Big Brother

[Character growth system unlocked--Dangerous Little Wild Grass]

[Affinity system unlocked]

[Current character affinity]

[Little Wild Grass: -20 (You seem to be ugly enough to offend her)]

As Li Muyang led the little girl away, a system interface suddenly popped up in his field of vision.

Li Muyang glanced back at the little girl beside him. This brat actually had an affinity of -20 toward him? No wonder her health bar had turned red.

Still, having an affinity system was exactly the kind of galgame Li Muyang was familiar with.

With affinity, he could target her for progression.

After bringing the little girl back to his stilt house, Li Muyang rummaged through the room and found a slightly tattered old garment.

The outfit was a size too small, but with a few adjustments, it would barely fit the little girl.

The lass was filthy and gave off a faint, unpleasant odor. Raising her naturally had to start with grooming; he had to at least fix her appearance so she wasn't so disheveled.

Li Muyang boiled a pot of hot water, mixed it with cold water in a wooden tub to make it lukewarm, and spoke to the little girl standing to the side.

"Go ahead and take a bath, then change into these clothes."

Li Muyang wore a kind smile, attempting to show his friendliness to the little girl.

However, the moment he finished speaking, Li Muyang watched with his own eyes as the character affinity in the top right corner dropped once again.

[Little Wild Grass: -40 (She wants to kill you)]

"...?!"

The sudden drop in affinity left Li Muyang stunned. What was wrong with this brat?

I'm pouring my heart and soul into helping you, and you want to carve out my heart and lungs?

This affinity drop was completely inexplicable...

Yet, on the surface, the filthy little girl only hesitated for a moment before nodding in a timid, obedient manner. She then raised her hands, intending to undress right there on the spot.

Li Muyang was startled by her movement and hurriedly waved his hands to stop her. "Wait! Wait a second! I'll go outside while you wash."

With that, he scrambled out the door and locked the little girl inside.

At that moment, Li Muyang suddenly guessed the reason for the drop in her affinity.

Does this brat think I'm going to watch her bathe?

How can someone so young have such a twisted mind?

You're just a scrawny little yellow-haired girl with thin arms and legs, flat and short—I'm not a lolicon, why would I have any designs on you?

Li Muyang sat at the entrance of the stilt house, listening to the splashing sounds from inside, his expression pained.

This Little Wild Grass looked obedient and docile, but she was actually full of rebellion; she was probably plotting how to stab Li Muyang at the first opportunity.

She was truly worthy of being a heroine with the potential to become a "Great Poisonous Weed" as defined by the system. At such a young age, she was already deep-thinking, capable of enduring humiliation, and skilled at lulling others into a false sense of security.

Li Muyang felt like gasping in cold air, thinking to himself that this child must not be kept...

After a long while, the girl's timid voice finally drifted from inside the room.

"Big Brother, I... I'm done washing..."

Judging by her voice alone, she sounded like a soft, adorable, and cute girl.

However, Li Muyang glanced at the affinity bar in the top right corner.

[Little Wild Grass: -50]

Good grief, the affinity had dropped again.

What on earth is going on in this little girl's head all day...

Li Muyang carefully pushed the door open to see the little girl, now changed into the villager's clothes, sitting timidly on the edge of the bamboo bed. Her damp hair hung over her shoulders, and her scrubbed-clean face was flushed red with a hint of baby fat.

If this were a game CG, it would definitely make any lolicon scream.

But unfortunately, Li Muyang was not a lolicon, so he had no wicked thoughts toward this cute, dazed little girl.

As he looked at the girl sitting on the bed, Li Muyang was about to speak when she suddenly asked.

"Big Brother, what is your name?" the little girl asked timidly.

The moment this question was asked, a system dialogue box appeared in Li Muyang's field of vision.

[Me? My name is Leng Aqi]

[You can call me _____(Please enter a custom ID)] (After selecting an ID, the character's appearance can be reshaped)

The sudden appearance of the new options made Li Muyang blink.

I can actually choose my own ID and customize my face?

Does this mean the game is only officially starting now?

Li Muyang curiously selected the second dialogue box, and his perspective shifted in an instant.

Originally, he had been observing the little girl from Leng Aqi's perspective, but after choosing the second option, Li Muyang's field of vision immediately moved, circling the room before finally locking onto the face of a man dressed in the attire of a southwestern villager, his appearance hideous.

A lewd smile hung on the man's face, and a dark, hairy mole on his right cheek made him look even uglier.

It was a face that made one feel repulsed just by looking at it.

Damn it! Are the system-generated characters really this ugly?

No way, I have to customize this face.

Li Muyang wasn't a game streamer looking to create comedic effects; there was no way he could play the game sporting such an ugly face. He wasn't a superficial person, but he couldn't stand such a hideous game character either.

Li Muyang began to overhaul the face with bold strokes, constantly adjusting the character's features, facial structure, and hair.

It took a full hour before he finally settled on a face that was at least pleasing to the eye.

Inside the stilt house, the youth in villager attire wore a refreshing smile, his sharp, well-defined features radiating an extraordinary air of heroism. A row of white teeth showed beneath his sunny smile. A small ponytail draped over his shoulder added a touch of exotic charm.

Li Muyang had used himself as a template for this face; the features were about seventy percent similar to his own, with an added touch of brightness and innocence.

At first glance, he truly looked like a sunny and innocent village boy.

Seeing that the character's face was finally acceptable, Li Muyang entered his ID.

"...Jiang Xiaoyu, my name is Jiang Xiaoyu."

Inside the stilt house, Li Muyang spoke the new ID aloud.

At the same time, he watched the little girl's face, wanting to see if the little thing would react to his sudden change in appearance.

But clearly, the little girl had no reaction to Li Muyang's sudden transformation into a handsome man; it was as if he had possessed this face from the very beginning.

"Brother Jiang Xiaoyu..."

The little girl murmured the name, as if trying to commit it to memory.

On the surface, she showed no change at all.

However, the character favorability rating in the top right corner of Li Muyang's vision had now changed to [Little Wild Grass: 0].

The little girl's health bar also shifted from the hostile blood-red to the pale yellow of a neutral entity.

So, this little girl no longer holds any hostility toward me!

Li Muyang didn't believe for a second that simply stating a name could raise the little girl's favorability by that much.

Therefore, there was only one reason why the favorability had surged from -50 to 0 all at once.

It was because Li Muyang had become handsome!

Damn it!

This brat is a superficial one!

Despite having the same identity and situation, her attitude had shifted so drastically just because of a different face.

Li Muyang looked speechlessly at the well-behaved, soft, and cute little girl before him, feeling a mix of amusement and frustration.

This brat... she's actually quite interesting!