Chapter 394: "Boss, Wang Daguo Seems to Have Awakened.
Chapter 394: Chapter 394: "Boss, Wang Daguo Seems to Have Awakened.
After a great deal of persuasion, Granny Jin, having just survived a life-and-death ordeal, finally saw reason. She agreed to live at the shop and go to the hospital for a check-up once the weather improved.
"I’ll pay rent to Xiao Shen from now on," Granny Jin said. She had her principles. They weren’t family; at most, they were merely acquaintances.
The young lady was being considerate of a lonely old woman, and she couldn’t take advantage of her age. She had to know her place.
"Alright. Granny, you can just pay the same rent I did for the room I used to lease."
"Xiao Shen, you..."
"Alright, alright, it’s settled then." Shen Lu didn’t want to drag this out any longer. ’Why insist on being so formal about it?’
’Never mind one Granny Jin, she could afford to support ten of them now.’
Two days later, the winds had finally begun to subside.
When Wang Daguo came to work, the first thing he did was tell Shen Lu about some houses in the Seventeenth District that had been blown down by the wind.
"The houses in the Seventeenth District are the worst quality, and they’re in the outermost area. A couple of days ago, the tornado grazed the Seventeenth District, and a lot of houses were torn to shreds."
Wang Daguo sighed. "On my way to work, I took a detour to the street corner to check. Granny Jin’s house is nothing but a few steel rebars sticking out of the ground. I have no idea what happened to her..."
"Granny Jin? She’s at the shop right now," Shen Lu said.
"Huh?" It took a moment for Wang Daguo to process. "Granny Jin? She’s here at the shop?"
"That’s right. After you pick up the groceries and Xin Yu, take her to the hospital."
"How did she get to the shop? The winds have been insane these past few days, no one could go out."
"That’s not important." Shen Lu didn’t feel like recounting her heroic tale. "How about your family? I remember your house wasn’t all that sturdy either."
"My family is fine. Didn’t I earn more than usual this year? I specifically bought materials to reinforce it. Plus, our house isn’t tall, and there are two streets in front of us to block the wind, so there were no problems at all."
Speaking of this, Wang Daguo couldn’t help but puff out his chest a little.
In previous years, the money he earned was just enough to cover his family’s food and drink. He had to be extremely frugal to scrape together any savings.
After all these years, his savings hadn’t even reached 1,000 Star Coins.
But ever since he started doing odd jobs for Shen Lu, life at home had gradually improved. This year, he was even able to repair his house before the sandstorm season arrived.
Otherwise, whenever the sandstorms came, he would always be worrying that his rickety roof would be blown away.
"That’s good. Be careful on your way to and from work. If something feels off, just don’t come in," Shen Lu urged.
’Wang Daguo is the pillar of his family. Nothing can happen to him.’
"Yes!" Wang Daguo scratched the back of his head. "Actually, there’s something I haven’t told you."
"Hm? What is it?"
"Boss, I feel like I’m even stronger than before. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to make it to work."
"You mean, you awakened a superpower?" Shen Lu was puzzled. "But I haven’t seen anything unusual about you."
’When Xiao Lang awakened his superpower, it was a huge ordeal for everyone. Wang Daguo, on the other hand, seems perfectly fine.’
"I don’t get it either, but yesterday, my hands and feet suddenly felt like they were being pricked by needles. It didn’t last long, maybe a minute, and then it was fine. After that, I felt like I was much stronger."
"How so?"
"On my way to work today, I tried planting my feet firmly, and I could actually stand steady." Wang Daguo gestured. "I can stand up straight without holding on to anything."
’Getting to work on a windy day had never felt so easy.’
Wang Daguo was just too surprised, otherwise he wouldn’t have brought it up with Shen Lu.
Shen Lu said she understood and told Wang Daguo to go pick up the groceries and the others first, while she went to ask someone about it.
Wang Daguo acknowledged with a sound and left briskly.
Shen Lu called Fu Cheng and repeated what Wang Daguo had said.
"Didn’t you say that Superpower Users can sense other Superpower Users? If Wang Daguo is a Superpower User, how come none of you sensed him?"
"Superpowers are divided into endogenous and exogenous types, but either way, using one creates an energy fluctuation." Fu Cheng’s gaze grew thoughtful. ’Others might not sense it, but it would be impossible for me not to.’
’Could this change have happened just in the few days I’ve been at the hospital?’
"When I get back, I’ll take a closer look. You don’t need to worry too much. The fact that Wang Daguo himself isn’t feeling any discomfort proves that this change is a positive one."
Shen Lu nodded. "That’s what I was thinking, too."
Shen Lu had just hung up when Wu Jun came over.
"Boss, I think Wang Daguo has awakened."
"Huh? How did you find out?"
"I sensed the energy fluctuations. Huo Qian sensed them too."
’If Wang Daguo hadn’t already driven off, I would have called him right back over.’
When Wang Daguo returned after picking up the groceries and people, Wu Jun and Huo Qian circled him. Shen Lu had him recount everything that had happened at home over the past few days in meticulous detail.
After listening, Wu Jun remarked with particular jealousy, "You lucky bastard."
’His awakening was so simple. Just a little pain in his hands and feet that was over in less than a minute.’
Huo Qian squeezed his arm and confirmed, "He’s definitely become a Superpower User. If I’m not mistaken, it’s a strength type."
Wang Daguo was dazed. "Me? I really awakened a superpower? But my family has never had a Superpower User before."
Many Superpower Users had a genetic predisposition. If a family had Superpower Users before, their descendants were more likely to have the chance to awaken.
The biggest reason Wang Daguo had never considered it was that going back three generations, the Wang Family hadn’t produced a single Superpower User—not even one who had failed to awaken.
"It’s not an absolute rule. I’m really jealous of you, kid." Wu Jun clapped him on the shoulder. "You don’t have to worry one bit about your Spiritual Sea. Just cling to Boss Shen’s thigh, and you’ll have it made."
Wu Jun could already picture Wang Daguo’s Superpower Level skyrocketing, all without the worry of an unstable Spiritual Sea that came with high levels. It was a sweet deal.
"Hehe." Wang Daguo rubbed the back of his head with a simple, honest smile.
’I never thought something this good could happen to me!’
"Alright, Wang Daguo, take Sister Cai and Granny Jin to the hospital now. Drive slowly and be safe on the road."
"Alright! I’m on it."
After settling things there, Shen Lu went to check the messages on her Light Brain and turned on the food delivery app while she was at it.
The most messages were from Bai Wanwan.
Bai Wanwan: You changed the menu again!
Bai Wanwan: Is the specialty this time chicken feet? Hehe, I love them.
Bai Wanwan: Can you give me 100 pounds each of the Lemon Boneless Chicken Feet and the Tiger Skin Chicken Feet?
Bai Wanwan: Say something, Shen Lu, say something to me!
Bai Wanwan: ...Don’t be silent. It’s scaring me.
Bai Wanwan: Okay, let’s both compromise. 80 pounds each. That’s acceptable, right?
Bai Wanwan: ? Where’d you go?
Bai Wanwan: Shen Lu, I really, really love chicken feet. Please just say yes!
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