Chapter 10

"Xian, you're awake. Breakfast will be ready soon... just wait a moment."

"Check-in!"

Yang Wanhui, who was frying eggs, paused, a puzzled look on her face. She asked, "Xian, what did you just say?"

"Nothing... nothing at all."

Su Xian thought to himself, should I tell her that it's time for me to check in again? The first and second check-ins were five minutes apart...

The second and third were also five minutes apart.

The third and fourth were ten minutes... and then it increased sequentially, up to an hour. If I want to get all the check-in rewards, it would take at least four hours, and that's without any delays.

This is just like... exactly the same as Qidian back then. But back then, I was rich and could directly spend 500 Qidian coins to automatically claim the rewards. Now... I'm broke, and spending 500 Qidian coins just to get a prop card?

At the very least, it's absolutely impossible now. I can't claim it, and I won't claim it now. Manual check-ins, though tiring, are the most economical way to save Qidian coins. For now, this is the only way.

Thinking about this, not long after,

Su Tao also came out of the bathroom.

She seemed to have applied some light makeup, and her originally somewhat childish face now had a touch of maturity and sensuality, especially with her tall and slender figure...

Sitting in her seat, her long, beautiful legs were casually crossed, and her toes playfully twitched from time to time. She picked up a youtiao (Chinese fried dough) and slowly tore it into small pieces, stirring it in the soy milk. She said, "Mom, I'm not going to school today."

"You're not going? Why..."

Yang Wanhui's face showed concern as she said, "Your brother has just recovered. I'm a bit worried about him going to school alone. Why don't you take him..."

"Your son isn't a child anymore. Can't he take care of himself? Besides, he broke through to the middle stage of the Spirit Condensation realm last night."

Su Tao, without looking at Su Xian, said, "His spiritual energy is much stronger now. He can handle three to five grown men. What are you worried about... Besides, since he's broken through, he'll naturally be promoted to the middle class. The assessment will probably take at least a day. I don't have the time. Yunyun has invited me to practice in the meditation room, so I've already taken some time off from school. Mom, I don't plan to go to school these few days. I can't learn anything useful there anymore."

"Is that so? It's Yunyun..."

Yang Wanhui's face relaxed as she said, "If she invited you, then go. Sigh... We really owe a lot to Yunyun. If it weren't for her lending you money, your mother and brother would have really dragged you down."

"Is it Gu Yunyun who lent her the money?"

Although Su Xian had already suspected it, he couldn't help but feel a bit moved when he heard his mother's words. He confirmed, "Is it the Gu Yunyun who often comes to see Tao Tao?"

"It's the one you daydream about all the time!"

Su Tao glared at Su Xian and warned, "I know you have a crush on her, but I'm telling you, don't think about her anymore. We're not in the same world. If you keep pestering her, you'll just end up hurting yourself. Don't think about things you shouldn't."

Yang Wanhui, realizing this late, said, "Ah? Xian likes Yunyun? I didn't notice at all..."

Su Tao covered her face in exasperation and said, "He was so obvious, and you still... sigh... you're really slow."

Su Xian's face showed a hint of embarrassment. He thought to himself, is this a warning not to make a move on my girlfriend? Should I reply with 'sister's wife is off-limits'?

Of course, this was just a sarcastic thought.

In fact, he had known for a while... she and she had already had a falling out. Although Gu Yunyun wanted to lend her money, she refused.

But she told him and his mother... that she borrowed it?

Why... to avoid worrying the family? What does she plan to do?

Su Xian carefully observed Su Tao. She was just a teenage girl, but with light makeup, eye shadow, and slightly red lips, she looked like a young woman of eighteen or nineteen.

Why is she trying to look so mature... is she planning to get the money herself?

Su Xian said seriously, "Don't worry, I won't have any more thoughts about her. From now on, she's just a stranger to me..."

"I hope you're not just saying that. Alright, go to school now, or you'll be late."

Su Tao glared at Su Xian again and said, "Mom, I'm leaving."

She picked up her small bag, put it on her shoulder, changed into her shoes at the entrance, and left.

"Xian, hurry up and change your shoes and go to school. Your sister said you have an assessment today... don't be late."

"Okay, I know."

Su Xian responded, thinking that there was nothing he could do for now. He needed to handle his own affairs first, and then think of a way to help her. Since he knew that Su Tao was lying, he couldn't just ignore it. After all, the root of everything was still on him.

But he had to deal with his own issues first.

Su Xian thought that breaking through was really great. If he could pass the assessment, he could leave his old class and enter a new one... then, with new classmates and a new start, even if he didn't forget, he would be a blank slate!

There was no other way. If he stayed in the old environment, his memory of the past two years of high school was so vague that it would be easy for others to spot inconsistencies.

Thinking about this, he said, "Check-in!"

"Xian, what did you say?"

"Nothing, Mom, I'm going to school now."

Su Xian picked up his already packed schoolbag, something he had never done in his previous life. The word "Mom" came out naturally.

"Okay, be careful on your way."

With her son's injury healed and her daughter's tuition secured, Yang Wanhui felt much more relaxed.

She was also very busy. She could cancel the temporary night shift she had found yesterday... without the pressure of tuition, working 24 hours a day without rest would truly be irresponsible to her children.

She still needed to stay healthy to see her children get married and have children, and to help take care of them.

Thinking about this, Yang Wanhui's face showed a happy smile.