Chapter 3: First Bowl of Chicken Noodle Soup
"Let me make a deal with you."
Xue Qi put the empty bowl aside, took out his mobile phone, and clicked on the live broadcast replay to show Cheng Kai.
"This is evidence of your crime. If we can't reach a settlement, I can tell the police that you attempted murder."
Cheng Kai watched the video playback carefully, sweat pouring down his forehead:
"You...what do you want me to do?"
He completely didn't understand Hui's state of mind at the time, why he was so impulsive as to want to kill and silence the witness.
At this moment, Xue Qi is still feeling the aftereffects of the bowl of brain flower he ate, and he is still missing that wonderful feeling of happiness.
Beautiful images of my family suddenly come to mind.
These little bits of happiness and warmth were in stark contrast to the extreme evil he had just experienced. They struck his chest violently, making him feel even more guilty.
He buried his face in regret for his actions.
"I'm not a human being. I'm obsessed with greed. Mr. Qin has treated me well, so how could I do such a beastly thing? Miss Xue, I can't go to jail. I have a three-year-old daughter, and my wife is a stay-at-home wife. If I go to jail, what will happen to my wife and child? Miss Xue, as long as you can let me go this time, I'll do anything you ask me to do."
Xue Qi looked above his head again, and sure enough, another line of small golden characters appeared:
[Due to the aftertaste of "Happy Food", remorse value +100. ]
Xue Qi didn't believe what the man said, but she believed the small golden words.
Although the heroine Liu Ruyu only marked Qin Tiantian, in order to stimulate Qin Tiantian to become a "cannon fodder", passers-by around her will also be affected by the "mark".
For example, in the original novel, after Qin Tiantian was "marked", Qin Mei and Cheng Kai's "evil value" would increase, and the original owner Xue Qi's "cowardice value" would also increase.
The changes in the "personalities" of the people around Qin Tiantian are all intended to push her onto the path of no return of becoming a "cannon fodder girl".
Xue Qi and Cheng Kai reached a private settlement and temporarily reached a cooperation with Cheng Kai.
Since the live broadcast had no visuals, only sound, Xue Qi was able to reason logically after the police arrived. He simply criticized their behavior and didn't make things too difficult.
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The next morning, Cheng Kai sent Xue Qi back to his rental house in Yanjing.
The house has three bedrooms and a living room. Several pots of green plants in the living room make the whole room lively, and the sunlight shining in from the floor-to-ceiling windows makes people feel happy.
Cheng Kai said, "Ms. Xue, this is the house that Mr. Qin rented before he died. The lease is due in a few days. So you have to move out before the rent is due. Which house do you like? I can ask the agent to help you find one."
Xue Qi only has 300,000 yuan on hand now.
Before inheriting 30 million, she couldn't just sit back and enjoy the savings, she had to find a way to make money.
She planned to use 300,000 yuan to open a gourmet food store. With her cooking skills, she would have no problem maintaining a basic life.
She told Cheng Kai about her idea. After thinking for a while, Cheng Kai said, "It might be a bit difficult to open a gourmet restaurant in Yanjing with 300,000 yuan."
"What about the suburban counties near Yanjing City?"
Xue Qi immediately opened the app and looked at the rents for shops in the suburban counties. They were all within her acceptable range. She said, "Let's go to Wencheng County. It's an hour away from the Yanjing High-Speed Railway. The rent for houses and shops is cheap. The key is that there is an international middle school there, and Qin Tiantian can just transfer there."
Qin Tiantian has now been "marked" and 10 points of luck have been deducted.
The closer she got to the heroine Liu Ruyu, the more jealous she became.
Jealousy will make her lose more luck and bring bad luck to those around her.
According to the original novel, not only will Qin Tiantian's luck be sucked away, but her stepmother's luck will also be sucked away.
Xue Qi couldn't let this happen.
Wouldn't it be nice to let Qin Tiantian be a quiet "Ice Princess"? Why should we be jealous of a gray swan heroine?
To be honest, Liu Ruyu's temperament, appearance and connotation are not comparable to her family's 30 million little princess.
Why is the little princess jealous of Liu Ruyu? Is it because she has a golden finger to mark her character?
She must run away with the cannon fodder princess, and the best way is to stay away from the gray swan heroine.
Let others be jealous, she is going to run away with her 30 million little princess!
Xue Qi asked Cheng Kai: "Did you send the text message I asked you to send to Qin Tiantian?"
