The salty life in Life of Pi

Chapter 164 No matter how niche the place is, there will always be a lot of people
In the boys' dormitory, Wu Xianyu was playing games with Lin Miaomiao. The phone on the table suddenly vibrated. Wu Xianyu took a look and found that the mark was the courier number. He said to Lin Miaomiao on the other side of the computer:

"Wait a minute, there seems to be a delivery. That's strange, I didn't buy anything."

Lin Miaomiao, who was in the girls' dormitory, scratched her face guiltily, then quickly straightened her back. After all, he was her boyfriend, so it was only right for him to help her.

Wu Xianyu picked up the phone and walked outside the dormitory. After the call was connected, a voice came from the other end.

"Hello, is this Mr. Lin? Here are some packages for you."

"Wait a minute, my last name is not Lin, did you call the wrong number?"

"Ok?"

The person on the other end of the phone was also stunned. He was silent for a while, as if he was confirming something, and then he said to Wu Xianyu again:
“You are a student of Peking University, right?”

“Yeah, yes.”

"Then the phone number ending in 8548 is yours, right?"

Hearing the last digit of the phone number, Wu Xianyu fell silent for a moment. It was indeed his number, the one he used in Jiangzhou. Now he knew whose courier it was. With a sigh, Wu Xianyu spoke to the person on the phone.

"Okay, I know whose package it is, I'll pick it up right away"

"Okay, remember to bring a stroller."

Listening to the busy tone on the phone, Wu Xianyu was a little confused. Why did he need to bring a cart?

After thinking about it for a while, Wu Xianyu decided to listen to the advice, went downstairs to borrow a cart from the dormitory supervisor, and walked towards the express delivery station.

Before leaving the boys' dormitory, Wu Xianyu saw Liu Xingze coming down, and the two simply walked out of the dormitory together. Looking at the cart pulled by Wu Xianyu, Liu Xingze was very curious.
"Why are you pushing a cart?"

"Wuzhi, the people at the delivery station asked me to bring it. It's probably a very large package. Why did you come down here?"

"It was also a courier. My dad sent me something."

Seeing that they had the same destination, the two simply walked towards the post station together.

When we arrived at the post station, the scene was very busy. Students were picking up the parcels, and staff were sorting the parcels. Wu Xianyu found a staff member and asked

"Boss, I'm here to pick up a package. My last name is Lin, and the number ends in 8548."

"Oh! It's your package, turn around and look over there"

The staff looked surprised, as if they didn't expect a boy to buy so many things.

Wu Xianyu looked in the direction the staff member pointed, and saw only a pile of express deliveries. He leaned over to take a look, and his eyes changed from calm to shocked, and finally to numb.

Liu Xingze got his express delivery and walked out. Seeing Wu Xianyu standing outside in a daze, he walked over and patted him on the back.
"What are you doing standing there?"

Wu Xianyu took a deep breath and pointed at the pile of express delivery in front of him.

“These are the phone numbers Miaomiao left for me.”

Looking at the half-person-high package, Liu Xingze was also stunned, and soon looked at Wu Xianyu with a gloating expression on his face.

"Brother, thank you for your hard work, hahahaha"

"Alas, it's not hard work, but life is hard"

What else can he do? Just move it. Luckily, the people at the post station have already helped to stack it, so Wu Xianyu only needs to move it to the car.

Although Liu Xingze had a gloating expression on his face, he did not leave immediately. He helped Wu Xianyu move the parcels, and finally put his own parcel on top and clapped his hands.

"Okay, let's go. This saves me from carrying a package back home. By the way, what did your partner buy? How much did it cost?"

Looking at the cart of large and small packages, Wu Xianyu was silent for a moment, remembering that Lin Miaomiao had asked him to download a certain software to help her cut a knife a few days ago, and sighed again.

"Send it over first and talk later."

Maybe it didn't cost much, but it does require people to move it.

Fortunately, they listened to the advice and brought a small cart. The two of them carried the express all the way to the downstairs of the girls' dormitory. Wu Xianyu took out his mobile phone and called Lin Miaomiao. Before the call was connected, Wu Xianyu said to Liu Xingze
"You should go back first. The sun is quite strong today."

"Okay, I'll go back first then."

Liu Xingze picked up his express and turned to walk towards the boys' dormitory. At the same time, Wu Xianyu's phone was connected, and Lin Miaomiao's slightly flattering voice came

"Hey, baby~"

"Come down and bring a few more people with you."

Wu Xianyu went straight to the point. He stood downstairs of the girls' dormitory with his hands on his hips and talked on the phone.

"Okay, okay, baby, don't be angry, I'll go down right away"

Lin Miaomiao quickly said a few nice words and went downstairs with a few roommates.

