บท 2: Avengers Alliance?
บรรณาธิการ: Henyee Translations
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Yue Yan lowered her head. The fragrant eggs in brown sugar water was tempting her, as if saying to her, "Come and eat me."
She looked up and declined, "Grandma, I'm not hungry. I only came after dinner."
Grandma Zhou smiled and placed the bowl on the desk. "Then we'll eat later."
Yue Yan wanted to continue refusing, but Grandma Zhou had already left.
Qiu Fei smiled faintly. "My Grandma likes to cook for people. Yueyue, you can leave after eating."
Tsk tsk, what kind of family was this?
Yue Yan shook her head. "My mother said that I can't freeload at someone else's house for no reason. Moreover, I just finished eating. I'm very full." In order to prove that she just came after eating, she specially made a vomiting gesture.
Yue Yan sighed. She was indeed so full that she wanted to vomit. Her stomach was filled with rice and soup.
This cute action made Qiu Fei take another look at the little girl next door.
He recovered his memory after a month of high fever. He was originally an interstellar scientist who relied on his own potential to enter the central laboratory on Capital Planet. He should have had a bright future, but he encountered a spaceship accident on the day he signed up for work. He got into an accident with a once in a thousand probability. He thought that he would definitely die, but he inexplicably transmigrated to this world, and it was even a world in a book.
He was a secondary male character who did not have a presence in the early stages and only had important scenes in the later stages.
Due to his parents' jobs' confidentiality, he was currently living with his maternal grandfather's family. He shared the same surname as his mother and was now called Zhou Boyan.
There was no such character in the early stages of the book.
However, he knew that he would change his name to Qiu Fei in the future. He would be the silly male supporting character in the book.
Qiu was his father's surname. Because this surname was rare, it was very likely that it would be noticed by some political factions. His parents changed his name and sent him to his maternal grandfather's city to live in this simple residential building.
In the eyes of the neighbors, he was a pitiful child whose parents had died.
Fortunately, his artificial intelligence had come with him. He only sensed the existence of the artificial intelligence in his mind after he had a fever. The artificial intelligence was not damaged, but it was temporarily dormant because of insufficient energy.
However, with his current status, he could not do much even if the artificial intelligence recovered. If he showed his talent in a high-profile manner, he might be noticed by the special agents.
Yes, there were many spies lurking in the crowd in this backward era. Their missions were different, but the only thing they targeted Qiu Fei's family was to find Qiu Fei himself and kidnap him to threaten his parents.
His family did not know that he still remembered his real name. He could only force himself to forget it for the time being and not cause trouble for the adults.
It had been a long time since Yue Yan had read the original Russian text. Holding it in her hand, she felt like she was reading a heavenly book. She put down the book awkwardly and bade farewell.
"Brother Xiaofei, I should go home. I'll come and play with you next time."
Zhou Boyan nodded. "Yueyue, you're welcome to come and play with me again. My name is Zhou Boyan. Xiaofei is my nickname."
So her name wasn't Zhou Xiaofei. However, Zhou Boyan's name wasn't mentioned in the original novel at all. She could really try to get along with this neighbor.
Yue Yan smiled at him. "My name is Yue Yan."
She even extended her hand to her neighbor. In this era, it was very polite for young men and women to shake hands when they made friends.
Zhou Boyan's eyebrows twitched when he heard her name. Wasn't this name the female supporting character in the book?
From his point of view, Yue Yan was a pitiful and tragic character. She had lost her sense of self and was repeatedly used by the protagonists. After the protagonists became rich, she was kicked away. Of course, she could not wash away the bad things she had done. She came to her senses in time, but she still could not avoid jail time.
The little girl standing in front of him was an obedient and playful girl-next-door. She did not look like a vicious villain who had done all kinds of bad things in the future.
He thought about it carefully. Perhaps it was precisely because the young lady was naive and innocent that she was used by the protagonists. In the end, she made mistakes step by step and there was no turning back.
Zhou Boyan had a good first impression of Yue Yan. She was very polite and not noisy. Her clothes were washed until they were discolored, but they were clean and tidy.
The little girl was thin and had two thick braids. She had an oval face and her eyes were big and round, full of innocence.
He couldn't bear to see the innocent young lady's life being ruined by the protagonists, especially when she was kind towards him. He would help her if he could.
He sighed and reached out to shake her hand. "Yueyue's name is really nice. You have a rare surname too. You can come and play with me if you're bored. I can even read you foreign language books here."
Yue Yan had made her first good friend in this world. She could not help but smile.
"I'll remember it. I'll come and play with you when you're better. Which school do you study in? I'm studying at City No. 2 High School. I'll be in my second year of high school when school starts!"
Zhou Boyan laughed. "That's not a coincidence. I'm from City No.1 High School. I'll be in my third year of high school when school starts."
Yue Yan was even more relieved. As expected, he was not one of the original characters. No matter how powerful the protagonists were, they could not enter No.1 High School.
Although No.2 High School was not bad, it was still far inferior to No.1 High School. City No.1 High School did not accept students according to the school districts, but according to the score line. They took the elite education route. It was said that the teachers retired from the Capital University.
Yue Yan could not help but be envious. "Impressive. I'll come and ask you for guidance if I have homework I don't know!"
Zhou Boyan smiled faintly. "You're welcome anytime."
At that time, homework was not difficult, and even exams were not difficult. There were no evening self-study and supplementary classes in high school, so they should be the freest batch of students.
