Chapter 197 \nFor a while, âwhite lotusâ was very popular in Beijing University. This is not praise but a derogatory mockery. During this time, the gossip section also had such posts. The difference was that the person who was picked up was not an inspiring school flower, but a person who liked to pretend to be a helpless girl, but in fact, had a dark heart.\nBefore they knew the true face of the girl, many people called her a white lotus flower. After the incident, âwhite lotus flowerâ became a derogatory term, referring to a girl with a weak appearance and a black heart.
If the words âschool flowerâ were not mentioned in this post, at most, everyone would gossip a bit and see which girl was exposed again. However, it was not the same when it came to school flowers. School flowers in Beijing University were equivalent to the public figures in the entertainment circle; everyone paid attention to their every move. So, when they saw that it was related to the two school flowers, everyoneâs gossiping heart was ignited and they excitedly clicked into it.
The content was astounding. Tang Xinâs image and reputation at Beijing University was very good. The members of the student union relied on the votes of the students, so she could be seen to be popular. In addition, while serving as the Minister of Discipline, her performance had always been remarkable, with few serious mistakes. Some boys liked her and some girls admired her.
How could such a good student and good department leader be exposed? Many people couldnât believe it.
According to the landlord [T/N: original poster], she was right there and witnessed the whole process of how school flower Tang turned out to be a white lotus. She described the process vividly without any personal grievances. Some people reading it immediately believed her, but many people rebuked the landlord.
After all, Tang Xin was a school flower. She also had her own fan group at Beijing University, and they did not believe that Tang Xin was this kind of person, strongly reprimanding the landlord for starting rumors. Someone turned up the landlordâs information and said that this person turned out to be a member of the student union, and had published posts of influential Beijing University figures several times in the gossip section. However, the contents of all the posts she posted had a certain degree of authenticity.
The landlordâs ID was Pa Yipa [T/N: Means âtake a lookâ], and she was very tolerant. She disappeared for two days after posting, and let everyone scour the post from bottom to top. Only when the post spiked did she then slowly come out to reply to those people questioning her authenticity.
Take a look: The landlord has a video recorded on the spot. Do the disbelieving students want me to post it? The landlord didnât post the video before, because she didnât want to make school flower Tang too embarrassed. Since they insisted, the landlord would post it. However, the landlord stated in advance that if this destroyed the image of school flower Tang in their mind, they should please make their own regret medicine.
Would school flower Tangâs fans give up their stance just because of this passage?
Of course not, they firmly believed that this was a deliberate attempt to build momentum. So, there were many under the post insisting that she put up a video. The main idea was that if I do nât believe you, the real gold is not afraid of fire. Unfortunately, in this case, it needed to be real gold to work.
[T/N: âreal gold is not afraid of fireâ = a strong-willed person can withstand any test. In this case, they think they are innocent, and how can they be proven guilty if innocent?]
The result neednât be said.\nThe incident of Tang Xin being exposed had not yet spread to Wang Ziyuâs ears. The brother and sister flew back to Shanhai City. Papa and Mama Wang were very happy when they learned that they were coming back; it had been a long time since the family had stayed together.
Mama Wang deliberately got up early and went out to buy a lot of ingredients to bring home, ready to cook them a sumptuous dinner in the evening. Papa Wang drove to the airport to pick them up when they arrived, otherwise they would have to suffer a bumpy bus ride for a couple of hours.
âFinally home.â As soon as he entered the door, Wang Cheng dropped his luggage. He had come back a bit ago, but he felt like it had been a long time.
The happiest was Wang Ziyu. The air in the capital was incomparable to the air in her hometown, because the quality difference was too much. âI still feel more comfortable at home, I donât want to go back to school.â
Wang Cheng smirked and said in her ear: âThen donât go.â
âSecond brother, you are too bad.â Wang Ziyu snorted. She was just being emotional, why did he have to tear down her stage.
Seeing the brother and sister talking and smiling as before, with no new hint of grievances at all, Papa Wang was relieved. He knew that his son had already confessed to his youngest daughter, and was a little worried that his younger daughter could not accept it.
Mama Wang came out of the kitchen. âWait before you converse. The meal is almost ready, so clean up.â
The father and son immediately took their places, and Papa Wang went to the kitchen to help with the dishes. During the meal, Papa Wang clamped a rib for his son and daughter. He looked at Wang Ziyuâs rounded face, and couldnât say that he felt she was âtoo thinâ. He thought that his daughter was so far away in a strange place, and the food in this place might not be very good. Before they came back, he thought of countless words, but none of them were useful.
After eating, Wang Ziyu mixed the dishes with the rice leftovers and served them to the fragrant pig. Mama Wang was so busy all day with her daughter and sonâs return that she had forgotten the pig.
Wang Cheng texted Chu Yifeng when he returned to his room and then unpacked his luggage. He used to not bring much clothes, but now he had more and more clothes. He didnât only need to bring two or three sets of clothes when he went on a trip like before. There were a lot of other things he brought back, such as specialty products, etc. Before they were sorted out, Chu Yifeng called.
