Chapter 83 Do I look like someone who can endure that kind of hardship?
After ignoring Shen Jiaojiao, Lin Muyan finished breakfast, rested for a while, and then went to the shooting room to practice aiming at the target.
She had taken equestrian and shooting lessons before, but because she wasn't very interested, she only learned them so-so.
Having foreseen the danger posed by the mutants, Lin Muyan decided to improve herself.
Even if one doesn't acquire extraordinary martial arts skills, at the very least, when given a bow and arrow or a gun, one should strive to improve accuracy as much as possible.
She didn't get many guns from Fu Ssu-nien, and her ammunition was also limited, so she naturally couldn't use the guns for practice.
Fortunately, the arrows of the mechanical bow can be reused. Lin Muyan was so engrossed in shooting arrows that she forgot about the time, and three hours passed in the blink of an eye.
During this time, my mother came to ask what I wanted to eat for lunch.
Lin Muyan originally thought she could just eat whatever she wanted, but then she had an idea.
"Mom, I want to eat hot pot. There are a lot of ingredients for hot pot in the freezer in the pantry. You can decide what to do."
"Okay, then Mom will make a hot pot with two broths. I know you like spicy food, and the chili sauce I made recently is ready to eat too."
Wang Yanqin happily went to prepare lunch.
At lunchtime, Lin Muyan checked her phone, and sure enough, Shen Jiaojiao was still persistent.
She opened the photo the other person had sent. On the dining table was a clear soup pot, and the vegetables arranged around it were all green, a green that made her feel uneasy.
Lin Muyan smiled, knowing that the Shen family was a family that valued food and did not eat stale vegetables or frozen meat. They preferred to buy and eat fresh, so the Shen family must be short of food at the moment.
Even so, they still set up a "sumptuous" hot pot dinner, wanting to invite Lin Muyan to join them, which shows how much they hoped to lure her out of the safe house.
A group of people were gathered around the table. Although their faces were not visible, the entire Wang family was seated at the table, while Mrs. Shen and Shen Shiqiu, the hosts, were squeezed into a corner.
Lin Muyan frowned slightly, wanting to see what excuse Shen Jiaojiao would use to deceive her this time.
Sure enough, Shen Jiaojiao quickly sent three voice messages.
Unexpectedly, two of the audio recordings were spoken by Mrs. Shen and Shen Shiqiu.
Shen Jiaojiao: "Sister Muyan, the hot pot is ready. When are you arriving? I'll meet you at the door."
Mrs. Shen: "Yan Yan, it's been a long time since we ate together. Would you like to come over and see me?"
Shen Shiqiu: "Knowing you like light food, I specially asked Wang Ma to make a clear soup hot pot. It's so cold, come and have a sip of hot soup."
Hearing what the family of three said, Lin Muyan almost burst out laughing.
It turns out that her adoptive parents didn't even know she liked strong-flavored foods. Her birth mother had only spent a few months with her, yet she remembered her preferences perfectly. In the end, they were just cooperating with Shen Jiaojiao; their concern and longing for her were all fake.
"Come on, everyone, the pot's boiling! Let's grab our chopsticks!"
At this moment, Lin's mother happily called everyone to eat. There was everything in the pot: tripe, beef aorta, fatty intestines, stewed chicken feet until tender, and plump oysters that Lin Muyan loved.
She was stunned for only a few seconds before her parents filled the bowl in front of her with all her favorite dishes.
Lin Muyan's mind raced. She casually snapped a photo of the sumptuous dishes on the table, then took a selfie with a wide grin, and sent it to Shen Jiaojiao.
At the Shen family villa, Shen Jiaojiao waited anxiously for Lin Muyan's reply, her heart burning with impatience, just like the pot of bubbling clear soup on the table, only to suffer in vain.
Mrs. Shen, standing to the side, tentatively said:
“Lin Muyan is a very cunning person. We may not be able to lure her over. Wang brothers, I think you should go there in person. After all, you are blood relatives. If they see you standing in the freezing cold, they will definitely agree to let you into the house.”
Shen Shiqiu didn't want to say much, and his face remained dark the whole time.
Dealing with these members of the Wang family wouldn't have been difficult for him. He could have simply contacted the property management or had his bodyguards do it. He figured they wouldn't have dared to resist, especially since they had four burdensome children, Lao Deng.
However, Jiaojiao seemed to have other plans and did not agree to send the Wang family away in a hurry.
Who knew the weather would change like this overnight? Now, no one comes to contact the property management, and none of the bodyguards live there.
He had contacted them and was willing to pay a lot of money to get them to start immediately, but it was -70 degrees Celsius outside and there was thick snow, so no matter how much money he offered, no one was willing to come.
Wang Defa and Wang Qiang were both thugs who didn't know their own strength. With just him and his two or three live-in maids, they were no match for him.
Now it's all over; the Wang family can't be driven away at all.
Upon hearing Mrs. Shen's words, Wang Defa immediately snorted coldly.
"Don't try to fool me. If we go out this door and that brat Lin Muyan doesn't let us in, we'll freeze to death outside. Don't think I don't know what you're up to. We're not leaving this door unless the Lin family sends someone to pick us up!"
Wang Defa wasn't stupid. The Lin family's attitude was already very clear: if he wanted to enter the Lin family's house, he would definitely have to take a hostage first and force them to open the door.
The Shen family is their only way out right now. If even that way out is blocked, then they'll just have to wait to die outside.
In this scorching weather of minus seventy degrees Celsius, you'd freeze to death if you stayed outside for an hour or two.
"Either have someone from the Lin family come to pick us up, or you can go to the Lin family and bring them over yourselves. No matter what method you use, we absolutely will not leave this house."
Old Master Wang nodded repeatedly, thinking that his son was indeed clever. The Shen family had tricked them into going out, which was tantamount to sending them to their deaths.
Wang Defa's wife also made sarcastic remarks.
"You've got a good plan, haven't you? Try going out when it's minus seventy degrees outside? You make it sound so easy. I don't care, you can't kick us out, or you'll be committing murder."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Shen's face turned even more pale than if she were constipated. Shen Shiqiu was also seething with anger, and he even vented some of his anger on Shen Jiaojiao.
"This is all your doing. Now that she refuses to come, what are we going to do?"
Shen Jiaojiao was brought to tears by Shen Shiqiu's yelling. Mrs. Shen did not stop her, but she was also blaming Shen Jiaojiao in her heart. Why did she keep this family of trouble in the house when they were not related?
They said keeping people around would give them leverage over the Lin family and allow them to reclaim the mansion, but now look what's happened—they've dragged their own people into this mess.
There was only so much food at home, and the Wang family of seven acted like lords. Luckily, they had a few live-in servants who were available to serve them; otherwise, the task of taking care of this family of seven might have fallen on her, the wealthy lady.
Shen Jiaojiao gritted her teeth and was about to make a voice call to Lin Muyan when two photos popped up in the chat box.
Upon opening the link, Shen Jiaojiao was instantly shocked, her eyes widening with hatred welling up inside.
The photo shows a large, delicious hot pot, filled with everything imaginable, including plenty of fresh seafood.
What's even more outrageous is that Lin Muyan also posted a selfie, in which she was smiling as she ate oysters while fanning herself with her hand because she was so hot!
Shen Jiaojiao gritted her teeth, and Lin Muyan sent another sarcastic message.
"You want me to eat grass? Do I look like someone who can endure that kind of hardship?"
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