The salty life in Life of Pi

Chapter 46 The rich dog is throwing money around again
"Did you draw all these? Not bad, I really like the image of the salted fish."

Wu Xianyu nodded as he looked at the comic strips Lin Miaomiao had drawn these days. Lin Miaomiao sat cross-legged on the sofa beside him. When she heard Wu Xianyu's praise, she was not modest at all.

"That's right. After all, I learned a few tricks from my dad. I'm going to open a public account and upload my comics. What do you think?"

"No public?"

Wu Xianyu checked some information on his phone and found that Douyin had not appeared yet, but it would probably be soon.

"Sure, but do you really not mind drawing all your embarrassing moments into cartoons?"

Flipping through the drawing paper in my hand, they were all about embarrassing things that happened at school, with the protagonists being a salted fish and a kitten.

"It's already happened, why should I be afraid of others knowing it? Besides, I'm not planning to make the official account too good, I just want to display my talents."

Eating the fruit on the coffee table, Lin Miaomiao swung her short legs and looked at Wu Xianyu with a gleam in her eyes.
“But opening a public account requires fees.”

"Stop, stop talking, don't open it"

Just when Lin Miaomiao wanted to open a public account to tell him why, it turned out that she was waiting for him here. Wu Xianyu put away the draft and handed it back to Lin Miaomiao with both hands.
"If I remember correctly, you still have quite a bit of money. I'm sure you haven't spent all the two thousand you earned in your freshman year of high school."

"Hey hey hey"

Lin Miaomiao smiled guiltily and took back her drawing.
"Don't you need sponsorship to run a business? Few people spend their own money to run their own business. At most, you can become a shareholder and get a share of the profits."

"No, I don't expect you to make money from this public account for me to spend. Besides, people spend money to open a public account because it is needed for the later operation. You don't operate it. Opening a public account is free, right? And you said that you just want to show your talent. It won't affect you to show your talent if it's free."

“Isn’t this for more people to see?”

Lin Miaomiao didn’t really want Wu Xianyu to pay for it, but she wanted to do something with Wu Xianyu, which felt like forming a small family, although it was a bit early to say that now. . .

Seeing Lin Miaomiao's slightly red face and a slightly coquettish tone, Wu Xianyu turned his head away, a little afraid to look at her. It turned out that women are women. No matter how old they are, being coquettish is a critical hit to men.

"Alright, alright, stop talking. I'll pay half, how much do you want?"

Wu Xianyu didn't want to be tortured any more, so he simply agreed to Lin Miaomiao's request and just treated it as a snack.

"Hey, fifty will be fine."

Hearing the sound of a red envelope coming from her phone, Lin Miaomiao jumped off the sofa and came to Wu Xianyu and shouted

“Thank you for your support, brother”

He shouted, "Play!" and went straight back upstairs with the drawing.

After Lin Miaomiao left, Wu Xianyu drank two glasses of ice water in a row. He really couldn't bear it anymore. His young body was rebellious and even his mature soul couldn't control it.

The summer vacation after finishing homework is very happy, without any pressure. Even parents who are dissatisfied or jealous of their children's freedom have no legitimate reason. Generally, they can only nag them not to stay at home all day and go out for a walk, otherwise they will get mad.

Lin Miaomiao has been nagged by Wang Shengnan these days, and she can't even draw comics anymore. She looked up at the sun outside and it was so bright that it was blinding.

I couldn't help but complain to Wang Shengnan outside the door.

"You let me go out for a walk in this weather? Am I still your daughter?"

"If I ask you to go out for a walk, you're no longer my daughter? Look, you've been staying at home for a month, and you're about to get mushrooms."

Wang Shengnan sat in the living room watching TV, with no emotion on her face.

"Do you understand why it's called summer vacation? It's because the weather is too hot. Schools let students stay home to escape the heat. Why are you pushing people outside?"

"Then go out in the afternoon, the temperature will drop by then."

"Mom! Why are you so persistent in getting me to go out?"

Wang Shengnan's voice had not been heard for a long time. She herself didn't know why, but she felt uncomfortable seeing Lin Miaomiao being idle.

Hearing no more sounds, Lin Miaomiao sighed, put away her comics, lay down on the bed and picked up her phone. The public account had been opened for two weeks, and the number of views was average. Only Wu Xianyu would leave a message under each comic, but just like his mouth, there was nothing nice to say. Although it was not to the point of mockery or pouring cold water on others, it was also words that could provoke Lin Miaomiao's emotions.

Just as I was about to turn off my phone, a message popped up in the class group.

Wang Leehom from Jiangzhou: We are about to be divided into classes. Anyone want to hang out? I will treat you. We are going to watch a movie, the animated movie "The Return of the Great Sage"

Seeing this message, Lin Miaomiao's eyes lit up and she sat up from the bed. Recently, she had seen many film critics on Bilibili saying that this movie was very good. Now that Jiang Tianhao was treating her, she would be sorry if she didn't go.

