[Ding! Newbie gift pack delivered: 100 jin of coarse grain, 20 jin of fine flour, a 10-cubic-meter storage space (upgradable), a slight boost to physical constitution, and the “Keep a Low Profile and Grow” mode unlocked!]
Lin Wanxing's eyes lit up. Keep her head down, stay unnoticed, quietly make money and stock up on supplies, and hold out until better days came!
The System's tasks were never outrageous. Its motto was simple: keep a low profile. “Today's task: discreetly help a neighbor with a small problem. Reward: 5 jin of dried sweet potatoes, storage space expanded by 5 cubic meters.” “This week's task: don't argue with anyone, don't reveal your storage space, and quietly save up 100 yuan. Reward: 1 clothing-making recipe, 1 concealed cellar blueprint.”
She kept her talents hidden, pretending to be a timid, weak, utterly ordinary orphan. Yet where no one could see, she quietly amassed a fortune and unlocked countless skills in medicine, sewing, farming, and business, building herself a thriving life.
Then one day, a mysterious man named Lu Chengyuan arrived in the village. They said he had served in the military. He had an imposing presence, yet for some reason he paid special attention to this unremarkable orphan.
“You seem to have quite a stash hidden away,” Lu Chengyuan said in a low voice, his eyes glinting with amusement.
Lin Wanxing's heart tightened, but she put on a panicked face. “N-no, I just picked some wild greens...”
Someone once asked her, “What's the luckiest thing that's ever happened to you?”
Leaning against Lu Chengyuan, Lin Wanxing smiled. “I was born in the right era, got a System, and found someone who looks out for me. I kept my head down, and somehow I won at life.”
