bayedsolid Chapter 89 Analysis
Chapter 89 Analysis
"As the saying goes, those who do many evil deeds will surely perish! Qu Lianjie doesn't take the law and justice seriously, and he will inevitably be brought to justice!" Although Zhang Liangjun said this, he knew it. If he hadn't appeared, Ji Xiaotong most likely wouldn't have called the police, but would still have sold the house, repaid the camera money, gone abroad to find her father, and returned empty-handed. Although Qu Lianjie's plan wouldn't have had a chance to be implemented, justice wouldn't have been served. Even Zhang Liangjun hadn't expected Qu Lianjie to use a high-quality counterfeit camera to deceive people.
Qu Xiaoxiao chimed in, "That's right, that's right. I know Qu Lianjie very well. He brought this on himself!"
Qu Xiaoxiao and Qu Lianjie used to live in two different families and didn't get along at all. Qu Lianjie felt that his father was taken away by Qu Xiaoxiao's mother, and Qu Xiaoxiao was also his rival for the inheritance! Therefore, Qu Lianjie didn't even bother to pretend to be harmonious.
While the two were criticizing Qu Lianjie for being utterly useless, Ji Xiaotong had already cooked the noodles and put them on the table. "The noodles are ready, come and eat!"
Zhang Liangjun sat down, picked up his chopsticks, and took a bite. "It tastes pretty good, a bit like the flavors of the North."
"Thank you. My dad is from Henan Province. He met my mom and came to the south. So the food he cooks has a Henan flavor." Ji Xiaotong became a little sad as she spoke.
"I'm sorry." Zhang Liangjun never expected that praising the food would bring him bad luck.
Ji Xiaotong forced a smile, "I'm fine, no need to apologize, let's eat!"
Qu Xiaoxiao ate her noodles silently, while secretly observing the two people, without interrupting. These noodles were indeed quite delicious!
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After dinner, Zhang Liangjun and Qu Xiaoxiao left Ji Xiaotong's house together. However, Zhang Liangjun didn't expect that they would end up at his own house together. At the door, Zhang Liangjun asked Qu Xiaoxiao, "Why aren't you going home? What are you doing following me?"
Qu Xiaoxiao snatched the key from Zhang Liangjun's hand and explained as she opened the door, "I came here because I had something to ask you. Oh, stop dawdling and come in quickly!"
Zhang Liangjun stopped dwelling on it and went into his house. "What do you want to ask? Go ahead."
Qu Xiaoxiao, acting as if they were old friends, took a drink from the refrigerator, sat on the sofa, crossed her legs, and swung them back and forth. "I just wanted to ask, has something been going on with Ji Xiaotong next door lately?"
Why are you asking this?
"I saw she was quite sad, and I wanted to try to comfort her." Qu Xiaoxiao actually wanted to find an excuse to contact Zhang Liangjun.
Zhang Liangjun thought for a moment and realized that it might be good to have Qu Xiaoxiao help Ji Xiaotong change her mood. Qu Xiaoxiao was a clever girl and the most optimistic among the five girls, so she told them about Ji Xiaotong's background and her father's situation, but omitted the debt, undercover work, and drug-related matters.
"So that's how it is. No wonder there was still sadness in her eyes." Qu Xiaoxiao suddenly realized, patting her chest. "Leave it to me, I'll definitely cheer her up!"
Zhang Liangjun suddenly thought of Qu Xiaoxiao's bar scene, "Wait a minute, where are you taking her? Not to a bar, are you?"
"Please!! I'm still a kid, I'm only in my first year of high school, okay? How could I possibly go to a place like a bar? Have you ever been there? We're all very curious about what it's like inside." Qu Xiaoxiao rested her chin on her hand, leaned forward slightly, and stared at Zhang Liangjun with wide eyes.
Zhang Liangjun did go there, but that was in his previous life. He didn't touch anyone inside. Life isn't just about being responsible for yourself, but also for your family.
