Lu Yao came out of the kitchen, holding a plate in his hand: "Pepper, come in and sit down."
Pepper stood at the door, "What's going on?"
Lu Yao turned around, put down the plate, and walked to the door: "Hu Jiao, it's no good to always stagnate and delay for too long. Just treat this as the last tutoring. You can do whatever you want. No matter what the result is, I will stand by you."
Little Hu Qi probably didn't understand, so he turned his head to look at Lu Yao. After a few seconds, he turned back to look at Huo Jiao, his eyes full of confusion.
Pepper frowned, pursed her lips tightly, and turned away silently.
Ever since he was rescued while climbing the overpass, he felt that Lu Yao was like a monster who could easily see through people's hearts.
Not only that, she seemed to have no reservations about drawing out a person's most hidden thoughts.
After all that has happened, what does he want to do now
Hu Jiao's eyes were gloomy as he returned to the Hu family, thoughts racing through his mind.
Mr. Hu has already gone to the company, and Chen Jing hasn't gotten up yet.
Pepper tried to use his superpowers, and sure enough, his abilities were not restricted by being in this body.
Jiao Huo used Chen Jing's phone to register a social account and started a one-hour live broadcast every day.
The content of his live broadcast is very simple. He goes home from school every afternoon and practices the piano live.
Pepper's superpowers can be understood as having acquired spider-like habits. Not only does it have eight eyes, but it can also spin silk.
After years of developing his abilities, he can also share the images within his field of vision with others.
Just like we used to do outdoor live broadcasts.
Lu Yao would occasionally watch Huo Jiao's live broadcast and had a general understanding of his thoughts.
After waiting for a week, Huo Jiao already had quite a few fans online, and Hu's father finally came home drunk.
When Hu's father's fist came down, Jiao Huo cut off the live broadcast and only used Chen Jing's mobile phone to record the evidence of Hu's father's violence. She then called the police and notified the community Maternal and Child Protection Association.
These are things that Pepper has learned about recently while thinking about what he can do.
When he was a child, he didn't know about the existence of the Community Maternal and Child Protection Association. He was nervous when he called and didn't think he would get the expected result, but the matter was handled faster than he had imagined.
Before Hu's father had time to cover up the injuries on Jiao Hu and Chen Jing, and with video evidence, Hu's father directly isolated himself from Chen Jing and her son, and the fact of domestic violence was announced to the entire community.
Soon, Hu's father was forced to divorce Chen Jing and lost his job.
The staff of the Maternal and Child Health Association assessed that Chen Jing was unable to raise Huo Jiao alone and prepared to take Huo Jiao back to the association.
Lu Yao expressed his willingness to adopt Jiao Hu.
Lu Yao was a single mother, but she had a formal job, and her asset assessment and personal resume records were flawless. She was confirmed to be capable of raising two children at the same time. After consulting Huo Jiao's wishes, the Maternal and Child Health Association kept him in the Lu family.
Lu Yao then moved out of Jinjue Community with Lu Jiao and Hu Qi, and bought a property in a community not far from Jinjue Primary School.
Pepper asked, "When did you know about the Maternal and Child Association?"
This institution did not exist in his memory originally, but it appeared during the tutoring, which means that Lu Yao had learned about it in advance.
Lu Yao: "This is common sense. There's nothing strange about it. Do you regret it?"
The violence and neglect that Hu Jiao suffered in her childhood were not fake, and the resentment in her heart cannot be dispelled by just a few words.
During the tutoring process, he had many ways to deal with Hu's father, but in the end he chose the gentlest approach of all.
Even during tutoring, he did not indulge in his anger.
In other words, he controlled himself.
Lu Yao was actually a little surprised.
Huo was indeed conflicted and wanted to beat up Hu's father, just like the treatment he had suffered before. He also wanted to expose Hu's father's affairs directly on the Internet and rely on public opinion to get out of the predicament.
Pepper's eyes were full of warmth, and she shook her head gently: "I've thought about a lot, but I just don't want to be bound by them or the past anymore. I've seen many experimental subjects at the Super Power Research Institute, and everyone is helpless and powerless. I'm very lucky, and I don't want to waste time anymore, nor do I want to be like that person."
His illness was rooted in the deepest part of his heart, but when the owner took him out of the Super Power Research Institute, it was gradually cured.
In the past, Hu Jiao was confused, weak, and depressed. He didn’t know what kind of person he should be and had no goals in life until he met the girl in front of him.
She is not the kind of beauty that will make people's eyes light up, nor is she a woman with sharp words and a distinct personality, but when I am with her, it seems that no matter how sad the things are, I can overcome them step by step. I can't help but feel at ease, and even can't help wanting to become a better person.
Lu Yao smiled and gently rubbed the pepper-soft hair on his forehead: "It's a step forward."
This is probably not a very satisfying ending, but Lu Yao was pleased with the actions that Huo Jiao took after thinking for himself.
On the long and lonely road of life, there are too many things that we cannot control.
Be able to take it and put it down.
The troubles in life will not decrease, but life will definitely become more comfortable.
During the final tutoring period, Lu Yao and Lu Hu Jiao lived with little Hu Qi for ten years, until the two little boys grew up to be sixteen years old.
"The tutoring is over." Lu Yao said softly.
Pepper opened her eyes and returned to the familiar cram school room.
The memories of Hu Qi's childhood gradually returned to his consciousness. Hu Jiao lay on the table, unable to control his emotions.
Lu Yao patted the boy on the shoulder, stood up and walked out of the office.
She was mentally exhausted after staying in the other world for too long, even though only three minutes had passed in reality.
Lu Budu was standing by the door. When he saw Lu Yao coming out, he immediately reached out to hold her, his eyes full of worry: "Mother."
