Chapter Summaries

Lin Zhe spent the romance fund on phones, matching watches, and outfits for himself and Lin Xiaomeng, then reassured her that he enjoyed giving her gifts because he loved her. As they waited for a table at Haidilao, Lin Zhe unexpectedly ran into Quan Shitao.

• Lin Zhe bought matching phones and sports watches for himself and Lin Xiaomeng, using the romance fund account.
• Lin Zhe took Lin Xiaomeng to a Nike store and bought them matching clothes and shoes.
• When Lin Xiaomeng offered to pay for dinner, Lin Zhe explained that he liked expressing love through gifts and told her they did not need to keep their money separate.
• Lin Zhe and Lin Xiaomeng went to Haidilao, took a waiting number, and Lin Xiaomeng went to the restroom.
• Quan Shitao spotted Lin Zhe in the waiting area, and Lin Zhe greeted him after more than a year apart.

Lin Zhe unexpectedly ran into his former class representative Quan Shitao and Quan's fiancée, Ma Mengjiao, who was technician No. 12 at Dan Teng's favorite massage shop. When Quan tried to impress Lin Zhe and Lin Xiaomeng with his success, Lin Zhe let his Yangwang U8 key fall onto the table, leaving Quan stunned.

• Lin Zhe recalled how Quan Shitao had pressured him and Dan Teng to apologize during a college dispute, leaving them estranged from their classmates.
• Lin Zhe recognized Ma Mengjiao as technician No. 12, and she nervously greeted him while Quan introduced her as his fiancée.
• Quan invited Lin Zhe and Dan Teng to his October first wedding and boasted that he had earned the bride price and bought an apartment with help from his parents.
• Lin Xiaomeng returned and introduced herself as Lin Zhe's girlfriend, prompting Quan to invite the couple to dinner so he could show off his success.
• Quan placed his BMW keys on the table while boasting about his income, and Lin Zhe pretended to drop his keys before revealing the Yangwang U8 key.
• Quan's eye twitched when he saw Lin Zhe's Yangwang U8 key on the table.

Lin Zhe and Lin Xiaomeng shared a meal and went to the cinema after Quan Shitao’s attempts to show off backfired and cost him an expensive dinner and a gold bangle. At the ticket counter, Lin Xiaomeng chose a movie based on Lin Zhe’s hint about a wolf, leaving him stunned when she picked Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: The Guardian.

• Quan Shitao recognized Lin Zhe’s Yangwang U8 key and asked him to lead his wedding procession, but Lin Zhe refused.
• Quan Shitao invited Lin Zhe and Lin Xiaomeng to dinner, and Lin Zhe ordered a lavish spread that cost over 1,200 yuan.
• Quan Shitao and Ma Mengjiao ate in a sour mood, while Lin Zhe looked after Lin Xiaomeng; afterward, Quan Shitao bought Ma Mengjiao an expensive gold bangle to cheer her up.
• Lin Zhe took Lin Xiaomeng to the cinema, bought popcorn and drinks, and let her choose a movie.
• After Lin Zhe hinted that he wanted the movie with a wolf, Lin Xiaomeng chose Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: The Guardian, and Lin Zhe sprayed out his cola.

Lin Zhe and Lin Xiaomeng went to see a movie, then checked into a hotel because Lin Zhe was too tired to drive back. Lin Zhe fell asleep while Lin Xiaomeng prepared herself, but they later became intimate and ended the night talking about their future and the possibility of having a baby.

• Lin Zhe and Lin Xiaomeng watched Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: The Guardian, with Lin Zhe sleeping through half of it.
• Lin Zhe asked whether Lin Xiaomeng could drive, and they chose to stay at a nearby Hanting Hotel when she said she could not.
• Lin Xiaomeng nervously went to the bathroom while Lin Zhe fell asleep on the bed.
• Lin Xiaomeng kissed Lin Zhe, waking him, and they became intimate.
• Lin Zhe asked Lin Xiaomeng to take responsibility for him, and she agreed to give him her salary card.
• Lin Xiaomeng asked whether they might have a baby, and Lin Zhe joked that they could take her to see Pleasant Goat next time.

