Chapter 3 Work Injury Benefits for Mothers

The night is cool and the breeze is gentle.

The end of the last class on Friday is the happiest time for students.

"Woohoo, it's the weekend, it's the weekend."

Liu Haoyun shouted while stuffing textbooks into his bag. "Brother Qi, there's a new VR store in Zhaibei District. I heard it has introduced the most advanced Xinghai 1020 system developed by Mango Company. Both mental sensing and simulation response have reached S+ level. Let's go play together. Brother will treat us!"

"Forget it, I'll go home and rest early, my mother is waiting for me to eat!"

Qi Sui stuffed the last energy bar into his mouth and swallowed it.

"Spirit +5"

[Mental power: 33/140]

The intense feeling of tiredness makes the brain a little dizzy.

It is difficult to replenish your mental strength by eating alone. The cheapest and most effective way is to take a shower, go to bed and have a good sleep.

"Brother Qi, this is really fun. I heard that it has some restricted functions installed, including beautiful virtual girls. I even prepared some new underwear."

Liu Haoyun came over and winked.

"Restricted?"

Qi Sui was somewhat tempted, but in the end he shook his head: "Forget it, I'm really too tired today, I'll definitely do it next time!"

"OK then!"

Liu Haoyun felt a little regretful, picked up his schoolbag and ran out excitedly.

Don't be fooled by the expensive price of the VR store, which costs 300 summer coins per hour, but due to its advanced technology, its business is very hot. If you go too late, there may be no seats left.

……

Qi Sui packed up his things and walked out of the school gate slowly.

The streets are filled with all kinds of luxury cars.

Compared with the luxury cars of the previous life, the lines of vehicles in this world have become more smooth and powerful due to technological advancement. The top special vehicles even have the ability to glide at low altitudes for short periods of time.

"Hey, that person's back looks familiar?"

Qi Sui looked over suspiciously.

It was a low-key purple luxury supercar, and a tall figure in an old-fashioned school uniform bent over and sat in it.

I just looked at him twice and then looked away. No matter whether the other person was a classmate or not, it had nothing to do with me.

To the north of Qinhai City is the old city area from thirty years ago.

Compared with the southern half of the city, where high-rise buildings stand in riotous numbers and technology is rapidly evolving, this place seems like an abandoned product of the times.

Qinhai Heavy Coal Workers Dormitory.

The community has old furnishings, dim street lights, and the tallest residential building has only nine floors. There is no elevator, which is very rare in Qinhai City, which is known as a first-tier city.

The residents living here were all former employees of coal enterprises.

However, coal as an energy source was almost eliminated as early as thirty years ago. It is said that new energy substitutes were found, which directly led to a sharp drop in the efficiency of coal yards. Although coal companies have not closed down yet, the income of employees is barely enough to make ends meet.

"Dad, Mom, I'm back!"

Qi Sui casually threw the advertising paper selling "Smart Catwoman Robot" on the door handle into the trash can.

As I walked in and changed into slippers, a middle-aged woman in a wheelchair came out of the kitchen with a pot of freshly cooked yam and pork ribs soup in her hand.

The small living room was instantly filled with enticing aroma.

"Xiao Sui, go wash your hands and get ready for dinner."

"Okay, Mom, be careful and let me do it!"

Qi Sui hurried over to lend a hand and placed the pork rib soup on the dining table before turning around to change clothes and wash his hands.

When he came out after washing his hands, his parents were already sitting at the dining table waiting for him.

Qi Sui had been studying the [Detection] skill for a whole day, and his mental strength was almost exhausted. He was already extremely hungry, so he picked up his bowl and chopsticks, grabbed a piece of the delicious spare ribs, and began to feast on it.

After swallowing the soft and tender pieces of meat mixed with the delicious soup, my stomach felt warm and indescribably comfortable.

"Mom, what festival is today? You cooked so many meat dishes. How can we live like this?"

Qi Sui jokingly picked up a bone with marrow for his mother, stuffed a few slices of thinly sliced ​​beef into his mouth, chewed vaguely and said, "Mom, eat this, it's good for your legs!"

Qi Sui's mother's name is Zhang Fen, and she is just over 40 years old this year.

It’s just that due to long-term labor, his skin has become rough, faint wrinkles can be seen at the corners of his eyes, and his short hair that reaches his ears has also shown signs of graying.

The premature aging caused by physical overdraft is particularly obvious in women.

"Just eat it yourself. These dishes are made for you. The college entrance examination is just a few months away. It's important to take good care of your body."

Zhang Fen spoke slowly while chewing a bone. Her eyes always drifted to Qi Sui, who was showing off his fandom fiercely. The wrinkles between her brows were smoothed out a little.

In Qi Sui's memory, his mother has always been a very kind person, and she has shown impeccable concern for his and his sister's study and life.

In addition to taking care of the trivial matters of the family, one also has to balance work in the factory, work hard and earn some hard-earned money to supplement the family income.

That is, I only had the opportunity to rest after I broke a leg in an accidental work injury some time ago...

"Mom, how is your leg? What did the hospital say?"

Qi Sui looked at his mother sitting in a wheelchair with her right leg cut off at the root, and felt depressed.

"My mother's leg is fine. The hospital said the wound is almost healed. She will be given a set of crutches later, and it won't affect her life."

"Mom, I'm talking about prosthetics!"

Qi Sui couldn't help but frown.

The benefit of Blue Star's fifty-year technological lead is particularly prominent in the medical field. The construction and intelligentization of prosthetic neural networks can reshape severed limbs, making them not only the same as those of ordinary people, but some customized prosthetics even have other special abilities.

