CFSMS -Chapter 244 At This Age, Whatever You Can Snatch Is Pure Profit

This was Lu Wu’s fourth day setting up her stall. She had once again helped the Rainbow Gate capture a cultist. The news, passed on through Xiao Hong, quickly reached everyone in Rainbow Gate.

At this point, they no longer bothered trying to investigate who Lu Wu really was.

Compared to her identity, they were far more interested in her food. Their curiosity and cravings grew stronger and stronger. As a way of thanking her, they decided to boost the popularity of her stall—thoughtfully arriving before she packed up to buy snacks.

Looking at the group of white-bearded old men surrounding her, Lu Wu glanced at the time.

Clocking out. She wanted to clock out.

“This cotton candy… isn’t that something kids eat? I’m already this old. If I eat it, won’t people laugh at me?”

An elder said worriedly.

“Heh. Old man, why don’t you put down the cotton candy in your hand before saying that?”

“Chomp chomp… Elder Lu, you’re still too young. Do I really need to teach you the difference between words and actions? Chomp chomp… this is so good.”

“You eat yours! Why are you secretly grabbing mine? Don’t you know I’m injured and need more nutrition?”

“Oh my, my eyes are old and blurry, I must’ve mistaken it. Don’t blame me.”

“Hey! I’m stealing it!”

A group of elders behaved like mischievous children, joking and fighting, completely blocking Lu Wu’s stall.

After repeatedly rolling cotton candy sticks until she was bored out of her mind, Lu Wu’s gaze kept drifting toward one spot.

There, a male elder stood hesitating with a stick of cotton candy in his hand.

In front of him, a female elder was gazing at the “sea of stars.”

“Go… not go… go… not go…”

Elder Bai kept plucking small bits of cotton candy into his mouth while muttering, secretly glancing at Elder Hei’s back.

He had decided: when he finished the cotton candy, if his counting landed on “go,” he would go confess and invite her to become his Dao companion.

Don’t be fooled by his age—he was pure at heart.

He was still a virgin. A true model of a perfect man.

Elder Hei had joined Rainbow Gate not long ago. The moment he saw her, he knew she was the one person he wanted to protect for life.

But he had no experience in romance, so he didn’t know how to pursue her.

As he hesitated, an unexpected surge of courage rose in his heart today.

He was finally ready to take a step forward.

Many people around had already noticed something was off with Elder Bai. The onlookers gradually gathered, lowering their voices so as not to disturb them.

“What do you think? Can this old guy succeed? Want to place a bet?”

An elder who loved drama rubbed his hands eagerly.

“Disrespecting age… I’ll bet 100 spirit stones he fails.”

“He’s so old yet still playing innocent love games. No way he succeeds.”

“I’ll bet he succeeds.”

Elder Lu also tossed in 100 spirit stones during a brief pause from rolling cotton candy.

She bet “success.”

She didn’t know much about these two elders, but she understood one thing very clearly: cotton candy was powerful.

Over these past few days, she had been surrounded by the smell of “love in the air.”

Meanwhile, Elder Bai, unaware of the commotion, stared at a tiny piece of cotton candy on the stick—only the size of a fingernail. He carefully picked off a sesame-sized bit.

“Not going.”

Then he stuffed the remaining piece into his mouth in one go.

The final bite was sweet.

“Go!”

See? Even the heavens were encouraging him.

So…

Elder Bai straightened his clothes, took out a mirror, fixed his beard, and strode forward with great determination.

Let’s go!

After just a few steps, he arrived beside Elder Hei.

Sensing someone approaching, Elder Hei turned around. Seeing that it was Bai, she smiled gently.

“Oh, it’s you.”

Elder Hei looked like a kind old grandmother. The wrinkles on her face didn’t make her look harsh—instead, they carried a gentle warmth shaped by time.

“It’s me,” Bai replied.

A flood of words churned in his chest, but his hands clenched tightly behind his back. He looked seriously at her.

“I…”

Before he could even finish, Elder Hei spoke first.

“Old Bai, let’s become Dao companions.”

She spun her walking stick lightly, expression open and calm.

“Huh?”

Elder Bai froze.

This wasn’t how things were supposed to go.

Wasn’t he the one supposed to make the proposal? Why was he being preempted?

Everything was ruined.

“You don’t want to?” Elder Hei asked.

Compared to Bai’s hesitation, she was much more straightforward.

“We’re old already. No need for young people’s shyness. I think you’re decent—being companions wouldn’t be bad.”

“If you agree, we’ll live together from now on.”

“If you don’t…”

“I do! I agree!” Bai quickly interrupted.

Joy burst across his face.

“I’m very willing! From now on I’ll be your wife—no, you’re my husband—no, that’s not right…”

He was so excited his words became tangled.

Elder Hei chuckled and patted his shoulder.

“Alright, you’re my wife.”

Then she walked past him toward the crowd.

“I heard you all were betting. Those of you who won, I’ll take half your spirit stones.”

With a walking stick in hand, she radiated authority despite her age—her strength ranking among the top in the entire Rainbow Gate.

Elder Lu: “……”

She quietly took out her winnings and reluctantly handed over half.

“What kind of rule is that…”

Isn’t the outcome basically decided by her mood?

One by one, the elders who won the bet were “taxed.”

After that, Elder Hei walked to Lu Wu’s stall and placed the spirit stones down.

“Boss Lu, use all of this to buy cotton candy. The more the better.”

Lu Wu, who had also won the bet, hesitated.

“How about… you come back tomorrow?”

There weren’t even that many people. Why couldn’t she get a single day off?

Her arms were about to smoke from exhaustion.

In the end, unable to convince Elder Hei, Lu Wu could only continue reluctantly making cotton candy.

On the beach, Elder Bai, still overwhelmed with joy, suddenly noticed Elder Hei’s actions. His mouth twitched uncontrollably.

Was it really this casual?

Now he seriously suspected whether she agreed because she truly liked him—or just because she wanted to use other people’s money to freeload cotton candy.

“Old Bai, come here. I saved you one.”

Elder Hei called him over lovingly.

Ah… she even shared such delicious food with me. She must truly care about me!

Tears of emotion nearly welled up in Bai’s eyes as he hurried over and carefully treasured the cotton candy with a claw mark on it.

A special cotton candy. A token of love.

Nearby, Elder Hei was stuffing cotton candy into her storage space.

She couldn’t stop. She just couldn’t stop.

If that one stick hadn’t fallen on the ground and been stepped on by Big Yellow, she wouldn’t even have given it away.

She had heard that Old Bai was wealthy—wasn’t that exactly what she was after?

Otherwise what, his age? His lack of hygiene?

Be realistic.

At this age, you have to be even more practical.

At the end of the day—

Whatever you can snatch… is pure profit.