Waste is just the threshold to my meeting.

Chapter 54 Mind Catcher

In just two minutes, I went into the kitchen and found that my mother, Liu Liping, had already cut the beef and mutton she had just bought into big chunks.

It looked like an enlarged version of the beef chunks in Master Kong beef noodles. Fu Chen covered his eyes, unable to bear looking at it.

Fu Chen's family of three didn't cook at all; instead, they started a hot pot and moved the dining table to the doorway.

The background TV volume was too loud, so I simply turned it off.

They opened the door and sat down to eat hot pot, cooking beef and mutton chunks, while watching a dark figure wriggling under the banyan tree.

Old Wang next door had just learned that his wife was actually Nong Fulong's mistress, and that both of them had been beaten into the hospital by Nong Fulong's wife.

When Old Wang next door learned about this, he was completely devastated.

The reason for Lao Wang's breakdown, the root of his problems, doesn't seem to be the incident of his wife being beaten and hospitalized.

It's not about the fact that his wife became someone else's mistress and betrayed him.

It seems that Fu Chen and his family approached him just now only to tell him this one thing.

There was absolutely no desire to befriend him, offer comfort, or help him make contact.

In other words, after what happened with 4i yesterday, he is still a despised street dog, and no one wants to get close to him.

But digging deeper, it seems there's more to it than that.

What truly caused him immense and endless pain was…

It was his wife who caused this mess...

As time goes on, I'm afraid I'll never be able to hold my head up high again on this street.

Rumors can last a lifetime.

No, it might not even last a lifetime.

Soon, Old Wang's son next door finished his evening self-study session.

Because it's a private school, the accommodation fees are quite expensive, so he usually goes home to stay after school every day to save on accommodation costs.

Every little bit helps, even if the school is far from home, there's nothing we can do about it.

So when he came back, he saw his father rolling around under the banyan tree, writhing like a worm.

Curious, I went up to find out what was going on.

After learning about that incident, the single worm that had been wriggling on the ground gradually multiplied into two, one large and one small.

Great.

It's an evening program.

This bizarre incident naturally attracted many neighbors who were still awake.

"Damn it, those two bastards are too clever. They're both rolling on the ground crying. But no one is willing to go to the hospital to see Aunt Liu."

One of the neighbors complained.

We've been watching the show all night, and the three of us are quite full.

Liu Liping then said, "Son, didn't you become the psychology representative at school?"

I see they've had a tough time; why don't you go and comfort them?

Fu Longhu couldn't stand it anymore either, after all, they were all neighbors and would see each other sooner or later.

This constant crying and whining isn't going to work. If they keep crying, making a scene, and throwing a tantrum outside, will we even get to sleep tonight?

I have to get up very early tomorrow morning to deliver food.

Although Nong Fulong was beaten and hospitalized, he still had to deliver food. Nong Fulong's livelihood had run out, but his family's life still had to go on as usual.

Fu Chen nodded silently. He knew it was time for him to step forward.

Just as he was about to go up and say something casually to appease Old Wang next door.

Sudden.

The system, which had been inactive for a long time, popped up an achievement task again.

Achievement Quest [Mind Catcher]:

[You are a student counselor, and you should know that a qualified counselor needs to comfort others' inner pain at all times, and you have been trying your best to do so.]

[You will unlock this achievement by offering comfort to others who are suffering 20 times.]

[Mind Catcher] Achievement Rewards: Alchemy ability restored for one day, Alchemy level increased by two stars, and three sets of materials for the purple potion [Thought Gleaner]!

Holy crap?

Is the reward this generous?

This will instantly raise his alchemy level by two stars, which is equivalent to two minor realms in martial arts cultivation!

Fu Chen nodded silently. He knew that it was time for him to step forward again.

Twenty times may seem like a lot, but for him, the psychological counselor, it's actually not much at all, since he's the one who openly sees other people's inner pain and psychological problems.

There are several hundred students in their class.

Can you believe it?

Apart from him, the other 49 people each had dozens or even hundreds of psychological problems.

This task isn't a piece of cake, is it?

He walked with a leisurely and resolute demeanor.

According to him, the biggest worries of most ordinary people in this world boil down to just one thing: money.

So comforting them may seem difficult, but it's actually very simple.

Fu Chen clapped his hands, tidied up all the pots and pans, and resolutely walked out the door. As he approached the crowd, he saw two worms crying and rolling on the ground in front of him.

"Waaaaah... Ahhhhhh..."

The two men next door, Old Wang and his son, were wailing and howling in agony.

He told a white lie.

"I heard that Nong Fulong's wife has been arrested and is willing to offer two houses and two million yuan in compensation."

Ok?

Upon hearing this, Old Wang and his son next door suddenly felt that things weren't as bad as they had imagined.

To be honest, even if they lose money and it goes into the hospital's account, they can still get it out of the account.

They also knew that in this situation, the other party needed a letter of understanding, and a letter of understanding…

Aunt Liu, who is now lying in the hospital and whose fate is unknown, certainly cannot give it.

In other words, only the two of them, as family members, can receive it.

Old Wang thought: Since my wife is so shameless, I'll just ignore her and see what happens to her. I'll pocket the compensation and keep a mistress.

Old Wang's son thought: Since his mother is so shameless, he might as well not use the money to treat her illness and instead use it to cultivate himself.

After all, things like grinding medicine and extra tutoring courses all cost money.

The two of them, who had been writhing and crying on the ground, suddenly stopped crying and stood up as if they hadn't noticed anything.

Fu Chen seized the opportunity precisely, then poured cold water on the idea:

"But it seems that Nong Fulong's wife is only willing to compensate her husband, not Aunt Liu."

Waaaaaah... Ahhhhhh... Waaaaaah...

The two eyeshadows that had just stood up instantly rolled back onto the ground, tumbling, crying, and writhing.

[Number of times offering comfort increased by 1]

it works!

Fu Chen added, "I heard that Nong Fulong and his family heard about this and are already on their way to find you. They have also contacted the court and a lawyer."

The two men stood up again, feeling much better. With Nong Fulong's family helping them, they were sure they could sue his wife to death and get more compensation.

"But it seems they're suing you and Aunt Liu, since she's the one who broke up someone else's marriage. Let's keep things separate..."

Old Wang and his son lay down again.

[Number of times offering comfort increased by 1]