"Ding ding, the system has detected a new task to complete: Sell two hundred servings of pickled fish to earn a large amount of experience points and credits, as well as some other rewards. Please note: the previous task is about to expire, please complete it as soon as possible to avoid deducting your existing experience points and credits."
Shen Danru: I won't listen, I won't listen.
Ever since the system tricked her last time, almost ruining her reputation with Chen Lang's help and deducting all her experience points, Shen Danru has held a grudge against the system. She doesn't want to talk to it or do any tasks.
However, she still selectively used her points to redeem various items in the system.
"Host, I know I was wrong and didn't explain things clearly to you. I apologize. But you didn't ask clearly either, so this can't be entirely my fault."
"Alright, don't be angry anymore. That Chen Lang has lost an eye and his genitals are seriously injured. I'm afraid he'll never be able to harm a woman again."
Shen Danru: Hmph.
Fearing that Shen Dan would give up entirely and simply ignore it, it tempted him by saying:
"The host can do more tasks, and the system will upgrade and unlock new modules. For example, it can treat diseases, detect patients' symptoms with one click, prescribe medicine, prepare medicinal meals, and even make poisonous food. No one can cure this kind of poison. If someone poisons you, you can use the system to remove the toxins with one click."
"It can also be made into hallucinogenic food, or to induce drowsiness. Food can also be transformed into weapons, and it can be given to men... it has many functions."
Upon hearing this, Shen Danru immediately perked up.
With her cheat ability upgraded, she's now both a divine healer and a poison doctor.
"System, hurry up and assign me a task."
Upon seeing that the lure had been successful, the system immediately said:
"You should finish your original tasks first. We complement each other. It's my fault for not taking the host seriously before. I will assist the host properly from now on."
Seeing that the system was remorseful, she waved her hand, indicating that she forgave it, as she wasn't a petty person.
The system snorted coldly and stopped speaking.
Shen Danru scoffed, "You little brat, you gave me a ladder, and now you expect me to climb it?"
It seems I should make a trip to the Jiang residence. I wonder how Old Madam Jiang's illness is progressing.
At this moment, Old Madam Jiang was also muttering to herself.
"Granny Zhao, does that child look down on this old woman?"
Granny Zhao smiled and said, "How could that be? You are so kind and loving, and the younger generation always likes you. Everyone wants to be close to you."
Granny Zhao handed the prepared medicine to Old Madam Jiang and said:
"The medicine is no longer hot, please drink it while it's still warm. Miss Shen must be busy at home. I heard she has to make some food to sell to support her family. It must be very hard for her."
"Alas, that child has a hard life."
Old Madam Jiang glanced at the bowl in her hand, and said with a bitter face:
"Why are you serving me bitter soup again? Didn't I tell you, I'm cured, I'm cured."
Granny Zhao reluctantly accepted it, her face showing worry:
"Madam, your heart ailment flares up from time to time. You should drink it. If you don't take your medicine, the pain will be unbearable next time. I've prepared some candied fruit for you; it will only be bitter for a moment and then it will pass."
“I already said I don’t need to drink anymore. Seeing that child makes my heart condition better.”
Granny Zhao had no choice but to put the medicine on the table first.
She reminded her, "You really intend to marry her off to the eldest son? Although she looks seven or eight parts like the second young lady, she is not the second young lady. Don't be confused."
Madam Jiang raised an eyebrow: "I like that child, it's settled then."
"Madam, if I may be so bold as to say this, the eldest son is of vital importance to our Duke's mansion. As you know, he will inherit the title in the future, and his marriage is no trivial matter. You don't want the Duke's mansion to become a laughing stock, do you?"
Old Madam Jiang frowned and spoke coldly:
"Tell me, how did that child become a laughing stock?"
Seeing that Old Madam Jiang was angry, Granny Zhao quickly knelt down: "Old Madam, it was this old servant who overstepped her bounds. Please don't be angry; you are still not well."
Old Madam Jiang helped her up and sighed, saying:
“Ah Zhen, you’ve served me for most of your life. I told you to get married back then, but you couldn’t bear to part with me, so you refused to marry. To me, you are my family.”
"How many times have I told you not to kneel anymore? You are the master of this mansion. When I die, let the younger generation take care of you in your old age and see you off in your final days."
Zhao Mama's eyes were filled with tears. Although she had never married, the old lady had always treated her very well and never regarded her as a servant.
The Jiang family also valued her highly. The younger generation treated her with the respect due to an elder, and even showed her concern from time to time. They also assigned her a maid to serve her.
Her life was worthwhile.
"Madam, what are you saying? You are such a good person, you will live to be a hundred years old."
Madam Jiang continued:
"I know that what you said today is for the good of the Duke's mansion and for the good of You'er, but have you forgotten that Miss Shen comes from a humble family, while your young lady is not?"
"Madam, this is different..."
Madam Jiang interrupted her: "How is it different? If it weren't for me keeping the Lan family together, they would have fallen apart long ago. It's hard to say whether they would even be able to fill their stomachs. When I married into the Duke's mansion, I wasn't looked down upon."
"Just because that child supports her family by selling food, she is a capable and good child, much better than those spoiled young ladies from noble families in Shengjing."
Knowing she couldn't persuade Old Madam Jiang, Granny Zhao had no choice but to say:
"But I don't think Miss Shen has any feelings for the young master."
"After spending more time with her, she will discover how good You'er is and will definitely be willing to date her, since You'er isn't ugly either."
"I'm afraid by then, Miss Shen will have already been taken away or her family will have found her a husband."
Upon hearing this, Old Madam Jiang became anxious and asked, "What should we do?"
"If you ask me, you could first recognize her as your granddaughter. That way, the eldest son can also have the advantage of being close to her, and people won't gossip about the relationship between the brother and sister."
Madam Jiang's eyes lit up. Yes, she could adopt the child as her granddaughter. She wondered if the child would be willing.
Granny Zhao was actually a little worried. She was afraid that the girl was deliberately getting close to the Jiang family and trying to seduce the eldest young master. No, she had to remind the eldest young master one of these days.
When Madam Jiang first saw Shen Danru, she was also startled. Seeing her slowly walking towards her, she thought that Yang'er had come back to life.
Her mother was in poor health, and she was eleven years older than her younger sister. As the eldest sister, she was like a mother to her, and she had been comforting and holding her younger sister since she was born.
When Madam Jiang got married at the age of sixteen, Lan Yangyang was only five years old. She cried and begged for her elder sister, chasing after her from Ningzhou to Shengjing.
In the first few days of their marriage, whenever her husband tried to get close to her, Lan Yangyang would push him away, pouting and pinching her waist as she huffed and puffed:
"Get away from me, don't try to take my sister away from me."
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