novelraw Chapter 524: Forcing Her Forward
Chapter 524: Forcing Her Forward
With just a remark, Ji You successfully scared off the feigning dead rabbit. Suddenly, an idea came to her—she seemed to have found a way to handle these crafty rabbits!
Befriending them was useless!
She had to intimidate them!
If she didn’t show them some color, they’d think they were vegetarians!
So—
Ji You placed her hands on her hips and pointed at a large, grey male rabbit, saying, "What’s all the noise? You’re the loudest; I’ll eat you first."
The male rabbit: "..."
Then, Ji You pointed at a female rabbit darting about and said, "Why the jumping? Keep it up, and I’ll stew you and your babies together."
The female rabbit: "..."
Next, Ji You lifted a curled-up baby rabbit and said, "What’re you hiding for? You hardly have enough meat for two taels. Call your parents over!"
The baby rabbit: "..."
Suddenly, all the rabbits in the shed, which had been hopping around, became as quiet as chickens, not daring to move an inch.
Now content, Ji You said, "Stay put, all of you. I’ll let you move after I’ve finished cleaning."
The rabbits curled up and trembled but really did follow Ji You’s orders, not daring to stir...
Seizing the opportunity, Ji You grabbed the broom and quickly got to work.
Swoosh—
Swoosh—
Swoosh—
The rabbits were obedient, allowing Ji You to finish everything in just 10 minutes. She took off the cleaning suit, removed her mask, and after stepping outside the rabbit shed, felt like she could finally breathe fresh air again.
Then, not even a full minute after leaving the shed, Ji You heard an alarm go off.
Several rabbit shed management robots rushed into the shed and began administering emergency aid to several rabbits.
Ji You stopped in her tracks, thinking to herself that this wasn’t good.
It was at that moment a rabbit shed management robot came out and told Ji You, "Student Ji You, due to your oversight (which upon investigation was confirmed to be an attempt at intimidating the rabbits), three female rabbits suffered from excessive fright and prematurely gave birth. Although we managed to save the rabbits and their babies, and they’re not in grave danger, your actions caused severe psychological harm to the mother rabbits, potentially leading to depression. Therefore, Teacher Mu Jianling has been notified of your improper conduct, and as a punishment for your mistake, 100 points will be deducted. Let this be a lesson to you."
Ji You: "..."
Ji You clutched her chest, a bitter smile on her lips: "No... really?"
That serious?
The robot said: "Very serious. We hope you take this punishment as a lesson and correct your behavior promptly. Otherwise, if it happens again, the penalty will be doubled."
Ji You: "..."
Ji You was beyond tears now.
Speaking of which—how many points do I have left?
Still have 100?
Meanwhile—
Doctor Luo, hearing about the punishment given by Mu Jianling, was taken aback and said, "Jianling, aren’t you being a bit too harsh on student Ji You?"
Mu Jianling raised an eyebrow: "Harsh?"
Doctor Luo counted on his fingers and said, "Director Wang took 100,000 points from her, your Body Building Technique cost her another 50,000, and with all my deductions, a few tens of thousands more... Oh my!"
Doctor Luo, having said this, couldn’t help but feel sympathy, "Tsk tsk... this kid is really out of luck."
Mu Jianling’s eyelid twitched as he retorted: "I also have rather bad luck when it comes to encountering her."
As he spoke, Mu Jianling looked down at the ring pendant around his neck...
Dr. Luo laughed so hard she was shaking all over. It took her a while to say, "Speaking of which, running into her was quite the misfortune for me, too. She’s nearly exhausted the medical room’s decades-worth of supplies. But that kid really doesn’t show much promise. She’s had no significant breakthrough in spiritual power or physical strength. Especially her physical strength—it’s so weak...I could squish her to death with one hand."
Mu Jianling, arms folded, stated indifferently, "That’s why we have to push her."
Dr. Luo smiled warmly, "Indeed, we do need to push her."
Thus——
The question of whether it’s too cruel to push someone to the point of having zero points was no longer a concern for the two teachers.
In the eyes of the two teachers, what else could make a flat broke pauper understand the importance of hard work?
When someone is pushed to the brink of poverty, struggling even to afford meals, they must figure out a way to solve their problems, right?
...
Mu Jianling frowned and said, "But her control of spiritual power is still lacking. I hope she’ll be smart enough to find the key to her problems soon." Cleaning the rabbit shed, where one needs to calm hundreds of easily frightened rabbits, actually trains one’s control of spiritual power the most efficiently.
Dr. Luo stroked his chin and said, "Oh! I don’t know if this kid is really dumb or just pretending to be. Lin Lele has a ready approach right beside her, and she doesn’t even take the time to study and reflect on it..."
Mu Jianling, sounding a bit frustrated, said, "Who cares? If she can’t figure it out on her own, just let her suffer more!"
Dr. Luo: "Agreed!"
...
Ji You had no clue about all this. Ever since she had terrified the rabbits, causing a mother rabbit to give birth prematurely and losing 100 points, Ji You just couldn’t lift her spirits... even Xiao You inside the Iron Plate could clearly feel it.
Xiao You hesitated for a while before speaking up: [Sister! Sister! Don’t be sad, I...I won’t eat rabbits anymore.]
Ji You: "Huh?"
The girl’s voice sounded somewhat guilty: [Sister...don’t be sad, I...I won’t eat rabbits anymore, so...don’t be sad.]
Ji You: "..."
Ji You was both amused and annoyed, saying, "Xiao You, it’s not your fault. I’m just crying over my own stupidity. I feel so dumb that it’s depressing."
Xiao You blinked and asked, [Isn’t sister very smart? Xiao You always thought that sister is the smartest person in the world.]
Ji You blushed with embarrassment for the first time when she heard Xiao You’s words.
Cough!
Speaking of being smart, Ji You felt quite ashamed. She thought she was clever, but as Principal Hong said, it was all just petty cleverness; she lacked true wisdom. Otherwise, why would she keep doing such foolish things?
Take the incident with the rabbits, for example. It was an utterly brainless act. The rabbit shed cleaning guide clearly included risk warnings, but Ji You just had to defy the warnings and court disaster.
Losing 100 points was not unjust.
It’s just——
Frustrating.
Xiao You asked, [Is cleaning the rabbit shed that difficult?]
Ji You replied with a wry smile, "Difficult!"
And difficult it was indeed.
One had to endure the stench of the rabbit shed and the emotional torment of the drama queen rabbits...
Apart from this dual torment, the key issue was resisting the urge to eat rabbit meat.
Cough cough!
Of course, she would not mention the last point to Xiao You.
Thinking it over, Xiao You said, [But sister, didn’t you say that classmate Lin Lele managed it quite easily?]
Hm?
Ji You’s eyes sparkled immediately, and she slapped her thigh in realization: "That’s right! How did I not think of that?"