Lu Qianqian's protest ultimately ended in failure.
Though she was utterly unwilling in her heart, no one could defy Lu Chenyuan's authority at present.
So, under her mother Lou Mengling's coaxing, Lu Qianqian reluctantly arrived at the Spring Breeze Community Canteen.
The Spring Breeze Community Canteen was located in an old residential area of Jingzhou City, mostly inhabited by retired elderly and migrant workers.
It was one of Lu Corporation's semi-public welfare projects.
The canteen offered affordable meals with generous portions, and it was packed with people every day.
Dressed in a Chanel suit and delicate high heels, Lu Qianqian stood out starkly against the surroundings.
Frowning, she looked at the greasy tables and chairs and the crowded space with disdain, her heart filled with resistance.
"Young Miss, just stay here for now. Let me know if you need anything," said Old Wang, the driver who had brought her, cautiously, afraid the young princess of the Lu family might feel slighted.
Lu Qianqian glared at him irritably. "Got it. Just leave. Seeing you annoys me."
Old Wang shook his head helplessly and walked out of the canteen.
Standing at the entrance, Lu Qianqian hesitated, unsure whether to enter or leave.
She had lived a life of luxury since childhood—how could she ever set foot in such a place?
Making her work here was worse than torture.
Just as she wavered, a middle-aged woman in an apron approached warmly.
"You must be the Lu family’s young miss, right? Come in, come in! I’m Sister Li, the person in charge here."
Sister Li sized up Lu Qianqian, marveling inwardly.
This young miss was truly beautiful, like a celebrity on TV.
But her outfit was completely mismatched with the canteen’s atmosphere.
Though Lu Qianqian’s heart was brimming with contempt, her upbringing as a young lady from a prestigious family compelled her to force a smile.
"Hello, Sister Li," she said, then followed her inside.
Sister Li led her to the kitchen and pointed at a pile of washed vegetables.
"Young Miss, today you’ll be responsible for trimming the vegetables. Just remove the yellowed or spoiled leaves."
Lu Qianqian stared blankly at the pile of fresh greens.
She had never even touched vegetables before, let alone trimmed them.
"Sister Li, I… I don’t know how," she said awkwardly.
"It’s alright, I’ll teach you." Sister Li picked up a bunch of vegetables and demonstrated.
"See? Just pluck off the bad leaves like this."
Lu Qianqian reluctantly mimicked her, but her movements were clumsy. She struggled to clean even a single leaf properly, only managing to dirty her hands in the process.
"Oh dear, Young Miss, take your time, no need to rush," Sister Li advised, though she sighed inwardly.
This young miss truly didn’t know how to do anything.
Lu Qianqian felt wronged. She had been pampered all her life—how could she endure such hardship?
But remembering her eldest brother Lu Chenyuan’s stern warning, she dared not slack off and forced herself to continue.
As time passed, Lu Qianqian’s back ached unbearably.
She lifted her head and saw the canteen growing even more crowded, the noise grating on her nerves.
"I quit!" she suddenly threw the vegetables to the ground and snapped.
"This kind of work isn’t fit for humans!"
Sister Li was startled and quickly tried to soothe her. "Young Miss, don’t be upset. Maybe you should take a break?"
Ignoring her, Lu Qianqian turned to leave.
"No, I can’t just accept this!" she gritted her teeth, deciding to call for backup.
In her mind, her fourth brother Lu Chenjin had always doted on her, indulging her every whim.
If she acted cute and pleaded, he would surely side with her against their eldest brother’s "tyranny."
With that thought, Lu Qianqian immediately took out her phone and dialed Lu Chenjin.
The call rang for a long time before he answered, his voice weary. "Hello, Qianqian. What’s the matter?"
"Fourth Brother! Waaah…" Lu Qianqian burst into fake sobs.
"Eldest Brother is bullying me! He sent me to some rundown community canteen to do volunteer work. I don’t want to! Fourth Brother, please help me! Talk to Eldest Brother and get me out of here. I promise I’ll never make him angry again!"
There was a pause on the other end before Lu Chenjin replied hesitantly, "Qianqian… I think Eldest Brother is right."
"What?!" Lu Qianqian couldn’t believe her ears. "Fourth Brother, what are you saying? You’re siding with him against me?!"
"Qianqian, listen," Lu Chenjin sighed.
"Eldest Brother is doing this for your own good. You’ve been sheltered all your life and have no idea what the real world is like. Volunteering at the community canteen will expose you to different people and experiences. It’s good for you."
"Good for me?! I don’t want any of that! I just want to stay home, wear pretty clothes, and eat delicious desserts—what’s wrong with that?!"
Tears streamed down Lu Qianqian’s face.
"Fourth Brother, you’ve changed! You used to spoil me the most. Now you’re helping outsiders bully me? Waaah…"
"Qianqian, I’m not bullying you," Lu Chenjin said, exasperated. "I just want you to grow. Besides, I’m really busy right now and don’t have time for this."
"Busy with what? Playing with your stupid race cars?!" Lu Qianqian shrieked.
"What’s so great about racing? Hanging out with those smelly men all day—what kind of future is that?!"
Lu Chenjin’s tone turned icy. "Qianqian, respect my passion. Racing isn’t ‘stupid’—it’s the career I’m fighting for. And what I’m doing now isn’t just ‘playing’—it’s contributing to the automotive industry!"
"The automotive industry? Hahaha…" Lu Qianqian laughed through her tears.
"Fourth Brother, has Eldest Brother brainwashed you? Who do you think you are? The automotive industry? Are you an engineer now? You’re just a spoiled rich kid who only knows how to drive!"
"Enough!" Lu Chenjin finally lost his temper and roared.
"Lu Qianqian, can’t you grow up? Can’t you act mature? I don’t want to argue. That’s it!" With that, he hung up.
Lu Qianqian stood frozen, listening to the dial tone.
Tears fell uncontrollably as she sat there in shock.
She didn’t understand—why had everyone changed? Why were her once-indulgent brothers now siding with Eldest Brother?
Why did she suddenly feel so alone?
Was she… really the one in the wrong?
Could it be that she should really follow her elder brother's arrangements and do things she disliked?
Lu Qianqian's heart was filled with confusion and doubt.
ing gift was a patch of barren land, and disciples were all picked up along the way. He spent fifty years diligently building three "ramshackle little sects," thinking he could finally live a carefree life relying on his disciples. But right at the fifty-year mark, he was suddenly swept away by a spatial rift and exiled to the Chaos Desolation, the Disorderly Ruins. There was no spiritual energy there, only slaughter. Relying on the cultivation feedback from his disciples, Gu Changyuan hacked his way through a sea of blood for eleven hundred years. When the system finally fished him back out, he discovered the ramshackle little sects he'd built back then had developed a rather... unusual style. Hold on... I vanished for a thousand years, so how did my ramshackle little sects become holy lands?!
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
end. Thus one must continue to cultivate, and become a saint or great emperor, in order to prolong one's life. Chen Xia, however, completely reversed this. Since his transmigration, he has gained immortality, and also a system that awards him with attribute points for every year he lives. Thus between the myriad worlds, the legend of an unparalleled senior appeared. "A gentleman takes revenge; it is never too late even after ten thousand years." "When you were at your peak I yielded, now in your old age I shall trample on you." - Chen Xia
