The divorce comeback system arrived right after I was born.

Chapter 36 Configuring a Computer

The next morning.

Sunlight streamed through the old gauze window, casting dappled shadows on the concrete floor.

The kitchen echoed with the clatter of pots and pans clattering together, accompanied by Zhang Guifang's hurried footsteps.

"Chen Jun! Chen Jun! Where's my employee badge?"

"It's on the shoe rack! You put it there when you came back last night!"

Chen Jun was sitting at the dining table drinking porridge when he heard the shout, and his neck instinctively shrank back.

Chen Zhi strolled out of the bedroom with a fried dough stick in his mouth, his eyelids drooping, looking like he hadn't woken up yet.

"Good morning, Mom."

He pulled out a chair and sat down.

Zhang Guifang rushed in from the living room, clutching her work badge in one hand and stuffing a steamed bun into her mouth with the other.

"What do you mean 'early'? It's so late and you're still sleeping! Look at Wanwan next door, she's up and studying vocabulary already!"

She swallowed the bun in her mouth and casually slapped Chen Zhi on the back.

"Finish your meal and do your homework! Stop playing on the computer all day! What's so fun about that crappy computer!"

Chen Zhi was slapped forward and took a sip of the mung bean porridge in his bowl.

"understood."

"Alright, I'm leaving. We have a morning meeting at the bank today."

Zhang Guifang grabbed her handbag and changed into high heels.

"Bang!"

The security door was slammed shut.

The air in the room seemed to start flowing again instantly.

Commander Chen let out a sigh of relief and straightened his back, which had been hunched over.

He put down his chopsticks and looked at his son across from him, who was slowly peeling an egg, with a complicated expression.

"Son, do you really have 100,000 in that card?"

Old Chen's voice was very low, as if he was afraid of being overheard.

Chen Zhi stuffed the peeled egg into his mouth and mumbled indistinctly:

"Didn't I show it to you yesterday?"

Chen Jun rubbed his hands together and rubbed his palms on his trouser leg twice.

"You really don't want to tell your mom about this?"

"Tell her?"

Chen Zhi swallowed the egg and took a tissue to wipe his hands.

"Tell her that this money will immediately become a fixed-term deposit 'to save for my future marriage,' do you believe me?"

Chen Jun opened his mouth, then nodded dejectedly.

I believed it too much.

This is Comrade Zhang Guifang's standard procedure.

"So... what about buying a computer?"

Chen Jun was still a little uneasy.

"Just say it's a bonus from your company, plus some of your personal savings, that you're giving me as a reward."

Chen Zhi stood up and took the bowls and chopsticks into the kitchen.

"Anyway, you don't usually spend money. If you save a few thousand yuan in secret, Mom might scold you a bit, but she won't investigate too deeply. As long as you say it's for my studies, she'll nag you for a couple of days at most."

Chen Jun stood there, stunned.

This kid, he even got him caught in his trap?

But this is indeed the safest approach at present.

"Okay...okay."

Chen Jun gritted his teeth, as if he had made a major decision.

"Let's go! To the computer mall!"

……

The hallway was filled with a musty, dusty smell.

As soon as the father and son stepped out of the building, a wave of heat hit them.

"Chen Zhi!"

A clear shout came from the side.

A white figure rushed over like a small cannonball.

Lin Wanwan was wearing a white dress, with her hair in a high ponytail, and holding a freshly opened popsicle in her hand.

Sunlight shone on her face, making the fine downy hairs clearly visible.

Chen Zhi dodged to the side.

Lin Wanwan missed her target, but she wasn't annoyed. She just smiled and moved closer to Chen Zhi.

"Where are you going? Hello, Uncle Chen!"

She greeted Chen Jun politely.

"Hey, Wanwan, Chen Zhi and I are going to the computer mall to buy him a new computer."

Chen Jun replied with a smile.

Lin Wanwan's eyes lit up instantly.

"Buy a computer? I want to go too!"

She turned to look at Chen Zhi, her ponytail swinging in the air in an arc.

"Chen Zhi, take me with you! I'm so tired of memorizing vocabulary at home!"

Chen Zhi glanced at her.

"No, it's too hot."

I have some crushed ice! I'll share half with you!

Lin Wanwan handed the still unbroken piece of shaved ice to Chen Zhi, looking pained.

Chen Zhi did not answer.

"I want the half that leads the way."

Lin Wanwan was stunned for a moment, then her face scrunched up. After struggling for a long time, she finally gritted her teeth and pried it open with all her might.

"Smack."

The ice shards broke into two pieces.

She handed the part with the straw to Chen Zhi, her cheeks puffed out like a pufferfish.

"Here you go, Chen the Skinflint!"

Chen Zhi took the shaved ice, put it in his mouth, and mumbled:

"Let's go."

Chen Jun watched this scene from the side and shook his head helplessly.

These two kids have been like this since they were little.

……

Ruida Electronics City, Jiangcheng City.

This was a "tech mecca" that every city had back then.

The crowded aisle was littered with cardboard boxes, and glass counters labeled "Computer Assembly," "Repair," and "Consumables" were everywhere.

The air was filled with the smells of burnt circuit boards, cheap cigarettes, and sweat.

"Boss! Looking to build a computer? Come on in and take a look! Latest specs!"

"Student-friendly! Special student-priced phones!"

As soon as you enter, you are greeted by enthusiastic calls to attract customers.

Chen Jun was clearly a rarity in places like this, and the commotion made him somewhat flustered, as he clutched his wallet tightly in his pocket.

Lin Wanwan, on the other hand, was in high spirits, looking around with great curiosity.

Chen Zhi skillfully navigated the crowd and headed straight for a larger shop on the third floor.