Just as she was about to get up and change her clothes, Lin Miaomiao called Wu Xianyu.
"Hey, what's wrong?"

Hearing Wu Xianyu's slightly hoarse voice, Lin Miaomiao couldn't help but clear her throat.

"Jiang Tianhao in the class group wants to treat everyone to a movie, do you want to join us?"

"Hmm? Is Haozi, this rich guy, throwing money around again?"

Wu Xianyu seemed to be taking a nap. After a while, there was a rustling sound from the other side.

"You have to go. Why not go if there is such a good thing?"

"Okay, I'll go find you later."

"Row"

Wang Shengnan was watching TV intently on the sofa. Suddenly, the door of Lin Miaomiao's room opened. Seeing that she was dressed neatly, Wang Shengnan couldn't help but speak.

"Going on a date?"

"No, don't talk nonsense. Jiang Tianhao invited us to watch a movie. There will probably be about ten people."

Lin Miaomiao had already developed resistance to Wang Shengnan's outspokenness. She left a word, opened the door and walked out happily.

Looking at the closed door, Wang Shengnan snorted disdainfully when she heard Lin Miaomiao knocking on the door downstairs.

Wu Xianyu opened the door and saw Lin Miaomiao, who was wearing a white printed short-sleeved top, reddish-brown shorts, and gray and white sneakers.

Her short legs, as thin as jade lotus roots, were exposed under the shorts. Because the hem of her short-sleeved upper body covered part of the shorts, she did not look very short visually and appeared to be a little taller.

Lin Miaomiao stood at the door and looked at Wu Xianyu, who was wearing white on top and black on the bottom, a pure white short-sleeved shirt and pure black loose trousers, and couldn't help but complain

"What kind of hell aesthetic is this? It's either black or white. And your clothes and pants are so loose that I feel like I can fit into them."

Wu Xianyu rolled his eyes, put on his hat, and pushed Lin Miaomiao out of the door.
"If you have the guts, put it in there, as long as you don't mind the heat."

"Ha, if I put it in, I'm afraid it won't be a question of whether it's hot or not."

Without responding to Lin Miaomiao's words, Wu Xianyu closed the door and walked downstairs.

Sitting on the subway, Lin Miaomiao saw Wu Xianyu communicating with someone, leaned against him and looked at him.
"Who is this? What kind of decoration?"

"I'm planning to renovate my house and I'm contacting a designer. My uncle and aunt are here, so I can ask them to help me. This way I don't have to worry about anything at school." "Have you decided what you want it to look like?"

"Simple, use more warm colors, leave more space, use less sinking design, and make it easier to clean"

"Oh, it looks like you've already thought about it?"

“Yeah, I’ve thought about it a long time ago.”

Lin Miaomiao thought that he was thinking about it during his extracurricular time at school, but in fact, Wu Xianyu had thought about it in his previous life. As a real estate salesman, what he wanted most was to own a house of his own, but he never realized this dream until he traveled through time.

Although he didn't have his own house, Wu Xianyu had already thought about how to design his own house in countless dark nights, and now was the perfect time to bring it all out at once.

They didn't chat for long. After the person on the other end confirmed Wu Xianyu's request, Wu Xianyu turned off his phone and sat quietly on the subway.

When they arrived at the agreed cinema, Jiang Tianhao was already there, playing games with a few boys. When he saw Wu Xianyu and Lin Miaomiao coming, Jiang Tianhao joked:

"Oh, now they are starting to become a couple."

"I met you on the road. Are you sure it's easy to buy movie tickets? I think this movie seems to be very popular."

Wu Xianyu casually changed the subject and sat next to Jiang Tianhao, while Lin Miaomiao had already gone to buy popcorn and drinks.

"It's OK. The main thing is that it's been out for a month. It's already the end of August. I just asked, and even if everyone in our class comes, there will be enough space."

"Okay, what time do we start?"

"There's still half an hour left. I think most people are arriving."

Wu Xianyu turned around and looked around. There didn't seem to be many people around, and Lin Miaomiao was the only girl.

“Not many people came.”

"Yeah, I guess they're all catching up on their homework."

"Hey, don't mention those things that spoil the fun when you are happy."

A few boys nearby looked a little unhappy, apparently because they had not finished their homework yet.

Wu Xianyu guessed that these people were going to start performing a miracle every night, each with a pen.

I watched the movie on the computer in my previous life, but this time I watched it in the cinema, and the visual effect was different. Seeing the long-faced monkey, Wu Xianyu was filled with thoughts. The Monkey King saved Chinese comics, and he will save domestic games in the future. Thinking of games, Wu Xianyu felt a little regretful. As a clumsy person, he only pre-ordered the regular version, but he hasn't played it yet. I wonder if the Monkey King will once again take up the banner of domestic games.

