Despite being incredibly wealthy, I want to be a prosecutor.

Across from Century Language School is a small internet cafe called "Sea Breeze" where all the computers run Chinese XP.

Zhou Hong looked at the results from Baidu on his computer screen: "Baiyi: an unofficial servant in the old government offices."

In today's terms, what about temporary workers in government agencies?

Well, from receiving minimum living allowance to becoming a commoner to serving in the military, one's social status really does rise higher and higher.

Zhou Hong had rarely been to this internet cafe before, but his roommates Fatty, Wang Charlie, and Wang Paopao often came to stay all night.

Today I changed my routine. Firstly, I felt that Bin Baiwan was too annoying. He wouldn't get a clear answer from me, and I was afraid he would come to my dorm to nag me. So I went to the internet cafe to stay away from him.

Secondly, I can also check the definition of "white servant" to see how to upgrade my system identity.

Thirdly, it's been a long time since I've contacted my friends back home, so I thought I'd check out what my best buddies are up to.

Fourthly, it's ultimately because they have money and don't need to worry about whether internet cafe fees are too expensive.

Therefore, Zhou Hong requested a small private room. In addition to the main hall, this internet cafe also had several private rooms, including double rooms for couples and rooms for five or six people. These rooms were a few baht more expensive per hour than the main hall, resembling the prototype of an internet cafe.

Zhou Hong didn't want to be disturbed and avoid being found by Bin Baiwan, so he requested a couple's room. The private room even had a long sofa, so he could take a nap if he got tired.

Before opening QQ, Zhou Hong let out a long breath. People say that one feels apprehensive when nearing home, but he never expected that contacting friends he hadn't seen in a long time would evoke similar emotions.

After a QQ account is double-clicked, Didi's avatar immediately starts flashing incessantly.

It seems that many people have probably contacted me.

However, QQ messages can only be kept on the server for 7 days now, so it's impossible to know who sent you a message 7 days ago. In the last 7 days, there was only one person who left a message, which was my best friend Zhang Xiaobao, who sent me a message every day.

So the messages kept popping up.

The class group chat is also quiet, except for the teacher's daily words of encouragement.

It is now early March. Due to the pandemic, this year is the first time that the college entrance examination will not be held in July, but will start on June 7th.

That means there are still about 3 months until the college entrance examination. Although the students at No. 3 Middle School are all slackers, there are less than 100 days until the exam, so no one is chatting idly in the class group. If the homeroom teacher sees this, they're just asking for trouble.

They all have their own small chat groups, such as "A Big Bowl of Life" created by Xiao Bao.

It's actually a group of close friends, and also a game group for Fantasy Westward Journey. Besides my close friends from class, there are a few other friends I met while playing Fantasy Westward Journey.

This group is much more lively. Looking at Xiao Bao's posts, there are less than 100 days left until the college entrance examination, and he still skips evening self-study every day to play Fantasy Westward Journey 2.

It really was the same little Bao'er he knew, unchanged. Zhou Hong shook his head with amusement.

In reality, Xiao Bao's family is nouveau riche. His father is a rough and uncultured man, but precisely because of this, he is especially concerned about whether Xiao Bao can get into university. If his father knew that Xiao Bao was still skipping classes every day to play online games, he would probably break his legs.

Xiao Bao sends himself a private message every day, asking how he is doing and asking him to reply when he sees the message.

Looking at the message, Zhou Hong felt a warm feeling in his heart, but also a bittersweet feeling. He typed on the keyboard, "I'm doing well, don't worry about me."

After typing, I paused, realizing my reply seemed too mature, completely different from my usual joking and playful style when chatting with my buddies.

With a soft sigh, I realize that people always grow up.

It seems that on my eighteenth birthday, I suddenly gained a different understanding of the world and was no longer the muddle-headed teenager I used to be.

It's nighttime now, and it seems Xiaobao isn't online. A little while later, his avatar went dark, confirming that he was indeed offline.

Zhou Hong read the messages in the "Floating Life in a Bowl" group for a long time. The jokes that were once the most ordinary among his friends now felt so warm and familiar. He felt an indescribable emotion in his heart. Perhaps this was homesickness.

There was even a fleeting moment when I wanted to pick up the phone and call my parents.

In the end, I held back.

My parents actually favored me a lot. The main reason they sent me to Xiangguo was because my older brother threw a tantrum and even said he wanted to run away from home.

My brother graduated from university last year and was assigned to the Cultural Bureau, where he has a permanent position.

The classmate's family that I offended has a significant background in the county, and I understand that my brother is worried about affecting his future.

