The package has assigned me way too many objects.

"It's a bit quiet. Is no one home?" Morgan said, taking off his white sun hat and sunglasses and placing them in the hands of the black-haired maid behind him.

This mature woman was dressed much more modestly than usual, wearing a white halter-neck dress with a sophisticated design, and a lace cover-up on top for sun protection on her arms and neck. Since she was going fishing, she certainly couldn't wear all black, or she would get heat rash.

Heinrich glanced at the shoes in the entryway. Yan Liu and the children were all home. She guessed:

"He probably took a nap, but he slept a bit late; it was almost dusk."

A moment later, the blonde woman saw Chu Yinan running down the stairs, holding onto the handrail, his footsteps making a "clattering" sound on the floor.

Chu Yinan ran up to Heinrich, greeted his aunt first, and then looked at their hands. His father and aunt weren't carrying anything, so he looked towards the maids and sure enough, he saw the black-haired maid, Miss Dalena, carrying a net full of... piss?

There looked to be about seven or eight of them. Were they out fishing?

"Heinrich, what's this? It's a crab! Where's the fish?"

Aunt Morgan laughed and said, "There's a sheep and a free-range chicken in the garage. It's probably not easy to handle here, so we didn't bring them up. We'll take them back to the manor tonight and let the cook take care of them."

No, you secretly went out fishing all day, and when you came home you caught crabs, sheep, and even a chicken, but you didn't catch a single fish.

As if sensing Chu Yinan's confusion, Heinrich pinched his cheek and said:

"I caught quite a few, but I didn't catch any big fish, so I didn't keep them."

After changing her shoes, Delia helped Darlena take the river crab and explained, "When Miss Heinrich was about to release the fish, the fish farm owner came first and offered to exchange these things for the fish that Miss Heinrich caught."

"I was going to release them anyway, so I just brought these things back with me. They look pretty good."

Chu Yinan stopped dwelling on it. The fish farm owner was willing to exchange so much for it; he wondered if Heinrich had fished the place dry.

However, it's quite a delicate matter. He doesn't want any fish except the king of fish. If the fish farm owner had spoken to Heinrich a little later, he wouldn't have needed to exchange it for that fish, and he could have seen Heinrich put the fish back into the water and leave.

"So we're having river crabs tonight?"

"Well, if you want to eat fish, then ask Delia to go out and buy one."

"No need, I'm fine with anything." Chu Yinan dared not make any demands, lest his female father object and drag him upstairs.

He had eaten river crabs before and didn't dislike them, but he wouldn't say he liked them either, because crab meat is relatively bland in flavor. Chu Yinan ate them like rice.

Delia asked softly, "Where's Chun? I haven't seen her come down."

"Chun was cleaning upstairs, saying..." Chu Yinan paused, realizing that what he was about to say was risky.

He meant to casually mention that the white-haired maid didn't know how to clean a doll maid, but if he mentioned "doll maid," it might remind Heinrich of this matter on the spot.

"That's not appropriate!" Chu Yinan changed his mind without saying a word.

Chun said that some leaves had blown in through the window, and she would clean them up before coming down.

Morgan and Heinrich discussed what to have for dinner, and she said with some regret, "I haven't had roast lamb in a long time. It's a pity I don't have time to deal with the one in the garage right now. The fish farm owner said it's a very good lamb. What's his opinion?"

This was clearly a subtle hint to Heinrich, suggesting she send the lamb to a Western restaurant and have the chef prepare it and bring it over, but Heinrich wasn't interested and didn't want to wait that long. Roasting a whole lamb takes a considerable amount of time!

Although similar equipment now exists that can accelerate the high-temperature roasting of whole lambs to achieve rapid cooking, it certainly cannot match the proper authentic cooking method.

"I'm not in charge of raising sheep. If you want to eat lamb, you'll have to digest it slowly when you get home. Tonight, we need to deal with the river crabs. I think they're the ones that caused me to miss out on the King of Fish."

Morgan stopped obsessing over the sheep. She looked at Chu Yinan, walked over, and pulled him to sit down in the living room.

Yan Liu, who was taking a nap, woke up when she heard the noise, but she didn't want to get up from the sofa yet. After exchanging a few pleasantries with Morgan, she continued to lie on the sofa.

“I wasn’t home when you went to Rongguang Island the other day. Xiao Chunan, would you like to come stay at my place again in a couple of days? You can also help me digest that whole roasted lamb. I can’t finish it all by myself.”

Chu Yinan sat next to his aunt, looking down at the ground. He could just see Aunt Morgan's feet, her toes painted with light blue nail polish, the same color as her eyes.

