The salty life in Life of Pi

Chapter 29: The world is weak and people are evil

Lin Miaomiao's revenge on Wu Xianyu was unsuccessful because she was pulled away to receive the award halfway. With the encouragement of Wu Xianyu, Lin Miaomiao's group, which was originally around third place, crossed the finish line first and won the championship. Naturally, Lin Miaomiao, as the hero, had to be present to receive the award.

After receiving the award, Wu Xianyu had already continued broadcasting. Lin Miaomiao had no way to take action and could only stare at him hatefully.

Fortunately, there were not many competitions left at the end. When the last 1,000-meter long-distance race was over and the two people at the commentary desk finished their closing remarks, the sports meet that lasted a whole day came to an end.

The second after the microphone was cut off, Lin Miaomiao jumped up, grabbed Wu Xianyu's neck, and shook him back and forth.
"Salted fish! Go to hell!"

Wu Xianyu cooperated well and stuck out his tongue, pretending to be strangled. In fact, Lin Miaomiao didn't use any strength at all. After playing with Lin Miaomiao for a while, Wu Xianyu returned to normal and patted Lin Miaomiao's hand.

"Alright, alright, I'll let you vent your anger. It won't be good if others see us."

Looking at the students who were about to gather together, Lin Miaomiao reluctantly let go of her hands. She was obviously reluctant to use force and didn't know what she was reluctant about.

Wu Xianyu was tidying up the things on the table while explaining to Lin Miaomiao

"The main reason was that everyone was not in high spirits at that time, so I came up with this idea to wake everyone up. You see, the webmaster also said on this paper that when necessary, you should say something to cheer everyone up."

"The webmaster clearly wrote it to make our voices louder, not to embarrass me like you did!"

Wu Xianyu packed up his things, carrying his laptop bag, lifted up the table and chair, and looked at Lin Miaomiao with his eyebrows raised and lowered.

"Wasn't my voice loud then?"

Lin Miaomiao gritted her teeth and stared at Wu Xianyu, her eyes seemed to be spitting fire, but she couldn't refute. Wu Xianyu's voice was not only loud, but almost broke.

After returning the tables and chairs to their original positions, Wu Xianyu and Lin Miaomiao came to the radio station and returned the computers and various materials used in the broadcast. The stationmaster was very happy to see the two of them, and he put his arm around Wu Xianyu's shoulders and said with a smile:

"Xiao Yu, you did a great job with that one, it was very comedic, and most importantly, it didn't dampen the atmosphere of the sports meet. The principal praised you, that's great."

Hearing the webmaster's words, Wu Xianyu looked at Lin Miaomiao who looked unhappy, and was glared back at by Lin Miaomiao.

In the end, they each held a certificate for "Excellent Broadcaster". Lin Miaomiao looked at the certificate with a conflicted look on her face. It seemed like she didn't lose out this time, right?
Back in the classroom, the atmosphere was still lively and everyone was still immersed in the atmosphere of the sports meeting. Jiang Tianhao was sitting in Lin Miaomiao's seat. He turned to Deng Xiaoqi and talked and gestured about how good he was in the sports meeting.

Deng Xiaoqi just smiled and nodded from time to time. It didn't matter whether she listened or not.

Seeing this, Lin Miaomiao sat directly in Jiang Tianhao's seat, on the right hand side of Wu Xianyu. Wu Xianyu sat in his seat and lay down directly, apparently preparing to catch up on some sleep.

At this time, Lao Zhao walked into the classroom slowly, and the classroom soon became quiet. Jiang Tianhao lowered his head and turned to look at Lin Miaomiao, preparing to change seats.

But Lao Zhao didn't give them this opportunity. He cleared his throat and turned on the big screen in the front of the classroom.
"It's still a while before dinner, but everyone is tired after a long day, so I'll show you something in this class."

There was a sudden cheer in the classroom, and some people were discussing what movie would be shown.

"I wanted to watch Interstellar, but I watched it over the weekend and didn't understand it."

"That movie hasn't been taken off the screen yet. Where can I watch it? I guess it's Heart Flower Road, that 'Ga Wen Lu Zai He Fang' part that made me laugh to death. It happened to be taken off the screen last week, so you should be able to watch it online now."

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As Zhao Rongbao adjusted himself, he started playing the video and explained

"I heard from the Chinese teacher that we are going to talk about "The Memorial to the Emperor on Leaving the Capital" soon. In this class, let's take a look at how it was written. It will also be helpful for your studies."

"what?"

There was a lot of groaning in the audience, feeling very disappointed. Some people had already slumped down on the table, ready to take a nap.

But Lao Zhao's decision was obviously not going to change because of the students' reluctance. After watching the video play normally, he turned around and left the classroom.

Lin Miaomiao's originally excited expression immediately turned into disappointment. She lay on the table, with no intention of watching the video. However, Wu Xianyu, who was originally lying on the table, raised his head and saw that the video was the 94 version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". He immediately became energetic, sat up straight, and watched it seriously.

