Chapter 24
Jiang Yunu's first reaction was to turn around and look at Joyson.
Qiao Yisen had been pretending to be fine, not revealing anything unusual during the entire dinner. However, when Jiang Yunu turned around and stared at him, he immediately confessed: "I, I didn't mean to peek!"
Jiang Yunu looked at Qiao Yisen. It was just a reflex action, but after looking over, she remembered: she should have never revealed that she had no ID.
Joyson had always thought she just didn't have a personal terminal.
After hearing what Joyson said, Jiang Yunu realized that he had read her search records in the library.
"I thought you had some new questions, but were too embarrassed to ask me," Joyson explained nervously. "I noticed you spent quite a while at the public terminal yesterday, and it looked like you had a problem. So, while you were buried in a book, I looked through your search history... I really just wanted to know what problem you were having."
During the days they spent together in the library, Jiang Yunu, without a personal computer, insisted on reading from paper sources, taking notes with her notebook and pen, and learning in a very primitive way in the vast, high-tech library of Chat City. Joyson sympathized with Jiang Yunu, who was forced to adopt this "primitive learning method," and occasionally lent him and his personal computer, actively helping Jiang Yunu research, explaining the basics of supernatural powers, and generously allowing Jiang Yunu to use him as a human search engine.
Later, Jiang Yunu felt that Qiao Yisen was spending too much time with her and was afraid that it would delay Qiao Yisen's own work. In addition, she found that the library's public terminals could also be connected to the Internet and citizens in the reading room could use them at will. So she would go to the public terminals to check things herself, reducing Qiao Yisen's energy and time, and temporarily laying off the "human engine".
Unexpectedly, Joyson's enthusiasm was as red as the color of his hair. Not only did he not serve as a human engine, he also paid close attention to Jiang Yunu's learning progress and secretly went to look through Jiang Yunu's search records to see if there was anything else he could help with.
"As a result," Jiang Yunu said, "you flipped it over and found a big one."
The exposure of "no ID" was a bit unexpected, but Joyson and his mother were both trustworthy people, and Jiang Yunu quickly accepted it after a brief shock.
Seeing that Jiang Yunu was not angry about his rummaging, Qiao Yisen was obviously relieved: "This is really huge, bigger than I imagined."
Who would have thought that Jiang Yunu not only didn't have a personal terminal, but also didn't even have an identity ID at all?
Joyson couldn't think of it anyway.
Even Qiao Daisi, who learned about this last night, was surprised.
"Joyson told me after he came back from reading the records." Aunt Daisy said. She crossed her arms across the dining table and looked at Jiang Yunu with a complicated look that was hard to tell whether it was novelty or admiration.
Jiang Yunu touched the ends of her white hair that had grown below her shoulders and could only give Aunt Daisy a harmless smile: "Hehe."
Aunt Dai Si tapped Jiang Yunu's forehead with her fingertips. "Still smiling! You're the most optimistic, yet least concerned little black household member I've ever met."
However, Qiao Daisi did not ask why Jiang Yunu was an illegal resident, nor did she inquire about Jiang Yunu's previous experience.
Qiao Daisi said that she would take Jiang Yunuo to register his identity and confirm his household registration. She had already prepared a set of excuses and asked Jiang Yunuo, who would go to the management center with her tomorrow, to recite them.
"Just say that your home was originally outside the 22nd star zone." Qiao Daisi pointed at Jiang Yunu, her gesture somehow revealing a sense of familiarity. "It's a small place without even a name, close to the hunting grounds. Then, something terrible happened in your family, and there was no one left to take care of you. Fortunately, you learned about a distant relative like me, so you came to Chat City and took refuge with me—your distant aunt."
Aunt Daisy not only arranged an identity for Jiang Yunu, but also arranged one for herself. In this set of rhetoric, she transformed herself into the real "Aunt Daisy".
Jiang Yunu knew that Chat City was located in the 19th star district, and she had not yet seen places outside the 22nd district - of course, she had not been to any human settlements outside Chat City either.
Jiang Yunu humbly asked, "Aunt Daisy, do you have a more detailed description of this small place outside the 22nd star zone? I'm afraid I won't be able to answer if someone asks for details."
Qiao Daisi waved her hand and said, "No, if you just say that, no one will ask any more questions."
Seeing that Jiang Yunu still looked a little confused, Qiao Yisen pulled her arm.
"The places outside the 22nd star district are roughly equivalent to the nature of our Ruin Street in the city of Shat." Joyson tried to explain to Jiang Yunu, "Anyway, if you say you're from Ruin Street in Shat City, the people of Shat won't continue to ask about your family and life details. If you say you're from outside the 22nd district in the entire Interstellar Federation, people will probably not ask you where you live specifically or which city your hometown is in."
Jiang Yunu seemed to understand something.
"Memorize this identity statement and go to the center with your aunt tomorrow." When Qiao Daisi sent Jiang Yunu out of her house, she patted her head again. She was getting more and more familiar with this action and no longer had the hesitation she had when she wanted to pat the little girl on the head for the first time.
"Thank you, Aunt Daisy." Jiang Yunu said, not forgetting to mention Joeyson who was standing next to Qiao Daisy, "Thank you too."