"But I'm going to the school's dormitory on Monday and I'll have to stay at the neighbor's place next door. I won't be back until next Friday or Saturday."

Morgan nodded, not insisting: "A camp is a valuable experience. Living and playing outside with your friends, you'll probably have even more fun if you're not a class leader or something."

"Yes, yes, yes." Chu Yinan felt that she had been very prescient. "After the notice about the training camp was issued, the class officers in our class kept sending messages in the class group. It was so miserable. Luckily, I was smart and never applied for such a position."

"Visbel Harbor, isn't that just like camping in your own backyard? It's so close. There's a lake there, a great place for fishing. Heinrich once caught a giant fish there, bigger than your tiny body now."

Hey! Aunt Liu is right here, Auntie, could you please stop talking about my urination/defecation issues?

Chu Yinan made a shushing gesture, indicating that they shouldn't talk about this in front of Aunt Liu. Morgan smiled and nodded, but still said:

"What's the point of hiding something like this?"

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In the kitchen, the maids busied themselves preparing the river crabs, and even the doll maids were called over to help.

Almost every river crab requires a different preparation method, which is a lot of work.

Chun had been hiding upstairs for a while, and seeing an opportunity, she came to the kitchen and joined in the preparation of dinner.

"Chun, why did you take so long to clean? Were you slacking off upstairs with the young master? You seemed a little nervous when you came down." Delia chatted casually, but changed her form of address slightly.

Because of Darlene, a rigid woman, if I were to use the nickname "Little Chu Nan," she would probably correct me.

Jun stood next to the doll maid, who chopped the river crab in half with a "snap," while Jun silently helped chop vegetables, avoiding eye contact with Delia.

"No, no, it's just that I haven't seen Miss Morgan and Head Maid Darlene for a long time, and I'm a little worried about making mistakes at work..."

Chapter 33 Who Cursed Me?

The woman's father and aunt drank sparkling wine of unknown origin, slowly savoring the delicious river crabs, while chatting about topics that Chu Yinan neither understood nor was interested in.

The meal took longer than Chu Yinan had expected, which was hard for him to understand, as he didn't like to spend too much time eating. However, he was at least happy to see that.

It seems they've forgotten about Chu Yinan and are only focused on the delicious food and rice wine on the table.

With the two head maids, Delia and Darlena, constantly by his side, ready to give orders at any time, Chu Yinan wouldn't just wait idly at the dinner table. Instead, he would check the time, take a shower early, and then run back to his room to pretend to be dead and go to sleep early.

I prayed that the two of them would forget about the blind boxes.

In the dining room.

Heinrich and Morgan sat facing each other at the dining table. The food on the table was almost gone, but their conversation remained the same. At first, they talked about more serious matters, but now they basically talked about whatever came to mind.

"Heinrich, what do you think the future will be like? Given the development level of the AIs in Turing Tower, I think it will be completely transformed in a few years, and Glory Island may once again stand at a new turning point."

Heinrich took a sip of sparkling wine, which is essentially carbonated alcohol. It was alright for balancing the fishy and greasy taste of the river fish, but drinking too much of it could make your tongue feel numb.

"It's pointless to worry about those things. We can deal with the future later. The technology that AI is currently using is beyond what outsiders can imagine. Anyway, you don't need to be hostile or wary of AI. Being wary won't help."

The people of Glory Island viewed the AI ​​as a potential rival, fearing they might one day form a new, aristocratic circle. However, the AI ​​didn't consider the nobles of Glory Island a rival at all, and their goals were entirely different.

What will AI pursue?

"Things unrelated to profit, such as constantly expanding and upgrading oneself, are also true. There's a lot more and more AI. Not long ago, even the matching system became an AI with independent consciousness, which was quite noisy."

Morgan envied Heinrich's indifference; to put it bluntly, she was an ingrate. The elders always said she had failed the family's expectations and had not treated the Leffe family, who had given her birth and raised her, as her own.

However, did Heinrich really rely on her family's upbringing? She didn't go to school from a young age; instead, her family directly hired renowned private tutors or university professors to teach her. But once Heinrich was exposed to a subject, she could quickly learn it on her own without needing anyone to teach her. Her relationship with AI was also something she achieved on her own; the Leffe family had no say in it.

There's a simple truth that no one wants to admit: many people think certain talented athletes are being supported, and if these athletes occasionally fail to achieve results, they feel they've committed some serious crime. But in reality, it's simply a mutually beneficial relationship. Talented people need support, and there are many willing to do so; however, those who are capable of supporting others often find it difficult to find talented people to do so.