After Lin Zhe and Lin Xiaomeng’s relationship advanced, his Love Fund Card limit rose to 131,400 yuan a month. He cared for Lin Xiaomeng, arranged to introduce her to his aunt and repay a family loan, then returned to the inn and discovered his new check-in location.

• Lin Zhe saw that his relationship with Lin Xiaomeng had reached [Love as Firm as Gold] and that his Love Fund Card limit had increased to 131,400 yuan.
• Lin Zhe told Lin Xiaomeng to rest, then bought medicine for her from his aunt Lin Guoxia, who teased him about his new girlfriend.
• Lin Zhe showed Lin Guoxia a video of Lin Xiaomeng and arranged for them to visit her and her husband for dinner that afternoon.
• Lin Zhe returned to the hotel with medicine for Lin Xiaomeng, then drove to Hongrun Wholesale Market, where he turned 500 kilograms of peaches into Fortune-Blessed Peach Plum for Zhang Xuegang to load.
• Lin Zhe drove to the Fortunate Inn and learned that his check-in location for the week was Old Daoist Worshipping the Moon.

Lin Zhe ate breakfast, ordered food for Lin Xiaomeng, and climbed Mount Sanqing to check in at Old Daoist Worshipping the Moon. There, he ran into Jiang Yining and her would-be suitor; Jiang Yining stayed to talk with Lin Zhe while he remained at the viewpoint to complete his check-in.

• Lin Zhe learned that Lin Xiaomeng was taking the day off and ordered her a variety of breakfast foods through Some Group's delivery service.
• Lin Zhe planned ways to spend the Love Fund balance on Lin Xiaomeng, then ate Soul-Seducing Fried Rice Noodles and prepared to visit Old Daoist Worshipping the Moon.
• Lin Zhe hiked for over forty minutes to the attraction's viewing spot, where Jiang Yining greeted him while coming down the mountain with a young man.
• Lin Zhe chatted with Jiang Yining, who ignored the young man's attempts to get her attention and turned down Lin Zhe's invitation to head down together.
• Jiang Yining sent the young man down the mountain and stayed beside Lin Zhe, hinting that she preferred a mature, tall, clear-skinned partner.

Lin Zhe entertained Jiang Yining and nearby tourists with a humorous version of the legend of Old Daoist Worshipping the Moon while waiting for his check-in to succeed. Jiang Yining filmed him, and Wang Qinghui, the Mount Sanqing Scenic Area Administrative Committee director, approved of Lin Zhe’s storytelling style.

• Lin Zhe told Jiang Yining that he often visited Old Daoist Worshipping the Moon when he was in a bad mood, then began recounting a comic tale about Lü Dongbin.
• Nearby tourists gathered to listen as Lin Zhe joked about Lü Dongbin’s repeated failures at the imperial exams and invited them to treat his story as entertainment.
• Jiang Yining asked to film Lin Zhe’s performance for her account, and Lin Zhe agreed in exchange for promotion of the Fortunate Inn.
• Zhang Min recognized Lin Zhe and introduced him to Wang Qinghui, who praised Lin Zhe’s engaging commentary as more enjoyable than standard tour-guide explanations.
• Lin Zhe continued his tale with jokes about exam confidence and lottery tickets, then worked the Fortunate Inn into the story as Lü Dongbin’s place to await his results.

Lin Zhe entertained tourists on Mount Sanqing with a humorous retelling of Lü Dongbin’s enlightenment, then checked in at Old Daoist Worshipping the Moon and received a Yellow Millet Pillow. Back at the inn, he discovered the pillow boosted sleep and sweet dreams and lay down to test it.

• Lin Zhe drew a crowd by telling the story of how Han Zhongli used the Yellow Millet Pillow to guide Old Lü through a dream and the Ten Trials of Dongbin.
• Wang Qinghui praised Lin Zhe’s storytelling and told Zhang Min she planned to visit the Fortunate Inn.
• Lin Zhe successfully checked in at Old Daoist Worshipping the Moon and received 100 Yellow Millet Pillows in his Virtual Warehouse.
• Lin Zhe and Jiang Yining went down the mountain together, then parted at the inn.
• Lin Zhe retrieved a Yellow Millet Pillow, saw that it granted Sleep +3 and sweet dreams +3, and lay down to test it.

