Mini World Game Console-Chapter 875 - 876: Ren Suo being kicked out of the house

DING-DONG! DING-DONG!

The crisp doorbell echoed throughout the house. In the bedroom, Lin Xianyu slept amidst a pile of plush toys. Her ears twitched as she stirred. She turned, pulled the blanket over her head, and pretended not to hear the doorbell.

Ten years had passed. Time had not only failed to leave any mark on Lin Xianyu but had even seemed to turn back. Since living alone in a large room, her sleeping positions had regressed towards those of a toddler. Heaven knows how she managed to sleep with her feet propped up against the wall.

After ringing three times, the doorbell quieted. A few seconds later, the bedroom door silently swung open. The well-oiled hinges made no sound, as if a gentle breeze had pushed the door ajar.

There were no footsteps, no sounds of breathing.

But Lin Xianyu knew very well that someone was moving through the darkness.

The girl's boudoir had been invaded. The uninvited guest carried countless sinister ingredients, their evil aura making Lin Xianyu's body shudder.

Her nose twitched, and she gulped with longing, murmuring, "Shattered viscera, congealed blood, entwining tentacles, lifeless eyeballs, twisted plants..."

"Time to get up for hot pot. I went to Hai Di Lao and got takeout. There's beef omasum, blood tofu, squid tentacles, sheep eyeballs, kelp knots, pickled pork, scalded brains, and duck intestines. This time it's a dual-pot with a rich tomato broth, and I also got plum juice with added lemon."

Ren Suo flicked on the bedroom light and annoyedly placed the takeout box down. "You're too much! The latest I used to get up was noon, and you're still not up at 7 PM?"

Lin Xianyu pushed aside the plush toys, rubbed her eyes, and said sleepily, "Look who's talking... Aren't you just getting up at noon because you have to meet Teacher Dong for lunch? Humph, whipped indeed."

"You sure talk a lot." Ren Suo made a flicking gesture, and Lin Xianyu was sent tumbling back into the pile of plush toys. He asked, "Are we eating here or in the living room?"

Lin Xianyu touched her forehead where she was flicked and spoke lazily, "Let's eat in the living room."

Ren Suo went to the kitchen to fetch a pot, added the hot pot base and water to heat it up, and quickly got everything ready. But he found that Lin Xianyu hadn't even gotten out of bed yet, so he helplessly pulled her up. "Xiaotian doesn't even sleep in anymore! You can't even match up to a kid!"

Lin Xianyu said languidly, "Look who's talking. Which kid can compare to Xiaotian? That little guy is basically an enhanced, replicated version of Teacher Dong. I'm starting to suspect that when he was reincarnated, he used Krypton Gold to select the Heaven-difficulty, Xin Yue Player-exclusive profession: 'The Kid Everyone Else's Parents Wish They Had,' complete with a perfect background, maxed-out Talent, and flawless personality..."

"But you're not a kid!"

"I'm a kid if I'm not married."

Still bantering, Lin Xianyu let Ren Suo push her into the bathroom to brush her teeth and wash her face.

With her hair tied up into a high ponytail, and thinking about the upcoming hot pot, Lin Xianyu couldn't be bothered with makeup and hurried to the dining table, exclaiming, "I can live with the dual-flavor hot pot, but why is there no spicy hot pot? Why choose a dual-flavor one if there's no spicy pot?!"

Before Ren Suo could answer, Lin Xianyu seemed to realize something, covered her mouth, and looked at Ren Suo. "Wow! Ren Suo, you can't be serious, forbidding me from eating spicy food with such foresight... but I won't agree! Even if the class monitor is willing, I'm not!"

Ren Suo sighed, not for Lin Xianyu, but for himself.

As a kind-hearted and innocent young man, after all these years, he had now grown to instantly understand Lin Xianyu's dirty jokes. He could even come up with dirtier ones.

"You can eat spicy, but I can't! You have no idea how sensitive my sense of smell is. Even passing by a hot pot restaurant with Li Dan makes me sneeze..." Ren Suo said, picking up a piece of beef tripe to dip in the pot.

"Beef tripe only needs to be swished for 10 to 15 seconds!" Lin Xianyu reminded as she dipped some duck intestines. "Put it in the sauce plate with my Thai sweet chili sauce."

"..." Ren Suo said, "This is for me. If you want some, cook it yourself."

Lin Xianyu looked shocked. "What? You were planning to eat too? Seeing how little you bought, I thought it was breakfast just for me."

"Who eats hot pot for breakfast? Don't you still have noodles at your place? You can have those later."

As the two chatted idly and ate hot pot, Lin Xianyu finally remembered something and said, "Why did you come over tonight? Tomorrow is our game day. Isn't today the melee party at your house?"

"What melee party? It's Family Day!" Ren Suo corrected her.

Lin Xianyu giggled. "Only your family would have such a festival... But I guess it's because all the members of your family are restless—either dealing with power, money, careers, or cultivating Divine Skills... Even Luna has fallen in love with creating dream worlds, spending all her time on The Dark Side of the Moon. I just saw her in my dream wanting to build a starry sky stage that can accommodate seven billion viewers."

