Good Man Operation Guide

Wang Xuan didn’t change his surname, and he didn’t want to. It’s not that he couldn’t integrate into the Lin family’s life. It was because, if he changed his surname, the last influence of the person who used to be kind to him, taught him how to behave, and told him to read and write, would be gone.

Fortunately, his parents were very open-minded. After listening to Wang Xuan talk about why he didn’t want to change his surname, they respected his choice.

The old lady was pleased with that her surname. She had the same surname as Lin Shiheng, but her mother’s surname was Wang, and as far as the old lady was concerned, both Lin and Wang were her wonderful grandchildren.

No one in school had any opinion on Wang Xuan’s surname. After all, filling in the surname of the parents was a rare practice, and the teachers were the ones who saw it, so the students, who spent a lot of time with Wang Xuan, didn’t care about it.

For students of their age, they agonized over increasingly demanding school work and strict teachers and parents.

Wang Xuan’s tablemate, Xiao Pandun, was recently upset because Wang Xuan, who he thought was a low-achiever like himself, was improving day by day in his studies.

Wang Xuan, who had been sitting in the last row with him, moved forward a little with each seat change and, by the end, even took the superb seat in the middle.

He had been sulking for a while, partly because he felt abandoned, partly because he thought that his best buddy had become a good student and that his friendship with him might fall apart.

Once it became clear that Wang Xuan’s attitude was as friendly as before, the awkwardness was forgotten.

The only thing that made Xiao Pandun wary was that as Wang Xuan got better grades and became more outstanding, a lot of people in class got closer to Wang Xuan. This made him very nervous and he hastily invited Wang Xuan to play with him every day after class, fearing that Wang Xuan wouldn’t play with him if he got close to others.

Wang Xuan’s popularity surprised even himself. After all, in his opinion, he was too dull, as he had been mute for 10 years. He was habitually silent, and even when he spoke, he kept it short.

And because he hadn’t studied systematically before and couldn’t keep up with the academic work, he had to make every effort to study every day, not only at school, but also at home. While other children finished their homework, and went out to play, Wang Xuan had to bury his head in his studies and catch up on the basics he hadn’t studied before.

Luckily, his own aunt was a teacher, and knew how to tutor students. With her untiring efforts and Wang Xuan’s own hard work, he was able to improve his grades little by little.

It took Wang Xuan a few months to go from the last row, to a privileged seat in the middle.

With all those months of burying his head in his studies, he didn’t even notice how much he had changed.

The skin that was once tanned from working in the sun, was gradually whiter. Since his parents brought him home, he studied in peace and quiet in the house every day.

Zhou Chuchu herself designed clothes, so she was naturally very good at dressing him up. Except for the clothes they bought for Wang Xuan when he first came back, all the clothes her son wore after that, were designed and made by her.

All those clothes were designed according to Wang Xuan’s figure, and they were comfortable and elegant to wear. In addition, the father and son had been going the barber shop together every two weeks, so Wang Xuan’s hairstyle had always been very good. Without the messy hair that he once chopped off himself to save money, the young man’s excellent features, which were hidden by his skin tone and attire, gradually emerged.

Lin Shiheng and Zhou Chuchu are both very good looking, and as their child, Wang Xuan was naturally not far behind. With his friendly eyes, high nose and slightly curved smile, he always made people smile along with him when they met him.

Whether it was a boy or a girl, cleanliness attracted people. Wang Xuan loved cleanliness, and humans were visual creatures. Even if someone was ugly, they wouldn’t be disgusted. However, when they saw a good-looking person, they couldn’t help but appreciate it.

Of course, it’s not just the looks that the students around him liked.

Perhaps for Wang Xuan, he was boring, not very talkative and generally had little to offer apart from his studies, an average student with basically no merits.

But to those who knew him, Wang Xuan was like a little sun, always very friendly. That kind of friendliness didn’t mean flashing a smile when greeting people, but not being stingy in helping others.

Although he usually studied with his head down, if a classmate asked him a question about something he didn’t know how to do, even if Wang Xuan was seriously reading, he would put down his book and help them find the answer in detail.

He never hid his notes from anyone. If a student wanted to borrow them, as long as they returned them in time, he lent it to them. If was rare for a top student, who was good at his studies, to share his notes and solutions with no hesitation.

For some of the underachievers, first of all, Wang Xuan was from their team of underachievers, and secondly, when they played together, Wang Xuan had fast reflexes and good jumping skills. Anyone who was on his team would basically win half the game, and he never looked down on the underachievers, which made people feel very fond of him.

For some of the female students in class, Wang Xuan was like a prince in a fairy tale. Perhaps because he was a little older, he had learnt to be a gentleman to every girl in class, while the other male students in class were still naive.

After all, boys of that age were mostly treating girls with playfulness and teasing.

When a girl fell to the ground during exercise, her legs were in an awkward position and she couldn’t stand up because of the pain. When the boys around her laughed, only Wang Xuan helped her up and asked his only female friend, Cui He, to help her get medicine in the infirmary.

He didn’t support her himself, naturally knowing that if he did, rumors of young love with the girl would spread throughout the class the next day.

Cui He was the short-haired girl who sat near Wang Xuan’s table a few months ago. A few months later, she still had short hair and still didn’t think of herself as a delicate girl. She often called Wang Xuan her brother, and after Wang Xuan went out of his way to give her and Xiao Pandun extra lessons, she very unbrotherly-like abandoned Xiao Pandun, entering the good students’ camp.

