Chapter 19
Though they called it changing seats, in truth all they had to do was swap the chairs. Every desk in the classroom was exactly the same; only the patterns on the chairs were different.
After giving the little rabbit seat to Bai Tu, Tang Rong chose the seat on his other side. By coincidence, the pattern on that chair was a white fox, which reminded him of Big Brother Xiao Hu.
Though neither seat was as good as the little snow leopard seat, compared to the little rabbit seat, he liked the little fox seat a bit more.
After the switch, he sat in the middle of the two little friends, which made it easier for him to look after them both.
Bai Tu nodded so fast it was almost frantic, stuffed the carrot doll into Tang Rong’s arms, then lightly lifted a chair with one hand and grabbed the other with the other hand, swiftly switching the little white rabbit chair and the little fox chair.
Wuwu, Xiao Rong was so nice. He had traded seats with him.
He absolutely did not want to sit next to that scary little boy.
Seeing this, the system could not help blurting out in surprise: [Whoa, I really couldn’t tell—this little crybaby is actually so strong.]
Although the chairs in the classroom were small, they were definitely not light enough that a child could just lift one with one hand.
Still, it was easy enough to understand. Under the enhancement of spiritual power, the human physique was strengthened to a certain degree. You could not judge them from the perspective of an ordinary person.
This Bai Tu’s spiritual power was definitely not to be underestimated.
Tang Rong hugged the soft carrot doll, his chin resting on the carrot leaves, and he too felt a bit shocked.
He did not know very much about spiritual power. People on the junk planet rarely talked about such things.
After all, anyone with even a bit of spiritual power had already gone off to a better planet. Even if it was not the main planet, those who remained on the junk planet were all ordinary people with no spiritual power. They had no so-called talent, so those with talent stood out in an uncomfortable way. It was hard to control the envy and jealousy in people’s hearts. It was not enough to make them do anything, but they were not very willing to bring it up either.
On top of that, neither he nor Grandma had an optical brain. The cartoons he watched were also made with children who had no spiritual power in mind, so they did not include settings about spiritual power. They were simply about affection and friendship among a group of fluffy little animals.
Tang Rong had almost no way to learn about spiritual power and spirit forms.
This was the first time Tang Rong had so directly felt the gap between people with spiritual power and ordinary people like himself.
Of course he felt a little envious. Who would not want to be stronger? He also wanted to be able to lift a chair with one hand. That was super cool.
And besides, if he had that kind of strength, then he would be able to protect the important people in his life better.
But other than simple envy, he did not have any other emotions.
He was a child who was very easy to satisfy. He was very content with his current life and with who he was now.
Shen Muhan naturally noticed both Bai Tu’s strength and the look in Tang Rong’s eyes.
He dismissed it with disdain.
He was the only SSS-rank in the entire galaxy. He had absolute confidence in his own strength. Sooner or later, the child who liked little snow leopards would definitely look at him like that too—but not now.
So what if Bai Tu was impressive? Compared to earning the admiration of the child who liked little snow leopards, what Shen Muhan wanted more right now was to win his favoritism.
Just like before, when he wanted Mother to rub his belly a little longer, his snow leopard-form self would always pretend he had eaten too much and felt bloated and uncomfortable, then leap into Mother’s arms and whine and act spoiled, deliberately showing weakness.
Once the chairs had been switched, Tang Rong returned the carrot doll to Bai Tu.
It was obvious that the carrot doll was very important to Bai Tu, just like the little snow leopard doll used to be very important to him.
Taking the carrot back, Bai Tu happily sat down beside Tang Rong. Without the blue-eyed boy’s gaze on him, Bai Tu’s whole body relaxed a lot.
The carrot doll was his comfort doll, a gift his family had given him when he was little and first tested with a spirit form. It had always been with him wherever he went. It was the most important thing he owned.
If Father Bai and Mother Bai had been there, they definitely would have been shocked to see Bai Tu stuff the carrot doll into Tang Rong’s arms, because Bai Tu treated the carrot doll as the most important thing in the world. Other than his closest father and mother, no one else was allowed to touch it. Even when it was washed, he had to personally put it into the washing-and-drying machine and stand guard the whole time.
But in Bai Tu’s heart at this moment, Tang Rong was already the big brother he had chosen in advance, someone who, like the carrot doll, gave him a sense of safety.
Trust and friendship between little children were just that easy to build.
Noticing that all three little children in the last row were now sitting obediently in their places, Teacher Tangyuan finally began the first official kindergarten class.
After a simple self-introduction, Tangyuan handed the floor over to the children below the platform, letting them introduce themselves one by one so they could get familiar with each other and, at the same time, practice their social skills a little.
Though the classroom had three rows of seats, with five desks and chairs in each row, making fifteen seats in total, there were actually only six students in this class.
There was no helping it—these six children were all too special. If they had not gone to kindergarten, they would each have had professional one-on-one teachers instead. It was only because they happened to be similar in age that they were placed together.
Once they finalized their seats today, all the empty spots would be removed tomorrow. The six children would sit neatly in a row, with no distinction between front and back.
Tangyuan swept her gaze over the room. “Which little friend would like to start with their self-introduction?”
The instant she finished speaking, the twin sisters in the first row raised their little hands at the same time.
