"Spirit Rice!"
Yang Shi struggled with a yearly production of 430 jin of Spirit Rice, not enough for his needs, but Yang Genshuo had plenty. He managed with 10 jin of Spirit Rice for many days.
He wasn't like Yang Shi, a martial artist, who devoured several large bowls of rice with 2 jin of beef for every meal...
He dug out an electric rice cooker that hadn't been used for months from the kitchen and joyously steamed a pot of rice for himself.
The fragrance was tantalizing!
"High-end ingredients often only need the simplest cooking methods."
"This Spirit Rice smells even better than Wuchang rice."
"Add a few stir-fries, and it's perfectly delightful~"
He was about to order takeout, but thinking of the high salt, high oil, and heavily seasoned flavors of the takeout, he felt it wasn't right.
"Add some slightly light dishes, don't overshadow the star of the show which is the Spirit Rice."
Eating a cultivator's food for the first time should feel special.
Seeing the leftover lunch box still on the wood table under the pomegranate tree, Yang Genshuo was inspired and sent a message to his little chef, Lin Yue.
"Come to my place for dinner tonight; I'll buy the ingredients, you cook."
Lin Yue replied instantly, "I'm on my way."
The two of them prepared a small table of dishes just for a bowl of Spirit Rice.
As dusk fell, they finished everything and sat down with two bowls of Spirit Rice under the pomegranate tree.
The scent of Spirit Rice drifted from the courtyard into the village streets, causing the elderly men and women sitting by the road to look around curiously.
"Whose rice cooking smells so fricking good~"
Just as they were about to enjoy a peaceful dinner, the door opened.
Chen Wanting, drawn by the scent of the rice, walked in.
"Genshuo, you cooking..."
Then she saw Lin Yue sitting under the pomegranate tree and her gaze turned cold.
"Yang Genshuo, what is she doing here?"
Yang Genshuo looked annoyed.
He had forgotten to change the password to the lock, and Chen Wanting had let herself in.
Seeing Chen Wanting, Lin Yue shuddered, instinctively stood up, and hurriedly texted her on her phone:
"Boss, I was just helping Genshuo with cooking, I'm leaving now."
Just as she was about to grab her bag, Yang Genshuo stood up, gently patted her shoulder, and gestured for her to sit down.
Lin Yue didn't dare to sit down, her head bowed, fingers tightly clutching the hem of her shirt like a child being punished, standing under the pomegranate tree.
With frustration, Yang Genshuo said, "Chen Wanting, shouldn't I be asking you that question? What are you doing in my house?"
"I told you, didn't I? I wanted to see you tonight. Didn't you check WeChat?" Chen Wanting stated as if it were obvious.
"I didn't reply to you."
"Not replying means you agreed, right? Oh... I get it, you knew I was coming and deliberately had her here to annoy me, right?"
Chen Wanting suddenly understood.
"When did I ever realize you had a talent for making jokes? Ah? Chen Wanting? Please, don't be like this."
"I know, I was really out of line the night before last, but I had my reasons... My project is really hard, I was already annoyed, and then you caught me joking around with them. I was so... embarrassed."
"Zhao Tiansi was added because they insisted, just to show off their vanity. I don't actually know him, and I don't understand him at all."
"That night, I went back and cried for a long time; I finally understood... The only person I love is you, whether you are poor, wealthy, or sick, I only love you."
She portrayed herself as pitiful and harmless, quite arousing one's protective instincts, but her eyes couldn't help wandering to the Bentley parked in the yard.
"Yo, yo, yo~ if you stare any harder, your eyes might pop out. Are you wondering why Zhao Tiansi's Bentley is here, huh?"
"Just curious..."
"Well, it's because he owed it to me. Alright, if there's nothing else, you can leave. I'm in a good mood today, I don't want to scold you."
Chen Wanting didn't care about being ridiculed by Yang Genshuo pointing at her nose, instead, she grabbed her phone to message Lin Yue:
"You can leave. I'm staying here tonight, it's not convenient to have you here."
Lin Yue: "Okay, boss."
