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Chapter 73 Little Dragon Girl

Zhao Zilong was very beautiful when she was young; she was known as the "Little Dragon Girl" of the sports team.

She has many suitors.

From teammates within the team to children of cadres outside the team, they lined up to fawn over him.

At that time, Zhao Zilong was focused on his physical training and had no interest in dating.

Unfortunately, some sons of high-ranking officials, relying on their family background, felt that she was just playing hard to get, and their methods became increasingly excessive.

During one dinner party, someone took advantage of her being drunk and made unwanted physical advances towards her.

Zhao Zilong folded the other person's arm.

This matter has caused a huge uproar.

The other party has connections and influence, and is putting pressure on Zhao Zilong to be severely punished.

Although the sports team wanted to protect her, they couldn't withstand the pressure from above.

Zhao Zilong was eventually forced to retire, bidding farewell to the competitive arena she loved.

She was only twenty years old that year, the prime age for an athlete.

Jiang Yu found a black and white photo of Zhao Zilong when he was young.

She had two thick black braids, a high nose bridge, deep-set eyes, a sharp jawline, and a heroic air about her.

She looks a lot like a female knight-errant in a martial arts film.

She has a great presence and is very beautiful.

Unfortunately, her beautiful appearance did not bring her a smooth life.

Zhao Zilong never married and had no children.

After retiring, she moved from Changshan to Binhai to live with her "grandson" and "granddaughter".

As for why she is his "grandmother"...

The mechanism after "refreshing" also provides a "reasonable explanation".

It turns out that Jiang Yu and Jiang Ning were adopted by Zhao Zilong from the Happiness Orphanage.

After Tan Shilin's suicide, the Happiness Orphanage was thrown into chaos.

Zhao Zilong had just moved from Changshan to Binhai at that time. Her ancestral home was here, so she thought of returning to her roots.

But she felt it was too lonely to be alone, so she had the idea of ​​adopting.

Jiang Yu and Jiang Ning were adopted by her.

Everything seemed "reasonable".

The steps are all interconnected, and there are no logical flaws to be found.

Jiang Yu even found a photo of Zhao Zilong going to the orphanage to complete the adoption procedures back then.

In the photo, Zhao Zilong is wearing a dark blue cotton-padded jacket and standing at the entrance of the orphanage.

She held onto her childhood self with one hand and Jiang Ning, who looked like a Hakimi, with the other.

All three of them were laughing happily.

The gate of the orphanage can be seen in the background.

A sign reading "Binhai Happiness Children's Welfare Home" hangs above the entrance.

Jiang Yu stared at that photo for a long time.

He knew that the photo had also been "refreshed".

But the details in the photo are so realistic.

My childhood memories include a front tooth with a chipped corner, and the old sneakers with pink laces I wore…

I was even mocked by other kids for being too effeminate.

The frayed edges on the cuffs are from fighting with them.

These details were so realistic that he was truly impressed by the incredible craftsmanship of "Earth Online".

Jiang Yu didn't waste any more time watching.

Because he knew very well that the "refresh" mechanism in this Dogecoin world could be perfectly closed-loop.

He couldn't find any fault with the "storyline".

Since they were able to create a grandmother for him, there must be no flaws in the logic or anything else.

Existence is reasonable.

Of course, this applies to everyone else except Jiang Yu.

No, we also have to exclude his "sister".

Only the two of them know that this "grandmother" appeared out of nowhere.

At this time…

Jiang Yu suddenly felt very uncomfortable.

It feels like it's going up.

Where is the price rising...?

胃？

Too full from rice?

Or perhaps they choked on that bizarre pork?

No, it feels like my whole body is swollen.

That throbbing sensation even made him feel... refreshed?

It's like scraping and cupping.

It hurts a lot and is very uncomfortable, but it's also incredibly exhilarating and satisfying.

There was a kind of "painful yet pleasurable" comfort throughout my entire body, inside and out, and in all my internal organs.

This strange feeling temporarily prevented him from thinking.

He simply stopped thinking about it.

Anyway, he'll definitely figure out what's going on tomorrow.

Otherwise, if this continues, it won't just be his wallet that can't take it.

His body couldn't take it either!

Jiang Yu was afraid that having a grandmother like this would lead him to lift stone blocks for physical training.

……

The two returned after finishing their meal.

Zhao Zilong returned to his room and began to huff and puff.

This time it's leg training.

She lay on the ground, her feet supporting the marble ball in the air, rhythmically kicking it up and down.

The movement resembled that of an acrobat performing a stunt by kicking a vat.

The stone ball spun steadily on her feet, occasionally being lifted up and paused in mid-air before settling back down firmly on the soles of her feet.

You want to do extra training after meals to build muscle like crazy, right?

Jiang Yu stood at the door watching the commotion.

