novelslam Chapter 1: Learning Makes You Happy
Chapter 1: Learning Makes You Happy
After leaving the courthouse, Lu Ming lit a cigarette in his car. The debt of over 1.6 million yuan had been awarded to him.
His ex-wife, Guo Haili, said she gave up the house, the car, and custody of her daughter, retaining only the right to live in the house, but she has been secretly hiding her income all these years.
Of course, Lu Ming has also been frantically hoarding money over the past few years, even at the cost of bankrupting his own shop business.
So don't treat men like fools.
If you don't want to live a good life, then don't live one at all.
Listening to your best friend's advice all the time will only lead to a lose-lose situation in the end, with no one benefiting and only your best friend secretly enjoying the spoils!
Hey!
Perhaps it's true that big breasts mean no brains; Guo Haili has been completely brainwashed by her best friend and various online comments over the years.
Since his daughter Rui Rui started elementary school, this marriage has been nothing but repeated exploitation. Many times, Lu Ming is simply relying on the fond memories of his student days to make a final effort.
He stubbed out his cigarette and sighed silently.
If I had known it would end like this, I shouldn't have gotten married in the first place, or even broken up with him back in high school.
If I hadn't started dating early, I might have been able to get into a better university back then.
beep!
"Dating will only affect your studies!"
"Successfully broke up with my girlfriend, officially activating the Super Genius System!"
"You start with three attribute points. It's recommended to allocate them to either Intelligence or Memory to ten points, as this will help you complete the main quest!"
"Main Quest (1): Participate in the high school monthly exams. Achieve excellent grades in three subjects to receive another attribute point!"
No way, there's a system?
When Lu Ming suddenly saw a black interface and a few lines of green text, he excitedly sat up straight. After reading each line of text, he was speechless.
He's forty years old!
My daughter is preparing for high school entrance exams, and now they want me to take the high school monthly exams?
Are you kidding me?
This academic superstar system must have arrived at least twenty years too late, right?
What's the point of using it now?
At this point, the system displays the personal attribute panel again.
There are eight basic attributes: constitution, physique, appearance, intelligence, memory, agility, resilience, and lifespan.
According to the notes at the bottom of the panel, the normal attribute limit for an average person is ten points.
A score of over ten points is considered a high-level, rare talent among humans; over twelve points is considered a super talent; and over fifteen points is considered a god-level talent.
Lu Ming guessed that the data on this panel represented his various attributes. After looking at it carefully, he couldn't help but sigh.
Time really is like a truckload of pig feed.
Of his eight attributes, most of them have a base value of seven, except for Intelligence, which is eight, and Agility, which is six.
Back when he was at Qingzhou No.1 Middle School and Jiangxi Normal University, he was considered quite good-looking and tall.
How badly have they fallen now?
The attributes panel clearly reveals the sorrow of a middle-aged man.
Physical fitness and memory have dropped to six points, while physique and appearance have plummeted to five points.
The toughness attribute is the worst.
There are only a pitiful four points left.
This is the greatest shame for a middle-aged man!
From three times a day not being enough, it has shrunk to once every three days and it's not even good anymore!
Of course, these figures are definitely not the bottom, and there is definitely room for further decline in the future. Fortunately, we now have three free attribute points.
The system arrived too late and is basically useless now, but the attribute points awarded at the start are a pure profit.
After thinking it over carefully, Lu Ming felt that he should add all three attribute points to lifespan.
If you add ten points at once, you might live to be a hundred.
Thump, thump!
At some point, Guo Haili, the ex-wife, walked near the car, leaned down, and knocked on the passenger window, presumably to say something.
At forty years old, she was still well-maintained; her features remained striking, and her figure remained graceful and alluring. However, her complexion was no longer as fair and radiant as it had been in her youth, and the nasolabial folds and wrinkles around her eyes were quite noticeable.
