Recaps

Lin Zhe discovered that Lin Xiaomeng’s reassurance had increased his Charm Value, then prepared for the Rao City Full Marathon while planning the inn’s first branch with her. After drinking Tenfold Tonic Soup, he went for a training run and found his pace and endurance had improved, leaving him confident as he continued toward the race.

• Lin Xiaomeng told Lin Zhe that her grandmother had redirected her from selling snacks to working at the inn, and Lin Zhe affectionately thanked her grandmother for bringing them together.
• Lin Zhe gained one Charm Value point from making Lin Xiaomeng feel at ease and checked that his Charm Value was 83 while hers was 92.
• Lin Zhe converted Lao Liu’s delivered peaches into Fortune-Blessed Peach Plums, then reviewed the rewards for the upcoming [Run, Boy!] marathon task.
• Lin Zhe and Lin Xiaomeng ate breakfast and discussed transferring canteen staff to the first branch while hiring and training additional workers for the inn.
• Lin Zhe drank Tenfold Tonic Soup and began a training run, finding that his heart rate was lower and his cadence higher than usual at his regular pace.
• After running five kilometers without tiring, Lin Zhe kept his pace steady rather than speeding up, focusing on building endurance for the marathon.

After taking Tenfold Tonic Soup, Lin Zhe found that his running performance had improved and saw runners as a promising market for the tonic. He completed his first half marathon, earned a cash reward of 123,456 yuan, and returned to the Fortunate Inn, where Lin Xiaomeng entered his office.

• Lin Zhe ran ten kilometers faster than his previous personal best and concluded that Tenfold Tonic Soup had boosted his performance.
• Lin Zhe met Fang Bo, a running creator staying at the Fortunate Inn for the Rao Marathon, and invited him to try something that afternoon.
• Lin Zhe completed his first half marathon in one hour and thirty-one minutes, triggering a notification that awarded him 123,456 yuan for beating his personal record.
• Lin Zhe shared his good mood with Auntie Wang and Auntie Chen by promising extra chicken drumsticks for lunch, then changed clothes in his office.
• Lin Xiaomeng entered Lin Zhe's office after he finished changing.

Lin Zhe kissed Lin Xiaomeng, earned a cash reward, and gave runner Fang Bo a vial of Tenfold Tonic Soup before leaving to meet Village Party Secretary Lin. After experiencing the soup’s rapid recovery effects, Fang Bo worried it might contain banned substances and called Lin Zhe to ask.

• Lin Zhe kissed Lin Xiaomeng and received a cash reward of 13,140 yuan from the Check-In Panel.
• Lin Zhe and Lin Xiaomeng left the inn to meet Village Party Secretary Lin and ran into Fang Bo after his forty-three-kilometer run.
• Lin Zhe gave Fang Bo a vial of Tenfold Tonic Soup and left with Lin Xiaomeng.
• Fang Bo drank the soup and felt his soreness and fatigue disappear within minutes.
• Fang Bo worried the soup might contain performance-enhancing drugs and called Lin Zhe.

Lin Zhe visited Lin Family Village with Lin Xiaomeng and bought supplies before meeting Lin Gengtian and the neighbors whose homesteads he planned to acquire. He completed the purchase of both homesteads, and Lin Gengtian said the village would handle the remaining paperwork.

• Fang Bo called Lin Zhe to ask about the Tenfold Tonic Soup and decided its effects could help him compete for the Rao Marathon championship.
• Lin Zhe and Lin Xiaomeng stopped at Lin Changsheng's supermarket, where Lin Zhe bought food, cigarettes, and liquor for lunch at Lin Gengtian's home.
• Lin Zhe and Lin Xiaomeng arrived at Lin Gengtian's large courtyard home and met Lin Xiaomeng's former neighbors, Lin Haiquan and Chen Yuhua.
• Lin Zhe, Lin Haiquan, and Chen Yuhua signed agreements transferring the two homesteads to Lin Zhe, who paid them and received their title certificates.
• Lin Gengtian told Lin Zhe that the village would handle the transfer paperwork and learned Lin Youcai would oversee demolition and rebuilding.

