The next day, Xu Yue got up earlier than usual for class, went to the public bathhouse early in the morning to take a shower, and spent half an hour braiding her hair in front of the mirror.

She grabbed Shu Manling and they set off for the school gate as early as 11 a.m.

Bai Jiaojiao guessed Xu Yue's personality, prepared the dishes, and hurried out. Sure enough, she saw the two of them waiting at the door.

When did you arrive?

Shu Manling laughed and said, "We arrived at eleven o'clock. Xu Yue was so hungry for this meal last night that she probably couldn't sleep all night."

Xu Yue wasn't embarrassed at all and said truthfully, "Of course! I've been thinking about this meal for more than just one night!"

She's been looking forward to this meal ever since the last picnic!

"I knew you were in a hurry, so I quickly got it ready so we could eat as soon as we got home!"

The two followed Bai Jiaojiao to their house. Looking at the small flower seedlings outside the yard, Xu Yue asked, "What kind of flower is this? Did you plant it when you moved here?"

"Yes, this is a rose. I just got the seedlings from my neighbor. Once they're grown, they'll bloom for a whole year. My neighbor told me that they can even bloom again in winter."

As Bai Jiaojiao spoke, she pushed open the door.

Xu Yue then asked worriedly, "Is Shen Heng at home too?"

"Where is she if she's not at home?" Shu Manling laughed at Xu Yue, saying she was really craving food and only remembered this when she got there.

“Heng-ge really isn’t home,” Bai Jiaojiao knew that Xu Yue was afraid of Shen Heng, and Shen Heng was indeed not a very amiable person. “A teacher from his department asked him to go out and do some errands. He just left this morning and hasn’t been home all day.”

"Really?!" Xu Yue was surprised by this good news.

"Really." Bai Jiaojiao was both amused and exasperated; this little girl really was quite emotional.

Shu Manling asked, "They've only just started school, and they're already running around with their teachers?"

They're still learning basic courses at medical school right now; they don't even have any practical experience.

"No, it's because the teacher values ​​his ability to get things done, so he asked him to go and help out, and he can also earn some money to support our expenses."

Bai Jiaojiao had nothing to hide from these two.

"There's money to be made?" Xu Yue was shocked. Work-study jobs at their school were so hard to come by. Shu Manling was poor enough, but there were many people even poorer than her. It was rare to find a job that paid money.

Shu Manling was also interested after hearing this, and she wanted to know how to contact the teachers who needed it.

Bai Jiaojiao understood the meaning in Shu Manling's expression: "It was his teacher who valued him and took the initiative to talk to him. The money came from the project funds of that teacher's group as a labor subsidy. Even if the teachers in our college needed students to help, it probably wouldn't be our first-year students."

Shu Manling's mood immediately darkened, but she still calmed herself down: "Your boyfriend looks capable. Putting aside everything else, he has such an aura. Anyone who takes him out to do something will feel confident."

Xu Yue chuckled, thinking to herself, "It's not like we're going to fight, why bring such a big guy along?"

Shu Manling knew why Xu Yue was laughing, so she glared at her. Afraid that Bai Jiaojiao would feel uncomfortable, Xu Yue immediately covered her mouth.

Bai Jiaojiao wasn't going to get angry with them over this, after all, Shen Heng was quite pleased with his public persona: "Please sit down, I'll bring the dishes up."

"I'll help you! I'll help you!"

Xu Yue was very eager to eat this delicious meal as soon as possible.

"I don't know what other dishes you have in your hometown, so I just cooked some fish. I wonder if the fish you have there is the same as the ones in my hometown?"