Chapter 12

Both of your roommates didn't get along with the senior, but you couldn't figure out what the problem was, and with your studies keeping you busy, you quickly put the issue out of your mind.

Mid-October.

He Songyou was craving seafood, so his family bought him a box of hairy crabs and delivered it over. He wasn't home at the time, so you signed for it. Camel was both happy and sad.

"How can you eat it? It's raw, and you can't eat it if it's dead."

Because of this box of crabs, three grown men squatted in front of the cardboard box like elementary school students. The crabs lay obediently on the ice, spitting out bubbles, staring at you.

The topic suddenly shifted, and the camel noticed a problem: "Why don't we raise them for now? They look quite lively, and there are so many of them, we can't eat them all at once. It would be such a waste if they died."

Seeing your serious expressions, the senior student also became serious and followed the camel's train of thought, asking, "How do you raise it?"

You looked at your senior, then at the camel, and remembered the crab farmers in the local news program. You realized that raising crabs requires a scientific approach, so you suggested, "I remember episode 119 of 'Getting Rich' taught us how to raise crabs."

Your senior asks you, "Want to take a look?"

The camel nodded and said, "Let's see."

You three turned on the computer and huddled together, watching "The Road to Wealth" at double speed. Camel sat upright, taking serious notes. After the program, you three had a better understanding of how to raise crabs.

Camel said he needs to study the breeding issues further, so he's leaving the task of modifying the oxygen generator to you and your senior.

After searching for a while, your senior also rummaged through your dorm room with you, finally pulling out his newly bought electric foot bath: "Will this work?"

You took it, looked it over, thought about the wiring and the location of the oxygen concentrator for a few seconds, and thought it was easy: "No problem, it can be modified."

The senior student breathed a sigh of relief and pulled you along, saying, "Come on, let's go out and buy some materials."

You grabbed your coat and went out with him. In the middle of the trip, He Songyou sent a text message asking if you had received the package. You were typing when your senior patted your shoulder and said, "Watch where you're going."

You look up and your senior says, "There seem to be some sponges on that shelf over there. I'll go get them. You wait here for a bit."

You said yes, and sent a text message to He Songyou, telling him to come back quickly. You saw Xie Xiaoyu coming towards you. Because of the many classes and assignments, even though you are in the same major, you basically didn't have a chance to talk to her.

"Xie Xiaoyu".

You walked up to her shelf, and she reacted with a loud "Ah!" She turned around quickly, saw it was you, and then smiled with her hands behind her back, saying, "It's you, the handsome guy carrying books. What a coincidence to run into you again."

The crabs are in critical condition, and you only have five minutes to explain the situation: "Please delete that photo."

Xie Xiaoyu: "What photos?"

You remind her: "The post she made on her social media at 5 pm on September 6th, the one with my back in the frame."

Xie Xiaoyu's gentle expression changed instantly, and she rolled her eyes: "Is this what you wanted to say? I post so many updates every day, how am I supposed to remember what I posted on what day?"

“You just called me the book-carrying man.”

Xie Xiaoyu hesitated for a moment. You were sure she didn't want to delete it, so you quickly took a picture. Xie Xiaoyu instinctively raised her hand to block it. You put your phone in your pocket and said seriously, "If I see that it hasn't been deleted when I get back, I'll send this picture out."

Xie Xiaoyu's eyes widened: "Can your old-fashioned phone have a beauty filter?"

You paused for a moment: "5k pixels."

Xie Xiaoyu's expression changed: "Fine, I'll delete it."

You checked it again, and as you left, Xie Xiaoyu muttered that she would remember you.

You ignored him and went to find the senior student. He was holding several kinds of sponges and asked you which one was suitable. You picked one that was about right. Suddenly, the senior student said, "Nanfei, do you know Xie Xiaoyu?"

You nodded, looked at the senior student, indicating that he could ask any questions he might have. The senior student smiled and asked, "Do you like her?"

Without hesitation, you replied, "I don't like it."

Senior: "That's good."

You felt a little strange, but didn't say anything. You and your senior took the materials back to the dormitory and spent more than an hour modifying an oxygen generator. You were very happy with your research and finally put the crab in it.

The three grown men looked at the working oxygen concentrator, put their hands on their hips, and smiled genuinely. It was at this moment that Kawasatsu Yu entered, carrying a book and sniffing the air: "What are you doing?"

The camel seemed to wake from a dream and exclaimed, "Aren't we going to eat crabs? We should have bought a steamer!"

The senior student said, "Nanfei, do you want to modify another steamer?"

He Songyou looked at you with a "No way, no way, are you kidding me?" expression. You couldn't help but smile. Your senior had been watching you the whole time.

Only the camel lamented, "I just placed an order for crab feed."

In the end, we asked the cafeteria staff to help steam it. After swimming in the foot bath for less than ten minutes, the hairy crabs were placed on the steamer.

...

Since then, you and your senior have become closer.

You gradually come to realize that he is a very picky and difficult person to please. He Songyou and Camel's feelings were not wrong. You vaguely sensed something, and the senior also tested you a few times, intentionally or unintentionally.

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