Chapter 34
Jiang Yunu is of course a genuine schoolmate. Even if her gender is fake, she is still a woman who cannot be changed.
It's just that she does like to be a little sweet-talker, especially to people of the same sex.
From Aunt Daisy, who lives across the street and has become accustomed to her sweet words, to Senior Zhou, who has only chatted with her once online and is obviously not used to her "enthusiastic junior sister", she seems to have endless enthusiasm and can actively and proactively close the distance between them.
When I was buying school supplies, I saw that there were still many days before the first day of school on the 9th.
However, when the days really come, they always flow like water. Before you can react, they are gone in a flash.
In the blink of an eye, the first day of school is tomorrow.
As usual, dinner that day was eaten at No. 78, Run-down Street. Jiang Yunu and Joyson helped Qiao Daisi prepare dinner.
Thinking that by this time tomorrow, he and Joyson would already be in Engel, and that they would definitely eat in the school cafeteria, instead of the dishes carefully prepared by Aunt Daisy, Jiang Yunu began to cherish this meal even more.
Aunt Daisy just found it funny to see her treating an ordinary home-cooked dinner as if it were some kind of interstellar delicacy.
"What are you doing?" Jodie said. "Girl, you look like you're having your last meal."
"I was indeed eating—my last meal at Aunt Daisy's before leaving for school." Jiang Yunu expanded on Qiao Daisy's statement, her words firm. "How can this not be considered 'the last meal of my life'?"
"Just be poor."
Qiao Daisi rolled her eyes at the child without showing any airs of an elder. She reached for Jiang Yunu for a long time, but her arm was not long enough, so she handed over the long-handled soup spoon.
"Thank you, Aunt Daisy."
Jiang Yunu thanked him cheerfully, took the soup spoon, and poured a large spoonful of soup onto his rice.
Compared to Jiang Yunu, Qiao Yisen ate dinner in much silence.
Jiang Yunu was about to turn the spoon back to Qiao Yisen and ask him if he wanted some more dishes, but when she turned her head, she found that someone's eating with their head down seemed to be just a feint.
There were barely two grains of rice left in Joyson's bowl, yet he was still fictitiously picking at it with his chopsticks, his head lowered as if he was about to lick the bottom of a bowl with insufficient food.
Jiang Yunu took a look at Qiao Yisen's appearance and couldn't help asking, "Are you eating the 'Emperor's New Rice'?"
This world also has some fairy tales, and the content of the stories is very different from those in Jiang Yunu's previous world, so there is no need to worry that Joyson won't understand her jokes.
Joyson stopped eating and sniffed very clearly.
Aunt Daisy heard the noise from across the table and looked over here.
"Joyson," said Aunt Daisy, "we don't eat with our noses in this family."
Joyson: “…”
Joyson couldn't help but sniff again, then said with a nasal voice: "I don't..."
Who eats with their nose?
But as soon as the red-haired boy raised his head, it was immediately revealed that he was not eating with his nose, but was crying with his face buried in the bowl under the pretense of eating.
"I'm so looking forward to going to school," Joyson said drily. "Why am I not feeling particularly excited tonight when we're really leaving tomorrow? Instead, I feel a little sad."
Jodaisy frowned slightly.
Jiang Yunu had a hunch that if this question was left to Aunt Daisy to answer, Aunt Daisy, who was very "lenient with girls and strict with boys", would probably not say anything good.
Jiang Yunu spoke first, "That's because you're homesick before you even leave the house—just like the last time we went shopping for school supplies."
Joyson may understand the truth, but he is still a little boy, and real children will feel reluctant before going to school for the first time.
"Why can't Engel be closer to our home?" Joyson began to talk ramblingly. "For example, why not just build the school in Chateau de Chateau? It would only take a half-hour train ride from the run-down street. We could go home every day and then catch the early bus to school in the morning."
Aunt Daisy said, "Where in Chat City is there such a big place to build a school?"
When Jiang Yunu first arrived in Xiate, he felt that Xiate was a huge and prosperous future city.
When she learned about the classification of the twenty-two star zones and eight major regions, she realized that Shat was not very developed in this universe, and was even at the bottom.
The urban design of Shat City, which looks like a "disco hive" at night, is considered outdated and backward in the eyes of some people living in cities in the front star regions. It also has "high population density, small per capita living area, and very uncomfortable life."