"It's okay, don't worry." Lu Yao held Budu's small hand tightly.
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After five o'clock in the afternoon, the convenience store's business reached a peak.
No. 444 came back from outside at noon and sat on the rattan chair, observing for the whole afternoon and had already mastered the unit prices of most of the goods in the convenience store.
Seeing that it was peak time and the young female clerk was almost overwhelmed, No. 444 put her second thoughts aside, stood up and started to help greet customers.
He hadn't dealt with anyone outside the research institute and the sanatorium for many years. He was just imitating Xu Xiaoxiao and got the hang of it very quickly.
When the store closed at night, Xu Xiaoxiao counted the goods and money and found that there was no discrepancy in the accounts. She said happily: "Thanks to No. 444 for helping me this afternoon. In fact, the store is hiring recently. Why don't you try it?"
No. 444 was eating with his head down. He was slightly startled when he heard the words. He glanced at Xu Xiaoxiao and then subconsciously looked at Lu Yao: "Can someone like me work?"
Xie Molin heard that No. 444 seemed to be interested, and felt that the treatment effect was too significant, even without using a time machine.
Hu Jiao's emotions had not yet completely withdrawn from the afterglow of tutoring. She was absent-minded while eating, but she couldn't help but said when she heard it: "Why not? As long as you want to."
Lu Yao nodded: "If you want to come, you can interview."
No. 444 put down the cutlery, and a little ripple appeared in his dry well-like eyes. "If I come to work in the store, can I ask the owner to cast a magic to make the food delicious for me?"
Except Xie Molin and Lu Budu, no one else understood what he meant.
Lu Yao continued to nod: "Of course. It is actually a kind of healing magic, but the effect is relatively slow here. Cast it about twenty times in a row, and your sense of taste and smell will gradually recover."
No. 444 blinked and slowly lowered his head: "I want to try."
After dinner, Lu Yao and Xie Molin had a detailed discussion about No. 444's employment at the Childhood Tutorial Center.
No. 444 has not yet been fully employed. All his activities in the Childhood Tutorial Center have been classified as a new attempt at a treatment plan. Even No. 444's salary is allocated by the sanatorium.
Xie Molin was in charge of all negotiations at the sanatorium. The sanatorium was amazed at the improvement in the condition of No. 444, and the plan process was progressing extremely quickly.
The childhood tutoring center and the convalescent center quietly established a cooperative relationship.
No. 444 started his internship in the canteen of the cram school, and Xu Xiaoxiao was in charge of him.
After completing his tutoring, Huo officially joined the Childhood Tutorial Center. Lu Yao handed over the work of the monitoring room and the operation of the official account to him.
The monitor is a very important position, and it is also Lu Yao’s preparation for the store to continue operating after the mission is completed.
Neither the shop assistants in the shopping street nor the shop assistants in Sanhua City could truly tame Alfred.
If Lu Yao is not in the store, the tutoring situation of other tutors needs to be observed at all times.
Pepper's abilities seemed to be born for this job. As long as he had the authority, his eyes could observe situations in different time and space respectively, and he could contact the store owner when necessary.
More importantly, the monitor will be exposed to many private matters of the store’s guests. The selection of this position is very demanding on character and must be someone the store owner absolutely trusts.
Even though a confidentiality agreement could be used as a constraint, Lu Yao considered for a long time when selecting the candidates.
After Hu Jiao fully understood the duties of the monitor, he struggled privately for a long time. On the one hand, he felt that he was not yet qualified for such an important job, but on the other hand, he was secretly happy for the store owner's trust in him and did not want to refuse.
The system listened to Lu Yao explaining the duties of a monitor to Huo Jiao, and remained silent.
After the two finished the handover, it couldn't wait to ask: [When did you start to make plans? ]
The system was very excited and spoke unclearly, but Lu Yao understood it.
"Probably when I spent 10 million." Lu Yao didn't feel guilty. She had indeed been optimistic about Huo Jiao's abilities for a long time.
The system muttered quietly: [I forgot, you never make a loss. ]
Lu Yao found it funny: "I think I am fair. If you want to do business with me someday, feel free to ask."
The system sneered: [You have been a little bit arrogant recently. ]
Lu Yao didn't care.
In any case, the Childhood Tuition Center is gradually getting on the right track.
A few days later, Lu Yao received a long-awaited task notification.
[Lu Yao's snack bar is well managed and popular. The total revenue exceeds 100 million per year and is upgraded to a nine-star store. The reward is +1 qualification for opening a branch. The rights and interests are guaranteed for 14 days. If you fail to do so, please keep working hard!]
Lu Yao: “???”
The system said incredulously: [It has only been a short time, and you have already made 100 million. ]
Lu Yao had never thought about opening a branch store, and his mind was confused for a moment: "What does branch store qualification mean?"
System: [Does this need explanation? Literally, the store owner is qualified to open another store in Dreamland. However, as a branch of a snack bar, this store must mainly sell food and have a real storefront in the shopping street.]
Lu Yao: "What does the term of rights protection mean?"
System: [The qualification to open a branch is a special reward that comes with the upgrade of the snack bar to a nine-star store. The owner can choose to accept or give up. If the owner has not decided whether to open a branch after fourteen days, it will be considered that he has voluntarily given up this reward.]
The meaning was similar to what Lu Yao understood, and she was a little confused.
The mission of the snack bar has been completed long ago. Opening a branch in Dreamland now would only be a waste of money and energy and is totally unnecessary.
But when such a reward appears, I feel a little uneasy to give it up.
Lu Yao raised his hand and gently rubbed his brow: "Let me think about it first."