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ADAPTED FROM JINJIANG LITERATURE CITY NOVELS

WRITTEN BY TWENTINE (ZHOU AIHUA)

NANHU UNIVERSITY

PRACTICE EARNESTLY, SEEK IMPROVEMENT CONSTANTLY

Take off your coat.

What's wrong?

Where is my lighter?

I'll go look for it.

Please wait a moment.

Go ahead with the treatment. I'll find it for you.

Excuse me.

Have you seen a lighter?

It's small and golden.

A lighter? No.

This is my phone number.

Call me if you find the lighter.

-Okay. -Thank you.

Not at all.

I can't find it.

But I told them to call me

if they find it.

Let's go.

I want to search for it again.

Maybe I can find it.

Never mind. Let's just go.

Hello.

You found it!

What?

It's not your fault.

Sorry.

I shouldn't have signed you up for volleyball class.

I just wanted you to exercise more.

You didn't know it would nearly kill me.

Ask me what you want.

Does this lighter mean a lot to you?

Yes.

You don't smoke,

but you always have it with you.

Who gave it to you?

My dad left it behind.

He died in a car accident

when I was very young.

When I was in high school,

we were selling our house

and I found it in my wardrobe.

My mom said

that my dad was a truck driver.

He was a heavy smoker.

When I was just born,

he asked my mom to hide the lighter

somewhere he couldn't find,

so that he wouldn't smoke at home

when he wanted.

Later on, to make more money,

he worked long-distance transport.

However, he was killed

in a car accident.

That's why I always carry it around.

I think that my dad left this behind for me.

It's like an agreement between us.

Now that he's gone,

I should take care of my mom and sister for him.

But I failed.

My mom is gone.

My sister married a bastard

and is leading a miserable life.

Sorry.

It's old.

Perhaps

my dad wants to smoke.

Is there a virus?

This is the river-crossing game.

What is this?

Practice questions for Basic Principles of Marxism?

C.

IN A NARROW SENSE, WHAT IS MARXISM?

THERE IS A NURSERY RHYME THAT SAYS A HORSESHOE MISSING A NAIL…

Don't be so brutal.

Did you design this?

If you fail the exam,

don't blame the base.

The questions are all there.

Did you design it for me?

It's just practice.

I can make a dozen such things in a day.

Get over yourself.

It's game over as soon as you began.

How did you even get into university?

-Good morning. -Good morning.

Did you stay up late again?

PRODUCT DETAILS

There are even recipes.

Yes.

I added it last night.

I think sometimes compulsory recommendation of products

will have a negative effect.

Adding a function introducing diet therapy

will make our software look more user-friendly.

Even if users don't buy,

they can still take a look.

I think it's a good way to keep the users engaged.

Pretty good.

What is it?

Did you do it all by yourself?

Can you do it?

Blue Crown will check the finished product next Friday.

We can't make money until we pass.

Take a look at the new schedule

and arrangements.

TASK, ASSIGNED WORKER, ITERATION 1…

I also need to solve the problem of high concurrency.

I've almost finished it.

Just optimize it again.

How long will that take?

Is it really necessary?

You piled on so many codes.

How many users can it withstand?

It will crash under load.

Blue Crown doesn't have that many users.

If you start with that notion,

it means you don't expect it to be a hit.

We don't focus on the future.

According to our current design,

the program won't crash

unless 200,000 users simultaneously access the server.

Given Blue Crown's current popularity,

how will there be 200,000 users?

Let's not waste our efforts unnecessarily.

Gao.

Just listen to me.

Since the beginning of this project,

I've always listened to you.

And you suffered when you didn't.

Don't bring up old scores.

Li Xun, I know this is your project.

I don't have a say in it.

But I don't want to waste

my effort, time, and energy.

Whatever.

Enough.

Why don't the two of you cool down for a while?

Li Xun,

others have to study, even if you don't.

Gao, go back and review it first.

I can help you finish it later.

Li Xun,

I will complete my task.

But it doesn't mean I agree with you.

Do your review.

Eat this.

You must miss having your lighter.

I'll get used to it.

Give me the lighter later.

I'll take a look at it.

Don't be silly.

What if I can fix it?

You have a good appetite.

You use so much brainpower every day.

Why aren't you hungrier?

With high efficiency and low energy consumption,

your framework is unnatural.

Can you behave like a lady?

Swallow before you talk.

You're a maniac,

yet you call me uncivilized.

You've become increasingly outspoken lately.

When will you go home?

Maybe a few days after the exams.

How about I go with you?

