Han Chen: "I gave him a ride on my way home from get off work. I was in a hurry to come see you, so I asked him to help me park the car when I got off."
Zhou Mo: "Where is he? Did he go back?"
Ding Ning: "Well, he said his home is not far from here, just a few steps away, so he went back first."
Zhou Mo looked at Han Chen: "I didn't expect you to be so helpful."
Han Chen: "Stop teasing me."
There were a lot of people in the venue, so Zhou Mo and Han Chen suggested going to the entrance where there were fewer people to get some fresh air.
The two left the venue and stood on the steps at the door eating ice cream.
Zhou Mo took a bite of his four rings, and the cool taste of chocolate and cream melted in his mouth.
She looked at Han Chen, who was also like her, standing at the door biting a popsicle.
Zhou Mo burst out laughing. She deliberately teased, "You were very reluctant to stand outside and eat with me at first. Why don't you dislike it now?"
Han Chen denied it and said, "No, when did it happen?"
Zhou Mo snorted lightly: "Why are you pretending? I once said that I had a good upbringing and that my family had rules that never allowed you to eat on the street. So much so that when I went to Xiaole Street with me, we always bought things but never ate."
Han Chen was a little embarrassed, "I really couldn't save face at that time."
He admitted, "At that time, I had never been to a food court like Xiaole Street. I went there for the first time just to accompany you. It was my first time to come into contact with unfamiliar things, and it was smoky and hot, so it was inevitable that I would feel uncomfortable."
Zhou Mo: "Everyone says I'm spoiled, but you're the one who's really spoiled. You've never even been to an open-air food court or eaten at a street stall. I still remember the first time I let you try stinky tofu, you hated the taste and almost got angry with me."
Han Chen: "When people come into contact with unfamiliar things, they inevitably feel disgust and fear, and I'm no exception. Especially... you're so adept at navigating Xiaole Street, and you've become a familiar face in so many snack shops. To be honest, I feel a little unbalanced."
Zhou Mo was puzzled: "Huh? How do you mean?"
Han Chen: "If you grew up in an environment that served you and was controlled by you, and you were the center of the world, and suddenly someone else came along, doing things you've never done, enjoying attention you've never enjoyed, completely unaffected by you and out of your control, you'd feel the same way I do."
Zhou Mo: "It seems that Aunt Liang is right. You should be taken out for proper treatment."
Han Chen: "Yes, I'm lucky to have met you."
Zhou Mo: "No, you should say we."
Han Chen was stunned for a moment: "Yes, you guys."
Zhou Mo: "I don't know what's happening to those guys from high school now."
Han Chen: "Are they no longer in Dongjiang?"
Zhou Mo shook his head: "Almost all of them have gone to college in other cities. I haven't been in touch for a long time. Many of them don't even log in on QQ anymore."
Han Chen: "We'll meet again if we're destined to."
Zhou Mo: "Yeah."
The two stood at the door, chatting and slowly finishing their ice cream.
Zhao Xiaoshuang hurried out to find them and said that the rules of the badminton competition had changed because there were too few participants.
The original five events were men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles. However, because there were no more than five male and female participants each, in order to save prize money, the Graduate Student Association made a temporary decision to cut all four events except the mixed doubles.
Although everyone was complaining, the graduate student association did not intend to comply with everyone's wishes. Instead, they acted as if they wanted to participate, then participate, and if they didn't want to participate, then leave.
Zhou Mo had worked in the Graduate Student Union for a period of time before, so he knew some of the tricks there.
Generally, all expenses for such activities are funded by the college. In the past, most students would pay for the activities first, and then take the invoice to the college finance department for reimbursement.
But because the event was originally planned to be attended by leaders, the institute provided sufficient funds in advance. If the bonuses could be reduced, the remaining money would be enough for those people in the Graduate Student Association to go out for a good meal.
If there is any surplus... I don’t know whose pockets it goes into.
For things like this, people who are not in the Graduate Student Association don't know the inside story and have no way to report it. The people in the Graduate Student Association are all birds of a feather and stick together tightly. The college just gives money and doesn't care where the money is spent as long as the activities are well organized.
Corruption is not a product of society alone; it has been growing since the beginning of school life.
"Zhou Mo."
Suddenly someone called her.
Zhou Mo turned around and saw Ren Huaibo walking towards him with a badminton racket, "Brother Han Chen."
He also greeted Han Chen politely and courteously.
Han Chen said in a bad tone: "What are you doing here?"
Ren Huaibo: "The badminton competition has changed its rules. There's only mixed doubles. I don't know anyone else, so I'm looking for Momo... Zhou Mo to form a team."
Han Chen: "She doesn't want to fight anymore, you can find someone else."
Ren Huaibo looked at Zhou Mo in surprise: "You don't want the bonus anymore?"
Zhou Mo: "No."
Ren Huaibo: "My skills are pretty good, I guarantee a win. If I win, I'll give you all the prize money."
Zhou Mo: "I'm not that greedy. The table tennis prize money is enough for me."
Ren Huaibo was speechless for a moment.
Zhou Mo glared at him and asked, "You're not a student of our college, so how can you participate in the competition?"
Ren Huaibo: "Who says I'm not? School started this year. When I signed up, that senior student surnamed Cong said it was okay."
Zhou Mo snorted softly, thinking that Cong Manyong was really doing everything she could to make these fancy competitions look good.
People like Lian Ren Huaibo who have not yet officially enrolled are also considered students.
The last time she found a substitute to play basketball was enough for her to be sneaky.
Zhou Mo: "Find someone else. I'm withdrawing from the competition."
Zhao Xiaoshuang suddenly took over the conversation and asked Ren Huaibo, "You're a good fighter? How about you team up with my junior sister? She just can't find a partner."
Ren Huaibo glanced at Zhou Mo, but Zhou Mo didn't even look at him. She held Han Chen's arm, rested her head on his shoulder, and stood there bored. She even rubbed her ears against his, looking very affectionate.
"Is it okay? Say something?" Zhao Xiaoshuang urged.
"Okay," Ren Huaibo's eyes dimmed.
Zhao Xiaoshuang quickly pulled over Ding Ning, who was still nervously communicating nearby. She pushed her in front of Ren Huaibo and said, "I've found a partner for you. He's very skilled. Just wait for the prize money."
Ding Ning looked at Ren Huaibo with innocent eyes, "Excuse me, what's your name?"
"Ren Huaibo."
Ding Ning was stunned for a moment and glanced at Zhou Mo out of the corner of his eye.
Ding Ning had also heard about Ren Huaibo's affairs.
He is Zhou Mo’s cheating ex when she was studying for her master’s degree.
Zhou Mo noticed that Ding Ning was looking at her, and his eyes clearly asked: Is this okay?
"Just do your best," Zhou Mo comforted Ding Ning. "Since you're here, it would be a shame not to compete. What if you win a prize?"
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