Chapter 55
The wealth of Xinqi Academy is reflected in all aspects, whether it is the huge indoor combat training room or the single room in the dormitory, it can easily capture the hearts of students.
When passing by the honor roll in front of the teaching building, Yu An saw someone he knew on it. He took Wen Xun's hand, pointed at the first and second place and said, "Dad, look, it's Brother Liang and Brother Ji."
Principal Yu, who was walking in front, turned around and chuckled, "So An An also knows them. Liang and Ji are both very outstanding. Whether it's academic performance or practical training, they are very solid and strong."
Yu An's hands trembled as she cautiously asked Principal Yu, "Your school still has practical training...practical training in fighting?"
"It's practical combat training," Principal Yu corrected with a smile. "All students in this school are trained as future combatants. Naturally, we won't cultivate them into theoretical geniuses but practical failures."
From Principal Yu’s eyes, Yu An could see his expectations for this group of students and his extremely high demands.
Yu An was afraid, but he couldn't resist his curiosity and asked, "So what do you do in combat training?"
"It's nothing special. Just a few kilometers of weighted running at around 5 or 6 every day. Then, in the morning, I have classes like studying and taking exams. In the afternoon, I learn fighting techniques, and in the evening, I take a small test."
Yu An opened his eyes wide and hid behind Wen Xun silently. Just hearing about this course schedule was enough to make him tired to death. No wonder the three of Liang Xingsang brothers often had dark circles under their eyes since they started school, and sometimes they could even fall asleep while eating.
Thinking about how difficult it was for him to get up at seven o'clock on weekdays, Yu An found it hard to imagine the hard life of Liang Xingsang and others, and felt sympathy for Fu Yunshu and others who were about to enter such suffering.
Yu An frowned, "In that case, will there be time to paint and grow flowers?"
"Uh..." Principal Yu shook his head. "I don't want these useless things to take up too much of the students' time. After all, students still have to focus on their studies."
Yu An gasped. "This isn't allowed, that isn't allowed. Is this going to school or jail?" Luckily, he didn't come to this school. It was too scary, even scarier than the Grandma Wolf in the fairy tale.
Principal Yu continued his efforts to recruit students, inviting them expectantly, "How about it? Do you want to come to our school?"
"No, no!" Yu An shook his head like a rattle, resisting desperately. He almost cried when he heard the sound. He hugged Wen Xun tightly and said, "Don't send me here. I can't get out of bed."
Wen Xun found it funny and patted his little head, "No, no one sent you here, don't worry."
It was as if this school was some kind of man-eating monster.
Principal Yu's smile froze. Their school wasn't that scary, was it? He tried to struggle a little longer. "In the summer, getting up at five o'clock is easy. It's more difficult in the winter, at most. Then the school will send a special teacher to the dormitory to drag you out. Don't worry, you can definitely get up."
Zi Yuan was even more resistant now. He immediately pulled Wen Xun away, anxiously saying, "Dad, we've finished watching. Let's go home. Let's go home quickly."
Principal Yu was deeply shocked and sighed, "I think our school is pretty good, a hundred times better than the school that Xu's kid went to. That school is completely disorganized and undisciplined. How can they cultivate good talents there..."
Principal Yu shook his head and sighed. Lin Huaichen had known this would happen. He patted Principal Yu on the shoulder and looked at Yu An with a doting look in his eyes. "Axun and I don't expect An An to become a big shot in the future. It's good enough for her to be happy."
"Like I said before, our child is not suitable for your school, and we can't bear to send him to suffer here."
Principal Yu frowned. How could this be considered suffering? It was clearly meant to strengthen the young people's physiques. Otherwise, how could they support themselves and serve their country in the future?
But before he could say anything, Lin Huaichen shut him up with just one word.
Lin Huaichen shrugged. "Actually, I wish An An would do nothing for the rest of his life. It would be fine if he could just be a rich second-generation who only eats, drinks and has fun. After all, he will never be able to spend all our family's money in his lifetime."
Principal Yu: “…”
Okay, he's rich, he's great.
Fortunately, after being hit by Lin Huaichen, Principal Yu finally stopped targeting Yu An, and Yu An breathed a sigh of relief. He would definitely stay away from this school and never come here again.
After settling Zhou Xia, the Yu An family prepared to go back. Before leaving, Zhou Xia hugged Yu An, looked into his clear and beautiful eyes, and stroked the corners of his eyes with his fingers, "An An, thank you."
Tuyao has a monitor around his neck and is not allowed to use his abilities without permission, otherwise the school will know and stop him immediately.
[Um...thank you.] Tuyao also understood that Yu An had helped Zhou Xia a lot. As a different species, he could only protect Zhou Xia but could not do anything else. He could only rely on Yu An.
"I know you want to repair and reinforce this world's space. I'll have my people help you, as a way of repaying you for helping Xia Xia." Tu Yao nuzzled Yu An's arm with his ears, as a gesture of goodwill. "But you can't let your people eat them."
[Yeah, okay.] Yu An liked furry things, so he touched Tuyao's head as he wished. This time, Tuyao didn't resist and obediently let him touch her.
Lin Huaichen watched the intimate interaction between Yu An and the little rabbit. On the way back, he pretended to ask Yu An casually, "Baby, do you like rabbits?"
Yu An held the soft pillow in his arms and said, "I like it. It's so furry and cute."
"Then let's buy you a rabbit." Lin Huaichen looked critically at the little octopus leaning against the car window to watch the scenery. "You can play with the little rabbit more often in the future."
As of now, excluding Xiaobai, the electronic pet, Yu An has three other pets, Monday, Qiao Xuer and Solander.
Monday and Solander are both stupid. Not only does Joe Xuer have a questionable IQ, but his EQ is also low, and most importantly, he has a tendency to violence.
