[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-that-year-the-flowers-bloomed-in-1981":3,"chapter-that-year-the-flowers-bloomed-in-1981-that-year-the-flowers-bloomed-in-1981-chapter-64":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","That Year, the Flowers Bloomed in 1981",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2294482,4489,"Chapter 64: Pavlov","that-year-the-flowers-bloomed-in-1981-chapter-64",64,"\u003Cp>After the county No. 2 Middle School’s report meeting ended, Lu Jingyao agreed to the school’s request and tutored the “top students” in the retake class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reference books she brought back from Jingcheng for her younger brother became public textbooks, copied onto the blackboard every day for everyone to study together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Yue and others treasured them, drawing visits from other retake classes eager to snatch copies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this process, Li Ye’s eight-member group was naturally excluded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Man and the others went to class as usual, but the room was packed with students from three retake classes, pushing them subtly to the periphery; they all returned home fuming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ye said coolly: “If they won’t let you in, isn’t that better? Don’t go over there looking for trouble anymore—just study all day at the Second Grain Store.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Man snapped: “We’re not trying to learn from them—we just want to see what’s so special about these Jingcheng reference books and find out how they differ from ours.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Yingjie said: “Xia Yue and the others formed a study group, and now with Lu Jingyao’s help, they’ve quietly declared they’re going to compete with us!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ye said: “A monk from Jingcheng doesn’t automatically know how to chant scriptures. Unless they have high-level teachers giving one-on-one or one-on-two tutoring, no matter how hard they study, they won’t improve much.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over this period, Li Ye had observed the academic level of Class One—he could say most of them were doing repetitive, useless work, destined to stand still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Lu Jingyao is willing to help, how many days can she help? How much can she truly help?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s nothing compared to Li Ye’s “small-class instruction.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then... fine! When we beat Xia Yue and the others, I’ll return every bit of today’s humiliation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right—we’re the assassins hiding before dawn, waiting only for the day the college entrance exam arrives.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Hu Man and the others encourage each other, adopting a “battle stance,” Li Ye felt both a headache and a faint amusement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what happened next was what truly gave him a headache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wen Leyu, you really won’t come home with me for the New Year?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Leyu lifted her big eyes and looked at Li Ye without speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sigh~~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ye sighed again, once more impressed by this girl’s stubbornness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, after Teacher Ke left, Li Ye had discussed this many times with Wen Leyu—once school closed, she should come live with him at home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wen Leyu always refused, insisting she could manage alone in the school dormitory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after school closed, the dorm would be empty—except for the gatekeeper, only Wen Leyu would be there. How could that work?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how much Li Ye pleaded, she only reluctantly agreed to come home for New Year’s Eve dinner—but absolutely refused to stay overnight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gender boundaries of the 1980s were truly a headache for Li Ye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Wen Leyu stayed overnight at Li Ye’s home, and someone maliciously spread rumors, within days half of Qingshui County would be whispering about Li Ye and Wen Leyu’s “scandalous affair.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Similarly, if Li Ye went to the school where only Wen Leyu remained, he couldn’t just smash open the boys’ dorm door to guard her closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the 1980s, malicious gossip was a knife—it disgusted people yet excited them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Li Ye’s sigh, Wen Leyu fell silent for a few seconds, then whispered: “I want to go with you, but I can’t. People will talk. It would drag you down.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something struck Li Ye’s heart hard—warm, bitter, sweet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In two lifetimes, he rarely felt moved—but now, he truly tasted the flavor of being moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This girl refused to be alone with Li Ye not to protect her own reputation, but because she considered his troubles first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ye said: “But when Teacher Ke left, he asked me to take care of you—what if you get a headache, fever, or cold alone in the dorm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Leyu said: “It’s fine. Colds and fevers won’t kill you—I’ve weathered them many times before.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ye asked again: “What if a giant rat suddenly appears in the dorm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Leyu replied calmly: “I can crush it with one kick.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ye pressed: “What if I stand outside the school wall all night to guard you from the cold?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Leyu paused for only a second, then said: “I’ll stand outside with you and catch the cold too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ye held his breath, feeling like the lovestruck male lead in a pure romance drama.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moved?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Foolish?