Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiuhua instantly shrieked in fury, “Wang Shitou, the only reason I got together with Wang Mutou was because of you!”  

The villagers immediately began murmuring among themselves. How shameless of Zhang Xiuhua! How could she blame her affair with her brother-in-law on her own husband?  

But then Zhang Xiuhua dropped a bombshell: “Wang Shitou is completely useless—he can’t even get me pregnant! What was I supposed to do? As a woman, if I couldn’t bear children, everyone would just say my belly was worthless. No one would ever blame Wang Shitou! I had no choice but to ask Wang Mutou for help!”  

Wang Shitou was so enraged he nearly lunged at her to strangle her.  

Zhang Xiuhua flinched but still retorted defiantly, “I’m just telling the truth! Think about it—in the first two years of our marriage, did my belly ever show any sign of life? Wuwuwu… I’ve given birth to seven kids! It can’t possibly be my fault, can it? I was desperate! And at least I chose your brother—someone related to you by blood! I was thinking of you!”  

Jiang Le, who had been listening nearby, was utterly stunned.  

Some villagers, noticing their children had also tagged along, hurriedly shooed them away, “Go, go, go! Go back to sleep! This isn’t something for kids to hear!”  

Some children reluctantly left, while others stubbornly stayed, just moving to a different spot to keep eavesdropping.  

Hearing this, Wang Shitou’s face turned ashen. He slumped to the ground, no longer needing anyone to hold him down. He just sat there silently for a long time.  

Then, he turned his head and saw the youngest of his children, Sanya, watching them timidly, whispering, “Dad… Mom…”  

Wang Shitou fell silent and didn’t speak another word.  

Zhao Mancang clearly wanted to resolve the matter privately. Once both sides had calmed down, he began herding the villagers away, “Alright, alright, everyone go back to sleep! If you don’t want to sleep, then work extra hard in the fields tomorrow!”  

At that, everyone quickly dispersed. Even if they stayed up all night, they’d still have to work the next day—skipping sleep would only make the next day miserable.  

Jiang Le yawned—he was genuinely exhausted. He went back and fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.  

When he woke up the next morning, the Wang household next door was unusually quiet. As Jiang Le went to the yard to brush his teeth, even Sizhu and Sanya, who usually glared at him, were eerily subdued.  

Jiang Le sighed, quickly finished brushing, and returned to his room.  

As he propped his chin on his hand and flipped through a book, Guagua couldn’t hold back anymore: [Host, have you forgotten something important?]

Jiang Le tilted his head: [Hmm?]

Guagua: [Stop acting cute, Host. You forgot to claim your system reward.] 

Jiang Le thought, Since when was I acting cute? But the reminder instantly perked him up. He opened the system interface, and a prompt immediately popped up: Claim reward? 

Jiang Le clicked Yes, and Guagua announced: [Congratulations, Host! You’ve received 100 Melon Coins and 2 spins on the Big Wheel.] 

Jiang Le: [So, no updates yet on my complaint to the main system?] 

Guagua: [Actually, yes! I was just about to tell you.]

Jiang Le raised an eyebrow—he hadn’t expected any real updates. Holding his breath, he listened as Guagua continued: [After thorough consideration, the main system found your complaint reasonable and has granted you a small compensation~]  

Jiang Le perked up at this: [What kind of compensation?]  

Guagua replied mysteriously: [Just open the system interface, Host~ You’ll see~] 

Eagerly, Jiang Le opened the system panel.  

Name: Jiang Le  

Age: 15 years old  

Physique: Weak (Improving)  

Points: 100 (2 spins on the Big Wheel, Wish Function Available)  

Mall Level: Beginner (Click to View)  

At first glance, nothing seemed different. But after a second look, he noticed the new Wish Function.  

Curious, he clicked on the Big Wheel and spotted the word Wish beside it.  

