A fat man who was reborn from the dead? He transforms into a perfect male god in a week.

Jiang Chen thought he was already famous enough at school.

It wasn't until he returned to his hometown in the countryside that he understood what it truly meant to be "known to everyone".

From the moment Aunt Zhang Linghua left in a disheveled state, less than three hours later, the entire Haichi Village, and even several neighboring villages, were in an uproar.

……

Under the big locust tree at the village entrance, several women in their fifties and sixties were eating and chatting.

"Hey, have you guys heard?"

"That little grandson of the Jiang family, Jiang Chen from Jiang Jianguo and Wang Xiulian's family, he's really something now!"

"You mean that guy who used to be short and fat, and always out of breath when he walked? I think he weighed around 300 pounds?"

"Yes, yes, yes! It's him! But he's different now. I heard he came back tall and thin, looking like a completely different person!"

"Really? Wasn't that child always chubby?"

"Hey, that's all outdated! Haven't you heard that boys change a lot as they grow up? He's over 1.8 meters tall now, has a great physique, and his features are as beautiful as those of celebrities on TV!"

Aunt Wang placed her rice bowl on the stone table, her spittle flying with excitement:

"I passed by the Jiang family's courtyard this morning and just happened to see it! My goodness, you guys didn't see it!"

"That child standing there looked like he stepped out of a painting, his skin so white it glowed, his eyes so bright, and he spoke so gently and politely...tsk, a hundred times better than my grandson who's studying at university in the provincial capital!"

"Is it really that exaggerated?" Grandma Li asked, half believing it.

"If I'm lying, may I be struck by lightning!"

Aunt Wang slapped her thigh, "And that's not even the most amazing thing!"

She lowered her voice and said mysteriously:

"I heard Jiang Chen is doing incredibly well in school now; he always gets first place in every exam!"

"He also participated in several provincial-level competitions... Yes, competitions! And he won first place in all of them!"

Several middle-aged women gathered around.

"A competition? What's that?"

"It's a high school competition! I heard only the best students in the entire province participate!"

Aunt Wang had clearly done her research: "Jiang Chen took four subjects and got first place in all of them! The province even awarded him a medal, and the school directly rewarded him with 40,000 yuan!"

"forty thousand?"

"My God! Forty thousand yuan! My son couldn't save that much even after a year of working away from home!"

"That's not all," Aunt Wang said, getting more and more excited. "He's even in the newspapers! The Jiangzhou Daily is on the front page, the whole county and the whole city know that our Haichi Village has produced a genius!"

"It's in the newspaper? My goodness, that's amazing!"

"And I heard that Jiang Chen is taking the college entrance exam this year, and his goal is to get into Tsinghua or Peking University!"

After these words were spoken, the entire room fell silent for three seconds.

then……

"Tsinghua... Tsinghua University?"

"That's the best university in our country! Our village has never produced a student from Tsinghua or Peking University!"

"Last year, when Jiang's eldest grandson got into a top-tier university, they threw a 50-table party in the village. If Jiang Chen really gets into Tsinghua or Peking University... wouldn't they throw a hundred tables?"

"A hundred tables would be an understatement! If they really get in, they'll be the first Tsinghua or Peking University student within dozens of miles! Their ancestors' graves will be emitting auspicious smoke!"

……

The same conversation.

It's happening in every corner of the village.

At the entrance of the convenience store, several middle-aged men were smoking cigarettes.

"Have you heard? That kid Jiang Jianguo has really made something of himself!"

"He's not just promising, he's practically on fire! I heard he gets perfect scores on every exam at school, wins first place in every provincial competition, got a 40,000 yuan reward from the school, and even made it into the newspaper!"

"Forty thousand? My goodness... My little shop doesn't even earn forty thousand a year!"

"The key is that Tsinghua and Peking University are guaranteed! If our village really produces a student from Tsinghua or Peking University, that would be such a source of pride!"

"That's right! There's a Tang Ruoxi from the neighboring Qingshan Village. It's said she can get into Tsinghua or Peking University, but she's a girl after all, and she'll get married sooner or later."

"And Jiang Chen is a native boy of our Haichi Village. If he really passes the exam, he'll be a true literary genius descended to earth!"

"It seems the Jiang family's ancestral graves are truly emitting auspicious smoke..."

……

Along the edge of the field, several young women were picking vegetables while gossiping:

"Have you seen Jiang Chen? My goodness, I ran into him this morning when I went to the Jiang family to borrow some soy sauce. He's... absolutely stunning!"

How amazing is it?

"Let me tell you this, I've never seen such a handsome boy in my entire life! He's even more handsome than the male leads in those idol dramas on TV!"

"And I heard their grades were ridiculously good. They were always number one in school, and they won first place in all provincial competitions. The school awarded them 40,000 yuan, and it even made the newspaper!"

"The key point is that she's aiming for Tsinghua or Peking University this year! Tsinghua or Peking University, ladies! How many years has it been since our county produced a student from Tsinghua or Peking University?"

"So, it's okay for a man to be a little chubby or ugly when he's young, as long as he grows up to be capable, that's a real man!"

"Absolutely! With Jiang Chen's current conditions, he'll have no trouble finding a partner in the future. Not just in our village, but even girls in the county town will be lining up!"