As Lin Xianyu said, Ren Suo's family life was indeed a bit unusual now.

Ten years had passed. Dong Chengling, Qiao Muyi, Ren Xingmei, Gu Yueyan, and even Luna all had their own careers. They had to practice Cultivation and chase their respective dreams, so time was simply not enough. Thus, they agreed to clear one day each week for a family gathering. On this day, they would play wildly and spend time with the children.

Of course, although there was only one Family Day per week, Ren Suo had a scheduled bedtime service every night and even occasionally had to do overtime to spread warmth.

On the contrary, Ren Suo seemed to be regressing. He had even quit his job as a Healing Cultivator at Heavenly Lotus Academy and now held an idle position as the Second Secretary to the Director of the Lian Province Countermeasures Division, effectively siphoning off taxpayer money. The current Director, incidentally, was Qiao Muyi.

His daily job was to take care of the children—many children.

Ren Suo curled his lip. "What else? Should I follow your example, waking up at seven in the evening to play games every day?"

Lin Xianyu snorted. "You're one to talk? And you, Ren Suo, what great cause are you pursuing?"

"Cultivating the future flowers of our country!" Ren Suo declared triumphantly.

Lin Xianyu asked, "Happy? Content?"

Ren Suo snorted. "Of course I'm happy and content, Xianyu, you wouldn't understand."

Counting on her fingers, Lin Xianyu said, "Hmm, not only are you taking care of the future flowers of our country, but you've also learned from scratch the culinary skills of a Kitchen Girl, ready to cook exquisite meals at any moment. When they need you, you have to Teleport over to provide comprehensive, attentive service. The class monitor especially likes you to help brush her teeth when she gets up. All the household matters, big and small, need your help to resolve, or you use Cloning to handle them..."

"Taking care of the kids, handling household affairs, satisfying your wives when they're in the mood, and supporting your wives' dream chasing... indeed, Ren Suo, your happiness is something I cannot fathom."

Ren Suo was left speechless by her words.

Hearing Lin Xianyu put it that way, Ren Suo couldn't help but feel a bit pitiful.

Lin Xianyu giggled. "And after all that, you still haven't told me why you invited me for hot pot tonight. Isn't tonight supposed to be a family dinner for you guys?"

Ren Suo hesitated for a moment, not even in the mood to point out that Lin Xianyu had snatched his beef tripe.

He sighed deeply. "I was kicked out."

Lin Xianyu, while munching on beef tripe, stifled a laugh. "Ah, I forgot to add that one: having no status at home..."

"It's not about having no status! How can matters between husband and wife be about having no status!" Ren Suo's face turned red even without eating the spicy hot pot.

Lin Xianyu immediately exposed him. "Heh, I heard from the class monitor that Sister Qiao punished you by making you kneel on a keyboard a few days ago."

"Actually, kneeling on a capacitive keyboard is quite comfortable," Ren Suo started with some trivial knowledge before indignantly saying, "It's all Wuxia's fault!"

Lin Xianyu asked curiously, "What happened with Little Wuxia?"

Ren Suo scratched his head. "Well, you know, sometimes the three of us sleep together. One night, after they fell asleep, Karen wanted to chat with me."

"As you know, due to the time difference, Karen always chats with me at night."

"Wuxia somehow woke up, secretly woke her mom up, and snitched on me..."

Lin Xianyu said, "Then Sister Qiao found out you two were flirting."

Ren Suo became anxious. "I wasn't! But ever since Karen came to Heavenly Lotus Academy a few years ago for an exchange program—I don't know if it's because Young Master Mu took care of her—she's become naughtier and deliberately made things sound ambiguous, even causing Young Master Mu to misunderstand!"

Lin Xianyu replied, "How can you call that a misunderstanding? Ambiguity is just a prelude to love, isn't it?"

Ren Suo continued, "But Young Master Mu was just angry at the moment. Later on, Karen explained everything to her. You know she cares about her pride, so I just symbolically yielded. It's just a way of getting along between spouses, a sign of high EQ!"

Lin Xianyu spoke while eating fish cakes, "If you want to think that way, it's good too. At least it's less painful."

"But Little Wuxia has always been close to you, right? She's so smart, she must be doing it on purpose. Did you offend her?"

Ren Suo's gaze shifted. "She's also at the age for foundational education now. She's quick to learn but not very well-behaved. I used Xiaotian as an example and scolded her a bit, and gave her a few spanks on the butt..."

Lin Xianyu snickered. "Serves you right. Little Wuxia really dislikes being compared to others unless you say she's better than them."

Ren Suo looked somewhat troubled. "But she still needs to be taught properly. Spanking and scolding don't work; how should I teach her?"

Lin Xianyu thought for a moment and said, "How about a lottery system?"

"A lottery?"

"You let Xiaotian and Wuxia write down their wishes, categorized into N, R, SR, and SSR levels based on difficulty, then input these wishes into the computer. Set the odds for each level accordingly."