That was a shop he frequented in his past life. Although the owner was cunning, he still had a full range of goods if you knew what you were doing.

"Hey, what are you all looking forward to?"

A middle-aged, overweight man wearing a blue vest and with an oily face came up to greet them.

He looked the three of them up and down.

An honest-looking middle-aged man and two children who looked like students.

A standard fat sheep ready for slaughter.

The fat man's smile widened, his chubby cheeks bunching together.

"You're buying a computer for your child, right? For studying?"

Chen Jun nodded.

"Yes, it's mainly about looking up information and practicing typing."

The fat man slapped his thigh.

"Then you've come to the right place! We just received a batch of brand-name computers, quad-core processors, dedicated graphics cards with large video memory! They run Word and Excel incredibly fast! We're having a promotion now, only 3999!"

As he spoke, he pointed to a prototype displayed on the counter.

The computer case was covered with colorful stickers, making it look quite intimidating.

Chen Jun leaned over to take a look and was somewhat tempted.

"Is this configuration... sufficient?"

"That's more than enough! It's a quad-core processor! And the graphics card has a whopping 2GB of video memory! Forget about doing research, it can even handle playing current 3D games without any problems!"

The fat man started spouting technical jargon, spitting as he went.

"A 500GB hard drive can store so many books! And the monitor is ultra-thin LED, so it won't hurt your eyes!"

Chen Jun was completely taken aback and turned to look at Chen Zhi.

"Son, what do you think of this?"

Lin Wanwan also came over to watch the excitement. Although she couldn't understand the configuration, she thought the sports car sticker on the computer case was pretty cool.

Chen Zhi spat the shattered plastic tube from his mouth into the trash can.

He walked to the counter and tapped the keyboard twice with his fingers.

"Is the motherboard H81?"

The fat man paused for a moment, his smile stiffening slightly.

"Uh...you're knowledgeable, kid. The H81 is cost-effective and stable..."

"Is the memory a generic DDR3 1333 stick?"

Chen Zhi ignored him and continued to ask.

The fat man started sweating.

"How can you call this a no-name brand? It's all made by major manufacturers..."

Is the graphics card a GT 610 Mad Bull Edition or a flashed GT 630?

Chen Zhi raised his head and looked calmly at the fat man.

"The so-called quad-core processor is probably an older Athlon model, right? The power supply is probably only 200W, but it's falsely advertised as 400W?"

The fat man's smile completely vanished.

He never expected that this seemingly immature kid was actually an expert.

Moreover, every stab hit a vital spot.

This configuration is a typical example of a "large video memory card with a cheap motherboard," specifically designed to fool parents who only look at "video memory size" and "number of cores."

Although Chen Jun couldn't understand what was going on, he could tell something was wrong from the boss's expression.

"Son, is this computer... not good?"

Chen Zhi shook his head.

"This is just a pile of electronic waste; the graphics card isn't even as good as integrated graphics."

He took a neatly folded piece of paper out of his pocket and slapped it on the counter.

"Pick the goods according to this order."

The fat man picked up the note, glanced at it, and his pupils instantly contracted.

CPU: i5-4590

Motherboard: ASUS B85-PRO GAMER

Graphics card: GTX 760 2G

Memory: Kingston HyperX 8GB DDR3 1600

Hard drive: 128GB SSD + 1TB HDD

Power supply: Antec VP 450P

This is hardly a student-friendly computer!

Back in 2014, this configuration would have been considered a mid-to-high-end gaming machine! Especially the SSD solid-state drive, which was just beginning to become popular among gamers at that time, and ordinary people had no idea how fast it was.

"this……"

The fat man wiped the sweat from his forehead and chuckled dryly.

"Young man, this setup isn't cheap... This whole system, including the monitor, will cost at least six thousand..."

Upon hearing the price, Chen Jun's legs trembled slightly.

"Six...six thousand? That's so expensive?"

His monthly salary is only a little over two thousand.

"Dad, this is called doing it right the first time."

Chen Zhi turned around and calmly fooled his father.

"Think about it, buying that junk computer that costs three or four thousand won't even last a year before it becomes unusable, and then you'll have to replace it. This computer, with the added SSD, boots up in just 10 seconds. I can use it until I graduate from university without ever needing to replace it. That averages out to just over a thousand a year. Isn't that a great deal?"

Chen Jun frowned as he calculated the accounts.

It seems... there is some truth to it?

But over six thousand is too much...

Chen Zhi noticed his father's hesitation and whispered in his ear:

"Dad, I have money."

Chen Jun touched the bank card in his pocket, feeling a little more confident.

Anyway, it wasn't his personal savings.

"Okay! We'll make it this way!"

Chen Jun waved his hand, displaying a lavish and extravagant style.

As soon as the fat man saw a big business opportunity coming his way, he immediately changed his attitude.

"Okay! Please wait a moment! I'll have someone go to the warehouse to get the goods right away! I guarantee they're all genuine products in their original boxes!"

……

An hour later.

Chen Zhi carried the computer case, Chen Jun carried the monitor, and Lin Wanwan carried the keyboard and mouse. The three of them walked out of the electronics market.

The sun was still scorching.

But Chen Jun's steps were much lighter.

Although he was terrified when he swiped the card, seeing his son's satisfied expression made it all worthwhile.

"Brother Chen Zhi, can this computer really play that... that Critical Ops game you mentioned?"

Lin Wanwan followed behind and asked curiously.

"Crysis".

Chen Zhi corrected him.

"You can play them all."

"Can I play QQ Dance on it?"

"..."

Chen Zhi stopped and looked back at her.

"What a waste of resources."