One-sentence summary: If you're a woman, you must be the strongest.
Initially, Jiang Yu Nu only wanted to survive. She tried her best to live, never giving up on herself in the face of an...
Chapter 25
Aunt Daisy said something that left a deep impression on Jiang Yunu in a somewhat frivolous and somewhat contemptuous attitude towards the other gender that made up at least half of the world's population.
After Joyson got up, the three of them ate breakfast together around the long table. The one who got up later was responsible for washing the pots and dishes. Joyson came out of the kitchen, shaking the water droplets off his hands, his hands full of the smell of lemon detergent, and asked, "Should we go to the management center first?"
Because he felt that registering Jiang Yunu's identity was more important, Qiao Yisen spontaneously postponed his hospital physical examination schedule.
Aunt Daisy said, "Nonsense."
Jiang Yunu's matter was given top priority.
Jiang Yunu originally thought that he would take the old bus again today. Without an ID, he could not take more than 80% of the public transportation in Xiate City. However, he did not expect that after walking out of the dilapidated street, Aunt Daisy led the two children in the opposite direction of the platform, and walked to a cube-shaped box that Jiang Yunu could not figure out the specific use of.
Qiao Yisen was more surprised than Jiang Yunu: "Mom, when did our family get a car?"
Jiang Yunu was surprised by what Qiao Yisen said: "..." Excuse me, this is actually a car?
Instead of taking out the traditional car keys, Jodais simply reached out and pressed a button somewhere on the surface of the cube. The box then automatically unfolded and expanded into a shape that was closer to that of a classic car.
"You can tell from your hair that curls up from sleeping that it's hard for us to have a car." Aunt Daisy opened the car door and gestured for the two children to get in the back seat. "A colleague knew I was going out with the kids today and offered to lend it to you."
Aunt Daisy's kind colleague was also a lady. She knew that Qiao Daisy had to go to the hospital and the management center on her weekend holiday. The two places were a bit far apart, and if she took public transportation, she would have to go around in circles on the circular track. So she took the initiative to lend her the car. In exchange, the other party asked Qiao Daisy to test the new performance of this transformable car.
Jiang Yunu was not familiar with Aunt Daisy's network of relationships, but Qiao Yisen understood it immediately.
"So this car is Aunt Luo's new creation?" Joyson felt around inside the car curiously. "Did she modify her car again?"
Jodais shrugged. "I don't know what changes she's made. Anyway, we'll see when it opens."
"..."Joyson withdrew his hand and secretly used his elbow to hit Jiang Yunu.
Jiang Yunu heard Qiao Yisen whispering to him: "I have a bad feeling..."
Jiang Yunu: “?”
Jiang Yunu didn't know this Aunt Luo, and was even more confused about what Qiao Yisen said.
Faced with Jiang Yunu's "innocent and simple" expression, Joyson sat back in his seat with a sad look on his face.
Half a minute later, Jiang Yunu knew why Joyson felt heavy.
After confirming that both of them were seated in the back seat, Aunt Daisy pulled the handbrake. The sound of the engine was like a cannon suddenly ignited on the street on the weekend. With a bang, the car body was launched. The push back brought by the wild start was like ten thousand strong men playing sumo. Jiang Yunu sank into the back of the chair in an instant.
In no more than five seconds, the modified car took off quickly and began to rise vertically.
The ground beneath the wheels seemed to become a trampoline, causing it to bounce up and launch itself towards the nearest skytrain trestle.
Jiang Yunu: "...What a wild car, I kind of like it."
Joyson looked horrified: "Are you okay? You actually said you like this kind of car??"
Aunt Daisy and Jiang Yunu's wife had similar views. Aunt Daisy, who drove a wild car, was also wild. She laughed in the driver's seat: "It's really interesting. I like it too. This car can rise vertically faster and has a higher bounce force."
Jiang Yunu quickly adapted to the speed. She leaned from under the rear seat belt to the front seat and asked curiously, "But, is this vehicle modification in compliance with regulations?"
It's no wonder that Jiang Yunu asked this question, because when this "firecracker" just started, Jiang Yunu saw through the car window that two nearby city auxiliary robots immediately turned around and seemed to be rushing towards them. But somehow, halfway through the rush, the two auxiliary robots stopped moving and turned again, as if they had let them go again.
"Most people definitely can't modify it like this," Aunt Daisy replied from the front seat. "But this car has the markings of a local mechanic and a test vehicle, so there are exceptions for vehicles with special markings."
On the way to the management center, Qiao Daisi used this transformable car as a starting point to talk to Jiang Yunu about the relationship between supernatural attribute classification and career choice.
Many popular basic professions do not limit the types of superpowers, nor do they set any limits on the levels of superpowers.
But for example, if you want to obtain a mechanic qualification certificate that can modify objects, you must have earth-related abilities. This is a certificate that only people with earth element abilities can obtain.
If you want to become a psychic healer and obtain a psychic healer qualification certificate, you must have water elemental abilities, because the water element is a natural healing element and only water elements have healing abilities.
Wind-type ability users are born with exceptional mental power, and all professional qualification certificates related to "mental power" are basically only available to wind-type ability users.
