Chapter 37: Get Yu Li a degree
"Zhai Wenxi, where the hell have you been? Why aren't you answering the phone?"
"Hey, buddy, don't you see what time it is? I'm just going out to pee and checking my phone." Zhai Wenxi unzipped his pants and faced a tree.
"What's going on? I'll be back in the basement later and there's no signal."
"Help me find a way to get Yu Li a degree."
Qi Sheng grimaced as he inserted the needle into the gland, gritting his teeth in pain. "He almost ran away again today!"
"Run away? No, you haven't conquered a single fish yet? Has the Major General's charm diminished?"
"I'm talking to you about serious business, stop talking nonsense." Qi Sheng looked at the pile of injections on the table and threw them into the drawer in annoyance.
"The only ones I can handle are those private universities that offer early admissions to the public. But wouldn't it be easier for you to do this?"
"Special admission to a state-recognized university requires a letter of recommendation from my brother. He's even cut my military funding in half to force me to separate from Yu Li. My relationship with him is now strained."
Zhai Wenxi was walking towards the dilapidated basement. When he reached the second floor below ground, he suddenly saw a refugee crawling on the ground. He was so scared that he quickly ran back to the ground.
"Keep your voice down! Why are you yelling? My little carp is sleeping in the bedroom!"
Qi Sheng sat in the living room staring at the ceiling in a daze. When he thought about how Yu Li almost ran away during the day, he was so angry that his teeth were itching. Why couldn't he feed this little guy?
"Ouch! Oh my god..."
There was a strange movement from Zhai Wenxi's side. "As for the matter between you and the little mermaid, I feel that it's not a good idea for you two to continue like this. Otherwise, you should find a rival in love to provoke him and let the little mermaid know how important you are..."
Find a love rival?
He really had never used this trick.
"Qi Sheng, I'll send you an address. Please come and take some time to manage it. There are too many refugees here."
"What are you doing in a place like that?"
"Jingyue lives here. You don't know that there are five floors of basement here!"
Zhai Wenxi was frightened and regained consciousness. He then said, "I can arrange a university for Yu Li, but please help me deal with Jing Yue's illegal residence issue."
"My authority is controlled by my brother. Everything I do has to be submitted to him for review. After a while, I can arrange for him to go to government refugee resettlement housing."
"That's fine, it's better if it's closer to my home."
Qi Sheng suddenly realized, "Zhai Wenxi, if you want to harm an omega, you should find someone who likes to play. It's not easy for them. Don't do such a wicked thing."
"I can't like Jing Yue?! I'm serious this time. Believe it or not, I'm definitely going to be your stepfather..."
Zhai Wenxi said this loudly, and Jing Yue, who happened to come out to look for him, heard it...
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The next day, Zhai Wenxi asked the principal of a private school to publicly recruit additional students, and the exam was scheduled for Monday morning next week.
Qi Sheng happily sent Yu Li to cram school.
Yu Li was lying on the car window in a daze, his ear fins gently moving along the trajectory of the birds flying outside the window.
Hearing the noise, his tail fin subconsciously lifted up, reflecting a rainbow-like halo in the sunlight.
"Little carp! I have good news for you."
Qi Sheng waved the enrollment brochure in his hand, "Zhai Wenxi has helped you obtain the qualification to take the exam for Saar Federal Imperial University!"
As for why Qi Sheng didn't talk about himself.
If he said too much, Yu Li would think that he had other intentions.
"Exam?" Yu Li blinked slowly. "I go to school to learn about human knowledge, not to take exams."
He thought of the magnetic field fluctuations in the deep sea that he sensed in the hospital yesterday, and he felt a little homesick again.
“Exams can test your learning outcomes.”
While driving, Qi Sheng observed Yu Li's reaction through the rearview mirror. He felt that the little guy looked very sad today, and his mouth was pouting so much that small shells could be hung on it.
"The chief said that knowledge is a gift bestowed upon mermaids by the tides. Why do humans lock this gift away with exams?"
Qi Sheng was taken aback by the question. "This is the rule of humans. You have to learn to adapt to local customs, just like you mermaids when you reach a certain age and ask for a partner..."
"That's different!" Yu Li's ear fins exploded in resistance, a slight blush spreading across her cheeks. "Courtship isn't a rule; it's our mission as mermaids, a noble belief."
"I..." Qi Sheng was so panicked that he almost ran a red light. "That's not what I meant. I don't like exams, otherwise I wouldn't fail every time..."
"You humans are so weird." He pressed his face against the car window, looking out worriedly. "Humans use exams to measure knowledge, but shouldn't true wisdom grow freely like coral reefs?"
Soul-searching.
Qi Sheng was shocked: He has only studied Chinese for a few days, but he already has such literary accomplishments?
Are these illiterate people still reading "鑌魅魍魉" as "鬼鬼鬼鬼鬼"?
At this time, the car just arrived at the door of the cram school.
Qi Sheng held him back: "If you're not happy, don't go to school, okay? I'll take you to the playground..."
"No! I want to go to school."
Yu Li picked up her small schoolbag, angrily shook off his hand, pushed open the car door, got out of the car, and slid towards the cram school without looking back.
"Then study hard. I'll pick you up in the evening." Qi Sheng chased after him and tried to coax him. His mouth trembled as he uttered a few words, "Well, call me if you have anything."