Jiang Yunu is the kind of person who would sleep in an abandoned base and feel that her quality of life would be upgraded if she was given a small, rubbish empty house.
She liked Chat very much, liked this city that accepted her as an outsider, and also liked the Qiao family mother and son who accepted and took care of her.
Joyson continued to grumble, "Shat is so small. Look at the other major star regions ahead of us, especially the First Star Region. They have both elementary and advanced schools for special abilities built right in their own cities, and there's even more than one school on the mainland."
"How can that be compared?" Aunt Daisy looked at Joyson with a "Don't talk in your sleep" expression.
The strength of the First Star Region is beyond doubt.
Other places need to work hard to gather resources to build schools and provide benefits to attract students.
With the title of the first star district, resources naturally tilted towards them. Students from the following districts who had connections also took the initiative to go to them.
"Xiate is already very good." Jiang Yunu spoke for their own city and the Enge Primary School for Supernatural Powers. "Enge was built farther away from the city, so the school has such a large area. I heard there's a real-life training ground in the back mountain, built to the scale of a certain hunting area."
Although Joyson is homesick, he is also interested in learning supernatural powers. When he heard that there was a real-life training ground in the back mountain of the school, he was so excited that he almost sniffed.
"Enger also has a real-life training ground? Didn't the previous enrollment brochure simply say that the school has the best elementary simulator equipment in District Seven, allowing students who pass the theoretical exam to freely practice on it?"
"There is a real-life training ground." Jiang Yunu was very confident about this news because its source was quite reliable.
"My senior sister told me."
It took Qiao Yisen a moment to realize which senior student Jiang Yunu was talking about.
Jiang Yunu currently only knows one senior schoolmate—naturally, her mentor Zhou Jinxue.
Although Zhou Jinxue's first impression of Jiang Yunu was a bit... magical, she was not naturally enthusiastic and found it difficult to cope with the overly enthusiastic schoolmate, but she was indeed responsible to the core.
These days, whenever Jiang Yunu has a question, he leaves a message in the chat window. As long as Zhou Jinxue is free and sees the message, he will reply in time and answer every question he knows.
Noticing that Jiang Yunu seemed to be very interested in things related to practical use of superpowers, Zhou Jinxue told her that a new real-life training ground had been built on the back mountain of the school.
This was originally the news that was going to be announced at the opening ceremony of Enger Primary School for Special Abilities when it opened this year.
[Daytime Reflections in the Snow]: During the school holidays, a number of old school buildings were cleared out, including all the unused structures. Coincidentally, that piece of land was connected to the back mountain, so a large open space was suddenly available. So it was converted into a real-life training ground, which could be put into use when school starts.
This is what Zhou Jinxue said in the message at that time.
Jiang Yunu was fascinated just by reading the text.
She couldn't wait and grabbed Zhou Jinxue to ask questions.
[User 24071523]: How can I apply to use the training ground? What kind of courses do I need to sign up for?
【Daytime Reflections on Snow】: ...
Senior Zhou first replied to the impatient junior with a string of ellipsis, feeling that the new junior might have some talent as a little battle maniac.
After a while, Jiang Yunu saw a reply pop up in the chat window.
[Zhu Ming Ying Xue]: Please study the basic theory courses first, then start the supernatural combat training in the simulation cabin, and then consider going to the real-life training ground.
[Zhu Ming Ying Xue]: Junior, I think you may not know how to use your special ability correctly.
Jiang Yunu felt a little embarrassed and touched the tip of his nose in front of the screen on his side.
Jiang Yunu recently discovered that emoticons can be sent while chatting on personal terminals.
She sent Zhou Jinxue a cute emoticon.
[User 24071523]: Senior sister is really smart. To be honest, I have never used my special abilities!
She said it with a clear conscience.
Still "Hey"!
"Hey" what "Hey"!
In a low-key and exquisite room far away, the girl sitting at the desk with her back straight took a deep breath, moved her hands away from the keyboard, pinched her nose bridge, and felt like she was looking at a small wild animal that had not even grown all its baby teeth but was already howling and wanting to catch prey.
Jiang Yunu and Zhou Jinxue haven't even met officially yet, but their personalities have become increasingly unpredictable in the senior's mind.
She didn't know that she was regarded as the "number one person to be taken care of" by her senior, and she only shared the news that Eng had built a real-life training ground with Joyson, which made Joyson a little excited for a while.
The night before leaving for school, Joyson's mood fluctuated between "occasional excitement" and "constant homesickness".
