Chapter 9: Hostility from the Mother-in-law

[Current State: Tense, Angry, Ashamed, Panicked, Disgusted]

[Intimacy: -136 (-100 Hatred)]

[Ding! Mission failed! Rebirth initiated!]

As the system prompt sounded, Li Bin felt a whirl before his eyes. After a moment of disorientation, he found himself back to chatting in front of the television.

"Great! Brother-in-law! I want to go for hotpot! I haven't had hotpot in so long!"

Li Bin hurriedly glanced at Wen Lan's status bar.

[Current State: Relaxed, Touched, Sympathetic, Happy]

[Closeness Level: +1 (41 Friends)]

Having reached this point, he couldn't get any closer. Li Bin repressed his desires and stood up, saying, "Xiao Lan, if there's anything upsetting you, you can talk to me about it. I'll definitely help if I can. I heard you arguing on the phone just now and came down to check on you. If everything is alright, I will go upstairs."

"Thank you, Brother-in-law, you're so nice!" Wen Lan playfully stuck her tongue out at Li Bin and shook her Starbucks drink in her hand, "Thanks for the Starbucks too!"

Li Bin nodded with a smile and headed upstairs.

Once back in his study, Li Bin couldn't control his desires any longer. He thought about Wen Lan's fair, jade-like legs and, with heavy breath, slipped his hand into his trousers. Imagining the pleasure of kissing and fondling his sister-in-law's soft breasts, he began to swiftly stroke himself...

Time passed, and soon it was dinner time.

Having relieved himself, Li Bin leisurely made his way downstairs.

In the hall on the first floor, his wife Wen Wan, who had just returned from work, was chatting with her younger sister Wen Lan.

Their sisterly relationship was neither particularly good nor bad. Despite having grown up together, they weren't overly close.

Their mother, Shen Han, was in the kitchen, donning an apron and cheerfully cooking.

The rare family gathering today made Shen Han quite happy. The table was already laden with a variety of dishes.

"Mom, is there anything I can help with?" Li Bin forced a smile, eager to assist.

Seeing Li Bin descend the stairs, his mother-in-law cast him a dissatisfied glance and waved him off, "The best way you could help me is to find a proper job! All day at home writing books, I haven't seen any money come from that."

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[Name: Shen Han]

[Age: 43 years old]

[Appearance Score: 90 (Still charming)]

[Body Score: 89 (Curvaceous)]

[Measurements: Bust 95, Waist 71, Hip 91 (in cm)]

[Height: 169 cm]

[Relationship: Mother-in-law]

[Virgin: Yes]

[State: Happy, cheerful, slightly tired]

[Relationship Status: Married with a husband, has three daughters via IVF]

[Intimacy Level: -20 (On a scale of 0-100, with 100 being deeply in love. At a score of 100, a romantic relationship is completely possible.)]

[Personality Traits: Greedy, rational, conservative, demanding, biased, vain, arrogant, show-off]

[Conquest Difficulty Rating: ***]

[Hobbies: Opera, shopping, being envied, being flattered, extreme fondness for comparisons]

[Weaknesses:

1. Extremely enjoys comparing herself with neighbours, friends, and relatives. She is very dissatisfied with her son-in-law's business failure and strongly wishes to be superior.

2. Due to her husband's long-term business engagements and impotence, there has been no physical contact; they have never shared a bed, leading to a prolonged lack of sexual life. All three children were born via IVF.

3. Often looked down upon for not owning any property in the city area, she strongly wishes to buy a property in the city.

4. Recently, she has become envious due to her sister Shen Yun's son (nephew) buying a Mercedes Benz C200L. She strongly wishes to have a wealthy son-in-law.

5. Due to her husband's constant absences, she feels lonely and desires care, affection, and considerate attention.

6. Very fond of opera, she admires anyone who sings it well.]

[Hint: By addressing her hobbies and weaknesses, you can win her over.]

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After being scolded, Li Bin initially thought of simply turning around and leaving. However, seeing the information display next to his mother-in-law, he suddenly changed his mind.

"I get it, Mom, I'll try my best! My writing is showing promise recently, I promise you, within a year, I'll earn you a house and a Benz! If I fail, feel free to hit me, feel free to scold me, isn't that okay?" Li Bin, grinning broadly, steps forward and affectionately takes the kitchen knife from his mother-in-law Shen Han to help cut the vegetables.

Shen Han, already in a good mood, laughs cheerfully upon hearing that her son-in-law Li Bin promises to earn a house and a Benz within a year, "You little rascal, don't just talk big! Does writing online earn that much? Your cousin, Du Bin, just bought a Benz a few days ago, and your aunt keeps showing off to me, it's killing me! You need to make me proud!"

"I dare not even think about a house, if you can buy a Benz and bring it home, I'd be thrilled!"

[Current State: Happy, Excited, Satisfied, Cheerful]

[Intimacy Level: +10 (-10 Alert)]

As expected, the advice from the system was spot on and really effective. The intimacy level has indeed increased!