"Good, you know I'm the boss. Don't come over here when it's not necessary."
"Okay."
Lin Yue bit her lower lip, tears swirling in her eyes. She turned her head and walked away.
Yang Genshuo grasped Lin Yue's hand, which was icy cold.
Ding Ling Ling~
Lin Yue shook the wind chime, her large eyes filled with tears as she looked at Yang Genshuo, her gaze brimming with grievances and the desire to escape.
Let me go.
Yang Genshuo read out three words.
Yang Genshuo glanced at her phone and his expression suddenly turned cold.
He used Lin Yue's phone to text Chen Wanting, "You're not the boss anymore, I'll come whenever I want, now you're disturbing me and Genshuo having dinner, please leave."
Lin Yue's eyes widened in foggy astonishment, just like the heroine in an anime, surprised as Yang Genshuo typed out each character while holding her hand, a warm current flowing from the back of her hand throughout her body.
Chen Wanting's face turned pale with anger instantly.
"You! You two... Yang Genshuo you really have no shame, going for a disabled person? She can't even speak clearly! She can only stammer in bed! Are you kicking me out for this kind of person?"
Chen Wanting pointed at Lin Yue, furious and exasperated.
"Get out."
Yang Genshuo, having heard those words, his expression had already turned frigid, he felt disgusted listening to that old spout.
"Fine!"
Chen Wanting turned and left.
"Wait a moment!"
Hearing Yang Genshuo chasing after her, a smug smile appeared on Chen Wanting's face.
"I just knew you..."
"Take off the trench coat I bought for you."
"?"
Chen Wanting, clutching her arms, left cursing under her breath. She reached the subway station, exited, hailed a cab, and the driver, apparently in a bad mood himself, cursed all the way upon seeing the address.
"Let's watch a movie."
Yang Genshuo opened the outdoor screen in the courtyard, put on a movie, and had dinner with Lin Yue.
No words were spoken, but this moment was better than all words.
Lin Yue felt unusually warm this evening, her face remained flushed, and her heartbeat was rapid.
She didn't like Chen Wanting because she had long felt that Chen Wanting was a bad person, each encounter with her always ended in just buying and buying.
Meanwhile, Yang Genshuo was intently experiencing the marvelous sensation brought by the Spirit Rice.
"This special fluctuation... it's Spiritual Power, Spiritual Power is coursing through my body and continually transforming it."
After finishing a bowl of rice, Yang Genshuo didn't know if it was an illusion or not, but he felt his vision had improved slightly, viewing the screen more clearly.
His nose could smell more scents, and his ears seemed to have become a bit more sensitive.
This change... was very slight; if one wasn't paying close attention, it felt like a fantasy.
But Yang Genshuo knew, this was Spiritual Power transforming his body.
"Liu Wuheng once said, not only is Spirit Rice useful for Cultivators, but mortals who regularly eat Spirit Rice can also improve their constitution, ward off diseases, and increase their Life Span."
"It's like... the body is further developing."
"How peculiar."
This was different from the intense supplements used in Body Refining; this was a gentler yet more peculiar power, Yang Genshuo even felt that if he kept eating Spirit Rice, he might be able to cure his mild 150-degree nearsightedness.
"Hm?" He suddenly looked towards Lin Yue, his eyes gradually showing delight.
"Lin Yue is congenitally deaf and mute, could it be possible... to recover?"
At that moment, he made a decision.
"Lin Yue, from now on come here every day to cook, I'll pay you a salary."
"No, no, I was just going to help out."
"Hmm... actually, I want to hire you as my nutritionist to properly manage three meals a day, assist me with exercise and weight loss; this is very complicated and professional, needing your full commitment, will the monthly salary be the same as before, 4000 quick, do you have the confidence to take this job?"
"Yes! I'll officially start tomorrow!"
Yang Genshuo nodded, changing the way he phrased it really worked.
The next moment, Lin Yue glanced at the many rooms behind her and typed:
"Boss, do you need me to stay in the staff dormitory? I heard that people who work out have high requirements for food, including calorie control and such, I can also stay here at night to meet your various needs."
"Hmm???"