Fire elements are natural masters of smelting and strengthening materials. They are most likely to produce rare materials, and the strengthening and transformation of elemental cores is also their talent.
"That's pretty much it," Qiao Daisi said as she slowly parked the car in the outdoor parking lot of the management center. "Some professions are not only restricted to those with special abilities, but also to those with special abilities of a certain element. So once the results of the special ability classification are released, it means that certain professions are closed to a person and can be permanently eliminated from their future career plans."
Jiang Yunu felt that Aunt Daisy was a little melancholy when she said this, but she wisely did not delve into the part that others did not mention.
On the contrary, it was Joyson who had clearly known these things for a long time. He had understood a lot of common sense about superpowers since he was a child. But today it was his turn to have a physical examination and take the elemental superpower classification test. He listened to these career planning options again and felt nervous again.
"It's a good thing we came here to register you first," Joyson said as he got out of the car. "If this were a hospital, or a special ability examination and testing department, I wouldn't even dare to go in."
Jodaith pushed Joyson on the back of the head and said, "You're useless. It's a good thing I didn't embarrass you by taking you to the hospital first."
After pushing Joyson away, Aunt Daisy came over to hold Jiang Yunu's hand again.
Starting from the parking lot of the management center, Jiang Yunu and Qiao Daisi played the roles of "the child who came to seek refuge" and "the distant aunt".
The rhetoric arranged by Aunt Daisy was very useful. Jiang Yunu had just finished telling the staff that she used to live outside the Twenty-Two Star Districts. She didn't know what it was called. It was a place without a city name. The staff behind the service desk immediately showed sympathy, as if they couldn't bear to continue listening. They said that Jiang Yunu had to stop here and they would not continue to question a child about her sadness.
Jiang Yunu was not sad at all, but she cooperated by lowering her head, letting her white hair fall from behind her shoulders to her cheeks, making her look as if she was sad.
"It's so unfortunate," the staff member said, "but fortunately she was able to find your distant relative."
Aunt Daisy changed her usual image and spoke softly in front of the staff: "Yes, it is my duty to take care of her. I hope this child can live a happy and stable life in Chateau."
When registering Jiang Yunu's identity, the staff registered Qiao Daisi as the guardian and guarantor, and inevitably saw Qiao Daisi's personal information.
The three big words "run-down street" came into view. The staff member raised his head again, looked at the red-haired woman with a kind face, then looked at the white-haired girl who was "lowering her brows and looking pleasing" beside her, and finally looked at the red-haired boy who was serving as a background in the back.
After much deliberation, the staff decided to ask Qiao Daisi whether taking care of another child like this would be a burden and pressure on her life.
Aunt Daisy maintained the demeanor of a strong and kind woman and said gently, "I will do my best. I believe that our Chate will welcome and treat this child well, providing her with the welfare and protection she deserves."
The staff member looked very touched and operated on the work terminal for a while. Then he directly filtered out all the child benefits that Jiang Yunu could currently receive.
"Huh." As if seeing something new and unexpected, the staff member was a little excited. He looked up from behind the counter at Qiao Daisi, then at Jiang Yunu, and asked, "Little boy, how old are you this year?"
The column for Jiang Yunu's age is still blank, and some information has not been fully registered.
The staff member said, "For new residents of Shatt City, we offer free physical examinations. If you're 11 years old or older, the physical examination package also includes an elemental ability classification test, which is a gift for new residents."
Free physical examination!
It also includes an elemental ability classification test!
Jiang Yunu already knew that the cost of this test was not cheap. She and Qiao Yisen, who was standing behind her, opened their eyes wide. They had not expected that they could get such a benefit by doing an identity registration.
Of course, Qiao Daisi couldn't say that she didn't know how old her relative's child was, so she gently patted Jiang Yunu on the back.
Jiang Yunu blinked and looked at the staff innocently: "I may be 11 years old, or even a little less. In my hometown, no one celebrates my birthday, so I don't have a clear idea of my age."
The staff member took a deep breath and looked more sympathetic.
"If I'm not yet 11," Jiang Yunu said, "can this benefit wait until I'm a little older before taking effect?"
The staff hesitated for a moment and operated twice on the work terminal.
"You can go for a basic physical examination first," the staff member said. "If you are not yet 11 years old, you can reserve the opportunity for a free classification test until you turn 11."
This enthusiastic staff member received the most sincere thanks from Jiang Yunu and the mother and son of the Qiao family.
Jiang Yunu had never expected to get any extra benefits. She took her newly issued Xate City resident ID and a free physical examination opportunity, and left the management center with the Qiao family mother and son, full of excitement.
"That means Xiao Jiang can go for the physical examination with me now?" Joyson asked excitedly in the car, forgetting his previous nervousness about the classification test.
Aunt Daisy replied, "It's obvious."
Joyson immediately turned to look at Jiang Yunu: "I bet you're definitely not 11 years old. This free classification test benefit can be kept for two years."
Jiang Yunu was suddenly struck by some intuition. She said, "Don't speak too soon. What if I have it?"
Joyson: "Then I'm going to go home tonight and eat stewed insoles in a soup pot!"