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"How do you know?" Gu Zheng was stunned for a moment, confused, "I don't think I've ever told you about my childhood, right?"
"I haven't talked about it much." Han Zhou didn't answer the first question. He thought for a while and said, "But you did mention that you grew up in the countryside with your grandmother when you were a child. Can you tell me what kind of person your grandmother is?"
Guzheng's extreme competitive spirit began to show in junior high school. Generally speaking, many people's personalities are formed in childhood. Although it takes a long time for personality to be completely formed, it is almost always based on the initial personality of childhood.
In other words, childhood experiences are definitely one of the most important factors in shaping one's character.
Han Zhou had guessed long ago that Gu Zheng's competitive character might be related to her childhood experiences, a point that Gu Zheng's parents had also hinted at to a greater or lesser extent.
According to his understanding, Guzheng grew up with her grandmother. As the only relative around her at that time, this old lady must have had a huge influence on Guzheng's personality changes.
"Grandma..."
Gu Zheng hesitated for a while, put the mighty general in her arms on the ground, with a look of reminiscence on her face.
"She is a very good person. When I was a child, I was always naughty and didn't like to study, but she never got angry with me."
"My grandfather passed away a year before I was born. My mother told me that my grandmother was very sad at that time, but she only felt better when she learned that she was pregnant. She said that she would take care of me after I was born. Many of the clothes and toys I wore when I was a child were made by my grandmother."
"I have been with my grandma since I can remember. She always said that I was very similar to my grandpa, naughty and mischievous, wanting to get into everything, and very annoying. Although she often said this, she always had a smile on her face when she said these words."
Han Zhou listened silently.
"Elders in other families don't like girls to go out and run around. They either worry about them getting into danger or that they won't be able to get married after getting tanned. But my grandmother never worried about these things. She just told me not to go home too late."
"But I was playful and often disobedient at that time. I would not go home even after the sun went down. At this time, my grandmother would come out with a flashlight to look for me. She would not get angry when she found me dirty. Instead, she would put on the coat she brought for me and take out biscuits from the small cloth bag she always carried with her for me to eat..."
The memories related to my grandmother happened six years ago. Many of them have become blurred, like scattered fragments. Guzheng basically talked about whatever came to mind, but it always felt like she could never finish.
Han Zhou didn't interrupt at all, just listened quietly. It was not difficult to hear from the narration that Gu Zheng's grandmother was a kind and gentle old woman, very much like a miniature of the elderly in most people's families.
Lin Anyu and Lin Youya had stopped fighting at some point. They could see that although Gu Zheng had a warm and nostalgic smile on her face, her tone was filled with sadness that could not be concealed.
It was not until several seconds after Gu Zheng finished her narration that Lin Youya asked cautiously, "Sister Gu Zheng, grandma is now..."
"died."
Seeing the little girl wanted to say sorry, Gu Zheng shook her head slightly, smiled and touched her head, "She is buried with grandpa now, she is very happy."
"Just be happy."
Lin Anyu handed her a can of drink and said, "If your grandmother knew that you are the best in everything now, she would definitely be proud of you."
"Ah."
Guzheng nodded, picked up the mighty general again, and gently placed her hand on the dog's head.
Others might not be able to see it, but Han Zhou knew Gu Zheng very well. This guy couldn't hide what was on her mind. Although she tried her best to act indifferent, she obviously did not agree with what Lin Anyu said just now.
Is the problem really with this grandma?
He murmured in his heart, but had no intention of asking further questions. He would go back to his hometown with Gu Zheng tomorrow. If everything went as expected, he should be able to learn a lot by then.
Although he doesn't mind Gu Zheng's competitive character, if the other person has some knot in his heart that he has not been able to let go of until now, then he needs to help him resolve it.
The subject was quickly passed over.
Han Zhou had just promised yesterday to help Lin Youya with her homework. Now that he had the chance, he naturally would not go back on his word. He and Guzheng sat on Lin Youya's left and right, explaining every question she didn't understand.