Lin Zhe helped Lin Xiaomeng pack up her old home before it was demolished, then arranged for construction to begin on the neighboring plots. After spending the afternoon with her, he raised her satisfaction to 83%, surpassing the Romantic Qixi mission’s requirement.

• Lin Xiaomeng showed Lin Zhe an old photograph of her parents and shared her sadness about never knowing what her mother looked like, and Lin Zhe promised to stay by her side.
• Lin Zhe arranged for Old Song and Auntie Wang to take the grain from Lin Xiaomeng’s old house back to the inn, then left with her for Lin Gengtian’s home.
• Lin Zhe agreed to let Lin Youcai oversee demolition and construction on the three courtyards, with demolition planned for the next day.
• After lunch, Lin Zhe drove Lin Xiaomeng to a private cinema and watched a movie with her before leaving for Rao City.
• Lin Zhe received a cash reward of 52,000 yuan as Lin Xiaomeng’s satisfaction rose to 83%, exceeding the mission’s 80% requirement.

Lin Zhe spent Qixi with Lin Xiaomeng, earning generous cash rewards from the Check-In Panel before taking her to buy flowers. At the flower shop, he unexpectedly ran into his cousin Qiao Wendong and helped prepare him for his first in-person meeting with his online girlfriend.

• Lin Zhe and Lin Xiaomeng shared an affectionate day together, and Lin Zhe received several cash rewards totaling more than 200,000 yuan.
• Lin Zhe took Lin Xiaomeng to Flower Encounter Workshop to buy her a Qixi bouquet.
• Lin Zhe recognized his cousin Qiao Wendong, who had returned from Nchang to meet his online girlfriend in person for the first time.
• Lin Zhe ordered two ninety-nine-rose bouquets and offered to pay for Qiao Wendong's flowers and give him a private-cinema VIP card.
• Lin Zhe offered Qiao Wendong his Yangwang U8 and a room at his inn, but Qiao Wendong hesitated to drive the expensive car.

Lin Zhe bought flowers and chocolates, then lent Qiao Wendong his Yangwang U8 to take gifts to Room 808 at Yu County's County Hospital for a meeting with his online sweetheart. Qiao Wendong eagerly showed off the car online, then discovered he had forgotten to start the engine.

• Lin Zhe gave Qiao Wendong the Yangwang U8 to drive and encouraged him to keep writing webnovels.
• Lin Zhe bought bouquets and chocolates at Hua Minting's flower shop, paid 8,888 yuan, and arranged for twenty-four chocolate boxes to be delivered to the Fortunate Inn.
• Lin Zhe told Qiao Wendong to take Lin Xiaomeng's flowers and chocolates to Room 808 at Yu County's County Hospital, where someone would meet him.
• Qiao Wendong posed with the U8 and gifts, posted a romantic message to Moments, and received enthusiastic praise from his friends.
• Qiao Wendong climbed into the U8, tried to drive, and realized he had forgotten to start the engine.

Lin Zhe left Lin Xiaomeng after taking her shopping and traveled to Rao City to meet Li Muchan, receiving flowers from several women along the way. The chapter ended with Li Muchan greeting him at her home, while his driver Guo Yaohui realized that his passenger was dating the chairman of the company where he worked.

• Lin Zhe spent over twenty thousand yuan from the romance fund on clothes for Lin Xiaomeng, then arranged rides for them to their separate destinations.
• During the drive to Rao City, Lin Zhe learned that Jiang Yining had sent him hydrangeas and returned the gesture by ordering lilies for her in Capital City.
• Lin Zhe received flowers from Li Muchan and ordered 999 roses for her, then learned that Lang Jiahui had also sent him a bouquet.
• Driver Guo Yaohui recognized Li Muchan as the chairman of Tengfei Group and worried that he might lose his job after seeing her with Lin Zhe.
• Li Muchan threw herself into Lin Zhe's arms, and Guo Yaohui watched them leave together, realizing they were a couple.

