novelslam Chapter 131 A Heavy Weight
Chapter 131 A Heavy Weight
After packing his schoolbag, Su Hao stood up, bid a reluctant farewell to everyone, and then pushed open the door and walked out of the activity room.
A gentle breeze rustled through the trees, casting dappled shadows.
Recalling how everyone had gathered together to review the project, Su Hao felt a sense of solid satisfaction.
Making these valuable friends is probably the most unexpected gain during this period.
He carried a backpack containing his laptop on one shoulder and walked slowly along the tree-lined path back to his dormitory, the soft rustling of leaves in his ears.
Halfway there, his gaze suddenly paused.
Not far ahead, a girl was using crutches to move forward step by step with difficulty on the road.
Su Hao instantly recalled the "List of Students with Priority in Laundry" that Fang Jun had given him earlier.
He had glanced at it briefly, and the thin figure leaning on a cane in front of him quietly overlapped with a name on the list.
Her name is Sun Xiaolian.
Su Hao remembered that people in the club had mentioned her in casual conversations.
She survived a horrific car accident when she was a child, narrowly escaping death.
Even now, with the most advanced medical technology, she still can't walk without that cane.
Hello, Sister Sun.
Su Hao quickened his pace, carefully stepped forward, and took the initiative to greet him.
"Hey? Isn't this Su Hao!"
Sun Xiaolian stopped and turned around. When she saw that the person who had come was Su Hao, a bright and cheerful smile immediately bloomed on her face.
"What luck I had today! I ran into a big celebrity from our school!"
She leaned on her cane with one hand, slightly out of breath, yet she radiated an incredible brightness and sunshine.
Su Hao didn't reply, but his gaze involuntarily fell on the heavy backpack behind her, which had left red marks on her shoulders.
"Your bag looks heavy, let me help you!"
The moment the words left his mouth, Su Hao had already reached out his hand.
But Sun Xiaolian firmly shook her head and refused, her tone gentle:
"Thank you for your kindness, but no need. The doctor said my leg will never fully recover."
"what?"
Su Hao was slightly taken aback, clearly not expecting her to be so straightforward in bringing this matter up in front of him.
Sun Xiaolian smiled calmly, a resilient glint in her eyes:
"Although it's very inconvenient, I will continue to walk this path step by step for the rest of my long life."
So, I can't let myself get used to other people's help, right?
Once you get used to it, you really won't be able to walk when no one helps you anymore.
Su Hao's lips moved, but he was unusually speechless.
His brain, capable of instantly solving countless problems, was at a loss for words to respond to this profound strength.
The air was still for a second or two, with only the leaves swaying gently overhead.
"However..." Sun Xiaolian changed the subject, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Su Hao.
"Thanks to you, my life is so much easier now!"
"...In which aspect?"
"It's that 'Duck Duck' laundry app!"
Her tone became lighter when she talked about it.
"You don't know, but every time I planned to do laundry, as soon as I stepped out the door, several friends would rush out to stop me."
It's probably because I slipped and fell in the laundry room when I first came to the school, which scared them, so they've been worried about me ever since.
From then on, even if I insisted on saying I didn't need help, they would still insist on carrying my laundry basket, or simply reserve the washing machine for me in the middle of the night before letting me have it.
Su Hao listened quietly, his gaze gentle.
"Is the situation different now?"
"Yes! It's completely different now." Sun Xiaolian nodded.
"Before, because I felt it was too much trouble for others and I felt really bad about it, I would always sneak up in the middle of the night while they were asleep to wash them."
But now with your YaYa app, I can easily get my baby washed with just a tap on my phone to make an appointment.
I don't feel guilty about owing anyone favors, and I can handle it all by myself!
They just started washing it...?
Upon hearing this, Su Hao's eyebrows twitched almost imperceptibly.
wrong!
He knew the system's underlying logic better than anyone.
Even if he prioritizes disabled students to the highest level, the algorithm could never be so domineering as to cancel other students' existing appointments and let her easily cut in line!
unless……
In an instant, Su Hao understood.
Surely, there are still friends who quietly care about her...
I secretly watched her laundry schedule, and as soon as I saw her online, I quietly clicked "cancel appointment".
By using high priority weights, the washing machine was gently given to her in this subtle way.
A gentle breeze blew by, and a certain soft spot in Su Hao's heart was struck solidly.
Perhaps, cold and impersonal algorithms are not without humanity; they can also become the gentlest bridge for conveying goodwill.
"That...that is definitely much more convenient."
Su Hao said softly, a bright light flashing in his eyes.
"That's why I've been wanting to find an opportunity to thank you in person!"
Sun Xiaolian bent over with great effort, her sincere expression shining brightly in the sunlight.
"Su Hao, it's so great that you can come to our school!"
After saying that, she smiled brightly and waved laboriously the hand that wasn't holding the cane.
Then, limping, accompanied by the "thump, thump" of his cane hitting the ground, he slowly but firmly walked away from the dormitory.
Her silhouette was edged with gold in the setting sun; she was slender and small, yet stood tall and straight.
Su Hao stood there for a long time, his feet seemingly rooted to the spot, unable to take another step.
A roommate who insists on helping a friend with mobility issues, and who becomes a "seat-grabbing maniac" even when refused;
A strong girl who felt bad about it and was willing to grit her teeth and get up in the middle of the night to do laundry...
Sun Xiaolian's resolute figure, carrying a heavy schoolbag and leaning on crutches, stirred up strong echoes in the depths of Su Hao's heart, which was filled with mathematics and code.
Previously, when monitoring data, the human depravity exposed by the malicious abuse of the mechanism had stirred up a vague sense of unease and gloom in his heart.
But at this moment, those emotions seemed to be completely washed away and purified by a sudden spring rain.
"It's so great that you could come to our school!"
To others, this might just be a casual, polite thank you.
But Su Hao could truly feel a heavy weight in her gentle words!
It turns out that the tedious algorithm I casually wrote could actually make someone's life a little better!
Even if it's just a tiny bit better...
But this genuine feeling gave him a joy that was even more heartfelt and soul-stirring than solving a world-class mathematical conjecture!