Cheng Kai nodded: "Yes. She should be on her way back. Miss Tiantian cares about her father and grandmother very much, so she will definitely come back to get their photo."
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Qin Tiantian has already arrived downstairs.
Qin Mei was worried that the little girl Xue Qi would run away, so she specifically told her son to follow Qin Tiantian and never leave her side.
Gao Cheng sent Qin Tiantian home to get something. When they got downstairs, he said, "I hope your little stepmother isn't home."
Qin Tiantian didn’t like her cousin very much before, always feeling that he had a bandit-like air.
Thinking about living together in the future, she began to try to accept this cousin.
She was still a little touched when Gao Cheng sent her back this time. She was also afraid that Xue Qi was at home, worried that the woman would use violence to keep her for the sake of 30 million.
Gao Cheng glanced at his watch and urged her, "The interview is in an hour, so it'll take some time to get there. I had to use my connections to get you this opportunity, so hurry up and don't waste time."
Qin Tiantian was only fifteen years old, and no one was willing to hire her as a child laborer.
Her cousin Gao Cheng found her a job in a KTV, reportedly performing singing.
She thought it was the kind of KTV that she and her classmates often went to, and never expected it to be a club.
The so-called singing performance is the singing princess in the private room.
In order to completely tie Qin Tiantian to their side, Qin Mei and Gao Cheng also arranged a "good show" tonight.
He planned to get the girl drunk, find someone to rape her, take a short video and threaten her to stay with Qin Mei.
They had planned everything long ago, but Qin Mei was detained, and Qin Tiantian's plan to go home to get the photos was not included in the plan.
However, as long as Qin Tiantian doesn't waste time, they won't be late for the club.
Qin Tiantian thought Gao Cheng was doing this for her own good, and said with a touched look on her face, "Thank you, Brother Cheng. I really don't know what I would do without you. My dad didn't allow me to associate with you before, but now I know that you are the best people to me besides my dad!"
Gao Cheng has a bandit-like aura, which is in stark contrast to his personality when he is gentle, and he is very good at fooling young girls.
He patted Qin Tiantian's head and said, "You are my sister. If I don't treat you well, who else should I treat well? Okay, go upstairs and get your things."
Qin Tiantian nodded: "Yeah."
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Qin Tiantian brought Gao Cheng to the door and tried to scan her fingerprint. Even though she hadn't been here for a long time, the door lock still retained her fingerprint.
She took Gao Cheng into the house, and a rich smell of chicken soup hit her face with the hot air.
It was cold outside, but the warmth of the chicken soup in the room washed away the coldness for her.
The taste actually reminded her of her grandmother's chicken soup.
On rainy and snowy days in winter, grandma would make chicken soup for her.
Whenever she returned home feeling cold, the warm air would be filled with the rich aroma of chicken soup.
In the kitchen, the milky white chicken soup was bubbling and boiling, and the wonderful boiling could dispel the chillness all over her body.
Gao Cheng saw her in a daze and urged her, "Why are you just standing there? Go get your things."
Qin Tiantian nodded "hmm" and walked straight to the bedroom.
After a while, he came out with a photo of his grandmother and father, and met Cheng Kai who was coming out of the kitchen with chicken noodle soup.
He saw Qin Tiantian and greeted her familiarly: "Miss Tiantian, you're back? It's just in time. Come and have a bowl of noodles."
Qin Tiantian didn't expect Assistant Cheng Kai to be here, but since the house was going to be vacated in a few days, it wasn't surprising that he came to help pack up.
She stayed up all night and hadn't eaten for 24 hours, and she was so hungry that her chest was sticking to her back.
When she smelled the rich aroma of chicken soup, her cold stomach suddenly began to ache, urging her to sit down and eat the bowl of chicken noodle soup.
She thought the chicken noodle soup was Cheng Kai's masterpiece, so she didn't hesitate and immediately asked him to serve her a bowl.
Gao Cheng saw Qin Tiantian sitting at the dining table, frowned and whispered: "What are you doing? We don't have much time, why are we still eating? Let's go."
Qin Tiantian glanced at the time and said, "There's still time. Brother Cheng, please wait a moment. I'm starving. Let me have some noodles."
The smell of this bowl of noodles was so tempting that she felt very happy just by smelling it.
It was as if a pair of warm hands had cleared away the haze above her head, allowing her to finally bask in some warm sunshine.
