Volume 4: Counterattack: Bright Star Road Chapter 260 Yuan Xudong wants his sister to move away
"Really, brother, are you Korean or not? How come you don't even know this?"
Obviously not believing Yuan Xudong's words, Kong Xiuya had a rare opportunity to catch his weakness and said with contempt:
"Forget it, you don't even know this, so don't tutor me in history. Let's switch to physics. How are your physics grades?"
"It's just so-so, I get 90 points occasionally!"
"Ninety points?"
After hearing Yuan Xudong's physics results, Kong Xiuya nodded slightly and said:
"Not bad. In our class, 90 points is in the top ten!"
Hearing Kong Xiuya say this, Yuan Xudong added:
"I'm talking about the results of the National High School Physics Competition, not the regular tests. For the regular tests, they usually get full marks!"
"well?"
Kong Xiuya opened her eyes slightly and said:
"The National High School Physics Competition, the Olympic one?"
"Well, yes!"
Yuan Xudong was proud in his heart but pretended to be calm on his face. No matter in his past life or this life, perhaps because of his interest, his physics grades were good. He especially liked astrophysics. The mysterious and vast universe made him yearn for it and he wanted to take a spaceship to wander in the space. He was a firm supporter of the existence of extraterrestrial life. Otherwise, if only the earth had life in such a large universe and such a vast space, wouldn’t it be too lonely and a waste?
Of course, he only supports the existence of alien life, and does not think that alien life must be more advanced than humans. They may be carbon-based creatures like humans, or silicon-based creatures like Transformers, or even life that is completely beyond human imagination and exists in the form of energy, magnetic fields, high-energy particle flows, etc. In Yuan Xudong's view, the most important feature of life is self-awareness, or soul. As long as there is a soul, even a stone, a star, or even the entire universe, they are all life. Here we are referring to intelligent creatures, such as plants, single-cell organisms, viruses, etc. are not taken into account. Yuan Xudong is a supporter of stream of consciousness. He believes that self-awareness is above all else. Life without self-awareness is no different from God's dolls.
Just when Yuan Xudong was secretly feeling proud, Kong Xiuya suddenly pointed to a defense question on the history test paper and said with a smile on her face:
"Brother, look at this question. When Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, first sent troops to Korea, he killed 40,000 people. Why couldn't he defeat Goguryeo, which only had 100,000 people?"
"Isn't this nonsense? What do you mean you can't win?"
Yuan Xudong rolled his eyes and said:
"Does retreat mean you can't win? War is just a means to achieve a goal. If the cost is too high, the gains do not outweigh the losses, or the external conditions are not suitable, then retreat is the normal thing to do, right? What kind of historical topic is this? Unofficial history also says that Emperor Taizong of Tang retreated because he was shot blind in one eye. Those who are willing to believe in unofficial history don't think about it. If Emperor Taizong of Tang really was shot blind in one eye, would he choose to retreat instead of retaliating?"
After that, without waiting for Kong Xiuya to speak, Yuan Xudong collected the history test paper on the table and said:
"Forget it. I can't teach history like this. Let's switch to physics. What don't you know?"
"I have an extracurricular comprehension question that I don't understand. Can you help me with it?"
Kong Xiuya unfolded her physics test paper and pointed to the last extracurricular question, saying with some difficulty:
"Here is the problem of the race between the tortoise and the hare. Suppose the tortoise is one hundred meters ahead of the hare. The tortoise and the hare start the race at the same time. The hare is ten times faster than the tortoise. Calculated at ten meters per second, when the hare runs one hundred meters along the track, it takes ten seconds to reach the starting point where the tortoise was originally. The tortoise has run forward a distance again. From this moment on, the calculation starts again. When the hare catches up with the tortoise again, it takes a certain amount of time. During this time, the tortoise has run forward a distance again. This cycle repeats. Although the distance between the hare and the tortoise will get closer and closer, the hare will never be able to catch up with the tortoise. On the contrary, if the hare is ten times faster than the tortoise, it will soon catch up with and surpass the tortoise. How should this be explained?"
