[Genshin Impact]: I can become stronger by cooking.

Based on Chao Ke's understanding of his sister, she might not have been joking just now.

"You seem so relaxed, how about I give you a task?"

"Huh? You want me to go on fieldwork again? That's not impossible."

Arecino shook her head decisively. "It's not a field mission, but to go to the core business district of the Ting District waterway hub to buy me some velvet ribbons and some jewelry with jewels."

Chao Ke was stunned. "Huh? Sister, you're going to wear jewelry? So suddenly?"

"It's alright, sister. If you want to please me, wearing fewer clothes will be much more effective than wearing more jewelry."

"Or, sister, you want to... um! um! um!"

Arecino put a hand to her forehead, utterly speechless at Chao Ke's words.

To prevent Chao Ke from continuing with pointless talk, Arecino simply pinched Chao Ke's lips with her fingers.

"These jewels and velvet ribbons are not for me to use, understand?"

"Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!"

Chao Ke nodded quickly.

He ripped off the blindfold and lay down on his sister's lap, politely observing the two spheres.

"Sister, may I ask who these are for?"

Arecino smiled and explained.

"Some of the children in the family have grown up and reached the age of adolescence, and have gradually become aware of what is beautiful and what is ugly."

"Some children started trimming their bangs, and some children started secretly wearing accessories."

Upon hearing this, Chao Ke replied to his older sister.

"If that's all there is to it, then it's understandable. It's human nature to love beauty. Even my sister went through a period of time like that, although it was extremely short."

Arecino did not defend herself, because it was indeed the truth.

She was once swayed by some beautiful external things, but only for a day.

That day, Arecino, no, it should be Peruvéli, discovered many beautiful wildflowers in the garden.

She vaguely sensed a desire to be beautiful, so she picked several wildflowers and wove herself a wreath.

To prevent it from being discovered by her former servant, Kujavina, Peruvieri deliberately made it extremely small, wearing it only on her ankle.

But as it turned out, this slight difference in color was noticed by [Kujavina] in the afternoon.

That evening, Kujavina organized the children to dance "Marelle".

A game that should have been a game of throwing beanbags or hopscotch has been "modified" by [Kujavina].

The children need to jump into the squares marked on the ground one by one.

There's no need to ask about the cost of stepping out of the grid, because the various sharp blades standing outside the grid have already made it clear what the price of breaking the rules is.

That night, Kujavina arranged for Peruvier to be the last to dance "Marelle".

Jump, a pitifully small "Marelle", not only small in size, but also with a ring of barbed wire wrapped around the blade outside the grid.

After dancing "Marelle" once, the wreath on Peruvieri's ankle had already turned blood red.

The sap from the plants also irritated the wound, causing waves of pain.

That night, Chao Ke bandaged up his sister Peruvier's wounds and used his Grass-type Eye of God to make her feel a little better.

And it was on that very night that, following the bloody lesson of the previous generation of servants, they met their end.

Peruvée realized that even the most beautiful ornaments are just external things, and she should not let them affect her state of mind.

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I've been thinking about last night's activities. A+B, I guess.

[Also, here's the announcement for C (each time the older sister's item is re-released, it repeats A+B)]

[C's condition is that this book ranks in the top 500 of the monthly gift rankings during the Arecino card pool (currently at 642)]

[In addition, there is a Plan D (gift ranking announced for the top 400, execution for the top 300)]

Chapter 140 Arecino, can I have a head massage, brother?

"If it's just about liking beauty, I don't mind, and there's no need to interfere."

"But that child refused to remove the necklace around his neck even during nighttime operations, which led to his whereabouts being exposed."

"Fortunately, she still had some ability and successfully escaped without leaving any information that could harm the House of Hearths."

"But in any case, this is something that I, as the [father], need to teach you."

Chao Ke nodded, and roughly understood why his older sister had asked him to buy those velvet ribbons and jewelry.

It can only be said that the two generations of "servants" share the same goal this time.