Lu Ming wasn't sure if the woman could see the system interface, so he glanced at her warily before reaching out and pressing the window button.
Guo Haili didn't waste any words. She took a folded piece of paper from her handbag and tossed it over, saying, "I'm going back to my hometown for blind dates these few days. Please consider the conditions I'm proposing carefully, and try not to interfere with our daughter's high school entrance exam!"
At least one thing is certain!
Outsiders cannot see the old-fashioned DOS interface with its black screen and green text.
Lu Ming secretly breathed a sigh of relief and took the paper to read it once.
Business has been tough these past few years, and he's been frantically hiding his savings. After closing his electronics store, he now owes a total of over 1.6 million yuan in debt, including mortgage and car loan payments.
This frightened Guo Haili so much that she hurriedly demanded a divorce.
She hired some kind of female lawyer who was quite demanding that Lu Ming leave with nothing and take on all the debts.
The final verdict was passable, I suppose.
It wasn't as convenient as Lu Ming had requested, but it was still slightly better than expected.
The biggest problem was that Guo Haili obtained a five-year right to reside in the house.
This means that he will still have to live with Guo Haili for the next five years, and if he wants to sell the house to pay off his debts, he must get her consent.
They should even provide some compensation.
The paper that Guo Haili handed over demanded that Lu Ming pay 300,000 yuan in compensation for his lost youth and 100,000 yuan in compensation for childbirth.
Those words sound so familiar!
"I already said in court that I will not agree to your unreasonable demands!" Lu Ming didn't want to argue with this woman anymore, but he knew in his heart that this matter would drag on for a long time.
"Lu Ming, your daughter not only has to take the high school entrance exam, but she will also have to take the college entrance exam later. I have plenty of time to deal with you. If I don't get the money, I will make trouble for you every day."
Guo Haili's attitude was very firm. She knew that Lu Ming still had a sum of money hidden in his hands, and she would not stop until she had squeezed that money out of him.
She originally just wanted Lu Ming to contribute more money to go back to his hometown and ask the old folks for help, so that she could live a more decent and comfortable life.
did not expect.
In the end, things turned out so badly that she had no choice but to give up the house to avoid sharing half of the debt.
The more I think about it, the angrier I get.
She won't let it go until Lu Ming comes up with 400,000 yuan in compensation.
So what if the court doesn't support it?
Won't she make a scene?
Even the police didn't dare lay a finger on her!
She's in a hurry to get a divorce because she doesn't want to pay off Lu Ming's debts, and she doesn't want to live a hard life.
"Go back to your hometown for blind dates first, let me think about it for a few days."
Lu Ming calmed down a bit and wanted to coax the woman back. A few days would be enough time to move, and he could rent out the two secondary bedrooms to others later.
Let's just keep messing with each other!
"Da Ming, I'm very patient. If I don't get 400,000 in compensation, I won't let you and your daughter have a good ending!"
Guo Haili curled her lips into a cold smile, turned around triumphantly, and strode away.
Looking at the woman's back, Lu Ming felt both a chill and a deep sense of regret.
It's really hard to imagine that the high school girl from back then would become like this today!
Therefore, people do change!
Don't gamble with your luck!
The only saving grace is that their daughter, Rui Rui, grew up inheriting the best qualities of both parents and is not rebellious, although her grades are a bit poor.
To be precise.
Rui Rui understands the道理 (principles/reasons), but she can't do it.
Studying is so hard!
As a forty-year-old father, Lu Ming didn't know what to do. Compared to when he was in school, today's generation of children is indeed having a much harder time.
At this point, the system popped up a new black screen and displayed several lines of green text.
Learning makes you happy!
"Daily Task (1): Consistently study junior and senior high school knowledge. You can receive one gram of gold for every hour you complete this task, up to a maximum of six times per day!"
This academic superstar system is indeed more than twenty years late. How much does a gram of gold cost now?
Of course, if you could withdraw gold every day, studying could indeed bring joy!