His attention was originally on the movie, but suddenly he felt a different sensation in his left hand. Wu Xianyu thought that Lin Miaomiao was going to give him popcorn, so he turned his palm over, but he felt a different touch.

Turning around, Lin Miaomiao was also surprised to see herself putting her hand in Wu Xianyu's palm. She originally wanted to relieve her nervousness, so she put her hand on the armrest, but she didn't expect that there was already a hand on the armrest.

The two looked up at each other, and silently withdrew their hands. However, when they withdrew their hands, Wu Xianyu took the opportunity to pinch Lin Miaomiao's soft and slightly fleshy little hand.

Lin Miaomiao remained silent, looking at the big screen, but the light reflected on her face allowed Wu Xianyu to see the upturned corners of her mouth.

After the movie ended, everyone was filled with emotion, chatting as they walked out of the cinema. Jiang Tianhao looked at Wu Xianyu and Lin Miaomiao, and without asking any questions, he shook his phone.

"Let's have dinner together"

"Walk"

Lin Miaomiao agreed immediately without asking Wu Xianyu's opinion, even though Wu Xianyu had nothing else to do.

Jiang Tianhao is worthy of being the one who runs a restaurant at home. He knows all the good food. He took the two of them to a barbecue restaurant. Seeing the "Xu City Barbecue" on the door, Wu Xianyu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

"You're quite good at choosing, Haozi."

"It's not that I would choose, it's mainly because it tastes good. Otherwise, why do people say that your Xu City is the birthplace of barbecue?"

As he spoke, Jiang Tianhao pushed the door open and walked in. There were already quite a few people sitting inside, making a lot of noise. The three of them selected their dishes and handed them over to the boss. Jiang Tianhao directly ordered a box of beer. Wu Xianyu's eyes twitched.

"Haozi, why don't you call ahead and ask your driver to pick you up?"

"Who am I looking down on? I can drink a lot."

Jiang Tianhao's face was filled with righteous indignation, but the two people opposite him obviously didn't believe it, so before the barbecue was served, Jiang Tianhao had already opened three bottles of beer. Last time in the KTV, Jiang Tianhao also saw Lin Miaomiao drinking, and it seemed that she could drink quite a lot.

The three of them clinked their beer cups, and Jiang Tianhao started the conversation.
"With this division of the subject, I am now truly alone"

"You are still alone, you are not the emperor"

Wu Xianyu didn't give Jiang Tianhao any chance to be sentimental

"There are so many boys in the science class, and they are all so familiar with you, why are you alone?"

"Because of Qian Sanyi and Deng Xiaoqi, I feel sad. And when the time comes, I won't have you to help me with my psychological problems."

"Wow, you might be crazy if you're not stimulated by salted fish."

Lin Miaomiao ate peanuts and looked at Jiang Tianhao in shock. How could Wu Xianyu be able to vent his emotions?

Jiang Tianhao shook his head, with a look of conviction

"Xianyu's words are a bit harsh, but they really work. After I cried last time, I didn't have such a strong obsession with Deng Xiaoqi anymore. I didn't have any special emotions when I saw her interacting with Qian Sanyi."

Wu Xianyu, who had his eyes lowered, heard Jiang Tianhao's words and looked at Jiang Tianhao, wondering if Jiang Tianhao would still be so calm if he told the two of them the news that they had passed the customs.

After thinking about it, Wu Xianyu shook his head and didn't say anything. Instead, he looked at Jiang Tianhao and said
"I told you, we are all students, there are no emotional problems that cannot be solved. Besides, we will still be in the same dormitory, so come back to find me if you have any problems."

At this time, the dishes were served one after another. The three of them didn't hesitate to eat. Lin Miaomiao took a bite of the cauliflower and couldn't help but be surprised.

"Hey, why is this different from other restaurants? How can I describe the taste? It's delicious."

At this time, Lin Miaomiao felt that her vocabulary was lacking.

“It’s crisp and refreshing, isn’t it?”

Wu Xianyu helped to pick up the conversation

“The dishes here are also very fresh and taste very good, but the lack of chili is a bit unsatisfying.”

"People in Jiangzhou rarely eat spicy food, so I guess the boss just doesn't want chili."

Jiang Tianhao explained and raised his glass, and the three of them clinked their glasses.

During the meal, Lin Miaomiao kept burping. Jiang Tianhao and Wu Xianyu didn't eat much. They kept chatting and drinking. Except for the bottle that Lin Miaomiao drank, the rest of the box of beer went into their stomachs.

Finally, Wu Xianyu watched Jiang Tianhao's driver take him away, and he and Lin Miaomiao walked towards the subway.

(End of this chapter)