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When Lu Ze opened his eyes again, all he saw was a vast expanse of white surrounding the surroundings. Lu Ze felt that he should be in a large white space with no end in sight.

"So it turns out that this is what happens when you sleep and enter the tutorial..."

Lu Ze smacked his lips, wanting to take a step in this white space. The first step he took was on the ground. There was no illusion of walking in a dream. The sense of power given by the ground was the same as in reality.

Just when the soles of your feet step on the ground, colorful ripples will appear on the ground and spread into the distance, which is full of science fiction!

At this time, the system interface appeared in Lu Ze's sight, but this time it was different from the past. It was many times larger, almost as big as the LED display screen of the building.

"Please select a course."

Lu Ze was slightly startled by the sound of electronic sounds. This was the first time he heard the sound of the system, but it was not as pleasant as he expected. It was similar to the sound of a "polyp".

Entering the course for the first time, Lu Ze didn't want to go straight into a facial control course or something like that, but he still wanted to see something more interesting.

After flipping through the course schedule, Lu Ze still found this "imitation of the old man's movements and expressions" quite interesting, and wanted to know what kind of imitation it was.

After confirming the course, the interface disappeared, leaving only a loading progress bar, which was loading at an extremely fast speed from zero to one hundred. When it reached 100%, the white space became dark, and just like

It seemed like the lights were turned off in the bedroom.

Then a huge red 3 appeared in the space.

"Loading completed, ready to enter the "Old Man's Movement and Expression Imitation." course, 3...2...1...the course begins."

During the countdown, every time a number jumps, the space will vibrate, which undoubtedly increases Lu Ze's tension. When the system counts to 1, the space will light up again!

"Welcome to the course, you have twelve hours of observation time, please study carefully."

Lu Ze didn't know why it was so dazzling when the light suddenly flashed in a virtual space. After gradually getting used to the light, Lu Ze opened his eyes and felt dumbfounded... Is this really a virtual space?

"Beep!"

A car passed by on the highway, and Lu Ze stood on the crosswalk, staring blankly at the scene in front of him. This place... was no different from the real city.

White-collar workers were passing by quickly while talking on the phone, and a group of children were running around the streets dragging balloons flying in the sky, delivering express delivery and takeaway food. The noisy atmosphere of life made this place full of humanity.

Then Lu Ze's eyes suddenly turned uncontrollably and saw an old man slowly crossing the zebra crossing. This old man looked familiar to Lu Ze. Wait a minute! Isn't this Lu Ze himself? The elderly version.

of myself?

The old man was wearing a pair of ordinary sneakers, black sweatpants, and a gray senior's shirt. He was a little hunched over, but he was in good spirits.

His old self walked farther and farther, and then Lu Ze discovered that he could actually fly! He floated in the sky, following the old man and watching his every move.

First, I went to the park to play chess for two hours. Maybe it was a little uncomfortable after sitting for a long time. Mr. Lu even hit his lower back.

Then Lao Lutou took out his senior phone and looked at the time. It was already 11:30 noon, so he went to the market to buy some vegetables. Seeing this, Lu Ze was a little doubtful about life. Will I really be so depressed when I get old?

?

"How much does a pound of tomatoes cost?"

The stall owner who was buying vegetables also knew Lao Lutou, and said with a smile: "Uncle Lu, these tomatoes just came today, but they are fresh. I will give you two yuan and four pounds, do you think it will work?"

"It's so expensive... If you don't want to buy it, don't buy it."

"Uncle Lu! The price of tomatoes has increased now! You haven't looked at the coriander yet, it's already gone up to seventeen yuan a pound. There's nothing you can do about it."

"Then... then you can give me two smaller ones, enough for one plate of frying, and the fungus, just give me two yuan, and give me five yuan for the eggs. How much are the eggs?"

A pound of money?”

"Eggs cost 4.5 yuan now, which is expensive."

"Let me take a look at your eggs. Why are your eggs so expensive? They don't look fresh anymore. Cheaper, they cost four yuan a pound..."

Lu Ze's cheeks twitched as he looked at his old self, and he suddenly remembered a passage he once read.

"If I become like this when I am old, please beat me to death."

Although Old Lu Tou was not ready to be beaten to death, he was really in debt. He bought vegetables for less than ten yuan in total and even gave away a handful of spring onions. Seeing the helpless expression of the stall owner, Lu Tou

Ze really wanted to cry but had no tears.

Carrying a bag of vegetables, I returned home. My home was an old building and there was no elevator. Old Lutou lived on the fourth floor. After all, he was old and climbing the stairs was very laborious. He pulled on the railing and climbed up hard. When he got home,

I was so tired that I was sweating all over my head.

He took off his old shirt to reveal the blue hurdle vest he was wearing underneath, turned on the radio and listened to storytelling, and sat on the sofa and fanned himself.

Looking at the black and white photos hanging on the wall, Lu Ze also knew that Old Lu Tou's wife had passed away. Looking at the strange woman in the photo, Lu Ze suddenly felt a sense of fear. Could it be that...he

Will your elderly life really become that of an empty nester?

After finishing the storytelling, he turned off the radio and turned on the TV to CCTV12, the opera station, where Peking opera was playing. Lao Lutou got up and cut the tomatoes, broke the eggs into a bowl, chopped some green onions, and made a plate of tomatoes.

Scrambled eggs, accompanied by rice that seemed to have been steamed either in the morning or yesterday, I sat on the coffee table in the living room and ate it silently.

After finishing the meal, he washed the dishes immediately. Lu Ze smiled and felt that the old man was quite diligent.

My son and daughter also called me in the evening, and they seemed to be quite filial. They were doing well except not going home. When Lao Lutou answered the phone, he responded with a smile, and by the way, he also listened to a few words from his grandson.

In the evening, after dinner, Lao Lutou went downstairs for a walk and said hello to the old men and ladies he knew. The old men in the park were playing tops, but it was a pity that Lao Lutou did not have this himself.

It was past seven o'clock in the evening when I returned home from a walk. I also picked up three plastic bottles from the trash can on the roadside. After I got home, I washed myself a little, then turned on the lamp and read the yellowed Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Everything is so plain and natural, yet so lonely and desolate. This is the old age of an ordinary empty-nest old man.

Lu Ze felt a little uncomfortable after seeing it, but he couldn't pinpoint what made him feel uncomfortable.

Lu Ze knew that he was not himself, and that he obviously didn't match his age, but looking at this face that was exactly the same as his except that he was old, he always felt particularly weird and full of sympathy.

Living like this is comfortable for one day, and comfortable for two days, but if you try to live like this for a year or two? It will really drive people crazy.

Before going to bed, Lao Lutou put incense sticks on his deceased wife, then went to bed to rest, closed his eyes, and hummed an unknown ditty.

At this point, the twelve hours of observation have ended, and the space from Lao Lutou's home has once again turned into darkness.

"At the end of the observation, the score for this learning stage is 82 points, which means it has passed."

"Is this over? It seems that I didn't learn anything except watching the old man play for a day? What kind of lesson is this?"

Lu Ze thought to himself and had a little contempt for this system. This course is of no use. Am I paying the tuition fee in vain?

But the system's next words made Lu Ze completely dumbfounded.

"Enter the first stage of simulation. The first stage is 12 hours. Please prepare the host, 3...2...1..."

The red countdown jumped again, and the space also trembled. Lu Ze hurriedly shouted: "I'm not ready yet! Wait a minute! Why are you imitating 12 hours? Wait a minute! I'll kill you!!!"

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