Chapter 57: Many people criticize, few apologize.
Finally, at Tu Chaoxi's request, Tu Yao stayed in the master bedroom, Xu Chi stayed in the south room, and Tu Chaoxi stayed in the west room.
"Clean up after you finish eating!"
After Tu Chaoxi finished speaking, she took the person away.
The dinner table was exceptionally lively today, with Tu Chaoxi returning to the show and Xu Bai, a newcomer, filling the table with people.
But for the first time, Ma Zhiyuan kept his mouth shut at the dinner table.
The director seemed a little uncomfortable. "Teacher Ma, why aren't you saying anything?"
Isn't it always him being sarcastic and sarcastic at the dinner table?
Ma Zhiyuan snorted, "Didn't you see those two arguing?"
The two argued for the first time the day they dug a hole for the dog. Tu Chaoxi made him work on a combine harvester to cut wheat for half a day. The second time they argued was at the market. He added too much and lost miserably by a difference of one yuan.
The fight was between the brother and sister, but he was always the one who ended up getting hurt.
This time, Teacher Ma was exceptionally prescient and kept quiet.
The director glanced at Tu Chaoxi, who was still clearly angry with a straight face, and then at Tu Yao, who was obviously humiliated by the scolding.
He turned to the camera and coughed lightly: "Well, I don't know which kind viewer bought Xu Chi's house and even gave his sister the right to live there. Thank you so much."
Upon hearing this, Tu Yao quickly looked up at the camera and earnestly thanked them: "Thank you. Once I make money from my button mushrooms, I'll move out."
Tu Chaoxi frowned: "That person didn't leave a name?"
The director sighed, "Yes, he contacted Xu Chi's father directly. This guy is quite capable. I heard from the village chief that he hadn't been able to contact Xu Chi's father for a long time, but he found him in no time. It only took less than half an hour."
"Such a big investment, I guess it's from viewers who like the younger sister."
He's a big shot.
Xu Bai curled his lips when he heard this. There was actually someone in this world as capable as his uncle, who was able to locate the person he was looking for in just half an hour?
He couldn't help but glance at Tu Yao. This girl, though fierce, was quite popular with big shots. First, his uncle broke his rules by investing in her and moving house, and then an unknown tycoon bought her a house and gave her the right to live there...
The comments section was filled with similar sentiments.
[As expected of my younger sister!]
[The big shot likes younger sisters, and I like younger sisters too, so I = the big shot.]
I'd like to borrow a younger sister as a lucky charm; it'll surely bring me good fortune and make all my wishes come true.
Tu Chaoxi leaned over to glance at the comments and scoffed at this one: "What role can Tu Xiaomao play? Even if you add two negatives, will it make a positive?!"
[What a venomous mouth! Don't you dare slander your sister!]
"What did you say about her? You think she's incredibly smart, don't you?"
In reality, he's incredibly stupid; he was much smarter before he lost his memory.
That's exactly right!
Tu Chaoxi scoffed: "Yeah, he knows how to chew his food, he drinks water when he's thirsty, and he runs home when it rains. He has a promising future."
Tu Yao silently ate her rice, not daring to talk back.
[Tch, you're quite the scolder when it comes to your sister, but why don't you scold your brother? He plagiarized and committed arson, and you didn't utter a single word!]
As soon as this comment appeared, the screen froze for a second, and everyone at the table fell silent.
We looked at each other, then couldn't help but glance at Nan Ke.
During the day, he was busy looking for his sister, so the fact that Nan Ke was Tu Chaoxi's younger brother was temporarily put on hold.
But whenever it's mentioned, it always evokes a huge uproar.
Nan Ke had calmed his panic. He looked at the camera and smiled gently.
"I did set the fire, but I didn't plagiarize. I don't admit to things I didn't do, and I won't deny things I did. You don't need to waste your energy scolding me. I will leave the day after tomorrow."
He slowly wiped his hands with a tissue. "You can scold me if you want. My business has nothing to do with Tu Chaoxi, or anyone else. I will take responsibility for it all myself."
Tu Yao glanced at him out of the corner of her eye, not missing the trembling in his fingertips that he couldn't suppress despite his best efforts.
Hearing him say that, the comments section calmed down.
Even if you didn't plagiarize, you admitted to arson yourself. You set fires whenever you're unhappy; you're quite dangerous.
