Lin Zhixia was not wrong. Nie Tianqing was indeed planning to rob Group A's base.
Because group a collected far more bubble balls than group b.
Nie Tianqing said to Ding Yan: "Group A has several times more bubble balls than us!"
However, Ding Yan only replied: "I won't go to Group A."
Ding Yan and Gan Shuli had given up the struggle. They returned to their peaceful lives, bending over to pick up balls like hardworking farmers. If they could pick up more than one bubble ball at a time, Ding Yan's face would show the joy of a good harvest.
Ding Yan is no longer the man who shouted for war and killing.
He seemed to have seen through the disputes in the underworld. He vowed not to be a robber or a highwayman anymore. Ding Yan's sweat was only for himself!
So, Nie Tianqing could only fight alone.
Nie Tianqing quietly sneaked into a pipe and walked towards the slide. He suddenly descended into the castle at lightning speed. Dong Sunqi, who stayed at the base, was frightened by him and shouted wildly: "Who are you!"
Nie Tianqing replied: "I am Nie Tianqing from Group B!"
Dong Sunqi opened his arms and stood in front of him without hesitation: "Nie Tianqing from Group B! I am Dong Sunqi from Group A! I am warning you! If you want to steal the bubble ball, you must step over my body first!"
"We are neighbors and good friends," Nie Tianqing looked at him, "For a few bubble balls, you..."
Jiang Yubai stood at the bottom of the castle stairs and shouted upwards: "No! That's not a bubble ball, it's the justice that we must protect in our hearts!"
"Yes! It's justice!" Dong Sunqi raised his arms and shouted.
Lin Zhixia was also waving the flag and shouting: "It's justice! We fight for justice, for the glory and dignity of Group A! For the long-term prosperity of Group A, and for Group A to never be invaded by Group B! At such a critical moment, we will never retreat or be timid in the face of Group B's sneak attack! We will never give up every inch of territory, and we will never be willing to be weak slaves! We are not fighting alone! Behind us, there is the bubble ball that incarnates justice! Charge forward, my companions! The horn of victory will sound for the warriors, and the sunshine of dawn will eventually shine on all sides!"
These shouts brought tears to Dong Sunqi's eyes.
Nie Tianqing was shocked and tried to save Dong Sunqi's heart: "Don't be too into the play, we are not making a war movie."
"Ah!" Lin Zhixia exclaimed, "Nie Tianqing from Group B! He used a divisive tactic against us!"
"How despicable!" Dong Sunqi accused loudly. He had almost forgotten who brought Nie Tianqing here as a guest today.
Lin Zhixia gave the order: "Team Leader Dong, go and protect the bubble ball. I'll deal with Nie Tianqing from Group B!"
Dong Sunqi said, "I am the squad leader! The squad leader can only go last!"
The white light from the chandelier fell on his head. He was thin and had a tall back.
At this moment, Jiang Yubai even thought of the Dunkirk evacuation of the British and French forces. The ferocious German army bombed back and forth, pressing forward step by step, and the Allied forces' hope of survival remained in the English Channel to the west.
Jiang Yubai took two steps at a time and leaped to the top of the castle: "Nie Tianqing! Come at me! Don't hurt my companions!"
Nie Tianqing also got into the role and said, "It's too late, Jiang Yubai from Group A! You're late!"
Jiang Yubai trembled and took a step back: "Impossible!"
Not only Jiang Yubai, Nie Tianqing was also surprised. When Jiang Yubai went upstairs, Nie Tianqing and Lin Zhixia played rock-paper-scissors, and Lin Zhixia actually lost.
Lin Zhixia actually lost!
How could Lin Zhixia lose
On the left side of the pipe slide, on the cushioned castle floor, Lin Zhixia stood still. She said, "Everyone, don't feel sad for me. My spirit is with you. Facing a powerful enemy, we will never back down."
Dong Sunqi shouted: "Never retreat!"
He stretched out his right hand towards Nie Tianqing: "Rock, Paper, Scissors!"
Dong Sunqi clenched his fist and Nie Tianqing opened his five fingers.
Dong Sunqi lost! He stood there in a daze, and shouted to the sky in sorrow: "Why! Why didn't God give Group A a chance to survive!"
His voice even reached the base of Group B.
Ding Yan and Gan Shuli both leaned on the balcony railing. They watched Nie Tianqing defeat Lin Zhixia and then Dong Sunqi, feeling incredible.
The sun and moon chandeliers were in the middle, and Nie Tianqing looked past the chandeliers. He looked at Ding Yan from afar and shouted to him, "I defeated Group A!"
"You are wrong," Jiang Yubai said, "I am also in Group A."
