A Single Person's Infinite Wonderful Life

The dishes inside the box were all beautifully presented traditional Japanese cuisine. Although Li Wei preferred Chinese food, he would not force others to accept his preferences.

Li Wei said, "I'm not familiar with your taste preferences yet, so I prepared some dishes according to the traditional Japanese food style, hoping they will suit your taste. Considering that you will need to catch up on sleep later, I prepared food that is easy to digest."

Jin Chengzhai Qianye was incredibly surprised as he looked at the sumptuous meal. He hadn't expected that Li Wei, an art student, would have such culinary skills. The exquisite dishes showed that Li Wei was definitely a very particular person in life.

Jin Chengzhai Qianye wiped her eyes and whispered, "Thank you."

Since leaving her hometown to study alone in a big city like Tokyo, this was the first time Jin Chengzhai Qianye had been cared for like this. Tokyo is a glamorous metropolis, but also a place where people are indifferent, unlike her small hometown which has a lot of human warmth. The fast-paced life here leaves tired people with no extra energy to care about others.

Therefore, after coming to Tokyo, she could only communicate her feelings, whether happy or sad, with her family. Moreover, phone communication was not as convenient, so she often missed home.

Li Wei wasn't the first person to help her, but he was the one who left a deep and lasting mark on her life. Li Wei's presence made her realize that her life had gone astray, allowing her to adjust her mood in time and prepare for a fresh start.

Jin Chengzhai Qianye felt her fatigue worsening. She wasn't used to staying up late, so the negative impact of staying up late was enormous.

Li Wei said, "You look quite tired. You'll probably sleep until the afternoon. You need to rest too."

Jinchengzhai Qianye picked up a piece of sushi with his chopsticks, put it in his mouth, chewed it carefully, and swallowed it before saying, "This afternoon, I have to go to school to hand in my homework. The teacher doesn't accept faxed copies; I have to submit paper copies."

Li Wei said, "I came here on my motorcycle. I'll take you there this afternoon. After you eat, go to sleep right away. I'll take care of the police later. Oh, and remember to give me the house key, otherwise I won't be able to get in when I come back."

Jinchengzhai Qianye said, "Thank you, but won't this interfere with your work? You're a college student too, haven't your teachers assigned you any tasks?"

Li Wei laughed and said, "I finished my final assignment a long time ago. The painting that was exhibited before was my final assignment. Now, all I need to do is wait for the holiday to come."

Jinchengzhai Qianye showed a wistful expression and said, "I really envy you, Li Weijun. I have so much homework to do, but the credits from these assignments are quite valuable, and I dare not let any of them go to waste."

Li Wei simply smiled.

Unlike national and high schools, Japanese universities have a holiday system more similar to that of universities in Japan. Most national and high schools in Japan have three semesters a year, while universities have two semesters a year, from April to March and from October to March of the following year.

In Japan, the Lunar New Year is in January, while in Okinawa, it's in February. Some universities that start their holidays later are not very friendly to Okinawan international students.

Of course, art schools like Tokyo National University of the Arts are quite special. During the final exam period, most students don't have much to do. As long as they can get past the teachers' approval, they can leave school early. So, although Tokyo National University of the Arts has a relatively late holiday, it won't affect Li Wei's return to China for the Chinese New Year.

Chapter 1. A Peaceful Life and Concerns

After Jin Chengzhai Qianye enjoyed a sumptuous breakfast, the police slowly arrived at the door. In Japan, it's not just ordinary people who lie down; civil servants do too. For Japanese people, professions like police officers, firefighters, and doctors are just jobs, not beliefs, so they won't risk their lives for strangers.

This is Li Wei's personal insight after spending two years in Japan. Many people have been fooled by Japanese dramas. There is no such thing as passion and ambition in the Japanese workplace. It's all just self-deception and anesthetic. Japanese people don't take dramas seriously.

Li Wei went with the police and the matter was resolved in a short time. Because it was a passive defense and counterattack, Li Wei was not responsible for the drunkard's injuries. The drunkard would be sent to a rescue organization for treatment and would also receive living support for a month.

