My Livestreaming Metaphysics & Gossip Became an Internet Sensation Ch. 89

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"Like grandmother, like grandson!" someone muttered in annoyance as they watched the old lady and the young man walk away with the dog.

"What an adorable little dog, how could he even do that? That kid is seriously twisted!" People who loved dogs just couldn't wrap their heads around the mindset of someone who'd abuse one.

Even if you didn't like dogs, you should have just ignored them if you saw them. Why keep one just to abuse it like that? That was straight-up psychopathic behavior! If they grew up like this, they'd be a danger to society!

"That whole family's no good," sighed a neighbor who lived nearby. "I've heard dogs crying from their place more than once. Couldn't take it anymore and went to confront them, and that woman just stood there with her hands on her hips and cussed me out. I was fuming! Being neighbors with people like that—what rotten luck."

The few people chatting sighed helplessly and started to drift off. One auntie noticed Jiang Yiqing still standing there with a cold face and tried to comfort him, shaking her head. "Young man, don't bother watching. At most, we can talk about them a little, but it's their business, not ours."

Jiang Yiqing lowered his eyes and looked at the auntie. He remembered she was the one who said she lived near that family. "Auntie, do you know which unit they live in?"

"What, you're gonna go knock on their door?" The auntie frowned and said kindly, "That family's unreasonable. You young folks don't have skin as thick as they do—you'll definitely get the short end of the stick."

"I want to ask if they'd be willing to sell the dog." Jiang Yiqing knew full well that if the dog really belonged to that family, there wasn't much he could do. If he got too involved, people might just say he was being nosy.

But when it came to a helpless little dog in that kind of situation, there was no such thing as being too nosy.

The auntie paused for a second at his words. She was softhearted herself—otherwise, she wouldn't have kept trying even after being yelled at. She thought for a moment and said, "You're just a young guy. If you go by yourself, you'll probably get the short end of the stick. I'll go with you."

Oh dear, this young man looked so mild-tempered. Hopefully he wouldn't get bullied.

If the fans watching Jiang Yiqing's livestream knew what this auntie was thinking, they'd be floored: Mild-tempered? Him? Auntie, are you sure?

Jiang Yiqing didn't turn down her kind offer and nodded. They agreed to go ask the family together later that afternoon.

It wasn't the right time to go now. Those people were still pissed off, and if they went now, things might blow up before they even got a word in.

Since it was settled, even though Jiang Yiqing couldn't stop thinking about that little dog, he had no choice but to put it aside for now.

Just then, the pig spirit who'd been snoozing inside his prayer bead bracelet suddenly spoke up, "Human brat, it's just a dog, why are you so hung up on it?"

If you listened closely, you could even hear a tinge of jealousy in its voice.

Jiang Yiqing glanced at the pig head charm on the bracelet and, already in a foul mood, scoffed, "Of course I am. It's way cuter than you."

Pig spirit: "..."

It had only been kinda jealous before—now it was straight-up bitter. The pig spirit even felt a sense of crisis. This human brat already didn't like it much. Not that Pig King needed his approval or anything, but if that dog moved in, would it still have a place in the house?

You had to know, dogs were experts at sucking up to humans. There was even a term for it in human slang—'bootlicker,' right?

They were obviously talking about that dog!

The more it thought about it, the more it tossed and turned inside the bracelet. Dark thoughts crept in: That dog better not end up in their house, or it was gonna get a taste of Pig King's wrath!

Jiang Yiqing noticed the pig spirit suddenly go quiet. He had no idea what it was thinking and didn't bother asking.

He made his way to the paper crafts shop and told the shop owner what he wanted. The man was an old-timer, and it was probably the first time he'd gotten an order like this.

A computer was weird enough—why throw in safety helmets too? And so many of them?

Still, business was business. Even if he was puzzled, the old man agreed cheerfully, "No problem, young man. Don't worry. Go ask around this neighborhood, and you'll hear—my paper craft work is top notch!"

The old man gave a thumbs-up as he spoke, then cleared his throat and added, "But what you're asking for is a bit complicated, so it's definitely gonna cost more than your regular paper crafts."

Jiang Yiqing nodded and asked about the price. After hearing it, he felt it was still reasonable. "Alright. Grandpa, when do you think you'll have it ready?"

The old man beamed and answered right away, "I'll start working on it in a bit. Come by the afternoon after tomorrow to pick it up."

Given how much Jiang Yiqing had ordered, the speed was already pretty impressive. He nodded and paid the deposit on the spot.

After placing the order, Jiang Yiqing didn't leave immediately. He wandered around the shop instead. The place was packed with all kinds of paper crafts—paper pets, paper villas, even paper cars. The workmanship was rough, but the designs were still impressively lifelike. Jiang Yiqing couldn't help but be amazed.

"That's one of my newest pieces. What do you think? Pretty nice, right?" the old man said, seeing Jiang Yiqing stop walking. He assumed Jiang was admiring the paper figurine in front of him and jumped right into introducing it.

The paper figure was a bit more detailed than the others. You could tell it was a woman, hair styled into a traditional updo, complete with all kinds of ornamental hairpins.

Compared to the other paper people Jiang had seen before, this one was definitely more delicate—but "pretty" wasn't exactly the word that came to mind.

Especially the paper used for the face—it was unnervingly pale. To make it look better, the old man had added some red blush on the cheeks... which only made it more unsettling.

It was the kind of thing that would totally spook someone if they stumbled on it unprepared.

But of course, Jiang Yiqing wasn't the type to get scared so easily. He actually looked at it with some interest.

The old man, who had only casually brought it up, saw him really checking it out and immediately asked, "Wanna buy it?"

Jiang Yiqing seemed to think of something, then smiled and said, "Yeah, I'll take one. I'll pick it up along with the rest of the stuff later."

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