Best to have met you

chapter 2.2-Diplomat

When Qiang Wei walked into dormitory, she saw Mao Mao and Zhao Yang asking An Ning something.

Mao Mao: "I want to write an ancient mythical love story, a beautiful one."

Qiang Wei: "A new version of Chang'e (Chinese goddess of the moon) flew to the moon?"

An Ning: "Chang'e and Houyi's (mythological Chinese archer whose wife was Chang'e) story took place in the Xia dynasty. That dynasty ...... uh ...... feels a bit primitive."

"Primitive society? Don't want, don't want, don't want! They didn't even have toilet paper, right?!" Mao Mao shouted: "Next!"

Zhao Yang: "Shang dynasty."

Mao Mao: "How many years this dynasty roughly lasted?"

Both glanced at each other and looked expectantly at An Ning who sighed: "I would't know this kind of matter...... I'll check the timeline." The outcome was An Ning could not find a clear timeline with google search.

Mao Mao: "Meow Meow, tell me more about Houyi as I am a bit interested in him. I can get him to time travel to an era with toilet paper."

An Ning pondered: "Do you want to hear the official or unofficial version?"

The three of them: "Which is more funny?"

An Ning thought: "The official version is Houyi was killed by Han Zhuo. In fact, his life is not funny at all. The only funny part which can be proven —— his wife is really the original form of Chang'e. Oh, he relied on his wife to become famous, a typical case of riding on somebody else's fame. The unofficial version is more or less like he shot the sun and violated the law in heaven so got killed."

Mao Mao: "I think I better write something more modern. What was Korea used to be called?"

Zhao Yang, "Sim-ida?"

Mao Mao: "Cabbage? (pronounced as gaoli cai in Mandarin & cai means vegetable)"

An Ning: "Well, it was called Goryeo (pronounced as gaoli in Mandarin) in ancient time ...... I always feel their ancestors  were outer Mongols  who moved over there ...... During that time Huangjin clan was exterminated by Zhu Yuan Zhang (the first Ming dynasty emperor), the Mongols in outer Mongolia were the slaves of purebred Mongols. In short  —— "

Zhao Yang: "The Koreans were the slaves of the Mongols!? Wah, this is so cool."

Qiang Wei laughed: "In that case, it is really even more tragic than being the slave of three different surnames (an idiom that is meant to mock people who betray principles and will put their loyalties where the benefits are)."

An Ning: "In fact, the Huangjin clan was not completely wiped out as some went to Europe. This is also hearsay, that the family at that time was divided into two camps. The original family was later destroyed but the subdivided family fled to Eastern Europe and advanced the development of European history. Mao Mao, if you are interested, you  can go and write about this, a lot of substance."

Mao Mao: "...... I think I will continue to read my NP (N persons – a girl or a guy with several partners) text."

Everyone: "......"