After closing the refrigerator door, Shen Muyu suddenly heard some faint cries. Sensing something, she glanced at the animal incubator.
Sure enough, one chick hatched, but the other one hasn't shown any signs of life yet, and we don't know if it will survive.
Shen Muyu put a shallow layer of water in a plate, then tore up some leftover bun skins from the morning and soaked them in the water.
Because the chick was still very small, Shen Muyu didn't take it out to check its gender. He decided to wait and raise it for a while, since it wouldn't cost much anyway.
A fragrant aroma was already wafting from the steamer next to him. Shen Muyu took a deep sniff and then began to mix the sauce.
Since her family fortune was taken away, she had never eaten such expensive seafood. She would only take a sip when she made fish soup for her parents to nourish them. Therefore, she planned to enjoy the natural sweetness of the lobster without too much sauce.
Just then, a Sprite was found in the box. Shen Muyu used it to make a Sprite seafood sauce, which was salty and sweet with a fizzy texture, and went very well with the seafood.
Shen Muyu chose to have dinner behind the driver's seat because the driver's and passenger's aviation-grade seats could rotate. He could place the table near the car door and then rotate the chairs to make it just right.
Shen Muyu and Da Bai began to enjoy their lunch, one on each side. Shen Muyu also took the opportunity to put the mangoes and lettuce she had just picked up on the shop to exchange for resource boxes.
Just as Shen Muyu closed his eyes to savor the sweetness in his mouth, his pocket suddenly vibrated, and he knew without a doubt who it was.
"Hahahaha! Let me tell you! That guy captured a cow that was still producing milk!"
"And he's so capable. While I was eating, he was busy modifying the garbage bins in the back, saying that he would raise the dairy cows there in the future."
"However, the driver's cab is indeed a bit cramped. I can sleep fine, but that guy is a bit uncomfortable because he can't even stretch his legs out."
"Hehe, but you'll have milk to drink from now on! You just need to let me know whenever you're milking the cows so that the older brother can milk one for you too."
Shen Muyu's eyes lit up when she saw Ji Fei's words. Although she had opened milk before, it was always the kind that came in small bags. It was fine for drinking, but not enough for anything else.
You know, milk can be fermented naturally to make things like butter and milk tofu. When her wheat harvest comes, she can also spend some time whipping cream and making desserts.
"This isn't your big brother, this is your laborer, okay? Can I borrow him for a couple of days and he can help me with some work?" Shen Muyu joked.
"You wish! Personal belongings are not for lending!" Ji Fei replied irritably. Her older brother could only be her older brother!
"Haha, you're so stingy. How about I give you an animal incubator? Otherwise, I won't be able to ask you for help later." Shen Muyu noticed Ji Fei's concern and stopped teasing her.
"No need, I already built it before I gave you the blueprints. The cow is just the right size for me. If you feel bad, just give me some fruits and vegetables later."
"Alright, just let me know if you need anything later." Shen Muyu said this and was about to leave to eat in peace, but Ji Fei's message made her put down her chopsticks.
"Did you know that Qin Tingxue joined when the servers were merged?"
"I just searched for her by chance, but I didn't expect her to actually be there."
"She always uses subtle tactics, so you'd better be careful if she targets you."
Upon seeing the name Qin Tingxue, Shen Muyu lost his appetite for the lobster in front of him and even felt a little nauseous.
This person is the female protagonist in the original book, and also the one who easily gets the peach in the end.
In fact, Shen Muyu disliked Qin Tingxue more than Gu Wenchen.
Qin Tingxue is her mother Qin Yu's niece, which is her uncle's daughter. To be honest, Shen Muyu's uncle's family was supported by her mother, and her mother handled all the messes of her uncle's family over the years.
Qin Yu was particularly concerned about Qin Tingxue. He worried that his good-for-nothing younger brother and his sister-in-law, who only knew how to have fun, wouldn't be able to take good care of his niece. So he took great care of Qin Tingxue and would bring her to his side to take care of her personally during holidays.
It can be said that Qin Tingxue has everything that Shen Muyu has, because Qin Yu will prepare a copy for her no matter what he buys.
However, even with such sincerity, Qin Tingxue felt that it was all Qin Yu's condescending charity, a mockery of her.
Coupled with her love for Gu Wenchen, she didn't hesitate to take Qin Yu's share of the property through a combination of coaxing, deception, and theft.
Later, when Qin Yu was seriously ill and hospitalized and couldn't afford the medical bills, Qin Tingxue didn't even bother to pay her. When Shen Muyu went to beg her, she was thrown out of the villa.
If Shen Muyu hadn't gritted his teeth and risked everything to borrow money from loan sharks, Qin Yu probably wouldn't have escaped the fate of dying in the book.
However, it was precisely because of this loan that the scene of Shen Muyu standing in the rain outside Gu Wenchen's villa at the beginning occurred.
Her monthly earnings were barely enough to cover mortgage payments and her parents' daily expenses, so even after several years she hadn't saved any money and couldn't afford the surgery.
She hadn't even finished paying off the interest from the loan sharks, so they were even less likely to lend her any more money. She only went back to them when she was truly desperate, but unfortunately, they were heartless and didn't care at all.
Just thinking about Shen Muyu's molars makes me unconsciously start rubbing against them.
Without eating any more, Shen Muyu put the remaining pieces into Da Bai's bowl. Da Bai took a moment to lift its head from the bowl, barked at Shen Muyu twice, and then lowered its head to eat again.
"Qin Tingxue, you should just pray to heaven that you don't meet me, otherwise I'll get back what you owe your mother, principal and interest," Shen Muyu thought to himself.
However, she suddenly had a flash of inspiration and took out Gu Wenchen's car core to open the light screen.
Sure enough, Shen Muyu found Qin Tingxue's friend request in the chat interface.
"Wen Chen, it's me, Tingxue! I've finally found you!"
"Come save me! I've been kidnapped by Lü Bufan! He forced me to team up with him when the tunnels were being merged, and now he's forcing me to team up with him again... But don't worry, I'll make sure he succeeds, even if it kills me."
"I sent you this message while he was getting the resource box. Please reply as soon as you see it, I really can't take it anymore!"
Upon seeing Qin Tingxue's message, Shen Muyu grinned.
She knew Lü Bufan. He seemed to have some kind of congenital disease. He had a bad temper and would beat people up at the slightest disagreement. She heard that he even beat his parents.
However, because of his tall stature and the fact that he had learned martial arts from a young age, plus having a good father, he has been safe and sound all these years. Otherwise, he would probably have been sacked and drowned long ago.
Unexpectedly, Qin Tingxue encountered such a tyrannical man. However, she heard that Lü Bufan seemed to have a thing for her. She wondered if he would be gentler.
Shen Muyu thought for a moment and didn't reply to Qin Tingxue's message. She needed to think carefully about how to make good use of Gu Wenchen's account.