Chapter 27 Professional Setup
In the next few days, Tan Xiao went out to cooperate with Maomao to record two more times. Maomao originally said that he would go back to the provincial capital after the recording and meet up with friends, but on the last day, Maomao went out and made several phone calls and finally came back angrily.
"What's wrong with Sister Maomao?" Tan Xiao asked with concern.
Tan Chunying had already finished recording and didn't come today, so he was the only one here.
Maomao sighed, "I just called my aunt. You still remember my cousin, right? Hasn't his academic performance improved recently? But my aunt has been unhappy and insisted that his personality has changed drastically recently. He loves studying and fighting."
Tan Xiao seemed to want to say something but stopped.
It would be fine if he just loved studying, but according to Lin Yang, her cousin has loved fighting since junior high school.
"We did fight before, but we basically always lost. We were both bad at fighting and loved to play." Maomao said speechlessly. Tan Xiao was relieved. He thought Maomao didn't know.
“So it can’t be said that his personality has changed drastically now. I think his skills have improved.
"His parents are divorced. I heard that at a party at his dad's place last week, someone mocked my aunt, and he beat up several of them right away. He also said something like "Don't bully the poor young people. I'm going to make them pay. I'll beat them up every time I see them."
"Tell me, what kind of civil and military skills have gone astray? I think that although the one who was beaten was a weird relative, fighting is indeed bad and can be educated and guided. But my aunt is exaggerating, insisting that my brother was possessed by evil spirits... That's ridiculous."
Tan Xiao thought back to the brief time he saw Wu Tianyu last time. To be honest, he didn't notice anything evil about Wu Tianyu.
Maomao has been in Nanchu these days. Touching his chin, he said, "I discussed it with other family members and we all agreed that my cousin is indeed more irritable than before. Another thing is that he eats more but doesn't gain weight. That's all the changes.
"But my aunt doesn't think so. She has been running her own business over the years and has become more and more superstitious. My cousin used to persuade her, but he himself didn't believe in it, and she would listen to him. But now she thinks my cousin is possessed by evil spirits, and says she can recognize that something is wrong with her own son.
"Now my cousin refuses to go to the hospital, saying that my aunt is the one who is sick. As for my aunt, it's not enough to tell us, now she wants to spend a lot of money to hire a liar to perform a ritual to exorcise the evil spirits. It's a mess anyway."
"Then we should try to persuade him. The scammers in Nanchu are quite ruthless." Tan Xiao understood this. Although Tan Chunying sometimes called himself a swindler, he was still very different from a real con man.
They make a living by performing, which is considered hard work. Their former counterparts, such as Uncle Lin Yang's Yinluo drum troupe, also charged normal fees.
There are some people who just want to cheat people out of money. And because of the superstitious , some quacks charge high prices and use a variety of tricks.
Tan Xiao knows that there are even people who charge for helping people choose WeChat avatars, and it costs several hundred yuan each time.
"Yeah, actually, I have thought of a way now. I will find someone to come back and pretend to be a master to calm my aunt down. Then I will take my cousin to the hospital for a checkup to see if it is a hormone problem or puberty that causes mood swings and excessive eating. I will take care of it and then reveal the result to my aunt. Isn't that enough?"
As Maomao was talking, he and Tan Xiao looked at each other.
Um……
Tan Xiao laughed: "Are you thinking of our house?"
"Indeed, I just thought of it as I was talking..." Maomao said embarrassedly. After all, Tan Xiao's family was the heir of spiritual masters, and she knew that Tan Chunying and her son were both performing - of course she would put it differently to her aunt.
"Sure, my mother will definitely agree. There isn't much work lately." Although Tan Xiao is already a true spiritualist, his family has been doing spiritual work for a long time. This kind of work is nothing. To be honest, his family was invited to cooperate with the mental hospital for diagnosis and treatment before. There are also other trivial psychological massages.
It's just a conspiracy, no problem.
"Great, I'll tell Sister Tan too, I'll charge you based on the performance fee." Mao Mao did what he said, and he called Tan Chunying immediately. After he finished talking, Tan Chunying agreed. After hanging up the phone, she said, "Sister Tan reminds you two are in the same school, and I want you to pay attention to my cousin's situation in school, so that we can discuss how to deceive my aunt."
