Chen Jing, a thirty-year-old corporate wage slave, woke to the sound of a gentle radio broadcast for eye exercises. Before him stood a chipped green wooden desk.
He had been reborn in 2003, on the first day of fourth grade at Xinghai City No. 1 Primary School.
He also awakened the "Leisurely Childhood Compendium System." By completing childhood achievements such as "collect all the instant noodle cards," "come first in the midterm exam," and "make your tsundere deskmate cry," he could earn attribute points and magical items.
A worldly old hand with the soul of an adult, Chen Jing only wanted to be a quiet couch potato and enjoy a wonderful childhood without a mortgage or car payments.
But the foundation he'd built through nine years of compulsory education was simply too strong. One casual mental arithmetic answer caught the attention of the head of the math department, while one random instant noodle card made him a god in the eyes of every boy at school.
Even worse, he was surrounded by a bunch of troublesome little nuisances:
On his left was his deskmate and class study monitor, Xia Zichu, who drew a boundary line every day and was incredibly haughty and competitive;
In front of him was Lin Ruanruan, a sweet, gentle rich girl who bribed him with imported chocolate whenever she couldn't solve a problem and teared up whenever she spoke;
Then there was his neighbor Chu Ci, who climbed over the school wall after class to play games with him and was a total tomboy.
A perfect childhood in the new millennium was about to begin, with a max-level veteran crushing it in the beginner village and effortlessly navigating life among his childhood friends!