"About half a month, and we'll set off in a week." The old man stared at her.

Jiang Shanshan pursed her lips and said, "I think I should be fine. I'll give you a clear answer tomorrow. Is that okay with you?"

The old man didn't say anything more, just nodded slightly.

After leaving the research institute, Jiang Shanshan went to school to attend another class.

After class, the five of them prepared to go to the cafeteria to eat. As soon as they walked out of the classroom door, they were blocked by Zhang Xiaoai who rushed over.

Zhang Xiaoai, who had blocked their way, saw that the five of them looked a little unhappy, so she quickly explained to them, "Don't misunderstand me, I'm not here to cause you any trouble. I just wanted to ask you, are you going to eat?"

He Xiuli's tone was still a little unfriendly. "Don't you see what time it is now? If you don't go to eat now, do you have to wait until late at night?"

The smile on Zhang Xiaoai's face immediately faded a little.

After a while, she continued to talk to the five of them in a flattering manner, "Can I go to the cafeteria to eat with you?"

"It's funny. This cafeteria is not run by the five of us. If you want to go, go there. We have no right to control you." He Xiuli retorted to her speechlessly.

"That's not what I meant. I just wanted to have dinner with you. I thought our relationship had eased." At the end, she lowered her head with a sad look on her face.

Seeing her acting like this, He Xiuli was afraid that someone would misunderstand that the five of them were bullying her, so she quickly said to her, "Zhang Xiaoai, that's enough! Are you trying to hurt us by acting like this? People who don't know would think we're bullying you."

"I didn't mean that. I'm just a little sad that you haven't forgiven me yet." She immediately raised her head again, looking anxious and trying to explain.

Seeing her like this, He Xiuli not only did not calm down, but became even angrier.

"We are going to eat. It's up to you whether you want to come with us or not. The cafeteria is not ours. If you want to eat, just go and eat. You don't have to ask us specifically." After saying this to her, Jiang Shanshan pulled He Xiuli, whose face was almost blue with anger, and turned around and left.

On the way to the cafeteria, He Xiuli still looked angry.

"Don't you think Zhang Xiaoai is becoming more and more annoying? I didn't notice it when she was acting up before, but now that she's not acting up and is trying so hard to make her presence felt in front of us, I really think she's annoying." He Xiuli said with a displeased look on her face.

"You know what, now that you mention it, I have the same feeling. I don't know why, but Zhang Xiaoai has become like this now, and I always feel uneasy, as if her motives are not pure." Wang Lili also raised her hand and said at this time.

After listening to what they said, Jiang Shanshan raised an eyebrow and said, "No matter what tricks she has in mind, we just need to be careful in our daily lives."

The five of them quickly arrived at the cafeteria.

Now the five of them are running their own business, and combined with the two previous business ventures, they have more or less saved some private money.

So when eating, the five of them did not treat themselves badly and ordered a meat dish each.

After having dinner with a few roommates, Jiang Shanshan went to ask his teacher for leave for this business trip.

After asking for leave and finding that there were no classes, Jiang Shanshan returned to Zhang's house with his backpack.