Chapter 10: 9. Ordinary Days

9. Ordinary Days

Chen An was stunned. His little darling wife was pregnant?

Before he could even react.

The next second, a surge of unfamiliar memories suddenly rushed in, violently thrusting into his brain and rapidly churning within...

It was the memory regarding the Severing Emotion Pill Prescription.

The Alchemical Material was very common; it could be bought at the medicine shops in the Market, and the price was not expensive.

The refining method was very routine, without any difficulty.

The effect of the medicinal pill was to refresh the mind and suppress carnal desires, with no side effects whatsoever.

"This system is also taking great pains."

Chen An let out a bitter laugh.

Judging from the effects of this Severing Emotion Pill, he reckoned that this Marry-a-Wife-and-Have-Children System was simply afraid that he wouldn't be able to hold back while his little darling wife was pregnant, and would insist on marital intimacy, thereby harming the fetus.

As for preventing himself from going out to fool around while his wife was pregnant...

Chen An felt that this option could be directly ruled out.

After all, judging from the four characters "spreading branches and leaves" in the past prompt messages, he could tell that this Marry-a-Wife-and-Have-Children System was eager for him to form many Daoist partnerships and have a house full of children and grandchildren.

"Husband, what are you taking such great pains about?"

Song Huaying heard Chen An's murmuring just now and couldn't help but feel curious.

Chen An hugged her delicate body from behind and pressed his face against her ear, whispering:

"Ying, shall I tell you some good news?"

"What good news?"

"You are pregnant."

"Ah?"

Song Huaying was slightly startled at first, then a surge of immense joy welled up in her heart.

I am going to bear a child for my husband!

【Your wife Song Huaying learned that she is carrying your flesh and blood, her feelings for you +1+3+1+4+5+2+0...】

In the days that followed.

Chen An refrained from touching his little darling wife at all, letting her properly nourish the fetus.

As for himself, he focused entirely on refining pills to earn Spirit Stones.

He could endure loneliness and keep his composure; he didn't need the Severing Emotion Pill at all.

However, the Severing Emotion Pill still had to be refined.

Because he had tried refining some to sell a few days ago and discovered that the market demand for the Severing Emotion Pill was very high.

The largest customer group was those male cultivators who had wives and concubines galore at home.

The reasons were mainly the following two points:

First, there were too many darling wives at home, and one man could not handle them all, so he needed to suppress the wives' carnal desires.

Second, sometimes they needed to go out for long periods to hunt and earn Spirit Stones, and they were afraid that their darling wives at home would be seduced by the neighbor, so they needed to suppress the wives' carnal desires.

As for the remaining customer groups, they were more diverse; basically, there were all kinds of people.

But their reasons for buying the Severing Emotion Pill were basically much the same: when they needed to focus on doing things, they would take one to refresh their minds and eliminate distracting thoughts.

While Chen An was focused on refining pills, Song Huaying, as his wife, seemed a bit idle.

Since marrying over, having marital intimacy with her husband every day had almost become the most important thing in her day.

Now that they couldn't do it, she suddenly had a lot of extra time.

Aside from cleaning, doing laundry, and cooking, she didn't know what to do with the remaining time.

Sometimes when she was truly bored, she would sit alone by the window and look outside.

Watching the plants and trees swaying in the wind outside the window, watching the birds that would occasionally sweep past, and watching a pretty female cultivator from the household across the way come out to dump her chamber pot.

In short, it was very boring.

This day, after Chen An finished refining pills and came out, he saw his little darling wife sitting by the window, staring blankly outside without moving, and couldn't help but curiously walk up and ask:

"Ying, what are you looking at?"

"Husband, this wife is watching the immortal from the household across the way come out to dump her chamber pot."

"What is there to look at in that?"

"Husband, I used to think that immortals were all untainted by worldly concerns; I didn't expect that immortals would also need to pee just like mortals."

"If one's cultivation is not high, one cannot completely detach from the mundane; eating, drinking, and excreting will still exist."