However, that's all the relevant agencies can do. Whether they can reintegrate this drunkard into society and restore his normal life is beyond their control. Japanese society is inherently unhealthy; serious illness or bankruptcy can easily leave one penniless and homeless.

This is a deep-seated social problem in Japan. Li Wei is very clear about his own position; he is just an outsider living here. Therefore, as long as the problem does not involve the people around him, he has no interest in meddling in other people's business.

After dealing with the problem, Li Wei rode his motorcycle back to the apartment where Jin Chengzhai Qianye lived. He parked the motorcycle downstairs, cast a small anti-theft spell, and then went upstairs.

Areas like this, with their poor security, can be considered slums in a sense. All sorts of people live here, making it a mixed bag. Car thieves are very common here. Downstairs in the apartment buildings, there are only some dilapidated bicycles; you won't see any motorcycles or electric scooters. The local residents know what kind of security this place is, so they are unwilling to spend money on expensive transportation. After all, if they are not careful, their precious means of transportation could become someone else's.

Li Wei opened the door with the key and heard soft snoring. Jin Chengzhai Qianye was sleeping soundly. Li Wei looked at the girl lying on the tatami and covered her with the blanket that had been kicked off.

The temperature has started to drop recently, and catching a cold at this time can be quite unpleasant for ordinary people.

The real world is not as glamorous as the world of anime. Every ordinary person has their own troubles. Looking at the girl's peaceful sleeping face, Li Wei felt a little emotional. If he hadn't had that adventure, he would just be an ordinary person, worrying about marriage and career, and fearing birth, aging, sickness and death.

But precisely because he knows he comes from an ordinary background, Li Wei is even more concerned about his ordinary identity, to the point of being pathological, much like a certain gold-digging office worker with a hand fetish. However, the gold-digging office worker pursues a peaceful life from the beginning, while Li Wei has more choices compared to him, because Li Wei can enjoy a peaceful life in the real world while occasionally going to other worlds to adjust his mood.

Li Wei turned on his phone and started catching up on the series. He had already decided to go to the world of Naruto, so naturally he had to prepare in advance. However, Naruto is a long series with more than 700 episodes. Even if each episode is ten minutes long, it would take him 300 hours, or nearly thirteen days, to finish it without speeding up the process.

Therefore, this is a huge undertaking. As for the manga, Li Wei has already finished reading it. After all, the speed at which a manga is read depends on the reader's own speed of reading the images. So, Li Wei only spent two days reading all 700+ chapters of Naruto. He didn't need to follow the updates; he read it all in one go. In Li Wei's opinion, it was a very satisfying thing. Although Naruto has many problems, the pacing of the manga is indeed excellent.

Before finishing the anime, Li Wei estimated that he would go on adventures in other worlds. However, his current strength was beyond the ceiling in most worlds. Such a journey would be nothing more than tourism for him. If he wanted to experience "adventure" and be terrified, then it would have to be a power system like Dragon Ball or Saint Seiya.

Some people might wonder why, in Li Wei's mind, Saint Seiya is on par with Dragon Ball. In reality, the Saint Seiya system may seem weak, but if you really calculate the strength, they are all overpowered and are no weaker than Dragon Ball.

In the Saint Seiya system, ordinary Bronze and Silver Saints are relatively weak, with physical strength only reaching the speed of sound. They basically rely on special skills, using their unique abilities to dominate and easily defeat opponents of lower levels or fight against those of the same level. However, against Gold Saints, they are destined to be instantly killed. Of course, Bronze and Silver Saints who have mastered the Third Sense are all destined to be protagonists, and their actual combat power is in no way inferior to that of Gold Saints. They are only weaker in terms of defense because they lack the Gold Cloth.

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At the level of Gold Saints, which is when everyone has mastered the Second Sense, their movement speed directly breaks through the speed of light. Just by relying on the ability to break through the speed of light, they can wield enormous destructive power, not even counting the exaggerated combat techniques mastered after reaching the Second Sense.

The Planetary Devastation from Naruto seems incredibly powerful, right? However, in the Saint Seiya universe, after mastering the Third Sense, one starts with the ability to destroy a planet. Here, "destroying a planet" means literally destroying a planet with a finger.