Why do we have to wait until the day after tomorrow to leave? Can't we leave now?
Tu Yao raised her hand: "Because I'm going to make him a medicine pack."
Stop doing it, sister, stay away from him.
Upon seeing this comment, Nan Ke couldn't help but clench her fist.
The subdued barrage of comments erupted again.
[Besides, just because he says he didn't plagiarize doesn't mean he didn't. My friend at Yenching University said the other side has a lot of evidence, and now even the students suspect that his previous works were plagiarized in the same way.]
[Yes, haven't you seen the trending topics? Quite a few authoritative figures have already started questioning it.]
By the end of the day, the issue of Nan Ke's plagiarism and arson had once again become a trending topic.
His original works during his school years won many honors, but those works were exposed and put on trial within a day.
Gradually, more and more people suspected of being "plagiarized" came forward to speak out.
You say, "The opening notes of this piece are very similar to my work." I say, "This melody is very similar to a draft I lost."
Tu Yao frowned: "But just because many people say it, does that mean it's true? Teacher Ma even published an article saying that my brother doesn't have any real talent. In reality, my brother is very capable. That diary put so many charges on my brother, but that's not really the case."
[Teacher Ma isn't an authority; he's just a scheming, manipulative guy who never says anything nice. There's no comparison.]
Ma Zhiyuan: ...
It's so annoying! He gets into trouble whether he speaks or not!
Tu Yao thought for a moment: "But many people still believed in Teacher Ma before."
As soon as he said that, the live chat suddenly went silent for a moment.
Tu Yao continued, "Many people believed in Teacher Ma, and many people believed in the diary. At that time, even more people cursed my brother. Later, when they realized they had misunderstood my brother, very few people came to apologize to him."
The comments section fell completely silent.
At the dinner table, everyone's expressions were complicated for a moment.
Tu Chaoxi had a nonchalant smile on her lips.
Tu Yao poked at the rice in her bowl. "Swearing is different from eating. You can't eat late, but you can swear a little later."
"At least it's confirmed that he really plagiarized, so it doesn't matter if we criticize him then."
The room was completely silent.
Suddenly, a familiar cursing voice came from outside.
"Cry, cry, cry! You dare cry with me! Ding Da Pang, do you want a beating?! You've made me lose all face!"
"If you slaughtered pigs in your past life, you'll be your mother in this one!"
Everyone was stunned.
Live stream room: ...
Tu Yao suddenly looked up and blurted out, "Oh no!"
He quickly put down his chopsticks and ran out.
[Well... Big Fatty's performance was pretty consistent too.]
[Sigh, thinking about it, what my sister said earlier is quite right. Tu Chaoxi's example is a good example. Let's not be led by public opinion. Let's wait a while and see if Nan Ke can prove himself.]
"Let's put this on hold for now, director. I want to see Fatty get yelled at."
director:……
The director waved, signaling the cameraman to quickly follow with his equipment.
The others followed suit one after another.
Only Tu Chaoxi and Nan Ke remained sitting at the dinner table.
Tu Chaoxi looked up and, for the first time in ten years, saw his younger brother's face clearly.
The next second, he moved his hand and firmly grasped the slightly trembling hand opposite him. "Don't admit to things you didn't do. Don't be afraid."
"...I have a brother."
Nan Ke's gaze involuntarily fell on the hand covering the back of his hand, and he managed to say with difficulty, "Thank you... Brother."
Tu Chaoxi chuckled: "No need to thank me, thank... Yaoyao instead."
They were so used to calling him Tu Xiaomao that they almost forgot their younger sister's name was Tu Yao.
Yao, a beautiful young girl.
Nan Ke's figure swayed slightly.
Tu Chaoxi: "You recognized her a long time ago, didn't you?"
Nan Ke hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
"Is it because she's here that you came here?"
Nan Ke shook his head, then nodded.
Tu Chaoxi composed himself and gave a bitter laugh: "Don't blame me, it's not that I have no principles or that I'm overly compassionate, but Tu Yao like this... I really can't bring myself to hate her."
She was like a brand new person, imperfect, flawed, sometimes timid, sometimes reckless, but he wanted to use all the best words to describe her.
Nan Ke remained silent for a while, then smiled slightly: "...Me too."
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