The male supporting character was actually myself.

On the other side, Jiang Chen was still diligently compiling teaching materials, while the little white cat dozed off on his shoulder.

My memory is severely folded, and I can't recall much of the knowledge I've learned. I can only deduce it from the materials in the technology tree, which makes the process of writing teaching materials to teach children a bit slow.

Jiang Chen even felt that in order to ensure that his death would not affect the progress of development, it would probably take decades to popularize education in all subjects.

Otherwise, if they die, they won't have access to a technology tree, many mechanical parts will be irreplaceable, and their technology might even regress by many years.

By candlelight, one was diligently writing; the other was earnestly studying.

In the quiet study, only the occasional sound of turning pages and the rustling of ink on paper could be heard.

"Squeak!"

Someone quietly pushed the door open and entered. Jiang Chen looked up and immediately frowned. "Mu Bai, I told you to stay inside and reflect on your actions. How dare you come out without permission!"

"Young Master, please calm down!" Lin Mubai naturally wouldn't say that he had knocked out the steward and run away. He smiled and said, "The servant in the small kitchen had an upset stomach and asked me to bring you two some white fungus and lotus seed soup."

As he spoke, he placed two bowls of sweet and soft stewed white fungus and lotus seed soup on the table.

[Final Mission: Finish the Tremella and Lotus Seed Soup. Reward: 1 Medal]

"Host, please don't move! He must have poisoned me!" The little white cat perked up and hurriedly scratched its round little belly, anxiously searching for some antidote.

Jiang Chen revealed a meaningful smile, "Wait, don't step back yet."

After serving the soup with the ingredients, Lin Mubai bowed respectfully and stepped back to leave. Upon hearing the young master's voice, he immediately stopped, feeling guilty, and broke out in a cold sweat.

"come over."

He stepped forward nervously.

"Did you catch a chill while retrieving supplies in the water today?" Jiang Chen looked at him with concern. "You look so pale. Drink the soup while it's hot and go back to get some rest."

White kitten: ? ? ?

What are you doing, host?

Wasn't the final chapter mission supposed to make you drink this poisoned soup?

Why did you make the main character drink it?

He poisoned it, he definitely wouldn't dare!

If I don't drink the soup, I won't be able to complete the task...

Just as the little white cat's CPU was running at full speed and its brain was about to explode, Jiang Chen handed it over and urged, "You're usually such a clever person, why are you dawdling like this?"

"Mu Bai, your young master is kind and benevolent. You should accept the reward, drink it, and go rest. You look pale; don't catch a cold and fall ill," the governor advised casually upon seeing this.

Lin Mubai forced a smile, "Um... this is the small kitchen for the adults..."

"Stop arguing! Just drink it, hurry up!"

"Young master, how could I possibly drink your soup? I'm really fine..."

Seeing his repeated refusals, Jiang Chen's expression darkened slightly as he glanced at the bowl of white fungus and lotus seed soup, his voice also becoming a few degrees lower, "What? You don't dare to drink it?"

Mu Bai, you are the one who was punished by being confined to the study for three days to reflect on your mistakes.

Even if the small kitchen is short-staffed, we don't need you, right?

They were completely unrelated, lived in different directions, and didn't even live in the same courtyard.

According to what you said, the servant who delivers soup in the small kitchen had an upset stomach, so he specially carried two bowls of soup through three courtyards and ran through most of the backyard, just to find you, who were being confined and guarded by special personnel, to help deliver the soup.

It is neither logical nor reasonable.

Now you dare not drink this soup, could it be that something was added to it?

Chapter Thirty-Six: Filling the Gaps - Unfilial Plot

I never expected that Young Master Xue would know so much about the backyard!

If I hadn't been unable to find an opportunity, why would I have taken such a risk?

I thought that if I just bowed my head, delivered the things, and left, I would be fine, but who knew that I would be seen through at a glance.

"I wouldn't dare!" Lin Mubai, startled by the revelation, trembled all over and hurriedly knelt down to explain, "I... I just wanted to find an excuse to beg you, young master, not to punish me."

The little one definitely ran away by himself!

The young master's food is strictly controlled, so I... could only knock out the servant who brought the soup and bring it over myself to try and beg the young master for mercy.

As for poisoning, I wouldn't dare do it even if I had a million lives!

Heaven is wise and discerning, sir, please do not wrong this scoundrel!

Jiang Chen chuckled, "I only suspected that something was added, why are you directly accusing me of poisoning? Since you didn't do anything, why don't you just stop arguing and drink it to prove your innocence?"

The governor, who had been watching coldly from the side, had a grim expression and shouted sternly, "Guards!"

The guards outside the door responded and entered.

"Make this fellow drink both bowls of white fungus and lotus seed soup!"

Seeing the other party's posture, Lin Mubai was afraid that if he didn't drink it, he would be dragged out and beheaded on the grounds of poisoning court officials. He gritted his teeth with heartache and drank both bowls of white fungus and lotus seed soup in one gulp.

"The mission... is complete?!" The little white cat, whose head was practically steaming, stared in disbelief and froze.

The governor snorted coldly, "Drag this fellow away and keep him under strict guard!"

Having failed to seize the luck points, Lin Mubai was dragged away dejectedly.

Even after Jiang Chen finished washing up and returned to his room to rest, the little white cat was still confused. "Host, how did you complete the final chapter mission?"