Walking downstairs, Lin Miaomiao saw Wu Xianyu standing at the dormitory door from afar. Just by looking at him standing there, she could feel a sense of anger.

Lin Miaomiao quickly shook off her roommate and trotted over. Without waiting for Wu Xianyu to speak, she handed the drink in her hand to Wu Xianyu with a flattering smile on her face.
"Good baby, you've worked hard. Come, drink some water."

Wu Xianyu took Lin Miaomiao's water and drank a sip. He calmed down a little, but still looked at Lin Miaomiao and spoke.

"I have no objection to you buying things, but I cannot tolerate waste. How many of these things are necessities?"

"Well, for Miaomiao, these may be necessities."

Deng Jiachen looked at the express deliveries and said something faintly. Wu Xianyu looked at her and Deng Jiachen hurriedly explained
“These are all snacks”

"All snacks?"

Wu Xianyu was dumbfounded. He didn't pay attention when he moved it just now. Now he looked carefully at the notes on the box and it seemed that they were really all snacks.

At this time, Lin Miaomiao also came over with a smile and explained
"Mainly, the recommendation system of this software knows me too well. I just picked one thing to try, and then it kept recommending other things to try. I accidentally picked too many. Hey, you can take some too. I am still very confident in my vision of choosing snacks."

Finally, Wu Xianyu returned to the dormitory carrying several boxes. When he opened the express boxes, he felt like he was opening Pandora's box.

"There are still three years left. I will have to move so many packages in the future."

Fortunately, Lin Miaomiao is not the kind of person who only cares about her own pleasure and doesn't care about the life or death of her partner. After that, she would pick up the express deliveries on her way home after class or after dinner, and she seldom bought sample packages like those.

As the days passed, the weather gradually became hotter. After finishing their freshman year final exams, Wu Xianyu and Lin Miaomiao began to think about how to spend their summer vacation.

After staying in the capital for a few days, the two took turns driving back to Jiangzhou and rested for a few days. Lin Miaomiao's status at home plummeted, and she was almost inferior to Laotie and Yuwan.

After thinking about it, Lin Miaomiao simply took Wu Xianyu out for a road trip, and left Yuwan and Laotie at Lin Miaomiao's house, letting Wang Shengnan and Lin Dawei take care of them.

The two of them ate hot pot and sang songs along the way, and arrived in Xiangxi happily and easily. After parking the car, Lin Miaomiao got out of the driver's seat, stretched, and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Oh, we're finally here. We ran really far this time."

Wu Xianyu, with a chest bag hanging on his chest, got out of the passenger seat and looked at the crowded street in front of him. He couldn't help but sigh.
"Sure enough, in our country, no matter how niche a place is, there are always many people." Lin Miaomiao walked up to Wu Xianyu, took out her fan from his chest bag, fanned it a few times, and walked towards the street.

"Okay, now that we're all here, let's just take a look. I wonder if there's anyone who can cast a spell."

"What, are you going to put a curse on me?"

"Xianyu, do you know that you speak with a Northeastern accent now?"

"Don't you have a Beijing flavor?"

The two chatted as they walked slowly down the street, looking at the different clothing and architectural styles with curiosity.

"Woo mom mom"

Lin Miaomiao frowned and turned to look at Wu Xianyu

"Did you hear the baby crying?"

"I heard it. It's not your hallucination. It's broad daylight now, so it shouldn't be haunted."

Wu Xianyu understood Lin Miaomiao’s train of thought very well and used the process of elimination to help her eliminate several possibilities.

"Then let's look for him. The child might be lost. With so many people here, no one might have noticed him."

While the two were talking, they had already followed the sound of the crying child. Finally, they found a little girl squatting on the ground, hugging her legs and crying behind a sign not far from the parking lot. Lin Miaomiao walked over, squatted down, wiped the tears from her face with a tissue, and asked her in the most gentle voice:

"My dear, where are your family members? Are they separated?"

"Woo."

The little girl was just crying. Her first reaction when she saw Lin Miaomiao was to open her arms for a hug. Lin Miaomiao had no choice but to accept her hug and looked at Wu Xianyu.

"How to do?"

Wu Xianyu looked at the child's clothes and skin color, then looked around to see if there were any adults looking for someone.

"He doesn't look like he's here for fun. He's probably a local. Ask the merchants nearby. If he comes here often, he should know someone there."

After walking a few steps, Wu Xianyu found that Lin Miaomiao's body was very stiff, sweat was coming out of her forehead, and it was very difficult for her to hold the child.

After thinking for a while, he squatted in front of Lin Miaomiao and spoke

"Put the child on my neck. I will shout a few times later. If the child is placed higher, the family can see him."

"That's fine. Ouch, my waist is so tight. It's really hard to hold a child."