Tangyuan smiled in relief and asked, “Would you like to introduce yourselves one at a time, or together?”
The sisters looked at each other and answered in unison, “Together!”
Tangyuan immediately invited the two “identical” little children up to the front.
“My name is Luo Yue. I’m the older sister,” said the little girl on the left with the braided pigtails.
“My name is Luo Xing. I’m the younger sister,” said the little girl on the right with the braided pigtails.
“We’re twins, so we look very alike.”
“But we’re not completely identical.”
Luo Yue said, “I like singing. My favorite singer is Jiuwei. I want to become a singer like him too.”
Luo Xing said, “I like dancing, and I also like Jiuwei. His singing is especially, especially beautiful.”
Hearing this, Tang Rong blinked.
Jiuwei… wasn’t that Third Brother’s stage name?
In the ending credits of the cartoon, Butler Uncle had specially pointed out Third Brother’s name to him—“Jiuwei”—and told him that it was his stage name.
After that, in every episode of the cartoon, Tang Rong would carefully listen to the ending theme while waiting for Third Brother’s stage name to appear, almost like some sort of fun little ritual.
He did not know many characters yet and had not undergone systematic learning. His recognition of words came only from simple visual shapes. Butler Uncle had said that after he started school, the teacher would teach him little by little, and then, when the time came, he would also teach him how to write the names of his family members.
Butler Uncle had even added the songs Third Brother sang into the music app on his optical brain, so even without watching the cartoon, he could listen to the songs directly.
The system chimed in his mind: [The person they like should be your Third Brother, Host.]
Jiuwei… Big Brother Xiao Hu… nine-tailed fox…
It was really too obvious. If their host had been any older than four, there was no way they could have hidden it from him this long.
But the system had no intention of exposing it either. Letting things happen naturally was just fine.
It was also looking forward to the day when the host discovered it for himself. That would definitely be very interesting.
With the system’s confirmation, a strong wave of pride suddenly rose in Tang Rong’s heart.
Third Brother was amazing!
When school ended, he was going to tell Third Brother about this first thing!
After the twins Luo Yue and Luo Xing finished their introduction, a chubby little child in the second row immediately followed them up onto the platform. He had a lollipop in his mouth, and one of his plump cheeks was puffed out slightly by the candy.
The virtual world could simulate the taste of food and even the feeling of fullness, but the body in the real world would not be affected. Even if you ate until you were full inside the virtual world, once you returned to reality, your stomach would still be empty.
Once he stepped onto the platform, he took the lollipop out into his hand and said in a thick little voice, “My name is Qi Fu. Grandpa said that when I was born, I was already chubby and especially good at eating. Since being able to eat is a blessing, he gave me this name.”
Thinking of how the twin children just now had talked about their hobbies and dreams, he added, “I like eating the most. In the future, I want to become a gourmet.”
Seeing this, the system suddenly asked Tang Rong in his mind: [Host, what do you want to do in the future?]
That question stumped Tang Rong a little.
In the past, his biggest goal had simply been to have enough to eat and enough to wear and to stay alive. But now, he did not have to worry about food or clothing anymore, and he could live on properly. His goal had already been achieved.
Tang Rong thought carefully again and suddenly thought of something. He answered, “I want to help you leave this world smoothly.”
He remembered that the system had said that if he could not complete missions and earn enough points, then the system would not be able to leave this world.
Though he liked the system staying with him, he still hoped he could help the system complete its missions and leave this world successfully. The system surely had a home of its own too. It was only because of work that it had bound itself to him and temporarily stayed in this world. He did not want the system to be unable to go home because of him.
The system froze.
It did not only hear the host’s reply; it could also see what the host was thinking in his heart.
It was only data born from virtual code. It had no living body’s heart, not even a physical form. Yet in this moment, it suddenly felt as though it had flesh and blood, and within that flesh and blood, a tiny heart had begun pounding violently.
When it first bound itself to a little host who was allergic to fluffy things, it had been devastated, thinking that the main system had tricked it. Clearly it was a fluffy-things system, yet it had somehow turned into a child-rearing system too, and its points had never gone up again.
Now, it felt that everything had been worth it.
Even if it earned enough points to leave this world, it no longer wanted to leave just like that. It wanted to watch the host slowly grow up and stay by his side through this whole life.
While it was still overwhelmed with emotion, the chubby little child on the platform had already finished introducing himself. He put the lollipop back into his mouth and returned to his seat.
Teacher Tangyuan’s gaze very naturally fell on the three little children sitting close together in the last row.
Bai Tu was timid and somewhat shy, so naturally he could not gather the courage to be the first among the three to go up. Hugging the carrot doll in his arms, he nervously lowered his eyelashes.
Shen Muhan did not care either way, but he wanted to hear the child who liked little snow leopards introduce himself first.
The next second, the little child sitting in the middle suddenly stood up and walked to the platform.
“My name is Tang Rong. Rong as in fluffy. I like fluffy things, and my favorite animal is the little snow leopard.”
For the moment, he could not think of anything else he wanted to do, and he could not expose the system’s existence, so he only introduced his preferences.
Favorite…
Not just liked—favorite.
His favorite was the little snow leopard.
Shen Muhan’s ears, which had only just cooled down with difficulty, instantly burned red all over again.
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