Chapter Summaries

Chen Lin concealed the supernatural details of the mountain attack while police arrived and found the four wanted criminals defeated. Li Xiang arranged urgent medical care for Chen Lin and chose not to press him about the strange evidence.

• Chen Lin told Chen Qianqian, Song Qiuya, and Zhang Ruoxi to forget anything inexplicable, then ordered Clear Wind and Bright Moon to make the three surviving robbers unable to speak or remember.
• Chen Lin hid the weapons and shell casings, altered the scene, and called Captain Li to report the attack and his gunshot wound.
• While they waited, Song Qiuya bandaged Chen Lin as Chen Qianqian and Zhang Ruoxi remained shaken.
• Li Xiang arrived with detectives, identified Mad Mule and the three surviving suspects, and questioned Chen Lin about what had happened.
• Chen Lin gave Li Xiang a cover story, and an officer reported that the scene contained only one pistol and shell casing while the suspects had been physically injured.
• Li Xiang called Chief Xia Xuejun, then told Chen Lin that an ambulance and the chief of surgery were waiting to take him to the hospital.

After Chen Lin survived the gunmen’s attack, Xia Xuejun explained that they were wanted murderers seeking revenge on Song Qiuya and awarded Chen Lin 1.4 million yuan. Chen Lin left the hospital against medical advice, and Song Qiuya invited him to stay at her place for the night.

• Xia Xuejun and Li Xiang told Chen Lin that the gang were Class A wanted criminals who had targeted Song Qiuya to avenge A Yong.
• Xia Xuejun said Chen Lin would receive 1.4 million yuan in rewards and a medal for bravery.
• Chen Lin refused to remain hospitalized and left with Song Qiuya, Chen Qianqian, and Zhang Ruoxi.
• Song Qiuya asked Chen Lin to stay at her place that night.

After surviving an attack, Chen Lin and the others stayed at Song Qiuya’s luxurious apartment, where she comforted him and their closeness grew. Song Qiuya stopped Chen Lin from taking things further because Chen Qianqian was sleeping next door.

• Song Qiuya invited Chen Lin, Chen Qianqian, and Zhang Ruoxi to stay at her home, and they agreed.
• At Song Qiuya’s apartment, she gave the guests slippers and arranged rooms for them.
• Chen Lin rested and used the Taiyin Breathing Technique to ease his injury while hiding his unusual recovery.
• Song Qiuya brought Chen Lin his medicine and warm water, and he pulled her into an embrace.
• Chen Lin and Song Qiuya kissed, but she caught his wandering hand and reminded him that her sister was next door.

After the night’s danger, Chen Lin cultivated with a spirit stone and discovered the Everlasting Spring Art could rapidly heal his bullet wound. The next morning, Song Qiuya met Li Xiaoyue at Chen Lin’s Farmhouse Courtyard, where the two women sensed a subtle rivalry.

• Song Qiuya kissed Chen Lin good night, while Chen Qianqian teased Zhang Ruoxi about liking her brother and worried that Zhang Ruoxi might fall for him.
• Chen Lin resolved to grow stronger after recalling the attack, then used a spirit stone to cultivate and watched his shoulder wound heal rapidly.
• The next morning, Song Qiuya drove Chen Lin, Chen Qianqian, and Zhang Ruoxi to Chen Family Village.
• Chen Lin introduced Song Qiuya as his girlfriend to Li Xiaoyue, and the two women exchanged compliments while Song Qiuya linked arms with him.
• At the fish pond, Song Qiuya recognized the Scaly-sided Merganser swimming with its three ducklings.

Chen Lin showed Song Qiuya the farm’s thriving vegetable patch, where she, Chen Qianqian, and Zhang Ruoxi marveled at the produce. Chen Lin’s uncle and aunt welcomed Song Qiuya as family, but a loud argument in the front courtyard drew everyone away.

• Chen Qianqian, Zhang Ruoxi, and Song Qiuya tasted Chen Lin’s cherry tomatoes and were amazed by their flavor.
• Liu Shuqin and Chen Guofu arrived, mistook Song Qiuya for Chen Lin’s girlfriend, and warmly welcomed her into the family.
• Song Qiuya worried that she had been rude by arriving empty-handed, and Chen Lin reassured her that her visit was the best gift.
• Zhang Ruoxi watched Chen Lin and Song Qiuya’s closeness and felt uneasy.
• Chen Lin heard a harsh argument in the front courtyard and headed there, followed by Song Qiuya, Chen Qianqian, and Zhang Ruoxi.

Chen Lin confronted a woman who demanded thirty thousand yuan after Aunt Zhang accidentally splashed water on her dress. Song Qiuya exposed the dress as a cheap counterfeit, leaving the woman publicly disgraced as diners called her a scammer.