Wang Xuan was very particular about getting involved with girls, so whenever a girl in the class needed help, he and Cui He were always there together.

(TNote: She called him brother as in bro/bestfriend, not siblings.)

Cui He laughed. She said he was suffering from Virgin-Mary syndrome, and laughed at herself for following him every time he was doing ‘saintly’ deeds. Wang Xuan smiled but didn’t explain.

He wasn’t blindly helping people, it was because when the girl fell, she was laughed at by the people around her. No one helped her up.

Children at this age had a tendency to be extreme and too sensitive to provocation. A little provocation or ridicule could affect their character for the rest of their lives, just as it did for Wang Xuan before.

It was because he had experienced that kind of embarrassment himself and knew the pain of it. Therefore, he couldn’t resist the urge to take action.

He helped out. It was just a little effort for him, but for the person concerned, it was a relief from their plight.

Cui He, on the other hand, had been hooked ever since she discovered that, with this casual act of helping others, she had gradually become well-liked. She had vaguely established herself as the leader of the girls and had even ran for class president.

After all, previously her parents would be sitting in solitude at the parent-teacher meetings. But now, it was different. Her mother had a parent-teacher meeting last time and came to school with her.

After the teacher gave her some special recognition as class president, all the parents sitting around came and asked, ‘Are you Cui He’s mother? My daughter/son had told us about your daughter so many times, she’s so nice blah blah blah.’

Her mother returned home with her head held high, telling her father that their daughter had followed her good example. She even made a big dinner for Cui He and praised her, which made the girl, who had never been praised by her family since she was a child, very happy.

She was delighted, and of course, had to share it with her best friend, Wang Xuan, who was responsible for her popularity.

“My Mom also mentioned you, saying how good Wang Xuan is. She even went to say hello to your parents, saying that your mother is particularly gentle and speaks in a soft and delicate tone, and that she’s particularly knowledgeable and cultured. She also said that when she sees your mother, she could imagine what you’re like.”

When she mentioned his mother, Wang Xuan’s handsome face also revealed a smile. “My Mom is very gentle.”

“I envy you. My parents are so tough. When I was a little kid, my grades weren’t good and I was spanked by both of them. It turned out that the more I was spanked, the worse my grades got, so I gave up the unreliable idea of getting my grades up. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be here now.”

Cui He tutted and said, “Forget it, don’t mention it. The Asian Games are happening on our vacation days, my parents said they want to take me to see it, do you want to come along?”

Wang Xuan hesitated, “I think so. I’m not sure if my Dad has time.”

“Your father is always very busy. Perhaps, if your family doesn’t take you, you can come with me and my family, we can drive there. It’s more convenient.”

Cui He was so excited and said, “Don’t you have a camera? Bring it with you, we’ll travel together and take photos, it’ll be fun!”

Unfortunately, her wish didn’t come true in the end. The Asian Games was so popular that the tickets were sold out before she could even buy them.

During the holidays, most students would nest in front of the TV, to watch the live broadcast.

The country had been preparing for the Asian Games for a long time. For China, with its degrading past, this was a great opportunity to present a new country to the international arena, which was no longer as weak as it was before.

They had been preparing themselves with all their might for a very long time. This was so that nothing would go wrong, so that other countries wouldn’t see them as a joke, and at the same time having to reassess what kind of a country China was.

There were a lot of Caucasian foreigners in the capital. Wang Xuan had never seen foreigners in reality and was inevitably a bit curious. The family went to the park together and the country was in full bloom. Lin Shiheng also took time off work to go home and watch with his family.

They met an Italian man in the park, who asked for directions. Wang Xuan didn’t speak Italian, but Lin Shiheng did. After answering the other man’s question, he found out that they were going the same way and simply invited the very cheerful looking young man to join them on their trip.

It was a short but very pleasant journey. The young man was only 20 years old, and he was very talkative along the way. Lin Shiheng listened to him and took the trouble to relay it to his wife and son, who didn’t understand Italian.

“Before, I had only heard about China. Back then, I thought it was a country that was uneducated, backward and had had many conflicts. But when I arrived, I realized that the information was simply untrue. The people in China seemed to have a good life, the streets are clean, and the people here are very friendly. Although they don’t understand what I say, they try very hard to help me with my problems, just like you guys, you’re all very friendly people.”

Lin Shiheng smiled, “China did have a dark history, but we’re trying to change it.”

“No, no, it’s not an attempt. It has changed. When I left this morning, I saw two people fighting under a street light. There were very few people on the streets at the time, so I went over to stop the fight. Within a few minutes, the Chinese police arrived. My own country doesn’t have such a swift response.”

After praising China, he coughed, leaned over and asked Lin Shiheng in a low voice, “Lin, I saw on the news that your country has a system that can cover the whole country, can quickly apprehend criminals, and register all its citizens nationwide. Is that true?”

“Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying I doubt it, I’m just... too curious. That’s simply too futuristic. Some people have been talking about it in my country, and some are saying that, with China’s technology, it’s impossible. Oh, I don’t mean to belittle your country, I personally have a very good feeling about China, you must believe me on this.”

“Of course, of course. I understand.”

Lin Shiheng nodded at the other party’s nervous gaze and smiled, “It’s true.”

“In fact, the quick response you mentioned earlier was also because the police were informed through this system, that there was a confrontation going on there.”

“Oh my God!!”

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