—I am the dividing line of the second apocalyptic plane
As the saying goes, "With surplus grain at home, one has nothing to fear."
Lu Ze redeemed steamed buns, some candy, and other food from the system, paying only for a stone he picked up for fun. If the steamed buns hadn't filled him up, he would have thought it was a wonderful dream.
He still has over a hundred.
Every child in the safe zone has such a stone; playing games with the stone is their only form of entertainment.
Does this mean that he no longer needs to go out and take risks, and can live well simply by exchanging and collecting stones, and is also entitled to pursue a more stable life?
At the very least, he wants to go back to living in the stone house.
After taking out the food from the system and feasting his eyes, Lu Ze kept two toothpick candies and put the rest back into the system's backpack. Although he was young, living alone at such a young age made him more mature than his peers.
If these things are in the hands of a powerful person, they are resources for climbing the social ladder; if they are in the hands of a weak person like him, they will only lead to his miserable demise in the near future.
Now that he has no worries about food and drink and no longer has to suffer for food and water, it is a gift from heaven, and he will definitely cherish it.
"Tao Tao, can I have all the pebbles you picked up? I'll trade you this for them." Lu Ze showed Tao Tao a toothpick-shaped candy the size of a coin.
Tao Tao looked at the brown candy with a puzzled expression. "What is this?"
"Candy." A food that, according to legend, only the upper class could afford.
"Candy?" Tao Tao's eyes widened in disbelief as she exclaimed.
He'd never seen candy before in his life! Is this really true? It's the same color as his steamed buns.
"Hmm, do you want to exchange it? I found it outside, and I've already eaten one. It's super sweet."
"I want a change!" Tao Tao snatched the toothpick candy, turned around and rushed home. When she came out again, she was carrying a small wooden box, which clattered as she ran.
"Here you go, Aze, do you have any more candy? I want another one, I want my brother to try it." On the way back, he couldn't resist licking the candy. It was so sweet, incredibly sweet, unbelievably sweet!
He wanted to share it with his brother, but it was so small, and he was really reluctant to give half to his brother, so...
"Let me see your stone first." Lu Ze did not answer directly.
"Uh-huh."
Lu Ze took it, opened it, and found it almost full of colorful stones. He wasn't sure if all of these stones could be exchanged, or if only some of them could be exchanged.
"Here, take this too. But you'll have to pick up a box of stones for me tomorrow."
"Okay, thank you, Aze."
The two brothers made a deal, and Lu Ze waved goodbye and went home. This time, Tao Tao didn't come along; he couldn't wait to show off his two candies to his other friends.
As for my brother...
I don't remember.
Lu Ze returned to the shed, reopened the system, and found the cartoon girl image on the system, only to discover that it was grayed out.
Hmm...
It's not online, so it can't be verified.
As usual, I sent a voice message: "Sister, I received a lot of the stones you wanted. Would you like to take a look?"
After a long time, there was still no response from the other end, and Lu Ze, while waiting, slowly fell asleep from exhaustion.
modern.
Today is the day to pick up the holiday notice and report card.
As Yuan Zhuancai walked to the curb opposite the school gate, he saw Tu Du and Su Hao waiting at the gate in the distance.
Perhaps sensing something, the two boys turned to look at each other at the same time. Tu Du smiled, while Su Hao jumped up and down dramatically, shouting, "Yuan Zhuan, Yuan Zhuan, here, here!"
Yuan Zhuan was already used to Su Hao's eccentricities. He quickly crossed the road and walked forward.
"You've arrived very early. Have you had breakfast?" Picking up the admission notice shouldn't take too long.
"We ate." The two said in unison, then glanced at each other sideways.
Yuan Zhuan chuckled, "Are you two on the verge of a fight? You're already at odds this early in the morning."
"It's all because of Adu. We had agreed to go to your brother's place for training during winter break, but he had to go visit relatives at the military base instead." Su Hao was still a little annoyed by his friend's absence.
"I had something to do, I told you. It wasn't like I stood you up on purpose. Besides, I'm only going for half a month." We can still train together for the remaining week.
When the topic of visiting relatives came up, Tu Du's brows furrowed slightly.
My older brother is injured. Although it's not very serious, he was supposed to go home, but he needs to be discharged from the hospital before he can. I have to go and take care of him and pick him up. I haven't spent Chinese New Year with my older brother for several years.
Seeing that Tu Du didn't want to continue the topic, Yuan Zhuan deliberately changed the subject and talked about a popular comic book series that Su Hao was obsessed with. Sure enough, Su Hao's attention was immediately drawn, and he began to talk endlessly about the content of the comic.
