Cultivation Shura Field

Chapter 71 071 Staring

2023-09-06

"My parents didn't stop me!"

At noon, when Xu Zhe returned to the gate of the community, he saw Tang Lingfei yelling like this. Song Xingye was right next to her, covering her mouth with both hands, looking like she couldn't help laughing.

Xu Zhe stood in front of the two girls and asked, "This is ambiguous. Did your parents not stop you, or did they try to stop you but you ran away?"

"I told you I wanted to have a good time on my birthday! My parents agreed and said that as long as I come home on time and remember to do my homework, it'll be fine. I also brought all my homework from tutoring with me. Here it is."

Tang Lingfei pulled the strap of her schoolbag on her shoulder.

She was carrying a schoolbag, and it was obvious that her homework was in it.

Xu Zhe asked casually: "Have you finished the homework assigned by the school?"

Tang Lingfei: "It's my birthday now, don't ask such a disappointing question!"

Xu Zhe did not mention anything about study. But he was not optimistic about his childhood sweetheart's academic performance. Although her parents had enrolled her in a tutoring class, if she continued like this, she might become bored and the efficiency of the tutoring would be questionable.

The three of them walked together and came to Song Xingye's home.

There was no one at home, including the girl's parents, which undoubtedly made her feel a lot freer.

The TV in Song Xingye's house looked really big to Tang Lingfei, but to Xu Zhe, it was just that big. He was slightly surprised when he heard the girls talking about the price of the TV.

A TV that could be bought for a few thousand yuan more than ten years ago now costs tens of thousands of yuan. Xu Zhe was a little uncomfortable with the price of electronic products.

At this time, Song Xingye had already brought a stack of discs and started discussing with Tang Lingfei what movies they wanted to watch.

"Let's choose one by one. I don't know which one you want to see."

Tang Lingfei picked up the top one: "This Leon: The Professional? What a strange name."

Song Xingye: "The male lead seems a bit old..."

Tang Lingfei: "Forget it. What about this? The Matrix, it looks cool. I remember it was also very popular a few years ago."

Song Xingye: "Do you want to see this? I heard that many people don't understand it."

Tang Lingfei: "Forget it then. Wait, what is this about? A sudden exposure of springtime..."

Song Xingye: "I don't know, I haven't seen it either."

Tang Lingfei: "How about calling your mom and asking her which one looks better?"

At this time, Xu Zhe interrupted and said, "Adults' tastes may be different from yours. Many adults like these few films very much."

Song Xingye: "You mean these movies are all good?"

Xu Zhe thought for a moment and said, "It looks good, but it may not be suitable for you."

Tang Lingfei's eyes turned, and it was unknown what she was thinking about: "Why? Are there any scenes that are not suitable for minors?"

Xu Zhe: "...I don't know what you mean by unsuitable. Well, come on, what kind of movies do you want to watch? War movies, science fiction movies, romance movies, horror movies, comedies?"

Song Xingye and Tang Lingfei looked at each other, and then said in unison: "Romance movie!"

Xu Zhe sighed. Of all the types of movies, the one he was least interested in was romance movies.

At this time, Tang Lingfei continued to pick, muttering to herself: "What does this Brokeback Mountain mean? There are two men on the cover..."

Xu Zhe: "I don't really recommend you two watch that."

Song Xingye smiled and said, "Why don't you come and watch it too? Which movie do you like?"

Xu Zhe didn't even need to choose, he just pointed to the disc of The Matrix and said, "This is it."

Tang Lingfei looked at the handsome and cool cover and hesitated.

Song Xingye suddenly thought of a question, so he said, "You like this movie the most, so you must have seen it, right?"

Xu Zhe: “Yes.”

Song Xingye: "Shouldn't we watch something we haven't seen yet?"

Xu Zhe: "..."

Tang Lingfei: "That makes sense, but we haven't seen it yet, so how do we know if it's good or not?"

