Chapter 81 Money is hard to earn, and shit is hard to swallow (Third update)
Upon hearing this, Xu Heyu thought for a while and then gave an uncertain answer.
"Perhaps it's because the Federal Academy plans to add a new channel for graduates to directly enter the Federal Army this year, so they're being stricter with you freshmen? Maybe they're letting you get a feel for the military beforehand so you can make a better choice later?"
"Really?" Qiao Mei still felt a little strange, but there was no evidence to suggest that the change in the military training location was due to something else. She could only suppress her confusion and follow Xu Heyu to the lecture hall where the opening ceremony was being held.
Among the new students admitted this year is Qiao Yingying, the original female protagonist of the book.
To avoid getting involved in unnecessary plot developments, Qiao Mei deliberately found a spot where Qiao Yingying couldn't be seen and led Shang Duojin, Shu Qingqing, and the others to a quiet, secluded corner.
"Let's sit here. It's not like we're going to see a movie, so it doesn't matter where we sit."
Shang Duojin sat down to Qiao Mei's left, and looking at Xu Heyu, who seemed to want to sit to Qiao Mei's right, asked in confusion, "Senior Xu, aren't you a sophomore? Do you also need to attend this opening ceremony?"
Shu Qingqing, standing to Shang Duojin's left, rolled her eyes at him speechlessly upon hearing this, and explained on Xu Heyu's behalf:
"Boss Shang, if you have eye problems, I suggest you make an urgent appointment with an ophthalmologist after the opening ceremony. Didn't you see the big words 'Senior Student Representative Spokesperson' on the sign around Senior Xu's neck? He's definitely going to attend!"
Shang Duojin suddenly realized, "Oh, right, I didn't see this thing either. But Shu Qingqing, can't you speak a little nicer? Why are you so venomous? I..."
"What do you mean 'you'? Get up right now! I want to sit with Qiaoqiao, so get the hell out of here!!"
Taking advantage of being half a head taller than Shang Duojin, Shu Qingqing lifted him up like a chick and placed him where she had been standing. She then plopped down next to Qiao Mei.
"Hey, you're pretty rude! Move aside, I want to sit next to Qiao Mei too!!"
"No way, get out."
"No, I want to sit!!"
As they talked, they started playfully tugging at each other's hair.
But before Shang Duojin could talk to Shu Qingqing for long, his computer bracelet vibrated. He then said he wanted to pause the conflict with Shu Qingqing and checked his computer bracelet.
Shu Qingqing was close by, and out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of the person who sent her the message.
Qiao Yingying: [Brother Shang, where are you sitting? I don't know anyone at the Federal Academy, so I feel a little awkward. Can I sit with you? {Poor Cat JPG}]
"Oh, you're still in contact with this Eighth Princess? What, hasn't she asked you for money?"
Shang Duojin clicked his tongue and casually replied to Qiao Yingying, "How can you talk like that? Of course she never borrowed money from me. I knew she wasn't that kind of person. You and Qiao Mei have thought too badly of her."
The screen on Shang Duojin's optical computer was very large when projected into the air, and Qiao Mei could clearly see what was happening there from her angle.
After listening to what he said, I looked at his screen carefully and found that the top message was a transfer of 9999 interstellar coins. I frowned and said, "That's not right. If she didn't ask you for money, why would you transfer so many interstellar coins to her?"
Shu Qingqing also saw the message above and scrolled up with her finger.
You wouldn't believe it until you looked it up, and what you found was quite shocking.
There were nine transaction records in total.
Each transfer was for 9999. Before each transfer, Qiao Yingying would intentionally or unintentionally reveal her desire to buy something and subtly indicate that she was currently short of money.
Finally, he didn't forget to shower Shang Duojin with compliments and praise.
Looking down from top to bottom, besides the eye-catching 9999 transfer record, there's the densely packed, constantly repeating word "brother".
Qiao Mei followed Shu Qingqing's scrolling through the chat history until she finished reading it.
After watching the whole thing, her red eyes were filled with two big words—speechless.
She said that in the original book she had read, Qiao Yingying clearly made a lot of money from Shang Duojin, so how could she really be as innocent as Shang Duojin said? It turns out she had pulled this stunt.
Shang Duojin noticed that Qiao Mei and Shu Qingqing's expressions darkened after reading his chat history, and their originally confident words became much less forceful.
He muttered, "I transferred this to her voluntarily. She sounded so pitiful, and I'm not short of money. She chats with me every day and treats me like a friend, so I transferred her a small amount of money..."
"Small change?!" Shu Qingqing was stunned, looking at Shang Duojin as if he were some kind of idiot.
“These nine transactions are all close to 10,000 Star Coins each. If you round it up, you’ve almost transferred 100,000 Star Coins to her. Do you know how much I earn in a month by working myself to the bone streaming on X site?”
Shang Duojin stammered, "Duo...how much?"
Shu Qingqing: "The minimum is only six thousand yuan. If you want to earn more, you have to rely on tips. You're something else. You've only been friends with her for less than seven days, and you've already given her nearly 100,000 interstellar coins. And this is considered small change? Boss Shang, Young Master Shang, you don't know how hard it is to earn money until you've earned it yourself!!"
Qiao Mei was speechless. After pinching her brow, she asked Shang Duojin if he had agreed to Qiao Yingying's request. If he had, she would switch places with him now, and she would find a way to help him get the money back later.
"No need, it's just a small amount. My monthly allowance is in the tens of millions, this is nothing..."
Qiao Mei stood up: "There's no need to say anything more. Even if it's a small amount of money, you've still been scammed. As your friends, Qingqing and I can't just stand by and do nothing. This time she can swindle tens of thousands of interstellar coins from you; next time it could be hundreds of thousands, millions, or even tens of millions."
"Qingqing and I saw your four older sisters before. Even though they wore heavy makeup, it was hard to hide their tired faces. They worked so hard to earn money, and you, as their brother, squandered it so lavishly on someone like Qiao Yingying who has ulterior motives. If they knew, they definitely wouldn't be happy."
Shang Duojin seemed to be persuaded by Qiao Mei. After a moment of silence, he stood up and switched seats with Qiao Mei.
Xu Heyu listened to their conversation the whole time. When he saw Qiao Yingying walking towards them from a distance, he remembered his similar experience with her and how he lost his life. He narrowed his blue eyes, stood up, and sat down in a seat one seat away from Qiao Mei.
At this moment, Qiao Yingying, who had received the location message, also came over. Just as she was about to go around and sit next to Shang Duojin, she heard Qiao Mei say coolly, "Sit next to me. There's a problem with the seat to Shang Duojin's right."
Shu Qingqing: This isn't directed at any particular rich person; I just equally despise every wealthy person who likes Versailles!
Shang Duojin: How dare I speak...
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