The Crybaby Alpha is Actually Really Cool - Chapter 21
“Wuwuwu, Agua, you have suffered…”
In the laundry room of a dormitory building, Ruan Qingyao stood at the door, pinching his nose and lamenting sorrowfully, tears welling up.
Inside the laundry room, Agua was sitting in front of a huge basin, huffing and puffing as it washed clothes. All around were piles of dirty clothes. The stench of the dirty clothes and the detergent smell carried by Agua intertwined, making Ruan Qingyao dry-heave incessantly.
Even Xiong Yan and the others, who didn’t care much about personal hygiene, dared not step half a pace into the laundry room when they saw this scene.
It was Cheng Shu who went in and rescued Agua, bringing the robot out.
Ruan Qingyao kept a three-meter distance from Agua. Although his heart ached, he still felt a tiny bit of distaste—not for Agua! It was the disgust for the filthy clothes of those stinky Alphas. After Cheng Shu helped give Agua a bath, Ruan Qingyao finally hugged Agua and cried wuwuwu.
It had only been one day, and the new battery was almost one-tenth used up. The watermelon rind on top of its head was significantly dimmer. Agua was truly miserable.
“Bring Agua back to the dormitory. Instructors can’t trespass into the dorm.”
“We’ll go beat them up again!”
Unable to bear Ruan Qingyao’s tears, everyone quickly suggested solutions.
Ruan Qingyao finished expressing his sadness and heartache, and elegantly wiped his eyes with a silk handkerchief. His eyes were slightly red but bright and pure, making him look exceptionally well-behaved.
“No, don’t. After all, they didn’t intentionally wear their clothes until they were so… well, so stinky.”
As a household robot, washing clothes was Agua’s job. The reason Ruan Qingyao felt bad for it now was simply that the clothes were too dirty and smelly, exceeding the service scope of household robots like Agua.
Cheng Shu said, “Qingyao, you don’t have to be afraid. They messed with your things. It’s their fault no matter where you keep it.”
Ruan Qingyao shook his head: “We are new here, and it involves so many people.”
After saying that, he pouted. Although that was what he said, Gao Juntian’s ugly face was really irritating. The one punch he gave him was simply not enough to vent his frustration.
Everyone hesitated to speak. Their previous encounter with Gao Juntian had made them deeply realize the gap between them. Talent, family background—none of that mattered here.
“Let’s go, let’s go. We still have evening classes,” Ruan Qingyao put on a smile and walked out holding Agua.
Wen Yuchen and the other four looked gloomy. Only Cheng Shu was deep in thought. He wanted the young man to grow up, but he also felt sorry for him. What should he do?
Gao Juntian was ambushed and punched by Ruan Qingyao. The punch landed on his eye, immediately blinding it. He had to go to the infirmary again to ask the therapist to treat it.
The medical expenses from the hospital and the infirmary exhausted the money he had managed to secretly save up for games over the past five months. Seeing the zero in his account, the fire in Gao Juntian’s heart couldn’t help but flare up.
This money was not meant to be spent. This money shouldn’t have been spent!
Sentences with similar meanings rolled around in Gao Juntian’s mind like a wheel, giving him a headache.
Gao Juntian returned to the dormitory in a huff. Pushing open the door, he saw another group of people crowded in his dorm, but this time, their expressions were not mocking but accusatory.
“Damn it, that little Watermelon Head was taken away! You wash the clothes!”
“Don’t you know what we did was unethical? What’s going on in your head, stirring up trouble with the owner!”
“If you don’t wash the clothes today, we’re not leaving!”
“Hurry up! We need to wear them tomorrow!”
…
The barrage of accusations left Gao Juntian dumbfounded. It took him a while to figure out what was going on. Simply put, Ruan Qingyao took the robot away, so no one was washing the clothes. These awful fellows came to him for an explanation and demanded that he wash the clothes.
“Screw it, wishful thinking!”
Gao Juntian got angry again and once again took on the group single-handedly. Unfortunately, he couldn’t beat them this time, because the other side was also very angry.
With their emotions running high, they were naturally back on the same starting line.
