Chapter 189 Have I healed your sorrow?
Early on the morning of the 3rd, Yu Xunge had just finished brushing her teeth and was thinking about what to eat for breakfast when she received a reward from Zhao Shuying.
The email contained two wooden food boxes, with wood grain on them, rectangular in shape slightly larger than a palm, about the same size as the regular lunch boxes used for takeout in restaurants.
There were a few more paragraphs in the email.
[The box with the "+" in the upper right corner is yours; the other box is for you and Tulan to satisfy your cravings—Food Creator]
That line was given to you by the food's creator. This reward can only be triggered once a day, so for the next twenty-nine days, you will receive a reward every day.
The food box has a preservation function. There is only one serving of the rewarded food. Once you take the first bite, regardless of whether you finish it or not, and regardless of whether you gain attribute points, this food will no longer have the effect of increasing attribute points for other people.
[If you don't trigger the event after the first bite, you won't be able to trigger it again even if you continue eating. You only have one chance per day. You can eat slowly if you can't finish it, but remember to watch the countdown. When the countdown ends, the food box and its contents will disappear. —Zhao Shuying]
Yu Xunge gently stroked the label on the food box a few times, and when he opened it, there was a meat pie the size of a palm inside.
[Meat Pie] (100 points): A common snack, but the quality of its ingredients and seasonings, the degree of dough fermentation, the ratio and seasoning of the meat filling, the temperature control during preparation, and even the timing of each flip—every step is masterful. Consuming it restores 30% of your health and has a chance to grant one freely distributable attribute point. The consumer's liking for the food affects the trigger probability of this effect, which can only be triggered once per day. (Creator: Shen Yushi)
Shen Yushi... what a distant name.
In her past life, when she was officially wanted by the authorities, Shen Yushi sent her several dishes that could increase her attribute points and asked if she needed help.
At that time, she had just started her escape and was very stubborn. Not wanting to implicate the old lady Shen Yushi, she resolutely refused. In the end, the relationship between the grandmother and granddaughter was not very strong.
After leaving City B when they were young, they only saw each other a few dozen times in City S, and never saw each other again after the age of 10.
The next time I saw her was when she entered the industry as an actress, and a drama needed to use a courtyard house as a scene.
That sweltering summer, she was reciting her lines in the alleyway, wearing a brightly colored floral cotton-padded jacket, crying and jumping around. After she finished performing, as soon as she wiped away her tears, she saw an old lady standing at the alley entrance, fanning herself and watching her. She didn't know how long she had been watching her...
That's when they reconnected. Yu Xunge didn't even know how Shen Yushi recognized her after so many years, when she had grown from a child into an adult.
Later, whenever she went to City B, she would ask Shen Yushi if she had time. If Shen Yushi said yes, she would go see Shen Yushi, have a meal with her, and that was all.
She felt too embarrassed to trouble the old lady with such a bland relationship.
But after she refused Shen Yushi's help, Shen Yushi would occasionally mail her a wooden box with a sign in the upper right corner, containing dishes that had a chance to increase attribute points.
It wasn't many times; she thinks back to only five. But those few times sustained her for a long time. Every time she hid in a corner eating those hot pastries, she always felt that she could hold on for a few more days.
At that time, her luck was only 8, but every time she ate the food sent by Shen Yushi, her attribute points would increase.
When she was really desperate, after receiving another spicy beef bun from Shen Yushi, she mustered up the courage to ask Shen Yushi in the game's private message if there were any organizations in City B that were friendly to solo players and that wouldn't offend the guilds in City S. She wanted to go to City B, but promised that it wouldn't cause her any trouble.
[Shen Yushi]: You are not allowed to come to City B! Nor are you allowed to come looking for me.
After that, she never received another food box from Shen Yushi...
She never contacted Shen Yushi again, and even after her rebirth, she never thought of going to find him.
In her past life, she wasn't sad or aggrieved because she didn't have time to be sad. When she saw that sentence, she didn't even have time to reply before she had to roll away to dodge the sneak attack.
She had no right to be sad. Although Shen Yushi was her grandmother, she wasn't obligated to keep helping and saving her, right? She couldn't be ungrateful.
Now she's so powerful that she's afraid of nothing.
But recalling that moment, when the only match in my hand was blown out by the wind, I still find it hard to let go of that grievance.
She grabbed the meat pie and took a big bite, almost filling her mouth. Before she could savor the taste, she swallowed it down, suppressing the sob in her throat.
A loud yelp came from behind me: "What delicious food are you eating?!"
Yu Xunge blinked quickly, smiled, and pushed another food box to her, which contained two meat pies, both rated 99 points: "Meat pies".
Tu Lan stared at her red eyes for a while, then used the [Expert] skill on her. White light enveloped Yu Xunge's entire body, and the little ice dragon landed on her shoulder, spread its wings, and hugged her head: "Have I healed your sadness?"
Yu Xunge felt like crying even more, and she nodded vigorously: "Yes!"
There were only three meat pies in the two boxes combined. Yu Xunge and Tu Lan shared them, each eating one and a half. After finishing the meat pies, her emotions calmed down.
Actually, she later guessed that something might have happened to Shen Yushi, and perhaps she was having a hard time too.
But sometimes, when people are at their most vulnerable, they don't get what they want most at that time, and once they get through it, they no longer need it.
Shen Yushi stayed with her through her most confused and helpless period, but also extinguished her hope when she had nowhere to run and was clinging to her last glimmer of hope.
She didn't know how to face Shen Yushi.
To say she resented him? That would be too ungrateful; she never resented Shen Yushi.
Is it fair to say I'm completely grateful? It doesn't seem like entirely.
She just... just could no longer trust her grandmother.
If she were to fall off the cliff again, she would not grab her grandmother's outstretched hand, nor would she grab anyone's hand. She would choose to hold onto the rock face herself, even if her palms were cut by sharp rocks, even if she were to fall to her death, it would be better than being let go.
So even though she knew the other party had extraordinary talent, Yu Xunge didn't try to get close to him after her rebirth. She thought, let nature take its course, and it would be enough to just treat him as an ordinary relative like before.
If she has time to go to City B, she will visit Shen Yushi as before, have a meal with her, bring her gifts and filial piety, and if Shen Yushi encounters danger, she will definitely help her... That's all.
After finishing their meal, Yu Xunge prepared to take Tu Lan out to continue clearing the level 13 dungeon.
Although she didn't have time to browse the forum last night, Zhao Shuying sent her an email saying that Tu Lan's dungeon video was secretly filmed, and it was definitely not done by the Special Affairs Bureau. Before Yu Xunge goes to clear the level 13 dungeon today, the Special Affairs Bureau will arrange for 99 players to enter the dungeon first to reserve positions. After Yu Xunge enters, kills the monsters, and locks the dungeon, they will come out.
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