Chapter 400: Ninety's Contrast System (3)

The point in time when Xie Yang transmigrated here is not considered late, but it is definitely not early either.

This body is currently only seventeen years old, full of vitality and in the prime of youth; there are still ten or twenty years of time before the ending of being plagued by illness and dying young in her previous life, enough time to save herself; but she is already seventeen, having had her fortune drained for free by Zhu Meijiao for ten years, so perhaps the seeds of illness and the factors for an early death have already been sown.

【Host, this Physical Fitness Potion is free and costs no points; do you need to redeem and consume it now?】

The Main System probably also feels that this Task is a bit of a trap for the Host.

Of all people to transmigrate into, she transmigrated into a supporting character who has been fleeced (drained) of her fortune by a Sub-system Host for ten years.

If it cannot be forcibly unbound, the Host might end up just like the original owner, being fleeced by the other party all the way to the end...

No! Even worse than the original owner!

The original owner was fleeced until her early thirties before she couldn't hold on anymore and died young.

Once its Host consumes the Physical Fitness Potion, let alone fatal diseases, she won't even easily catch a cold or the flu.

She will be as healthy and robust as a sturdy calf, and her health will drop extremely slowly.

In that case, wouldn't she be fleeced endlessly by the other party?

... It is truly a bit miserable.

But not consuming the Physical Fitness Potion won't work either; she must live longer than the Sub-system's Host to have a chance to take back the Sub-system.

Looking at it this way, this Task is really a bit of a trap... even the Main System cannot bear to look.

It generously contributed from its own little treasury; this time, it will pay for the Physical Fitness Potion for the Host!

Xie Yang thought for a moment and decided not to redeem the Physical Fitness Potion yet; she would go to the hospital for a full check-up first.

"Xie Yang, didn't you also buy a backpack? Why aren't you carrying it? How can a cloth bundle be more convenient than a backpack?"

Just as she opened her eyes, she heard Yang Taohua, who was sitting opposite her, asking a question she already knew the answer to.

Her home and the Zhu Family were only separated by a bridge, and she was one of the first girls in the village to go out to work, with a very sharp tongue, so Zhou Ru specifically entrusted her to look after the original owner.

But rather than calling it looking after, it was more like supervision.

Zhou Ru was afraid that the original owner would work in the distant south and her heart would become wild, and she wouldn't send her wages back home.

These things, not just Yang Taohua, but the other girls sitting there all knew clearly.

They were all from the same production brigade; who didn't know about the Zhu Family's business?

Xie Yang was just a poor wretch; she couldn't even spend the wages she earned as she pleased.

Even the canvas backpack she bought while following everyone to the small commodities market wasn't for her own use.

【... Yao Meifang from the east end of the village brought a canvas backpack for her younger sister when she went out to work last year; it's stylish and durable, so remember to bring one for your younger sister too. Meijiao's old schoolbag has been used for many years and is washed thin; she wants to change to a new one after the new year starts. She studies very hard, so we should be considerate of her. When buying, look carefully at the loose threads and such, and after you're done, wrap it up in a plastic bag so it doesn't get dusty...】

Zhou Ru specifically wrote a letter to give these instructions.

The original owner had followed Yang Taohua and the others to the small commodities market and selected a canvas backpack with a pink base, white edges, and small floral prints.

Of course, she liked it herself, but Zhou Ru had repeatedly urged her in the letter not to spend money recklessly, as the year-end bonus would be needed at home when she brought it back.

The original owner really didn't spend a single cent on herself; everything she bought was what Zhou Ru told her to bring.

At this moment, though...

Xie Yang lowered her head and glanced at the bundle made of patched-up rags held in her arms.

The next second, she shifted her body forward, trying her best to free up both hands.

She took out the brand-new backpack from the bundle, removed the packaging, tore off the tags, and transferred the items from the old bundle into the new backpack one by one.

Then she balled up the dirty, tattered rag bundle and threw it at her feet, planning to take it to the restroom to throw away in a moment.

"Thank you, Sister Taohua! If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten that I bought a new bag."

After organizing the backpack, Xie Yang smiled and didn't forget to thank Yang Taohua opposite her.