Go where?

To hand in the Blue Crown app.

No need.

Everyone will go home after the exams.

Time until handover is tight

You can't handle it alone.

It only takes me three hours to get home.

I'm in no rush.

More people, more power.

What power?

The power to carry bags?

We are a team.

You can't just focus on yourself.

You should pay attention to team building.

For instance, allocate the work

between me and Gao.

Especially Gao.

You have to let him show off his ability.

Don't let morale drop.

Happy members make for a healthy team.

Zhu Yun.

I find

that you have a certain ability.

What?

You take care of everyone so well.

How about this?

I'll call you a political commissar, Ms. Zhu.

I don't mind.

What am I responsible for?

Team building.

Be more specific.

Specifically,

you do the worrying

and I'll get everything done.

Understand?

Yes.

Then what do I need to worry about?

First, worry about your Marxism exam.

It's a deal.

I'll stay behind with you after the exams.

Whatever.

Hey, Gao.

The exams are finally over.

What do you want to eat today?

Mr. Li said that it is his treat.

The base opened for business under half a year ago.

At the end of the year,

will Mr. Li give us some incentive?

He said that if the Blue Crown project is successfully approved,

we will all get red envelopes for Lunar New Year.

Today is for team building.

-Do you want it? -Ms. Zhu is reliable.

I've finally figured it out.

Li Xun listens to you.

Let's go.

What should we eat?

We're heading home soon.

Go shopping with me tomorrow.

I have plans for tomorrow.

So you're straying from the group.

What plans do you have?

I want to repair Li Xun's lighter tomorrow.

I knew it.

It still has something to do with Mr. Li.

For him,

you would get up before the roosters

and sleep later than the dogs

without any complaints.

We are women.

Can you stop pleasing him?

Don't talk nonsense.

I broke his lighter.

I have to fix it for him.

His lighter is quite old.

You should just buy him a new one.

I can't.

That lighter has sentimental value.

I have to look for parts

or find one with similar components.

I'll reconstruct it myself.

Zhu Yun.

I mean, Ms. Zhu,

this base is looking the part.

It feels like

you two run a mom-and-pop shop.

I'm back in Shanghai

for an art exhibition.

You should come and see it.

Xiuzhu?

TAO TAO

The school break is coming up.

Do you want to stay and work?

The app is going online soon.

Let's make a final effort

for better or worse.

My cousin's wedding is on Friday.

Didn't your cousin just get married?

This is a different cousin.

You can show up late.

They don't need you to play the suona.

I already bought my ticket.

What about you?

I'm not a member of the base, okay?

It's none of my business.

Then why are you eating on our dime?

How about you, Gao?

I've decided to quit the base.

Is that a joke?

Is it funny?

Why?

No reason.

I plan to take part in next semester's competition.

I have no energy to spare.

Besides,

Master Li is great.

Without me burdening him,

he could become even more efficient.

I knew you would come.

Gao,

are you really going to leave the base?

Am I being too sensitive?

We've discussed this

over and over again.

Every time I wanted to leave,

you would come to persuade me otherwise.

You really are a great political commissar

for Li Xun.

I don't dare persuade you now.

Zhu Yun, do you know?

I've been in the first place

since I was a kid.

I wasn't just good at academics.

I was also on the school's basketball and soccer teams.

Every year in the past,

I received stacks of awards

that meant nothing to me.

Then I came to this university

and met Li Xun.

I then fully became a foil for his halo.

As long as I'm by his side,

no one can see me.

But I don't mind it at all.

I'm convinced.

He's great.

I want to learn from him.

The last time

that I quit the base

was the only time that Li Xun came to me.

He stood on the roof

and said to me…

Gao Jianhong,

do you want to make something

that is truly your own?

I do.

I really want to. I've dreamed about it.

In comparison,

self-respect means nothing.

But this time,

Li Xun gave the software

to Zhang Xiaobei because of you.

Then I realized

that this thing

doesn't belong to me.

It belongs to Li Xun.

Zhu Yun,

I want to make something that truly belongs to me.

You understand that, right?

I get it.

But I still want to apologize to you.

We are a team.

Regarding the app,

Li Xun and I didn't consider your feelings.

I'm sorry.

No need to apologize.

We are good friends.

It's only expected.

But after that time,

I decided to leave the base

once the Blue Crown project is finished.

I can't believe

that moment is finally here.

Honestly, I feel relieved.

At least, in future projects,

my name, Gao Jianhong,

will be listed first.

First.

Come on. Pass the ball.