Joyson was sent to clean the tables and chairs in the restaurant, while Jiang Yunu helped Aunt Daisy clean up in the kitchen.
Qiao Daisi glanced at Jiang Yunu.
Jiang Yunu felt the gazes from the side, and she asked, "Aunt Daisy, do you have anything you want to tell me?"
Jodaith took off a cleaning glove and touched her forehead with a finger that still smelled of lemon detergent.
"You don't seem to be suffering from any withdrawal symptoms from being away from home. You're doing much better than that kid Joeyson."
The force of the tap on the forehead was not strong, but Jiang Yunu still deliberately tilted his head back, as if he had been tapped by a strong force.
"Joeyson has been under your care for a longer time, so he is even more dependent on such a good Aunt Daisy." Jiang Yunu is used to making jokes.
Qiao Daisi looked down at her, but rubbed her white hair without hesitation.
"Are you saying that your aunt doesn't take enough care of you?"
This was originally meant as a joke, but after Qiao Daisi said it, she felt something was wrong.
No matter from which perspective, Jiang Yunu indeed received far less care from her than Qiao Yisen, and much less.
Whether in terms of independence or the ability to live alone, Jiang Yunu is much better than the brat she has raised for many years.
"...Xiao Nu, that's not what Auntie meant."
Aunt Daisy promptly apologized to Jiang Yunu for the inappropriateness of her words.
When Joyson wanted to call Jiang Yunu by a shorter nickname, he liked to call him "Little Jiang".
Qiao Daisi prefers to call Jiang Yunu "Little Nu".
The reason was simple, she told it to Jiang Yunu herself - "Because this is the most sharp part of your name."
Jiang Yunu herself did not think there was anything wrong with what Qiao Daisi said. She took the initiative to mention that Qiao Yisen had been taken care of by the other party for a longer time, and she also thought it was normal for Qiao Yisen to be homesick.
She was indeed an outsider who had accidentally settled in this world, and vaguely intended to take root in Chat City. The dilapidated street was her first port of call in this world.
"Why are you apologizing?" Jiang Yunu laughed. "Aunt Daisy has taken good care of me."
She shook her wrist, and the personal terminal clasped just behind her wrist bone became visible.
If it is said that the care that Jodaisi gave to a stranger who appeared out of nowhere was not enough, then I am afraid that no one in this world would dare to say that they had taken "enough care".
Qiao Daisi sighed and patted the back of Jiang Yunu's head again.
"My original intention was just to say that you can be open about missing home. You are always welcome back here. You must come back with Joyson every two weeks during the vacation and have a few more home-cooked meals."
Qiao Daisi's hand fell on the back of Jiang Yunuo's head and she didn't take it away after patting him. Jiang Yunuo leaned his head back, and the hair on the back of his head touched the warm palm of his hand.
"I know, Aunt Daisy."
After the brief chat in the kitchen, Qiao Daisi went out to inspect Joyson's cleaning results. Jiang Yunu was already familiar with the Qiao family's kitchen cupboards, and put all the pots and pans that had been wiped dry on the counter into the cupboards.
Qiao Daisi asked the two children to go to bed early tonight. She would take them to school tomorrow and had already borrowed a car from Aunt Luo, the mechanic with earth-type supernatural powers.
Driving from the dilapidated streets of Chat City to Enge Primary School for Supernatural Powers takes about the same amount of time as taking a rail car.
Zhou Jinxue said that the guide students would start waiting at the school gate at 8:30 in the morning for the welcome activities.
Jiang Yunu and Qiao Yisen were both embarrassed to keep their guides waiting for a long time, so their departure time was set at six in the morning. They had to pack everything tonight and go to bed early to avoid being unable to get up the next morning and making mistakes.
Jiang Yunu never worries about getting up early. She is a big fan of getting up early.
In order to reduce the chaos tomorrow morning, Jiang Yunu also suggested that they put the packed luggage on the car tonight, and they could leave as soon as they got on the car early tomorrow morning.
Jodie said, "Okay."
Joyson originally thought it was a bit troublesome and thought he could just put his luggage away tomorrow morning, but then the two ladies stared at him.
"Excuse me," Aunt Daisy said, "Do you think we're worried about someone not being able to get up tomorrow?"
Joyson: “…”
Joyson immediately started to move the luggage: "Sorry, I'll move it right away, I won't be a drag!"