Lin Zhe discovered that the Golden Millet Pillow made him fall asleep almost immediately, while Lin Guoxia brought fruit and milk from her brother’s family to Qiao Bin. After tasting Lin Zhe’s Fortune-Blessed Peach Plums, the couple marveled at their flavor and price, and Qiao Bin began hoping Lin Zhe’s success would let them recover the hundred thousand yuan they had lent.

• Lin Zhe rested his head on the Golden Millet Pillow and fell asleep in under a minute.
• Lin Guoxia arrived home with fruit and Chunzhen Milk from her brother’s family and told Qiao Bin that Lin Zhe’s inn and fruit businesses were thriving.
• Qiao Bin worried that the hundred thousand yuan he and Lin Guoxia had lent might never be repaid, then tasted a Fortune-Blessed Peach Plum and loved it.
• Qiao Bin and Lin Guoxia ate the plums together and learned their wholesale price was thirty-eight yuan per jin.
• Lin Guoxia told Qiao Bin that Lin Zhe had a beautiful girlfriend and planned to bring her over for dinner, then went to rest before their market trip.

Lin Zhe discovered that the Yellow Millet Pillow had given him exceptionally restorative sleep, then accepted a Main Quest to upgrade the Fortunate Inn and earn 100 positive reviews. After unlocking the Hiring feature but finding its first worker too expensive, he drove to Rao City to meet Lin Xiaomeng and stopped at a flower shop.

• Lin Zhe woke after sleeping for hours on the Yellow Millet Pillow and saw that his watch recorded a perfect sleep score with over five hours of deep sleep.
• Lin Zhe concluded that the Yellow Millet Pillow could cure his insomnia and decided to test it again that night.
• Lin Zhe accepted the [Strive for Perfection] Main Quest, which required 100 positive reviews for rooms priced at least 1,314 yuan and unlocked the [Hiring] feature.
• Lin Zhe found that recruiting a renovation worker cost 10,000 gold coins, equivalent to 100,000 yuan, and chose to wait until he had spare money.
• Lin Zhe loaded fried rice and fruit into his car, drove to Rao City, and entered a nearby flower shop, where the owner was immediately attracted to him.

Lin Zhe bought Lin Xiaomeng roses, then learned Quan Shitao had insulted them behind their backs and exposed his engagement to Number Twelve. After confronting Quan Shitao at a tobacco and liquor shop, Lin Zhe bought lavish gifts for his youngest aunt, leaving Quan Shitao embarrassed as they prepared to visit their relatives.

• Lin Zhe surprised Lin Xiaomeng with ninety-nine roses, and the two spent time together before leaving the hotel.
• Fatty told Lin Zhe that Quan Shitao had mocked him and called Lin Xiaomeng an escort; Lin Zhe revealed that Number Twelve was Quan Shitao's fiancée.
• Lin Zhe and Lin Xiaomeng arrived at a tobacco and liquor shop near his youngest aunt's home and unexpectedly met Quan Shitao and Ma Mengjiao.
• Lin Zhe called Quan Shitao “Puppy” and said he and Lin Xiaomeng were visiting his aunt, then ordered a case of Moutai and two cartons of expensive cigarettes.
• Ma Mengjiao compared Lin Zhe's generosity with Quan Shitao's, while Quan Shitao grew visibly embarrassed.

Lin Zhe visited his aunt and uncle with Lin Xiaomeng, claiming she had bought him his new Yangwang U8. His relatives and neighbors gathered outside, where Quan Shitao heard the claim and was stunned by the contrast with his own relationship.

• Lin Zhe left the shop after needling Quan Shitao, who bought another case of Moutai and two cartons of Golden Leaf cigarettes for Ma Mengjiao’s parents.
• Lin Zhe asked Lin Xiaomeng to tell his relatives that she had bought him the Yangwang U8, and she agreed.
• Lin Guoxia and Qiao Bin met their neighbors Ma Guobao and Xu Fengfeng, who boasted about their daughter Ma Mengjiao’s upcoming wedding and generous future son-in-law.
• The two couples went downstairs and met Lin Zhe, Lin Xiaomeng, Ma Mengjiao, and Quan Shitao beside their cars.
• Lin Zhe introduced Lin Xiaomeng as his girlfriend and said she had bought him the Yangwang U8, leaving Quan Shitao and Lin Zhe’s aunt and uncle astonished.
• As Lin Zhe and his aunt and uncle approached the U8’s trunk, the BMW’s trunk opened to reveal Quan Shitao’s case of Feitian Moutai.

