Cultivation Shura Field

To be honest, I really am that great, but I feel like I'm just bragging.

Tang Lingfei: "It's OK that you can cook. I also know some classmates who have cooked at home... But we haven't even started junior high school yet. How can we become hackers so early?"

Xu Zhe: "Let me clarify, I'm not a hacker, just an ordinary programmer."

Tang Lingfei: "Normal?"

Xu Zhe: "Well, considering my age, it may not be normal, but don't take it too seriously. I have always been interested in computers, so I taught myself some things in the past two years, that's all."

Tang Lingfei stared at him blankly, not knowing what to say.

After a few seconds, she remembered something and laughed maliciously: "I was saying that you didn't seem to hang out with me much recently. Is that the case? I thought you didn't hang out with me because I'm taller than you and it made you lose face."

This made Xu Zhe think about the reason why he and his childhood sweetheart gradually became cold during elementary school. It seemed that it was really because she was growing taller than him?

Tang Lingfei pointed at him and yelled, "Look, you're exposed! Are you really afraid that I'm taller than you?"

Xu Zhe: “Nonsense…”

But the girl didn't let him go. She finally found an advantage that could surpass his, how could she let him go?

"Let's have a competition!"

She grabbed Xu Zhe's arm and pulled him up.

The two stood face to face, their eyes almost level. But Tang Lingfei took another step closer, until their foreheads were almost touching. At this time, the slight height difference really showed up.

Xu Zhe is indeed not as tall as her, although it is only a slight difference.

"Don't stand on tiptoe... Look, you're really shorter than me!"

"About two centimeters."

"Two centimeters is still taller than you!"

Xu Zhe: "Okay, okay, you are taller than me, taller than me, is that okay?"

Tang Lingfei patted his shoulder like an older brother and said, "Little boy, grow up well! Drink more milk and eat more, eat less snacks and sleep more, be good!"

Xu Zhe didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

This girl must have learned her words from her parents or other elders.

The girl, who had finally "won", was satisfied to see him give in. She turned and left the study and went to watch TV on the sofa.

Xu Zhe sat back in front of the computer and suddenly noticed a new message from the outsourcing client he had just chatted with.

[That's settled then. You design a basic framework first, then send me your bank card number, and I'll prepare a contract.]

He subconsciously clenched his fist and swung it.

Then type on the keyboard to reply: [Can I send it to you tomorrow? ]

The other party: [Okay, don’t be too anxious, be more careful. ]

Xu Zhe closed the conversation window and let out a long sigh.

The project he took was a fairly simple one, just to record the gym's customer list, and it wouldn't take too long to finish. As for the bank account number required in the contract... I'm afraid I'll have to discuss it with my parents.

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Chapter 6 Chapter 006 is not that simple

2023-09-06

Xu Zhe knew that he had to get the money from the outsourcing work before school started, so he could buy a computer. After school started, it would be inconvenient for him to borrow a computer from someone else's house, so he could only borrow a computer during the summer vacation when he was not in school and his elders were working.

Not every day during the summer vacation is possible. For example, on weekends, my parents and Tang’s parents are both there, so it’s not convenient to go.

So on Saturday morning, Xu Zhe sat in his bedroom with a paper and pen to make plans - in order to maximize his efficiency when using the computer, he needed to think about the programming ideas in advance and write down the key points on paper.

Suddenly, my father Xu Guowei pushed the door open and asked, "I heard you cooked?"

"what?"

"I heard that you went to the Tang family to cook yesterday?"

Xu Zhe replied subconsciously: "I did it. Don't you want to know how I did it?"

Xu Guowei: "Uncle Tang praised you as the best in the world, saying that you can talk to him about stocks and cook delicious meals. As a father, I didn't know you were capable of this."

"I'm much more capable. How about I pay for the meal today?"

Xu Zhe had planned this long ago. To receive money from online outsourcing, he needed a bank card. He needed a reason to ask his parents for a bank card.

Xu Guowei was amused: "You are so self-conscious? Well, the dishes are already in the kitchen, go and make them."

Xu Zhe got up and went to the kitchen to take a look. Indeed, some vegetables had been washed and placed on the chopping board. There was also a whole piece of meat cooking in the pot.

The father pointed at the pot and asked, "Do you know what this is for?"

Xu Zhe observed for a moment: "Boil it first and then cook it. There's also bean paste on the side... twice-cooked pork."

His father patted him on the shoulder and said, "Not bad, it seems you know a little bit. When did you learn from me?"

"Steal some yarn."

"What do you say?"

"It's okay, I'm going to do it now."

As soon as Xu Zhe finished speaking, there was a knock on the door outside the kitchen.

The father and son went to open the door and saw Tang Lingfei.

The girl had a carefree look at first, but when she saw the elders were around, she suddenly became a lot more reserved.

She said: "Hello uncle, I'm here to see Xu Zhe..."

Xu Guowei: "Are you here to play with him?"

Tang Lingfei nodded, but then hesitated and shook her head slightly: "No, my parents both have to work overtime today, so they let me go out to eat. But I think..."

Having said that, the girl looked at Xu Zhe. The eager look in her eyes already conveyed the subtext on her face - I think what you cook tastes better.

Xu Guowei smiled and said, "Then you can eat with us. It just so happens that Xu Zhe is going to cook now."

Tang Lingfei: "Does Xu Zhe also cook at home?"

Xu Guowei said meaningfully: "Today is the first time. Haha, he would rather come to your house to do it than work at his own home."

Tang Lingfei didn't seem to notice the elder's deep meaning, she just smiled and said, "He made it delicious!"

