Chapter Seventeen: Taming a Wild Boar?

Although Panda was filled with grievances, driven by the necessity of making a living, she forced herself to control her emotions and steady her spirit. Then, she hoisted two fallen tree trunks and began the trek down the mountain toward home.

After all, Panda was poor; even fallen trees couldn’t be wasted. She could gather them to build a cat’s nest, saving the cost of buying a cage!

Damn it—when you’re broke, even a panda has to live frugally, or there won’t be a next meal after this one!

Shen Miao sighed, hanging her head low as she carried the long logs home. Once there, she quickly pulled out the ledger on her phone, printed it out, and began to stream live.

However, the moment she went online, before she even uttered a word, the chat box was inundated with a barrage of vicious insults.

With the notification of her live stream appearing, her follower count plummeted rapidly.

Though many viewers flooded in, they were all there just to vent their anger by dumping abuse on her.

Witnessing this, Panda felt deeply wronged.

As a human before, she would silently endure verbal wounds, quietly nursing her sorrow. But now, as a panda, she refused to swallow any grievance!

In front of everyone, Shen Miao suddenly burst into tears.

Soon, the audience saw a chubby, black-and-white, half-grown ball of fluff covering her eyes with her paws, sobbing pitifully and saying,

“Don’t bully pandas like this!

Just yesterday, you all said you loved me, and today you’re all cursing me. You two-legged beasts are so mean—big pig trotters all of you!”

[Though angry, I’m totally smitten!]

[I’m typing with my eyes closed so I can keep insulting! If you’re really sad, don’t lie to us. We don’t have your money, yet you ask us for money!]

“I’m not rich, wahhh—I’m so poor I can barely make ends meet; I’m starving!

I’ve never spent a single cent from the Wen family. They haven’t given me a dime! All the money I have is earned from my part-time jobs myself!”

[?? What’s going on? Aren’t you the Wen family daughter?

They have chain supermarkets all over the country, such a wealthy family—how could they deny money to their own daughter?]

[I don’t buy it. Is this some new sob story ploy? The streamer is just a professional liar!]

[Exactly, making a fuss and running away from home—if my rich parents were like that, I’d be on my knees licking their boots! Don’t be ungrateful when you’re living in comfort!]

Perhaps moved by the pitifully sobbing panda, the tone of the commenters softened considerably. Shen Miao felt a bit better, rubbing her panda eyes with her paws as she continued sobbing,

“I was taken in halfway through. That family never gave me any money, no red envelopes, no living expenses.

When I turned eighteen, the Wen family came looking for me. Luckily, I’m used to keeping accounts. All my expenses and income from eighteen onward are recorded here. Don’t believe me? Just look!”

Quickly, Shen Miao posted the ledger from her phone onto her account and placed the printed ledger in front of the camera.

The handwriting was delicate and neat. Soon, everyone clearly saw every recorded income and expense.

[Eighteenth birthday: Worked part-time as a doll maker for one day, earned 200 yuan; expense: 30 yuan.

A cup of milk tea is really expensive—bought the cheapest one for 10 yuan to celebrate my birthday! So delicious!]

[Nineteenth birthday: Three hours of tutoring, earned 300 yuan. Expense: 1,500 yuan to pay off student loan, rewarded myself a big watermelon!]

[Twentieth birthday... Expense: Wen Jiao Jiao’s birthday banquet, spent 2,000 yuan renting a necklace and gown. Thankfully, the meal was at the banquet, so no extra food expenses.]

Each entry was meticulously recorded. Netizens with accounting knowledge who saw it believed it was genuine, as the details were too precise and authentic to be fabricated.

After reading, the netizens were stunned.

What was going on?

A wealthy heiress’s birthday celebration involved just a 10-yuan honey tea?

Her daily meal expenses didn’t even exceed 20 yuan, and she had to rent her own dress for a high-society party?

[What kind of parents are those? The richer they are, the stingier they seem!]

[Our streamer is a bit pitiful—her life is harder than mine! At least kids from ordinary families don’t have to work so hard during college.]

[Something’s off. Why does that other rich girl flaunt luxury goods and high-society parties, while this heiress lives so impoverished?]

[I sense a juicy scandal brewing in the upper echelon. But I must apologize to the streamer—I wrongly judged you!]

[Sorry, I’m going to change my negative reviews now! This streamer’s ginseng is really good, the tea has a unique flavor!]

[Sorry, sorry, don’t cry, streamer. Here, let me pet you.]

Most of the viewers, after seeing the ledger, turned to comfort Shen Miao, and the earlier negative comments were gradually corrected.

At this point, Panda stopped sobbing, though her eyes remained red and pitiful to behold.

“Big pig trotters! You two-legged beasts are all big pig trotters! I’m not happy! Come buy my ginseng and cheer me up with your tips!”

[Alright, alright, I’m buying! Petting you, you’re just too adorable, I’m dead!]

[But the streamer still looks quite young. No matter what, you shouldn’t run away from home and block your parents.

Peace at home leads to prosperity. You should go back soon.]

“I’m not going back!”

Seeing this, Shen Miao clenched her panda paws angrily and said,

“The old Shen Miao is dead. The Wen family never sought her out before she died.

The new Shen Miao has nothing to do with them!”

Her words left the audience confused, many sending question marks, while a group eagerly prepared for the unfolding drama. But Shen Miao offered no further explanation. Instead, she tapped her panda head and said whatever came to mind:

“Oh, right! I promised you all last time I’d tame a wild boar. Let’s go now!

Remember, those who want to watch me catch wild boars, please tip me!”

[… The streamer is something else! Crying one moment, heading up the mountain to catch wild boars the next?

Who can tell if you’re a fragile Lin Daiyu or a fearless Lu Zhishen?]

[Huh? I thought it was just talk last time. Didn’t expect she’d actually do it!]

“Of course! We pandas never lie!

After the last stream, I had Little Cutie help me find several wild boar territories. It picked the fattest, strongest one; today, we go catch it!

By the way, what should we name our new pet?”

The viewers were ready to bow down to the streamer, utterly impressed. But being lovers of drama, they eagerly named the unseen wild boar.

Suggestions like Pig Strong, Big Fat, and others flooded the chat.

When they reached the wild boar’s territory, Shen Miao suddenly grinned, squinting her panda eyes with excitement:

“Got it! Let’s call it Lucky Money—I’ve seen guard dogs named that on TV!”

Everyone: ???

Wow, this streamer really has a knack for naming!

Just as everyone was laughing in the chat, suddenly the forest rustled violently.

Soon, a massive male wild boar, weighing at least three to five hundred kilograms, charged fiercely toward Shen Miao, brimming with murderous intent!