Many children, many blessings; a stunningly beautiful wife is given to you right from the start.

The night was as dark as ink, but the Tianxin Pavilion was brightly lit with candles.

Lin Mo didn't rush to find anyone.

He personally moved the extra tables and chairs out of the room, clearing out a large area covered with thick Persian carpets.

Then, he lit the calming incense he had taken from the third wooden box.

The delicate yet unique fragrance quickly filled the entire room, carrying a magical power to relax the mind and body.

After doing all this, Lin Mo leisurely sat down in the main seat and placed the three black lacquered wooden boxes in a row on the low table in front of him.

Everything is ready.

Lin Mo summoned a maid and gave her only one instruction.

"Go and invite the Fourth Madam and the Fifth Madam to Tianxin Pavilion. Tell them that I have prepared surprise gifts for them."

……

A quarter of an hour later, two figures appeared at the entrance of Tianxin Pavilion, their expressions different.

Gu Ling'er's face was full of barely suppressed curiosity. She had already heard from the maid that her uncle's room smelled incredibly sweet and was quite mysterious.

"A gift? What gift? Could it be an extraterrestrial meteorite?!"

She muttered to herself as she tried to rush inside.

Gu Meng'er, standing behind her, clung tightly to her sleeve, her face flushed with unease in the candlelight.

"Sister...I...I'm panicking..."

For some reason, the moment she smelled that strange fragrance, she felt weak in the knees and her heart pounded.

"What's the panic! Do you think our uncle would eat us?"

Gu Ling'er casually shook off her hand and ran to Lin Mo first.

When she saw the three exquisite black lacquered wooden boxes on the low table, her eyes lit up instantly.

"Wow! What a beautiful box! What treasure is inside?"

Lin Mo raised his eyelids, his gaze passing over the boisterous Gu Ling'er and landing on the timid figure not far away, who dared not step forward.

He didn't speak, but simply waved to Gu Meng'er.

Gu Meng'er's body trembled slightly.

I hesitated for a moment.

In the end, she bit her lower lip and took small, hesitant steps to enter.

Lin Mo then turned his gaze away and pointed to the three boxes in front of him.

"These are for you."

"Open it and take a look."

Gu Ling'er couldn't wait any longer, and she picked up the "exploding" wooden box engraved with flame patterns.

"Click".

With a soft click, the box lid opened.

There were no rare treasures as I had imagined, nor any extraterrestrial meteorites.

A set of neatly folded black clothes, emitting a faint glow, lay quietly inside the velvet lining.

Gu Ling'er was stunned.

She reached out and picked up the garment.

The silky fabric slipped from her fingertips like cool water.

The skirt was ridiculously short, and there was also the cat-ear headband and the choker with bells next to it...

The room fell into a deathly silence.

Gu Ling'er's excited little face gradually fell, and her expression became extremely strange.

silence.

A long silence.

"Uncle..."

Gu Ling'er's voice rang out softly, like the calm before a storm.

"What is this?"

Gu Meng'er, who was standing next to her, only glanced at the clothes in the box, and her face immediately burned.

This...this is such an indecent thing!

Lin Mo coughed lightly, forcing himself to remain calm.

He tried to make himself appear honest and sincere.

It even carried a hint of weariness from overworking for the family business.

"Ahem, well, here's the thing."

"Recently, dealing with the Chen family and running the workshop have taken a toll on my health."

Lin Mo had an expression that said, "I have sacrificed too much for this family," and a lingering weariness was between his brows.

"So I'd like to ask you to give me a massage to loosen up my muscles and bones."

"As for the clothes, they are professional massage attire, so don't overthink it."

Lin Mo was talking nonsense with a straight face, and he almost believed it himself.

As a result, Gu Ling'er didn't buy into it at all.

"Massage clothes?"

"Hey little uncle, is this what your massage outfit looks like? It's so short it doesn't even cover your butt, and it has cat ears and a tail?"

"Do you take me for a fool, or my sister for a fool?!"

Gu Ling'er took a step forward, her fair fingers almost poking Lin Mo's nose, and her voice suddenly rose eight octaves.

"I've finally seen through you!"

"Sister, let's go! Something's wrong with this place! Uncle's lost his mind!"

Gu Ling'er grabbed Gu Meng'er's wrist and turned to rush out.

It’s over.

The cooked duck is about to fly away!

Lin Mo's heart skipped a beat; it seemed the two were about to run away, and the mission was going to fall through.

But just then...

Gu Meng'er, who had been keeping her head down, suddenly stopped.

She turned around and looked at Lin Mo timidly, her small face full of struggle.

"Uncle...are you really tired?"

Her voice was soft, yet it carried a hint of cautious concern.

Lin Mo was taken aback.

There is a play!

It still has to be my soft and cuddly little pudding! She's just so kind-hearted!

Lin Mo immediately switched into his dramatic persona.

He clutched his chest, his brow furrowed, revealing a pained expression.

"Oh, it's alright, you guys can go."

"I just said it casually, I didn't mean to make things difficult for you."

"I can get through this on my own."

This lonely, weak, and pitiful appearance instantly struck Gu Meng'er's weak spot.

The little girl's compassion overflowed instantly.

"elder sister……"

Gu Meng'er tugged at Gu Ling'er.

"How about...how about I give my uncle a massage? He looks...really tired..."

Her face flushed, and she mustered all her courage to add a sentence.

"Little sister, are you stupid?!"

Gu Ling'er poked her forehead in exasperation.

"My uncle's mouth is a lying devil!"

"He's faking it! Do you believe he could kill a bull with one punch right now!"

Seeing that Gu Ling'er was unyielding, they decided to forcibly drag away their "catgirl trainee".

Lin Mo became anxious.

There's nothing we can do!

We have no choice but to unleash our ultimate weapon!

"etc!"

Lin Mo shouted.

Under the sisters' astonished gaze, he suddenly dragged a heavy box out from behind him.

"Creak!"

The box was opened and dumped on the ground.

slam-la-

Long, rectangular packages, each tightly wrapped in oil paper, lay scattered on the ground.

One of the oil paper packets had been opened, and some fine black powder was flowing out.

A faint smell of saltpeter instantly filled the entire room.

This flavor might be a bit too strong for some people.

But for Gu Ling'er...

It's simply the most fragrant perfume in the world!

"This...this is..."

Gu Ling'er's eyes widened instantly.

She released her sister's hand and, like iron filings attracted by a magnet, moved uncontrollably step by step towards her.

She crouched down, carefully picked up a pinch of powder, held it under her nose, and took a deep breath.

His expression was one of utter rapture, as if he were savoring some exquisite wine.

"High-purity sulfur... perfectly proportioned saltpeter... and top-grade charcoal powder..."

"This...this isn't raw material!It's a finished product!"

"This is ready-made gunpowder that can be directly loaded into thunderbolt bombs!"

"And there are so many more!"

Looking at the scattered square oil paper packets on the ground, Gu Ling'er's voice trembled.

In those big, dark eyes, a light ignited, hotter than flames!

She suddenly looked up and stared intently at Lin Mo.

"Uncle...where...where did this come from?!"

Lin Mo calmly patted the dust off his hands.

"Chen Chong's private collection, copied a few days ago."

"Not much, maybe a hundred or so pounds."

"I was thinking that since you were short of materials, I would give them to you to tide you over."

"Sigh, since you're unwilling to help, then forget it. I'll just have the servants take these things..."

Before she could finish speaking, Gu Ling'er pounced on Lin Mo's leg like a hungry tiger.

"I do!"