"No, I had a few drinks with Qingqian's dad yesterday and went to bed early," Lu Yibei said.
"That's quite a lot."
Xu Che said, "I've heard that people from the North can really drink."
Lu Yibei nodded and admitted, "I have never drunk from him."
Xu Che didn't feel that anything was wrong.
Don't be fooled by how Young Master Xu used to be in high school, where he was late, left early, slept in, and skipped school.
But he is not a person who is consistent in his words and deeds.
In private, he neither smokes nor drinks.
There weren't many opportunities to drink with Lu Yibei.
"Okay, Happy New Year! I've had breakfast and I should go to bed now," Xu Che said.
"Oh, so you're going to bed so early?"
Lu Yibei said that he was about to say "Happy" as well, so he raised his eyebrows and looked at the little girl in front of him who was looking at him with a half-smile.
He was slightly taken aback, and first whispered something to his girlfriend:
"Happy New Year."
Then he said to the rare guy on the other end of the phone, "Have fun with me."
Xu Che had nothing else to say, so he hung up the phone after finishing his sentence.
Ji Qingqian hummed twice, seemingly somewhat displeased—but it was clear that she was once again displaying the professional habit of a veteran actress.
Lu Yibei picked up a dumpling and dipped it in Qingqian's secret sauce.
"The dumplings were just okay, but the chef's skills were really good," he commented.
Ji Qingqian scoffed: "The first flattery of the new year really came out of nowhere."
She sat opposite Lu Yibei and began to eat dumplings as well.
The two didn't talk much at this time, but the atmosphere was peaceful and comfortable, and Ji Qingqian quite enjoyed this everyday atmosphere.
Life seems to be meant to pass at this slow pace.
Lu Yibei fiddled with his phone, his brows furrowing more and more as he looked at it.
"broken."
"What's wrong?"
"I went to bed too early yesterday and didn't manage to grab a single red envelope."
Lu Yibei opened several group chats, feeling like he had lost a fortune.
Cheng Mingli, the captain and vice-captain of the Computer Science Department's basketball team, and Xu Changhe both gave out red envelopes.
Both packages turned out to be opened by Qiao Sinian, who was the luckiest person.
Don't ask why the cheerleader leader would be grabbing red envelopes in the computer science basketball team's group chat; it's simply because they have a good relationship.
—And then there's the red envelope that Fu Chi sent in the student union group chat, but the lucky winner turned out to be Jiang Zile, an outsider. Who can we complain to?
That is precisely why.
Lu Yibei felt even more desperate.
Neither of the "Lucky Ones" in either organization are actual members; they're just opportunists. Shouldn't he be chosen as the "Lucky One" for both the Ancient Style Club and the Anime Club?
Upon closer inspection, it turned out that the prize pool for the Ancient Style Society had been drained.
To be considerate of each member's feelings, Old Tang, the president of the anime club, didn't distribute the red envelopes as a "luck-based" prize, but rather divided them equally among all members.
Every member received a share—a whopping 0.66 yuan!
—On another note, most of these school organizations are non-profit, and the president is also a student. It's already quite generous of them to give out red envelopes, so we shouldn't criticize Lao Tang for that.
But then again, you might as well try your luck with that huge sum of 0.66 yuan! At least you'd have some fun!
But the good thing is...
"The luckiest player in the Ancient Style Society".
Ji Qingqian made a victory sign with a blank expression: "It's me, a full nine yuan."
The title of "King of Luck" changed hands, but it went to his girlfriend. They're family, so it's not bad.
Lu Yibei nodded in agreement: "That's plenty, plenty. We won't go hungry during the New Year."
He opened the chat list and started sending New Year's greetings in cyberspace.
What about Li Sixia, Li Cheng, Mingli, Qiao Sinian, Pan Pan, and Wen Yuan?
[Wenyuan: Sending Red Envelopes]
Surprisingly, some were sent privately.
They probably saw that he didn't manage to snag one in the early morning, so they gave him another one.
Lu Yibei, 8.88.
It's a good omen.
【Heading North: Thank you, Source God】
The Source God may not have awakened yet.
So I didn't reply.
On the contrary, the senior student who had just received the blessing replied very quickly.
Pan Pan: Happy New Year, Brother Bei!
[Pan Pan: Did you receive the red envelope Wen Yuan sent you?]
【Heading North: Received, please thank the Source God for me】
[All the Way North: But seriously, Senior Bread, you're really exploiting your vice president! Will you reimburse me for those red envelopes?]
[Pan Pan: How much did he send you?]
When Lu Yibei saw this, he assumed that Pan Pan would reimburse Wen Yuan, so he made a small joke, thinking of taking advantage of Senior Sister Bread a little more.
【Heading North: 9.9 yuan, with auspicious meaning】
Pan Pan: ! !
[Pan Pan: Damn it, Wen Yuan!]
[Pan Pan: You requested 19.8 yuan from me, but I only sent you 9.9 yuan!?]
Lu Yibei: ...
Genshin, so you're the one who took a cut of the benefits the club president gave me, aren't you?!
You're really ruthless when it comes to making money!
[Pan Pan: He's dead!!]
Heading North: Go kill him.
[Heading North: His house isn't far from yours, right? Take a taxi there and rip him off!]
[Heading North: Lawless!]
[Heading North: I think he doesn't respect you, the club president, at all!]
After cheering for Pan Pan.
Lu Yibei didn't care about how the story would unfold between the two of them.
A message appeared at the top of his phone.
Someone else sent him a red envelope.
Lu Yibei raised an eyebrow and glanced at the person opposite him; his girlfriend had also picked up her phone.
"I'll give you a small compensation for your loss," Ji Qing said calmly.
In principle, Lu Yibei doesn't like taking his girlfriend's money.
But she sent red envelopes, and the amount would never exceed two hundred yuan.
Like everyone else, he was just there to create a lively atmosphere, so Lu Yibei took on the role of unpacking the packages without hesitation.
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