Chapter 77 Chapter 77 Layers of foreshadowing: They don’t really care…
After lunch, the four of them went to the lotus pond on the other side of the river to admire the flowers. They bought some fresh lotus flowers and planned to take them back to the cottage to cook.
Later, they went to the foot of the mountain to dig wild vegetables. As long as they were wild vegetables that she knew, no matter whether they tasted good or not, Ruan Xiaoyu put them all into the basket.
"I know this," she explained to Xu Qinghu as she dug: "The ones with serrated leaves are shepherd's purse, the ones with white hairs are Artemisia capillaris, and the ones near the water are tender green, which are watercress..."
She often watches videos online and dreams of going to the suburbs to pick wild vegetables. If Xu Qinghu didn't want to climb the mountain, she would also like to see if there are any fresh wood ear mushrooms and mushrooms in the mountains.
Xu Qinghu followed her in picking the fruits, picking only the tender ones. His movements were quick and accurate, and he was more familiar with the process than she was.
Ruan Xiaoyu couldn't help but look at her twice more, and asked with suspicion: "Hulu, have you ever picked wild vegetables before?"
Xu Qinghu blinked and replied, "When I was a kid, I often picked wild vegetables to eat."
Ruan Xiaoyu was stunned for a moment, then a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes when she realized what she meant. She hadn't expected Xu Qinghu to have grown up in the mountains. She had thought she was so pretty and fashionable, and even if she wasn't a rich girl like Qiao Wanshu, her family background would be middle-class or above. Unexpectedly...
She quickly recovered and said, "Then you must know more than me. Can you see if there are any species I haven't discovered?"
Xu Qinghu glanced at the pepper trees growing at the foot of the mountain. "Let's pick some more young shoots. We can eat them cold."
"Okay." Ruan Xiaoyu followed her and looked at her with her back to her, her long dark blue hair draped softly over her shoulders, like a fairy tale princess walking out of the forest. However, she tugged down the branches of the pepper tree with nimble movements and quickly picked the green buds on them, with no intention of seeking help from the male guest at all.
Ruan Xiaoyu stood there in a daze for a moment, and couldn't help but recall that Xu Qinghu had previously fought for an extra date card in the same straightforward manner. Only then did she realize that compared to dating her junior, she preferred being with Xu Qinghu.
She is very beautiful, but her beauty has no edge when it comes to herself.
There's even an indescribable sense of security. Being with her always makes me feel comfortable. I don't have to worry about saying the wrong thing, nor do I have to worry about not getting a response to what I say.
Even if her proposal was rejected, Xu Qinghu would find a compromise instead of ignoring her ideas.
"Hulu, I'm so glad you can come to the show," she walked over to Xu Qinghu, looked up at her and said, "Otherwise my love life would be so boring."
"Is that so?" Xu Qinghu looked at her and smiled, his eyes slightly curved, floating with tiny and bright light, "I also want to thank you for being my roommate."
"Hehe." Ruan Xiaoyu laughed twice and walked forward to hug her arm. "I've figured it out now. It doesn't matter whether we hold hands or not. I'm more happy to meet friends like you and Ruoxi."
Xu Qinghu thought about her ending in the novel. She did not hold hands with anyone or confess her love to anyone. Not long after leaving the show, she accepted a blind date arranged by her family. As for whether she got married or not, the novel did not go into details.
As for Wen Ruoxi and Zhong Zining, they are both single, and there is almost no description about them in the later period.
[I really like Hulu and Xiaoyu. I want to support them.]
[Compared to stinky men, the friendship of girls is more beautiful.]
I didn't expect Xu Qinghu to have grown up in the countryside. I thought she came from a middle-class family.
[+1, judging by her temperament and conversation, I can't imagine her family background at all. How did she become what she is now?]
When Xu Qinghu's family background was mentioned, a large number of comments immediately flooded the live broadcast room.
[What else can I do? I must rely on men!]
[She comes from such a poor background that she wears different clothes every day. Besides relying on men, what else can she rely on?]
[With her family background, if she wasn't beautiful, she probably wouldn't even be qualified to participate in the show.]
[Now that the above person said that, I understand. No wonder she's so obsessed with Mr. He, she's willing to be scolded before she throws herself at him. It turns out she knows she won't be able to meet any better men after she leaves the show, so no wonder she's so hungry for him.]
[It's been a long time since I've seen a woman who would do anything to get ahead. She comes from such a poor family, yet she still dares to covet Mr. He, not even considering whether she's worthy of him or not!]
[No wonder I always disliked her. It turns out it was her poor, sour vibe that got to me. Why would a poor person participate in a dating show?!]
These comments seemed to be organized, all of them were belittling and mocking Xu Qinghu, as if they wanted to trample her into the mud so that she could never get up again.
Not only Xu Qinghu's fans, but even passers-by watching the live broadcast felt it was incredible.
