The salty life in Life of Pi

Chapter 31: Fisherman Can Catch Everything Except Fish
Xianyu: I don’t know, what happened?
Lin Miaomiao typed for a long time, looked at it, and felt that she didn't make things clear, so she just typed

Meow Meow Doesn't Eat Fish: How about this, are you available now? I'll talk to you directly

Salty Fish: I'm fine.
Seeing that Wu Xianyu was available, Lin Miaomiao directly clicked on the voice call. Not long after, Wu Xianyu's lazy voice came from the other side.

"Let's talk about it."

"My goodness, your voice makes me feel a little sleepy."

Lin Miaomiao complained, and then told Wu Xianyu what she had just learned from her parents. Wu Xianyu listened patiently and felt a little puzzled.

"Um, can I ask you something? What does this have to do with me?"

"It doesn't matter. I just don't understand some things, and I'm too embarrassed to ask my parents. I think you should know."

Wu Xianyu was lying on the sofa, with his phone between his ears and shoulders, and his eyes on the TV. When he heard Lin Miaomiao's words, he slowly sat up straight, crossed his legs and sat on the sofa with an interested look on his face.
"Hmm? You're praising me like that? Not bad, as long as it's not about borrowing money, you can ask whatever you want."

"I just can't understand it. Doesn't Xiaoqi's father have any objection to this kind of work?"

He lowered the volume of the TV and Wu Xianyu held his phone in a calm tone.
"Deng Xiaoqi has taken her mother's last name, which means that either her parents are divorced or she has no father. What else can you object to?"

"No way"

Hearing Wu Xianyu's words, Lin Miaomiao excitedly changed from lying on the bed to sitting
"Xiaoqi said that her father would pick her up every time she was on holiday. Sometimes, he would arrange for a driver to pick her up if he didn't have time."

"I'm lying to you."

Wu Xianyu no longer had any interest in this kind of melodramatic plot, and even his speech became weak.
"The more people talk about what they have, the more they lack. It's easy to guess from Deng Xiaoqi's family that what she lacks most is family love, whether it's paternal love or maternal love. These conclusions are just my guesses, and I don't take any responsibility."

Automatically ignoring Wu Xianyu's last disclaimer, Lin Miaomiao slowly lay down on the bed and sighed.
"She is quite pitiful, but I still can't understand why Xiaoqi wants to hang out with Qian Sanyi."

"Don't you know what Qian San's family background is?"

Wu Xianyu's tone was a little helpless.

"Don't you girls know how to discuss your classmates? I don't believe that no one is discussing Qian Sanyi."

"I don't care about these things. Instead of listening to my classmates' gossip, I prefer to go online to gossip about celebrities."

"Fine"

Wu Xianyu collapsed back on the sofa and continued

"Qian Sanyi's father runs a company. I remember Haozi said that."

"I know this. He seems to be quite rich, but if Xiaoqi is after money, she can definitely be with Haozi. Haozi took the initiative to pursue her."

"Haozi's family is simply rich, but Qian San's family is different. His grandfather is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. I remember Deng Xiaoqi always wanted to be a star, right? With this relationship, her path will be much smoother. Okay, I don't want to talk about her anymore. Is there anything else?"

After briefly explaining Deng Xiaoqi's purpose, Wu Xianyu yawned. Although Lin Miaomiao still didn't quite understand, she didn't continue to pester Wu Xianyu to talk.
"No, take a rest, good night"

"Well, good night."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Miaomiao lay on the bed in a big letter shape, looking at the ceiling, her mind was in a mess.

"Is this what society is? It doesn't seem that exciting."

After a night, Wu Xianyu got up from the bed, washed up, had breakfast, took his fishing gear and went straight to the park. The weather had cooled down and it was no longer suitable for fishing. Although the water surface in Jiangzhou should not freeze, it was still quite uncomfortable to sit outside in the cold weather. Maybe this would be the last time he would go fishing this year.

When he arrived at the park, there were indeed fewer people fishing. Wu Xianyu took a quick look, set up his fishing rod, and enjoyed the peace of the day.

After catching several fishes, Wu Xianyu took pictures and threw the fish back into the water. But today he found something on the shore, which looked like a laptop bag. He didn't pay much attention to it at first, but as the water flow washed pink paper out of the bag, Wu Xianyu became a little restless.

I picked up my phone, walked over to the bag, and took a video.

"Is there anyone in the park? I found a bag here. It looks like there is a lot of money in it. It was all washed out by the water. I am going to call the police. Is there anyone who can be a witness?"

