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Chapter 405: Chapter 246: Physical Education (Second Update)_1

Since becoming disabled, Pingping had stopped studying. Instead, she helped her mother with the business to support the family. It was only later that she became a streamer and found her niche.

Having lived through tough times herself, she could emphatically relate to Little Tommy’s plight and also had her own thoughts.

Why was it like this?

Little Tommy’s father was extremely diligent, braving the harsh conditions to ensure his son got an education. Eventually, after colliding with a noble’s carriage and paying compensation, he ended up breaking his leg and had to rest at home.

Pingping had witnessed Little Tommy’s performance at school, his hard work and intelligence were plain to see. Academia suited him better than being a lumberjack in the woods.

Looking at the children not far away, who had received their wages and felt like grown-ups, yet were actually still eleven or twelve years old, Pingping didn’t know what to say.

Through the “Blessing” given by the “God of Education”, she realized that they could become painters, sculptors, writers, agriculturalists, inventors…

Their talents were as colorful as rainbows, and they should have had endless futures. But now, they were confined to this place, reduced to tools selling their labor.

So, was this really right?

Little Tommy hadn’t noticed that Pingping had fallen deep into thought.

He carefully ate the sandwich Pingping had brought, the sour pickles were appetizing, and the mayonnaise delicious. In the center was the indulgent addition of pickled ham, making the meal feel as extravagant as a New Year’s feast to Little Tommy.

After eating half, he hesitantly held up the remaining half and asked, “Teacher, can I take some back with me?”

“Are you full?”

“Um…”

“Tell the truth.”

The stern look made Little Tommy’s heart skip, and he involuntarily bowed his head, whispering, “I want to take it back for my little brothers and sisters…”

“That’s better. Don’t worry, eat up. I’ll bring some back for your siblings.”

Watching Little Tommy finish his food, Pingping suddenly asked, “What do you think makes you so poor?”

“The owner of the lumber yard said it’s because we don’t work hard enough. He said if we worked hard, we could be like him and lease a lumber yard, then live a life above others.”

“Do you believe that?”

“Believe my ass! He becomes the lumber yard owner because his dad was the lumber yard owner. And his dad got to be one because his grandpa was the lumber yard owner.”

“Although you speak sensibly, you swore. Remember to take your punishment when you get back.”

“Sorry.”

Seeing Little Tommy bow his head in apology, Pingping thought he was a very clever kid.

She ruffled his hair and asked, “When can you come back to school?”

“I can’t go back. My dad’s leg isn’t healed yet, so I need to save up some money first and see if we can treat his leg. But he knows his chances are slim, so he’s planning to go die without telling us.”

After a pause, he continued, “It’s probably going to be tonight. Once he sees the food I bring back, he can go peacefully. It’s pretty common, so it’s okay.”

Pingping burst into tears instantly.

The story of “Far Traveler” has moved her, but not to the point of crying.

After all, the philosophy of the “Far Traveler” was too lofty. She could only understand the loneliness in their hearts, but couldn’t fully empathize.

But at that moment, she resonated with Little Tommy’s father, because when she was in a car accident that broke both of her legs, she had also thought of ending it all.

Her parents saw through her intentions and stayed by her side every minute for a month.

Until one day, she woke up to find her parents, afraid she would leave, had stayed by her bed without ever leaving.

Seeing her parents so worn out, she cried her heart out and then decided to live on properly.

You must live well!

Not for herself, but even if just for her parents, she had to live well.

Covering her face, Pingping turned away from the live stream camera and cried hard for fifteen minutes, then returned to the game, blowing her nose and told Little Tommy, “Don’t worry, nothing will happen.”

“Teacher, lying will make you wet the bed.”

“I’m not lying. Teacher never lies. Just trust me!”

“But…”

“No buts! You’ll go home later, and I will take care of everything! There will be bread, milk, everything.”

After finding out where Little Tommy and that noble lived, Pingping got up, entered the duct, and quickly crawled back to Yifate.

If you hurt someone, you should pay compensation, not make the victim pay. That noble was obviously in the wrong, and the money had to be returned.

When the audience in the live stream realized Pingping was planning to make the noble pay up, they became unsettled.

[Pingping, listen to my advice, this place is deeply twisted. That noble is definitely not easy to deal with.]

“It’s okay, I can’t die anyway.”

[That’s not the point. If you go there, you’ll definitely be mistreated. The NPCs in this game are too realistic. I can assure you, if I go there, my blood pressure will spike within minutes. How about waiting for me to deal with it when I have low blood pressure in the morning?]

“I can’t stand it anymore! This is just too infuriating.”

[Then think of another way. Going there like this is asking for trouble!]

Pingping stopped and asked in confusion, “Did I say I was going to knock on his door?”