Most people are reluctant to spend money to stay in guesthouses, but there are also some people who are not short of money and share the same thoughts as Xia Qingqing.
Unfortunately, there were only 4 rooms left when they arrived.
When Qi Xue'er heard that there was only one room left, and seeing Ding Miao's dissatisfaction with her, she had no choice but to book the last room.
Just as she handed the money to the waiter, two female educated youths walked into the guesthouse.
One of the girls with short hair spoke up: "Hello comrade, we would like to book a room."
"You two are here to take the college entrance exam, right? I'm sorry, we're all full," the waiter said, shrugging his shoulders, indicating that there was nothing he could do.
The two female educated youths immediately changed their expressions: "There isn't a single room left?"
Wouldn't that mean they'd made a wasted trip? The thought of having to walk back to the brigade later and then rush back the next morning filled them with despair.
The waiter smiled and said, "Yes, the last four rooms were booked by these four comrades."
Upon hearing this, the two immediately turned their gaze to Xia Qingqing and the other three.
Xia Qingqing thought to herself, "Oh no!" Before she could leave, she was stopped by the short-haired girl.
The short-haired girl looked at Xia Qingqing pleadingly: "Comrade, could you please give us a room? You four don't need four rooms, do you?"
Xia Qingqing shook her head and refused: "I'm sorry, I don't sleep well and I'm not used to sleeping with others. I can't fall asleep when I'm with someone."
Faced with such a firm rejection, the short-haired girl felt embarrassed to continue pestering her and turned her attention to other people.
Following Xia Qingqing's example, Liang Shuang and Ding Miao firmly refused the two's request.
"You guys are so cold-hearted. Shouldn't we girls help each other out?" the short-haired girl muttered in dissatisfaction. The long-haired girl didn't say anything, but she clearly agreed with her.
Xia Qingqing frowned. That was indeed true; everyone wants help when they encounter difficulties.
However, she is rather selfish. She is happy to lend a helping hand to others if it doesn't affect her own life, but she can only apologize if it affects her.
The short-haired girl glared at Xia Qingqing resentfully, thinking that this person was completely impervious to reason.
But she had no other choice but to place her last hope on Qi Xueer: "Comrade, please help us. Our brigade is very far from here, it takes 3 hours to walk there."
Then, gritting his teeth, he said, "If you give us your room, we're willing to pay double the room rate."
Qi Xue'er's eyes lit up when she heard this.
She turned to Ding Miao and said, "Miao Miao, look at these two women, they've had it tough too. How about I give them my room and we can squeeze in together tonight?"
Ding Miao looked at Xia Qingqing and Liang Shuang with some helplessness, wanting to ask their opinions. The two girls did look pitiful, and she was conflicted about whether to help them.
The two girls' words made her feel like she was being put on a pedestal, as if her refusal to give up a room was considered cold and heartless, which made her very uncomfortable.
Xia Qingqing didn't offer any advice. After all, Qi Xueer was Ding Miao's sister-in-law, and it wasn't appropriate for her, as a friend, to say too much about such matters.
Liang Shuang secretly winked at Ding Miao, signaling her to refuse.
She suffered greatly while living with Liu Xiaoying at the educated youth settlement. Liu Xiaoying's snoring was so loud that it often kept her up at night.
Fortunately, the rooms at the educated youth settlement were quite large. She deliberately chose a spot furthest from Liu Xiaoying, and only felt a little better after stuffing two wads of cotton into her ears while sleeping.
Ding Miao didn't want to agree in the first place, but after seeing Liang Shuang's hint, she directly rejected Qi Xue'er's suggestion, and was then called cold-blooded by Qi Xue'er.
But no matter how much she criticized her, Ding Miao still left with Xia Qingqing and the others.
Seeing this, the two female educated youths had no choice but to beg Qi Xue'er to squeeze in with them, offering to each contribute 70 cents.
Qi Xue'er was delighted to realize that she not only wouldn't have to pay for the room, but could also earn a share of the room fee. She immediately agreed.
She never imagined that her greed for that little bit of money would ruin her life.
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After Xia Qingqing entered the room, she saw an unknown stain on the quilt on the bed and frowned subconsciously.
It's December now, and the weather is already quite cold. The guesthouse can't afford to wash the bedding every day, and even if they do, there's simply not enough time to dry it.
The blanket in front of her had been slept on by countless people, and the thought gave Xia Qingqing goosebumps.
This is where the advantage of living alone comes in. She took out a brand new down comforter from the system's inventory and rearranged the bed.
"All done," Xia Qingqing clapped her hands, looking at the comfortable and warm bed she had arranged and smiled with satisfaction.
The others on the other side didn't have her advantage. Liang Shuang looked at the blankets on the bed with some disdain, but it was so cold that she couldn't go without them, so she could only endure it for the time being.
"No pain, no gain," Liang Shuang said, trying to sound confident. She smelled the faint odor coming from the blanket and slowly drifted off to sleep.
The next day, before dawn, Xia Qingqing was awakened by a commotion.
She glanced at her watch and realized it was almost time, so she simply got out of bed and got ready.
Before leaving the house, she didn't forget to put the down comforter on the bed into the system warehouse.
Qi Xue'er in the other room was furious.
She was tormented by those two girls last night and barely slept a wink; she still feels mentally disoriented.
These two people, one snoring and the other grinding their teeth, were both sleeping very soundly and couldn't be woken up no matter how much you shook them.
Enough is enough; there's no need to endure any longer.
Before dawn, Qi Xue'er woke up the two girls and glared at them with resentment.
"Comrade Qi, what's wrong? Why are you so angry so early in the morning?" The short-haired girl looked at Qi Xue'er, who looked haggard, with some surprise.
"How dare you ask? I didn't sleep well all night because of you. You not only snored and ground your teeth, but you also stole the blankets," Qi Xue'er said resentfully, sneezing several times as she spoke.
"Oh no, I'm definitely going to catch a cold," Qi Xue'er thought anxiously, her disgust for the two women growing even stronger.
The long-haired girl looked at Qi Xue'er apologetically: "I'm sorry, we will definitely be careful tonight."
"Tonight? No way! I'm not sleeping with you guys tonight no matter what!" Qi Xue'er said angrily. She really regretted taking these two people in yesterday.
If it weren't for those two people, she would definitely have had a good night's sleep last night.
"We paid you, and if you won't let us stay, then we'll call the police and say you're cheating us out of money," the short-haired girl said defiantly to Qi Xue'er, openly threatening her.
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