Chapter 4

"Xu Bin, are you dead yet?!"

Shen Ruyu suddenly came upstairs, glanced at Xu Bin, and shouted, "Hurry up and wash yourself. It’s only a mild concussion, so stop acting like you’re half dead. When you’re done, come downstairs and wipe down the tables and chairs."

"Who are you putting on that pitiful act for? Poor trash is supposed to be used to this anyway, so what are you pretending to be pitiful for?"

"Hurry up and get washed, then come downstairs. What are you putting on an act for?"

After she finished, Shen Ruyu went downstairs, unable to hide the disgust on her face. Xu Bin stared after her in stunned silence, then clenched his teeth hard. In his mind, the system’s warning rang out:

"Warning, host. This system is a beast system. Once you start accepting tasks, you can complete missions to turn her into a sex slave. That is an advanced task progression."

"Killing her will count as destroying the mission. You may not use violent methods..."

"Shen Ruyu is a mission target. She may not be killed. She may not be killed..."

Xu Bin, his face dark with anger, went into the bathroom and threw the bandage from his head into the trash can. Breathing heavily, he asked, "What the hell is going on with all these tasks all of a sudden? If I don’t complete them, is that not allowed?"

"Completing the novice mission will unlock many side missions. The household-head mission is the main mission."

"Rewards? What rewards?"

Xu Bin asked hysterically.

"Rewards depend on what you need when completing the task. There are too many options."

"Please trust that if the reward given to a tiger is a forest full of fruit trees, the tiger will tear the system to pieces..."

"Mission rewards are completed according to the host’s needs. The system has just been activated and needs to collect more data..."

The system’s voice was a little chaotic. Xu Bin instantly realized its special condition. This was a system from a higher civilization, but it started in a blank state. Much of the data it had accepted came from the grievances of shut-ins sitting in front of their computers, and for special reasons, it had been activated by him.

At present, the system was only in its initial stage, still collecting data and generating standards in every aspect. In short, it still did not understand how complex human desires really were.

In other words, the tasks it issued were based on the needs of the shut-ins in front of their computers, and whether the rewards could be given still depended on how reasonable those needs were for the corresponding task.

Xu Bin finally understood. The system had only activated its initial portion; it was still incomplete and left room for exploration.

He washed up in the bathroom. Although he had been bleeding, he had only needed three stitches in his head. The swelling and bruising were already gone, and the wound had nearly healed.

When he came downstairs after washing up, his mother-in-law Shen Ruyu was wiping the table. The moment she saw Xu Bin come downstairs dressed carelessly, she frowned and cursed, "You can’t even afford a few decent pieces of clothes, can you? You’re dressed like a complete piece of trash from head to toe."

"Mom, let me do it!"

Xu Bin’s hatred flashed across his eyes, but he still swallowed his pride and came over to help mop the floor.

Shen Ruyu hardly ever did any housework at home. But once her rich eldest son-in-law came over, she got especially attentive. She had the typical face of someone who looked down on the poor and fawned over the rich.

His wife, Yao Nan, came back not long after. Xu Bin wanted to go in and help out, but Yao Nan carefully looked outside and said softly, "Honey, you’re still injured. Go rest first. Why are you coming downstairs?"

"It’s nothing!"

Looking at his wife’s gentleness and consideration, Xu Bin felt unusually comforted.

At that moment, the door opened, and Shen Ruyu’s cheerful voice came from outside. "Xinxin, Xinda, you’re here so early? The meal isn’t ready yet."

"Mom, we came to share some good news."

The atmosphere outside was full of joy. Xu Bin and his wife hurried out and greeted them, "Big sis, brother-in-law."

The eldest sister, Yao Xin, was tall, standing 172 centimeters. She had studied at an arts school and always had a dream of becoming a star. Her figure could be described as perfectly voluptuous, with fullness in all the right places. She had even worked part-time as a dance teacher before marrying into wealth and becoming a rich wife, but she was never content and kept thinking about becoming famous.

Yao Xin wore delicate light makeup. Her face was strikingly beautiful, vaguely resembling Xiao Song Jia, with a touch of coquettishness in her features like a fox spirit. The kind of woman who could steal a man’s soul with a single smile, especially alluring when she smiled.

She was dressed head to toe in luxury brands, shining wherever she went no less than those so-called celebrities. In every way, she could be said to have surpassed her mother’s genes.

The eldest brother-in-law, Zhang Xinda, was dressed flamboyantly and looked like a privileged rich kid. Standing there, he was not even as tall as his wife. He had a somewhat slick, pretty-boy look, but his legs were short and he already had a belly.

He probably couldn’t even take her from behind standing up...

"Book it... add content to the mission for the tall, sexy older sister-in-law: standing rear entry!"