Yang Taohua: "!!!"

It was like seeing a ghost!

The other few young sisters from the same village also looked at Xie Yang with stunned expressions.

A thought flashed through their minds: Has Xie Yang gone crazy?

Isn't she afraid of being scolded by her mother after going back?

However, it could also be that she has been scolded and beaten so much that she has become thick-skinned and is just letting go.

Thinking about it, Xie Yang is also quite pitiful; having followed her mother to marry into the Zhu Family all these years, she has ended up like a Bok Choy without a mother.

It's fine that she didn't finish school, after all, they also came out to work without finishing middle school.

Who told them their grades were poor? Even if they continued studying, they wouldn't be able to get into high school or university, so why waste that money and time?

But at least they had a certain degree of freedom to spend the money they earned from working.

Sending some back every month and keeping some for themselves to buy food, clothes, and daily necessities.

There are many small commodities markets and clothing wholesale markets in Shencheng, and the things there are truly cheap; every time they go, they pick out one or two small accessories or new clothes for themselves.

Only Xie Yang never went with them.

Because she sent her monthly wages home, she couldn't even afford to eat decent food on a daily basis, so how could she have any surplus to buy clothes, accessories, or anything like that?

She didn't send back the wages and year-end bonus from the last month before the new year; anyway, she was going back for the new year, so there was no need to waste the handling fees.

However, her mother had given instructions in the letter that, except for the few items specifically requested, the remaining money must be brought home.

There is no need to guess; the things brought back are for Zhu Meijiao, and the money brought back is basically for Zhu Meijiao's tuition and living expenses.

They say a child with a mother is a treasure, but Xie Yang, who clearly has a mother, is no different from a yellowing Bok Choy in the field.

When they received their year-end bonuses, they either bought new clothes and shoes for the new year or bought various New Year goods for eating and playing; some even went to get a stylish perm.

They had to take a three-day train ride home, so they bought instant noodles, marinated eggs, ham sausages, apples, kumquats, and sugar mandarins to eat on the train. They didn't skimp on weighing out melon seeds, peanuts, and the like either.

If it weren't for the fact that they only managed to grab six seated tickets while there were ten of them in the group, forcing five people to squeeze into three seats until they couldn't move, they would have even wanted to take out the melon seeds to crack.

Only Xie Yang had no fruit, no roasted nuts, and even less meat like marinated eggs, instant noodles, or ham sausages; for the entire journey, she had only four dark-brown coarse-grain pancakes, which she had baked herself by borrowing the coal stove in the clothing factory's Canteen.

Thinking of this, the looks everyone cast toward Xie Yang couldn't help but hold a bit more sympathy.

Xie Yang ignored their expressions, stood up, and went to the restroom.

The train carriage during the Spring Festival travel rush was not only crowded but also particularly smelly.

Holding her breath, Xie Yang squeezed into the washroom carriage, tossed aside the bundle wrap she had brought along, and washed her face.

After the restroom was empty, she slipped inside, closed the door, and slid the bolt.

Ever since boarding the train, this body had not eaten anything, and by now, she was already famished.

Xie Yang logged into the Main System, tapped open the Mall page, flipped through a few pages, and discovered a Low-level Nutrient Solution that provided a strong sense of satiety but had low nutritional value; drinking one meant not feeling hungry for an entire day without eating.

Moreover, it was extremely cheap, at 50 points per vial.

Buy!

【Host, this Nutrient Solution is about the same as drinking water. Don't be fooled by the strong satiety; it doesn't have much nutrition. Why not switch to an Advanced Nutrient Solution? I'll give it to you for free, no points required.】

As the Main System spoke, it sobbed internally: this plane had just opened, and it had already lost one Physical Fitness Potion; now it was about to lose an Advanced Nutrient Solution. It was a huge loss!

Unexpectedly, Xie Yang refused: "No need, the low-level version is quite good. Strong satiety, no nutrition, it suits me right now."

【...】

"Don't just stand there blankly, hurry and redeem it for me, then help me find a potion that can induce symptoms of hypoglycemia without causing any substantial harm to the body."

【Host, are you trying to fake an illness?】

"You guessed right! But there's no prize."

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