Chapter 103: Chapter 103 Midnight Fright

“What are you thinking about? I mean, we can only use our parents’ influence to ask someone to help negotiate with them.” Lin Miao said thoughtfully, “I remember Instructor Mu from Sea Corn Base. When he was injured, he stayed at our house to recover for quite a long time. Xiao Wu got into the training camp at Sea Corn Base because he asked for his help. I’ll go look for him; it should work out.”

“Will it work?” Lin Shen was skeptical that things would go so smoothly.

“It will definitely work. Instructor Mu is a decent person with a good heart. Xiao Wu has been under his care at the training camp for so many years. He definitely won’t stand by and watch us get bullied by the Zheng Family without doing anything.” Lin Miao thought for a moment and added, “Tomorrow, I’ll prepare a batch of goods to take to Sea Corn Base; when I’m there, I’ll ask Instructor Mu to think of a solution for us.”

“Will they even care about stuff from a small place like ours? If we send something, we should send something good, so they can’t say we are stingy.” Lin Shen thought it was a good idea.

Lin Miao’s trip to Sea Corn Base, whether the effort could succeed or not, would at least take a month or two. If it succeeded, great; if not, it could be seen as a chance to lay low for a while.

“What are you thinking about? I’m taking goods to Sea Corn Base to sell and make money. After making the money, I’ll buy some gifts to visit Instructor Mu. When I return, I’ll bring back another batch of goods to sell. This way, the money spent on gifts will be earned back.”

“You’re really good at planning.” Lin Shen said, stunned.

Lin Miao reached out and tapped Lin Shen’s forehead with her finger, laughing and scolding, “With how much you like to spend, if your sister doesn’t earn more, how will we ever save enough for your wedding?”

“Not to mention, it’s always Big Sister who treats me the best.” Lin Shen immediately transformed into a doting little brother.

After the siblings had made their plans, Lin Shen finally had time to go back to sleep.

Now he was looking forward to what kind of surprise the evolutionary seed on that Ascension Egg would bring him.

If Alloy level Death Powder could get him an imperfect Fire Seed,

The Fire Seed on the Ascension Egg shouldn’t be worse than that of the Alloy level Death Powder, right? Maybe it would even be a perfect Super-Base Evolutionary Seed.

Filled with anticipation for the future, Lin Shen soon fell into a deep sleep.

In the middle of the night, Lin Shen felt slightly uneasy, and for the first time, he woke up before dawn.

Sitting up and about to put on his shoes to go to the bathroom, he abruptly saw a silhouette sitting on the window seat.

Lin Shen was immediately chilled with fear. In the middle of the night, having someone silently sitting in his bedroom would scare anyone half to death.

Almost reflexively, Lin Shen used his Base Mutation power and grabbed the Death Powder wrapped around his body, staring at the figure and shouting, “Who is it?”

However, the person seemed to be very calm, sitting on the window seat not saying a word, self-pouring and drinking tea.

Only then did Lin Shen see that the other person had actually used his teapot to make tea, probably using his tea leaves too.

“You, a thief, coming to my house to steal is one thing, but using my teapot and tea leaves to make tea, enjoying the moon through the window while drinking as if it’s nothing… that’s not how you show off,” Lin Shen thought angrily, ready to call for Wei Wufu’s assistance when he saw the person turn around, smiling at him.

Seeing that face, so sharply handsome that nothing remained but handsomeness, Lin Shen was stunned.

“Fourth Brother!” Lin Shen was overjoyed, rushed over in two steps, and snatched the teapot and tea from his hand. “You don’t know how hard it was for me to get this tea. There’s only a little left, and you brewed all of it! Do you even know how to appreciate tea? This is not how you make it.”

“Xiao Wu, if I remember correctly, the money for this tea was given by me, wasn’t it?” Lin Xiangdong said, leaving Lin Shen lost for words.

“Ahem, it’s not about the money. You’re not drinking the tea the right way.” Lin Shen diverted the subject, “When did you come back? Why didn’t you let me know? Have you seen Big Sister yet?”

