Chapter 543: Bound to the Child-Bearing System and Becoming a Winner in Life Chapter 544: Passerby A in the Beast-Taming World (21)

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Protagonist:

Shen Yao

Before Li Suyan's call came, Shen Yao thought her relationship with the Cui Family wouldn't progress further; as it turned out, Li Suyan's call came neither early nor late... but what had happened to the Cui Family?

"Host, the Cui Family is quite good; they look far more stable than the Xu Family."

The system directly cited the Xu Family from the previous world as an example. One had to know that Shen Yao was able to develop the planet largely thanks to the Xu Family's resources.

Later, the Xu Family fell from power, Shen Yao's business grew larger and larger, and with her several children each excelling in their own careers, it could be said that they each earned a fortune when they left the previous task world.

The current situation doesn't compare, but she can choose to take another route.

She raised an eyebrow and instructed the system to pay more attention to the movements of the Jing City Cui Family.

"Xinxin and Mimi are at least descendants of the Cui Family," given Li Suyan's manner of doing things, Shen Yao wasn't worried that the two children would end up empty-handed.

It was just that this call came too suddenly, and Shen Yao was unprepared in her heart.

Sigh

If she had known earlier, she should have taken advantage of the situation to establish a presence in Jing City. Women are generally softer-hearted than men. Li Suyan appeared to be a strong woman, but from her conversations with Shen Yao, Shen Yao could infer a thing or two.

Mm

This time, invited to Jing City, she absolutely could not return empty-handed when she came back.

"Taking the children, and you yourself?" Shen's mother did not agree with this. She always felt that the Cui Family had some ulterior motives.

"The other side is a big family with a great business. Besides, Xinxin and Mimi are just two children." Even if they fought and struggled, they wouldn't choose this moment to do so.

Shen Yao had experienced so many task worlds and could somewhat understand the styles of certain families. Xinxin and Mimi were not yet enough to warrant too much investment; the three of them, mother and daughters, were merely passersby A.

Shen's mother:...

Shen Yao's words dispelled most of Shen's mother's worries. After hemming and hawing for a while, Shen's mother could only occasionally complain to Shen's father in private.

Shen's father:...

Shen's father felt Shen's mother was worrying too much. Some things were not under their control, and besides, the children were grown; as elders, they shouldn't interfere.

Besides, just based on their daughter's abilities, what could the two of them say?

Shen's father's overly blunt words successfully shut Shen's mother up. She glared fiercely at Shen's father, and all her remaining worries dissipated.

The atmosphere at home returned to normal. Those who should go to work went to work, and those who should go to school went to school.

Shen Yao pondered the timing of her trip to Jing City, then simply checked her space and made several trips to the breeding farm to speed up Xiao Shan's advancement.

She was unfamiliar with Jing City; relying on Li Suyan alone wouldn't do.

Shen Yao planned to raise the Mountain-Moving Turtle and pair it with the already mature Xuanbai Swift Shadow Cat, capable of both attack and defense, which could be considered having some self-preservation power.

Busy and bustling, Shen Yao finally managed to complete the Mountain-Moving Turtle's advancement before setting off on her journey.

From a distance, it really looked like a great mountain. The earth-yellow turtle shell and limbs as thick as pillars that hold up the sky gave off an extremely strong sense of oppression.

Xiao Shan gurgled and called out, mastering its still-not-proficient skills, constantly changing size in the empty space.

Because Shen Yao had already promised to take Xiao Shan on a long trip, the whole turtle seemed very excited. According to the shop assistant at the breeding farm, Xiao Shan did nothing but eat and practice skills every day, working hard and diligently to an extraordinary degree.

For this, Shen Yao also rewarded Xiao Shan with its favorite food. In the space, things beneficial to Xiao Shan were thrown into its mouth without cost, and she privately had the breeding farm raise a batch, planning to be self-sufficient from the source.

After all, one of the purposes of founding the breeding farm was to supply her own few pet beasts; the rest was for selling to make money.

Xiao Shan trained alone at the breeding farm, Xiao Guai stayed home to play with the children, Shen Cheng and Shen Ying were busy with classes, Shen's father and Shen's mother ran the stores all day, and Shen Yao was organizing the luggage she needed to take.

This trip to Jing City would take half a month at the quickest, and an indefinite amount of time at the slowest.

Li Suyan didn't reveal much information over the phone, but Shen Yao could tell that Li Suyan was in high spirits; apparently, the current situation was advantageous to her.

They say share weal and woe. Shen Yao felt that although she and Li Suyan weren't exactly proper mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, there were still Xinxin and Mimi. Even if she didn't get a share of the benefits, just getting some reflected glory and picking up some scraps others didn't want would be enough to take her career to the next level.