Long ago, when Heinrich was still a young girl, the elders of her tribe had a falling out with her. Heinrich said something that almost made all the elders' blood pressure spike and their veins burst.

—You should be grateful that the name Heinrich appears in the Leffe family genealogy; this is an honor you should be proud of, not a reason to point fingers at me.

And that was indeed the case. Many families secretly contacted Heinrich's close associates, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that they were trying to get her involved. However, when Heinrich went out to wander around, she didn't get close to any of the families, but instead made connections with the AI.

Nowadays, very few elderly people dare to meet her. Even if Heinrich were to set fire to the underground biogas digester of her family home and blow the house up like fireworks, no one would dare to come out and confront her.

In comparison, Morgan felt that Heinrich was much milder and more Zen-like now than he was back then, but he would still occasionally think about annoying those blind old people.

"By the way, when we were fishing this afternoon, didn't you say you were going to mess with Xiao Chunan and even made a hole in the wall? When are you going to start?"

At the same time, Chu Yinan, who was lying in the room pretending to be dead and sleeping, suddenly sneezed loudly and jumped up from the bed, almost startling Bei Yutang who was sitting next to the desk.

"You secretly drank iced lemon water again? You're sneezing even under the covers because you're cold."

"No, I didn't even have coffee today. It must be some blind person talking badly about me."

It's most likely Kim Geun-joon, a Shar-Pei from the hometown of toothpicks.

The sneeze even reached the dining room, and Delia almost got up to go to Chu Yinan's room to see if he was feeling unwell. However, Dalena was sitting upright next to her, and Delia didn't feel comfortable asking Heinrich for his opinion on leaving temporarily.

"Look, that little guy is probably afraid you'll take him to play with, so he went back to his room and pretended to be asleep as soon as he finished his bath," Morgan laughed, gesturing to Darlene to help tidy up the table.

This was a signal that she was preparing to return to Glory Island. Morgan knew Heinrich well and could tell that she had no intention of dragging Xiao Chunan out of bed.

Heinrich gently shook his head, indicating that he would let it go this time.

"When I was fishing, I was thinking that it was no fun with just a few people. I hadn't figured out how to reward or punish them properly, but I still don't have a clue."

"Why don't we go and do some practice first? I just happened to bring Darlena with me. I can make a maid. I wanted to come and see when you mentioned it last time."

Delia and another potential client, Darlena, both understood what their masters were saying.

Delia had no objection to this; the recipient was Xiao Chunan, so this should be considered her reward. She stole a glance at Dalena.

The beautiful black-haired maid calmly went about her work, methodically cleaning up the kitchen waste. She showed no reaction to Morgan's words, not even a twitch of her eyebrow.

Heinrich shook his head again, not wanting to bother the little one at home so soon: "Playing a game once is enough. I don't like playing it repeatedly. Let's think it over first."

"Next time I come, I'll have to call a few more maids over for some fun."

Heinrich did not reject the suggestion. Instead, he laughed and said, "If you do that, he will be too afraid to go to Glory Island in the future."

Morgan glanced at the time; it was almost time to leave. Darlene walked over at the opportune moment, having already taken the mistress's hat and sunglasses. It was as if she would appear beside Morgan whenever he thought of her and do what needed to be done.

“I heard from Xiao Chunan that his training camp was in Visbel, where we have some properties. I remember that we entrusted them to Dalena to manage, right?”

The black-haired maid bowed her head and replied, "Yes."

Morgan put on his shoes in the entryway, then turned to Heinrich and said:

"Hey Heinrich, I'll have Darlena come over tomorrow so that Xiao Chunan can get to know her beforehand. That way, he can easily find her when we go to the training camp. You'd better leave the door open and don't send Darlena back."

Chapter 34 Watch me unleash my full power and send you packing.

Chu Yinan was in such a state of fear and trepidation that he couldn't fall asleep for a long time. He was a little paranoid, worried that his female father might come up at any moment and drag him out for some fun.

Bei Yutang has been reading a lot lately. Usually, she reads by searching for books, and once she finds one, she reads it non-stop. Right now, she's reading an old travelogue.

The book is an autobiography of a glacier photographer in her later years. Because she has traveled to many places, it is basically no different from a travelogue. Bei Yutang thinks it is a very good book. The female author's work vlogs from her youth are also great.

After dinner, Bei Yutang didn't even take a shower. She read until late at night before she felt tired and knew it was time to rest.

She stood up, her fingers unladylike reaching under her skirt to dangle from her pantyhose, where the fabric had sunk in a bit from sitting for so long.