Little Sun and Warm Baby
When the three-man team pushed open the dormitory door, carrying their spoils like victorious generals, they were greeted by an unexpected visitor.
Zhao Teng was sitting beside Shi Guang's desk with an admiring look on his face, while Shi Guang was holding a very thin paintbrush and helping Zhao Teng repair an anime figure with a broken arm.
His movements were steady and his expression was focused. The soft light from the desk lamp fell on his drooping eyelashes, and his whole body exuded a reassuring and peaceful aura.
"Oh my god! Zhao Teng, why are you here?" Fat Jiang's jaw almost dropped when he saw this scene.
"Shh!" Zhao Teng immediately made a silencing gesture, pointing at the figurine in Shi Guang's hand. He said excitedly in a breathless voice, "Don't disturb the master at work! This is a treasure limited to 500 pieces worldwide! I was just trading it for spicy noodles in the hallway and accidentally dropped it. I was scared to death! But then Master Shi Guang walked by, took a look, and said he could fix it!"
The way Zhao Teng looked at Shi Guang was exactly the same as the way the boy from the Computer Science Department in Room 502 looked at Sun Rui.
"You... you can do this?" Jiang Xiaopang leaned over, his eyes wide as bells, his face filled with disbelief. As a veteran of the anime world, he knew very well how high-level the technical work of restoring figures was.
"I've made models before," Shi Guang's answer was concise and to the point. He didn't say anything more and continued to concentrate on processing the small fracture surface.
Lu Yu watched this scene with a touch of surprise, but more than that, an indescribable sense of relief. He discovered that time wasn't truly incompatible with people; he simply needed the right opportunity, a field where he could fully realize his potential. When he immersed himself in his craft, his cold, aloof aura was replaced by a craftsman's focus and confidence.
Jiang Xiaopang had completely transformed himself into Shi Guang's only fan. He crouched beside Shi Guang's desk, barely daring to breathe, watching Shi Guang skillfully polish, glue, paint, and matte the piece... The entire process, so fluid and flowing, was no longer a restoration, but a creation of art.
After a while, Shi Guang put down his paintbrush, and used special glue and paint to repair the broken arm so seamlessly that there was almost no trace left.
"Boss... Boss, are you still accepting apprentices?" Jiang Xiaopang's tone was full of admiration. "I... I can also make models, but they are Bandai's Gundam, at the level of a simple model..."
"That figurine," Shi Guang asked without looking up as he repaired it, "Did you make it yourself?"
Fatty Jiang's face flushed instantly: "No...no, I bought the finished product."
Shi Guang didn't say anything else and handed the repaired figure to Zhao Teng.
"Oh... Oh my God! Oh my God!" Zhao Teng took the figurine, turned it over and over, and was so excited that he was incoherent. "Master Time! No, Master Time! You are my adoptive parents! You are my adoptive parents! Tell me, what do you want? As long as I, Zhao Teng, have it, I will go through fire and water to get it..."
"Why are you like a parrot?" Lu Yu scolded with a smile.
"Boss!" This time, Fatty Jiang also joined Zhao Teng. He looked at Shi Guang, his eyes gleaming with an unprecedented light. "If my wife has any problems in the future, can...can I come to you too?"
"Okay." Shi Guang nodded and pointed to a large bag of snacks on the table. "Reward."
That was all the belongings Zhao Teng had looted from his dormitory in order to seek medical treatment.
Zhao Teng thanked him profusely, holding his recovered treasure in his arms, and walked away, looking back every few steps.
"You're great," Lu Yu smiled as he walked over to Shi Guang and looked at the delicate tools on his desk. "I didn't expect you to have such a skill."
Shi Guang didn't say anything, but just quietly packed up his tools. However, his slightly red earlobes still betrayed a hint of uneasiness in his heart.
"By the way, I saw the photo you just sent." Lu Yu brought the topic back to the topic. "The rain has indeed gotten much lighter. It will probably stop tomorrow."
"Yeah." Shi Guang responded.
"However, even if the rain stops, it will probably take a few days for takeout to resume," Lu Yu said as he placed the supplies they had just exchanged on the table. "Tonight, let's have a luxurious meal! Two buckets of instant noodles, a sausage, and half a bag of spicy strips! Sun Rui, do you approve?"
"Based on the available supplies and the estimated duration of the blockade, conducting a high-calorie supplement tonight will help boost team morale and serve the collective interest." Sun Rui said in a tone of approval, "I approve."
"Great!" Fat Jiang cheered and immediately started to boil water.
Thus, the siege dinner in dormitory 602 began amid the anticipation of the four people.
A table was piled high with food and sundries. Two steaming buckets of Master Kong braised beef noodles, a sausage that Sun Rui had precisely cut into quarters with a knife, and half a bag of spicy noodles that everyone coveted.
Under the dim light of the table lamp, they ate this simple dinner with a sense of ritual and satisfaction, just like the New Year.
"Hey, let me tell you something," Fatty Jiang mumbled as he slurped his noodles, "When the lockdown is lifted, the first thing I'm going to do is go to Fallen Street and eat from the beginning to the end! I'm going to have three servings of grilled cold noodles, ten skewers of grilled kidneys, and a cup of pearl milk tea with no sugar and no ice!"
