Chapter 110 Teacher Cheng teaches you how to identify a scumbag
Walking into the room, the two girls pulled off the scarves around their necks and faces.
Liang Xiaolu gives people the feeling of being full of youth and vitality.
But the slender Li Yufei's face, beautiful yet with a hint of wildness, was eye-catching the moment she untied her scarf.
At this moment, it seemed as if the lights in the houses were much brighter.
Looking at Li Yufei's beautiful face, Cheng Xuyuan felt like he saw a rose blooming proudly.
Although he had met Li Yufei last time, seeing her again at this time still gave him a shocking feeling.
"I only have one stool here, you two can sit on the bed." Cheng Xuyuan said, pointing at his bed.
Li Yufei walked into the room and began to look around Cheng Xuyuan's room.
The room was not big and there were not many things in it, but it was kept clean.
There were some books on a double bed, and next to the coal stove was a small wooden table.
Is this where Teacher Xu Lingyun lives? He shouldn't live in a place like this! For Li Yufei, Xu Lingyun, who wrote "The Pursuit of Happiness" and has amazing talent, should live in a place that... should be in line with his status.
It shouldn't be so simple.
Liang Xiaolu looked at Li Yufei who was in a daze, touched her gently, and then the two of them sat down beside the bed.
Cheng Xuyuan unplugged the coal stove, then added some water to the tin kettle, then said with a smile: "I don't have a thermos here, I'll pour you some water after the water boils."
"Did you come to me just to see what the author of The Pursuit of Happyness looks like?"
Li Yufei hesitated for a moment and did not speak.
Seeing that his companion who was determined to find Xu Lingyun didn't speak, Liang Xiaolu could only say, "Teacher Xu, we like your work very much, so we want to talk to you about our views on The Pursuit of Happyness."
"Yufei, you like "The Pursuit of Happyness" the most. Tell us what you think."
Li Yufei's face became even redder.
Even though the light was a little dim, Cheng Xuyuan still felt that the girl's neck seemed to be red.
This is a very lovely girl.
"Teacher Xu...Teacher Xu." Li Yufei said, "I saw you wrote that as long as you persist, happiness will definitely come. Do you really believe this?"
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "If we want to look forward to happiness, we must first know what happiness is."
“The definition of happiness is different for different people.”
"For example, for the two of you, you came to find me this time. Although you waited for a while, you still found me."
“Getting what you want is actually a kind of happiness.”
"For the kings and generals in ancient times, the happiness they pursued might be the feelings of their family, country and the world."
"For ordinary people, their happiness may be a bowl of rice after hard work, or watching their beloved children grow up slowly, in peace and joy..."
"The pursuits are different, and the understanding of happiness is naturally different."
“So, as long as we keep a calm mind and work hard towards our goals, happiness will surely knock on our door one day.”
Li Yufei held her chin with both hands and looked at Cheng Xuyuan who was talking eloquently, her eyes full of admiration.
Not only is he a brilliant writer, but his thoughts on issues are so profound. Moreover, he looks good, too. It's really...
Liang Xiaolu was also carefully savoring Cheng Xuyuan's words. She pondered for a moment and said, "Teacher Xu, what you said is very good. Regarding what you mentioned in the book..."
In one breath, Cheng Xuyuan answered four or five questions for the two people.
While answering the question, he also noticed the two people's expressions of admiration for him, and for some reason, some of the articles that he saw in later generations came to his mind.
Many of the articles are about young and inexperienced literary women who regret their lives because of their encounters with some so-called talented men.
These two young girls look like those literary young women! Although Cheng Xuyuan only regarded them as passers-by, the two girls loved his works, and they were also relatives of Feng Laoer, so he decided to give them a reminder.
Whether they listen or not is up to them.
After coughing, Cheng Xuyuan said in a deep voice: "You two have been calling me Teacher Xu just now, but you should actually call me Teacher Cheng."
"Xu Lingyun is just my pen name."
"And my real name is Cheng Xuyuan."
Li Yufei and Liang Xiaolu heard Cheng Xuyuan's serious words and hurriedly said, "Teacher Cheng, I'm sorry, we accidentally connected you with Xu Lingyun."
Cheng Xuyuan waved his hand and said, "This can't be blamed on you."
"What I want to tell you is, don't associate the real-life author with the protagonist in the novel."
“Because they are not the same.”
At this point, Cheng Xuyuan said: "Take me for example, sometimes when I encounter setbacks, I will blame others."
"And the indomitable Xu Lingyun is just a character I created."
"You two have both been admitted to university, so you must have read a lot of books. Have you ever heard of the poem 'Once you have seen the sea, all other waters are but puddles; once you have seen Mount Wu, all other clouds are but mounds'?"
Liang Xiaolu nodded and said, "I've heard of it."
"It's the fourth of Yuan Zhen's Five Poems of Separation." Li Yufei said without any hesitation.
