Volume 6: Summer Chapter 60: Forum
After the relocation of the institute was completed, Jiang You went to the hospital to check his knee and took a CT scan. The results showed that he had a meniscus injury. After returning to the insect house, he showed the report to Lin Yu with a sad face, "I guess I have to stop this adventure weight loss method for a while."
Lin Yu looked through the report and asked, "Do you want to have surgery?"
"Let's take care of it first," Jiang You picked a chocolate from the sugar bowl. "There's been a lot going on lately, the forum, Jiujiu, and Corey's matter. I had surgery, so I have to lie down for a while. Let's wait until this busy period is over."
"Brother Jiang, just lie down. If you need me to run errands or something, don't be polite to me."
"Okay, I'll definitely find you."
Then, Jiang You began to recuperate.
He lay on the bed, covered with a thin blanket, with the air conditioner on. He held a fruit plate in his arms, with his iPad on top, watching cartoons while peeling longans. On the bedside table was a cup of milk tea that was one-third full, and a large bag of beef jerky.
After catching up with the latest episode of the animation, Jiang You put the fruit plate aside. He had finished watching all the dramas and novels he had accumulated and felt that life was boring. He stared at the ceiling for a few minutes, then picked up his phone and opened his Moments, wondering whether to take nine consecutive photos of his milk tea and snacks, or to complain about how boring his recuperation life was. Which would be more likely to attract hatred?
At this time, he saw a video posted by Yang Xuan on WeChat Moments - a video preview, the drama will be broadcast on the 5th of next month. In the video, she appeared for less than five seconds, and the only time she was seen face-to-face was when someone splashed water on her face with a cup. Jiang You forwarded it, then opened Weibo and looked through her super topic. Sure enough, a fan made an animated emoticon package, right-clicked to save it, and sent it to Yang Xuan.
Yang Xuan replied to him immediately: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Jiang You: I can see the acting skills.
Yang Xuan: Really?
Jiang You: The splashing water is real, not a special effect.
Yang Xuan: Blocked!
Jiang You picked up the milk tea and took a sip. He asked: Are you still in Yanjing?
Yang Xuan: Yes, I have classes every day and it’s almost time to go to class again.
So Jiang You took a few photos of the milk tea and snacks and sent them to Yang Xuan. After waiting for a long time and seeing that Yang Xuan didn't reply, he asked: What did you learn?
Yang Xuan: I heard a lot of gossip. I’ll tell you when I get back. There are so many gossips.
After chatting with Yang Xuan for a while, he felt sleepy again. He threw his phone aside and planned to sleep for a while. Then, he heard a knock on the door. Then, Chen Nan's voice came from the door, "I'm coming in?"
"Come in."
Chen Nan pushed the door and walked in.
She was wearing a light grey dress, which was well-cut and simple in lines, and looked a little more dignified. She sat down beside Jiang You's bed, "How was your day?"
"Very good. Are you busy over there?"
"Almost, that is..."
"What?"
"I'm a little panicked." said Chen Nan.
"Why are you so nervous?" Jiang You took Chen Nan's hand and played with it.
"What if no one comes to listen ? That would be awkward."
"I'm not a human?"
Chen Nan smiled and pulled his hand away, "Your feet are not in good condition, so don't go."
"That won't do. It's not like I can't move. I just can't do strenuous exercise," Jiang You said, as he was about to get out of bed. "I've been lying down for a few days and I feel a little itchy in my bones. Maybe it's almost healed."
"Do your knees itch?"
"Itchy."
Chen Nan hit his hand and said, "Ma Yi and his friends will be here soon. I have booked a private room at a Cantonese restaurant for dinner. Please invite Mr. Xu and his friends. Oh, Jiaqi's boyfriend will also come over tonight."
"It's a good opportunity to meet you."
Chen Nan chatted with Jiang You for a while and then went back to the bookstore to get busy.
After Chen Nan left, Jiang You lay down for a while with his eyes closed, but got up before he could fall asleep again. After walking out of the bedroom, he saw the electronic scale under the workbench, and stood on it. The number was stable at 85 kilograms. He walked down the scale without any sadness or joy, walked into the side bedroom, snatched the phone from Jiang Mo who was watching a short video, and then hugged Jiang Mo to watch Animal World for half an hour. Finally, he was kicked out of the room by Jiang Mo in a half-awake state.
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At dinner, Jiang You met Xu Jiaqi's boyfriend Peng Hua.
Mr. Xu introduced Jiang Youshuo to Peng Hua: "He is my friend regardless of age difference. He is very good at chess. He is only slightly worse than me."
"I heard about you from Jia Jia, and I finally met you today," said Peng Hua.
"Hello, hello."
Mr. Xu and his friend were talkative, Jiang You was also able to chat and respond, and although Peng Hua didn't say much, every word he said was to the point. Gradually, the others also started chatting, and the meal was a great pleasure for both the host and the guests.
The lecture started at 7:30. After dinner, the group went to Guanghe Bookstore.
After Ma Yi adjusted the equipment, he saw that it was still early, so he waved his cigarette at Jiang You, and the two of them walked out of the bookstore. Xiao Liu was still handing out flyers at the door, so they walked a few steps to the side.
Ma Yi took a puff of his cigarette and said, "Tianyu was supposed to come over today."
"What's wrong with him?"
"His father-in-law had a stroke."
"How is it now?"
"He was the one who found it. Fortunately, he was found early and rushed to the hospital immediately. He is now stable."
"That's quite lucky."
"yes."
"My knee," Jiang You pointed at his knee, "The meniscus was injured. I have been lying in bed for several days."
"How could that happen?" Ma Yi asked.
"I went hiking a few days ago, and I may have been exercising too much recently."
"If you haven't moved for years, it's easy for problems to arise if you suddenly move."
"Are Tianyu and his wife okay now?"
"It's still the same. It's impossible to get better or divorce. He's making short videos, and he's very popular now," Ma Yi flicked off the ash from his cigarette. "He's the kind of person who forgets his relatives when he's busy with his career."
“Short videos have been popular for quite some time, right?”
"I knew it was popular before, but I didn't feel it. A colleague of mine shot a vlog last month that happened to be a hot topic. It was forwarded over a million times on Weibo, and his offer suddenly increased from 3,000 to 50,000."
"What is your current offer?" Jiang You asked.
"I work on word of mouth," Ma Yi paused, "of course it also depends on the person."
After finishing a cigarette, when Jiang You and Ma Yi were about to return to the bookstore, Jiang You saw Tang Butian walking towards them from the corner of the street.
"Chief, you're here," Jiang You glanced at the time on his phone, "It's almost time to start inside, I saved a seat for you."
Tang Bu Tian nodded, his face still tense and his lips tightly pursed.
"What's wrong?" Jiang You asked.
“The place where I learned English has closed down.”
"Closed down?"
Tang Butian felt aggrieved, "I still have a lot of classes to attend."
“Has the money been refunded?”
"No. No one ."
"Then let's go collect the debt? I'm good at this."
