There is a happy inn in the capital.

Chapter 224 The Hand of the Succubus

"Don't be afraid, grape. I'll sleep with you, and I'll protect you if you're in danger."

Grape replied while helping to make the bed, "If Miss isn't afraid, Grape isn't afraid either. Grape will protect Miss. If the succubus comes, Grape will stand in front of Miss."

Upon hearing this, Li Shuchen gently tapped Grape's head and said...

"Fool, if the succubus really comes, you should run first. I know martial arts and will exchange a few blows with him. You should take the opportunity to find a place to hide and wait for me to come find you. Protecting yourself is the most important thing, understand?"

Grape nodded solemnly: "Understood."

Li Shuchen patted Grape's hair: "What an obedient little grape."

After tidying up the room, Li Shuchen felt hungry and turned to the kitchen to find something to eat.

Upon entering the kitchen, she saw the middle-aged man squatting in front of the stove, lost in thought and sighing. He must have learned about the succubus and was blaming her for not informing him beforehand. So she approached and whispered...

"Uncle, if you're afraid, I'll take you home tomorrow."

The middle-aged man, startled by the sound, poked at the firewood in the stove with his fire poker and said, "What am I afraid of? I've lived most of my life and seen it all. So what if it's a succubus? Let him come. My fire poker isn't something to be trifled with."

Li Shuchen moved a stool and sat down by the stove, saying, "What's your surname, sir?"

The uncle added another piece of firewood and said, "My surname is Yuan."

The pot was bubbling and sizzling, making a crackling sound.

Hot water splashed onto the back of Li Shuchen's hand, scalding her so much that she jumped up and cried out, "Uncle Yuan, the pot's boiling! The pot's boiling!"

Uncle Yuan quickly lifted the pot lid and called out loudly, "Hey, hey, hey, time to cook the dumplings!"

He then picked up the dumplings behind him and threw them into the pot two or three at a time.

Li Shuchen picked up a soup spoon and started stirring: "Uncle Yuan, you actually made dumplings? That's amazing! How did you do that in such a short time?"

"Short? I'm complaining that I'm wrapping them too slowly. I've only finished one batch. Girl, you stir slowly for a while, I'll wrap some more."

"it is good"

Li Shuchen stirred the dumplings until they stopped sticking to the pan, then covered the pan with the lid, added some firewood, and kept glancing at Uncle Yuan's side while warming himself by the fire.

I watched as he pinched together more than ten dough balls, twirling them in his hand until they transformed into thin dumpling wrappers.

Li Shuchen exclaimed in admiration, "Uncle Yuan, you're amazing! You made so many dumpling wrappers in one go!"

Uncle Yuan said proudly, "This is nothing; I could make even more when I was young."

After he finished speaking, he began to make dumplings. Holding a dumpling wrapper in one hand and picking out the filling with the other, he pinched the edges together, and a plump dumpling was formed.

Li Shuchen was stunned. He got up and walked to Uncle Yuan's side.

I reached out to grab a dumpling wrapper so I could learn how to wrap dumplings so quickly.

I never expected Uncle Yuan to stuff a small dough ball into my mouth.

He said, "Take it and play with it."

Li Shuchen stared blankly at the white dough in his hand for a moment, then said dumbly, "Okay."

He then kneaded the dough and returned to the stove to watch the fire.

"Girl, look, have the dumplings floated up yet?"

Li Shuchen did as instructed, lifting the pot lid and seeing dumplings floating on top, he said, "They're floating!"

Uncle Yuan added a ladle of cold water to the pot: "Girl, keep watching."

"it is good"

Li Shuchen kneaded the dough in his hands into a dog shape one moment and a bear shape the next, laughing out loud at how ugly it looked. So this was what it was like to play with dough!

The feeling of being enveloped in love

Uncle Yuan added two ladles of cold water, and when the pot boiled again, he said, "The dumplings are cooked. Girl, aren't you hungry? Hurry up and take them out to eat."

