The Eerie Robot
Zhou Shuling came out of the kitchen and saw Liu Chang'an using her scarf to wipe Zhou Dongdong's hair and face.
"My scarf!" Zhou Shuling was furious. She snatched the scarf away, hit Zhou Dongdong, and then hit Liu Chang'an.
The white scarf was stained with watermelon juice, the color bright and delicate.
"Is this a scarf? I just saw Zhou Dongdong use it to wipe the watermelon juice, I thought it was a towel," Liu Chang'an quickly clarified.
"Zhou Dongdong!" Zhou Shuling glared angrily at Zhou Dongdong, who was hiding behind Liu Chang'an.
"Om..." Zhou Dongdong cried out and ran away, swinging her arms. Her mother was probably cooking. If she ran away now, her mother wouldn't chase after her and hit her.
Let's come back after we eat.
Watching Zhou Dongdong run away, Zhou Shuling turned back and glared at Liu Chang'an angrily, "You're really annoying too!"
"Really, it's not my fault. She's already made a mess like that, I'll just wipe her down and add some watermelon juice. You'll have to wash her anyway, it's not much trouble." How could Liu Chang'an be wrong? His reasoning was perfectly sound.
Zhou Shuling was too lazy to argue with him about it. She punched him lightly, threw her scarf into the laundry tub to soak, and then went back to the kitchen to continue preparing her Germany boiled pork knuckle.
Knowing that there would be braised pork knuckle for dinner, Liu Chang'an didn't go downstairs to prepare food himself. He sat in the living room watching TV, listening to the barking of Zhou Dongdong and Lu Si'en's dogs downstairs, and felt at peace.
"Recently, researchers at the Jinling Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, discovered that the Earth was not completely frozen during the Snowball Earth era, but rather contained vast oceans. The continent surrounded by these oceans is what is now Antarctica. At that time, the young Antarctica continent had just broken away from the Rodinia Continent, and the Earth's only remaining sunlight was concentrated on Antarctica. Countless creatures that could only live in deep-sea warm current zones and near volcanoes began a spectacular and tragic migration to the Antarctica continent..."
Liu Chang'an was watching the news when the host was explaining the concepts of "Snowball Earth" and the Rodinia Continent.
"Snowball Earth" refers to a time when Earth was extremely cold and completely covered by glaciers up to one kilometer thick, causing countless hardships and calamities to be endured, almost resulting in the complete extinction of many life forms.
This universe, or even this Earth, has never been kind to life, and is always ready to extinguish the rare miracles of life in this boundless world.
During the "Snowball Earth" era, the Earth's major tectonic plates were still clustered together, and the continent that had gathered together at this time had an otherworldly name: Rodinia Continent.
The research findings of researchers at the Jinling Institute of Geology and Paleontology have confirmed that the present-day Antarctica was the only continent suitable for life to survive at that time... However, this continent was eventually frozen, and the entire Earth eventually became a giant ice ball. Life that had gone through so many hardships to reach this continent still could not escape extinction.
At that time, apart from super-lifeforms, only some creatures near the underwater volcanoes could survive.
Liu Chang'an calmly watched the news. These things wouldn't be the last time they happened on Earth. He hoped that humanity could reproduce until then and leave behind a legacy.
After eating pork knuckle for dinner, Liu Chang'an watched Zhou Dongdong wash her scarf for a while before going downstairs to bed.
The next morning, Liu Chang'an woke up and felt that the weather was nice. He saw the sunlight falling on the windowsill early in the morning, a rare sight in the late winter and early spring weather. Thinking that he couldn't waste such a morning, Liu Chang'an raised his pillow, then reached for his phone and exchanged messages with An Nuan for a while. After the beautiful girl began to experience the charm that her body had for men, she became more and more enthusiastic about sending pictures from time to time.
