Pretending to Cultivate in Kindergarten-Chapter 2: A Perfect Life Beckons

A flustered sound came from the girls’ restroom.

He Qing pressed the flush button and stared at her wet sleeve, realizing she’d accidentally splashed herself in her rush. Panicking, she rushed to the sink to clean it off with water.

Just then, the recess bell rang. A little boy passing by the sink saw her sniffing her sleeve while washing it. After freezing for a moment, he curiously asked, “What are you doing? Don’t tell me you peed on your sleeve just now?”

He Qing’s face turned red as she lowered her head, refusing to answer. She quickened her scrubbing pace.

The boy suddenly grinned mischievously and even shouted loudly, “Come and see, everyone! This girl peed on her clothes and is washing them!”

His yelling drew a crowd of curious children.

Terrified, He Qing burst into tears, her eyes blurred with tears as she didn’t dare turn around.

Meanwhile, Lin Zhengran, still in the classroom, heard the commotion and the system’s voice chimed in.

You parted ways with the fairy, only to hear the sounds of a fight in the distance. It seems the fairy is being bullied by evildoers. Saving her may earn you her gratitude and perhaps a treasure as a reward. However, not intervening is also a valid choice;cultivation is dangerous, and every action should be carefully considered.

Without hesitation, Lin Zhengran left the classroom. He found He Qing surrounded by a crowd, wiping her tears in grievance.

He pushed his way through the group and demanded, “Who shouted just now? What’s wrong with you? Come out here!”

The children fell silent as soon as they saw Lin Zhengran.

He had a reputation in the kindergarten for being an intimidating figure—never playing with anyone, ignoring others, and speaking harshly. Most of the kids were scared of him. However, thanks to his good looks, some girls secretly admired his “unique personality.”

Now that he had spoken, no one dared respond.

He Qing looked at Lin Zhengran through her tear-filled eyes, her face full of injustice.

Lin Zhengran walked up to her. “Why are you crying? If someone says something to you, can’t you say something back? Why just cry?”

Soft-spoken and introverted, He Qing rarely argued with others, making her an easy target for bullies who enjoyed teasing her. As her childhood friend who occasionally ate at her house, Lin Zhengran felt obligated to step in from time to time.

“Wahhh~”

“Stop crying! If you keep crying, I won’t help you anymore!”

He Qing immediately stopped crying but continued sniffling, her eyes still red.

“Who bullied you? Point them out,” Lin Zhengran said.

He Qing lowered her head, unwilling to speak.

Annoyed, Lin Zhengran pinched her cheeks. “Are you going to talk or not?”

Though it didn’t hurt, He Qing still looked pitiful, whimpering until she finally glanced toward the culprit.

Following her gaze, Lin Zhengran saw a trembling little boy, pale-faced with fear.

“Was it you who bullied He Qing?” Lin Zhengran’s eyes widened. “When I told you to come out, why didn’t you? Come on, we’re going to the teacher now. If the teacher doesn’t handle it, we’ll settle it outside!”

He started walking toward the boy, but before he could finish speaking, the boy began crying as well. “I’m sorry! I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to!”

Grabbing the boy’s shirt, Lin Zhengran said, “Who can hear you muttering like that? Didn’t you shout loudly just now? Shout again! Say ‘He Qing, I’m sorry!’”

Terrified, the boy sobbed loudly, “I’m sorry! He Qing, I’m so sorry! Please forgive me!”

Seeing his intimidation succeed, Lin Zhengran let go and left the crowd without looking back.

He Qing, her face red from crying, quickly followed him. As she walked behind him, she overheard the murmurs of the other children.

The girls in the crowd whispered to one another:

“Lin Zhengran is so cool...”

“Yeah, he’s got such a unique vibe.”

Biting her lip, He Qing hurried to keep up with Lin Zhengran, sticking close behind him.

You chose to save the fairy. She is deeply grateful and now admires your remarkable skills. She even begins to entertain the thought of joining you on your future adventures. Deciding whether to travel alone or with a companion is a crucial choice for your journey.

"Choice?" Lin Zhengran thought, rolling his eyes. "What choice? I’m five years old. Am I supposed to stop going to school tomorrow to explore the world?"

The next two periods were playtime. The students of Class 3 were running around in the kindergarten yard.

Lin Zhengran sat by the slide while He Qing stood silently next to him, looking as if she’d done something wrong.

Lin Zhengran sighed. In his previous life, he wasn’t particularly harsh, but He Qing’s overly timid and naive personality made it impossible to speak to her gently. She never fought back when bullied and barely spoke up, which was frustrating.

“Why are you standing in front of me? You’re blocking my sunlight.”

“Oh...” He Qing mumbled, taking two hurried steps to the side.

“Now you’re blocking my breeze,” Lin Zhengran said flatly.

“Huh?” He Qing panicked. “Then... where should I stand?”

“Why don’t you sit down?”

“But... but the ground is dirty everywhere except next to you.”

“Then sit on the dirt.”

“Okay.” He Qing genuinely started to sit down.

“Okay, my foot! Sit next to me!” Lin Zhengran barked.

Startled, He Qing cautiously sat down beside him. She tucked her legs together and folded her hands on her lap, fidgeting before nervously saying, “Th-thank you for saving me earlier. How should I repay you?”

“Do you have more snacks?” Lin Zhengran asked.

He Qing shook her head vigorously. “I don’t have any left, but I still have some at home... There are candies in my room.”

She gestured with her hands, describing a box about the size of her two small hands. “It’s filled to the brim. Probably thousands of them.”

“She doesn’t know numbers,” Lin Zhengran thought, chuckling. “So, a storage box, huh?”

“All for me?”

He Qing nodded like a pecking chick. “Yes, all for you. Do you want anything else?”

The fairy’s gratitude is boundless. She even offers an entire box of her sect’s elixirs. Judging by her tone, she may possess a particularly valuable treasure. Will you take it all or let it be?

Curious, Lin Zhengran asked, “Do you have anything else?”

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He Qing hesitated, then reluctantly said, “I also have a big chocolate bar. My dad bought it for me on my birthday. I’ve been keeping it under my wardrobe, saving it because I can’t bear to eat it.”

Seeing her expression, Lin Zhengran asked if he could take a look. He Qing nodded and promised to show it to him that evening.

Not long after, the kindergarten’s dismissal bell rang. The pretty teacher organized the Class 3 students into a line to leave the school gate one by one.

“Everyone, stay in line and don’t run around! You’ll be home soon!”

Lin Zhengran stood at the back of the line, spotting his parents waving at him from outside the gate.

In the month since his transmigration, Lin Zhengran had come to understand his new life.

His father, Lin Kai, nicknamed "Lin Handsome," was a steady-looking civil servant in the small town. He had good connections and authority at home.

His mother, Lin Xiaoli, worked at a nail salon and had a sweet but slightly naive personality. She earned more than his dad, and her husband’s nickname came from a cartoon she liked.

Their family wasn’t wealthy, but they were healthy and content. They even owned a 100,000-yuan car bought two years ago.

Though this was the result of a failed transmigration, Lin Zhengran had only one thought:

"The curse of the web novel orphanage is finally broken!"

With this perfect family and his ability to exploit system bugs, wasn’t a happy life waving enthusiastically at him?