Yuan Zhuan listened quietly, occasionally offering a comment, and there wasn't a moment of silence all the way to the classroom.
"Su Hao, you go in first. I have something to say to Tu Du."
"Huh? What's going on between you two? You need to tell me behind my back? Can't I listen?"
"Go inside quickly."
Seeing Yuan Zhuan's sullen face, Su Hao didn't dare to say another word and rushed into the classroom to check his grades.
"Your elder brother was injured?" Yuan Zhuan's gaze swept over Tu Du's brother's palace, carrying a trace of dissipating black energy, indicating that he was out of danger.
"How did you know?" Tu Du asked in surprise.
“I can read faces,” Yuan Zhuan said honestly.
Tu Du: ...
"Really? Can you tell what's wrong with my brother?"
"Well, it was a close call, and I should be able to be discharged soon."
Tu Du stared in disbelief, "How did you know?!"
Yuan Zhuan flicked someone's forehead with a finger, and the latter hissed, "Ouch."
"It's normal for it to hurt. I've been learning feng shui and face reading from my dad since I was five. These are basics, so what's there to be surprised about? When you go over there, take a peace charm for your brother and say that you were worried and went to the temple to get it." Yuan Zhuan reached into his backpack, but actually took out two charms from the system.
"One is for you, and the other is for your brother. They're both amulets. Make a small cloth bag and hang it around your neck to ward off misfortune." He stuffed it into Tu Du's hand. "I'm going in now. Don't forget to have dinner together."
"Okay." Tu Du looked at the two triangular folded talismans in his palm, smiled, and his temples turned slightly red.
Yuan Zhuan returned to the classroom and had just sat down when Su Hao came over and said, "Zhuanzhuan, you're amazing! You're ranked 121st in the whole city! You'll definitely be able to go straight to Beiyu Middle School next year. I'm not so lucky. I'm ranked over 700th. Heaven knows, there were only 3,000 people taking the exam this time."
Su Hao slumped dejectedly at his desk. His math scores were as bad as ever, and this time the number of questions had increased unexpectedly. He hadn't finished before time ran out, so naturally he lost more points...
"Getting into No. 4 Middle School with a score of over 400 should be no problem." Direct admission is for those in the top 200, which is quite a difference.
The Fourth Middle School is second only to Beiyu Middle School, and its teaching quality is also very good.
Su Hao: ...
Yuan Zhuan met Su Hao's teary eyes and said, "Stop crying. Who told you to read comics every day? There's still half a semester left, plus the holiday in between. Is it that hard to catch up on math?" There are only two subjects in elementary school, and the minor subject English is not included in the junior high school report card. So, as long as he does well in math, he can make a leap forward.
"But, but, oh... I don't know how..."
She just cried like that...
Yuan Zhuan glanced at the other little girls lying down out of the corner of his eye and sighed.
That competitive spirit is extraordinary.
Class 5, Grade 3.
Han Yu, Qin Man, and Xiao Yue did not see Wei Ding. Instead, Wei Ding's bodyguards came to collect their admission notices and report cards.
"Hello, excuse me, why didn't Wei Ding come to pick up the notification letter himself?" Han Yu stopped the bodyguard.
This bodyguard often accompanied Wei Ding, so he was familiar with Wei Ding's friends. "Oh, it's Young Master Han. My young master is injured and needs to rest. Madam asked me to come and get it."
"You're injured? How could you be injured? Yesterday, that..." Han Yu stopped mid-sentence when Qin Man pulled his hand.
"You're busy, we won't bother you any longer," Qin Man replied politely, then pulled the two away.
The bodyguard glanced at the three departing figures with a strange look, somewhat puzzled as to why he suddenly stopped asking.
"Manman, what are you doing? Why won't you let me ask a few more questions? Wei Ding is injured, what exactly happened?" Han Yu said in a low voice, displeased.
“The bodyguard won’t tell. We can just go to Wei Ding’s house later. Besides, Wei Ding is injured, and we can’t let his family know. We abandoned him yesterday.”
Han Yu then realized what was going on. "Manman, you're so thoughtful. I really didn't think of that. It's a good thing you stopped me. Otherwise, if Wei Ding's family found out that we left without waiting for him, there would probably be trouble in our family."
"It's good that you understand." Qin Man breathed a sigh of relief.
"After we get the notice, let's go see Wei Ding. Oh, and Yuan Zhuan, I just saw her go upstairs with Tu Du from Class 1, Grade 6. She wasn't hurt at all." Xiao Yue thought of what she saw downstairs earlier. If she had participated yesterday, even if she had won, it was impossible for her to be completely unharmed, right? People who compete in amateur tournaments only think about winning and don't care about techniques. Their punches and kicks don't have eyes; they just throw them at the face. It's perfectly normal for them.
