Chapter 83: The Wife Has Moved In

The four young men of the Liu family were all crippled beyond repair; modern medicine had no way to save them.

The Liu family’s crimes had been basically confirmed, and the case could already be handed over to the judicial authorities for sentencing.

But that sentence would not mean much.

At most, they would be given prison terms of one length or another; in their present condition, how could they possibly be sent to prison? If they were sentenced to prison, the state would be paying for their treatment. If not, they would have to pay for it themselves.

So they were granted medical parole.

For now, they were lying in a hospital under the Everlasting Life Group, in Jiangcheng, called Everlasting Life Hospital.

“Everlasting Life Hospital?” Lin Xiaosu said quietly.

Catching his look, Zhou Mei asked, “You’re worried they’ll recover?”

“Strictly speaking, their martial cultivation is ruined, but... never mind. Tell me about the Liu family’s property.”

The Liu family’s assets were finished too.

Through the investigation, it had been discovered that the family’s license had itself been obtained by illegal means. The people involved in taking bribes and handling those filthy affairs back then had all been arrested; the quarry had been sealed off; a host of illegal acts had been uncovered; the Liu family’s accounts had been frozen, and the tens of millions inside had been confiscated. As for the rest of the property, it probably would not even be enough to compensate the villagers. Oh, and that little beauty below, in theory, could also receive compensation, but there is no need to tell her yet. If she learns she has money, she might run away, and then you would not be able to ruin her...

There was truth in those words, and also a teasing edge to them.

Lin Xiaosu was speechless again. He glared at her. “In your eyes, am I the kind of man who latches onto any woman and ruins her?”

Zhou Mei nodded lightly. “Very much so.”

“You’ve slept on my bed, and have I ruined you?”

“You wanted to ruin me, but I was faster and got away, so you didn’t manage it...” Zhou Mei blinked at him.

“Damn it! This conversation is impossible. I’m going downstairs!”

Time flowed on once more...

June passed at an unhurried pace.

The fierce heat of July slowly steamed up through the shade of the sycamores in the northern town.

The two women at the detective agency had changed into summer clothes, and their graceful bearing had grown ever more alluring.

At last, they had obtained their driver’s licenses.

The day after getting them, Lin Xiaosu took them to the newly opened auto market in the south of the city and bought a sky-blue car for 130,000 yuan.

This car was the agency’s official vehicle.

A ladies’ model.

After they returned, the two women sat in their room, pondering Lin Xiaosu’s intentions, and both their hearts were stirring wildly.

Because they knew the car had basically been bought for them...

July seventh.

As the sun was setting, Lin Xiaosu suddenly received a phone call...

After answering it, his expression turned rather strange. He reached out to Miao Ruolan. “Lend me your little electric scooter.”

“Take the car,” Miao Ruolan said.

“No need. I’m going home for a bit. The roads over there are narrow; riding is even more convenient than driving.” Taking Miao Ruolan’s scooter key, he rode off home with carefree ease.

This trip home came after a call from his mother.

The contents of the call were explosively exciting.

His mother told him, “Xiaoye is here, and she brought her luggage too. What are you playing at, you didn’t even come back with her? Hurry up and get your butt back here and keep your wife company.”

With one sentence, joy overflowed.

With one sentence, happiness spilled right through the screen.

Why?

What an encouraging and momentous event this was!

His son’s girlfriend had come of her own accord, brought her luggage, and planned to stay for a long time. What did that mean? It meant the matter was settled!

If she were not utterly devoted to his son, what girl could possibly do this?

At this, Lin’s mother was overjoyed; the whole of her seemed twenty years younger. She nearly wanted to hold Night’s hand and make three rounds through the whole of Old Pagoda Mountain Village...

When Lin Xiaosu heard the news, he felt as though the wind had scattered his thoughts...

Because he knew that the one who had come was not Night, but an intelligent bio-robot.

Her purpose was not to cultivate feelings with him, but to carry out Dragon’s command and protect his family.

He had done some things for Dragon, and Dragon protecting his relatives was morally defensible and in line with Dragon’s regulations. But Night, you took this bodyguard, gave her your own appearance, and had her move into the Lin household under the guise of a daughter-in-law...

The advantages were certainly numerous. The biggest advantage was that she would not seem out of place in the village.

But there were drawbacks too. The biggest drawback was: how was Lin Xiaosu supposed to flirt with other women now?

In the eyes of outsiders, he already had a wife. A wife who wanted nothing and moved straight into your home to serve your mother. Did it look proper for your own household flag to stand firm while you let others fly outside?

Yet he was wronged. Was the flag in his house really a flag? No.

Was she really a wife? Nonsense! She was not even human...

Even the old mother of the fool Sanlang knew that a daughter-in-law needed three essentials: female, alive, and when it rains, knows to run home.

What exactly had he gotten himself into...

Lin Xiaosu rode his little electric scooter at full speed all the way back to his own courtyard, his eyes almost going straight.

Night was wearing an apron and washing clothes.

From any angle, she looked like a living, breathing person. Under his Heavenly Dao Insight, he could even see the currents of her breath, and the hands in the water were fully flesh and blood.

When Lin Xiaosu came back, Night... for the moment let us call her “Little Night,” to distinguish her from Night...

Little Night turned her head and smiled brightly. “Xiaosu, you’re back.”