"Whenever Xiaotian and Wuxia achieve something, you reward them with some Points. Once they have enough Points, they can do a lottery draw—either a single draw or a ten-pull with a guaranteed R-level item... You've played enough mobile games; you get it."

"With Xiaotian being so well-behaved, she'll surely earn a lot of Points quickly. Then Little Wuxia will become so envious that she'll naturally start behaving and learning."

Lin Xianyu's words enlightened Ren Suo, who exclaimed in admiration, "I never thought that even though you're a slacker yourself, you're quite the expert at devising study plans!"

Lin Xianyu glared at him, the Radiance of Wisdom Flickering in her eyes. "You can also get Ilina to help. For example, you can let Xiaotian get an SSR-level wish on a single draw. Little Wuxia will definitely take the bait then."

"Wow, you're one cunning woman."

"Takes one to know one. You're a despicable and shameless man too."

After mutually complimenting each other for a while, Lin Xianyu suddenly realized, "Wait, I was asking why you were kicked out. How did the topic drift so far off?"

Ren Suo blinked, shrugged, and said, "Well, it's nothing to be happy about. It's pointless to talk about it... I'm full. You take your time. I'm going to check your game records."

Lin Xianyu raised her eyebrows slightly and quickly finished the hot pot, then caught Ren Suo as he was opening up the Mini-World Game Console. "Out with it! Why were you kicked out?"

Ren Suo exclaimed, "Wow, you've nearly beaten 'Total War: Primal Chaos,' a Ten-Star Game?"

Lin Xianyu hugged Ren Suo's arm and seriously analyzed beside him, "First of all, since today's a family gathering, you could only be kicked out if you managed to offend all your wives. Offending four out of five wouldn't do it, since there would still be one to protect you."

"But Luna would never get angry at you. So, you must have upset the others so much that they had to unite against you. Come on, what on earth did you do to make all of them furious at once?"

Lin Xianyu was genuinely curious. After all, Ren Suo and his wives had been married for ten years and even had children. How could he still manage to make them all angry?

Being shaken by Lin Xianyu until he couldn't take it anymore, Ren Suo hesitated for quite a while before saying, "Well, it's those things, you know."

"What things?"

"About... sleeping."

Lin Xianyu blinked. "What do you mean? Have you finally been drained dry? Are you staging a Rebellion?"

Without waiting for Ren Suo to answer, Lin Xianyu shook her head.

A few days ago, when Lin Xianyu chatted with Gu Yueyan, Gu Yueyan had complained about Ren Suo, saying he was simply not human. All Gu Yueyan wanted was to hug Ren Suo like a giant plush toy to sleep, especially since she was already exhausted from teaching during the day.

But once the door closed, Ren Suo's eyes would flash green. They would stay up all night, their marital life so harmonious and sweet that Gu Yueyan thought once a week was almost too much. She even sighed in relief that she wasn't the only one.

Lin Xianyu wondered if Gu Yueyan had developed Stockholm syndrome because of Ren Suo's methods.

After mumbling for a while, Ren Suo said in a low voice, "I just thought, you know, we've been an old married couple for so many years, and everyone was together tonight, so..."

Although Ren Suo was vague, who was Lin Xianyu? As Heavenly Lotus Academy's once strongest master of dirty jokes, she instantly understood Ren Suo's meaning. "Still talking about 'Family Day'—what you really had in mind was a free-for-all party!"

Lin Xianyu crossed her arms. "But that's not right either. I remember you've tried it already, haven't you? With five people, there are ten possible pairings, and you've succeeded with all of them, right?"

Ren Suo said, "Yueyan really tells you everything, huh..."

Lin Xianyu continued, "Even if they get mad at you for wanting a 'one dragon, two phoenixes' situation, it wouldn't be enough to drive you out... Could it be you were thinking of a 'Three Heroes Battle Lv Bu' scenario?"

Ren Suo muttered, "...Can 'Three Heroes Battle Lv Bu' even be used like that?"

Lin Xianyu herself dismissed the idea. "But the class monitor has also complained to me three times about different combinations: Class Monitor, Little Star, and Luna; Class Monitor, Luna, and Teacher Dong; and Class Monitor, Little Star, and Teacher Dong... Only Sister Qiao is left out of those."

"I don't believe you haven't made a move on Sister Qiao. So, since everyone has tried it, they wouldn't be upset enough to kick you out."

Lin Xianyu frowned slightly. "You couldn't possibly be thinking of... Four Seas Return, could you?"

Ren Suo couldn't help but rub his temples, once again saddened by his ability to instantly understand Lin Xianyu's dirty jokes.

However, he shook his head, his face slightly reddening as he said, "Our family... we recently bought a super big bed."

Lin Xianyu was stunned for a moment.

With her sharp intelligence, she immediately realized the correct answer.

The shock was so intense her jaw nearly dropped, and she could only stare stupidly at Ren Suo.

Three seconds later, Lin Xianyu finally snapped back to reality and started clapping vigorously, speaking in an admiring tone, "As expected of you! As expected of the Ren Suo I know! I, Lin Xianyu, am willing to call you a true master!"

"No wonder you were kicked out! You actually planned to take on all five in one night!?"