"Alright, thank you, parents, for attending. Please don't scold your children when you get home."
With the homeroom teacher's words, the parent-teacher conference officially came to an end.
Whether the parents would actually refrain from scolding their children remained a mystery.
Yueyue held Ren's hand as they walked down the street, proudly humming and showing off her shiny trophy in front of Ren. "Dad, look, have you ever won this before?"
Seeing his daughter showing off, Ren raised an eyebrow.
Was this little girl trying to challenge him?
Did she forget that while he might not have won this kind of award when he was in school, he did win a few last year.
"But last year, not only did I win, but I was also on TV," Ren said, smiling and using a dismissive tone to curb his daughter's pride.
This immediately left Yueyue speechless.
Yes, her dad seemed to be much more impressive than she was!
Thinking of this, Yueyue's face turned red. She felt a bit embarrassed and started to think. Then she said, "Hmph, I was talking about when you were a kid!"
Yueyue remembered that during the New Year, when they were with her grandparents, they had talked a lot about her dad. They had mentioned how her dad had never won any awards from childhood to adulthood.
"When I was a kid... no, I didn't..."
"Hmph!" Seeing Ren admit that he hadn't won any awards as a child, Yueyue became even more smug, waving her hands around. "Out of all the kids in the city, only I won this gold award! And I got a certificate too! I'm much better than you were as a kid!"
Seeing his daughter showing off, Ren's face turned dark. He bent down and, under his daughter's puzzled gaze, tapped the trophy with his finger. "Is this gold?"
"Yes!"
"But isn't this plastic?"
"..."
A moment of silence.
Yueyue's face puffed up like a pufferfish, and she stomped her feet in anger. "It's gold! It's a gold award!"
"But the cup is plastic."
"Dad, you're a big meanie! I'm going to tell mom that you spilled her makeup and filled it with water last time!" Yueyue's face turned bright red as she threatened Ren with shocking words.
Did this little girl see him doing that?
"No, no, I want to live a bit longer. How about this? I'll buy you a box of chocolate on the way home, the special edition Madoka Magica one."
"Three boxes, no, five! And the chips you promised during the meeting!"
What a warm and loving scene between father and daughter.
Seeing Ren and his daughter's playful bargaining, many parents couldn't help but smile and ruffle their own children's hair.
They thought about buying their children more practice papers when they got home.
...
February 1st
After midnight, the system refreshed.
Ren immediately looked at the new comics.
The first one was "Grand Blue."
It was an extremely funny comedy series. When Ren first read this work, he laughed from start to finish.
It told the story of the protagonist who, after graduating from high school, went to a seaside university and stayed at his uncle's place.
A rosy university life?
An ambiguous life with his cousin?
None of that existed!
What existed were flammable oolong tea, a drink called "water of life," and a group of bare-chested muscle men...
Honestly, Ren really wanted to redeem this work, but... the Japanese style was so strong that he couldn't change it, so he passed.
The second one caught Ren's eye, "Attack on Titan"!
This work was one of the masterpieces of the 21st century in his previous life.
Its single volumes (including digital versions) had sold over 100 million copies worldwide!
Especially the setting and plot of this work were quite refreshing!
For example, the 3D Maneuver Gear. When Ren first saw this, he thought it was very cool. The flying devices made the battle scenes fluid and exciting, and the scenes of horses running and flying through the giant forest were unforgettable.
As for the plot, "Attack on Titan" was a rare work with an unusually high level of completeness. From Ren's perspective, it never fell apart.
The whole series felt cohesive, and binge-watching it was incredibly satisfying, making you eager to turn to the next page.
Unfortunately, when Ren redeemed it, he realized it only covered the first season of the anime, which left him slightly disappointed.
In his previous life, the first three seasons of the "Attack on Titan" TV series were indeed excellent, but the most exciting part was the fourth season. (It's recommended to read the manga for "Attack on Titan" since the TV version is not as detailed. The third season's Royal Government arc cut out a lot compared to the manga.)
If the earlier seasons were appetizers, then the fourth season was the main course in Ren's eyes!
"Oh well, this is good enough. At least there's the first season. Maybe the second season or the final season will come out soon?" Ren wasn't too worried.
He had plenty of choices.
There were many excellent works from his previous life. Even if the system didn't always give him what he could use, the occasional good one was enough to last a long time.
Knowing the second work was "Attack on Titan," Ren didn't ask for more. Plus, he had spent a lot of reputation points redeeming "Naruto" recently.
Just the first season of "Attack on Titan" required a lot of reputation points. Redeeming the entire series would be a problem.
Then Ren looked at the third work.
Unfortunately, it was "Shimoneta: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn't Exist." This work was indeed good, featuring the infamous Anna who produced and used her own fluids to make cookies for others.
But Ren couldn't draw it himself. Otherwise, how would his wife and children see him?
He was a gentleman who never dabbled in lewd stuff!
However, Ren was a bit disappointed.
The patriotic work he wanted most hadn't been refreshed.
He had prepared for this, but it still made him sigh.
Oh well.
Thinking about "Attack on Titan," Ren couldn't help but smile. Getting this was a good deal.
"Yay! Uh..." Ren couldn't help but cheer softly, only to get smacked on the chest. "What are you yelling about? Go to sleep."
Jada squinted at Ren, then turned over, giving him her back.
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