Cultivation Shura Field

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Xu Zhe prepared dinner for Tang Lingfei and Song Xingye.

There was no other way. Song Xingye's parents had not come back yet, and the girls' dinner needed to be prepared. There were suitable fresh ingredients in the refrigerator, so he just did it.

They both still ate happily.

But what was a little different today was that right after finishing the meal, without even needing to be reminded or urged, Tang Lingfei started to clean up the dishes and wash them.

"Xiaoye is the birthday boy today, so take a good rest!"

Tang Lingfei carried a stack of bowls and plates into the kitchen. Soon, the sound of water and soft humming could be heard from there.

People who were busy washing dishes, of course, could not see what was happening outside the kitchen. So Tang Lingfei didn't know that while she was humming a song while washing dishes, her best friend stood up and walked behind Xu Zhe.

Song Xingye stretched out her hands, hesitated for a few seconds, and still did not put them on Xu Zhe - the little hands fell on the back of the chair.

Xu Zhe turned back subconsciously: "What's wrong?"

The posture of the two at this time made Song Xingye's heart beat faster. She stood behind Xu Zhe, and Xu Zhe sat on the chair and looked back at her, so she naturally lowered her head while Xu Zhe raised his head.

It's rare to look down at him like this, and from such a close distance...

Song Xingye said softly: "I want to thank you."

Xu Zhe: "Didn't you thank me a long time ago?"

The girl's lips moved slightly: "I was thinking..."

However, at this moment, the door opened and her parents came in.

Song Xingye took a big step back as if he had been electrocuted, and his waist, which had been gradually bending, immediately straightened up.

"Have you eaten?" Li Caixia asked as she entered the door.

Song Xingye smiled and said, "We just finished eating. Xu Zhe made delicious food. Feifei is washing the dishes."

Li Caixia: "How can you let the guests work for you, kid?"

Xu Zhe: "Today is Xingye's birthday, it's only natural. Uh... what's wrong, uncle?"

He noticed that Song Huaifeng seemed to be staring at him, just like Song Xingye often did today. However, the meaning in the gazes of the father and daughter was obviously a little different.

Song Xingye's eyes were complicated, as if he had a lot to say but couldn't.

Song Huaifeng looked very embarrassed. He hesitated for a while before asking, "Can Xu Zhe come with me? I have something to tell you."

So Xu Zhe followed him to the master bedroom next door.

Song Huaifeng closed the door, then lowered his voice and asked, "What were my daughter and you doing just now?"

Xu Zhe: “I didn’t do anything.”

Song Huaifeng shook his head: "I'm not the kind of elder who doesn't care about feelings, and... well, I can't act like an elder in front of you. If the age difference wasn't so big, I would have wanted to call you brother, you know?"

Xu Zhe: "Uncle, you really don't have to say that. There's really nothing between Xingye and me."

"But I saw it all just now. When you opened the door, Xingye suddenly separated from you. What about before you opened the door? Did she really do nothing?"

What made Song Huaifeng speechless was that he originally thought that it was Xu Zhe who wanted to do something to him, but looking at the situation just now and the postures of the boy and girl, it seemed that it was his daughter who wanted to do something to him?

Xu Zhe didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "I don't know what Xingye was thinking, but we really didn't do anything. She seemed to want to say something to me, but I didn't even know what she was going to say before you came back. And taking a step back, even if Xingye and I really had something going on, would we do it in front of Feifei?"

"Then you three..." Song Huaifeng sighed deeply, "Okay, maybe I'm thinking too much."

Xu Zhe said seriously, "And I'm telling you the truth, during the entire middle school, these six years, I didn't think about those messy things at all. You can rest assured about this, I mean what I say."

Song Huaifeng: "Because it's not considered premature love until you're in college?"

Xu Zhe smiled: "In fact, even if I fall in love prematurely, my teachers and parents can't control it. But the problem is that besides studying and daily life, I have other things I want to do. I am starting a business."

Song Huaifeng was stunned: "You? Starting a business?"

"Yes, making games..." At this point Xu Zhe suddenly had an idea, "By the way, uncle, you are unemployed now, do you want to come and help me? The game should be online within three months. I will count these three months as a probation period for you. You can work part-time and find other jobs while you are working. My salary during the probation period will be relatively low, but after the game is online, it will be different if you can become a regular employee. Do you want to consider it?"

