Chapter 221 Changes
"Brother Li Zhen, don't be angry." Even though they had walked quite a distance, Li Zhen was still fuming, so Xiao Taohua couldn't help but try to comfort him.
"It's not that I'm angry, Brother Li Zhen, it's just that I've never seen anyone so unreasonable. I was trying to speak up for him, but what did he mean by those words? Oh, I stood up for him, but it turns out I'm the one in the wrong. I'm caught in the middle." Although Li Zhen knew there were all kinds of people in the world, this was the first time he had ever met someone like this.
They are truly pitiful, but they have no ill intentions, always harbor goodwill towards the world, and would never intentionally provoke trouble.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call someone like that kind.
But the premise is that such a person is not unable to distinguish right from wrong. When someone stands on his side, he turns to both sides, saying that this is not wrong, that is not wrong, oh, so it's all his own fault, so the person who comes out to help is a fool.
"Then, pretend you've never seen it?"
Li Zhen: ...
He had been holding his breath, but suddenly let it out: "Forget it, he's just a stranger. There's no need for him to make me angry."
"Brother Li Zhen is amazing."
"Alright, stop flattering me, let's go eat."
"Are you really not angry anymore?" Little Peach Blossom looked up.
"Don't worry, I'm not angry anymore."
"That's good." Little Peach Blossom smiled.
As for the two people from before, they were completely forgotten by now. They hadn't eaten anything, and just as Li Zhen had said, they were just strangers.
None of them expected to run into one of the strangers at Peking University, especially the one with the middle parting. What an incredible coincidence!
"Shall we go that way?" Song Yi suggested.
"What are you afraid of? Let's go this way!" Backing down? That's not in Li Zhen's vocabulary.
“Okay, we didn’t do anything wrong.” Song Yi thought for a moment and nodded.
"Humph, coward."
Song Yi ignored him.
The man with the middle part was surrounded by several students, each of whom looked very excited.
The one with the middle part enjoys the feeling of being admired; that's the right way to be. As for those young people I met a few days ago, they were just ignorant bookworms.
"Mr. Wei, thank you so much this time."
"Not at all, it's because you have the ability yourself."
"No, no, if it weren't for you, none of us would have been chosen. Thank you so much."
"Haha, it's fate that we met."
"Mr. Wei, how about this, we'll treat you to lunch at the state-run restaurant."
"There's no need to be so polite."
"Yes, yes."
"Alright then, I'll accept it without hesitation."
"Please come this way." Several students blushed with excitement upon seeing Mr. Wei agree.
However, Mr. Wei's good mood instantly plummeted when he saw several bookish nerds who left a deep impression on him: "Do you know those guys?"
"Who?" The group looked in the direction Mr. Wei was pointing.
There were many students around, but Xiao Taohua and her friends still attracted a lot of attention in the crowd, and they were considered popular figures on campus. As for how they became famous, firstly, it was because Xiao Taohua was the top student in the college entrance examination, secondly, it was because she was young, and thirdly, they were all from the same production team, always together, and the male students were especially kind to her.
In short, even the most oblivious students eventually got to know Xiao Taohua and her group after a while.
So when they saw that Mr. Wei was pointing to Xiao Taohua and the others, they were not surprised and did not feel there was anything wrong with saying it: "Oh, those people are also from our school. The female student is Lin Xiaotao, and the people next to her are from the same production team."
"Quite famous?" Mr. Wei squinted.
"Yes, a prominent figure at school."
"I see." Mr. Wei seemed lost in thought.
"Is Mr. Wei going over to say hello?"
"Never mind, let's go eat first." Remembering how he'd been rendered speechless by her earlier retort, Mr. Wei didn't want to go over there for the time being, but...
Mr. Wei's gaze swept over the students around him; there were some things he could do by working on them.
"Has that guy changed his ways? He didn't even come over?" Li Zhengang saw the man with the middle part pointing at them, but then he turned around.
"You want him to come closer?"
"No, but I have a feeling there's some kind of conspiracy going on," Li Zhen said thoughtfully, stroking his chin.
"Oh, a conspiracy. Aren't you hungry? Didn't we say we were going to the new restaurant outside the school?"
"Yes, eating is the most important thing. I heard that restaurant is really good. Things are better now; even individuals can open their own shops."
"What? Envious?" Song Yi knew that Li Zhen liked to go to the black market.
"I am a little envious, but I'm not in a hurry," Li Zhen said mysteriously.
Song Yi ignored him and turned to Little Peach Blossom: "I heard that restaurant allows you to order from the menu. You can decide what you like to eat there."
"Hmm, I still prefer braised pork."
"Then let's order braised pork."
"Okay!" Little Peach Blossom said happily.
Over the years, Xiao Taohua still has a deep love for braised pork and has no intention of changing it.
However, the changes in this capital city are really too fast. At the beginning of the semester, everyone was very cautious. But after a month of school, the atmosphere has obviously changed and seems to have become more energetic.
Snack shops are springing up like mushrooms after rain, and clothing stores are popping up one after another, not to mention the increasingly fashionable young people on the streets.
The changes seem to be different every day.
Although the streets used to be noisy, they were mostly quiet. Now, people can talk loudly on the street, and even the black market seems to be moving from the shadows to the light.
This made things very convenient for Xiao Taohua. When she didn't have classes, she loved to drag Li Zhen and the others shopping. Pretty hair clips, they'd buy them. Delicious food, they'd buy it. New and unusual things, they'd buy it. Fun things, they'd buy it. Basically, they'd just shop, shop, shop!
Even more surprisingly, many of the things Xiaotaohua buys don't require coupons!
This is very effective in arousing people's desire to buy.
As for money, not to mention what her parents gave her, she has saved quite a bit over the years, which is more than enough for her to go on shopping sprees.
However, her shopping spree made many poor students uncomfortable, and the direct consequence was that, apart from her roommates, she had no other friends.
At first it was because of Li Zhen and a few others, but later it was simply because he didn't want to associate with Xiao Taohua.
Although this capitalist approach has become more open due to changes in the world, people still psychologically want to stay away from it and don't want to actively get involved.
Those who are arrogant believe that not joining in means they are not complicit, or even that they are superior.
This complex and twisted feeling is bittersweet, yet also tinged with jealousy.
On the other side, Cheng Zhen was exhausted after finally putting down what he was doing.
Peng Li gloated from the side: "Tsk, it's not easy, you know? Qiu Zhengyu and Lin Xiaotao are getting really close now. I've heard they've gone out to eat together several times."
Cheng Zhen looked at Peng Li.
"Don't look at me like that. You're not allowed to chase after people when you're not around. So, do you still like them? If you don't, I'll introduce you to a few more."
"Need not."
(End of this chapter)
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