The college entrance examination had been restored for less than ten years. At this time, most people's thoughts were going to professional schools was more useful than going to universities.
Yue Yan definitely wanted to give it a try, especially since she still had family in this life. She wanted to give it a try at the top universities in the country to make her parents proud of her.
After helping her mother work for two days at home, Yue Yan received a new school bag. Although it had red flowers on it, it did not look old-fashioned and had a refreshing feeling.
In this era, everyone wore dark-colored clothes that were more resistant to dirt. The red floral school bag was very eye-catching.
Wen Hongyu's sewing skills were not bad. She even made two big red bows for her.
Yue Yan thought for a moment before tying the bows to her braids. She could finally show off to her family in this life.
On the first day of school, even though Yue Yan had said in advance that she could register alone, Wen Hongyu was still worried and personally sent her to register with Yue Huaide.
After paying the school fees, a few girls stood together and pointed at Yue Yan. Yue Yan naturally noticed them, but she did not take it to heart.
She and her mother were enjoying the shade under the tree. Her father had gone to help her collect her textbooks.
The girls walked over awkwardly.
"Hello, the bows on your braids are really beautiful. May I ask where you bought them?"
Yue Yan didn't expect them to ask her about them. She thought they were the female main character's followers.
Wen Hongyu was extremely excited. Her Yueyue had just started school and was already so popular.
"I made this for my Yueyue. Which grade are you guys in?"
"We're Class Four of the Year Two Liberal Arts. We were just assigned from No.3 High School."
Yue Yan remembered the plot of No.3 High School. At the beginning of the novel, No.3 High School was demolished and rebuilt. Most of its students were assigned to No.2 High School, including the male and female protagonists in the same class.
Wen Hongyu was overjoyed. "Then you guys are in the same class as my Yueyue. She's also in Liberal Arts Class Four."
The girls were very happy.
"What a coincidence. What's your name?"
The corners of Yue Yan's lips twitched. "Yue Yan."
It wasn't that she didn't want to make friends, but her classmates in school were either the female main character's lackeys or the villains who went against her. This was the Mary Sue's charm.
"Wow, your name is so beautiful. My name is Wang Hecui, and this is my deskmate, Chen Dongmei."
"My name is Zhang Cuiping."
"And me. My name is Ma Xiaoli."
The girls rushed to introduce themselves. Yue Yan's heart turned cold.
Oh my god, had she entered the base camp of the vicious female supporting characters?
These people were all famous cannon fodder in the early stages of the book whom the readers hate. They targeted the female main character in all kinds of ways, spreading rumors, slandering her, and threatening the female main character with pranks. Yue Yan's role was to deal with them and protect the female main character's innocent persona.
Sigh, the few of them might as well call themselves the Avengers.
She wanted to hide from them as far away as possible. Everyone was on their own. However, Wen Hongyu had already agreed to let them come to her house and sew a pair of bows for each of them.
Wen Hongyu worked in the clothing factory and could bring back some rags. As long as she did not sell them, the factory would turn a blind eye.
Yue Yan observed their love for bows. They even wanted to become sworn sisters with her. She suddenly thought of a profitable business.
After exchanging names with the girls, they left chattering. Yue Huaide ran back with two popsicles, sweating profusely.
"Here, eat quickly. Don't let the ice melt."
He didn't even have time to wipe the sweat off his forehead.
Yue Yan handed the popsicle to her father. She took out a small handkerchief and tiptoed to wipe her father's sweat.
Yue Huaide stepped back hurriedly. "I'll do it myself. Don't dirty your new handkerchief."
Yue Yan felt uncomfortable. "You're my father. I don't despise you." After saying that, she grabbed Yue Huaide's arm to wipe his sweat.
She was not in good health in her previous life and basically did not eat cold things. She was worried that the popsicle would melt, so she stuffed it into her father's mouth when he was not paying attention.
"You're busy running around on a hot day. You should eat popsicles to lower your temperature."
Wen Hongyu's heart softened as she watched from the side. Her daughter had really become sensible and considerate of her father.
Yue Huaide had nowhere to put his hands. He had never been close to his daughter. Her daughter used to think that he smelled of sweat and would never approach him. Although he smiled on the surface, he still felt uncomfortable about his child's alienation from him.
He tried his best to be a good father. He realized that his daughter despised him for his undignified job and for not being a worker. He was helpless. He was a poor boy from the countryside. He was only good at physical work. He had to drive for others as his family could not rely on his wife's income alone.
Not far away, a girl and a boy were also eating popsicles under the tree.
The girl was wearing a white floral dress. Her voice was gentle. "That girl is so pitiful. She can't even afford a popsicle. A popsicle only costs two cents. Her father is definitely not a worker."
There was an imperceptible superiority in her tone. No matter how good-looking a country bumpkin's daughter was, she was useless.
It was easy to distinguish workers in this era. Most workers would wear factory uniforms and have neat hairstyles. The minimum salary for workers was 36 yuan.
The boy's expression turned unnatural for a moment. He licked the popsicle and murmured, agreeing with the girl.
Cao Wenkai was once a country bumpkin. He was the youngest in the family and had been praised as a good student since he was young.
When he was in junior high school, his Auntie, who had married into the city, adopted him because she could not give birth to a child. That was why he became a city dweller.
Although he had no contact with the countryside, he could not forget his childhood. It was precisely because he could not forget that life that he wanted to live a good life, such as developing a good relationship with the factory manager's daughter.
This girl in a white dress was the female protagonist of the original novel, Su Yu.
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