After a fight, their mood calmed down, and the group gathered again to brainstorm. It’s easy to go from simple to luxurious, but difficult to go from luxurious back to simple. They sweated profusely every day during training, often needing two sets of clothes a day, and external missions were even worse. They hadn’t washed their own clothes for half a month. Who would want to start doing it themselves now? Furthermore, it wasn’t just about washing clothes; the dormitory was kept clean and hygienic thanks to that little Watermelon Head.
Steal the robot again?
They didn’t dare. After all, the person belonged to the old dog Mo. They still had to worry about what to do if Ruan Qingyao complained to the old dog Mo.
“But we didn’t cause him any trouble. With Old Gao taking the hit, what are we afraid of?”
“Hahahahaha, you’re right!”
…
A bunch of brats with no camaraderie. Gao Juntian now regretted intensely. He must have had an allergic reaction in his brain to go and provoke Ruan Qingyao.
Physical discomfort + social death + no money were enough to drive a person crazy.
That night, Ruan Qingyao lay in bed, unable to sleep with his eyes open.
He reviewed the military tower history he saw today while contemplating how to make himself feel better. After thinking for a long time, he finally came up with a perfect solution that served both purposes. He finally smiled and fell into a peaceful sleep.
Just as dawn was breaking, Ruan Qingyao climbed out of bed, quietly slipped out of the dormitory, and went to the laundry room from yesterday, leaving behind a construction site cleaning robot.
Don’t let the robot’s head-sized appearance fool you. Its working capacity was much stronger than household robots like Agua. The only drawback was that it consumed a lot of energy. Because of this, it was currently only in the laboratory stage and not yet on the market. Fifth Brother brought it back for him to play with. He didn’t know why Mom slipped it in, but using it now was very fitting.
Ruan Qingyao deliberately changed all the detergents to watermelon flavor. Everyone else could use it, but Gao Juntian couldn’t. Gao Juntian would definitely not feel good about it. Moreover, only he could provide the subsequent energy and detergent. If they wanted it, they would have to speak nicely to him. Even if they wanted to forcibly take it, he wasn’t afraid.
Thinking of this, Ruan Qingyao wanted to laugh. Hmph, if Yaoyao doesn’t show his power, they’ll think he’s a sick cat.
Ruan Qingyao was actually curious, why didn’t they buy a robot themselves? It felt like no one here used robots.
The reason they didn’t buy one, of course, was that they couldn’t afford it!
A household robot just for washing clothes was more expensive than a mid-range military aircraft. Who would buy it?!
It must be mentioned here that due to the existence of spiritual tools, modern technology was indeed underdeveloped. Various needs could be met by spiritual tools. With little demand, there wouldn’t be much development. Moreover, pheromones or spiritual energy could interfere with technological products, further limiting technological development.
In the civilian world, a washing machine could handle laundry. Gao Juntian and the others had initially tried a washing machine, after all, they weren’t expensive. However, the pheromones and spiritual energy adhering to their clothes caused the washing machine to break down after three days, leaving them with no choice but to handwash.
A household robot isn’t affected by pheromones. Love it, love it!
The construction site cleaning robot, A-Zhuan (meaning “A-Brick,” referring to the shape on its head), efficiently handled the pile of clothes in the laundry room and even scrubbed the room clean, waxing the floor until the whole place looked brand new.
An old soldier stumbled in half-asleep to wash his face and slipped, landing on his backside. He instantly sobered up, looked at the laundry room, and became confused again, thinking he had gone to the wrong place.
He immediately called out, summoning everyone. The old soldiers without missions crowded into the laundry room to look at the sticky note Ruan Qingyao had placed on the brick-shaped top of A-Zhuan.
“Did I see that right? Is this gifted to us?”
“That’s right, that’s right!”
“Holy cow, this person is someone we can deal with!”
“Can deal with, can deal with! He’s so sensible. If we had known, who would have been sneaking around?”
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The laundry room was as lively as the New Year.
At this moment, Gao Juntian was unaware that he was about to live a happy life where he was the only one who had to wash his own clothes.
