Chapter 113 Cultivation and Self-cultivation
Tu Lanxun sensed something amiss in the child's words, but since she had a cheat to fast-forward to the next point, she wasn't afraid and simply said, "Sure."
After saying that, she glanced at N, afraid that it would distort his psychology. She didn't want to become a key variable.
Unexpectedly, the coldness on N's face gradually dissipated. He took a step forward, without any intention of taking out a weapon. He just pointed to the bag on the table and said softly, "Thank you."
Oh, so good.
Tu Lanxun was just about to make up an excuse to N about going on a long trip when N said, "Would you stay and live with me?"
ah?
Before she could say anything, the corner of Tu Lanxun's clothes was grabbed. N probably didn't dare to touch her skin directly, so she pinched the corner of her clothes a little bit, lowered her head and said in a hissing voice, "I didn't mean anything else."
So what do you mean?
Tu Lanxun stared at this strange young man, wondering what shocking words could burst out of his frail body. She struggled backwards, but N's grip tightened. He raised his voice slightly, "I won't hurt you!"
You got the wrong script, bro.
Tu Lanxun used his eyes to gesture at the dimensions of N's current limbs and shoulders. They were not much thicker than hers, just a little longer, and his bones seemed to be harder.
It shouldn't be completely unbeatable...
At this time, N loosened his hands on Tu Lanxun's clothes, but he turned around and gently closed the shop door. He took out a fountain pen with a slightly crooked tip from his trouser pocket, tore off a used page from the calendar, and started calculating something quickly.
Soon, the counting paper was presented to Tu Lanxun.
"I still have seven years to take the college entrance exam." N said, "Or I can just not take it. I can just finish high school and then go to work."
Tu Lanxun was on a completely different note: "Of course we should take the exam if we can. How can we not take it?"
N gave Tu Lanxun a complicated look, then pointed to the second row and said, "This is my grades and expected scores at each stage. Besides scholarships and grants, it will cost about this much over seven years." He paused, then announced, "I'll pay for this myself working part-time, so you don't have to pay for it."
Tu Lanxun was stunned. She didn't say she would pay for his schooling, right?
What kind of self-development is this kid playing?
"Oh..." Tu Lanxun didn't stop him, "Please continue..."
N continued with satisfaction, "After seven years, I'll be able to work, and I'll give you all my earnings, excluding food, clothing, and other supplies. Of course, if you're willing to wait another four years, I'd also prefer to attend university with the help of scholarships and public welfare subsidies. These are my target institutions, and the salary ranges for post-graduation jobs are within this range."
"This is your total return on investment." N pointed to the last line and spoke like a seasoned salesman. "Try it! It's like you don't have to spend a penny. Just stay here, and in seven years someone will work for you for free."
"Don't you want a slave?" N lowered his voice and asked in a seductive but funny tone, "I can also do housework, cook and mop the floor, swat flies in the summer and sweep snow in the winter."
Tu Lanxun was stunned. It had only been a few minutes, and he had arranged all this in his mind?
Would he rather be someone else's slave than not want someone to be kind to him and remember him?
How much love does this person have?
"I really can't." Tu Lanxun said weakly, "I have something to do in another place and can't stay here all the time. Besides, I'm ten years older than you."
N also selectively grasped the key points: "What's wrong with being ten years younger? It's normal for family members to have any age difference. Even if you were ten years younger, I would definitely accept you."
Facing those cold and burning eyes like a little wolf cub, Tu Lanxun felt guilty and still refused. N wanted to press her down, but she still stood not far away, holding her breath with her eyes downcast and her neck stretched, looking extremely aggrieved.
Look, he's still a little kid.
“Why can’t you be with me?” N murmured, “It must be because I’m too bad.” He was completely trapped in a cycle of self-attack. “No one wants me… I’ll be a burden to others wherever I go.”
Tu Lanxun really couldn't agree, but he couldn't bear to see N like this.
He looks like a little brat now, and he doesn't have any special feelings towards the 26-year-old N. It's just like looking at his own stubborn and silly younger brother.
"Will the things others gave you before disappear from your hands after they lose their memory?" This is what Tu Lanxun cares about.
N looked away awkwardly, still shaking his head, "No."
"That's good." Tu Lanxun breathed a sigh of relief, withdrew a large sum of money from the cheat device, turned around and pretended to take it out from the drawer, and the biscuit box stuffed tightly with banknotes was placed in N's arms.
If he spent frugally, this money would be enough for N to live without having to work odd jobs and to live until he was old enough to take the college entrance exam. Not to mention the scholarships and financial aid he received, which would ensure that he had adequate nutrition and grew taller into adulthood.
"What's this for?" N looked at the box several times with burning passion, but put it aside and set his eyes on the obviously more important Tu Lanxun. "You're giving me money to get rid of me? Is this money from a legitimate source?"
Tu Lanxun was considered an unknown person who had committed a crime, but N's eyes were filled with concern for her. "Don't do things like this again. I won't tell anyone. Find a way to deal with this money."
