Quick Transmigration: Saving That Cannon Fodder

The children were so frightened that they scrambled to their feet and stood still, as if their homeroom teacher was already behind them, and they didn't even dare to cry.

The middle-aged owner of the supermarket followed the noise and came over. The supermarket wasn't big, and he had just heard some children calling someone an idiot. He came over and scolded the children:

"What's going on? Are you swearing? Is this how your teachers teach you? So rude."

His Mandarin wasn't very standard, but the children didn't dare laugh at him, worried that he wouldn't sell them popsicles next time.

Shen Yu's face was stern as he said, "If you curse like that again, I'll have to call your parents and make you apologize."

He was wearing a white shirt and black trousers today, and also had a pair of black-rimmed glasses on his face. Several children, including the supermarket owner, thought he was really a teacher.

No one dared to speak anymore, and the supermarket owner even dreamt of the days when he was scolded by his teacher.

The children sniffed, bowed to Akahoshi, and said, "Sorry."

Shen Yu raised her voice a little louder: "Louder! You weren't using this tone when you were cursing earlier."

The children were startled by him, and the less timid ones couldn't help but sob and shed tears, but they still bowed to Akahoshi in unison and said loudly, "I'm sorry."

Having never encountered such a scene before, Chi Xing quietly hid behind Shen Yu, only to hear Shen Yu turn around and ask him, "Xingxing, do you want to forgive them?"

Seeing that they had all fallen and were crying, and that their popsicles had fallen to the ground and couldn't be eaten, Akahoshi felt quite sorry for them.

"Yes, but you can't say that next time."

Akahoshi lowered his head, unsure how to prove he wasn't stupid, but it seemed like many people said that about him.

"Did you hear me? If you say that again, I'll have your homeroom teacher call your parents." Shen Yu knew that these kids were most afraid of having their parents called in.

He ignored the still-crying child, picked up the popsicle that Akahoshi had just chosen, and led Akahoshi to the checkout.

As they exited the supermarket, Shen Yu opened the popsicle and gave it to Chi Xing: "You can only have one, no more."

The afternoon sun was very hot, and Akahoshi was sweating profusely. His long hair wasn't tied up properly, which made him even hotter.

Shen Yu pulled him to finish eating under the shade of a tree before they went to find a barbershop together.

But when Akahoshi stood in front of the barbershop, he didn't dare to go in.

"It'll be quick to cut your hair, and then you won't be hot anymore, okay?" Shen Yu coaxed him patiently.

Akahoshi shook her head again: "No, it hurts so much to cut it."

"No, no, look, everyone inside is fine, they couldn't cut any meat." Shen Yu pointed to the uncle who was cutting hair inside, trying to explain to Chi Xing.

Chi Xing refused to go in no matter what. He spread his legs and braced himself on the ground. No matter how Shen Yu tried to pull him in, he couldn't. He was afraid of those scissors.

"Star, I'll be right beside you in a moment, and I won't let anyone hurt you."

"I told him to be careful so he wouldn't be able to cut it, really, don't you believe me?"

Chi Xing hesitated for a moment, and Shen Yu took the opportunity to pull him inside.

The older man in front was still cutting his hair when a younger barber came over to ask him something.

"Give him a haircut, something like mine will do." Shen Yu's hairstyle is the most common messy cut for ordinary male college students.

He pulled Akahoshi to sit down on a chair and stayed by her side.

"Brother." Akahoshi's voice was somewhat timid.

Shen Yu patted the back of his hand gently and said, "I'll be watching from the side. I promise nothing will happen."

Chi Xing sat there obediently, while Shen Yu urged the master to hurry up.

His long black hair was cut down, revealing his fair neck and ears. Chi Xing's hands were clenched nervously, and Shen Yu comforted him from the side:

"Didn't it hurt at all, and it was over in no time?"

Akahoshi hummed in agreement, but still dared not move his head.

After the haircut was finished, Shen Yu pulled Chi Xing aside to wash his hair. He personally washed Chi Xing's hair gently to dispel his fear.

In the end, even his hair was blow-dried by Shen Yu. Since Shen Yu paid him, the hairdresser naturally wouldn't refuse.

With a nice haircut, Akahoshi looked much more energetic. Standing on the street like that, no one would guess he was a simpleton.

The clothes he was wearing were a simple black T-shirt and cargo pants. Shen Yu took him to a clothing store to buy them, and the price was very cheap for Shen Yu.

A T-shirt costs 25 yuan, pants cost 35 yuan, and shoes cost 25 yuan. Shen Yu didn't care about the brand. When he moved out of the Shen family, Shen Mian didn't allow him to take anything except his underwear.

Later, when they were in the rented apartment, the thugs Lu Jingchen hired would steal the clothes he hung outside every now and then.

Shen Yu only has two sets of clothes to wear here, and only two pairs of shoes. The pair she wore this morning got wet, and the pair she's wearing now can't last her a lifetime.

When he picked out a set for Akahoshi, he also took an extra one in his own size. They each bought several sets, which were almost all the same or different colors.

Chixing was very happy to have new clothes to wear. His shoes were a little too big, probably because his grandmother deliberately bought them a size too big, worried that he would grow taller and not know to buy new ones.

With a sigh, Shen Yu felt a pang of sadness.

After choosing the shoes, he knelt down and helped Akahoshi change into a suitable pair.

"Is it crowded?" he asked.

Akahoshi replied: "It's not crowded."

Shen Yu packed up his old shoes and asked the shopkeeper next to him to collect the money.

It cost several hundred yuan here. Shen Yu didn't know how to bargain, so she just paid the price. Fortunately, the shop owner was an honest person and didn't deliberately quote a high price.

Passing by a fruit stand, Shen Yu bought some fruit; passing by a cooked food shop, she bought half a roast duck.

Finally, with a lot of things in their hands, Shen Yu realized that they had bought a lot.

Then they came to a car dealership. Of course, there were no cars there; they sold bicycles, tricycles, and electric bikes.

"Will it be open?" Shen Yu asked.

As soon as she asked the question, Shen Yu had the answer herself: Chi Xing hadn't left the village much, so it was definitely impossible.

As for himself...

"Boss, can you teach me how to drive it?" Shen Yu gestured with her chin to the electric tricycle parked in front of her.

The boss was tutoring his son with his homework, and he was so angry that he was fuming and cursing. When he saw that a customer had come, he was overjoyed as if he had seen a savior.

He tossed the workbook to his wife, who was standing to the side, and said with a smile, "Okay, okay, I promise I'll teach you."

The proprietress glared at him, but she couldn't turn down business, so she had no choice but to take on the task of tutoring the child.

"Are you two going to learn it?" The boss asked with a beaming smile.

Shen Yu pointed to herself: "I learn it, he doesn't."

"Alright, young man, you can come in and sit down for a while." The owner gave each of them a small bottle of mineral water.

Chixing tugged at Shen Yu's sleeve, and Shen Yu whispered, "Xingxing, help me pick out a nice one, and we'll ride it home together later."

Having received the assignment, Akahoshi nodded solemnly and began carefully selecting a car at the dealership.

Shen Yu told him to wait there while she learned to drive with the boss at the test drive area behind the shop.

A dozen minutes later, Shen Yu, who had no prior experience, had learned all the operations, and the boss praised him for being smart.