Chapter 46 The Campus Genius Used as Cannon Fodder (Part 10) Wen Yin finished listening…
After hearing what the restaurant owner said, Wen Yin showed a very shocked expression. This was simply unbelievable!
According to the book, when Shen Zechen was a child, he did poorly on a test because he was sick. His obsessive mother locked him out of the house and made him sit in the corner of the corridor. An old lady next door took him home and made him a bowl of ramen.
Later, the old lady passed away, but the ramen became the white moonlight in Shen Zechen's heart, and for him, it was the feeling of home.
This small restaurant's ramen is the closest in taste to the real thing, and Shen Zechen has been eating there for many years without fail, rain or shine. Even after he moved to another city, he would still fly over every week to eat there.
But now he hasn't come for over a month?!
Wen Yin thought back carefully. Wasn't it just over a month ago when she first planned to meet Shen Zechen by chance?
Although there were a few minor mishaps, they shouldn't have any major impact, right?
Could that English-Chinese dictionary be so powerful that it gave Shen Zechen such a psychological trauma that he even gave up on his favorite restaurant?!
Without the prophetic abilities that allowed her to foresee the plot, Wen Yin was suddenly at a loss. She searched for another ten days or so without any clues and finally gave up on the idea of finding a needle in a haystack.
We can always wait until school starts. The female lead already has the male lead, and he's not going to compete with her for Shen Zechen.
Wen Yin's family was quite well-off after she transmigrated, so she didn't need to work part-time to earn living expenses. She just stayed at school, planning the rest of the story and her plans after the start of the new semester.
The pet shop that Shen Zechen took over was previously owned by a veterinarian who could give pets injections, prescribe medicine, and perform spaying/neutering surgeries. The shop also had an ultrasound machine and a small operating table.
However, Master Shen cannot learn this skill on his own, and he has no interest in it either.
He packed up the bomb disposal tools and some medical equipment and sold them to another pet store in the same city at a very low price.
Well, Ze Ge originally wanted to throw the things away, but Lin You, being thrifty, couldn't bear to part with them, so she posted about it online.
Of course, in order to sell the items as soon as possible and make room, Shen Zechen specially added a little cheat to the post, which would push the link to people in the same city who needed it. Lin You was very impressed with his actions.
Dude, this ad space of yours is probably more valuable than the machine itself!
Because the price was so affordable, the pet shop owner, knowing he was also in the same industry, brought him a giant cat tree when he came to pick up his order.
The owner was also very frank. He originally planned to use the cat tree to build a cat cafe, but he didn't have enough funds and only opened a pet shop. His shop was too small to fit such a big thing.
After a friendly and mutually beneficial arrangement, the cold, sterile bomb disposal operating room in the pet shop was transformed into a small pet playground.
A huge cat tree took up most of the room, and a small wooden bridge extended down from the cat tree, landing on a small maze.
Lin You specially placed some rattan balls inside, and some ropes with feathers hanging down from above, and cute stickers were pasted on the walls.
This house, which Lin You originally created on a whim and just randomly put together, has surprisingly started making money.
Just like children going to an amusement park, it costs ten yuan to enter once, but only cats that have just had a bath and small dogs are allowed to go in.
Besides the small playground and self-service showers, they also sell pet toys and food. Shen Zechen doesn't make money from this, so the prices are quite reasonable, and there are even promotions where you get a free shower card with every purchase.
Of course, the customers still wash their own clothes.
Soon, through word of mouth, Shen Zechen's uniquely styled pet shop quickly spread throughout the surrounding pet community.
Frugality isn't just Lin You's personality trait; it's a national tradition. Just by taking a bath herself, she can save tens of dollars, and the amazing boss even helps train her pets—it's such a great deal!
Soon after the Wenxin Pet Shop opened, it gained a group of regular customers. Although it didn't earn much, it was enough to cover the rent and utilities.
"It's good, at least we didn't lose money." Lin You studied the ledger for a long time before finally saying this dryly.
“We’re not doing this to make money, and we haven’t put in any effort. Isn’t this great?” Shen Zechen really looked down on the meager profits from opening a shop.
