It could if no one knows that you are responsible, even better if you can frame another rival for it. But it doesn't seem like a well kept secret in this case.
"Chen must not die; if he dies, how can I forge an alliance with the Chu Family?"
Having children earns benefit, start competing for dominance in the world by marrying a wife
Eastern · Summer fades into autumn.
That's quite a lot of leaves then.
Then, Lu Chen said to Xiao Rou, "Xiao Rou, go and pick two liangs of fresh tea leaves from the tree I often water for Miss Wang to take back."
Having children earns benefit, start competing for dominance in the world by marrying a wife
Eastern · Summer fades into autumn.
True, but even in the real world poverty has a negative effect on people's appearance. If you are poor you might not have enough food, you might have to work more demanding jobs, and might not have the time to worry about your appearance etc. All these factors will cause your appearance to deteriorate, and there are many more such factors that could be caused by poverty.
Lu Chen sighed and thought, "Yan County is indeed too small, too poor; even women with scores over ninety are this scarce."
Having children earns benefit, start competing for dominance in the world by marrying a wife
Eastern · Summer fades into autumn.
It's not like they would be sleeping in a 5 star hotel each night. They would be camping for the majority of the journey, which is exhausting. Also no good food, not being able to wash yourself, boredom, all of that is physically and/or mentally exhausting.
After nearly two months of exhausting travel by carriage and boat, Lu Chen's caravan finally arrived at North City.
Having children earns benefit, start competing for dominance in the world by marrying a wife
Eastern · Summer fades into autumn.
I agree, but for some reason this reasoning seems extremely common in Chinese novels.
Since the Chu Family had not lost hope, he might as well help the Chu Family make a firm decision.
Having children earns benefit, start competing for dominance in the world by marrying a wife
Eastern · Summer fades into autumn.
Maybe he is implying it's completely raw instead of overcooked?
"Why isn't the steak cooked rare? Huh? Is it because you ran out of gas?"
Love Variety Show: The despised me exploded in popularity
Urban · I eat Tiramisu
Sure, but western food is an umbrella term for all European and North American cuisine, labeling all that as a single dish is quite dumb.
The taste was passable, but eating it again would be somewhat nauseating.
Love Variety Show: The despised me exploded in popularity
Urban · I eat Tiramisu
Wrong name?
"Damn it, Executive Chef Bai Jinze is at it again!"
Love Variety Show: The despised me exploded in popularity
Urban · I eat Tiramisu
I don't get it, is his cooking good or bad? If it's good why do people hate watching it?
In the words of netizens, this is a winner in life, succeeding in everything and wandering within his comfort zone. As long as he doesn't show off his cooking skills, everyone loves watching.
Love Variety Show: The despised me exploded in popularity
Urban · I eat Tiramisu
The thing is, they wouldn't even be able to tell that they are pregnant at this stage, it has only been a couple of days.
Mu Zixuan and Zhou Xiaoxiao were both pregnant now, leaving only Youyou to attend to Lu Chen, which was somewhat difficult for her to endure.
Having children earns benefit, start competing for dominance in the world by marrying a wife
Eastern · Summer fades into autumn.