Translator: Lattenights
Editor: Xiaoxiao
Chun Tao was eventually allowed to stay.
This establishment currently only lacked a gofer; he already had people in charge of cleaning and cooking.
Chen You went upstairs and had a lie-in in one of the rooms. He was indulging himself in the antique charms of his surroundings as he contemplated his business.
It wasn’t easy being a boss this time around.
“Fourth ge, how should I go about with my plans for revitalizing this place?”
The system replied, “Don’t know.”
Chen You, “Don’t be like this. Give me some suggestions ma; I really need you now.”
The system said, “You want to have a flourishing business with a steady stream of clients and also so much silver that you couldn’t even keep them in a big chest. It’s impossible.”
Chen You snorted. “I’ll be honest with you — I’m just the kind of person who loves challenges.”
The system commented, “Didn’t notice that in you.”
Chen You, “…”
He lazed around for a while and unknowingly dozed off. When he came to, it was already way past noon.
Chen You went down and saw a person whose face was so dirty that it was a few shades darker. He was startled. “Who are you?”
The person with a smudged face wiped his face with his sleeves. “Master, this servant is Chun Tao.”
Chen You’s brows furrowed together. “How can you just go about like this?”
Chun Tao felt extremely wronged. “I came here after cooking a meal in the kitchen.”
Chen You coughed once before asking, “Have you gotten the meal ready, then?”
Chun Tao nodded. “En.”
Chen You continued walking down a few steps and looked down. On a long table, there were two side dishes and soup. There was even a big plate of white mantous.
“Tell the others to come down and eat.”
After a short while, Chen You sat at the table, while the four youths stood at the side.
Chen You held a pair of chopsticks. “Take a seat.”
Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter were stunned and widened their eyes unanimously in disbelief. “Master, you* told us to…?”
Chen You took a piece of Tofu with his chopsticks and ate it. He became accommodative. “Is there anyone else here besides you all?”
He raised his voice. “Don’t let this Master repeat himself.”
The four youths sat down immediately.
Chen You questioned why Chun Tao hadn’t made two other dishes and whether he had been slacking off.
Chun Tao replied, “Master, you* didn’t give this servant any money for groceries.”
Chen You glanced at him. “After you’re done eating, follow me upstairs. I’ll give you some.”
Chun Tao couldn’t bring himself to be happy. “Oh.”
For five people to eat only two dishes, a bowl of soup, and an extra plate of mantou. It definitely wasn’t enough.
They only managed to take a few mouthfuls when they were only left with the base of the soup.
From the moment he sat down, Spring, Autumn and Winter didn’t even raise their heads as they quickly snatched their portions from the dishes on the table. It felt as though they wouldn’t have anything to eat if they were even a step slower.
As for Xia Li…
Chen You looked at him and the mantous that he ate one after another, and Chen You suddenly felt that he had misunderstood something.
The more he looked, the worse he felt. “Xia Li, you said that you could eat a lot?”
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Xia Li resembled a chipmunk as he puffed up his cheeks, his voice muffled. “Yes ah, Master. I can eat two to three people’s worth of food in one go.”
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Chen You’s face darkened as he slammed his chopsticks on the table. “Enough!” Brother, with just one more word from you, I might actually beat you to death!
Motherf*****, isn’t this too big a loss for me?
He can eat—so it really meant that he could eat a lot, and nothing else???
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Qiu Ji followed him with downcast eyes.
Listening to Xia Li’s chewing, Chen You turned around. “You’re not allowed to eat anymore!”
Xia Li put down his bowl and chopsticks before he stared longingly at the dishes and the soup. He wasn’t full yet.
At this point, Chun Tao and Dong Zao hopped onto another topic of conversation with an ambiguous air, saying that there were people who were clearly human, but somehow, they still insisted on living like a pig.
Xia Li had a face full of curiosity. “Who’s that person ah?”
Chun Tao and Dong Zao, “…”
After they went upstairs, Chen You checked him out. Qiu Ji was truly the real deal.
He finally had a smidgeon of comfort.
At least there was still this one treasure who could be the pride and symbol of his establishment.
Qiu Ji clasped his hands together. “Master, did I disgust you?”
No way, no way. Whoever this brother is, be it a man or a woman, it’s really not a problem even if he’s not a man or a woman.
Chen You patted his shoulders. “Don’t think too much.”
Qiu Ji had hot tears welling up in his eyes, and he leaned into Chen You’s arms. “Master, you treat this servant so well.”
