very delighted. “Thank you, Xiao Bai.”

Bai Tang smiled even more sweetly.

With the girl’s help, Bai Tang moved much more easily. She bought eggs and fruit, Read on BaiLianTaleschecked everything, and only felt relieved after making sure nothing was missing.

Because she could not expose the location of the teleportation array, Bai Tang stopped when they reached the town entrance.

The girl asked, “Is here enough?”

She still wanted to spend more time with the little ball. Just looking at Bai Tang felt healing.

Bai Tang nodded and stretched out her paw again.

This time, the girl quickly held out her hand.

Bai Tang placed another piece of candy in her palm.

The girl was overjoyed.

When she went back, she could properly show off to her sisters. They had never even touched a single strand of Bai Tang’s fur, while she had received two pieces of candy. She was too reluctant to eat them.

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When Bai Tang returned to the courtyard, she was exhausted.

She sat in the snow for a long time without moving.

After dragging a pile of things for several hundred meters, she felt as if her paws were going to be ruined.

After resting for quite a while, Bai Tang finally gathered her strength and dragged the things into the mansion.

Unexpectedly, she immediately bumped into Xiao Xinyue. She hurriedly dragged the two bags and dashed into the kitchen. She even checked the eggs. Fortunately, none of them were broken. Then she found a place to hide everything.

Bai Tang was nearly exhausted.

She pretended to be calm and leisurely as she walked out of the kitchen.

Xiao Xinyue stood one meter away from her and looked at her. “You earned money yesterday, so you went shopping today?”

Bai Tang nodded.

There was nothing wrong with her buying things.

Xiao Xinyue did not seem to intend to investigate further and said lightly, “Breakfast has already been served.”

Bai Tang broke into a run.

In the blink of an eye, she disappeared.

Xiao Xinyue froze for a moment at her anxious haste, then could not help laughing.

Bai Tang dashed into the dining room and saw the fragrant breakfast. That had scared her to death. She had thought she would not get breakfast.

After working busily for so long, if she had not even gotten breakfast, wouldn’t that be too pitiful?

Bai Tang quickly finished eating, then went back to the kitchen.

She had only seen bloggers make cakes in videos. She had bailiantales.com never actually done it herself. This would be her first time making a cake, whether in her previous life or this one. Since she had no experience at all, it would definitely take a long time.

Tomorrow was the little villain’s birthday. An entire day should definitely be enough.

Bai Tang found a fruit knife and prepared to cut the bread into a round shape.

Her paws had limited flexibility, and simply gripping the handle firmly was already very difficult. Bai Tang used the knife with great effort. She carefully sliced at the bread, but there was no way to make a perfect circle.

It was fine. She could just eat it.

Continue with the next one.

Bai Tang ate three pieces of bread in a row, and her paw was cut as well. Her eyes turned red, and she looked terribly wronged.

Why was she working this hard to make a birthday cake for the little villain? If she failed to kill the little villain in the future, she would die at her hands. The more Bai Tang thought about it, the more it felt not worth it.

But Bai Tang had always been raised by the little villain, yet all she thought about was killing her. That made her no different from an ungrateful wolf. It was truly contradictory.

Bai Tang looked at her little paw, which was still oozing beads of blood. Even [bailiantales.com]her fur had been stained. It hurt so much that she wanted to cry.

Bai Tang jumped down from the high chair and ran out.

She had to eat some snacks to comfort herself.

Just as she rushed out, she bumped into the little villain again and landed on her bottom.

Xiao Xinyue had just been about to ask if she had no eyes, but then she saw that Bai Tang’s beautiful blue eyes were rimmed red and watery. Had the collision hurt her?

Xiao Xinyue crouched down and wiped her tears with a handkerchief. “Remember to watch where you’re going, understand?”

Bai Tang nodded.

Her paw already hurt, and now she had fallen too. She felt even more wronged.

Bai Tang gritted her teeth and stood up.

She needed to eat lots of sweets to recover.

Xiao Xinyue saw her bleeding paw and frowned, then picked her up.

Bai Tang: “?”

It was only because she had bumped into her. Was Xiao Xinyue going to take revenge?

Xiao Xinyue carried her to the sofa and sat down, carefully examining the wound. After discovering it had been cut by a small knife, she asked, “Did you do this yourself?”

Bai Tang nodded.

Xiao Xinyue was definitely going to laugh at her for being stupid.

Xiao Xinyue knew healing magic. In terms of magic, she could say without arrogance that she was all-powerful.

Bai Tang watched as her small wound disappeared bit by bit. If not for the blood staining her fur, no one would be able to tell she had been injured. More importantly, it did not hurt at all anymore.

Bai Tang’s little mouth formed an O.

So amazing.

Xiao Xinyue dampened the handkerchief and wiped away the bloodstains for her. “Don’t casually play with knives, understand?”

She was not a child.

Bai Tang nodded.

Xiao Xinyue looked at her slightly reddened eyes. “Did it hurt?”

Bai Tang nodded again.

It hurt a lot.

Xiao Xinyue took out a large handful of candy. “Eat candy and it won’t hurt anymore.”

Bai Tang’s eyes lit up.

She had so much candy now!

Bai Tang hugged the candy in her arms, then looked at Xiao Xinyue’s delicate little face. Why did she seem a little gentle?

For the sake of the candy, she would continue making the birthday cake for her.