"I suggest you go to the school hospital first and check your triglyceride and cholesterol levels." Sun Rui complained calmly.
Lu Yu smiled, picked up half of his sausage and put it into Shi Guang's bowl.
Shi Guang paused for a moment, he raised his head and glanced at Lu Yu.
"Why are you looking at me?" Lu Yu said confidently, "You've been a hero today, so you should eat more."
Shi Guang didn't say anything else, but just silently ate half of the sausage along with the noodles.
"No, no, I'm feeling sleepy after eating." Fatty Jiang collapsed in his chair, rubbing his round belly. Within three minutes, his gaming spirit was ignited once again. "Come on, Brother Sun, Brother Lu, let's play Landlord! Let's use the wisdom of the God of Gamblers to while away this long night!"
"I have no interest in this kind of game that relies purely on probability and information asymmetry." Sun Rui pulled out a book "Game Theory" from the bookshelf.
"Oh, it's just for fun!" Fat Jiang insisted.
Lu Yu smiled and waved his hand: "You guys have fun, I have to deal with some things in class first." As he said that, he picked up his cell phone.
As the class monitor, he had to ensure the well-being of other students during this special period. As soon as he opened the class group, he saw that the League Secretary Lin Xiyue was already organizing an online cloud dormitory check.
Lin Xiyue: @All members, everyone, the class monitor and I will now do a quick review of everyone's situation. Please share your dorm number and current situation, such as whether your internet connection is down, and whether you have enough food and water. If you have any difficulties, please let us know immediately and we'll work together to find a solution! [Keep it up]]
Lin Xiyue's message, like a flare, instantly made the quiet class group active.
Zhao Teng: Reporting to the organization! The four people from dorm 611 are alive and well! The internet is working fine, and we're full of energy! I just traded half a bag of chips for a can of Coke, achieving luxury freedom! [Proud]]
He also attached a photo of four boys cheering with cola.
Wang Qing: Dormitory 520 is requesting support! We're out of snacks here. Any handsome guys willing to airdrop some over? I'll trade them for my treasured face masks! [Poor]
[Lao Wang next door: Beautiful lady upstairs, I have spicy noodles. Is your face mask for hydration or whitening?]
The chat room suddenly became lively and the atmosphere became cheerful. Lu Yu smiled and replied to Lin Xiyue seriously.
Lu Yu: All four of us in dormitory 602 are doing fine, with sufficient supplies and excellent internet. Thanks to the League Secretary for your hard work organizing this! @ććŚć]
On the other hand, after Jiang Xiaopang's plan to lure people into the trap failed at Lu Yu, he turned his attention to Sun Rui.
"Brother Sun, stop reading. Look at this book. Is it interesting? Can it bring you happiness?" Fatty Jiang came close to Sun Rui and opened his laptop mysteriously. "Come, I'll show you something good!"
On the screen is a game world full of fantasy, swords and magic, dragons and elves.
"'War of Oracles', the new game I've been playing lately," Jiang Xiaopang's tone was filled with the passion of promoting it. "Epic worldview, cinematic graphics! Come, I'll show you how to make a face. I guarantee it's ten thousand times more fun than trying to figure out those crappy formulas!"
Sun Rui glanced at the screen, adjusted his glasses, and asked calmly, "What's the profit model for this game? Is it charging by time, or by items?"
"Huh?" Fatty Jiang was stunned. "They have everything, right? You can buy a monthly pass, or skins, mounts, and so on."
"So, what's its core gameplay?" Sun Rui continued to ask, "Is it a PVE game driven by statistics, or a PVP game based on strategy and operations? Is its player social system a guild model based on strong relationships, or a random team model based on weak relationships?"
"..." Jiang Xiaopang opened his mouth, but found he couldn't answer a single question. He felt like he wasn't promoting a game, but rather being grilled by an investment analyst.
"A project that cannot clearly explain its core business logic and product highlights within 30 seconds has no investment value. Similarly, it is not worth investing time in." Sun Rui concluded, then reopened his "Game Theory" and ignored Jiang Xiaopang who had become petrified next to him.
"You...people like you deserve to be single for the rest of your life!" Fat Jiang suffered a huge mental blow. He could only sit back in his seat angrily, put on his headphones, and entered the game world alone, muttering to himself.
The dormitory gradually became quiet.
Lu Yu used the excuse of helping with digestion after a meal to drag Shi Guang to do some simple stretching exercises in the small open space in the dormitory.
"Your body is too stiff," Lu Yu said as he massaged Shi Guang's shoulders. "Sitting still for a long time is not good for your waist and cervical spine. You need to move around every night from now on."
His palm was on Shi Guang's back. Through the thin pajamas, he could clearly feel the tenseness of the other person's body and the slender spine.
Shi Guang's face felt a little hot. He could smell the familiar scent on Lu Yu, and could also feel the strength and warmth from the other's palm.
The rain outside the window had stopped. The dark clouds had dispersed, revealing a night sky scrubbed remarkably clean by the rain. A bright moon hung high in the sky, its cool, clear light filtering through the cracks in the window, sealed with tape by time, casting a ray of silver light.
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