Chen You also had hot tears welling up in his eyes. Don’t speak nonsense, kid. How did I treat you well? This sort of posturing that’s trying to seduce me, I’ll be truly frightened.
He pushed Qiu Ji away. “ Go down and continue eating.”
Qiu Ji took out a handkerchief and dabbed off some tears. “What about you, Master?”
Chen You sullenly waved him away.
Qiu Ji retreated backwards, and he gently closed the door.
Chen You, who was inside, flipped his things wantonly. What the f*ck, Xiao Li isn’t even as good as Chun Tao; keeping him around is like keeping a rice bucket that can talk.
In the afternoon, there was a guest. It was Manager Liu from the pawnshop. The moment he entered, he immediately went for Dong Zao.
Some money entered Chen You’s money pouch, and he listened to Dong Zao blowing for the entire night.
It wasn’t that he was eavesdropping. It was because this Manager Liu was so happy ah. He was shouting with lots of energy.
Chen You had a look at Dong Zao the next morning. Damn, this guy’s mouth is already swollen.
“Dong Zao, it has been hard on you.”
Dong Zao shook his head pitifully.
Chen You sighed. He really wasn’t suited to being a pimp. He couldn’t be ruthless.
After breakfast, Chen You called Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter to his room. He was really worried ah; this business was in decline, and everyone’s money pouches couldn’t bulk up. If this continued, they couldn’t even afford two dishes and soup anymore.
Qing Feng Lou’s imminent closure was merely days away.
Chen You drank a gulp of tea and asked, “Do any of you have any good suggestions?”
Chun Tao spoke first, “Master, this servant thinks that the first floor could copy what Yue Xiang Ling does. We could have screens installed. That way, the customers could have even more fun.”
Chen You nodded in assent. “Continue.”
“Also, we can learn something from those brothels — such as arranging for different forms of entertainment like dancing, singing every day to make it more lively…”
As Chun Tao continued, he got more excited. He was even dancing on the spot.
Chen You jogged his leg. “Are you done?”
Chun Tao was blushing as he waited for praise. “En!”
Chen You waved his hand. “Go and mop the floor.”
Chun Tao, “…”
The building was still being renovated, alright — where would the money for all those suggestions come from? Who isn’t capable of spouting gibberish?
Chen You cupped his tea cup. “Give this master something more practical.”
Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter didn’t dare to make a peep.
Chen You told them to go out into the streets to draw in customers. They could just loiter about the usual hang-out places to draw in customers and snatch other people’s business.
They didn’t want to, saying that they had thin skin. They even said that they were scared of seeing their acquaintances, thinking of how awkward it would be.
Chen You slowly said, “From tomorrow onwards, all of you can stand at the Northwest corner.”
The four youths were dumbfounded. “Master, what are we going to do there?”
Chen You coldly snorted. “Drink the Northwest wind ah.”
The youths, “…”
Chun Tao suddenly spoke, “Master, the kid in the backyard couldn’t last any longer. Should this servant call for someone to throw him away?”
Chen You asked, “What kid?”
Chun Tao locked eyes with Summer, Autumn and Winter for a moment. “The one the master brought back previously.”
Chen You had a dumbfounded expression. He summoned the system. “Why isn’t there anything about this in the original owner’s memories?”
The system responded, “You just possessed this body. Some confusion is pretty normal.”
Chen You suddenly rushed to the backyard. In the firewood shed, he saw a little boy who was left with an inch of his life.
He looked at the top of the little boy’s head as though he had seen a ghost. In its place was a familiar screen with familiar words.
Download in progress
So, the mission target this time is a little buddy?
F*ck, what he feared the most really happened.
Toddlers around the ages of four to five were the most terrifying; he already had psychological shadows caused by them.
Chen You wiped his face before rushing back to the four youths who had followed behind him. “How did this person end up being like this?!”
Chun Tao and the others shrank their necks. “Master, you asked us to teach this kid the ways of being a gigolo, how to serve others…. How would we know that he’d be so stubborn…”
Chen You pulled open the little boy’s clothes. He was horrified by the view before him.
The little boy’s body was lacerated with wounds, and some of them even emitted a putrid smell as they rotted away. It was impossible to know how those wounds had come to be. For them to be so heavy-handed, they were really like motherf**king pigs.
Chen You’s face was a ghastly green. “Who was the one responsible for the boy’s wounds?”
Chun Tao and the others had a stunned expression. “No idea. When he was brought in by Master, he was already like this.”
