booktalesy Chapter 66: We'll starve sooner or later
Chapter 66: We'll starve sooner or later
Huang Xiaochuan almost laughed his nose off, but he forced himself to suppress his laughter and followed the two of them.
"Yu Wei, why are you walking so fast?"
Upon hearing Huang Xiaochuan's voice, Yu Wei almost burst into tears. Two weeks! It was such a agonizing ordeal.
"Damn it! You finally got here?" Yu Wei turned around, saw Huang Xiaochuan, rushed over, snatched the bicycle from Huang Xiaochuan's hand, nimbly jumped on the bike, and rode off on Huang Xiaochuan's bicycle.
Before Huang Xiaochuan could even speak to him, he saw Yu Wei with his butt sticking up high, pedaling furiously as he sped away. He really did run away, but he left Huang Xiaochuan behind.
Huang Xiaochuan stared blankly at Yu Wei, who had already run far away, then at Tang Yuan, who was standing there dumbfounded. He didn't know how to explain to Tang Yuan.
Tang Yuan stared wide-eyed at Yu Wei's departing figure with an expression of disbelief, then looked at Huang Xiaochuan with a hint of grievance in her eyes.
"Ahem, Tang Yuan, when dealing with someone like Yu Wei, you need to win him over psychologically. Use your brain more; you can either outsmart him or take him by force."
"Better to die than to die myself," Huang Xiaochuan said, betraying Yu Wei without hesitation in order to comfort Tang Yuan.
Soon, Huang Xiaochuan's pager vibrated. Huang Xiaochuan guessed that the kid had run off-campus to call him from a newsstand or public phone.
He smiled awkwardly at Tang Yuan and said, "Don't be angry. This kid can run away, but he can't hide forever. He'll be back sooner or later."
After saying that, he quickly slipped away; it was so incredibly embarrassing.
Watching Huang Xiaochuan's fleeing figure, a sly glint flashed in Tang Yuan's eyes, and he had another idea in mind.
Once outside the school, Huang Xiaochuan looked around but didn't see Yu Wei, so he took out his mobile phone and dialed the number displayed on the pager.
I only found out after calling that the kid had already crossed the intersection and turned right, and was now at a newsstand.
Huang Xiaochuan walked all the way there and found him. Upon seeing Yu Wei, Huang Xiaochuan was furious.
"You just abandoned me and ran away like that? Are you even human? I've figured it out now, if anything happens in the future, you'll be running faster than a rabbit. I can't count on you."
Yu Wei was still somewhat shaken: "She won't do anything to you. If I don't run away, she'll follow me wherever I go. I really can't stand her."
Then he asked, "Where are we going today? We haven't left campus for two weeks, and we're eating in the cafeteria every day. I'm sick of it."
"I'm in a similar situation to you. We're going to have a nice meal today, but we also need to bring your sister along. Wouldn't it be a bit much if we had a nice meal without her?" Huang Xiaochuan took the opportunity to bring up his long-planned idea.
Yu Wei thought Huang Xiaochuan's idea was great and immediately urged Huang Xiaochuan, "Get in the car, let's go now."
Yu Xiang's Second Military Medical University is in LW District. Although they belong to two different districts, the two schools are actually very close. Go east along Fuxing Road, turn south at Sinan Road, and you'll see a hospital. That's where you are. Unlike Huang Xiaochuan's University of Finance and Economics, which is so far away in YP.
About ten minutes later, the two arrived at Yu Xiang's dormitory building. It was Sunday, and many people were busy washing clothes, including their own clothes and the white coats they would wear for classes and internships.
Just then, Ji Mei finished hanging up the clothes and was carrying an empty basin upstairs when she passed the dormitory supervisor's office and saw two boys talking to the supervisor. After walking a few steps forward, Ji Mei felt that the two boys' backs looked familiar, so she turned around and looked at them again.
Now I recognized them! Aren't these Yu Xiang's two younger brothers?