“I’ll have to leave again soon and won’t drop by Big Sister’s to avoid her keeping me up with endless talk,” Lin Xiangdong said, sipping his tea.

“Leaving so soon? What about Third Brother? Has he returned?” Lin Shen frowned and asked.

“The third child hasn’t come back,” Lin Xiangdong’s expression was somewhat odd.

“Could Third Brother have… met with trouble?” Lin Shen’s heart skipped a beat.

“No trouble, just got tangled up in some stuff, not good to come back without results,” Lin Xiangdong looked at Lin Shen with a smile and said, “I’ve heard about your situation, the nickname ‘playboy’ suits you well, I think it matches you nicely.”

“What suits me nicely, I have always relied on myself, okay, where am I a playboy,” Lin Shen pouted.

“I know about Zheng Guyuan’s affair and you don’t need to worry about the Zheng Family’s matters. Just keep doing whatever you should be doing, but there’s no need to mention anything to big sister. Let her go to the Sea Corn Base to find Instructor Mu,” Lin Xiangdong added.

“You’re eavesdropping on my conversation with big sister now, huh? Where exactly have you and Third Brother been lately? What have you been doing?” Lin Shen was a bit angry, they were brothers, why couldn’t they speak openly?

Lin Xiangdong said with a grin, “Your Third Brother and I have been collecting debts this whole time.”

“Collecting debts? What debts? From whom?” Lin Shen was utterly confused.

“Can’t really explain,” Lin Xiangdong saw Lin Shen was about to get angry again and took the lead in speaking, “There are too many debtors, and these debts aren’t easy to collect, we have to take it slow. Don’t ask anymore. We had an agreement, you take care of home, we handle matters outside, we’ll sort out our own issues.”

“Fine, I won’t meddle in the affairs, but I have a right to know, don’t I?” Lin Shen still refused to back down.

“Lin Shen, do you remember the year we all went to the ancient city to see the pear blossoms?” Lin Xiangdong suddenly came out with such a remark.

Lin Shen paused, and indeed, he seemed to recall such an event.

Back when the ancient city hadn’t been swallowed by vegetation, he and his siblings went there to see the pear blossoms.

At that time, many pear trees were planted both inside and outside the ancient city, and they went when the pear blossoms were blooming at their peak. A gust of wind would carry the white petals down like snowflakes.

Lin Shen was still too young at the time, and his memories weren’t very clear, but he vaguely remembered his big sister was there as were Third Brother and Fourth Brother. He wasn’t sure about Second Brother. It seemed that big sister was even holding him at that time.

He also seemed to recall a candied hawthorn skewer in his hand getting petals on it, and when big sister tried to remove them, she accidentally knocked it off, which led to him crying a lot.

Fourth Brother was mean, not only not comforting him but also deliberately eating a candied hawthorn skewer in front of him, making an exaggerated show of how tasty it was, yet stubbornly not giving him any, which made him cry even harder.

He didn’t remember much after that, it seemed big sister scolded Fourth Brother, but whether that really happened, Lin Shen wasn’t too sure; after all, he was too young then.

“I’m asking you about serious stuff, don’t change the subject.” Lin Shen almost got sidetracked and hurriedly brought the topic back.

“Do you want to see it again?” Lin Xiangdong said with a grin.

Perhaps it was because he was too handsome, the best-looking among all the brothers, so no matter what outrageous things he did, as long as he smiled, any anger would dissipate.

“What month is it now, where are the pear blossoms from? And besides, the ancient city is gone now, let alone pear blossoms. What are you bringing this up for?” Lin Shen felt a bit irritably confused inside.

“They’re there, look over there,” Lin Xiangdong said as he pointed out the window.

Lin Shen followed his pointing gaze but saw nothing.

Outside, it was a dark and windy night; apart from the steel constructions, not even a star could be seen, just a fuzzy crescent moon—no pear blossoms to be found.

Turning back around in annoyance to settle accounts with Lin Xiangdong, Lin Shen saw no one at the bay window. Had it not been for the tea in the cup still steaming, he might have suspected that he was just dreaming.