After studying it for a while, he still wasn’t entirely sure how it worked, so he poked Guagua: [Guagua, what’s the point of this Wish thing?]

Guagua explained: [Here’s how it works, Host—you get one wish per day. You can wish for any item you want, and that item will be added to the Big Wheel’s prize pool. There’s a chance you might draw it! However, the wished-for item will disappear from the wheel the next day, and you can’t wish for the same thing again within a week.]  

Jiang Le: [……]  

His initial excitement instantly deflated: [This feature is practically useless!] 

With only two spins available, he’d have to land his wished-for item within those two attempts. Jiang Le could feel the main system’s cruel mockery of his abysmal luck.  

Guagua tried to console him: [Don’t lose heart, Host! Having it is still better than nothing, right?] 

Jiang Le: [That was a terrible attempt at comfort. Don’t bother next time.] 

Guagua huffed: [Hmph! Actually, the Wish Function is borderline OP, Host. I was going to tell you, but since you’re being like this, maybe I won’t.]  

Jiang Le immediately switched tactics: [Guagua, I was wrong~] 

Guagua: [Hmph~]

Jiang Le could tell it wasn’t actually upset, so he spent a while coaxing it. Finally, the proud little system relented and spilled the secret: [The main system imposes no restrictions on what you can wish for. That means you can wish for items from the Intermediate or even Advanced Mall tiers.]  

Jiang Le: [!!!] 

So that’s how it is. 

No wonder the main system gave him this function, and even sneakily added so many limitations—this wish-function really does seem like a bug-level existence.

If obtaining wished-for items were that easy, there’d be no point in upgrading the system mall at all.  

Hearing Guagua’s proud little huff, Jiang Le immediately laid on the flattery: [Guagua, you’re so smart—I never would’ve thought of that!]  

Guagua preened: [Of course! This system is the best of the best!] 

Despite gaining the Wish function, Jiang Le didn’t act recklessly. The main system’s one-week cooldown meant that if he wished for something today—even if he didn’t spin for it—he’d have to wait a full week before wishing for it again.  

So he had to think carefully.  

With this pleasant surprise, Jiang Le’s mood improved significantly. He decided to spend some Melon Coins in the mall.  

He didn’t need meat right now—there was still that pheasant at home.  

Opening the Beginner Mall, he was surprised to find books available—basic study guides and workbooks, exactly what he needed.  

At 2 Melon Coins per workbook, it wasn’t expensive. Jiang Le bought one for each subject, spending 10 Melon Coins in total.  

Then he spotted brown sugar—still on sale at a 20% discount, just 8 Melon Coins for 500g.  

Jiang Le frowned. [How long has this ‘sale’ been going on?] 

Guagua chuckled nervously: [Just a marketing tactic~]

Jiang Le: [……] 

Back in the modern world, he’d seen supermarkets with signs like “Going out of business! Everything must go!”—only to find them still “going out of business” a month later.  

He hadn’t expected systems to pull the same scam!  

But remembering how Jiang Huan’s complexion had improved after drinking brown sugar water daily, he sighed. 8 Melon Coins was worth it. He’d let the shady system slide this time.  

He bought another bag of brown sugar (8 Melon Coins), planning to share it with the whole family. The previous bag was still half-full, but nutrients like this were rare—aside from meat, brown sugar was one of the few “tonics” available.  

Next, he saw white sugar (8 Melon Coins). After some thought, he bought a bag.  

Then—as if the system had read his mind—senior formula milk powder popped up, priced at 10 Melon Coins.  

In total, he’d spent 36 Melon Coins. Jiang Le’s heart ached—he swore he wouldn’t spend another coin for a while.  

Until Guagua chirped: [Host, your current purchase totals 36 Melon Coins. Spend 14 more to reach 50, and you’ll earn a free spin!] 

Jiang Le: [……]  

Guagua coaxed: [You can always earn more Melon Coins~ Don’t worry, this system will work hard to assign you tasks!]