âTell you good news.â\nâWhat good news?â Wang Cheng stood up and closed the door of his room.
What happened this morning was exposed on the Beijing University Forum.
âWhatâs the matter?â Wang Cheng asked surprisedly.
Chu Yifeng smiled, âMaybe somebody couldnât stand that womanâs actions.â Different on the surface than behind their backs, such a woman could easily attract criticism.
âVery well. At this time, many students have just returned home or havenât returned home. What can you do to get that post to the front?â Wang Cheng was willing to help his sister strangle the dangerous person in the cradle. Since Tang Xin already set up Wang Ziyu twice, if they just let her go so easily, she would definitely play some tricks in the future.
âJust hire a water army.â
[T/N: water army = hired commenters on posts, such as social media, meant to guide public opinion.]
Although it was a water army, it should not be too obvious. Otherwise, it would make everyone sympathize with Tang Xin. So, the navy was not only aimed against Tang Xin. There were also water armies who were helping speak good of Tang Xin. The water army hired by Chu Yifeng was of high quality. They were unlike those on the internet which were all the same and superficial. His water army was different, and their words often hit the nail on the head. Wang Cheng didnât tell Wang Ziyu this.
In the evening, the family sat in the living room and watched TV. Wang Cheng went upstairs and took down the things he brought from the Imperial Capital. He had given specialties to Mama Wang before, but she asked him not to buy these things. Now she saw him bring a few things once more and she thought that he was spending money again.
âDad, this is the wine that someone gave me on my birthday. I heard that it is a limited edition. Havenât you been obsessed with grape wine? I specifically brought this bottle of wine to youâŚâ Wang Cheng caught a glimpse of Mama Wangâs disapproving expression and added: âTo collect.â
Wang Ziyu snickered, covering her mouth.
Papa Wang didnât mind his last words when he got the wine. He took a look at the wine that read 1982 and immediately became excited. He felt the bottle and couldnât put it down. âGood.â
\nWang Cheng ate the breakfast left by Mama Wang, returned to his room and moved his laptop to the living room. Then he logged into the Beijing University Forum and saw the gossip section at a glance.
Chu Yifeng did not disappoint him. The post he mentioned had been hung on the top of the gossip section, and had been pinned by the administrator. The water army disappeared after a flash of light last night. Most of the remaining ones were Beijing University students, the amount of attention they paid was considerable.
Someone put up another post, saying that as an insider, they wanted to pick on some things about Tang Xin.
Tang Xinâs superficial hard work at Beijing University was very successful, but it was impossible for her to get everything done right. There would always be some people who didnât like her. Now that someone exposed her, these people ran out. Of course, there were also some people who targeted Wang Ziyu, saying that she was hypocritical, but none of these posts caused many waves, everyoneâs attention was still on the other post. In just one night, the post floor had been covered to the fifth or sixth floor.
Wang Chengâs roughtly found that the direction of public opinion was currently more favorable to Xiao Yu, and he had a feeling that this was only the first wave, there should be more heavy news later.
Most of the students who went home learned of the news relatively late, but the students who had not left at Beijing University already knew about this, including Tang Xin herself. As the news broke, her previous black history was exposed one by one. Her lungs almost exploded in anger.
She instigated anonymous people to quarrel with other people in the forum, but she still couldnât beat those people. Some things were not groundless. If there were no signs, why would anyone expose her? However, there was quite a turning point, and it wasnât known if it was Tang Xin herself or her friend, but when Tang Xinâs reputation was about to sink, someone put up a post to blacken Wang Ziyu.
Tang Xin was positioned as the victim on the post, and Wang Ziyu was the aggressive, unscrupulous wicked woman, alluding to the fact that Wang Ziyu instigated her blackening. The brainless fans immediately scolded Wang Ziyu, saying that she was the real white lotus, that she was too clever.
Pa Yipa was a senior ID in the forum. The school sister was said to be going to take her postgraduate entrance examination. She had no communication with Wang Ziyu. It was also a coincidence that she would appear on the scene. She had a cousin who was a freshman and lived in Wang Ziyuâs dormitory building.
After closing the webpage, Wang Cheng put away his computer. It was no longer necessary for him to show up at this stage. In the afternoon, he went to the north mountain for a lazy stroll. Papa Wang managed the medicine in the north mountain very well, and he could harvest it again in a while. At that time, they could plant more effective medicinal materials. When he passed by the door of his uncleâs house as he was returning home, he unexpectedly saw a few figures he didnât expect to be home. In the afternoon, Papa Wang closed the shop and returned early. After returning, Mama Wang and Wang Ziyu went to the small jam factory in the village, so there was only Wang Cheng in the family.
Wang Cheng found that Papa Wang didnât smile as much as usual, his face seeming a little heavy. He found it unexpected in his heart, as his dad rarely had troubles; he was a very optimistic person by nature. If something happened, it must not be ordinary.