Chapter 17 Gentlemen, I need to become stronger

The narrator's voice continued—

[This place is remote, and public restrooms are rarely used. Hearing approaching footsteps, what do you choose—]

1. Shout for help.

2. Silently wait for someone to approach.

Why is he being so calm again...? Lu Yusheng wanted to complain, what if the person wasn't there to use the restroom? But he managed to stop himself, because Hua Manlou was choosing to remain calm at this moment.

Fortunately, the passerby eventually came in and, seeing that the doorknob of the cubicle was stuck from the outside by a wooden board, he couldn't resist removing it.

A passerby moved the wooden planks aside, and the stall door, now unsupported, immediately swung open, revealing a slow, direct eye contact between him and you inside.

As expected, there was a mysterious force driving the game's progress, and Lu Yusheng quite understood this.

Because Hua Manlou's initial choices were different from when she played the game, she no longer had an omniscient perspective, so the process of observing was not boring.

[An unknown passerby: "Whoa, what is that?"]

The "male lead" on the screen spoke again, still in that cold and pretentious tone:

"I was robbed of my money by some thugs and locked up here."

[Male passerby: "A thug?"]

He pondered for a moment, then asked if the leader was short and had a scar on his face. After receiving an affirmative answer, he said, "I guess it's Xu Hao and his group."

The male passerby then looked you up and down: "You're lucky you didn't get beaten up by those punks. If the money you lost wasn't much, just let it go. You look young, so hurry home and don't keep me from going to the bathroom."

[Xu Hao? Looks like he's pretty notorious here. You've made a mental note of that name, so get ready—]

[1. If you don't avenge today's humiliation, how can you face the original owner of this body you've taken over? You decide to go out and find out the location of this group, then take them down one by one.]

Hua Manlou agreed with the first half of the sentence, but his brows furrowed again after he finished speaking the second half.

2. Stay calm and patient. If a dog bites you, can you bite it back? There's no need to rush to teach them a lesson.

Almost without hesitation—

2.

The game continued playing, and Lu Yusheng stayed by his side, watching it.

Occasionally, when unfamiliar words appeared, Hua Manlou would still ask Lu Yusheng, and she would answer them if she could.

This continued until the sun gradually set, and Lu Yusheng realized that there would be no more customers today, gaining a deeper understanding of the dismal business here.

The phone still had power, but after asking Hua Manlou if he also needed to rest, Lu Yusheng finally closed the game.

Hua Manlou felt a sense of lingering satisfaction and couldn't help but sigh, "What kind of person could create such a wondrous object?"

After just one afternoon of experience, he felt as if he had created a life with his own hands.

Lu Yusheng didn't answer. She could tell that it was just an unconscious exclamation. From the perspective of the ancients, it was completely understandable that they would be surprised when they suddenly came into contact with such new things.

It could even be said that his reaction was more subdued than Lu Yusheng had expected.

"It's time for dinner," Lu Yusheng said casually.

Hua Manlou silently calculated in his mind: "It's 6 o'clock?"

“Yes.” Lu Yusheng was once again amazed by his ability to calculate time, and then led him into the house: “Young master, please sit in the main hall for a while, I will go and prepare dinner.”

After saying that, fearing he might feel embarrassed, she added, "As you know, I haven't finished eating the fresh vegetables and meat I bought. I need to cook them before they spoil. I'll head over now."

Then, without waiting for Hua Manlou's reaction, she hurriedly went to her open-air kitchenette.

"...Thank you for your hard work, Miss Lu." Hua Manlou only had time to say a word of thanks to her retreating figure.

In fact, she had already cooked a meal at noon. Lu Yusheng's assessment of his cooking skills was that they were barely presentable.

Well, that's fairly objective.

When I first graduated and hadn't moved out yet, I would occasionally cook for my parents, and the response was good. Hua Manlou also praised it highly after trying it.

In the kitchen, she was in a good mood. After all, safety was guaranteed, so cooking for one more person was no big deal. Besides, it was the same when Sikong Zhaixing and Hu Tiehua were there.

However, once the store becomes more established, they will stop serving meals to customers and just install a vending machine with some fast food.

"Ta-da!"

The cleaver and cutting board began to clink together as Lu Yusheng skillfully washed and chopped the vegetables.

There weren't many fruits and vegetables left, but luckily they only had two mouths to feed, so Hua Manlou wouldn't be too picky.

After a moment's thought, she decided on three dishes from the available ingredients: stir-fried lotus root, vegetable and tofu soup, and cola chicken wings. The portions were just right, and they wouldn't be too greasy for dinner.

It's called Cola Chicken Wings, but in this day and age there's no advanced chicken farming technology, so it's impossible to get that many chicken wings. Therefore, it might be more appropriate to call this dish Cola Chicken for the Whole Family.

Chickens are troublesome to prepare, so Lu Yusheng paid extra to have someone kill, pluck, and chop them for him when he bought them.

However, she also considered that she was a picky eater, so she let the farmers take back the parts of the chicken, such as the head and tail, which she would never eat. Therefore, the farmers were quite happy to do business with her.

Fortunately, it's already autumn and the weather is getting colder, so the food won't spoil after two or three days. I'll consider getting a freezer before next summer.

The mention of freezers inevitably brings to mind money, and Lu Yusheng frowned slightly, wondering if he would be able to save enough money by then.

—"Cough cough~"

Just then, a familiar voice from Lu Yusheng suddenly rang in her ears.

"What's wrong, Tongtong?"

Ignoring her affectionate address, the system continued without any emotion: "I'm just letting you know in advance that once you've accumulated enough revenue for the first phase, the system can be upgraded to a brand new version for free."

Upon hearing about the upgrade, Lu Yusheng's eyes lit up at first, and when he heard the word "free," his eyes shone even brighter: "'Free' upgrade, is it the kind that doesn't take up revenue?"

system:……

It coughed again, its voice unusually no longer as flat as before: "What it swallows... no, it needs to absorb this part of the host's currency as energy support."

However, to prevent the host from becoming too disappointed and giving up, it decided to tell her about the new features in advance.

"Although it costs money, the new features that come with it can enhance the host himself." Fearing she might still not be tempted, the system added an extra, "Very powerful," after finishing its explanation.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yusheng's eyes first darkened and then brightened: "What kind of enhancement?"

Unfortunately, the system stopped responding to her after that sentence, as if the topic had been abandoned the moment her interest was piqued.

—But I'm really looking forward to it; it feels like there's hope for life again.

Lu Yusheng decided that after officially opening the store, she would not set the price as low as before. It was not because she was short of money at the moment, but also because she considered that ordinary people's world was too limited and she did not want to be treated like a god or a monster.

If the person is a chivalrous knight-errant, a wealthy merchant, someone with spare money and knowledge, they will be much more accepting.

Besides, people are vain, and in order to brag, they might even help her make this place seem even more impressive. Therefore, she herself should set higher standards and elevate its image.

With the system's cheat-like abilities, she wouldn't have to worry about trouble caused by a large number of martial arts practitioners. Of course, this is all predicated on the system's cheat-like abilities actually boosting her combat power.

"Sizzle~"

As Lu Yusheng was happily thinking this, he started heating the oil in the wok, and with his other hand, he carefully put the chopped vegetables into the wok one by one.