Lin Zhe and Li Muchan celebrated their first Valentine’s Day together, and Li Muchan surprised him with flowers, a handmade Iron Man display, and an RM88 Smiley watch. After they spent time together in the bedroom, Lin Zhe received a lifespan reward, and Li Muchan offered to make him noodles.

• Li Muchan introduced Lin Zhe to her neighbor Feng Qiming as her husband and told Feng to stop sending gifts to her company.
• Lin Zhe reassured Li Muchan that he trusted her, and he received nine days of lifespan for making her happy.
• Li Muchan revealed a flower-filled home and a block-built Iron Man display for Lin Zhe’s Valentine’s Day surprise.
• Lin Zhe discovered that Li Muchan had given him an RM88 Smiley watch costing over nine million yuan.
• Lin Zhe and Li Muchan spent time together in the bedroom, earning him a 99-day lifespan reward, and Li Muchan offered to cook him noodles.

Lin Zhe and Li Muchan shared dinner, discussed the Tenfold Tonic Soup’s effect on running, and went for a night run together. After Li Muchan introduced Lin Zhe as her husband to Wang Kang, her admirer, Lin Zhe followed her pacing and set a new half-marathon personal best.

• Lin Zhe praised Li Muchan’s tomato and egg noodles, and they discussed his marathon plans and the Tenfold Tonic Soup’s boost to his running.
• Li Muchan suggested they test the soup’s effects with a run, and they later headed to the residential complex’s track after each drinking a vial.
• Wang Kang caught up with them, ignored Lin Zhe, and asked Li Muchan to run with him until she introduced Lin Zhe as her husband.
• Wang Kang hurried away, shocked that Li Muchan had married Lin Zhe, while Lin Zhe reassured Li Muchan he was not jealous of her running-club friends.
• Li Muchan paced Lin Zhe through a 21.0975-kilometer run, and he finished in one hour and twenty-three minutes, setting a new personal best.

Lin Zhe earned lifespan from his intimacy with Li Muchan, returned to the warehouse to convert peaches, and hired for the inn. He then discovered Old Lu was dating twenty-five-year-old Lin Xiaomiao and accepted a mission to help them marry.

• Li Muchan praised Lin Zhe’s running performance, and their time together earned him lifespan and mission progress.
• Lin Zhe converted peaches at the warehouse, gave Zhang Qian a Fortune-Blessed Peach Plum, and asked her to recommend a new front-desk employee.
• Lin Zhe visited Room 218 and learned that Old Lu had fallen in love with his neighbor, Lin Xiaomiao.
• Lin Zhe accepted the mission to help Lu Lian and Lin Xiaomiao become husband and wife, then learned she was twenty-five while Old Lu was fifty-two.

Lin Zhe learned how Old Lu and Lin Xiaomiao fell in love and promised to support their marriage, then gained Old Lu’s S-rank Deft Hands skill when his loyalty reached 100%. After sending Old Lu home to rest, Lin Zhe received a call from Lin Youcai and drove to Lin Xiaomeng’s family’s old house.

• Lin Zhe heard how Lin Xiaomiao discovered Old Lu’s woodworking talent, helped him grow a livestream business, and became his girlfriend.
• Lin Zhe asked Old Lu whether he wanted to marry Lin Xiaomiao, and Old Lu said yes; Lin Zhe promised to help arrange the marriage.
• Old Lu’s loyalty to Lin Zhe reached 100%, and Lin Zhe gained the S-rank Deft Hands skill and Old Lu’s woodworking expertise.
• Lin Zhe ordered the exhausted Old Lu to take a day off and drove him back to his home in Lin Family Village.
• Lin Youcai called Lin Zhe, who then drove to Lin Xiaomeng’s family’s old house.

Lin Zhe oversaw the start of demolition for his planned homestay, hired Tao Yujia at the Inn, and sent Hu Ting a shipment of supplements. He then prepared a carved gift for Li Muchan and was surprised to learn his cousin Qiao Wendong was dating his former classmate Wu Xiaolin.

