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"Second sister, don't wait for me next time, you can start eating without me; I might not always make it back on time."

Upon entering the house, they began the meal.

It was lucky that Fang Yu brought Ding Hui back; otherwise, she would have gone straight to sleep and missed the meal, hungry.

Watching Ding Hui eat politely with proper manners, Fang Yu secretly rolled her eyes.

In front of her second sister, she really puts on a good show.

But that's all just a facade; Fang Yu has already seen how she lives her life behind closed doors!

"Have Che Linfang and Mi Hengpeng both left?"

Fang Yu asked while eating.

The second sister's cooking seemed to have changed slightly; maybe she's not yet accustomed to the new kitchen.

"Lord Mi left early, and Miss Che stayed until dusk before leaving reluctantly, but she left a message for you."

Fang Yu was puzzled.

"What message?"

"Tonight, the usual place, I will wait for you."

Suddenly—

Ding Hui, who had been eating, looked up abruptly.

"There's something fishy."

After saying that, she continued to focus on her meal.

"No, no! My younger brother isn't that kind of person, right! Diao Deyi, hurry and explain to Doctor Ding! It's just work-related, right?"

Such a mess!

Fang Yu rolled her eyes at Ding Hui, who actually rolled her eyes back!

It's all turned upside down!

Seeing that her second sister was still worried, Fang Yu reassured her, "It's just work-related, second sister, don't worry needlessly."

Her second sister then calmed down, patting her chest, and when she looked back at Ding Hui, seeing that Ding Hui seemed indifferent, she sighed in relief.

The topic of marriage hasn't even been brought up yet, and these two are already having relationship problems; that wouldn't be good.

At least it's just a small misunderstanding.

"Right, there's another thing. Remember the young man asking about Brother Cha's whereabouts at the Detective Workshop?"

Detective Workshop? Young man?

Fang Yu paused, then remembered.

"Do you mean, Huang Qixin?"

"Right, right, right! That's him! Brother Huang somehow found out that we moved, came to congratulate us, and left a letter for me to pass to you..."

Saying this, her second sister handed over the letter, her hands trembling slightly.

Simultaneously, Fang Yu immediately noticed that the envelope was badly wrinkled, as if it had been clenched numerous times, yet it remained sealed.

It seemed someone had wanted to open it many times but restrained themselves at the last moment.

"Second sister, it's probably not information about our brother. Don't think too much."

The last time I met Huang Qixin was in prison; I was the one who rescued him.

It seems... that guy has gotten into trouble again, couldn't deal with that scriptless book.

Fang Yu squinted slightly.

She took the envelope and tore it open to read.

At first glance, Fang Yu didn't care much.

But after reading it, Fang Yu slightly frowned.

"What's wrong?" the second sister asked nervously.

Ding Hui also looked over curiously.

"Huang Qixin stumbled upon a treasure site and wants to invite me to explore it."

"Treasure site?"

Ding Hui scoffed.

"Tianyuan Town has stood for so many years; whatever treasures were around would have been dug up by the Five Great Families long ago, and the leftovers would belong to Foolish Underworld and the Three major martial arts schools exclusively, hardly any scraps for others. It's mostly trivial items; the wilderness isn't as safe as the town, Diao Deyi, don't go, it's unnecessary."

No wonder every one of the Five Great Families is filthy rich, owning the entire legacy of Tianyuan Town.

Even Foolish Underworld is just getting scraps; it's reasonable they can't compete with those monstrous families.

The letter also had contact information; Fang Yu put the letter into his pocket, glancing sideways at Ding Hui.

"Worried about me?"

Ding Hui remained silent, burying her head in her meal.

After a while, she suddenly commented.

"Second sister, your cooking has improved! This soup is delicious!"

Hearing this, the second sister awkwardly chuckled.

"That wasn't me; we just hired some new staff at the mansion, one cook is quite skilled, so I kept her. Several dishes here are her work."

No wonder some of the dishes tasted slightly different.

