AWB Chapter 239 Flowers Bloom in the South of the City, Time to Return 10
Chapter 239 Flowers Bloom in the South of the City, Time to Return 10
Holding the steamed buns she had painstakingly retrieved from the kitchen, Shen Shuwan carefully returned to the hiding place she had previously chosen.
Just as Shen Shuwan was about to breathe a sigh of relief after managing to shove herself back behind the clutter, a voice suddenly popped into her head, startling her.
【Ding!
System: 0077;
Host: Lin Shuwan;
The 457,390th connection attempt.
Connecting...
Connection successful.
Wuhu, it's a success!
The Three-Three system (the Long Aotian system that appeared a long time ago) is still the most reliable. I've been trying to connect to it, and although it's a bit clumsy, it works at least.
That scoundrel, Wu Liuqi, said that if you're stimulated, it's best to wait until you're unconscious and have a fever before "taking advantage of your weakness."
When that time comes, I don't know how much more suffering my poor Wanwan will have to endure!
(Five, Six, and Seven, who lost everything except bitter tea leaves and were still being blamed: Is it possible that the stimulation during this period made that stupid method succeed?)
0077 wiped away non-existent tears and cheered up again.
[But thankfully it worked! Wanwan, your smart and adorable Qiqi is back! Yay!]
Startled by the sudden sound, Shen Shuwan couldn't move nimbly because the place she was hiding in was too narrow. She could only watch helplessly as the steamed bun she had just picked up but hadn't even taken a bite of fell straight down from her hand and rolled into a narrow crevice that her hand couldn't reach.
She stared blankly at her empty palms, then at the steamed bun that had slipped from her grasp, her eyes instantly filling with tears. She felt wronged but dared not cry out loud.
"My steamed bun! You have to pay me back for my steamed bun!"
"Hey, hey, hey, don't cry, don't cry, I'll make it up to you, I'll make it up to you! I have things better than steamed buns, like cold noodles, mochi, double-skin milk, braised pork, cured meat, roast goose, abalone, lobster, hairy crab... whatever you want to eat, I have it all!" Linglingqiqi coaxed repeatedly.
"Really?" Shen Shuwan wiped away her tears and asked pitifully.
【Of course it's true! You probably don't remember this lunchbox, but we used it in the fifth world (as a fallen concubine in the cold palace)!】
It can conjure up whatever you want to eat. Just hold it in your mind, think of what you want to eat, and open the lid, and it will appear.
"So amazing?!"
Shen Shuwan was skeptical, but when she actually saw the fragrant, soft, and steaming white steamed buns in the lunchbox, she almost burst into tears again.
[See, I wasn't wrong, Tong doesn't lie. But the steamed buns are too ordinary. I remember you used to love braised pork knuckles, right? Bring me another one, Wanwan, you've gotten so thin from hunger.]
Shen Shuwan didn't have time to pay attention to anything else. She took two big bites of the big white steamed bun, savoring its sweet and fluffy texture. Her cheeks were stuffed full.
After finishing one and feeling full, she replied, "That smell was too strong; it wouldn't be good if it attracted other people. I've had enough steamed buns!"
Linglingqiqi felt a pang of sympathy again, biting a non-existent handkerchief: "Waaah, my poor Wanwan, you've suffered so much."
……
"So, the world I live in is a storybook, and my sister is the main character. She will work hard to develop her influence in Hai City in order to find me, and eventually become the richest businesswoman in Hai City!"
Because of Shen Shuwan's wariness, Lingling Qiqi didn't dare to transmit the plot rashly, and could only tell her about their relationship and the plot of this world in a simple way.
The former was completely ignored by Shen Shuwan, but the latter intrigued her greatly:
"I never expected my sister to be so amazing. What about me? What about me? She's so amazing, she must have found me, right? Will our family become the kings of Hai City in the end? Hahaha!"
Well, there's a tiny bit of a way out, just like you thought...
Actually, it's not just a tiny bit.
In the original storyline, everyone in the Shen family except for Shen Lezi died.
Before Shen Shuwan got separated from her, on the way to the train station, her father was shot while protecting them and died from excessive blood loss.
Uncle Shen was searching for Shen Shuwan when he was caught in a mudslide and died.
After suffering a series of blows, Shen's health deteriorated, and she passed away not long after receiving the devastating news.
However, even though she's the main character, Shen Lezi isn't much better off.
His family was destroyed, and he endured countless hardships until he was forty years old when he finally found out about his sister.
After arriving in Hong Kong, they found that Shen Shuwan's grave was nowhere to be found. They could only take a handful of soil from the place where she died and bring it back to their old house in Beiping.
The following day, Shen Lezi also went to his death.
However, seeing Shen Shuwan's pitiful appearance, 0077 silently swallowed the rest of the plot and only mumbled:
Because the original owner was not satisfied with the ending of your family in the original story, that's why you, Wanwan, are needed to help change it.
Even though you can't remember things from before, that's okay, I'll help you!
Even without it being explicitly stated, Shen Shuwan could guess that their family's fate might not be good.
Although what this monster called the system said might not be true, she always felt that it could be trusted.
After all, it was also the one that informed them of the two important pieces of news before leaving Beiping.
Speaking of Beiping...
"Do you know the current situation of my parents, uncle, and sister?" Shen Shuwan asked, resting her chin on her hand with some concern.
Before we separated, Dad had already been shot once; I wonder how he is now.
And my sister and uncle, if things are so dangerous for them, going to the Jiang family would probably be even more perilous.
0077 said: "Don't worry, they are all fine for now, but if you can't go back soon, there may be many changes in the future."
Furthermore, Hong Kong is about to undergo a major upheaval, with maritime transport completely blocked for at least three years. Just in case, you'd better return before then.
Shen Shuwan asked anxiously after hearing this: "You can conjure food, so do you also know any magic that can help me send it back?"
[No, the mission in this world is to go home. To prevent cheating, items that allow long-distance movement are unusable in the system shop.]
0077 quickly flipped through the mall's pages: "Besides, we're at sea now, and the '10km teleportation scroll' we used in the last world simply can't get us to the nearest port."
The second-tier "100km teleportation scroll" is too expensive, requiring 100,000 points, which we don't have enough of.
I should have scammed a few more five, six, or seven to round it up.
（五六七：我不是人，但你是真狗(?0?7?0?8?2?7ˋ?0?8)。）
Slightly disappointed, 0077 put the idea aside for the time being: [But it's okay, I've already thought of a brilliant solution!]
"Okay, what should I do?"
……
[Ding! Task issued.]
Task 1: Return home safely (long-distance teleportation items are prohibited), 10000 points;
Task 2: Family members are safe and sound, 10000 points;
Task 3: Maintain your persona, 5000 points.