Back to the 70s: My Childhood Sweetheart Spoils Me Rotten-Chapter 846 - 848: Enriching the Space

As soon as Zhao Guangran entered the room, he saw Gong Ruini sitting in a pile of books, and was startled, "Ni Zi, you’re not really planning to be the top scorer, are you?"

Honestly, Zhao Guangran really thought Gong Ruini was just joking around, not expecting she was actually serious about it.

Gong Ruini nodded, turned the page, and continued with her exercises. To her, this coma wasn’t entirely without gains. For instance, she felt like her memory had improved quite a bit.

Many things, once seen, easily stuck in her mind. Reviewing history and politics was simple, which was a relief for Gong Ruini.

Previously, she was worried about whether she could score first, fearing that this would hold her back. Now, she had no such burden, making Gong Ruini quite happy.

"Yes." Gong Ruini said she must get first this time, "By the way, did you tell them I woke up?"

Why tell those annoying people that Ni Zi woke up, Zhao Guangran simply wouldn’t say.

"We want to give them a surprise." Otherwise, they’d definitely be prepared, which would be boring.

"Recently, they’ve gotten so arrogant, feeling that each of them is certain to score well." Zhao Xuran really didn’t understand where they got the nerve to think they’d do well.

Looking at their smug expressions, Zhao Guangran wondered how he could let them feel anxious.

"Tell them I woke up recently, otherwise they’ll think I’m cheating." Gong Ruini could predict that once they know she scored first, their first thought would be that she had already awoken but hadn’t told them.

"Telling them now won’t matter; as long as you score first, they’ll think you cheated." Zhao Guangran was clear about these people’s thoughts.

"Their thoughts are their own, we’re not afraid." Gong Ruini just wanted to be honest with herself, and as for those people insisting on thinking that way, there was nothing she could do.

No choice but to agree, since Gong Ruini insisted, "You’re really confident."

"Otherwise they’ll definitely make fun of you."

"Don’t worry." Gong Ruini threw over a workbook she had just finished to Zhao Guangran, gesturing that he could take a look if he wasn’t convinced.

Zhao Guangran caught the flying workbook and looked at it, completely shocked.

If he didn’t know Ni Zi had been in a coma for so long, he’d surely think she had been secretly studying at home, "Ni Zi, you’re really amazing."

This workbook was given to Gong Ruini by Zhao Guangran only a few days ago, thinking even if she did exercises quickly, it’d still take several days. Surprisingly, she had finished it so fast.

Zhao Guangran prayed that Gong Ruini had made some mistakes; otherwise, he’d be infuriated to death by her.

But Zhao Guangran flipped from front to back, and then back from end to start, utterly stunned, "Ni Zi, did you do all this yourself?"

No way, surely someone helped? It couldn’t be his big brother helping, could it? Right, someone must have tutored her.

"Brother Xuran is busy." As a college student, he had heavy coursework and reading obligations. In this era, those who could attend university often had promising networks, and Zhao Xuran wouldn’t miss out on that.

Previously, due to Gong Ruini’s situation, Zhao Xuran had already declined many activities. Now, seeing Gong Ruini awake, he naturally had to focus on his affairs.

Okay, his big brother was quite busy, "Not bad, I originally wanted to tutor you, Ni Zi." Zhao Guangran seemed on the verge of tears, having thought he could definitely be Ni Zi’s teacher.

But it turned out that Ni Zi’s grades were so good she could be his teacher, leaving Zhao Guangran, who had been a bit proud due to his recent good class performance, as deflated as a frostbitten tree.

"Ni Zi, you’re awesome. If you could attend class, there’d be no competition." Zhao Guangran thought getting top marks would be solidly assured, feeling better instantly.

"There’s no competition already, Brother Guangran, since you can strive for first place, let’s continue working hard to hold the top two spots in the grade."

Ah, second in the grade? Zhao Guangran’s somewhat smug expression instantly disappeared, "Ni Zi, haven’t you woken up?"

"I worked hard before because you were in a coma." It was really out of necessity. To keep those people from having a chance to mock, Zhao Guangran had to keep pushing forward, but how was it still his task?

"You worked hard before, and could have been first. With me, it’s just a step back, settling for second place, keep working hard." Gong Ruini tossed the summary of questions she had done over the past few days to Zhao Guangran.

"Go call Nana, we’ll work hard together." Having thought Zhao Guangran would forget his sister once he got a girlfriend, it turned out that even with a girlfriend, this guy wouldn’t betray his sister.

Gong Ruini was thrilled, indicating that this brother would still take good care of her in the future.

Another pile of questions? Still sorted by Gong Ruini herself, Zhao Guangran wanted to say that a person in a coma for so long shouldn’t act so ready, lest she boast too much and get embarrassed.

But involving Cao Na would be good. Lately, to keep Cao Na from discovering Ni Zi was awake, he hadn’t dared invite her over. Luckily she was busy at home these days, or he’d really worry about keeping it under wraps.

"Can I really call Nana?" Zhao Guangran recalled this was a task instructed by his big brother, and Ni Zi may not have much authority.

"Go ahead." Gong Ruini waved her hand, indicating it was fine. Initially, she didn’t want the news to spread, but there was no need to hide it now.

Still concerned about his big brother, but with Ni Zi giving the word, there was nothing to be worried about. At worst, he’d pin it all on Ni Zi, and if punishment came, Ni Zi would take the fall.

Zhao Guangran dashed off to find Cao Na, his hurried steps looked promising, making Gong Ruini feel life was truly great.

Though in the space she could read books and eat fruit without sensing time pass, it was indeed quite lonely.

Gong Ruini couldn’t dare imagine how she’d get through if there was no water in the space, definitely couldn’t just play with mud.

"Looks like I need to stock the space with more books."

"And add more snacks, while fruit is great, but constant consumption requires a change of palate."

"Once electronics arrive, put some games in there." Gong Ruini noted all these down, or else she’d surely forget.

Importantly, no one knew when the space would upgrade. If she could choose, Gong Ruini wouldn’t want that day to come.

As the hint said, this upgrade was just a minor one, but even this small change tossed Gong Ruini around quite a bit.

Anyway, for the current space, Gong Ruini felt it was sufficiently useful, as it allowed the growing of fruit — no herbs — even if she opened up her stomach, no way to consume it all. Luckily, the space had preservation abilities, so the fruit hanging from branches wouldn’t rot.

Otherwise, Gong Ruini really worried about being driven away by the smell when she reentered the space.