After being universally criticized online, he cultivates immortality and farms to lead his motherlan

Chapter 23 The Heartless but Money-Giving Brother
Ms. Liu opened the cardboard box, took out the brown paper bag inside, unpacked it, and took out the vegetables one by one.

She shared with her daughter, "Xingyue, there's bok choy, lettuce, and pea shoots. The vegetables arrived very fresh, enough for the two of us for several meals. You're so lucky to have won the lottery. Do you want some? I'll cook some for lunch today."

Liu Xingyue felt like a lifeless, numb piece of meat.

It seems that you have to cut yourself several times with a knife to feel real pain and to feel that you are still alive in this world.

But not wanting her mother to worry, she forced herself to give up those thoughts, straining her facial muscles to force a stiff smile.

"Okay, Mom, then you can cook these."

No matter what she eats, she has no appetite; it's all the same.

Ms. Liu put the vegetables down and then took out a brown paper bag from the cardboard box.

"Hey, they even have grapes! Aren't they just delivering vegetables?"

Liu Xingyue remembered that the giveaway was supposed to include five jin of vegetables, "Maybe the blogger gave away extra."

"These grapes smell so good! I'll go wash some." Ms. Liu happily went to wash the grapes. Such a big bunch of grapes would cost at least thirty or forty yuan in the supermarket.

Xingyue needs to take medicine and see a doctor regularly, which is a considerable expense.

Ms. Liu was more frugal with fruit and snacks.

She hasn't bought any grapes this year, even though they're so good.

After washing the grapes, she took them out.

"Star and Moon, have a taste, these are the grapes you won in the lottery."

Liu Xingyue doesn't have much of an appetite. She only eats a bite or two and then doesn't want to eat anymore because she feels bored. But she will try something to put her mother at ease.

She reached out and picked a grape. "Mom, you eat it first."

“Okay, Mom, eat.” Ms. Liu reached out and took the grapes, her voice choked with emotion.

Look at her, what a wonderful child she is, and yet she's been tormented to this state. If they had divorced sooner, would the child have avoided developing severe depression?
Her eyes welled up with tears. She squeezed the grape in her hand, and the purple skin on the surface easily peeled off, allowing the flesh to enter her mouth.

The sweet and sour taste, with the unique refreshing flavor of grapes, fills the entire taste buds.

The sadness from a moment ago vanished, and Ms. Liu's face was full of surprise: "Xingyue, these grapes are delicious! They taste just like the grapes from your grandmother's vineyard when you were little. Although they are sweet and sour, the sourness is just right, and there is no astringency at all when you put them in your mouth, which means they were picked after they were naturally ripe. You should try them."

Liu Xingyue picked up a grape and put it in her mouth.

From childhood to adulthood, her favorite fruit has always been this kind of grape. It's juicy and tender, and when you squeeze it with your hand, the skin separates from the flesh, and the plump, juicy flesh slides into your mouth like jelly.

The grape pulp is sweet and juicy.

She is tolerant of acidity, so this taste is sweet to her, not sour.

"It really tastes just like the vineyard at my grandmother's house in my memory."

When she was little, her parents had to go to work in big cities to earn money. Her grandparents didn't like her because she was a girl, so Liu Xingyue grew up with her maternal grandmother.

My maternal grandmother's house has a large vineyard, and she would help her grandmother put grape bags on the grapes.

Grandma always had a smile on her face after selling grapes. She would also give her a few coins to buy snacks at the corner store.

Thinking about all this, Liu Xingyue felt as if she were floating lightly in mid-air, and then suddenly landed on solid ground.

She said, "I suddenly miss my grandma."

“Xingyue, when Mom has her National Day holiday, shall we go back to visit your grandma’s grave?” Ms. Liu said excitedly.

Liu Xingyue nodded and replied, "Okay."
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Jian Ning discovered that the fish she had planned to use to make sauerkraut fish was missing.

There is a ghost.

Hearing the noise, she went outside and saw several 'petty thieves' dividing their loot in the yard.

As soon as the calico cat saw Jian Ning appear, it meowed and ran off with a piece of fish in its mouth.

