Possessed No More: The True Star Returns to Claim Her Throne

Chapter 158: Borrowing Money

The home-raised chicken was absolutely delicious, stewed with just a bit of salt. Riley Perry truly ate until she was stuffed.

This was driving the viewers in the livestream crazy with hunger. [Look at that chicken soup! It’s so golden yellow. You can tell it’s delicious.]

[I have seriously never seen a celebrity eat like Riley Perry. Look at the pile of chicken bones in front of her! It’s like a small mountain.]

[She’s strong and burns a lot of energy, so what’s wrong with eating a little more? It’s not like she’s getting fat!]

[I can’t take it, I really can’t. I just opened up a food delivery app and ordered a pot of chicken and potato stew. I’m eating it right now.]

[They’re both eating, but Riley Perry is so down-to-earth. When Grandma Dixon put food on her plate, she ate it.

But a certain "princess" was picky about everything. She even made the family scald her bowl and chopsticks with hot water three times before she would eat. I wonder how traumatized that family is now!]

[Why don’t you just say Holly Summers’s name? I didn’t like her before, so I went to check out her stream, and... and now I find her even more annoying!]

[Hahaha, don’t talk nonsense. Be careful, or a certain someone’s fans will cyberbully you.]

Holly Summers’s fans: ...

[I spent half the morning watching her replace roof tiles. It was so weird. I just sat there watching for ages and actually found it pretty relaxing.]

[Can I just say I fell asleep while watching? I only woke up around noon, opened my eyes, and saw my phone was dead. After plugging it in and turning it on, I saw her eating chicken.]

[I just woke up from a nap too!]

[I checked out Best Actor King’s stream next door; he was helping someone plow their field. I watched for a minute and left, it was boring. But once I got to Riley Perry’s stream, I couldn’t leave!]

[This woman must be a human sleeping pill. She has a built-in hypnotic effect. She can make you drowsy no matter what she’s doing!]

Several bullet comments below were just people laughing.

Last season, they made her talk nonstop, and many people with sleep disorders slept like logs. This time, she wasn’t talking, yet watching her still made plenty of people sleep like logs. It was actually a bit uncanny!

After lunch, Riley Perry only rested for about ten minutes before getting back to work. First, she used a tool to scrape off the moldy wall surface. Only one wall was moldy, so it went pretty quickly.

Once the wall was scraped clean, she began to apply the paint.

After finishing the one wall, there was still a lot of paint left, so Riley Perry painted Grandma Dixon’s entire house. The three-room house wasn’t large, and with her quick and deft work, it looked brand new in just a few hours. Seeing that it wasn’t completely dark yet, Riley then tidied up the entire house, inside and out.

[I feel like Grandma Dixon’s kitchen is literally sparkling. How is Riley Perry so good at cleaning?]

[This is so satisfying to watch. She even scrubbed the water vat until it was gleaming!]

[If you didn’t know better, you’d think she was a professional cleaner!]

[Watching her work is so relaxing. She just puts her head down and gets it done, and she’s so methodical. Time just flies by watching her.]

Seeing how clean Riley Perry had made her home, Grandma Dixon’s eyes filled with a smile. After dinner, when Director Warren arrived with the other guests and villagers for the inspection, she immediately gave a perfect score. "It’s a shame the max score is only ten points, otherwise I’d give her a hundred. This child is so efficient. She could’ve given my younger self a run for her money."

The Dixon Family was a large one in the village, and those eligible to score the work were all relatives. Seeing how brand new Mrs. Dixon’s home looked, inside and out, they all naturally gave high scores as well.

Unsurprisingly, Riley Perry received the highest score for this activity.

Director Warren teased Riley Perry, "I never would’ve thought. You’ve got a sharp tongue, but you don’t hold back when it comes to work either. You really did get Grandma Dixon’s house spotlessly clean."

Riley Perry gave Director Warren a smug look. "There’s a lot you don’t know about me. I’m a master of housework, you know!"

Director Warren: ... ’I praise you a little and you’re already getting a big head! And is "master of housework" really such an amazing title?’

Just then, Grandma Dixon took out a bundle wrapped in cloth and pressed it into Riley Perry’s hands.

"This is cured meat, cured sausage, and persimmon cakes I made from the pigs I raised myself, plus some fruit from my trees. Take it and eat. You worked hard today." ’This child is so earnest,’ she thought. ’She worked all day without slacking off for a moment. She’s a good kid.’

Riley Perry refused. ’How can I just take Grandma Dixon’s things for free?’ she thought. ’Yes, I worked all day, but I’m getting paid for it! This is my job!’

"Hurry up and take it. Don’t tell me you think my things aren’t good enough for you?"

How could Riley Perry possibly think that? Grandma Dixon was a neat person; even in her seventies, she kept herself immaculate. Of course the food she made would be perfectly clean. But the bundle was heavy, and she felt bad taking it for free.

After leaving Grandma Dixon’s house, Riley Perry immediately set her sights on Director Warren.

Director Warren felt like Riley Perry’s eyes were glowing with a predatory light!

"What? What are you looking at me for? I know that look. You’re up to no good."

Riley Perry took a step forward. "Director Warren, do you have any money on you?"

Of course he had money! All the cash the guests had turned in yesterday was in his hands.

"What for?"

"Lend me some!"

Director Warren immediately clutched his pockets. "No! Don’t even think about it! I’m not lending you a single cent!"

Riley Perry: "Are you sure?"

"No means no," Director Warren said stubbornly.

Riley Perry glanced at Victoria Koenig, who was standing nearby. "Quick, come help me!"

With that, she lunged for Director Warren. Hearing the shout, Victoria Koenig also moved to block him. A terrified Director Warren scrambled to escape, his sparse hair flying wildly behind him. "Riley Perry, you behave yourself!"

"I’ve never been one to behave!"

Director Warren ran several laps around the village’s small paths before ending up near Best Actor King. Best Actor King deliberately blocked him for a moment, and Chloe Sterling also conveniently misplaced her foot, cutting off Director Warren’s escape route. Victoria Koenig quickly caught up and grabbed his clothes, panting as she advised, "Director Warren, you... you have two choices. Give it to her willingly... or unwillingly?"

Director Warren was also gasping for breath. "You can’t just rob me like this."

Riley Perry said with infuriating logic, "How can you call this robbery? Didn’t we give you a choice?"

Director Warren: ... In the end, the money in Director Warren’s pocket was not saved.

Riley Perry handed the money to the village chief who was guiding them. "Excuse me, could you please give this money to Grandma Dixon after we’ve left?"

She had asked earlier that afternoon and learned that Grandma Dixon had no real source of income. She grew some vegetables in her yard and raised chickens and pigs. The pork was made into cured sausage and meat so it could be preserved for a long time, as she didn’t normally buy meat. If Riley took the food, Grandma Dixon would have less for herself.

The village chief thanked her profusely. Grandma Dixon had a difficult life; she had lost her husband in her early years, and her son and daughter-in-law in her middle years. Since then, she had lived all alone. It was fine when she was younger and could still work, but now that she was older, she couldn’t farm the land anymore and survived only on her small welfare payment.

Therefore, he didn’t refuse the money.

[Seraphine: Someone’s a real actress. As a celebrity, she doesn’t care about a few thousand yuan, but she can use that money to buy herself a good reputation.]

[My god, is the person above insane? Is Riley Perry wrong for giving money now?]