Chapter 3 School is Hell 1
“Ding Ling Ling…”
When the alarm clock rang through the sky, Wei Xi habitually burrowed deeper into the quilt and plugged his ears, but it was no use.
She turned over irritably, trying to pretend that she didn't hear the sound of the alarm clock. As if the gods had heard her prayers, the alarm clock stopped abruptly.
Just as Wei Xi was about to fall asleep, a strange woman's voice sounded outside the door: "Xiao Xi, it's time to get up, have breakfast, and get ready for school."
Who is this woman and why is she in my house?
The doubt just flashed through Wei Xi's mind, and what happened yesterday passed by his eyes quickly like a kaleidoscope, making Wei Xi wake up all of a sudden.
Oh my God, how could she forget that this was no longer the world she was familiar with, nor was this the lonely family where she would always be alone, but a new home.
The person outside must be the new mother whom I haven’t met yet. Oh no, I have to get up quickly.
Mi Xi jumped up in panic and was about to change her clothes - yesterday Error Code 123 had already packed the school uniform and school bag she would need for school today. If Mi Xi, who had no idea what was going on, was left to sort it out alone, she might turn all the clothes in the closet upside down and still not be able to find the school uniform - but she found Error Code 123 lying on the ground sleeping soundly.
The alarm clock was pressed under his palm and the second hand made a ticking sound.
It turns out that this was the one that turned off the alarm just now.
Although it is a robot, its voice is that of a boy, and it seems that it also thinks it is a boy, so Miki is embarrassed to change clothes next to it. But waking it up seems too cruel, after all, it is Miki who has to go to school, not it.
Wei Xi thought about it for a long time, and finally took down the quilt, covered its head, and then began to change clothes.
I never thought that the school uniform of this school would be so retro - the upper body is a slim-fitting Chinese-style green robe, with strings of embroidered cloth buttons winding down from the neckline, which is both classic and elegant without being overly depressing; the lower body is a black pleated skirt, with a few dark butterflies faintly visible on the corners of the skirt.
“Wow, it’s beautiful.”
After changing into her school uniform, Wei Xi looked left and right, and even turned around excitedly. When she was about to open the door and go out, Error Code 123 lifted the quilt and said anxiously, "Wait, you haven't put on makeup yet."
Thinking about dressing up so ugly again, Wei Xifeiyang immediately became depressed: "No way, do I have to put on makeup? Can't I just pretend that I've suddenly become beautiful because I changed my hairstyle and clothes?"
“No!” Error Code 123 shook his finger. “Stop complaining and come sit down.”
Looking at the shaking finger, Wei Xi suddenly remembered what happened yesterday about "Error code 123 whether the gloves should be taken off when doing housework", so she reached out and grabbed the finger.
Unexpectedly, Error Code 123 moved faster, retracted his fingers in an instant, and put his hand down: "What do you want to do?"
"Stingy guy! I just want to see what your hands look like after taking off the gloves. Come on, let me see." Wei Xi urged.
Error Code 123 tilted his head, a glimmer of light reflected from his glasses: "I can't take off the gloves. They are one with me, made of special high-tech materials, and can be washed directly, just like human skin."
"Oh, that's it."
Wei Xi suddenly lost the mood to explore, and sat down obediently, allowing error code 123 to smear .
After the error code 123 indicated that the work was completed, Wei Xi looked at the ugly self in the mirror with mixed feelings and said, "I never thought that the first time I put on makeup in my life would not be to make myself beautiful, but to make myself ugly."
Error code 123 threw her out the door impatiently: "Stop dawdling. You'll be late if you delay any further."
After being thrown out of the door, Wei Xi clenched his fist angrily and raised it in the air: "You useless robot...ah!"
The door suddenly opened and a schoolbag was thrown out, hitting Weixi's chest. The pain was so severe that she almost cried.
In order to save time, Wei Xi had to swallow his anger, silently made a note in his mind, left behind a useless "Damn it, just wait for me", and hurried downstairs.