Xu Zhe: "Then I'll give you a suggestion. Turn on your computer and go online to read reviews. Last time I saw a website called Douyu.com, which gave ratings to many movies. Find the highest-rated movies there."

Song Xingye's eyes lit up: "This is a good idea."

So she took her two friends to the computer and found the website Xu Zhe mentioned. Tang Lingfei took all the discs and compared them with the movies on the website.

Soon, they found a movie that had almost the highest rating and that both of them were interested in.

"Titanic, romance..."

Xu Zhe complained: "This film is too long, do you want to change it to a shorter one?"

Tang Lingfei: "You just don't want to watch a romance movie, right? No, no, let's just watch this!"

Song Xingye also said: "It doesn't matter if the film is a little longer, we have the whole afternoon!"

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The movie watching activity for boys and girls has begun.

The story was told in a leisurely manner, and Tang Lingfei and Song Xingye were quickly immersed in it. After all, compared to the usual romance novels, this movie was much higher in level.

But as I watched, something strange started to appear.

A kissing scene, and it is an intense and romantic kissing scene.

Xu Zhe didn't react much, but the two girls sitting on his left had their already bright eyes wide open and brighter.

Song Xingye hesitated and murmured, "We shouldn't watch this..."

Tang Lingfei: "My parents are not here anyway. Besides, it's just a kiss, what's the big deal?"

Then something even more amazing happened - the hero Jack wanted to draw a picture for the heroine Ruth, but Ruth's clothes fell off.

Tang Lingfei and Song Xingye were both stunned.

Xu Zhe couldn't help but cover his face.

In his previous life, he had stored hundreds of gigabytes in his hard drive, so a movie of this scale was nothing to him. The problem was, watching it with others, and two girls at that, was... awkward to the point of being indescribable.

He turned and glanced.

Tang Lingfei was of course staring at the screen. Song Xingye raised his hands, seemingly covering his eyes, but his fingers were open.

Xu Zhe now felt that it would be better if his cell phone was not a PHS but a smart phone with a camera function. In that case, he would definitely take a picture of this scene and make it a black history for the two of them for many years to come.

Tang Lingfei turned her head suddenly: "What are you looking at us for? Watching a movie!"

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There will be an extra update after midnight, in order to get a good position in the last week of the new book list...

Chapter 72 Sadly

2023-09-06

Towards the end of the movie, the beauty was replaced by tragedy and sadness.

Especially when the male protagonist Jack was slowly sinking in the icy water, Xu Zhe heard, in addition to the sound coming from the TV, sobbing sounds beside him.

Turning around, I saw that Tang Lingfei and Song Xingye were both crying.

Tang Lingfei stared blankly at the big TV, her eyes red, but the tears were still accumulating in her eyes and did not fall.

Song Xingye couldn't hold back her tears any longer. She kept wiping her eyes with her hands, but couldn't wipe away all the tears. Instead, she looked even more embarrassed. At first glance, it looked like she was rubbing her eyes to shed tears.

Xu Zhe looked around and found a pack of facial tissues. He took it, tore open the package, pulled out a handful of tissues, and handed them to the birthday boy who was closest to him.

Tang Lingfei glared at him: "What are you doing?"

The girl didn't want to admit that she cried while watching a movie, but she really needed the tissue that was handed to her because if she blinked again, she would be unable to hold back her tears.

So she grabbed the tissues and covered her face with them. Not only did she wipe away her tears, she also blew her nose.

Xu Zhe took a few more tissues, stood up, and walked around to Song Xingye.

The girl seemed to be completely immersed in the movie and didn't even notice that there was someone beside her. It wasn't until those tissues appeared in front of her that she froze for a moment and looked up to see Xu Zhe.

"Thanks……"

Song Xingye took the tissues with her left hand, took one in her right hand, and wiped the tears from her face.

Xu Zhe returned to his seat and just sat down when he saw the last scene of the movie. The old heroine threw the Heart of the Ocean into the sea, and then the camera turned to the Titanic...