• Aunt Zhang accidentally spilled hot water on the woman's skirt, and the woman demanded thirty thousand yuan while berating her and Liu Shuqin.
• Chen Lin arrived, reassured Aunt Zhang, and heard how the spill happened as Liu Shuqin offered to pay for cleaning and compensation.
• The woman showed a receipt claiming she had bought the Givenchy dress for thirty-two thousand yuan and refused to accept less than thirty thousand.
• Song Qiuya identified the dress as counterfeit and pointed out its faulty stitching, tag, and fabric, estimating it had cost three hundred to five hundred yuan.
• Song Qiuya revealed she owned genuine versions of the dress, and Chen Qianqian and the diners mocked the woman and called for the police.

Chen Lin forced a woman who had brought a fake item to apologize to Liu Shuqin and Aunt Zhang, then shared a meal with Song Qiuya, Chen Qianqian, and Zhang Ruoxi. He took the three girls to the police station to give statements about the fugitives, and they encountered Li Xiang just after finishing.

• Chen Lin threatened to call the police and use surveillance footage, making the woman apologize to Liu Shuqin and Aunt Zhang before she fled with her companion.
• Liu Shuqin, Chen Guofu, and Aunt Zhang thanked Chen Lin and Song Qiuya, while Zhang Ruoxi watched their affectionate exchange with discomfort.
• Chen Lin and the three girls ate Uncle Qin's cooking in the back courtyard, and Song Qiuya was delighted by the food.
• Chen Lin brought Song Qiuya, Chen Qianqian, and Zhang Ruoxi to the Municipal Criminal Police Division to give statements about the fugitives.
• Deputy captain An Xin took their statements without pressing them closely, and they ran into Li Xiang after leaving the interview room.

After receiving a 1.4-million-yuan bounty for capturing four fugitives, Chen Lin learned that the Construction Group had secured approval for his Chen Family Village tourism projects and set construction to begin. The next morning, an impressive convoy of construction vehicles and workers arrived in the village.

• Li Xiang praised Chen Lin for recovering quickly from his gunshot wound and arranged to pay him the 1.4-million-yuan bounty.
• Chen Shuting told Chen Lin that the floating restaurant and shore facilities had received city approvals, and Chen Lin ordered the parking area, campsite, and natural swimming area built first.
• Chen Lin told Chen Qianqian and Zhang Ruoxi that he wanted to make Chen Family Village a famous vacation destination, then teased Chen Qianqian about contributing her savings.
• Song Qiuya returned to the jewelry store, and Chen Lin drove Chen Qianqian and Zhang Ruoxi back to Chen Family Village.
• The next morning, Yicheng Construction Group vehicles, trucks, and workers arrived in Chen Family Village, startling the villagers.

Chen Lin’s reservoir tourism project began construction, drawing amazed villagers and catching Mayor An Changlin’s attention. Meanwhile, three retired provincial and municipal officials arrived at Chen Lin’s busy farmhouse restaurant to try its food.

• Yicheng Construction Group’s convoy arrived in Chen Family Village and began surveying a parking lot, camping area, and natural swimming area funded by Chen Lin.
• Villagers reacted with shock when the engineer named Chen Lin as the investor, while Chen Guofu and Liu Shuqin wondered how his plans had grown beyond the restaurant they had discussed.
• Chen Lin learned from Chen Shuting that Mayor An Changlin had praised the project during the city’s approval process.
• Gao Yuliang, Ding Yizhen, and Ji Changmin arrived at Chen Lin’s farmhouse restaurant, and Ding Yizhen explained that his grandson had raved about its food.

Gao Yuliang, Ding Yizhen, and Ji Changmin ate at Li Xiaoyue’s restaurant and discovered that the meal eased their chronic ailments. Convinced the ingredients were responsible, they asked to meet the owner and found Xiao Lin feeding fish in the back courtyard.

• Li Xiaoyue seated Gao Yuliang, Ding Yizhen, and Ji Changmin at the last available table.
• Gao Yuliang and the other two men devoured the dishes, astonished by the food’s exceptional flavor.
• After eating, Gao Yuliang noticed his usual post-meal fatigue had eased, Ding Yizhen felt less knee pain, and Ji Changmin found his neck less stiff.
• Gao Yuliang concluded that the ingredients had affected their health and insisted on meeting the owner.
• Li Xiaoyue led the three men to the back courtyard, where she introduced them to Xiao Lin as he fed fish by the pond.

Chen Lin gave Gao Yuliang, Ding Yizhen, and Ji Changmin a generous haul of his extraordinary produce for a token payment. On the drive back, Gao Yuliang suspected that eating the ingredients regularly could improve their health.

