Chapter 39: A frown and a smile hold the beauty of the world.
Chapter 39: A frown and a smile hold the beauty of the world.
8 o'clock in the morning.
Goodbye Lovers Observation Room.
Zhou Shen, Li Xueqin, Yang Li, Fu Shou'er, and Jia Qianqian, the five celebrity observers, have taken their positions.
As everyone exchanged pleasantries, Teacher He Ling walked in, looking quite energetic.
"Teacher Jia is in a great mood with her wedding approaching; she's practically glowing."
"Thank you, Teacher He. This is my invitation. Please come and join us."
……
"Zhou Shen doesn't look well. Are you busy?"
"Yes, Teacher He, I've been collecting songs these past few days. I'm preparing for a music variety show, but unfortunately, I haven't found any suitable songs. Actually, I think Li Shen's 'Slowly' would be a good fit for me."
"It's not just 'Slowly' that suits you; there might be other songs that suit you too."
"Teacher He, what do you mean?"
He Ling raised an eyebrow. "The answer is in the rough cut. Please have a seat, everyone, and watch this episode's rough cut!"
On the big screen, the rough cut began to play!
Zhou Shen was moved when Li Shen sang "Little Baby" at the bar.
"The rhythm is brisk, the melody is simple and catchy, and the addition of the hand drum is a very ingenious design. It sounds really good."
He Ling asked with a smile, "Would you like to buy this song?"
Zhou Shen nodded repeatedly.
Although "Little Baby" isn't suitable for competitive stages and doesn't allow for showcasing technical skills, it's a simple and upbeat, healing song that he really loves.
This song may not be a huge hit, but it sounds really nice.
He Ling then asked, "Did everyone notice Xiao Tian's reaction when Li Shen sang this song? She almost burst into tears, but she managed to hold them back."
So, here comes the reading comprehension question. What thoughts and feelings does the author express in the poem "Little Baby"?
Jia Qianqian said, "Haha, Teacher He, I'm good at this. Four simple lyrics, using the rhetorical device of repetition, constantly repeating, the emotions are constantly layered, and the feelings of longing accumulate wave after wave. This is Li Shen's deep longing for Xiao Tian."
Zhou Shen frowned: "Isn't this song, 'Little Baby,' written for Tangtang?"
Fu Shou'er shook her pen: "The ultimate level of a scumbag is using someone else's flowers to present to Buddha! Zhou Shen doesn't understand, does he?"
Yang Li grinned: "I don't like this man. It's so cheesy! After six years apart, we meet again, and he's calling me 'baby' in public like that. It's so greasy! It gave me goosebumps!"
Zhou Shen asked doubtfully, "Is everything alright, Sister Li? Has no one called you 'little baby' outside?"
Yang Li: "..."
He Ling chuckled, "How could you not? Zhou Shen, are you questioning Yang Li's personal charm?"
"Ah, no, no!" Zhou Shen shrank his neck, lowered his body, and disappeared.
In the rough cut, Li Shen and Tian Xiwei return to the guesthouse.
Li Shen strolled downstairs enjoying the scenery, while Tian Xiwei returned to her room alone.
She was hungry and couldn't wait to open the box of flower cakes.
On their way out of the bar, as they squeezed through the crowd of tourists, the box of flower cakes was accidentally knocked to the ground and stepped on a few times.
This resulted in almost all of the flower cakes in the box being broken; there wasn't a single intact flower cake.
Starving, Tian Xiwei held pieces of broken flower cakes in her little hands and stuffed them into her mouth. She chewed happily, like a squirrel eating pine nuts.
She tilted her head back, her sweet face brimming with happiness. With her cheeks puffed out, she mumbled indistinctly, "Delicious, delicious~~~"
Her eyes crinkled into crescents with laughter, her cheeks were full, and there were some bits of food stuck to her bright red lips.
Watching the little gluttonous cat's greedy behavior, everyone in the observation room smiled warmly.
Zhou Shen: "Xiao Tian is such an easily satisfied and happy girl! But why didn't she eat those two most intact flower cakes at the end?"
Li Xueqin: "Yes, look, she even placed these two most intact flower cakes in the most conspicuous position on the bedside table."
Everyone frowned as they watched the rough cut. In the clip, shortly after, Li Shen pushed open the door and entered.
He casually picked up a flower cake from the bedside table, stuffed it into his mouth, and complained, "Why did you make a whole box, and only leave me with two broken ones?"
Tian Xiwei: "Because I'm the one who brought this box of flower cakes back. So you only deserve to eat the broken pieces!"
Upon seeing this, everyone was amazed.
"Oh my god, Xiaotian saved the two best and most intact flower cakes for Li Shen?"
"I'm so touched! I feel like my heart has been melted by Oda."