But he didn't go in to try to persuade them.

Anyway, he couldn't persuade him otherwise, and he didn't want to eat anymore.

After finishing his leg workout, Zhao Zilong began stretching.

Her flexibility is astonishing.

With legs straight, he can easily place his palms on the ground when bending over; he can raise his legs to 180 degrees; and he can do a full split in one go – a standard "splits".

Jiang Yu squinted at her and thought that even Jiang Ning probably didn't have the flexibility of this old lady.

……

After confirming that the old lady wouldn't hurt him, Jiang Yu returned to his room.

He felt dizzy, probably because of carbon monoxide poisoning.

So he lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

When I opened my eyes again…

It was already dark outside.

I don't know who covered him with the blanket.

He sat up and found that Jiang Ning had fallen asleep next to him at some point.

The little guy curled up into a tiny ball, like a kitten that's afraid of the cold.

She didn't go back to her room to sleep.

Jiang Yu looked down at her, knowing in his heart that she must be very scared.

A strong old woman with arms bigger than her thighs suddenly appeared in the house. Everyone said she was her grandmother…

Even a normal person would find this outrageous.

Moreover, it's just a 12-year-old girl.

Even if Jiang Ning didn't say it, her fear and unease were hidden in her body language.

A curled-up posture, a furrowed brow, and the occasional twitching of fingers…

Everything indicated that she was not sleeping soundly.

Jiang Yu covered Jiang Ning with the blanket, then tiptoed to the bathroom before returning to sleep.

Just as he was drifting off to sleep, he was awakened by the sound of footsteps.

"Thump, thump, thump..."

The sound came from the corridor, and it was very rhythmic.

Zhao Zilong got up in the middle of the night.

Then every now and then, Zhao Zilong would go to the toilet with a "thump thump thump".

Jiang Yu was initially able to manage to doze off for a while between the footsteps.

Later, I simply couldn't sleep.

Just as I was starting to feel sleepy, I was jolted awake by a "thump thump thump" sound.

Jiang Ning also woke up.

She rolled over and covered her head with the blanket to block out the noise.

But after only a few minutes, he pulled the blanket off again.

I don't know if it's because I'm feeling stifled or because I think it's not working.

Like Jiang Yu, she was staring intently at the ceiling.

The two lay there like corpses on the bed, listening to the footsteps coming and going in the corridor.

Until the light filtering through the curtains changed from deep blue to grayish-white, and then slowly took on a faint orange hue…

The alarm clock rang.

The brother and sister sighed at the same time, showing no sign of the pain of getting out of bed.

Because they had been suffering all night.

The two felt completely drained.

"Brother, I'm so sleepy..."

"I'm so sleepy..."

"But I have to do my chores today..."

"I know, go wash up, I'll take you there in a bit..."

"Um…"

The two, with dark circles under their eyes, finished washing up and went to the living room.

Zhao Zilong was already busy in the kitchen.

She was in high spirits, showing no signs of having gotten up frantically in the middle of the night last night.

"Grandson, and this girl (whose family I don't know), come and eat!"

Jiang Yu and Jiang Ning both showed expressions of horror on their faces.

Run! ! !

After a while…

Zhao Zilong came out carrying a pot of porridge.

They found that no one was in the house.

"Your eldest grandson?"

No one answered.

She checked each room, but still couldn't find the person.

"Huh? They were just inside, where did they go?"

Zhao Zilong untied his apron, walked to the window, and looked outside.

downstairs…

Jiang Yu was pulling Jiang Ning towards the electric vehicle shed.

The two ran very fast, as if something was chasing them.

Jiang Ning stumbled and almost fell, but Jiang Yu grabbed her and pulled her up, and they scrambled to the front of the electric scooter.

The electric scooter lurched off erratically and disappeared in a flash at the entrance of the residential area.

Zhao Zilong stood by the window, watching the electric scooter disappear into the morning light.

Her furrowed brows slowly relaxed.

In the end, he just shook his head and muttered to himself, "Maybe the child woke up late..."

"Everyone's busy, it's good to be busy..."

After saying that, she put the meat, vegetables, and soup on the table back into the refrigerator, leaving only a plate of pickled vegetables.

Then, hunching over, he walked back to the dining table and sat down silently by himself.

There were three sets of bowls and chopsticks on the table.

She took her own bowl, ladled out a bowl of porridge, picked up a piece of pickled vegetables, and then lowered her head to eat slowly.

The morning light shone through the window and fell on her gray hair.

She sat alone at the empty dining table, sipping her porridge.

He would occasionally look up at the two unused bowls and chopsticks opposite him, then lower his head and continue eating.

They look just like the lonely elderly people in the charity videos.

This scene is quite heartbreaking...

That is, assuming you don't have those superhuman arms.