Chapter 8: Economic Crisis

  After staying in the hospital for three days and undergoing a thorough physical examination, it was found that Duan Lei did not have any sequelae. Zhou finally signed to let Duan Lei be discharged from the hospital. As for Duan Lei's hospitalization expenses, due to Zheng Kai's intervention, the hospital waived them. As for Duan Lei's heroic deeds, they were also reported to the school and would come in handy during the final evaluations.

  Overall, Duan Yue got hit by a brick, shed some blood, stayed in the hospital for three days without spending a dime, gained the affection of a girl, and unexpectedly obtained a biological genius brain.

  To be honest, Duan Yue had wanted to leave for a long time. In the hospital, apart from having to undergo all sorts of troublesome checks every day, there was also the unbearable smell of disinfectant, it really felt like every day was a year!

  It's great, every day when eating, Tang Lier always brings small stir-fries from a small restaurant near the school, not only delicious but also giving Duan Lei an indescribable sense of satisfaction. After she goes to class, he can still chat with Dingding, feeling really good.

  Finally, such days will come to an end!

  As he walked out of the hospital gate, Duan Yue stretched his waist and took a deep breath of the fresh air that was completely different from the ward. He still felt the warm sunshine outside was friendly.

  "Stone, how come the air on your planet is so bad?" Before Duan Yue could even praise the wonders of the outside world, Dingdang had already started complaining.

  "Is it bad? I think it's okay!" Duan Lei sniffled, the air no longer had the smell of disinfectant, and a faint floral scent wafted from the nearby Osmanthus tree.

  "The air here is filled with all sorts of dust, sulfur dioxide, lead compounds, and the carbon dioxide content is also very high...". Before long, a string of professional terms came out of Dingding's mouth, and what was originally thought to be good air suddenly became almost uninhabitable.

  In Dandan's description, the air quality in Haicheng is worse than anywhere on planet Makka and is listed as a harsh environment that is not suitable for human survival.

  "Unbelievable? Ding ding, such an environment is still not suitable for human survival, and you people from planet Makka are also fragile?" Duan Lei was greatly surprised and felt a little unbelievable.

  In recent years, Haicheng has vigorously developed high-tech industries, and many heavy industries and traditional industries have gradually relocated. In addition, as a coastal city, the greening is also good, and the air quality has always been rated as one of the best among major cities nationwide. In Duan Yue's view, although Haicheng's air quality cannot compare to that of his hometown in southwest China, which is completely pollution-free, it is not that bad either!

  "Hmph, believe it or not!" Dang sometimes still had a bit of a childish temper, and with a pout, she stopped paying attention to Duanyan.

  After a long time of interacting with Dingding, Duan Lei gradually understood Dingding's personality. Anyway, it was fine to coax her more, this intelligent brain wasn't that difficult to get along with.

  As for Dīng Dīng's complaints about the air quality in Haicheng, Duàn Lěi didn't think much of it. Having lived in Haicheng for over two years himself, he didn't see what the big deal was. Anyway, it wasn't like he was the only one living in Haicheng; there were over 10 million people living together in this "uninhabitable" environment.

  After being discharged from hospital, Duan Yue's life quickly returned to normal!

  Every day, I get up early to recite English and prepare for this semester's CET-6 exam. Usually, I attend classes on time and occasionally browse the internet or play single-player games in my dormitory. When there are no classes or during weekends, I go to work at the gardening field, and my days are filled with tension and fulfillment.

  Occasionally, Tang Lier's figure would appear in his life. They would sometimes eat together at the small stir-fry window on the second floor of the Third Canteen, and also study together in the library's self-study room. Of course, the two had not yet become boyfriend and girlfriend, but there was already an ambiguous emotion between them, a feeling that fell somewhere between being boyfriend and girlfriend and ordinary friends.

  On the surface, after Duan Yue was hit on the head by a brick, his life trajectory did not change much, and he remained as dull and ordinary as an average rural student. No one knew that in his mind, there was a biological brain called "Ding Ding".

  Duan Yue is quite enjoying this kind of life!

  However, the good times did not last long, and Duan Yue soon found himself in an economic crisis!

  The economic crisis was not caused by spending a lot of money after getting along with Tang Lier, Tang Lier is a very sensible girl, she knows that Duan Lei's economy is general, even when eating, they choose to eat in the school cafeteria, just to avoid putting too much pressure on Duan Lei.

  Duan Yue's reason for spending money like water during this period is that his appetite has increased dramatically, becoming a big eater!

  According to Dingdang, in order to maintain the normal operation of the intelligent system, before finding crystal energy, Duan Lei had to take in food to provide her with sufficient biological energy. In order to avoid Dingdang falling into a dormant state due to insufficient energy, Duan Lei had no choice but to increase the intake of high-protein and high-calorie foods, and also strengthened exercise, barely maintaining Dingdang's normal activity status.

  After half a month, Duan Yue's massive intake of food and exercise has also shown obvious benefits, he has become much stronger and no longer looks as dark and thin as before.

  However, the huge expenses that followed made Duan Lei a little unbearable.

  "Ding ding, is there any other way to solve the problem of energy intake?" Duan Lei said with some distress as he lay in bed at night.

  Think about it on the internet, those pig feet who got a strange encounter, either made a fortune or made great progress in their skills, while I became an energy supplier, ending up miserable.

  Before, Duan Yue was very frugal when it came to food, with daily expenses of no more than 15 yuan, and occasionally eating some good food with classmates in a pay-as-you-go manner, with monthly expenses of no more than 600 yuan. However, since having Dingding, apart from the usual three meals a day, he also had to buy a lot of high-protein and high-calorie foods such as beef, mutton, and chicken soup at restaurants outside, with daily food expenses approaching 50 yuan, and monthly expenses reaching 1,500 yuan.

  Perhaps for some rich second-generation, 1,500 yuan is just a pair of ordinary sneakers, but for Duan Lei, his monthly income from working in the gardening company is only 800 yuan. Originally, Duan Lei's part-time job could fully support his life at Haida, but now with Dingding this bottomless pit, Duan Lei suddenly found that his monthly deficit would reach a staggering 1,000 yuan.

  It's only been half a month, and Duan Lei already felt unbearable, so he hastily asked Dingding to see if there was any way out.

  At this stage, Duan Lei really can't think of how to make money quickly. His only income now is his salary from the gardening field, and as for his family, there are many difficulties. Duan Lei will not ask his family for help unless absolutely necessary.

  "There is a way, but I haven't tried it either, and the chances of success aren't great!" With both hands supporting her little head, she thought for half a day before saying a sentence.