“…”
Chen You was in a daze. He had formed a hypothesis in his heart.
Could it be that this little mission target’s evil points… were due to the original owner?
The system stepped forward to confirm his guess. “Correct. Only when you’re dead would the target’s evil points automatically vanish.”
Chen You felt a tad dizzy.
All the mission targets he’d encountered so far had their evil points stemming from great misfortunes they’d experienced in their childhood, thus forming the hatred they had held onto in their hearts. Unexpectedly, the original owner was the cause of such hatred this time around.
It was now really hard to handle.
He couldn’t afford to die before the mission was over. How was he going to keep this life of his and collect the little kid’s evil values?
Chen You looked at the little boy, who occasionally didn’t even have any breath, and asked the system, “Besides beating him up, what else have I done?”
The system said, “Plenty.”
Chen You, “Tell me the details.”
The system said, “The target was kneeling by the mat his father’s corpse was on, kowtowing to passersby…”
Chen You thought of six words in his mind. “Selling himself for his father’s burial?”
The system, “Do you want me to continue or not?”
Chen You, “Fine, you continue.”
The system continued, “The original owner and a few of his friends passed by him, and one of them fancied the target…”
Chen You angrily said, “What the f*ck, the target is just a kid okay, that damn beast!”
The system, “…”
Chen You quickly admitted his wrongs, “I was wrong, I really won’t cut in anymore. One more word and I’m a little dog.”
The system, “The original owner had a fault: He enjoyed robbing people of things they wanted. So he paid a high price to snatch the target right before his friend’s eyes.”
“After snatching him, some of the original owner’s friends goaded him. They wanted to see him do it with the kid.”
As Chen You listened on, his hands gradually clenched into fists.
WHAT THE ACTUAL F*CK!
The system’s robotic voice continued monotonously, “The target bit the original owner’s hand and even kicked him in the balls. The original owner cried out in pain, while his friends laughed. Because he felt that he’d lost his face in front of his friends, he became a psycho.”
“The original owner beat him up and kicked him. He even hung the target and his father’s corpse at the entrance for a whole night.”
“The next day, the original owner tied up the target, dragging him along behind the horse carriage all the way to Jiang City. He told Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter to starve him for the next two days when they arrived and get the target to serve customers.”
Chen You, “Can I say something now?”
The system, “Sure.”
Chen You didn’t even feel like cursing out anyone anymore. It was pointless; all these had been done by the original owner. That person had already passed away, and now, he had to carry this wok by himself.
“I want to ask, what happened to the kid’s father?”
The system replied, “The original owner ordered some people to throw him into a mass grave.”
Chen You asked, “His father wasn’t killed by the original owner Liao Qing Feng, right?”
The system said, “No, he died from illness.”
Chen You heaved a sigh of relief. That was good; if he had one more crime to his name, he really wouldn’t know what to do anymore.
He extended his hand before halting mid-air. He was unsure of where to place it on the target’s body.
‘Fourth ge, Liao Qing Feng is truly a son of a b*tch.”
The system, “That’s you now.”
“…”
After a long while, Chen You carefully lifted the little boy up. “Go and call for a doctor.”
Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter froze on the spot, stunned.
Chen You kicked Chun Tao, who was the nearest to him. “You’re still not going?!”
Chun Tao stumbled as he ran out looking for a doctor.
Before Summer, Autumn and Winters’ shocked gazes, Chen You carried the little boy into a room, putting him gently on the bed.
The little boy’s body and face were full of wounds. Even his ears were covered entirely by dried blood. There wasn’t a single spot without blood on his person; looking at him was really hard to bear.
Chen You sat by the bed, feeling very complicated.
None of this was done by him, but he couldn’t even clear his name. He could only shoulder this blame and slowly work on making the little target feel moved to eventually make him let go of this hatred.
“It must be very painful ba.…”
Chen You sighed. Little buddy, I’ll go to the mass grave and find your father’s corpse to give him a proper burial.
waaaah chen you is so sweet :’)
:’) CY is best boi, fr 🌟
Hmm can’t he act like he’s a twin brother shrugs
Though must say other quick transmigrators play others while this one is played by his system and even himself
😂😂
😂😂 It’s probs because he’s significantly older than the target this time, but yeah our marvelous CY digs an even deeper pit for himself later on gets binoculars to observe him in action in the pit
Haha ouch don’t know if I wanna see him get screwed or not
I am very excited for this arc!
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