Game

After the little drama at the school gate, Luo Fan, Luo Tian, and Su Xiaoyu finally entered the classroom.

Upon arriving, Luo Fan lazily sat in his seat, while Su Xiaoyu was still huffing in frustration before taking hers. Luo Tian, not wanting to get involved further, simply sighed and sat down gracefully, attracting the admiration of several classmates.

Not long after, the teacher entered, and class began. As usual, Luo Fan felt bored. Kindergarten lessons were far too easy for someone who retained memories from a past life. Resting his chin on his hand, he glanced at Su Xiaoyu, who was listening intently to the teacher.

Tsk, such a serious little kid, he thought before shifting his gaze to Luo Tian, who was sitting elegantly, writing neatly in his notebook.

When break time arrived, the children rushed outside to play. However, before Luo Fan could escape, Su Xiaoyu was already standing in front of him with her arms crossed.

"Luo Fan, I challenge you!" she declared confidently.

Luo Fan raised an eyebrow. "Huh? Challenge me? For what?"

"A race in the playground! Let's see who's better!"

Luo Fan smirked. "Hah, you must be joking. I'm not interested."

"What? Are you afraid of losing?" Su Xiaoyu teased with a challenging tone.

Luo Fan scoffed. "Hah, I just don't want to waste my time competing against someone who's bound to lose."

Before he could refuse further, Luo Tian, sitting beside him, smiled gently. "Luo Fan, there's no harm in playing a little, right? Think of it as exercise."

Luo Fan sighed. "Fine, fine. But if I win, you have to admit that I'm better than you!"

Su Xiaoyu grinned. "Hmph! That won't happen!"

They headed to the playground, where other children gathered, curious about the race.

Luo Fan stood at the starting line confidently, while Su Xiaoyu rolled up her sleeves as if preparing for a grand battle. Luo Tian, acting as the referee, raised her hand.

"Ready... go!"

They both dashed forward at full speed. However, shortly after starting, Luo Fan realized something—Su Xiaoyu was actually quite fast!

"Eh?! Why is she this fast?" he murmured, slightly stunned.

Su Xiaoyu glanced back and smirked. "Hahaha! You're falling behind, Luo Fan!"

"Don't get cocky just yet!" Luo Fan immediately picked up his pace.

The race grew more intense, the other children cheered, and Luo Tian smiled as she watched the two of them compete with enthusiasm.

Su Xiaoyu accelerated, leaving Luo Fan behind. No matter how hard he tried, the gap between them widened.

"What the heck?! How is she this fast?" Luo Fan could hardly believe his eyes.

Meanwhile, Su Xiaoyu laughed triumphantly. "Hahaha! I told you, you won't beat me!"

It didn't take long for Su Xiaoyu to reach the finish line first. The children cheered as Luo Fan finally arrived, panting.

"Haah... haah... Damn it!" Luo Fan gritted his teeth, feeling frustrated. He hadn't expected the power gap between men and women in this world to be so drastic.

Luo Tian, already waiting at the finish line, smiled gently. "Well done, Su Xiaoyu. You're really fast."

Hearing Luo Tian's praise, Su Xiaoyu lifted her head so high that only her nostrils were visible.

She patted her chest proudly. "Of course! I'm amazing!" Then she turned to Luo Fan and smirked. "Now, keep your promise!"

Luo Fan huffed in frustration. He wanted to deny it, but everyone around him was waiting for his answer.

"I... I admit that you're better than me," he said reluctantly.

Inside, he cursed, Damn it, I'm a grown man losing to a little girl?

If other time travelers heard about this, wouldn't he become a laughingstock?

Su Xiaoyu laughed victoriously. "Hahaha! Good, good! In that case, I'll graciously accept your praise!"

Luo Fan scowled. "Tsk! Don't get cocky. Next time, I'll win for sure!"

Su Xiaoyu only smirked. "We'll see!"

Luo Tian sighed at their ongoing rivalry but was also glad that her brother was at least interacting with his classmates.

After the race, they returned to class. Luo Fan was still annoyed but also started accepting the reality that this world was different. If women were naturally stronger than men, then he had to find another way to stand out!

He planned to train in martial arts since men were weak in this world.

So he had to find another way to avoid being too powerless.

Deep inside, he swore never to lose like this again!

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Once class resumed, their teacher, Miss Lin, stood at the front with a gentle smile.

"Children, today we're going to play a team game!" she announced enthusiastically. "You will be paired—one girl and one boy—to build the tallest tower using blocks. The team with the tallest tower will be the winner!"

"And those who fail will receive a penalty!"

The class buzzed with excitement.

"Alright, I will now assign your partners," Miss Lin continued, calling out names.

"First... Liu Xia and Chen Jie."

"Next, Zhao Ling with Luo Tian."

...

"Su Xiaoyu with Luo Fan."

