I roughly know about the human rights system in 2020, so I explained some things to Xie Yuancheng, but he just shook his head.
"Ying'er, it's a good thing you transmigrated back then, otherwise you would have trouble surviving."
The shopkeeper and his superior actually laughed; they were truly on the same side, making me feel utterly ashamed.
The superior left quickly, leaving behind two thin notebooks, each about the weight of an egg.
When Xie Yuancheng opened it, it was as if he had entered a new world. He fiddled with it the whole way. The shopkeeper was very pleased and kept praising him for choosing the right person this time while driving.
"But boss, there are so many talented people in 2020, why did you think of asking us for help?" This is a question I've never been able to understand. Even if Xie Yuancheng is very smart, it will take him some time to learn from scratch.
"You just don't understand."
The shopkeeper's words made Xie Yuancheng stop fiddling with his notebook, close the lid, and listen attentively.
"You don't know, the word 'greed' is enough to ruin this time-space repair plan. I know my disciple better than anyone. Although he doesn't understand technology and modern things, his character is impeccable. Many people nowadays, for fame and profit, go even further than your crown prince. Although everyone started out as blank slates, they have brains and methods, but the human heart is something I can't control."
The shopkeeper's words were very true. When I transmigrated into Ji Shuang's body, I already knew that interests could turn even the closest of friends into enemies.
"Don't worry, Master, I won't cause you any trouble."
"You'll have to work hard, you'll have to learn everything from scratch. You all get a good rest tonight, and I'll start teaching you tomorrow. I'll teach you the core technologies and methods. But these things won't work outside of 2020. The space where Da Zhao is located is ancient, without electricity or communication as a medium."
“Okay, it’s only a three-day trip over there anyway. As long as Yu’er and my sister are safe, it’s fine for us to work a little harder.”
He never forgets to drag me along. The thought of two clueless ancient people who transmigrated to 2020 and became tech agents is just too much to bear.
The innkeeper arranged for us to stay in a two-story Chinese-style villa in an upscale residential area of the city. Outside the complex were a library and a large shopping mall. Inside, the villa was furnished with antique elements blended with modern furniture. He saw us in and then left, saying he was going to prepare things for later.
I introduced all the modern things to Xie Yuancheng. When I finished talking about the flush toilet, he started to think about building an underground drainage system in Linyang. After I finished, he even found a notebook and pen to take notes.
The pen here isn't a calligraphy brush, but a very stiff gel pen. He was amazed after writing with it, saying that such a pen allows for very fast writing.
"Wouldn't typing be even faster then?"
I joked with him, saying that copying and pasting millions of words a minute on a computer is no big deal.
"Ying'er, can you type?" Xie Yuancheng opened his notebook and handed it to me, asking me to teach him.
“When we were on missions abroad, we didn’t type much; we mostly used voice messages, such as cell phones and microphones.”
Xie Yuancheng was a little disappointed, so I quickly comforted him: "Don't worry, the library is just outside the community. Once we've gotten to know the shopkeeper's business, we can learn to type." Seeing that he was still unhappy, I said, "Maybe the shopkeeper will teach you to type tomorrow. It's almost like being a hacker."
"What is a hacker?" he asked again. There was Wi-Fi in the room, and phones automatically connected when people came in. I downloaded a video and then searched for The Matrix, but it was a paid service.
When I saw WeChat, I casually explained its uses to him, and he took it and played around with it all, his face beaming with joy.
"Ying'er, if this thing could be used in Dazhao, we could avoid a lot of trouble."
"Yes." As long as he's happy.
He saw numbers on my wallet and asked me what they were. I looked and saw that there were over 50,000 yuan on it. He also checked my phone and saw the same thing.
"I understand, the shopkeeper gave it to us, but what's the password?" I checked my phone and found that we had all added a very cute WeChat account, which was obviously the shopkeeper's. He sent me the WeChat payment password, saying it was pocket money, and we could ask him for more if we didn't have enough.
"That's so cool." I roughly compared the prices and money in 2020 with those in Da Zhao. Xie Yuancheng's conversion skills are amazing; he calculated it much more clearly than I could.
We had money to top up our account. As soon as I turned on the movie, I saw a projector in front of me. I connected it to my phone with a data cable, turned off the lights, and the movie appeared on the wall.
Xie Yuancheng watched with great interest, thankfully there were Chinese subtitles, but he asked several questions that I couldn't answer.
After watching the movie, Xie Yuancheng actually said that I didn't need to worry about so much, he would take care of it.
I took him to take a bath. The bathtub was spacious, and there were dried flowers and some perfumes beside it. Xie Yuancheng noted everything down, saying he would write a perfumery recipe when he got back.
His learning spirit is so strong; he understands everything in the room very quickly. If he had been born in 2020, I wonder what kind of person he would have become.
I finally managed to lie down in bed, and just as I was about to fall asleep, he came over. He even remembered that I had changed my clothes, so I had no choice but to agree to it.
He got up before dawn, and by the time I woke up, he had already prepared breakfast.
"Yuancheng, isn't your study plan a bit too good? You've even mastered modern home appliances."
As I ate my hot porridge, bread slices, and fried egg, I gave him a thumbs up.
“These are all on the phone. I learned how to set them up. That big cabinet shows up as a refrigerator, just like the ice cellar in our mansion.”
"You're not thinking of going back to get a refrigerator, are you?!"
“We don’t have electricity where we live, so we can’t do that, but we can sort the food in the ice cellar so that it can be preserved when it gets very hot.”
"Alright then, you study hard, and I'll live with my husband."
"Don't worry, Ying'er, I won't let you do it."
"I may not be a good cook, but I do have other strengths."
Has Xie Yuancheng gotten too big for his britches? He actually dared to criticize me. I'm really hurt.
"Ying'er, don't worry, I know your strengths best."
He's smart enough to understand; right after breakfast, he started typing on the computer and then followed the instructions from what he found on his phone. I was so confused yesterday that I forgot my phone had a handwriting function, and he figured it out as he played around with it. He even laughed and said I'd definitely forgotten everything from before. I was about to argue with him when he said it was enough that he remembered me, and nothing else mattered.
I stayed by his side and watched him play on the computer and his phone. He can type simple words now, and I'm so envious.
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