It was time for a meal. Wu Jinliang came at mealtime for such a small matter, so naturally, there was no reason to go back.

In his words, the library gives your Master such a small salary, so what's wrong with me freeloading a couple of meals?

Saying he was freeloading, when he got to the street, he conveniently bought some delicacies to bring along, reasoning that your Master often dislikes the food over there at the library.

Shi Chun couldn't be bothered to expose him, both running to the library to read and acting good in front of three beauties, those little schemes even the street mice knew.

When they returned to the library, Dongliang Ying was carrying a tray and distributing pastries to some idle guests at the library.

In the Cultivation World, besides those inherently unsuitable for Cultivation due to deficiencies, most people, regardless of cultivation talent, more or less refine Qi to strengthen their bodies, so they don't eat at fixed times.

Normally, this was Shi Chun's job. Seeing this, Shi Chun immediately moved to take over, but unexpectedly, Wu Jinliang grabbed his arm and shoved the package of grass leaves he just bought into his hands, and hurriedly shouted, "Third Miss, let me help you."

Dongliang Ying turned her head and was shocked, immediately yelling sweetly, "Stop right there!"

Then she said to Shi Chun, "Wang Ping, he's too smelly, quickly take him to the backyard." She tilted her head to indicate the library guests, suggesting not to disturb them.

Speaking so bluntly, the stunned Wu Jinliang was left standing there.

So Shi Chun stepped forward, grabbed his shoulder collar, and dragged him to the backyard before letting go.

Wu Jinliang also tugged at his collar, buried his head into it to sniff, mumbled, "No smell, I even specifically took a bath and applied perfume before coming. Smell me, is there really still a smell?"

Honestly, Shi Chun didn't smell any odor on him, indeed he was clean and perfumed, but the problem was how could Dongliang Ying wait until the scent bothered the guests to react?

He wouldn't say Dongliang Ying was prejudiced either, he handed back the package of grass leaves and asked, "What do you think?"

So Wu Jinliang looked up at the sky with a face full of grief and muttered, "Brother Wang, I don't want to work at the racetrack anymore, I'd switch places."

No one answered, hearing footsteps behind, he turned around and saw Shi Chun already went to the front to help.

In vain, Wu Jinliang exhaled deeply and scanned his surroundings.

Although the pavilion and towers in the backyard were old, they still had vitality, usually cleaned and lively, the pond had fish, the scattered flowerbeds weren't blooming with hundreds of flowers, but there were dozens of varieties, the person managing this place was willing and loved life.

Wu Jinliang wasn't interested in flowers and plants, he was only interested in people, people were lovelier than flowers.

He was quite familiar with this, directly headed to the kitchen corridor here.

In the corridor kitchen, there was a graceful figure in plain clothing busy, her apron tying her waist in front of the chopping board, the curves of the figure stopped Wu Jinliang's gaze, he dazed at the kitchen door.

The woman, aware someone was at the door, turned to look and saw him, also noticed the package of grass leaves in his hand, gently smiled, "Brought food again."

The smile was very gentle, she raised her wrist to wipe the hanging strands at her eye corner, her forehead either misty or stained with grease, gentle with a touch of unpretentious virtuousness.

No makeup, fair skin quality was good, unpretentious charm in her brows more like a fresh breeze and bright moon, very graceful and gentle beauty, the kind that made men feel at ease at first sight, showed a deep family teaching.

She was the eldest of the siblings, over thirty, the eldest sister Dong Liangyi.

In such ordinary households, not genuine monks, she should have been married long ago.

Years ago, she almost got married, she only met the suitor once, the marriage was arranged by her father, this family was typical of parents making major marriage decisions.

The suitor was her father Dong Wenshu's friend's son, lived in another city, just as the two parents finalized the marriage, the suitor had an accident, unknown who killed him, reportedly the corpse showed signs of being eaten by demon cultivators or beasts.

