Chapter 13 Crossword
After Fei Lao and Qin Bing exchanged pleasantries for a while, he introduced others to Qin Bing.
It turns out that that group of young people were all taking the preliminaries, and most of them were children of the Education Department.
When Fei Lao first came to Chunshen City, he lived in the compound of the Education Department. It happened that he had the title of general consultant in the Examination Yuan.
The morning exam had just ended when he was surrounded by a bunch of kids from the Education Department and invited him to come to Donghui Building.
Seeing Fei Laogao looking at Qin Bing, the leading young man named Zhang Ming suggested that the two tables should be set up as one table to resume the banquet.
Zhang Shaojie is happy to get close to these boys from the Education Department, and he even wants to get to know Mr. Fei, so he has no choice but to do so.
Su Ning is a lively person with a charming eye that has already shaken the hearts of several young people.
Qin Bing didn’t want to join in the fun, but he had promised to work for Xu Shu, so meeting Mr. Fei might be an opportunity.
"Hey, where is Xu Shu..."
Qin Bing looked around and didn't find Xu Shu. He looked across the crowd and saw that this guy was sitting back at the table, eating and drinking. There were five or six empty plates on the table.
“Oh my god, I’ll catch up with the starving ghost and reincarnate.”
Qin Bing really wanted to walk away.
“This kid is really an anomaly.”
Su Ning said, “It is rare for children from poor families not to have low self-esteem. Look at this guy, do you think he has any low self-esteem at all? When it comes to social phobia, all I see in him is bad.”
Taking advantage of the stall where the new table was being arranged, Qin Bing found an opening, found Xu Shu, and whispered, "This kind of social occasion is a good opportunity to expand your network. You are about to enter the society. Don't be ignorant. Just take care of it." Let's eat."
Xu Shu put down his chopsticks and wiped his mouth with a white square handkerchief, "The essence of communication is value exchange. What's the value of me, a poor student, who insists on communication? It can be flattering, and it just so happens that what I don’t like the most is flattering people.”
As he spoke, he pulled off another piece of crispy chicken leg.
Qin Bing has long experienced Xu Shu's ability to argue, "Don't blame me for not reminding you, haven't you been clamoring for a system? It must fall on this old Fei."
"Ah, Mr. Fei, my name is Xu Shu..."
Xu Shu greased his hands, his face full of spring breeze, and pushed towards the crowd.
Qin Bing was stunned.
Xu Shu really wanted to get close to Fei Laotao, but he arrived too late and couldn't get the slot.
The seats have been assigned early. He is an insignificant existence, so he was naturally assigned to a corner.
On the other hand, Qin Bing was valued by Mr. Fei, and he and Su Ning were also respected. Shuangmei sat on Mr. Fei's left side, and Zhang Ming sat on Mr. Fei's right side.
There was an exam in the afternoon, tea was served instead of wine, and the atmosphere was always lively.
Qin Bing and Su Ning, in particular, are both beautiful, elegant, and well-spoken, and are generally welcomed.
But Xu Shu is completely invisible. He has not been sociable in two lifetimes.
To survive in society, communication is a weapon that must be mastered.
He witnessed with his own eyes how Zhang Shaojie became close friends with Zhang Ming and others after drinking two cups of tea.
"It seems that communication cannot be treated in a vulgar way. It needs to be mastered."
He silently turned on the learning mode and listened to everyone's speeches.
“...Speaking of the exam in the morning, I don’t know if you have noticed that additional question. I really don’t know which teacher asked it. It’s so elegant.”
“Yes. , I still remember the title, saying: The dusk clouds are overflowing with the cold, the silver man turns the jade plate silently. The spring breeze returns to the south bank of the river, where can I see the bright moon next year? I asked to add a word to make it full of poetry, and this title came up. Excellent.”
“Mr. Fei, do you know who wrote this additional question?”
Mr. Fei smiled slightly and said, "No one dares to believe that it is from me. This poem was read by me from an ancient book. There is also a missing word in the ancient book. I tried to fill it in many times, but I was not satisfied.
In this preliminary exam, Dean Zhang gave me the responsibility of this additional question. I chose this question to see if I could get a good word to complete the rest of the article, but it was a pity. "What's the word that students have filled in? Let's talk about it."
Everyone was interested. There were eight additional questions, which was comparable to a big question.
Now that the question maker is right in front of you, everyone wants to know how many points they will get for the words they complete.
Everyone spoke one after another, some said "passed", some said "entered", some said "stayed", each had their own reasons, and arguments gradually started.
Fei Lao was noncommittal and asked Su Ning and Qin Bing. One said "man" and the other said "ran". Fei Lao nodded frequently.
“Little friend, everyone has said it, why don’t you talk about it?”
Mr. Fei looked at Xu Shu.
He only became interested when he saw the silver thread on the cuffs of Xu Shu's windbreaker.
Qin Bing secretly cried out, she knew that Xu Shu had some eloquence.
But in terms of literary talent, it can be seen from his poor performance in Chinese language classes.
Xu Shudao said, "Everyone has done a good job in filling in the missing word, so I won't show off. Compared with the missing word, I feel that the whole poem seems extremely awkward."
"Oh, what do you say?"
Fei Lao became interested.
“I can’t make up for the wonderful words, so I started to find another way.”
"There are many people in the world who are sensationalists."
"Such vulgar people really don't want to be in the same category as them."
Literati have always looked down upon each other, and whispers broke out in the seats.
Qin Bing was secretly anxious, fearing that Xu Shu would make a fool of himself.