Is everything done?

LOG IN

Is there something missing on your page?

Did you forget to put in the logo?

Where are the thumbnails?

I'll add them in.

Tell me where the pictures are.

The Animation Academy guys didn't give them to me.

It's not too late to do it now.

I can make it in any style you want.

Forget it.

Then you do it.

Do I know how to?

Should we call him again?

It's too late.

There is still some time.

We have a few days.

Why did you close it?

Come on.

Where are we going?

My childhood friend invited me

to his art exhibition.

We could find inspiration.

I'm not going.

Go out for a bit.

Maybe you can get an idea.

My friend is amazing.

The last paper I translated for Liu Sisi

was about his painting.

I'm busy.

Then let's go tomorrow.

-Hello. -Hello?

Let's go.

Li Xun?

Where are we going?

The art gallery.

For what?

See you at the school gate in 30 minutes.

Seriously?

Did you crawl here?

Did you dress up?

Are you going to your friend's exhibit dressed like that?

It's my friend's exhibit.

So why are you dressed up?

Your friend doesn't seem important to you.

Your Highness is afraid of the cold.

Would you like to take a carriage?

Wait for me. I'll get changed.

Come back here.

Come on. Let's go.

Yesterday, you said you wouldn't go.

-Can't you wait for me? -No.

-Will it kill you? -Yes.

Hurry up.

NON-IMAGE BY TIAN XIUZHU, CONTEMPORARY ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST

Can you move over?

Wrong direction.

I told you to move over, not leave.

Why would I stand next to you

if you want me gone?

Do you want me to look at you?

-Where are you going? -Hall Two.

Can you not drop a surprise on me next time?

At least make a phone call first,

so I can be prepared.

This is a date after all.

Your Highness usually keeps your thoughts to yourself.

You slipped up today.

What are these paintings about?

I don't understand.

It's so unapproachable.

This is the Museum of Modern Art.

You don't say.

We must be naturally incompatible.

It's not good to be superstitious.

This is it.

What are you doing?

I'm going to send a photo to Xiuzhu.

Move over.

Is this the one your friend made?

-Yes. -Even more reason you can't take a photo.

This is a carbon painting.

Taking a photo is damaging to it.

Then I'll keep the flash off.

That still won't do.

ROCKY, OIL ON CANVAS BY TIAN XIUZHU

Lin Xun.

"Xun."

What a coincidence.

Do you like this kind of art?

It's good. It looks great.

Great?

Do you understand it?

It's somewhat abstract

and somewhat weird.

There is also some strength.

Where do you see that?

You asked me to do homework for Liu Sisi,

so I studied my friend's paintings.

But I've known him since childhood.

I used to play with him when we were kids.

I didn't think he was this impressive.

Later on, he went to study in France.

He's home for Lunar New Year and this exhibit.

He's not much older than us.

He's completely different from you.

What kind of man is he?

The media said he is a genius painter.

Who isn't a genius?

I topped the college entrance exam.

But

"the college entrance exam is a watershed.

From the moment it is over,

the things we can succeed at just by being studious

begin to diminish."

Do you want to die?

-Do you want to die? -Do you remember that?

Do you want to die?

-Do you want to die? -Who said this truth?

Do you want to die?

Come back here.

Come here.

Don't you like looking at it?

-Come, look! -No!

Go on.

Come on. Look.

Come back!

Keep looking at it.

Come and look.

Get closer.

Come on.

-What should I look at? -Look at it closely.

-"Lin Xun." -Look at it carefully.

-Come on. -"Lin Xun."

Go wait inside.

I'll call you when our taxi is here.

And what about you?

I'll wait here.

I'm wearing more than you.

Be good. Just go.

Go.

YUEHU ART MUSEUM

I bet you're freezing.

Why are you here?

Let's wait together.

Are you sure?

Okay, stop here.

Come on! Hurry up.

Wait up!

Why are you running so fast?

It's cold.

That's what you get for wearing so little.

Come on.

Wait for me!

Take three pills.

What are you doing?

It won't kill me.

Take more at the onset of a cold.

Don't you know this common knowledge?

On which planet is that common knowledge?

I've checked the water temperature.

Aren't you in charge of getting things done,

Mr. Li?

Are you flaming out already?

Shut up.

That's the price of dressing up.

You even laughed at my jacket.

He's still pretending to be strong.

Who will nurse you over the holidays?

DORMITORY NUMBER 3

Hello, Yunyun.

Hi, Mom.

Are you finished with exams?

Yes.

Do you know that Xiuzhu has returned?