No one in Dazhi City knew she'd settled on the marriage, the crux was not knowing what Dong Wenshu insisted on, since then he hadn't mentioned the elder daughter's marriage again, anyone coming to propose regardless of conditions was refused by Dong Wenshu.

To make their father relent on the elder sister's marriage matter, the second sister Dong Liangyu also refused to marry, said how could the younger one marry before the elder?

Two daughters past marriage age not marrying, there was plenty of gossip, believing Dong Wenshu wanted a son-in-law to move in, it was no wonder some said Shi Chun was to be a son-in-law.

To Wu Jinliang, those messy things were trivial, he only knew the three sisters were exceptionally beautiful.

Taking advantage of Dong Liangyi turning back to work, Wu Jinliang sniffed his collar again before quickly going over, placing the bought food on the chopping board, chuckling, "Freeloading a meal, elder sister, along with these please chop."

Dong Liangyi smiled, didn't say much, just felt this person was quite shameless.

Her father thought Wu Jinliang had ulterior motives, often coming here would tarnish the daughters' reputation, he had driven Wu Jinliang away before.

But Wu Jinliang still came unperturbed afterward, though he hadn't run into her father, quite strangely, if not knowing her father's coming and going unpredictably, seldom early notices, they almost suspected Shi Chun informed him.

But their siblings hadn't driven away Wu Jinliang, after all, Shi Chun's salary was so low, his friend occasionally came for a meal, moreover, even brought good food.

Wu Jinliang again wanted to find something to do like helping out.

In such matters, Dong Liangyi would drive him off, didn't want to be alone with him, even in the kitchen alone wouldn't do, this was family teaching.

So Wu Jinliang left the backyard again, went to the library building to read.

At noon on the second floor of the library building, there were no more visitors, a woman standing tall and slender at the window facing the alley from the Octagonal Tower, her hand reaching out of the window above her head to welcome sunlight, looking up one could see the light through her veins, her eyes flowed with exploration and confusion.

Her skin was very pale, a sickly pallor, the kind of person who rarely saw the sun, occasionally letting out a light cough.

She was the second lady of the Dong Family, Dong Liangyu, not young by ordinary standards, at twenty-six.

Indeed, she was an ordinary person, the only one in the family who did not cultivate, truly a mortal body.

It wasn't that she didn't want to cultivate, but her talent was lacking.

When she was still in her mother's womb, her father's stubbornness and obstinacy led him to say things he shouldn't have, offending people, causing a change in the Dong Family and plunging them into a huge crisis. At the time, no one dared to help, and it was only when her father's old friend, who nearly became her elder sister's father-in-law, heard the news and ran around seeking help, that the Dong Family was pulled out of the predicament.

Because of that incident, Dong Liangyu was injured in her innate roots before she was born, was born sickly, and has been troubled by an illness that couldn't be cured, making cultivation impossible.

It wasn't entirely incurable, but to change innate defects required rebuilding the blood and meridians, something ordinary people simply couldn't achieve. This required experts with significant cultivation and unimaginably expensive Spirit Pills to grant a new life, which was simply a hope the Dong Family, such an ordinary family, couldn't reach.

Perhaps it was due to the illness, the body by the window was slim and slender.

Maybe to conceal the frail figure, she wore a slightly loose soft blue long robe, a man's style, with a silver gauze cap and a crown atop her head, two silver ribbons trailing behind her, holding a scroll in one hand behind her back, and one hand out the window.

She was dressed as a woman scholar, her delicate face was clearly feminine, truly like a lotus emerging from water, a clear beauty. Hearing a sound, she turned her head, with a natural pink beauty mark at the center of her brow, exuding an academic aura.

Seeing Wu Jinliang coming upstairs, she didn't bother to sit back and pretend to charge him, after all, he was Shi Chun's friend, once in a while it wasn't worth charging for reading a book.

Wu Jinliang chuckled, nodded, as a greeting, then dove into the bookshelves to find a book to read, occasionally peeking through the gaps at Dong Liangyu.