The only difference is the methods used.

Chao Ke didn't know which method was more effective, nor did he want to know the answer.

Chao Ke understood that, given the choice, neither he nor the children of the Hearth House would choose the same method as his sister Arecino.

........

Fontaine, the waterway hub of the Ting District.

Since it was for a vain teenager, Chao Ke thought for a moment and decided to buy something extravagant.

Meaning? Or connotation?

Little kids don't understand any of that; a bigger, sparkling gem is more important than anything else.

The shining moment of a coal mine owner's aesthetic sense.

As the commercial center of Fontainebleau, the saleswomen in the jewelry stores here are quite polite. They not only do not ridicule Chao Ke's extremely vulgar selection requirements, but also praise him, saying that Chao Ke's aesthetic sense hits the essence of the items and that he is an extremely pragmatic gentleman.

Chao Ke was in a great mood after being praised a couple of times. He walked around the store and bought the most expensive earring in the store, intending to give it to his sister.

After all, we're already here, right?

When the saleswoman in the jewelry store saw this scene, she couldn't suppress the smile that appeared on her face.

Thinking about the large commission she would receive, the saleswoman racked her brains, using all sorts of wonderful words to describe Chao Ke.

Chao Ke smiled; the feeling of being flattered was indeed somewhat uplifting.

However, as soon as Chao Ke stepped out of the jewelry store, this smug feeling vanished.

Just as girls like to adorn themselves with jewelry, boys can also become obsessed with other people's praise, sometimes to the point of being unable to extricate themselves and being dominated by it, affecting their mindset.

Fortunately, the previous "servant," Kujavina, although cruel in her methods, was indeed a good "teacher" in retrospect.

She used her methods to help Chao Ke overcome his arrogance and impetuosity...

After browsing the jewelry store, Chao Ke didn't wander off again and immediately returned to the mansion.

Pushing open the door to his sister's office, Chao Ke handed two exquisite handbags to Arecino.

"Sister, the blue handbag contains a velvet ribbon and gemstone earrings for that child."

"As for that plain white handbag, it contains a gift from me to you."

"Oh?"

Arecino closed the file beside her and looked at the two exquisite handbags that Chao Ke had placed on his desk.

"Okay, I'll accept your gift."

As she spoke, Arecino picked up the plain white handbag and put it in her pocket.

"As for the jewelry for that child, I will reimburse you from the manor's funds for how much Mora you spent."

Chao Ke waved her hand, "No need, sister. With this money being reimbursed, it's better to allocate it to the cafeteria and make more delicious food for the children."

But then Chao Ke suddenly remembered something and changed the subject, saying...

"Of course, if you, sister, as the children's [father], truly wish to repay him, it's not impossible..."

"My head has been a bit sore lately, so I'd like to ask you to give me a massage."

Chao Ke said with a smile.

Arecino pondered for a moment and replied.

"can."

"Every contribution deserves to be rewarded."

Arecino got up, walked to the office door, closed it, and locked it.

“Please sit in my chair, Mr. Chao Ke.”

Chao Ke was taken aback. This form of address...

Want to play role-playing games...that sounds interesting.

Chao Ke stretched and plopped down in his sister's comfortable office chair.

"Arechino, come here and give your brother a massage. I've been feeling really tired lately."

Arecino was taken aback, not expecting Chao Ke to be so uninhibited.

However, Arecino wasn't annoyed; instead, she smiled and walked behind Chao Ke.

"No problem, Mr. Chao Ke."

"My 'sister's' technique is a bit heavy, so you'd better be prepared."

Chao Ke: "!"

Outside Arecino's office, the three little ones, who were about to go out to buy materials to build a cat house for [Roseland], were taken aback.

Lynette twitched her cat ears slightly and tugged at her brother and Fimini.

"Brother, Fimini, did you hear any strange noises coming from Father's office?"

Linni glanced around the house and saw that Chao Ke, who had been sitting on the sofa, had disappeared.