Lin Zhe visited his aunt Lin Guoxia and uncle Qiao Bin with Lin Xiaomeng, bringing a carload of gifts that impressed their neighbors and left the family touched. After introducing Xiaomeng as his girlfriend and sharing a celebratory meal, he told them he had come to repay the money his parents had borrowed.

• Ma Mengjiao hurried her family upstairs after seeing Lin Zhe's Yangwang U8 and gifts, while Lin Zhe began unloading his car for Lin Guoxia and Qiao Bin.
• Lin Zhe gave his aunt and uncle fruit, meat, durian, cigarettes, and a case of Moutai, impressing the neighbors and making Qiao Bin proud.
• Lin Guoxia and Qiao Bin welcomed Lin Xiaomeng and Lin Zhe into their home, served a lavish meal, and toasted the couple's happiness together.
• Lin Zhe reflected that he intended to marry Lin Xiaomeng and had come both to introduce her and repay his aunt and uncle.
• After the meal began, Lin Zhe told Lin Guoxia and Qiao Bin that he had enough money to repay the hundred thousand yuan his parents had borrowed.

Lin Zhe repaid his aunt Lin Guoxia and uncle Qiao Bin, then shared a romantic drive back to Yu County with his new girlfriend Lin Xiaomeng. The chapter ended with them arriving at the Xinyuan guesthouse late at night, both aware of Lin Zhe’s intentions.

• Lin Zhe transferred Lin Guoxia the 100,000 yuan his parents had borrowed, and Qiao Bin celebrated the repayment and the gifts Lin Zhe had brought.
• Qiao Bin persuaded Lin Guoxia to let him buy a new car, and she agreed to transfer him the money for it.
• Lin Zhe and Lin Xiaomeng drove back together, talked about her happiness and dreams, and Lin Zhe received 5,200 yuan after their relationship deepened.
• At 11:11 p.m., Lin Zhe parked outside the Xinyuan guesthouse, and Lin Xiaomeng shyly linked her arm through his.

Lin Zhe used a Yellow Millet Pillow to get a remarkably restorative night’s sleep, then earned money when Lin Xiaomeng woke happy beside him. After converting peaches at the warehouse, he shifted Lin Xiaomeng into a management role and spent the remaining Love Fund balance on gifts and supplies before they rode through Lin Family Village together.

• Lin Zhe put Yellow Millet Pillows beneath his and Lin Xiaomeng’s heads, and both slept soundly until his six o’clock alarm.
• Lin Zhe woke refreshed after less than four hours of sleep, and Lin Xiaomeng remembered a vivid dream of marrying him and raising twins.
• Lin Zhe drove Lin Xiaomeng home, converted Li Ying’s peaches at the warehouse, and later told Lin Xiaomeng to focus on kitchen management instead of cooking.
• Lin Zhe bought matching laptops for himself and Lin Xiaomeng, then used the remaining Love Fund balance on an electric scooter, a tricycle for Lin Xiaomeng’s grandmother, and groceries.
• Lin Zhe rode the tricycle while Lin Xiaomeng rode her new scooter through Lin Family Village, where the villagers saw how close they were.

Lin Zhe reassured Lin Xiaomeng about his spending by revealing that he had long been financially independent, and their relationship deepened as he met her grandmother. Back at the inn, he handled end-of-month business and used the virtual interface to print genuine purchase invoices for the Fortune-Blessed Peach Plums.

• Lin Xiaomeng worried that Lin Zhe had spent too much on her, so Lin Zhe claimed he had cashed out his bitcoin long ago and wanted to provide her with everything.
• Lin Xiaomeng accepted Lin Zhe's confession, and the virtual screen raised her feelings to Utterly Devoted and awarded him 131,400 yuan.
• Lin Zhe called Lin Xiaomeng Baby Lin, and they visited her grandmother and shared lunch at her home.
• Lin Zhe and Lin Xiaomeng returned to the inn, where Hu Ting and Sun Lina teased them about their relationship.
• Lin Zhe reviewed the inn's accounts and used the virtual interface to print genuine invoices listing the Fortune-Blessed Peach Plums' supplier and purchase price.
• Lin Zhe began preparing payroll for the inn's employees ahead of payday.