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the future, this whole mess could be solved with a hundred-yuan hotel room—but now, it forced Li Ye to rack his brains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dang~” A gong rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wang~” A dog barked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pa~” A chicken bone was thrown on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Slurp slurp~” The dog ate the bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dang~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wang~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pa~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ye held a bronze gong, a half-basin of leftover chicken bones at his feet, crouched in the Second Grain Store’s courtyard, playing happily with the big yellow dog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was having a blast—but others were suffering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the small warehouse, Hu Man and the others were struggling with their test papers; outside, the gong rang and the dog barked, driving them mad with irritation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But remembering Li Ye’s physical strength and his serious “distraction-training,” none dared to protest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, Hu Man turned her attention to Wen Leyu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Leyu had already finished her test paper and was now copying a manuscript, her focused expression suggesting the distraction training had no effect on her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wen Leyu, do you know what Li Ye is doing outside?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then why don’t you go ask?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Leyu turned her head and asked Hu Man: “You can’t solve the problems, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Man smiled awkwardly: “I really can’t—help me out!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Leyu narrowed her eyes, glancing at Hu Man, Han Xia, and the others, savoring their pleading looks, then stood and strolled out, lifting the curtain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Wen Leyu stepped out, Hu Man and the others jumped from their stools, crowded to the door, and peeked through a crack in the curtain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, the previously cold and aloof Wen Leyu sat obediently beside Li Ye, cheeks propped on her palms, silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ye asked Wen Leyu: “Why did you come out?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Leyu: “I wanted to figure out what game you’re playing with this dog.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puff~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ye laughed and said: “I’m conducting a world-famous biology experiment—the Pavlov’s Dog experiment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pavlov’s Dog? The one from Soviet Russia?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes,” Li Ye began explaining to Wen Leyu—seriously, not like Huang Bo’s showy antics in “Alien.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The experiment is called Pavlov’s Dog, but it applies to many animals—like the monkeys we’ve seen in street performances...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do a somersault, give it an apple; bow, give it half a sweet potato; do a push-up, give it half a watermelon... Soon enough, you’ve trained a clever monkey.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ye chattered on, and it indeed sparked Wen Leyu’s interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an era before TV was widespread, traveling circus troupes were popular—Wen Leyu had seen monkey shows, and the clever monkeys had amazed and intrigued her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, after Li Ye’s explanation, she realized that with an apple in hand, she could train a dumb monkey into Sun Wukong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Wen Leyu took the bronze gong from Li Ye and began ringing it: “Dang dang dang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The big yellow dog cooperated perfectly, barking louder and louder, thrilling Wen Leyu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, humans didn’t understand dog language—perhaps it was thinking: “What stupid two-leggers—I bark once, get a bone. If you’ve got guts, don’t stop—I’ll win your underwear.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After playing awhile, Wen Leyu returned the gong to Li Ye and urged: “Quick, teach it to do somersaults!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Li Ye said: “No need—it only needs to bark.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Leyu didn’t understand, sounding bored: “Just bark? What’s the use? Every dog barks.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Useful. Very useful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ye pointed toward the school and said to Wen Leyu: “From here to your dorm, it’s 89 meters straight—if you scream until you lose your voice, I might not hear you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ye picked up the gong: “But if you strike this gong once, the dog will bark wildly, and within twenty seconds, I’ll appear before you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“........”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Leyu stared blankly at Li Ye, then realized it after several seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All this effort—Pavlov’s Dog—was just to tell her that whenever the gong rang, he’d come to her side?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strange?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Funny?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But under the social climate of 1981, it seemed... neither strange nor funny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Leyu took the gong from Li Ye and hugged it tightly, her cheeks slowly turning red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Li Ye felt a tinge of shame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Sigh, I just used a low-level ‘lickspittle’ trick—text summoning—and won a girl’s heart. Am I being a little dishonest?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ye had also considered letting Wen Leyu take the dog to her dorm in a few days, to guard her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But does a girl alone in a foreign place need a boyfriend who rides a rainbow cloud at the sound of a phone call?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or a dog?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dog that a thug could knock dead with one blow?\u003C\u002Fp>",1522,"2026-06-20T05:04:59.129Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","bfcd2de77207c12209227c2ad749c0211ce20a599aea69d9c9d397b9aa12c5a0","that-year-the-flowers-bloomed-in-1981-chapter-65","that-year-the-flowers-bloomed-in-1981-chapter-63",884,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthat-year-the-flowers-bloomed-in-1981-cover.jpg"]