Chapter 431 of "Rural Beauty with Charm," Main Text 431: "Is it truly my sincere effort to damage my business?" Chapter 431: "Is it truly my sincere effort to damage my business?" It seemed as though the way Lu Yun had performed the "Monkey Stealing the Pomegranate" move had deeply wounded her. Yu Yun, facing away from Lu Yun, kept tossing and turning for a while before finally drifting off to sleep. Meanwhile, Lu Yun had no intention of sleeping. He was quietly pondering the strange phenomenon that had appeared in his dream. If this truly was a dream, would the ancient-dress figure continue to appear in his dreams? As soon as this thought arose, Lu Yun desperately tried to fall asleep. Yet the martial arts manual and the ancient-dress figure persisted like an unrelenting nightmare, flashing before his mind again and again. Lu Yun closed his eyes and counted sheep, counting all the way up to nine thousand nine hundred, but still found no sense of sleepiness. He glanced at Yu Yun, now peacefully asleep, and then quietly got out of bed. He had already noticed the bottle of white wine standing in the cabinet against the southern wall of the bedroom. Now, in order to see the ancient-dress figure again in his dream, Lu Yun didn’t bother to get up despite being slightly tipsy—S Zhang Yi found him having twisted his head like a stubborn fool, and with the leftover meat pieces on the tea table, he quickly opened the bottle and poured it down in one go. The meat was nearly finished, and half the wine had gone down when he suddenly belched, staggered to his feet, and wobbled over to the bed, collapsing onto it. "...Lazy soul, get up! Help me out!" The ancient-dress figure didn’t appear, but a soft call reached his ears, followed by a gentle tap on his head. Lu Yun, still drowsy, opened his eyes to find Liu Yun neatly dressed, standing by the bed, hands firmly on her waist, glaring at him with clear displeasure. "Brother-in-law, it’s still so early—just let me sleep a bit more," Lu Yun said, rubbing his forehead. "What are you still doing here? It's almost dawn now. If we don't act soon, the students at school will go hungry." Liu Yun said angrily, still not satisfied, pointing at Lu Yun. "You even got up in the middle of the night to drink wine secretly! Good thing you didn't get drunk. If you throw up on my bed, I'll pour wine down your throat until you're dead!" "Brother-in-law, I couldn't sleep, so..." "Cut the chatter! Get up and help me cook right away!" Before Lu Yun could finish speaking, Liu Yun coldly interrupted him, clearly displeased that he had gotten up at night to drink wine. "Look at your age—you've only just started drinking! And you managed to drink half a pound in one go. That's no small feat!" Lu Yun felt guilty and slowly got up to dress, yet his mind was still busy wondering—why hadn't the ancient costume figure reappeared? Was it because of the wine? "Move it, hurry up!" Liu Yun urged, then turned and left the bedroom. Lu Yun shook her slightly drowsy head, quickly folded the bed, and after washing her face, went into the kitchen to assist Liu Yun. When she arrived at the kitchen, Lu Yun realized that Liu Yun had already woken up—several steaming trays of buns were nearly ready, and now Liu Yun was stirring a large, unusually sized pot of vegetables. Approaching her, Lu Yun said with a bit of bash, "Sister-in-law, what can I possibly do?" Lu Yun didn't expect Liu Yun to be so capable—she had managed to prepare breakfast for the entire school staff and students all by herself, and he sincerely admired this not only beautiful but exceptionally efficient young lady. With Zhang Yi away, Liu Yun couldn't maintain her usual thoroughness, and by the time she finished cooking the dishes, it was nearly mealtime. She turned off the stove, gasping, and said, "You go ahead and have something to eat; I'm not particularly hungry yet." Seeing the fatigue on her face, he quickly added, "Sister, go rest a while. When the students come to get their meals, I'll call you." Having been up for over two hours last night, Liu Yun was truly exhausted, and upon hearing this, she simply nodded gently and went straight to her bedroom. Last night, she had drunk half a pound of wine, and although she had eaten some meat, Lu Yun still felt a hollow sensation in his stomach. He served himself a bowl of vegetables and began to think over the details of the martial arts manual. Pulled out the martial arts manual from his pocket and examined it carefully. Aside from the cover bearing a touch of antiquity, everything else seemed unchanged. As he pondered, students began arriving one after another with their rice bowls to get meals. Seeing that the number of students wasn't overwhelming, he decided he could manage on his own and didn't bother calling out Liu Yun. Let her sleep a bit longer—she could certainly use it. Since she had spoken those words to Lu Yun on that sandy hill outside the village, she had been hesitant to see him, often stepping back when she spotted him from afar. Lu Yun chuckled softly and said in a low voice, "Today, I'll take the lead—no more meal tickets needed." He quickly filled a large cauldron with vegetables and handed two steamed buns to Wei Dan. Wei Dan was taken aback. "That seems odd. You're here to help, so how can you—?" Oh! How straightforward this young lady is! A full cauldron of food wouldn't cost Li Yun much—she’d already thrown the two ten-thousand-yuan payments from Li Huashan for Zhang Yizheng’s treatment into the fire without blinking. Surely, she wouldn’t mind this small gesture either. "No problem. I'm helping completely free of charge—no wages needed. These meals are just my thanks to them. For today, just this one dish, you just eat it and get by." As students kept arriving, Wei Dan found herself unable to say much more. She took the cauldron, gave Lu Yun a warm, pleasant smile, and stepped out of the canteen with a light, cheerful Lu Yun watched Wei Dan's retreating figure and naturally recalled the words they had exchanged on that day at Shatugang. He found himself momentarily distracted. "Hey, what are you thinking about? Hurry up and get us some food!" Just as Lu Yun was savoring the sensation of gently pressing the two budding flowers on Dan Dan's chest, he was suddenly interrupted by a male student. He quickly replied, "What's wrong with you? Just go in line!" "Hmph, I've been telling you to be reasonable—right now, I'm actually the first one in line!" the boy complained, tapping his rice bowl with a steady rhythm. Goodness, just for the sake of Dan Dan's two little buds, I won't bother you. Receiving the meal ticket from the boy, Lu Yun scooped a ladle of vegetables and casually tossed two buns over to him. "You're really trying to ruin my business, aren't you?" Liu Yun had quietly entered the kitchen and just happened to witness Lu Yun tossing the two buns into the air like he was feeding a dog. .../ / Country Beauty 431, Main Text 431 Seriously, I'm not updating my business!