"it is good"

Li Shuchen's stomach was already rumbling, so she lifted the pot lid and started scooping out dumplings.

One bowl, two bowls, three bowls... a total of ten bowls of dumplings were served.

Uncle Yuan put another pot of dumplings in.

"Girl, there's minced garlic on the table. You can eat it with the dumplings."

Li Shuchen sat down at the table: "Thank you, Uncle Yuan."

"You're my boss, why are you being so polite with me?"

Li Shuchen smiled upon hearing this, and then eagerly stuffed a dumpling into her mouth. It was filled with pork and scallions, which she loved—it smelled so good! With a little minced garlic, mmm, it was even more delicious.

"Uncle Yuan, your dumplings smell so good! I love this filling the most!"

Uncle Yuan's face showed no joy upon hearing this; instead, his eyes welled up with tears: "That's wonderful. If she were still alive, she would be about your age. She loved my pork and scallion dumplings the most, and she could always eat a whole bowl of them."

After Uncle Yuan finished speaking, he wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes.

Li Shuchen asked, "Is she your daughter?"

"Yes, she should be seventeen this year. If I had earned more money back then, she wouldn't have remained fourteen."

Upon hearing this, Li Shuchen felt a pang of sadness. At such a tender age, he should have continued to enjoy his father's love, but he passed away at the age of fourteen. It was truly pitiful.

Uncle Yuan stirred the dumplings in the pot, tears welling up in his eyes from the steam. He wiped his tears with his sleeve and said...

"Zhen'er, don't be afraid, Daddy is here to protect you. This time, Daddy will definitely protect you and won't let you be bothered by the succubus again."

Li Shuchen paused in his hand, which was holding a dumpling, and asked, "Was Zhen'er harmed by a succubus?"

Uncle Yuan murmured, lost in memories.

"Three years ago, my family was poor, and I earned very little, not enough to feed my family. She was only fourteen years old when she heard from somewhere that more money could be earned in the village, so she insisted on going to work for the master. She was determined to go, and I couldn't stop her. Who knew that this would happen? It's my fault, I blame myself for not stopping her back then."

Li Shuchen clenched his fists and said, "Uncle Yuan, if the succubus reappears, someone will definitely catch him, and he will receive the punishment he deserves."

"If he really reappears, I will use this fire poker, even at the cost of my old life, to kill him."

Li Shuchen said earnestly, "I will help Uncle Yuan."

"Good child, you have nothing to do with him. You should stay far away from him and not provoke him. Hurry up and eat your food, or the dumplings will get cold."

"Um"

Li Shuchen ate the dumplings quickly, feeling quite uncomfortable.

After eating and returning to his room, he lay on the bed, closed his eyes, and pondered. This succubus was more despicable than a devil. The young girl hadn't provoked him at all, yet he killed her for no reason, and in such an humiliating way. It was utterly insane, twisted, and a pervert.

If he reappears, she will catch him and then torture him to a thousand cuts, slowly and meticulously slicing off his flesh piece by piece, making him wish he were dead, letting him taste what it's like to be worse than dead. Finally, she will preserve a sliver of his sanity and hang him in the street as a public spectacle, making him endure the insults and resentment of his victimized family, and having rotten vegetables and eggs thrown at him.

Anyone can insult someone.

As I thought about it, I felt sleepy, so I placed the wooden stick by the bed and closed my eyes for a light nap.

Nothing happened all night

The next morning, Li Shuchen got up and found Zhao Tianchuan.

"Brother Zhao, have you heard about what happened in this village?"

Zhao Tianchuan calmly replied, "I heard them talk about it last night."

Li Shuchen: "Brother Zhao, I'm sorry, I didn't ask for your opinions before sending you here. But I don't have anyone else I can trust. This estate is a bit strange, so the wages are high. Brother Zhao, it's twenty taels of silver a month, and the other brothers are fifteen taels of silver a month. That's more than what we earn at Chenxi Fruit Estate. Do you think that's feasible?"