"Yu Wei, Huang Xiaochuan?"
The two, who were asking the dormitory supervisor for help in finding Yu Xiang, heard someone call their names from behind. When they turned around, Ji Mei was holding a basin and smiling at them.
"Sister Mei?"
"You're here to see Yu Xiang, right? She's upstairs doing laundry. I'll go tell her." After telling the two of them, Ji Mei quickly went upstairs to call for her.
The girls' dormitory is strictly managed, and boys are not allowed to enter. Therefore, Ji Mei cannot bring Huang Xiaochuan and Yu Wei to their dormitory.
Yu Xiang was busy washing clothes in the bathroom when Ji Mei rushed in and said anxiously, "Yu Xiang, your two younger brothers are looking for you downstairs."
Yu Xiang calculated the days and guessed that the two had finished their military training.
"Okay, I got it. I'll wash these clothes and then go downstairs." Yu Xiang wiped the sweat from her forehead and continued with her work.
Soon, Yu Xiang came downstairs carrying a basin of clothes. Today, she was wearing a white house dress with small red floral prints. The pants just reached below her knees, revealing her fair and delicate calves and feet.
Upon seeing the two, he asked, "Have you two finished your military training?"
Yu Wei immediately leaned over to his sister and complained, "I'm so sick of the cafeteria food, so Xiao Chuan and I agreed to go out for a nice meal today. I was thinking of you, so I came to ask you to come along."
"You! You're already sick of eating in the cafeteria after just a few days? I'll write to Mom and ask her to reduce your allowance so you won't be thinking about eating out every day."
Seeing that his sob story hadn't worked and might even reduce his allowance, Yu Wei rolled his eyes in anger, thinking to himself, "I knew I shouldn't have asked you to come along."
Huang Xiaochuan couldn't escape either.
"Xiao Chuan, you're the same way. You spend money recklessly as soon as you have it. That's a bad habit! Listen to me, save your money, understand?"
Huang Xiaochuan quickly nodded in agreement, then turned and glared fiercely at Yu Wei while Yu Xiang wasn't looking.
It's all your fault for letting me know I'm rich! Just you wait! You'll be starving soon!
After reprimanding the two, Yu Xiang instructed them, "Wait for me a moment. I'll go hang up the clothes and change before we go out together. It's my treat."
Yu Xiang also knew that the two of them were used to staying at home. When they first came to the university, they found eating in the cafeteria novel and exciting. But after three days, once the novelty wore off, they would definitely not be able to stand it. Most college students go through this process.
Despite the criticism, Yu Xiang genuinely felt sorry for the two boys. One was her younger brother, and the other was almost the same as her brother, having grown up together since childhood.
Most girls are good at saving money, and Yu Xiang is no exception. She is very frugal with money and even prepared a special account book to keep track of her expenses.
Over the years of schooling, she saved a little bit of her living expenses from her family each month, and she has accumulated quite a bit. This summer, she also received an internship allowance, and she has saved several hundred yuan in her own pocket.
Since they're here, let's take them out to eat today and try something different.
Huang Xiaochuan and Yu Wei helped Yu Xiang hang up the clothes, and then Yu Xiang took a basin and went upstairs to change.
Taking this opportunity, Huang Xiaochuan gave Yu Wei another dressing down.
"Is your mouth leaking air? I think your sister should sew your mouth shut. I've told you a million times to keep this a secret, and you've already told everyone! If my mom finds out tomorrow, we'll both be starving!"
Yu Wei realized he had been careless and had blurted out the matter, but it was too late to regret it!
He was still trying to justify himself: "Only my sister knows about this, she definitely won't tell anyone, don't worry!"
Back in the dorm, Yu Xiang said to Ji Mei, "Hurry up and change your clothes. We're going out for lunch today, it's on me!"
Ji Mei was overjoyed: "Wow! That's great! I'm benefiting from my two younger brothers' good fortune, right?"
"Hurry up! You talk too much!" Yu Xiang said reproachfully.