The little girl was a little shy. After being put on Wu Xianyu, she grabbed his hair reflexively. Wu Xianyu bared his teeth. This child had really strong hands.

Carrying their children on their backs as they walked into the street, Wu Xianyu and Lin Miaomiao started shouting.

"Whose child is missing? Come and take a look."

When the tourists around heard this, they reflexively looked down at their children. After finding that their children were not lost, they turned to look at Wu Xianyu and the others.

Some people have even taken out their mobile phones to take pictures, ready to help find their families online.

At this time, an excited and anxious voice came, and then a thin middle-aged woman squeezed towards Wu Xianyu and the others.
"Little sister! Little sister! Where have you been?"

Seeing this person, Wu Xianyu did not rush to put the little girl down, but took two steps back and said to the little girl above his head

"Girl, is this person your parent?"

The little girl said nothing, but stretched out her arms towards the woman for a hug.

Seeing this, Wu Xianyu breathed a sigh of relief, squatted down, and let the woman take the little girl away.

After picking up the little girl, the thin woman thanked Wu Xianyu and Lin Miaomiao with tears on her face, but her accent was so thick that neither of them could understand her.

Not long after, the patrol officers on the commercial street came over. When they heard that the matter had been resolved, they breathed a sigh of relief and gave the woman a few more instructions.

Seeing that there was nothing for them to do, Wu Xianyu and Lin Miaomiao said hello to the patrolling security guards and continued strolling in the commercial street.

Seeing a milk tea shop on the side of the road, the two walked in and bought two cups of lemonade. After Lin Miaomiao received the lemonade, she took a deep sip and made a refreshing sound.
"Oh, it's comfortable. The road is so crowded that I can't go out to play on holidays anymore."

"There's nothing we can do. Our country is just full of people. It's like this everywhere."

Wu Xianyu was chewing ice cubes. He was also feeling very hot. Children's body temperature was already high, and he had just hugged him tightly, so no heat could dissipate at all.

After sitting in the milk tea shop, the two continued to stroll around and saw a national clothing store. Lin Miaomiao became interested.
"Let's go in and take a look. I think I saw some Miao clothes."

"I saw it too. Why don't you try it on? I think it will fit you well."

Wu Xianyu immediately spotted the bright red Miao costume covered with silver ornaments hanging at the top of the store, and was already imagining how Lin Miaomiao would look wearing it.

The result did not disappoint. After putting it on, Lin Miaomiao looked like a girl from the Wu Gu tribe who walked out of a legend. Her two dimples were even more charming when she smiled.

Wu Xianyu made a decision immediately that he would buy the suit no matter how much it cost, and if that didn't work, he would just have a custom-made one.

It's just very disappointing. This set of clothes is rented out by locals and is not for sale to the public. It is only accepted for try-on and photo taking, and there is a fee for that. There are also inferior substitutes in the store, but after seeing the real silver-decorated Miao clothing, how can you look down on these inferior substitutes?

The two men tried to persuade the boss for a long time, but the boss just refused with a bitter look on his face. He could also see that the two men were not short of money. If the clothes belonged to him, he might have sold them.

Finally, the boss was tempted by the high price of 50,000 yuan offered by the two men. He took out his cell phone and said hesitantly:

“Then I’ll contact them and see what they say.”

"Okay, okay, boss, please contact them first and ask them if they support custom orders."

Lin Miaomiao jumped a few times on the spot excitedly, and hugged Wu Xianyu's arm and shook it.

Not long after, the boss came back from outside after finishing his phone call, with a happy look on his face.
"Please wait a moment, the owner of this dress will be here soon."

The two waited patiently for a while, and saw two familiar figures walking in. The mother and daughter were also stunned when they saw Wu Xianyu and the other two.

The boss went up to the thin woman and spoke a few words in dialect. The woman nodded, bowed to Wu Xianyu and Lin Miaomiao, and spoke in Mandarin with difficulty.

"Thank you for finding my daughter. This dress is what I wore when I got married. If you want it, I can sell it to you."

Hearing that it was the clothes that the other person wore when she got married, Lin Miaomiao quickly waved her hand and shook her head.
"No, no, I won't buy it. Can you customize a set for me? Any price is fine."

The boss was a little anxious when he heard this. If he didn't sell it, how would he make money? Just as he was about to interrupt, Wu Xianyu, who was holding a few ordinary ethnic costumes, looked at the boss.
"Boss, can you help me pack these up? How much?"

The boss looked at Wu Xianyu, was stunned for a moment, then smiled, and no longer cared about Lin Miaomiao and the thin woman discussing the customization. He happily packed up the clothes in Wu Xianyu's hand and paid the bill.

(End of this chapter)