The salty life in Life of Pi

Chapter 35 Winter Vacation
"Miao Miao, did she really say that?"

Wang Shengnan looked at Lin Dawei with suspicion, suspecting that he was putting his true feelings on Lin Miaomiao. Lin Dawei had a bitter face.
"That's what she said herself, how can I lie to you?"

"When did this girl become so opinionated?"

Puzzled, Wang Shengnan leaned against the headboard, wondering if she had lost a memory. Lin Dawei leaned against the headboard on the other side and expressed his opinion cautiously.
"Miao Miao has grown up and looks more and more like you. You are a very opinionated person, so it's normal for your daughter to look like you. Also, I think Xiao Yu has contributed to this. He has a quick mind and might have taught your daughter all sorts of nonsense."

Wang Shengnan glanced at Lin Dawei calmly, and folded her arms without saying anything. Seeing that Wang Shengnan didn't get angry, Lin Dawei felt a little more stressed, and moved closer to Wang Shengnan, rubbing her shoulders.
"But I think Xiaoyu's comments about the arts and sciences make sense. Look at why there are more boys working in science and engineering fields in the market. This explains the problem. This is not a problem that you can solve alone. No matter how good Miaomiao's academic performance is, her personality is not suitable for those jobs."

"I'm doing this for her own good. Even if she doesn't like the job, it's good enough to be able to make money. In this world, without money, nothing matters."

Wang Shengnan still insisted that it was not like she had never experienced both arts and sciences, but she was not good at either of them and her talent was in sports. It would be very difficult for her to find a job in the future. If she could not be an athlete, she could only be a physical education teacher.

"Shengnan? We only have this one daughter. Do you really want her to hate us for the rest of her life?"

Lin Dawei's words were a bit too serious, and Wang Shengnan was so angry that she slapped him on the thigh.
"If you don't know how to talk, shut up. I'm not your stepmother. Who wants the flesh that falls off your body to hate you for the rest of your life?"

"That's it. If our daughter wants to study literature, let her do it. If she can't find a good job in the future, we can support her. She won't starve anyway."

Lin Dawei was whispering in Lin Miaomiao's ear, thinking that it would be nice if Lin Miaomiao could stay by his side for the rest of her life.

Wang Shengnan turned her head and rolled her eyes at Lin Dawei, then ignored him, lay down in the bed and closed her eyes.

Seeing that his wife was silent, Lin Dawei knew that she tacitly agreed that Lin Miaomiao would study literature. He smiled and hid in the quilt, turning off the bedside lamp.

In the darkness, Wang Shengnan's voice suddenly appeared.

"I will go to study with her when she is in her second year of high school. She needs to maintain her grades."

Lin Dawei was very tired after hearing the news, but she didn't express any opinion. She had already taken a step back and could accept other requests.

On the first day of winter vacation, Lin Miaomiao took out her homework and started writing after dinner. She has developed a habit. After all, it is really fun to play without distractions after finishing homework. Moreover, this is the best time to do homework. The longer she puts it off, the less she wants to do it.

In this way, it took four days to complete a total of 25 test papers. After Lin Miaomiao finished writing the last stroke, she let go of her hands, sat on the chair, looked up at the ceiling, and felt that her soul had ascended to heaven.

These days, not only do I have to rack my brains to do my homework, but I also have to struggle with various temptations. Someone in the class group went out to play, what delicious food they ate; what activities are there in the games that the boys play; and what exciting TV series are there recently.

When she finished writing the last stroke, Lin Miaomiao felt tired, but also full of a sense of accomplishment.

After putting away all the homework and schoolbag with great effort, Lin Miaomiao patted her schoolbag with a smile on her face.

"See you in twenty days"

She suddenly opened the door and walked out of the room. Without saying a word, Lin Miaomiao opened the refrigerator, took a bunch of snacks and put them on the coffee table. She took the TV remote control in front of Wang Shengnan, turned to another TV station, and watched it by herself.

Lin Dawei, who was holding the teacup and about to put it into his mouth, stopped, lowered his head and kept looking at the mother and daughter, fearing that something might happen again.

But Wang Shengnan didn't care at all. Instead, she smiled and asked her daughter softly:

"Miao Miao? Have you finished your homework?"

"kindness"

Lin Miaomiao squeezed out a sound from her nose without even looking at him, but Wang Shengnan was not angry at all. Instead, she stood up and gave the sofa to Lin Miaomiao.
"Then look, I'll go cut some fruit for you"

Seeing this scene, Lin Dawei felt relieved, took a sip of tea, and gently put down the teacup without making any sound.

After Wang Shengnan cut a plate of fruit and returned to the living room, she placed it on the coffee table in front of Lin Miaomiao and said softly:

"It's right in front of you. Eat more fruits and less snacks."

I thought I would hear my daughter's impatient voice, but no sound came. Wang Shengnan felt something was wrong, so she went over to take a look and quickly called Lin Dawei.