Wei Xi is about to meet her new mother, and she is very worried that her mother will find out that her daughter has been replaced by someone else.
But when she walked into the restaurant, smelled the aroma coming towards her, and saw the food on the table, she couldn't help but say, "Wow, it smells so good."
As he said this, Wei Xi suddenly thought of a problem - the sound.
I wonder if her voice is similar to that of her great-great-great-grandmother. If it's not, wouldn't it be a rip-off? Oops, she actually forgot to ask about error code 123.
But the words had been spoken and could not be taken back. Wei Xi looked at the new mother in fear.
The mother, wearing an apron, was washing things with her back to the dining table and didn't even look back in surprise.
"You finally got up? Come on and eat! I still have to clean up after you finish eating. I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you're such a grown-up girl, why are you always so slow and needing others to urge you to get up? That's why your academic performance can never improve."
After hearing what her mother said, Wei Xi felt relieved.
Since even the mother who lives with her daughter day and night didn't notice that her daughter had changed her partner, then I guess no one else would notice either.
By the way, didn’t she meet those three “classmates” yesterday? They just mistook her for their great-great-great-grandmother.
Without any worries, Wei Xi finally relaxed completely. Only then did she turn her eyes to the steaming breakfast on the table.
Although it was just fried eggs, porridge and some side dishes, Wei Xi's nose suddenly felt a little sour.
How long has it been?
How long has it been since you sat at the dining table like you do now, smelling the aroma wafting from the kitchen, waiting peacefully for your family to prepare and serve the meal, and then happily eat together?
How long has it been since...
"Xiao Xi!"
The sudden roar interrupted Wei Xi's thoughts. She looked up in panic and found that her mother, who had been washing things at the sink just now, was now standing in front of the dining table, with her hands on her hips, glaring at her.
"What on earth are you daydreaming about? You're going to be late if you don't leave now, and you haven't even had breakfast yet. My God, when will you ever stop worrying about me?"
My mother’s nagging is so scary, and her expression is so fierce.
Feeling guilty, Wei Xi ate the egg in two or three bites, quickly drank half a bowl of porridge, then grabbed her schoolbag and ran out: "I'm done, I'm going to school now."
"You're wasting food again! I tell you every day not to leave any food, but you never change!"
Wei Xi heard her mother's dissatisfied complaints from behind. She wondered why she was not as happy as she had imagined, but instead felt a little annoyed.
Walking out of the house and standing on the street, Weixi took out a piece of paper.
This piece of paper was obviously torn from a notebook, with many neatly printed green lines on it. But now a simple map was drawn on it with a black pen, and there were several large black ink blobs.
This is the map to school that Error Code 123 drew specifically for Weixi, and it also thoughtfully came with a bus card.
As for pocket money... I'm sorry, what is that? My mom never gave it to me, so of course error code 123 can't be generated.
"If I don't have pocket money, do I need to bring a lunch box?" Wei Xi asked Error Code 123 this question last night.
Error code 123 looked at Mi Xi with a silly expression and said, "The school provides lunch, so you can just eat it at school. Isn't this common sense? Schools in the 25th century were also like this."
Wei Xi almost blurted out: "My school is not like that."
Fortunately, she braked in time and immediately thought of another thing: "What will you do when I'm not at home?"
What if my mother finds it when she goes to clean the room? Wouldn’t that cause big trouble?
Error Code 123 pressed the brim of his hat and said, "I have a plan. You don't have to worry."
What an arrogant guy!
Since it said not to worry, there must be a way to solve it, so Wei Xi did not ask any more questions. Because compared to error code 123, Wei Xi felt that it was more likely that he would get into trouble.
"Don't worry, there will be nothing wrong." A big hand suddenly pressed on Wei Xi's head, patted it gently, and then moved away.
The palm of her hand was not warm, but Wei Xi felt it was warm to the bottom of her heart.
For a long time, Wei Xi has been living alone. She has long been accustomed to making detailed budget plans for living expenses according to the purpose, and she is even more accustomed to doing everything by herself. It has been a long time since she has encountered a situation like now where she doesn't have to worry about anything in life and can only concentrate on studying.