He walked towards Nie Tianqing.
He is 9 years old and Nie Tianqing is 13 years old.
Nie Tianqing was a few centimeters taller than Jiang Yubai, so Jiang Yubai had to look up at Nie Tianqing. This was not a pleasant feeling. Jiang Yubai made up his mind to grow taller and taller, like his father.
"Make your move." Nie Tianqing said.
Jiang Yubai waved his hand, and Nie Tianqing accepted the challenge. In this round, Jiang Yubai was scissors and Nie Tianqing was cloth.
"We won!" Lin Zhixia clapped her hands on the spot. "Justice is the ultimate reward, and unity is our medal!"
Nie Tianqing glanced at her and asked: "What kind of books do you usually read?"
Lin Zhixia asked back: "Which subject?"
Nie Tianqing hesitated: "Chinese?"
Lin Zhixia continued to explore: "Literature or linguistics?"
"You are only 9 years old," Nie Tianqing frowned and said, "You look like 9 years old, but you don't look like 9 years old."
Lin Zhixia lazily replied: "You are 13 years old. Do you look 13 every day? What should a 13-year-old be like? Who defines it? Do you have to abide by it?"
Nie Tianqing remained silent.
Someone suddenly knocked on the main gate of the amusement park, and a doorbell rang. Jiang Yubai immediately responded, "Come in."
The front door was wide open.
The butler came in with two uniformed staff members. The three of them pushed a stainless steel dining cart with snacks, fruits, bread, and hot drinks on it.
Jiang Yubai straightened his clothes and led his classmates to the door. He said, "When I get tired playing here, my mother will bring me food."
Lin Zhixia said happily: "Strawberry!"
She took a sip of hot milk and ate a strawberry.
Everyone sat on the ground around the dining car and realized how quickly time passed.
The battle between Group A and Group B this afternoon exhausted the students' energy. Ding Yan wolfed down a piece of ham bread, drank a glass of juice, and lay down on the ground contentedly.
"The sun is about to set," Nie Tianqing looked out the window, "It's time to go home."
Jiang Yubai originally wanted to play the piano for Lin Zhixia and take her to visit his home garden and private museum, but now it seems that there is obviously not enough time.
However, it was better for them not to go. Jiang Yubai would occasionally get lost in his own garden. Wouldn't it be embarrassing if he got lost with Lin Zhixia? After figuring this out, Jiang Yubai walked to the door and said politely, "I'll ask the driver to take you home. When you get home, give me a call or text message."
Ding Yan pointed at Jiang Yubai and said, "Jiang Yubai, you are very different now than you were just now."
Lin Zhixia asked him: "Why is Jiang Yubai different?"
Ding Yan held his head with both hands and rested his head on the soft carpet. He didn't know how to describe it, so he said, "It's a feeling. Jiang Yubai is different in front of adults."
Before the students left, Jiang Yubai gave each of them a handbag.
"There's a gift inside." Jiang Yubai said.
Dong Sunqi opened the bag and saw a set of compasses and a fountain pen. He immediately hugged Jiang Yubai and said, "Thank you, buddy! You are so polite! My compass is broken."
The others received the same gift.
But Lin Zhixia's gift was different. Lin Zhixia felt that her bag was very heavy, and it was definitely not just a pen and a set of compasses. She stopped in front of the marble steps and looked at Jiang Yubai for a moment.
The sun sets, and its remaining light dyes the lawn red.
Jiang Yubai waved at her: "See you tomorrow."
Lin Zhixia nodded and said, "See you tomorrow."
Towards evening, Lin Zhixia returned home.
She got out of a black Porsche and ran into the Ancheng neighborhood. She could smell the aroma of food, hear the sound of the spatula stirring in the pot, and the lights were on in every house. She hugged the handbag given by Jiang Yubai tightly, wondering what he had given her.
What did you give
She thought and speculated.
"Lin Zhixia!" Dad's voice suddenly came into my ears.
Lin Zhixia stood at the door of her supermarket and shouted, "Dad."
There were still customers in the supermarket. Dad couldn't lose his temper in front of outsiders, so he called Lin Zhixia into the inner room. Lin Zhixia glanced and saw her mother sitting next to the cashier, with a gloomy face and looking very angry.
In the Lin family's living room - if this small area could be called a living room - Lin Zhixia's father sat on a plastic chair while her brother stood aside with his arms folded.
A one-meter-long incandescent lamp hung on the wall, shining brightly above Dad's head. Dad asked, "Where did you go today?"
Lin Zhixia answered obediently: "I went to my classmate's house. I greeted you."