Jiang Yunu's things have been put away on the second floor of the small garbage room, and they can just be brought down.
Joyson originally wanted to help Jiang Yunu carry the things first, however, he just went up to the second floor of his house to take stock of his things. When he came down again, Jiang Yunu had already carried two bags and placed them at his door.
"Have you finished picking up your things?"
The red-haired boy couldn't help but look behind Jiang Yunu and looked at the closed door of the small building No. 80 next door.
"I've finished picking it up." Jiang Yunu said, "It's not a lot. I've put it all away. I went over and took it down directly."
"oh……"
Joyson failed to help Jiang Yunu move the things, and also missed the opportunity to see the interior of Building 80 with his own eyes.
After all this packing, the next morning's departure was indeed more efficient and easier.
It was six o'clock in the morning and the streets outside were still quiet. The children's curfew in Chat City had just passed and an energetic Jiang Yunu had already gotten into the car with a yawning Joeyson.
What surprised Jiang Yunu was that today, this car, which was also made by mechanic Aunt Luo, did not produce the same thundering effect as "firecrackers flying into the sky".
The car started off relatively smoothly, but still drove towards the pier of the skyway at a very fast speed.
"Aunt Daisy." Jiang Yunu was a little curious, "Is the car gentler today?"
Jo Daisy, who was in the driver's seat, said, "After all, we're taking you to school today. We can't send out a big firecracker and then drag two potential little firecrackers along to report."
Jodie was serious.
She glanced at the two kids in the back row through the rearview mirror and said, "What if the school mistakenly thinks there's an enemy attack? That would be terrible. You'll have to stay in Eng for several more years."
Jiang Yunu burst out laughing.
Joyson was still dreaming. He got into the car, but his soul was still flying away when he suddenly heard laughter next to him. He woke up with a start and bumped into the backrest of the front seat.
The Enger Primary School for Supernatural Powers was built at the junction of the 19th District and the 18th District, where the two star districts intersected, and it belonged to the public area of the 8th District.
The modified car drove out of the circular skytrain in Xiate City and flew towards the inspection gate that Jiang Yunu had passed on his first day in Xiate.
The inspection gate quickly released the car, allowing it to fly into a wider world.
Jiang Yunu initially thought that this type of flight was a "free flight" type. After looking carefully, she found that there were also certain channel markings in the sky outside the city.
The car driven by Qiao Daisi followed the "private vehicle dedicated route" and flew the two children into the 19th Star District Space Station.
With the help of the space station's transportation capacity, they were directly transferred to the regional docking port of Enge Primary School of Supernatural Powers.
"Happy back to school, little ones!"
The staff member operating the transfer device shouted something on the public communication channel with a smile.
It was obvious that Jiang Yunu and his group were sending their children to school, not to mention that they were being transferred to the Enge Primary School for Supernatural Powers.
Before Jiang Yunu could respond to this warm greeting, the transfer process began and the signal connecting the vehicle and the operating console was interrupted.
When the white light dissipated, she found that the vehicle was flying in the air again.
"Look!" Joyson suddenly patted her shoulder excitedly, "Look down!"
Jiang Yunu followed Joyson's signal and looked down from the car window.
A slope with exquisite buildings on both sides rises gently, and the road is dotted with flowers and plants representing the colors of the four elements.
All private vehicles slowly landed at the bottom of the long slope. The public vehicle stop was located at the bottom of the slope. External vehicles probably could not go up the slope, but some small shuttle buses specially used for school use would come down the slope one after another, carrying one busload of students and parents up, saving the new students and their parents the difficulty of climbing the slope manually.
Because Jiang Yunu and the others were still in the sky, waiting in line to descend, they could easily see the top of the long ramp leading into the school through the car window.
A building with an ancient shape stands majestically on the top of the hill. That should be the main building of Enge Primary School for Supernatural Powers.
There are other buildings scattered around the main building, which should also be teaching buildings.
Further away, there was a cluster of shorter and densely packed buildings. It was either the dormitory area or the "element classroom" that Senior Zhou had mentioned to Jiang Yunu.
There is a dense forest down the mountain behind the school, vaguely connected to a lake. I wonder if the legendary real-life training ground is there.
Joyson said excitedly, "We're at school!"
Aunt Daisy said, "You don't have to shout so loudly. We can obviously see it."
Jiang Yunu stared intently at the teaching building on the top of the hill. Her voice was softer than Qiao Yisen's: "Well, we're at school."
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