Chapter 65
Chapter 65 – Not a decent fellow (Translated and edited by Xing)
The next day, Tang Xue returned home with numerous food . There were salted duck meat, beef tendons, frozen wontons and even braised quail eggs . Her grandmother had even taken out the remaining precious pumpkin glutinous rice cakes that she had saved, and like a salesperson, insisted that Tang Xue took two back . Tang Xue tried to refuse helplessly .
Mama Tang was at the hospital and only Principal Tang was at home . He was reading a military magazine . When Tang Xue entered the house, Principal Tang glanced at her for a brief moment . Before Tang Xue could see him doing so, he quickly shifted his eyes away and pretended to be deeply engrossed in the magazine .
Tang Xue stuffed the food into the fridge . When she entered the living room, she merely glanced at her father . Both father and daughter did not intend to be the first to speak .
Then, Tang Xue picked up the pair of skates that she left behind in the living room yesterday night and prepared to leave with her bag .
Principal Tang could not hold it in anymore . He blurted to her leaving figure, “Where are you going?” His tone was odd, a little awkward and stiff from being caught between the need to be stern and being unable to fully steel his heart .
“I’m going to elope with Li Yubing,” Tang Xue said . Translated by Xing for only teafragrance[dot]wordpress[dot]com .
Principal Tang gave an unamused smile . “Go ahead . After you’re gone, I’ll use your dowry to buy a pig farm . Raising pigs is so much better than raising a child . It’s less worrisome and I even have meat to eat . ”
Tang Xue turned to look at her father and said gravely, “Dad, you can put down anyone in the world except for me . ”
“Oh?”
“I was brought into this world and also raised by you and mom . If you put me down, it’s equivalent to putting yourself down, and oh, also equivalent to putting mom down . ”
Principal Tang snorted, “You have wonderful skills at accusing people of imaginary crimes . ” As he spoke, he put down the magazine in his hands . “Tell me, what exactly happened?”
Tang Xue put down the skates and spoke as she walked over . “First, thank you for giving me the chance to explain myself . I hope that as we continue this conversation, both of us will be able to keep our cool and trust in each other . ”
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“Fine, fine, quickly explain what happened . ”
Tang Xue sat down and said, “Dad, do you remember how I once injured my head while picking up tree branches as a child? Li Yubing was there as well . ”
Principal Tang’s eyes drifted as he attempted to remember the incident . After a while, he nodded and said, “I remember it . After seeing a magpie’s nest in the tree, you were very envious of it and wanted to build yourself one as well, which was why you went to collect tree branches… I didn’t remember wrongly, right?”
Tang Xue: = =
“I also remember that your mom had to probe you for half a day before you were willing to confess what had happened . ” Principal Tang’s face was extremely perplexed as he shook his head . “Can you tell me what in the world were you thinking . A human living in a bird’s nest? Should I call you a birdman instead?”
“Cough . ” Tang Xue was very embarrassed . “Let’s, let’s not sweat the small stuff . ”
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“Mm, continue your explanation . ” This chapter is a labour of love that should not be found outside of teafragrance[dot]wordpress[dot]com .
“That incident left a scar and Li Yubing still remembers it . That day, he only wanted to see if the scar was still there . It just happened that someone took a photo of us when he was pushing back my hair . ”
At this point, Principal Tang felt that something was fishy, “How could things be so coincidental?”
“You don’t understand . Li Yubing is famous at our school . Here, I’ll show you . ” Tang Xue spoke and fished out her phone . She clicked into the account ‘Li Yubing’s Gossip Information Counter’ and showed it to Principal Tang . “Look at the number of views . ”
Principal Tang swept his eyes over the articles and felt that universities these days were comparable to the chaotic Jianghu . He pointed to a phrase that caught his eyes and asked Tang Xue, “Why is everyone in school calling him ‘Green Ice’?”
“That…” Tang Xue scratched her neck and her eyes brightened suddenly . “Say the first two words of his name out loud . Say it fast . ”
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“Li Yu, Liyu, Lǜ (Green)[1] . ” Principal Tang nodded . “Oh, I see . ”
“That’s why there’s always people secretly taking photos of him . I was implicated by him . ”
Principal Tang pondered over this for a while and asked, “So are you together with Li Yubing or not?”
“No way!” Tang Xue quickly waved her hands .
Principal Tang grumbled, “Pressing a girl whom he has no relationship with into the ground in broad daylight? He’s not a decent fellow . ”
Tang Xue thought, what a coincidence, I’m not, either .