She held the map and couldn't help but smile.
Although it was drawn very simply and messily, it was specially prepared for her by someone else.
She accepted this kindness.
"What on earth is the error code 123 drawing?"
She followed the instructions on the map and walked for nearly 15 minutes, then found herself back where she started!
She should have realized long ago that a housekeeping robot that couldn't even cook was unreliable.
When she got home, she would have to settle the score with it, but the most urgent thing was to get to school. But if she continued like this, she would definitely be late.
What's more troublesome is that she saw that Error Code 123 looked so confident that she thought she could get to the school directly by following the map, so she didn't even ask the name of the school.
Ah, what should I do?
There are no mobile phones in this world, so she can’t even call and ask.
By the way, her current home has a landline, so she can call home.
But……
She has no money!
Even if I found a public telephone booth, I couldn't make a call.
Just when she was getting extremely anxious, a heavenly voice suddenly appeared.
"Wei Xi, why are you here?"
Does anyone know her?
Wei Xi looked over with surprise, and saw a girl wearing the same clothes as her walking towards her, waving.
This must be a classmate!
Great, we’re saved. Just follow her and we’ll be able to reach school.
But wait, who is she? Wouldn't it be weird if I couldn't remember her name?
Mi Xi was extremely conflicted, but she still smiled and waved to the girl: "I thought I could take a shortcut, but I got the wrong direction and ended up here. Do you live nearby? That's great, I'm lost and don't know what to do."
When the girl came closer, Wei Xi saw her appearance clearly. She had an ordinary appearance, about the same height as Wei Xi, and had no bangs on her forehead. Instead, her hair was parted in the middle and combed to the sides, with two braids.
Strange, why do I always feel that she looks familiar?
"Wei Xi, what are you daydreaming about?"
The girl spoke a little slowly, and each word sounded soft and a little strange.
Originally, Miki thought she was a little strange, but when she heard this way of speaking, a cute anime character appeared in her mind.
Isn’t this the real-life version of Apple Maruko’s good friend Xiaoyu?
Wei Xi suddenly felt that she was extremely kind.
Because Miki's favorite cartoon when she was a child was "Apple Maruko-chan", she never expected that in this world, she would meet a girl who is so similar to Apple Maruko's friend. And judging from her attitude just now, she might also be a good friend of the original Miki.
This unexpected surprise made Wei Xi's anger disappear. After hearing what the girl said, she blurted out without thinking: "You are so cute."
"Hate it, Wei Xi is making fun of me again." The girl's face turned red, and she stood there shyly, saying in a low voice, "I think Wei Xi is cute too."
Wei Xi’s eyes widened: this reaction was exactly the same as Xiao Yu’s.
"Oh, I was so busy talking that I forgot about it. Let's go quickly, or we'll be late."
She looked at her watch, became flustered, and started jogging while pulling Weixi.
Wei Xi looked at her watch with some envy and thought depressedly: No, I must ask my mother to buy me a watch when I go home in the evening, otherwise I won’t be able to keep track of the time.
Just as she had this thought, she heard the girl say strangely: "Wei Xi, why aren't you wearing the watch you showed me a few days ago?"
Wei Xi looked at her in surprise and almost asked, "What watch is it?"
The girl happened to be looking forward at this time, and did not notice Wei Xi's expression. She said to herself: "You said your father bought it specially for you, and it was quite expensive. He said you should cherish it. Are you planning to put it away and not use it?"
Her words almost made Wei Xi feel dizzy.
It’s over. My wish to ask my mother to buy me a new watch seems to have been temporarily dashed.
She thought of something even more terrifying and her head suddenly started to hurt.
What would she say if her father asked about the watch? Should she say, "Your real daughter has already worn the watch to the 25th century"?
This answer is definitely not acceptable. I guess she will just have to take the blame, say that her watch was lost, and then get scolded.
Oh my God, why is she so unlucky?
