Chapter 118 Eating melons at the Rong family's doorstep, is the Wang family about to collapse?
On the third day, the prompt appeared in Lin Muyan's mind again.
Today is the deadline for choosing a location for the Doomsday Fortress; she must write down the specific location on the contract.
Using the Golden Shovel these past two days, I haven't dug up any more of the remaining chunks of the Doomsday Fortress, but I have accumulated some crystal cores. In addition to the crystal cores with attributes, there is also a milky white crystal core.
Lin Muyan tried absorbing one and found that it contained less energy than a fire-attribute crystal core, but it could still help improve her strength.
This milky-white crystal core should be something that all awakened beings can absorb, without any attribute restrictions.
If Shen Jiaojiao absorbs this crystal core, it might be able to enhance her spatial abilities.
Unfortunately, she didn't have that opportunity.
Lin Muyan tidied herself up and prepared to go out. She had done enough research over the past two days and had a suitable location to choose from.
As they went downstairs, Lin's mother had just made lychee iced milk tea.
"Give the big glass to your sister, and you drink the small one."
Lin's mother pushed the small cup of milk tea towards Lin Xiaonuan, holding the milk tea she had prepared for Lin Muyan like a possessive food, and said:
"Adults drink from large cups, and children drink from small cups."
Lin Xiaonuan: You're the petty person, your whole family are petty people... But that doesn't seem right either?
"Of course I don't mind if my older sister drinks a large cup, but I'm ten years old now, so I should drink a medium cup!"
Lin's mother: "We don't have medium cups at home. It's either a small cup or a large cup. Take it or leave it."
As soon as Lin Muyan got downstairs, she heard her mother and Xiao Nuan arguing. With a smirk, she followed the smell to the scene.
When Lin's mother saw Lin Muyan, she quickly handed her the milk tea.
"Yan Yan, Mom just made milk tea following an online tutorial, and added lychees too. Try it!"
Lin Muyan accepted it with a smile, took a bite, and found it to be fragrant, sweet, and the milky aroma could be smelled from afar.
"Delicious!"
Lin's mother smiled even more brightly. She couldn't help much, but if she could make Yan Yan's life more comfortable, that would be her goal.
Where are Dad and my older brother?
"They've been spending every day at the gym these past few days, father and son are competing with each other, they've really got it going."
After witnessing Lin Muyan's strength, the father and son felt pressure, which also became a driving force for them.
Lin Xiao knew that he looked thin and not much better than a greyhound, so he had been doing strength training every day for the past few days, and his muscle building was beginning to show.
Lin's father was naturally not as strong as the young man, and he did not dare to exert himself, so he focused his energy on improving his weapon proficiency.
Surprisingly, Lin's father had excellent aim. Despite it being his first time shooting at a target, he hit the bullseye nine out of ten times, demonstrating steady, accurate, and powerful aim, never missing a shot.
Hearing her mother's words, Lin Muyan couldn't help but nod. It was a good thing that her father and elder brother valued exercise.
None of the treasures unearthed by the golden shovel during this period can improve the strength of ordinary people, so we can only wait a little longer.
After talking with Lin's mother, Lin Xiaonuan, for a while, Lin Muyan went out.
Temperatures remain high, and it is said that many places are experiencing power outages.
Although there has been no power outage at the hillside villas yet, some residents in the owners' group are already worried. If there is a complete power outage and the cooling equipment is lost, not only will it be unbearably hot, but the food and even the water in the house will quickly spoil and become inedible.
Although the authorities have actively organized teams to carry out emergency repairs and maintenance on the power supply systems in multiple regions, the workers who are working outdoors are still human, and even with some protective measures, they are simply unable to withstand the heat waves outside.
The power supply system was bound to fail sooner or later.
Lin Muyan had just stepped out the door and hadn't gone far when she saw a dog's furtive figure jumping around in the Rong family's backyard.
