章 21: Bicycle (1)
編集者: Henyee Translations
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Learn to read?
Yue Huaide was very tempted, but he had never been to school. Could he really read?
Yue Yan could see her father's hesitation. "Dad, I'll teach you if you want to read. It's not embarrassing to learn something new."
Yue Huaide gritted his teeth. "Alright, Daddy will learn to read!"
When Wen Hongyu returned home and found out that her husband wanted to learn how to read, she agreed with both her hands up in the air.
Just like that, Yue Huaide began to learn how to read while learning how to cook bing fen from Yue Yan.
After two days of almost reaching school late, Yue Yan finally figured out the best time to get up.
"Why don't I buy you a bicycle?" Wen Hongyu's heart ached for her daughter, who woke up half an hour earlier than usual.
Yue Yan's heart warmed. Her mother, who was very thrifty, suggested buying her a bicycle. In her heart, she placed her daughter first.
"Mom, I don't want a bike. It's too heavy."
Bicycles now cost more than 100 yuan. Only rich families could afford them. Yue Yan did not want them because she simply felt that they looked ugly.
Moreover, there was such a high bar on the bicycle. She felt that her short legs might not be able to climb over it.
Currently, Su Yu was the tallest in the entire class at 162 cm. Yue Yan was only 158 cm, but she could still grow for a few more years. As long as she had enough nutrition, it would not be a problem for her to reach 165 cm.
With her 158 cm height, not only was it difficult to push such a heavy bicycle, but it would also look very indecent riding it.
Wen Hongyu could only give up.
Every day after school, Yue Yan would go to Zhou Boyan's house to do her homework and see how Zhou Boyan was doing. After she was done, she would go home and try the Malatang formula.
At first, Yue Huaide was wondering where his daughter had learned her skills. He understood when he saw his daughter patiently mixing in a pile of seasonings in the kitchen with beads of sweat rolling down her forehead.
His daughter relied on hard work to let their family live a good life. He could not fall behind.
Yue Huaide sat on a small stool. In front of him was the dining table. Now, the table was not covered with dishes, but with the basic teaching materials that Yue Yan had prepared for her father.
These were the teaching materials she had written based on her tutoring experience. It was suitable for students who did not have a good foundation. It was just right for her father.
Just as Yue Yan finally concocted the best Malatang soup base, Yue Huaide finished the spelling homework that his daughter assigned to him today.
At the Zhou Family's residence, Zhou Boyan finally woke up.
"Electronic equipment detected. Do you want to activate the AI?"
A familiar voice sounded in Zhou Boyan's mind.
"Confirm activation."
He liked the fact that this house had a television set that allowed the artificial intelligence to stay in there temporarily.
He had a fever and fainted from time to time over the years. His brain was injured by the black hole, so the artificial intelligence was severely lacking in energy and his mental power was also injured.
However, medical technology in this world was backward and could not diagnose his problem at all. He could not tell his family the truth and could only apologize to his worried family in his heart.
Now that his mental strength had almost recovered, he would rarely fall unconscious with a fever unless his mental strength was exhausted.
Mental strength could not be of much use in this backward world. It might be useful if he could build a mecha.
However, a complete recovery would alleviate his occasional headache. He was previously worried about what would happen if he fell ill and fainted during the college entrance examination.
[Dear Master, we haven't communicated in 10 years.]
The television suddenly turned on. If someone was at home at this time, they would probably misunderstand that the house was haunted.
Zhou Boyan held his forehead with exasperation. "Don't use the television casually. There's a charge for electricity."
[I can modify the electricity meter. With my intelligence, I won't let… Let me check. Oh… It's the Power Supply Bureau… With my ability, they won't find out about you.]
Zhou Boyan said calmly, "Forget it. I'll allow you to use the television for 10 minutes a day." He didn't want to be jailed at such a young age.
[Alright, you're really a magnanimous master.]
Why did he have to activate this glib-tongued artificial intelligence?
Zhou Boyan had not eaten for a few days and was hanging on by glucose. The moment he got out of bed, his vision darkened and he almost missed his footing.
Hiss, wasn't he a little too thin?
[Search "thin". I specially provided you with a muscle-strengthening video. I suggest you practice every day.]
"Shut up!"
Zhou Boyan walked to the kitchen and opened the fridge. There was only ice cream inside, and there was no leftovers at home.
Grandma must have gone to deliver food to Grandpa.
A faint fragrance wafted over from the courtyard. The puppies in the courtyard barked gluttonously.
[Oh, what a cute little thing. I haven't seen a living animal in many years. Let me kiss it.]
Zhou Boyan could not be bothered with this wretched artificial intelligence. He could smell that it came from Yue Yan's house.
He could hear the outside world when he was unconscious. Yue Yan would come over to do her homework and look at him every day after school. It was impossible for him not to be touched.
He tidied himself up and looked a little better. He went over mainly to thank her, not because he wanted to eat the delicious food she made.
[Am I not attractive enough to you? You just woke up and you actually want to date the young lady living opposite. I've seen through you. Scumbag, ptui!]
Zhou Boyan frowned. "Don't spread rumors. I treat her as my younger sister. Change your electronic male voice to a female voice if you want to act coquettishly. Do a better job even when you are pretending, or I'll vomit."
[Hmph! You used to call me sweetie. Now, you want to vomit when you hear my voice. Men!]
Zhou Boyan couldn't be bothered with the artificial intelligence. He even carried the puppy with him before leaving.
[Damn it, leave my baby behind!]
Yue Yan was about to taste the dish with her father when someone knocked on the door.
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