Even if you brought together the entire Otsutsuki clan from Naruto, they would all be wiped out by a Gold Saint. This demonstrates the absolute difference in strength between the two sides. In the Naruto world, Li Wei is like an emperor emeritus who wields absolute military superiority and is simply going on an incognito visit to experience life. However, in the Saint Seiya world, Li Wei estimates that he can only bully ordinary Bronze and Silver Saints. Any Gold Saint, even the weakest one, would be someone he couldn't face head-on in his current state.

In the anime, the Saint Seiya warriors and other gods fight each other on Earth without causing much damage. It is this superficial performance that makes people think that the Saint Seiya power system is not strong, but in reality, this is completely wrong.

Because Earth holds a very special position in the Saint Seiya world, it is a divine prison that seals away a large number of gods and demons. According to the information that Li Wei was able to find, Earth in the Saint Seiya world conservatively estimates that it seals away more than a thousand gods and demons. Each god and demon is sealed with multiple layers of seals, which means that Earth has at least a thousand seals. Under such exaggerated suppression, the damage that the warriors under the command of the various gods can cause to the environment is naturally limited.

However, once they reach the unsealed outer space or other dimensions, the warriors unleash their full power, either by directly creating planets with their bare hands to smash people, or by using telekinesis to drag along entire galaxy debris to attack, or by directly manipulating space and time, or even concepts.

In a world teeming with powerful beings, Li Wei would never risk his life before acquiring sufficient strength to protect himself. Within the Saint Seiya power system, there are beings capable of infinitely jumping between world lines and timelines, even defying cosmic causality. In this godforsaken place, even if other transmigrators were to go there, they would be discovered by the gods the moment they landed. Without any special ability to conceal their fate, they would truly be instantly killed upon arrival, and might even be tracked down by a reverse-tracking agent.

Chapter 1. The Girl's Wish

Chapter 1. Land Prices

Li Wei didn't take Jin Chengzhai Qianye's words to heart. To be honest, he never thought about getting married in the real world. Having two close female friends would be enough. If he didn't have any, it wouldn't matter. Sometimes, silly friends are more interesting than close female friends.

For Li Wei, the silly friends who could play World of Tanks with him were among his few true friends. As for the guys in the deep otaku community, they were all "tough guys." At the last meetup, Li Wei witnessed firsthand just how much of an otaku these guys were, and he certainly felt inferior to them.

As for Jinchengzhai Qianye, she has only just entered his life, and both of them need a certain amount of time to adjust to each other. He cannot give unilaterally. If Jinchengzhai Qianye does not meet his inner requirements, he will not hesitate to separate to avoid being separated and suffering the consequences.

So far, Jinchengzhai Qianye has performed well. Although she is not interesting enough, she has a higher moral standard and a more ambitious goal compared to ordinary girls.

As for being interesting, that's something that can be cultivated gradually, and Li Wei has plenty of time to do so.

Li Wei said, "In Japan, marriage is a deep pit for the weak, but for the strong, it's a powerful alliance. In fact, in South Korea, young people don't get married much anymore. After all, the economy is bad these days, and young people can't even see hope for tomorrow. It's difficult to support themselves, let alone support a child."

Jinchengzhai Qianye looked surprised and said, "Does that superpower across the sea also have this kind of trouble?"

Li Wei said, "Of course, national wealth does not guarantee a strong people. If you studied social sciences, you should know more about this. Let's have lunch first. The food I made is almost cold. Luckily, I only make cold dishes."

Jinchengzhai Qianye nodded, and the two of them put two small low tables together, placed the dishes on them, and then sat down facing each other.

“To be honest, I still prefer the way people eat in Japan, where they sit in chairs. Even though I’ve been in Japan for two years, I still don’t feel comfortable sitting up to eat,” Li Wei said.

The so-called "formal sitting" in Japan is actually something that was already practiced in ancient China. Before the Tang Dynasty, formal sitting was also popular in China, and both nobles and commoners were accustomed to this way of sitting. Chairs were introduced from the western grasslands and were originally called "Hu beds." Then, the ancients discovered that sitting on a chair was much more comfortable than sitting cross-legged or in a formal position, so formal sitting was gradually replaced and eventually disappeared from the annals of history.