Who isn't greedy? Shen Yao had long been seasoned by these worldly matters. Since these worldly matters were tied to the tasks, and to get richer rewards, Shen Yao had to struggle desperately in every task world.

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In the early morning, Shen Yao, having packed her personal belongings, took Xinxin and Mimi to the airport.

Xiao Guai and Xiao Shan each shrank to palm size and nestled on top of the two children's heads.

A few days earlier, Xiao Shan, having mastered the skill of growing and shrinking, successfully returned to the residence to live, and with its cute appearance won the favor of Xinxin and Mimi, successfully rescuing Xiao Guai from being forced to babysit.

Unlike Xiao Guai's carefree love of freedom, Xiao Shan acted with stability and didn't like to move around. This might also be related to the racial characteristics of the Mountain-Moving Turtle.

In short, Shen Yao was now completely liberated. Her career and family advanced side by side without her needing to worry. She used her free time to improve her own strength. Presumably, in a few more years, she would truly be able to break away from the Cui clan and find a firm foothold.

Getting involved with the Cui Family was not a long-term plan. Li Suyan couldn't represent only herself and disregard the interests behind her. Shen Yao saw this point clearly.

If she wanted to make a name for herself, she couldn't be tied too tightly to certain forces.

She waved her hand, telling Shen's father and Shen's mother who were seeing her off to go back. She then led Xinxin and Mimi onto the Peng Bird plane.

The blue-green Peng Bird was dozens of meters long, and its beautiful feathers sparkled in the sunlight.

Xinxin and Mimi could be said to be youths who didn't know the taste of sorrow. Suddenly seeing such a beautiful scene, they wanted to press their whole bodies against it.

Xiao Guai and Xiao Shan lay on Xinxin's and Mimi's little heads respectively, like two very cute ornaments. If not for the occasional blink and tail wag, they would be mistaken for dead objects.

Shen Yao found a seat and sat down, her gaze following Xinxin and Mimi not far away.

Children, after all, have abundant but very limited energy. They can run and jump but cannot sustain themselves for long periods.

Shen Yao smiled as she watched Xinxin and Mimi play until their faces were red and necks thick. Finally, dragging their two short legs, they ran back, pressed their heads against Shen Yao, and acted coquettish in various ways.

"Alright, we're leaving soon. Sit down quickly."

She raised her hand and patted the empty seat beside her. Seeing this, the two little ones, Xinxin and Mimi, hurriedly climbed up with hands and feet and sat down.

Shen Yao wiped the sweat drops from their foreheads with a handkerchief. Xiao Guai and Xiao Shan, who were lying on the two people's heads, landed lightly, found comfortable positions to lie down, and in no time, the Peng Bird, full of travelers, spread its wings, rose against the wind, and flew toward the high sky.

Xinxin and Mimi unconsciously opened their mouths, their grape-like eyes unblinkingly looking out the window. White clouds of various shapes drifted by, causing the two little ones to exclaim in admiration again and again.

Shen Yao covered her mouth corner, almost laughing out loud. Yes, her own little one was just too adorable.

The Peng Bird was fast, but traveling from Yang City to Jing City still took nearly a day.

This was assuming nothing unexpected happened along the way; if wild pet beasts or other things interfered midway, the arrival time could only be pushed back.

The flight Shen Yao chose was neither particularly lucky nor unlucky: in the middle of the journey it had to stop temporarily because of a gathering of Cloud Beasts, then had to press on through rain due to lightning weather, and finally, just before reaching Jing City, it was suddenly attacked by a wild pet beast, the Night Owl, injuring the Peng Bird's wing.

Shen Yao:...

Shen Yao did not set foot on Jing City's land until two days later, slightly later than expected.

Fortunately, Xinxin and Mimi were young and forgetful; though they were afraid when danger struck, once it passed they returned to their original personalities, playing noisily and happily, leaving no psychological trauma behind.

The two little ones still had their pre-flight appearance; Xiao Guai and Xiao Shan had become even smaller, perched on their heads like oversized ornaments, making Xinxin and Mimi look both cute and delicate.

Compared to Yang City, Jing City was clearly larger and more expansive, with tall buildings and all kinds of pet beasts visible everywhere.

Shen Yao had already arranged temporary lodging, leading Xinxin and Mimi directly onto a carriage parked by the roadside, pulled by Galloping Horses.

Galloping Horses were Mortal Tier Pet Beasts, fast and steady, with no aggression, making them excellent means of transport.

After less than half an hour, the carriage stopped before a building twenty stories high.

Shen Yao paid the fare, agreed on the time to set out tomorrow morning, and then took Xinxin and Mimi inside to rest.

The two little ones were a bit tired, drooping like blanched vegetables.

Shen Yao hurriedly sent the two into the room to rest, then found time to reply to Li Suyan, arranging a private meeting. She summoned the system, which was somewhat reluctant to leave, and asked about the situation in Jing City.