"It's very simple. This is a refutation. It establishes one's own argument by exposing and refuting wrong and reactionary arguments. In this question, the rabbit is ten times faster than the tortoise, but it can never catch up with the tortoise. This is obviously wrong and a fallacy. So it can be turned around to show that the question itself is wrong. There is a problem with its premise. The premise for concluding that the rabbit can never catch up with the tortoise is that time can be divided infinitely, such as 0.1 seconds, 0.01 seconds, 0.001 seconds, and so on. From a mathematical point of view, there is no problem with this, but it is not possible in physics. This also indirectly proves that time has a smallest unit, just like matter is composed of elementary particles, which cannot be divided infinitely. Do you understand?"
“I understand!”
Kong Xiuya nodded slightly and said excitedly:
"There's something wrong with this question. The teacher made a mistake, right?"
“Yes, there is something wrong with this question!”
Yuan Xudong glanced at Kong Xiuya and said helplessly:
"Forget it. This is an extracurricular question to train your thinking. It doesn't matter if you don't know the answer. Just work hard. If you really can't get into college, I'll pay for a convenience store and you can be the store manager. The current employment situation is grim. So many young people are lying at home and relying on their parents without formal jobs. Being able to be a convenience store manager is better than being poor, but not as good as the rich. What do you think? Is this arrangement okay?"
"Okay, I'll listen to you. Thank you, brother!"
Hearing that Yuan Xudong would pay for her to open a convenience store after she graduated from high school and let her be the store manager, Kong Xiuya, who had no ambitions and had no hope of being admitted to university, could not help but throw herself into Yuan Xudong's arms, hooked her hands around his neck, took the initiative to kiss his lips and said happily:
"Brother, you are so good to me, how can I repay you?"
Putting the tutoring homework aside, Yuan Xudong caressed and comforted Kong Xiuya who wanted to seduce him, while organizing his words in his mind and thinking carefully:
"Xiu Ya, this is what happened. Eun Hee and I have confirmed our relationship as boyfriend and girlfriend, so..."
Hearing that Yuan Xudong already had an official girlfriend, Kong Xiuya's heart trembled slightly, and her body stiffened. She couldn't hear what Yuan Xudong said next. She just looked up at him, tears welling up in her eyes, and said in a trembling voice:
"Brother, you...you don't want me anymore?"
"No!"
Yuan Xudong looked at Kong Xiuya, whose eyes were filled with tears, gritted his teeth, and said cruelly:
"Xiu Ya, you can live with grandma. I mean, except that you can't live with me anymore, everything else is the same as before, right?"
"Is it because of Song Eun-hee?"
Thinking of Song Eun-hee whom she had met once, Kong Xiu-ya wiped her tears with her right hand and said:
"What's so good about her? I'm younger and prettier than her. Brother, I'll listen to you in everything. Please don't chase me away, okay?"
"Xiu Ya, you should know that it's not appropriate for the two of us to live together like this!"
Yuan Xudong wiped Kong Xiuya's tears and said gently:
"You are still young. I am not suitable for you. In the future... you will meet someone better than me..."
"You're talking nonsense!"
Before Yuan Xudong could finish, Kong Xiuya interrupted him crying:
"Besides grandma, you are my only relative. Brother, please don't treat me like this, okay?"
"Xiu Ya, I can't give you what you want. I'm a bad person and I don't deserve you to be like this. You have to understand that you should..."
"You're so kind, so... gentle, you're the best person in the world!"
Without letting Yuan Xudong finish, Kong Xiuya hugged his neck tightly and cried:
"Brother, I love you, please don't chase me away, okay? I beg you, you are everything to me, please don't chase me away, okay?"
"Xiu Ya, I'm not trying to drive you away. I just want you to live with grandma. You should know that you are still young and we have no blood relationship. Living with a young girl like you, I'm afraid..."
"What are you afraid of?"
Kong Xiuya looked at Yuan Xudong with tears in her eyes and said:
"Are you afraid that Song Eun-hee will know?"
After saying that, without waiting for Yuan Xudong to answer, Kong Xiuya stood up and said:
"I'm going to find her and tell her everything, so that she can leave you..."
"Xiu Ya!"