It is said that some people will deliberately amputate their limbs just to install those special mechanical prostheses.

"Let's eat first!"

Zhang Fen was obviously unwilling to talk about this topic.

The atmosphere at the table became dull again.

"Xiao Sui, the joint exam results are out, what's your ranking? Have you improved?"

The person who was speaking was Qi Sui's father Qi Hewei. As a coal miner, he had dark skin and thin cheeks. Due to the working environment, he spoke with a very obvious nasal tone and would habitually clear his throat.

"I'm seventh in the grade. My Chinese performance wasn't that good, otherwise I should have no problem getting into the top five." Qi Sui straightened his body subconsciously.

"Not bad, you have a promising future."

The wrinkles on Qi Hewei's face forced a smile: "I heard from my coworkers that if you are in the top ten of our city's No. 1 Middle School, it won't be a problem to get into the top universities in Xia Country. Keep up the good work. It will be more difficult towards the end, so make the most of the time to study. If you want to play, wait until the college entrance examination is over."

The man was dull and serious, and only when he talked about his children's achievements could some light appear in his cloudy eyes.

"I got it, Dad. You don't have to worry about my grades." Qi Sui continued to eat madly.

Unlike the kind-hearted mother, the father is majestic and difficult to approach.

Apart from sending gold coins to the family on time at the beginning of the month, he would also ask about their studies and rarely care about other things in life.

Finished a bowl of rice.

Qi Sui served himself another bowl and poured gravy on it, it was so delicious.

"Eat, mental strength +1"

"Eat, mental strength +1"

"Eating..."

At this time, mother Zhang Fen put down her bowl and chopsticks, wiped the oil stains from the corners of her mouth, and suddenly said, "Xiao Sui, do you want to practice martial arts?"

"Forehead……"

Qi Sui stopped stuffing rice into his mouth and looked up in surprise, not understanding why his mother brought up this topic.

"Mom's work injury compensation has come in, 300,000 Xia coins, you can use it."

"How can this be done!"

Qi Sui was startled and put down his bowl and chopsticks: "Mom, that's the money for your prosthetic limbs!"

"Mom is already in her forties, and is about to retire. It doesn't matter whether she has prosthetic limbs or not. Even if she does, it will be difficult for her to find a job. So it's not worth spending this money on her!"

Zhang Fen shook her head slightly and sighed, "Mom knows that you have been interested in martial arts since you were young. I have seen all the training equipment you bought with your frugal living."

"Your father and mother are limited in ability and cannot afford to support a martial arts student. I feel a little ashamed for hindering your future."

"But now my family has money, three hundred thousand is about right."

Qi Sui's nose felt sore and tears almost fell.

He is not the kind of person who is not satisfied. His parents have been doing their best to provide him and his sister with the best study and living conditions.

So even though he longed for martial arts, he kept it deep in his heart and never told his parents.

"Mom, it's okay. With my grades, it's not bad for me to be a scientific researcher, right?"

Qi Sui couldn't help but look at his father.

He thought that this old-fashioned man would refute his mother's words, but unexpectedly Qi Hewei just frowned, smoked and said nothing.

"Don't look at your dad. Mom and your dad have discussed this before you came back. Although your dad doesn't think highly of you practicing martial arts at your age, he won't stop you from doing this."

Zhang Fen smiled: "Mom just doesn't want you to have any regrets."

No regrets!

Qi Sui couldn't hold back any longer, tears dripping onto the table: "But mom, your legs..."

"Consider this leg of mine as a gamble on your future in martial arts. When you become successful in the future and become a martial artist respected by everyone, I will be proud to tell others about it!" Zhang Fen laughed.

This ordinary woman devoted her entire life to her children.

……

bedroom.

Qi Sui lay on the bed, unable to calm down for a long time.

A message popped up on the phone screen at his side.

"Your account balance + 30"

He really didn't want to leave any regrets.

With a professional panel, even if you are past the best age for martial arts, you may still be able to catch up.

"When I become successful in the future, I will definitely help my mother get out of the wheelchair!"

Qi Sui clenched his fists and made up his mind.

At this moment, the corner of his eye fell on the bedside table, on which was placed a mysterious fairy model carved from porcelain white jade, emitting a bright halo in the dark room.

The fairy was in long fluttering dress, holding a cool jade sword in her hand, with a faint blue light flowing in her eyes, as if she might come back to life at any time and ascend to heaven.

This was when he was young. For his health, his mother went to a thousand-year-old temple to ask for a magical weapon to protect him.

At first it was just for peace of mind, but as time went on, Qi Sui always felt that sleeping next to it would make him inexplicably feel at ease and peaceful, and his frail body also suffered fewer minor injuries and illnesses.

I don’t know if it’s a psychological effect?
"Explore!"

"Goddess statue: The material is unknown, it has the effect of calming the mind and concentrating the spirit. It seems to have a different world. You can drip blood on it, and perhaps there will be some miraculous phenomenon."

"Ok?"

Qi Sui was stunned.

Is it really not that simple?
He immediately turned over and sat up, thought for a moment, then cut his finger with a knife, and a drop of blood fell on the statue.

A strange scene appeared.

The statue created ripples like water waves.

"effective?"

Qi Sui was startled, then he cut the wound bigger, and the blood flowed into a thin line.

The statue began to devour the blood, and a red halo rose from the bottom to the top, until the pair of cyan eyes emitted an enchanting luster, as if they were given life.

The world was spinning and a cold voice came to my ears.

"Binding successful!"

The next second, the boy on the bed in the bedroom disappeared...

(End of this chapter)