I know.

Then come home if you have nothing else to do.

You haven't seen him in years.

You can ask him about studying abroad.

Mom, I have something to do at school.

I have to stay for two more days.

What is it?

It's Fang Shumiao.

She is our class monitor,

and she needs my help

with the student union.

Right, Fang Shumiao?

Yes.

That's it, Mom.

Isn't school out? What is there to do?

There are party lectures during the winter break.

I have to help.

Helping out with party lectures is a good thing.

It can pave the way to a full membership.

When will you be finished?

The weekend at the latest.

I'll be free after the weekend.

That is still several days away.

Well, hurry home once you're done.

Don't wander around the school.

What are the other two days?

Xiuzhu's art exhibition

is in Shanghai anyway.

I'll go home after I see it.

All set!

You're just staying for a few more days.

What is the big deal?

I've never lied in my life.

Every time I lied,

my mom would catch me.

I don't think I know how to tell a lie.

Then tell your mom the truth.

Working at the base for a few more days

is not a bad thing.

She hates the base.

How can I tell her?

I see.

Your mom is afraid that someone will steal you away.

Your poor mom.

What she is afraid of has come true.

Fang Shumiao, you're talking nonsense!

Zhu Yun!

I just packed it!

Fifteen minutes have passed.

Drive to the university tomorrow

and bring Yunyun home.

Why?

She just said she will be back in two days.

I find it odd the more I think about it.

She has never been away for so long.

But now she is hesitating to come home.

I'm worried that

it has something to do with that boy at the base.

You're imagining things.

Not at all.

She said that she would go see Xiuzhu's exhibition in two days.

The exhibition ended today!

Xiuzhu is back already.

Okay, I'll go.

It's my turn.

What do you want?

It's not good to warm yourself too much.

It's so comfortable.

Did you sleep here last night?

Eat the food while it is warm.

I finished the logo. Take a look.

Redo it.

Harsh colors, ugly composition.

You got nothing from the art exhibition.

Did you not find inspiration?

Were you just having fun?

Can you be a quiet patient?

The performance matters more than the logo.

You talk about performance every day.

Can't you make it more beautiful?

Do it yourself then.

Okay, add it on.

You talk big.

Are you going to be okay?

Did it get worse?

Why don't we go to the hospital?

Mind your own business.

I'm fine.

Li Xun, when are you going home?

No plans to go yet.

Not even for Lunar New Year?

Will Li Lan come here?

Why do you have so many questions?

I'll be back in a minute.

Where are you going?

I'm going to get you some medicine.

I don't need it.

You need it.

What will you do if you can't talk when presenting to Blue Crown?

You'll be there.

Stay here. I'll be right back.

Mom.

Yunyun.

Have you finished up at school?

It will be over in two days.

Did you see the exhibition?

I haven't had time.

It doesn't matter.

Ms. Jiang and Xiuzhu are coming over

for dinner tonight.

Tonight?

Did you say tonight?

Yes, tonight.

Ms. Jiang said

she hasn't seen you in years.

She misses you.

How about tomorrow? I can't make it today.

I haven't bought tickets yet.

I will be home by tomorrow evening.

Make it today.

Your dad happens to be at a meeting near your school.

After the meeting, he will pick you up.

Pack up quickly.

He should be there soon.

-Mr. Zhu. -Thank you.

Are you sick?

Don't worry.

I just have a cold.

Zhu Yun will be back soon.

Your base is very good.

It's pretty impressive.

The school is on break.

There is no one around.

You're alone

and even sick.

It must be hard for you.

There's no helping it.

The project won't wait for the holidays to be over.

That's true.

Li Xun.

Something urgent came up at home.

Yunyun.

Dad, you're here already.

I can't wait to go home.

So I came here early.

You have to go back to the dormitory later

to pack, right?

How about this?

I'll drive the car there

to save you a trip.

Okay.

Mr. Zhu.

Drink more water.

-Bye. -Bye.

Something came up at home.

I have to go.

Okay.

Anyway, there's nothing else to do.

Go home for Lunar New Year.

I didn't help much. I'm sorry.

Not really.

Your ugly picture can be used.

Bye then.

Take this medicine

according to the instructions.

Let me know as soon as there is news from Blue Crown.

I'm leaving.

Li Xun.

Keep at it.

Zhu Yun.

Tell me when you get home.

Okay.

Li Xun, was that you just now?

How do you know where I live?

I've been here before.

Then wait for me.

Why are you standing there?

Come and take a seat.

That is

a single bed.