"Let me give you an example. There's a game in bars where you pass things around like a relay. Sometimes it's passing a balloon, so it's called Balloon Relay. Sometimes it's passing a playing card, so it's called Star Absorption Technique. A group of people stand with men and women spaced apart, meaning there are men on either side of you. Then you pass items clockwise. When passing a balloon, you use your chin and neck to hold it tight, which looks like a hug. When passing a playing card, you suck the card with your mouth, and then the next person catches it with their mouth, which looks like a kiss."
There's another game, similar to the one above, where you pass a napkin with your mouth, but you have to tear off a piece each time. You can imagine that by the end, there's only a tiny bit of the napkin left, and you still have to tear it with your mouth.
Simply put, I think bars are just gathering places for lustful men and women looking for casual encounters or affairs. So, would you still really want to go and see one?
Zhang Liangjun didn't actually have any prejudice against bars, but that's just how it is. Of course, there are people who are morally upright and frequent nightclubs, but their numbers are definitely not large! It's just that many people often emphasize that bars are respectable places, and your life isn't complete if you haven't been to one. Zhang Liangjun scoffed, "Is your opinion on whether life is complete or not? Does not skipping class or climbing over walls mean life isn't complete? Does not committing murder or arson mean life isn't complete? Then let whoever wants that kind of completeness have it; I'll choose incomplete beauty!"
Qu Xiaoxiao looked at him with disdain, "Ew!! Is this what they play in bars? That sounds disgusting! Aren't those playing cards covered in saliva? How dare you bite them?"
"You really haven't been there?"
"Do I really have to go? Besides, these games of yours don't sound like games that good people would play!" Sure enough, she's still young, only knowing about good people and bad people. In the adult world, there are no good people and bad people, everyone is a gray area.
Although Zhang Liangjun's eyesight wasn't as accurate as a lie detector, he could roughly judge the accuracy of a naive young girl like Qu Xiaoxiao with an 80-90% success rate. He could basically confirm that Qu Xiaoxiao hadn't been to that kind of place. While she was infatuated with boys, she was still a pure and innocent girl; at most, she might get into fights, but she hadn't been corrupted by the "tainted" world. Based on the plot, it's highly likely that she went abroad and learned bad habits in that country.
Imperialism's ambition to subjugate us is undying! Such an innocent child has been led astray into a dissolute and frivolous person—it's utterly heinous! Coupled with the matter of Ji Xiaotong's father, Zhang Liangjun's impression of the Ugly Country has plummeted to rock bottom!
Zhang Liangjun was unaware that Yao Bin and his gang had also made significant contributions. They had grown up, become wild, and then, along with Qu Xiaoxiao, acted recklessly and without fear of anything.
Zhang Liangjun suddenly remembered the important matter, "You still haven't said where you're taking her? What are you going to do with her? Enough with the nonsense, get to the point!"
Qu Xiaoxiao asked with a half-smile, "You care about her so much, do you like her?"
"Whether you like it or not is none of your business, right?" Zhang Liangjun finally couldn't hold back anymore. "Please answer my question directly!"
When talking to Qu Xiaoxiao, he even used common debating phrases!
Qu Xiaoxiao said impatiently, "Okay, okay, I'll tell you, alright? My mom often takes me to the spa, and I think it's really relaxing to have a full-body treatment. You can take Ji Xiaotong to try it! Then we can go to the cat cafe on South Street and spend the afternoon playing with the kittens. The cats there are all very clean and beautiful. I love that place the most! Stroking the fur on the back of a cat's head and pinching its little ears, at that moment, you can relax as much as you want!"
Qu Xiaoxiao likes cats, although she might not be willing to spend a lot of time and energy raising them, but she's willing to feed stray cats. She has the time and energy, and loves cats, yet she doesn't own one, which proves that Qu Xiaoxiao is essentially someone who likes to get something for nothing. It's unexpected that the screenwriter has such a meticulous side.
Zhang Liangjun nodded in satisfaction, "That works! This idea sounds pretty good! I didn't expect you to actually be useful!"