Becoming a life winner from infancy

"You, you want to come to my house to play? Really?..."

Fang You nodded his head, and then continued to explain his behavior:

"Don't you have an awesome computer and a lot of games that you haven't played yet? Let me experience them, okay?"

Hearing Fang You's words, Song Hang seemed somewhat conflicted:

"But we just met today, isn't it too presumptuous and abrupt for you to visit my house?"

"Hey... I'm just a kid and I'm not scared, what are you afraid of?"

As everyone knows, Emperor Youyou was a V9 race car driver in his previous life, and being able to drive such a luxurious car means he had great achievements in his career.

Although he could no longer remember exactly what industry he was in, the aura of leadership came naturally whenever he wanted.

Fang You exuded a regal presence befitting a V9 admirer, as he continued to scrutinize Song Hang:

"Or are you saying... your ID address is fake? If that's the case, I can only ask the police uncle to help me solve this problem."

"No, no, it's real! But can you come later? I need to tidy up the room," Song Hang said, "I live alone now, and the house hasn't been taken care of for too long."

"Fine, but no later than 2 p.m."

Fang You confirmed that the countdown for this mission was until 4 p.m., so he needed to reserve at least two hours to persuade Song Hang to truly give up the idea of suicide.

However, the existence of this countdown also meant that Song Hang probably wouldn't do anything too drastic before the time was up...

...

That's the only way to think about it!

Fang You and Song Hang confirmed the time once again before catching up with Xia Nuo and Asai Reina, who were waiting for him up ahead.

Fang You

"You're going to that uncle's house? Take us with you to play too!"

"Youyou, why are you suddenly interested in that kind of uncle?"

Asai Reina pondered many things, so she was quite curious about Fang You's sudden interest in unfamiliar men.

Just as Fang You was about to answer, Xia Nuo suddenly raised her hand to explain:

"I know, I know! Youyou wants to learn about computers from the uncle, right?"

Xia Nuo presented her interpretation, "That uncle looks like someone who is really good with computers."

Ah... um!

As expected of Nuo Nuo, my elementary school mouthpiece!

Ignoring the problem of a receding hairline, Fang You deduced from the other party's attire and demeanor that he was likely a programmer.

With a bit of luck, he might even be a game developer.

Fang You hadn't yet bought a personal computer and had limited exposure to the world of PC game development. He now needed to rely on his purple talents to make a fortune. The pace of music becoming a hit was too fast, and it got too much attention; games seemed just right for him.

But after all, he was only an 8-year-old, weak elementary school student, and it was very inconvenient without an adult helping him.

His dad was quite useful, but he couldn't keep everything from mom; it was most reliable to find an unemployed wanderer.

The uncle staying alive seemed quite useful to him.

"Then, let's all go to the uncle's house to play tomorrow!"

"Not... I can go by myself, why do you need to go?"

Xia Nuo asked in confusion, "Aren't you going to the uncle's house to play games? You can go by yourself."

Fang You said, "But the game I'm going to play with the uncle is a very scary and exciting game, and you guys might not even know how to play it."

Asai Reina muttered on the side, "And this uncle might not necessarily be a good person; going straight to a stranger's home like this seems very dangerous, don't you think?"

"That's why we should go with Youyou!"

Xia Nuo bounced excitedly, "We can see what kind of fun games the uncle's house has!"

"But..."

"If Ling Nai is scared, she doesn't have to go."

Xia Nuo wore a smug smile, "Anyway, I can protect Youyou."

"Who, who said Ling Nai was scared!"

Asai Reina was easily manipulated by Nuo Nuo, "Ling Nai is the older sister here, I should be protecting you guys!"

"Wait a minute... stop fooling around."

Fang You grabbed Xia Nuo by the shoulder.

His expression was very serious, and his words earnest:

"You guys have seen the mental state of this uncle; it's clear that his emotions are very unstable right now. I'm a boy, so it's fine for me, but you girls, I don't want you to be in danger."

Don't interrupt me while I'm making money... I'm not going just for fun!

Now, Fang You was a [Professional Martial Artist] with all sorts of innate abilities, and he wasn't afraid of this Song Hang at all.

Taking into account the uninhibited nature of these children's comments, Fang You felt that their presence would only

[Asai Reina, I didn't expect you to be so considerate, Emotional Energy +10]

At the moment, Ling Nai was obviously moved by Fang You; she too stepped forward to back him up, "Nuo Nuo, since Youyou said so, let's go play with him some other time."

"..."