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Chapter 110 110 Guide to the Human World

2023-09-06

"...I'll give you a probation period for these three months. You can work part-time and look for other jobs while you're at it. My salary during the probation period will be relatively low, but after the game goes online, it will be a different story if you can become a full-time employee. Would you like to consider it?"

After Xu Zhe finished speaking, he quietly waited for a reply.

After a brief thought, Song Huaifeng said, "Actually, it's my wife who's busy selling the car and the house today. I'm in touch with an old classmate and have received a job opportunity. It's in the local area, the salary is not bad, and there's no need to travel too far. In terms of time arrangement, I can also take care of the family."

Xu Zhe asked, "What kind of job is it?"

"Working as a salesperson in the computer city. My old classmate started his own business a long time ago and now runs several stores in the computer city. I can help him run one of the stores... Uh, what's wrong with you?"

Before Song Huaifeng could finish his words, he saw Xu Zhe raise his hands to cover his face.

The boy couldn't help but sigh: "How did you manage to accurately step into the trap at every step?"

As a reborn person who could foresee the future, he certainly understood that going to work in the computer city basically meant sticking his head under the wheel of history again. However, this was something that ordinary people of this era could not understand.

So Song Huaifeng defended himself, "My friend is quite reliable. He actually has a business in the computer city, and he's doing pretty well."

Xu Zhe waved his hand: "Well, let me not talk about whether you, a technical R&D expert with many years of experience, can handle sales. Let me just say one thing, have you ever shopped online?"

Song Huaifeng: “I’ve heard of it.”

Xu Zhe: "You can learn about online shopping, especially how many people buy computers and computer accessories online, how fast the transaction volume is growing, and how the reputation of online shopping compares to that of computer malls, and then you will know."

Song Huaifeng couldn't help but frowned: "Online shopping malls can replace computer malls? It's unlikely, right?"

Xu Zhe said firmly: "This is not a question of possibility, this is a fact that is happening. If you think it is unrealistic, then think about it, ten years ago, would you dare to believe that CRT TVs would be completely eliminated?"

"The cathode ray tubes have not been completely..." Song Huaifeng subconsciously wanted to argue, but he lost his confidence halfway through his words.

This forty-year-old man, who had suffered a series of setbacks recently, seemed to have lost all his self-confidence and fell silent again.

After waiting for a while, Xu Zhe said, "How about this, uncle, you should think about it first and discuss it with aunt before making a decision. Anyway, I can provide a part-time position here. The salary for the first three months will definitely not be high, but it will not require too much time and energy. You can do the part-time job here while doing the computer mall sales work."

Song Huaifeng asked in a low voice: "You want to make a game, how can I help you? I have never made a game."

Xu Zhe: "It's okay. I can make games myself. What I need your help with has nothing to do with technical details. For example, contacting outsourcing, running around to handle formalities, etc., which are mainly administrative matters. Because I am a minor, some things are indeed inconvenient for me."

Song Huaifeng had some understanding. There was actually no threshold for so-called administrative affairs. Anyone could do it. It was more likely for the purpose of helping him.

His expression became more serious, and he asked, "How much is the part-time salary?"

Xu Zhe: "Eight hundred per month during the probation period."

Song Huaifeng nodded and said without hesitation: "No problem, I can do it."

Xu Zhe laughed: "You don't even ask about the salary standard after the probation period?"

Song Huaifeng said seriously: "Don't ask this. If I can help you, that would be great."

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Song Xingye’s birthday party ended, and Xu Zhe and Tang Lingfei said goodbye and left together.

After sitting alone in her bedroom for a while, the girl suddenly knocked on her parents' bedroom door and asked, "Does our family have a local map?"

Li Caixia was rummaging through boxes and cabinets, looking for something. When she heard her daughter's words, she turned around and asked, "A city map?"

Song Xingye nodded: "I want to see how far away from school we are after moving."

Li Caixia sighed, "It's farther from school than it is now. And the city is developing towards the south, and there's nothing to the north. It's pretty boring."

Song Xingye: "It's okay, I'll take a look first."

At this time, the father beside him had handed the map to him. He said nothing, but there was a hint of guilt in his eyes.

The girl took the map and was about to turn around and walk away, but suddenly remembered something.

