That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1500 Wolfish Nature, or Kindness?

"You insist on seeing me?"

When Li Ye spoke with his grandmother Wu Juying on the phone that afternoon, Wu Juying told him, "Meiwen must see you today."

But now, Zhao Meiwen said that it was actually this Xiao Ji who insisted on seeing her.

After noticing Li Ye's strange gaze, Xiao Ji quickly greeted him, "Hello, Mr. Li, I'm Ji Xiangyu. I really enjoy your novels."

Li Ye suddenly realized something and said with a smile, "You insist on seeing me, you don't mean you want to discuss novels with me, do you?"

"No, no, no, I never intended to discuss novels with you."

Ji Xiangyu chuckled awkwardly and said, "I'm not qualified to discuss novels with you. I just... hope you can resume updating as soon as possible. If you don't update for a while, you could tell me who Zhang Xiaofan ended up with."

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Li Ye finally realized that Ji Xiangyu actually knew that he was the author of "Zhu Xian".

Back then, Li Juan, the younger sister, was in charge of the mobile company's BBS network promotion plan. Li Ye's branch factory and he himself both registered BBS stations. Because Li Ye's station didn't have much traffic, he wrote "Zhang Xiaofan".

However, as he became busier with work, his part-time writing led to untimely updates and frequent breaks in updates. In the past month, he has only updated two chapters.

Even so, this type of fantasy novel still caused a great sensation in mainland China during the 1980s and 90s.

Li Ye knew that under these circumstances, many readers would definitely urge him to update, but since he didn't use the pen name "Seven-Inch Blade," and no one knew who he was anyway, he just kept putting it off.

But now it seems that Ji Xiangyu has exposed his true identity!

Li Ye glanced sideways at his cousin, Zhao Meiwen.

When Li Ye's BBS site first went online, Zhao Meiwen provided Li Ye with a lot of medical information and helped him write several articles that deeply refuted the fallacy that "yellow people are unhealthy," which is how she learned about Li Ye's identity.

But Li Ye had specifically instructed Zhao Meiwen not to tell anyone.

Zhao Meiwen stuck out her tongue and said with a grin, "Brother, I didn't want to tell Xiao Ji the truth, but he insisted that Zhang Xiaofan ended up with Lu Xueqi. I felt that wasn't right, so I told him you're the author and that he could ask you directly."

Li Ye chuckled and said, "So, Meiwen, you mean Zhang Xiaofan should be with Biyao?"

Zhao Meiwen blinked her big eyes and said, "Isn't that right?"

Li Ye didn't know how to answer.

If he were to say now that Biyao is dead, but there is still a possibility of her being resurrected, would Zhao Meiwen send Li Ye a razor blade?

So Li Ye could only say ambiguously, "It's really hard to say, because the novel isn't finished yet, and I haven't figured out how to write the ending. You two have to keep it a secret from me."

Zhao Meiwen immediately said, "Don't worry about that. Xiao Ji may not be good at other things, but he's very tight-lipped. He's like a silent gourd all day long."

Li Ye said unhappily, "Meiwen, how can you talk like that! Why is Xiao Ji so quiet? I'm warning you, no matter how much a boy likes you, don't be too cocky."

Zhao Meiwen pouted: "I wasn't showing off. He's never been good with words."

"Alright, alright, let's go inside and eat! Grandpa and Grandma have been waiting for ages."

Li Ye interrupted Zhao Meiwen, ushered the two children inside, and glared fiercely at Zhao Meiwen.

Based on Ji Xiangyu's first impression on Li Ye, his worries just now were unnecessary.

There aren't that many fairies in this world; most are good children.

Ji Xiangyu does seem a bit shy, but it's not the same as being "dull" or not good at speaking. In Li Ye's opinion, it's more like he's been well protected by his parents and elders, which is why he's developed a "shyness".

Once they got to the living room and sat down to eat, this shyness became even more pronounced.

"Xiao Ji, is your father in charge of teaching or administration at the school?"

"My father has always been a teacher."

"Oh, I heard your mother works at a medical equipment factory. Is she doing well now?"

"I don't know the specifics, but my mother said the whole industry is not doing well, and their factory's flagship products are greatly impacted by imported equipment."

"You have an older sister, right?"

"Yes, my sister wanted to come with me today, but my mom said it wasn't appropriate, so she let me come by myself."

"What's wrong with that? Next time, have your sister come along. The food in Dongshan is delicious."

After some conversation, Li Ye and Li Zhongfa could tell that although Ji Xiangyu was a little nervous, he was not stage-frightened. He was very polite and confident, but he was a bit green because he had never left the school.

Come to think of it, Zhao Meiwen's master's supervisor is a well-known professor, after all. It's impossible for him to be like some rural aunties who exaggerate the merits of blind or lame people, randomly matchmaking people up just to find a drinking partner, and pursuing equality in every aspect.

Ji Xiangyu's father is a medical professor, and his mother is a mid-level manager in a state-owned enterprise. In terms of job rank, they are probably more privileged than Zhao Yuanchao, the county bureau chief.
However, now is the era of "going into business for the masses," and with Li Ye's help, Zhao Meiwen's mother has made her home appliance business very successful and has started to open chain stores in nearby cities and counties. The two families are a good match overall.

More importantly, Zhao Meiwen is very beautiful.

When choosing a female partner, a man, whether he is seventy or eighty or seventeen or eighteen, will prioritize "fair skin, beautiful face, and long legs." Family background, job, and personality will take a backseat.

Therefore, Li Ye felt that Ji Xiangyu was a little nervous not because he was afraid of Li Ye, Wu Juying, and Li Zhongfa, but because he was nervous about Zhao Meiwen. He was afraid that he would make Zhao Meiwen angry.

Alas, beauty has always been a captivating allure!

After drinking a few glasses of wine, Ji Xiangyu's face turned noticeably red.

He said to Li Ye, Wu Juying, and Li Zhongfa, "I originally planned to invite Meiwen to my house this week, but my parents said I should visit Meiwen's parents first. So I'd like to bring Meiwen to my house tomorrow."

Wu Juying smiled and said, "That would be great. After your parents meet Meiwen tomorrow, if they are satisfied, I will inform Meiwen's parents to come to Beijing so that both sets of parents can sit down and have a good talk."

"Okay, okay, if it's inconvenient, my parents and I can go to Dongshan."

"Hehehe, your parents are busy with work, you child, you don't think about your parents at all."

After their conversation, Li Zhongfa and Wu Juying were also satisfied with Ji Xiangyu.

Regardless of whether Ji Xiangyu is capable or not, he at least seems to have a "kind" nature.

In the eyes of some people who admire wolf culture, ordinary people with ordinary families and abilities will have a very difficult life if they try their best to maintain kindness. This is the origin of the saying "poverty breeds cunning".

I'm being driven to my death by this hellish world, and you still expect me to be kind? If I don't transform into a wolf, I'll be eaten by one.

Families with better financial conditions tend to adopt two approaches when educating their children: one is "wolf-like," and the other is kindness.

A man with a wolf-like nature isn't necessarily a bad person, but many women's parents might not like this kind of son-in-law.

They still prefer a gentle, shy, down-to-earth, and kind child.

(End of this chapter)