Qi Sheng turned the car around and drove towards the Freedom Alliance parade area.
get off.
The military boots made a crisp sound as they rolled over the colored paper on the ground. Tan Yuan had been waiting by the cordon for a long time. When he saw the black military-licensed car approaching, he immediately straightened his back.
"Major General!"
Qi Sheng opened the trunk, took out a large bag, and threw it to Tan Yuan, "Proceed as planned."
"Zhai Siran is here today?"
"Yes, Major General, but he came with Hansen."
When Qi Sheng turned around, the sunlight poured down violently on him, and the badges embroidered with dark patterns suddenly came to life, spreading along his broad shoulders as if they had life.
He walked towards the square in military boots. His white military uniform outlined the perfect silhouette of broad shoulders and narrow waist. Every step he took carried the unique power of an alpha.
The parade team behind him lined up in an orderly manner to receive promotional materials. Tan Yuan directed them through a megaphone: "Follow the instructions of each team leader. After the end of the day, line up to receive your money!"
"The media reporters will be arriving in an hour. Those assigned to interview should memorize their lines in advance! Everyone stay safe, and report any problems immediately!"
The marching crowd swept across the square like a raging tide, and the five-colored flags fluttered in the wind.
Every fluttering flag is a sword that pierces the outdated marriage law, and every shout is a clarion call to fight for freedom.
Love and marriage should not be restricted by law!
Qi Sheng went to see Zhai Siran.
They had played together for a few days when they were young, but that was a memory from a long time ago, and when they met again now, they were no different from strangers.
Zhai Siran knew the existence of Qi Sheng, and as his enemy, he was not opposed to meeting him.
Qi Sheng’s first impression when he saw Zhai Siran was the strong smell of smoke.
They met at an empty coffee shop on the corner of the street.
"What a coincidence."
Qi Sheng's knuckles pinched the coffee cup. "Zhai Xun also asked me to meet him at this store and this location last time."
"Your father and son's hobbies are really similar."
"We have no relationship for a long time." He crushed the cigarette butt, but when he heard the name Zhai Xun, his pupils suddenly shrank, like a trapped beast being stabbed.
But he tried hard to conceal his reaction and act casual, "He has severed the legal relationship with me and we are no longer in the same household registration book. What can he do?"
"Isn't this what you want?" Qi Sheng smiled. "Zhai Xun came here looking for you last time, but he couldn't find you. He asked me to bring you a message."
"What?" Zhai Siran's emotions suddenly became unstable, with a glimmer of hope in his eyes.
"Want to know?"
Zhai Siran returned to his usual dull expression and hummed softly.
No matter how you look at it, he looks like a good student who has gone astray.
"Do me a favor and tell you when it's over." Qi Sheng took out a card from his pocket and placed it in front of himself. "He left it for you and told me to give it to you when I see you."
"What help do you need?" Zhai Siran just stared at the card that he didn't know what it was.
"Take your lover Hanson to the march against the new marriage law."
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Yu Li received a call from Bai Chuan during class. He did not attend the last two classes, but went to the underground research institute where he had visited for the first time.
Yu Li was still carrying the cartoon rabbit backpack, wearing the school uniform distributed by the training class on his upper body, and his lower body was wrapped in a nano-moisturizing fabric of the same color as his tail.
"This way." Bai Chuan leaned against the door of the research institute, his eyes unconsciously attracted by the tuft of hair sticking up on Yu Li's head.
He kind of understood why his younger brother was so insistent on marrying a mermaid.
It's kind of cute indeed.
The hovercraft passed through most of the city and finally stopped in front of the Sarkar Academy of Sciences.
Yu Li followed Bai Chuan through numerous traps and saw the red-scaled mermaid.
Bai Chuan placed him in a glass tank with constant temperature. At this time, the mermaid curled up next to the coral and slept quietly.
Bai Chuan smiled and pointed at the glass tank: "Look, I didn't lie to you, did I? He is in good condition now."
"Then why did you call me here?" Yu Li tilted his head warily.
"I thought you tacitly accepted the agreement between us." Bai Chuan smiled and handed over a small bag of dried kelp. "Have some snacks and we'll talk slowly."
Yu Li stared at the snacks handed to him for a few seconds, and finally took them and stuffed them into his small schoolbag.
Bai Chuan was amused by his cautious yet cute look, and subconsciously wanted to rub his hair, but Yu Li turned his head away.
"Let's get down to business. Qi Sheng will pick me up after school. He doesn't like me getting too close to other people."
Bai Chuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled helplessly, "Okay, let's get down to business."
"It's actually very simple. All you have to do is come and talk to it once a month and have it cooperate with us in drawing blood for the experiment. If you want to help it, you can also volunteer to provide some blood samples."
Seeing Yu Li frown, he immediately added, "But don't worry, each blood draw will be controlled within 200 ml, it won't affect your body."
"Will you really let it go?" Yu Li stared at Bai Chuan'an's eyes suspiciously.
"I promised you I'd keep it in a comfortable environment. Didn't I do that? I think since we can reach a cooperation, basic trust is still necessary."
Yu Li hesitated for a moment, then turned to face the glass tank: "Then let me try... to communicate with it."
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