Chapter 427 Taking a Different Approach

Su Xiaosi stared at Su Laoda's retreating figure without turning his head, clenched his fist, his eyes filled with gloom, and gave a haphazard reply.

His roommate patted him on the shoulder and put his arm around him, "Hey kid, come on, I'll treat you to a big meal."

The two of them, arm in arm, squeezed through the crowd and headed towards the cafeteria.

Several classmates who also wanted to curry favor looked at each other, then laughed and followed.

"Su, the stewed goose at the second window is absolutely amazing, it's my treat."

"Braised pork, I saw you eating braised pork with your older brother the other day. I'll treat you to braised pork, Su..."

"There's a new hot pot restaurant that just opened outside our school. It's spicy but not too hot, perfect for this weather. Su, it's on me..."

My roommate turned around and shooed them away, "Go away, go away, it's not your turn to fawn over me today. We're roommates, so I have to come first. Don't you know the rules?"

The group laughed and rushed forward.

"No, you can treat me too, I'll pay, let's all go together, everyone go..."

"Yes, let's invite Su together..."

A group of people surrounded Su Xiaosi and walked in a grand procession towards the outside of the campus.

He would occasionally make a witty remark and try to please Su Xiaosi with a smile.

Su Xiaosi liked the feeling of being looked up to and fawned over. He also enjoyed the feeling of being superior and looking down on the ants.

However, he only received this treatment when he was the younger brother of Su Guotai, Song's graduate student.

Su Xiaosi turned around and glanced at the figure of Su Laoda, who had already disappeared.

He pursed his lips, having other plans in mind.

Some people who didn't know Su Xiaosi were extremely envious after finding out who he was from others.

"My older brother is Director Song's graduate student, and I'm a math genius who was specially recruited to pursue a combined bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree. It's true that outstanding people are surrounded by even more outstanding people..."

Su Xiaosi was fawned over by a group of people and enjoyed an unprecedentedly satisfying meal. When he returned to his dormitory, people kept stuffing various receipts into his hands, saying, "Junior Su, look how thin you are. Take these receipts and make sure you get some nutrition..."

"Yes, I have some here too. Eat more good food, otherwise Brother Su will feel bad about it later."

"...If Junior Su accepted theirs, I have to accept mine too, otherwise he's looking down on me!"

Su Xiaosi glanced at her roommate, who sighed and stopped everyone outside the dorm, "Alright, alright, I can treat you to a meal, but forget about the tickets. If word gets out, it won't look good for Su Yushun..."

As he spoke, he grabbed the receipts that the men had stuffed into Su Xiaosi's hands and pockets, and shoved them all back into their hands.

Then, he deftly pushed the person out and closed the dormitory door.

Su Xiaosi, "..."

He glared at his roommate with annoyance, then looked down at the pocket that had been turned inside out with a hint of regret.

Let Jiang Chaomei send him away; after all, he returned the receipts he'd already pocketed!

He glanced inside and saw that someone had secretly slipped in a hundred-yuan bill.

This good-for-nothing idiot!

My roommate was taken aback. "What's wrong? Did I not clean it all out?"

After saying that, he wanted to touch it!

Su Xiaosi pushed him away and coughed lightly, "If you're going to take something out, then take it out. Why are you turning my pockets inside out?"

My roommate snorted.

"You scared me! I was thinking turning it over so they could see clearly that you didn't accept bribes. Otherwise, with so many people around, who would you side with and who wouldn't?"

Su Xiaosi frowned, a hint of mockery flashing in her eyes.

help?

Who is Song Weizhen?

He said he wouldn't be recruiting graduate students anymore, so who would dare to blame him?

Whether or not we help, who knows?

Why do you need this idiot to cause trouble?

Su Xiaosi snorted softly, returned to her bed, and leaned against the headboard with her hands behind her head.

Su Xiaosi's roommate leaned over and asked, "You said your older brother didn't tell you because he was afraid it would cause you trouble like today?"

Su Xiaosi, "..."

He gave him a disdainful look. "You really know how to think."

"Right? I guessed right."

My roommate clapped his hands. "It has to be our eldest brother. He has vision. But now everyone knows. Those people outside are all trying to get in touch with you and your eldest brother. Forget about whether you can get into Director Song's graduate program, just having this connection will be a valuable asset in your future career after graduation..."

Su Xiaosi glanced at him. Did he not know? Did he need to say anything more?

"What exactly are you trying to say?" Su Xiaosi asked.

My roommate rubbed his hands together and chuckled twice. "Su Yushun, we've been roommates for two years. Ask yourself honestly, how have I treated you these past two years?"

"...It's alright." Su Xiaosi nodded.

When my allowance hadn't come through, I asked him for money, and he would lend it to me. He also treated me to a few meals, and I visited his home. His parents treated me well.

Otherwise, why would he treat him as one of his own and ask him to help him fend off those people?

Seeing him nod, his roommate's eyes lit up. "Then what I said during Director Song's lecture..."

"...Don't worry, once I get into Director Song's graduate program, I'll definitely give you a hand," Su Xiaosi said.

His roommate laughed heartily and patted Su Xiaosi on the shoulder, "Good bro, I keep my word, I'll cover all your breakfasts from now on!"

"Alright, stop bothering me. Let me sleep for a while. I'll go find my older brother later. You go and deal with those people outside for me. Tell them not to stand guard at our dormitory entrance." Su Xiaosi closed her eyes.

My roommate hummed in agreement twice, "Leave it to me, you go to sleep."

My roommate went out, and the outside became lively again. The door closed, the footsteps gradually faded away, and the room slowly quieted down.

Su Xiaosi opened her eyes again and stared blankly at the upper bunk.

He was thinking about a possibility.

His older brother told him not to come looking for him, and he didn't want to waste his time trying to win his brother's cold shoulder.

He can find another way.

He is Su Guotai's youngest brother, his biological son; this is a fact.

He could bypass his older brother and directly approach Director Song's other students, such as Wang Jun. Wang Jun has a straightforward personality and seems to have a good relationship with his older brother. He could start with Wang Jun and then use him to reach out to the others. Once he's become one of them...

He refused to believe that his elder brother would expose his true colors to his face and ruin his future!

Su Xiaosi was gambling that even if Su Laoda didn't want to talk to him, he would still help him out of consideration for their shared motherhood.

For example, when the eldest sister, Su Hongying, was at a critical moment of life and death, her mother said she would no longer care about their lives, but in the end she still rushed to the hospital, helped Su Hongying sign the consent form, paid for the surgery, and saved her life in a critical moment.

Blood ties are just that illogical.

This thing is his get-out-of-jail-free card; what does he have to be afraid of?

Just do it.

Having figured things out, Su Xiaosi felt relieved, letting go of the turmoil of the past few days, and slept soundly for a long time.

The next day, he picked a difficult math problem, put it in his pocket, and wandered around the campus looking for Director Song's students.

Finding Boss Su, who was deliberately avoiding him, was not easy, but finding Wang Jun was much easier.

Before she had even finished walking around, Su Xiaosi spotted Wang Jun in the grove of trees by the lake and went up to greet him with a smile, "Senior Wang..."