aircannonsinc Chapter 4: I get money as long as I sleep until I naturally wake up; the school beauty is vying to w
Chapter 4: I get money as long as I sleep until I naturally wake up; the school beauty is vying to w
Chu Yiyi was still shouting "Master!" from behind, her hands covered in black engine oil.
Lin Xian waved his hand and walked towards the old house without turning his head.
Wang Fugui followed behind, his pipe clattering loudly against the stone.
"You little rascal, you'd better watch your behavior. Teacher Xia is the apple of everyone's eye in this whole area."
Lin Xian was too lazy to pay attention to this gossipy old man.
He pushed open the creaking wooden door to the courtyard.
Suddenly, the system's mechanical notification sound rang in my mind.
"Ding! Territory daily welfare rules triggered."
"The host will remain in a deep sleep within their exclusive territory. For every hour of sleep, 100,000 yuan will be automatically credited to their account."
"Sleep until you naturally wake up without being interrupted, and you'll receive an extra million-dollar cash bonus."
Lin Xian stopped in the middle of the courtyard and stroked his chin.
Making money while you sleep? Those big spenders in Shanghai would probably vomit blood and die on the spot if they heard this rule.
He stretched, and the ultimate dream of a working man had finally come true.
Lin Xian walked to the door of his south-facing bedroom.
The wooden door was ajar, and a faint scent of orange blossoms wafted from the crack.
He reached out and pushed open the door, and the scene before him left him stunned.
On the worn-out carved wooden bed, there was a brand-new thick cotton quilt with bright red peony flowers.
A small, rounded curve bulged out from under the quilt.
A strand of long, smooth, black hair peeked out from the corner of the blanket and spread across the faded white pillowcase.
The person under the covers seemed to hear the door open and flinched like a startled rabbit.
A fluffy head cautiously peeked out.
Xia Anran's face, which was so pure and beautiful even without makeup, was flushed red.
Her moist almond-shaped eyes met Lin Xian's gaze, and her thick eyelashes fluttered twice.
"You...you're back?"
Her voice was soft and sweet, like a piece of fruit candy that was about to melt.
Lin Xian leaned against the door frame, his arms crossed over his chest.
"Coming to my bed in broad daylight and wrapping yourself up like a silkworm, is Teacher Xia doing performance art?"
Xia Anran gripped the corner of the blanket tightly, even her jade-like earlobes were tinged with blood.
"Uncle Fugui said you resigned and came back. This old house has been uninhabited for several years."
"There's no air conditioning in the house, it's so cold and damp, I'm worried you'll get cold sleeping at night."
"I brought a freshly fluffed cotton quilt from home, thinking... I wanted to warm up the bed for you first."
Her voice grew softer and softer until she finally tucked her chin under the covers.
Lin Xian walked to the bedside and looked at his childhood sweetheart who had followed him around since he was little.
So many young men in the village were eager to fetch water and chop firewood for her family, but she wouldn't even glance at them.
Now look what's happened, they've come to this dilapidated house to act as human hand warmers.
"Is it warm yet?" Lin Xian asked casually.
Xia Anran nodded vigorously.
"It got hot, so I used my body heat to dry the dampness off the bed board."
Lin Xian reached out and lifted the corner of the blanket, and a wave of heat carrying the fragrance of a young girl rushed towards him.
This level of comfort is far superior to the electric blankets in five-star hotels.
He took off his shoes and lay down inside fully clothed.
Xia Anran was startled and quickly rolled halfway into the bed, pressing herself against the cold wall.
"What are you doing? I haven't put on my shoes yet."
Lin Xian put his hands behind his head and sighed comfortably.
"You keep yours warm, I'll sleep in mine. The bed is so big, there's no room for you."
Xia Anran bit her lower lip, feeling the warmth of the man next to her seep through the blanket.
She quietly slipped her hand out from under the covers and fanned her burning cheeks.
A muffled "bang" suddenly came from the next room.
That was the guest room where Su Qinghan was staying.
The soundproofing in the old house was so bad that you could hear a pin drop next door.
Aren't you afraid of gaining weight from sleeping during the day?
Su Qinghan's cold voice came through the thin wooden wall.
Judging from her tone, this icy female CEO seems to be throwing a pillow.
Lin Xian turned over and adjusted to a more comfortable sleeping position.
"Sour grapes"—if you can't have them, then come and warm my feet yourself.
There was silence next door for a moment, then half a minute later, there was a loud slamming of the door.
Su Qinghan was clearly quite annoyed by this blunt male remark.
Xia Anran covered her mouth and chuckled, her big eyes curving into two beautiful crescent moons.
"Who is that fairy-like lady next door?"
Lin Xian yawned, his eyelids already starting to droop.
"She's a forced laborer fleeing from war; ignore her."
The numbers on the system bill have started to jump up second by second.
With each jump, Lin Xian's drowsiness deepened.
No need to set an alarm clock, no need to attend morning meetings, and no need to see the boss's grumpy face.
He buried his chin in the orange blossom scented blankets and soon began to breathe evenly.
Xia Anran turned to the side, resting her chin on her hands, and quietly looked at Lin Xian's sleeping profile.
The villagers all said that Lin Xian couldn't make it in the big city, so he slunk back home.
But she felt that Lin Xian was a million times more attractive now than the tired working man she used to be.
She carefully extended her finger and traced Lin Xian's high nose bridge in mid-air.
Sunlight streamed through the paper windows onto the blue brick floor, making time inside the room seem to slow down.
Several middle-aged women were eating sunflower seeds while enjoying the cool shade under a big tree at the village entrance.
"Has that girl from the Xia family been inside for almost half an hour?"
"A man and a woman alone together, that Lin family kid is quite lucky with women."
"If you ask me, Lin Xian is a promising kid. He even has someone to wait on him while he sleeps."
The older women lowered their voices, their faces crinkling with laughter.
Lin Xian was fast asleep when the numbers in his system balance were skyrocketing.
He dreamed that he was lying on a mountain of gold, with several lithography machines next to him automatically peeling grapes for him.
Just as he was about to open his mouth to catch the grape.
"Boom—boom boom—!"
A piercing engine roar, like a raging beast, shattered the tranquility of the old house without warning.
This sound isn't something an ordinary car can produce; it must be from a top-of-the-line sports car with at least twelve cylinders.
The roar echoed unrestrainedly along the narrow village road.
The old house's long-neglected glass window vibrated and hummed, sending down a few specks of dust.
Xia Anran was so frightened that she sat up abruptly and wrapped herself tightly in the blanket.
Lin Xian's brows furrowed into a deep "川" shape.
He opened his eyes, his pupils burning with the anger of his morning grumpiness being interrupted.
The system notification tone rang out, utterly lacking in tact.
"Warning: Deep sleep has been interrupted; the million-wake-up-natural-by-natural-sleep bonus has been cancelled."
Lin Xian threw off the covers, not even bothering to put on his shoes, and stepped barefoot onto the blue brick floor.
Cutting off someone's livelihood is like killing their parents.
What's more, it's about interrupting his path to making big money while he's sleeping.
The owner of that car outside had better pray he had nine lives to pay for it.
The roar outside the gate stopped abruptly at the entrance of the old house, followed by the screech of tires.
A glib, slick male voice drifted in through the courtyard wall.
"Lin Xian! You coward, get out here! How dare you steal the woman I've set my sights on! Today I'm going to tear this dilapidated house down!"