Joyson rubbed his head and said, "It's a good thing you didn't thank me for looking through your search history. Otherwise, it would have sounded like you were genuinely praising me or being sarcastic."
Qiao Daisi rolled her eyes, slapped her son on the back of the head, and then said to Jiang Yunu in a friendly manner: "Go back and rest. Remember to get up early tomorrow."
Jodaith habitually predicts the other children's schedules based on Joyson's.
Jiang Yunu was a super early riser. If she told him her real time of getting up every day, it would probably be enough to shock the lazy Joeyson. But there was nothing to brag about getting up so early, so she just smiled and responded to Qiao Daisi's words, and said good night to the mother and son of the Qiao family.
The next day, Jiang Yunu got up early as usual, but she canceled her regular "street sweeping" schedule this morning and did not go out at 5 o'clock when the children's curfew was lifted.
Jiang Yunu, who got up early, stayed on the second floor of the cabin, sorted out the several sets of clothes she had on hand, picked out the one she thought was most suitable for identity registration, took a morning shower in the bathroom, washed her hair carefully, and then let her medium-length hair dry in the natural breeze of the early morning.
By the time Jiang Yunu appeared at the door of Building 78 next door, she had already looked completely refreshed, and had brought out the "highest standard treatment" she could for today's trip.
"You're up so early?" Qiao Daisi was making breakfast when she heard a knock on the door. She was also an early riser and had no habit of sleeping in on weekends. She got up almost as early as usual to go out for work. When she opened the door and saw Jiang Yunu, she was a little surprised, thinking that the child needed to sleep a little longer.
"I don't like sleeping in." Jiang Yunu walked into the house and followed directly into the kitchen very skillfully. "This is perfect. I can come and help Aunt Daisy."
Qiao Daisi knocked Jiang Yunu on the head with the back of her hand: "You are the only one who talks sweetly."
After knocking, I felt the hair under the back of my hand was a little moist, and it felt half dry.
"Have you washed your hair?" Qiao Daisi asked. Without waiting for Jiang Yunu's answer, she was already very sure of the answer. Then she pushed Jiang Yunu out of the kitchen and said, "There's a hair dryer hanging next to the sink at the corner of the stairs. Go and blow dry your hair. Don't run around with wet hair so early in the morning. Otherwise, if you get a headache, you'll be in trouble."
Auntie Dais's kind of care is a kind of care that doesn't forget to make a few sarcastic remarks while caring about others.
Jiang Yunu was driven out of the kitchen without much resistance. At the corner of the stairs, he picked up the hair dryer from the Qiao family and let it blow dry his hair with a "whoosh" sound.
Feeling warm and dry, Jiang Yunu returned to the kitchen. As soon as he stepped in, he was ordered to stop at the door.
"Don't come in." Jodaisi was busy at the stove, not turning her head. "Breakfast is noodles with the leftover stew from yesterday. Your freshly washed hair will easily absorb the smell. Otherwise, your hair will be full of the smell of stew and noodles, and your hair will be washed white."
Jiang Yunu smiled and replied at the door: "Hair that smells like stewed noodles is not bad either. It will make passers-by envious when you go out."
Qiao Daisi glanced at her sideways: "It turns out that you are not only sweet-talking, but also talkative."
After taking a quick glance, Jodaisy continued to busy herself with breakfast, but she could hear no footsteps behind her.
Jiang Yunu was still standing at the kitchen door. He obediently didn't come in, but he didn't leave either.
Jodie looked at the stove and said, "What are you doing standing there?"
Jiang Yunu thought about it, but she couldn't help herself. She stopped at the kitchen door and asked, "Aunt Daisy, why are you willing to help me like this?"
Although both Joyce and her son are good people, Jiang Yunu can feel the cold exterior and warm heart of Joe Daisy from their daily interactions, but from her perspective, she feels that Joe Daisy gives her too much care.
There shouldn't be much "neighborhood culture" in a run-down street. If it's because she has a good relationship with the other party's son and is Joyce's friend, then Aunt Daisy taking care of her meals and feeding the orphan living opposite on a daily basis is already more than enough.
Qiao Daisi clearly didn't have to help with identity registration, but she still went to the trouble of making up an identity story for Jiang Yunu.
Jiang Yunu didn't understand why Qiao Daisi helped her so much.
Aunt Daisy said, "Is that all? Such a small matter has you come to my place so early in the morning and stand at the kitchen door like a little door god?"
Jiang Yunu usually made it difficult for others to respond, but she was choked up a bit. "...Aunt Dai Si, I don't think this is a small matter."
But Qiao Daisi just smiled in the smell of stove smoke.
Her laughter was very unrestrained, and she sounded like a woman who was not easily trapped by life.
"Although you're still a little girl," Aunt Daisy said without turning her head, "you can remember this sentence in advance - a woman who wants to help another woman she thinks is pretty good and has certain qualities that she admires doesn't need too many reasons."
After saying that, Qiao Daisi glanced sideways at Jiang Yunu again.
"If you were a little boy, I would have let you fend for yourself. There are many men in this world who like to help their own sex. I just happen to be a woman who likes to help her own sex. What's wrong with women like to help other women?"
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