Today was the last day of classes, and the exams were just around the corner. There were only a few courses in the first semester of freshman year, so there was no need to prepare for them. However, Liu Chang'an usually didn't skip classes without a good reason. So, with strong willpower, he took a few last glances at the photos, turned off his phone screen, and went to the bathroom to wash up, feeling refreshed.
After finishing breakfast, Liu Chang'an watched Lu Si'en swaying as she accompanied Zhou Dongdong, who was also swaying her head, to school. He then watched under the sycamore tree as Old Man Qian, the leader of the resurgence of the "tree-tapping" trend, led several elderly men and women to tap the tree before leaving the neighborhood.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Juntang's car was just outside the residential area. Upon seeing Liu Chang'an, Zhong Qing rolled down the car window and waved to Liu Chang'an.
Liu Chang'an walked over and glanced at Zhong Qing's shirt, which was made of a rather special material today. It was light and delicate, highlighting her beautiful collarbone. It has to be said that Zhong Qing is a mature woman who is very suitable for the uniform style. As she rolled down the car window, many eyes were involuntarily drawn to her.
Liu Chang'an wasn't drawn over; he looked over on his own. Sometimes, it's just a quick glance—a man's innate radar for finding the opposite sex.
"What's up?" Liu Chang'an asked, his hands in his pockets. Sunny weather always makes you want to adopt a lazy and casual attitude, to do justice to the warm hues of this cool morning.
Zhong Qing pointed behind him.
Liu Chang'an opened the back door. Zhu Juntang was sitting in the back, eating a small sandwich. She made room for Liu Chang'an and hurriedly pointed to her sandwich, "This is Zhu's's sandwich, the best sandwich in the world. Want to try a bite?"
"Then it must have had some delicious wheatgrass and bean sprouts added. Goats raised on farms, especially if they're fed wheatgrass and bean sprouts, have particularly delicious meat... You know the word 'beauty,' right? It originally meant a large sheep. Why are large sheep beautiful? Because they're well-raised and their meat is delicious. So, if you add wheatgrass and bean sprouts to your sandwich, it will help you become truly beautiful." Liu Chang'an waved his hand, refusing the sandwich, which, even without her taking a bite, wasn't even enough for Liu Chang'an to eat.
"It sounds like... no, I can't let you lead me astray and make me think about whether what you're saying is feasible. It would make me look stupid." Zhu Juntang thought for a moment, tilted her head and continued eating her sandwich, suppressing the thought that had just crossed her mind to ask the chef to add wheat sprouts and bean sprouts to her sandwich tomorrow.
"What's up?" Liu Chang'an found it boring that she was actually so clear-headed. He looked around the car and saw that it was full of buttons, which was probably the kind of style that Shangguan Dandan would like, since there were so many buttons for her to press.
"Something's up." Zhu Juntang leaned over Liu Chang'an, pressed the door close button, and then signaled the driver to start the car.
Liu Chang'an did not ask to get off the bus and insisted on walking to the school.
"Let me tell you..." Zhu Juntang put down her sandwich, wiped her mouth, and lowered her voice to say to Liu Chang'an, "I have a robot here."
Liu Chang'an nodded, signaling her to continue. When it came to robots, Liu Chang'an thought of Su Nanxiu's robot named "Gold Coin," the robot whose head was broken by Liu Yuewang, and those harem robots.
Given Zhu Juntang's mysterious demeanor, it's unlikely he's just some kind of toy robot.
"My mom sent it. This robot is incredibly lifelike, but I always feel it's extremely eerie." Zhu Juntang said, leaning closer and hugging Liu Chang'an's arm. "I suspect this robot was actually made with a real person, but the human brain was replaced with a mechanical one, something like a curse."
Liu Chang'an patted her head. It's not easy. She's finally starting to use her suspicious and imaginative thinking mode again.
Even though what she said sounded completely impossible.
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I recommend a great book, "Within Reach of an Enemy Country," a world without cultivation, superpowers, or magic, but with a little bit of true qi; a world where martial artists are cultured; a funny, interesting, and exciting novel.