The chicken noodle soup was served in a white porcelain bowl, with just the right amount of oil floating on the chicken soup, making it golden in color.
She blew away the oil with her mouth, and the milky white and delicious soup immediately came into view.
She took a sip of the soup first, and suddenly her mind exploded with "crackling" fireworks. After a light taste, all the lifeless cells in her body were immediately awakened by the delicious taste.
Qin Tiantian took another handful of hand-pulled noodles, each strand as slender as a silver thread, soaked in rich chicken broth. The delicious taste and chewy texture between her lips and teeth awakened her happiness cells.
She had never eaten noodles so delicious.
The smell reminded her of her deceased grandmother.
In the cold winter, the old man got up early and went to school late to take her to school and accompanied her to practice skiing.
No matter how many times she fell, the old man never blamed her for being clumsy. Instead, he would say gently, "Our Tiantian is the best Ice Princess."
She actually had no talent for skiing, but it was her grandmother's encouragement that enabled her to make up for her shortcomings with hard work and win one honor after another.
Since her grandmother passed away unexpectedly two years ago, she has never participated in any competitions, never been to the ski resort, and even gave up the invitation from the provincial team.
Thinking of this, Qin Tiantian suddenly wanted to go skiing.
But she didn't want to go back to school, because going back would mean being laughed at by her classmates and being criticized by Liu Ruyu.
That feeling was not pleasant, so she would rather work in the KTV introduced by her cousin Gao Cheng.
But I was reluctant to give up my studies and skiing.
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Before she knew it, Qin Tiantian had finished the whole bowl of noodles.
Cheng Kai asked her, "Is it delicious? If so, have another bowl. This is specially made for you by Miss Xue."
When Qin Tiantian heard that it was Xue Qi who made it, she immediately put down the bowl of noodles in her hand.
Xue Qi came out of the kitchen and looked at her with a frown: "Yes, I made it. Is it delicious?"
Qin Tiantian wanted to say that it was not tasty, but the taste of happiness was still stirring in her chest, and she couldn't say anything against her will.
Xue Qi was paying attention to the top of Qin Tiantian's head in the kitchen just now, but when she finished the whole bowl of noodles, no small golden words appeared on her head.
Xue Qi felt strange.
What's going on?
Why does Cheng Kai’s villain value decrease when he eats her happy food, but Qin Tiantian’s cannon fodder value remains unchanged?
Gao Cheng felt hungry when he saw Qin Tiantian eating so happily. He was not that particular and didn't care who cooked the food, as long as it tasted good.
However, just as he was about to serve himself some noodles, Cheng Kai pulled the pot of noodles towards him, shielding it with his arms, and glared at Gao Cheng with hostility: "Go away, there's no share for you."
He begged for a long time before the fairy Xue Qi showed mercy and did his part!
Cheng Kai started eating his chicken noodle soup.
The chicken soup was still hot. He picked up a piece of handmade noodles with chopsticks, and hot steam gushed out, bringing with it a unique fragrance.
He couldn't wait to stuff a big mouthful of noodles, taking a deep breath as he ate. The aroma of the noodles mixed with the richness of the chicken soup almost made his tongue numb.
The feeling of happiness is dancing on the taste buds.
Gao Cheng felt hungry just watching him eat noodles.
Cheng Kai hadn't even swallowed the food in his mouth when he couldn't help but sigh, "Wow, Miss Xue, your noodles are so delicious! Great! Very good!"
As soon as the man finished speaking, Xue Qi saw a line of small golden words appear on Qin Tiantian's head.
[Little Stepmother's "Happy Food" received a positive review, Luck Points +1]
Xue Qi understood.
It turns out that in order to eliminate Qin Tiantian’s deducted luck value, she has to use her food to gain praise.
The store opening plan must be put on the agenda immediately to lead her 30 million little princess out of the "sea of suffering" as soon as possible.
Gao Cheng urged, "Let's go, the interview is about to begin."
Qin Tiantian looked at the time and immediately stood up to leave.
Xue Qi recalled the plot of the original novel.
If she remembered correctly, Gao Cheng was going to bring the little girl into a sea of suffering!
It was also because of this interview that the girl lost her virginity and innocence.
Xue Qi: “!!!”
Realizing that Qin Tiantian was about to follow the tragic plot in the original novel, she immediately became nervous!
—Thirty million! Stop right there! Don’t run!
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