"Lin Zhixia, don't lie to me," the brother lectured, "This afternoon, someone came to our house and told Dad that you got into someone else's car at the gate of the community? Do you know how dangerous this is? Do you have a brain, Lin Zhixia!"
Lin Zhixia immediately defended herself, "That's my classmate's car. I've confirmed it again and again. Lin Zeqiu, don't scold me for being stupid. I'll be angry!"
Lin Zeqiu slammed the table, furious: "You still think you're right? You're my sister, what's wrong with me saying a few words to you! You're only 9 years old, do you think you can go wherever you want when you're 29? You just don't have a brain!"
"You can go to other people's homes to play, why can't I?" Lin Zhixia questioned angrily, "I never went to kindergarten and I don't have any friends. I finally went to elementary school, but no one wanted to sit at my desk with me. Now I have a desk mate and friends, so can't I go to my friends' homes as a guest?"
Lin Zhixia indeed never went to kindergarten.
She grew up under the care of her father, mother and brother.
The nearest kindergarten was expensive. Besides, the teachers might not be able to take care of every child. So, Lin Zhixia never went to school until she was six years old. She stayed at home. She learned things quickly.
The Lin family's supermarket has a bookcase that recycles second-hand books and resells them to other customers. Lin Zhixia's enlightenment books were all found on the bookcase. She was not even as tall as the bookcase, but she learned to move the stool by herself, stand on it, and then pick things from the cabinet.
She can read ten lines at a glance and has a photographic memory.
She is like a hard sponge, and all the knowledge in the world is like rain and dew. She tries her best to absorb it, but still can't quench her thirst. She has read through the tutoring materials left by college entrance examination students over and over again. Today, even the mathematics and physics textbooks for undergraduates can't make her have any doubts.
She loves to stay in the library. She also uses her father's library card to regularly borrow books from the provincial library, and each time she reaches the upper limit of the number of books she can borrow.
Lin Zhixia's parents had long discovered that she was different, but they didn't know how to guide her.
Lin Zhixia's father even went to look up the family tree - their Lin family's ancestors for 18 generations were all farmers who worked hard in the fields. Not to mention a genius, there had never been even a scholar.
Lin Zhixia's birth was an unexpected surprise, but also a blessing in disguise for the ancestral grave.
The father said to his daughter in a gentle voice: "Xia Xia, you don't know how worried your parents and brother were this afternoon. Your mother and I thought you went to Gan Shuli's house. We called Gan Shuli's mother and found out that you went to Jiang..."
"Jiang Yubai." Lin Zeqiu reminded.
Dad continued, "Yes, I went to Jiang Yubai's house. Didn't Dad say that I don't allow you to play with boys? You have to know that this world is very dangerous, very cruel, and very unsafe, especially for a little girl like you who has been very beautiful since childhood..."
"I know." Lin Zhixia interrupted her father coldly.
She said, "I understand what you mean. I also know biology and have studied criminal psychology. If you want me to develop in a certain direction, you have to give me some freedom. This is called the greedy algorithm strategy."
Dad sighed: "You know so much, but do you understand the pity of parents in the world?"
Lin Zeqiu was still cursing at the side: "She knows nothing! She thinks she is very smart and fearless! I just read in the newspaper yesterday that a girl was put in a sack, thrown into a car, and sold to the mountains and forests to be a child bride for an old man. She was rescued ten years later!"
After saying that, Lin Zeqiu took a deep breath and said, "This afternoon, I was scared to death because of Lin Zhixia's incident."
Lin Zhixia asked back: "Then why, you can go to other people's homes to play, but I can't?"
Lin Zeqiu was so angry that he was about to explode: "I am a boy and you are a girl, why can't you? There are so many bad people in this world! Why don't you understand what I mean?"
Lin Zhixia leaned against the wall with one hand and stood on tiptoe, trying to reach her brother's height. She looked up at Lin Zeqiu and told him, "Brother, you are so naive. Don't boys ever meet bad people? You are the one who really doesn't understand anything."
She picked up her handbag, ran into her bedroom, and slammed the door shut.
She threw the handbag on the ground.
Two glass lunch boxes tumbled out of the bag.
Lin Zhixia squatted beside the lunch boxes, looking at one lunch box filled with strawberries and the other lunch box filled with sweet-scented osmanthus cake that she hadn't tasted last time. She continued to empty her handbag and found an exquisitely crafted wooden box. When she opened it, she saw a dark blue fountain pen lying in the pure black velvet.
Lin Zhixia paused, and immediately dialed Jiang Yubai's cell phone number from the landline in her room. She was going to thank him and then think about how to "reciprocate" between classmates and friends.