"Didn't the main system just tell us to finish the white fungus and lotus seed soup?" Jiang Chen smiled faintly. "Didn't the protagonist drink it all up? That meets the requirements perfectly, so of course it counts as completing the task."

The little white cat tilted its head, looking completely bewildered. "Huh? Wasn't it supposed to be the host drinking it all?"

"Who said that? The task wasn't named, so why should I be the one to drink it?"

"Huh? Is that even possible?"

"The mission is already complete, and the medals have been awarded. Are you doubting me or the main system?"

"Ah, this..."

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With the final mission easily completed, Jiang Chen slept soundly that night.

Meanwhile, the protagonist, Lin Mubai, was temporarily confined to a room, where he became listless and depressed.

After the failed robbery, he barely survived thanks to the boost from the potion, leaving him with only 25 points of luck.

If things continue like this, there's probably no chance of turning things around.

"How should I choose?" He took out a small cloth bag from his pocket and carefully examined the thumb ring, seal, and several small and exquisite antiques by the light of the lantern outside the window.

Unable to escape their status as slaves, they dared not sell these antiques.

Otherwise, if a large amount of money is discovered, it is very likely that the information will be exposed in advance.

If one could escape slavery, sell antiques for some silver, buy real estate, a few maids, marry a wife, and take two concubines, perhaps one could live a very comfortable life.

But I'm just not willing to accept it!

The Xue family, who clearly had a fortune within their grasp, just gave it up like that?

He was anxious and conflicted, and didn't sleep a wink all night. The next day, Lin Mubai felt like he had aged several years.

"Host, it feels so different after completing the final chapter mission! The air seems so much fresher!" The little white cat happily bounced around early in the morning.

Jiang Chen picked out clothes to wear and said in a relaxed tone, "As long as the protagonist doesn't cause trouble, we can rest easy. The question is, is he willing to admit defeat so easily?"

The fluffy little ball of fluff, who was wiggling its bottom and dancing, suddenly froze. "No way? He still won't stop?"

"Let's wait and see, there are still pitfalls waiting for him here."

Early in the morning, the pageboy Han Hong came to report: Lin Mubai's parents, the old Lin couple, had arrived in Lugu County and were currently beating the drum outside the county government office to appeal for justice and accuse their son of being unfilial!

"Here it comes." Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow and smiled. "I'd like to see how the protagonist responds to this move."

The county court convened, and he, dressed in official robes, sat in the main hall. He slammed the gavel and asked, "Who is before you? What is the matter you are suing for? Do you have a written complaint?"

"This old woman, Lin Yangshi, is suing her son, Lin Mubai, for being unfilial!"

Lin Mubai's father, Lin Datong, handed over a written petition, his voice old and desolate, saying: "My family lives in Scorpion Gully, deep in the Python Mountain in Fenglin County, Shuihua Prefecture. I have an only son named Lin Mubai, who married Zhang, an orphan girl from Zhangjiagou, and we had a son and a daughter."

Although life was poor, my family and I lived a very harmonious life.

Unexpectedly, a few months ago, I heard from a traveling merchant in the village who sold needles and thread that he knew my only son, Lin Mubai, who had taken his wife and children to Jinzhou City to make a living, and that he was seriously ill.

The old man was worried and had no choice but to beg for directions so that he could go with his wife to see the children.

After all, he would send a letter home every month after leaving home, but when he heard the news, his son had been out of contact for more than a month.

I am ashamed, as I have never traveled far before, and I was both sick and unable to bear the bumpy ride.

Fortunately, there are many good people in the world, and many people have taken care of me along the way.

After finally finding Jinzhou City, I learned that my son, Lin Mubai, had betrayed his parents and sold himself into slavery. After selling his wife and children, he divorced them, leaving his widow and children to wander the world.

When I finally found the Xue family where he had sold himself, I learned that my son, Lin Mubai, had been sent to Lugu County to work as a servant in the county magistrate's residence.

Today, I beat the drum to appeal for justice, accusing my unfilial son, Lin Mubai, of abandoning his parents and selling himself into servitude, along with his wife and children, leaving my elderly and frail wife without anyone to care for them. I beg the county magistrate to grant us this humble plight justice!

Since the magistrate took office, apart from some neighborhood disputes that were brought to court at the beginning, he has always led the people of the county to work hard to make their lives prosperous, and the grievance drum in front of the court has never been sounded.

Today, someone suddenly cried out for justice, and with Jiang Chen's instigation, many people fanned the flames and gathered in front of the government office to watch the commotion, forming three or four layers deep.

"The father is suing the son, what a lively scene!"

"That Lin Mubai is such a scoundrel! He has parents to support and a wife and children to raise, yet he didn't even inform his parents and took it upon himself to sell himself into slavery. He is utterly unfilial!"

"The old couple are so pitiful, having such an unfilial son."

"The orphaned mother and child who were sold and then divorced are also pitiful. I suspect he forced them to divorce!"

"It's really difficult for the county magistrate to handle this kind of situation. How should he rule?"

"I don't believe this disgusting servant, who doesn't even respect his parents, can be loyal to his master. Magistrate, you must not let him live!"

"That's right. He can betray his parents, wife and children. Who knows when he will cause trouble for his master? His character is too bad to be trusted."

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