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Chapter 24: Lin Daiyu Uproots the Weeping Willow

“[You have been logged in for 4 hours; please exit the game and rest. Games are fun, but don’t get addicted. Take care of your health and play responsibly.]”

“So this dating game also has a 4-hour login limit.”

Lu Li mused that when he had logged into Xiao Mingyue’s body, he had been forced to disconnect after only half an hour, so he had not encountered this issue.

“Come to think of it, once I enter the dating game, my own body automatically falls asleep, so it gets plenty of rest.”

“But Chu Zining’s body stays powered on the whole time; even the best field can’t withstand an old ox plowing it over and over, so she does need to rest.”

Lu Li had started the game at 10 p.m.; it was now 2 a.m., and although he felt energetic, he could sense fatigue while inside Chu Zining’s body.

“Claim the check-in reward!” Lu Li silently recited.

“[Check-in reward claimed successfully: congratulations, you gained 3 attribute points and 1 random attribute (Minor Accomplishment level).]”

Lu Li beamed, having already tasted the benefits of attribute points and random attributes, and without the slightest hesitation he put all 3 points into Constitution.

The body was the foundation of all endeavors, so boosting Constitution could never be wrong; by comparison, Charisma and Intelligence were not essential and could wait.

The moment the 3 Constitution points landed, Lu Li felt his body grow far more comfortable; his mind cleared, his complexion turned rosy and healthy, and power coursed through him.

His vitality, energy, and spirit all improved markedly.

Lu Li thought that whereas he used to be gasping for breath after playing basketball for 2 minutes and 30 seconds, he was now confident he could last a full “Kun round” without even breaking a sweat. (TL: To actually clarify what Kun means… it comes from the line of Cai Xukun, a trainee in the show “Idol Producer”, “Hello, everyone. I am a trainee Cai Xukun who has been training for two and a half years. I like singing, dancing, rap and basketball.” Later, two and a half years was used as a meme by netizens, and two and a half years = One un.)

Lu Li proceeded to claim the random attribute.

A flash of blue light streaked past, and a huge wheel materialized before Lu Li.

The wheel was densely marked, and each mark bore the name of an attribute.

Music, fine arts, medicine, martial arts, massage, mechanical engineering, literary creation…

The martial arts attribute, already obtained, shone brightly, while the other attributes remained dark.

“[Do you wish to spin the wheel?]”

“Yes!”

The wheel spun at high speed, and Lu Li’s heart surged… what would the second random attribute be?

The wheel, like an old man who had sprinted for 2 minutes and 30 seconds, soon slowed down, panting and clumsy, until it stopped.

The pointer came to rest on “Culinary Arts.”

A flood of culinary knowledge filled Lu Li’s mind: the 4 major flavors of China, the 8 great cuisines, regional snacks, ethnic delicacies… all kinds of dishes unfolded before his eyes.

He felt that, whether it flew in the sky, crawled on the ground, or swam in the water, he could now grab it and turn it into a few dishes.

“That is a very practical skill.” Lu Li was quite satisfied.

He opened the panel and examined his stats.

[Player: Lu Li

Constitution: 7 (Lin Daiyu Uproots the Weeping Willow)

Charisma: 8 (As lovely as a quiet flower mirrored on water)

Intelligence: 8 (Smarter than Bijian by one aperture’s)

Wealth: 7,002 yuan (Last month you ate what the dog ate; this month the dog eats what you eat)

Martial Arts: Minor Accomplishment (1/10)

Culinary Arts: Minor Accomplishment (0/10)]

“Lin Daiyu Uproots the Weeping Willow?” Lu Li felt both annoyed and amused, recalling that cutesy meme of Sister Lin yanking a willow tree.

“This rotten game isn’t even trying to hide it… its lousy note just labels me with Sister Lin; what a twisted sense of humor.” Lu Li shook his head.

He suddenly noticed that his martial arts level had risen by 1 through practice; could the other attributes also gain points through increased proficiency?

Lu Li keenly realized this issue: “Indeed, who says only this game can give my body extra points? If I train harder, aren’t I adding points myself?”

“If I really work out, maybe I won’t need the game to add points; I could push my own Constitution up to 8.”

Among the big three of Constitution, Charisma, and Intelligence, only Constitution lagged behind, and Lu Li’s mild OCD made the 7 after Constitution feel like ants crawling all over him.

Lu Li decided that starting tomorrow he would train earnestly.

He also needed to practice martial arts and cooking more to raise their proficiency.

With a Minor Accomplishment level in martial arts he could already serve as a fight choreographer and easily beat black-belt Shen Huan; he wanted to see what would happen once he maxed out that Minor Accomplishment.

He had a feeling it would delight him.

The night was deep, and he had school tomorrow, so Lu Li shut down the dating game and closed his eyes to sleep…

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Early the next day, around 5:30 a.m., Lu Li crawled out of bed.

Lu Li tiptoed downstairs, followed the morning-exercise uncles and aunties to the park, and started practicing Taiji.

“What a handsome young man!”

“Such elegant Taiji!”

After only a short while, his striking looks and polished moves won the elders’ hearts, and they pulled Lu Li into the center to lead the practice.

Lu Li did not refuse and thoroughly enjoyed the feeling of being the star of the show.

It continued until an old lady quietly pulled him aside and tried to introduce her white-collar, big-bosomed granddaughter to him.

Lu Li looked at the photo; she was a fairly pretty woman, around a 7 in looks.

She would have been only a 6, but the ample chest added another point.

Having seen Xiao Mingyue and Chu Zining, Lu Li felt no temptation toward the busty woman.

The main reason, of course, was that the old lady’s photo was only a half-body shot, and Lu Li had not seen the legs…

After exercising for 45 minutes, Lu Li glanced at his stats panel and saw that neither Constitution nor martial arts had risen.

It seemed that raising attribute points was not something achieved overnight.

Using a trip to the wet market as an excuse, Lu Li left the exercise group, and several warm-hearted aunties who also needed groceries enthusiastically took his arm and went with him.

Walking beside the aunties felt awkward, because their haggling was ruthless… verbal swords flashing!

Lu Li could not shake the illusion that if their tongues failed to cut the price, they would use knives to cut off the vendor’s head.

Of course he soon discarded that slight aversion, because the capable aunties secured him a pound of beef at half the market price.

Lu Li almost knelt and kowtowed in gratitude.

The aunties, brimming with pride, confidently taught him their bargaining secrets.

Lu Li nodded repeatedly, feeling that such life experience was priceless; if his enhanced Constitution had not improved his memory, he would have had to jot those tips down on paper.

Only the butcher looked ready to cry, silently curling into a ball.

By 6:30, Lu Li carried bags of vegetables, meat, and eggs home and began to cook.

In no time the aroma of food filled the entire kitchen.

Lu Yao, who usually would not leave her bed unless someone pried her out of its magic seal, actually got up of her own accord, shuffling into the living room like a drooling zombie at the smell.

When she saw the table piled high with delicious dishes, she rubbed her eyes hard and stammered:

“I-Is this heaven?”

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