• Lin Zhe arrived at Lin Xiaomeng's old family home and watched Wang Dalong begin demolishing it for the homestay project.
• Lin Zhe hired Tao Yujia and told Zhang Qian to leave her with Li Yanfei and Li Yanxue to learn the job.
• Lin Zhe shipped 203 vials of Tenfold Tonic Soup to Hu Ting and finished carving a wooden figure of Li Muchan.
• Lin Zhe answered Qiao Wendong's call and learned that his cousin was at the Inn with his new girlfriend.
• Lin Zhe recognized Wu Xiaolin as his former high school classmate and teased her and Qiao Wendong about their relationship.

Lin Zhe offered Qiao Wendong a chance to sell Tenfold Tonic Soup, and Wu Xiaolin asked to try the work in Nchang so she could stay near her boyfriend. Lin Zhe received a new mission to train Wu Xiaolin as a sales professional and brought the couple to the office to sample the product.

• Lin Zhe told Qiao Wendong and Wu Xiaolin that Qiao Wendong’s mother was earning over 1,500 yuan a day selling Tenfold Tonic Soup.
• Lin Zhe offered Qiao Wendong a chance to sell the product in Nchang, but Qiao Wendong declined because he preferred to focus on writing.
• Wu Xiaolin asked Lin Zhe if she could try selling the product in Nchang so she could be close to Qiao Wendong.
• Lin Zhe triggered a mission to train Wu Xiaolin as an all-around sales professional for the Inn and saw its rewards.
• Lin Zhe took Wu Xiaolin and Qiao Wendong to the office and gave each of them a portion of Tenfold Tonic Soup.

Lin Zhe introduced Wu Xiaolin to the Tenfold Tonic Soup business after she and Qiao Wendong tried the supplement and were impressed by its effects. Wu Xiaolin agreed to join the company and travel to Nchang, while Lin Zhe left to pick up Li Muchan for lunch.

• Qiao Wendong and Wu Xiaolin tasted the Tenfold Tonic Soup, felt its warming and soothing effects, and praised its value despite its 688-yuan price.
• Lin Zhe explained the product's sales approach to Wu Xiaolin, who decided to resign from her job and begin onboarding the next day before traveling to Nchang.
• Lin Zhe teased Qiao Wendong and Wu Xiaolin about their romance, then agreed to take them to lunch at Fated Beginning.
• Qiao Wendong noticed Lin Zhe's RM88 watch, learned it had cost 9.6 million yuan, and took photos while trying it on.
• The group drove toward Rao City, where Qiao Wendong and Wu Xiaolin headed to Fated Beginning while Lin Zhe drove to Riverside Palm No. 1 Park to pick up Li Muchan.

Lin Zhe gave Li Muchan a wooden figurine he had carved for her, and they grew closer before rushing to meet his cousin and his girlfriend for lunch. At Fated Beginning, Qiao Wendong met Li Muchan as Lin Zhe’s cousin-in-law and was struck by how fortunate his cousin’s life seemed.

• Lin Zhe returned home with a wooden figurine he had carved, and Li Muchan recognized herself in it and was moved by the effort he had made.
• Lin Zhe received a virtual-panel reward of 31 days of lifespan and three Charm Value points after he and Li Muchan grew closer.
• Lin Zhe and Li Muchan remembered that Qiao Wendong and Wu Xiaolin were waiting at Fated Beginning, then hurried to get ready and drove there.
• Song Xiaoya told Lin Zhe she had given his guests fruit, nuts, and snacks while they waited.
• Lin Zhe introduced Li Muchan to Qiao Wendong and Wu Xiaolin as his cousin-in-law, and Qiao Wendong envied his cousin’s good fortune.
• Lin Zhe and the others ordered eight dishes, which Song Xiaoya had the kitchen prepare quickly.

Lin Zhe and Li Muchan shared lunch with Qiao Wendong and Wu Xiaolin, then bought running gear for the upcoming Rao Marathon. Their evening run raised Li Muchan’s satisfaction to 80%, completing the [Romantic Qixi] mission.

