Survival in the Class: I'm the Only Boy on the Bus

Jiang Chen rubbed his forehead and smiled wryly. He reached out and supported Yan Xiaonuo's shoulder, gently helping her up from her 90-degree bow.

"Xiao Nuo, you really don't have to call me master... You can call me Sports Committee Member, Jiang Chen, or Brother Chen, whatever you like..."

Yan Xiaonuo gripped the crowbar with both hands, tucked her stray silver hair behind her ears, and nodded very seriously this time:

"Yes, Master!"

Her nod was perfectly measured, elegant and graceful.

Jiang Chen took a deep breath, then let out a long sigh.

Yan Xiaonuo's use of "master" immediately reminded Jiang Chen of Teacher Wen and Haji Xue...

After all, they only call me "Master" in a sweet voice when I'm leveling up my attributes with them.

Oh, and there's Zi Ying too, she screams the loudest...

But Yan Xiaonuo was different. Jiang Chen could tell that when she called him "master," it was out of genuine respect.

Jiang Chen counted on his fingers and realized that he was actually the mistress of four beautiful women.

Oh ho! Then I'll be really happy, won't I? Hehehe!

Jiang Chen reached out and pinched Yan Xiaonuo's cute cheek. He wouldn't touch Yan Xiaonuo's head because Yan Xiaonuo had a bit of OCD. If her hair got messed up, she would immediately run into the bathroom and fix it in front of the mirror.

Yan Xiaonuo let Jiang Chen pinch her cheeks. To make it easier for her master to pinch her, she tilted her head back slightly and stood on tiptoe.

Her face could be said to have been pinched and shaped by Jiang Chen since she was a child...

Jiang Chen said earnestly to Yan Xiaonuo:

"Xiao Nuo, it was fine for you to call me master when we were employed, but now that we've transmigrated, we're no longer your employer."

"So...you can be yourself again, no longer bound by the identity of 'maid'."

Yan Xiaonuo shook her head, and the maid's skirt and the red ribbons behind her swayed.

She looked up into Jiang Chen's eyes, her cheeks slightly flushed, but she still readily admitted:

"I love you, Master, that's why I respectfully call you Master. It's my own choice, so please don't refuse me."

"Besides... if you hadn't chosen me, and without the care of the master and madam, it's hard to say whether I would have survived..."

Jiang Chen gave a wry smile, which was a way of accepting Yan Xiaonuo's way of addressing him.

There's nothing he can do if he doesn't accept it; Yan Xiaonuo has been calling him "master" for 18 years! She's been calling him that since she was a baby, and even Jiang Chen himself is used to it...

From the moment Jiang Chen met her, Yan Xiaonuo had been dressed as a maid.

To be precise, when Jiang Chen met Yan Xiaonuo, who was also 6 years old, she was wearing a cute maid outfit.

Jiang Chen's family is no worse off than his aunt's; it's just that his family doesn't live in Kyoto.

Moreover, his family has many maids, all of whom are children from an orphanage. Jiang Chen's parents provide them with food and lodging, and also give them jobs.

When Jiang Chen was 6 years old, his parents took him to an orphanage and let him choose a personal maid he liked.

Jiang Chen's parents built this orphanage with their own money, just to give homeless children a place to eat and live.

At the same time, Jiang Chen's parents would observe the girls' character, and if they were good, they would make them maids or servants for the Jiang, Lu, and Qin families.

Of course, these maids and servants have normal jobs, completely green and healthy. It's just that the Jiang, Lu, and Qin families are giving these homeless children a job.

At that time, Xiao Jiangchen was holding an Ultraman Tiga toy in his arms, and he looked at the row of girls standing in front of him with a blank expression.

These girls were selected by Jiang Chen's parents after a long period of observation and background checks. They are all good children with excellent character, it's just that... their family backgrounds are a bit tragic...

These girls kept showing off their various skills to Xiao Jiangchen. Some were good at housework, some could cook and do laundry, and so on. They each had their own strengths.

But Xiao Jiangchen didn't pay any attention; he kept looking at the silver-haired little girl who was huddled behind the other little girls.