Upon closer inspection, Shen Shiqiu, the chairman of the Shen Group who used to always be impeccably dressed in a suit and tie, was now wearing an old man's shirt and shorts, with a long sun-protective coat over them, and women's platform shoes that didn't fit properly, hopping around in the Rong family's courtyard like a frog.
Don't ask why a grown man would wear women's shoes. It's because they get hot, and the thicker the sole, the safer your feet are!
The heatwave from all directions seemed to be baking Shen Shiqiu; his exposed neck was already oozing oil and was a deep, dark red.
"Jiaojiao, it's Daddy. Are you inside?"
Shen Shiqiu's voice became rough and unpleasant from the heat, but he still kept calling out Shen Jiaojiao's name.
Lin Muyan frowned inwardly. She had seen Shen Jiaojiao go to the Rong family. What was going on now?
[Shen Jiaojiao couldn't stand being controlled by the Wang family in the Shen family, so she ran away. Rong Muchen took her in, and now Shen Shiqiu has come looking for her. I suspect they must have planned to bring the Shen couple over after Shen Jiaojiao settled down in the Rong family, but they didn't.]
[Shen Jiaojiao must have revealed her awakened spatial abilities to Rong Muchen, and the two hit it off immediately. However, it's unexpected that Shen Jiaojiao only cared about her own enjoyment, completely disregarding the lives of her biological parents.]
Ultimately, Shen Jiaojiao hasn't been back in the Shen family for long. What kind of relationship could she possibly have with her biological parents? They'd all abandon her when disaster struck.
[From this perspective, Lin Muyan does seem like a decent person with a conscience. At least she didn't abandon the Lin family. Originally, she could have completely ignored the Lin family, and even after leaving the Shen family, she wouldn't have needed to go back to the Lin family to acknowledge them. These days, there are quite a few single-person households with only one person on the household registration; being the head of the household is much more comfortable.]
[Yes, that's why Lin Muyan is much more conscientious than Shen Jiaojiao. Look how pitiful Shen Shiqiu is, he's gotten so thin, tsk tsk tsk...]
The comments section was filled with sighs. Lin Muyan looked at Shen Shiqiu's back and felt sorry for him. It was pitiful that they had acted so ruthlessly back then and now they had no way out.
Lin Muyan had no intention of lingering; she didn't want to get involved in the affairs of their family of three.
Just as I was about to leave, I saw the small window in the backyard open from the inside, and Shen Jiaojiao peeked out.
Lin Muyan had an idea and found a corner to hide in, to see what was going on.
"Dad, stop shouting. It won't look good if someone sees us."
Shen Shiqiu has been feeling uneasy and angry these past few days. Her daughter has been gone for so many days and doesn't reply to her messages. Isn't she doing well at the Rong family's house?
"Your mother and I text and call you every day, why don't you reply?"
Shen Shiqiu was furious, as if he would fly into a rage if the other party didn't give a reasonable explanation.
Shen Jiaojiao had already prepared her explanation for this, and when she felt wronged, tears streamed down her face.
"Daddy, don't blame me. It was the Rong family. They controlled me at first and put me under house arrest. They only released me now."
In the shadows, Lin Muyan was stunned.
This woman is a habitual liar. Does the Rong family know about this?
Shen Shiqiu wasn't a true doting father who believed everything his daughter said. He said coldly:
"So what's the situation now? What do they plan to do to you?"
Shen Jiaojiao: "I have a way to deal with Rong Muchen, Dad. Please give me a little more time, Mom. I will definitely find a way to bring you over."
Shen Shiqiu remained silent for a long time with a sullen face, until his vision became somewhat blurred from the heat, before he finally spoke in a deep voice:
“Come home with me. Those four old geezers in the Wang family are probably dying. Wang Defa was badly burned and is barely breathing. Now the three of us will work together to kill Wang Qiang and his mother, and you won’t have to suffer at the Rong family’s house.”
Lin Muyan: What? The Wang family is finished so quickly?
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