"Yan Fei?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Mu was somewhat puzzled.

"Why bring her up all of a sudden...?"

“That girl Yanfei has been mentioning you to this old woman quite a bit lately…”

Grandma Ping looked at Jiang Mu, smiled, and said.

"Today she comes to tell me how many new and interesting things have come out of Jiang Mu's farm; tomorrow she comes to tell me that Jiang Mu gave her another law code; the day after tomorrow she has taken on another apprentice, saying that she must quickly teach him all her skills..."

Immediately afterward, Grandma Ping stopped talking and just quietly looked at Jiang Mu, saying...

"Well, Yanfei calls me 'Grandma,' and I consider her my own child, so I wanted to ask for your opinion..."

“But…” Jiang Mu scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed.

"Grandma Ping, to be honest, I've always only considered Yanfei as a friend. As for... anything between us, I've never thought about it..."

"oh?"

Upon hearing this, Grandma Ping paused for a moment, then shook her head at Jiang Mu's seemingly genuine expression.

"In that case, I won't say anything more. You young people can handle your own affairs..."

As she spoke, Grandma Ping waved her hand and said.

"Judging by the time, your little girlfriend should be out soon. Just wait patiently..."

As she spoke, Grandma Ping thought for a moment, looked at Jiang Mu, and smiled.

"Young man, I heard that you and that girl Gan Yu have a pretty good relationship?"

"Well……"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Mu became embarrassed.

"Sometimes, whether to do something or not is just a matter of a single thought. Young people, cherish the people around you..."

After speaking, Grandma Ping said nothing more, turned around, and went back to look at the few glass lilies...

………………

What kind of situation is this...?

Jiang Mu thought to himself, somewhat amused and exasperated.

However, as Jiang Mu recalled the circumstances of his reunion with Yan Fei, his heart suddenly tightened...

It seems... Yanfei has indeed exhibited many unusual behaviors...

As he pondered this, Jiang Mu began to doubt himself once again.

Imagine you're surrounded by so many beautiful, cute, and gentle girls who openly express their affection for you. If you were a person, you would surely reciprocate, or at least say something.

Jiang Mu is, of course, a person, and he tried his best to help them, but... he still couldn't accept so many feelings.

Why?

Jiang Mu would never spout nonsense like he wasn't capable enough to give them the life they wanted. With the current financial resources of the Jiang Family Farm, it wouldn't be a problem for Jiang Mu to marry them all.

So, why...?

"Because I'm very scared..."

Jiang Mu murmured.

What are you afraid of?

"I'm afraid that everything I have now will vanish in an instant, and I'm afraid that after making promises to them, one day I'll suddenly lose the ability to keep those promises..."

Why would you think that way?

Jiang Mu still remembers that most of what he has now was given to him by the system within him.

In other words, if the system can give him all this so easily, then how much effort would it take to take it all away so easily?

Moreover, Jiang Mu still remembers the punishment he faced back then...

(Eliminate on the spot)

Who knows, maybe one day the system will assign him an impossible task, like challenging the very laws of nature, where he'll die whether he goes or not...

What will they do then?

………………

Seemingly sensing Jiang Mu's thoughts, the system suddenly popped up a message.

"Do you want to uninstall this system?"

"Huh?"

Jiang Mu was stunned.

“Host, although I’m not a big fan of your idea, since you have this thought, I’ll offer you a way to get rid of it.”

The system's mechanical voice rang out without a trace of emotion.

"Now, the opportunity is in front of you. You can choose to uninstall this system. After that, this system will disappear completely."

"However, please rest assured, host, all the items you have acquired will be intact and will not cause any obstacles to your daily life."

"Now, the choice is yours. Please make your decision."

As he spoke, the system's cold voice disappeared, leaving only a large dialog box floating in front of Jiang Mu.

Let the host choose whether to uninstall the system?

Jiang Mu smiled wryly.

If this were in a novel, it would be a ridiculous plot point written by a brain-dead author just to disgust the readers...

(Tsuji Nobu: Are you going to curse me again?!)

"never mind……"

Jiang Mu smiled wryly and closed the dialog box.

Humans are not plants or trees; how can they be without feelings?

He knew perfectly well that the system's previous actions were entirely for his own benefit, and that his recent thoughts were nothing but unfounded worries...

"Since the host has chosen to trust this system, then please feel free to do what you want to do."

The system's cold, impersonal voice sounded again.

"Stop forcing this system to give you tasks on how to win over a girl. This system has no intention of helping you with that!"

With that, the system vanished again, leaving Jiang Mu standing there bewildered...

"Grandma Ping".

Gently patting his face to clear his mind, Jiang Mu turned around, looked at Grandma Ping, and spoke.

"I already know about Yanfei's situation, and I will explain it to her. Please rest assured."

"oh?"

Grandma Ping was also a little puzzled. Could it be that the young man just stood there in a daze for a while and then figured it out?

However, Grandma Ping didn't think much of it. She just nodded, looked at Jiang Mu, and said kindly.

"Since you put it that way, I'm relieved. I don't want to get too involved in your young people's affairs..."

As she spoke, Grandma Ping smiled at Jiang Mu, walked to the side, and continued to admire the flowers.

………………

Soon, Ying and Paimeng successfully obtained the Cleansing Bell and stepped out of the Dust Song Pot.

After thanking Grandma Ping, the three of them left in a hurry.

Grandma Ping just smiled and watched them. After the three figures had completely disappeared, she coughed lightly twice and looked to the side.

"Yanfei, come out..."

"Grandma!"

Having been discovered, Yan Fei simply stopped hiding, released the spell, revealed her figure, ran to Grandma Ping, pouted, and said somewhat dissatisfyingly.

"Why...why did you say those things to him..."

"hehe……"