Rebirth begins with an arranged marriage

Chapter 64 No Brains

On the second day of class, Tang Huaiyi still hadn't seen his third uncle, Tang Zhengcai, by noon, and guessed that getting the letter of introduction wasn't so simple.

After lunch, Guan Xiaolin didn't go home. Instead, her good friend Wang Man came over and sat down to talk with Guan Xiaolin.

As they were talking, Wang Man noticed Tang Huaiyi standing diagonally behind her and whispered to Guan Xiaolin, "Xiaolin, who's telling the truth, Tang Huaiyi or Zhao Weimin? I don't think Zhao Weimin is lying; he's really angry with you."

Guan Xiaolin scoffed, "Why are you still thinking about this?"

"Tang Huaiyi studies hard; he's a normal student. He doesn't have so many fancy ideas. Do you think Zhao Weimin is someone who focuses on studying?"

"Okay, okay, I don't want to think about it anymore. Didn't you want to talk to Zhao Weimin today? What are you going to talk about?" Wang Man said.

"I need to think of a way to stop Zhao Weimin from bullying He Genbao in our class. If this gets out of hand, people will say I started it, and I haven't done a good job as class monitor either." Guan Xiaolin puffed out her cheeks, looking troubled. "But how can I persuade Zhao Weimin?"

"Why don't you apologize to him, admit your mistake, and say a few kind words?" Wang Man suggested.

"I didn't do anything wrong, how can I apologize to him?" Guan Xiaolin said, shaking her ponytail. "Because I'm afraid of trouble, I'm just making up excuses for others. It would have been better if I had just thought of a way to solve the problem from the beginning."

"That's not a good situation... If you don't back down, Zhao Weimin can't just listen to you the more you scold him, can he? He's even saying that you don't trust him and only trust Tang Huaiyi, and he's angry with you."

Guan Xiaolin's eyes lit up when she heard Wang Man's words: "Hmm? Right, Tang Huaiyi—I'll ask him."

Tang Huaiyi advised her not to contact He Genbao before she did, to avoid trouble, and now it seems he was right.

Given the current situation, what ideas does Tang Huaiyi have?

"Huh? You're looking for him? I'm not talking to him, I'm going back to my class." Wang Man immediately stood up.

Guan Xiaolin said helplessly, "Zhao Weimin and he don't get along. Why are you getting involved? Do you two not like each other?"

"I just feel... regardless of whether what Zhao Weimin said is true or not, I have nothing to say to him."

As Wang Man was speaking, Guan Xiaolin raised her hand to beckon Tang Huaiyi over.

Tang Huaiyi walked over, slightly surprised: "What's up, Class Monitor Guan? Oh, is that clueless classmate here too?"

"What do you mean, 'no brains'?"

Wang Man was baffled: "You mean me?"

"Yeah, you and Zhao Weimin, one's clueless and the other's grumpy, it's quite interesting," Tang Huaiyi said.

Wang Man immediately lost her temper: "What makes you think I'm brainless?"

"Then why do you believe everything you hear and spread rumors about me?"

Tang Huaiyi asked with a smile, leaving Wang Man speechless for a moment.

"I'll ask you a riddle, and if you can answer it, I won't call you clueless," Tang Huaiyi said again.

Wang Man gestured as if to roll up her sleeves: "Okay, go ahead."

Tang Huaiyi picked up Guan Xiaolin's pen and quickly wrote three words: "Pig Vegetable Monster".

According to the "Xianbian Caotang", there is a kind of pig that, after living for a hundred years, becomes a monster and can stand up and grow vegetables like a human. Because the vegetables grown by this pig monster are very delicious, it is called the Pig Vegetable Monster.

Guan Xiaolin and Wang Man were both a little confused.

"Tang Huaiyi, you know a lot..." Guan Xiaolin said.

"Wait, what does this have to do with riddles?" Wang Man asked, puzzled.

Tang Huaiyi held up the paper and pointed it at Wang Man: "Based on my careful observation, you are a pig-eating monster."

Wang Man was stunned, her mouth slightly agape: "What? How could I be a pig-eating monster?"

"Aren't you?"

"Of course not."

"What are you not?"

"I'm not a pig-eating monster!"

Tang Huaiyi listened and nodded seriously: "Tell me again, what are you not?"

"I'm not a pig-eating monster, so what?" Wang Man asked, puzzled. "No, was that a riddle? I was waiting for your riddle, but it turned out to be just a short story?"

"Pfft... Haha!"

Guan Xiaolin, who was standing next to Wang Man, understood what Wang Man meant when she repeated "I'm not a pig-eating monster." She couldn't help but laugh, her ponytail trembling as she leaned on the table.

Wang Man looked bewildered, glancing at Guan Xiaolin and then at Tang Huaiyi.

She muttered to herself again, her face slowly turning red: "Oh, how could you be so mean! You lied to me, you're the pig-eating monster!"

"Yes, I'm the Pig Dish Monster, you're not." Tang Huaiyi said seriously.

Wang Man clenched her small fist in anger and couldn't help shaking it at him: "Say that again? Do you believe I'll hit you?"

"Does the Piglet Monster want to fight?" Tang Huaiyi asked.

"I'm not a pig-eating monster!" Wang Man said through gritted teeth.

"Yes, yes, you're not a pig-eating monster."

Tang Huaiyi was laughing when Guan Xiaolin, who was panting from laughing, reached out and tugged at his clothes: "Stop teasing her, Tang Huaiyi."

Tang Huaiyi didn't try to hide anything, laughing and saying, "Who told her to speak ill of me without any reason?"

"I was just joking with her. If she can't accept it, it just means she only knows how to gossip about others and can't stand being wronged."

"Wang Man, are you that kind of person?"

"I'm not!" Wang Man glared angrily at Tang Huaiyi and said through gritted teeth.

"That's good," Tang Huaiyi said slowly. "I thought you were the only one who could gossip about others, and that others couldn't joke with you."

"I was just concerned about Xiaolin..."

"As long as you care about others, you are innocent? I've never heard of such a law," Tang Huaiyi said calmly.

"you--"

Having vented his anger, Tang Huaiyi ignored Wang Man's flushed face and turned to Guan Xiaolin: "Squad Leader Guan, what do you need me for?"

"What else could it be? It's still about Zhao Weimin and He Genbao," Guan Xiaolin said. "I wanted to talk to Zhao Weimin today to tell him to stop causing trouble for He Genbao, but I didn't have any ideas right now, so I thought of you."

After hearing this, Tang Huaiyi glanced at Wang Man and said, "Me? I'm even more clueless. I don't even know who they are. They just started complaining about me and talking bad about me for no reason. I'd be happy to watch them fight."

"How can you be like this?" Wang Man frowned.

"What's wrong with me? You brainless, pig-headed weirdo," Tang Huaiyi retorted. "Does that mean I should let others cause me trouble?"

Wang Man was speechless once again, muttering under her breath, "I'm not... You're not allowed to give me any more nicknames, they're awful!"

Guan Xiaolin wasn't surprised that Tang Huaiyi was also helpless.

"Alright, Tang Huaiyi, go study..."

Tang Huaiyi nodded and earnestly advised, "Squad Leader Guan, I know you mean well, but some things can't be solved with good intentions, and some people can't be persuaded with good intentions."

"Each of them has their own choices, and each of them will reap the consequences of their words and actions."

Guan Xiaolin did not agree with these words, and simply said, "I'll think of another way and give it a try."

Tang Huaiyi walked towards his seat when he suddenly heard someone outside calling, "Tang Huaiyi!"