He doesn't have to lift a finger when bathing the animals, nor does he have to worry about the amusement park. He just helps soothe the furry creatures and settles the bill.
To make things easier, he even created a self-service payment mini-program where customers could scan the barcode and pay themselves, leaving Shen Zechen to just pet the cats and dogs.
When he had free time, Shen Zechen continued to study the animal taming manual. The gestures and incantations in the later parts were quite simplified, but if you couldn't learn the earlier parts, the later parts would just be empty shells.
He now has over a hundred animals in his taming list, with animal control levels ranging from level 2 to level 3. The taming time varies from three days to half a month, and his progress is quite obvious.
Since Shen Zechen doesn't live in the shop often and doesn't board pets, he would occasionally bring freeze-dried cat food and canned food to the school to feed the stray cats.
Of course, with Lin You's alarm system in place, they always managed to bypass Wen Yin's oddball behavior.
On August 25th, freshmen began to register. Because they had to participate in military training, their semester started earlier.
Shen Zechen dressed up unusually for the day and arrived at school early, which amazed Lin You.
"Why are you being so diligent today? You haven't finally figured it out and are planning to find a girlfriend among this year's freshmen, have you?"
Lin You suddenly perked up. Wasn't that the female lead enrolling in school right now? Could she really be here to pick her up?
"She's not my girlfriend, I came to pick up my sister!" Shen Zechen explained.
"Oh, our sister's here. How come she's with a freshman? Could it be..." Lin You frowned, and after a while, she continued, "Could it be that your sister is also studying here?"
Shen Zechen's university has affiliated primary and secondary schools. With his grades and his relationship with the department professors, getting an admission spot shouldn't be a problem.
However, they didn't prepare a bedroom for anyone else in their house, so the younger sister probably didn't come alone! Such a young child, and they just left her with Shen Zechen? These parents are so careless!
No wonder Shen Zechen has never mentioned the other members of his family.
"Yes, she'll be coming today. I came to check on her first." Shen Zechen's expression was unusually tense.
A group of bright and beautiful young men and women, carrying their luggage, followed the senior students who were guiding them, and were assigned to dormitories after registering.
Shen Zechen quietly crouched in the shadows where he could see the school gate, watching the students walk in one after another until he saw a familiar yet unfamiliar figure, and his heart was filled with mixed feelings.
Another person doing something similar to him was Wen Yin. She didn't really hide; she just sat not far from the school gate reading a book, but her attention was all on the freshmen, and she didn't turn a single page.
Wen Yin quickly identified her target: a girl in a snow-white dress with long black hair. She was very popular, and many people were gathered around her.
The girl had delicate, fair skin, a pure and lovely temperament, clear and bright eyes, a soft and gentle voice, and her eyelashes trembled slightly. Every smile and frown of hers had a unique charm. She truly deserved to be the heroine of this world.
Why does this face look so familiar?
Wen Yin frowned and thought for a long time, but she couldn't remember where she had seen her before, so she put the matter out of her mind.
After Wen Yin appeared, Lin You kept a close eye on her. Seeing her staring at another girl, Lin You quickly went over to take a look as well. Judging from her appearance and temperament, could she be the female lead?
She is not only beautiful, but also has a unique charm; she is the kind of person who can be noticed at a glance when walking in a crowd.
She was about to share this information with Shen Zechen when she turned around and saw that he was also staring at the female lead with a fixed gaze, clearly taking it to heart.
Holy crap! Shen Zechen, you didn't fall in love at first sight, did you? What happened to liking to be single? Is the plot really that magical?
But then Shen Zechen suddenly spoke up: "Lin You, do you see that girl in white? Her name is Yu Shumeng, she's my sister."
After saying that, he smiled with a mix of sadness and pride: "My own sister has grown up so much."
Lin You looked at his sentimental expression and it took her a while to process the information before her focus strangely drifted off course again.
"Hey big brother, our little sister's all grown up now, what were you thinking, decorating her room with such a childish princess room?!"
