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[001] The Cursed Family

When he was in elementary school, Nanke wrote his future ideal in his composition was "I want to become a Golden Saint". Now many years have passed, he has become a high school student, and finally realized that the Greek Holy Land will not send people to pick him up. So this ambition was shattered along with many other great goals that he had not persevered, and it was shattered like a soap bubble.

"The ancients said: Those who have ambition set their goals forever, and those who have no ambition always set their goals." Teacher Xie Ding, who teaches Chinese, once persuaded this poor student who is more determined than the sky and has a thinner life. "Student Nan Ke, it's wrong to be ambitious. You'd better set your goals more realistic!"

Regarding the teacher's very reliable suggestion, a very unreliable idea popped up in Nanke's mind: Should I really be down-to-earth and start with the Bronze Saint Seiya first?

It was another unchanging summer day, and the sun was drying the asphalt road under your feet very vigorously. Nanke was walking on the way to school, wishing to stick out his tongue like a dog to help dissipate the heat.

Nan Ke didn't like the name his father gave him, because there were many people with the word "Ke", such as Tsui Hark, Shuke, Wu Ke, Ouyang Ke... He thought it would be better to call it "Nan Ke" or simply "Conan". Even if it was called "Namo Amitabha", it would be much louder than "Nan Ke". But just like many things in the world, the decision is not in his own hands, and the name is just one of the things that he cannot decide.

Moreover, the father of the archaeologist named Nan Xingzhou has been missing for a full 10 years. He disappeared unexpectedly during an exploration of the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon. What’s even more tragic is that after Nanke’s mother entrusted Nanke to her grandfather, she set out to find her husband, but she did not return.

One of the reasons why Nanke wanted to become the Golden Saint is of course the Japanese cartoon that was once popular on TV. Another reason is that he hopes that he can become extraordinary and personally find his missing parents.

Ten years are not short. Relatives and neighbors all believe that Nanke's parents have died and regard Nanke as an orphan, but Nanke doesn't think so. He firmly believes that his parents must still be alive somewhere in the world, and he has evidence.

Three years ago, Nanke once found a letter burning most of the time in the stove in the old house. The letter was clearly written by his mother. The only thing that could be seen clearly was: "Xiao Nan, as long as you find seven **, you can get us back."

Damn! What was the original written in this burning place? Mom, do you want me to find seven dragon balls? I didn’t even give me the dragon ball radar, how do I find it?

With extreme doubts, Nanke asked his grandfather why he burned his mother's letter, but his strange-tempered grandfather only said that the letter was forged and that some bad guys were having sex and were playing pranks.

Although my grandfather is a stubborn old man, he has always been very nice to Nanke. However, he doesn't seem to agree with his father and mother's marriage, and sometimes even makes such an untenable argument that "my son disappeared because of her marriage."

Hello, my dad disappeared because of his work! If he was not an archaeologist, he would not have gone to inspect the new Babylonian city as soon as he heard that Iraq had dug up a new Babylonian city, and would have gone out of nowhere! My mom was just an ordinary housewife! In Nanke's limited memory, his mother was gentle and elegant, caring for her husband and children, and being filial to her parents-in-law. The deceased grandmother was very satisfied with her mother. Grandpa, why are you so stubborn?

Until two years ago, my grandfather died of asthma, and my grandfather never changed his prejudice against Nanke's mother. Nanke still remembers that when he was dying, he tried his last words to shout at him at the top of his lungs:

"Don't go to your parents! You can't do it! Our family is cursed! You can only end up looking for them! I will entrust you to my old comrades-in-arms, and you can go to school, work, and get married honestly!"

Since he was instilled by his grandfather as a child, such as "you can't do it", "you can't do it now", and "your ability is insufficient", Nanke gradually became lazy. He understood that he was indeed an ordinary person in all aspects, and perhaps God destined that he would never see his parents again in his life.

Walking on the asphalt road, Nanke suddenly saw a flash of eyes, and a dazzling golden color floated over.

Of course, this is not the Golden Saint who discovered his conscience and finally came to pick him up to study in Greece, but Nanke's hit nemesis - Sima Ling, a girl who was studying in a high school next door, trotted up from the back steps.

Sima Ling is a mixed-race Chinese-French family, so her waterfall-like gold shipment is real and innocent. She can still blind Nanke's eyes under the sun. Nanke had to squint her eyes to avoid becoming blind.

"Xiao Nan, please check the store for your sister tonight." Sima Ling said to Nan Ke with a smile that the ink-colored pupils she inherited from her father's father's eyes were shining bright stars, both with artist's temperament and leader's style. They were free and arrogant and often made people excited. However, Nan Ke was not interested in her. In Nan Ke's opinion, Sima Ling was no different from other girls in Qingzi's private high school. They were all wearing brown school uniforms and dark green plaid skirts, revealing a close-fitting white shirt and red ribbon from the gap between the coats, and holding a small black schoolbag in his left hand - this reminded Nan Ke that he seemed to have forgotten his schoolbag at school.