• Chen Lin told Gao Yuliang, Ding Yizhen, and Ji Changmin that he grew the vegetables and raised the fish himself.
• Chen Lin offered to give them ingredients, but Gao Yuliang insisted on paying, so Chen Lin charged only one thousand yuan.
• Chen Lin packed three chickens, six grass carp, and two bulging bags of vegetables for the three men.
• Gao Yuliang accepted the ingredients and said they would return, while Chen Lin hoped they would take the bait.
• On the drive back, Gao Yuliang recalled how a stay in Bama Yao Village had improved an academician's health and suggested Chen Lin's ingredients might restore their health over time.

Chen Lin celebrated Liu Shuqin’s birthday with his family and gave her and Chen Qianqian generous gold gifts. After the Myriad Worlds Garbage Transfer Station upgraded, he discovered its improved appraisal function and confirmed the spirit spring water was safe for his loved ones; the next morning, Zhang Ruoxi blushed after asking if she could visit again.

• Chen Lin and the family celebrated Liu Shuqin’s birthday, and he gave her a gold jewelry set and Chen Qianqian an early birthday gift of gold jewelry and a gold pig.
• Chen Lin entered the Myriad Worlds Garbage Transfer Station and learned it had expanded and gained an upgraded item appraisal function.
• Chen Lin appraised several pills and learned that spirit spring water could benefit people and animals by improving their constitution and intelligence.
• Chen Lin searched the sorted garbage, found a gold hairpin and a refined-steel dagger, then returned to his room.
• Chen Lin drove Chen Qianqian and Zhang Ruoxi to the railway station and transferred fifty thousand yuan to Chen Qianqian.
• Zhang Ruoxi asked Chen Lin if she could visit again, and she blushed and hurried into the station after he agreed.

Chen Lin showed An Changlin the plans for his reservoir farmhouse resort, stunning Gao Qiqiang with the deputy mayor’s warm familiarity toward him. An Changlin declined Gao’s restaurant invitation but accepted Chen Lin’s offer to eat at the resort, leaving Gao and Chen Shuting shocked.

• Chen Lin arrived at the construction site and met Gao Qiqiang, whom Chen Shuting introduced as her husband and the Construction Group’s chairman.
• An Changlin arrived, greeted Chen Lin warmly, and surprised Gao Qiqiang and Chen Shuting with their apparent closeness.
• Chen Shuting showed An Changlin the plans for the swimming area, campground, and large overwater restaurant, while Chen Lin confirmed the designs were his.
• After the groundbreaking ceremony, Gao Qiqiang invited An Changlin to Peach Blossom Island Restaurant, but An Changlin refused.
• Chen Lin invited An Changlin to share a staff meal at the farmhouse resort, and An Changlin accepted, leaving Gao Qiqiang and Chen Shuting dumbfounded.

Chen Lin hosted An Changlin, Gao Qiqiang, and Chen Shuting at his farmhouse restaurant, where the guests were overwhelmed by his food and An Changlin recognized the strength of Chen Lin’s business. Their meal ended with a threatening young man arriving at the courtyard and confronting Chen Lin.

• An Changlin arrived at Chen Lin’s farmhouse with Gao Qiqiang and Chen Shuting, who were astonished by the long line of cars outside.
• Chen Lin served the guests his signature homegrown fish, chicken, and vegetables, and they eagerly devoured the meal.
• An Changlin concluded that Chen Lin’s cooking could draw huge crowds to the floating restaurant and considered the political value of the Chen Family Village project.
• A young man in a patterned shirt arrived with more than a dozen black SUVs, blocked the courtyard entrance, and angrily confronted Chen Lin.

Liu Asheng arrived at Chen Family Village with armed men and demanded money from Chen Lin, threatening to disrupt his project and restaurant. After Liu insulted Yicheng in front of Deputy Mayor An Changlin, police and SWAT surrounded his group.

• Liu Asheng accused Chen Lin of taking his family's money and demanded payment, threatening to block construction and occupy Chen Lin's restaurant.
• Gao Qiqiang confronted Liu Asheng, and An Changlin warned him that the project had the city's support.
• Liu mocked Yicheng as a backwater in front of Deputy Mayor An Changlin, who discreetly had Secretary Wang call the police.
• Liu waited confidently with his men until more than twenty police vehicles arrived and boxed in his SUVs.
• Sixty or seventy detectives and SWAT officers emerged with weapons aimed at Liu Asheng and his men, leaving Liu stunned.

After Liu Asheng’s gang was arrested for threatening Chen Lin, Liu Xinjian visited Chen Lin and offered him money to give the police a statement calling the incident a joke. Chen Lin rejected his excuses, and Liu Xinjian raised the offer to five million as the chapter ended.