Yuan Zhuan appeared to have no signs of injury. Could it be that he wasn't hit?
"Tu Du?" Qin Man frowned.
Tu Du is very well-known at school, partly because he always ranks first in his class, and partly because he is handsome. I heard that Tu Du has a cold personality and never talks to anyone. Why would he know Yuan Zhuan, the new student? And why would they go upstairs together?
"Yes, there's also Su Hao, who's in the same class as Yuan Zhuan. The three of them often eat together and go home together." Xiao Yue, as the go-between for the group of four, was particularly well-informed about the gossip.
The homeroom teacher of Class 2, Grade 6 arrived late, but seemed to be in a good mood. Standing on the podium, she talked about the exam the whole time. Of course, she also praised and criticized the students for their exam results, and awarded prizes for being a good student, making progress, being proactive, and being an outstanding student leader.
"Wait a minute, Yuan Zhuan, you're fifth in the class, why don't you have a certificate?" Even if you don't get a "Three Good Student" award, you should at least get a progress award. What's wrong with the homeroom teacher? Does she have a problem with Zhuan Zhuan?
"Yuan Zhuan, come out with me for a moment. We're going to get your winter break homework." After announcing the start of the holiday, the homeroom teacher told everyone to play by themselves for a while and not to leave the classroom.
Yuan Zhuan followed the homeroom teacher into the office, puzzled. Wasn't delivering test papers and picking up books Su Hao was the one doing all that? What was going on today?
"Yuan Zhuan, you did well on the exam this time. I'm very satisfied." The homeroom teacher sat down, adjusted her glasses, and her first words were an affirmation of Yuan Zhuan. The latter smiled slightly, pleased with herself.
Of course, if her old classmates knew that she got such a low score in elementary school, they would probably laugh their heads off.
"So, what are you unhappy about with my math score? You got 98 in Chinese, but how could you get 85 in math?" The 85 was something that practically crawled out from between the teacher's teeth.
Yuan Zhuan: ...
The homeroom teacher's face turned ashen, so much so that she didn't know how to answer.
"Yuan Zhuan! The teacher is talking to you! Why is it that in your last three math problems, the steps were all correct and the formulas were substituted correctly, but the final number was wrong? Why? Tell me yourself!" The homeroom teacher suddenly stood up from the stool, put his hands on his hips, and was breathing heavily with anger.
Yuan Zhuan: ...Why did you suddenly have such an emotional outburst?
Wasn't it supposed to be that the exam papers were graded in a closed system? How come she got her exam paper back so quickly?
"I did make a mistake." If she had known, she should have changed the multiple-choice questions to the wrong ones. She just didn't expect the teacher to specifically pick out her test paper for analysis. What incredible luck she had.
head teacher:……
In his view, Yuan Zhuan did it on purpose, deliberately hindering him and deliberately writing the wrong numbers!
"Yuan Zhuan, do you think what you're saying is believable? After the results came out, I looked at your paper, and I genuinely thought you made a mistake by accident. It wasn't until I came back and looked through your previous midterm exams and the papers you wrote for your promotion exam that I realized you always got three major questions wrong. Once or twice could be a coincidence, but the third time, it's not. Do you think your teacher is stupid? Can't you see it?"
The homeroom teacher was heartbroken. He simply couldn't understand why today's children, who clearly had the potential to shine, chose to hide their talents.
"Teacher, please don't be angry, please don't be angry. Getting angry will ruin your health. Actually, I didn't mean anything by it. I just think being average is fine. Wouldn't it be even more impressive to make a splash when you get into junior high? I really didn't expect you to notice so quickly, and even get angry. Teacher, I promise I won't do it again! Next year, I'll get you in the top three in the grade every time in the monthly exams, okay?" Seeing that the homeroom teacher was about to collapse with anger, Yuan Zhuan quickly apologized, secretly thinking that he was stupid for carelessly writing the last three questions wrong.
"Top three in the grade?" After receiving Yuan Zhuan's apology and assurance, the homeroom teacher's temper wasn't as bad as before. These days, kids have such strange ideas, and they're always making a splash. They're really a handful.
"Yes, yes. Absolutely no problem." Yuan Zhuan nodded.
"Hey, you said it yourself, you can't not do it!"
"Yes, I mean what I say."
As Yuan Zhuan left the homeroom teacher's office, sweat beaded on his forehead. The teacher was too responsible, which was a real headache.
I'm pretty much out of luck slacking off next year; I don't even know if I'll get permission to take leave again.
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