"After listening to 'Little Baby,' Xiaotian's attitude changed!"
Fu Shou'er: "She said harsh words, but silently offered her greatest tenderness. Li Shen doesn't deserve such a good Xiao Tian!"
Li Xueqin: "Li Shen, Xiao Tian, lock them up, lock them up!"
When the footage of "canned yellow peaches" was shown, everyone burst into tears.
Teacher He wiped away his tears: "This is youth! Passionate, beautiful, and innocent!"
When the Cold War phase arrived, I saw Zhang Ruonan mediating on the spot.
Amidst the warm laughter, there was also a deep sense of emotion.
Zhou Shen: "Xiao Tian is such a good girl. She admits her mistakes and is very generous."
Li Xueqin said, "Li Shen also admits his mistakes. In fact, Xiao Tian and Li Shen are both the kind of people who face problems positively, do not run away, and are willing to communicate and solve them. So I have high hopes for this couple."
Zhou Shen: "Among these female guests, I think Xiao Tian is the most attentive. She is always paying attention to Li Shen."
For example, last night when everyone was resting, seeing that Li Shen hadn't returned for a long time, she would occasionally look towards the door or gaze out the window.
When Li Shen left the guesthouse with his guitar, she followed him immediately.
Unfortunately, our recording stopped, the videographer wasn't there, and we don't know what happened afterward.
He Ling raised an eyebrow: "I know a little more about this than you do."
Everyone instantly became excited:
"Teacher He, what happened next?"
"What happened as Xiaotian and Li Shen walked alone through the dark alley?"
"I'm so excited, I want to see the stories behind the scenes."
……
"Look how gossipy you all are. I don't know the specifics either. Our love angel only recorded an audio clip of 'Time Difference' for us and didn't say anything else. I'll play it for you."
Soon, the song "Time Difference" echoed in the recording studio.
The lyrics perfectly captured the issues Li Tian and Li Shen encountered in discussing the Cold War, and Li Shen's accusatory version of the performance instantly moved everyone.
Especially during the second performance, when Wei Xiang's version was played, Jia Qianqian quietly wiped away her tears.
"Teacher Jia, what's wrong?"
"Why is Teacher Jia's reaction so strong?"
Jia Qianqian: "Because my fiancé and I are in a long-distance relationship! I am in the polar day, and he is in the eternal night. I can understand Li Shen's song 'Time Difference'! I am also often troubled by similar problems as Xiao Tian and Li Shen."
He Ling patted her: "But we finally made it through, we got through everything."
Jia Qianqian hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Mm."
He Ling: "Next, let's take a look at Tian and Li's diaries from last night, and their new emotional choices."
In the rough cut.
Tian Xiwei wrote in her diary stroke by stroke:
[I thought I was on the side of justice, but after the misunderstanding was cleared up, I realized I had also tormented him. He said he admitted his mistakes, would never run away, and would take full responsibility. I want to say, me too!]
Jia Qianqian clutched her chest: "Wow, my God, how can there be such a wonderful girl!"
Li Xueqin's eyes welled up with tears: "Xiaotian is the most beautiful girl I've ever met in my life!"
With tears welling up in her eyes, He Ling said, "I would use all the best words to describe Xiao Tian: beautiful, upright, brave, responsible... Let's continue watching."
The rough cut continues playing.
After Tian Xiwei finished writing this passage, she used her clean fingernails to trace the lines of text, silently counting as she wrote.
Then, she added a few exclamation marks after the passage, and then happily closed her diary.
Everyone was puzzled:
Why is she counting?
"Teacher He, please pause for a moment. I'm also curious to count them."
Rewind, pause.
The group counted on their fingers and found that, including punctuation, this short diary entry had a total of 66 characters.
Zhou Shen suddenly realized: "Adding a few more exclamation marks to make 66 makes it the auspicious meaning of '66 brings good fortune,' right? This superstitious guy, haha!"
Yang Li laughed hysterically: "How many people who tie red strings around their ankles aren't superstitious? 66, just hoping for a smooth and successful diary entry, haha."
Everyone's hearts melted instantly.
As a seasoned host, He Ling instantly lost her composure: "Every smile, every gesture, is so beautiful! I can't believe there's such a wonderful girl in this world! I can't believe it!"
Yang Li raised her hand: "She's so cute, so adorable! I won't allow anyone to hurt her! If Li Shen dares, I'll take my knife and kill that dog!!!"
In the rough cut.
With her hands behind her back, Tian Xiwei stood in front of the French windows, gazing out at the moonlight. Her legs bounced up playfully as she did so. She was clearly in a good mood after writing in her diary.
Yang Li: "The misunderstanding of many years has been cleared up; this must be the happiest thing for her today, right?"
Li Xueqin: "I feel like the moonlight outside the window has dimmed; Xiaotian truly illuminated the whole world. I love Xiaotian!"
