5+6=1, The Original Owner's Last Wishes

The next morning, Fu Yanzhi woke up in bed and opened his eyes. He checked his phone and saw that it was already seven. He got up, washed up, and went downstairs. His younger brothers were still asleep. He went into the kitchen, wondering what to make for breakfast.

Fu Yanzhi opened the fridge and saw beef, tomatoes, and noodles. He decided to make tomato and beef brisket noodles, tomato beef noodles.

First, Fu Yanzhi cut the beef brisket into chunks, put it in a pot of cold water with sliced ginger and cooking wine, and brought it to a boil over high heat. He skimmed off the foam, took the beef out, and rinsed it with warm water. He scored crosses in the tops of the tomatoes, blanched them in boiling water for a minute, then peeled and chopped them for later.

He added a little oil to the pot and fried ginger slices and scallion sections until fragrant. He added the brisket and stir-fried it until the surface was lightly browned, seasoned it with two spoonfuls of light soy sauce and one spoonful of dark soy sauce, then added the tomato chunks and stir-fried them until they broke down. He poured in enough hot water to cover the ingredients, brought it to a boil over high heat, then turned the heat down, covered the pot, and let it simmer.

Fu Yanzhi heated water in another pot to cook the noodles. When they were eighty percent done, he took them out and put them in the beef broth, letting them soak up the soup. Finally, he sprinkled chopped scallions and cilantro on top. He divided the noodles into six portions and carried them to the table.

Fu Yanzhi checked the time again. It was eight, so he went upstairs to wake his brothers. He knocked on Li Huanhuan's door first. When he heard no response, he opened the door and went in. Li Huanhuan was sleeping spread-eagled. As Fu Yanzhi approached the bed, he could hear Huanhuan snoring.

Fu Yanzhi gently shook Huanhuan awake. "Time to get up, Huanhuan. Big Brother made noodles for you, baby. Come on, get up." Li Huanhuan woke as Fu Yanzhi shook him. He opened his eyes and saw his eldest brother by the bed, so he sat up and rubbed his eyes. "Big Brother, I can smell something good."

Fu Yanzhi smiled. "Then hurry and wash up, you little glutton. Come downstairs to eat when you're done. I'm going to wake the others."

"Okay, Big Brother," Li Huanhuan said in a soft, sleepy voice.

Fu Yanzhi left Huanhuan's room and knocked on the twins' door. After a while, he heard someone getting out of bed, and then the door opened. It was Kong Fanyue.

Kong Fanyue saw Fu Yanzhi outside. Having just woken up, his voice was soft and sticky as he spoke. "Good morning, Big Brother."

Fu Yanzhi smiled. "Good morning, Yueyue. I've made breakfast. Hurry and wash up, then come downstairs to eat."

Kong Fanyue nodded. "Okay, Big Brother."

Fu Yanzhi walked into the room and saw that Kong Fanxing had wrapped himself up in his blanket, leaving only his little head sticking out. He looked like a fat caterpillar.

Fu Yanzhi shook Xingxing. Xingxing opened his eyes and saw that his eldest brother was shaking him. Rubbing his eyes, he mumbled, his words barely coming out straight. "Big Brother, I don't want to get up. It's warm under the covers. Can I sleep a little longer?"

Fu Yanzhi raised an eyebrow and drawled, "Does Xingxing not want to eat the delicious beef noodles? I got up this morning and made them myself. If you don't want yours, I'll let Huanhuan eat them for you."

Hearing there was something delicious, Kong Fanxing immediately jumped out of bed. "I'll eat, Big Brother! I'm going to eat lots. I won't let Huanhuan eat mine."

Fu Yanzhi teased, "So Xingxing doesn't want to sleep in anymore?"

Kong Fanxing answered at once, "No more sleeping, Big Brother, no more! I'm going to eat."

Fu Yanzhi smiled. "Then hurry and wash up, Xingxing. Come downstairs to eat when you're done."

When Fu Yanzhi came out of the twins' room, he saw that the second and third brothers were already sitting at the dining table. He walked downstairs.

When Bo Qing saw his eldest brother coming down, he said, "Good morning, Big Brother."

Wen Shiming kept his eyes fixed on the noodles. "Good morning, Big Brother. These noodles smell so good. Did you make them, Big Brother?"

Fu Yanzhi replied, "Good morning, Second Brother, Third Brother. They smell good, don't they? This is my secret recipe."