Xia Nuo pursed her lips, showing a reluctant stance, but in the end, she compromised and nodded.

The next day, at two in the afternoon.

There was just over two hours left for the time-limited mission [Uncle, Keep Living]. The countdown was still ongoing.

This meant that the uncle still hadn't abandoned the thought of suicide.

He guessed that his sudden desire to visit his home would probably cause inner turmoil.

Fang You arrived at the children's playground as agreed and immediately spotted Uncle sitting under the shade of a tree on a bench, looking drenched in sweat.

"You're here so early?"

"Um..."

Song Hang nodded, "I went to tidy up at home after I left last night, and now I've cleaned up the whole place."

"OK, that's fine."

Although he felt it was quite troublesome to visit so suddenly and uninvited, Song Hang still adhered to the etiquette of hospitality.

"By the way, did you tell your family about this? My address is—"

"I can't tell my family."

Fang You said earnestly, "My mother doesn't like to see me playing games."

"Alright... adults do tend to have stricter rules."

[Song Hang suddenly thought that bringing you to his home might get him scolded by your mother! Song Hang was about to EMO, Emotional Energy +100]

Guided by Song Hang, Fang You made his way toward the house, chatting and trying to gather some useful information to figure out how to dissuade Uncle Song Hang from his suicidal thoughts.

In their casual conversation, Fang You learned that Song Hang was indeed a programmer, though not a game developer, but a software engineer for a tech company.

"So, what kind of software development do you do, Uncle?"

"Hmm... that's a rather complex concept, it's related to brain-computer interface fields, but the development is still in its very early stages, and there isn't much that can be shown to the public."

[In fact, because he signed a non-compete agreement, Song Hang can't tell you about it, and he feels guilty inside, Emotional Energy +10]

Not... even though I may seem impressive, I'm still just a kid.

This guy is too rigid; no wonder he ended up getting optimized.

However, such a person must occasionally have some special flashpoints.

If I can find his flashpoints, then I can give him hope to carry on living.

"Then, which company did you work for before, Uncle?"

"Hmm... it was a company called Xinghai Technology."

Xinghai Technology? That name sounds familiar...

Fang You suddenly recalled reading about cutting-edge technology news while studying and realized something:

"Uncle Song, Xinghai Technology, isn't that the tech giant that was going to develop brain-computer interface games with 'Paru GO'?"

Xinghai Technology is a leader in brain-computer interface technology. Although Uncle was let go, being able to work at such a company indicates that he must have certain skills. Fang You began to wonder if he had stumbled upon a treasure.

"Ah... you actually know about this? It seems you're also a hardcore fan of 'Paru GO'! Did you buy the third-generation device?"

"Yes! I bought the Emperor's Oath edition. By the way, which Star Guardian Paru do you have, Uncle?"

"I, I uh... I haven't bought a Paru device yet. When the third-generation Paru devices were just released, our company was going through restructuring and downsizing."

...

[Chatting with you reminded Song Hang of his regrettable past, Emotional Energy +100]

Ah...

This uncle really internalizes his fragility too much, it feels like there are pitfalls everywhere!

Fang You had been doing random tasks for so long, and not once had he not finished them ahead of time.

But this time felt like an exception.

It seemed very difficult for him to save him.

Just when Fang You was nearly overwhelmed by the situation, his Breath Perception radar suddenly lit up with a prompt.

...

As Fang You and Song Hang walked, they arrived at the base of the apartment building where Song Hang lived. That's when Fang You suddenly turned around sharply, causing the three small figures following behind to scatter in fright, diving into the nearby lawn.

"Alright, no more hiding, come on out."

"I already saw you."

But there was no movement from the lawn.

Fang You sighed helplessly and then said:

"Ayu, I see a green caterpillar crawling on you, all sticky and gooey—"

"Wah!"

Startled by Fang You's scare tactic, Luo Xianyu leapt out of the grass, flailing wildly.

"Caterpillar... where, where, daddy save me, daddy!"

"Oh, Ayu..."

Seeing their comrade give away their position, Xia Nuo and Asai Reina emerged from the lawn with no other choice.

"These are your little friends, aren't they..."

At this point, Xia Nuo stepped forward with a baseball bat in hand, raised the bat and asked:

"Uncle, you're not going to do anything bad to Youyou, are you!" Xia Nuo said.

"I, I have no such interest!" Song Hang hurriedly clarified that he had no such intentions.

"Really? I don't believe it... unless you let us come over to your house too!"

"What?!"