Chapter VII: The Three-Body Problem

On Saturday morning, Yu Luying arrived at school on time.

Since the body can't find anything, life has to go on.

St. Francis Secondary School is closed on weekends, but there is a "St. Francis Amateur School" on Saturday mornings for an additional fee, and registration is "voluntary".

As for the content of the lectures, it is some math and English courses.

When I walked into the classroom, it was almost full.

Yu Luying subconsciously glanced at the last row by the window - it was empty.

"He didn't sign up this semester, don't worry about it." The table was laughing and teasing.

This tablemate is a long-faced girl named "Zhou Yao".

Yu Luying didn't speak, but just twisted her hard.

"Grandma spare her life!" Zhou Yao shouted.

Yu Luying untied her schoolbag, lifted the wooden desk, and stuffed it into the belly of the desk.

She tucked the hair at the back of her head, sat down beside Zhou Yao, and stretched her body.

Yu Luying is still wearing the seven-point checkered skirt today, with a pair of skin-colored tights, and red high-top canvas shoes relaxed on the horizontal strip under the desk.

"Mathematics or English first...... Yes! Yu Luying snorted lightly.

"What's wrong?" Zhou Yao asked strangely.

Yu Luying's hand was on her neck, and she felt a little depressed.

For no reason, her whole body was hot, as if her whole body had been immersed in hot water.

The lower abdomen, which was already uncomfortable due to the menstrual period, became more painful.

-- Dividing line --

At the same time, the school is two kilometers away inside the public baths.

"Ahh

It was as if his whole body had melted into the water of the large bath.

Like all husbands' rooms, grandma's house has no bathroom, and feces and urine rely on a spittoon, so it is naturally inconvenient to take a bath.

Every Saturday, Xiao Yao will come to this "public bathroom".

Grandma gave ten yuan, five yuan for tickets, and five yuan for rubbing his back.

Xiao Yao saved his back money to buy a copy of "Online Game News", a copy of "Game Dealer Information", and "Science Fiction Emperor" that arrived yesterday, which was enough for him to enjoy the spiritual feast of the whole morning.

Xiao Yao didn't soak for a long time today, mainly because his stomach was not very comfortable.

Speaking of evil, although the food cooked by Shen Tianyun yesterday was not good, it was just ordinary and not delicious, how could he eat himself until he fainted and fell to the ground?

Maybe it's time for a medical check-up.

He was lying on the old man's non-slip bathroom stool, covered with a white blanket, flipping through this issue of "The Emperor of Science Fiction" in his hand.

This morning, he had just received a rejection letter from the magazine, and he was quite devastated.

However, he still loves to read "The Emperor of Science Fiction", because each novel in it contains a new, incredible and wonderful world.

Speaking of the wonderful new world, last night, he pulled Shen Tianyun to learn about the year 2034 overnight.

In 2034, there will be neither a sky full of civilian aircraft nor cat-type intelligent robots; There was no time travel, no space teleportation, no landing on Mars, and humanity never even went back to the moon; Virtual reality (VR) is available, but it's just bulky glasses that only have sight and sound.

The 30-year technology tree seems to be all focused on the so-called "smart phone" talent. Aside from the use of cleaner electric vehicles, as a new type of transportation, nothing else has changed much from now.

Yes, the world has not changed for the better, and people have not become happier.

Oh, right,...... Such a future makes Xiao Yao's pessimism even more pervasive.

Forget it, let's take a good look at the magazine, today's "Galaxy Award Essay" is Liu Cikang's big new work.

"Da Liu" is the first person in the Chinese science fiction industry, and Xiao Yao is naturally his fan.

……

Alas, it's too short to be enjoyable at all.

I'd love to be able to read his new work soon......

Wait a minute?!

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"Liu Cikang?" Shen Tianyun rubbed his chin: "What's wrong with Liu Cikang?" ”

"Do you know this person?" Xiao Yao asked expectantly.