"Dawei, your daughter has fallen asleep, hurry up and carry her back to her room, don't let her catch a cold. I don't know what you are doing sitting there, do you have eyes to keep breathing? Your own daughter has fallen asleep, but you didn't take her back to her room, and you are just reading your tattered newspaper. You read it every day, but you don't know what's so good about it."

As Wang Shengnan cursed softly, Lin Dawei gently carried Lin Miaomiao back to the bed and took out the dried fruit from her mouth that she had not yet bitten off.

Back in the living room, seeing Wang Shengnan wiping her eyes, Lin Dawei quickly went over and hugged her.

"What's wrong? Why are you getting so sentimental?"

"I still think the old Miaomiao was better. Now she can even fall asleep while eating. Am I pushing her too hard?"

Wang Shengnan lay in Lin Dawei's arms, her tone filled with guilt and a little bit of grievance.

Lin Dawei patted Wang Shengnan on the back and comforted her gently.
"This is the only way forward. It will be a little harder now, but it will be much easier in the future. If it really doesn't work, can we ask Miaomiao to change it back?"

"No, let her suffer."

Wang Shengnan vented her emotions for a while and felt better. She then thought about cooking something to nourish her daughter.

Wu Xianyu, who was alone at home, had also finished his homework. He stretched himself and felt that it was just so-so and not as good as the extracurricular homework he bought. At this time, his cell phone rang. He picked it up and saw that it was Uncle Liu.

"Good afternoon, Uncle Liu"

"Hmm? You seem to be in a good mood. What's up?"

"Nothing, I just finished my winter vacation homework."

Hearing Wu Xianyu's relaxed tone, Uncle Liu looked at his two sons who were still playing wildly in the yard and loosened his belt.

"That's great. Do you want to come to my house to celebrate the New Year this year?"

"Okay, I'll go during the New Year and stay for two or three nights."

Wu Xianyu agreed readily. After all, it was boring to be alone at home, and at least he had two younger brothers in Uncle Liu's family.

Uncle Liu was very happy and laughed on the phone

"Haha, OK, your aunt has already cleaned up your room, come over when you're ready" "Let's go on New Year's Day, I just finished my homework and I'm going to have fun for a few days"

"Okay, okay, it's time to have some fun. I'm going to hang up first. Call me if you need anything."

"Okay, Uncle Liu"

After hanging up the phone, Uncle Liu was all smiles. Just as he was about to ask his wife to buy some more food, he saw the two little ones running in from outside, running all the way. He was immediately furious and pulled out his belt.

"You two stand there, you just play when you're home during the holidays, have you done your homework?"

Putting away his phone, Wu Xianyu put on his down jacket and prepared to go out for a walk. He had been in Jiangzhou for so long but had never had any serious fun.

But since we are in Jiangzhou, there probably won’t be anything fun here, Wu Xianyu thought, took the key and went out.

As soon as he got downstairs, Wu Xianyu saw a car passing in front of him. The rear window was slowly rising. In the gap when the window was not completely closed, Wu Xianyu saw that Qian Sanyi and an older woman were sitting in the back seat.

Watching the car go away, Wu Xianyu put his hands in his pockets and slowly walked out of the community.

I don’t have a car, and riding an electric scooter in this weather would be torture, so I’d better walk.

Wearing headphones, Wu Xianyu walked slowly. He took the bus when there was a bus and the subway when there was a subway. He kept wandering outside until dark before returning home. There was really nothing fun. Wu Xianyu missed his hometown in the countryside a little. During this festival, the county town was the most lively, and both adults and children loved it.

In the remaining few days, Wu Xianyu cleaned the house. When he finished, it was almost time, so Wu Xianyu took a few sets of clothes and took a taxi to Uncle Liu's house.

I spent a week at Uncle Liu's house, during which time I received red envelopes from him. Later, I used the money to buy snacks and toys for my two younger brothers. Of course, I also did the usual routine of teaching my two younger brothers to do their homework.

In the end, it was Wu Xianyu who received Jiang Tianhao's message and made an appointment to go out and play tomorrow. After hearing what Wu Xianyu said, Uncle Liu didn't want to keep him any longer. It was better to play with people of the same age than to stay at home every day.

Looking at the dozen or so classmates in the group who said they wanted to hang out, Lin Miaomiao sent a message to Wu Xianyu.

