With the second victory, everyone's confidence in Alice's ability to repair household appliances soared.
The teacher's wife and her friend actively introduced their acquaintances to Alice. Before she knew it, Alice received more orders, and the money she earned grew steadily.
A month later, Alice achieved nutritional supplement freedom through her own efforts. She could now buy nutritional supplements with her earnings and no longer needed to rely on her teacher and his wife for support.
Two months later, Alice used her earnings to repay the nutritional supplements she owed her teacher and his wife.
When little Alice, holding the money, earnestly tried to return it to her teacher and his wife, the two adults were shocked and deeply moved.
The teacher and his wife did not refuse the little girl's repayment, as it was a gesture of her sincere gratitude.
Three months later, little Alice earned enough money for her tuition fees.
As time went on, Alice's life improved significantly. Her teacher and his wife, while proud of her diligence, also felt immense sympathy for the child's hardship.
Alice worked too hard, striving at school every day and rushing around after classes to repair appliances for everyone. Therefore, periodically, her teacher and his wife would insist that Alice take a few days off to relax.
On occasion, when time permitted, the teacher and his wife would even take Alice to travel to other planets.
Days turned into weeks, and by the time little Alice entered middle school, she had almost explored every corner of the low-level planet she lived on.
Alice suddenly developed a higher aspiration: she wanted to visit more advanced planets and witness what a better life was like.
Upon learning of Alice's ambition, her teacher and his wife were very supportive. Thus, Alice resumed her fervent schedule of taking on appliance repair orders.
Furthermore, she secretly ventured into the black market, as fighting in the arena there offered the quickest way to earn substantial amounts of money.
She needed to save enough to relocate to a superior planet.
Rumor had it that the cost of living on advanced planets was exceedingly high, and her previous savings would surely not suffice. Moreover, transferring to a higher-level planet would incur significant tuition fees. She had to work hard for her dreams.
However, at that time, Alice did not foresee the appearance of a third benefactor in her life.
This individual not only provided her with a wealth of information on study and research robots but also funded her education on the empire's capital planet.
The capital planet was a place she had never even dared to dream of before.
While she planned to explore more advanced planets, they were merely a step up from her current living environment. A top-tier planet like the capital, however, was beyond her wildest imagination, and unattainable even if she wished it, as its schools would likely reject her.
Yet, this lady effortlessly accomplished everything. She not only resolved her transfer issues with ease but also covered all her tuition and living expenses during her studies.
It was only much, much later, after her graduation and after becoming good friends with the newly appointed Empress of the Empire, that she learned from Her Majesty that her benefactor was none other than the Empress's own mother, the renowned resurrected ancient Earthling, Lu Wanqing, whose name echoed throughout the galaxy!
Later, she shared this story with her teacher, Li An, and his wife, Zhenna, who had helped her the most in her childhood. They were both astonished and then immensely happy, feeling immense relief for her life's journey.
After graduating from university, she successfully passed the imperial civil service examination and became an official, dedicating herself to serving the empire.
Subsequently, her life continued to flourish. With her hard-earned savings, she brought her teacher, Li An, and his wife, Zhenna, to live in the imperial capital and even gifted them a residence there.
Moreover, Alice funded the genetic engineering required for her teacher and Zhenna to have their own child.
With a child, the teacher and his wife became noticeably happier. No matter when Alice visited, they were always engrossed in caring for their child, their faces beaming with joy.
The only slight drawback, perhaps, was that their son was a bit lazy.
It was unclear who he took after.
Despite the teacher and his wife's best efforts to guide him, the little fellow always maintained a languid demeanor. He required a nanny robot to feed him and used a wheelchair for mobility. Strangers often mistook the young boy for being disabled.
This matter caused the teacher and his wife to sigh countless times in secret.
However, despite their helplessness, Alice could clearly see how much her teacher and his wife adored their son.
Fortunately, amidst their concerns, while their junior disciple was indeed lazy, he possessed a genius intellect. He could grasp many things after a single lesson.
At times, Alice even suspected that her junior disciple was also a transmigrator, given his extraordinary intelligence, so much so that she struggled to find words to describe it.
Regardless of who her junior disciple was, as long as he lived a peaceful life as an ordinary citizen and was not a criminal, Alice, like her teacher and his wife, would dote on him.
If her junior disciple didn't want to move, so be it. If he wanted to lie down, let him. Who dictated that life must be a constant struggle?
With sufficient intelligence, one could sustain oneself and avoid hardship through sheer intellect alone.
Her junior disciple fit this description perfectly, so… indulging his preference for inactivity was not a major issue.
However, this indulgence took an unexpected turn as he grew older and developed an interest in her, insisting on marrying her. Alice was stunned.
Yes, marry!
Despite being a boy, her junior disciple was adamant about marrying her. He claimed that his senior sister treated him the best, and if he married her, he could be her kept man for life, living off her wealth without having to exert himself.
That day, Alice's head buzzed. Her thoughts kept returning to her teacher and his wife.
She was afraid and utterly bewildered, unsure how she could possibly face them!
Her junior disciple was the treasure her teacher and his wife cherished above all else. Yet, this very treasure yearned to become her kept man?
Alice refused and, from that day forward, made a conscious effort to minimize her encounters with her junior disciple.
But her junior disciple's intellect was formidable. No matter where she went, he could always find her. She was unable to escape him.
Ultimately, the matter between her and her junior disciple was discovered by the teacher and his wife. The moment this happened, Alice, without a second thought, grabbed a bamboo weaving, raised it high above her head, her legs weakened, and she knelt down with a thud, apologizing to her teacher and his wife: "Teacher, Teacher's wife, I'm sorry!"
She had never imagined that she would inadvertently lead the teacher and his wife's precious son astray in such a manner. It was her fault!
"Alice, don't you like Xingxing?" Seeing her kneel, the teacher's wife asked tentatively.
"Ah?" Alice looked confused, tilting her head to gaze blankly at the teacher's wife.
Li An also glanced at his son, who was not useless—no, his son wasn't useless; he was brilliant, his intelligence test scores exceeding those of most people. His son was just a bit lazy…
But laziness was fine, as long as their son was happy.
"Well… my teacher and I have discussed it. We were thinking, if you don't mind supporting Xingxing for the rest of your life, perhaps… you two could be together?"
"Let Xingxing marry you?" the teacher's wife asked cautiously.
Alice: "…………"