Not long after the video was posted, fishermen gathered in groups of three or four. Some looked at the half-broken hundred-dollar bill that was washed out by the water with envy.
"Oh my god, this is all money."

“Yeah, I just don’t know if it’s true or not.”

Wu Xianyu's seemingly nonchalant words cooled the thoughts of several people who had evil intentions.

Not long after, three policemen came over. When they heard that it was Wu Xianyu who reported the case, one of them came over, recorded his information, and then began to ask about the details. Wu Xianyu was very calm, holding the fishing rod and explaining
"I saw the bag when I started fishing, but I thought someone had just thrown it away, so I didn't take it seriously. Later, the water washed the money out of the bag. I felt something was wrong, so I took a video and asked everyone to come over to help me prove it, and then I called the police."

The police nodded. It could be seen at the scene that there were no footprints around the bag, so the onlookers probably hadn't touched it. One of the policemen borrowed a pair of rain boots from a fisherman nearby, walked over carefully, and picked up the bag.

Back on the shore, the fishermen gathered together. The police told them to disperse several times, but it had no effect. As the gloved police carefully took out the soaked banknotes, everyone started discussing.

"Oh my, this must be tens of thousands, my goodness, if you lose this money you will be so worried that you will die."

"They are all red banknotes, no change at all. I guess this was just taken out."

One of the policemen seemed to have noticed something wrong. He squatted down, picked up the small flashlight hanging on his waist, picked up a piece of cash that was not so wet, looked at it, and frowned.

"fake"

"fake?"

As soon as these words came out, the crowd dispersed immediately, and the fisherman and the onlookers started discussing even louder.
"Oh my goodness, this is all fake, this is a big deal"

"No wonder they are all scattered, it turns out they are fake."

Another policeman also squatted down, picked up one of the pictures, and looked at it carefully.

“This one is real”

This made the situation even more bizarre, but the police did not give the crowd any chance to watch. They shouted at the crowd to disperse and called for support.

Wu Xianyu also moved far away and went to another place to fish, but he never caught any fish again.

After waiting for a while, the police finished their work and found Wu Xianyu.

"Student, thank you for calling the police. I would like to ask you not to leave Jiangzhou in the near future and keep in touch with me."

Wu Xianyu nodded, but still reminded

"Mobile phones are not allowed in our school, so I may not be able to answer the call in time"

"It's okay. This matter has basically nothing to do with you. It's just that some procedures still need to be followed."

An older policeman pressed the law enforcement device on his chest, explained to Wu Xianyu, and left with the policemen. After lunch, he came back and didn't catch any fish until it was getting dark. Wu Xianyu was very unhappy, but he didn't have a temper. He packed up his things and went home angrily.

Monday, class meeting
Old Zhao walked into the classroom with his hands behind his back, said some commonplace things, looked at the expectant crowd below the stage, did not waste any more time, cleared his throat
"Ahem, there is something you should know. There will be a New Year's Eve party at the end of the month. Each class can only have one spot. Let's discuss it internally first. When we come up with the answer, tell the class monitor, and then the class monitor will report it to me. After the school reviews it and it's ok, we can start rehearsing. Okay, you guys can discuss it in the remaining time."

After saying that, Lao Zhao stood at the door, looking at the corridor, and did not participate in the students' discussion.

Jiang Tianhao slammed the table and called all the boys in the back row over.

"Come on, everyone, listen to me"

After hearing this, Wu Xianyu quickly moved away, fearing that Jiang Tianhao's words would pollute his ears. He had already decided that he would never participate in Jiang Tianhao's show.

Lin Miaomiao in the front row had already run to Liang Yunshu and started talking about her ideas. Looking at the excitement on her face, Wu Xianyu felt that it was not a good show.

Just when he was about to be lazy for a while, Lao Zhao suddenly turned around and spoke to the classroom

"Wu Xianyu, come here for a moment"

Wu Xianyu looked up and saw that not only Lao Zhao was looking at him, but the music teacher was also standing at the door with a smile on his face.

Seeing the music teacher, Wu Xianyu had guessed what it was about. As expected, the music teacher directly invited

"Xiao Yu, please sing a song at the New Year's Eve party. Your performance does not take up a place in the class."

“There should be some requirements.”

Wu Xianyu asked cautiously without agreeing. Old Zhao immediately laughed and looked at the music teacher.
"I told you, this kid is smart."