Wu Xianyu is not a fan of the Three Kingdoms or history, but he likes this drama. He has watched it several times since he was a child, but to be honest, he has never watched it completely. Every time he sees the Battle of Maicheng, he chooses to skip it. When he sees the Autumn Wind at Wuzhangyuan, he always has to prepare himself mentally, but every time after watching it, he has no intention of watching the rest of the content.

The episode I'm watching now is the Northern Expedition, which is also the episode where "The Memorial to the Emperor on Leaving the Capital" was born. There are still several episodes before the Prime Minister passes away, so it's still worth watching. Wu Xianyu thought to himself to comfort himself.

Each episode is about 45 minutes long, and it took just enough time for a class to finish watching it. Wu Xianyu felt a little unsatisfied and wanted to continue watching, but then he thought about the content later and didn't want to do it anymore.

While Wu Xianyu was watching the video, Lin Miaomiao also observed him from time to time and found that he was watching it very seriously, so she couldn't help but catch up with Wu Xianyu after class.

"Xianyu, do you like to watch Romance of the Three Kingdoms?"

“I don’t really like it, but I’ve watched it several times.”

Wu Xianyu was in a gloomy mood at the moment, and his words were not so interesting. Lin Miaomiao saw it, and although she didn't know why, she still followed Wu Xianyu and walked towards the cafeteria while chatting about the four great classics.
"You are quite amazing, you can watch it several times. As for me, I have only watched Journey to the West and a few episodes of Water Margin. Water Margin is always gray and cloudy, it doesn't feel clean and I can't finish watching it."

"It's a good thing you didn't continue watching. You should know that when the TV showed Song Jiang accepting the amnesty, the audience in Shandong Province was so angry that they smashed the TV. Mr. Li Xuejian, who played Song Jiang, didn't dare to go out for fear of being beaten."

Lin Miaomiao was a little surprised. She didn't expect the TV series to have such an effect. She continued to ask

"What about Dream of the Red Chamber? It won't make people angry, right?"

"I only watched Red Mansions on TV. To be honest, I couldn't finish watching it. It's not interesting, but there are so many beauties in it."

When it comes to Dream of the Red Chamber, Wu Xianyu didn't have any feelings. He didn't watch the whole drama for many times. Only Xue Baochai met his aesthetic standards, so he watched those few episodes.

But after his attention was diverted, his mood improved a lot. Looking at Lin Miaomiao beside him, Wu Xianyu turned his head and looked at
"Why are you coming with me? Where's Deng Xiaoqi? Why aren't you with her anymore? Did you break up?"

"No, it's because Haozi and Qian Sanyi went with her. I really can't stand that kind of atmosphere, so I might as well come and talk to you."

"Hey, thank you for your trust. What would you like to drink later? I'll treat you later."

"Really? It's a deal."

. . . . . .

Drinking the Sprite Wu Xianyu bought for her, Lin Miaomiao returned to the dormitory and saw Deng Xiaoqi. She greeted her out of habit and was about to take her things to take a shower. Deng Xiaoqi stopped her.
"Hey, Miaomiao, wait, I have something to ask you."

Lin Miaomiao looked at her with a question mark on her face, and Deng Xiaoqi spoke

"Miao Miao, why don't you come with me recently?" After saying that, Deng Xiaoqi looked straight at Lin Miaomiao, as if he wanted to see something from her face.

Lin Miaomiao sighed, lowered her head, and quickly raised her head and patted Deng Xiaoqi on the shoulder.

"Xiao Qi, it's not that I don't want to go with you, it's mainly because of the two boys next to you. How can I follow you? Don't you think the atmosphere between them is weird?"

After saying that, she shook her head, took her toiletries, turned around and walked towards the door, leaving a

"I won't say any more. I'm going to take a shower. Oh, this matter of love, tsk tsk"

Deng Xiaoqi didn't see anything from Lin Miaomiao's face. Maybe it was just like what Lin Miaomiao said, the atmosphere around her was indeed a bit weird, and Lin Miaomiao was not used to it. Then this friendship, which was not strong to begin with, would probably not last long.

Standing under the shower head, Lin Miaomiao let the hot water flow down her head and couldn't help but sigh. In fact, she didn't care much about Deng Xiaoqi's emotional problems, but she couldn't accept being treated as a transaction. In this comparison, Wu Xianyu, who she originally thought was not a good person, became upright.

"Snapped"

Lin Miaomiao, who was deep in thought, felt her buttocks being patted. She turned around and looked. Without her glasses, she couldn't see clearly, but she still knew who it was from the laughter.

"Qiao Huiyun! You female hooligan!"

"Hehe, it's because you seduce me with your perky butt."

Qiao Huiyun is also a cheerful girl, but her hands are not so clean and many girls have been teased by her.