[Where did this idiot come from? What's wrong with the rural people? Are they eating your rice? You probably brushed your teeth with the toilet brush when you got up this morning!]
[What? Relying on men is the only path a beautiful girl can take? Even if she can rely on men, that's her ability. What does it have to do with you sour chickens? You even became judges? Do you think that just because He Shengnian doesn't like Xu Qinghu, he will like you? This is ridiculous!]
I thought everyone, after learning about Xu Qinghu's family background, would admire her journey from the mountains to a key university and her transformation into the confident and radiant person she is today, and lament her hard work and inspirational journey. I didn't expect everyone to be talking about her family background...
[Just because her family is poor, can her efforts be negated? Can we unscrupulously belittle and ridicule her?]
[Why is the comment so malicious? Did Xu Qinghu kill your entire family?]
[No need to guess, you know what these people are like. They're either He Shengnian's only fans, or some royal family fanatics, or even just a couple of them. They've been lying dormant for so long, and finally found Xu Qinghu's weakness, and now they're spreading rumors like crazy. Do they get paid to be running dogs for the rich?]
[This actually made me a fan of Xu Qinghulu. Being able to turn a losing game into this is incredible.]
The live broadcast room was bustling with activity, and its popularity not only did not decrease, but continued to rise.
The director did not stop it after seeing it, but instead bought a few trending searches to attract more people to the live broadcast room.
At this moment, someone posted a photo of Xu Qinghu in college on Weibo in order to refute the audience who spoke for Xu Qinghu.
It was foggy outside the window in winter. Xu Qinghu was wearing an old cotton-padded jacket and sitting blankly on a chair. Half of his face was covered by his bangs and glasses. He looked shivered and quiet, completely different from now.
[It's true that she got into university, but she used to be so old-fashioned and didn't look like this at all. I suspect she had plastic surgery later.]
After that, more photos were revealed, including photos of Xu Qinghu sitting in the last row of an open class, walking alone on the road, eating in the cafeteria... Without exception, Xu Qinghu looked taciturn and timid.
Coupled with the blurry pixels, Xu Qinghu in the photo gives people a very gloomy feeling, like the continuous plum rain weather, and just looking at it makes people want to stay away.
[Is this really Xu Qinghu? Why is he completely different from now?]
The audience was a little bit unbelieving and felt that this was not the Xu Qinghu they knew.
[She seemed so gloomy at that time, not sunny at all.]
[The face is a little unclear, so I'm not sure if she had plastic surgery.]
[She definitely had plastic surgery. If she had always been this beautiful, would she have needed to hide it?]
After seeing this, some fans immediately came out to refute it.
[You said Xu Qinghu had plastic surgery. Produce evidence, otherwise Xu Qinghu can sue you for slander and defamation.]
[What does it have to do with you whether or not she had plastic surgery? I advise you to stop sharing photos of Xu Qinghu from her amateur days, or you might end up in trouble!]
What can you tell from these photos? There's a difference between student life and life in society. If you keep trying to provoke me, don't force me to slap you!
[Still washing? Fans of plastic surgery girls are so shameless!]
It caused a huge uproar on Weibo, and it was on several hot searches. Most viewers sensed the malicious intent of the revelation and told the blogger to stop, otherwise they would receive a lawyer's letter.
The blogger didn't know whether he felt guilty or was afraid of receiving a lawyer's letter. He only said that Xu Qinghu was not as simple as everyone imagined, and hoped that innocent fans would not be deceived by her.
This post did not seem to have any real impact on Xu Qinghu, but it still planted the label of Xu Qinghu as a plastic surgery face in the minds of many people.
The comments in the live broadcast room were also asking whether Xu Qinghu had plastic surgery. Although everyone can accept girls having plastic surgery, it is another matter if Xu Qinghu entered the entertainment industry with a plastic surgery face.
Not only did the director not calm down the pace of the live broadcast room, he also hoped that Xu Qinghu's popularity would be as high as possible. Black and red are also red, and the live broadcast room would also benefit.
At this time, Xu Qinghu was still picking young pepper shoots. She stretched out her hands several times but couldn't reach the branches above. When she was about to give up, two hands reached out at the same time.
Before Xu Qinghu could react, Wu Xuan pressed down the branch and looked at her and said, "You can't reach it, can't you call for help?"
Neither he nor He Shengnian was interested in picking wild vegetables, but for their own safety, they still waited not far away.
Seeing Xu Qinghu jumping around a few times without success, they walked over at the same time.
As soon as He Shengnian raised his hand, Wu Xuan got there first. He not only pushed down the branch that Xu Qinghu had his eye on, but also pulled a nearby bud that was growing well in front of Xu Qinghu. "Don't worry, take your time picking it."
Seeing him approaching Xu Qinghu on his own initiative, with a cold face but a warm heart, Ruan Xiaoyu opened her eyes wide in surprise, as if she had just realized how special he was to Xu Qinghu.
