In the blink of an eye, the lotus flowers in the pond had withered.
At the Nanfeng Drama Academy, the graduate student orientation ceremony was held as scheduled.
On stage, the principal faced the autumn wind and began a sleep-inducing speech.
Below the stage, the students were all busy—some analyzing the stock market, some maintaining world peace in the canyon, and some gathering on the bridge to block people.
The former 602 dormitory group was also gathered for a group gaming session.
“After the orientation ceremony ends, let’s go sing karaoke!”
Song Qiuyu said, operating her hero without looking up.
It had been two months since she and Jiang Xiao got engaged. The wedding date was finally set for winter, and it would be a traditional Chinese wedding.
During this period, they had been apart due to their respective filming schedules, making it hard to meet.
Of course, “they” also included Xie Zhuran and Lin An.
But their reputations in the industry had improved nicely.
Now that graduate school had started, it was rare to gather again, so they had to follow tradition: group dinner and karaoke!
“Xi’er, I’m going up to give my speech. I’m leaving mid and bottom lane to you!”
“OK, OK!”
Song Qiuyu took Jiang Xiao’s phone, controlling a single hero with one small hand. It had to be said, this was quite a challenge.
“Before we go to karaoke, we still need to figure out what to eat tonight!”
Song Qiuyu frowned and glanced at Jiang Xiao, who had already gone on stage to represent all graduate students in his speech. They had saved up all their money for now.
And they had decided not to touch a single cent before the official wedding.
Of course, they didn’t plan to ask family or friends for this semester’s living expenses and tuition. They would start from zero and earn money on their own!
They still had fifty or sixty yuan in their pockets, which was more than enough for tonight’s dinner.
Lin An also looked at the stage.
He had thought he would be the first to start grinding, but as expected, Lao Jiang had come from behind to overtake him.
Thinking about their situation, he smiled and said, “Regarding the question of what to eat tonight, I have an idea. Qiuyu, you all should know that there are bamboo shoots and wild vegetables on our school’s back mountain, right?”
Wild vegetables? Bamboo shoots?
Song Qiuyu was stunned. In the four years at school, she had indeed heard about this. Actually, she had wanted to freeload food from the back mountain for a long time, but every time, some inexplicable obstacle prevented her from going.
“Stop chatting! You’re about to get killed!”
As Xie Zhuran’s warning sounded, the three heroes who had run into a corner and were standing still in the canyon were effortlessly killed by the enemy heroes.
After taking the kills, the opponent sent three words:
“Bot?”
After they struggled to regain their lost dignity, the orientation ceremony ended, and everyone returned to their own dormitories.
It was worth mentioning that the entire 602 dormitory was still in one dormitory, just now it was Dormitory 1111.
Two years ago, the city government had introduced a policy allowing people with TS disease to freely choose whether to continue living in the men’s dormitory or move to the women’s dormitory.
So, even though she had become a girl, she could still live in the men’s dormitory, with familiar people.
However, although it was said they lived in the men’s dormitory, in reality, she basically lived outside with Jiang Xiao.
Only on special occasions like today would they stop by the dormitory.
“So you’re not planning to just eat bamboo shoots and wild vegetables, are you?”
Jiang Xiao poured a glass of hot water and handed it to Song Qiuyu, who was on her period.
After speaking, he pulled out a chair, sat down, then opened his phone and looked at the remaining balance in Alipay.
Only 52 yuan left.
“I remember there are still two eggs and two packs of instant noodles in our rental apartment’s fridge!”
Song Qiuyu held up two pale white fingers and said seriously.
“I have four packs of luosifen here. Can we add those too?”
Xie Zhuran calmly took the bagged luosifen out of the large plastic bag and gently placed it on the table.
As soon as the luosifen appeared, Lin An immediately stepped back two feet.
Then, greatly shocked, he adjusted his glasses and stared intently at the luosifen on the table. “Lao Xie, when did your taste become so heavy?”
“Ah…”
Xie Zhuran rubbed his head. “Sorry, I’ve been hiding it from you all. Actually, I’ve always really liked eating luosifen, but before, I was afraid you’d dislike me for it, so I didn’t dare say. I only dared to eat it secretly. After eating, I had to run a few laps on the track to let the smell dissipate.”
Hearing this, Song Qiuyu was stunned. “Ha Ji Xie, you’re really something! Actually managed to hold steady and hide it from us for four years!”
“Then why did you suddenly stop hiding it?”
She took a small sip of hot water from the cup and blinked.
“Because starting now, I want to be a brand new me.”
Xie Zhuran frowned and said seriously.
Hearing this, Song Qiuyu stared into her roommate’s eyes, as if seeing a Hanamichi Sakuragi in them.
So Jiang Li’s romantic pace was off, so their relationship was having problems?
True, Lao Xie was goofy, but he wasn’t a dog that would be led around by a strong woman.
Compared to being occasionally sweetened by a strong woman, men enjoyed the desire to conquer more.
Once she started guessing about her roommate’s situation like this, she suddenly felt that many things weren’t so important. She turned to look at Lin An and Jiang Xiao.
“I think luosifen is fine. What about you two?”
Luosifen is just like stinky tofu and durian—it smells strange, but the taste is good.
Adding these four packs into the pot, plus some other things, would be more than enough for the four of them to eat their fill!
“Alright, I’ve thought it over. Actually, luosifen isn’t that hard to accept.”
Lin An pinched his nose.
As he spoke, he also took out the local specialty he had brought and placed it on the table.
“These fried dough twists taste especially good when boiled.”
“Mm, I’m okay with it too!”
Jiang Xiao nodded.
After speaking, he was surprised to see Xie Zhuran’s eyes slightly moist, and couldn’t help being a little startled. “Lao Xie?”
“I’m fine. Then let’s prepare to dig for bamboo shoots and wild vegetables. You should know that we’re not the only ones eyeing them.”
With that, Xie Zhuran turned around, pulled open the dormitory door, and faced the setting sun.
What’s so great about a girlfriend anyway? Except for the occasional hug, the occasional handhold, the occasional gaming together…
In no way are they as good as good bros.
Why had he been so eager to have a girlfriend in the first place?
When they arrived at the school’s back mountain, the four of them finally found bamboo shoots.
They picked up the straightest wooden sticks and crouched down to carefully dig.
As they dug, they ran into five or six fishing enthusiasts, one of whom was an acquaintance.
“Lao Sang, what are you doing here?”
Xie Zhuran spoke, but was looking at the fat, large carp in the plastic bag that Sang Tian was holding in her left hand.
“Senior sisters said there’s a river near this back mountain, so my roommates and I discussed coming here to fish together. What about you?”
Sang Tian looked back and forth at the three girls accompanying her and said with a gentle smile.
Three people didn’t have time to reply.
“As you can see, we’re here to dig bamboo shoots and wild vegetables to make hot pot back home. This hot pot is just missing some fish!”
Song Qiuyu stood up more quickly and said.
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