Tan Xiao nodded. He had to scout out the place before setting up a trap. He happened to be lurking in the school to observe and inquire about Wu Tianyu's situation.
"I know. I'll discuss it with my mother." Tan Xiao even thought about what words to use to fool Maomao's aunt in an instant. He couldn't stand those immoral fake colleagues.
After Tan Xiao returned to school, he was still thinking about this matter. Well, to observe Wu Tianyu, the first thing to do is to recognize which one is Wu Tianyu...
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The school bell had rung in the afternoon. Tan Xiao was thinking. Kong Xuan decided to give him a chance. After all, he had praised him today. "What are you eating?"
"Eat in the cafeteria." Tan Xiao didn't understand why Kong Xuan asked him. He had never seen Kong Xuan eat at school. He himself always ordered takeout, and maybe Kong Xuan did too. He didn't know where he got the takeout from. Tan Xiao never saw him when he secretly took the takeout. However, No. 1 Middle School prohibited taking takeout, so everyone used their own tricks.
Kong Xuan was very disgusted with the cafeteria. However, if Tan Xiao invited him, he could still eat reluctantly.
Tan Xiao: "Let's go, bye."
Kong Xuan: “…”
Tan Xiao picked up the meal card that he rarely used and walked out. He saw Kong Xuan's expression. Hey, there are people who hate the cafeteria more than me. The takeaway restaurant he originally planned to eat at was closed for a day, so he simply went to the cafeteria to change his mood.
In fact, the cafeteria of Nanchu No. 1 Middle School is quite good, with several floors and a wide variety of flavors. If Tan Xiao wasn't picky about food, he would have followed the crowd.
It was rare to see Tan Xiao in the cafeteria. Lin Yang was sitting at the same table with a few friends, eating hard. Someone at the next table nudged him and said, "Look, isn't that from your class..."
Lin Yang looked up and saw that many people eating in the cafeteria were looking at Tan Xiao. He quickly swallowed his food and stretched out his hand to greet him: "Brother Xiao, do you want to join us?"
Tan Xiao's eyes fell on the person who called him, and he stretched out his hand to greet him, nodded, went to get the food and sat next to this person. He saw that there was less food on his plate than the others, and he had almost finished eating.
So Tan Xiao concluded that this should be Lin Yang.
"You eat so fast." Tan Xiao said.
"He's not called eating fast, look at that guy." A classmate next to him pouted in one direction, "Eating like a whirlwind."
Who is it?
"The new No. 1 Middle School leader." Lin Yang suddenly winked at Tan Xiao, "That's Wu Tianyu. Did you know that not only has his grades improved by leaps and bounds, but he's also invincible in the school and the surrounding areas? They say this is the first time in history that a freshman has become the leader."
Tan Xiao looked in the direction he said, and saw a young man sitting near the door. He was very tall but thin, even thinner than the last time Tan Xiao saw him. However, he did not look like the "big boss of No. 1 Middle School" as rumored.
...I didn't expect that Wu Tianyu not only beat up his relatives, but also made a name for himself in school.
Wu Tianyu's school uniform was still baggy, and his pants were rolled up, revealing a few small bruises on his calves, probably from a fight.
The plate in front of him was piled high with rice, like two servings of rice, and there was a bowl of soup and two buns next to it.
The boy looked gentle, but he swallowed a big mouthful of rice in one gulp, and his chewing expression was very enjoyable. There was also a bit of eagerness in this enjoyment, as if he was hungry. However, most students were very hungry after half a day of classes.
The rice got stuck in his throat, so he took a big gulp of soup and swallowed it, and then continued to put the food into his mouth. His movements were not rough, but he was very fast and ate a lot.
His appetite was so great that students from several tables nearby couldn't help but stare at him a few more times.
But Wu Tianyu has always been a notorious gangster, and even his academic progress was due to a bet with someone to call him dad. He noticed that someone was looking at him, so he half raised his head and glanced at him a few times. Those people didn't dare to peek at him anymore.
"He is so thin, how can he eat so much?" Tan Xiao looked at Wu Tianyu. Apart from eating a lot and being thin, there really didn't seem to be anything else about him.