"I have a cousin who's studying at a university in the provincial capital. She's quite pretty, how about...?"

"Come on! Jiang Chen would actually be interested in your cousin? Haven't you heard he has a childhood sweetheart in the county town, Tang Ruoxi from Qingshan Village who also got into Tsinghua and Peking University? She's the real beauty and brains!"

"That's true... If these two get together, they'll be a perfect match, a match made in heaven!"

……

Gossip in the village always spreads faster than the wind.

When Jiang Chen finished lunch and went out into the yard to get some fresh air, he was completely dumbfounded.

There were at least twenty or thirty people gathered at the entrance of the courtyard.

Men, women, young and old, all are included.

Some people were eating while watching, some were holding their children and pointing, and a few older women even brought small stools and sat at the door, watching like they were watching a monkey show.

"Hey! Jiang Chen's out!"

"Look, look! He's even more handsome in person than the rumors say!"

"That skin, that figure, that aura... wow, he's truly a literary genius descended to earth!"

"Jiang Chen, I heard you won several first places in the province? Is that true?"

"Jiang Chen, did your school really award you 40,000 yuan?"

"Jiang Chen, are you really confident that Tsinghua and Peking Universities will accept you?"

"Jiang Chen, can you read my aunt's grandson's face and see if he can be as successful as you in the future?"

Jiang Chen: "..."

He felt like a newly arrived giant panda at the zoo, feeling extremely uncomfortable being stared at.

"Um... uncles, aunts, grandpas, grandmas, I..."

He hadn't finished speaking.

A woman in her fifties squeezed through, holding the hand of a seven or eight-year-old boy:

"Jiang Chen, this is my grandson, Xiao Hu. He's in second grade this year, and his grades are just so-so. Could you give him some pointers? Maybe he can absorb your scholarly air and become as good at studying as you are in the future?"

The little boy looked at Jiang Chen timidly, his eyes filled with curiosity.

Jiang Chen forced a smile and said, "Auntie, I don't know the second-grade curriculum..."

"Oh, you don't need to teach him anything, just pat his head!" the old woman said devoutly. "I've heard that if the god of literature touches your head, you'll be able to learn everything!"

Jiang Chen: "..."

What else could he say?

He could only reach out and pat the little boy's head.

"Thank you, Brother Jiang Chen!" the little boy said in a clear voice.

[Ding! You have received +1 Amazing Points!]

Jiang Chen was taken aback.

Does this work too?

Before he could react, another middle-aged woman came over with her granddaughter:

"Jiang Chen, touch my granddaughter too!"

"Jiang Chen, let my little one touch it too!"

"Line up! I was here first!"

For a moment, chaos erupted at the entrance.

Jiang Chen was forced to perform his duties and patted the heads of about ten children.

After each child was touched, the parents looked grateful, as if their child would be admitted to Tsinghua or Peking University the next day.

[Ding! You have received +1 Amazing Points!]

[Ding! You have received +1 Amazing Points!]

……

Although the individual numbers are small, the sheer number of people makes up for it.

In just half an hour, Jiang Chen gained more than 30 points of amazement.

But he couldn't feel happy at all.

Because he felt like a... mascot?

It's the kind of mascot that gives you a buff just by patting your head.

……

Having finally escaped the head-patting squad, Jiang Chen was about to sneak back into the house when he was surrounded by several middle-aged men again.

"Jiang Chen, I heard you always get perfect scores on your exams at school? Do you have any study methods?"

"Yeah, share it so my son can learn too!"

"And also, you won first place in the provincial competition, did you have some kind of secret?"

Jiang Chen took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to run away:

"Dear uncles, the way to study is actually very simple: read more books, do more exercises, play less on your phone, daydream less, find a rhythm that suits you, and stick to it."

Everyone: "..."

Why does this sound so familiar?

"Jiang Chen, what you've said is practically useless," a middle-aged man said, scratching his head. "Can you be more specific? Like, what books should we read? What practice problems should we do?"

Jiang Chen thought for a moment: "Read the textbook, do past exam questions, and solidify the basics."

"this one?"

"That's it."

Everyone looked at each other.

What they really wanted to hear was, "I have a secret manual that will get you into Tsinghua or Peking University after just one reading," but Jiang Chen told them, "Study hard and do your practice questions."

"Jiang Chen, are you keeping something from me?" someone asked half-jokingly.

Jiang Chen smiled: "Uncle, there really are no shortcuts to learning. The only shortcut is not to take shortcuts."

These words startled everyone.

Upon closer examination, it seems... to have some philosophical merit?

"No wonder he's a genius scholar; even his speech is so eloquent!"

"Yes, yes, yes, not taking shortcuts is the biggest shortcut!"

"I get it! I'll make sure my son gets home and studies hard, doing his homework!"

"Yeah, I'm going to buy my son dozens of practice exam books too, so he can do them every day!"

Jiang Chen seized the opportunity to slip away: "Um... I have something to do, I'll go back to my room first."

After saying that, he rushed into the yard without looking back and closed the door behind him.

Leaning against the door, he let out a long sigh of relief.

too frightening.

This is much more tiring than spending a whole day reading books in the library.

……