Until he got home, Ji Feng still hadn't figured out how to tell his mother that he had won the lottery. He definitely couldn't mention the sixty - thousand - yuan prize. After all, for this family that had been poverty - stricken for over a decade, sixty thousand yuan was by no means a small amount. Maybe his mother would suspect the origin of the money and think that Ji Feng had done something bad outside.
To avoid worrying his mother, Ji Feng had considered all possibilities.
Finally, he decided to first tell her that he had won ten thousand yuan, and moreover, he would reduce the amount and only say five thousand.
"Feng'er, you look a bit dazed. Are you tired from going out to play today?" Mother Xiao Sumei looked at the changing expressions on her son's face and couldn't help but say with some worry, "Could it be that you got heatstroke because it's too hot?"
"No, mother, don't worry!" Ji Feng couldn't help but smile. "I'm just so happy that I don't know what to say!"
Having made up his mind, Ji Feng decided to take it step by step and let his mother have a process of acceptance.
"Happy?" Xiao Sumei was a bit surprised. "You silly child, if you're happy, why do you still look so gloomy?"
Ji Feng nodded and deliberately complained, "Mom, you don't know. Today, our class went on an outing, and we happened to go to a lottery store to play. So I played a few times with my classmates!"
"And then?" Xiao Sumei asked. "Feng'er, did you spend all your money on lottery tickets and have no pocket money left?"
Seeing the concerned look on his mother's face, Ji Feng couldn't help but feel a twinge in his heart. He shook his head and said, "No. I could have won a big prize of ten thousand yuan, but I thought the scratch - off lottery ticket didn't look good, so I didn't buy it. As a result, a student in our class bought it and won ten thousand yuan! Really, if I had won the big prize, mom, you wouldn't have to work so hard. It's all my fault for not being brave enough!"
"Silly child, there's no certainty in lottery tickets. You were right not to buy it. No one can predict a person's luck!" Xiao Sumei shook her head with a smile and comforted him. "Since you didn't win, why are you still happy?"
Ji Feng said, "I didn't win the big prize, but I won a small prize, exactly five thousand yuan!"
"How much?" Xiao Sumei was stunned.
"Mom, you heard right. It's exactly five thousand yuan, neither more nor less!" Ji Feng held out one hand and waved it in front of Xiao Sumei's eyes, pretending to be proud. "Mom, am I great?"
A smile appeared on Xiao Sumei's face. She said, "Feng'er, did you really win five thousand yuan?"
Ji Feng nodded. "Yes, mom. Here's the prize money. Look, I brought it back!"
However, Xiao Sumei's brows furrowed slightly. She asked, "Feng'er, you didn't do anything bad outside, did you? The chances of winning the lottery are extremely slim. How could your classmate win ten thousand yuan and you still win five thousand? Isn't this a bit too much?"
Ji Feng suddenly felt choked. He suddenly realized that after making up lies for a long time, there were still many loopholes. Yes, the winning odds of the lottery are very small, and those of scratch - off lottery tickets are even smaller. How could he win so much?
Although he was secretly worried, there was no sign of it on Ji Feng's face. He smiled and said, "That's why I'm happy, mom. Think about it. I can win with such small odds, which means I'm very lucky. By the way, our English teacher was also there at that time. Mom, if you don't believe me, you can ask our teacher!"
Hearing this, Xiao Sumei believed him for the most part. She couldn't help but smile. "You silly child. How could mom not believe you? It's just that mom is worried that you did something bad outside. If that's the case, mom won't forgive you!"
Ji Feng held his mother's hand and smiled. "Mom, don't worry. I'm your son. Even if you don't trust me, you should trust yourself, right? I've inherited your good virtues and definitely won't do anything bad!"
"You silly child!" Xiao Sumei couldn't help but smile and gently tapped her son on the head, with deep love in her eyes.
"Mom, take this money first. This is just the first sum of money. When I start working in the future, I'll definitely be able to earn more money. Then it'll be my turn to support you. Hehe..." Ji Feng put the money in his mother's hand.
"Oh, you! Mom is satisfied that you have this thought!" Xiao Sumei put the money in her pocket and said, "Mom will save this money for you to use when you go to college!"
"Yeah!" Ji Feng nodded with a smile.
Looking at the increasing wrinkles on his mother's face, he couldn't help but feel a pang of sorrow in his heart. His mother was only forty years old. If she had taken good care of herself in the city, she might have only looked in her early thirties. But now, his mother looked like she was in her mid - forties. If it weren't for raising him, why would his mother have to work so hard?
Thinking of this, Ji Feng remembered the man who had abandoned him and his mother. He couldn't help but ask, "Mom, I have a question. Don't be angry if it's inappropriate!"
Xiao Sumei knew what her son was going to ask as soon as she heard it. She immediately stood up and said, "Feng'er, it's getting late. Go to bed early. Mom is tired too. She has to sell vegetables tomorrow!"
After saying that, Xiao Sumei walked into her own room!
Looking at his mother's back, Ji Feng couldn't help but clench his fists. It must be that man who had hurt his mother so deeply that she didn't want to mention this matter at all, let alone that person!
"I will make you regret abandoning mother!" Ji Feng gritted his teeth secretly and also secretly decided that he would never ask this stupid question again in the future. It would only make his mother sad for nothing.
Lying on the bed, Ji Feng's mood calmed down a bit. He let out a light sigh. It was useless to think about anything now. The most important thing was to improve his strength first!
Taking a deep breath, Ji Feng entered his mind again.
Swish!
The scene in front of him changed, and Ji Feng saw the brain - computer interface.
"Master, shall we start training now?" Seeing Ji Feng's arrival, the brain - computer interface asked straight to the point.
Ji Feng nodded and said, "Continue training!"
The brain - computer interface nodded. "Based on the master's training during this recent period, you can now easily and skillfully complete the fourth movement of the health - enhancing gymnastics. Next, the master will learn the fifth movement. Also, starting from the fifth movement, you will enter the second stage of training. In this second stage, in addition to continuing to practice the health - enhancing gymnastics, the master will also start to learn other skills!"
"Other skills?" Ji Feng immediately became interested. He had long been looking forward to finishing the training of the health - enhancing gymnastics earlier and learning some other knowledge. Not only was the knowledge of the future interstellar era extremely attractive to Ji Feng, but more importantly, for each completed movement of the health - enhancing gymnastics, the difficulty of the next movement would increase a lot. This kind of boring and painful training almost drove Ji Feng crazy.
"What skills can I learn?" Ji Feng asked excitedly.