Chapter 2
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"Perfect Life is a casual healing game that can nourish the soul and soothe the body and mind. There are heartwarming plots and heartwarming daily routines. We will use hope and happiness as the main theme to bring positive energy to all players … "
Time trickled by until it was 23: 59 pm when the mechanical voice that came from the deepest part of Han Fei's mind stopped.
"Now, you can choose your own perfect life."
The hard and cold floor tickled his nerves. Han Fei slowly opened his eyes and realized he was lying inside a strange room.
The room was about 70 square metres. The furniture was covered in dust and the walls were mottled with black and red stains.
"My head hurts so much, it feels like there's a hole in the back of my skull."
A faded smell of mildew drifted into Han Fei's nostrils. He could sense his surroundings clearly.
Hearing, sight, smell, touch, this game was not that different from the real world.
Han Fei sat dumbly on the living room floor. He looked around the empty and deserted room.
The layout of the room and the furniture maintained the style from decades ago. The place was covered in dust like it had been abandoned for a long time.
"So, this is my home in the game?"
Han Fei rubbed the back of his head as he stood up from the ground. "According to the game introduction, this is a Life Simulator. It's an open world, there's no fixed gameplay. I can work hard to level up my character or I can collect money to enjoy myself. I can even find a virtual girlfriend and have virtual family and love."
Just as he was considering what to do next, Han Fei heard a knock on the door.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Han Fei walked to the other side of the living room and opened the front door. The dim light from the voice-activated lights shone into the room, dispelling the loneliness and loneliness.
"Young man, you're the new tenant here, right?"
A kind voice came from outside the door. An old lady with a head of silver hair and a kind face stood in the corridor filled with trash.
"Today is New Year's Day. Granny has made some dumplings. Come join us. It's a festive occasion."
Everyone was busy in the modern city. Neighbors might not even speak to each other for weeks. Han Fei had never come across a situation where a neighbor was invited to one's house for a meal during a festive occasion.
"It's fine, I don't want to trouble you." Ever since Han Fei was fired by the company, he had become a man of few words. He did not like to interact too much with others.
"My son and daughter-in-law are both working in other places. There's only me and my grandson at home. I've made a lot of food. It'll be a waste if I don't finish it."
The granny looked at Han Fei like he was her own child. Her every word was like the morning sun, it warmed his heart.
"Dumplings have the meaning of reunion and fortune. Eating dumplings can get rid of a year's bad luck. It's not easy for you to work alone. Come and have some hot dumplings to warm your stomach. "
If this was in real life, Han Fei would have come up with all sorts of excuses but this was a game after all. The old man might just be guiding him through the quest.
Nodding, Han Fei picked up the bunch of keys from the coffee table and walked out of the room. He helped the old man down the stairs.
"Granny, watch your step and walk slowly."
The corridor in front of him was piled with junk and rubbish. The iron railings were rusted, and the walls on both sides were pasted with many small advertisements and many children's graffiti.
This looked like an old residential area from a decade ago. With the rapid advancement of technology, this kind of residential area had become rare.
The granny led Han Fei down one floor and stopped at Room 1031.
The number painted on the wall was starting to blur. She coughed softly and opened the door to Room 1031.
The fragrance of meat drifted out from inside the room. Han Fei swallowed and poked his head into the room.
The lights were not on, only a few candles were lit on the dining table.
"The fuse is blown. The repairman probably hasn't come yet because he's on holiday."
"Granny, how about I fix it for you? I used to replace the fuse myself when the fuse was blown." Han Fei did not treat the old lady as a game NPC, he had no idea why. Perhaps it was because she felt like a real person to him.
"Be careful, the spare fuse is in the drawer." The old lady walked into the kitchen. Her stew appeared to be done.
Stepping on the stool, Han Fei replaced the fuse. He turned on the switch and the warm light lit up the small room.
"Notification for Player 0000! Grade G Normal Mission: Replacement of Fuse completed. Friendliness level with Meng Si increases by 5. A peaceful neighborly relationship is the first step to a perfect life. "
A robotic voice came from the depths of Han Fei's mind. "Mission system activated. New Player Missions updated. Completing the New Player Missions will help you understand this world as soon as possible."
Listening to the unfamiliar voice, the menu appeared before Han Fei. But before he could take a closer look, the old lady walked out of the kitchen with a pot of fish soup.
"Freshly brewed fish soup, drink it while it's hot." The old lady placed the soup on the dining table with a smile. She turned to the bedroom door and unlocked it. "Chen Chen, it's time for dinner."
Moments later, a boy around the age of 6 walked out from the bedroom. He kept his head lowered like he was throwing a tantrum at the old lady.
"You guys go ahead, I still have a few dishes to finish." The old lady opened the fridge and took out half a frozen chicken. "The electricity has been out for so long but it still hasn't thawed?"
She placed the frozen chicken into a small bowl and placed it on the dining table.
"Granny, there's no need for so many dishes, we won't be able to finish them all."
"It's rare for us to have guests. If we don't cook more, the meat in the fridge will spoil." Kind and friendly, the old lady's figure in the kitchen reminded Han Fei of his own family.
When he was young, his family was always this lively during Chinese New Year.
The aroma of meat wafted into his nostrils. The steaming hot fish soup made Han Fei's mind wander. The memory in his mind seemed to overlap with the game.
The dim light lit up the small room. The sound of pots and pans came from the kitchen. The television was playing commercials. The light smell of smoke seemed to wash away the coldness of this unfamiliar city.
"Perhaps these simple beauties are life itself."
There would always be a special dark time in life. If one stopped moving due to fear of the future, then one would be trapped in the darkness forever.
Han Fei picked up the spoon and ladled a bowl of fish soup for himself and Chen Chen.
The milky white soup exuded a tempting aroma. Han Fei blew on the bowl lightly.
He was about to taste the soup when he saw the boy raise the bowl of fish soup above his head from the corner of his eyes.
'What is the boy trying to do?'
Before Han Fei could react, the boy slammed the bowl of fish soup to the ground!
"I will not eat anything taken from a coffin!"
Pfft!
Han Fei spat out the mouthful of soup when he heard the boy.
'Coffin?'
The porcelain bowl shattered and the soup splashed everywhere. The old lady heard the commotion and rushed out from the kitchen, "Chen Chen! What are you doing?! "
"Everything you made was taken from a coffin!" The boy, who looked to be only five or six years old, raised his head. His eyes were bloodshot.
"What are you talking about?!" The old lady was worried that the boy would be scalded. She ran to the dining table without even removing her apron.
"The building manager said that only coffins are used to store dead people!" The boy struggled out of the old lady's grasp. He dropped the frozen chicken that he had just taken from the fridge and ran to the bedroom.
"Come back here!"
The old lady also ran into the bedroom. Han Fei was left alone in the living room with the bowl of fish soup.
'This naughty child is too scary.' Han Fei put down the bowl silently. He found a broom and dustpan behind the door. He wanted to help the old lady clean up but when he moved to clean up the frozen chicken, he was reminded of something.
The boy said that he would not eat anything taken from a coffin but Han Fei saw clearly that the frozen chicken was taken from the old lady's fridge.
That was not a big deal but combined with what the boy said, the building manager told the boy that only coffins are used to store dead people.
Why would the boy mistake the fridge for a coffin? Was it because there was a dead body hidden inside their fridge?
Hmm?
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