Lin Huaichen felt a headache and worry when he thought about Yu An hanging out with this bunch of guys all day long. He always felt that if this continued, his good baby would become a problem teenager.
Yu An thought for a while and shook his head, "No need, Dad. I already have Monday and Xiaobai. I don't need another little rabbit."
If the little rabbit can't get along with them, Yu An will be worried for a long time and will also have to worry about the little rabbit's life safety, because Qiao Xuer became eager to try the spicy rabbit head dish after learning about it.
Lin Huaichen said regretfully: "Okay."
After he quieted down, the spacious car fell into a peaceful tranquility. Wen Xun held the tablet and looked carefully at the data reported to him by the staff. Lin Huaichen was also dealing with trivial matters at work.
The scene outside the car window passed by quickly, and Yu An imitated Qiao Xuer and leaned quietly against the car window.
Sometimes he looked at the blue sky outside the window, sometimes he looked at the bustling crowd at the intersection, and at some moment he was lost in thought for a few seconds.
According to Qiao Xuer, when he grows up and the space is repaired, he will leave here and return to that unknown tribe. But whenever Yu An thought about leaving his fathers, his mood involuntarily became depressed.
"Brother Qiao Xiuer, can I stay here?" Yu An lowered his eyebrows. "I don't want to leave home, nor do I want to go far away from home. I'll miss my dad."
Qiao Xu'er didn't understand Yu An's feelings. The Usatos tribe rarely had cubs born. Generally, parents would raise their cubs until they could live on their own, and then let them go. From then on, they were just tribesmen with whom they had a better relationship, not parents.
Joshuel's mother gave up her life shortly after he was born and sent him to the temple to be cared for and raised by Claude.
As for Claude, Joxuel did not think of him as his elder, but as a leader, or simply a relationship between the patriarch and the tribesman.
[But... they are not your biological parents.] Qiao Xiu'er couldn't understand Yu An's dependence, but he had seen how cubs would be particularly dependent on their parents for a period of time after they were born. [And by that time, you would have grown up.]
Yu An said gloomily: [Even if...even if I grow up, I don't want to leave home.]
Qiao Xiuer: [...Okay, if you want to stay here, that's fine. We can go anywhere and stay anywhere anyway.]
This universe is a place that Usatos can set foot in, and Yu An is free to stay wherever he wants, and no one can change this.
Yu An was stunned for a moment, [But... didn't you come here to take me away? ]
He always thought that Solander and Qiao Xuer came to him just to take him away.
"No." Qiao Xiuer looked at the naive little cub. "Because you're just a cub, you can't fend for yourself and are easily harmed by other species. You need the care of adults. We're here to take care of you."
Yu An's melancholy was swept away. He smiled softly, picked up Qiao Xi'er, and rubbed his cheek against him. "Thank you."
Qiao Xiuer loved to cuddle with the cub, affectionately using his little tentacles to push the loose hair on his forehead behind his ears. [It is our responsibility to protect the cub's safety.]
Beside him, Lin Huaichen looked at the intimate behavior of the two little guys and became even more worried. My baby, birds of a feather flock together!
…
Ten years later.
In the high school department of Boya Middle School, a young man sitting by the window was leaning over the table. The ends of his hair were slightly curled, his skin was fair and bright, and his beautiful lake blue eyes were staring intently at the teacher on the podium.
Then he picked up a pen and drew a sketch on a blank piece of paper.
"Hey An An, you have a natural talent for painting, why don't you study fine arts?" A classmate glanced at Yu An's paintings and jokingly said, "Based on your academic performance, plus your fine arts skills, you can choose any major art academy."
Yu An continued to add details on the paper, "Because this is just my hobby. I don't like to turn a hobby into a career."
Wan Cen has been Yu An's deskmate for several years and they grew up together. Over the years, he has basically figured out Yu An's character. This kid looks like a good student, but in fact he is thinking of ways to slack off every day.
He does everything during class but rarely listens to the lectures seriously, yet his grades are always among the best. This is something that Wan Cen has been unable to understand for many years. It can only be attributed to the fact that his brain is different from that of normal people.
After Yu An finished the sketch, the corner of his clothes was pulled by a small tentacle. Yu An thought for a while, added a bubble next to the character, added a few words, and then stuffed it into the hole in the table.
A moment later, a sudden noise was heard in the quiet classroom. The students all turned their eyes to the source of the sound. A faint blush appeared on Yu An's fair face. He apologized to them embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, I accidentally knocked over the water cup."
As he said this, he bent down and picked up the cup of water on the ground.
The teacher knocked on the blackboard to draw the students' attention back. "Look here, everyone. Yu doesn't look knowledgeable. Why are you looking at him? Look at me!"
Yu An let out a breath, and when he put the cup of water into the hole in the table, he separated the little octopuses that were fighting together, gave the paper they were fighting for to Qiao Xuer, and then quickly drew an identical one and gave it to Solander.
This time the two stopped fighting and just held their own portions and looked at them with relish.
Wan Cen winked at Yu An's desk hole and asked, "Are they fighting again?"
"Yeah." Yu An lay weakly on the table, "This time I accidentally gave only one copy, and then we started fighting again, ah..."
Wan Cen had known for a long time that Yu An had brought his exotic pets to school. He had also seen them a few times and knew that both of them had bad tempers and would easily fight.
Seeing Yu An like this, Wan Cen couldn't help but laugh twice, "An An, do you know what you look like now?"
Yu An turned and looked at him.
"It's like having two children at home. Not only do I have to buy two copies of something, but I also have to make sure they're exactly the same, which worries my old mother. Hahahahahahaha..."
Yu An was silent. How should he tell Wan Cen that the so-called rebellious son was actually an elder who was hundreds of years older than him?
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