Wen Shiming said impatiently, "They smell so good I can't even imagine what they taste like."

While the three were still talking, they saw the three little ones coming downstairs side by side.

Kong Fanxing jumped up and down. "Big Brother, it smells so good! I'm going to eat three bowls today." Then he held up four fingers.

Everyone burst out laughing when they saw Kong Fanxing holding up four fingers.

Fu Yanzhi pressed a hand to his forehead. "Looks like I'll have to hire a tutor to give you extra lessons before you officially start school. Xingxing, look at my fingers." Fu Yanzhi held up three fingers. "This is three."

Kong Fanxing said awkwardly, "Ah, ah, ah, Big Brother, I know three fingers! I just held up the wrong number. It's all my fingers' fault."

Fu Yanzhi smiled. "Then let me ask you a question. If you get it right, I won't laugh at you anymore, and I'll give you a reward. How about it?"

Hearing there was a reward, Kong Fanxing immediately nodded. "Go ahead, Big Brother."

Fu Yanzhi thought for a moment, then asked, "What's five plus six?"

Kong Fanxing held out his fingers and found he didn't have enough. He counted for ages but still couldn't work out the answer.

Seeing his younger brother getting anxious, Bo Qing prompted him from beside him, "Eleven."

Kong Fanxing heard his second brother's prompt but didn't catch all of it, only hearing "one." Although he felt his second brother's answer didn't seem right, he trusted that his second brother wouldn't trick him. He jumped up and said to Fu Yanzhi, "Big Brother, I know! It's one, right?"

When Wen Shiming heard "one," he completely lost it and burst out laughing. "Hahaha, Little Xingxing, five plus six equals one? Are you trying to laugh your third brother to death and get a new one?"

Bo Qing was speechless. His younger brother not only couldn't count, but his ears didn't work properly either.

Hearing his brothers laugh at him, Kong Fanxing's eyes turned red. Looking aggrieved, he said, "Second Brother clearly told me it was one. I didn't calculate it wrong."

Bo Qing pressed a hand to his forehead helplessly and explained, "I told you eleven. Those little ears of yours."

Only then did Kong Fanxing realize what had happened. His face turned red all the way to the tips of his ears, and he lowered his head and muttered, "So I heard it wrong."

Li Huanhuan covered his mouth and snickered, but he didn't forget to cheer Kong Fanxing up. "It's okay, Brother. I didn't know the answer either. Neither of us knew how to do it."

Kong Fanyue said, "It's okay, little brother. We'll learn it at school."

Fu Yanzhi said helplessly, "All right, all right, stop laughing. It's okay, Xingxing. I'll find you a tutor today, and the tutor will teach you. Don't worry. Come on, let's eat before the noodles get cold."

Everyone finally stopped laughing and began eating their noodles. Kong Fanxing slurped his noodles while secretly looking up to watch everyone's reactions. Only when he saw that no one was laughing at him anymore did he gradually relax.

After breakfast, Bo Qing and Wen Shiming took care of the dishes, while Fu Yanzhi searched on his phone for a tutor for his brothers. He looked for a long time but couldn't find anyone suitable.

Just as Fu Yanzhi was about to give up, he saw someone named Lin Kun. He checked his education and saw that he was a university student. Fu Yanzhi looked at his major and teaching experience, thought he was a good fit, and contacted him.

Lin Kun replied quickly, saying he could come and give it a try. The two arranged to meet that afternoon to discuss the details.

That afternoon, Lin Kun arrived at Fu Yanzhi's home on time. He had delicate features and a gentle manner, and he gave the impression of being very reliable.

Fu Yanzhi told him about his brothers' situation, and Lin Kun listened attentively. When he heard that they were orphans being cared for by Fu Yanzhi, he looked sympathetic.

Just then, the three little ones ran over and examined Lin Kun curiously. Kong Fanxing asked quietly, "Big Brother, is he our teacher?"

Fu Yanzhi smiled and nodded. Lin Kun crouched down and said gently, "Hello there. I'm Teacher Lin. I'll be teaching you lots of things from now on."

Kong Fanxing's eyes shone. He took Lin Kun's hand and said, "Teacher, can you teach me to count first?"

Lin Kun agreed with a smile. Watching the scene, Fu Yanzhi breathed a sigh of relief. He hoped Lin Kun could teach his brothers well.