Shen Zechen smiled, his eyes so gentle they seemed to melt: "How is that childish? When we broke up, this was the kind of room she liked best. Now, it's like fulfilling one of her wishes."
Lin You looked at Yu Shumeng, who was walking ahead, quiet and scholarly, and then thought about the pink and cute children's room that Shen Zechen had decorated with a bunch of cartoon dolls and full of childlike fun. She just couldn't bring herself to say that it was appropriate.
She hesitated for a while before changing the subject: "Haven't you seen each other in a long time?"
Lin You waited and waited, thinking that Shen Zechen was not going to answer, before he finally spoke softly: "Ten years."
Well, ten years ago, my sister was just a little girl. It's normal for her to have a princess dream. I just wonder how she feels now when she sees that room.
“I secretly went to see her once a few years ago, but she doesn’t know.” Shen Zechen sighed inwardly and finally introduced his family situation to Lin You.
His parents divorced when he was nine years old. His younger sister, who was three and a half years younger than him, stayed in their hometown with their father, while he went to another place with his mother. Later, his mother became seriously ill and forced him to make a solemn oath before she died, forbidding him from returning to his family home to acknowledge his relatives.
Shen Zechen watched his younger sister's slender figure disappear around the corner with her luggage before he stretched his slightly numb legs and quietly slipped away from Wen Yin's hiding place.
"Why don't you go and say hello to her? It's such a coincidence that you two never even contacted each other and yet you both got into the same school." And your grades are both so good, that's really impressive.
"It wasn't a coincidence. When I went back, I happened to hear about my younger sister's dream university, so I applied to that school." Actually, the computer science program next door was better, but it didn't affect him much.
"I didn't expect her to have grown so tall. The last time I saw her, she was much shorter than me." Shen Zechen gestured to his ear, his smile tinged with melancholy.
Seeing his somewhat listless appearance, Lin You wasn't quite used to it, so she brought up another matter to divert his attention.
“Wen Yin has been watching our sister the whole time; she could very well be the heroine in the novel.”
Seeing that Shen Zechen hadn't reacted yet, Lin You added, "The female protagonist of a campus romance novel."
Lin You emphasized the word "romance," and Shen Zechen's eyes widened immediately. "Which pig wants to steal my little cabbage! My sister won't turn eighteen for another three months; she's still a minor!"
Lin You pursed her lips tightly, not letting herself laugh out loud. Sure enough, every sister-obsessed brother-in-law is the nemesis of his sister.
Seeing Shen Zechen's spirits immediately lift and his stride become more aggressive, Lin You clicked her tongue twice and deliberately teased him, "Brother Ze, run two laps around the artificial lake, and I'll tell you who the male lead is, how about it?"
"You're just sticking to my trap! Brother Chu said you're naive and don't know how to scheme, but if he saw you like this, he'd be very pleased!"
Shen Zechen was disgusted by her opportunistic behavior, but his body language betrayed him as he ran along the artificial lake.
The lake wasn't very big, but the weather was hot, and Shen Zechen only ran half a lap before beads of sweat appeared on his forehead and nose.
Lin You felt that the shoulders were too bumpy, so she flew behind him and kept following, cheering for Shen Zechen as she flew.
Hearing her gloating shouts, Shen Zechen couldn't help but roll his eyes, intending to tell her to shut up.
But then Lin You deliberately sighed, "Brother Ze, you're really out of practice. What if you can't beat your brother-in-law when you're standing up for our sister?"
Shen Zechen, who was running slower and slower, suddenly picked up speed. Even though his breathing became heavier and heavier, he still did not give up. After two laps, he was almost exhausted and collapsed on the ground.
"Don't sit down, don't sit down! You need to rest before you can stop after strenuous exercise!" Lin You urged him hurriedly when she saw him sitting motionless on the chair next to her. "If you sit down now, your legs might not be able to stand up tomorrow."
After Shen Zechen struggled to walk forward, Lin You said, "I don't have any information about the male lead here, but Wen Yin is paying too much attention to a boy."
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Author's Note: [Owl emoji]
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