I Will Never Submit to Miss Grim Reaper - Chapter 443

Chapter 443: Starlight Elementary School Networking Event

The grapes in the small garden outside the cafe have ripened.

Some of these grapevines were transplanted as whole plants by Ouyang Xue from elsewhere, while others were already here before the cafe was built.

This place was initially a wasteland with many strange crops—grapes, strawberries, peaches, dragon fruit, and more. Ouyang Xue kept the fruit-bearing plants and has been carefully tending to them ever since.

Typically, transplanted or newly planted fruit trees don’t blossom much in their first year, but due to my “passive” presence, the surrounding plants have thrived.

Even the coconut trees that Xiongxiong moved here two months ago have survived and produced many coconuts. The rumors online about “Nuo’er being the Goddess of Life” have become increasingly exaggerated.

What makes me laugh and cry is that some people actually believe these rumors. Families with severely ill members or those suffering from chronic diseases that haven’t been cured for years flock to the cafe in desperation.

Since I can’t turn off my passive ability, these people often experience some degree of healing, increasing the cafe’s fame and turning it into a “viral hotspot.”

Every day, the glutinous rice I make in the morning is gone by the afternoon. The free oranges are constantly running out, the fish tank on the first floor faces camera shutters every ten minutes, and the outdoor tables and chairs are always packed on holidays.

People who love cats, food, games, alcohol, desserts, milk tea, or those who believe the online rumors and come here for “treatment” all swarm in, significantly increasing the cafe’s workload.

At this rate, by the October 1st Golden Week holiday, the cafe will likely be packed to the brim. We need to come up with some solutions before then.

The biggest issue is my “elf recovery” passive ability, which genuinely has healing effects. Humans are very prone to blindly following trends. For example, someone with rhinitis who doesn’t exercise regularly and suffers greatly hears that standing in the cafe can cure them.

They travel a long distance, climb mountains, and get a good amount of exercise, which improves their blood circulation, and their rhinitis eases up. Then, they believe the rumor.

Even without actual effects, it would be like this. With real effects, it’s even crazier.

“Please stop coming here just for medical treatment. If more people keep coming, our mushroom house will no longer be a restaurant but a hospital!”

On this sunny day, wearing the cafe’s exclusive headset, I worked in the small garden outside and spoke into the microphone.

“Also, be careful of the coconuts above when you enter the garden. I specifically ordered a sign to be placed at the entrance, yet people still don’t pay attention!”

As I placed a sign with prominent pink lettering reading “Beware of Falling Coconuts” at a noticeable corner of the garden, I sighed, “Don’t underestimate coconuts, if they hit your head, it’s very dangerous!”

Just a few days ago, in Nanqi District of Shenzhen City, someone was knocked out by a falling coconut at the beach and lay on the ground for a while before being taken to the hospital by a passerby.

Fortunately, it was only a mild concussion with no major issues. Incidents like this happen almost every year in Shenzhen City. At the beach, it’s coconuts, and in the city center, it’s jackfruits.

In some ways, jackfruit is scarier than coconuts. While coconuts are hard, they are smaller and not too heavy, making the probability of hitting someone low.

The jackfruit trees in the city center can grow up to several dozen meters tall, and the largest jackfruits are comparable in size to computer towers. If one of these fell from such heights, an adult might withstand it, but if a child were hit on the head, it could be fatal.

Therefore, in recent years, the Shenzhen City government has seldom planted jackfruit trees by the roadside, opting instead for smaller mango trees like almond trees.

?User “Hunsentouken”: I don’t care! I only went to Nuo’er’s cafe twice and my chronic stomach illness almost got better. Even if it’s just a placebo, I’ll keep visiting every month. It’s more effective than the hospital!?

?User “Bangbang Mr. Svarow”: Same here. I’ve had asthma since I was a child, and after visiting three times, my asthma hasn’t acted up since.?

?User “Cocogoat Milk”: Nuo’er, look at how quickly the grapes are growing next to your shop. It’s definitely because of your Goddess of Life effect!?

You guys…

I didn’t know how to respond to these comments.

“Sure, sure, whatever you say, but if you come to play, you can’t cause any damage, especially not scaring the cats inside the house.”

After putting up the sign and doing a quick repair on the grapevines, I turned and walked back toward the cafe.

Speaking of which, I don’t know if it’s because people are more educated nowadays or because there’s a camera outside the café, but despite the small garden outside bearing so much fruit, not a single visitor has tried to take them over the past month.

At most, people see the ripe grapes, exclaim “Wow, grapes!”, and take pictures with their phones. Some might curiously pick one or two grapes to taste, but no one has ever tried to take all the edible fruits from the garden despite the camera being there.

Thanks to my “Life Aura” ability, the fruits actually grow faster than the passing customers can eat them.

The trends on the internet change so quickly these days that I can hardly keep up with this fast-paced world.

For instance, last week there was a surge of videos online where people would secretly place a cucumber behind a cat while it was eating and film the cat getting startled afterward. After one person uploaded a “Café Cucumber Scaring Cats” video, many people came to try it out, but within a few days, Timon and the other cats became immune to cucumbers.

“Today, the café is hosting an event called Starlight Elementary School Fruit Day,” I announced into the microphone after returning to the café.

“There’s a school nearby called Starlight Elementary School that’s on the verge of closing. Around noon, we will be delivering fresh fruit to each child there on behalf of the café, and we’ll play some games together. We will be live-streaming the entire event, so please keep your comments respectful!”

?Starlight Elementary School? Are you doing a social event??

“You used the wrong term! A social event usually involves activities among peers of similar age from different schools. What we’re doing is more like a charity event.”

?Peers of similar age… Are you saying there’s a big age gap between you and the elementary school students at Starlight??

?I don’t think there’s much of a difference.?

?Nuo’er might be younger than them in many ways.?

?Nuo’er is probably just a bit taller than kids in kindergarten…?

“Hey!” I glanced at the camera above me and gestured to my headset.

“I have real-time AI speaker of the comments here! I can hear all the weird things you’re saying very clearly!”

“Nuo’er.”

As I was speaking, Xiao Mo came in from outside holding a set of clothes.

“I brought your Starlight Elementary school uniform.”

“Why did you bring that?” I felt like my brain’s CPU was starting to overload.

“Wouldn’t it be better for you to wear this?” Xiao Mo showed a slightly mischievous smile. “At least I think you look cuter in a school uniform.”

“Please allow me to refuse.”

“Then I’ll cook dinner tonight, and you have to eat it all.”

“No!” Hearing that, I snatched the clothes from Xiao Mo’s hands.

“I’ll wear it, alright?” I grumbled. “Geez.”

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