Chapter 419 I'm poor
Seeing her like this, Gu Yin realized that the other person probably didn't like talking to them, so she stopped looking at her.
After taking off their shoes, Gu Yin and Li Xiang climbed onto the bed, while Gu Qingming and Gu Shu handed them mats, sheets, and blankets from below.
"Lulu, did you come alone?" Gu Yin asked curiously as Lulu took a basin, filled it with fresh water, and placed it on Gu Yin's chair to wipe Gu Yin's desk.
Yu Lulu nodded and smiled, "My home is in L Province. My parents are old and have never left the county in their entire lives. My home is too far from Beijing. If they were to bring me here, I would feel uneasy if they went back on their own. So I didn't ask them to come. I bought a train ticket myself and arrived in two days. There is a special bus from our school at the station after I got off the train. It's very convenient!"
Gu Yin nodded: "Not bad! Very impressive!"
Li Xiang echoed, "She's really amazing! When Ayin and her brother first came to Beijing, they both needed an adult to accompany them! Xiaolu dared to come all by herself, that's really great!"
When praised, Yu Lulu, who was initially a little uneasy because of the unfamiliar place, smiled shyly. But her eyes no longer showed fear and unease, but rather a slight pride. She had traveled across most of China to study, and she actually thought she was quite amazing!
"By the way, Gu Yin, where are you from? I noticed you're only just arriving now. Your Mandarin is very standard, no accent at all. Are you a local?" Yu Lulu asked curiously while wiping Gu Yin's desk. In the eyes of outsiders like them, the place with the most standard Mandarin is Beijing, after all, it's the political center.
Before Gu Yin could speak, Liang Yulian's father laughed first, "She's definitely not a local from Beijing. People from Beijing tend to have a strong accent when they speak, but this student doesn't have that characteristic. Besides, her parents have accents, so they must be from the South!"
His words were laced with arrogance, and he glanced at Gu Yin and the others a few times with disdain in his eyes.
When Gu Qingming first came to Beijing, he saw this kind of look all the time. Later, after he learned that the man was the owner of a newly built commercial street near the Third Ring Road, the look of disdain disappeared. Today, when he encountered him again, he felt a pang of nostalgia, missing the atmosphere of humiliation and making the other person feel awkward. However, these were A Yin's roommate's parents, so to avoid any negative impact, he decided to let it go and not hold a grudge.
“This parent is right. Our hometown is in Z province, which is in the southwest, right next to L province.”
Yu Lulu, oblivious to the awkward atmosphere between the two adults, clapped her hands excitedly and said, "Then we can buy tickets for the same train during the holidays! My train back to L Province passes through Z Province! We'll be traveling the same way!"
Gu Yin smiled and nodded: "If it's me going back to my hometown, we can travel back together."
Seeing the two of them chatting so happily, Liang Yulian called out, "It's so far, can't you take a plane? Why take the train?! Planes are faster and more convenient!"
Yu Lulu blinked: "But I don't know how to fly. There's no airport where I live. I have to go to the next city to catch a plane, which is inconvenient. Besides, I'm poor! Plane tickets are so expensive. I don't have the money to fly. My tuition was paid for with a student loan from my hometown."
Seeing the sincerity in her eyes, Gu Yin smiled and said, "I saw the report that the high-speed rail to S City will be officially put into operation tomorrow. We can take the high-speed rail back then, which will only take a day and will be very convenient. By the way, don't students who are admitted to Qingda University receive bonuses from the school, city, county, or town? Don't you have any there, Lulu?"
Or was it swallowed up by someone? Generally, students who are admitted to Qingdao University will receive a bonus, barring any unforeseen circumstances.
Yu Lulu nodded: "Yes! I was the second-highest scorer in our area! I received a total of 100,000 yuan in prize money, but my grandma is sick and needs surgery, so I gave that money to the hospital. I think the student loan from my hometown is a great idea. The interest only starts after I graduate, and the interest rate isn't high, which will greatly reduce the burden on my family!"
Upon hearing about student loans, Gu Yin blinked. In her previous life, Gu Hua had also applied for a loan to attend university, which indeed eased the burden on her family. She could earn her living expenses by doing part-time jobs.
Liang Yulian felt a little embarrassed; she really didn't know Yu Lulu's family was so poor! She didn't know what to say at this moment.
Seemingly feeling that Gu Yin and Yu Lulu were not worth their time, Liang Yulian's father and mother left the dormitory without saying goodbye after finishing their work.
After everyone left, Yu Lulu looked at Gu Yin and stuck out her tongue: "They're finally gone. Before you guys came, it was just me and them in the dorm. When I asked them a question, they were talking to me at first, but after they found out I wasn't a local, they just kept saying 'uh-huh' and didn't seem to want to talk to me anymore. I wanted to go out, but I didn't know where to go, so I just sat there awkwardly."
"I understand, but we're here at school, not to compare ourselves to others. We should just do our own thing and let the rest be as they are. We don't eat or wear anything, and we don't covet what they have, so there's no need to be so careful."
Yu Lulu poured the water out of the basin and agreed, "Gu Yin, you're absolutely right! I'll do it this way from now on!"
After packing their things, Gu Yin and the others went home first. There was still one day left for registration, and they didn't have to go to school until the day after tomorrow, so they had nothing to do at school for the next two days.
We had a family reunion dinner that evening, but Gu Hua and Gu Le were absent; they were both in school and didn't have time to come.
The next day, after seeing Li Xiang and Li Mengxin off at the airport, Gu Yin and Gu Shu went to the mall to prepare some sun protection products needed for military training.
"By the way, it seems that Da Long and Xiao Ming are serving in the military here. I wonder if we'll run into them when we go to the military training camp!" Gu Shu muttered while looking at the instruction manual.
Gu Yin was surprised. She had almost forgotten about Li Dalong and Li Xiaoming because she hadn't heard from them in the past few years. She never expected that the two of them would come here to serve in the army!
"They don't have any connections, so why did they come to Beijing?"
Gu Shu scratched his head: "It seems they won a martial arts competition, and then the leaders saw them and thought they were good enough, so they took them. I think they were some kind of garrison soldiers, but I don't know much about it. I don't dare to ask too much about things in the military."
The garrison soldiers were similar to the imperial guards in ancient times, soldiers who protected the capital and the safety of the emperor. Gu Yin really didn't expect that these two would have this opportunity!
"Don't we all have days off? We'll all be in Beijing soon, so there'll be plenty of time to get together. There's no rush."
Gu Shu nodded: "Originally, I was thinking of joining the army after graduating from university, but after what happened, I think I'll just stick to studying finance."
After buying their things, the two went home.
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