Chapter 4: This Hellish World
At ten o'clock in the morning, in front of the old bachelor apartment.
"Little girl, if you want to wake up your boyfriend who is lying in bed, you can't knock on the door so gently!"
Aunt Zhang, who is eight feet tall and has a waist circumference of eight feet, carried fresh fritters, passed by Guo Ding's door, and said with a smile to the girl who was slightly sweating on her forehead.
"Auntie is not what you think......"
"Hey, I don't need to explain, Mr. Guo is indeed a young and promising person, except for being a little clumsy with his hands and feet, and changing the light bulb will break his bones, there are no other shortcomings!"
Aunt Zhang stepped forward enthusiastically, and her thick arms like fire extinguishers easily pushed the girl away.
Then a loud thunderous bang rang out in the hallway.
Before the old security door completely fell apart, Guo Ding was sleepy-eyed, wearing flower pants, holding an iron basin on his head with both hands, and a hot water bottle under his arm, and stumbled out.
"There was an earthquake! There was an earthquake! Everyone, ......."
Bang!
Aunt Zhang slapped her palm lightly, and with only three points of force, Guo Ding spun around in place.
"You are a ghost of the earthquake, it was a girl who told you to get up!"
As she spoke, Aunt Zhang twisted her waist and walked upstairs with a satisfied smile after helping others.
Covering his head, Guo Ding finally saw his surroundings clearly.
In addition to Aunt Zhang, who went upstairs, there was another person in front of him.
A young girl, combed with a single ponytail, wearing canvas shoes, dressed for morning exercises.
"Teacher Zhou, why are you here?"
Zhou Xiaofei is Guo Ding's classmate, although she usually has a good relationship and is a good comrade-in-arms who helps each other in the examination room, but there is not much contact outside of class.
"Happened to be running through here, so ...... And that ......."
Zhou Xiaofei pointed to the somewhat cracked door bolt and said weakly: "It wasn't me who knocked on the door just now......"
"Understood!"
Guo Ding rubbed his messy hair, and a little yellow sand fell out of his hair.
Of course, he didn't believe that the movement just now was caused by the petite Zhou Xiaofei, unless she was a Devil Fruit ability.
"Mr. Guo, the interview time at Ninghai University is eight o'clock, should you prepare?"
"Ugh! I almost forgot, thanks for the reminder! ”
About fifteen minutes later, a well-dressed Guo Ding reappeared at the door.
"So fast?"
"In the 22nd century, time is the most precious thing."
"You wait first, I'll go change my clothes in the car."
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Guo Ding was originally worried about whether he could get to Ninghai University within half an hour, but fortunately, Zhou Xiaofei was able to drive while jogging in the morning.
How?
Zhou Xiaofei changed into a professional outfit, leaned out of a brand-new classic car, and beckoned to Guo Ding.
"Very beautiful car."
Guo Ding opened the side door and sat in the co-pilot.
According to memory, after the natural disaster, the automobile industry in this world, like many other things, experienced a huge decline.
This pink classic car is actually a very common model in this era.
It has to be said that despite the retro styling and power, the comfort level of this car is still very high, and it is completely worthy of its price of two million berry.
Guo Ding knew that Zhou Xiaofei's father was a doctor who was not particularly smart, and his mother was a piano teacher.
For such a family, it is very normal to buy a car for a daughter who has just graduated and stepped into society, and there is no need to be surprised.
With a roar of machinery, the car began to start slowly.
Thankfully, there wasn't any black smoke coming out of the rear, otherwise the pink body would have turned out to be weird.
This is presumably due to the alien energy source.
"It's the first time I've come to your place, so I won't bother you, right?"
"No, thank you for helping me, otherwise I won't be able to get up in the morning."
"Don't thank me, in fact, I was nervous about looking for a job for the first time, and it will feel much better to have your old partner here!"
Zhou Xiaofei's hand controlling the steering wheel was clenched tightly, and there seemed to be some sweat on the edge of his palm.
Guo Ding subconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
It's not that I have any associations with those slender and white hands.
Swallowing saliva is nothing more than respect for the female driver + novice driver instinct.
