Leaving the office, the three of them walked towards the dormitory.
Tan Wenbin asked, "Brother Xiao Yuan, could it be the appearance of a new ailment?"
Li Zhiyuan: "Not necessarily, it’s hard to say for sure, and it’s also too soon and too far from us."
A wave had just settled down, and although some time had passed, it should not have developed so rapidly since the first wave was resolved ahead of time; theoretically, the interval should be longer.
Tan Wenbin: "Right, it is quite a distance from our school indeed."
"It’s not the distance, Brother Binbin, but the relationship I’m talking about."
"The future in-laws of our counselor are too distant from us. If this line were to be established, the future development model should be:
The counselor’s partner gets sick while taking care of and trying to solve their own parents’ problems.
To take care of his partner and resolve his issues, the counselor also catches the strange ailment.
Although you’re now the class president, your relationship with the counselor isn’t particularly close; it needs time to develop.
On this basis, one day when you go to his office to submit paperwork or have supper together, he’ll have an episode right in front of you—either fainting suddenly or getting a seizure, something very obvious.
That way, it transitions over to me."
Tan Wenbin nodded, "If we calculate it like that, even if I’m good at getting close to people, it’ll take at least two months to develop that kind of deep relationship.
And although I like interacting with people like Fatty Wu, it’s hard to really connect with them, unless halfway through I go to his place and his attractive partner cooks us a meal."
Li Zhiyuan: "His partner also needs to be taking care of a few stray cats, preferably also likes to volunteer at the orphanage, gentle and kind, presenting a contrast to the counselor’s image."
Tan Wenbin: "Is that what will move you, Brother Xiao Yuan?"
I almost forgot, Yuanzi has no feelings.
Tan Wenbin: "Then, overwhelmed by sympathy, I’ll come seeking your help, Brother Xiao Yuan."
Tan Wenbin blinked, finding it strange to say he would be overwhelmed by sympathy.
But he’s starting to get the gist; he really does have to love life, be sociable, and be generous with his emotions.
Like today, if he hadn’t wanted to see himself as class president, Yuanzi wouldn’t have gone to the classroom for the meeting, and it was also because of him that Yuanzi agreed to discuss interpersonal relationships with Fatty Wu in the office.
Grandma Liu was right; I can’t just blindly imitate Yuanzi.
have to be the radar for Yuanzi.
With that thought, Tan Wenbin felt a spring in his step.
Let those two strivers keep on striving; I just need to revert to my true nature, and then the team’s irreplaceability becomes evident, ha, such is fate.
Li Zhiyuan: "So, it’s still too early."
"Yep, indeed, too early."
You follow the vine to get the melon, but there must be a vine to follow. If this line could be established, it wouldn’t be following the vine to get the melon; it’d be like someone’s seed just sprouted, and we’re already there with four or five Yellow River Shovels ready to dig.
Lin Shuyou asked curiously, "What exactly are you two talking about?"
Tan Wenbin: "Adults are talking, kids don’t interrupt."
Lin Shuyou: "If you find an evil spirit, remember to call me, I’d consider it my duty!"
Exorcising demons was real, and so was learning secret techniques. Lin Shuyou’s shoulders didn’t only carry the duty of the righteous but also the future development of all temples of officials from his hometown’s two cities and thirteen counties.
His burden was heavy.
He now eagerly wished for another incident like Granny Yu’s corpse, so he could get more acupuncture treatments, and of course, it would be even better to gain other experiences.
Tan Wenbin: "Don’t rush, we won’t need you for now. Run Sheng will be out of closed-door training tomorrow."
Lin Shuyou: "Although both committed to exorcism, it’s not for us to compete, but he can’t beat me."
They had sparred before, and even with everyone ganging up, they couldn’t stop him.
Tan Wenbin: "No worries, just wait and see; Run Sheng’s first thing after coming out will probably be a desire to spar with you."
Lin Shuyou: "As people of the Righteous, would it not be a sorrow for us and a joy for our enemies if we fought among ourselves?"
"I’ll go grab a bottle of ink." Li Zhiyuan walked into the shop.
Lu Yi sat at the counter collecting money; he really enjoyed this job now, hurrying over whenever class was over. While he was getting paid, it felt like running his own business.
Li Zhiyuan picked up a bottle of ink from the shelf, and as he went to pay at the counter, Lu Yi was on a phone call.
"Brother Genius is here; I’ll let him take the call." Lu Yi handed the phone to Li Zhiyuan, "The big boss is calling."
Lu Yi had picked up that name from Tan Wenbin.
Li Zhiyuan answered the phone: "Hello, Brother Liangliang."
"Lil’ Yuan, Jingjing has recovered well and been discharged from the hospital. The teacher’s wife would like to invite you for a meal to express gratitude. The teacher asked me to call and see if you’d like to come; it’s fine if you don’t want to."
"Have you returned to Jinling?"
"No, we’re in Dujiangyan right now."
"Then I won’t be coming."
"Alright, I’ll call the teacher’s wife back later, that’s it for now, I’m gonna hang..."
"Brother Liangliang, which part of Anhui is your hometown?"
"Anhui Nantong, haha."
"I’m asking seriously."
"Oh, I thought you were continuing that joke with me, was thinking about playing along. My hometown is right next to Huangshan Mountain, a little town."
"Min’an Town, it’s an antique town, very beautiful. I’ll be back with the teacher next month; it happens to be my dad’s birthday then. I’ll take you guys to my hometown for a visit; you’ll definitely like our architectural style."