My System Forces Me to Live off Women-Chapter 114 - 109: Someone Pulling Strings Behind the Scenes

Ah, life, adversity is the norm, smooth sailing is the exception.

But Li Peifeng feels that lately he's had too many unexpected events.

Surprises?

Surprises that make your jaw drop, joys that make your soul leave your body.

Giving a lecture, besides his parents showing up, why did Huang Tianxuan also come?

And sitting at the back, right behind Xu Manning and Wu Wenyue, seemingly eavesdropping on their conversation.

It's certain that Huang Tianxuan definitely knows that the couple is his parents; otherwise, why sit behind them?

Well, there you have it, three women gathered together. As the saying goes, three women make a drama, and adding Old Zhao, four...

That's not ordinary drama; that's "Little Era" level drama!!

Li Peifeng is completely bewildered, still can't figure out why Huang Tianxuan would come all the way to the Capital, thousands of miles away, just to see him? It's unlikely, she's not that kind of person.

Could it be simply that... Hangzhou can't contain you anymore?!

"There are so many people here today; the classroom can't hold them all, and it seems quite a lot are standing at the door."

Zhao Qingge noticed Li Peifeng sitting absent-mindedly at the chair behind the lectern, tried signaling but appeared unnoticed by him, so she ignored it, projecting the PPT to the rear screen with the computer, then picked up the microphone to kick off the lecture.

"Earlier I saw Dean Chen standing at the door for a moment, likely because all the seats inside are occupied; he gave me a wistful glance and then left."

Zhao Qingge spoke as if chatting with the audience, but her pronunciation was precise, and her tone was melodious, instantly turning the messy classroom quiet.

"Dean Chen's look was quite complex; I guess he blames me for not saving him a seat, but I actually thought, the windowsill can also seat people, you'll regret leaving..."

A burst of light laughter followed from below.

Zhao Qingge glanced at Li Peifeng, who was still sitting dazedly, felt a tightness in her heart, and could only continue to chat aimlessly to give him time to adjust.

"There's something everyone doesn't know; this lecture's original location wasn't here because 203 is a large classroom. I thought maybe not that many people would come, and if the lecture starts and attendance is sparse, it'd be embarrassing, so I chose room 306 in the fourth teaching building, which can seat two hundred people, and I thought it would suffice."

"But when I told Li Peifeng, he vetoed it. It's not that he's arrogantly thinking his lecture can't fit into a two hundred-seat classroom; he had another reason, which in my view was interesting."

At this point, Zhao Qingge paused; the classroom quietened significantly, with everyone curious about the reason that convinced Zhao Qingge to agree to switch the venue.

"He said..."

Unnoticed, Zhao Qingge had already walked to the windowsill, her expression subtle: "Mentor, room 203 in Le Yu Building can see the moon."

After finishing, she swiftly opened the curtains.

"Wow~"

"So beautiful!"

"It's not Mid-Autumn, how come it's so round?"

Immediately, the room erupted with quite a significant buzz, out of the three hundred-plus people inside, nearly two hundred were female students, most with their mouths slightly agape, looking surprised.

Nothing else, through the spotless windows, you can indeed see the moon.

Not only does it appear rounder, larger, and brighter than usual, but the color isn't that cold grey-white; instead, it's that ethereal, soft amber hue, no longer cold, only tender.

"Looks nice, doesn't it? But back then, I didn't understand."

Zhao Qingge chuckled: "I said that other classrooms seem to also get moonlight, he said they do, but after a while, the moon will drift outside the window, and those inside won't see it anymore. And through his meticulous calculation, today only from 203, this angled windowed classroom, can view the moon completely uninterruptedly from seven to nine in the evening."

"Come seven, moonrise, lecture begins; past nine, moonset, class dismissed. The timing perfectly matches, like a weave of fate. Li Peifeng also said, during the lecture, if anyone finds it boring, they shouldn't try to listen and just look at the moon and leave, at least it won't be a complete loss."

"Wow~~"

"Great!!"

This time, the commotion was even louder, with some whistles and jeering coming in.

It may seem exaggerated for the audience to be so excited in a normal person's eyes, but considering the kind of people attending the lecture, it becomes understandable.

Most of those attending the lecture are literature majors; even if they aren't, inherently, they are art enthusiasts with a penchant for literary pursuits; otherwise, they wouldn't be there.

What do people like this have in common?

Nicely put; they have delicate feelings, love singing the big waves, and enjoy lamenting songs.

To put it unkindly, just one word; pretentious.

They think they see through the world, are unrealistic, very romanticist, sometimes leaning pessimistic, usually quite normal, just talking in flowery language. But a minimal issue makes them break down, wailing for no reason, wallowing without cause, quite the breeding ground for mental illnesses, with their average being depression.

But literature inherently is; romantic to death.

A deputy professor in Jiangsu University's Chinese language department once told the students in class, and it spread widely on the internet:

"I'll give you two chances to skip class, as surely there'll be something more important than attending class. Like the reed outside the building, or tonight's moon."

Li Peifeng's choice of room 203 for the lecture is an extension of this idea, another way, more implicitly, poetically beautifies life.

Outside, the moonlight is gentle; the lecture hasn't commenced, yet Li Peifeng has conveyed an emotion unspeakably...

Yu Huizhi is already moved beyond words, her eyes red, clutching Li Qiyuan's arm: "Husband, you said it, moon hunting! You told Fengfeng."

"Yes, today is moon hunting." Li Qiyuan proudly elaborated, almost boasting to those around: "If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, during the nights of October 18th to 21st, the moon will appear bright and complete, not much different from those days during the Mid-Autumn Festival. This is because during these days, the sun and moon orbit at their minimal angle to the horizon at dusk. This ingenious position leads the moon to appear brighter and turn amber."

"Just like the harvest moon, the moon hunting name was likely passed down orally by ancient farmers or hunters, seeing as during this period, the bright moon could illuminate prey racing through the forests, thus called moon hunting."

"Oh, so that's how it is."

"Uncle is truly knowledgeable, though teaching philosophy, he's familiar with astronomy and geography."

Wu Wenyue and Xu Manning were flattering, whereas Huang Tianxuan nodded in understanding, seated behind.

So Li Peifeng's parents are university teachers?

The Li family's circumstances are nearly uncovered by her...