She thought he really liked picnics, but...
Seeing this, He Shengnian did not argue with Wu Xuan, but simply said to Xu Qinghu: "You take a break, I'll pick the rest."
Wu Xuan is very ambitious, so he won't give him a chance.
"Okay." Xu Qinghu clapped his hands and said to Ruan Xiaoyu, "Let's go to the river to wash our hands and make room for them."
Ruan Xiaoyu looked at Wu Xuan sadly and sighed, "Junior brother, you should have said so earlier. You're making me waste my feelings for you."
Wu Xuan didn't even blink, "I said I don't like you."
Ruan Xiaoyu glared at him, "I know, I don't need you to repeat this fact."
After saying that, she snorted and ran to chase Xu Qinghu in front of her. The beautiful young lady was still better. She was more considerate and gentle than him.
“…”
After picking the wild vegetables, it was already late.
The four of them enjoyed the breeze by the lake for a while and then decided to go home.
Xu Qinghu also received a message from the program team on her way back, asking her whether the online revelations were true.
Xu Qinghu turned sideways with his back to the car camera and opened the post on Weibo. The development of the situation was exactly the same as in the novel.
In order to completely crush her, the Qiao family took great pains to lay the groundwork. First, they released her photos, led the public to suspect that she had plastic surgery, labeled her a "fake person", and subtly influenced the audience's judgment of her, making them feel that her behavior was inconsistent and her inner self was inconsistent.
Later, it was revealed that she was full of lies and had already signed a contract with an agency, which indirectly proved her purpose of plastic surgery. Even if she produced evidence to refute it, the audience's attention had been diverted to the fact that she wanted to take shortcuts.
Soon after, a video was released showing her verbally abusing her ex-boyfriend and ruthlessly abandoning him for her own benefit, proving that she is a person with corrupt morals and despicable character.
At this point, Xu Qinghu is not completely finished. After all, there are still some people who speak for her and think that she is not hopeless for what she has done. If a person does not care for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth.
What's wrong with her trying to turn things around on her own?
At this time, the Qiao family used their last trick, which was to find her parents and send her to hell completely with a cold-blooded and heartless attitude.
The audience may be able to accept her plastic surgery and her entry into the entertainment industry, but in this society that emphasizes filial piety, if she is unfilial to her parents, she will be despised by everyone even if it is exposed to the world.
She was completely beaten to death and became the only victim of the dating variety show. While the popularity of the show soared, Qiao Wanshu looked even more pure and noble.
And she, like a rat in the gutter, can only look up at her forever.
The novel does not describe in detail how she refuted the allegations. It only says that she was full of lies, and every time she tried to prove her innocence, she would be exposed as a lie, which made people feel more and more disgusted and resentful.
Xu Qinghu thought, how could she not refute?
She didn't have plastic surgery, and she didn't lie about her career, which is easy to prove. As for breaking up with her ex-boyfriend...
Xu Qinghu lowered her eyelashes. This was perhaps the strangest thing about her.
She broke up with Wu Xuan not because of participating in the dating variety show. Even if the video was exposed and she couldn't handle it, the Wu family would immediately take action to protect Wu Xuan.
But why didn’t the Wu family deal with it?
Was it that Wu Xuan wanted to take revenge on her out of love turning into hate, or was it that something happened that she didn't know about?
Xu Qinghu didn't think Wu Xuan would take revenge on her. She had been observing people's words and expressions since she was a child, so her judgment of men was not that bad.
Even when the situation developed to the point where she had a hard time, she would still go to Wu Xuan and ask him to help her solve the problem.
Even if it is her ex-boyfriend, she can find a way to twist the relationship and take advantage of it.
Why didn't she go find Wu Xuan? Maybe she did, but she still couldn't change her dead end.
Finally, there are her parents. It is not difficult to prove that they don’t care about her, but why didn’t she refute it?
Or rather, she refuted it, but her power was too weak.
When public opinion ferments into a bloody storm, no matter what the person at the center of the storm says, it will become an excuse and lie for criticism.
Netizens don't care about the truth, or whether she is innocent or not. Under the guidance of some people with ulterior motives, they only care about the momentary carnival and want only to trample her under their feet like God, speculate about her behavior with the most vicious thoughts, and vent their anger unscrupulously.
If she says she is a writer, her works might be labeled as plagiarism. If she says she entered the entertainment industry to make money and make movies, she will be accused of being unrealistic and daydreaming. If she says she broke up with her boyfriend peacefully, some netizens will refute her with videos and photos, accusing her of being vain and opportunistic.
As for her parents, they gave birth to her and were very kind to her. After she was admitted to university, they did not repay her well and even wanted to turn the tables on her. They are so heartless.
No one cares about the truth, they just revel in the violence on the Internet.
They are like reeds all over the mountains, with an empty center. They can only sway left and right with the raging wind and cannot walk upright no matter what.
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