Hearing that Kong Xiuya was going to find Song Enxi to confess everything, Yuan Xudong did not stop her, but said calmly:
"Xiu Ya, go find her and tell her everything. By then, I will resign from the Central District Prosecutor's Office, go to jail, be disgraced , and never be able to hold my head up again in my life. If doing this can make you feel better, then go ahead. I will never stop you. Go ahead!"
"Brother, I... wuwu!"
Hearing Yuan Xudong say this, Kong Xiuya couldn't help but stop and no longer thought about confessing everything to Song Enxi. She just curled up in Yuan Xudong's arms and cried, looking heartbroken.
Seeing her crying so sadly, Yuan Xudong couldn't help but feel soft-hearted. He hesitated for a moment and said:
"Xiu Ya, you live with grandma. I promise... I will visit you every week. If you miss me, you can call me or send me an email, okay?"
"I don't want it, I don't want it, I want to be with you every day!"
"That's fine then!"
Looking at Kong Xiuya who was angry with him, Yuan Xudong wanted to divert her attention and said:
"You study hard now, and when you take the college entrance examination, if you can get into Seoul University, Korea University, or Yonsei University, I will let you live with me every day, okay?"
"real?"
"real!"
"Hook?"
“Hook!”
Looking at the childish Kong Xiuya, Yuan Xudong stretched out his right little finger and hooked it with hers, and the two sang in harmony:
"We've made a promise to each other for a hundred years and we won't change. Whoever changes will be a puppy!"
"We've made a promise to each other for a hundred years and we won't change. Whoever changes will be a puppy!"
“Woof woof~~”
"Haha, that's annoying~~"
After pulling the hook, Yuan Xudong barked a few times like a puppy and scratched Kong Xiuya's neck and waist. Kong Xiuya, who was a little ticklish, couldn't help but burst into laughter and curled up in his arms, giggling.
In the midst of playing and joking, the two of them slowly calmed down, looked into each other's eyes, and a trace of affection gradually spread. Kong Xiu Ya gently called Yuan Xudong "brother", and her eyes became misty, like ripples in a pool of spring water.
The crystal chandelier on the ceiling went out, and the room became dark. Outside the window, the moon was as round as a disk, and the fluorescence was like a veil. Occasionally, a dark cloud passed by, blocking the bright moonlight. In the dim light, people in the room were in pairs, calling each other's names affectionately, as if crying and complaining. It turned out that was the chant of life, the sublimation of the soul, and the most joyful sound between heaven and earth.
The next day, a ray of sunlight shone into the room through the gap in the curtains. Yuan Xudong woke up from a deep sleep, shielded his eyes with his right hand, squinted his eyes and looked at the bright sunlight outside the window. Rubbing his sleepy eyes, Yuan Xudong sat up from the bed, walked to the window in his slippers, and pulled open the curtains. The sunlight outside the window shone into the room, and the whole room became brighter . Kong Xiuya, who was still sleeping in the quilt, was stimulated to open her eyes, stretched out her white jade right hand to block the sunlight, and said lazily:
"Brother, are you going to work?"
“Hmm~~”
Nodding slightly, Yuan Xudong said gently while putting on his clothes:
"Sleep a little longer and remember to move to your grandma's place. I'll come over to see you. Remember?"
"Well, I remember it!"
Kong Xiuya nodded slightly while hiding in the quilt. She held the edge of the quilt with both hands, and secretly looked at Yuan Xudong with her big watery eyes. She blushed and praised him in a low voice:
"Brother, you have such a great figure, do you exercise every day?"
"Where are you looking, little girl?"
After glaring at Kong Xiuya, Yuan Xudong got dressed and started brushing his teeth and washing his face. After taking care of his personal hygiene, Yuan Xudong kissed Kong Xiuya goodbye, took a bottle of yogurt from the refrigerator, and walked out of the house with a piece of toast in his mouth, ready to go to work. The neighbor, Prosecutor Mali Dun, just came out and was also going to work at the Central District Procuratorate. She looked at Yuan Xudong and smiled and said hello:
"Good morning, Prosecutor Yuan!"
"morning!"