Xu Shudao, "Let's look at the first two sentences of the whole poem: The dusk clouds have gathered up and overflowed with clear cold, and the silver man turned the jade plate silently. It is written about the night scene.
And in the third sentence, the spring breeze comes again () to the south bank of the river, suddenly turning to the sun scenery.
And the fourth sentence: Where to look at the bright moon next year, the sudden lyricism feels wrong. ”
“Something feels wrong” was what Xu Shu said in his heart. When he finished this question in the exam, he felt extremely weird because the sentence he needed to fill in was also a famous sentence in his previous life.
He thought hard for a long time, but he could only attribute the reason for this sentence to the world of stitching monsters
After Xu Shu finished speaking, the audience was silent.
Anyone who can read poetry will feel that what he said makes sense after listening to Xu Shu's analysis.
Mr. Fei gave a gentle high-five and said, "My little friend, you have made reading the book come alive. There is an old saying that it is better to believe in a book than to have no book at all. It is so well said."
"Mr. Fei, I thought There’s nothing wrong with the third sentence.”
Zhang Ming stood up. He knew that this banquet was a rare stage and he could not sit back and watch Xu Shu become the center of attention.
"I think the change of scenery in the third sentence from night scene to day scene may not be a deliberate move by the poet, which makes people suddenly feel that time is fleeting and things change and stars change.
Although the writing method and artistic conception are different from other poems. No. Is it precisely because of its difference that it attracted Mr. Fei’s attention?”
As soon as Zhang Ming finished speaking, several people applauded.
“This is also a solution.”
After Fei Lao commented, he looked at Xu Shu, “What do you think, little friend?”
Xu Shu frowned slightly, stood up and said, "The dusk clouds are gone and the cold is overflowing, and the silver man is turning the jade plate silently. This night will not last long in this life, and the bright moon will be nowhere to be seen next year."
As soon as this poem came out, everyone was stunned. The color changed and the whole place was dead silent.
Xu Shu coughed, "It's just nonsense, I'm just laughing..."
Mr. Fei's eyes were full of shock, and he said loudly, "Even if the poet saint is resurrected, I must not be careful, little friend." The completed sentence is so wonderful that it suddenly dawns on you.”
As long as your ears are not blind and you have a little practice in Chinese, you can hear Xu Shu’s completed poem and the test paper. Which one is more natural?
"Bingbing, the more I look at this kid, the more fascinated I am. He is like an inexhaustible treasure. Do you want it? No, I want it."
Su Ning whispered in Qin Bing's ear.
Qin Bing pinched her buttocks and said, "If you talk crazy again, I will ignore you."
Zhang Ming's face turned red and he sat back.
"Where is Mr. Fei..."
"Over there."
A waiter led a round-faced middle-aged man wearing thick glasses to walk quickly.
“Isn’t this Teacher Jiang?”
“I heard that he is the marking teacher for the Chinese language group this time. Why is he here?”
Round-faced middle-aged man quickly Approaching Mr. Fei, he whispered, "Mr. Fei, that additional question got full marks. One candidate filled in one word, and the marking team collectively judged it to be full marks."
The round-faced middle-aged man knew that Mr. Fei attached great importance to this additional question.
As soon as he gets a perfect score, he comes to sue in a hurry to earn this favor.
Although Teacher Jiang’s voice was low, everyone in the audience paid attention to what he said. In an instant, everyone was startled.
Fei Lao said excitedly, "Tell me, what word did you add?"
Although Xu Shu's revised third sentence was natural, what Fei Lao was thinking about was still the missing word. Character.
After all, it takes a long time to chant, and it takes too much effort.
Teacher Jiang said, "It's because the spring breeze is green again on the south bank of the river."
"Good!"
Not only Fei Lao applauded, but also the whole house applauded.
All the candidates here have worked hard for this missing word. At this moment, the word "green" was completed, and everyone seemed to have a heavy heart.
"Do you know the name of the candidate?"
Fei Lao asked.
Teacher Jiang said, "As soon as the word 'green' came out, the marking team unanimously decided to judge his paper first, and after the judgment was completed, it was removed to make the name unclear. The candidate's name is known, and he is from Class 6, Grade 3, Jingcai High School. A candidate named Xu Shu."
Qin Bing exclaimed, and Su Ning dropped the spoon in her hand.
“It’s you!”
Zhang Shaojie's eyes widened and he pointed at Xu Shu.
He and Xu Shu went by name, but Xu Shu’s identity was unknown.
Looking at the reactions of Qin Bing and Su Ning at this moment, they immediately guessed that the person Teacher Jiang reported was Xu Shu in front of them.
“It turns out to be a little friend, so that’s not surprising.”
Fei Laole sat down happily.
Zhang Ming's eyes widened, but he could only sit back and watch Xu Shu steal all the limelight.
Half an hour later, the banquet dispersed, and Qin Bing accompanied Mr. Fei to leave.
Su Ning was invited by someone and went down to the fourth floor to drink coffee.
Zhang Shaojie, who saw Qin Bing's extraordinary background, knew that he could not reach the top and gave up his pursuit of beauty.
On the contrary, he and Zhang Ming recognized their family, and the two had a heated fight, talking and laughing.
After the house was all gone, Xu Shu was not in a hurry to leave. He came to the terrace and leaned on the railing to look at the river view. It would be difficult to see such a magnificent scenery again without this place.
After all, with his wealth, he probably won’t have much chance to come back to Donghui Tower.
(End of this chapter)