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Li Yufei is right, it is Yuan Zhen's "Five Poems of Separation". Then, Li Yufei, do you know what Yuan Zhen's poem is used for?"
"I heard it was used to commemorate his wife." Li Yufei said after a moment of hesitation.
"Yes, this is in memory of his wife."
"When I just read this poem, I felt that the person who wrote it must be an extremely affectionate person."
"The love between him and his wife can be said to be stronger than gold, which is why he was able to write such a poem."
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "But when I read his experience, I realized that this man who was lazy about looking back at the flowers and half for cultivation and half for love, actually abandoned a girl named Cui Yingying before getting married."
"Also, not long after his wife died, he became involved with the poetess Xue Tao."
"After some time, he abandoned Xue Tao again because he found a new love."
Hearing these words, Li Yufei and Liang Xiaolu were stunned.
Although they had read quite a few poems, they didn't know much about the stories behind the poems.
Hearing Cheng Xuyuan say this, they all felt a little numb in their hearts.
Why did Cheng Xuyuan tell them this? Just when the two were surprised, they heard Cheng Xuyuan say, "I tell you this because I hope you can separate life from books in the future."
“We can appreciate novels or poems, but we don’t necessarily have to admire their authors.”
“It’s like we can like eating fish, but we don’t have to like the person who cooks it.”
"Take The Pursuit of Happyness for example. You may like this work, but I am not necessarily the Xu Lingyun you imagined."
“In life, if we want to get to know someone, we must open our eyes.”
"We should not be deceived by appearances, and we should not assume that an author is a good person just because he writes good poems, novels or other works."
After saying this, Cheng Xuyuan sighed.
He finished teaching the class to two young women interested in literature.
As for whether to listen or not, it’s none of his business.
He has done his best by being so attentive to two strangers.
Li Yufei and Liang Xiaolu looked at each other quickly, both of them with shocked expressions.
They never thought that this was what Xu Lingyun told them.
Rather than telling them not to worship him, this is a lesson, a lesson that teaches them not to be fooled by the appearance of some people.
"Teacher Cheng, is there no one with deep affection in this world?" Li Yufei asked somewhat unwillingly.
Cheng Xuyuan said: "Of course there is."
"But I think most people are just normal people."
"We need to observe calmly what kind of people we will meet."
At this point, steam began to come out of the iron kettle. Cheng Xuyuan took out two porcelain bowls for eating, poured a glass of water for each of them, and said, "My conditions are simple, so you two can just make do with some water."
"Also, it's getting late, you should go back early too."
Li Yufei hesitated for a moment and said, "Thank you, Teacher Cheng, for helping us solve our problems. We will be back soon."
"By the way, I heard that you were also admitted to Yanjing University?"
"Yes, I will report in a few days." Cheng Xuyuan asked: "What about you two?"
"Yu Fei is also from Yanjing University, and I just got into a junior college." Liang Xiaolu said, "Teacher Cheng, you two will be classmates from now on."
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "Hello, classmate Li. Since we are classmates, don't call me Teacher Cheng. Just call me by my name."
"I'm studying Chinese. Cheng... Cheng Xuyuan, are you studying Chinese as well?"
"I am history." Cheng Xuyuan said.
"Teacher Cheng, I think you should study Chinese instead of history." Li Yufei said with some regret.
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "History is also good."
"By the way, it's getting late now, you should go back early, we will have plenty of opportunities to meet each other in the future."
Although Li Yufei was still a little reluctant, she felt embarrassed to stay any longer since Teacher Cheng had urged her twice.
What's more, Cheng Xuyuan is also a student of Yenching University, so there will be many opportunities for us to meet in the future.
"Okay, then we'll go back first." Li Yufei said: "Cheng... Cheng Xuyuan, I benefited a lot from this visit."
Cheng Xuyuan smiled and said, "I'm glad I didn't disappoint you."
After watching Li Yufei and the other person go down the stairs, Cheng Xuyuan returned home.
Li Yufei and Liang Xiaolu were riding a bicycle, chatting as they went.
"Yufei, what do you think of this visit?"
Li Yufei sat in the back seat and said after a moment of hesitation: "Cheng Xuyuan is different from what I thought, but I think he is better than I thought."
Hearing this, Liang Xiaolu said, "I didn't expect that he would actually tell us not to worship the author."
"Thinking carefully about what he told us, I felt like he was teaching us how to prevent those unscrupulous writers from abandoning their lovers after having sex."
Li Yufei nodded and said, "I feel the same way, so I think he is a good person."
Liang Xiaolu paused for a moment, and suddenly said: "Do you really think he is just a good person? Hehe, if he is a good person, please communicate with him more in the future!"
"After all, you will be studying in the same school from now on, hehe."
Listening to Liang Xiaolu's teasing, Li Yufei wanted to say something, but in the end, she didn't say it.
The cold wind was blowing, and the occasional sound of bicycle bells was mixed with the girl's laughter like a silver bell, which gradually faded away in the night.
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