• Qiao Wendong and Wu Xiaolin joined Lin Zhe and Li Muchan for lunch, where Li Muchan offered Wu Xiaolin contacts in Nchang to help expand her Tenfold Tonic Soup business.
• Li Muchan paid for the meal, and Lin Zhe learned that Qiao Wendong was taking summer courses in writing and psychology.
• Lin Zhe and Li Muchan visited Yu Shanshan’s Yunshang Sports store and bought more than twenty-six thousand yuan’s worth of marathon gear.
• After returning home, Lin Zhe and Li Muchan went for an easy evening run and raised Li Muchan’s satisfaction to 80%, completing the [Romantic Qixi] mission.

After completing the Qixi mission, Lin Zhe expanded his plans for selling Tenfold Tonic Soup and checked the new weekly location at Monkey King Viewing a Treasure. At the inn, Auntie Wang asked him to hire her niece, triggering a mission to recruit ten kitchen staff, and Lin Zhe opened referrals to the whole kitchen team.

• Lin Zhe received the Qixi mission rewards, ran with Li Muchan, and gained another 31 days of lifespan after they spent time together.
• Lin Zhe converted peaches into Fortune-Blessed Peach Plums, prepared 1,890 vials of Tenfold Tonic Soup, and considered recruiting more trusted sales representatives.
• Lin Zhe discovered that his new weekly check-in location was Monkey King Viewing a Treasure and decided to visit after breakfast.
• Auntie Wang asked Lin Zhe to hire her niece, and Lin Zhe agreed after confirming she had a Health Certificate.
• Lin Zhe triggered the Preparing for a Rainy Day mission to recruit ten kitchen staff and invited each kitchen employee to refer one candidate that day.

Lin Zhe explained that the kitchen could hire referrals because he was preparing a branch in Lin Family Village, then hiked Mount Sanqing to check in at Monkey King Viewing Treasures. He received one Monkey Hair and decided to consider adding a laundry room to the inn.

• Lin Zhe told Auntie Wang that he was planning a Lin Family Village branch with prefab guest rooms and a canteen, and offered each kitchen worker one referral slot for the day.
• Lin Zhe hiked up Mount Sanqing and listened to Ke Lai explain the legend behind Monkey King Viewing Treasures.
• While waiting for the check-in, Lin Zhe read about college students using a hotel's laundry room and added a laundry facility to his inn-improvement plans.
• At 10:38, Lin Zhe successfully checked in at Monkey King Viewing Treasures and received Monkey Hair ×1.

Lin Zhe discovered that the Monkey Hair reward could create a highly intelligent external avatar, then materialized Lin Lei and assigned him to manage the storeroom. Back at the inn, Lin Zhe welcomed nine new canteen employees and visited his aunt Han Mei, who was collecting eggs.

• Lin Zhe examined the Monkey Hair and learned it could create an avatar with customizable traits, copied skills, and autopilot or login modes.
• Lin Zhe created a muscular, handsome avatar named Lin Lei at the deserted warehouse and tested logging into his body.
• Lin Zhe switched Lin Lei to autopilot, confirmed he could handle magical items, and hired him to process Fortune-Blessed Peach Plums and Tenfold Tonic Soup at the storeroom.
• Lin Zhe arranged a prefabricated dormitory, cash, and a phone for Lin Lei before returning to the inn.
• Lin Zhe greeted nine new aunties at the busy Good Fortune Canteen and promised to complete their onboarding after lunch.
• Lin Zhe visited Han Mei at the chicken coop while she collected eggs, and she greeted him warmly.

Lin Zhe learned about Lin Xiaomiao’s family and asked Han Mei and her husband to help sound out her parents about her relationship with Old Lu. Meanwhile, Zhang Chao and Han Wei resigned from their former jobs and arrived at the Fortunate Inn to begin work.

• Lin Zhe asked Auntie Wang about Lin Xiaomiao and learned that her parents were honest, decent people.
• Han Mei recalled that Lin Jianguo had once been close to her family, and Lin Zhe told her about Old Lu and Lin Xiaomiao’s relationship.
• Han Mei agreed to visit Lin Jianguo with her husband and help find out how the family felt about Old Lu.
• Lin Zhe began signing employment contracts with the new kitchen employees after the midday break.
• Zhang Chao and Han Wei arrived after resigning from their former company, and Lin Zhe introduced them to their new colleagues.