She asked, "Dad, what are you talking about with Xu Zhe?"

Song Huaifeng thought for a moment and said, "It's hard for me to say. Ask him in person next time and see if he's willing to tell you."

"What? And you're making it so mysterious..."

After complaining, Song Xingye walked out of his parents' bedroom and returned to his own room.

Close the door and unfold the map of the city.

She quickly found the location of No. 1 Middle School. Then, based on the name of the neighborhood, she found the place where she was going to move to, as well as... the neighborhood where Xu Zhe and Tang Lingfei lived.

The girl's white and tender fingers traced on the map. She silently planned how to go to and from school so that she could spend more time with her friends. Also, which route she should take to visit their homes on weekends.

After planning for a long time, Song Xingye murmured, "It's indeed a bit far..."

Suddenly, there was a knock on the bedroom door.

The girl subconsciously wanted to hide the map, but then she realized there was no need to hide it.

Then the door was pushed open, and mother Li Caixia came in and asked, "Have you found where we are going to move to?"

"Is this the place?" Song Xingye pointed on the map.

Li Caixia nodded: "Yes, that's it. If I walk to school, it will take half an hour just to get to school..."

It's too far to walk, should we take a car? But then I can't walk with Xu Zhe.

Song Xingye immediately became alert and said quickly: "I think it's okay, walk faster, it won't take half an hour."

Li Caixia: "Mom just remembered that I used to have a bicycle. It has not been used for a long time since our family bought it. It has been in the basement and is gathering dust. How about I take it out and see if it can still be ridden, so that you can ride it to school in the future?"

Song Xingye thought about it.

Of course she knows how to ride a bike, so it's no problem for her to go on the road. Not only can she shorten the journey time by riding a bike, but she can also go with her friends. When she was with Xu Zhe and Tang Lingfei, she just pushed the bike.

Thinking of this, the girl laughed and said, "Okay, then I'll ride my bike to school!"

Li Caixia didn't know why she was so happy. She just felt that her daughter could still be so sensible even though the family's financial situation suddenly fell. She forced herself to smile so as not to worry her parents. She was so well-behaved that it made her feel distressed.

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Chapter 111 A Heart of Gratitude

2023-09-06

On the first day of school, Song Xingye went to the teacher's office and came back with a message for Xu Zhe - the head teacher asked him to come over.

"She specifically told me," Song Xingye stuck out her tongue and smiled, "She wants to invite you over."

"It sounds like the squad leader is a little dissatisfied with me."

After Xu Zhe said this, he arrived at the office door and stepped in without hesitation.

Even if the teacher really had something against him, he was confident that he would not be criticized like others. As for why the teacher had something against him, he had already thought of a possibility.

Sure enough, when Teacher Sun saw him, he said, "Our little genius is here? Come here, come over here... Others gave me their winter vacation homework, and those who said they didn't bring their homework are also making up for it, but you, you didn't give me any."

Xu Zhe said confidently: "Didn't you say I don't need to do holiday homework?"

Math teacher Zhao couldn't help but complain, "That was to make it easier for you to prepare for the Mathematical Olympiad. Now that you've passed the Mathematical Olympiad and received the prize, why don't you write anything?"

Teacher Sun advised: "We also understand that you don't really need to do those homeworks at your level. But your grades are so good, you are already a role model for everyone. Everyone will think, oh, Xu Zhe doesn't do his homework, so we won't do it either. If they all think like this, how can we teachers do our job?"

Xu Zhe scratched his head: "But I do have something to do... Speaking of which, I should be able to participate in the provincial information competition in the second year of junior high school, right?"

Teacher Zhao didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You signed up for the competition just to avoid doing homework? There's no one like you. Information competitions are difficult. You have to learn the most difficult computer language, C++."

Xu Zhe: "In fact, C++ cannot be said to be the most difficult language. Even if we don't talk about assembly language, there is still Malbolge..."

"We don't know anything about computers," Teacher Sun interrupted, "but we can be flexible about homework. If you're willing to be the class monitor, we can discuss it."

Xu Zhe was stunned: "Me? Squad leader?"

Teacher Sun: "This way you can explain to other students. Because you are busy being a class leader and serving everyone, plus you got the first place in the grade, so you don't have to do homework. Well, this is reasonable."