[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-fox-has-no-malicious-intent":3,"chapter-the-fox-has-no-malicious-intent-the-fox-has-no-malicious-intent-chapter-20":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Fox Has No Malicious Intent",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2340473,4575,"Chapter 20","the-fox-has-no-malicious-intent-chapter-20",20,"\u003Cp>“Hahaha, Old Chen, it’s just simple tea and rice—don’t be polite, eat and drink your fill! Last time, if it weren’t for you coming to help, our family’s bid for Shangpo Mountain would’ve collapsed outright.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zhenghong immediately placed a freshly grilled crab leg into Chen Fengshui’s bowl and poured him another beer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The matter of contracting the mountain land had stirred up such a huge fuss among middlemen that even higher-ups took notice; for an ordinary person, it would’ve been better to avoid trouble altogether.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just give that land to them outright, and if any vacant land becomes available later, prioritize Yu Zhenghong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Old Chen refused to compromise—no one could sway him; the rules were the rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood his ground against them, gathered evidence of their disruptive behavior, and sent them to the Public Security Bureau to sit and reflect for ten days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s not talk about that matter anymore—don’t make it sound like there’s some hidden agenda. I just followed the regulations.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Fengshui shook his head and placed the crab leg into An Sheng’s bowl. “You can eat the crab leg, but if you start talking about those things, it’ll choke me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You all know my character—I may not always be smooth, but I’ll never betray my fellow villagers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eating the crab leg was fine, but Chen Fengshui dared not accept Yu Zhenghong’s flattery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He merely followed regulations to secure benefits for the local villagers—he wouldn’t tolerate such praise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, alright, can I at least toast you?” Yu Zhenghong said with a helpless, bitter smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though village officials aren’t technically officials, they’re the ones who resolve countless grassroots issues and neighborhood disputes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Chen had held his position for a very long time and was highly respected in Zhangxizhen, known for fairness and integrity, even leading several rounds of investment recruitment that brought abundant job opportunities to local farmers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shangpo Mountain, Xiapo Road, and Shougoujian Tea Garden were all reclaimed by Old Chen himself in his youth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two men drinking together, chatting—Yu Zhenghong occasionally asked Chen Fengshui for advice on tea tree cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Chen didn’t hold back, sharing all his past experience managing tea gardens with Yu Zhenghong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Xueqing and Chen Peipei sat before the charcoal stove, eating and chatting about household matters as the coals burned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Sheng sat between the mother and daughter, his big tail swaying as he opened his mouth, waiting for food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wherever you sat at the feast was fine—even sitting with the kids was better than sitting with the adults.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over there, besides getting drunk, you’d also get stuck with dog thieves handing out lighters and tissues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his past life, An Sheng had suffered terribly from this—after every feast, his pockets would be stuffed with a dozen lighters, nearly bursting them each time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Little An~ open your mouth!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Peipei scratched under An Sheng’s chin, beaming, then fed him a grilled oyster without garlic, wiping the juice from his mouth with her palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In return, An Sheng stretched his front paws forward, lifted his hindquarters high, and wagged his big tail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That fluffy tail fluttered like a banner, and Yu Xueqing and Chen Peipei could almost see a vast, rippling ocean of fur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white, fluffy tail, combined with the mischievous, dog-like grin on the little fox’s face, sent the mother and daughter into fits of laughter, snatching him up to kiss and hug him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ying ying ying—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A permanent meal ticket’s mother = retirement pension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though An Sheng wasn’t good at math, he had some sense when it came to human relations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like Chen Peipei was stroking the fox.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But wasn’t the fox secretly stroking Chen Peipei too, trying to win her over with cuteness?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Xueqing, who could understand fox speech, always felt An Sheng’s laughter today carried a hint of mischief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So good, so good, let Grandma kiss you—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Patting the fluffy little fox in her arms, Chen Peipei didn’t mind the heat at all, pressing her face against him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come on, eat more! Ah Qing’s always scraping by at month’s end—how could she afford to keep a pet? Look how skinny our little An is.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“???”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Xueqing looked at the little fox’s plump belly, then pinched her own slightly chubby belly, her expression turning strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mom! Are you even aware of what you’re saying?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little An’s belly jiggles like waves—how can you say I’m starving him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But seeing her mother in high spirits, Yu Xueqing dared not dampen her mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the little fox was adorable, her mother’s feather duster was no less dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The family dinner was warm and joyful; after a few drinks, Old Chen forgot about the fox spirit and enthusiastically discussed tea garden cultivation tips with Yu Zhenghong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nighttime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Sheng, who had been lying in bed, quietly rolled over the sleeping Yu Xueqing, slipped into the living room, leapt out the window, and ran toward Old Chen’s house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the family dinner, Yu Zhenghong and Chen Peipei stayed overnight on the second floor of the ancestral home due to drinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Fengshui had also had a bit to drink, but since his house was nearby, Yu Xueqing escorted him home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ying ying ying—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Sheng skillfully scaled the wall, entered the house, and padded to Old Chen’s bedside, tapping his paw on Chen Fengshui’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half-asleep from beer, Chen Fengshui opened his eyes to see a blurry figure and broke into a cold sweat, tumbling off the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“W-what is that?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ying ying ying—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Sheng stared, utterly unimpressed, watching Chen Fengshui roll on the floor, muttering prayers to Mazu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Sheng casually turned on the bedside lamp, raised his paw, and tapped the phone resting beside the pillow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Fengshui’s initial wariness instantly turned to terror—he looked as if he’d seen a ghost, shrinking instinctively toward the wardrobe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ying ying ying!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Sheng froze, then flew into a rage, standing on his hind legs and scolding Old Chen fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s your meaning? Before I turned on the light, you were still thinking of resisting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that I’ve turned it on, why do you look like you’ve seen a ghost?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Sheng kicked hard, dragging and hauling Old Chen to the bed, forcing him to unlock his phone with his fingerprint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Sheng opened WeChat and typed a few lines using his fox’s one-character mantra:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Ride an electric scooter, scout locations, cut kidneys.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Yu Zhenghong’s enemies, the middlemen’s locations—I can’t cut their kidneys. I’ll cut your basket.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Fengshui read the message on the phone and immediately wore a grimace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My blessed fox lord! We’re in a rule-of-law society now—there are cameras everywhere!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You might not know what cameras are, but they work like mirrors that expose demons.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You can’t do this—cut my basket? I wouldn’t dare lift a finger!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Sheng paused, then blacked out with exasperation, tapping again with his one-character mantra:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【They harass Yu Zhenghong online—I’ll smash their windowpanes, pop their tire valves to mess with their car balance, pour yellow urine into their company computer cases, and shit in their feng shui fish pond.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【If they won’t shut up online, I’ll meet them face-to-face right here.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Fengshui stared at the fox’s input and went completely numb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew you’d become a spirit…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why didn’t you tell me you’d learned sorcery?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your fox lordship, don’t learn this! It’ll get you struck by lightning!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Go or not? If not, I’m going to shit in your fish tank right now.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Fengshui: “Go. Don’t touch my precious fish.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Shou fish fry are cheap, but if raised well, they can sell for over a hundred thousand per fish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Chen’s fish aren’t worth that much, but his entire tank of Lan Shou fish still totals tens of thousands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1302,"2026-06-20T23:19:16.017Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","8e8bf69f264a7d0c551e3ae02e54cfce7a930b1f16736b53b7c05ef8f79c40ba","the-fox-has-no-malicious-intent-chapter-21","the-fox-has-no-malicious-intent-chapter-19",354,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-fox-has-no-malicious-intent-cover.jpg"]