There's no absolute defense here!
Guo Ding felt the slightest doubt about the safety of his life.
Thinking of the game space, Guo Ding was a little excited.
Starting at one o'clock in the morning, it took nearly six hours for Guo Ding to complete three-quarters of the journey to Vikola.
Walking in the desert is indeed a difficult thing to do.
Even if it was just walking in the right temperature, the six-hour and twenty-kilometer journey made Guo Ding exhausted.
Fortunately, the lack of entertainment life in this world, as well as the excellent quality of poverty, make Guo Ding still have a good figure after four years of college.
What Aunt Zhang said about Guo Ding's fracture because of changing the light bulb is completely slander, he is obviously just dislocated!
In short, after taking a nap for more than half an hour in the morning, Guo Ding is barely in good spirits now.
Zhou Xiaofei seemed to notice Guo Ding's doubts about her driving skills and became more and more nervous.
Guo Ding could only take his eyes off her hand and look at the street scene aimlessly.
To be honest, even though the practice has lasted for two and a half years, the impression of this world on Guo Ding is still very weird.
Vigilantes with muskets on their backs greeting shopkeepers;
The warrior with the sword swaggered with his head held high, his nostrils facing the sky;
A would-be history teacher in a crisp suit looks at the scenery in a 19th-century classic car......
Well, at least it looks like it's a bit more advanced than the world of One Piece, after all, there is an internal combustion engine.
And there are cell phones, televisions, and the internet, which are very degraded but work.
For example, at this moment, Guo Ding's mobile phone beeped.
Glancing at Zhou Xiaofei, the girl was still fighting with the steering wheel with a focused expression.
Guo Ding moved a little farther away and picked up the phone.
The voice of a young female operator came over the phone:
"Hello, is this Mr. Guo Dingguo?
This is the East Zhejiang Provincial Love Aid Association, according to the volunteer service application form you filled out three years ago, we called you this return call. ”
"It seems...... There's such a thing......"
Guo Ding was noncommittal, he couldn't remember it clearly, but there was such a thing.
At that time, the TV was overwhelmingly promoting the deeds of a moral model named Yu Qing, and he signed the volunteer list in a daze.
I'm still too young!
The original Guo Ding may not have experienced his own family, Guo Moumei's baptism, which seems very simple.
How hard it is to be a good person!
After receiving an affirmative answer, the female operator on the phone appeared very happy, and she then asked:
"According to the information you left at the time, you have now graduated from Ninghai Normal University and have financial income, right?"
"Uh...... I did graduate, but I ...... financially."
Guo Ding wanted to emphasize his poverty.
Although it's the P I made an appointment, it's not like it hasn't started yet, so I should be able to regret it, and I don't have to finish it, right?
However, the other end of the phone obviously disagreed with Guo Ding's opinion:
"Mr. Guo Ding, please don't be modest, there is definitely no problem with the economic income of the top students of Ninghai Normal School, the teacher is so popular these years!
The matter is settled, your love application has entered the process, once there is a suitable project, our staff will contact you in time! Thank you for your love! ”
"Hey! Feed! ”
"Toot-toot-toot-"
Guo Ding wanted to say something, but there was already a busy signal on the phone.
Damn, damn NGOs!
I know how to worry about Lao Tzu's money!
Guo Ding decided to call back to complain, or at least to cancel the list.
This is no joke, donating money and volunteering are trivial, and the most terrifying thing is that they may arrange for themselves to support refugees!
This kind of appalling thing is not uncommon in Guo Ding's memory.
As a relatively stable and affluent Area C, various charitable organizations are very fond of apportioning refugees from some war-torn areas.
Should...... It won't be so unlucky, will it......
It's not that I'm not loving, it's really ......
Those guys are very good at eating!
Bang!
At the moment when Guo Ding was about to dial in to complain, the classic car that had been dancing on the tightrope for a long time in Zhou Xiaofei's hands finally lived up to expectations and crashed into the wall of Ninghai University.
"Uh, Mr. Guo, we're here, let's go for an interview!"
Zhou Xiaofei took out a handkerchief to cover the trickle of blood on Guo Ding's head, and said apologetically.
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