"I feel like he wasn't that thin before." After saying this, Lin Yang hesitated and touched the back of his head and said, "Is there something wrong with his thyroid gland?"
He eats so much but still remains thin. I feel like he has some disease like hyperthyroidism.
Tan Xiao also felt that Wu Tianyu looked more like he was sick rather than being possessed by evil spirits.
"Anyway, he eats a lot. My mom always said I was a glutton during my adolescence, but I didn't eat as much as he did." Lin Yang said to himself. He stood up shakily. "No, I have to go to the toilet. Straightforward, straightforward."
"..." Tan Xiao remembered that Tan Chunying had also teased him, but Tan Chunying didn't know that he had the portion for two people with Peacock God.
It seemed like what Wu Tianyu ate was more than enough for two people.
Tan Xiao looked at Wu Tianyu again.
Others speculated whether Wu Tianyu had a problem with his thyroid gland, but Tan Xiao didn't think that was the case given his appearance. Another possibility was bulimia, where he ate a lot and then vomited.
When Tan Xiao had almost finished eating, he saw Wu Tianyu staggering to his feet. His belly was bloated from eating so much, which looked a little funny given his skinny figure.
Seeing Wu Tianyu walking out, Tan Xiao followed him. He wanted to get closer to see Wu Tianyu. After observing her carefully, he could trick Wu Tianyu's mother more specifically.
After Wu Tianyu went out, he walked to the back of the cafeteria, where there were not many people and it was a path leading to the playground.
Tan Xiao followed Wu Tianyu closely, pretending to pass by him, wanting to see his finger joints and mouth corners. Usually, people who induce vomiting will have ulcers at the corners of their mouths, and their fingers will have scars from scratching their throats.
But Wu Tianyu didn't turn his body, but seemed to be conscious. When Tan Xiao came over, he put his hands in his trouser pockets, just covering them.
Tan Xiao was about to take two steps forward to look at the corner of his mouth, but Wu Tianyu turned his head and looked away again.
Why does he seem to know what I am going to do? Tan Xiao was shocked.
At this moment, Wu Tianyu suddenly turned his head, stretched out his hand and accurately grasped Tan Xiao's collar, leaned his face closer, stared at Tan Xiao, and said with a smile: "Did you see clearly, do I have any signs of vomiting?"
Tan Xiao's first reaction was to look at the corner of his mouth which was so close to him, then he lowered his eyes and saw that Wu Tianyu's hands were intact.
Then, Tan Xiao's heart suddenly jumped. His idea was a spur-of-the-moment one, and he didn't even say it out loud. How could Wu Tianyu know his intention? !
Tan Xiao's mind went a little blank.
Something is wrong.
Wu Tianyu pulled the corner of his mouth and smiled disdainfully: "Don't get involved in a level that you can't reach, little spiritual master." He patted Tan Xiao twice.
Tan Xiao raised his hand to block it in disgust, and the two of them stared at each other in a stalemate. He looked at Wu Tianyu inquiringly and warily. This arrogant tone was also very suspicious, as he was a grade higher than Wu Tianyu.
Wu Tianyu squeezed Tan Xiao's wrist in protest. Although he was thin, he was very strong.
At this time, a third hand stretched out from the side and easily pushed Wu Tianyu away.
Wu Tianyu staggered two steps to stand firm, and was stunned when he saw the face of the person who came. Although he did not know him and the person did not say his name, as soon as Wu Tianyu saw this face, he knew that this must be Kong Xuan, the high school transfer student who had been rumored to be going viral in the school recently.
Tan Xiao turned around and saw a male classmate.
The male classmate said to Wu Tianyu with disdain: "Why are you touching his hand?"
Wu Tianyu: “???” You must be crazy!
Not to mention Wu Tianyu, Tan Xiao was also shocked. My classmate, although you drew your sword to help... but what are you talking about! They were about to fight!
What a portrayal this guy gave of our tense situation.
Wu Tianyu looked at Kong Xuan in surprise. He had not expected him to appear at all, and was surprised that he could push him away. This made him a little unsure. Especially when he carefully sensed, he could not feel anything unusual about Kong Xuan.
However, Wu Tianyu looked down on these ordinary people and said disdainfully: "It's none of your business. He is asking for trouble."