System:...

What situation could there be in Jing City? Essentially it was no different from Yang City; at most Jing City was more prosperous, with more matters involved.

The system muttered to itself for a while, then began recounting some gossip it had heard.

Naturally, the first thing the system mentioned was the Jing City Cui Family—the reason the Host came to Jing City, and the place the system paid most attention to.

'... The main branch of the Cui Family is celebrating a birthday; I heard it has something to do with that Heaven Tier Beast Tamer. But there aren't many Heaven Tier Beast Tamers on Blue Star, most of them cooperate with the Officials and are stationed year-round in several dangerous areas. This family banquet is just the Cui Family's own people making merry...'

The system's words corroborated that what Li Suyan had told Shen Yao was true.

That wasn't bad—it wasn't a case of hanging a sheep's head to sell dog meat, so Shen Yao could handle her own affairs more easily.

Once the system started talking, it couldn't stop, chattering endlessly about the gossip it had heard.

Big things like who was advancing, small things like who disliked whom—anyway, Jing City was no different from Yang City; Officials and civilians, clans and individuals, all had irreconcilable conflicts.

Shen Yao:...

Shen Yao timely interrupted the system's continued speech and reminded it not to forget surveillance; meanwhile, she herself raised a hand, gave a light yawn, and fell headfirst onto the bed to sleep.

After one sleep, when she opened her eyes again, it was already evening.

Xinxin and Mimi had long since climbed out of bed and were playing hide-and-seek with Xiao Guai in the living room.

Xiao Guai looked utterly listless, wagging its tail and hopping left and right to escape, which made Xinxin and Mimi even more eager, and even Xiao Shan was drawn in a little.

Shen Yao came out of the room, first ordered food, then played with Xinxin and Mimi for a while, and by the way rescued Xiao Guai.

The food, complete in color, aroma, and taste, was provided by the hotel, along with top-grade Energy Rations for Xiao Guai and Xiao Shan.

The three people and two beasts ate with relish until the lights in the room grew brighter and the view outside grew darker.

Five-colored radiance illuminated the entire city, sweeping away the quiet and gloomy atmosphere.

At this moment Shen Yao received a call from Li Suyan, who said she was at the doorway.

The doorway?

Crack—

Seeing Li Suyan unchanged from a few years ago, Shen Yao smiled and made room beside her.

Li Suyan nodded, and upon entering saw Xinxin and Mimi, the two little ones, sitting on the sofa.

Although they had only kept in touch via transfers over these years, Li Suyan also had photos of the two children in her hand, which were proof that certain people wanted to curry favor with her.

Her cold expression softened considerably; Li Suyan looked at the fearless children and only praised them for having grown so big.

"You've raised the children very well."

Much better than she had imagined, and Shen Yao was also very tactful and knew when to advance or retreat. If it weren't for Cui Hengxin's early death, Li Suyan would be very happy to have such a daughter-in-law herself.

Compared to a strong alliance, Li Suyan valued compatibility with her own personality more; otherwise, with such a large Cui Family, you take your turn singing and I take mine—how could they go on?

"They are very well-behaved," Shen Yao thought her little ones were like angels, her filter was a full meter thick.

Li Suyan had only seen them in photos before; now seeing them in person, she also thought Shen Yao's words made sense.

This mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, not very familiar, simply chose to talk inside the room; as for the two children and pet beasts staying in the living room, they were responsible for watching over them, so nothing would happen.

"Time flies; it's been several years since we last met. I heard you're living quite well in Yang City. Do you need any help from me?"

Li Suyan got straight to the point, with not a hint of euphemism.

After a moment's daze, Shen Yao mentioned the situation of her shop and breeding farm, saying that if feasible, the breeding farm needed a hand.

Li Suyan:...

Li Suyan laughed out loud, also not expecting Shen Yao to seize the opportunity to press forward.

Shen Yao didn't mind, thinking that exchanging courtesies back and forth without gaining any benefit was a loss; she came this time to bask in the reflected glory, and since Li Suyan had already spoken up, there was no need to worry about saving face.

"Although Yang City doesn't have the Cui Family's businesses, I have a few pretty good friends. You can contact them when you go back. Rest assured, I won't disappoint you."

Li Suyan handed over a personnel list, many of whom were familiar to Shen Yao.

But times were different now; with Li Suyan's guarantee that she kept her word, her business in Yang City would get better and better.

Smiling, Shen Yao put the list away, mentioned her two contracted pet beasts, and then brought up the situation around Jing City; the implication that she wanted to expand was obvious.

Li Suyan clasped her hands, propped her chin, pondered for a moment, and gave a suggestion: "At this family banquet, quite a few Cui family members will appear."

Among them are some cousins and uncles who do related businesses. Would you mind getting to know them?"

Shen Yao:... Of course not; this was a channel to move up.