Chapter 16: I Have Low Blood Sugar

Besides, the boy still needs to win over his future wife. This money must be spent, and if it's not enough, Shen Yuhua would just give him more.

Seeing her husband sulking like a jar of vinegar tipped over, his eyes filled with grievance, Shen Yuhua rolled her eyes at him. "Are you seriously jealous over this? Our son just got first place! Shouldn't we reward him? Look at your sour face."

"Wife, you've never given me a thousand before."

"A thousand? For you to buy alcohol with? Ye Yuanfeng, keep dreaming!" Shen Yuhua was in a good mood today, so she decided not to bring up his previous misdeeds.

Ye Chen held the thousand yuan happily, planning to save some at home. However, he didn't expect his dad to push open his room door and come in.

"Dad, what's up?" Ye Chen asked.

Ye Yuanfeng hesitated, his voice low. After a while, he finally said softly, "Xiao Chen, didn't your mom give you a thousand yuan today?"

"Yeah, why?" Ye Chen raised an eyebrow.

"Well, could you spare two hundred for your dad? Eight hundred should be enough for you. You're just a primary school student—you don't need much money." Ye Yuanfeng's voice was barely audible, terrified Shen Yuhua might overhear.

His pocket money was already gone.

He couldn't bear to touch his stash of secret savings.

Ye Chen chuckled. "Dad, I'm saving this money. Nianxi is my future wife. I need to spend this on her, so—"

Before Ye Yuanfeng could respond, someone appeared behind him and grabbed his ear!

"How dare you ask your son for money, Ye Yuanfeng! You've got guts!" Shen Yuhua, who had originally come in to chat with Ye Chen, witnessed the scene.

"Ow, wife, not so hard!"

...

Ye Chen shook his head with a wry smile and sat back down on his chair, turning to the system interface.

He checked his admiration points: 582.

That allowed him to draw five beginner-level rewards.

He glanced at the points required for a mid-tier draw: 3000!

That was a lot. When would he manage to save up 3000?

After some thought, he decided to spend 100 admiration points for a draw.

Quickly, the results were displayed: Beginner Martial Arts!

Moments later, he felt something new in his mind. It was subtle and strange.

"Xiao Chen, the water's ready. Come out for a bath," Shen Yuhua called out.

"Coming."

After taking a bath, Ye Chen tidied up the bathroom and went back to his room to sleep.

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The next day, Ye Chen's perfect scores in all three subjects caused a stir among the school's leadership.

The principal instructed the class teacher to make sure they nurture such a student. With results like his, the school's reputation would shine.

Meanwhile, some classmates, who had accused Ye Chen of cheating, were shocked to hear the principal himself praising him. At their age, they already understood envy.

They stubbornly claimed Ye Chen must have cheated.

Gu Nianxi had already argued with them several times because of it.

"Brother Ye Chen, you clearly did it on your own. But Jiang Wenxin and the others just insist you cheated," the little girl said, clenching her fists. If she had more strength, she'd fight them herself!

Ye Chen pinched her cheek and smiled. "Just ignore them."

"Exactly! They can't do well themselves, so they accuse others of cheating!" Gu Nianxi snorted.

Her words were overheard by Jiang Wenxin and Zhong Lian in the front row. Jiang Wenxin sneered, "He obviously cheated. How else could he get such high scores?"

"The teacher already said Ye Chen didn't cheat."

"I don't believe it."

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow. "Oh? So you're saying you don't trust the invigilators? Why don't we go ask them together after class?"

Jiang Wenxin suddenly felt a pang of guilt. If Ye Chen had really cheated, the invigilators would have been the first to call him out.

After all, kids are kids.

"W-Well, what's there to ask? His sudden good grades are suspicious—who knows—"

"Knows what?" Ye Chen's expression remained faint, but his eyes bore into him, making Jiang Wenxin shiver.

Panicked, Jiang Wenxin turned his head away and stopped talking.

Zhong Lian was furious. "Coward!"

With the removal of a poor performer, the class teacher's mood visibly improved.

At last, their class had a perfect score in math.

The teacher now beamed with pride among his peers.

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After class, the little girl turned around, grinning. "Brother Ye Chen, I want spicy sticks!"

Spicy sticks?

Ye Chen frowned, instinctively thinking they were unhealthy.

However, at this time, spicy sticks were a wildly popular snack among students—five cents a pack.

Brands like Weilong, Piaopiaoxiang, and even "Love Apartment" were all the rage.

"Fine, just this once."

After class, the snack shop was packed with students.

"Brother Ye Chen, do you want some?" the little girl asked, turning back. Her mom had given her five yuan in pocket money earlier. She could buy several packs and share them with Ye Chen.

Ye Chen patted her head. Though he thought spicy sticks weren't great, if the little girl was buying them, he'd try one.

"Sure."

"Yay!"

Delighted, Gu Nianxi skipped off to buy the snacks.

In no time, she returned with several packs of spicy sticks and two lollipops.

Ye Chen smiled. "You and your sweet tooth. Be careful, or Auntie will scold you again."

Gu Nianxi pouted. "I haven't had candy in two days. If I don't eat some soon, I'll get hypoglycemia. They say sugar helps with that."

"Hypoglycemia?" Ye Chen chuckled. "Where did you learn that?"

"From TV! The lady said hypoglycemia needs sugar."

The little girl, with her innocent smile, handed him two packs of spicy sticks. "Brother Ye Chen, which one do you want?"

"This one." Ye Chen pointed to Weilong.

"You like this too? Me too!" The little foodie was thrilled that Ye Chen shared her taste.

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The day's lessons ended, and after school, Ye Chen and Gu Nianxi walked home hand in hand. Glancing at the sky, Ye Chen quickened his pace.

The weather forecast had predicted heavy rain, and the sky was already overcast.

"Brother Ye Chen, what's wrong?"

Ye Chen fixed her little pigtails and replied, "It's going to rain heavily soon." There might even be thunder.

Judging by the clouds, it would rain in about ten minutes. That should be enough time.

However, Ye Chen underestimated the weather. After running for a while, the rain began pouring down.

Moments later—

Boom!

A thunderclap resounded, followed by a streak of lightning that split the sky!

Terrified, Gu Nianxi trembled and instinctively clung to Ye Chen. He was a head taller than her, just enough to shield her from the rain.

"Brother Ye Chen, I'm scared."