The moment Xu Bin had that filthy thought in his head, the system’s slightly teasing voice rang out.

"Second sister, let me help you!"

Yao Xin said hypocritically.

Yao Nan immediately shook her head and said, "Big sis, you and Mom can chat. I’ll handle the kitchen. There isn’t that much to do."

"Fine, then thanks for your trouble, second sister."

Yao Xin was only being superficially polite.

Her hands were long and delicate. Rumor had it she had even done hand-model work. With her beautiful diamond ring and manicured nails, they were clearly not hands meant for housework.

"Xinda, sit down quickly."

Shen Ruyu pulled her beloved eldest son-in-law to his seat. Xu Bin clearly saw lust in Zhang Xinda’s eyes as he looked brazenly at the deep cleft of Shen Ruyu’s chest.

Yao Xin’s figure was indeed excellent, and her proportions were good, but when it came to breasts, Shen Ruyu was absolutely a woman of massive proportions. Even with a bra on, a slight movement made them sway, an irresistible temptation no man could resist.

When chatting, his eyes would deliberately sneak glances. Shen Ruyu did not notice, but Yao Xin did. She pinched him, making Zhang Xinda a little unhappy.

Very soon the table was set. After everyone sat down, Shen Ruyu picked up her chopsticks and first put a crab shell into her eldest son-in-law’s bowl, saying, "Xinda, try this. Right now the blue crabs are at their fattest."

"If it’s mom who picked it, it must be fat!"

Zhang Xinda said with a hidden implication.

After taking one bite, Yao Xin immediately frowned in disgust. "Did second sister buy these ingredients? If you’re eating blue crab, even if you don’t buy the hard-shell kind, it should at least be a roe crab, right? What’s the point of buying this meat crab?"

Zhang Xinda chuckled and said, "You don’t buy groceries, so you don’t get it. Meat crabs are the cheapest. The price is at least half lower."

Shen Ruyu’s face darkened. "Nan Nan, what’s wrong with you? You’re hosting your own sister and brother-in-law and still trying to save this little bit of money. Are you really that poor and that stingy?"

Yao Nan blushed and was just about to explain when Yao Xin immediately said, "Forget it, Mom. Second sister only makes that tiny fixed salary, and Xu Bin is useless and poor as hell. Being able to buy anything at all is already not bad."

Xu Bin gritted his teeth, his fists tightening as he was squeezed and mocked. Yao Nan’s face reddened as she said, "Big sis, it’s not that I’m reluctant. I just don’t know how to choose crabs."

"You don’t know how to choose crabs? At least you know what fish tastes good, don’t you? Grouper isn’t expensive right now, so why buy this cheap pomfret?"

Zhang Xinda flicked his chopsticks and said, "Good thing there aren’t any outsiders here, or with this level of cheapness people would think our family was destitute."

Yao Nan silently lowered her head and ate without responding. She was already used to this kind of belittling.

Xu Bin was furious, but Yao Nan’s hand under the table grabbed his, and Xu Bin sighed before saying nothing more.

During the meal, Yao Nan was responsible for clearing the table and washing the dishes, as if it were only natural. Xu Bin had just gotten up to help when Zhang Xinda suddenly barked, "Xu Bin, come here for a second."

The three of them had been chatting happily, and then this sudden call came. Xu Bin, unwilling as he was, could only steel himself and sit down.

The moment he sat down, Zhang Xinda frowned and said in a condescending tone, "You really don’t know how to read the room. You even dared to stop the boss lady’s car. Honestly, it’s only because we’re living in a society ruled by law now. If this were the old days, you’d have gotten beaten again at the very least."

Yao Xin added from the side, "Exactly. Even if you didn’t know who the other person was, could someone driving a Ferrari possibly be an ordinary person?"

Xu Bin could no longer hold back. "Brother-in-law, that’s the rule there. And the barrier is electronically controlled. I couldn’t even touch the computer, so how was I supposed to open the gate for her?"

"Your brother-in-law is saying this for your own good, and you still dare talk back?"

Shen Ruyu exploded at once and snapped, "Rules are dead. People are alive. Don’t you understand that?"

"Exactly. You go to work without using your brain? The moment you saw that car, you should have reported it to your team leader. How could you be this stupid?"

The after-dinner entertainment here was to lecture Xu Bin. Looking at his wife’s worried gaze that kept drifting over from the kitchen, Xu Bin clenched his teeth and lowered his head.

In his heart, he thought bitterly: just wait. Once I figure out the system’s functions, I’ll show you how I deal with all of you.

As they talked, Zhang Xinda snorted. "The security team said this isn’t really your fault. They’re giving you a week off and one thousand yuan in medical expenses."

Shen Ruyu immediately said, "This whole thing is because he had no sense. How could he possibly have the nerve to take their money?"