FVN Chapter 3: Choosing a Study Attendant Again
Chapter 3: Choosing a Study Attendant Again
Chapter 3: Choosing a Study Attendant Again
Zheng Fa and Wang Chen finished lunch and went straight back to the classroom.
The classroom was quiet, with more than half the seats empty; the day students had gone home to rest, and a few remaining students were napping at their desks.
Wang Chen initially planned to take a nap too. For high school seniors who started self-study at seven in the morning, being sleep-deprived was normal. Not to mention, a full stomach after lunch made one even sleepier.
Just as he laid his head down, he noticed that Zheng Fa, seated slightly behind him, had taken out a book and was mumbling to himself as he read.
"D***..." Wang Chen muttered under his breath, "You're grinding again? You might as well memorize every textbook!"
After being classmates with Zheng Fa for so many years, Wang Chen was well-acquainted with his odd habit—memorizing textbooks.
For subjects like Chinese and English, which required memorization, it made sense. But even for math and physics, Zheng Fa insisted on memorizing.
"That's insane!" Wang Chen cursed again at the thought.
"I'm not memorizing textbooks."
"That's more human," Wang Chen said, relieved, as he lay down. "Weren't you memorizing before?"
"I finished."
How was he supposed to sleep after that?
Wang Chen sat up and, with a trembling hand, flipped through the book in Zheng Fa’s hands:
*300 Advanced Conic Section Problems*...
"You're not human!"
Seeing Wang Chen's incredulous expression, Zheng Fa felt a bit embarrassed. "It's something to do when I'm idle."
"F***!"
Zheng Fa watched as Wang Chen grabbed the morning's newly distributed test paper and started working furiously.
"Aren't you going to sleep?"
Wang Chen shot him a sidelong glance. "You tell me, why wouldn't I?"
...
After memorizing for a while, Zheng Fa looked up and saw Wang Chen had fallen asleep on his test paper. He chuckled and put away his book.
To Zheng Fa, memorizing textbooks was a necessary but clumsy method.
When he first came to this world, he had nothing but an identity; his mind was practically empty. His knowledge base was so poor that, even in his original world, he’d be considered illiterate, let alone in this modern one.
As a middle schooler, he might not have even qualified for a kindergarten diploma.
When he first arrived, he scored single digits on several exams.
Luckily, the teachers and classmates assumed his drop in grades was due to major family issues. And middle school was mandatory education; as long as he wanted to learn, he wouldn’t be expelled.
“...the era of content slaves and the era of those who vie to be slaves.”
It was a sharp, unsettling truth that stung but was undeniable.
He nodded along with his sister, pretending to be moved by Madam’s “justice.”
After all, voicing such thoughts aloud wouldn’t help and might even endanger his family.
His sister continued dreaming aloud, “It’d be amazing if Madam picked brother as the study attendant!”
“Then let’s see if Wang Gui dares bully us again!”
“I heard being a study attendant comes with a monthly stipend!”
“And you’d get to learn martial arts from the guards!”
“Then brother would be the strongest in the estate!”
As Zheng Shan’s eyes sparkled with excitement, she added, “If Madam picks brother, she’s the greatest in the world!”
Zheng’s mother glanced at Zheng Fa and gently stroked Zheng Shan’s head. “If your brother doesn’t become a study attendant, does that mean he’s not great?”
His sister, clutching Zheng Fa’s arm, said obediently, “Brother is already the best, but he could be even better!”
Later, after Zheng Shan fell asleep, their mother came to Zheng Fa’s door.
“Your sister is young and doesn’t understand. Don’t take her words too seriously...”
“Mother?” Zheng Fa looked up.
“This business of study attendants... we don’t need to hope for it. When Wang Gui came back, he was so beaten he could barely move, and he still hasn’t recovered. If you ended up like that... your sister and I wouldn’t know how to go on.”
“I understand.”
Watching his mother leave, he lay on his bed, staring at the ceiling.
A study attendant, huh?
Despite his mother’s disapproval, he couldn’t deny he was tempted.
Did he not know the benefits his sister had listed?
With a stipend, their family wouldn’t have to ration meat.
They wouldn’t face scorn from others on the estate.
And he’d have the opportunity to pursue something he’d long been curious about—martial arts, or even cultivation.
Competing for the chance to be a slave...
The next morning, as Zheng’s mother scrubbed laundry at the door, a familiar tenant came running over. “Old Zheng’s wife! Old Zheng’s wife! Big news!”
“What is it?”
“Madam is choosing a new study attendant, and she said she wants an older, more dependable one this time. Your family’s Fa fits the bill perfectly!”
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