Yuan Xudong responded with a smile, and then he spoke directly:
"Prosecutor Ma, are you going to work at the Central District Procuratorate?"
"Well, what about you?"
"Me too. Do you drive?"
"Sure, I'll give you a ride?"
"Obedience is worse than respect. Thank you, Prosecutor Ma!"
"You're welcome!"
After hesitating for a while, Mali Dun pressed the down button on the elevator and looked at Yuan Xudong hesitantly.
"Last night, in your room..."
The elevator door opened. Seeing that Mali Dun did not continue speaking, Yuan Xudong walked into the elevator and asked:
"What happened in my room last night? Is there any problem?"
“Nothing…nothing!”
Malidun walked into the elevator, pressed the button for the first floor, and shook her head, thinking about last night when she got up to drink water and heard thudding sounds coming from Yuan Xudong's room. It was the sound of wood hitting the wall. She put her ear to the wall and listened for a while, and heard some strange noises, which made her toss and turn for most of the night before she fell asleep. She was listless when she got up in the morning, and took a cold shower to return to normal. She originally wanted to remind Yuan Xudong to move his bed so as not to disturb her rest, but she couldn't say it out loud. For a girl to remind a man to pay attention to the noise when doing things, isn't this too shameful and embarrassing?
After looking at Malidun strangely, Yuan Xudong did not continue to ask questions. After the elevator reached the first floor and the elevator door opened, Yuan Xudong followed Malidun to the parking lot and took her car to the Central District Procuratorate. Then the two of them separated in the lobby on the first floor of the Central District Procuratorate. Malidun was going to work in the Women and Children's Task Force of the Criminal Department 3, and Yuan Xudong was going to work in the Criminal Department 2.
In the Criminal Division II, Yuan Xudong’s independent office.
Secretary Park Eun-hye helped organize the case materials on Yuan Xudong's desk, clerk Li Eliya was responsible for watering the cactus ball raised by Yuan Xudong, and Song Eun-xi was not idle either. She was busy preparing breakfast for Yuan Xudong: a bottle of milk, two egg pancakes, and three slices of toast. It was a simple but exquisite breakfast.
Looking at the three busy women, three young and beautiful women, Investigator Jiang Zhentai couldn't help swallowing his saliva, then looked at Che Xiuhao who was also an investigator next to him and said:
"Old Che, do you think these three women are interested in our Prosecutor Yuan?"
Without waiting for Che Xiuhao to speak, he continued to ask:
"Tell me, if I introduce my sister-in-law to Prosecutor Yuan, will they beat me to death?"
“I think it’s very likely!”
Che Xiuhao glanced at Jiang Zhentai and joked:
"Why, after just one meeting, your sister-in-law has been fascinated by our Prosecutor Yuan?"
“Who says it’s not?”
Thinking of his sister-in-law's crazy look when she saw Yuan Xudong, Jiang Zhentai couldn't help but shook his head and said speechlessly:
"Girls nowadays are different from our time. A man with money, a good job, or a handsome face is a good man. A man without money, a low salary, and an ordinary-looking face can only be said to be a good man, but we are not suitable. My sister-in-law is like this. She is completely different from her sister. Her mate selection criteria are that the man must have a decent job, an annual income of at least 100 million won, a tall figure, a handsome face, and a noble or elegant temperament. It just so happens that our prosecutor Yuan not only fully meets her mate selection criteria, but is also single. Tell me, can she let go of such a good man easily?"
"That's what you said!"
Che Xiuhao folded his hands and thought for a while and said:
"If my daughter wasn't still in high school and it would take more than a year for her to officially grow up, I would have wanted Prosecutor Yuan to be my son-in-law. I have two daughters. The second daughter is fine, but the eldest daughter is too honest. She blushes when talking to men and can't even speak clearly. I'm really worried that she won't be able to find a good family in the future!"
"Fortunately, my daughter is still young and in elementary school, so she doesn't have to worry about such problems for now!"
Jiang Zhentai said with emotion:
"Boys nowadays are really shameful. Some stay at home and rely on their parents for support, while others ask girls to do military service like them. Really, good boys are becoming more and more popular!"
