"Classmate." Gu Chen woke up to find no one in his arms. He came out and saw Xiang Yu and Xu Youqing chatting face to face.
Unhappiness suddenly welled up in my heart.
Anyway, Xu Youqing knew about their relationship, and there was no one else in the courtyard, so Gu Chen went over and buried his head in Xiang Yu's shoulder to show his ownership.
"Boyfriend, why didn't you wake me up when you got up?"
Xiang Yu said, "Try to be normal."
"Gu Chen, is there anything I can help you with?" Xu Youqing didn't react much to the close contact between the two people in front of her. Her cold made her nasal voice a little heavy, and with the mask on, her voice sounded muffled. Gu Chen could tell she was sick as soon as he heard it.
"Not for now." Gu Chen straightened up and looked at her, disapprovingly saying, "If you're sick, you should rest."
"Only doing good deeds can heal me."
Xu Youqing was telling the truth.
[Author's Note: Xiang Yu: Being a constellation shouldn't be too difficult.]
Chapter Sixty-Seven: One shouldn't be too unlucky in life.
Chapter Sixty-Seven: A Corner: One Shouldn't Be Too Unlucky.
Gu Chen thought she was joking, so he joked back, "Okay, we'll go to the market to buy groceries later, and you can carry the bags from behind."
“Okay.” Xu Youqing agreed readily.
After Gu Chen finished washing up and had a simple breakfast with Xiang Yu, Jiang Wensong got up just as Gu Chen was about to leave.
When Xu Youqing saw him come out of the room, she peeked into the room behind him and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw her younger brother still lying sprawled on the bed.
"Are you going to buy groceries?" After yesterday's hot pot meal had almost depleted their food supplies, Jiang Wensong nodded upon receiving an affirmative answer and thanked Xu Youqing, saying, "Thank you for the wheelchair."
"It's nothing, it's my pleasure." Xu Youqing seized the opportunity and asked, "Is there anything else I can help you with? Just let me know."
Jiang Wensong shook his head, "I'm already very grateful to you."
The three set off. The nearest market was a kilometer away. Since they had already eaten breakfast, Gu Chen thought they could walk there, and the other two had no objections.
Xiang Yu had only heard from the system that if the Star Constellation Morality Index dropped below 50, not only would he lose the system's protection, but he would also suffer bad luck. He had never seen this before, but now he had witnessed just how unlucky he could be.
The three walked side by side on the road. Xu Youqing, who was walking at the innermost part, had her trouser leg splashed with hot water from a steamer by a vendor at a roadside breakfast stall. Xu Youqing took a tissue from Gu Chen and wiped her trouser leg casually. She then quietly moved to the outermost part of the road, only to have her other trouser leg wet by water kicked up by the wheels of a passing truck.
Xu Youqing felt embarrassed to stand between Xiang Yu and Gu Chen, so she simply walked ahead of them alone.
Passing by a trash can, I was hit on the head by a flying plastic beverage bottle; similar unlucky things happened one after another.
Although she belongs to the same constellation, she is, after all, a girl.
Xiang Yu felt sorry for Xu Youqing and asked the system in his mind if he could share some of his excess morality points with the other party.
System: Sharing morality indices between constellations is prohibited; don't even think about it.
Gu Chen was puzzled by Xu Youqing's bad luck this morning and asked, "What's wrong with her today?"
Xiang Yu said, "...maybe he didn't check the almanac before going out."
The morning market was chaotic, and since it was the weekend, there were many people gathered in front of the vegetable stalls. The three of them were no match for the experienced elderly people who frequented the market, and were completely shut out of the vegetable stalls.
"What do you want to buy?" Xu Youqing looked at the group of people in front of her, considering the probability of squeezing in to help buy groceries and thus earning a moral high score.
"Hey, let's not buy vegetables for now, let's go pick out some meat." Gu Chen thought that once they finished buying the meat, there should be fewer people at the vegetable stall.
"Okay." Xiang Yu nodded, and as the three of them were about to move, someone suddenly spoke from the vegetable stall.
"Huh? Where's my wallet?!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the people around stopped pushing and stood still to watch the excitement.
In the past, there were many thieves in chaotic places like farmers' markets. After a period of rectification, the situation was much better than before, but there were still one or two cases. It is clear that this problem cannot be eradicated.
"Oh dear, did a thief steal it?" The vegetable stall owner, who had been selling vegetables in this area for several years, ignored the fact that no one had taken anything from the surrounding area and immediately revealed the truth.
"Is it him?"
Xiang Yu's eyes were fixed on the middle-aged man with a buzz cut who was acting suspiciously to his left and right. He pointed at him and spoke in a voice that was neither too loud nor too soft.
The woman whose wallet had been stolen vaguely remembered him, as if he had been wandering around her. She insisted, "It was him!"
After saying that, he ran over in his boots.
The man with the buzz cut seemed to hear a noise behind him. He turned around and saw the middle-aged woman running angrily towards him, so he took off running.
Gu Chen and Xiang Yu didn't even exchange glances, yet they tacitly thought of the same thing and chased after each other at the same time.
Seeing the two young men chasing after him like the wind, the man with the buzz cut, who had been weaving through the crowd like a mouse, suddenly lost his balance as he accelerated, bumping into many pedestrians.
Just as I was about to reach the intersection, an electric scooter suddenly rushed out from the side.
The man with the buzz cut lost his balance and fell to the ground due to the excessive speed and the electric scooter blocking his way.
Xu Youqing was riding on her electric scooter. She had noticed something was off about the thief, but knowing she couldn't outrun him and didn't want to alert him, she decided to block his escape route and ambush him there in advance.