Before the move, Fang Yu had been eating meals prepared by his second elder sister throughout, so he had grown accustomed to the taste.

In reality, he would occasionally treat himself with some takeout, but other times he was a "noodle god," valuing efficiency and catching the time differences to hop out of the game, eat a bowl of noodles, and then continue playing.

However, after another month or two of hard work, he probably wouldn't need to push himself so hard.

Now with an identity and a high salary, just by converting the game salary into real silver money, he was making an income of tens and tens of thousands, no longer needing to work so frantically.

With some money in his pocket, Fang Yu felt a subtle change in his gaming mindset; it was no longer solely about making money. He was more relaxed and enjoying the pleasures of the game.

For three people, having a table full of lavish dishes was somewhat too extravagant, and it was a rare luxury for the second elder sister.

In the past, she would never have done such a thing.

Calling the servants to clear up the food, it was clear they were planning to keep it for tomorrow.

Ding Hui didn't react at all to this behavior; aside from her research, she seemed uninterested in such worldly matters, settling for anything adequate.

Fang Yu naturally didn't mind either, but the servant who came to clean up the dishes had a strange look on their face, seemingly unaccustomed to seeing a wealthy household operate like this.

This is the Foolish Underworld!

An official of the Foolish Underworld who even has a mansion to himself!

Translated to the outside world, this would at least be a wealthy family's young master, yet he's so frugal??

"I'm going back to my room to sleep."

Ding Hui waved her hand.

The second elder sister called a servant to lead her on her way.

"Shall we go to the study?" the second elder sister asked.

"Ah?" Fang Yu was startled.

"The documents about the servants are organized; they're in the study."

Only then did Fang Yu remember this matter and nodded.

"Okay."

Following the second elder sister to the study, they lit a candle, and she asked Fang Yu to sit while she fetched the documents.

It was just a dozen or so papers.

Fang Yu's Mansion wasn't big, a dozen or so people were quite a lot.

Probably, Mi Hengpeng trying to show his loyalty, had managed to gather so many people.

Fang Yu slowly looked over the information on these documents and suddenly frowned slightly at one servant's information.

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with Xiao Zhang?"

Fang Yu hadn't even said anything, but the second elder sister was already nervously asking.

Only then did Fang Yu notice that the second elder sister had been anxiously watching him review the servant's information.

These people had been recruited by the second elder sister's approval.

If Fang Yu was unsatisfied, it would be a slap in the face for the second elder sister.

But...

"This Xiao Zhang, he used to be a thief, and he was even chased out of several estates."

"But he said he has reformed, and Lord Mi also guaranteed his reform..."

Mi Hengpeng?

Fang Yu frowned again.

He still sent such a servant to me after reviewing...

Fang Yu felt displeased but turned to see the second elder sister's anxious expression and softened a bit.

"Don't worry, I'm just looking, I didn't say I was going to fire him."

The second elder sister then breathed a sigh of relief, but immediately felt she might have overstepped.

"Diao Deyi, am I being too willful? It's something that should be decided by the head of the household, yet I'm interfering..."

After saying this, the second elder sister suddenly stood up.

"I, I'll be going out! Take your time. If you find any unsuitable, just handle it directly!"

She clenched her teeth and strode out, leaving Fang Yu staring after her blankly.

Suddenly, what happened...

Scratching his head, Fang Yu continued reviewing.

It wouldn't take long to finish reviewing documents for a dozen people.

There were all sorts of people, from maids to gardeners to kitchen staff, but no housekeeper; he didn't know what the situation was.

These servants were either untrained in Martial Arts or had abandoned the path of Martial Arts midway due to various reasons, all quite powerless and not a threat.

The strongest were even just those two at the door.

No wonder someone in male disguise could sneak in; finding good quality servants who also had clean backgrounds and were reliable was indeed difficult.

Among this batch of recruits, there were three worth noting.

Xiao Zhang with a background in theft.

Plus, a guardian in male disguise.

And a servant from the brothel responsible for gardening.

As for other people's background checks, they were relatively simple and straightforward, nothing needing special attention.