Actually, it was just a fight between kids, and it was a group of kids from the sports class who beat him up, which was bullying. He chased after one person and hit him without holding back, so he hit the other person quite hard.

The parents were extremely worried about reconciliation, and the eldest brother sighed all day long because the uncle of the classmate who was beaten was the eldest brother's boss and the deputy director of the cultural bureau.

That's why I came to Xiangguo to stay with distant relatives. As for attending language classes, that was my own idea; I didn't want to work illegally here for the rest of my life.

After I shared my thoughts, even though my family was struggling financially, my parents still gave me 3 yuan. If my older brother knew, he would definitely get angry again.

To ensure peace at home, it's best to avoid contacting my parents for now, and wait until I can go home and explain things clearly.

Thinking about it, Zhou Hong sighed deeply.

……

While browsing the web, there was a gentle knock on the door of the private room. Zhou Hong turned around and was stunned.

The girl who pushed open the door was a beautiful mixed-race woman. In this slightly old-fashioned internet cafe, she stood out so brightly, suddenly making the whole world more colorful.

The pretty and adorable little girl with a single ponytail has a high nose bridge, fair skin, long light brown hair, and delicate features, all of which show that she has mixed-race heritage. However, it is just right; she doesn't look obviously Western, but rather perfectly incorporates the beautiful features of Thai people.

The clean and pure blue and white Thai school uniform made her look even more beautiful. The light blue shirt, black bow tie, black skirt and white over-the-knee socks made her look slender, refreshing, and extremely pure and cute.

She's clearly a beauty destined to bring ruin to the country when she grows up.

She carried a tray with a can of beverage inside, and walked over gently. The fresh, youthful scent was incredibly pleasant and refreshing.

She timidly placed the canned drink on the computer desk, bowed, and left. Her eyes were a little red, as if she had been crying.

Completely baffled, Zhou Hong scratched his head, not knowing what was going on.

At this moment, the door to the private room was pushed open again, and the person who came in was the internet cafe owner, named Meng Lile, a local woman with slightly dark skin.

She came in gesturing and speaking in Chinese, which even a dog in China couldn't understand, and the system was too lazy to translate. Zhou Hong helplessly chose the system's local language: "What are you saying?"

"Ah, ah, so young master is from Bangkok, that's wonderful!" Mon Lile's smile became even more obsequious.

When Zhou Hong heard her address him as "Kun Nu," a respectful title in the local language, which the system translated as "Young Master," he naturally determined that it was more in line with the Chinese context.

The local language translated from the system's own speech should be the standard "Bangkok accent".

"Is young master here to do business?" Monri asked with a fawning smile.

Zhou Hongshun blurted out, "I'm studying in a language class here." There was nothing secret he couldn't say, but he immediately paused after saying it. He was speaking with a perfect Bangkok accent, and then he came here to learn Thai?

Meng Lile was also taken aback, then smiled even more ingratiatingly: "Young Master is joking, um, I shouldn't have asked." She paused, "Young Master, do you feel lonely here?"

Zhou Hong smiled. "What are you trying to say?"

Meng Lile leaned closer and said mysteriously, "That pretty girl from earlier is my daughter, her name is Papa Ya. Do you like her, young master?"

"Huh?" Zhou Hong was taken aback. What did that mean? Introducing a marriage proposal?

Meng Lile smiled obsequiously, "If the young master likes it, she can be your wife for six months. If you pay with green paper, ten thousand US dollars will be enough!"

Huh? Zhou Hong was stunned for a moment before realizing that this was "renting a wife"?

"Renting a wife" is a unique cultural practice in the Xiang Kingdom.

Initially popular among some white tourists, "renting a wife" is, as the name suggests, similar to a buying and selling relationship. One party pays money, and the other rents out their body and time. During the rental period, the woman (or man) is the client's wife and fulfills all the legal and customary obligations that a wife can perform.

Moreover, this phenomenon is legal locally, and there are no specific laws restricting the practice of renting wives.

"Young Master, rest assured, I guarantee that Papa Ya is pure and innocent!" Mon Li Le said with an even more obsequious smile.

Pure and flawless? Zhou Hong then understood what Meng Lile meant.

In fact, traditional Chinese culture doesn't care much about these things. Mona Lila only mentioned this advantage of her "daughter" because she has a Chinese face.

Zhou Hong suddenly realized that he must have inadvertently flaunted his wealth. When he opened the private room at the bar, the shifty-eyed woman had seen the US dollars in his bag.

If someone had eight or nine thousand US dollars in their bag, or even a dozen tens of thousands of US dollars, what social class would that be now?

This woman wanted to act as a pimp for her "daughter," but given her social class, it would be difficult for her to come into contact with such wealthy clients. That's why she seemed to be approaching me rather abruptly and volunteering her services.