Tu Lanxun was at a loss for words. He said that the child had a distorted outlook on life, but he still advised her and knew right from wrong and danger; he said that he had a sense of justice, but he did not report her, but directly protected her privately and even got in the same boat with her.
"The money is clean. I haven't done anything illegal." Tu Lanxun was telling the truth. After all, she was cheating in the game on orders.
The money box was handed over to N. Tu Lanxun used her dazed moment to glance at the next plot point. She said, "I still have to leave. You must use this money well and don't let others cheat or steal it. Also, take care of your health."
If you study hard, there is no need to say anything about Tu Lanxun. After all, N really took another destiny track in the game world. He was admitted to the best medical university in the Gray City Cave, and went to work at the Blue Bird Metropolis Hospital as soon as he graduated.
This guy is really smart and good at studying. His test scores are more stable than the law of causality.
N was dejected, his eyes constantly scanning around, perhaps thinking about how to keep the blue-painted xun, but he discovered even more sadly: he had nothing to exchange, he had absolutely nothing.
But Tu Lanxun really can't accompany him in the game day after day for more than ten years. The VR helmet will not be able to withstand it and the time is too long.
"I'm not helping you for nothing." Tu Lanxun decided to give him a sense of purpose. "I'm not a philanthropist. I'm helping you for the sake of gaining benefits. One day, I'll make you pay me back double. You have to be prepared."
N's eyes lit up: "Really? That's great."
This seemingly plausible promise of "coming back" comforted N, and he finally left. Before leaving, he signed a long list of clauses such as "eat well and sleep well", "don't do bad things on your own initiative", and "live hard and seriously".
But Tu Lanxun couldn't give a definite return date, and N didn't ask any further questions, but just left a message: "Wang Aila, I will always wait for you!"
After closing the shop door, Tu Lanxun breathed a sigh of relief.
Walking into the fully enclosed bathroom, Tu Lanxun stood up between the narrow tiles and pulled the cheat device to teleport himself to the next important plot.
She returned to the birthplace of Wang Aila and walked onto the street as she was familiar with the place. It was now about six or seven years later, summer, which was also around the time of N's college entrance examination.
Without rushing to find N, Tu Lanxun went to the newspaper office in the Gray City Cave to look up major events from the past few years.
One vicious case after another comes into view: murder, arson, sexual violence, robbery...
The perpetrators were rarely caught, and the locations were suspiciously concentrated around the old city, now a dangerous area with a high crime rate. There were many rumors that a sinful ghost was wandering among the old buildings. But with Keke's experience as a lesson, Tu Lanxun didn't think these things were N's doing.
Although the game's plot is trying hard to promote this perception.
This jump took place in early July, when N's college entrance exam should have been over. Tu Lanxun went directly to the old town, which looked very different from the last time.
Last time it was a dirty, low, gray place but full of the tenderness of fireworks.
The old city is now extremely desolate, with a sharp decline in the atmosphere of daily life, few pedestrians and everyone walking in a hurry. There are always police cars parked on the street flashing their lights, as if this place is about to be completely swallowed by the shadows.
Tu Lanxun went directly to her former shop, which was locked with another chain. It seemed that no one had come to rent it after she left. There were layers of rental notices piled up, but it was still empty, just like when she left.
"What are you looking at?" A voice came from behind me. I turned around and saw a tall and fat policeman wearing a gray city-style fedora.
Tu Lanxun started talking nonsense: "Oh, I remember there used to be a breakfast shop here. I haven't been here for many years. Why did it close down?"
The policeman looked at her for a few seconds. Seeing that she was a young woman and did not look like a thief, he said in a deep voice, "You've come to the wrong place. There is a breakfast shop halfway down the street. It's run by an old woman. I don't know if it's the one you're asking about, but it's the only breakfast shop in the old town."
"Oh. Okay, okay, thank you." Tu Lanxun thanked the policeman and left under his gaze.
Aunt Lu's breakfast shop is still open, but business seems to be not as good as before. The previously neat white curtains have become rough after washing, and the large steamer on the stainless steel stove has been reduced from ten layers to three layers. There are signs of smashing the glass in the store, perhaps because of robbers.
"What would you like to eat?" Aunt Lu looked older and thinner. She stood up on the table, lifted the steamer and the cover, revealing a little bit of warm pastry still left underneath, without even steam coming out.
It seems that business is really bad.
Tu Lanxun ordered a few things, but seeing that Aunt Lu's hands were shaking badly, he simply packed them all.
Then she went to N's old school. N had already gone on to higher education. There was a different security guard standing at the school gate. She walked over, handed him a cigarette, and asked, "Excuse me, where is the previous security guard?"
The other person took the cigarette and listened to Tu Lanxun's description of Liu Maosheng's physical features. He sighed and said, "You mean him? He doesn't work here anymore."
"Huh? Why?"
The guard casually said, "If he's mentally ill, he certainly can't work around students."
Seeing that Tu Lanxun was about to ask more, he simply blurted out, "Have you heard of that little pervert around here? He's the one who drove that particularly cold-blooded suspect crazy!"
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