She was Yan Xiaonuo. At the time, Yan Xiaonuo was only 6 years old. Her long silver hair was what attracted Jiang Chen. Jiang Chen thought she was beautiful.

And so, Yan Xiaonuo became Jiang Chen's personal maid.

The name Yan Xiaonuo was given to her by Xiao Jiangchen a year after they met.

Xiao Jiangchen said that the "yan" in "yanshi" (岩) represents her strength, and "nuo" is the "nuo" in "nuo" (诺). As for "xiao" (小), it's because Xiao Jiangchen thinks Yan Xiaonuo is cute, so she added the word "xiao".

From the moment Yan Xiaonuo entered the Jiang family, she was consciously subjected to "all-round cultivation," which was of course also her own will.

Yan Xiaonuo also used all her time to study, even giving up many of the entertainment activities that her peers had, just so she could attend the same school as Jiang Chen.

Yan Xiaonuo only decided to cut her short hair after meeting Lu Wanzhou.

Because she discovered that her master really enjoyed playing with Lu Wanzhou, she kept her hair short from then on in order to get his attention.

Yan Xiaonuo has an incredibly strong learning ability!

She can learn anything quickly; she can do everything from flower arranging and tea ceremony to martial arts, and she even learned to repair cars...

She was also Jiang Chen's classmate all along, so she was basically accompanying him in his studies.

Even after Jiang Chen was admitted to Tsinghua and Peking Universities, Yan Xiaonuo also got into Tsinghua and Peking Universities, with scores higher than both Jiang Chen and Lu Wanzhou...

Seeing how capable this girl was, Jiang Chen's parents decided to let her go to university with Jiang Chen, and even offered her a paid position...

The girls in the class were already used to Yan Xiaonuo directly telling Jiang Chen that she liked him, and even the jealous Ha Jizhou was used to it...

After all, Yan Xiaonuo would tell everyone she liked Jiang Chen whenever she had a spare moment, without hiding it from anyone...

This also led to Jiang Chen being envied by many male students from Tsinghua and Peking Universities.

Moreover, when the boys found out that Yan Xiaonuo was actually Jiang Chen's maid, they bit their teeth until they bled, but there was nothing they could do. Who told Jiang Chen to be so lucky?

But even if Yan Xiaonuo is Jiang Chen's maid, why is all the school's most beautiful girls in your class?!

Sigh... the sky over Tsinghua and Peking University has finally darkened...

Jiang Chen snapped out of his thoughts and curiously checked Yan Xiaonuo's panel.

[Player: Yan Xiaonuo]

Team ID: 43999

[Title: The People's Player]

[Equipment: Standard crowbar]

[Core Attributes (including equipment bonuses)]

①Attack power: 40

② Physical condition: 38

③Defense: 38

④ Agility: 38

⑤ Mental Strength: 38

⑥ Luck: 16

【Special Attributes】

① Appearance: 94

②Favorability: 93

Jiang Chen looked at Yan Xiaonuo's panel and nodded slightly. Her development was very balanced, and he wasn't surprised at all by her level of favorability.

It would be strange if I didn't have a high level of affection for the maid I've raised with such care and effort over the years.

Moreover, Jiang Chen really takes good care of Yan Xiaonuo and doesn't treat her badly just because she's a maid. Jiang Chen completely treats her like his own younger sister.

Yan Xiaonuo stood there, holding her hands in front of her, head slightly bowed, letting her master observe her, while waiting for her master's task.

Jiang Chen pinched Yan Xiaonuo's cheek again, this time on the other side:

"Alright, sit back down. We'll get off the bus with the girl to kill zombies later."

Yan Xiaonuo nodded obediently and sat back down in her seat.

Her posture remained proper and elegant, without a single flaw, with her hands placed neatly on her knees.

Jiang Chen turned around, took the dinner that Wang Wushuang handed him, and brought along Tang Yan's dinner as well.

He climbed the stairs, intending to check on Tang Yan and her little koi fish as they slept.

Is this little white koi still lying naked on its bed?

As Jiang Chen walked up the stairs, he wondered if he could give Yan Xiaonuo a talent.

After all, didn't I have two A-level talent chests?

(I'll reveal who you'd like to see voted for in the next chapter.)