The saying goes, "Flowers bloom inside the wall but their fragrance wafts outside." Japan itself lacks history. Before the "Bird Era," Japan had almost no cultural system of its own. If we compare Japan's Bird Era to China's early and prosperous Tang Dynasty, it means that before the Tang Dynasty, most Japanese people lived a life like hermits in the mountains and forests, while China already had a splendid history of the Qin, Han, and Three Kingdoms. This is what Japanese people envy and resent. China's history is so rich, while Japan only has the Warring States period to be proud of.

It is precisely because of this that Japan has been consciously absorbing and stealing the history of Chongguo, and has even created the concept that there was no Chongguo after Yashan, in an attempt to seize the culture and history of Chongguo and change the concept to make itself the inheritor of the Yanhuang civilization.

Unfortunately, Japan's little scheme didn't work out at all. China is now on the road to revival, and its hard and soft power are growing ever stronger, while Japan is now caught between its biological father and adoptive father, a cowering chicken that can only tremble in fear.

Jinchengzhai Qianye said, "Actually, I don't like sitting upright either, and neither do my family. Sitting upright can easily lead to bowlegs. However, because this place is rather cramped, I didn't buy a stool."

Jinchengzhai Qianye didn't want to buy a stool for another reason: moving would be too much trouble. So she tried to use the furniture left behind by the previous tenants as much as possible. After all, it wasn't her own house, and she would have to move out sooner or later. Buying furniture wouldn't be worthwhile since she couldn't take it with her.

Li Wei said, "If it's my own house, I can buy the furniture I like."

Jincheng Saichiya said, "That's why I want to buy land. Only with my own house can I do whatever I want. But I did the math. Take Nerima Ward for example. To buy a 70-tsubo plot of land, it would cost 14 million yen. Add to that the cost of building a house, and to settle down in Tokyo, it would cost at least 22 million yen. For ordinary people, that's a huge sum of money, but I believe in myself. As long as I can proceed step by step, it's just a few years' worth of income."

Li Wei just smiled. The girl in front of him was still too idealistic and hadn't been truly beaten down by life. These days, the difficulty of finding employment has even affected prestigious universities. Even with a degree from a prestigious university, it's not easy to find a suitable job.

However, he wouldn't spoil her dream. After all, a person without ideals is no different from a salted fish. Let her continue to dream. Anyway, even if her dream shatters, he'll be there to support her. But he doesn't want her to become a full-time housewife. Although Li Wei is wealthy, he doesn't want her to lose her sight. A full-time housewife, even if the man treats her well, can easily erode her will. So even if Li Wei ends up with Jin Chengzhai Qianye, he will support her career so she can have something of her own to do. That's true love.

Jin Chengzhai Qianye said, "I checked the land prices in the thirteen wards of Tokyo before. Excluding a few core areas, the land prices in some relatively remote areas are still within my affordability range, although the land prices in these places are still much higher than those in my hometown."

Sapporo, being a city in Hokkaido, generally has very low land prices, so the total cost of buying land to build a house isn't expensive. However, the average income in Sapporo is far lower than in Tokyo, so the time required to buy land and build a house won't be any less than in Tokyo, unless your family has relatively substantial businesses locally, such as fishing or high-end handicrafts. For the average person, an annual income of three million yen is considered good, while this standard of a comfortable income is double that in Tokyo.

However, the cost of living in Sapporo is much lower than in Tokyo. If you don't care about the hustle and bustle and convenience, there are actually many small cities outside of Tokyo that are suitable for living.

Chapter 4. Peers

After lunch, Jinchengzhai Qianye checked his homework thoroughly, and after confirming that there were no problems, he put it in a file folder.

After confirming that there were no problems, the two left the apartment and went downstairs.

Jinchengzhai Qianye looked at Li Wei's cool heavy motorcycle and sighed, saying, "Li Wei, it's best not to bring your car or motorcycle here in the future. There are a lot of car thieves here. You can say you were lucky this time that it wasn't stolen, but you can't always be so lucky."

Li Wei laughed and said, "Okay, I understand. But my car and motorcycle are equipped with a positioning system and special anti-theft devices. If any petty thief dares to steal my car, he will learn a lesson he will never forget."

