Having read so many novels from future generations, Lin Shuang was not even surprised.
“Space housekeeper? Why are you appearing only now?”
“Master, not enough energy!”
“And now it’s enough?”
“Yes, Master. You’ve been making constant moves these past few days, and now you’ve severed ties with your scumbag dad, shaking off the family that hindered your luck. Your own luck energy value surged, which is why I could wake up early.”
Lin Shuang didn’t feel any discomfort in her body; presumably, this luck energy value wasn’t the kind of luck absorption ordinary people imagined.
“Master, no need to worry. The so-called luck energy value can be understood by you as points.”
Lin Shuang thought about it and found it made sense; abusing scumbags ought to reward her with points.
“Why don’t you just call it points? Also, no need to call me master, you can call me by name.”
“Okay, Master.”
【Accumulated Energy Points: 3000】
Oh? There’s still this much left?
“Housekeeper, will you need to devour my energy points in the future?”
“Master, unless I suffer severe damage and cannot start up, usually it’s not needed.”
Lin Shuang was relieved; she didn’t want to find that the territory she worked so hard to build was stolen behind her back later on, even if this was a partner bound to her.
Then, another question came up.
“Housekeeper, what are these points used for?”
*Whoosh!*
A display window appeared out of thin air before Lin Shuang, showcasing several items inside, with introduction signs beside each item.
【Memory Pill】
【Cost: 1000 Points】
【Effect: Eidetic memory / Never forget after a single glance】
Good stuff! Lin Shuang bought it without hesitation.
The pill was very small and white, about the size of a chocolate candy bean; thrown into water, it dissolved quickly, colorless and odorless.
After drinking it, Lin Shuang only felt her head suddenly warm up, but it quickly returned to normal.
“Housekeeper, is this all there is in the item bar?”
“Currently…… yes. Shuangshuang, you need to hurry up and earn points to upgrade.”
“Don’t you humans have a saying: ‘The harder you work, the luckier you get’? You can farm and study inside the space, and whenever there is progress, points will drop.”
Lin Shuang: “……” So that’s how luck energy value is interpreted? Isn’t this just cracking a whip to make her turn the millstone in disguise?
Lin Shuang had just one feeling: winning while lying down was a bit hard. She lusted after the items in the item bar and was also curious about what surprises upgrading would bring her.
“Housekeeper, what’s with the memory fragments/biographies? Can the space foresee the future?”
“……This is a small world composed of N books written by an author. Shuangshuang, what you saw was just one book; regarding the Zhuang family, it’s another book. You haven’t read it, so you didn’t know; that book features Zhuang Zhiyuan as the male lead.”
Lin Shuang suddenly became interested. If she asked the housekeeper for all the books and read them all through, wouldn’t she be able to anticipate every trap in advance, and maybe even pick up all the opportunities?
Just as this thought arose—
“You cannot. It will only be triggered when you need it, Shuangshuang.”
Alright, Lin Shuang felt a tiny bit of regret.
Thinking carefully, it was quite similar to issuing quests, where plot rewards drop after completing the quest.
With her questions resolved, Lin Shuang was so sleepy her eyelids could barely stay open.
Time to sleep.
The moment the thought arose, she was back on the bed.
The next morning, Lin Shuang woke up refreshed and energized.
She saw Li Huixin already busy in the kitchen.
“Good morning, Auntie! Are you making breakfast? Let me help too.”
Li Huixin was inherently a person of few words, so she didn’t stop Lin Shuang, stepping aside to make room.
“Just help me stir inside the pot, don’t let it burn.”
Lin Shuang looked and felt a little excited inside—it was millet porridge being cooked.
Didn’t this make things convenient for her?
Taking advantage of the gap while Li Huixin went out to the living room to look for white sugar, Lin Shuang hurriedly took out today’s share of spiritual spring water from her space, poured some in rapidly, and continued stirring.
Breakfast was served on the table, and the old gentleman also came downstairs.
Lin Shuang looked at the time; it was only seven o’clock.
“Good morning, Grandpa Zhuang!”
“Why didn’t you sleep a bit longer? If that darn kid had half of your diligence, Shuangshuang, it would be great!”
