usenovelgroup Chapter 1 Living Under Someone Else's Roof
Chapter 1 Living Under Someone Else's Roof
The space elevator descended rapidly.
The elevator was filled with passengers heading to the ground.
By the window, a boy of about ten years old, his skin tanned dark, quietly gazed at the scenery outside, his eyes unfocused, lost in thought.
Looking out from the window, the planet's horizon presents a huge arc, with its edges emitting a faint blue light.
On the ground, a vast expanse of blue ocean stretches to the horizon, white clouds swirl around it, and the landmass is clearly outlined, creating a truly breathtaking scene.
"Zeyan, when you get to your aunt's house, you must listen to your aunt and uncle, understand?" A woman's voice instructed Zhang Zeyan.
"I know!" Hearing this voice, Zhang Zeyan felt a little irritated.
The owner of that voice was none other than Luo Wenjing, Zhang Zeyan's mother in this lifetime.
That's right, Zhang Zeyan wasn't from this world in his previous life. He was an Earthling who was reborn into this world, and he only awakened his memories of his past life on his 10th birthday.
This time, Zhang Zeyan traveled from Canglan Star to Shuilan Star with his mother, Luo Wenjing, on a spaceship. They were there to seek refuge with his aunt.
Although he was said to have sought refuge with Zhang Zeyan, in reality, his mother had abandoned him and sent him to his aunt to be raised.
After his mother, Luo Wenjing, sends him to his aunt's house, she will soon return to Canglan Star.
Zhang Zeyan came to stay with his aunt because his biological father died in an accident a few years ago, and his mother, Luo Wenjing, remarried and had two sons with him.
In the new family, the male head of the household always treated Zhang Zeyan, who was not his biological child, badly, and would beat or scold him for the slightest thing.
Luo Wenjing, the mother, is rather weak and only tries to make Zhang Zeyan back down and not provoke his stepfather.
A few months ago, Zhang Zeyan accidentally broke a bowl while washing dishes, and as a result, his stepfather accidentally beat him so badly that he was seriously injured.
This incident also alarmed the police and was reported by many media outlets, and then Zhang Zeyan's aunt found out about it.
When Zhang Zeyan's aunt found out, she called Luo Wenjing and gave her a good scolding, then said, "If you don't want this child, send him to me, I'll raise him..."
After some struggle, Luo Wenjing decided to send Zhang Zeyan to his aunt's house on Water Blue Star.
Even the ship tickets to Water Blue Star were paid for by Zhang Zeyan's aunt, because Luo Wenjing's current husband was unwilling to pay for them.
……
The space elevator plummeted rapidly.
Outside the window, the ground became increasingly clear, and a massive steel city loomed before us.
When it was still some distance from the ground, the space elevator began to slow down rapidly.
A few minutes later, Zhang Zeyan felt the entire cabin shake, and he knew that the space elevator had arrived on the ground.
"Chen Jiaxin... Chen Jiaxin... Chen Jiaxin..."
Before I even stepped out of the space elevator, a series of deafening shouts reached my ears.
"What's going on?" someone asked in surprise.
"It seems like the interstellar superstar Chen Jiaxin is holding a concert on Water Blue Star, and she's riding the same elevator as us," someone explained.
"In the same elevator as us? I don't see anyone here."
"They're in VIP cabins, we're in standard cabins, how can you see us...?"
……
The space elevator hatch opened, and Zhang Zeyan and his mother Luo Wenjing squeezed out with the flow of people, then followed a passage to the outside.
As soon as Zhang Zeyan stepped out of the passenger passage, he was shocked by what he saw.
Outside the passenger passage is a huge square.
At this moment, a large group of security guards and police officers were blocking a large group of teenagers and young adults in their twenties in the square.
There were probably tens of thousands of these young people; the whole scene was nothing short of crazy.
Many of these young people were holding up glowing light boards and shouting Chen Jiaxin's name.
The atmosphere in the entire square was incredibly lively.
"Young people these days are way too crazy about idol worship," a middle-aged man remarked.
In the crowd, Luo Wenjing held Zhang Zeyan's hand and quickly walked out of the square, then came to a designated taxi stand.
Zhang Zeyan saw Luo Wenjing operate a terminal, and a moment later, an unmanned flying car landed.
The two got into the car, and the flying car quickly flew away from the platform.
In the steel city, countless flying cars shuttle at high speed.
A dozen minutes later, the flying car came to a stop on the roof of a ten-story residential building.
On the rooftop, a young couple with two children aged four or five were waiting.
As soon as Luo Wenjing and Zhang Zeyan got out of the car, the young couple came up with their two children.
"Little sister, brother-in-law." Luo Wenjing greeted the young couple warmly as soon as she saw them.
Before the two could speak, Luo Wenjing quickly introduced Zhang Zeyan, "Zeyan, this is your aunt and uncle, greet them quickly."
"Aunt, Uncle," Zhang Zeyan called out hurriedly.
Zhang Zeyan's aunt is named Zhang Qin, and his uncle is named Chen Hongtao.
"Why!"
Zhang Qin, Zhang Zeyan's aunt, stepped forward and patted his head with a happy expression.
On the other side, Chen Hongtao, the uncle of Zhang Zeyan, did not look too good. He remained silent with a cold face when Zhang Zeyan greeted him.
Seeing this, his aunt just glanced at him and didn't say anything.
"Come on, Xiao Zeyan, let me introduce you. This is your cousin Chen Junjie, and this is your cousin Chen Shuyi." Aunt Zhang Qin enthusiastically introduced her two children to Zhang Zeyan.
After saying that, she said to her son and daughter, "This is your cousin Zhang Zeyan. Quickly call him cousin."
"Cousin!" ×2.
"Cousin, cousin." Zhang Zeyan quickly greeted his cousin.
"Let's go home first and talk about it then."
……
Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
Two days later, Zhang Zeyan's mother, Luo Wenjing, left the planet Water Blue aboard a spaceship.
In two days, Zhang Zeyan gained a basic understanding of his aunt's family situation.
In my aunt's family, it's a typical household structure where the husband is the breadwinner and the wife stays at home. My aunt's husband is the only one working outside to earn money, while my aunt stays at home taking care of the children and doing housework.
Zhang Zeyan could tell that his uncle-in-law was very unhappy about his arrival, since nobody likes raising someone else's child.
My aunt's house has two bedrooms and a living room. After Zhang Zeyan arrived, my aunt arranged for him and his cousin Chen Junjie to sleep in one room, while my aunt and uncle slept in another room with their daughter Chen Shuyi.
……
That morning, Zhang Zeyan was woken up by the urge to urinate. He vaguely heard the sound of people arguing.
He quickly regained consciousness.
He tiptoed to the door and quietly pressed his ear against it.
The next moment, the clear sound of arguing reached my ears.
"...You brought your nephew here without even consulting me? What do you take me for?"
"Would you agree if I discussed it with you?"
"Whether I agree or not is another matter, but it's wrong of you to bring people over without consulting me."
"They don't even raise their own children, so what kind of 'good person' are you, their aunt, acting like?"
"That's my brother's only child. If I don't bring him here, that beast will ruin him. I can't just stand by and watch my brother's only child be destroyed."
"You're so compassionate! You can't even afford to raise your own two kids, and now you expect me to pay for their education? Do you know how hard it is for me to earn money?"
"How much does it cost to go to school? I can go out and work to earn money. No matter what, I want my nephew to go to school..."
Perhaps the heated argument disturbed my younger cousin.
The next moment, a loud, childish cry rang out. "Waaah~ Mommy and Daddy, don't fight, waaaah..."
"Don't cry, baby. Mommy and Daddy didn't argue..."