Qingtan choked up a little:
"I knew Miss wouldn't die. You're such a good person, the Bodhisattva will surely protect you."
Miss?
die?
Song Danru was slightly taken aback.
Has she come back? Back to the year she hanged herself?
"Qingtan, what year is it now?"
When Qingtan heard Song Danru ask this question, she was a little worried. She touched Song Danru's forehead and then her own.
The young lady does not have a fever.
My heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.
"Miss, this year is the fifteenth year of the Jianyuan era."
Having confirmed that she would return to the moment she died, Song Danru felt somewhat disheartened.
She was originally the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Xuanping. When she was five years old, the Imperial Observatory observed the celestial phenomena and predicted that the future empress would come from the Marquis of Xuanping's family.
Upon learning the birth date of Song Danru, the eldest daughter of the Song family, it was indeed confirmed that she possessed the destiny of a phoenix.
Soon after, Song Danru was betrothed to the Crown Prince by the Emperor, becoming the envy of all women in the land.
The once-declining Xuanping Marquis's mansion flourished under Song Danru's leadership.
Ten years passed just like that.
Not long ago, a woman named Shen Yuqing came to the Marquis's mansion to recognize her relatives, which changed her fate. She traveled to the modern world, to a place like a dreamlike fairyland, where women were free and men and women were equal. There was no foot binding, let alone cerebellar binding.
Song Danru: I don't want to come back. System, did you discuss bringing me back with me?
Song Danru couldn't help but curse inwardly.
In modern times, she is already a well-known food blogger with millions of followers, and has made a considerable amount of money, achieving financial freedom.
I thought I would be set for life and live the life I wanted, but I never expected to be transported back to this wretched place.
"Ding ding, to compensate the host, the system will activate you to an upgraded version. Completing tasks will earn you experience points, credits, and massive rewards. Accumulating experience points will give you the opportunity to exchange for a key to the modern world. Agree to activation by clicking 'Yes,' disagree by clicking 'No.'"
Song Danru was slightly taken aback. So this meant she still had a chance to return to the modern world. That was wonderful.
She clicked "Yes" without hesitation.
"Ding ding, congratulations host, activation successful! The system has been updated to the Gourmet System! Level: Beginner."
"Reward points: 100"
"Reward: Basic Knife Skills"
"Elementary Rewards for Smell"
"Basic Taste Reward"
...
Points can be redeemed for ingredients, kitchenware, and more in the food mall.
Song Danru glanced at the food mall and saw that it offered secret seasoning packets, fruits, vegetables, seeds, various kitchen utensils, smell bombs, fragrance bombs, recipes, and more, as well as a variety of delicacies, burn ointment, skin toner, and body fragrance pills…
Wait, what is this scent bomb?
After consulting with the system, I learned that the aroma bombs are powerful; if you pop one, the aroma can travel for miles.
So that means the stink bomb releases a stink gas?
System: "Stink bombs can also be used to attack enemies."
Song Danru: That sounds really impressive.
There were also skin-beautifying lotion and body-fragrant pills. Song Danru learned that one of them was that cooking for a long time with smoke and fire was bad for the skin, but as long as she washed her face with the skin-beautifying lotion, she would have baby-like skin again. The body-fragrant pills also made her body smell nice after she sweated while cooking.
The previous system only brought her soul to the modern world, but the current system is much more advanced. Points can be exchanged for so many delicious foods, so she'll never have to worry about going hungry again.
While Qingtan went out to fetch water, she silently prayed in her mind: System, system, give me a durian.
"Ding ding, congratulations host, you have successfully redeemed a durian. 30 points deducted, remaining points: 70"
Wow! It really worked!
While excitedly peeling the durian blind box, Song Danru felt a pang of regret as she thought about how almost half of her points had been deducted.
It seems I need to earn points as soon as possible to redeem more modern delicacies.
As a foodie, nothing is more important than delicious food, and in the blink of an eye, Song Danru had finished peeling it.
"The weather is so sunny today, the scenery is beautiful everywhere, such beautiful scenery..." Shen Danru picked up a piece of durian and couldn't help but hum a song.
"Miss, what happened that makes you so happy?"
Qingtan put down the bronze basin and couldn't help but ask.
"Ugh! It stinks! Miss, what is this? It's yellowish, how could you eat something like this..."
Qingtan pinched her nose with one hand and stepped forward with the other, trying to snatch the durian from Song Danru's hand.
Song Danru immediately transformed into a protective kitten:
"Qingtan, there's more here if you want to eat it, don't you dare take it from my hand."
As she spoke, she picked up a piece of durian and stuffed it into Qingtan's mouth.
Before Qingtan could react, Song Danru stuffed something into her mouth, and she immediately started to cry, mumbling incoherently:
"Little sister...no...this has...poison...you...don't...eat it either..."
Just as I was about to spit it out, my eyes suddenly lit up. This is so delicious! It's so good!
She had never eaten such sweet and fragrant pastries before.
She eagerly took the durian with both hands and began to savor it in large bites.
Suddenly, there was a 'crack' sound, and my tooth ached.
"Miss, why are there stones in here? No, they're fruit pits. Is this...is this fruit?"
Song Danru looked at her like she was an idiot: "Yeah, is it delicious?"
"It's delicious! I've never eaten such delicious fruit before. What's it called?"
Song Danru: "Durian."
"No wonder, even the name is so elegant!"
Qingtan always felt that her young mistress was different this time when she woke up. She couldn't quite put her finger on it. If she hadn't been watching over her young mistress the whole time, she would have felt like she was a completely different person.
And what song was she singing just now? It sounded so cheerful.
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