"I must know, there are his texts in the Chinese textbooks." Shen Tianyun said as a matter of course.

"Is it so powerful?" Xiao Yao couldn't believe his ears.

"His novels have also made several movies, and they have done well at the box office," Shen Tianyun said, "So you want to read his new book?" ”

"Uh-huh."

"Well, the most famous is this "Three-Body Problem". Shen Tianyun poked on the phone for a while and handed it to Xiao Yao: "Take your time." ”

"I don't like to read books on my phone, can you buy a physical version for me?"

"Then I'll have to place an order online, and it won't take a few days to arrive."

"Forget it, the phone is the phone." Xiao Yao took the phone.

For the rest of the weekend, Xiao Yao spent all his time on the hard sofa except for eating and sleeping, sometimes laughing at his aunt and sometimes wriggling around.

"Is this "Three-Body Problem" really so good-looking?" Shen Tianyun sat cross-legged beside Xiao Yao, holding a tablet computer to watch dramas.

"It's beautiful," Xiao Yao said in high spirits, "It's amazing!" You haven't seen it? ”

"I haven't seen it." Shen Tianyun took off the Bluetooth headset and thought thoughtfully: "What, you've been watching it for a day and a night, don't you do your homework?" ”

"Didn't you write it too?" Xiao Yao blurted out.

“…… I finished writing it at school on Friday! Then, the two said in unison.

"Dad," Shen Tianyun suddenly thought of something, and changed to a coquettish tone: "Accompany me to watch the drama?" ”

"Don't," Xiao Yao refused without thinking: "I'm seeing the wonderful place, I'm going to finish reading the three-body problem." ”

"The phone is mine, give it back to me!" Shen Tianyun's little face fell, and he spread his palm to Xiao Yao.

Xiao Yao ignored it.

"Corgi Corgi ......" Shen Tianyun smiled like a little devil and began to tickle Xiao Yao.

"Hahahahaha...... Other...... Other...... Can't I accompany you to see it? "Xiao Yao raised the white flag as fast as the French.

"It's pretty much the same," Shen Tianyun said with satisfaction: "Watching future TV series will also help you understand my world." ”

The girl crossed her legs, put the tablet on Xiao Yao's knee, grabbed his arm, and rested her little head on his shoulder.

"Ahem......" Xiao Yao was a little embarrassed.

The temperature on Shen Tianyun's body was transmitted like this, and the fragrance of hair filled his nasal cavity.

Xiao Yao's heart beat wildly - when had he seen this formation!

"What's wrong," Shen Tianyun caught Xiao Yao's wrongness: "Ah, why is your face red?" Are you shy? ”

Xiao Yao's upper body was stiff and straight.

"Watch your play." He said in an inaudible voice.

At this moment, the bedroom door was suddenly pushed open.

"Yaoyao, ......," called the loving old woman.

In the summer, Xiao Yao seemed to be drenched from head to toe by ice water in an instant: did he remember that he had locked the door?

Shen Tianyun shook off his arm at the speed of light, put his feet off the sofa, and tried to find slippers on the ground: "Grandma......"

"This is my classmate, Shen Tian ......," Xiao Yao stammered.

Grandma's expression was not only a little surprised, but also elated: "You play, you play." ”

She said as she hurriedly exited the room.

There was an air of embarrassment in the air.

"Grandma...... I don't care about you as much as you say. In the end, it was Shen Tianyun who broke the silence: "Seeing that you have made friends, she is happy." ”

"Hmmm......"

"What are you in a daze," Shen Tianyun poked Xiao Yao dissatisfiedly: "What are you thinking?" ”

"......What do you say," Xiao Yao put down the tablet in his hand: "The Three-Body Problem didn't have it in 2004, right?" ”

"yes, what's wrong?" Shen Tianyun asked inexplicably.

"What if I wrote ...... 'The Three-Body Problem'?"

"Huh?"