Lin Zhe expanded the Fortunate Inn’s staff, completed a wholesale-market setup for Lin Lei, and learned that Old Lu had finished renovating the six Boutique Guest Rooms. As the staff gathered to discuss how to earn more positive reviews, Zhang Chao began sharing his thoughts.

• Lin Zhe welcomed new hires and signed contracts with thirteen employees, bringing the Fortunate Inn’s staff to thirty-one.
• Lin Zhe received a quest reward that raised his Salary Card limit to 140,000 per month, then logged into Lin Lei and bought food at Hongrun Wholesale Market.
• Lin Zhe arranged a crane to unload a Modular House beside the storeroom, furnished it, and switched back to Free Management mode.
• Old Lu reported that all six Boutique Guest Rooms were renovated, and Lin Zhe saw that the main quest had reached eleven of one hundred positive reviews.
• Lin Zhe met with Sun Lijing, Zhang Chao, and Han Wei to discuss improving guest reviews, and Zhang Chao began offering his perspective.

Lin Zhe invited his employees to discuss ways to improve the Fortunate Inn, accepted their ideas, and earned a leadership reward and increased loyalty. He took Zhang Chao, Han Wei, and Sun Lijing to dinner and picked up Lin Xiaomeng, while the Rao Marathon approached.

• Zhang Chao, Han Wei, and Sun Lijing suggested adding private bathrooms, a laundry room, new uniforms, and courtyard features to improve the Fortunate Inn, and Lin Zhe agreed to pursue their ideas.
• Lin Zhe assigned Zhang Chao and Han Wei to design the front courtyard and recorded the employees' other suggestions.
• Lin Zhe received 10 leadership points and 100,000 yuan, while Zhang Chao, Han Wei, and Sun Lijing's loyalty increased.
• Lin Zhe invited the three employees to dinner and told them that Lin Xiaomeng's grandmother was recovering well in the hospital.
• Lin Zhe told Zhang Chao and the others that he planned to run the full marathon, then drove them to the hospital to pick up Lin Xiaomeng.

Lin Zhe introduced his girlfriend Lin Xiaomeng to his employees and college classmates before taking them to Yulong Hotel for dinner. When his cousin Sun Lina called about trouble after a collision, Lin Zhe drove to Beixin Street and found Zhang Xuegang beaten by the occupants of a pink Rolls-Royce; after hearing Zhang Xuegang’s account, Lin Zhe’s expression darkened.

• Lin Xiaomeng joined Lin Zhe’s car, where she and Zhang Chao and Han Wei recognized one another as former college classmates.
• Lin Zhe drove the group to Yulong Hotel and invited his cousin’s family to join them for dinner.
• Sun Lina called Lin Zhe about trouble, so he sent Lin Xiaomeng and the others into the hotel and drove to Beixin Street.
• Lin Zhe found Zhang Xuegang sitting injured beside his damaged F3 while Sun Lina and their children faced the people from the pink Rolls-Royce.
• Lin Zhe held Zhang Xuegang down as he tried to rise, then listened to his account of the collision and assault.

Lin Zhe defended Zhang Xuegang after four men beat him over a car collision, then helped the police establish that he acted in self-defense. His family left for a meal while Lin Zhe stayed at the hospital, and the mission rewards arrived before Sun Lijing called to pick them up.

• Lin Zhe triggered the Special Mission [Connected by the Same Breath] and chose to fight the four men who had beaten Zhang Xuegang.
• Lin Zhe defeated all four attackers in seconds with Wing Chun after they attacked him first.
• Lin Zhe admitted to the police that he had fought the men and pointed them to surveillance footage as evidence of self-defense.
• At the police station, Lin Zhe arranged for Zhang Xuegang to receive a full examination and hospital admission while Sun Lina took the children to the hotel.
• Sun Lina and Zhang Xuegang's loyalty reached 100, completing Lin Zhe's mission and raising his Charm Value to 92.
• Sun Lijing called Lin Zhe after arriving to pick up Sun Lina and the children.