“Don’t worry, it’s just a glass. As long as Mumu is fine. Be careful next time, don’t touch the broken glass and call me immediately. I’ll take care of it. Don’t hurt yourself again.” Mu Chen held Mu Yan’s injured finger, his eyes filled with worry.
The more gentle Mu Chen was, the deeper the guilt in Mu Yan’s heart.
They were already husband and wife, the world’s closest couple. Although they should not have withheld anything from one another, he had kept the system’s secrets from him, which had recently put him under increasing strain. He wanted to tell Ah Chen about the system multiple times but couldn’t figure out how.
“Mumu, sit here for a while. I’ll clean up all the glass shards.” Mu Chen pressed a kiss on the injured finger again, then got up to sweep out the glass shards.
At this moment, Mu Yan felt a very strange feeling, and before he had time to feel it carefully, he heard 005’s voice, “Yanyan, is the contract successful?”
“Huh?” He looked at 005 blankly.
“Open the system panel and take a look.” 005 said.
Mu Yan opened the system panel and suddenly saw an additional column on the left side of the system panel.
[Pet: Jade snake]
There was also a lifelike image of a jade snake below that was identical to the one in their yard.
After 005 dropped Mu Yan’s blood on the snake’s head, the jade snake successfully contracted with Mu Yan. The snake disappeared from the cage, becoming the portrait on the system panel behind the pet bar. Mu Yan could simply summon it when needed.
“Yanyan, please name the jade snake so that summoning it in the future will be much easier..” 005 said.
“Hmm… let’s call it Xiaolu.” Mu Yan murmured as he gazed at the emerald green and crystal clear jade snake.
There was a change behind the jade snake in the pet pen after Mu Yan’s words dropped, with the addition of the words ‘Xiaolu’.
“Yanyan, try summoning. You only need to call Xiaolu’s name to summon it.” 005 guided.
“Xiaolu.” Mu Yan called.
Then the next second, a crystal clear little snake appeared out of thin air in Mu Yan’s hand, affectionately rubbing against his fingers.
The little snake’s body was cool and slick, making it very comfortable to be rubbed against.
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Xiaolu climbed up along Mu Yan’s fingers, to the wrist, linking end to end. From a distance, it appeared to be a clear jade bracelet.
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“Tjcsjc, ags ab ajxf Wljbie yjmx rlifcais.” 005 kfca bc.
Vb Ze Tjc rboais weaafgfv ‘ub yjmx’ lc tlr tfjga, jcv atf ‘ygjmfifa’ bc tlr kglra njclrtfv. Yc atf rsrafw qjcfi, atf qbgagjla gfjqqfjgfv yfcfjat atf pjvf rcjxf.
“Wow, it’s incredible.” Mu Yan’s eyes glittered, as if he had won a prize.
“It’s incredible, but Xiaolu is much more than that. There will be more features as your level rises in the future.” 005 exclaimed proudly.
“Yeah.” Mu Yan nodded enthusiastically, looking forward to it.
Mu Chen paid little attention to the jade snake’s disappearance; after all, he didn’t want the little snake to monopolize Mu Yan’s attention, and remaining here was risky. He had intended to toss it away or kill it outright, but it had suddenly vanished on its own, which was even more convenient.
However, Mu Chen and Mu Yan’s original efforts to find ingredients were disrupted by this jade snake. They returned too soon, so they didn’t discover enough ingredients, resulting in not finding many ingredients and falling short of the amount of steamed buns they meant to create previously.
Mu Yan was concerned as he examined these ingredients.
“I don’t think they mind waiting an extra day. Let’s just do what we’ve got.” Mu Chen said it in a soothing tone.
In truth, what he really meant to say was that if those people were good enough to eat Mumu’s cooking, how could they think too less of him? Those who dare to object to the modest amount will be blacklisted in the future; let’s see if anyone still objects!
“Okay, then.”
Mu Yan was no longer struggling after hearing Mu Chen’s words. He cut up all of the wild vegetables and mixed them with some of the leftover pork to make pork stuffing. Then he mixed the nutritional powder and waited for it to begin making buns the next morning.
Mu Yan didn’t get up early because the reopening stall was at noon. The sun was already up when he awoke, and there was still a hot breakfast on the bedside table. Mu Chen had clearly awoken and had cooked food for him.
Mu Yan had a pleasant expression on his face as he stared blankly at the steaming breakfast.
Mu Yan was about to carry the bowl to the kitchen for cleaning when he noticed Mu Chen was already in the kitchen making buns, and it was nearly the end of the process.
Mu Yan: (＇σ＇)
“Mumu, put the bowl over there, I’ll wash it after I finish this one.” Mu Chen stated with a smile as he saw Mu Yan walk in.
“Ah Chen, y-you done making buns?” Mu Yan expressed amazement as he stared at the white, big, round, and attractive buns on the tray.
“I can’t sleep in the morning, and I’m bored. All I can do is wrap some buns first.” Mu Chen replied with a smile, and his motions were quick. A white bun could be completed in his palm in under a minute.
It was a visual treat to watch Mu Chen pinching buns. Mu Yan had no idea that anyone could make the process of making buns look so attractive.
But was this what Mu Chen had said?
Actually, Mu Chen had his own plan from the start when he asked Mu Yan to reschedule the sale of steamed buns to noon, but he wouldn’t tell Mu Yan about it.
“I’ll help you.” Mu Yan considered helping with the remaining dough and fillings, but Mu Chen stopped him.