The moment Luo Fan heard his name paired with Su Xiaoyu, he groaned.

"Why do I have to be partnered with this annoying girl?" he muttered.

Su Xiaoyu crossed her arms and huffed. "Hey, I don't want to be paired with a slowpoke like you either!"

Luo Tian, paired with another girl, only smiled as he watched them argue again.

The game began. Each pair received a set of blocks to stack as high as possible within the time limit.

"Alright, let's start!" Miss Lin announced.

The children eagerly worked together to build their towers. Some teams were very coordinated, carefully stacking their blocks to avoid toppling over.

However, on the other side...

"Luo Fan, hand me that block!"

"Hmph, I'd rather build it myself."

...

"You can't place the block like that! It'll fall!" Luo Fan complained.

"Shut up! I know what I'm doing!" Su Xiaoyu retorted, stubbornly stacking blocks her way.

"Ugh, you're so stubborn!"

"If you don't like it, do it yourself!"

"Fine!"

Instead of cooperating, they fought over the blocks. As a result, their tower became dangerously unstable. Before they realized it—

Crash!

Their tower collapsed completely.

They both froze.

Su Xiaoyu stared at the scattered blocks in disbelief, while Luo Fan pinched the bridge of his nose in frustration.

Meanwhile, Luo Tian and his partner had built a tall, stable tower. The other children cheered.

"Look, Luo Tian won!" one classmate exclaimed.

"As expected from Luo Tian!"

Compared to Luo Tian's tower, their own attempt was utterly pathetic.

Luo Tian smiled gently. "Thank you. It was all thanks to good teamwork," he said elegantly.

Luo Fan glanced at his brother, who was receiving praise, then back at their own fallen tower.

"Ugh... we lost so badly," he muttered in defeat.

Su Xiaoyu scoffed and crossed her arms. "This is all your fault!"

Luo Fan glared. "My fault? It's your fault too!"

They resumed bickering, making their classmates chuckle.

Miss Lin sighed but smiled. "Alright, it seems some teams need to learn about teamwork."

"Ehem..."

Miss Lin cleared her throat. "As agreed, the losing team will face a small penalty."

Hearing the word "penalty," Luo Fan tensed up. He glanced at Su Xiaoyu, who also looked uneasy but tried to appear unfazed.

"This time, the punishment is simple," Miss Lin said with a knowing smile. "You two must sing in front of the class together!"

Luo Fan and Su Xiaoyu widened their eyes.

"What?!" they both exclaimed at the same time.

"No way! I don't want to sing with this brat!" Su Xiaoyu protested.

"Huh? I don't want to sing either because I don't know how to!" Luo Fan replied nervously.

Miss Lin smiled patiently. "No complaints. Rules are rules."

The children in the class started giggling, eager to see how this constantly bickering duo would sing together.

Luo Tian, sitting in his seat, watched his twin brother with amusement. "Come on, little bro, show us your singing talent," he teased.

Luo Fan's face instantly turned red with anger. "Stop calling me little bro! I'm only five minutes younger than you!"

The children laughed even harder.

"Look at Luo Fan's face turning red, just like my uncle's pet monkey's butt!"

"What? But aren't monkey butts green?"

"A monkey's butt is red because I touched it," a child said innocently.

"Gross! You touched a monkey's butt? Isn't that dirty?"

Luo Fan ignored the conversation happening around him.

With a look of pure misery, Luo Fan and Su Xiaoyu finally walked to the front of the class.

"What should we sing?" Luo Fan whispered reluctantly.

Su Xiaoyu thought for a moment before saying, "How about the children's song Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star?"

Luo Fan scoffed. "Seriously? That's a baby song!"

"If you have a better idea, go ahead!" Su Xiaoyu challenged.

Luo Fan fell silent. He didn't actually know any other songs that were easier. In the end, he gave up.

"Fine, fine! Let's just get this over with!" he grumbled.

They started singing:

"Twinkle, twinkle, little star~"

However, since they were still annoyed with each other, they sang in a flat and lifeless tone.

The entire class burst into laughter at their performance, which sounded more like two people being forced to sing rather than a harmonious duet.

"Are they even singing? I feel like my dog sings better!"

"My dad's pig sings better!"

"Hah… My grandpa's buffalo sings better!"

The conversations grew even more heated.

"Sing with more energy!" Miss Lin encouraged with a smile.

Luo Tian had to cover his mouth to keep from laughing too loudly.

Finally, after enduring this "torture," Luo Fan and Su Xiaoyu returned to their seats with sour expressions.

"That was so embarrassing," Luo Fan muttered, resting his head on the desk.

Su Xiaoyu huffed. "Hmph! This is all your fault!"

"Hey! It's your fault too, you know!"

And just like that, they went back to arguing as usual, while the class remained filled with laughter.