His mother rushed out of the house, her eyes narrowed away by her smile. “Son, Little Night even brought spare clothes. She just told me she’s going to live here long-term, really!”

“Mm, good.” Lin Xiaosu said with difficulty.

“Dinner’s ready too. Little Night cooked the dishes herself. Her cooking is much better than your mother’s. I think it’s even better than the chefs in those city restaurants.”

“Mm...”

“Little Night, come eat! I’ll wash the clothes later.”

“It’s fine. I’m almost done washing. You two eat first.” Little Night replied sweetly.

“How can that do? You’re the most honored guest here.”

“Auntie, I’m not a guest anymore...”

At that, Lin’s mother was delighted all over again...

The clothes were washed and hung up; dinner was eaten.

At the table, Lin Xiaosu was very enthusiastic, taking the initiative to serve dishes to Little Night, and Little Night ate them.

Lin Xiaosu was somewhat dazed.

She really... could eat!

She polished off two small bowls of rice, ate plenty of vegetables, and even had the braised pork...

Just from that one meal, probably no one could have doubted that she was a robot.

After dinner, Lin Xiaosu and Little Night went upstairs and into the room.

Under the pale starlight, Lin’s mother cheerfully went out for a stroll, likely ready to tell anyone she met, My daughter-in-law has come, she’s at home with my son, and I’m just out for a walk so I don’t disturb their time alone...

In the upstairs room, Lin Xiaosu finally faced Little Night across from him.

“You’re a bio-intelligent robot, right?” Lin Xiaosu asked.

“Yes. It’s a secret I can tell only you.” Little Night smiled softly.

“Where does your intelligence show itself?”

“In my database, I have stored many things...”

The eight great cuisines, washing and cooking, farming techniques, medicine. And of course, more importantly, her actual work: grappling, combat, firearms, and equipment.

Her bones were structured like human bones, but greatly reinforced; her muscles were fully simulated; nerves and blood vessels ran throughout her entire body, identical to a human’s. The only real difference between her and a living person was probably one thing: her brain.

She had no brain. She only had a bionic processor.

And precisely because of this, she could learn so many utterly unbelievable skills.

Her method of learning was simply to store the information directly into the processor.

Lin Xiaosu’s eyes flickered as he looked at her face, her hair, her whole body, with a trace of curiosity...

“What are you looking at?” Little Night asked him.

“I don’t seem to have found any socket on you.”

“I do have a socket. Do you want to use it?”

“What do you mean, ‘do I want to use it’? Are the sockets on your body for me to use? The way you talk still has some problems.”

“No problem at all. That socket was made for you, and my program allows only you to use it.” Little Night blinked at him, her tone even a little mischievous.

“What do you mean?”

Little Night spread her legs slightly and pointed between them. “This is what it was made for.”

Lin Xiaosu looked at that infinitely seductive posture, and his body nearly lost all restraint. “My God, I was talking about... the charging socket!”

“Oh.” Little Night said, “I don’t need a charging socket. Normal food can be converted into bioelectric current, which meets my ordinary needs. Of course, if I’m in fierce combat, I can also replenish my energy with alternating current, just like this!”

She extended two fingers toward the power outlet on the table. The room’s lights flickered once, and a hazy glow rose over her whole body. That was charging.

Under normal conditions it was unnecessary; only in special circumstances was it needed.

Lin Xiaosu drew in a breath lightly. “Little Night, is your body really exactly the same as a human’s?”

“There are similarities and differences. Do you want me to list them?”

“No need for a list. Let me ask you directly: can you have children?”

“Yes. That mainly depends on you. If you want me to have them, I can have them for you. At most, I can bear five at once, and the sex can be controlled by myself.”

Lin Xiaosu stared dumbly...

Such a daughter-in-law was probably the kind his mother would love most: not fussy, not bargaining, able to do housework, able to do farm work, able to cook all eight great cuisines, and even able to bear five children at one go. If there was food, she ate food; if there was no food, she ate chaff; and if there was not even chaff, charging would do...

Too easy to keep alive!

Who in the world would not like such a daughter-in-law?

Lin’s mother did not understand this daughter-in-law’s astonishing functions, yet she remained excited for half the night.

She slept on the first floor and, in the dead of night, called Lin Xiaosu’s father, her voice kept very low, afraid of disturbing the intimacy of son and daughter-in-law.

But she could never have imagined that that very night, her son actually sat on the floor and practiced his skills until dawn.

Little Night slept on the bed, exactly like an ordinary human being.

The next morning, after washing up and changing into clean clothes, Lin Xiaosu went downstairs. Little Night was holding a basin containing Lin Xiaosu’s clothes and came out to wash them in the courtyard, a faint smile on her face, her expression full of happiness.

His mother was beyond happy...

Lin Xiaosu said, “The detective agency just took on a case. I’m afraid I’ll be busy for a while, so I won’t be coming back.”

His mother’s brows shot up. “You’re not coming back at night either?”

“I won’t be back.”

Little Night interjected, “Auntie, he has proper business to attend to. Just agree to it.”

His mother let out a long breath. “Little Night, what I mainly mean is that you only just got here, and he... he ought to keep you company more.”

“It’s fine. I like him working this hard.”

“Well, that’s true. Anyway, the detective agency belongs to the two of you, and in the future it’ll be your property too...”

His mother finally came around, and Lin Xiaosu hurriedly jumped on his little electric scooter and sped off in a blur.