Though this lady was a bit thin, Wu Jinliang still found her quite beautiful, fitting his aesthetic. Having visited countless brothels and seen countless beauties, he had never encountered a woman with such a temperament.

"Ah, very good, this place is very good."

"Ah, not bad, not bad, high praise."

Not knowing what good content he saw, exclamations of approval frequently emerged from Wu Jinliang.

Returning from the nearby bookshelves, Dong Liangyu smiled at the sound, not surprised by Wu Jinliang's behavior of reading with sound.

Lunch was ready soon, and Dong Liangze, who rushed back in time for the meal, ran upstairs and called, "Gao He, come down to eat."

He was a bright young man, only sixteen, and already the head of the family early, as his mother passed away shortly after giving birth to him.

It wasn't easy for Dong Wenshu to raise the siblings.

After coming downstairs, Dong Liangze also called for Shi Chun, who let Dongliang Ying go eat first, as someone had to watch the main hall, the two taking turns.

Soon, Dong Liangyi, Dongliang Ying, Dong Liangze, and Wu Jinliang sat together for the meal.

The dishes were ordinary, with traces of Spiritual Energy, but honestly, the color, aroma, and taste were all mediocre, making Dong Wenshu frequently reluctant to come home for meals and making Shi Chun, the monk, sneak out for food, and Wu Jinliang, who freeloaded meals, couldn't resist bringing dishes over. One could imagine Dong Liangyi's culinary skills.

Those who grew up eating it were used to it, but Dong Wenshu certainly wasn't used to it from childhood, and neither were Shi Chun or Wu Jinliang.

Wu Jinliang just couldn't understand, such a good-looking lady, seemingly so gentle and virtuous, so meticulous in her work, how could her ability to make food be so awkward? Did she rely on imagination to make things? Yet, even though he offered to help in the kitchen, she refused.

He even asked Shi Chun about it, and Shi Chun speculated that maybe she hadn't seen and tasted good food outside.

However, Wu Jinliang still kept praising the food to her face, eating and chuckling continuously, trying to show his appreciation.

What he didn't know was that Dong Liangze had seen him go to the brothel multiple times, and he told his sisters about it after returning, even asking Shi Chun to advise Wu Jinliang, saying making money wasn't easy, and it wasn't worth spending it in such places.

Shi Chun didn't understand why he should advise him.

So, the four sisters all knew about Wu Jinliang's fondness for brothels, Shi Chun also knew they knew it, but didn't tell Wu Jinliang, afraid of ruining his mood and stopping him from running errands and bringing food voluntarily.

After the four finished eating, Dongliang Ying went back to replace Shi Chun and came back for the meal, and Wu Jinliang followed.

Dong Liangze then replaced Dong Liangyu on the second floor of the library.

In the kitchen, Dong Liangyi glanced out the window at Shi Chun, who was sitting outside, moved her posture away from the window, tucked her hair behind her ear, adjusted her clothes, then carried a tray of small dishes outside.

She placed a plate of sliced meat in front of Shi Chun, saying, "Gao He bought it."

After dropping off the dishes, she returned to the kitchen to clean up, gently and quietly washing.

Shi Chun still gave Wu Jinliang some face, the dishes Wu Jinliang bought, and he picked at them frequently.

By chance, he looked up to see Dong Liangyu, across from him, carefully savoring the food in front of her too thinly. Shi Chun pushed the plate of meat in front of him over to her, and seeing she didn't touch it, later couldn't help but pick a big piece and placed it into her bowl.

Dong Liangyi raised her head in surprise to see.

Shi Chun said, "If he can come here to freeload, you don't have to be so reserved."

Dong Liangyu's naturally quiet and reserved nature remained unchanged, staying silent, hesitating with the chopsticks for a while before trying a piece of meat, slowly chewing it, her pale ears instantly turning red.

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