novelhk Chapter 160 The Rural Girl in "Metamorphosis" 3
Chapter 160 The Rural Girl in "Metamorphosis" 3
After dinner, Liu Yuxi washed the pots and dishes, then cleaned the two bedrooms, changed the sheets and blankets, and hung the quilts in the yard to air them out.
She put all the clothes she felt were unclean into her room, planning to wash them after school in the afternoon. She told her grandmother not to touch the clothes, closed her bedroom door, and went to school.
During the afternoon break, I borrowed the entire set of third-grade textbooks from the teacher and two composition books from the school library. I'm still young and don't have many ways to make money, so I should try to earn some royalties. Otherwise, my grandma will always worry that we don't have enough money, which is also bad for her health.
When I get home from school, I finish my homework in front of my grandma, and then I help her cook dinner.
Then Liu Yuxi started washing. She had a strong grip and added highly effective stain-removing laundry detergent that she had smuggled from her space to the water, so the clothes and bedding were washed quickly and cleanly.
After washing the clothes, she brought the bedding from the yard back inside, hung the clothes, sheets, and blankets out to dry in the yard, and then began cleaning the main room. She also wiped down all the furniture and arranged it neatly.
We'll clean the windows tomorrow. It's too late today. After washing up with Grandma, we went back to our room to rest. We're still keeping the same routine here. We try not to use electric lights at home. If we can finish the chores during the day, we will. We go to sleep when it's completely dark.
Liu Yuxi didn't go to sleep after returning to her room. Instead, she used her consciousness to go through the third-grade textbook in her spatial dimension and also finished reading the two borrowed composition books. She pondered how elementary school students should write compositions.
Tomorrow I need to go to the library to look at newspapers and magazines to see if there are any call for submissions suitable for lower elementary school students. Thinking about this, Liu Yuxi fell asleep.
On Thursday and Friday, Liu Yuxi cleaned the house thoroughly, throwing away old and trashy items, and moving usable tools that had been lying around in the yard to the storage room.
The roof tiles were also repaired by Uncle Niu from another neighbor's house. Uncle Niu is currently at home, demolishing and rebuilding the old house, and he happens to have people and materials at home.
When she was at home on Saturday, busy tending to the vegetable garden in the backyard with her grandmother, the village chief came to visit again with the program crew.
Just like in her previous life, the village chief told her about the program crew, and the crew members added their comments. After they finished speaking, Liu Yuxi prepared to refuse.
At that moment, she felt an indescribable force urging her to agree. This feeling was mysterious and profound. She knew it was the world consciousness, so she activated her mental power and isolated herself from the outside world.
After carefully organizing my thoughts, I said to the village chief, "Grandpa, I know you mean well for us, but I'm preparing for a grade-skipping exam and don't have enough time. Also, I've never been to the city, and Grandma isn't in good health. You said the kids in the city aren't very obedient, and I'm worried Grandma won't be able to handle it. So I won't participate in this program."
When she said she wouldn't participate in the show, the force intensified, and Liu Yuxi felt her mental strength being squeezed.
"Are you confident about skipping a grade? If you're not, you might as well earn this money first. It's only a month, what's the harm? You might as well take this opportunity to go to a big city and broaden your horizons."
Despite the increasingly intense pressure, Liu Yuxi said, "Grandpa, I'm pretty confident I can skip a grade. I've almost finished the third-grade textbooks, and I plan to learn a little more and skip two more grades so I can go to university sooner. Then, I'll take Grandma to Beijing to see Tiananmen Square!"
"Good! Good! You're a promising kid, so..."
The village chief had only spoken halfway when Widow Sun from next door arrived with her grandson, Wang Xiaohai. From a distance, she called out, "Village chief, village chief, you can't be biased! Why can't our Xiaohai go on TV? What can Xiaoxi, a little girl, do on TV?"
In her previous two lives, the original owner readily agreed. By then, the village chief had already taken the production crew home, so Widow Sun went directly to the village chief's house to cause a scene.
This time, after exchanging a few more words, Widow Sun brought her grandson directly to their door. The village chief looked at Widow Sun and her grandson speechlessly, "Shut up! Can't you see the crew is here too?"
Then he said to the crew, "How about we replace him with this family's grandson?" The man looked at Wang Xiaohai, who was standing rather awkwardly, and frowned.
Seeing the expressions on the production crew's faces, Widow Sun slapped Wang Xiaohai on the back and whispered, "You better behave yourself! Do you still want to be on TV?"
Wang Xiaohai straightened up and gave the production crew a fawning smile. The crew emphasized, "Once you sign a contract, you have to do what our program requires. Can your grandson listen and do it?"
"Yes, of course! My grandson listens to me the most, I guarantee he'll listen to the production team." She then nudged Wang Xiaohai, saying, "Why is this kid so slow? Quickly tell your uncle you'll listen to him!"
"Uncle, I'll definitely listen!" It's unclear whether the production team didn't care how the rural children behaved, or if they were confident they could make the rural children obey.
Anyway, the contract was signed. The village chief was a little worried that Wang Xiaohai's performance on TV might not be good and could damage the village's reputation. But no matter what everyone thought, the matter was settled.
Liu Yuxi's family and Widow Sun's family lived in the same row, as neighbors on the east and west sides. Liu Yuxi would have to pass by Widow Sun's house on his way home from school before he could get to her house.
Uncle Niu's house is south of Liu Yuxi's house, in the front row, and a little further away than Widow Sun's house. However, the walls between Widow Sun's house and Liu Yuxi's house are separate, with a gap of about two meters, wide enough for a person to pass through.
If the two families spoke loudly in their own yard, the neighbors could hear them. Since the original owner had lived in the city in both of her lives, her grandmother didn't mention much about what the city children did at home after she returned.
So Liu Yuxi was a little curious, wondering who would prevail between the city brat and the village shrew.
She's probably a city kid. After all, the production team can still keep Widow Sun in check. Unless she wants to pay compensation, she'll have to cooperate with the production team.
The production crew spent a day installing cameras all over Widow Sun's house. Just like in her previous life, the production crew didn't ask Widow Sun to clean, but Widow Sun didn't want to either.
Well, her house had more furnishings than Liu Yuxi's, but it was also more cluttered. Plus, it was an old lady with a boy in her family—well, readers can imagine it for themselves.