"Husband, that immortal dumping the chamber pot looks so good."

"She is indeed good-looking, but compared to my Ying, she is still a bit lacking."

Chen An said with a glib tongue.

After saying that, he brought over a chair to sit on the side, chatted with his little darling wife, and spoke sweet nothings.

They talked about their respective pasts, talked about their present, and talked about their future.

Every time he came out of the Alchemy Room, Chen An would, as always, come to chat with his little darling wife.

After all, women need companionship.

Especially when there were only two people left in the house and neither could go out to relax, they needed companionship even more.

Days passed one by one.

Chen An was busy refining pills almost every day, from morning until night.

Slowly, the family's financial situation became prosperous again.

The number of Low-grade Spirit Stones he possessed returned to three digits.

It reached as many as 108.

And this had taken less than a month in total.

"Keep up this earning speed, and the Core Area of the Bamboo Leaf Forest will be right before my eyes."

Chen An sat in the Alchemy Room, drenched in sweat, looking at the Severing Emotion Pill he had just refined, silently cheering himself on.

Before starting a family, he felt it didn't matter where he lived; as long as he was fed, the whole family was satisfied.

But ever since he had a little wife, he had the idea of moving to the Core Area.

Especially now that his little wife was pregnant, this thought grew heavier by the day, almost becoming an obsession.

He set a minimum goal for himself.

Before the child was born, he must save enough Spirit Stones to move to the Core Area to live.

"Husband, I've cooked some sugar water; is it convenient for you to come out and drink some now?"

Song Huaying's voice rang out from outside the Alchemy Room.

Now, when she communicated with Chen An, she no longer used the humble term "this concubine" to refer to herself; this was a requirement Chen An had set for her.

"Coming!"

Chen An responded, took the towel draped over his shoulder to wipe away his sweat, and quickly stood up to push the door open and walk out.

Song Huaying served her husband a bowl of sugar water; it was mung bean sugar water.

This was something her husband had taught her to make; it was not only simple and delicious but also served to relieve the summer heat, making it very suitable for her husband, who was cooped up in the Alchemy Room every day.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

"Alchemist Chen, come out and pay the rent!"

A series of knocks suddenly sounded outside the house.

It was Manager Zhang who had come to collect the rent.

Listening to the knocking, Song Huaying sighed with emotion: "Time really flies; in the blink of an eye, another month has passed, and it's time to pay the rent."

"Indeed, it passes so quickly."

Chen An replied to his little wife, and after speaking, he took three Low-grade Spirit Stones and went out to pay the rent.

He paid it very easily, with room to spare.

Manager Zhang couldn't help but tease him after seeing this, saying Alchemist Chen had made a fortune.

After saying that, he went to the next house to collect rent without lingering too long.

As for the other low-level cultivators in the neighborhood, they weren't as prompt as Chen An; many couldn't afford the rent and asked Manager Zhang for more time.

Unfortunately, Manager Zhang had no sympathy; not even a single day of delay was allowed.

No money to pay rent?

Then move out!

Helpless, several more low-level cultivators were forced to move out of the Bamboo Leaf Forest.

As for those who remained, although they all successfully paid the rent, most were relying on savings they had accumulated in the past.

Once their savings were exhausted, they would sooner or later be swept out the door.

Everyone was under immense pressure.

Many female cultivators who could not afford the rent began to actively seek Dao companions to rely on in order to continue surviving in the Bamboo Leaf Forest.

They specifically looked for wealthy ones, such as Alchemists, Talisman Makers, weapon smiths, and so on.

During this period, several female cultivators living nearby set their sights on Chen An, but they were all rejected.

Because these female cultivators who took the initiative to offer themselves were all battle-hardened veterans.

Chen An worried that he wouldn't be able to handle them and would end up capsizing in the gutter.

If he were to accept a female cultivator's reliance, he would only accept a green, inexperienced young girl who looked simple and innocent.

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PS: Setting out my bowl, begging for monthly tickets and recommendation tickets!