Being surrounded by two academic masters like bodyguards on both sides, even if Lin Youya was brave enough, she could not ignore the unspeakable feeling of oppression. She was trembling with fear at first, but soon she was no longer nervous and instead found it interesting.
It wasn't just because Brother Han Zhou and Sister Guzheng had no intention of looking down on her for being stupid, but also because the two of them would argue from time to time about which solution was simpler.
Their argument looked very childish, and every time they argued they would laugh at the same time. Only then did she dare to carefully say, "Actually, I think they are all quite difficult," and then show an embarrassed expression.
So the two of them laughed even more happily.
Laugh if you want, you're not laughing at her anyway. What's hateful is that idiot, who was laughing while playing with his phone and insisted that it was because the video he was watching was so funny, but he clearly wasn't watching any videos!
Lin Youya told herself that she should study hard now and not bother with this guy for the time being.
Brother Han Zhou and sister Guzheng are both very patient people, and the topics they explain are simple and easy to understand, but if she has to judge who is the best, she still thinks sister Yixia explains it the best.
Of course, although she is dumb, she is not stupid... No, she is neither dumb nor stupid. She knows very well that the affairs between brother Han Zhou and his two sisters are not something she can interfere in. She just needs to pretend that she knows nothing.
If it wasn't what I thought, it would be the best. But if it was really what I expected, there would be a legendary Shura Field between these three people in the future. It would be terrible if I was regarded as the referee...
The knowledge of the first grade of junior high school was undoubtedly child’s play for Han Zhou and Gu Zheng. They quickly finished all the exercises with Lin Youya.
Looking at the exercise book with all the blanks filled in, Lin Youya almost burst into tears. She couldn't believe that this was the result she could achieve.
Although she knows that she may not be able to get some questions right if she does them again, she believes that she has definitely made great progress compared to before!
No wonder her parents always praised her for having a lot of room for improvement and a bright future. Now it seems to be true...
Looking at his smug and foolish cousin, Lin Anyu couldn't help but joked, "How about it? If Brother Han Zhou and the others come to teach you every day in the future, do you have the confidence to be in the top 30 in the class?"
There are a total of forty people in Lin Youya's class. If he can move from the fifth to the tenth from the bottom, it would be a great honor for the family.
"It's a piece of cake!" Lin Youya waved her hand and said proudly, "Being in the top 30 in the class is nothing. I want to be in the top 20!"
"Okay! Be ambitious!"
Lin Anyu raised his thumb with admiration, shook the phone in his hand and said, "I have recorded this sentence and sent it to your parents. I hope you can do what you say like the protagonists in the anime."
The girl's smile froze on her face.
After thinking for a while, she cautiously asked, "Well... getting into the top 20 in the class in the physical education exam should also count, right?"
"What do you say?"
Lin Anyu showed a half-smile, and then changed the subject, "If you want to go to a sports school in the future, then I suggest you ask your Guzheng sister for advice now. Her sports performance in high school was the best in the whole class."
"Really!"
Lin Youya was surprised and looked at Gu Zheng with admiration, her eyes sparkling as she asked, "Sister Gu Zheng, are you better than Brother Han Zhou?"
“It depends on what you are competing for.”
Gu Zheng narrowed her eyes and smiled proudly, "Overall, I am indeed a little better than him."
Han Zhou did not refute. Without the support of the status bar, he really could not be better than Gu Zheng. At least in terms of sports, he would always be far behind.
Gu Zheng's current physical strength has reached a terrifying eight points. Although he knows that the other party exercises every day, such a speed of physical strength increase is too exaggerated.
If it weren't for Gu Zheng's unusually thick hair, he might have suspected that this guy had loaded the Saitama template, and could be invincible just by exercising...
Putting away his thoughts that were gradually dispersing, in order to avoid arousing Gu Zheng's desire to win, Han Zhou interrupted the topic in time and said, "Take a break after finishing your homework. Yaya, is there anything you want to do?"
