After classes officially started, Xia Qingqing truly witnessed just how enthusiastic university students were about learning in this era.
Everyone cherished this hard-won learning opportunity, spending most of their time studying except for eating and sleeping.
As someone who is attending university for the second time, Xia Qingqing is caught in a situation where she has no way to express her suffering.
But there was no other way; she didn't want to be last in the exam—she couldn't bear the embarrassment—so she had to study hard along with her roommates.
After class, instead of staying in the dorm watching dramas, they went to the library to study with their roommates.
That day, Xia Qingqing and her three roommates had just entered the library when they heard a familiar male voice: "Xia, over here!"
Xia Qingqing wanted to avoid it, but Liu Huimin stopped her: "Qingqing, let's go over there. Look, the seats around us are all full. Since Duan saved seats for us, we shouldn't let him down."
Upon hearing this, Xia Qingqing looked at Xiang Qiu and Chen Xiu.
The two nodded in agreement. The library seats were in high demand, and if you arrived even a little late, you couldn't find a seat. They had been delayed in their dorm room for a while, and now that they were late, there were no empty seats at all.
Seeing that all three of them wanted to go over, Xia Qingqing shook her head helplessly: "Alright, let's go over there."
Seeing Xia Qingqing walking towards him with a happy smile, Duan Hao quickly moved the books he was using to reserve a spot.
Liu Huimin thanked Duan Hao warmly: "Duan, thank you so much."
Duan Hao laughed heartily, "No need to thank me. We're all classmates, so helping each other is only right."
Hearing him say that, Liu Huimin smiled, knowing full well that he would help save a spot because of Xia Qingqing.
Otherwise, there are more than just four girls in the class, so why would they be given a spot by the exception of Xia Qingqing?
Xia Qingqing smiled and thanked Duan Hao. Duan Hao seemed a little reserved when facing Xia Qingqing, not as natural as when he spoke to Liu Huimin.
After sitting down, Xia Qingqing took out her books from her bag and began to read and take notes seriously. She had only marked the key points the teacher had covered that morning, and now she wanted to write them down in her notebook for future review.
Duan Hao watched Xia Qingqing studying diligently and didn't disturb her, only stealing a glance at her from time to time.
Xia Qingqing seemed to sense something and looked up, her eyes meeting Duan Hao's. Duan Hao was startled and quickly looked away.
"......" Is she some kind of monster, that scary?
Duan Hao's behavior of being a lovesick young man couldn't be more obvious. In the past few days, he would deliberately sit near Xia Qingqing in class, and after class, he would try every means to talk to Xia Qingqing.
However, all he talked to Xia Qingqing about were academic problems; he didn't mention a single word about liking someone.
Xia Qingqing guessed that the other person might like her, but since he hadn't said it explicitly, she couldn't bring it up herself. What if he didn't feel the same way? That would be really awkward.
With a sigh in her heart, Xia Qingqing buried herself in taking notes again.
It took Duan Hao a long time before he dared to look up at Xia Qingqing again. He breathed a long sigh of relief, wondering if Xia Qingqing had figured out his feelings. If she had, what should he do? Should he just tell her?
For the next few hours, they were all immersed in learning.
"Qingqing, it's getting late, let's go to the cafeteria for dinner," Liu Huimin suggested, patting Xia Qingqing's arm.
After hearing the sound, Xia Qingqing twisted her stiff neck, raised her hand to check the time, and found that it was already 5 o'clock.
"Okay, Sister Qiu, Xiuxiu, hurry up and pack your things."
"Okay, I'll be right there after I finish writing this line."
After packing their things, the group said goodbye to Duan Hao and headed to the cafeteria.
After everyone left, two male classmates who had been quietly studying nearby immediately ran over and asked with concern, "How's Haozi doing? Any progress?"
These two are Duan Hao's roommates. The taller one is called Lü Kai, and the shorter one is called Qi Hui. Both of them know that Duan Hao has fallen in love with Xia Qingqing in the class at first sight. Knowing that Duan Hao wants to save a seat for Xia Qingqing, they deliberately sit far away.
Duan Hao blushed and shook his head: "No, Xia's roommates were all there just now, and she studies so diligently, I was too embarrassed to talk to her."
"If you keep dragging your feet like this, when will you ever win her over?" Lü Kai shook his head helplessly.
He is 3 years older than Duan Hao, and is already 23 years old this year. His family has introduced him to a potential partner a long time ago, and the two are getting along well. If nothing unexpected happens, they may get married next year.
"What should I do? Should I just go and tell her?" Duan Hao hesitated. It had only been a short time since the start of the semester, and the two of them weren't very familiar with each other. He was worried that it might be too fast to bring this up now, and that Xia Qingqing might think he was frivolous.
Lu Kai looked at him with exasperation: "Then what are you waiting for? You should at least try to get to know each other first. I heard that someone in the next dorm is also interested in Xia. Don't let someone else beat you to it."
Duan Hao's eyes widened instantly, a sense of crisis washing over him, and he made a decision in his mind.
Qi Hui rubbed his stomach and said, "You'd better figure it out yourself, kid. I'm starving. Let's go to the cafeteria for a meal."
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On the other side, Xia Qingqing and her roommate arrived at the cafeteria and lined up to get a meal.
Except for Xiang Qiu, who was relatively frugal, the other three people ordered meat and vegetables.
Xia Qingqing looked at the stir-fried cabbage and braised eggplant in Xiang Qiu's bowl, and picked up a piece of meat from her own bowl with her chopsticks.
Seeing this, Liu Huimin and Chen Xiu followed suit and took the meat from their own bowls and passed it over.
Xiang Qiu quickly covered her lunchbox: "Oh, you guys, I really don't need to eat meat, you can eat it yourselves."
"Why are you being so polite? Next time you have something delicious, you might share some with us," Liu Huimin joked, thinking she was just being polite.
Xiang Qiu quickly explained that it wasn't that she couldn't afford meat; it was just that she was used to saving money in the countryside. She wasn't someone who cared much about food and always felt that as long as food could fill her stomach, that was enough.
Xia Qingqing didn't know if what she said was true or false, but she still had to offer advice:
"Sister Qiu, don't always think about saving a penny or two. You still need to eat some meat occasionally so that your nutrition can be balanced. It's not worth getting health problems for a penny or two."
These past few days, she hasn't seen Xiang Qiu eat any meat, and she can't even afford to eat eggs for breakfast. They have heavy study loads, and she doesn't know if their bodies can handle this.
When Xiang Qiu heard that not eating meat would cause health problems, she asked in surprise, "It shouldn't be that serious, right? I used to go months without eating meat, and I was fine."
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