Chapter 187: Daughter and Granddaughter

Human appearances have their limits, and the differences between them are not as vast as depicted in fantasy works.

The reason why people sometimes experience love at first sight is merely due to the other person’s posture and the environment they are in.

Such love at first sight often sees its charm diminish greatly upon the second meeting.

The girl’s appearance and aura were similar to An Siyao’s, with a timid, bunny-like vibe.

At first glance, Xia Yu thought she was a younger version of An Siyao.

Additionally, the telepathic comfort she emitted was even stronger than Bidina’s, causing Xia Yu to feel momentarily amazed.

However, soon after, his mood returned to normal.

“It’s okay, go back to sleep. I’ll just watch the stars for a while, Grandma,” Xia Yu said to the girl.

Though puzzled about when Grandma had become so romantic, the girl didn’t ask questions and returned to her room.

Xia Yu resumed answering the old lady’s questions.

“I can’t just produce things out of nowhere. Tomorrow, go to the bank and open a card account, and I’ll arrange for the money to be transferred to you,” Xia Yu said.

“No, that’s illegal! If money appears in a bank card account, it could lead to execution!”

The old lady refused firmly, giving an example:

“In our village, Dasha, a fool, had the Bodhisattva appear and magically put 500,000 yuan into his bank account. He had just spent 300,000 yuan building a temple for the Bodhisattva when he was arrested before the temple was even completed. Even the Bodhisattva can’t manipulate bank accounts without getting caught. Are you more powerful than the Bodhisattva?”

“…”

Xia Yu speculated that the bank had probably mistakenly credited the money to Dasha, leading to his arrest.

He wanted to tell the old lady the truth, but he knew she wouldn’t believe him.

“Then, instead of using a bank card, I’ll get the money to you another way,” Xia Yu assured her.

Finally convinced, the old lady began cooperating as Xia Yu started to gather intelligence.

Through the old lady’s explanation, he understood the situation.

Firstly, the old lady’s name was Yin Shulan, and her granddaughter was named Yin Ling.

Next, the family situation: besides her sick daughter, Yin Shulan had three sons working in the nearby town.

Due to her daughter’s illness, the family had accumulated a significant debt.

A total of 100,000 yuan.

To Xia Yu, 100,000 yuan wasn’t much; to a young person in a big city, it was an amount that could be saved up within a year of frugal living. However, for Yin Shulan, who made a living by weaving baskets, it was an astronomical figure. Fortunately, her three sons had been continuously helping.

As for her son-in-law, Yin Ling’s father, he had disappeared when the debt reached 50,000 yuan.

Lastly, the surrounding environment.

This was a small mountain village backed by a large mountain. The nearest town was a full day’s round trip on foot.

In short, it was a relatively ordinary rural family.

Xia Yu asked a few more questions, and Yin Shulan answered one by one.

She hadn’t fully trusted Xia Yu and kept asking when he would get the money.

“I can only come here for eight hours a day. I came today just to take a look, and I’ll start helping you fulfill your wish the day after tomorrow,” Xia Yu replied.

It was still early, and there was nothing much to do at night, so he opened the yard gate and wandered around.

At five o’clock, Yin Shulan called Xia Yu to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.

Breakfast was plain porridge, without pickles.

“The eggs are hidden under the straw pile,” Yin Shulan asked Xia Yu to cook the eggs.

Xia Yu took out three eggs; there were three people in the house.

“Put one back,” Yin Shulan said.

After the eggs were boiled, following Yin Shulan’s instructions, Xia Yu first woke up his granddaughter Yin Ling to have the porridge and egg. Then, he took a bowl of porridge and the last egg to another room to give to his daughter in bed.

Finally, he began to eat the remaining porridge.

The taste was truly not very good.

And porridge alone lacked nutrition.

After finishing the porridge, under Yin Shulan’s guidance, Xia Yu began weaving baskets.

Although he had lived a difficult life as a child, he had never done such work before. Fortunately, with his Dexterity at level 4, he learned quickly.

Seeing the basket quickly woven by Xia Yu’s hands, and calculating that Xia Yu could finish one basket in only half the time she took to complete half, Yin Shulan stopped urging Xia Yu to get the money.

Xia Yu weaving baskets for her could earn her double the money.

Doing this for a day alone could earn an extra 50 yuan!

In a month, that would be 1,500 yuan!

Yin Shulan was very satisfied.

Unaware that Yin Shulan had already begun to regard him as a basket-weaving machine, Xia Yu was determined to get the money to Yin Shulan as soon as possible. He didn’t have the time to cook and weave baskets every day—he had come to study medicine!

Finally, the eight hours were up, and Xia Yu returned to his own body.

He took a deep breath, walked out of the room, grabbed a bottle of cola and a bag of chips, and lazily lay on the sofa eating.

This was the life a young person should live.

He had just spent two full hours weaving baskets!

And that was only because the time was up. If the time hadn’t been up, he would have woven baskets all day, and also cooked lunch and dinner!

Getting money for Yin Shulan had become urgent.

However, due to her limited understanding, Yin Shulan strongly rejected the idea of transferring money through a bank card. If he insisted on transferring the money, Yin Shulan would certainly think he was trying to harm her, immediately block him, and he would never be able to go back to her.

But without using a bank transfer, how else could he give the money to Yin Shulan? The village was too far away, and eight hours wouldn’t even be enough for a round trip, making it impossible to use someone else’s body to go there.

Should he go in person?

That would create a significant inconsistency. These remote areas already had few outsiders, and a visit would make him noticeable and memorable. If Yin Shulan had ill intentions, she might trace him.

Although Yin Shulan seemed like a good person, having incurred a debt of 100,000 yuan to treat her daughter’s illness and raising her granddaughter while saving on eggs for herself and giving them only to her daughter and granddaughter.

However, being good or not is relative; some criminals are also seen as good people in the eyes of their wives and children.

He decided to think of other methods.

He opened his skill panel and looked at it.

[Music Level 5, Dexterity Level 4, Programming Level 4, Styling Level 3, Language Level 3, Comforting Level 3, Painting Level 3, Flower Arrangement Level 2, Makeup Level 2, Intimidation Level 2, Mental Therapy Level 2, Martial Arts Level 2, Video Gaming Level 1, Elegance Level 1, Night Vision Level 1, Telepathy Level 1, Inspiration Level 1, Business Level 1, Enhanced Dexterity Level 1]

Styling had been boosted to Level 3 thanks to Xu Youxiang’s bonus reward.

Among the many skills, Music, Dexterity, and Programming were the highest. Dexterity and Programming weren’t very useful in a remote town, leaving only Music.

Find a café in the small town to play the piano?

That was actually a good idea, but did the small town really have a café?

Perhaps it should be replaced with playing the erhu at a teahouse?

That could be tried.

Making this Plan A, Xia Yu began considering Plan B.

His Comforting skill was also quite good, but making money through it would be difficult because no one would believe him.

Perhaps he could teach foreign languages in the small town? His Language Level 3 was better than most foreign language teachers.

However, who in a remote small town would want to learn a foreign language?

Forget it, he would go to the town the day after tomorrow to take a look at the situation.

As for tomorrow, he needed to go to An Siyao’s place. Although the mission had already been completed, the psychological therapy sessions couldn’t be suddenly stopped.

If he suddenly stopped, he would be free, but how would An Siyao face her classmates?

He would change it to twice a week.

Fortunately, the college entrance exam was drawing near, and once she entered university, she could be free.