Lin Zhe began upgrading the inn’s premium guest rooms by shopping for better bedding with Lin Xiaomeng at a local factory. He chose eighteen sets of the factory’s most expensive linens and left Kang Ming to negotiate a price.

• Lin Zhe reviewed the quest to improve the guest rooms and decided to start with the six premium rooms, upgrading their soft furnishings first.
• Lin Zhe contacted Gao Zhijing through Li Ying and arranged to visit her bedding factory in Yu County with Lin Xiaomeng.
• At the factory, Lin Zhe and Kang Ming recognized each other as former university classmates, and Kang Ming realized Quan Shitao had lied about Lin Zhe’s car.
• Lin Zhe and Lin Xiaomeng browsed the warehouse, where Kang Ming showed them bedding options and the workers admired the couple.
• Lin Zhe chose eighteen four-piece sets priced at 2,698 yuan each, and Kang Ming called to ask about a discount.

Lin Zhe bought new linens for the Fortunate Inn and offered Sun Lina’s sister an accounting job after learning she had just resigned. He then learned that Jiang Yining, Li Li, and Du Huan planned to say goodbye, and arranged a farewell barbecue as he prepared to upgrade their rooms.

• Lin Zhe approved Kang Ming’s discounted quote and bought bedding for the inn’s boutique and standard rooms.
• Lin Zhe returned to the inn with Lin Xiaomeng, and Sun Lina teased them about being a couple.
• Lin Zhe offered Sun Lina’s sister Sun Lijing an accountant position with higher pay, and Sun Lina invited her to come for an interview.
• Hu Ting told Lin Zhe that Jiang Yining, Li Li, and Du Huan had come looking for him to say goodbye.
• Lin Zhe invited Hu Ting and Sun Lina to a backyard barbecue that evening to see his departing guests off.

Sun Lijing joined the Fortunate Inn as its finance specialist after meeting the handsome Lin Zhe, then learned she had once rejected a chance to date him. Her hopes of pursuing him faded when she saw him leave with Lin Xiaomeng, who appeared to be his girlfriend.

• Sun Lijing went to the Fortunate Inn to apply for the finance specialist position after her sister, Sun Lina, told her about the opening.
• Lin Zhe offered Sun Lijing a salary 1,000 yuan above her previous pay, hired her, and counted her interview day as a full workday.
• Sun Lijing told Sun Lina she had joined the inn, and Sun Lina revealed that Lin Zhe was the cousin she had tried to introduce more than a month earlier.
• Sun Lijing lamented that she had rejected Lin Zhe without hearing the full introduction and asked Sun Lina to set them up.
• Sun Lina pointed out Lin Zhe leaving the inn with Lin Xiaomeng, who held his arm affectionately, and Sun Lijing concluded she could not compete with her.

Lin Zhe and Lin Xiaomeng hosted a farewell barbecue for their guests while Wang Yichen and Wang Hui arrived at Fortunate Inn to judge Lin Zhe’s business. Wang Yichen booked a premium room for 1,314 yuan and began inspecting it, still convinced the inn was not worth the price.

• Lin Zhe and Lin Xiaomeng bought barbecue supplies and prepared a farewell and staff dinner for Jiang Yining, Li Li, Du Huan, and the inn’s workers and relatives.
• Jiang Yining, Li Li, and Du Huan joked with Lin Zhe and Lin Xiaomeng as they discussed parting and their plans to return or visit.
• Wang Hui and Wang Yichen entered Fortunate Inn, criticized its courtyard, and questioned how Lin Zhe could earn millions from the modest inn.
• Hu Ting explained the room types and quoted 1,314 yuan per night for a premium room, prompting Wang Yichen and Wang Hui to criticize the price.
• Wang Yichen booked a premium room with Wang Hui, then inspected it closely and failed to find anything that justified its rate.