"Who wouldn't love a girl like that? Now, let's take a look at Li Shen's diary."
Tian Xiwei's diary was written after the recording ended and before she followed Li Shen.
Li Shen's diary was written just before he went to sleep.
Li Shen sat at his desk, wrote the essay in one stroke, and then went to bed.
The diary entries are very simple, containing a famous line from a past life: "I and the spring breeze are both passersby, while you carry the autumn waters and embrace the Milky Way."
The observers stared blankly at the sentence, paused for a few seconds, and then erupted into a torrent of protests:
"This is a blessing for both of them to be happy, right? I didn't misunderstand, did I?"
"He doesn't love a girl like that?"
Fu Shou'er stood up excitedly: "Isn't Li Gou a little ungrateful?!"
Zhou Shen said angrily, "Such a lovely girl, I could never dream of such a thing! Li Shen is really wasting a talent!"
What a wonderful girl! Why did you break up with her? The moment I saw him, I wanted to confront him!
……
He Ling quickly said, "Everyone, don't get excited. Let's take another look at their emotional choices last night."
The rough cut continues playing.
Without much hesitation, Tian Xiwei chose "Break Up" on the "Relationship Choice Card," just like the previous nights.
Li Shen also checked the box next to "break up," but he was more decisive than Tian Xiwei and made his choice without hesitation.
Upon seeing this, everyone sighed.
"Yesterday was a day of clear improvement for them, and a major misunderstanding was cleared up. So why did they choose to break up?"
"If they break up, I'll be heartbroken!"
Fu Shou'er: "I don't think Li Shen is good enough for such a cute girl like Xiao Tian!"
Yang Li: "I also think that breaking up is better for Xiaotian. Xiaotian deserves the best man in the world."
Zhou Shen: "Is there anything wrong with Li Shen? When I saw him expose the ginseng scam, I really felt that he surpassed 99% of people."
……
He Ling took control: "Everyone, please stop arguing. Xiao Tian is the most beautiful girl I've ever seen in the world, without a doubt, but isn't Li Shen also one of a kind?"
This is the fourth day since they met again after six years. How could they possibly resolve years of accumulated grudges in just four days? It's unrealistic!
But everything is getting better. They are willing to reflect, take responsibility for their mistakes, and are more willing to take action. This is the key factor that distinguishes their group of guests from the other three groups.
Therefore, I believe Li Shen and Xiao Tian will eventually become a couple. What about you? Raise your hand if you think they will get married.
Zhou Shen and Li Xueqin raised their hands.
The other three, Jia Qianqian, Yang Li, and Fu Shou'er, remained unmoved.
"Okay. In the online poll for [Tian Xiwei/Li Shen: Reconcile/Break Up], the ratio has reached 30:70, with 30% of netizens currently supporting Tian and Li to get back together! During the first live broadcast, only 5% of netizens supported getting back together, and netizens are gradually becoming more optimistic about their reconciliation."
Let time tell how their relationship will develop.
Now, let's return to this sentence in Li Shen's diary: "I and the spring breeze are both passersby, while you carry the autumn waters and embrace the Milky Way."
What do you all think of the artistic merit of this sentence?
Li Xueqin: "I really like this sentence. It blends the imagery of classical poetry with the beauty of modern language, creating a kind of neoclassical lyrical style..."
Zhou Shen said, "I also like this sentence. It is elegant and beautiful, with a touch of sadness and sincere blessings."
He Ling asked, "Where is Teacher Jia?"
Jia Qianqian: "I'll say it again: any high school student who is good at Chinese can write sentences like this."
He Ling: "Okay."
"Oh, right, I brought the poetry collection I mentioned before. I hope you all like it."
Jia Qianqian took out several poetry collections from her bag and handed them to everyone in turn.
Everyone looked through it, but no one uttered a sound.
Jia Qianqian was surprised to see that no one had given the first review, and even Teacher He, who was usually very supportive, was quietly reading and not saying a word. She said anxiously:
"What feedback do you all have on my poems, Zhou Shen?!"
Zhou Shen jolted awake, like a student who had skipped class and was suddenly called on.
"Teacher Jia, your book is very good, I like it very much."
"Right? What's so good about it?"
Zhou Shen was stunned for a moment: "This... the book cover is exquisite."
Jia Qianqian: "..."
Zhou Shen: "The illustrations are also very beautiful."
Jia Qianqian: "..."
Zhou Shen: "And—"
He Ling quickly interrupted, saying, "We'll go back and carefully read your masterpiece. Without careful reading, we have no right to speak. And Li Shen's poem 'Facing the Sea, with Spring Blossoms' has exploded in readership across the internet."
Moreover, just now, the director told me that Li Shen's poem received an unexpected surprise.
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