"That's my fucking bike!!!! Ah!!!!"
A little girl wearing a light green down jacket was screaming.
Lip Gallagher pedaled his bicycle hard while looking back over his shoulder.
Heavy snow was falling from the Chicago sky in early January.
Not long after Lip had gone far away.
Soon after, Ian, Debbie, Liam, and Carl also came out of the house at 2119 North Wallace Street on the South Side, one after another.
Everyone was in a great hurry, only Ian was lagging behind a bit.
For no other reason than because on the road outside their house, there was a tall, blond, blue-eyed handsome guy staring at their house.
Ian felt a bit concerned and took a couple of extra glances.
He didn't recognize him, so he continued walking forward, planning to go work for his old flame Kash.
But after passing by William, perhaps feeling it would be a pity to just miss the opportunity like that.
He still turned back.
He walked up to William.
"Hey, what are you looking at our house for?"
As he spoke, Ian was also a little shy.
William Black, a fine, upstanding young man from the Heavenly Dynasty (China).
After transmigrating to this world, he was reborn into an ordinary white middle-class family in Chicago.
Living an ordinary life.
Just these past few days, he awakened the memories of his past life and realized he was a transmigrator.
It was currently the year 2010. No matter the price of bitcoin, buying it wouldn't be a loss for him.
After checking online.
Ten thousand bitcoins only cost $8. He immediately couldn't sit still.
Ten thousand bitcoins in 2025 would be worth $1.1 billion.
Although bitcoin had only just started being traded in January.
It wouldn't be possible to acquire 10,000 coins all at once.
But regardless, with this information, he was set for a life of wealth and comfort.
So, after much effort, he managed to contact a bitcoin seller also in Chicago.
He was now on his way to the transaction.
While passing by No. 2119, he kept feeling the house looked particularly familiar.
Now, after seeing the entire Gallagher Family all together, William confirmed that he had actually transmigrated into a world from an American TV show.
"Sorry, I don't grow a beard or wear white socks!"
Seeing Ian looking at him with a bashful expression, William almost felt physically uncomfortable.
"Huh? What does you looking at my house have to do with beards and white socks?" Ian was full of question marks.
He hadn't expected this person, with such a great build and handsome looks, to have something wrong with his head.
"Uh, nothing, it just slipped out accidentally.
I just felt your house looked a bit familiar, so I looked a couple more times. Didn't mean anything by it."
William actually didn't want to interact too much with Ian. After all, knowing the plot well,
He was all too clear about Ian's sexual orientation.
Although this young man was a decent guy aside from having bipolar disorder.
But he had to admit, he, William Black, was homophobic!
[Ding! Detected Host has made contact with a key plot character! Task System booting up!]
[Ding! Long-term task activated: Change the lives of the Gallagher Family members, give them a respectable life.]
[This is a long-term task with no time limit.]
[This system will refresh tasks irregularly, at undetermined times and locations. Please pay attention, Host.]
Looking at the system prompts, black lines immediately appeared on William's forehead.
What kind of people were the Gallagher Family? Was their fate something that could be changed?
Almost every single one of their downfalls was caused by their own personalities.
Making him go help them change their fate?
Isn't that making things difficult for me, Fat Tiger?
[Ding! Task detected: Tell Ian that Kash is not a good match.]
[Reward: Free Combat Mastery.]
Seeing this task, William's foot, which he had just started to lift, was forcefully pressed back down.
"Um, are you Ian?"
William could no longer care about whether the other person would be suspicious or not.
[Free Combat Mastery] was a really good thing.
To master combat, one must have a solid physical foundation.
Forget fighting ability; just the health adjustments that come with the skill would be worth the price.
Money is easy to earn, but a good body is hard to come by. How many wealthy people, when they get old in their seventies and eighties, desperately throw money around, just hoping to buy a good body.
So, William was determined to get this skill.
Otherwise, just being a rich man without a healthy body to enjoy it would be a waste.
"Huh? You know me?" Hearing his own name from William's mouth,
Ian expressed considerable surprise.
At that moment, the door of 2119 was pushed open again.
Fiona was in a great hurry as she left because she had to cover Kandi's shift today.
"Huh? Ian, why are you still here? Is this your friend?"
Fiona was also captivated by William's physique and handsomeness at this moment.
Her first thought was whether she should hook up with this handsome guy.
"Hello, Fiona. I'm not Ian's friend, I just heard about you all from Aunt Jinji."
Saying this, William glanced at the yard nearby.
Ginger Gallagher was currently buried in that yard.
"Aunt Jinji?" Both Ian and Fiona were a bit confused now.
But checking the time, she was going to be late. Fiona didn't have time for small talk here.
"Well, I need to get to work, so I'll leave it at that. Goodbye?"
The electricity bill was due soon.
Although she was interested in having some kind of 'more-than-friendship' relationship with such a handsome guy,
Ultimately, survival was the primary task.
Ian and William both simultaneously watched Fiona's retreating figure.
It had to be said, while Fiona's figure wasn't the kind with exaggerated curves,
It was just right. Combined with her rather distinctive face,
She was considered one of the beauty queens of the South Side.
Ian now noticed William looking at his older sister and immediately understood this person in front of him was a straight guy.
He felt a bit disappointed for a moment.
"Well, friend of Aunt Jinji, I also need to get to work, so I won't chat with you anymore. Goodbye."
Since he had no chance, Ian didn't want to waste time on William.
At this point, William snapped out of it. Seeing Ian had already started to walk away,
He didn't care if it was reasonable or not and quickly said, "Ian, remember! Kash is not a good match for you."
Hearing this, Ian frowned and looked at William: "What?"
However, William didn't answer him, just shrugged and left.
Leaving Ian standing there feeling somewhat uneasy.
Ian's internal monologue at this moment was like: "What?
How did he know I had a thing with Kash?
Kash is not a good match?
What does he mean?
Is he threatening me?
But what do I have that's worth him threatening me for?
Does he want to hit on Fiona?
But does trying to get with Fiona need to be this complicated?"
Ian's brain was about to burn out. William's behavior made no logical sense whatsoever.
He really couldn't figure it out.
However, William actually had zero interest in him. Right now, he only cared about his reward.
[Ding! Congratulations, Host, on completing the task: Tell Ian that Kash is not a good match.]
[Reward obtained: Free Combat Mastery.]
Thinking that with a skill, there should be a status panel, he silently called out in his mind: "System Panel!"
[Host: William Black]
[Skills: Free Combat (Mastery)]