“There isn’t much left; everything will be fine soon. Don’t get your hands dirty.” Mu Chen murmured softly before speeding up his hand gestures.
Mu Yan couldn’t articulate how he felt in his heart, but he knew it had to be touching and sweet.
He used to fantasize about marrying a man who loved him in the future, but he realized it was all a fantasy. There were few males in their village who could sincerely love their spouses. They were always respectful to each other as if they were ‘guests’ in their home to spend their lives together.
But in this world without Ger, his request would be granted. It was much better than he had hoped, giving him the surreal sensation of being in a dream.
“What’s the matter? You still sleepy?” Mu Chen, who had just completed making the buns, noticed Mu Yan was dazed and couldn’t help but nudge him softly with his finger.
Mu Chen’s heart shrank quickly and sprouted as he watched the fair cheeks soiled with some white nutritious powder and Mu Yan’s shocked look.
“No, no, I’m just going to steam the buns.” Mu Yan regained his cool when he noticed Mu Chen’s ‘strange’ expression. His face flushed, and he shyly made a cause to shift his attention.
“It’s still early, so let’s start steaming after ten o’clock.” Mu Chen came to a halt in front of Mu Yan and offered him some snacks he had made in the morning to pass the time. Then he pulled the bowl from Mu Yan’s grasp and began to wash it.
Their current lifestyles could be described as easygoing and comfortable. They may sleep till they naturally wake up in the morning, then sell steamed buns at noon to earn credit points. When they had time in the afternoon, they may also walk to the forest to gather materials.
They could now be entirely self-sufficient and no longer needed to go to the factory with the villagers to obtain credit points. They had perfect control over their time, and they led a fulfilling and joyful life.
There was a very beautiful swing in the yard that was made by Mu Chen himself. Mu Yan liked to sit on it when he was free and bask in the sun, softly swinging while being warmed by the sun.
“He’s gone too far, Yanyan. He even wrapped all of the buns himself, without asking you to help. So, when will your task be finished?” 005 was going insane.
“I-I’ll-I’ll get up earlier next time.” Mu Yan responded weakly, although not as concerned as 005. He was overjoyed to know that he was cared for and loved by others.
005 sighed deeply, it seemed that it couldn’t take advantage of its host. 005 could only hope Mu Yan would get up earlier and pack more.
However, 005’s expectations were quickly dashed.
Because for several days in a row, no matter how early Mu Yan awoke, he discovered that Mu Chen awoke earlier than him. Mu Chen had already completed wrapping the buns by the time he got up.
Mu Yan occasionally asked 005 to wake him up at specific times so that he could get up before Mu Chen. Even yet, when he awoke, Mu Chen would put him back to sleep. The sun would have risen by the time he awoke, and the buns would have been wrapped.
Mu Yan: …
005: …
“Ahhhh! This must be intentional, it must be intentional! So many buns are wasted!” 005 had gone mad.
When 005 thought that so many steamed buns could not be counted in the task, it became upset. If these were made by its little host, it would be great, maybe they would all be upgraded.
Mu Yan approached Mu Chen with a serious expression on his face and said, “Ah Chen, I want to get up early with you every day to make buns.”
Ah Chen had been wrapping buns since the morning for several days in a row, which was a bit difficult to do alone. Mu Yan didn’t want Ah Chen to work hard alone, and he also wanted to share some of his workload with him. However, Ah Chen continually utilized different reasons to stop him, which made him both happy and unhappy.
So, after much deliberation, Mu Yan eventually summoned the confidence to speak with Mu Chen face to face about this subject.
“It’s all right. Because there aren’t many buns to wrap, I can finish them all by myself. You can get more sleep.” Mu Chen spoke in a calm, reassuring tone.
“But, but… Ah Chen, you put in so much effort. I’d like to do it with you, and I’d like you to share the weight with me.” Mu Yan’s hands clutched Mu Chen’s sleeves, his face filled with distress and worry.
Mu Chen believed at this point that no matter how hard he worked, it was all worthwhile, and his little wife loved him dearly.
“Mumu is even more dedicated. Every day, you must search for fresh materials in the forest, which requires a lot of mental and physical work. If you don’t get enough rest in the morning, you won’t be able to find them in the afternoon, so let me make breakfast and steamed buns for you. Mumu will concentrate on more vital matters.”
Mu Chen persuaded Mu Yan with his fascinating and pleasant voice, which had a bewitching quality to it.
Frozenmirage: That’s all for today, see ya next week! 
Thank you for the update! Hope irl stuff is doing well! 🫶
Sweet words are always works
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Thanks for the chapter!
This man is too much … Too perfect
Thank you!❤
Guess they will have no choice but do that “contract sharing” or something. 😉
+1 I’m so stressed right now because what Mu Chen does is not counted on the task. I hope they’ll start that as soon as possible! ╥﹏╥
ahh mu chen is low key distressing me lol I feel like he’s devious enough to know that he has to wrap the dumplings but he’s doing it to get a confession out of him sigh😅
+1 +1
Very distressed over here
MC is a bit too much over the top in his so-called protection:O, seriously why not just stuff your MuMU up as a wall decoration? He isn’t allowed to do anything it just doesn’t feel like love more like a need to control some pampering is ofc needed but seriously not even accepting it when MuMu beg to help? this will just make another one feel usless and not needed at all. Will the ML soon wipe his ass in the bathroom because he is afraid the paper will hurt his ass:O
+1 +1 +1
Right right! I feel the same way
All the things I wanted to say have already been said so I’ll just say. Let my baby mumu get his tasks completed 😭
Thanks for the chapter~~