The movie ended and the big TV went dark.

Tang Lingfei complained in a tearful voice, "Why is it like this? Can't everyone survive..."

Xu Zhe: "Tragedy is to smash beautiful things to pieces for you to see, and you have to capture the beauty in the process of breaking, so that it will be impressive."

Tang Lingfei subconsciously asked: "Why is it so profound?"

Xu Zhe: "If the ending of this movie is a happy one, let's not talk about the Titanic in history, but just talk about this story, if the main characters all survived, especially the hero and heroine, and the two lived happily together in the end. What do you think your reaction would be?"

Tang Lingfei: "Of course I am very happy."

Xu Zhe: "Yes, but you will only be happy for a short while. However, the hero died, and only the heroine was left. The emotions it can express become particularly strong. What you can't get is what you want the most. After watching this tragedy, you will cry, shed tears, and it will leave a particularly deep impression in your little head. In this way, the director's goal is achieved."

Song Xingye suddenly asked: "Then do you prefer tragedy?"

Xu Zhe shook his head: "Normally. And I don't like to immerse myself in tragedy, or in any negative emotions. I would rather find something fun to cheer myself up."

Tang Lingfei muttered, "Me too, but this movie... is really good."

Xu Zhe: "Of course I think this is a good movie, but did you see me crying? That is to say, if you have experienced it... well, forget it."

What he wanted to say was, "If you have experienced truly intense, inescapable pain, you will understand that hope and happiness are the most important." However, he could not tell anyone about his previous life, so there was nothing to tell at this moment.

Tang Lingfei and Song Xingye just looked at the boy who suddenly fell silent. They found that there was an indescribable look in his eyes.

Just like a sparkling gem, even if it falls on the deepest seabed, it still shines indomitably. Once such a gem is pulled out of the water, it will immediately become dazzling.

Xu Zhe blinked and smiled, "Well, it's almost time for dinner. What plans do you have for the little birthday boy?"

Tang Lingfei opened her mouth slightly, and subconsciously wanted to say, "Of course you should do it." But before she said it, she changed her mind.

Even she herself couldn't explain why she said this next.

"Let's go have a feast, it's my treat!"

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What junior high school kids think of as a big meal these days will be very ordinary in the eyes of adults more than ten years later.But Xu Zhe was not picky. Instead, he followed Tang Lingfei into the Western restaurant on the street, sat down, and ordered.

He ordered a pasta dish, almost the cheapest kind.

Tang Lingfei asked: "Why don't you want steak?"

Xu Zhe handed the menu to Song Xingye and smiled without saying anything. He just felt that the steak in this restaurant might not be as good as the one he cooked himself, so it was really meaningless.

After the two girls finished ordering, the waiter turned and left, and they started chatting again.

Xu Zhe asked, "Can your wallet really afford to treat us to a Western meal?"

Tang Lingfei snorted, her chin raised high: "I received a lot of New Year's money! Although my parents will take most of it and won't let me take too much of the rest out, but it's definitely no problem to treat guests once."

Xu Zhe: "Interesting, your parents didn't take the New Year's money you received, and let you spend it yourself?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Song Xingye on the other side said: "I also spend the New Year's money I received myself. My father doesn't care about me, but my mother often asks me not to spend it too quickly..."

"what?"

Xu Zhe was stunned.

Tang Lingfei asked: "Can't you use your New Year's money yourself?"

Xu Zhe: "This is outrageous. How old are you? You are asked to spend so much money!"

Tang Lingfei: "They said they would supervise it. You can't just take this money out casually. For example, it's my birthday today, so I can spend a little more. The usual pocket money is only every month... Let me think, on average, about 100 yuan?"

Xu Zhe: "One hundred yuan pocket money every month?"

Song Xingye also said: "My monthly pocket money is two or three hundred. Hey, don't you have any?"