The next morning.
When Qin Tian woke up, his mother Tang Xiuxia had already left for work.
On the table in the main hall were soy milk, fried dough sticks, and steamed buns, with fifty yuan and a note placed underneath.
"Mom has gone to work. Eat something good at noon, and don't wander around."
Looking at the neat handwriting on the note, Qin Tian smiled slightly and folded it away.
He had a small tin box where he kept these notes.
In his past life, during those difficult and impoverished days, these notes filled with his mother's warm words had given him great encouragement.
After washing his face and brushing his teeth, he ate breakfast voraciously while watching the morning news.
His weight was not overweight, so he didn't need to pay too much attention to his diet, just strengthen his exercise.
At this moment, he suddenly remembered the Physique Enhancement Potion he had exchanged earlier.
After eating the noodles his mother made last night and taking a shower, he fell asleep quickly, completely forgetting about it.
After all, he had just been reborn, and had been so excited all day that his thoughts were racing when he lay in bed, making it easy to fall asleep.
With a thought, a bottle of potion appeared in his hand.
The bottle was similar to oral solution for colds, but there was nothing on it, resembling a poorly made product that was deadly.
The liquid inside was a vibrant red, appearing to contain immense energy.
"System, are there any precautions for drinking this?"
To be safe, Qin Tian chose to communicate with the system in advance.
[After taking the Physique Enhancement Potion, there will be a certain degree of pain!]
The system replied concisely and coldly.
"A certain degree of pain? That sounds painful."
Qin Tian curled his lips and twisted open the cap.
He sniffed it, and there was no strange smell.
"Hoo... If I die, I die. I'll become stronger!"
Qin Tian gritted his teeth, made up his mind, and tilted his head back, downing the entire bottle.
The liquid, with a slight burning sensation, flowed down his throat and into his body.
Soon, Qin Tian felt as if balls of fire were burning throughout his body.
This was immediately followed by an agonizing pain, as if his entire body was being scorched by flames.
"Damn it, I knew it!"
Qin Tian's face contorted in pain, and he gritted his teeth, cursing the system in his mind.
He collapsed onto the sofa, curling into a ball. Fine sweat began to seep from his entire body, and every cell seemed to be burning, desperately absorbing the energy from the potion.
After about ten minutes, the pain receded like a tide.
Qin Tian took a deep breath and slowly sat up.
His clothes were soaked, and even the area of the sofa where he had been lying was completely soaked with sweat.
His body felt sticky and emitted an unpleasant, acrid odor.
He clenched his fist, and a brilliant smile spread across his increasingly handsome face.
He could clearly feel the improvement in his strength.
He sank his consciousness into his mind and checked the basic attributes on the system page.
[Basic Attributes: Strength 75, Agility 74, Physique 78, Intelligence 68]
All his physical qualities had significantly improved, with physique and strength showing the most increase.
However, this potion did not seem to target the mind, as his intelligence had only increased slightly.
Even so, Qin Tian was overjoyed.
His previously ordinary physical qualities had instantly reached an excellent level.
He stood up, went to his room in the back, found a clean set of clothes, and went into the bathroom to shower.
After taking off his sweat-soaked clothes, he was surprised to find that his body now had perfect muscle definition.
It wasn't as exaggerated as the sculpted bodies from the gym, but it contained much greater strength.
Biceps, chest muscles, six-pack abs...
Looking further down, he was shocked to discover that his "assets" had also become much more substantial.
For a moment, Qin Tian was once again ecstatic.
Even though he was already quite outstanding.
But as a man, who wouldn't want to be stronger?
In every sense of the word!
...
...
After showering and changing into clean clothes.
Qin Tian felt as if he had been reborn, his body inexplicably light, as if he had endless energy.
Humming a tune with a cheerful mood, he threw his dirty clothes and the sofa cover into the washing machine.
While the clothes were washing, he found a broom and mop and thoroughly cleaned the house.
In his youth, he had been thoughtless, knowing that his mother's work was already very hard, but he rarely helped with household chores.
After finishing these chores, it was already ten in the morning.
Qin Tian wiped away the sweat that wasn't there, a satisfied smile on his face.
Seeing that there was nothing else to do, he decided to go to the internet cafe to complete Xu Hao's request.
Before leaving home, he didn't forget his promise from yesterday and called Xia Nuannuan.
"Mm-hmm, okay, I'll be there soon. See you later!"
Xia Nuannuan tried to sound calm, but the slight upward lilt in her voice betrayed her.
Qin Tian guessed that her mother might be nearby.
"Okay, see you later. I'm hanging up!"
"Mm!"
After hanging up the phone, Qin Tian pictured Xia Nuannuan's expression at that moment, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curve upwards.
At this moment, the situation at Xia Nuannuan's home was as he had imagined.
"Mom, why are you looking at me like that?"
Xia Nuannuan, seeing her mother smiling and looking at her with a knowing gaze, asked nervously.
"Who is it?"
Su Xia feigned ignorance.
"A classmate from school, she invited me out shopping. What's wrong?"
Xia Nuannuan replied in a casual tone, using the excuse she had thought of for a long time the night before.
However, as she rarely lied, her expression and demeanor could not escape Su Xia, who knew her best.
"Is that so? Making good friends at school!"
Su Xia didn't expose her, saying with a smile.
"Mm!"
Xia Nuannuan's pretty face flushed, and she guiltily averted her gaze, saying in a slightly flustered tone, "I, I'm going to change."
"You have evening study tonight, so you need to be back before dinner!"
Su Xia reminded her.
"Got it!"
Xia Nuannuan agreed, and hurried into her room, closing the door.
"This girl, she's even learned to lie to me."
Su Xia shook her head, torn between laughter and tears, and then turned her attention back to the television.
A moment later, Xia Nuannuan emerged from her room wearing a sky-blue dress and carrying a small handbag.
"Oh? You were always reluctant to wear this dress before. Dressing up so nicely today?"
Su Xia propped her chin with one hand and teased her with a deliberate smile.
"I don't usually go shopping. I just wanted to wear this today. Oh, Mom, watch your TV, don't look at me."
Xia Nuannuan's face flushed red, and she quickly walked into the kitchen.
Opening the refrigerator, she took out two sandwiches wrapped in plastic wrap and put them in her bag, along with two bottles of low-calorie fruit and vegetable juice.
After closing the refrigerator door, she suddenly remembered something and reopened it, taking out a can of cola she used to like.
In the living room, Su Xia's peripheral vision caught all of this, and she couldn't help but smile wryly in her heart.
No wonder her daughter, who usually slept in on holidays, had surprisingly woken up early to make breakfast, and had even asked her to make more of her signature sandwiches.
So, she was taking them for that boy!
"Mom, I'm leaving!"
Carrying a slightly bulging bag, Xia Nuannuan said goodbye to her mother as she changed her shoes at the entrance.
"Mm, be careful on the way and come back early."
"Okay!"