Meow Meow Doesn't Eat Fish: Xianyu, did you see that Qian Sanyi and Deng Xiaoqi are going too? Do you think anything else will happen by then?
Xianyu: Read less novels, there aren’t that many pretentious and face-slapping things in real life. No matter what happens, as long as it doesn’t affect my eating, drinking and having fun, that’s fine.
Meow Meow Doesn’t Eat Fish: Yeah, the novels I’ve read recently are a bit miscellaneous. Can Haozi take on the activities of so many people?
Xianyu: Believe me, there definitely won’t be that many people there. Seven or eight people would be good enough. Not everyone can go out and play in the second half of the winter vacation.
Meow Meow doesn’t eat fish: I don’t believe it

Xianyu: Let’s see when the time comes.
Sitting in the private room of Jiangjia Hotel, Lin Miaomiao lay on the sofa and looked at her mobile phone. From time to time, someone in the class group said that they could not go. The reasons were varied, such as parents did not allow them to go out, and they could not make it in time in their hometown. Some even said directly that they could not get up and did not go.

Wu Xianyu crossed his legs, drank milk tea, and looked at Lin Miaomiao

"Well, I was right, wasn't there going to be so many people?"

Lin Miaomiao didn't say anything. She picked a cup of milk tea from the bag on the table, put in a straw and took a sip.

"How come the pigeons are like spirits, they won't come when they are told not to."

"Because there is a very strange rule. If you make an agreement in advance, there is a high probability that it will not be implemented as agreed. But if you suddenly have an idea on a whim, there is a high probability that it will be successfully implemented. This rule is very practical."

Wu Xianyu recalled the memory of being stood up by clients in his previous life, and felt very emotional. He often made an appointment with clients to view houses the day before, but was stood up the next day. However, if the appointment was made on the same day, he might meet them in half an hour. It was very strange, but also very common.

At this time, the door of the box was pushed open and Deng Xiaoqi walked in. Even in winter, she chose to show off her long legs. The tight jeans wrapped her excellent body curves. Even the down jacket on her upper body was a short one, unlike Lin Miaomiao, who wore a long down jacket that reached down to her knees.

"Wow, Xiaoqi really wants grace over warmth."

Lin Miaomiao couldn't help but muttered something in a low voice. Wu Xianyu, who was sitting next to him, took a look and lost interest.
"I really don't know where this was learned from, it feels cheap"

After pushing Wu Xianyu, Lin Miaomiao said in a voice that only the two of them could hear:

"Look, Haozi and Qian Sanyi are both stunned."

Jiang Tianhao reacted quickly, took out the hot milk he had prepared from the drawer under the table, and came to Deng Xiaoqi happily.

"Come here, Xiaoqi, drink something hot to warm yourself up. I know you don't drink milk tea, so I bought you some milk. People say it doesn't make you fat."

Wu Xianyu sipped his milk tea, making a slurping sound, biting the pearls in his mouth with an unhappy look on his face.

"Ha, so we can just gain weight at will?"

Lin Miaomiao imitated Wu Xianyu and also made a snoring sound, but she looked very satisfied.

"Unfortunately, no matter how much I eat, I won't gain weight. Haozi's plan is doomed to be useless to me."

“You are also quite jealous.”

Wu Xianyu did not let Lin Miaomiao go and said something casually, but it was obvious that Lin Miaomiao no longer felt anything about such words and did not react at all.

Qian Sanyi, who was a step slower, did not go over but sat on the sofa with no expression on his face, looking at his mobile phone. Sure enough, Deng Xiaoqi, who took the milk, did not sit next to Jiang Tianhao, nor did he choose to sit next to Qian Sanyi.

Instead, he chose a place that was about the same distance from the two of them - next to Lin Miaomiao.

Lin Miaomiao had a look of confusion on her face. She didn't expect Deng Xiaoqi to sit next to her. She turned her head and looked at Wu Xianyu, who had an expression that said, "I don't know what's going on."

Since they are already sitting down, they can't be chased away. Lin Miaomiao holds her milk tea and looks at Deng Xiaoqi.

"Xiao Qi, aren't you cold dressed like this?"

Deng Xiaoqi approached Lin Miaomiao and smiled.

"It's cold, but I'm serious about my appearance."

Jiang Tianhao and Qian Sanyi had no expression when they saw where Deng Xiaoqi was sitting. Jiang Tianhao thought that as long as he didn't sit next to Qian Sanyi, he would be successful. Qian Sanyi thought that Jiang Tianhao was so well prepared, but Deng Xiaoqi didn't sit next to him, which meant that Xiaoqi was concerned about her own face.

It was only a little after ten o'clock, and there were already quite a few people in the box. Jiang Tianhao brought some board games and playing cards. Wu Xianyu had no interest in those board games, so he picked up the playing cards, shuffled them, and greeted them.

"Is anyone playing cards? Is there anyone who knows how to play Landlord?"

Several boys came over and quickly formed a group. Jiang Tianhao and Qian Sanyi saw that Deng Xiaoqi seemed to be very interested in Werewolf, so they joined in voluntarily.

However, Wu Xianyu's card-memorizing ability was a little beyond the standard, which caused a dimensionality reduction attack on the others. It wasn't long before he was eliminated by the others. Wu Xianyu smacked his lips regretfully, regretting that he had been too relaxed and should have restrained himself and played a few more games.

(End of this chapter)