Tan Xiao felt something was wrong when Wu Tianyu revealed his purpose and identity. He clearly came here to find out the truth, but he was the one who found out the truth instead.
He put his hands behind his back, made hand gestures, and relying on the fact that no one knew him , openly used the "flail position" on Wu Tianyu.
Wu Tianyu didn't react at all and still stood with his head held high facing the wind.
Although Wu Tianyu did not react to his opponent, Tan Xiao was certain that this man was definitely not sick and was very serious.
Kong Xuan said coldly: "You can't just touch me..." He wanted to say my wizard, but swallowed it, "People in our class."
So he is a classmate of ours? Tan Xiao restrained his expression and said, "Thank you, forget it, it's just a misunderstanding."
Now is obviously not the time to solve this matter. He still hasn't noticed any abnormality in Wu Tianyu like Xiong Gui and the others, but combined with the conversation just now, it proves that Wu Tianyu has a bigger problem.
The enemy is in the dark and I am in the light, just press it. Sister Maomao, your order is a bit difficult.
Kong Xuan hummed unhappily when Tan Xiao asked this, but he didn't care. After all, Tan Xiao was the spiritual witch he chose almost at first sight.
"I'm sorry, classmate." Tan Xiao looked at Wu Tianyu and said word by word, "Goodbye."
"With your level of cultivation, we can only meet again." Wu Tianyu leaned close to him and whispered, then turned and left.
Tan Xiao frowned and watched Wu Tianyu leave for a while, then looked at the classmate who helped him. He thought carefully about the man's hairstyle, height, words and deeds, and suddenly fell silent.
After a while, Tan Xiao shouted dryly: "... Kong Xuan?"
Kong Xuan sneered, not quite surprised: "Did you recognize it?"
Tan Xiao: "..."
You guessed it right, it was really him.
...This weird guy is actually quite kind and protective. Although he has some conflicts with him, he doesn't allow people from other classes to bully his classmates. And he is no longer surprised that he can't recognize people. This tempered remark seems a bit cute.
I didn't expect that Kong Xuan's fighting power was quite high and he could push Wu Tianyu back.
Tan Xiao smiled, and this time he didn't fight back, but said again: "Thank you."
This time, he was speaking to Kong Xuan, and there was a slight difference between his words and the thank you he had just said.
Kong Xuan raised his head proudly.
Tan Xiao: "..."
Alas, you...
Tan Xiao noticed that he had no decorations on and asked, "Why aren't you wearing the things I gave you?"
Because Tan Xiao specifically requested it, most of the students in their class were using the things Tan Xiao gave them. If Kong Xuan brought the key chain, Tan Xiao would definitely recognize who he was at a glance.
How could Kong Xuan give him a chance before Tan Xiao recognized him! He kept the keychain by himself. Kong Xuan looked at Tan Xiao with his eyes drooping, but didn't say anything. He was still resentful that Tan Xiao didn't call him when he ate in the cafeteria.
Humph, but Tan Xiao also noticed that he didn’t like eating in the cafeteria.
Tan Xiao couldn't help laughing.
This smile was obviously different from the one he had shown before when he was thanking her. Kong Xuan didn't know what he was laughing at, so he just subconsciously asked, "What are you laughing at?"
"No, I just think you look a bit like someone I know." Tan Xiao thought of the Peacock God in his family again.
"Oh, who?" Kong Xuan stared at him.
"Yes, it's my friend," Tan Xiao couldn't say that he was the god he worshipped, so he said euphemistically. Alas, it's not good to make a big move in school, otherwise he would attract the Peacock God, and how could Wu Tianyu be arrogant? He couldn't help but say, "He is a very powerful friend, and his fighting power is higher than yours."
Kong Xuanfeng glared: "?!"
Who has a higher fighting power than him? !
Oh, wait... I think you're talking about me. Kong Xuan was angry for two seconds before he reacted.
Kong Xuan should be proud, but this time Tan Xiao treated him so differently, and his way of speaking made him feel inexplicably unhappy after he came to his senses...!
Seeing Kong Xuan's unpredictable expression and remembering his temper, Tan Xiao added, "But you are more handsome!" After all, some people in the class were watching Kong Xuan, but no one was watching the Peacock God.
Kong Xuan: “…………”
