With a heavy heart, Yin Zhu tutored Mary with trepidation for the next few days.
Midway through the meal, Yin Zhu even cooked Mary a quick bowl of instant noodles for lunch. After they finished eating in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere, Yin Zhu began to nervously tutor Mary on the knowledge required for her exam.
In the afternoon, Aunt Cai downstairs knocked on the door again. Because of the previous warning from C-01-3656, Yin Zhu and Mary did not intend to open the door, so Aunt Cai left the food at the door as usual and left.
Yin Zhu borrowed the camera's view from Mary and only stopped observing after a cleaning robot appeared in the hallway and took away the food from the doorway.
"Sister, what's wrong?"
Mary tilted her head in confusion, her small eyes filled with bewilderment.
Yin Zhu was very worried about the potential risks, so she casually made up an excuse about "checking the cleanliness of the area around the house" to brush it off, and then used the excuse of "wanting to take a nap" to divert Xiao Mary's attention.
Mary's house was very large; even her children's bedroom was several tens of square meters. In the middle of the room was a large pink bed, the kind that princesses in cartoons sleep in, with silk curtains hanging down and a layer of white gauze underneath.
Yin Zhu looked closely and realized it was a mosquito net.
Even the cyber world can't solve the problem of mosquitoes in the summer, which shows how terrible mosquitoes are.
Fortunately, it is not currently the hottest season in Viña City. In addition, the city is shrouded in smog all year round, which absorbs a lot of heat, giving the city a refreshing and invigorating feeling. It seems that you can get through it with just a cooling mat and a fan.
Otherwise, Yin Zhu would have reason to guess that when she woke up, her whole body would be covered with mosquito bites.
After gently coaxing little Mary to take a nap, Yin Zhu breathed a sigh of relief, covered her with a blanket, and began to analyze her current situation.
Or should we just run away?
Calm down, Yin Zhu, don't panic.
Mary's number being at the end might simply be a demotion, similar to a patriarchal title in ancient times, and doesn't necessarily indicate any problem with her parents' identities.
If they were truly low-class citizens, how could they integrate so perfectly into the society of high-class citizens? Do you really think this is some kind of childish anime about killers?
If Mary's identity is truly problematic, her parents will definitely come back immediately.
They need to return by aircraft, so if I see them then, I can take the opportunity to run away. The downside is that I won't get the money, but life is more important than money.
If they don't come back immediately, it most likely means they don't think this matter is important and it's not what they expected.
Perhaps there isn't any all-around surveillance, so knowing Mary's number might not be known, and there's not much danger either way.
Yin Zhu kept hypnotizing and comforting herself, and successfully calmed herself down.
Looking at Mary, who was sleeping soundly, Yin Zhu's eyes were filled with complicated emotions. Mary was just a child who didn't understand anything, yet her future had already been clearly planned out by her parents.
Mary had no choice.
Amidst this turbulent and conflicted feeling, Yin Zhu and Mary, after waking up, finally waited for Mary's parents to come home from get off work during their long study session.
They seemed the same as yesterday, like an ordinary couple on Earth. The mother was like a police officer on Earth, and the father was like a civil servant—except that the only planet didn't have the profession of civil servant, as the gods didn't need that kind of job.
Mary's father still went home first, because he didn't have to pick up his daughter, so he got home earlier.
The first thing he did after getting home was to give Mary a big hug, take off his coat and hang it on the coat rack by the door, and then shout to the home's AI system: "Rose, prepare dinner for four."
"Yes, Master," the AI obediently replied.
Yin Zhu tried to control it during the day, but the artificial intelligence kept refusing to serve Yin Zhu, claiming that "you are not the owner of this house".
Little Mary could give instructions, but unfortunately she didn't know much, and it took her quite a while to get Rose Tea to boil the water.
In the end, the two only got to eat one meal of instant noodles.
From a theft prevention perspective, artificial intelligence has done a perfect job.
Yin Zhu is indeed not the homeowner and has no reason to have special privileges in the house. If she is here to steal, then the AI Rose will leave her bewildered and unable to do anything.
This is very inconvenient; we can't expect Yin Zhu to do everything herself, can we? What happened to the high-tech stuff? Was it all used for theft prevention?
Mary's mother returned next.
The capable businesswoman returned, looking travel-worn. She didn't ask Yin Zhu anything, but simply checked Mary's learning progress before taking the two to the restaurant for a meal.
Having already eaten at Mary's house, Yin Zhu remained completely unfazed upon seeing this scene again.
A steel dining table that could accommodate seven or eight people rose from the restaurant floor, and several small circular patterns began to appear around it, gradually rising to become chairs.
The robotic arm places the food on the table and neatly arranges the plates, making it look quite professional.
After dinner, Mary's parents let Yin Zhu and Mary do whatever they wanted. Yin Zhu knew that her opportunity had come.
Earlier during dinner, Yin Zhu had been mentally preparing herself. Now, she calmly approached Mary's mother, who was sitting on the sofa, and finally mustered the courage to speak to her: "Um, do you know Mary's number?"
"What?" The other party seemed not to have heard, but Yin Zhu could see clearly that Mary's mother's curved lips revealed that she not only heard but was also looking forward to Yin Zhu's next move.
Yin Zhu was not discouraged; she needed to figure this out.
“Mary is a good girl, and I don’t really want you to keep this from her.” Yin Zhu always used other people as a pretext to get to the point.
"Oh, you mean Mary's number?"
Mary's mother lazily tossed her hair and looked at Yin Zhu with interest, saying, "Her father and I couldn't have children, so we adopted one. Mary isn't our biological child, so she needs to take an exam to enter the inner city."
Huh? An adoption relationship?
Yin Zhu was a little surprised for a moment, but then felt that the answer was reasonable and there was nothing suspicious about it.
It seems to be just an unspeakable smokescreen...
Yin Zhu closed her eyes and began to sort out everything that had happened since she arrived at the apartment, wondering if she had overlooked something.
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