Wu Qianqian

"Whoa, Old Cao, has your family really struck it lucky? Meat at every meal?"

"Two dishes and a soup first thing in the morning? That's too extravagant."

"Hehe, my Fengqi has done well lately. We made plenty of broth, so Chunying, take some to Uncle Liu and Xiaohua's family."

"Oh, thank you, Brother Cao! Then I won't stand on ceremony."

"I could tell Fengqi would amount to something when he was little, and sure enough, look how capable he is now!"

"Oh, no need for that. We're all neighbors."

Outside the Cao family's shelter, every household was making breakfast.

Without a doubt, the Cao family's lavish breakfast made their neighbors' mouths water.

It wasn't that Cao Jiancheng and the others were deliberately showing off. Their shelter was only forty square meters, so they had to cook outside the entrance.

Some neighbors had seen how lavish every one of their meals had been for the past two days. Looking at the watery fare in their own bowls, they couldn't help feeling envious.

Even so, the Cao family treated others kindly. They didn't begrudge their friendly neighbors some crow wing bone broth.

Liu Chunying had been smiling joyfully all morning. Looking at the envious, flattering neighbors around her and the lavish breakfast, she felt as though she had gone back a few years.

No, that wasn't right. Even when her husband was alive a few years ago, breakfast hadn't been as lavish as this.

After the family enjoyed their meal, the main migration group set off again.

Black snow continued to drift down from the sky, leaving a layer on the ground.

"If this snow keeps falling, we won't even have wild vegetables to eat."

"Who knows how long it'll take us to reach Tianbei Base City."

Some people discussed it with deeply furrowed brows.

After the group had traveled for five hours, they stopped. Once the Cao family had set up their shelter, they started cooking again.

"Come on, Brother Cao, isn't your family living a little too extravagantly now? Did you find some treasure?"

At noon, seeing that the Cao family had three dishes, a soup, and a fruit platter, a neighbor couldn't resist asking.

"My boy got about fifty jin of level 4 materials. We're planning to trade them for some food after lunch."

Cao Jiancheng answered with a smile.

Order still held for now, so he wasn't afraid to reveal a little of their wealth. Besides, compared with everyone in the Liangmin County group, the Cao family still wasn't especially rich.

"Whoa, fifty jin of level 4 metal materials? Fengqi's luck is incredible! He could trade that for at least three hundred jin of cured meat at the Hu Family Butcher Shop."

Everyone spoke with astonishment and envy written all over their faces.

"That boy was indeed lucky."

Cao Jiancheng exchanged a few modest pleasantries with them.

"Hmph, maybe one day he'll end up just like their eldest son."

"Exactly."

Not far away, the Song couple held small bowls of dry, tough leaf soup. Hearing the conversation, their faces filled with jealousy.

Their expressions sour, they glanced at the Cao family and cursed them under their breath.

"Hey, wife, look, that girl from the Wu family is coming. Hehe."

Song Qianyuan suddenly spotted a girl approaching and nudged his wife's arm.

The woman looked over, her face lighting up as she prepared to enjoy the show.

"Cao Fengqi, why haven't you come to see me these past two days? Hmph!"

"Exactly... wow, Cao Fengqi, your family eats so well, and you didn't even think to send Qianqian some."

???

The two voices interrupted Cao Fengqi as he was eating.

He paused in surprise and looked up.

Two girls were approaching arm in arm. The girl on the right pressed her lips together at the sight of the family's lavish meal, then frowned at him in displeasure.

Cao Fengqi looked at her, and a name immediately sprang to mind.

Wu Qianqian!

Wu Qianqian was about 1.6 meters tall and eighteen years old, with fair, tender skin and reasonably good looks.

Back at their old school, she would definitely have been a class beauty.

No wonder the original owner of this body was willing to be her simp.

Cao Fengqi thought to himself.

But...

He suddenly glanced at his sister-in-law, Liu Chunying.

His sister-in-law was at least 1.68 meters tall, and both her figure and her face completely outclassed Wu Qianqian's.

Add to that her mature charm, and if Wu Qianqian was a seven, his sister-in-law was at least a nine.

Damn, he had a bit of an eye for beauty, but not much.

He grumbled inwardly.

Cao Jiancheng, Liu Xiuxiu, and the others frowned when they saw Wu Qianqian. After a moment's hesitation, they still beckoned to her. "Come, Qianqian, have something to eat."

As they invited her over, Cao Jiancheng looked at him and said slowly, "Fengqi, if you want to marry Wu Qianqian, it's not out of the question. With the resources our family has now, we have enough."

"????"

Cao Fengqi froze for a moment at his father's words.

Beside him, Liu Chunying tightened her grip on her bowl, her face suddenly turning pale.

Her brother-in-law had only just begun to get ahead. If he married Wu Qianqian, then according to Wu Qianqian's demands, he would split from the family.

When that happened... would he still look after this family?

Even if he did, how much could he do?

Besides, she was only his sister-in-law, and Dabao and Xiaobao weren't as close to him as a wife.

"My, my, Qianqian, you're in luck. Fengqi's done very well lately. He got fifty jin of level 4 materials these past two days. No matter how much bride price you want, he can put it together and give you a splendid wedding."

Hearing Cao Jiancheng and the others invite her over, Wu Qianqian raised her chin slightly as she approached. Then she heard what the Song woman said and paused.

"Fengqi, you actually obtained so many resources in the Lost Land?"

Wu Qianqian looked at him, her expression saying she found him satisfactory enough. As she walked, she said, "Not bad. As for you not coming to see me these past two days, apologize and I'll forgive you."

"????"

She'll forgive me if I apologize to her?

Cao Fengqi stared at Wu Qianqian. Fuck!

Where did she get that confidence?

Never mind that the fucking bride price she demanded was unlike anything anyone else in Liangmin County asked for. Just sending me out at night to catch Moon Spirit Insects was enough to make us mortal enemies.

Even an enemy of ten years wouldn't do something like that.

Cao Fengqi glowered at the self-assured Wu Qianqian, and a way to get revenge suddenly flashed through his mind.

He stood up, pointed at her, and shouted, "Stay back! Get lost! Get the hell out of here!"

"????"

"????"

Cao Fengqi's sudden outburst stunned not only Wu Qianqian and her companion. Cao Jiancheng and the others, along with the surrounding neighbors, stared at him in shock.

"Cao Fengqi, who are you telling to get lost?"

Wu Qianqian planted her hands on her hips and glared at him. "How dare you yell at me? Believe it or not, even if you put together the bride price, I still won't marry you!!"

"...Heh."

Cao Fengqi was now certain that people really could laugh when they were rendered speechless. He stared at her coldly. "Who wants to marry you? You nearly got me killed the night before last."

"And I also discovered-"

"Ever since I stayed away from you, everything has gone incredibly smoothly for me in the Lost Land. My luck has been amazing."

"I finally understand. The reason I was so unlucky before was you. You're a jinx. I wouldn't marry you now even if you paid me to."

"..."

"..."

Cao Fengqi's words caught everyone off guard.

Wu Qianqian's head was buzzing, and the expression on her fair face kept changing.

"Who are you calling a jinx, you bastard?!"

She raised her fist and moved to hit him.

"Dad, stop her! Don't let her get near me!"

Cao Fengqi immediately shouted to his father, "Don't let her bad luck rub off on me!"