Chapter 121 Ten Years

When Pu Zhi heard this, she shuddered and tried to hold back her tears, but she couldn't help sobbing: "My...my...parents...don't...want me...anymore."

The director rolled his eyes with a look of "as expected" on his face. He unhappily grabbed little Puzhi and dragged her inside, admonishing her as they walked: "Don't cause trouble in there, hold back if you're angry, and try to please everyone, okay? If you dare cry when outsiders come, I'll beat you to death!"

Little Puzhi's baby face turned pale and he was so scared that he could only nod and couldn't speak.

From the age of 5 to 15, she lived in an orphanage for ten years, during which time she suffered countless bullying, frame-ups, beatings, and rotten meals.

Life didn't get much better until she learned how to flatter others, threw away her self-esteem and self-love, and became a person with nothing.

The state subsidizes orphans until they graduate from junior high school, and she successfully graduated from the orphanage when she was 15 years old.

Penniless and underage, she could only wash dishes in the dirtiest alley restaurant, earning twenty yuan a day, and had to pay ten yuan for each broken plate.

But she had learned to be cautious since she was young, and she deeply understood that everything has a price, so none of the clothes were broken on the first day. However, the boss thought she washed too slowly and still deducted five dollars from her.

That fifteen yuan was the first money she earned. Before leaving that day, she drank the tap water used for washing dishes, went out and bought two steamed buns, and successfully survived the day.

Fortunately, it was midsummer, and she found an alley and slept soundly, not feeling cold at all...

Pu Zhi washed dishes in a restaurant for a month, eating only cold water and steamed buns. Although his salary was deducted from time to time with various excuses, he still saved up 200 yuan.

Because her boss disliked her dirtiness, she had to go to a hourly room to wash every now and then.

But later the police discovered that he was employing child labor, the boss was fined, and he himself lost his job.

Fortunately, the police took pity on Pu Zhi and donated 5,000 yuan to rent a small room for her. They also helped her go to high school and applied for financial aid and financial assistance for needy students. With this money, she barely paid tuition during her three years of high school. She only had to pay for her own living expenses.

Of course, he is not a rich man who can donate money all the time. Apart from the initial 5,000 yuan, he spent 4,000 yuan to rent a small studio room in the old city for a year, and he still has 1,000 yuan left for living expenses.

There was no more donation, only occasional policemen would bring rice and oil, but Pu Zhi was very grateful for these.

At school, everyone in the class knew that she was an orphan, and because of her poor foundation, her grades were always in the middle and lower ranks.

She is often bullied and will do whatever others tell her to do, as long as they don't hate her.

Everyone was amazed at her good temper. No matter how she was bullied, she would not say a word, even smiling and greeting them. She would not report it to the teacher. This made everyone even more unscrupulous, ordering her around like a servant. If Pu Zhi didn't have pocket money, she would probably give it to them at the mere mention of someone.

Everyone cursed her behind her back, saying she was born a lowly person. Pu Zhi knew it, but she just smiled it off because she had too little and she couldn't afford the price of losing these things, nor did she dare to lose them.

Every day after class, she runs three kilometers home, and then sets up a stall to sell balloons or sausages. She can earn dozens of yuan a day from these, and save enough to pay for next year's rent.

But she also fell behind in her studies, and her already poor grades got even worse. In fact, she did try to ask the teacher, but the teacher’s casual “You don’t even know this?”

It was enough to repel her. If the teacher at the orphanage used that kind of tone, she would have a hard time in the next few days.

So she could only flip through the book over and over again during breaks, and read for an hour after selling things in the evening. It was already 12 o'clock then. She had to get up at six o'clock every morning to go to morning self-study.

Even though I tried harder, my grades only improved a little. I was assigned to a regular class in my second year of high school and lived a life that was almost the same as before.

But the more Pu Zhi learned, the more she realized that without a degree, she would not be able to find a good job.

So she studied very hard, not daring to miss a single class, and finally got into a second-tier university.

She is also the only one in the class who was admitted to a second-tier university. Although many people look down on her, this is already the best result for her.

Pu Zhi matured a lot in college and it became easier for her to work part-time. It was a very happy time for her and she met Song Xin.

Song Xin kept calling her her best friend, and Pu Zhi took it seriously. Later, she learned that Song Xin's father was one of the police officers who donated money, which made Pu Zhi even more determined to be good to Song Xin. However, her parents divorced early, and she followed her mother, who remarried three times.

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"Use it." Pu Zhi was already far away from the base at this time. The card in his hand disappeared, and instead a golden line appeared and headed towards the front left.

She chased after him without hesitation and used her special powers to find traces of the mutated banyan tree. She wanted to solve this problem for the base before leaving.

After killing a few zombies on the way and opening a new card, Pu Zhi finally saw the banyan tree indicated by the golden line several thousand meters away.

It was much more low-key than last time. No special place was cleared for its growth, but it was inconspicuous in the dense woods.

If Pu Zhi didn't have a tracking card, he would never have found it.

"Qingyin, Qianli, come out." As Pu Zhi finished speaking, the two little guys were finally able to come out for some fresh air.

Qianli suddenly became extremely huge, and the branches of Qingyin expanded wildly, surrounding the mutant banyan tree in a huge circle.

Pu Zhi had already used the invisibility card on himself and Xiao Ren, and had also taken the car back. It was always good to be careful or not.

The mutant banyan tree had already noticed such a big commotion and was thought to be the first to attack, after all, it was the highest level.

Who knew that it would suddenly sprout a root from the ground and sway left and right.

One of the Qingyin branches formed a word: It said don't fight.

Qingyin wanted to translate, but Pu Zhi indicated that it was not necessary and took out the listening conch.

Mutant Banyan Tree: I haven’t hit you, so you can’t hit me.

The voice sounded very much like a young human, so Pu Zhi asked, "Why? Didn't you bring the seeds to Base No. 3?"

Mutant Banyan Tree: Base No. 3? That crowded place? They were the first to start. I just want revenge!

Pu Zhi said gently, "The one who wanted to kill you is already dead. There's no need for revenge. But if you insist on destroying Base No. 3, we'll have to fight."

Although the mutant banyan tree couldn't see Pu Zhi, it could sense her presence. Upon hearing this, it angrily said, "I don't accept it! Humans are evil, I need to punish them!"

Pu Zhi: "Okay, then let's fight first. If you don't attack us right away, you probably aren't sure you can beat me, right? Let's see who's stronger."

As he finished speaking, thousands of attack cards floated in front of Pu Zhi. The energy in each card should not be underestimated. If this set of attacks was used, the mutant banyan tree would be seriously damaged if not killed.

What's more, there are three Xiaorens, and Puzhi's energy is also ridiculously huge. So many talents are not in vain.