Chapter 376
"Zhong Lan? Cui Li? How did you two get in?" Ye Fuyue asked in surprise.
Zhong Lan and Cui Li saw Ye Fuyue and ran over.
"We talked to the security guard at the door for a long time, saying we had something important to discuss with him. The security guard asked us to register and then let us in," Zhong Lan explained.
Ye Fuyue had always thought that outsiders were not allowed to enter their school casually. Now that she saw Zhong Lan and Cui Li, she realized that the school’s management was not that strict.
"We wanted to go to the dormitory building to find you, but the aunt who was in charge of the dormitory building wouldn't let us go up no matter what and asked us to wait for you here," Cui Li added.
Ye Fuyue nodded and asked, "You two came to see me, is there something wrong?"
"We were selling buns today, and someone asked for protection money," Zhong Lan said. "Cui Li and I were each charged five yuan. We told Aunt Chen about it, and she thought it was fine as long as the money was taken and the person was fine. But Cui Li and I are worried that in a few days, those people will come to us again to collect protection money."
"Where did you get the protection money?" Ye Fuyue asked.
"It's in the residential area near the bus station. Didn't you say that the bus station is crowded and we could go there to sell buns? Zhong Lan and I had originally planned to sell buns there today. We had almost sold all the buns at the bus station and were about to go to the nearby residential area to sell them when we ran into a few street urchins. They said that was their territory and we had to pay if we wanted to sell buns. There were four of them and we were afraid of being beaten, so we paid the money and ran away." Cui Li said.
Zhong Lan continued with a worried look on her face, "Selling buns there is indeed quite good, better than at the gate of the factory. But there are always scoundrels hanging around there. If they keep asking us to pay protection fees, that's not going to be a big deal. Five yuan at a time, how much will we have to pay?"
"I understand. Don't go there to sell buns these days. Just go to the old place. When I have a day off, I'll go with you to sell buns near the bus station and meet those street urchins." Ye Fuyue said.
Cui Li was still worried. "I have a feeling there are more than four of them. Even if you go with us, you'll probably be at a disadvantage."
Zhong Lan nodded in agreement.
"You don't have to worry about that. I'm a good citizen who has won the 'heroic act' banner and caught human traffickers. It's just a few street urchins, so it's not a big problem." Ye Fuyue said confidently.
Zhong Lan and Cui Li were full of suspicion and still worried.
"Just do as I say and go back first. We'll talk about it after I have my vacation." Ye Fuyue said.
Zhong Lan and Cui Li nodded hesitantly.
"If someone still causes trouble for you in the next few days, you can solve it with money. Safety is the most important thing. You can earn money later." Ye Fuyue gave another instruction.
Zhong Lan and Cui Li said they understood and left.
Wu Qiao'er, who had been listening nearby, then said to Ye Fuyue, "Why is running a small business so unsafe?"
"Yes, as long as you want to make money, there is no such thing as comfort in this world."
"Can you and the two of them do it? Should we tell Chen Yao?" Wu Qiao'er said worriedly: "Or you can tell Chen Che and ask him to patrol there more often."
"That area is not under Chen Che's jurisdiction, so why would he patrol there?" Ye Fuyue said, "I'll go with them during my vacation and take a look. If we can't solve it, we'll look for Chen Yao."
"Well, you have to pay more attention to yourself."
"I know."
Ye Fuyue and Wu Qiaoer returned to the dormitory while talking.
In the dormitory, only Tang Lanhua was there. She looked uneasy.
Seeing Ye Fuyue and Wu Qiaoer coming back, Tang Lanhua quickly stood up and pulled Ye Fuyue, asking, "Fuyue, were the two female comrades downstairs looking for you?"
Ye Fuyue was puzzled by Tang Lanhua's excitement. She said blankly, "Yes. How did you know about them?"
"I just returned to the dormitory and saw them begging the dorm manager to let them in. The dorm manager refused and told them to wait outside."
Ye Fuyue said "Oh" in understanding.
"Didn't you say that outsiders can't enter our school? How did they get in?" Tang Lanhua asked excitedly.
Ye Fuyue's face was full of question marks: "Did I say such a thing?"
Tang Lanhua nodded heavily. "When we had dinner together last semester, I asked you about it. You said that outsiders were only allowed in on registration day, but not at other times."
Ye Fuyue vaguely remembered that she seemed to have said something similar.
She said, "I always thought it was like this. Even when my husband came to pick me up, he couldn't come in. Just now, my two friends came to look for me, and I realized that they could come in. They said they talked to the security guard at the door for a long time, and the security guard let them in after they registered."
"Is that so..." Tang Lanhua let go of Ye Fuyue as if she had suffered a heavy blow.
Ye Fuyue and Wu Qiaoer looked at each other in confusion.
"What's wrong with you?" Ye Fuyue asked with concern.
Tang Lanhua waved her hand and forced a smile at her and Wu Qiaoer: "Nothing. You two haven't had dinner yet, right? Hurry up and go to the cafeteria, otherwise there will be nothing to eat if you go too late."
"Yeah." Ye Fuyue nodded.
She and Wu Qiaoer went back to the dormitory just to put their textbooks away and then take their lunch boxes to the cafeteria.
"Have you eaten?" Wu Qiaoer asked.
Tang Lanhua smiled absentmindedly and said, "I've eaten."
Wu Qiaoer didn't say anything else. She and Ye Fuyue took their lunch boxes and left the dormitory.
"Why do I feel like there's something wrong with Tang Lanhua?" Wu Qiaoer and Ye Fuyue whispered as they walked down the stairs.
"I think so too," Ye Fuyue said. "Is it really that important whether outsiders can enter our school? I feel like Tang Lanhua was quite shocked when she found out that outsiders could enter our school."
"Yeah, it's very strange." Wu Qiaoer muttered.
But after all, this was someone else's business, so neither of them took it seriously. After that, they started discussing what delicious food would be in the cafeteria tonight.
They came to the cafeteria later than usual today, so many dishes were out. However, most of the dishes that were out were vegetarian, so there were still quite a few meat dishes.
Ye Fuyue and Wu Qiaoer got together and ordered three dishes - shredded potatoes, braised fish fillets and fried meatballs, so that they could eat more dishes with less money.
"It seems everyone's on a tight budget. Surprisingly, the first items sold out were all vegetarian dishes." Wu Qiao'er and Ye Fuyue found an empty seat and sat down. Wu Qiao'er said to Ye Fuyue, "Compared to this, I feel like I'm much happier."
"That's not true. Your Xiang Jialiang is still making money, you don't have children, and you don't need to take care of your parents and siblings. The subsidies given by the school only need to be enough for you to eat, and you don't need to be too frugal. As for me, needless to say, I'm still making money, so I don't need to be frugal." Ye Fuyue said.
As the two were talking, a figure holding a lunch box sat down in the empty seat at their table.
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