"When did I become your brother?" Nanke put his hands in his jeans' pockets, looking like he couldn't cheer up. "Also, don't always call me Xiaonan, if my classmates hear me, I'll laugh at me."

Sima Ling's face immediately showed an offended look: "Hey, Xiaonan, don't ask questions clearly. Your grandfather and my grandfather are old comrades-in-arms. Since their generation, our two families have been family friends. Now our schools are next to the same street. When I go to the third year of high school, you only go to the second year of high school, so of course I am your sister!"

The sun shone on Sima's very noble and elegant face, making her look beautiful and incomparable. In contrast, Nanke was 5 cm shorter than Sima, and often didn't straighten his waist and dressed in detail. Instead, he looked like a gray potato placed next to the feet of a golden tulip.

"Don't waste your time and go to see the store for me!" Sima Ling said again with a dark face. This time it was the boss's tone of ordering his subordinates. "Xiao Nan, don't forget that grandpa is worried that you will spend money indiscriminately, so your living expenses are always sent to me for the care of me - you don't want to drink the northwest wind next month, right? Also, the matter of renting a house outside the school is also thanks to me to keep it confidential to grandpa! By the way, did you fail two of the midterm exams in this midterm exam? Do you want me to report to grandpa?"

"Stop talking, stop talking, can't I go?" Nan Ke agreed with grief and anger, and finally added: "You are not my sister, you are my ancestor!"

Sima Ling's face suddenly turned cloudy and her heart was very happy. As the saying goes: bullying others is the foundation of happiness.

"Huh? Sima, your parents are both big artists. I haven't heard of business in a small place like Dongshan City before? Is it a gallery?"

"Call me sister!!" Sima Ling knocked on her right hand. Because she had the advantage of height, she hit Nanke's head firmly. After being addicted to her, Sima Ling explained to Nanke who was running away with her head: "In fact, it's not my store, but my distant cousin's ice cream warehouse. The warehouse has been tripping during the peak electricity consumption in the evening. The ice cream will be miserable because of this, so someone has to see it. Unfortunately, the warehouse administrator he hired went back to his hometown to get married and agreed to come back in 20 days. During this period, he doesn't want to hire new people, so he asks me to help take care of him for some time."

"So you think of me?" Nan Ke said in his tone.

"Do you have any dissatisfaction with this arrangement?"

"I dare not." Nan Ke was as respectful as Li Lianying to Empress Dowager Cixi.

"That's right." Sima Ling nodded with satisfaction, "Xiaonan, I won't treat you badly if you help me with your work. I went to the warehouse yesterday and looked at it. It was not far from the school, and it was much cleaner than your rental house. I know you are addicted to the Internet. If you don't go online for a day, your limbs will twitch and foam at your mouth, so I specially left a large-screen laptop in the warehouse, which you can use to play games online. Also, there are snacks in the refrigerator, and you can eat ice cream in the refrigerator at will, it doesn't matter if you eat it to death - anyway, when you go back to the rental house, you just go online, eat instant noodles, and drink Coke! "

Nanke had to admit that Sima was not wrong at all.

Since his parents disappeared, his grandfather complained about the world, and he didn't come to pick him up, Nanke lived a standard otaku life. He sat in front of the computer for an average of more than 10 hours a day. I don't know how many cartoons he watched and played many games. Now even with clues from his parents, he may not have the energy to run around.

One of the reasons is that ordinary people always subconsciously choose an easy lifestyle. Sima Ling's grandfather and Nan Ke's grandfather are life-and-death friends on the battlefield, and their relationship is better than brothers. So after his grandfather passed away, Nan Ke actually became a child of the Sima family. He lived in the other party's mansion for a period of time and received a lot of care. However, although they did not regard themselves as an outsider, Nan Ke still took advantage of the opportunity to go to high school and later secretly rented a small house outside. Every day, except for routinely attending school, he lived a life of no-motivation.

It’s not that the Sima family’s luxury house has great psychological pressure on Nanke, but that Nanke feels that when his parents are missing and may be kidnapped by Iraqi terrorists, it is not suitable for him to live a very luxurious life. Moving out can slightly alleviate the guilt that he feels degenerate due to lack of ability.

In fact, Sima's grandfather is almost as good as his grandfather (even the two of them look 70 to 80% similar, and they have also worshipped him). The old man once asked Nan Ke sneakily: "What do you think of my granddaughter? If you have no objection, I will make the decision to marry her to you in the future! You will be the male owner of this family in the future!"
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