• Li Xiang arrived with SWAT officers, arrested Liu Asheng and his gang, and reported to Mayor An Changlin.
• An Changlin trusted Chen Lin and dismissed his apology, while Gao Qiqiang promised the Construction Group would complete the work ahead of schedule.
• The construction crews worked around the clock, and Chen Lin focused on practicing his cultivation techniques while others managed the site and farmhouse.
• Liu Xinjian arrived with his nephew and offered Li Xiaoyue money to take him to Chen Lin, but she refused until Chen Lin invited them in.
• Liu Xinjian asked Chen Lin to tell the police that Liu Asheng had only been joking, and Chen Lin challenged his excuses.
• Liu Xinjian increased his offer from one million to five million for Chen Lin’s written statement.

Chen Lin refused Liu Xinjian’s offer and threats, then learned that Liu Asheng’s case was heading toward organized-crime charges. At Green Mountain Sanatorium, An Changlin visited Gao Yuliang and was astonished when Gao and his companions eagerly hurried to lunch.

• Chen Lin warned Liu Xinjian that his backyard camera had recorded the threats, and Liu left without securing a forgiveness letter.
• Chen Lin reassured Li Xiaoyue, then decided to make time for a trip to Magic City to deal with Wang Lei and Li Wei.
• Chen Lin called Li Xiang, who said prosecutors were preparing charges against Liu Asheng and his men as an organized criminal gang, with a trial potentially starting in two weeks.
• An Changlin visited Gao Yuliang at Green Mountain Sanatorium and watched Gao defeat Ji Changmin at Chinese chess.
• When Gao Xiaofeng announced lunch, Gao Yuliang, Ji Changmin, and Ding Yizhen hurried inside, leaving An Changlin bewildered by their sudden eagerness to eat.

An Changlin joined Gao Yuliang, Ji Changmin, and Ding Yizhen for a meal made with Chen Lin’s ingredients, and learned of Chen Lin’s remarkable exploits and their possible health benefits. After the group decided to keep the discovery quiet while they investigated it, Chen Lin headed to see Song Qiuya and received a distressed call from Zhao Jie.

• An Changlin tasted the food at Gao Yuliang’s villa and recognized the ingredients as coming from Little Chen’s Farmhouse Courtyard.
• An Changlin told Gao Yuliang, Ji Changmin, and Ding Yizhen how Chen Lin had helped solve the Zhou Xiaofu Gold Robbery Case and capture the Mad Mule Gang.
• Gao Yuliang, Ding Yizhen, and Ji Changmin reported improvements in their chronic conditions after eating Chen Lin’s ingredients, and Gao Yuliang ordered everyone to keep the matter quiet until they had checked for risks.
• Chen Lin thought about sending the police security footage of Liu Xinjian’s threat, then got ready and drove toward downtown Yicheng City to see Song Qiuya.
• Zhao Jie called Chen Lin and said he was in serious trouble.

Chen Lin reunited Zhao Jie and Su Mei, introduced them to his girlfriend Song Qiuya, and offered Su Mei a general manager position at his expanding resort. He revealed that he had raised around seventy million yuan by selling rare rosewood, leaving Zhao Jie stunned.

• Zhao Jie told Chen Lin that Su Mei had quit her job and was returning to Yicheng, so Chen Lin agreed to help pick her up.
• Chen Lin invited Song Qiuya to meet Zhao Jie and Su Mei, then introduced her as his girlfriend at the train station.
• At Haidilao, Song Qiuya doted on Chen Lin and discussed operations with Su Mei while Zhao Jie watched in amazement.
• Chen Lin offered Su Mei the general manager position with an annual salary of five hundred thousand yuan and a share of the profits.
• Chen Lin explained that his reservoir resort project would cost around seventy million yuan and said he had sold top-grade gold star rosewood for a hundred million.
• Zhao Jie choked and asked Chen Lin in disbelief how much the wood had sold for.

Chen Lin met Su Mei’s investment proposal with a promise of one hundred million yuan, then returned to his restaurant and reunited with Qin Chuxia, the woman he had rescued from a burning car. Qin Chuxia tried to repay him, while Li Xiaoyue struggled with her growing jealousy; the chapter left Chen Lin unaware of her feelings.

• Chen Lin offered Su Mei a general manager position for a resort project, and she agreed to join him.
• Chen Lin kissed Song Qiuya in his car before dropping her off at the jewelry store.
• Li Xiaoyue told Chen Lin that a red-haired woman was waiting for him in the backyard.
• Qin Chuxia introduced herself as the woman Chen Lin had rescued and offered him a bank card, but he refused it and warned her to drive more carefully.
• Qin Chuxia told Chen Lin that Zhenzhen was recovering from the crash and Aiai was receiving skin grafts for her neck burn.
• Li Xiaoyue brought fruit to Chen Lin and Qin Chuxia, then retreated to the front desk and questioned her own jealousy.