Chapter 226: A Long-Awaited New Task
When they came back from Grandpa’s house, it was already seven in the evening.
An Han originally thought she was going there to be judged by all her relatives, but the whole afternoon, only Grandpa paid attention to her, and she even heard a huge piece of gossip.
Her relatives didn’t have time to care about why she had become a girl, nor did they care about whether they should let her date freely. Everyone was busy arguing about the love story between her older male cousin and older female cousin… yet after arguing for so long, everything still ended in a mess.
Those who agreed and those who disagreed were almost half-and-half. The ones who agreed said there was nothing wrong with free love. The ones who disagreed were more worried that this matter would ruin the family’s reputation.
“Mom, Cousin Wu Hao and the other cousin getting married… what do you think?”
Sitting on the electric scooter at their doorstep, An Han was curious about her mother’s opinion.
Her mother answered almost without thinking. “It’s too shameful.”
“This…”
“But we can’t stop them if they like each other.” She sighed helplessly right after that. “Feeling ashamed is useless, right? We can only accept it.”
Actually, the fact that her own son had turned into a daughter already made her feel very embarrassed. Outside, people were spreading all kinds of ridiculous rumors, describing An Han as if she was some kind of monster.
An Han had stayed home recently and didn’t go out, so she naturally didn’t hear those rumors. But her mother had to go out every day to buy groceries and do things…
“Mom, isn’t it impossible for Cousin and Cousin to get married?” Her little sister had been confused the whole afternoon.
“Their situation is different. Normally it’s not allowed.” Her mother’s voice always became softer when talking to the little sister, and sometimes she even used cute, repeating baby-words.
“Then can I marry Big Sister?”
An Han slapped her sister lightly on the back of the head. “What are you talking about?”
“I don’t like Big Sister anymore!”
The little sister turned and ran into the house.
“This kid!”
An Han glared at her, then walked toward the end of the alley.
“Mom, I’m going to buy something to eat. I didn’t eat much at Grandpa’s.”
Mainly because everyone was yelling at the table. She only took a few bites and couldn’t keep eating.
Her little sister, however, was unaffected and determined to be a “rice warrior,” eating three whole bowls.
“Wait a moment!” her mother called to her. “I’m going out later. Tell me what you want to eat and I’ll buy it for you. First help me push the scooter inside.”
“You should’ve said that earlier~”
An Han ran back happily. She helped her mother push the electric scooter into the house and asked, “Mom, why are you going out so late?”
“I’m going to the supermarket to buy milk for your breakfast. You’ve only been home a few days and the milk is already gone.”
“Then buy two packs of sugar-free cola for me too!”
“Cola isn’t good for your health.” Her mother looked her up and down. “And you’re on your period, right? Aren’t you afraid of stomach pain if you keep drinking cold drinks?”
Even though An Han didn’t tell her about her period, her experienced mother could tell at a glance.
“It’s fine, I’m strong.”
Her mother rolled her eyes.
“You’ll understand the pain in a few years.”
“No I won’t!”
Unless the system suddenly disappears…
Wait! The system really hasn’t shown up in a long time!
An Han was startled by her own thought and quickly asked in her heart about Grandpa’s affection level.
[Grandpa: Affection 67]
Good, she didn’t lose the system.
Grandpa’s affection didn’t look high, but even her dormmates, who had lived with her for more than two years, only had about 40–50 affection.
She also hadn’t visited Grandpa much in recent years, so this value was normal.
After helping her mother push the scooter into the room, An Han stretched and walked to the back hall. She flopped onto the sofa, turned on her phone, and saw four or five unread messages from Su Peng.
It was nothing more than asking if she had eaten and what she ate, just small everyday questions.
Excited, An Han shared everything she saw and heard today with Su Peng. Something that older relatives saw as extremely shameful felt, to her, like cousin and cousin were absolute warriors.
They were amazing.
“Sister, you’re chatting with that person again!”
Her little sister’s voice suddenly came from the stairs. She quickly ran down and leaned over to look at An Han’s phone.
As their mother’s “monitor,” she really wasn’t very reliable.
“Get lost!” An Han pulled her foot out of her shoe and kicked toward her sister’s face.
“Let me see! What are you talking about with him?”
“He said if you don’t cause trouble, then next time you visit my school he’ll treat you to a big fancy meal.”
Her sister’s eyes lit up. “What big meal?”
“Steak. How about a steak bigger than your face?”
“Okay!”
“Then don’t tell Mom about my things. Understand?”
“Got it!”
Kids really were easy to fool.
Satisfied, An Han rubbed her sister’s head, then lowered her head to continue typing.
Su Peng replied to her messages almost instantly. She hadn’t even finished typing a sentence and he had already sent another reply.
Her sister sat quietly beside her, eyes full of curiosity, occasionally peeking at the phone. Since they weren’t talking about anything sensitive, An Han let her look.
“Oh right, Sister.”
“What is it?”
Her sister counted on her fingers. “Dad seems like he’ll come back in a few days.”
One problem hadn’t even ended and another appeared!
An Han’s heart jolted, but she forced herself to stay calm and asked without lifting her head.
“How do you know that?”
“Big Aunt told me this afternoon!”
Big Aunt’s husband worked overseas like their father, so they usually returned to the country at the same time.
“When he comes back, let’s make Dad take us to eat steak bigger than my face!”
But An Han didn’t look forward to it like her sister. She rubbed the bridge of her nose in worry.
“What do you think Dad will think when he sees I became a girl?”
Her sister turned to look at her and answered without hesitation.
“He’ll be really happy!”
…Hopefully.
These days, whenever she talked to her father on the phone, she did her best to use her male voice. The vocal training she once thought was useless turned out to be very helpful for hiding things.
Most of her fear of her father came from not knowing what he would think. But thinking carefully, her father had been a college student more than twenty years ago and had been living overseas for many years. Maybe his mindset would be open and understanding.
“Anyway, he only comes back once or twice a year… sometimes not even for several years…” While thinking, An Han hesitated and asked her sister, “Should we discuss this and maybe… not tell Dad?”
[Option 1: Completely hide the truth from Dad.
Reward: Ideal-type Wife
[Option 2: Hide it for now, but tell him within a week.
Reward: A reasonable and legal transformation explanation]
[Option 3: Be direct and tell Dad everything.
Reward: Random Attribute Points]
Wait! There was suddenly a mission like the one from before, but this time for her father?!
An Han’s eyes lit up, but when she saw the first option, her mood instantly dropped again.
Did this mean the system judged her earlier idea as extremely difficult?
And what was with the reward of a “Ideal-type Wife”?!
Will she get a wife like a goddess?