Gu Chen caught up and pinned the thief down. Xu Youqing got off the electric scooter, thanked the uncle who lent her the scooter, and reached into the thief's leather jacket to pull out a woman's wallet.
The aunt who had her wallet stolen was very happy. She checked her wallet and found nothing missing. She kept thanking the three people and praising them, saying, "What a hero is born young!"
Gu Chen was delighted by the praise; it was his first time performing an act of bravery, and the feeling was fantastic.
Xiang Yu didn't feel anything; he just wanted to get away from there as soon as possible. He didn't want to be judged by the grandparents, uncles, and aunts around him.
Xu Youqing felt even worse. The first time she caught a thief, she was given 10 morality points, and now she has 45.
well.
Seeing that the thief had been caught by the market management personnel who had arrived, the three men each left the scene with their own agendas to go buy groceries.
Xu Youqing took Gu Chen's words seriously, and no matter how heavy the groceries were, she carried them all in her own hands.
Gu Chen refused to give it to him, secretly wondering if he could earn 5 moral points by carrying it to the destination.
"Hey?" Gu Chen looked at Xu Youqing's retreating figure and said helplessly, "I was just joking with her."
"Hmm... let her carry it." Xiang Yu could only let Xu Youqing do as she pleased; he had no better way to help her.
Instead of taking the same route back and forth, the group ahead took the main road, which required a slight detour. Since Xu Youqing was carrying heavy items, Gu Chen and Xiang Yu discussed crossing the small park ahead to save some distance.
There were many people doing morning exercises in the small park. When customers saw the elderly men and women practicing Tai Chi, they were reminded of the days when they did morning exercises with Grandma Hou in %2FB%2F City. Once they started talking, Xiang Yu listened patiently from the side.
Xu Youqing, who was ahead, quickened her pace and walked very fast, eager to reach her destination as soon as possible.
I don't know if it's because I'm getting closer and closer to the passing grade of 50, but nothing unlucky has happened along the way.
Ahead was the central lake of the small park. The three of them had just passed by when they heard a "plop" from the lake behind them, followed by a scream.
"Someone has fallen into the water!"
The three "good teenagers" in different ways quickly turned around and ran towards the lake, where a group of people had already gathered. The person who fell into the water seemed to be an old man in his fifties who was exercising by the lake. He struggled for a moment after falling into the water.
Among the onlookers were middle-aged men who hesitated whether to jump in to save the person.
The cotton-padded jacket on his body was soaked with water, making it feel like he was wearing iron weights. The old man was not strong enough and quickly ran out of strength.
"Hey, take my clothes!" Gu Chen stepped aside, took off his shirt, leaving himself only in a short-sleeved shirt, and was about to jump into the lake to save someone.
The lake's depth was unknown, and Xiang Yu was worried about him having an accident, so she thought it would be better for her to do it herself.
She reached out and grabbed Gu Chen's sleeve, shoving the clothes into his hand, saying, "I'll do it—"
"I'll do it." Xu Youqing moved swiftly and decisively, putting down the vegetables and meat in her hands, taking off her down jacket, and leaping into the lake.
[Author's Note: Gu Chen: Luo Zai's sister is just as stubborn as Luo Zai.]
Xu Youqing: The water reflects our moral compass, I'll take it!
Chapter Sixty-Eight: Don't Ask About It When You're in a Dilemma, It Will Hurt Feelings
Chapter Sixty-Eight: Don't Ask, It Hurts Feelings
Xiang Yu watched as Xu Youqing dived into the water and swam toward the drowning old man. Thick ice that hadn't completely melted was still floating in the lake. If an ordinary person jumped in without warming up, they would most likely get cramps.
Fortunately, Xu Youqing was no ordinary person. The system endowed the White Tiger constellation with the martial prowess of a war god, and the Black Tortoise constellation with the water-like nature of the northern water god.
The old man's cotton-padded coat was soaked with water. Xu You was a good swimmer but not strong enough, so she simply took off the old man's coat in the water.
The onlookers watched as the little girl led the person to the shore, and they all exclaimed, "This little girl is amazing! She's just as capable as any man!"
Gu Chen waited on the shore and helped pull the old man and Xu Youqing ashore.
Xu Youqing was a little tired, so she waved her hand to indicate that she was fine and told the two of them to go check on the elderly man who had fallen into the water.
The elderly man choked on a lot of water and lay on the ground in a semi-conscious state. Knowledgeable people nearby immediately gave him first aid.
"These clothes have shrunk; you need to take them off to breathe."
As soon as the man finished speaking, Gu Chen and Xiang Yu helped the old man take off his sweater, which was already soaked through. It was a bit cold in the wind, so the person who was helping with the first aid took off his coat and put it under the old man.
When helping the elderly man turn over, Xiang Yu suddenly froze when his hand touched the man's back.
"Hey deskmate, what's wrong?"
Gu Chen was clearly unaware of what the other person had seen, as several people were busy helping him.
"……fine."
After saying that, he turned around and, sure enough, Xu Youqing was also looking in this direction with a frown.
Someone called 120 (the emergency number in China), and the elderly man was already conscious when the ambulance arrived. Just to be on the safe side, he still needed to go to the hospital for a check-up.
The three watched as the ambulance took the person away, their ears filled with the whispers and discussions of the people around them.
“I remember that old man. I see him every day when I come here to exercise.”
"Yes, yes, I have one too. He often sits on a chair by the lake."
"How could someone fall into the water out of nowhere?"
He watched the ambulance disappear into the distance, remaining silent.
Are they the same?
"Um."
Xiang Yu looked at Xu Youqing and answered in a low voice, "Turtle and snake."