Li Wei had enchanted his vehicle with anti-theft measures. Anyone attempting to steal it would suffer punishments including being pricked all over with needles, electrocuted, severely burned, and experiencing neuralgia. The severity of the punishment was designed to inflict maximum pain without leaving any physical scars on the thief's body. If these punishments were physical, even ten lives wouldn't be enough to kill a car thief.

Li Wei placed the documents in the side storage compartment of the motorcycle, started it, and a deep, yet not shrill, roared, possessing a unique mechanical beauty. Li Wei wasn't one to make a loud noise, so his heavy motorcycles had all been modified to reduce noise, suppressing the engine sound to a level acceptable to the average person, while also minimizing vibrations while riding.

Jinchengzhai Qianye seemed a little reserved, but she still straddled the back seat of the motorcycle, took the helmet that Li Wei handed her, and put it on her head.

Jin Chengzhai Qianye said, "I've ridden electric scooters in my hometown, but this is my first time riding a motorcycle."

Back in her hometown, Jin Chengzhai Qianye practiced riding her family's electric scooter. While her skills weren't great, at least she didn't crash. But heavy motorcycles are a different story. Even most men struggle to handle them, and very few women can ride them; she'd only ever seen others ride them. After all, heavy motorcycles typically weigh over 200 kilograms, and if one falls over, it takes considerable strength to right it.

Li Wei said, "So this is your first time riding a heavy motorcycle. Don't be nervous. I'm not used to speeding when I ride. And to be honest, the road conditions in Japan are much worse than in Japan, and there aren't such good conditions for riders to speed."

Distance makes the heart grow fonder. Many Chinese people who have never been to Japan are misled by Japan's various propaganda campaigns and develop a strange fondness for the country. However, people like Li Wei, who have lived in Japan for a period of time, know that beneath that veil of propaganda lies the true face of Japan, which is far from being as wonderful as it is portrayed.

Chinese people are used to the extensive transportation network in China, with its frequent four-lane highways, magnificent cross-sea bridges, and perfectly designed interchanges to manage traffic flow. In Japan, however, the transportation system is utterly rotten. Many highways are only two lanes, and very narrow ones at that, making overtaking extremely difficult. The emergency lanes are also very narrow, making it easy for even minor incidents to lead to chain-reaction accidents. Yet, despite countless apologies from relevant departments over the years, they have never considered addressing the root cause of the problem.

Even in a major city like Tokyo, the road traffic is still not comparable to that in China. Traffic jams are a major feature of Tokyo, and foreign tourists should not miss them.

Li Wei said, "Considering that some sections of the road are very prone to traffic jams, and we still have relatively plenty of time, I plan to take a detour."

Jinchengzhai Qianye gently patted Li Wei's shoulder and said softly, "It's okay. I've never ridden a motorcycle before. It's good to enjoy more of Tokyo's scenery."

With a roar of the engine, the motorcycle carried the two away from the dilapidated apartment area. Li Wei's speed was not fast, and Jin Chengzhai Qianye felt that the scenery around her was also moving at a suitable speed. She wrapped her arms around Li Wei's waist. It was her first time riding a motorcycle, and she was still a little nervous.

However, thanks to Li Wei's driving skills and the mental suggestions he gave to the drivers on the surrounding roads, the motorcycle moved smoothly on the road, and Jin Chengzhai Qianye did not feel any lag in slowing down.

Jinchengzhai Qianye said, "This is the first time I've observed Tokyo from this perspective. My parents used to tell me that Tokyo is a city without warmth or human touch, but now it seems that's not the case."

Li Wei said, "Then your uncle and aunt must have come to Tokyo to work hard when they were young, right?"

Jin Chengzhai Qianye said, "Yes, but they couldn't settle down here, so they went back to their hometown. Now they're doing well there and have everything they need. They all went to university in Tokyo before, and it was because I heard them talk about Tokyo when I was a child that I wanted to come and see for myself, to try to settle down here and do what they couldn't do before."

Li Wei said, "As for life, it's not necessarily better to live in a more prosperous place. In a place like Tokyo, if you don't have enough ability, you're just struggling to survive. Being able to enjoy life in other places outside of Tokyo is not a bad thing."