After delivering the fish soup, Chen Jie headed back home.
Daisy stared at the piping hot fish soup in the pot, drooling uncontrollably.
But she stood there sensibly, eagerly watching outside, waiting for Chen Jie to return.
It was the first time she so desperately wanted her lousy brother-in-law to hurry home.
At last, Chen Jie's figure appeared at the entrance of the courtyard, and Daisy excitedly yelled, "Brother-in-law, you're back."
"Yes, I'm back."
Chen Jie smiled in response, entered the house, and Su Yunjin had already started preparing the meal. Even though she was wearing old hemp clothes patched up, from behind, her curvaceous figure was still visible.
Very tempting.
Chen Jie appreciated the view for a moment, then shifted his gaze and headed to the dining table.
Su Yunjin had already served the fish soup; Chen Jie got a particularly large bowl with a whole fish in it, while she and Daisy had bowls, Daisy's bowl brimming with fish soup, Su Yunjin's with only a small portion.
And the remaining half-fish in the pot was mostly in Daisy's bowl.
At that moment, Daisy was overjoyed, sipping on the soup with a face full of smiles, while Su Yunjin quietly sipped the soup from her bowl.
Chen Jie used chopsticks to fish out some from his bowl and split it open, putting half of the fish meat into Su Yunjin's bowl.
Su Yunjin looked at Chen Jie in surprise, and Chen Jie said, "Nourish your body."
Su Yunjin tried to refuse, but Chen Jie picked up the bowl refusing to let her return the fish meat. Su Yunjin feeling helpless tried to give it to Daisy, but Daisy, seeing Chen Jie looking at her, also picked up her bowl and ran to Chen Jie's side. She took her little stool and sat beside Chen Jie.
Su Yunjin didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Eat up."
Chen Jie said and started eating with Daisy, leaving Su Yunjin with a helpless face and even a hint of loneliness. When had her sister gone against her like this!
The meal was delicious, and after they had finished eating, night fell. In this rural evening, with nothing else to do, everyone went to bed early.
Chen Jie realized that Su Yunjin wasn't going to sleep with him!
Although the Chen family's house was dilapidated, it was divided into an interior and exterior room. The exterior room was large, and the interior room was small and cluttered with some miscellaneous items.
Chen Jie occupied the exterior room by himself, while the Su sisters squeezed into the smaller room.
Seeing Su Yunjin looking at him warily, Chen Jie decided not to change anything for now and went to sleep in the large room.
As the night deepened and the moon hung high in the sky, Chen Jie and Su Yunjin lay in their beds, unable to sleep.
Moonlight shone through the window, and they both gazed at the moon in the sky, each harboring their thoughts.
Only Daisy, carefree, slept sweetly, even smacking her lips in her sleep. In her dream, she dreamed that her brother-in-law had caught another fat rabbit, which was adorable, and she couldn't get enough of it.
Such a darling rabbit must be delicious~
But the two adults on the beds were preoccupied with their thoughts.
Su Yunjin was pondering the day's events, first poisoning, then Lu Qinsi and Lu San causing trouble, and suddenly Chen Jiusi's attitude towards her had taken a complete 180-degree turn. What in the world was going on?
Was this man truly reformed, or was he lulling himself into relaxation, waiting to betray Ruirui again...
As she spoke, she tightened her hold on Daisy. This girl was so naively trusting; a little food from anyone, and she would befriend them. How could she be so unguarded!
Recalling how the two of them had sat side by side at the dinner table today, opposing her, Su Yunjin tapped Su Yunrui's little head, "You little traitor~"
After speaking, she laughed. Everything today felt like a dream, how wonderful it would be if he could always be like this...
As Su Yunjin thought this, she gradually fell into sleep and had an unusually comfortable night.
Meanwhile, Chen Jie was watching the moonlight, thinking about the previous day when he was still at his company, discussing life with female broadcasters. How had he ended up in this world overnight?
But this was quite good, although he was penniless in this life, being young was a win.
Chen Jie's body was only eighteen years old, truly the prime of youth. He recalled that in his previous life, although he had achieved success and even capitalized on the internet boom, starting a live streaming company and making a fortune through nurturing female broadcasters and live selling.
But by that time, he was almost forty, and his youth was long gone.
Now, although he lacked the wealth of his previous life and living conditions were tough in this world, he possessed a youthful body. Only those who had experienced aging understood the preciousness of youth.
It is said, youth does not know the cost of tapioca; men at forty weep in vain.
Thinking so, Chen Jie looked up at the moon. However, surviving in this world was not easy. He needed a proper plan.
First of all, practicing martial arts was essential; in this world, martial arts were respected. Without martial arts, everything was in vain. Yet the Yang Chun Skill was odd, it didn't seem like a combat technique. Although it improved physical health, it lacked any lethality. He needed to find a way to learn some combative martial arts.
Next came livelihood.
He had eaten well today, but tomorrow's food was still uncertain.
So, he had to find a way to scrape by. Today, he had already calculated that farming, doing trade, or serving as a house servant for wealthy households were not viable options.
The only option was to join a local guild; becoming a social person did have potential.
Unfortunately, he had no connections!
Thus, the road ahead was challenging.
Ding~
Just as Chen Jie pondered his next steps, a notification sound suddenly rang by his ear.
Chen Jie was invigorated, checking the time; it must have passed midnight. It turned out the intelligence refreshed daily at midnight. He had just obtained the System and was still in the exploration phase.
He opened the intelligence panel:
[Today's Intelligence Updated (Level 1)]
[1. Today, you assaulted Lu San and his wife and gathered intelligence that, harboring a grudge yet daunted by your ruthlessness, they dare not retaliate!]
[2. Today, you encountered Chen Erba and his son and gathered intelligence that, with no hopes for his livelihood, Chen Yongwang had arranged for him to learn craftsmanship from the Old Bamboo Weaving Master in the neighboring village. This favor, Chen Erba remembered for a lifetime]
[3. Today, you encountered Chen Sanliu and gathered intelligence that Chen Sanliu is Chen Yongwang's favorite nephew who was given much property. Yet behind his back, Chen Sanliu always complained, citing Chen Yongwang as unkind and refusing to pass on medical skills, deserving to die without heirs...]
[4. Today, you passed by Dahei Mountain and gathered intelligence that halfway up the mountain, Old Bull Cliff has a ten-year-old ginseng of good quality]
[5. Today, you heard something regarding Doctor Bai and gathered intelligence that Doctor Bai would go to Dahei Mountain to gather herbs tomorrow, accidentally slipping into Wild Wolf Gully, injuring his ankle, with no one around to hear his cries for help!]