As if hearing the word "run," the other cats grabbed their fish and leaped out of her yard with the agility of carp leaping over the dragon gate, disappearing into the bushes without a trace.

Only the last little white kitten was silly; it didn't jump over and knocked the fish out of its mouth.

Seeing Jian Ning walk towards it, it simply stopped running and stood there arrogantly meowing, trying to intimidate her.

Clearly, a kitten the size of two palms has no intimidating power. Jian Ning picked up the piece of fish that had fallen, threw it at its feet, and cursed.

"Stupid cat."

The little white cat tentatively picked up the piece of fish, glanced at her furtively, and seeing that she didn't move, it used its paws to climb up the wall in a few quick steps, sneaking away and disappearing in no time.

Even without fish, the sauerkraut can't be bought for nothing.

Jian Ning thought for a moment and realized that she still had sweet potato noodles and pork belly at home, so she could make a stew of sauerkraut and noodles, which would be a good idea.

While eating, Jian Ning took out her phone and watched Feng Qi's live stream.

She gained several hundred followers, and some people have already received the food, posted videos, and tagged her. There have also been many new comments praising how delicious her food is.

Looking at the task again—developing sect followers—there are already 37 followers in just one day!

"Not bad, not bad," Jian Ning nodded in satisfaction.

She accidentally swiped her finger upwards, and it turned into other people's live stream recommendations.

As luck would have it, Gu Yan and Xie Weiwei's faces appeared on the screen.

Jian Ning didn't rush to swipe away.

The live stream being recommended right now is "Heaven has decreed that I love you".

In fact, this variety show pioneered the live recording of variety shows.

In other words, the entire event will be live-streamed, and the footage will be edited and uploaded to Tencent Video.

It's called a dating reality show, but it's actually a variety show created after the idol fantasy drama unexpectedly became a hit, focusing on providing after-sales service for a couple.

Today happens to be the first day of the live broadcast of the dating reality show.

In the scene, Gu Yan, Xie Weiwei, and the second male and female leads from the drama appear on an island, enjoying local delicacies.

It wasn't just about eating; the two teams displayed amazing chemistry throughout the process.

Jian Ning didn't care about that. She just thought that if the show was broadcast live and it was very interesting, her followers would increase rapidly.

She looked up at the task progress pop-up in the system.

Developing sect followers: 37/1413461
Jian Ning pinched the bridge of her nose. Was this task really absolutely necessary?
She wasn't actually that competitive.

But the reward from that spiritual energy gathering array sounds really amazing.

She only knows two tricks now: a little bit of lovemaking and watering the ground.

Although I can still command the wind and rain now, exhausting my spiritual energy will make me dizzy, which is really unnecessary.

Another tactic they've mastered is clearing land and reclaiming wasteland.

The only difference was that the land clearing speed was faster, and the soil became more fertile. And then, nothing more. A human-powered, high-efficiency land-turning machine, that's it.

She was already quite content with her life, but after experiencing the wonders of mastering magic and the sweet rewards from the system, she is now eager to learn more!
She wants to cultivate immortality.

She must take down the spiritual energy gathering array!
Moreover, this system relies entirely on bugs to function.

If this task fails and the system gets stuck there with no follow-up, we'll suffer a huge loss.

She's been binge-reading a lot of cultivation novels lately, but she hasn't learned how to fly on a sword, which she longs for the most!

No, she needs to think of another way.

As Jian Ning racked her brains, her phone vibrated.

The phone rang, and the caller ID read: "The emotionless but money-giving taxi driver."

Jian Ning answered the call.

The taxi driver, who had no feelings for her but still gave her money, said: "The paternity test results are in, Xiao Ning, you are indeed my sister. This Saturday, Mom is planning to hold a family reunion dinner for you."

Jian Ning's "不" was only pronounced as B (in pinyin), and the character "用" did not have a chance to be pronounced.

The emotionless but generous taxi driver said, “The banquet is quite formal, so it’s best to wear formal attire. Not only the Xie family will be attending, but also people from several other families in Beicheng. Xiao Ning, I know you don’t like being interfered with. I’ll have my assistant transfer five million to you. Buy whatever you like. If you need more money, just ask me.”

Jian Ning: "Okay, sure."