When he found out, he felt targeted and wanted to reason with Ruan Qingyao, but before he could even express his thoughts, he was suppressed by his unscrupulous comrades. They even forced him to press his fingerprint on an apology letter.
Sacrifice one of you for the happiness of thousands of households!
Ruan Qingyao didn’t expect to receive an apology letter. Anyway, seeing Gao Juntian’s dark face every day was enough to amuse him.
He showed the apology letter to Cheng Shu and the others, quite moved: “Everyone is still reasonable.”
“You are too naive. Reasonable my butt,” Wen Yuchen looked at the letter, finding it displeasing no matter how he looked at it. “There’s not even the sincerity of handwriting!”
“Exactly! It’s clearly copied from the internet. A punctuation mark is wrong here and wasn’t even corrected!” Xiong Yan exclaimed.
Xu Lingguang gave an important speech: “The rhetoric is neither graceful nor gorgeous!”
You Xiaoxi kept saying “+1” following the three of them.
Ruan Qingyao covered his face and chuckled happily. His roommates were truly adorable. Although their demeanor might seem intimidating, spending time with them revealed their underlying friendliness and sincerity.
Cheng Shu was the most sober. He knew that a group of old soldiers wouldn’t apologize to a new recruit for no reason; something else must have happened in between.
“Alright, let’s post the apology letter on the bulletin board and let this matter pass. We should now focus on preparing for the assessment. We must get the reward.”
Everyone nodded.
The older the ginger, the spicier the flavor. The most vicious one was Cheng Shu. Writing a letter of apology in private was because they wanted to save face. Now, posting it directly on the bulletin board means everyone will go and watch, right?
Time flew by in anticipation, and the assessment day arrived in a blink of an eye.
All the new recruits gathered in the square in front of the military tower, looking at the majestic tower while discussing their guesses about the assessment content. The day before the assessment, they still didn’t know what would be tested, which was absurd.
Finally, at 7:50 AM, the instructor who first greeted them stood in front of the military tower’s main gate. On either side of him were the instructors of each class. The instructors all wore a look of schadenfreude, making everyone’s hearts pound.
Their mental journey was quite complicated. The initial news they received was a stack of incredibly simple assessment contents, such as running, jumping, climbing poles, and swimming—things only children played—yet the rewards were so generous, making them deeply angry.
Later, for some unknown reason, they received a new notice. The assessment was changed to take place in the military tower itself. Even they didn’t know the specific content, but how could anything simple be found in the military tower? Wah-ha-ha-ha-ha.
This group of new recruits was definitely going to have a profound and unforgettable experience! They heard that the higher-ups were paying attention to this assessment.
Even Ruan Sheng hadn’t expected it. He was only finding a suitable reason to improve his precious little brother’s life, only to be noticed by a group of old guys who seized the right to speak while he was out on a mission.
The instructor forcefully pushed open the military tower’s main gate and said nothing else, only: “Go in. I wish you come out standing up.”
Everyone shivered. Damn it, is that a curse? It must be a curse!
Ruan Qingyao cautiously pinched Cheng Shu’s sleeve. The two walked into the main gate side by side, yet without even blinking, the person next to him was gone. Ruan Qingyao was so scared he looked left and right, feeling wronged and wanting to cry.
He entered an empty room, white everywhere—up, down, left, right, front, and back. There were no doors, let alone windows. He didn’t know how he got in.
Ruan Qingyao pinched the húkǒu (the area between the thumb and forefinger) to calm himself down.
Soon after, at exactly 8:00 AM, an electronic voice rang out: “The assessment officially begins.”
“The first assessment item begins. Please draw one from the following pictures.”
A light screen appeared in front of Ruan Qingyao. Pictures were scrolling across the screen, and there was a “STOP” character in the center of the pictures.
He rubbed his fingers for a moment before pressing his index finger onto it. The picture was of a beautiful floral scene.
Suddenly, the flowers and plants that formed the scene emerged from the picture, scattered into individual entities, and then disappeared.
Assessment Content: Please recreate the item you just selected.
Ruan Qingyao was dumbfounded: ???
There’s nothing here. Am I supposed to create it out of thin air?