Chapter 189 – Grilled Marshmallows
“What’s so great about barbecuing? My dad often barbecues for us on the balcony.”
It was already a new week. At kindergarten, when Xixi excitedly told her little friends about her weekend experience of playing with her parents in Ting Mountain, the tall and big Chen Shiyun pretended to be disdainful and expresses her existence: “‘He can grill big chicken legs! I can eat two!”
“I really envy you guys!” Nan Zhaoyu, the quiet little boy who recites poetry, now hugging his legs, muttered, “My mom always says I can’t eat too much junk food, so she doesn’t let me eat this or that.”
After a week of exposure, Yang Luoqi has gradually changed from being shy and introverted at the beginning. Now she also shares her thoughts with her good friends, “My mom doesn’t let me eat barbecue, and she wants me to eat more vegetables so I won’t get gain weight “
Inadvertently, this hurt the nearby slightly chubby girl Lan Xin. However, Lan Xin didn’t have so many petty thoughts. She didn’t pay attention to it at all. Her attention was completely focused on the delicious food that Xixi was talking about.
“My Papa also made a lot of vegetables, wrapped in that shiny white paper and grilled them, and the big eggplant was also delicious!” As Xixi continued to talk, she suddenly remembered something and looked at Chen Shiyun with big bright eyes, and said, “Oh yeah, and marshmallows! Chen Shiyun brought marshmallows for us to eat today, and my Papa also grilled them!”
“You can grill marshmallows?” Chen Shiyun, who realized that she couldn’t be the center of attention even if she stood up, was discouraged. She sat back down and asked in surprise.
Marshmallow, barbecue? These two words combined caught everyone’s attention and they all looked at Xixi.
“Yeah! It’s so delicious!” As she remembered, Xixi couldn’t help but stick out her pink little tongue and lick her lips. “My daddy melted the marshmallows, then sandwiched them between two cookies and chocolate. It’s sticky, sweet, and super delicious!”
Upon hearing the little girl’s words, the saliva of her little friends all started to flow down.
Lan Xin couldn’t resist the most. She swallowed a large mouthful of saliva and then touched her bulging little stomach, pouting as she said, “Ah, I just finished eating, but I feel like I’m hungry again!”
Fortunately, she didn’t need to suffer anymore.
“Children, it’s time to go to bed and take a nap!” Teacher Mu walked in, clapped her hands and smiled gently, interrupting the discussion among the children.
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The story of “Prison Break” was becoming increasingly exciting, especially after the appearance of the cla.s.sic character T-Bag.
Unlike other novels where readers rely entirely on their imagination, Yang Yi’s “Prison Break” was interspersed with rich ill.u.s.trations, and this chapter, there was a drawing of T-Bag!
Using almost just sketches, Yang Yi drew the character played by Robert Knepper: a sinister figure with sunken cheeks and prominent cheekbones. He had unruly hair, an untrimmed but still somewhat s.e.xy chin beard, and most striking of all, a pair of dreadful eyes!
That pair of eyes was not fierce, but they were very evil. One could see a murky gleam of mischievousness in them, as if all the people and things in the world were under his twisted control…
Regarding this character, there was a lot of controversy in the book review section, and most readers first expressed their disgust for him.
After all, T-bag was thrown into prison on multiple charges including pedophilia, rape, and murder. Thinking about what he had done in the past made readers shudder.
What was even more disgusting was his introduction, which was written in the book as: “Behind him was a man with exquisitely groomed hair, his face bearing a feminine smirk and disdain. He clung to T-bag like a little bird, tightly clutching the corner of t-bag’s pants pocket, following him obediently.”
Although it described T-Bag’s male lover, it also revealed his twisted personality. In prison, he satisfied his needs with men!
Seeing him, the book review section almost exploded, with most of the active reviewers criticizing this character and Yang Yi!
“This is too disgusting! Why write such a character? I almost threw up my dinner!”
“Can’t the story just be about Michael rescuing his brother and the two reuniting outside the prison? Why do this and that, and disgust us readers like this?
“I just want to know how many chapters T-Bag will live for in this book. If there are more scenes with him later on, I won’t read it, I’ll drop this!”
“Is it necessary to lower the IQ of supporting characters to such an extent? T-Bag is small and weak, anyone in prison could break him like a twig. Why does he get to be the boss?”
“I think the Great Yang Yi must be brain-dead to write such a character that disgusts people. Boss my foot! He just appeared in a few chapters, so delete him quickly!”
“MMP, the thing I hate the most in my life is ** offenders, and he is a BT1 who likes men. Why is the protagonist even talking to him? Will they have to work together later on?”
“It looks like it. Let me guess: the protagonist is forced to work with T-Bag and even contribute his own ‘little flower’. Haha, the author is brain-dead!”
Amidst this one-sided barrage of criticism, some people still came out to say a few fair words.
“The author created this character with a purpose, there must be a deeper meaning behind it. What are you all shouting about here?”
“Yang Yi: Come on, I’ll give you the pen. You write it then!”
“I don’t think there’s anything wrong with T-Bag. There are plenty of BTs in prison. Do you really expect all the inmates in a high-security prison to be innocent little flowers?”
“Great Yang’s skills are getting better and his character portrayal is getting better and better. It’s okay. Everyone can casually scold as much as they want. The more severe they scold, the more successful the character of T-Bag is portrayed.”
“T-Bag, Underground Boss Abruzzi, and the protagonist’s hindering cellmate named Sucre. You may find the existence of these characters annoying, but they are all reasonable. They are all types of people who may exist in prison and are also necessary for the plot. They create trouble for the protagonist in the midst of conflict. There is no smooth sailing in a prison break, is there?”
But unfortunately, readers who have their own stubborn ideas would not care about the author’s internal logic in shaping the story. They would view this “world” with their own biases.
“Creating trouble is not done like this. Writing a BT to disgust readers? Even if you write some heinous criminals and have them capture and beat up the protagonist, it’s reasonable! Why do you have to write such a BT?”
“The most hated people in prison are ** offenders. A person like T-Bag would have been beaten to death by the other inmates long ago in real life! I say this character setting is problematic. We shouldn’t criticize T-Bag, we should criticize the author! Look at those who are defending it!”
“Author, if you keep writing T-Bag and don’t let Lincoln escape soon, we won’t subscribe anymore. What a garbage book? It’s so annoying to read!”
“The protagonist has such high IQ, why doesn’t he design a plan to kill T-Bag? Or tell the warden! He has such a good relationship with the warden!”
“I’m unable to continue reading. This is lowering my IQ, dropping this book, goodbye!”
However, Yang Yi didn’t read the book review section, and “Prison Break” was still being updated according to the original plan, without any fluctuations.
So, at the same time, as the story plot deepened, “Prison Break” became more and more exciting. The book review section was filled with curses, but it couldn’t stop its popularity.
This was a phenomenon-level novel that was destined to break records!