"Your daughter?" Zhou Hong looked at her suspiciously. Although it was not uncommon for women in the rural Elephant Kingdom to "sell" their daughters, Papa Ya looked quite young. The legal marriage age in Elephant Kingdom was 17, and it could be lower with the consent of a guardian. But it was still unusual to introduce a beautiful daughter directly to a wealthy-looking but completely unknown man. What if the other party was some kind of pervert? Wouldn't that be pushing his daughter into a fire pit?

Moreover, that mixed-race beauty doesn't resemble the proprietress at all. Even if she were born to the proprietress and a Frenchman (a white man), the paternal genes would be too strong, making it practically impossible.

"Don't worry, there won't be any problems. She's my adopted daughter, or rather, my dead husband's illegitimate daughter." As she said this, a hint of resentment flashed in Monil's eyes.

Zhou Hong then understood, pondered for a moment, and was about to speak.

"Okay, I'll call her in, you can talk to her again, and then you can decide!" Without waiting for a reply, Mona Lila ran out, and a little while later, the mixed-race beauty timidly knocked on the door again and came in.

She stood far away, head down, and remained silent.

Zhou Hong asked, "Your name is Papa Ya?"

The mixed-race beauty kept her head down and gave a soft "hmm".

"Here, have some soda." Zhou Hong handed her the can of soda.

The mixed-race beauty paused for a moment, then gently shook her head: "I...I won't drink it, it's too expensive..."

Zhou Hong was speechless, so he snapped open the soda can, took two steps forward, shoved it into her hand, and laughed, "It's okay, just drink it..."

"Ding!" A voice from the depths of his soul interrupted Zhou Hong's next words.

Zhou Hong was taken aback.

"Ding! Relief mission activated!"

Mission: Rescue (1 person)

"Successful rescue will result in a reward of +1 to the number of people rescued."

"Ding! First time activating the relief mission, you will receive an additional milestone achievement reward."

Milestone Achievement Rewards: 100% refund of relief funds (not exceeding 100 days' salary); Permanent activation of the Charity Fund (annual limit: 100 days' salary)

Okay, Zhou Hong scratched his head.

This task is easy to understand: do good deeds and help others.

Even if you were facing a beggar and threw a coin at him, wouldn't the achievement quest for the first person to help that beggar be activated?

What a coincidence, it's this little girl in front of me.

When I gave her the soda, I essentially tossed out a coin, thus activating the "Relief Milestone" mission.

As for the mission rewards, the normal reward is just one rescued person, but I don't know what the use of this rescued person is.

But the achievement rewards are incredible!

First of all, the system will reimburse all the money spent helping this little girl.

Oh, there's a limit. It can't exceed the 100-day allowance. My current daily wage is $2000, so the 100-day allowance would be $200,000.

In other words, by helping this little girl, the system can reimburse $20.

It is the same amount as their "unemployment insurance".

That's ridiculous...

In addition, upon completing a relief mission for the first time, the achievement reward will activate a system module, the Charity Fund.

As the name suggests, you can get reimbursed from this fund for any good deeds you do.

The base amount is also linked to one's income, and the annual amount is the same as unemployment insurance, which is 200,000 US dollars for 100 days.

It seems that the "HEPING" system is not some kind of evil intention. After all, as the "HEPING" messenger, I should do good deeds often, shouldn't I?

That's good. I'm a good person by nature and I like to do good deeds.

Think about it, isn't the system contacting you related to this?

However, whether HEPING means peace or nuclear peace remains uncertain.

Shaking his head to clear his mind, Zhou Hong opened the door and called over the landlady.

Meng Lile came in all excited and happy.

"How much for three years?" Zhou Hong asked directly. In that case, after two or three years, this little girl would definitely... According to their rural traditions, she would no longer have a guardian. But he couldn't tell Meng Lile this directly.

Meng Li was stunned for a moment, then smiled apologetically and said, "Well, young master, you and she only have a year's worth of fate together, because she will be getting married after that year." In her heart, she secretly regretted accepting the deposit from that master. Otherwise, she was afraid that the young master would have been willing to give up twenty or thirty thousand US dollars over the next three years.

Zhou Hong nodded: "Then let's do it for a year." If we protect her until she gets married, then we can consider the rescue a success, right?

"Then, fifteen thousand US dollars?" Mona Lila asked cautiously.

"Okay!" Zhou Hong took out a stack of untouched US dollars from his bag and handed it to Meng Lile. "This is the deposit. I'll pay the balance tomorrow."

"Okay, okay!" Meng Lile laughed so hard her yellow teeth almost fell out.