How was Lin Shuang supposed to take this? Just as she was about to change the topic—
The front door opened from the outside, bringing in the cool morning air.
Who else could it be but Zhuang Zhiyuan?
His grass-green shirt was half-soaked, with beads of sweat hanging on his handsome face, clamoring with how much majestic power this young body contained.
By the looks of it, he had gone out to exercise.
“Grandpa, are you speaking ill of me again?”
The old gentleman shifted the topic somewhat awkwardly.
“What are you shouting about? Go change your clothes quickly and come down for breakfast; your Sister Shuangshuang must be hungry.”
Sure enough, Zhuang Zhiyuan stopped talking and immediately went upstairs.
He came down in less than three minutes; seeing the moisture in his hair, one knew he had even taken a shower.
Lin Shuang: “……” That fast? In her next life, she wanted to be a man too.
Meanwhile, breakfast had just been laid out over here.
A bowl of millet porridge in front of each person, with four other items set in the middle of the table:
Shao mai, sesame balls, fried rice cakes, and steamed white flour buns.
In this era, this was quite lavish.
“Shuangshuang, come sit beside Grandpa. Try it quickly to see if it suits your taste?”
In just the time it took to sit down, four breakfast items were already placed on her plate.
“Auntie Li’s cooking skills are definitely top-notch.”
Lin Shuang naturally wouldn’t spoil the fun, tasting every single item and praising sincerely once more.
“See, it’s truly delicious.”
“Auntie’s culinary skill could even serve as a state banquet chef.”
Li Huixin, a person usually with a plain expression, couldn’t help but curl up the corners of her mouth at this moment.
“Right, right? I said my Eldest Aunt’s culinary skill is the best.”
“Yes, yes, yes, what am I going to do in the future? Won’t I be craving Auntie’s cooking every day so much that I can’t sleep?”
The old gentleman chimed in immediately, “Then don’t go! Several of your brothers are good-looking; after finishing eating, I’ll bring the photos for you to pick.”
Lin Shuang: “……” Pretending to casually glance at Li Huixin, seeing that she wasn’t unhappy, Lin Shuang felt at ease.
She was also helpless: “Grandpa Zhuang, without credibility, a person cannot stand. Lu Jun has probably long submitted the marriage application report by now; if I marry someone else halfway, wouldn’t that be slapping him in the face?”
The old gentleman thought about it and felt it made sense; plus Zhuang Zhiyuan came to the rescue at the right moment, so the matter was barely glossed over.
“Grandpa, didn’t you say ‘no talking while eating, no talking while sleeping’? Sister Shuangshuang is going to be unable to eat her meal.”
“You darn kid! Fine, fine, fine, eat, eat. Huh! Why is this porridge so delicious today?”
Li Huixin, who was already getting her second bowl, quietly glanced at the young girl who had her head down drinking porridge, thinking it might just be her overthinking.
“An earthly delicacy! Eldest Aunt’s culinary skill is simply amazing—unexchangeable even for immortality!”
Everyone held their heads down drinking porridge, and the dining table quieted down.
Lin Shuang took the opportunity to spend 1,000 points to exchange for 3 uses of the Health Scanner.
Deadly expensive!
Pretending to concentrate on eating shao mai, she was actually looking at the old gentleman’s scan data.
Injuries big and small, several hidden injuries were quite severe and should flare up from time to time, entirely supported by the old man’s willpower.
Only then did Lin Shuang remember that Grandpa Zhuang had also fought against the Japanese back then.
With dual blows to both spirit and body, no wonder the old gentleman couldn’t last past three months.
Looking at Li Huixin’s body again: migraines, cold womb—without proper conditioning, it would only grow more and more severe.
All three people’s scans were completed, and only Zhuang Zhiyuan was as healthy as a bull.
There were also prescriptions in the display window; Lin Shuang spent another 2,000 points to purchase the corresponding treatment and conditioning prescriptions.
After finishing breakfast, Lin Shuang took the opportunity to actively bring up: “By the way, Grandpa Zhuang, before my maternal grandfather passed away, he left me a box of medical books……”