sovbooks Chapter 348 Two Actors Show Off Their Skills!
Chapter 348 Two Actors Show Off Their Skills!
Upon hearing the mention of "Angelica dahurica," Zhang Cheng, who was standing nearby, finally stirred.
"Junior Sister Bai Zhi has been taken away by Old Zhang."
"Old Zhang? My counselor, Old Zhang?"
Jiang Bai stared wide-eyed, feigning surprise.
"Why did he take my sister? Was the charity sale so popular that the school security wants to question her?"
Su Ze added a sour jab from the side:
"What question is that?"
"Old Zhang said that the school leaders had official business with Bai Zhi. After the meeting, Old Zhang wanted to personally invite Bai Zhi to dinner to express his gratitude on behalf of the school."
At this point, Su Ze's face fell to his feet, his tone so resentful it could drip water:
"Third brother, you be the judge!"
"We brothers have been guarding this place all afternoon, acting as bodyguards and doing all the hard labor, and Old Zhang just used his position to steal it!"
"I even booked the best French restaurant in all of Shanghai, but... sigh, it was all for nothing."
Jiang Bai couldn't help but smile as he listened to these accusations, but he managed to suppress it.
Old Zhang, you've really done a great job as the scapegoat!
Thinking of this, Jiang Bai's eyes darted around, his face suddenly darkened, and he slapped his thigh hard, making a crisp "bang" sound.
His face was filled with the hurt and heartbreak of feeling that it was "unfair and unreasonable."
"What?! Old Zhang is treating my sister to dinner?!"
Jiang Bai pointed at the table, his voice rising eight octaves:
"I'm a model student at this school, always bringing honor to the class, and Old Zhang has never even rewarded me with a five-cent spicy snack!"
"My sister only arrived today, and he's already asking her to treat him to dinner?!"
Jiang Bai looked extremely "grief-stricken and indignant," plopped down on the high stool that had originally belonged to Jiang Baizhi, and clutched his chest:
"Damn it! Am I not his student anymore?"
"Is there any justice left? Is there no law left?!"
"So, after all this time, in Lao Zhang's eyes, I'm not even worth a hair on my sister's head?!"
The actor's portrayal of "I've fallen out of favor, I'm devastated" was incredibly convincing.
Su Ze and the other two looked at each other, their initial frustration at "not being able to get a date with the goddess" gone.
Seeing that Jiang Bai, his own brother, was being treated so differently by Lao Zhang, he strangely felt a pang of sympathy.
"Third brother, try to think more positively."
Gu Dapeng comforted him.
"After all... Sister Baizhi does look a little bit more righteous than you."
"People of Old Zhang's age definitely prefer obedient younger generations."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Bai became even more "grief and indignation," and repeatedly said:
"Am I not well-behaved? Am I not upright?"
"Old Zhang is clearly being biased! Waaaaah!"
[Ding! Host, please stop your 'victim' act. Your micro-expression just now, that 'I want to hit someone but I can only hold it in' attitude, has already made your roommates feel 300% sympathy for you.]
【This isn't heartbreak, it's the ultimate example of "getting a good deal and then acting innocent." If Old Zhang heard you playing the victim, he'd probably vomit blood on the spot!】
"Cough cough."
"This is called a closed-loop logic for a complete service!"
"If we don't act this way, how can we explain why Bai Zhi is here even though she's not?"
Jiang Bai spoke with righteous indignation, showing no sign of guilt or embarrassment whatsoever.
Just as Jiang Bai was having a crazy "acting showdown" with his roommates...
"What are you all doing gathered here? Aren't you packing up?"
A slightly aged, dry cough came from behind a sycamore tree not far away.
Everyone looked up.
Old Zhang walked over slowly, his hands behind his back, with slightly unsteady steps.
As soon as Old Zhang showed his face, Zhang Cheng, who was squatting on the ground drawing circles, jumped up instantly, his eyes filled with fanaticism as if he had seen his own uncle... no, his own father.
"Dad! Where's Bai Zhi, the junior? Have the school leaders finished their meeting?"
Old Zhang's eyes twitched violently as he looked at his son's "worthless" appearance.
He first subtly and quickly raised an eyebrow at Jiang Bai, his eyes seeming to say:
Attention! The show is about to begin!
Jiang Bai understood immediately, putting on a "bitter and resentful" expression, glancing sideways at Old Zhang, and speaking in a sarcastic tone:
"Oh, isn't this our most respected teacher, Teacher Zhang?"
"My roommate told me you're going to treat my sister to a big meal tonight behind my back?"
Old Zhang's facial muscles twitched as he forcibly suppressed the urge to curse.
He adopted the authority of a dean of students and spoke nonsense with a straight face:
"What nonsense are you talking about! Bai Zhi made outstanding contributions to the school's charitable causes!"
"The dean just said that it's called 'Outstanding Youth Role Model'."
"As a counselor, is it wrong for me to represent the college and do my part as a host?"
Old Zhang turned to look at Su Ze and the others, a hint of regret in his eyes saying, "There's nothing I can do about it."
"However, Bai Zhi just said that she had something to do and had already taken a taxi from school back to the hotel."
"ah?!"
This desperate cry was uttered simultaneously by Su Ze and the others.
"Gone? Just like that?"
Zhang Cheng murmured to himself, feeling that the little spark of hope that had just been ignited had been doused with cold water by Old Zhang and hadn't even produced a wisp of smoke.
Old Zhang felt incredibly pleased to see his son looking so dejected.
Hmph, you unfilial son.
Do you still want to see Jiang Baizhi?
Jiang Baizhi is sitting right across from you, and you don't even recognize her!
"Old Zhang, that's not very fair of you."
Taking advantage of the situation, Jiang Bai suddenly stood up and protested to Old Zhang:
"My sister's gone, so what about this meal...?"
"This meal? What do you mean, 'this meal' or 'that meal'?"
Old Zhang rolled his eyes. "You brat, trying to scam me out of a meal?"
Don't even think about it!
Seeing this, Jiang Bai chuckled and quickly changed the subject.
"Well, since my sister has to go take care of something, I'll go eat first."
"Are you guys going to eat?"
"eat!"
Su Ze, Gu Dapeng, and Lin Le all nodded in unison.
Since we couldn't invite Bai Zhi, what kind of French dinner is this off-campus?
It's not as cost-effective as the cafeteria!
Immediately, the other three seemed to have reached some kind of agreement, keeping quiet about treating Bai Zhi to a meal earlier, and walked to the cafeteria with Jiang Bai.
Watching this group of people walk arm in arm toward the cafeteria.
Old Zhang stood there, looking at the empty pergola under the setting sun, slowly exhaling a long breath, and muttered something to Zhang Cheng, who was standing beside him in a daze:
"Chengcheng, let's go."
"Stop looking. Sometimes, 'fate' in this world just disappears so suddenly."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Cheng looked up at Old Zhang with teary eyes.
"Dad, do you think it's possible to invite Bai Zhi, my junior, tomorrow?"
"Impossible! Don't even think about it!"
Old Zhang's face instantly turned sour, and he turned and walked towards the cafeteria.
Seeing this, Zhang Cheng quickly followed.
"Why? Why can't I think about it?"
"Because and therefore, scientific principles."
"What?"
"......"