Under the shower head next to Lin Miaomiao, Qiao Huiyun glanced at the listless Lin Miaomiao.

"Are you still upset about what happened at the sports meet? It's nothing. Everyone treated it as a performance by you, and it was really funny."

"No, that incident is in the past. Xianyu just wanted to liven up the atmosphere. We both even received a certificate for this incident."

"What's that for?"

Lin Miaomiao remained silent. She was a little unsure whether to tell her about Deng Xiaoqi. Qiao Huiyun thought about it and seemed to understand something. She leaned close to Lin Miaomiao and whispered:
"Is it because of Deng Xiaoqi? Let me tell you, she is definitely not a good person. It won't do you any harm to stay away from her."

Seeing that Lin Miaomiao didn't seem to react, Qiao Huiyun continued
"Go home and ask your parents, Deng Bancheng, and you'll understand. Okay, I don't want to be the kind of person who speaks ill of others behind their backs, so be careful."

After saying that, as if she had discovered a new target, Qiao Huiyun quietly went around behind a girl and suddenly attacked her, with the girls screaming and laughing.

"Deng Bancheng?"

Lin Miaomiao silently memorized the name, took a shower and returned to the dormitory. She saw Deng Xiaoqi still reading a magazine and felt a little envious.

"I really envy you for being able to read magazines. I'm in dire straits every day just to keep my grades up."

"When I sign up for the art exam, I will naturally have to keep up with the aesthetics, and it will be fine as long as my academic performance is about right."

Deng Xiaoqi answered nonchalantly while smearing something on her face.

Lin Miaomiao also knew about Deng Xiaoqi's dream of becoming an actress, so she stopped talking, blew dry her short hair, and started her homework.

When the weekend came and she said goodbye to Wu Xianyu, Lin Miaomiao took the bus home alone. She directly showed the "Excellent Broadcaster" award certificate she had received, and received constant praise from Wang Shengnan and Lin Dawei.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lin Miaomiao asked her parents

"Mom and Dad, do you know the name 'Deng Bancheng'?"

Wang Shengnan and Lin Dawei immediately shifted their attention away from the certificate, looked at each other, and then looked at Lin Miaomiao. Wang Shengnan spoke first.

"Miao Miao, where did you hear this name?"

"Classmate, what's wrong? This name..."

Lin Miaomiao was eating with a puzzled look on her face. Wang Shengnan looked at Lin Dawei. Lin Dawei had a headache and didn't know how to answer this question. Seeing his daughter staring at him, Lin Dawei pondered for a long time and spoke with difficulty.

"This person, well, is a woman, who is like an intermediary, introducing people with the same needs to each other, and she takes money from the middle."

After listening for a long time, Lin Miaomiao still didn't understand why this person was called "Deng Bancheng" so she asked

"Then why is it called 'Deng Bancheng'? You haven't told me yet."

Lin Dawei held it in for a long time, but he still couldn't bring himself to say those things in front of his daughter. He shook his head and pointed at Wang Shengnan beside him.
"Ask your mom, I'm embarrassed to say"

After saying that, he just focused on eating and didn't say a word no matter how Wang Shengnan pushed him.

Seeing her daughter looking at her again, Wang Shengnan put away the certificate with an embarrassed look on her face and tried to change the subject. Obviously, it didn't work. After Lin Dawei hurriedly finished his meal, Wang Shengnan whispered to Lin Miaomiao to explain
"Think about it, how could this woman named 'Deng Bancheng' make people from both sides trust her and even give her a commission? Of course, she used some tricks. As for the woman's tricks, I won't say much. You know what she means. Her name means that half of the men in Jiangzhou have a relationship with her."

After speaking very quickly, Wang Shengnan breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Lin Miaomiao.
"Why are you asking this person?"

Lin Miaomiao looked a little strange, but also a little relieved, and looked at Wang Shengnan

"Mom, Deng Xiaoqi's last name is also Deng"

The mother and daughter stared at each other for a long time. Wang Shengnan's heart was alarmed. Lin Miaomiao saw Wang Shengnan's face change and quickly spoke

"My relationship with Xiaoqi has become distant recently, so someone reminded me of this. Now I understand. I will definitely try to have less contact with her in the future."

After hearing Lin Miaomiao's explanation, Wang Shengnan breathed a sigh of relief, but then

"If Deng Xiaoqi is really that woman's daughter, then she is well protected. At least no news has spread yet. Poor thing."

It's not known who she felt pity for. Lin Miaomiao guessed it was Deng Xiaoqi, but when she thought about what Deng Xiaoqi had done, she didn't feel pity for her at all. She had the two boys in the class obsessed with her, and it seemed that many boys had feelings for Deng Xiaoqi. It could only be said that this was a family tradition.

After dinner, lying on the bed, Lin Miaomiao picked up her phone and sent a message to Wu Xianyu.

Meow Meow doesn’t eat fish: Salted fish, do you know Deng Bancheng?

(End of this chapter)