Fu Yanzhi turned to Bo Qing and Wen Shiming. "Second Brother, Third Brother, you two will study with Teacher Lin too. You'll both be starting your first year of middle school when term begins. Study hard, especially you, Third Brother. I believe your second brother already has a foundation."

"You were originally supposed to start sixth grade, but I wanted you in the same class as your second brother, so I got you into the first year of middle school. You have to study hard," Fu Yanzhi said.

Hearing this, Wen Shiming scratched his head and said a little sheepishly, "Don't worry, Big Brother. I'll definitely study hard and won't hold Second Brother back."

Bo Qing also patted his chest and promised, "Big Brother, I'll study hard together with Third Brother."

Lin Kun stood up and said confidently, "Don't worry, Mr. Fu. I'll make a study plan based on their circumstances and make sure all the children make progress."

Lin Kun then began teaching. He started with the most basic knowledge, patiently explaining numbers and arithmetic to the three little ones. Kong Fanxing studied especially hard, his eyes fixed on what Lin Kun wrote on the board.

Bo Qing and Wen Shiming sat nearby, working diligently on the test papers Teacher Lin had given them.

Watching his brothers study so diligently, Fu Yanzhi smiled with relief.

Fu Yanzhi said, "I'm going out to take care of something, so I won't be back for lunch. I'll order food for you at noon. Study hard."

After saying goodbye to Fu Yanzhi, his brothers went back to studying.

Fu Yanzhi looked at the balance on his phone. He only had a little over four hundred thousand left. His brothers' schooling would only cost more and more in the future, and helping his second brother get revenge would take money too.

Fu Yanzhi walked out of the house, thinking of other ways to make money. If this had been his previous life, he might have continued making money by killing people. But after some thought, he gave up on the idea. This body belonged to someone else, and he couldn't use it to kill.

Fu Yanzhi thought for a long time without coming up with a good way to make money. Suddenly, it occurred to him that he could ask System 127 for suggestions.

Fu Yanzhi said, "127, 127, please respond."

[Dear Little Zhizhi, what's wrong? Why have you summoned this system?]

Fu Yanzhi asked, "Help me think of a good way to make money."

[Little Zhizhi, you summoned this system just for that? This system is very busy too.]

Fu Yanzhi sneered. "What, do you have a good idea?"

[How about killing people for money again? Isn't that your old line of work?]

Fu Yanzhi said, "Being an assassin is hard too. You have to avoid surveillance and kill people without a sound. That takes not only formidable skills but also hacking skills. It's a lot of trouble. You also need plenty of intelligence. Without it, things get very troublesome."

[I have another way, but it'll cost you something. Are you willing, Little Zhizhi?]

Fu Yanzhi said, "What would it cost? Let's hear it."

[Kill someone for this system. If you succeed, I'll give you a great fortune. How about it, Little Zhizhi?]

Fu Yanzhi thought for a moment. "No. I said I wouldn't let this body get blood on it."

[All right. Actually, I have my own selfish reasons for asking you to kill this person. Before the owner of your body died, I asked him if he had any unfulfilled wishes. He only mentioned two things.]

Fu Yanzhi said, "What were they? Tell me."

[Don't rush, Little Zhizhi. The first was to help take good care of these younger brothers of his. That's also why I sought you out.]

Fu Yanzhi asked in puzzlement, "You're kind enough to help someone fulfill his wishes? Tell me, what did the original owner give up?"

[Hahaha, you're very clever, Little Zhizhi. You really are worthy of being chosen by me. As for him, I sent him to another world to carry out a task, but I can't tell you what the task is.]

Fu Yanzhi asked, "What was the original owner's second wish?"

[His second wish was to find out why he had been abandoned. I told him then and there that he hadn't been abandoned; someone had switched him. You know what? When the original owner heard that, he actually smiled. He said he wasn't a child who had been abandoned, and he wasn't a calamity star.]

[The person I'm asking you to kill is the one who switched the original owner back then. This is also my own selfish wish. The original owner had a miserable life. As his system, I want to do something for him, but I can't touch anyone except you, so I'm asking you to go. It would also count as taking revenge for the original owner.]

Fu Yanzhi said, "All right, I'll take the job. Give me the intelligence you have now. I'll kill him within three days."

[Okay, Little Zhizhi. I'll give you the intelligence right away. Transmitting intelligence... The intelligence has been sent into the host's head.]