"Hahaha, this kind of performance definitely has requirements. Don't sing songs about love or cursing. You're the first one on stage this time, so it's best not to rock the place right at the start. Sing a pop song. It doesn't need to be too noisy. It'd be best if it's suitable for all ages."

After thinking for a while, Wu Xianyu looked embarrassed.
"Teacher, this is a bit troublesome. Aren't all the popular songs nowadays about love? If they are not about love, then the school leaders won't be able to accept them."

The music teacher was obviously very experienced. He took out a few sheets of paper from his bag and handed them to Wu Xianyu.

"These are all shows we performed a few years ago. They also include love songs. Just grasp the right balance. I believe you can do it."

Wu Xianyu took the paper and looked at it. He probably had an idea and looked at the two teachers.
"Okay, since you believe in me, I'll do it."

"Okay! I'll leave it to you then. Don't let the teacher down."

After saying that, the music teacher said hello to Lao Zhao and walked towards other classes. It seemed that she was responsible for several programs.

Lao Zhao patted Wu Xianyu on the shoulder and walked towards the classroom together.
"Xiao Yu, perform well. We will vote on the show later. Try to win an award for our class."

"Okay, I'll try my best"

Wu Xianyu didn't agree immediately and returned to his seat with the paper.

There were two pieces of paper in total, one of which was all about music programs. Wu Xianyu focused on this piece of paper. Lin Miaomiao returned to her seat at some point and saw the paper in Wu Xianyu's hand.

"The 2013 Elite High School New Year's Eve Party Program? Where did you get it?"

Lin Miaomiao immediately took another piece of paper and kept looking at it. Wu Xianyu was still studying music and answered casually.
"My music teacher just gave it to me. She recommended me to sing a song. It won't take up a spot in our class's performance."

"You have to sing a song to liven up the atmosphere."

"Don't think about it. The leaders will be there by then, and they won't be able to accept those songs. I'm going to have a quieter one."

Hearing that Wu Xianyu was not going to sing those exciting songs, Lin Miaomiao felt a little regretful, but soon shifted her attention to the paper in her hand.
“This Spring Festival Gala skit can also be performed.”

"Spring Festival Gala?"

Wu Xianyu muttered something, as if he had an idea.

After dinner, Jiang Tianhao returned to the dormitory and told Wu Xianyu about his and other boys' ideas. Finally, he looked at Wu Xianyu excitedly.

"Well, is my idea bold?"

“It’s quite bold, but unfortunately I can’t participate”

Wu Xianyu tried hard to look regretful, but he couldn't hide the smile on his face.

"Why? You know, I put you and me in the center position."

Jiang Tianhao couldn't understand and his eyebrows were furrowed.

"Because I had a solo performance, the music teacher asked me to sing a song"

Wu Xianyu spread his hands with a smile on his face. Jiang Tianhao lost his temper when he heard this reason.

"That's really not possible. Are we really going to let Qian Sanyi be the center?"

"It's up to you guys. I really can't participate. What a pity. Hahahaha"

Seeing Wu Xianyu's fake smile, Jiang Tianhao pursed his lips
"If you don't want to come, then don't come. It's not like I can't jump without you."

The music was chosen quickly, and Wu Xianyu took two breaks to rehearse in the music classroom. The effect was very good, and the students in the second and third years of high school who specialized in music all looked at Wu Xianyu differently.

Over the weekend, Wu Xianyu had a suit specially made to order. Fortunately, his body had a very standard golden ratio, so he received the suit the next day, which did not affect his performance this week at all.

Carefully putting the suit into the bag, Wu Xianyu took out the watch, feeling a little excited. He opened the box and took a look at it. Finally, he put the watch together with the suit, picked up the bag and walked towards the school.

After some internal struggle, Jiang Tianhao's performance was finally accepted as the program for Class 1, Grade 1, which made Lin Miaomiao very unhappy.
"They rely on their numerical advantage. Most of our class are boys, so they will definitely support Haozi."

When picking up the winter school uniform, Lin Miaomiao was unhappy and discussed Jiang Tianhao's cheating with Wu Xianyu.

"What kind of show is that Haozi? Strength and beauty, he's the only one who's beautiful, shame on me"

After a good rant, Lin Miaomiao looked at Wu Xianyu who had a solo show.

"Xianyu, what are you going to sing then? How about telling me first?"

"No, it would be meaningless if I told you in advance."

Lin Miaomiao curled her lips, not surprised. After getting the school uniform, she walked towards the girls' dormitory and said something to Wu Xianyu before parting.

"Then we'll see your performance tomorrow night, don't embarrass our class."

(End of this chapter)