Lin Youya had been doing her homework so seriously just for this moment. Her eyes immediately lit up: "I want to watch a horror movie!"
"Horror film?"
Guzheng's expression became a little unnatural.
"Well! Actually, it's a horror anime. I've wanted to watch it for a long time, but Datousuan always refuses to watch it with me." Lin Youya glared at Lin Anyu in dissatisfaction.
"Cartoons..."
Gu Zheng breathed a sigh of relief. She had been afraid of ghosts since she was a child, so watching horror movies might be a bit troublesome, but if it was a cartoon, there would be nothing to be afraid of.
Lin Anyu on the sofa raised his eyebrows slightly and reminded: "I heard that this anime is quite scary. I don't want to watch it with her because I'm afraid that this girl will have a nightmare at night."
"I won't have a nightmare!" Lin Youya said in a tender voice, "I'm very brave!"
"Then why don't you dare watch it alone?" Lin Anyu looked at her in confusion.
"Because...because..."
Lin Youya hesitated for a moment, then suddenly an idea flashed in his mind, "Because the beginning of the video says that minors must be accompanied by an adult to watch it!"
Haha, if only you were that obedient...
"Alright, alright."
Lin Anyu put down his phone and said helplessly, "Since you want to see it so much, I'll reluctantly accompany you to see it. But I have to make it clear first, if you get scared and cry, don't blame me for not reminding you."
"I won't be scared to tears!"
Ignoring his stupid cousin's stubbornness, Lin Anyu looked at Han Zhou and Gu Zheng and asked, "You two should be okay, right?"
This question was actually mainly asked to Guzheng, but he also knew that she was a strong-willed girl, and if he asked her alone, it might make her unhappy, so he asked them all at once.
"no problem."
Han Zhou is very brave, so there is naturally no problem.
"Me too."
Guzheng nodded, her face full of confidence and calmness.
It's just a cartoon, what's there to be afraid of?
"Okay, I'll find the remote control. My TV can cast the screen."
Lin Anyu got up and went to look for the remote control.
Once again, please try to treat this book as a TV show, and don't get too hung up on the special settings of the characters, such as Mo Yixia's "mind reading" and Guzheng's physical strength. There is no need to say in the novel that girls can't be stronger than boys. This is a light novel (if I didn't understand Japanese culture, I might have set the background in Japan), not a realistic text. These special settings have almost no impact on the plot.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 210 A familiar place
Well known.
In today's environment full of various restrictions, things like horror anime obviously cannot appear directly on TV. They can only be searched online and then cast onto the TV screen.
Lin Anyu first found the horror anime that Lin Youya mentioned on the Internet to make sure that no unhealthy advertisements would pop up. Then he turned on the Do Not Disturb mode and projected the phone screen on the TV.
In order to create the proper viewing atmosphere for a horror movie, all the curtains in the room were drawn, the living room was extremely dark, and only the TV was flashing from time to time.
Han Zhou and others sat on the sofa, quietly waiting for the anime to begin.
This is a horror movie in the form of anime. The style alone gives people a weird feeling. There is no background music at the beginning, only the gloomy picture that gradually extends with the sound of footsteps.
The story begins with a group of children's late night adventure.
There is a long-abandoned house in the village. The reason for its abandonment is unknown, but all the adults in the village have issued stern warnings more than once, telling children not to play near the house.
No one has ever explained the reason, and it seems that everyone is keeping it a secret.
However, for a horror anime, the plot cannot unfold if no one commits suicide. So naturally, on a certain night with a full moon hanging high in the sky, several kids who have just entered high school sneaked into an abandoned old house.
Although it is called an old house, in fact, this house does not look old at all. From the courtyard wall to the house, there is no sign of damage. Although it is covered with cobwebs in many places due to disrepair and the yard is overgrown with weeds, as long as it is well taken care of, this big house can be lived in.
It’s okay for those who have a place to live, after all, they have to have dignity, but even the beggars in the village who have nowhere to stay don’t come here, and the children are puzzled by this.