However, the person being discussed did not say a word and had already started busying himself in the kitchen.

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An hour later, Tang Lingfei, Xu Zhe and his parents all sat down at the dining table.

Before Xu Guowei even picked up his chopsticks, he criticized: "The twice-cooked pork is cut too thick, and the potato shreds are uneven. Your knife skills are too poor."

At this time, Zeng Jing, the mother, had just tasted two bites and was pleasantly surprised. After hearing what her husband said, she immediately retorted: "Xiaozhe is good! How can other children cook at the age of twelve? Xiaozhe has already cooked delicious dishes. Why do you like to find fault?"

Xu Guowei: "Indeed, I did a little better than you."

Zeng Jing: "How do you talk like that!"

Xu Zhe said helplessly: "You can even start a quarrel over this? Okay, okay, dad, stop talking."

Xu Guowei tasted all three dishes on the table and said, "The seasoning and cooking time are OK, but you need to work on your knife skills. I could already jump with my knife when I was your age."

Zeng Jing joked, "Oh, you're still talking about your childhood? Chef, you're so awesome, don't let us cook for you in the future, can't you be more diligent?"

Xu Guowei: "If you work harder, you won't be called a chef."

Just like that, my parents started another low-intensity quarrel. One side was arguing, the other side was being sarcastic, but at least they maintained basic decency, and no one raised their voice or tone.

Tang Lingfei leaned close to Xu Zhe's ear and whispered, "I've wanted to say this before. Your parents really like to quarrel."

Xu Zhe: "Let's eat. It's fine once they've finished arguing. This is all part of daily life. Mainly because you're already familiar with them, so they don't bother to pretend to be affectionate in front of you."

Tang Lingfei: "Will your parents pretend to be in love in front of strangers?"

Xu Zhe thought for a moment and said, "Well, it seems that he won't. But he usually won't quarrel in front of strangers."

The little girl nodded, ate a few bites of the food silently, then came over and whispered, "I think uncle is really a bit picky. The food you cooked is obviously delicious."

Xu Zhe smiled and said nothing.

After a few minutes, seeing that his parents' bickering had stopped, he took the opportunity to bring up the point: "Do you have any unused bank cards that you would like me to use?"

My father asked back, "Why do you need a bank card?"

Xu Zhe pretended to be calm and explained: "I will stay at home during the summer vacation. I can buy groceries and cook for myself. Leave a bank card for me and put some money in it for groceries. It will be very convenient."

Xu Guowei: "We are leaving you some change every day, isn't that the same?"

Xu Zhe said seriously, "Supermarkets sometimes have sales, so it's more cost-effective to buy more at one time. Besides, it's good for children to learn financial management early."

Xu Guowei: "Good fellow, you are quite good at pretending to be familiar with what I said."

Zeng Jing rolled her eyes at her husband, then smiled at her son and said, "It would be great if you could be more sensible. Mom is in charge. I have an old bank card that I don't use anymore. I'll give it to you. I'll transfer some money into it every week."

Xu Zhe said with a cute little boy's face: "Thank you, Mom!"

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Zeng Jing was very pleased that her son could cook, so she took the initiative to do the dishes after dinner.

And Xu Zhe returned to his bedroom.

He had just put away the exercise book that contained his programming ideas when Tang Lingfei pushed the door open.

After the girl closed the door, she lowered her voice stealthily: "Now I understand, this is why you learned to cook! Now you have a reason to ask for more pocket money!"

Xu Zhe smiled and said, "Haha, it's not that simple."

Tang Lingfei: "Then what are you going to do?"

Of course, it was to buy a laptop of my own, so that I wouldn't have to borrow a computer from other people's homes in the future - but there was no need to tell the girl in front of me this in advance.

So Xu Zhe changed the subject: "By the way, what time did your parents work overtime until today?"

Tang Lingfei: "My dad is on business, and my mom is on duty at the hospital... Oh, I guess I'll have to eat your dinner too."

Xu Zhe: "Since there's no one at your house, let's go over there later."

Tang Lingfei clapped her hands: "I understand, you still want to use the computer!"

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Chapter 7 007 Encounter

2023-09-06

The day after the Beijing Olympics, Xu Zhe finally got his second outsourcing job done. At this time, there were only four or five days left before the start of school.

He worked overtime and was very busy, but the total salary he received was just over 4,000 yuan.

If it was before his rebirth, he wouldn't even give this price a second glance. What a rubbish client, he doesn't even know the most basic things, and in addition to writing the code, he also has to do a lot of explanation work...

Similarly, the configuration of today's computers also left him helpless. A mere 1G of memory and over G of storage space, from the perspective of future generations, would be no different from electronic garbage.

But Xu Zhe had no room for criticism.

He selected a laptop in a laptop store in the computer city. When he took out his bank card to pay, he heard a conversation between a mother and daughter.

"Mom, do you really want to buy this for me?"

"Studying should also be a combination of work and rest. Listening to music during the break should be helpful."

After Xu Zhe swiped his card, he turned around and saw the mother and daughter choosing MP3 players in the store across the street. They were both very good-looking and well-dressed. The mother wore long trousers and had short hair, which made her look neat and capable.

The girl next to the mother had long, straight black hair, delicate eyebrows, and a thin body, looking quite quiet. In addition, she was wearing a white dress, like a little princess from a fairy tale.

Xu Zhe's eyes narrowed slightly.

I don't know why, but this girl seems a little familiar...

Of course, despite this strange feeling, Xu Zhe had no intention of approaching to talk to her, after all, that was too far from his personality. But just as he was about to leave, the conversation between the aunt and the clerk forced him to stop.